#star arcana revelations

[star-arcana]

My biggest Issue with Pokémon Horizons and the Timeskip, and why that could ruin the whole story!

Hello I am Star Arcana and I come here with me venting about the Time jump and why they are heading to make a horrible mistake with the direction they took! I will begin first how a good time jump works and then make the case on how bad the current time jump is!

Much of it is based on Mythcreants, a blog about fantasy stories and storytelling in general that helps us teach how to write better stories by critiquing popular stories. They are good and often better than most critics, even if harsh. And since I can be harsh too, I love being really harsh here, so let's get going!

How to do a Time jump correctly

A time jump is actually a really smart idea if you want to built up your setting and allow your characters to evolve, but it has to follow certian rules as to how to do this:

1.Anything you skip over has to follow an expected trend. Basically like in Wakfu with Yugo and his brother Adamai having a falling out with one another after the Ogrest crisis having them split up over the usage of the Doofus. And then season 3 happened and their relationship got worse, as Adamai became a servant of the big bad of that season until his change of heart through Yugo.

However if in your conflict you showed signs of them reconsiling then them becoming friends again after the time skip works, too. If there was an issue you had before the jump, then it should be solved in the time after the skip, not in between that time, because that ruins expectations and the audience cannot follow you, as it's too important to skip that.

So, if your create an instance that changes the course of the story, the characters and their relationships, their motivations, arcs, development, anyting that is relevant to the audience and just really anything important. Then, you cannot skip passed that, you have to show the change and how the change will come, because you make them feel missing something out. No one wants to see a story of dragons taken over the Kingdom and planning to destroy everything with a super death laser they most likely will build and the heroes doing nothing for 3 whole weeks...that's dumb.

In conclusion, just put important stuff never in between the jump, as anything relevant has to be shown directly to us. 2. A bit of a colloraly to point 1, but any event that you allude to frequently in the story, because it is relevant for what comes next, should never be in between the timeskip. This shouldn't be done, and it's especially bad, as to reveal later important twists and leave things mysterious. By doing this, you sabotage your main character by having important parts of their development be mysterious and be revealed later, because we are meant to see the things from their perspective and have to understand how they feel and think, whic is difficult, if not outright impossible to have important change be left secret.

For instance, Aang from Avatar The Last Airbender was unconcious after the events of Book 2 and woke up several weeks after Ba Sing Se was conquered. Aang was filled in on what happened afterwards and was feeling like a failure due to him not being able to win and ran away until he realized he cannot do that alone. We saw that instigator of change with his defeat and he acted immidiately, and not because of a mystery in between that. Like, if in your story a murder mystery happened in between a timeskip and changed the otherwise optimistic character, you wanna have this take place right after the murder happened and not a year, because you erase the expectations of your MC's personality and show this rather than telling us this.

Basically, mysteries aren't a good excuse to withhold important info that the character should be shown now for later development, as that can ruin relatability with your hero. 3. Also somewhat a collorally to all the other points, but perhaps the most important one: Don't have any urgent crisis happen in between the time jumps. If the villain has taken over your world and you end up stranded for months and then find a way back, that is fine, as we saw in The Owl House, as they had time to deal with that. Anything that is of pressing matter with the villain or if the stakes are too high, should be dealt with immidiately as to now make the character laze around and do nothing.

It ruins tension and makes the stakes of the story unimportant, because you need to make it feel like something bad or important is going to happen if they do nothing or have the villain not create an urgent threat from the get go and plot in secret, like how Eggman did that in the post credits for the Sonic 1 movie. In short, if there is a pressing matter, act immiediately or give the heroes time enough to laze around or plan, because tension is what matters and if you want to skip time, have nothing too pressing happen there or any big threat there already. So with that out of the way, how did Horizons fumble with that?

Horizons commited many mistakes with the Timeskip and many more (how to do a Timeskip incorrectly)

Horizons has created after it's tragic, yet somewhat bittersweet ending in Laqua numerous problems: The worst of the bunch is having left out important infos and plot elements that should have been relayed to us from the get go before the time jump:

In short, Spinel took over Laqua with the Explorers, Liko and the others lost Friede during their escape, the 5 of the 6 heroes are captured by Spinel, who took over Exceed and spreaded false info on the RVT being responsible for Laqua being destroyed and him claiming everything is going to be fine. Then we see Liko in her school uniform thinking about her adventures and trying to move on, but is still sad about it, and clearly loves her time on the Brave Olivine. Roy meanwhile found something and declares it's time to get everyone back...all of this happened within the span of a year!

What's the issue?

It left too many questions up in the air that needed to be answered right before the time jump:

Why did Liko and the others not try to get back Friede? Why did they not returned to Laqua? Why not look after the Six Heroes? What happened to Rayquaza and Zygarde? Why didn't Amethio took over the Explorers after Gibeon's death, if he is the heir of the Explorers? How did Spinel usurped Crave and Amethio? Why didn't Rayquaza and Zygarde interfere after Spinel left Laqua? How did Spinel frame the RVT for Laqua's destruction? Why didn't the RVT push back, if Spinel is so dangerous? Why couldn't their friends help? Why didn't the Paldean League do something? What happened to all their associatives? Why not reveal Exceed's corruption and where is Amethio? Why has Roy a Lucario and not more mons, if he was training? How did he met up Ult? What happened to the others after Friede was gone?

They commited all aforementioned sins by glossing over all of these important developments during the timeskip for simple mysteries and thus leave too many important stuff, we needed to know better, since we have no clear picture on how Liko and the others developed because of this, aside from promotional material, which in it self is a bad sign. On top of this, wouldn't Spinel be too big of a threat to be left alone? How did this whole thing even made the RVT leave like that, has he convinced everyone that he is just some philanthropist who wants to help? They really should have shown his plan and give us a lack of urgency as to not force the RVT for immidiate action as to justify a 1 year time jump.

This development, the way they did that, is especially bad for her character: Liko has been characterized as someone that while sensitive, kind, and while often in self-doubt, grew in confidence, so she should at the very least try to set things right, fail and then go back into school and we see then time jump, to make the downfall even more impactful, because this is too important to leave it out. This is how it most likely will play out, but they have not shown that and it left with many people wondering how all of this happened and hurt Liko's relatability and gave the ones wishing for Roy to take over more credence and justification to think this is the case (side note, I predicted Roy getting the next arc more focus, as he is without Rayquaza pretty much the weakest character). However the expectation that Roy is becoming MC and taken over is still BS of course, because suddedly shifting MC's is a bad idea historically as you ruin all the attachment you have for your current MC as they had been the one we are following, you do not do this, Liko exists mainly as our eyes and voice for the story, HZ is her story, not that of Roy and Dot. That is not my opinion as a Liko fan, I would say the same thing if Roy had been MC, so believe me when I say that I am being objective here.

