#thanks for the tag aster!

[enigma-absolute]

I’m bad at tag games but I’m trying out moodboards! Here’s Soph!

Also a bonus one for Maddox because apparently Pinterest doesn’t have as good of a range as I’d like for ‘Maddoxcore’, so this one is far more loose.

i would’ve tinted the middle lower one to be more yellow/golden but also eh, it’s fine.

also yes i used a sophcore search to finish the board bc. Well. He carries a piece of his sister with him all the time, no?

Open tags to those who wanna jump in!

Choose one of your characters/OC's (one that has a name) and go to pinterest and search "[Name]core" and build a 6-9 picture moodboard for the character based on what shows up. Then tag the same number of people as pictures you chose.

tagged by @rainintheevening!! For this, I'm doing Ettie Winchester (my Supernatural OC. Have I watched the show yet? No. Have I watched a buttload of clips on YouTube? Yes.)

Tagging: @nerdywriter36 @thefinaljediknight @choasuqeen @choatic-bumblebee-agenda @thefinaljediknight

@overthinking-with-katy @rose-red-ink @redeemed-wren @enigma-absolute @moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom

[flickeringquip]

Your foot slips on the midway down the staircase and a scream catches in your throat—

But you do not hit the floor.

You collide with a soft yet sturdy body, and warm hands catch beneath your thighs to steady your weight against their frame.

"Good morning to you too, sweetheart," There is faint amusement in the stranger's otherwise level, almost flat voice, "Are you alright?"

You've met Aster the Gutsy!

feat @psychophanticpervert's Nicoletta the Deflowered ♥️

[solplease]

do you have any voice claims for any of your ocs?

omg... this is the first ask i've gotten about my ocs... i'm honoured...

but that's a great question actually!

i haven't thought about it too much haha but here's what i came up with for now!

rowan - he sounds like either light or mikami from death note!

nox - soft spoken, like xavier from love and deepspace

cecilia - clover from totally spies (my childhood....)

lune - nekozawa from ohshc lmao

aster - also soft spoken, maybe someone like kazuha from genshin?

it's really funny bc i think the voices fit but my ocs and these characters don't really have similar personalities LMFAOOO.

[asterdeer]

current obsession is quilt patterns that are just squares of varying sizes tossed together like a geometry salad. angels, to me

[fisheito]

edmond olivine......... farm sounds edition tiny tsun obsessed with girlfriend 4x his (cup_ ) Size....

[lacystar]

tagged by my beloved @diluculums mwah ily aster

tagging @crimeboys and @mario-hospital and @clingyduoapologist but mostly @crimeboys because I know its going to be a very interesting smorgasbord of sibling dynamics :P

[deamare]

She has done this all before in another life, spent hours in crystal light under the gazes of thousands. In them she had once known envy, awe -- had known how to command them with her mother's taught grace and lover's pride. Now, the girl stands lonely and timid, fingers curling around a string of pearls and eyes floating distantly about the room, as though searching for someone she has lost...

Black feather: Micaiah White feather: Leo String of pearls: Flora Small bell: Deirdre Teardrop crystal: Miranda

[bajablast666]

🦜 for the Asks 👀

Hey there! Thank you so much! I thought I'd switch things up a bit and share a piece from one of my unfinished novels.

🦜 a pretty quote(you like the prose, or symbolism, or it's poetic, or you just like how it feels/the word choice!)

He woke to the expanse of space before him—vast and black and endless. Ruins of countless worlds spread out before him, chunks of rock and metal drifting aimlessly like something caught in the ocean but without current, without orbit. He floated along with those shards—flat on his back, unable to move—adrift in a sea of void. “What do you want?” A voice that was felt more than heard said in his head. The voice was so loud that he felt it rattle in his ribs and teeth. “Everything,” he heard his own voice respond.

He felt something bloom in his chest and then burst, sending arcs of energy through his limbs. And it was too much and he wasn’t enough. Too much energy for his chest. Too much noise for his head. He was drowning in it; suffocating. You’re going to DIE. The thought was visceral, came from some animal part of his brain and he tried desperately to claw his way to something, anything he could grab a hold of. But he was in the void of space so there was nothing. He choked on stars and the dust from the ruins of a thousand planets. More than a thousand. Innumerable. His vision assaulted by their dying lights. “I take it back—” he gasped, breaths ragged. “Please, I take it back—I don’t want it anymore!” The figure before him was massive in a way that was incomprehensible. They blotted out galaxies. Built like a statue of cracked white marble, the features were vague, no real detail, but the expression was pitiless. Violet eyes larger than a planet shifted and fixed on him and the terror he felt from their attention nearly stopped his breath. “We’re not through yet,” the voice said. “We have more worlds to conquer.”

