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literally all i can imagine seeing ryoshu's new ID:
#limbus company#heathcliff limbus company#ryoshu limbus company#nelly limbus company#canto vi spoilers#canto 6 spoilers#my art#WHO decided to trust ryoshu with an infant is my question#like i wouldnt trust most of the sinners with a baby but ryoshu has to be one of the worst picks#she'd teach the baby to play with knives. maybe that's why erlking heathcliff is so strong because ryoshu trained him in the art of combat#also this is a silly shitpost but ngl i got kinda emotional drawing nelly taking care of heathcliff.... i rly love nelly.
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sometimes i think about how small jason was when he was robin and it gets me on these tangents
dick teaching jason little circus tricks and tumbling things
like dick doing lifts with little jason????? bruce comes down the cave one day and dick has both of jasons feet in one of his hands holding him above his head
something about jason learning a lot of circus things from dick really gets my heart
#they do routines together#jason trusting his older brother to hold him up#maybe jason teaches damian some tricks in the league#dick wondering how damian knows how to do them already#jason todd#dick grayson#batfam#jaybin
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@codywanweek day 2: cody with a lightsaber
lightsaber training 🤺
#zephs art#star wars#codywan#cww2024#commander cody#obi wan kenobi#codywan week#tried something new. dk if i like it but its almost the end of the day for me so here it is#is it gay to refer to a lightsaber as one’s life and then teach your right hand man how to wield it and trust him with it#asking for a friend
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I saw people on Twitter complaining about the way Hades talked calmly with Percy. Guys, Ares is the one who hates children, and even he tried to be nice to them. They are twelve year old kids, the gods know how to talk to them to get what they want
Don't get carried away by sympathy, Hades is not innocent, he knew exactly what he was doing there. The pomegranate juice was a joke, but a reminder that he's smart. He was being nice for a purpose.
#That's why our guardians teach us not to trust strangers even if they seem “nice”#by the way i saw people talking rubbish about my dear Dionysus again you guys leave him alone#the way things are going soon I'll be defending Hera from the fandom#but i agree that Disney made the script have to be too fast#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson and the olympians spoilers#pjo tv show#pjo#percy jackson#pjo series#hades pjo#ares pjo#pjo fandom
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little thing about Sun, advice he's had from other people in his life about other things, and his conflict about Lanius
#Fallout new vegas#Fnv#legate lanius#Melissa Lewis#Christine Royce#Papa khan#Regis#Great khans#My art#Txt#I should do a full explanation tbh but. I'm not sure how much sense it'd make or if it's just better to leave it as is#Sun takes with him a lot of advice from people he trusts and respects#And basically comes to the conclusion that even tho he doesn't want to. He needs to kill Lanius to keep his family and friends safe#He's very close to Melissa and Christine. And obvs papa and regis are his dads#Melissa is talking about the NCR. Papa is talking about supplies. Christine is talking about Elijah. And Regis is teaching Sun to swim#And Sun. Internalised all that advice. Into this#Oc tag: Sun
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don’t understand izzy haters don’t understand ed haters they are intertwined they are broken into pieces they love each other but even the best they can do isn’t enough they are barbed wire they are a gold chain they are wrong for each other they were born to be side by side there is not one without the other and it’s terrible now but there’s a deep-seated need to fix it, they’re going to try fix it
#I CAN’T#like izzy would loathe anyone who hates ed. ed chooses izzy as his executioner because he still trusts him#they burn each other up they live by each other’s warmth#years!!! years together!!!#I LOVED YOU. THE BEST I COULD#the silence that was in the room when ed asked izzy to kill him.#the words they didn’t say#‘don’t you know I love you. if you don’t know I love you then what was this even for. why did we do this when you don’t even know’#THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY#sobbing.#THEY CAN’T SAY IT TOO#they can’t bring themselves to say I love you to the other#it’s too much. do I have to name it do I have to say it#ofmd#ofmd s2#our flag means death#ofmd spoilers#edward teach#blackbeard#izzy hands#edizzy#blackhands#I guess??? i can never tell how I want them to be but I do know there’s love there
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Honestly I see Jimmy's refusal to put Curly out of his misery less about his weird feelings of envy or his delusions but the fact Curly is all but stated to be a shield to Jimmy from his actions and people seeing the worst in him.