Speaking of Roy, I feel like their development is also cut short and made not relatable. Roy has gone of training, but why didn't he catch six mons by now, if he wants to get stronger? and what was Dot up to? They left no explaination for either of these developments and rely on mysteries to do so, which also hurts their characterization, as no first instance gave us any precedence for this. With Roy it is getting also worse, as he fails expectations because he cannot be as competent as Friede was, as he lacks his skills and experience, so he will be mostly even with Liko and Dot, which also makes the Mega Lucario deal less impactful. Dot also not being promoted as a major character is also bad, the story would have functioned better, had they created a trio from the start.

Anyway, this Time Jump can not really be salvaged and even if they explain this in the next episodes via flashbacks(flashbacks are not the best tools for exposition unless they can impact the future or current storyline, hence they are best to explain lore stuff or things our MC's don't know), it won't be as impactful as having it happen on screen, so the purpose of moving forward in time is also ruined, since instead of skipping to the future, we turn back to the past, a horrible idea. I do think we get satisfactory explainations as to what they were all up to and how all this happened, but it won't be as effective as having just shown us the time and then skip it, and having left the Explorers as no immiediate threat than skipping and then show the time.

This is something Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Teal Mask and Indigo Disk storyline did much better than Horizons: They showed that Kieran was unhappy with us constantly winning and have him go insane in his room and swearing he becomes stronger and then we met him and he is stronger. That is how they should have done it in Arc 4, show us our heroes losing hope and then flas forward and how they lost so hard, only to get back up!

So I am cautious, this could go bad, as this would take all away episodes showing us their current development rather than enhance that.

Tell me what you think in the comments below.

[whumperfultime]

Tarot-Inspired Whump Prompts

I'm enthusiastic about both whump and tarot and those interests were bound to collide at some point. So I wrote a list of writing prompts inspired by the Major Arcana! Five prompts for each card, so there should be something for everyone. Enjoy!

(Also, if you happen to write anything based on any of these, feel free to tag me! I'd be honored to read it.)

The Fool: Accidental whump. Misplaced trust. Leap of faith. Taking a risk. Falling from a high place.

The Magician: Magical whump. Manipulation. Mind control. A charismatic and confident character. A table full of tools for inflicting pain.

The High Priestess: Keeping secrets. Blindfolded whumpee relying on their other senses. Guarding something or someone. Intuitively noticing when something or someone has changed. Cult setting/dynamics.

The Empress: Gilded cage. Lady whump (if you're into that). Comfort in material things. Gentle caretaker. Whumpee not used to experiencing abundance and safety.

The Emperor: Strict whumper and/or strict rules. Royal whump. Wartime. Stoic leader trying to remain calm for the sake of their team. High security.

The Hierophant: Religious whump. Institutionalized whump. Punished for questioning authority. Pressure to conform. Power leading to corruption.

The Lovers: Yandere whump. Sadistic choice. Forced to watch. Protectiveness. Multiple whumpees, whumpers, caretakers, etc.

The Chariot: Car crash. On the run. Kidnapped and forced into a vehicle. Lost and stranded. Unwanted and distressing thoughts.

Strength: Whumpee turned caretaker or whumper. Monster character. Patient caretaker. Animal attack. Emotional support animal.

The Hermit: Isolation. Sensory deprivation. Neglect. Feeling like an outcast. Going into hiding.

Wheel of Fortune: Bad luck. Time heals all wounds. Long-term captivity. Painful anniversaries. Wrong place, wrong time.

Justice: Whumper being arrested. Detached/indifferent whumper or caretaker. Wrongful imprisonment. Privileges vs. punishments. Shutting off emotions so logic can take over.

The Hanged Man: Stress position. Caught in a net. Restrained and abandoned. Hanging. Standing cuffs.

Death: Grief. Recovery milestones. Immortal whumpee dying over and over. Left behind. Visiting a grave.

Temperance: Drugged whumpee. Personality changes due to trauma. Angel character. Poisoning. Mad scientist whumper.

The Devil: Demon character. Sadistic whumper. Addiction and unhealthy coping mechanisms. Pet whump. Collared.

The Tower: Building collapse. Struck by lightning. Drastic change. A character being overpowered. Shocking revelation or betrayal.

The Star: Bathing (whether this is peaceful or whumpy is up to you). Drowning. Finally being able to rest. Anything having to do with recovery. Dehydration.

The Moon: Nightmares. Lost in the woods. Werewolf character. Illusions or hallucinations. Running on pure survival instinct.

The Sun: Sunburn. Public figure whumpee. Forced to perform. First time outside after being held captive. Heatstroke.

Judgement: Revenge. Sound torture. Deity character. Punishment. Resurrected from the dead.

The World: Endings (positive or negative). Breaking the cycle of abuse. Overwhelmed by choices. Regaining personal autonomy. Closure and acceptance (or lack thereof).

[emee-ems]

Okay so the inclusion of Tarot cards/reading really intrigued me this chapter. I'm familiar with tarot reading so I tried to figure it out although they only said three cards. I didn't see anyone else try to pick this apart (there could be! my tumblr has been having trouble loading). So I wanted to try and pick it apart in the simplest terms.

I'm not the best with interpretations and I'm still learning myself.

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-The 4 of Cups (upright) means disconnection, boredom and waiting. This card was supposed to represent Anya's present so I guess it makes sense: Anya is trying to overcome the disconnection with Damien to help in the mission. It could also point to her studies, which she finds boring. As for the waiting aspect, the entire mission is a waiting game. I've also read that the card can be about the person in question not seeing or focusing on opportunities in front of them. The Cups in the Minor Arcana usually deals with emotions, relationships, love and intuition.

-The Death card [people always take this one literally]. The Death card can mean the end of something but that also means the beginning of something else. It can also mean transformations. This change can lead to growth. I think Melinda said this represented factors around Anya. Perhaps it pertains to her growth in general (rather than the joke of Yor as the grim reaper).

-The Star (reversed). This is the only one of the three shown to be reversed. If it was upright, it'd mean hope and inspiration but reversed means the opposite: hopeless, losing trust [in the universe] and not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I think this was supposed to represent Anya's future (pretty vague and I'm not sure if Melinda was guessing about that)

Now the rest of the cards in the reading were shown too in the first shot. Again, since I don't know what spread this is so I can't tell what each card/spot represents in the reading. I can only tell what each card can mean on its own. The other ones I can see are: the Ace of Cups [reversed], 10 of Pentacles, and 3 of Swords (the last one is a Wands reversed but her hand blocks most of it out. I WANT to say 3 of Wands but I'm not sure).

