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Mammon’s first kiss
The first time MC kisses Mammon in the original timeline, he chases after them and demands more. He lets his greed take over. But the first time they try to kiss him in Nightbringer, he pulls back. It’s not like he doesn’t want to kiss them! He does, case in point, his intimacy level goes up. It’s just…that you can’t go stealing his first kiss just like that.
The Mammon we meet at the beginning of the exchange program loves to party; he has been around and he has experience. He can get adorably shy, sure, but when it’s just him and MC all alone, all farse and pretence come crashing down and his confidence and charm shine through. But by the time MC magically pops up in the would-be-council-room for a second time, Mammon has only been in the Devildom for a year. A year that he spent trapped in the Demon King’s Castle. A year he spent being shunned by the pure blooded demons who saw him as nothing more than a lowly traitor of an angel. It’s not like he had much of a chance to date during that time. Not to mention that angels are meant to love humans, but not like that. So, it’s not like he got any experience during his time as an angel either, especially because he would have been taught it was a sin.
Thus, when innocent, unexperienced Mammon finally gets a taste of freedom only to have this “demon” be so forward with him, he short-circuits a little. It doesn’t help that this is the same person that, unbeknownst to him, he is fated to love.
A love that transcends space and time. A love that starts off as a little flame, only to turn into a raging inferno in his chest every time he meets them. Whether they are an angel, a human or a demon…they will be loved. Mammon loves their very essence, one that has etched itself so deeply into his psyche that he cannot help but feel this warm sense of familiarity every time he meets this mysterious stranger. He doesn't love them yet, not by the time they try to kiss him, but he'll be damned if he doesn't feel a spark of...something!
MC is Mammon’s soulmate, which is why he takes so much pride in being their first. But now it’s their turn to be his first! And Mammon can’t help feeling bashful, elated, and likely even a little terrified. He has fallen in love with their every iteration, but they have also fallen in love with his every facet. They love him in a way that leaves him vulnerable, all of his insecurities exposed, and that's horrifying. But it's also so much better than Goldie and all the Grimm in the world. So Mammon pulls back once, but he will not do it again. He cannot do it again, because he is oh so entangled in this all consuming love.
They are soulmates, your honor.
#I simp for one (1) man#it's Mammon if that wasn't clear enough#I'm actually really happy with NB so far#the writing isn't stellar but it's on par with S1#there isn't excessive angst but imo that would be wayy to ooc#so it's that's great in my book#mammon#mammon obey me#obey me nightbringer#obey me nightbringer spoilers#oh I also love how deranged MC is#they are kissing a demon that has known them for all of 5 seconds#immediately after kicking his door down#I aspire to reach that level of unhinged
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can't believe that skeleman has turned on us, and Halloween Prom is tomorrow.
(what a top-tier UM...we are about to be just totally obliterated in the absolute silliest way. what possible use could this power have outside of bringing us to the brink of utter holiday disaster.)
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#lost in the book with nightmare before christmas#hajimari no halloween#unique magic posters#this was so unforseeable!#i hope malleus gets pumpkinified immediately and sebek has to carry him around on a little velvet cushion#i hope jade puts his plant knowledge to good use by being extremely judgy about the firmness of everyone's rind#i hope that everyone is still wearing their silly little hats as pumpkins#(i know they won't. but if we don't have hope we have nothing.)#and i'm still feeling like oogie's gotta show up later and menace jamil just by existing#perhaps we'll have to team up against him with the scullsman or something 👀#also just to get it out before being proven entirely wrong#my theory is still that he's from the past and we gotta teach him about the True Meaning of Halloween (aka candy and funtimes)#so he can go back to his own time and become the founder of modern-day candy and funtimes halloween or something#bootstrap paradox be damned#i could be entirely off-base but that's what i'm thinking right now#idk he just has the vibe of an old-timey boy to me#he's had the great misfortune of being born before there were hot topics where he could meet other jack skellington fanatics#too late for the black plague too early for the black parade 😔
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“When I first heard it, from a dog trainer who knew her behavioral science, it was a stunning moment. I remember where I was standing, what block of Brooklyn’s streets. It was like holding a piece of polished obsidian in the hand, feeling its weight and irreducibility. And its fathomless blackness. Punishment is reinforcing to the punisher. Of course. It fit the science, and it also fit the hidden memories stored in a deeply buried, rusty lockbox inside me. The people who walked down the street arbitrarily compressing their dogs’ tracheas, to which the poor beasts could only submit in uncomprehending misery; the parents who slapped their crying toddlers for the crime of being tired or hungry: These were not aberrantly malevolent villains. They were not doing what they did because they thought it was right, or even because it worked very well. They were simply caught in the same feedback loop in which all behavior is made. Their spasms of delivering small torments relieved their frustration and gave the impression of momentum toward a solution. Most potently, it immediately stopped the behavior. No matter that the effect probably won’t last: the reinforcer—the silence or the cessation of the annoyance—was exquisitely timed. Now. Boy does that feel good.”