He woke to the expanse of space before him—vast and black and endless. After a moment of catching his breath he recognized the glare of glass; a window. He registered the feeling of the rough cotton sheet, the faint LED glow of a blue digital time display. He was in his bunk on The Mists of Winter and he was alone.

Taking one last shaky breath of relief and daring to finally move, he reached for the glass of water he’d left on the shallow window sill and relished the nearly too-cold of it; something else to feel and sense, pain in his teeth, fingers slick with condensation. But it was something other than blood and cracked marble and purple flaring light. Something other than the agony of the quietness in his head.

[darling-gemini]

Fanfiction Author Interview Game

Thank you for the tag @ablatheringblatherskite !!

How many works do you have on AO3?

10! I would have more but I've orphaned a few fics when I was younger for reasons I no longer understand. Rip mafia au.

What's your total AO3 word count?

66,282! Which is so wild, ghost au is a little more than half of that.

Top Five Stories by Kudos

New Year's Eve (BuzzFeed Unsolved)

hide and go seek (Wednesday)

treading water (Wednesday)

sweet nothings (Lockwood & Co)

Wolf Out (BuzzFeed Unsolved)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do!! I'm usually pretty quick about it too for the most part. I like getting back to people on their comments, especially if it's a longer one. I wanna let them know their words are appreciated!

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Well, the ending hasn't been written yet but I would have to say my ghost (where'd you go?) is the angstiest thing I've written, except maybe if he's a ghost, I can be a phantom which is an orphaned BuzzFeed Unsolved fic now 'cause I was embarrassed to have a fic where Shane tortures a guy, but not anymore! Have at it.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Hmm, probably either sweet nothings or treading water, both are more on the subtle side of happiness though I'd say.

Do you write crossovers?

I did a loooong time ago for a few BuzzFeed shows (Unsolved, Worth it, Unsolved Sports) but haven't attempted one in quite some time!

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Come to think of it, no I haven't. I guess I haven't "made it" just yet lol

Do you write smut? If yes, what kind?

I've written one smut fic, hide and go seek, and it's based on the prompt of primal play!

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but that would be so fucking cool genuinely.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Co-created, but not co-written, what was called the mafia au for BuzzFeed Unsolved! But other than that, no I have not. Would absolutely love to though, am a big fan of collaborative writing!

What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

I fear I have to say my ghost 💀 idk the vibe of it is just really dark and dismal and I don't know if I'll ever be in the right frame of mind to finish it, but we'll see!

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Don't ask me why but Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable came to mind and tbh I'm sticking with it. Generally speaking though I'm a big fan of best friends to lovers, though, several of my favorite ships fall into this category.

What're your writing strengths?

I would think it'd be characterization and maybe dialogue? I've been told I do good with dialogue, which fascinates me bc I would not have said that for myself but regardless appreciate the compliment!

What are your writing weaknesses?

I would definitely say pacing and poeticism. I tend to feel like I rush through scenes that deserve more breathing room, and I also feel as though my writing can come across very plain even unintentionally.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet, but want to?

I desperately want to put together my Dorian Gray au for Coriolanus Snow but I wanted to go through and read/annotate my copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray before I did so, and reread tbosas as well. Uhh I also really wanna do something for Payneland (Dead Boy Detectives) but that may take some time. Their voices are incredibly difficult for me to get a grasp on, as evidenced in my palasaki fic this little light of mine. Hence, minimal dialogue haha

What's your favorite fic that you've written?

Ohhh this is such a hard question, but I think it's probably sweet nothings. It's such a lovely lil drabble and is probably my most close-to-canon fic that I've done, I just think you could slip it into one of the episodes and it would work just fine. It's very dear to me.

Tagging: @thelovelybookworm and @nouklea , and anyone else that wants to!!

[hellraiserryo]

Character ask game with 12 for Aster/Edo Phoenix and 8 for Chazz the Chazzingest :)

Thanks for this blog's first ask!