Ace of Cups (reversed): feeling emotionally drained or blocked. Missing out on new emotional beginnings or connections. Aces can mean potential.

10 of Pentacles: long-term success and legacy, wealth and stability. Pentacles in the Minor Arcana can represent finances, home, physical body and practicality. Tens in the suits can mean manifestation.

3 of Swords: heartbreak and sorrow, a painful but necessary revelation or separation. Swords in the Minor Arcana represent intellect, thoughts, ideas and communication (I've also seen mind, ambitions, conflict and change). The number three can mean beliefs. The 3 of Swords tends to always be seen as...not great.

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I can't really imagine that Endou Tatsuya put out a bunch of random cards as a joke. At least I don't think so. I just find it interesting that he included it, even as a joke on how little Melinda understands it. It can't just be for that joke, right? Regardless it was interesting to inspect. I'd like to think that this hints that Anya's growth will either lead her towards something or what that other factors will contribute to said growth (or both). These other factors don't sound so good though (heartbreak, and sorrow as well as hopelessness). But, it could also pertain to Damien since that was part of the reading (becoming his friend).

[atelierlili]

ok besties, i'm planning to make a major arcana tarot card collection for the THG, but I need some help because 1. i'm kinda stumped and 2. I havent finished TBOSAS so maybe area i'm missing have characters that suit them well. Anyway I'd love some feed back to bounce some ideas around. I don't mind if some characters are used more than once, but Im trying to limit to 2 cards per character.

The Fool (Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit); Effie Trinket. The unaware, optimistic character of the fool, feels fitting for Effie. As for most of the series, she goes around somewhat unaware of the hurdles and dangers that lie before her towards the end of the trilogy.

The Magician (Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action): Cinna (and Portia??). The magician manifests his goals into the real world. This feels self explanitory.

High Priestess: (Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind) UNDECIDED. But I am leaning towards either Mrs. Everdeen or Finnick Odair. The High Priestess provides deep intuitive understanding  and awareness via hidden/secret information. These are the two characters that a lowkey guide us throught Katniss' inner state. Finnick does it more openingly in the story, but its through her mother and her failings that we true see and understand Katniss' character.

The Hierophant: (Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition,institutions) UNDECIDED. But maybe Plutarch or Caeser Flickerman? As they both have a hand in imparting knowledge (from a higher authority) to the people via their platform. Oh maybe I can use them post. One to represent the Heirophant upright, and the other to represent it do downright. Reversed, it represents Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo, which I think aligns more with Plutarch.

The Empress: (Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance) UNDECIDED. I'm so torn. This feels like a good fit for Katniss, BUT I already have plans for her in the other cards and I want other characters to have representation. My other picks are Lucy Gray and Prim/Rue, but like I said I haven't finished TBOSAS yet. lol

The Emperor: (Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure) It's Snow. lmao

Lovers: (Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices) Of course. It's Everlark

The Chariot: ( Control, willpower, success, action, determination) Alma Coin. Feels very fitting considers that the rebels one and she tried to take full control afterwards.

Strength: (Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion) Prim and Rue? But Johanna feels like a good fit too.

Hermit: (Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance) Haymitch Abernathy ))))):

Wheel of Fortune: The reaping bowl.

Justice: Gale Hawthorne

The Hanged Man: (Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives) UNDECIDED. I'm kinda torn between Peeta, Prim, Johanna and Cinna for this. The Hanged Man is the card of ultimate surrender, martydom and sacrifice for the greater good. Katniss would also be a good pick too.

Death: (Endings, change, transformation, transition) 74th Games bloodbath?

Temperance: (Balance, moderation, patience, purpose) Finnick Odair. The Temperance card is stabilize you with patience and moderation, not force or resistance. It's fitting for a character who was helping Katniss ground herself during Mockingjay.

The Devil: (Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality) MJ Johanna feels fitting for this. Not because she's the evil, but because she's kind of represents the dark and more negative side of Katniss. As she engages in Katniss' worst habits, such as anger and isolation. And would choose short term gratification and the expense of long term prosperity. But Snow (as the symbol of the capitol) would fit as well. Which is like duuuuh

The Tower: (Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening) Blowing up the 75th Arena or maybe the Capitol bombs??

Star: (Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality) It's the boy with the bread! Peeta. Originally I was going to give him the Sun, but I felt like Primrose fit better over there. The star brings hope, love and purpose after great turmoil and challenges. And its fitting that Katniss' lover is the star in the sky that guides her.

The Moon: (Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition) Katniss! This is Katniss. All her main motivations in the story are fueled by these factors.

The Sun: (Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality) Primrose. The sun card radiates optimism and positivity. Which is fitting for someone who brings so much warmth into Katniss' life.

Judgement: The Mockingjay

The World: (Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel) Toast Babies. Children and children death and suffering. Are the core subjects of the book. The toast babies exists represent the wholeness and achieve of everyone Katniss and the rest of Panem has to suffer to end the games.

[star-arcana]

Well I think a Paldean League would work first better, because it fits with their current adventure better, and we have yet to see how much they are going to use Mega-Evolutions and the sorts with Z-A coming into all of this. If Carmine ever appears, I feel like Kieran would also need a relevant role and given his obvious similarities to Liko as character in terms of personality, backstory and design, the writers would probably have done their research on all Gen 9 characters to see how they would fit. So they probably know of these parallels, hence Liko caught Pagogo, her Ogerpon in Kitakami to make that parallel clear. So I assume that there will be an arc where Kieran will be relevant to the RVT's, as he is the most popular character in Pokémon and one many female fans wanted to self-ship with, there is no denying that they might give him a huge role now that Laqua(as I predicted) will come to an end, but not Horizons.

So if Amethio meets Carmine, it will in one way or another lead to an inevitable discussion about her brother and Amethio migth want to help her, if he gets to know her better. For this to work, Carmine and Kieran would have to be probably involved with a new evil faction and through this get into contact. Maybe Carmine as a spy to infiltrate the Explorers and get into Amethio this way, only to be revealed to look for help regarding Kieran. Her Xenophobia could be easily overcome by anyone here, so it will be easy to deal with.

Speaking about initial character flaw, Kieran did always everything with Carmine, so if there was something that he didn't do with her, like not going to a festival, it might mean that he did something else or there was a nasty falling out and now is into big trouble.

As for how it would relate to Liko...She might see a lot of him in herself and realize that he might not be this aggressive monster he present himself as, if they want to show his aggressive nature first, given that it also is a massive appeal of his character to have gone beserk because of trauma and his inability to deal with it.