The only characters that Jimmy really interacts with one on one before the crash are Curly and Anya, two individuals he has wildly different relationships with. It's likely that Curly really did most of the talking between them as the pilots and the rest of the crew as staff. They didn't know of Jimmy's more reprehensible behaviors cause they never really had the chance to and Jimmy is subconsciously aware. If they had disliked him more than Anya would have told Swansea earlier or even Daisuke when things got really bad.
It's why he takes the immediate opportunity to blame Curly; He's the shield. He's saved Jimmy's ass more times than he can count and more times than Jimmy would ever admit. Even when he can't really do it anymore, he mentally shields himself from his own faults by putting Curly between them. Letting Curly die puts too much on him because he doesn't know how to function without a safety net.
In the end Curly only lives because Jimmy needs the idea that Curly will inevitably make things better to stay alive, meaning Curly has to live, no matter how much it pains him to do so.
#in short Jimmy doesnt only care about Curly#he only cares about the securtiy that Curly provides him#and i headcanon that the reason he tried to kill everyone is because he knew it was only a matter of time befor Curly realized this wasnt#somethgin benign Jimmy did that he could smooth over but somethign that Curly would repremand and condem him for and take his security away#like yes Curly did not react fast enough or strongly enough to what Anya told him but you could see him showing more concern over it as I d#understand the psychology behind people and more specifically men like Curly as he is hearing something horrible his friend did to someone#he cares about but has less of a bond with. he feels the need to protect his crew as people first and sadly Jimmy is still the person he wa#closest too yet I still think everything happened too fast for Curly to process as would you not grapple with the fact your closest friend#is a monster you must personally deal with? or that he did something so vile to someone else you have become protective over? Would you not#think of the relative power that friend holds and how if you approuch this wrong it could end badly for everyone? He had all these thoughts#but not enough time to think about them. Also how Jimmy was one of the main people in his personal life he felt a need to protect seeing as#he got him this job. Like imagine the one person you are really trying to make good is still bad after everythign and now you have to be th#hand of judgment youve shielded them from for so long like I do not think Curly handeled the initial situation with Anya correctly I dont#think it was the case of him not believing but not really knowing what to do and feel about it as a friend of both parties the captain and#guy going through his own shit and it says so much that he was dealing with all that so well compared to Jimmy who got everyone killed cuz#he thought being captain would be like sitting on the thrown and not emotionally mentally and physically taxing like I cant say Curly is th#best person due to his inaction but he is a good person doing the best with the knowledge and shitty resources he has cuz like also Id just#be terrified that my suicidal and nilihst bestie who clearly has an inferiority complex around me is the copilot who has access to the most#to the most important parts of the ship and the means to kill us all if he feels like him or his security are being threatened like#Anya and Curly just deserved better because they get put through the ringer like just put him in a class to teach him to be less trusting#anya mouthwashing#curly mouthwashing#captain curly#mouthwashing#mouthwashing game#mouthwashing curly#mouthwashing anya#mouthwashing jimmy#jimmy mouthwashing#mouthwashing spoilers
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yaoi so good the shonen dudebros want it to be endgame too
#marriagetoxin#marriagetoxin fanart#hikaru gero#gero hikaru#mei kinosaki#kinosaki mei#gerosaki#SAVE MEEE SHONEN JUMP YAOI 😭!!!#kinosaki quickly pls say ur gonna teach him how to kiss or something idk#if taichi and touma made it they can too TRUST!!!#one day there will be a anime ans then this manga will become so popular trust meeee#ooou u anime industry…. u wanna adapt it soo baddd….#im sooo deluded like im falling for bait.. im falling for yaoi bait....#BUT TBF THEYRE DOING TOOOO MUCH#likeeee i am soooo genuinely conviced gero slowly is falling for him 😭😭#even if thats not real its SOOO real to me#the chapter comments are funny ‘say.... is there any proof kinosaki is a man 🤔...’ well there was him saying he is. so.#and he offers that gero could take a lookie to confirm and drops his towel in front of him so
