#still continue this weird tag

[millidew]

i cannot deny the fact that he would call him some shit like "monsieur forehead"

bonus assistant ash:

[hughmanbean]

Occasional Visits

Once upon a time, there was a man who had a pit of Lazarus and was the Head of the League of Assassins. Perhaps the Lazarus is rancid ecto, and the death emanating from all of the members around to it is really starting to pull some attention.

And perhaps, one High Queen of the Infinite Realms early on had decided that, "Man, I gotta check this out." Time, of course, decides that "That would be a good precaution. Just be careful." And gives a few time portal visits.

Now, imagine those visits keep going. For the Head of the League, it is a first meeting of suspicion followed by rivalry, before the years churn along into an amicable acquaintance. For the High Queen, it is a FrootLoop who needs to be kept under watch, before years grind down the drive to continue messing with his plans and go back to managing the Realms and allowing for others to take action.

Contemplate the idea that only five years with visits for the High Queen is decades with occasional visits for the Head of the League. Maybe it is an occasion that is now greeted with a bit of celebration, for someone who he can talk too and know from the past who isn't now against him or dead.

And maybe, just maybe, he's about to get another visit. Right in the middle of something important. Who could say?

[baalzebufo]

more of my awesome bread dough boy

[bedforddanes75]

do you have any fanfiction recs??

I DO!!!!!! im honoured that someone's thought of Me to ask for recs omg... anyway theyll be under the cut because making long posts without a cut makes me feel mean

okay im assuming u mean gatty cos. its Me so sorry if u didnt 😞 smut is marked with * btw!!! (also before i start i'm sorry to everyone i tag i Hate tagging it's really scary.) SO. in no specific order. let's go

love me to death* by...somebody who i do not know the tumblr of (sorry) is amazing. i'd also recommend everything else by this person, too, because all of it is beautiful.

all the king's horses by the wonderful @allylikethecat is one of my all time faves, it just makes me want to scream and cry and yell and jump up and down. in a very, very good way!! (also, it has horses, so.)

the big light by @betweenthings2 is for real godsent, and i would die to be able to write like this!!!!! (but if u do then tw for speak of s/a!! keep urself safe!) it's beautiful and sad and sad and sad and wonderful. again, i'd recommend everything else by them, too!!! (also loads of crisps because it got updated like three seconds ago, and i Love It)

in the search for it, inside of you* by @arainesque is so beautifully sad, and the best thing ever. it's so soft and wonderful and lovely and aaaaaahhh!!! the way she wrote their dynamic makes my heart ACHE. obsessed always :(((((<3

how little i really know (about the things that matter)* OH MY GOD. farm boy george. literally almost entirely what inspired deus like it's AMAZING. beautiful and i love it so much

roadkill, again, by @betweenthings2 because she's genuinely amazing and deserves nine hundred thousand billion kudos on every single fic <3 (tw for restrictive (i think) EDs btw!!) i think if i read this while not in a good mood i would explode and die. it's amazing

into my spiral patterns you (my love) by @lookedlikethebins which is in progress rn is HWHSKJSJSJ. beautiful. obsessed with how they've written george in this one <3

okay im Very sorry to everyone who i tagged here i genuinely hate tagging people so much it makes me SICK but i kinda felt bad speaking about fics and Not tagging people. LORD. someone give me a tumblr etiquette class

[imminent-danger-came]

do you think the writers are being too slow revealing what happened with wukong and macaque? like should the full story been revealed in s4

That's very subjective!

For me personally, I'm totally fine with how it's played out. We get enough tidbits every season/developments with their dynamic that I'm pretty content. I also just think that when the time comes, how they choose to reveal that information to us (and especially to MK) will have optimal impact!

Idk, I just think it's going to work out you know

[enniewritesathing]

memory management (admonitory)

⏮️Previous || (📚Previous Stories) || ▶️Beginning

(It's strange in this room. The lights hurts his eyes. The floor is cold and too new. The mattress is thin beneath him and he knows that he won't get meaningful rest. The air has a lingering sterile smell he knows all too well.)

(It's late in the night but he hears people talking elsewhere. One's sobbing. Another is laughing softly. Two more are talking about their future. He doesn't care for it.)

(A unfamiliar feeling sits at the bottom of his stomach. Yes, he's free, but just being out here... it's bothersome. It's overwhelming to just be and it's putting him on edge. There's no danger around.)

(The Werewolf looks up at the sound of knocking on the door and the handle jostle before opening with a creak.)

(Mark almost tells him to relax but thought better of it the way he's looking at him.) "It's just me. How are you feeling now?"

The Werewolf: "Better." (He looks up and down at Mark and scoffs.) "That look doesn't suit you."

Mark: "I... I know. Honestly, it doesn't feel right. God knows I don't have the right."

The Werewolf: "Is everything set? Did you contact... her?"