So I assume a Blueberry arc will be in service of a greater storyline instead of being a one-off story, since the Indigo Disk is the story that made Terapagos playable, and it would be a great showing of respect for Horizons to have a really important storyline with it, as Pagogo is a Terapagos, and one of Liko's most important Pokémon.

So in the end, I hope they use Kieran and Carmine to their fullest degree and yes, a battle between Ceruledge and Sinistcha is going to be epic,as a battle between Meowscarada and Incineroar is too big to past by, and we need cat rivals!

Blueberry for Arc 5? Kieran and Carmine?

I've been thinking about this all day, so I needed to share it here.

I found how the parallel between Liko and Amethio could be reinforced (don't take it as a ship post between them 🙏)

If in arc 5 there's the Blueberry Academy, it will be mainly for training (because yeah) but I'm here to talk about the characters of Kieran and Carmine if they appear in this arc. Carmine appeared at the beginning of arc 4, then no more news of her. And her character did not have the evolution that she has in the games and also Kieran did not appear at all. However, Carmine appears with his BB outfit on the poster, eyecatch and illustrations, which is not the case in the anime (yet?) I wouldn't understand why they would do that if she doesn't appear with it at all like?

I share the theory that Amethio will join RVTs before arc 5 begins. I don't want to spoil so I won't talk about why. Then they would go to Blueberry if Briar suggested it before or if she is still with the group for the rest of the arc 4.

For Kieran's character, he shares similarities with Liko. And i think, his character will be (reset?). I don't think his story with Ogerpon will make it into the Horizon timeline. And he won't meet Terapagos before either. That he will have another character in Horizon. So I think Kieran will have his appearance from the first DLC but he will have his team from the second DLC. Because it looks a bit like Liko's. (Grimmsnarl/Hattrem and Incineroar/Floragato or Meowscarada if it evolves) And I would find it good if Hattrem evolves against his Grimmsnarl and could be a rival to her.

Why I think his character will be reset is because Liko is the type to help people and be understanding. He might have an argument with his sister or something (or some trigger I don't know what, like rivality or smtg) about that could make Kieran start to change and Liko could help him not to fall into the bad side, unlike the games. Kieran's character will probably be reset (i think that because his design from the second DLC is more about the main character from the game because his hairstyle similar to Juliana) But like I said it's possible that he has his second hair style too, especially if he has his BB team. But I'm making this theory so that we can separate Kieran from the games and Horizon (if he appears). Two different characters for him with two different main characters. We'll see.

Now, for Carmine, in the anime, her character remained the same from the beginning to the end of her episode and began a rivalry with Friede (a bit similar to Amethio) Amethio is the type to be empathetic and non-judgmental. And I think he will show his kindness to her and will have more screentime than before (i wish). Which is perfect for Carmine's character and her potential evolution in Horizon. If her Blueberry character hasn't changed, she could still have her rivalry with Friede and have trained since they met. But if Friede doesn't appear at Blueberry (like he's in the boat or smtg) Amethio could offer to fight her (and of course, she'll probably lose against him and it would also probably be the first time Amethio win a fight and his first interaction with a character from the games) Then over time, Amethio and Carmine could start to interact, Amethio could be interested in why she is like that without judging her and Carmine could be less judgmental with people she doesn't know. And I think her rivalry with Friede will lead to that.

Both have Ghost type Pokemon, which is super effective against each other, Carmine second type is Grass and Amethio Fire so Amethio has double advantage on Sinistcha which would be interesting especially if they Terastallize their Pokemon.

Liko and Amethio had an interesting discussion that reinforces my theory on why they could help Kieran and Carmine and not judge them for their reaction towards them.

So yeah we'll see, it's just a theory I don't want to give anyone false hope like it's possible that the BB won't be in Horizon or Kieran and Carmine will be absent, a shame but not surprising.

Or also that the events of both DLCs happen off screen and Kieran and Carmine have changed since. Anything is possible. 🤷‍♀️

[ohmeadows]

my favorite detail about honkai star rail at the moment is how the destruction path leans on the tower tarot card (and by extension i think suggests some things about nanook):

so the tower card's associative meaning is of sudden & potentially disruptive change, revelation, and overthrowing (also: the element of fire). it visually evokes a sense of fear and terror, you're staring at a tower being destroyed, at people falling from great heights; it feels like a senseless destruction. but in tarot interpretation it's a destruction that is part of a longer journey: the major arcana tells a story where you go from the fool entering the world through all the archetypes, out of which the tower's destruction leads into the latter end of the major arcana of inspiration, healing, insight, completion.

essentially, yes, nanook is destruction, but now it comes with the implication of being a necessary one. you have to topple the complacent king to enact change. the system under which you have lived is rotten and must be destroyed. change may look scary from afar, especially when you see it as an upheaving split from what you think is a functional present. but change you must. something must be utterly destroyed to usher in a new era.

the foundation is about to crumble. supposed security undermined. life will never be the same again... and is that so bad? the aftermath will bring revelations from the ashes.

[promptsspillingeverywhere]

Prompts: Major Arcana Tarot

(Meanings taken from https://biddytarot.com/)

The Fool (Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit)

The Fool Reversed (Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking)

The Magician (Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action)

The Magician Reversed (Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents)

The High Priestess (Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind)

The High Priestess Reversed (Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence)

The Empress (Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance)

The Empress Reversed (Creative block, dependence on others)

The Emperor (Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure)

The Emperor Reversed (Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility)

The Hierophant (Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition,institutions)

The Hierophant Reversed (Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo)

The Lovers (Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices)

The Lovers Reversed (Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values)

The Chariot (Control, willpower, success, action, determination)

The Chariot Reversed (Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction)

Strength (Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion)

Strength Reversed (Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion)

The Hermit (Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance)

The Hermit Reversed (Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal)

Wheel of Fortune (Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point)

Wheel of Fortune Reversed (Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles)

Justice (Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law)

Justice Reversed (Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty)

The Hanged Man (Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives)

The Hanged Man Reversed (Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision)

Death (Endings, change, transformation, transition)

Death Reversed (Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging)

Temperance (Balance, moderation, patience, purpose)

Temperance Reversed (Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment)

The Devil (Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives)

The Devil Reversed (Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment)

The Tower (Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening)

The Tower Reversed (Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster)

The Star (Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality)

The Star Reversed (Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection)

The Moon (Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition)

The Moon Reversed (Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion)

The Sun (Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality)

The Sun Reversed (Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic)

Judgement (Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution)

 Judgement Reversed (Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call)

 The World (Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel)

The World Reversed (Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays)

[star-arcana]

I understand how you feel, I also got into many fandoms where I ended up being on the receiving end of most of it and engaged in brutal arguments where I would not always be kind, but I still retain much of my beliefs to this day, not as agressive though, but I will not pretend that no one was like that, especially in the middle of 10's, people had often bad takes and bad messages with bad attitudes and worse, bad deeds that would end up poisoning countless generations...I could tell you me Bramble via private messaging if you are super curious...I from time to time engage in debates, but they aren't as heated anymore as before and I grew better with dealing with such stuff, especially troll stuff where I would just either ignore it or mock it, because it's fun when people make bad takes in bad faith, like saying how 2D Prince of Persia is no true Prince of Persia, even though the first 2 games and many afterwards were 2D and the first one was pretty good, especially the SNES version which I highly recommend for those who wanna try good SNES platforming.