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i love sexual sunday but i don’t usually post much bc my horny brain has been stuck solely on “ed teach gangbang” for uhhhhh close to a year now and there’s only so many times i can make a post like “what if ed got to be the specialest girl at the orgy” without it becoming redundant. i don’t have much else in me aside from “ed getting passed around by the crew” “ed getting spit roasted nonstop and whenever someone finishes another crew member is ready to take their place” “ed covered in come but none in his hole(s?) bc only his captain is allowed to finish inside” “nobody touches ed’s cock bc ed’s not allowed to come until everyone else has had their turn but people start coming back for seconds” “ed’s allowed to come as much as he wants and it becomes a game to see how many orgasms they can wring out of him and he’s sobbing and shaking after three but he never taps out” “ed getting dolled up in his second-favorite lingerie (first favorite is for stede only) and laying back on a mountain of plush cushions and soft pillows and exquisite blankets and he’s shaking with excitement bc he can’t wait for everyone to make a mess of him” “pillow princess ed laying there taking round after round and nobody can even be mad at him bc he’s so pretty he deserves to get spoiled” “ed riding cock after cock and giving hand jobs and blow jobs but there’s too many people and eventually he gets so tired and sore that all he can do is lay there and take it and let the crew move him around however they want” “the crew takes turns fucking ed and then afterwards they take turns cuddling ed while he comes out of subspace (stede is there holding his hand the whole time)”
#it’s abt the vulnerability. ed being the least Blackbeard he will ever be and trusting the crew to take care of him#but also it is about Ed Hot and he deserves to be the center of attention thank youuuu#ofmd#our flag means death#edward teach#ed teach#edward teach born on a beach#crew of the revenge#gentlebeard#blackbonnet#txt#mine#og
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This is the only thing I'm going to say about the election until it's over:
Anyone who did not vote for Harris or who attempted to dissuade people from voting for Harris, you are indirectly responsible for whatever shit Donald Trump does if he gets elected. That blood is primarily on his hands, yes. But it is also on yours. I hope you can live with that because I sure as hell wouldn't be able to.
#'but gaza' trump wants TO OBLITERATE THEM. HE LITERALLY WANTS THERE TO BE NOTHING LEFT OF GAZA AT ALL. WHY DO YOU THINK#I DON'T WANT HIM IN POWER?????#yeah I said I wouldn't election post I lied sorry.#I know most of you don't actually care what happens to american citizens because we're all Violent Hypocrites who should kill ourselves#and somehow every single civilian is responsible for the actions of a military and government that comparatively few of us are actually par#of but FUCKING HELL. You don't care about THE PEOPLE OF GAZA??? Because that's what you're telling me if you're in favor of#doing anything OTHER than the most likely path to get trump out of politics. which is voting for the candidate DIRECTLY OPPOSING HIM.#the thing about america being an empire that needs to die. is that before it dies. it is still affecting the rest of the world.#I can't make you care about me and my loved ones. but I am IMPLORING you to have some fucking compassion for all the people#who are going to be DEEPLY negatively affected elsewhere if trump gets into power.#THEIR HARM. THEIR DEATHS. ARE ON /YOU/ IF YOU DID ANYTHING TO FACILITATE TRUMP'S VICTORY IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.#I don't believe most of you actually have any amount of the sympathy and compassion for others you claim to have.#I don't think any of the causes you throw yourself behind are actually meaningful to you. I don't think any of this is based on a#genuine desire to build a better world. I think you just want your Internet friends to think you are a Good Person.#if I see anyone. ANYONE. acting like a trump presidency is what we 'deserve'. or that it's necessary to 'teach [xyz] a lesson'#I am NEVER speaking to you again I don't care how long I've known you.#us politics#I am a disabled queer woman. almost everybody I love is also disabled and queer. you think we're acceptable collateral damage fine.#but don't cry that I'm being a bitch if I say that that makes me not trust you and not want to have anything to do with you.