— Melissa Holbrook Pierson, The Secret History of Kindness (2015)
#dog books#this chapter was very sad reading#when you become aware of punishment#and its use and its prevalence#it's hard not to despair#again this is why positive reinforcement feels like absolution#maybe now my eyes are open I can make up for what I did#what I did because it's what everyone does#because it's more acceptable to punish than to do anything else#I've been having so many thoughts about punishment and society and justice#this book was very validating#another great validating moment in my jumbled thoughts#was listening to the You're Wrong About episode on justice#with Amanda Knox#it helped to ease the despair a little
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(late) day 4: underappreciated oc. i looked through all my active ocs and i haven't drawn mumbojumbo balderdash in years at this point...my bad, little sock thing. it's largely because i'm more interested in my serious story ocs at this point, and mumbojumbo is from my developing kid's books era. and also i think my old style suited em better, i find them harder to draw nowadays
#my art#oc#mumbojumbo#my sock puppet dragon hydra beast thing#STILL think this could make a great kid's book character....i need to redevelop my missing socks book idea#wellyboot also comes from that book idea but he's just my guy nowadays. and also i have another idea for a kid's book for him#i have so much stuff i want to do....good lird#oc-tober#bweirdoctober
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who up journeying to they west ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🐎
the first one is a screenshot redraw of this frame cause it freaking rocks 🔥🔥🔥
the show has been out since 1986 and also the novel has been out since the 16th century.... but ill spoiler warninf just in case... anyone in audience from the 16th century tonite ⁉️🙋♂️🙋🙋♀️
#journey to the west 1986#jttw 1986#sun wukong#monkey king#zhu baije#tang xuanzang#the great monk#tang sanzang#tripitaka#sha wujing#i watched s1 and i lost my mind#this is one of the greatest shows ever#and theres a season 2!!! its so good#i love jttw#found family makes the world go round#i love 86 wukogn .#i have so many screen recordings#eveyrtime wukong does something silly i screen record it for the record books#shit bro i just realized i made his ears pointy#waves a coin on a string back and forth at you mesmeirzingly.... pretend his ears are rounded.... pretend his ears are rounded....#spoiler warning#they made it to the west 🔥#ALSO I FINSIHWD SEASON 2 I LOV ETHIS SHOW SO BADDD
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I love how unsanitized The Terror feels. Like there’s grime everywhere. You can tell those men smell bad. When they do surgery you can hear the bone being cut, when they get sick they look genuinely ill. The main character’s actor even has pockmarks, he LOOKS like he could be from the 1800s! And idk, I think it’s cool that we’re so aware of the characters’ carnal desires. They’re hungry, thirsty, freezing, etc, and it is so obvious that they have a body with needs!!
