#so sad to see this coming to an end

[alpydk]

Cabinet of Oddities (Part 24)

The last of the chaos before his return. You've been warned. Also not sure if anyone is interested but here is the Nana playlist

Summary: “Perhaps one of us should go and find her.” “No, Gale. We stay here.” Shadowheart spoke up. “It’s making a diversion, What’s the worst that could happen?” Gale looked at the main gate. After yesterday he had a feeling that was probably not the best question to ask.

Ao3 link

“Stealthy, sneaky. Part two.” In the early morning, Nana walked into the keep in her human form dressed in heavy plate armour. The group had collected it and brought it back to camp for her to infiltrate the tower to help them get to Gortash. All she had to do was create a diversion so they could get in. They would do the rest, dealing with him and getting the second stone.

“It smells like feet in here.” She muttered to herself as she walked through the main corridor of the tower. “How do I even make a diversion?”

She stood pondering the question, mumbling quietly to herself, and growing frustrated at the weight of the sword on her belt. “No wonder they’re all in such good shape. Maybe I could just throw it at one of them. Gods, it’s heavy.” She shifted the belt around making it easier to carry before heading down a set of stairs. 

A guard approached her. “You’re finally here. Been waiting an age for you for now.”

Nana stood wide-eyed. “Uh, yeah. I’m here.”

“Right. Well, you’re on duty. We’ve only got one prisoner so you can just relax for a bit.” He handed her a pile of keys before giving her a second glance. “You’re new here, aren’t you?”

“Yes. First day today actually.”

“Hm. Well, you got lucky with this duty. Normally they set the new recruits to scrub graffiti off the city walls. Must be that pretty face of yours.” He walked off before she could say anything to him, a vacant expression held on her face.

“So do I just wait for him to come back or?” Nana walked the length of the prison, looking into each cell with curiosity. She eventually came to one at the end holding an elven woman. Nana unlocked the cell door and peered her head in. “Your dress is very pretty.”

The woman lifted her head in confusion. “Thanks?”

Nana smiled at her and turned back into the prison, trying to figure out what to do with herself. “So, I’m meant to guard this woman. Wasn’t there something else important I was meant to be doing? Boxes, maybe I can finally find something to eat.”

“I’m sorry to do this to you.”

She turned hearing the voice of the elven woman before the lightning flew past her head hitting the wall behind her. “What was that for!?” Another bolt flew past, and she heard the crumbling of the wall. Nana didn’t stay to ask any more questions and quickly fled, running into the now-opened caverns that had revealed themselves.

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Gale and the group sat outside the keep waiting for any sign of Nana’s diversion. The guards carried on their patrols as normal, and as time passed, he found himself becoming more and more anxious. “Perhaps one of us should go and find her.”

“No, Gale. We stay here.” Shadowheart spoke up. “It’s making a diversion, What’s the worst that could happen?”

Gale looked at the main gate. After yesterday he had a feeling that was probably not the best question to ask.

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After some time and more confusion, Nana had found herself in a large cavern with pale crystals jutting out of the ground. “Statues and puzzles and paintings. This place is more annoying than the book- Ooo pretty.” She took a few steps forward gazing around the room in amazement at the glittering stones that shot out at various angles. She ignored the first crunch of bone under her foot, but as she stood on the second it rolled under her foot, causing her to peer down. “Oh, that’s probably not good.”

She could sense something trying to bore its way into her head, a loud booming voice of power commanding her body to move. 

She tried to cross her arms, the metal making it nearly impossible. “Could you not do that? It’s crowded enough up there.” The feeling ceased, instead being replaced with a deep rumbling in the ground underneath. She watched as the bones vibrated beneath her feet before shifting together in front of her, the pile growing larger and larger, merging into one coherent form. And to think I need your help to defeat the Netherbrain…

She frowned at the mindflayer's voice in her head, backing up a little towards the door she had just entered through. “Shut up.” As the bones took shape, she took a moment to be thankful for the fact that she was in full plate armour. That was until its form began to resemble that of a dragon. She quickly went for her bow only for a steel joint to catch as she bent her arm. “Shit, sword it is.” Grabbing the sword proved an easier feat but it was so heavy she could barely swing it instead choosing to fling it limply towards the dragon. Nana missed by a wide margin and watched as the blade hit one of the rocks causing it to explode. The force of the blast knocked her back and with it started a chain reaction around the cavern, more and more crystals exploding, fragments flying towards her and the undead dragon that now stood tall and ready to kill.