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Do we ever get an arc of Peter like training his spidey sense? Like from what I’ve read so far it seems like he hasn’t trained it yet and I can imagine like Bruce and Peter having bonding time by Bruce helping him train it or introducing him to someone who can help him train it
i really really REALLY want some scenes with this dynamic. peter collects mentor figures and i've had it set up for a while now that bruce and peter are going to train at least once because can you IMAGINE spider-man that's trained with batman???? EVERYONE IS FUCKED every enemy of spider-man after that is FUCKED
#erinwantstowrite#ao3#ao3 fanfic#leap of faith ao3#peter parker#leap of faith catch me if you can#leap of faith#thank you for the ask!#bruce wayne#i also really want peter to have scenes with other JL members#not just batfam training#one of his agendas for friendsgiving is so he can meet and collect a bunch of superheroes to train with#like Peter is going into this expecting at least one of them to teach him smth#he can't be stopped#he looked at the avengers and basically said “oh well if they're using me for info then im going to make them teach me”#and they were surprised but happy#peter: god im so standoffish and awkward#actually peter: i have to be your friend/student/family now it's in the rule book#he's so silly#peter's perception of himself will always kill me#“i don't trust people”#babe you might not trust them with yourself but you inherently have so much love you can not contain
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thinking abt tlt, som, and ttc era percy
percy who's still struggling to find his footing at camp, and every single time during those first three prophecies, he's seen as the outcast, and never once brought into the fold until he comes back after finishing the prophecy.
there's always something that pushes him to the outskirts, something that gives the other campers fodder to make fun of him or completely ignore him.
he thinks he's found his place after the minotaur? nope, turns out everyone sees him as a bad omen and he doesn't make any friends because the entire camp refuses to be around him.
he thinks he's found his place after lighting thief? restoring zeus' bolt? NOPE he finds out tyson is a cyclopes and his brother and now one of his closest friends + the campers are icing him out and grover's not around.
he thinks he's found his place after sea of monsters? restored thalia's tree and hey, now he's got a cousin? NOPE he's pushed aside in favor of her by the campers and chiron and is seen as incompetent and his best friend has been kidnapped and he's being blamed.
rereading those first three books now is so painful, because the way percy gets treated by the camp hurts so much, because literally all he wants is to be accepted by this group of people he should have so much in common with, but every single turn meets him with more people pushing him away.
and it isn't until battle of the labyrinth, until he's named as the child of the prophecy, that people actually start to treat him as one of them.
#the amount of stuff that is kept from percy makes my blood boil#sometimes i think abt how thalia treated him/talked down to him in ttc and i get upset#also ofc this is not excusing percy's own behavior towards tyson in som#AND THE FACT THAT CHIRON PROMISED TO TEACH AND TELL HIM SO MANY THINGS#THEN TURNED AROUND AND TAUGHT THOSE THINGS TO THALIA AND COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT PERCY#thinking abt a percy who absolutely has trust issues#and his circle of real trustworthy people is SO small#literally it's only annabeth grover hazel frank and rachel#sometimes i reread the 'percy gets betrayed' fics and i'm like he's so valid for all of this#percy jackson and the olympians#percy jackson#annabeth chase#grover underwood#thalia grace#chiron
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steddie x sensitive!reader where eddie’s ur best friend that you do ‘more than best friend’ things with and steve was the asshole at school that would tease you and always make you cry.
eddie knew about it but he didn’t know your bully was steve so when eddie and steve start working together and you stop by one day eddie doesn’t think much of it when u see steve and ur really jumpy and look like ur ready to bolt out of there because you’re often shy around strangers.
and steve doesn’t even fucking remember you and so when you leave steve is like “is she always that jumpy?? like was i being weird or??” and eddie just shakes his head and is like “nah she just has a hard time w strangers. some asshole used to tease the shit out of her in high school. she never told me who it was but the day i find out i swear i’ll hunt them down and strangle them myself.” and steve is like wow what kind of an asshole would do that to a girl like you??