Back to the topic, I understand how you feel thus far and really, it's better moving on like I did with other fandoms and I am glad.

I have to rework btw on my Rabbids lore post, because someone already posted a long video about that and discussed stuff I wanted to discuss, so I have to change that to make it fit with the overall message, namely the relationship of the Rabbids with other species as intelligent as them, stay tuned!

I love ya Brambi, you are a good Bramble and you scramble good stuff and it's so fun to ramble...I hope you find peace with Online life, you really are important to us all. Thank you Bramble, thank you!

Wow, I haven't really followed the paper mario fandom, although I loved the games. But that sounds really bad. If it's not too personal, what sort of things happened? (if it is i totally understand if you'd rather not talk about it)

Wheeew! Let me tell you a sad story. At least what I experienced from my perspective.

So, I first got into the Paper Mario fandom not long before Super Paper Mario's release. This was back on deviantArt, mostly. I adored the first two games, and when I heard about SPM, I was skeptical at first. It was more like a platformer? Why was the art style so strange? ...But when it came out, it ended up being my favorite! I knew that as soon as I finished it.

Of course, not everyone felt that way, and there were already people who didn't like SPM because of how different it was, or the story didn't resonate with them. But to be honest, I didn't interact with those people very much. I was mostly friends with other SPM fans, and at the time, if they liked that game they probably had played and liked the first two as well, or at least one. It was a happy time as far as I was concerned. Most people, even if they didn't like SPM, seemed to think it was just going to be some kind of weird spinoff and they'd get back to the traditional gameplay soon enough.

....And then years later, Sticker Star came out and its complete blankness of story and personality hit us all like a speeding truck. This is when things fell apart pretty quickly. Pretty much EVERYONE in the existing PM fandom hated it, for good reason in my opinion. This is also where I became more sharply aware that certain people had a resentment towards SPM, since it was either seen as the "beginning of the end" as far as the gameplay starting to go off the rails, OR people outright blamed the story for being too out-there and emotionally charged which caused Nintendo to put the brakes on all that and go in the complete opposite direction (which was backed up by dev comments that came out around the time).

So from here on out I started to feel more and more like a weirdo for maintaining that SPM was my favorite, and a game that means a great deal to me personally. But after Sticker Star, the PM fandom just became an irreparably damaged and bitter place. Initially, the blame was put on Miyamoto because the understanding at first was that he had mandated the PM series 1) put less emphasis on story and 2) no longer be a typical RPG, really, since the Mario & Luigi series also existed to fill that niche. There were a lot of ageist comments made about Miyamoto in particular. Over time, as more info came out, the blame largely shifted to Kensuke Tanabe.

Things only got worse when Color Splash was announced and it looked like more of the same. People said the worst things about the devs, especially the people in charge, and looked for any reason to hate the new game and wish for it to fail. Even though Sticker Star and the soon-to-be-released Color Splash didn't have many defenders of their own, a lot of the larger Mario/Nintendo fanbase began to grow tired of old-school Paper Mario fans, as they... we... started to develop a bad reputation. And with good reason! Looking back, the complaints were understandable but the behavior was often unacceptable. And you know what? I got caught up in it too. I'm not gonna pretend I was above it all. Those were easily my worst days as a fan of anything. I didn't go out of my way to be vocal or mean about it in Nintendo's replies or anything, but whenever I did bring it up personally or on my own stream or discord or whatever, I was bitter. In the past few years I've sometimes come across old comments I made that I'd cringe at now. You might think of me as someone who is largely positive and tries to focus on spreading joy and dwelling on what I love, not what I hate. But the PM fandom at that time was bad for me. Between the Sticker Star and Color Splash days, I was definitely not the kind of person I try to be now.

When Color Splash came out, I didn't even play it for a couple years. But in that time, I largely stepped away from keeping up with the fandom, and I mellowed out a lot, and continued to grow into the person I strive to be today. And then when I finally did play Color Splash in 2018..... I liked it!!! The writing, the scenarios, the general creativity and even the gameplay are just SO FAR above Sticker Star and I think most people didn't even give it a chance, and because so few people own a Wii U, it might be forever doomed for people to just assume it's a slightly better Sticker Star unless Nintendo ever ports it.

And by the time Origami King came out, I was soooo done talking about the series and debating it. I had just totally burnt out. But I was at least tentatively looking forward to the game itself. And whlie I don't love every choice made for Origami King, I liked the experience as much as Color Splash, if not more. It's a nonstop interesting game with utterly fantastic graphics and music, and further steps back in the right direction as far as characters and lore go.

And that brings us to today. There are people, sometimes people that I myself have known for years, who NEVER stepped away, who never stopped acutely feeling the pain of the Sticker Star days, and wage a campaign of complaining to Nintendo to this very day. Meanwhile, Origami King (and to a smaller extent CS and even SS- what I'd call the Real Paper Trilogy) has a sizeable fanbase of its own, especially among younger players. Oldschool PM fans tend to see fans of the newer games as simpletons who have no taste, and fans of the new games often write off people who miss the old style of PM as boomers who can't accept change and are forever bitter and annoying. And then SPM fans just kinda feel like our own thing sometimes, the black sheep of the family. But as someone who likes (almost) all the PM games, I've had people be rude to me just for talking about any side of the issue. One time I was talking about how much I liked Profesor Toad from Origami King only to have some stranger, unprompted, reply to me about how ALL OF TOK'S CHARACTERS WERE SHIT AND THEY ALL SUCKED AND HAD NO PERSONALITY and I'm like no??!!?!? That's not true!!! That's not true AT ALL! I didn't stream TOK when it came out, I wouldn't fucking dare, because when I did play Color Splash for the first time it was on stream and I had to deal with at least one person coming in and being like "why are you playing a terrible game?" despite my repeated warnings that I didn't want to get into a debate on the game's merits. And on the other side of things, I've seen people come up with the most specious arguments to claim that TTYD is actually a Bad Game because it has some backtracking or whatever and that PM as a series was never actually good. There's just... so so many frustrating things I've encountered in the fandom that I'd have to double the size of this answer, which is already a novella, to enumerate them all.