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It was the subtle tremor that was the first sign something had happened within the keep. The next was the sound of the guards running inside urgently. Gale was quick to stand, looking to the others wondering if this was the chance they had been waiting for. Another tremor, this time more forceful and longer lasting. He turned to the others. “The diversion?”

They nodded in agreement and together started to run, heading directly to the quarters of Gortash. As they hit the main corridor, the ground shook causing them to lose balance. Guards ran past them ignoring their presence, all heading in the same direction, all yelling various orders and questions. A dragon?  

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Nana had managed to escape the main chamber, splinters of crystal stabbing into the chest plate. She wanted to move quickly but the armour slowed her down. She morphed body parts as she ran, shaking off the various pieces in turn. “No wonder Karlach doesn’t wear this shit.” She could feel the static energy of the beast behind her, shattering the walls, the occasional blast of energy flying past her and destroying the various ruins that lay ahead. She went without direction, hoping that she would come across an exit or that the dragon would grow bored of its hunt.

It was then she heard the shouting of the guards, seeing the face of the poor soldier who had given her the prison keys earlier. “You there!”

She kept going, knocking him out of the way. “Sorry. Can’t stop. Dragon.”

He watched her dart past. “No. Wait, what do you mean-” The sound of the roar cut off all other noises and the guards stood in shock as they watched the Waiting Storm charge towards them. A few tried to swing swords and battle the thing down, only to be knocked down with ease as it continued on its one path after the changeling.

She kept running into the keep, finally shaking off the last piece of armour and dumping it in the stairwell. Her cotton clothes clung to her with sweat, and she gasped in the fresh air. Some of Gortash’s constructs stomped past her alongside more guards with faces of confusion at the sounds they were hearing, the sounds of shouting and thunder. “They can handle this…I hope.”

She made her way hastily through the chaos and out of the keep back to safety

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Gale cleared the dust off his robes as they approached the tents of their camp. They’d been successful with their mission thanks to the guards being distracted by something in the prisons. And yet not once since Nana’s departure had they seen her. Even after the battle he had expected her to appear in the keep and yet again she had been absent. He eagerly looked around for her and breathed a heavy sigh of relief when he saw her exit her tent, her face smeared in soot and her red hair matted.

She quickly spotted him and ran over, her arms wide in expectation of a hug. He grabbed her in close, not wishing to let her go, the thoughts that he might have lost her becoming too much to bear. “You’re alive, you’re okay.”

She nestled her face in his neck. “Yeah, a dragon isn’t going to stop me any time soon.”

He pushed her away a fraction to get a good look at her. “A dragon, you say? Nana, how in the hells, did you come across a dragon of all things? You were only meant to make a small diversion.”

Her eyes grew wide at him. “Diversion! That’s what I forgot to do!”

[otaku553]

New blorbo :)

Also a silly interaction with this piece

[equill]

He didn’t, but someone else did.

(Road to Ninja AU inside an AU.)

Comic 2: Forgiveness on both sides

White Tulips

Extra: Breaking & Entering (it’s for a good reason)

[speakofcompersion]

TAEMIN - 'Eternal' Track List ♥︎

[royalarchivist]

I love the QSMP. Not only has it introduced me to many amazing international creators, it's also introduced me to the French and Brazilian community, who are so sweet, funny, and chaotic in their own unique ways. I love seeing fans sharing their culture and learning from one another, and I myself have learned a lot this past year. I think it's incredible how QSMP brings so many different people together – all of us united in our love and passion for this project and its goals.

But passion can often evoke strong emotions, and these strong emotions aren't always positive.

The past few months, I have seen multiple waves of hate, bad-faith generalizations of communities, and racist remarks directed at fellow fans – especially those who are part of the French / Brazilian community. This kind of behavior is inexcusable, and is in direct conflict with the mission of QSMP, which is to break language barriers and unite communities.