because steve thinks you’re pretty and sweet and he likes you and he thinks he wants to ask you out but how will he do that when he: 1 - can’t seem to have a conversation with you and not scare you off 2 - is convinced you and eddie are definitely dating even if eddie says it’s not like that and 3 - can’t decide who he’s more jealous of when he sees how close you two are
because is that even normal? is it normal to like two people at the same time? is it normal to feel left out when you and eddie are snuggled together during movie night? is it normal to want to hold both of your hands, kiss both you, touch both of you??? iS iT ?!!?!
#okay brb i have an assignment due in 20 mins#but#steve doesn’t know he’s going through a life crisis#steve falling to his knees when he realizes it was him that bullied you#eddie hating steve for it but being so heartbroken bc of how close they’ve become#steve begging for forgiveness#eddie teaching steve how to treat you the way you should be treated#steve having to learn to be patient to mend the damage he did#steve having to earn both you and eddie’s trust but also eddie trying to show u that steve isn’t like he was before#i have thots i have thots i have thots#i can go on and on guys fr#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson#eddie x reader#steve harrington x you#eddie munson fanfic#steve harrington blurb#steve harrington fic#steve harrington x reader#eddie munson x steve harrington#steddie x reader#steddie#rachie speaks#wips
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Suguru peeps open his pretty mauve eyes to glance down at you while messily, sensually making out with you. to soak in the pretty, muffled moans seeping out from your sealed lips and the adoring blood flourishing against your cute cheeks. all while cornering you deep into the shared couch, one arm resting on the back of the couch behind your head the other subtly, playfully lingering along the juncture of your jawline to the back of your neck. his thick fingers playing with the cute little baby curls of your hair amongst your neck, earning more adorable, trembling moans from you.
#extra bonus points that the two of you are roommates and you asked him if he can teach you how to kiss ⊹ ࣪ ˖#that man is going to kiss you all night just saying#you're not going anywhere#not even if it was an emergency#once he's got a taste of your sweet lips there's no movement in the WORLD that can pry him off from your soft addicting lips#TRUST 👏🏼👀#someone tell me to go to bed pls#geto suguru x reader#geto suguru#jjk
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Snezhnaya's most controversial scientific publication
Tags/warnings: nsfw in the way a national geographic documentary is, absolute crack, segment incest, near noncon, non graphic violence mention, implied cannibalism
Note: I feel like an absolute mad lad. Please read the appendix as well guys.
Minors do not interact
"The Jester requested that I make public some of my research to dismiss concerns among the populace - a ridiculous demand."
"But, Doctor, we can't just.. Do we even have anything that wouldn't be dangerous?"
What was The Jester thinking? To make such a demand during an already busy period.
Dottore waved a dismissive hand, clearly having to restrain himself from letting further venom into his words, "We do not. Which is why you are relieved of your duties for the next week. Figure something out. I don't care about the contents, make it harmless and get it published."
You blinked at him, well aware that you must look like a fish struggling to breathe. With a tight jaw, you lowered your head in acceptance, already mourning all the extra hours you'd have to put in to catch up next week.
Well. If he doesn't care, why not make it interesting? As The Regrator said; sex sells.
Courtship and mating behaviours observed in Duplicare Dottorensis
Note that full taxonomic classification remains unclear as the class this species belongs to remains a heated topic for debate. The scientific community is in agreeance that the species belongs to one of the classes within the phylum 'chordata'.
Though asexual reproduction is speculated to occur most frequently - the exact process has yet to be observed, but bears some resemblance to that of some single celled organisms - fully matured individuals have been seen partaking in behaviour interpreted as courting.
As this species is rumored to exhibit an unrivalled level of variety in the strategies they employ to secure a mate, this study aimed to monitor a population and document every observed strategy. By doing so, the authors hope to quell the countless rumors currently circulating and causing unrest.