I think this also accounts for how horny the show feels, even though everyone is bundled up 90% of the time and there are no real romantic subplots. Besides the fact that it’s a very carnal show, it just has the intimacy and grime of true horniness. Is this thing on
#rambling#virtually none of my mutuals/followers like The Terror… y’all please give it a shot…..#it’s SO MUCH like jsamn. like surprisingly similar#speaking of fantasy novels#I should write a little essay about how many Great Stories have a sense of physical realism to them!#like think about Lord of the Rings#in those books it takes them ages to get anywhere. they spend a lot of time talking about their water bottles and food supplies#and I’m thinking of that one bit where they spend the whole chapter trying to figure out how to get down a small cliff#you FEEL like you’re hiking with them#same sorta deal with the terror#the terror#the terror amc#I’m talking about horniness very confidently for someone who is ace lol
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“I was really surprised to be speaking about this big fantasy series and about a character who on both a personal and political level is somewhat at odds with the gender they were born in. That was something, as a nonbinary person, that resonates strongly....I think she’s always living in counterpoint to what her life might look like were she male.”
-Emma D'Arcy, from House of the Dragon: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty
#rhaenyra targaryen#house of the dragon#hotdedit#rhaenyratargaryenedit#emma d'arcy#milly alcock#hotd#gender conflicted rhaenyra is so important to me#i got this book last night and immediately became obsessed witht his quote#don't even get me started on olivia repeatedly using they/them for rhaenyra i'll cry about it#anyway so glad for my newfound powers so i could make this#even if it looks just okay#because this show is a bitch to brighten and color#and i'm not great at that yet anyway#my posts#my gifs
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Obi-wan and his friend Bant Eerin having a sad moment after certain events
#star wars fanart#obi wan kenobi#bant eerin#I was going to save this for a long sketch dump type post#But then again it’s the most complete art I’ve done in a while#Even has a background and everything#I’ve been making my way through the Jedi Apprentice books and I have mixed feelings#Ranging from “this is great 😭💛” to “wow they would never! I’m glad this isn’t canon”#But anyway I was happy to find that Obi-wan has a sweet friend named Bant and I would like to see more of her in stuff#…also I drew this kind of small…since it was supposed to be part of a whole lineup of drawings but then I ran out of drive/energy#So… the rest will be posted some other time
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recently i reread a bunch of my favorite sherlock holmes stories (norw my beloved) and felt compelled to create my own diagram for 221B
#sherlock holmes#there are so many great blueprints and maps out there and i thought it would be fun to toss my own hat into the ring#trying to be accurate to what is mentioned in the books#while still allowing for some fun artistic embellishments#was a nice challenge!#i ended up doing lestrades office too but of course you never do see that in canon so it was much more vibes~ based#i am going to color this and spruce it up some but we needed break here before diving back in#since i think the timelapse of this drawing is longer than some feature films 💀💀💀#anyway definitely open these images in a new tab and zoom in if you can bc these are really big
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The building had been crawling with gentle humans who noticed not a thing as they’d stolen the clothes they now wore, uniforms of the young, and left by a broken door into an alley. Not my brothers and sisters anymore. — QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
#iwtvedit#iwtv#interview with the vampire#daniel molloy#queen of the damned#i think this is my favorite vampire daniel quote from qotd. it makes me SO excited for vampire daniel in season 3#HE HAS ALWAYS! BEEN! THE HUNTSMAN!#daniel reflecting and not seeing himself as changed from prey to predator. he was predator all along and just hiding it waiting#in the books he went looking for vampires hunting for more of their secret world.#in the show he always goes hunting for the truth under the lies even when it puts him in great danger. he doesn't back down#it's who he is! the man in dogged pursuit of what he wants.#i just love him as a character so much#i want him embracing his sexuality and immortality i want him abrasive and cold and without fear i want him DEVOURING innocent people#it's what we deserve!!!!
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"People cry out of fatigue. But how horrible it is to hear someone say, ‘she’s just tired.’ Tired, yes, certainly, but just? There’s nothing just about it."