Mark: "Yeah; she's on her way. No one saw us or anything like that. If they did... well. It's four in the morning. I'm sure you want me to cut right to the chase."

The Werewolf: "Yes, I do. What are your plans?"

Mark: "Well... I've done some thinking."

(He twiddles his thumbs.)

"Because of what happened and me being suddenly... promoted, I'm making the decision to stop the study. It's the only thing I can do. It should've stopped long ago; it was unethical from the start. Obviously ending it is the best solution and only solution. There are two ways I can do this because I have to report it in some way."

"I can state that the study was terminated because that what was the patient's wish to do so and you were released the day after. Scrub and redact everything to hell and back. Simple enough. Or. Or I can state that the patient died -- er-- expired via sudden cardiac arrest; attempts were made and every last method were used and exhausted but could not be resuscitated. Which did happen. Technically."

The Werewolf: "There's a catch, isn't there?"

Mark: "Yes. It all wouldn't make sense because of what you did. I'd have to explain why there were... immediate resignations. Especially Charles'. Everything was recorded. Either I'd have to go in and delete everything after you were declared dead or I delete everything and tell the lie that none of it got recorded. That someone failed a check."

The Werewolf: "A cover up either way."

Mark: "Yeah."

The Werewolf: "Hmph. And what will you do?"

Mark: "I don't know."

The Werewolf: "You sound like you're having a hard time deciding. I can tell that you're not one for deception. You're uncomfortable."

Mark: "No, I'm not. Yes. It's just... everything's that happened tonight, these past few years, I... I didn't sign up for this at all!"

The Werewolf: "What did you sign up for? Why? Let me guess and tell me if I'm wrong -- you had debts that you could not get over and he offered you something that you couldn't turn down. The promise of it being erased."

(Mark's eyes widened.) "You're not wrong. That's what exactly what happened to me... all of us really. We... were all broke graduates and we were desperate. He promised that once that the study was completed and our papers published, we'd be rich -- wealthy even. That's why we stayed. At least, they did."

"That time you woke up and looked right at me, I got a bad feeling I couldn't shake, so I did the bare minimum. Hell, I was going to resign way before then; that I'd take my loses. But--"

(The Werewolf hops off the bed and within 4 steps, he's right at Mark. Mark squeaks at the sudden appearance of The Werewolf being right in front of him.)

(Mark knew that The Werewolf was big but up close? Holy shit, he can snap him like a twig. He gulps as amber eyes bore a hole into his soul.)

The Werewolf: "Let me help you decide then."

(The Werewolf rests a hand on Mark's shoulder and draws him in. His voice is low and unmistakable.) "I will let you live, but here's what I want you to do."

"Do what you have to. You'll be better off. When my... his mother comes in, tell her what happened. Tell her however you see fit, but do not lie to her."

Mark: "What if--"

The Werewolf: "If he's there with her... separate them. He... I don't want him to find out about me. Not like this. In fact, swear her to secrecy. I know his mother will keep it."

(He leans in closer as he digs his claws into Mark's shoulder. The Werewolf takes a long sniff of his scent.)

"You are the only other person who knows of my existence and I want you to keep it that way. If you ever tell anyone else about me, I will finish what I started. I will hunt you down and I will fucking kill you. They will never find your body."

(The Werewolf sits right back on the thin mattress and stares at Mark. He's drenched in the scent of fear. Good.) "Figure it out. Got that? Do not make me regret this."

(Mark opens his mouth after a while, no doubt The Werewolf's threat swirling in his head along with other thoughts.) "I... got it. Loud and clear. I..."

(He turns away, fighting his urge to run out the door screaming for his life.)

"John... I don't know what else to say. This may not mean much to you at all, but... I'm sorry this happened to you. Really. I hope... I hope you'll have a good life after this."

(Mark pauses.) "I hope we never see each other again. Goodbye, John."

// Next ⏭️

[deepwaterwritingprompts]

Deep Water Prompt #3164

Everyone says the Asp family are witches, but the truth is so much stranger. “There’s a snake in my stomach,” the youngest boy tells me in secret, “it won’t be born until I get old, and die.” 

[kingdomoftyto]

....... WAIT. IS THAT LORD MONOCHROMICORN???

[st4rstudent]

i feel somewhat responsible for this, even if i’m not the one saying these things. I’m genuinely so sorry.

No need to apologize! It's not one singular person doing it and truth be told I don't think it's a large majority that thinks that (albeit the ones that do are quite vocal). I didn't mean to upset anyone or anything when complaining about it, I was just letting off some steam.

Having a yap session under the cut sorry I feel like rambling under your ask anon.