By employing a variety of techniques including, but not limited to; usage of subdetection units, combing through historical records, eye-witness accounts, and catching and marking select individuals, this document attempts to provide a detailed account of behavior associated with sexual reproduction.
Pacify with food
A younger segment, around the age at which The Doctor was still a student (~20), was watched closely for three days after exhibiting a strange shift in behavior. During feeding time, he would sneak off to the kitchens and, while staff was unaware, pocket scraps and spares of various foods. Strangely enough, he seemed to gravitate towards dishes that wouldn't require utensils, but instead take a bit of time to prepare and eat (various fruits that would have to first be peeled seemed to be a preference, although desserts also held his interest).
On the third day, he spent nearly two hours trying to wrap the bounty up neatly, cursing the entire time. Once satisfied with the - in our opinion rather crude - wrapping, he singled out Prime's partner going about their routine and approached carefully. Once he was within range and had their attention, he placed down the 'gift' and gave it a little kick before backing off. While they were opening it, he continued to hover around them, preferring to stay behind while continuously checking how far with unwrapping they were.
When he finally gained the courage to shorten the distance, the gift was fully unwrapped and inspected, yet they made no move to start eating. This seemed to cause the young individual a great amount of discomfort as he promptly turned and fled the room. (1)
Non-violent display of physical prowess
Another, slightly older (~25), segment exhibits drastically increased confidence compared to the younger version. By employing bribery and coercion, this version (believed to have been created to emulate the mindset of The Doctor shortly after attaining his title) recruited several other segments, all younger than himself, and spent about a week putting them through rigorous training.
This took place in a secluded room, often during the late evening or at night, and would go on for about two hours per session. We were lucky enough to have already installed a surveillance device in this room, meaning we had access to large amounts of video material (send an inquiry to The Doctor if you wish to gain access).
The segment of interest would instruct the younger ones to accompany him in an elaborate routine with his weapon, seemingly having them act as 'backing' to further highlight his superiority. The youngest of the group would be seated atop a table and simply observe, possibly standing in for the role of a prospective mate. (2)
Rough displays of physical prowess
As it quickly turned out, the above display is only utilised by a minority of the segments at that age. By far, the most frequently observed behaviour among segments of The Doctor's early days as a harbinger would be attempting to establish dominance.
While segments frequently engage in discussions and even loud arguments, these had a tendency to derail - sometimes to the point of violence - in the presence of Prime's partner.
During our period of monitoring, a total of 27 heated arguments took place in the presence of Prime's partner with all of them devolving to personal insults, 15 to minor acts of violence, and two of them escalating to the point of both segments being deactivated temporarily to undergo repairs. (3)
Occasionally, older segments were prone to display this behavior as well, but preferred to argue with Prime instead of fellow segments. This made for an interesting discovery, as younger segments would use these periods of distraction to attempt sneakily approaching Prime's partner. By keeping an eye on the argument taking place, the younger segments could time their attempted courtship and escape before neither Prime nor the older segment could discover what was happening. (4)
The impersonal approach
While only a single segment was observed to display this behaviour, it was still deemed essential to include due to the objective of this paper as well as the particular segment's relative importance.
The Omega segment, recognised as the most arrogant segment (and seeing himself as superior to the rest, the bastard) took a much more subdued approach to courting Prime's partner. During the daytime, Omega let himself into Prime's quarters - the author managed to sneak in behind him - and searched around for a brief moment.
Once he'd located a drawer of interest, Omega proceeded to rid himself of the lower half of his outfit, revealing (to the author's surprise) what appeared to be a fully functioning reproductive organ. Even more surprising were the subsequent actions, as Omega then detached this part, gave it a quick rinse, and placed it in the drawer.
Looking awfully satisfied with himself, the segment left Prime's quarters. The content of the drawer were confirmed to be a selection of toys. (5)
The unapologetic approach
Interestingly, segments older than Omega displayed the same levels of detachment from the copulation itself, but adopted a more direct approach to guarantee their succes.