– Heather Christle, The Crying Book
#it's just first week of august and I'm already so tired of everythingg#if someone hugss me so tightlyy rn i would probablyy cryy my heart out#but anyways hope y'all are doing great#dark academia#light academia#excerpts#fragments#poetry#cry#on life#words#spilled words#spilled ink#the crying book#tired
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clothing practice ft. wind
(sketch+just lineart under the cut bc i think they have more energy)
#first week of sophomore year out of the way!!#had a lot of fun#but there is a LOT more walking compared to last year#i don’t take any busses to my classes#anymore#praying i don’t wake up late any days#my legs are gonna be so buff after this year ends#anyways have a great day :)#art#fanart#froggtogs#linked universe#linked universe fanart#linkeduniverse#lu wind#linked universe wind#wind linked universe#wind lu#lu fanart#procreate#sword#morpho books#morpho
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queen of diamonds, upright + reversed 💎
I've redone this like eighty times, I have to just be done with it now and stop staring at all my mistakes oh no 🫠
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 part 8 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 part 8 spoilers#coming in well after the fact but that's what happens when the art doesn't cooperate#and i just HAD to draw something for vil's ob (re-ob?) because i loved it so much#legit put my hand over my mouth and went “oh!” when i realized what was happening#i thought it was just going to be an idia thing because. y'know. closing out his character arc from episode 6 and all#so this was like. oh! oh we're going to get ALL the inky boys!!!!!#i wonder if this is why we got a malleus flashback so early...#not to mention everyone's dreams?!#i am braced for 90% of the dreams to be kind of jokey/inconsequential because we have SO many characters to get through#and most of the time will probably be spent on our lads (literally) dropkicking their emotional problems#but i am excited to see everyone regardless!#and also kind of terrified! what on EARTH will floyd be dreaming about. do i want to know.#i do but do i want to.#man. they're probably not going to get back to it but i do wonder what silver's dream was#what was he doing when he was like 'wait a minute' and noped right out of there#lilia: here silver i made dinner :)#silver: oh boy this looks great! ...YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD#ouuuagh i'm still deep in the blotsauce guys and i'm loving it#come make snowangels in the ink with me it's great
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They're cute
#dunno if it was their storyline or if I just have a thing for short haired goth girls but sheesh they're becoming my favourites#the dragon prince#drawspit#they're reading some book about human traditions or something I suppose that's why he's confused#anyways I need to finish this season it is great but I only watched like a half of it so far
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Nimona!
#nimona#nimona movie#nimona fanart#my art#i loved the book so much when i read it last year#was crying again watching the film yesterday#such a great character <3
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it’s been almost a year now… is the bg3 fandom finally ready to talk about how gale’s ��hubris” is the sole product of actively feeding his insecurities further and straight up denying him help & guidance when he was at his lowest and needed it most. it’s not one of his core traits and never was. he isn’t some closeted power hungry monster that is just waiting to be enabled. what he wants is admiration, recognition and acceptance. which is also what he sought from mystra before the orb disaster happened. he had no desire whatsoever to become a god himself or challenge her rule, he simply wanted to be seen as sufficient in her eyes (“to serve her better”). to be as equal as he could possibly be in a relationship with a literal deity. he has a deep passion for magic and knowledge that affects almost all areas of his life and enjoys the display thereof. he wants to be the smartest person in the room and enjoys when his work is recognized. he may be perceived as arrogant when it comes to his skill, but he IS NOT hubristic. it truly takes so little for him to be wholly content.
#this is such a fundamental misinterpretation of his character and really grinds my gears#i feel like we really gloss over the fact that he sees the crown as an alternative to NOT DYING#and not something he secretly wanted all along#an option to finally prove that he is ‘worthy enough’#either of himself or the person he’s with#whenever another post pops up talking about how astarion and gale are so similar another angel loses its wings#bg3#astarion was always corrupt long before cazador happened. and even after he seeks power for safety and control#(and partly because of the fun of it)#meanwhile gale? my guy just wants to live. read books. eat good food and be a great wizard recognized for his hard work#gale dekarios#it speaks#neme rambles#i forgot to censor my tags but i’m on mobile so oops
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