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Man where do I even start, I have so many thoughts about that little bastard (affectionate). First thing that comes to mind is that he is Californian and nothing will convince me otherwise. The way he talks in the dub, the specific assortment of sports he does, the fact that he's directly involved with some new age cult shit, and covering up his insane work ethic and schedule with a smile, like it's no big deal. California man.

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

The Chazzingest of all time and it's not even close! I get Mad when fandom makes him a shy softboi or incompetent, because that's not who he is! He's loud and open about his feelings all the damn time, sometimes to a fault; he canonically has no problem telling someone exactly how he feels*. Also this is kinda nitpicky and more my personal take lol but I don't like how skinny he often is in fanart, put some meat on that guy's bones! He's athletic**!

*probably because he's a comic relief character, but that makes him interesting imo **or at least canonically more so than a lot of the main cast lol

[tulipsnflowers]

⭐star⭐

I mean, there's only one real answer for this, so, about Shadows of Doubt...

Okay Tulip, don't say anything too spoilery now

So, firstly, this actually started way back when as a Solus fic with time shenanigans w some help from Miriam, I had a somewhat good idea for a fight so I went down that hole

... But I didn't like how I did it, just, in general. Something about it did not spark joy (I got to maybe mountain?)

But then, I saw someone's (I think @somepunaboutspace 's (Sorry for the mention Asstro)) tyrant design of the n1 protagonist. And I was like "Oh that's super cool! I could probably do that"

And, believe it or not, Aster was the one who started my ghost obsession, not the other way around. Because I was like "Well, I mean, I could double down on normal or fire - oh wait Ghost doesn't have one"

Now, I don't want to show Aster's current design, but for my sake lemme just say a) she doesn't have wings b) she is NOT based on a Feline c) she has 0 red on her design

Right? So, now that we know

She went through a couple of rough patches (I'm sure SOME of those could maybe decent if I made the yellow white and the orange red)

I actually finished writing Lateria before I got a design I'm happy with, I'm pretty sure.

. . Other than that, I always knew how and when her powers should feel like and/or look. The only thing I changed on that front is removing something from her power canister (It strayed off theme)

The main thing that changed was - her personality! She was. Acting really confident. Like. Jess' nexofic levels of confidence at the very beginning (she gradually lost it, and she now doesn't have it ofc)

And she was in HARD denial. Draft 1 Aster quite literally had a couple of CoOs, Deena, Ulzar and I think Grunda tell her like "hey, girl, um-" and she was STILL in denial about it by the Frozen Tundra

So comparing to that, she's actually doing SO fine right now

Other things, I can't say, because it's spoilers. Maybe after I finished the fic I'll reblog or something...

Oh and that Omni fight had to be scrapped. Doesn't quite work with Aster as well as it did with Solus(also now I got a lot of a cooler Solus fight idea(that I gave a couple of people)), BUT I think the fight I gave Aster is still REALLY cool.

But hey, personal bias

[bananasofthorns]

If she had any pictures of Midas, Aster’s mom never showed them to him, but it doesn’t matter. All Aster has ever had to do to see his dad is look in a mirror. Right now, he’s looking at himself twenty years into the future. It feels like his heart is going to beat out of his chest, but everything else is numb.

A decade ago, Hallow left Pixandria and took up the name of the father he'd never met. Five years ago, he successfully robbed the Church of the Blood Sheep and fled Mythland, leaving the name Midas behind. Today, Aster sneaks back into Mythland and comes face-to-face with the past he's never met.

Or: that awkward moment when you sneak back into the country that wants you jailed only to run into your absent father whose identity you borrowed before committing grand larceny.

[asterthecalico]

get uno reversed MUAHAHAHAH

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers!! :D

Didn’t get the notification for this for some reason? Technically I’ve already done this

(Help I don’t know how to embed links)

Regardless I’ll answer it again for funsies!