This culminated in a confrontation when a segment assessed as middle-aged brought Prime's partner into the vivisection room. The segment in question had been observed tinkering with a vial of milky fluid and a device for automated injection, likely its own design.
Upon leading Prime's partner inside, the usually mild-tempered segment proceeded to forcefully restrain the other, strapping them down on the table. (At this point, the author was following events closely and alerted Prime).
The segment stripped Prime's partner and proceeded to carefully disinfect their abdomen while seemingly debating if a sedative was necessary. Upon picking up the delivery for injection and letting the sharp tip rest against their skin, the segment was interrupted by Prime breaking open the door.
Though no harm came to his partner, the segment received a rough scolding and was promptly sent to Liyue to check on a minor operation there. (6)
Minimal risk approach
The most baffling display was, by far, the strategy employed by some of the older segments. At first, their behaviour was written off as irrelevant to this study, but a chance discovery unveiled their cunning scheme.
During or after the fights between younger segments, described earlier, these segments would single out ones that looked interested in joining the fight but hadn't, or approach the loser afterwards. Under a false guise of kindness, they would then offer to teach the younger segment how to approach Prime's partner, claiming that they themselves "weren't interested, but sees no reason to not help".
This would in nearly all instances end in some form of sexual activity during which the older segment would discreetly tinker with the other segment's leyline connection. To figure out the purpose of this, one of the older segments were approached and questioned on the topic.
Apparently, the process finetunes the connection between the two segments, allowing for a period of time where they can - if they've discovered how to access it - feel on their own body what happens to the other. This usually lasts around a week, and the older segment will then sit back and simply wait. If the younger segment manages to engage in mating with Prime's partner, the older segment will be able to feel every part of the pleasure, while risking none of the repercussions of being discovered by Prime. (7)
Long term investment
Though initially outside the scope of this study, it was impossible to avoid observing Prime himself interacting with his partner. As such, it was decided that his behaviour would serve as an interesting reference, as he is the sum over time of the segments.
Prime is, perhaps unsurprisingly, much more relaxed about courting his partner, likely because he does not feel threatened by the segments. Still, it was noted that Prime would at times discard his work to enter his private workspace. Upon leaving, he would head straight for their shared quarters before returning to his scheduled work again.
When questioned, his partner immediately realised what I was referring to and invited me into their quarters (stating that they found it humorous to include Prime in this). Upon entry, they began showing off various gadgets, drawings, and trinkets, some of them elaborate and others of a simpler nature, stating that they could hardly mention any contraption that would make their life easier without Prime returning with it a few days later.
They also showed decorative pieces made by Prime as well as a few pieces of jewellery, explaining that his hands were always busy with something, and that often resulted in little gifts. Interestingly, the vast majority of these gifts wouldn't be announced by him, but simply placed where his partner would notice, and when questioned, he usually just shrugs. (8)
Conclusion
Though many different strategies for courting were observed, it still remains unclear if they are constrained to different ages. Setting up such experiments would be the next logical step.
If this is representative of how Prime courted at different stages of his life, then the author would love to know how on Teyvat he managed to land a partner???
Declaration of conflict of interest
The author of this paper is employed by The Doctor but ensures he had no influence on data collection, analysis, or writing. Furthermore, the author is aware of their bias regarding segment Omega (take the credit for my findings one more time, and I'll break that artificial dick of yours).