Admittedly, I do think there are reasonings for people thinking this way. A lot of the focus with Clash has been on the cogs, especially after the 1.3 update. Which I can't say I blame them! Managers were something new and exciting and (from what I can tell) really separated them from the other servers. I don't blame them for wanting to put focus on that because that was their thing. Alongside other things, but majorly when you hear Clash the managers are mentioned in someway shape or form. But as we all know, toons ended up taking the short stick from this. This isn't helped by the gameplay itself, being mainly a fetch-quest deal so you often only talk to npcs once or twice unless if they're repeated ones and the taskline wasn't entirely accessible on the wiki for a while (shoutout to the wiki maintainers. The taskline script is a savior). Which I'm quite excited to see if they deal with this issue with the rewrite. I imagine they will, but anyways. Social media posts would often contain more managers than toons, which I also believe they're starting to fix. And ontop of this, I believe most of the team in the early era of the sever is gone, so there's been some stuff lost in the change. So yeah, dialogue/writing has been kind of rocky. AGAIN- I am completely aware of the rewrite going on and I am not judging them harshly based off of their current state. I'm very appreciative of the fact that they took the time to listen and are focusing on trying to fix it up. And then there's also fandom mischaracterization- especially of the cogs. Forgive me for mentioning mischaracterization because normally I wouldn't really care (I've mischaracterized characters before..especially in my younger years. I think it's just a process of learning an having fun and I hate to limit anyone because of it). With that being said, there's a lot of baby-fying and coddling of the managers. Especially with those who have more 'sympathetic' stories (Misty, Chip, Winston specifically). Don't get me wrong, I like these characters and I can appreciate the story they're trying to tell, but I feel like so many people will hear their dialogue and then misplace their anger. People get mad at Bessie for trying to protect HER lighthouse or at the Elders for trying to keep YOTT safe (lets not forget Winston was there to brainwash toons). Yes, yes technically there would've been better ways to do it but consider this: The toons are scared. Their homes, stores, lives are being taken over by a big corporation that has more resources that they do. They don't have the privilege of waiting, seeing, and gathering. And then people forget that the company has such a huge role in both toons and cogs lives. If you're mad over the mistreatment of Misty or the fact that Winston is still in the dungeon, your anger should be directed at the company who doesn't care. I may be completely wrong in saying this, but I feel like the stories with almost all of the managers is a reflection of the company. The toons are only trying to protect themself and their environments and yet this seems to go forgotten when people start bashing them. And of course, I'd consider myself a toon guy so me saying all this and complaining may come off as "I HATE the cogs and everyone who posts only about them!" and for clarification that's not true. You all know how much I like that little brain thing. The cogs are interesting, their designs are fun, I don't blame people for liking them because I do too. I just wish that the thought process behind so many of these discussions wasn't so cog focused because I believe that this anger at the toons for, RIGHTFULLY, defending themselves helps push this mischaracterization of them as a whole. That they're mean, boring, unlikeable while the opposite is true. Yes there are some, what I'd consider, "filler" dialogue from the shopkeepers. This is just because of the gameplay. But there are some funny and cute moments with them if people would just listen and read.

Which also brings me into another point: people skip the dialogue. I've caught myself doing this before (on my first account. I have 4 accounts total, so I reread the dialogue on like 3 of them). But people will complain about lack of toon personalities while doing this. It's like reading through a comic book, only looking at the drawings, and then complaining because there "isn't a storyline". Luckily, there's been efforts to keep track of the dialogue on the wiki but I doubt a lot of people are going through and reading the entire script. It just feels very disingenuous to criticize the dialogue when you haven't even read it. Likewise, people don't seem to read the blogposts either. This is both from a dialogue aspect and from an update aspect (people continuously asking about hammerspace/mix-and-match under unrelated posts).

[bunnyboy-juice]

spent the first hour and change at work deleting some old files and am having a grand ol time laughing at myself for not realizing i was a lesbian sooner

[her-canine-teeth]

GUESS WHAT MFSSS

[thegreatyin]

completely normal roommates bonding over completely normal things like *flips through notes* murdering each other and having complicated opinions on giant alien bats

[lurking-latinist]

just opened the Imperial Radch tag and was reminded of the existence of Lt Tisarwat. She is a very startling person to have suddenly rush into your mind. Goodness I am a sucker for a horrible little lieutenant though.

[foccaccia]

does anyone have recommendations for fictional media that has like. actual lesbians in it. not like supergirl Two White Skinny Girls, One Blonde and One Brunette Kiss media, or "its implied lesbianism!!!" but just regular fucking lesbians

[quillpokebiology]

I wonder what pokemon can have parents that would make you say "How are they able to breed!?"

I mean, Dragonite and Bidoof are in the same egg group-

[whyoneartheven]

Helllooooo everyone! i just wanted to say sorry to anyone who has tagged me in like the last 3 weeks or so; i've been busy and rather sick and never got around to answering pretty much any of you. I'm gonna start afresh, but i just wanted to say sorry, and also that i really appreciate you guys thinking of me! you are all so sweet :)

i know i really haven't been on here much at all tbh, but i'm ok! i 'm kinda just taking a bit longer of a break than i planned XD

i still wanna try to answer you guys tho; so feel free to continue tagging me if you want!