1 creating things. Whether it’s music or food or a terrible drawing, it’s all a way to express the soul really

2 singing. Kind of falls under the first one but who cares I love singing I do it all the time, crane wives songs are so fun to sing btw

3. Learning random skills. I just think it’s fun to know really. Recently tried to learn how to juggle, it’s not going great but I’m having fun

4. Whiteboard markers. Idk I like it when they’re really smooth yk

5. Kitty cats. So cute <3 so baby <3 so silly <3 such sounds <3 soft too <3 what can’t they do <3 mrow mrow mrow <3

This is my babyyy her name is Nyx

[fellmonarch]

The peaceful passing of days, the smallest joys of life, the monastery offered her education and a somewhat average life—which she welcomed with open arms, of course. But unfortunately, not everything was rose colored and the bliss of a peaceful day turned into an unsettling nightmare she did not want to believe.

On the outsides of the monastery as she went for a walk, she was welcomed by the giant figure of an enemy resting alongside the peaceful beauty of the world.

Alear fought the nightmare with a rub of her eyes, a hard blink and uncertain eyes looked towards a villain that should have remained as such.

Unfortunately the dragon who stood here could not be any of her Fell Dragon friends, the shape of his body so snake-like, the size, the way her heart froze at the sight—it could only be Sombron.

Wide eyes, furrowed brows and her reach for the ghost of a sword expressed anger at a second chance given to a man who only cared for himself and never his children. It was unfair when so many had to suffer from his actions and would never get to live with their loved ones—unfair that he got to live while the portal he opened was the reason the Emblems would never get to enjoy how the peaceful Elyos would look like in their eyes.

That he got this second chance to roam in this world freely without consequences for his actions.

Yet she did not let the anger at life's strange twists to take control of her. Instead she took a deep breath, clenched her first and approached with a distant expression.

"Sombron." The dragon spoke spoke to another, then a moment of silence fell between them. What was she supposed to say to someone who would never care for her words, not even as he drew his last breath? Alear remained unsure, but a heartbeat later she continued. "I don't know how you revived another time, nor why you're here of all places. But i know your selfishness did not end in your death."

Red and blue gemstone shone as he brought her hand to her chest. Expression filled with a Divine Dragon's will to fight for the people.

"I will keep my eye on you, i promise that. If you ever cause any harm to any innocent person or put to risk this land's peace, i won't fear raising my sword on you once again. No matter what happens to me afterwards."

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘, 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍, 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐏𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒. Beneath the lure of looming branches, where trees nearly arched inwards from a foreign perturbation, Sombron remained soundless and, if upon a far glance, caught in the lifeless twitching of decay. However, to the delight of none, and the scorn of plenty, it breathed as did all ugly, living beings, even if every inhale was delayed by the strain in its lower belly.

The Agarthans had not explained this pain, nor had its assigned agent seemed complacent enough to offer any semblance of a rational answer. Their folk were evasive in the likes ; cowardly, it'd prefer to describe, for any creature hellbent on disguising their identity over decimating the foreign eye of morality was—

Flippant, its tongue jerked past its teeth, teasing a taste of the surrounding air.

—Divine.

A bloodshot eye snapped open at the smell, its vision blurred through the faint haze of fatigue yet no less concentrated. The fragile heart of man would disprove this occurrence under the feeble guise of an apparition, but Sombron was no fool, simply a beast not satisfied by entertaining such delusions. As predicted, its one - eyed gaze was met by the incredulity darkening the Divine Dragon's countenance into a grimace of unpleasant emotion. Mayhaps a messy overlap of horror and confusion. Whatever it was, the expression could not please the Fell Dragon to abide by the unspoken discipline of its agent.

Another exhale left its nostrils, though swiftly followed by the spread of its forelegs, claws sheathed into the earth as it rose from its stagnant rest. Fatherhood would never be absent of pesky children, no matter of death or abandonment, no matter the lacking desire of connection between sovereign and offspring ; a sorry sentiment met with the whisper of a hiss amid its throat, stretching into the beginnings of a growl.

“ Alear, ” Sombron uttered, as unimpressed as it was monotonous. Elyos, and all it stood for, meant little to the beast, for both the land and its people represented the very weakness he sought to rid of. But resilient, this Divine One was. A lousy confidence that would spell her death, once over, until the heart her people loved wholly turned into stone. And at the stark righteousness of her words, Sombron became bored, entirely, and lowered back into a curl of himself ; retracting all acknowledgment henceforth.