We are a global community with a variety of people from different backgrounds. Miscommunications may occasionally occur because of cultural differences and/or language barriers, but we should use these moments as opportunities to learn and engage with other people rather than assuming the worst about them and starting fights.

Although certain issues can be resolved with communication, sometimes it’s better to block and move on. Avoid spreading negativity or hate, and save yourself the headache of interacting with people who are just looking for someone to argue with.

No matter what community we're a part of or what languages we speak, we're all here to have fun. Please remember to be kind to each other. We have more in common than we have in conflict.

[beanghostprincess]

Actually thinking more about Reiju's only sin being a woman and... Going into more depth, I know that logically/canonically she's smart and empathetic enough to not want to be in her brothers' place. She doesn't want to be an heir/ successor or follow the family's footsteps at all. She knows they're bad. She sees herself as such, too, unable to change/be different like Sanji was. She doesn't think she can bring her mother's kindness to this world the way Sanji does, so she sticks to what she knows, whether it is to protect Sanji too or to accept her fate.

BUT (and bear with me for a second here, I know I have been watching too much Succession lately) we also do know that during her childhood she didn't do anything to help Sanji from the abuse. She watched it happen because that was the way things went there and because she knew what would happen to her if she did. Of course, she ends up helping him escape and taking care of him but-- I'm just thinking, for a tiny little moment, about how she's actually the oldest.

She should be the heir. She should be the person everybody views Ichiji as. She should be considered the most responsible. The smartest. The strongest one. The one who should take the throne. And she doesn't even want it now, but what about back then? What about when she did have some little, tiny faith/hopes for her family and what they did? She sought approval and naively thought "my father is going to offer me the place I rightfully deserve, right?" blindly seeking acceptance like all of them did.

But no, because she might be the oldest but Ichiji is a man. She might be the strongest, the smartest, the most reliable... But she is not a man. And I believe there must have been a time when she expected her destiny to be something more, and once she realized she was just a woman in their eyes... Well, we know what happened.

I just keep finding similarities between The Vinsmokes (OP) and The Roys (Succession) and perhaps my headcanon of Reiju being similar to Shiv has gone a bit too far. But the scene where Shiv is like "This is real?" when Logan promises she'll be the CEO and he goes "This is real. Remember this. The slant of light" for it to be a lie later is something I fear could have happened with Reiju and Judge if Oda had given us more content,,,,

[aroaceleovaldez]

full on feel like pjo tv s2 is not gonna hold up so they need to drag as much attention to the series as they can by using nico as a sock puppet w tsats2

im fully expecting the show to go the way of the movies. it doesnt help Sea of Monsters is almost unanimously the least favorite book of the first series. People frequently forget it even exists or what happens in it, especially more casual fans.

Heck, just look at how little fanfare the second season has gotten so far as compared to the build up to s1. I wouldn't be surprised if s2 totally flops. It would be a little funny.

[puppyeared]

AND I MET THE CHANGE GOD TOO. OKAY. COOL OKAY

[seagreenstardust]

One of my favorite things about bkdk is how easily they fall into just about any AU

And Hori gave us so many to work with, winter and fantasy and pirates and steampunk and dragon riders and even band AU’s, and more and I just realized

It doesn’t matter what world you put bkdk in, it works because the chemistry is there in canon

[sicksweetcreamy]

magia record JP eos

[whatsfourteenupto]

Man in the progression from nine to thirteen you really truly can see the Doctor stretching like a rubber band until they snap and 14/15 happens

[myfairkatiecat]

Okay I’m going to say it, some of y’all treat the KOTLC tag like it’s a tumblr community instead of an organization system that gathers together everything people post and tag as KOTLC

[knockknockitsnickels]

Day 16, final day before the Pristine Cut, my attempt at Ms. Chain Princess (possibly Prison3r but I've seen ppl speculate she's sp3ctre) from the trailer. See you all post pristine-cut 🫡

[wildstar25]

MiqoMarch Day 28 - Adventure

O, what great adventure awaits beyond that horizon?

[skylarbee]

you can poke your head behind the mountain peak, don't have to mean that you've gone into hiding

[foolishlyzephyrus]

a companion gets a genuinely happy ending for once? this is unprecedented