Appendix
(1) In many species of arachnids, the male risks being cannibalised when approaching a female to mate. For this reason, he brings a nupital gift, most often consisting of food in hopes of distracting the female while he mounts her. Some males will stuff their woven packages with not only food, but inedible scraps as well, to increase the size. There are examples (Latrodectus hasselti) where the male will willingly wriggle in front of the female to tempt her into eating him. This supposedly increases his paternity compared to males that don't sacrifice themselves. (2) The blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) performs a courtship dance for the female. The male is backed by several younger males (they jump over each other on branches while moving sideways) and does various movements to display his health. The dance ends with the male swooping over to the female where he waits for her decision. The birds spend a good amount of time on practice, and will have a young male stand in for a female during these trial runs. It's incredibly fun to watch videos of. (3) Members of the Cervidae (deer) family have bucks going through ruts, during which they become increasingly aggressive. While fighting over females, the bucks will occasionally get their antlers stuck - either in its surroundings or tangled with another buck's antlers - in cases where the buck is unable to free themselves, they may starve. (4) Mirounga spp. (elephant seals) employ 'sneaky' behaviour during breeding seasons. An alpha male will establish a territory to protect and lure females in to establish a harem. Smaller beta males will often wander around along the edges of these territories and observe the alpha. A beta male might attempt to fight the alpha for the rights to the territory, and during this time, younger males might sneak past the two fighting to mate. The beta male will also sometimes wait for the alpha to be busy copulating and then try his luck in the other end of the territory. (5) Argonauta spp. (paper nautili, a genus of octupuses) has a funky way of mating. Males are around a tenth of the size of a female and only capable of mating once in their life. They approach the female, inserting a specialised arm (hectocotylus) into the female (the pallial cavity) and then proceeds to detach the arm from his own body. Fun facts; when the hectocotylus was originally observed in females, it was assumed to be a parasitic worm. Live males have yet to be observed in the wild. (6) Some beetles, such as the Hydrophilidae family (water scavenger beetles) will mount a female and pierce her abdomen with his reproductive organ. In this particular family of beetles, the female must consent and lower herself, but that is not the case for all beetles. (7) Drakaea glyptodon, along with many other orchids, have developed a distinct leaf known as the 'labellum' (commonly called the 'lip') to better attract pollinators. This labellum is specifically modified to resemble females of the orchid's selected pollinator (in this case a species of thynid wasp). Most orchids have few or just a single pollinator (there's a cool example of an orchid whose pollinator is extinct and we only know it from the shape of the labellum, the plant is Ophrys apifera has since developed self-pollination but retains the labellum). Once an insect has been lured to attempt mating with the labellum and thus lands on the orchid, some pollen will be slapped onto it and it then carries that pollen along to the next orchid that tricks it into landing. (8) Members of the family Ptilonorhynchidae (bowerbirds) construct elaborate structures to impress a female. These bowers will also be decorated using a plethora of items, all of them carefully selected based on colour preference of the individual species. Items typically include fruits, stones, shells, flowers, and feathers. Some species have also been observed to place these items in a way that essentially creates an optical illusion, making the male and his crafted bower appear larger and more impressive.
#okay guys I'm aware that no one asked for this but I just had to do it#I wish this had required more research than it actually did#yeah i'm back to teach you guys some fucking biology with the help of your favourite silly scholar#anyway imagine once prime hears the news and finds out exactly what his trusted assistant decided to publish#but to be fair; it's his fault for not paying attention or demanding peer review#and imagine being prime's partner when he finds out that you sold him out and revealed his soft tendencies lmao#il dottore#dottore#fatui harbingers#genshin impact fanfic#genshin fanfic#crow with a pen#as always divider is @/cafekitsune
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AU where when Kathony announces they're leaving again, Ben, Hyacinth and Gregory elect to go with them to India both to share in Kathony's experience and to get away from Lady Whistledown
#Kathony#Bridgerton#And everyone in the family keeps making excuses#to keep away from home#so they don't have to interact with fbc and their baby#cause the bridgertons would NOT be okay with the reveal#Colon would have to say#fine#pen and I will leave#cause Violet keeps lamenting she never sees any of her children anymore#except for the one son that married the woman#with the power to ruin her family#Pen would not care that her marriage is causing a bridgerton rift#cause she doesn't care about anyone but herself#eventually colon has to run away with his son#Lord featherington#and Colon comes back to the family#after promising now he'll never remarry#cause his ass can't be trusted with romance#anti penelope featherington#anti polin#Kate teaches Colon how to fill out a money ledger too#Cause Anthony has him on a strict allowance#really only the bare essentials for him and then anything the baby boy wants#cause then Colon can't get scammed again
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