After a purposeful silence, he hissed, the gruff of his annoyance muffled by the shudder of his neck, where its hood refused to lower or shrink. “ Your hero's squabble never ceases. I was, and remain, finished with your barren world ; death nor revival will not change this. ” The scholarly wonder of how and when would lead to an inevitably frustrating, endless cycle of untended confusion, thus he dismissed the thought of hers with ignorance. Mocking, he tempts, “ But, of course, your hunger for vengeance is inevitable despite all. As would be, for a spawn of my blood. ”

Because she was, and always would be, even if the thought spurred discontent deep in his belly. Children. . . unfettered by all purposes if not spilling the blackened blood of a continued legacy ; how simple of a task to be met by their dour incompetence. If it came to it, he must reign a tighter grip on any future offspring, allowing the chance of defects in this second life will simply repeat this dreaded cycle.

To that, and Alear's dedication, the Fell Dragon King scoffs. “ Empty threat. A fool's promise, ” His mighty head tilted as if to taunt, scarlet dilated irises narrowed in contempt, “ I cannot be killed wholly, thus your efforts will never bear fruit. Your hope is unnecessary, as always. ”

The Agarthans would not care deeply for the disappearance of a foreigner, surely not. Especially not a foreigner who— hooded gaze flits to the fingers clenched over her chest— was worth little if not for possession rather than purpose. His following words were not so much a threat as they were a declaration of prophecy, “ Leave me be, Alear. I have killed you once and a measly death will not hinder me from doing so again. ”

But optimism twisted sharp within him, jagged in all aspects fortunate ; where a sovereign sought to exist, an Emblem, whether as concept or truth, would accept a space at their side. All was only a matter of time.

[seawardboundsammy]

Break and Hide if you’re up for it!

I'll do this one with my hungry scar art thief step, Thistle! (and also my MoTW character Aster so guys who are in that campaign dont look!)

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

thistle is obsessed with being human and surrounds himself in art and other people's emotion in hope that they'll fill the hole in his chest (he romances herald for that sweet sweet emotional run). but sometimes he reads some poetry or sees a painting that makes him feel. an intense nothing. like white noise in his chest that makes his fingertips buzz. thistle's breakdowns arent dramatic or big, theyre just him sat staring at the wall, hands limp at his sides, like a porcelain doll or a puppet without its strings. i think herald's seen him get pretty bad but not fully broken.

hide: What does your OC hide? Why do they hide it?

thistle has a series of fracture scars over his face from hb where his skull well. Shattered. and it makes him look like a cracked porcelain doll (are you noticing a theme?) that he actively covers with makeup, which none of my other steps do. he hates how fake it makes him feel and hates how it marks him and much of his nightmares are filled with the idea that there is nothing at all under those cracks.

now aster! this is serious guys dont look this is big backstory spoilers! literally everyone expect those like. four people is fine.

break:

this is kinda the main thing of their backstory where they used to be a monster hunter and defender of their small town while running themself ragged and one day they didnt judge a drop correctly and shattered their left ankle and they got laid up in the hospital and all the stress and pain and guilt over oh my god did i kill someone?? set in. the only people who have seen them completely broken down are those doctors and the stars.

hide:

anything about what they like and their past they keep on the down low and they also are SUPER off the grid. they have. a flip phone that about 7 people (including their new team of 3 others in the game) have the number of. they are pretty surly and gruff and have very few friends (NONE. NONE up until the game starts). theyll be pretty open with their magic with other people in the supernatural "scene" but they do also have an old reputation from their active days that lingers.

[still-got-no-idea]

since you said you're comfortable about us asking questions about your oc, I have a few 👀

1-Why was their wing clipped? 2-How do they feel now about the person who clipped their wings? 3-what's their personality like? 4-What is their music taste? 5-What is their moral allignment? I shall invade your ask box with more once i awaken >:)

1- it was done by someone to show that they had some sort of control over them, more or less

2- they don't really... resent or hate the person. They more blame themself for ignoring all the signs that they never cared in the first place . They do hate how the person made them feel, but they don't completely wish ill on them. Sometimes they imagine how different things could've been if something had changed

3- well, they're very silly, and they try to help people as best as they can. They're loyal to the point it hurts them more than most other things. They also have ADHD, cuz I don't know where else to put that

4- their taste is best described as "anything they like" because they like a lot of things. Like- you'll hear the most upbeat and silly song one moment, and then the next it's something like momento mori

5- it goes from true neutral to chaotic neutral