But yeah. I kinda want nothing to do with it anymore. I'm just going to keep appreciating Flavio in my own time.

[astrologymeetpsychology]

✨ Key Terms and Aspects of Tarot ✨

I thought I’d share some key information about tarot and its potential meaning in a reading. If anything doesn’t make sense or you want more information, drop me a message.

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Aces: Aces wherever they are found signify new beginnings and a new leaf turned over. If reversed, this can mean that you are unable or feel unable to create this new beginning. Often cards in the rest of the reading can indicate what may be causing this block.

Celtic Cross: A popular tarot card spread. The Celtic Cross spread contains ten cards that represent the current state of affairs and the future. This allows you a deeper look into the influences of your life and possible solutions going forward.

F: These are Kings, Queens, Pages and Knights. They usually represent a person in the askers life or how a certain person has influenced the situation.

Elements: Like with Astrology, an association is often found within the suits and a specific element.,Swords and Air, Cups and Water, Wands Fire and Pentacles Earth. This is often when referring to a person the Suit it is in can express what energy or Astrological placements they have. Ex: Two of Pentacles may represent a person with heavy Earth in their chart or merely issues of an Earth nature such as sacrifice, security, work.

Major/Minor Arcana: The term Arcana relates to something hidden or secret. The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards that are symbols. They tend to have a more broad and wider meaning, as well as often showing a lesson or theme of some kind. The Minor consists of 56 cards that include the Court Cards (see above) and Aces )”(see above) as well as 2-10 of that particular suit. There are four suits Pentacles, Cups, Swords and Wands. The message is variable and can often be taken in different ways, depending on other cards indication in a reading.

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Major Arcana 3 Word Meanings

I’ve compiled a most commonly associated set of descriptions or words for each card in the Major arcana.

1. The Fool – New beginnings, spontaneity.

2. The Magician – Manifestation, resourcefulness, action.

3. The High Priestess – Intuition, mystery, knowledge.

4. The Empress – Abundance, nurturing, creation.

5. The Emperor – Authority, structure, stability.

6. The Hierophant – Tradition, spirituality, conformity.

7. The Lovers – Love, choices, harmony.

8. The Chariot – Willpower, determination, success.

9. Strength – Courage, compassion, resilience.

10. The Hermit – Solitude, reflection, wisdom.

11. Wheel of Fortune – Fate, change, cycles.

12. Justice – Truth, fairness, accountability.

13. The Hanged Man – Perspective, surrender, patience.

14. Death – Transformation, endings, renewal.

15. Temperance – Balance, moderation, healing.

16. The Devil – Temptation, bondage, materialism.

17. The Tower – Upheaval, revelation, chaos.

18. The Star – Hope, inspiration, guidance.

19. The Moon — illusion, intuition, uncertainty

20. The Sun -- joy, vitality, clarity

21. Judgment — rebirth, evaluation, awakening

22. The World — completeness, wholeness, fulfillment

These are just some words and don’t carry the full meaning.

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Here is a list of 3 words that describe the mMinor Arcana. Agwin note these are t the full interpretation. Each situation and placement in a deck can add nuance to the meaning behind the card.

Here is a three-word summary of the meanings for each Minor Arcana card:

Wands (Fire: Passion, Creativity, Action)

Ace of Wands – Inspiration, opportunity, potential.

Two of Wands – Planning, decisions, expansion.

Three of Wands – Progress, foresight, exploration.

Four of Wands – Celebration, stability, harmony.

Five of Wands – Conflict, competition, tension.

Six of Wands – Victory, recognition, success.

Seven of Wands – Defense, challenge, perseverance.

Eight of Wands – Speed, movement, momentum.

Nine of Wands – Resilience, boundaries, persistence.

Ten of Wands – Burden, responsibility, overwhelm.

Page of Wands – Enthusiasm, curiosity, adventure.

Knight of Wands – Energy, passion, impulsiveness.

Queen of Wands – Confidence, determination, warmth.

King of Wands – Leadership, vision, boldness.

Cups (Water: Emotions, Relationships, Intuition)

Ace of Cups – Love, creativity, new feelings.

Two of Cups – Partnership, connection, harmony.

Three of Cups – Friendship, celebration, community.

Four of Cups – Apathy, contemplation, reevaluation.

Five of Cups – Loss, regret, grief.

Six of Cups – Nostalgia, innocence, memories.

Seven of Cups – Choices, illusion, imagination.

Eight of Cups – Withdrawal, searching, disappointment.

Nine of Cups – Contentment, satisfaction, gratitude.

Ten of Cups – Happiness, fulfillment, harmony.

Page of Cups – Imagination, messages, curiosity.

Knight of Cups – Romance, idealism, pursuit.

Queen of Cups – Compassion, intuition, sensitivity.

King of Cups – Balance, diplomacy, control.

Swords (Air: Intellect, Thoughts, Conflict)

Ace of Swords – Clarity, truth, breakthrough.

Two of Swords – Indecision, stalemate, choices.

Three of Swords – Heartbreak, sorrow, betrayal.

Four of Swords – Rest, recovery, contemplation.

Five of Swords – Defeat, conflict, self-interest.

Six of Swords – Transition, moving, healing.

Seven of Swords – Deception, strategy, betrayal.

Eight of Swords – Restriction, fear, entrapment.

Nine of Swords – Anxiety, nightmares, worry.

Ten of Swords – Endings, defeat, betrayal.

Page of Swords – Curiosity, observation, ideas.

Knight of Swords – Action, ambition, haste.

Queen of Swords – Independence, logic, truth.

King of Swords – Authority, intellect, discipline.

Pentacles (Earth: Material, Stability, Work)

Ace of Pentacles – Opportunity, prosperity, potential.

Two of Pentacles – Balance, priorities, adaptability.

Three of Pentacles – Collaboration, skill, teamwork.

Four of Pentacles – Control, security, possession.

Five of Pentacles – Hardship, loss, insecurity.

Six of Pentacles – Generosity, charity, balance.

Seven of Pentacles – Investment, patience, growth.

Eight of Pentacles – Mastery, dedication, work.

Nine of Pentacles – Independence, luxury, success.

Ten of Pentacles – Wealth, legacy, stability.

Page of Pentacles – Ambition, study, opportunity.

Knight of Pentacles – Diligence, hard work, reliability.

Queen of Pentacles – Nurturing, abundance, practicality.

King of Pentacles – Prosperity, leadership, security.

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I hope these little bits of information have been somewhat interesting and if you’d like me to cover a certain card, a certain suit, a certain type of reading or anything else just drop me an ask or a message.

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[star-arcana]

If Kieran is ever revealed to be in Pokémon Horizons, then he HAS to be the main rival of Liko and perhaps her enemy, and THIS Pokémon, Incineroar, has to be his ace this time around! I mean C'mon, battle between Cats? With Amethio turning a leaf?

No wonder Liko didn't got an Amarougue, Amethio was never meant to be a main rival for long, Incineroar is the true rival to Meowscarada!

Liko vs Kieran has to happen!

Make it so, OLM!!!

Liko vs Kieran! Fated Rivals! YAAAAAY

[fnhthemarcana]

Fear and Hunger: The Major Arcana Collab Revelation!

Greetings, there have been some problems and delays to post it on the 2nd of March, we apologize for that. But thank you to everyone who have shown interest in this collaboration! Here are the results and credits to.

@calatarii - The Fool

@heartokei - The Magician

marshallpapu777 (twitter) - The High Priestess

@tactical-shovel - The Empress

@.9sy - The Emperor

Bunny_babbits (twitter) - The Hierophant

@giantenemykrab - The Chariot

gummrt (twitter) - Justice

KingJoshuaArt (twitter) - The Hermit

@fresasconcremaart - Strenght

Centipede_Zeri (twitter) - The Hanged Man

Kaijoo__ (twitter) - Death

@santa-lilio-sangre - The Devil

@ambiguousnothing - The Tower

@prcyyyy - The Star

@volcamluz - The Moon

@ash-underdash - Judgement

@peachfruitcake - The World

Better quality of the pieces here.

[star-arcana]

I mean Liko is also very much a female Kieran with her personality, or is Kieran a male Liko, since HZ came before SV DLC's...so Carmine will be super irritated with her until she loses and ends up liking Liko enough to just let it go...or perhaps she doesn't and will simply respect Liko, with the latter doing the same. I love for Liko to have not with someone a good relationship, that would be cool, wouldn't it?

Hello, I am back and I come with a question!

You know that I am a IndigoSuperLove shipper (Liko x Kieran), and I wanna know some thoughts about this idea: Would Carmine actually approve of this? She is overprotective towards Kieran and would distrust a girl naturally that would get this close with Kieran, even if it is someone as empathic as Liko? Or would she be ok? My idea is initially, "HARD NO"! Then overtime "yes, of course, they are practically made for one another"...What are your thoughts?

I might have to agree with you on that, considering her relation with Ogerpon in the games, I can see that as part of her character, especially since Liko is an outsider, it would be more personal :P

[eralacrimae]

[40k OC, Xander]

Black Pools

This was inspired by the music and video of Black Pools by Call Me Sleeper, and the Star Arcanum of the Marseille and the Thoth Tarot decks. I've been wanting to do a portrait of him that brings out his innermost nature, and this is how it ended up as the implosion (or shadow, if you will) of the "classic" Star Arcanum. The idea comes largely from the Weird Studies podcast's episode on the Star Arcanum, as they discussed how the implosion of a real star that becomes a black hole is a great symbolic representation of those people who seem like they can never be satisfied with love and/or attention, as well as I think, the event horizon with the spiralling matter, the spiral pattern itself is a good symbolic representation of obsession, something that Xander particularly excels at, in connection to his lover, Saint Arina. He's dedicated himself fully to protecting her, overprotecting even, he has a certain amount of jealousy and possessiveness, too, along with a lot of passion, and fire.

Fire has been a core element of his character, and that's why I've included the alchemical and astrological symbols on the uppermost ring that correspond to sulphur, fire, and the Sun on one side, and on the other the Fire signs of the Zodiac and their ruling planets (the Sun for Leo, Jupiter for Sagittarius, and Mars for Aries). As his lover is represented by the healing waters and the Moon, he himself is represented by fire and the Sun, his lover as the Hierophant (V) and himself as the Tower (XVI), making one of the pairs of the Marseille Tarot that sum up to 21 if you add up their numerals: such pairs, according to Jodorowsky and Costa, signify Paths of Realisations, each pair giving a "World" (XXI) Arcanum as they form a certain wholeness when they meet.

Xander's tattoo of XVI on the side of his head is as much a reminder to him of his former Legion, the Sons of Horus, as a reminder it is to me of the Tower Arcanum of the Tarot, the one that I've been most connected to in my Marseille deck ever since I first took its Arcana in my hands. The Tower in the Marseille deck corresponds to change, upheaval, "the emergence of what was imprisoned", liberation, breaking boundaries, and revelation (and more). The Tower can be the Sacred Body which is calling out to the Divine. And the Tower, as discussed in Meditations on the Tarot and the corresponding Weird Studies episode, can also stand for the act of building as opposed to gardening, wherein the act of gardening signifies a cocreation with the "other player", where you trust the other: you provide all you can that is necessary to cultivate a garden, but you yourself don't do the growing of the plants. In a similar way, the act building signifies that when you don't trust the "other player" enough so that you end up accounting for every single detail in your work, that may end up in a rather unhealthy way of living - and the symbolic towers you build that way, the masks, they are eventually going to crack. Xander has witnessed a lot of downfalls, a lot of crumblings of masks, as well as how the Universe so far has been really holding him in its palms, and after all the wars he had to partake in, he was given a chance to craft his life the way he wanted to, and a chance to live with his lover and provide a safe haven for her and a happy life, so that she may help countless others find peace and hope through her soul-soothing and healing abilities. He remembers the hardships, and he keeps fighting for her. He counts his blessings, he's learnt a lot by watching those around him as well as in practice and on the battlefields, and he's watching out for opportunities to advance, to forge his own path.

[violettduchess]

A/N: Last but not least: Cyran tied with Gilbert right behind Clavis and so he gets my final entry for Aqua and my Summer Days Sultry Nights CCC.

Suitor: Cyran, Prompt: Starry Night

WC: ~560

You think you are alone, here in the open heart of the forest, but you are wrong. Above, swimming in the inky darkness of a night sky, the stars themselves blink at the sight of you two, together. They watch, curious, as you fall, heavy with relief, into the fortress of Cyran’s arms and press yourself against the hard stonework of his body. Your eyes close as you hold him, as you breathe in the comforting, earthy scent of his skin. Here you are safe, far away from the palace with its many doors and many windows where even an idle gaze might happen upon something it shouldn’t. Something that is forbidden.

You hurried here, fighting through the grasping branches of the forest, the ones that plucked at your clothing and passed on the whispering wind’s warning. You were fleet-footed over winding paths littered with sharp twigs and leaves that hid dangerous inclines and threatening stones which punched the bottom of your leather boots as you ran. The forest watched closely as you cut your way through the darkness, no light but the pale slants of a crescent moon filtered through the trees to guide you. Finally you finally reached the clearing, the clandestine oasis in the middle of the forest, where the moon can shine unhindered and crickets sing a love song to the starry sky.

He is already there, having arrived earlier than planned. His usually bright hair is a burnished garnet in the darkness. He has his broad back turned to where you emerge from the trees, one hand at the pommel of sword, always at the ready, always dutiful. Always on guard.

Until he met you. You are the one that penetrated his rigid armor of order with your kindness, your intelligence, your warmth, your beauty. The one who reached through all those layers of loyalty, uncertainty, propriety, apprehension to take his heart in your hands, and remold it into a vessel capable of holding more than just those iron emotions. 

Now, as he holds you in his strong arms, your hands cradle his face and fill his heart with tenderness; your body presses against his, electric, filling his heart with desire. Your throat passes along sighs and whispered words of devotion, filling his heart with a sense of calm, of safety. Because of you, his heart is full, those once locked-up chambers unfolding like a lunar blossom in the starlight. 

He undoes his alabaster cape in one elegant movement and lays it down, a rectangle of light surrounded by dark green grass. He pulls you back in his arms, even a second apart too much, and locked together, you slowly sink to your knees. The world tilts and for a moment, only the star-crossed sky fills your vision, those glowing pinpoints of heavenly brilliance scattered across the velvet black of night. And then Cyran is above you and you close your eyes to the sky, sight unnecessary, as you run your hands through the silk of his hair, taste the hunger of his kiss.

The stars continue to shine, but you have found a source of something divine, right here on earth. Devotion in the caress of his rough fingers, benediction in the sound of your name on his lips, revelation in every heated kiss. You sink into the pure light of his affection, your heart alight with a love brighter than any nightborne star.

Tagging: @aquagirl1978 @alexxavicry @queengiuliettafirstlady @rhodolitesrose @ikemen-writer @bellerose-arcana @thewitchofbooks @aria-chikage @redheadkittys @tele86 @dear-mrs-otome @firestar-otomeobsessed @curious-skybunny @rhodoliteschaos @kpop-and-otome @writingwhimsey @mxrmaid-poet @silver-dahlia @wendolrea @otomefoxystar @nightfoxqueen @myonlyjknight @queen-dahlia @aceuuuuu @scorchieart @bubblexly

[sweetestlittledarling]

So, hey out there in Tumblr land! I know it's a little early, but I figure what the heck and announce that January is my birthday month (well the whole month is not my birthday, but you get the picture). I am turning 40 and yes, I know that is ancient in internet, but I assure you I am young at heart (and understand some of that slang you youngin's use! Skibbidi Rizz and all that!).

In the fact that it's a monumental birthday and the fact that I love all you people who make those prompt list or run those fluff/whump/kink months, I thought it would be cool for me to make my own for January. Now I decided to make this all fandom as well as use a prompt list that is open to interpretation: Tarot. Now I am just using the main Arcana and you can use the cards in anyway you seem fit. You can use the names of the cards themselves or one of their meanings. I will put a written list below as well as a basic meaning of the cards. What you make is also up to you (just please mark all rating's appropriately)

If you do use the list in January please don't hesitate to @ me or to use the #tarotary tag. I would love to see what you all make and might make a list of everyone's work (if everyone is okay with that).

Thank you all for listening and hope you all have a wonderful year.

Tarot-ary Prompt List (With Card Meanings)

The fool

-Beginning -Spontaneity -Faith -Apparent Folly

2. Magician

-Action -Conscious Awareness -Concentration -Power

3. High Priestess

-Nonaction -Unconscious Awareness -Potential -Mystery

4. Empress

-Mothering -Abundance -Senses -Nature

5. Emperor

-Fathering -Structure -Authority -Regulation

6. Hierophant

-Education -Belief System -Conformity -Group Identification

7. Lovers

-Relationship -Sexuality -Personal Beliefs -Values

8. Chariot

-Victory -Wil -Self-Assertion -Hard Control

9. Strength

-Strength -Patience -Compassion -Soft Control

10. Hermit

-Introspection -Searching -Guidance -Solitude

11. Wheel of Fortune

-Destiny -Turning Point -Movement -Personal Vision

12. Justice

-Justice -Responsibility -Decision -Cause and Effect

13. Hanged Man

-Letting Go -Reversal -Suspension -Sacrifice

14. Death

-Ending -Transition -Elimination -Inexorable Forces

15. Temperance

-Temperance -Balance -Health -Combination

16. Devil

-Bondage -Materialism -Ignorance -Hopelessness

17. Tower

-Sudden Change -Release -Downfall -Revelation

18. Star

-Hope -Inspiration -Generosity -Serenity

19. Moon

-Fear -Illusion -Imagination -Bewilderment

20. Sun

-Enlightenment -Greatness -Vitality -Assurance

21. Judgement

-Judgement -Rebirth -Inner Calling -Absolution

22. The World

-Integration -Accomplishment -Involvement -Fulfillment

[star-arcana]

Great answer, Sergeui is deep down a sweetheart and really cool! He even orchestrated a whole orchestra for Rayman at the final days of RRR 1 after he grew to really like him. They also sang to him the Ninth Symphony, which means that he and the Rabbids consider Rayman part of their Rabbid family...until Rayman did, you know what!

Bedrock really needs to be happy, she still has to deal with the fact that Edge left her for the heroes and that Cursa abandoned her. So maybe Sergeui can help her get over it with his experience in being not wanted anymore by the Rabbid army...or is he still there?

Anyway it is cute and play RRR1...it really is edgy and has tracks I associate the Spark Hunters + Edge with...some of it you already know, like Edge = Dark Iron Bunnies!

For Sergeui his Butcher Deejay track and Bedrock = La Bamba!

Great answer! I will come with another Bedrock question, cuz it also deals with Midnite, so stay tuned!

Hello Bramble, I come after such a long time for a question:

I have a SoH × RRR shio:

Bedrock x Sergeuï!!!

They fit together as strong bunnies and softies on top of Sergeuï being one of the few to survive a round with Bedrock, if you know what I mean 😏!

Also if Bedrock becomes a Gladiator or Wrester, Sergeuï with his experience as a guard for a coliseum and his past as an elite force trooper for the Rabbid army could have nice talks with her!

Also his Muzzle got so much Rizzoli! How can Bedrock resist him!

What are you thoughts?

I forgot to respond to this on V-day but, since I still don't remember much about Sergeuï I'm gonna trust you on this one. I like the dichotomy they have, one is one of the most obviously fuzzy rabbids and the other being... a rock, lol. They are both among some of the most interesting designs we have gotten. Overall I just want Bedrock to be happy goshdarnit!!!

...And someday I will play Triple-R again. My wii disc sits there, inviting me to come back to the source with fresh eyes. As you may know, it kind of terrified me when I was younger :P