#that said ! the delightful og brothers :)

[gemharvest]

Christmas 2024

[skyguygeneraltano]

The Outsiders as Superpowers

Disclaimer: My superhero knowledge is limited to Marvel (especially X-Men which could fit since the Outsiders is in the 1960s like OG X-Men but that can be an AU for another time), some DC, Sky High, and the Incredibles

Ponyboy Curtis: said this in an earlier post. Reality manipulation with mind manipulation. Usually harmless with his powers, just tend to show people usually Johnny the reality of whatever book he’s reading or turn dinner into dessert much to Soda’s delight and Darry’s annoyance. Could be pushed into a Wandavision at best and a House of M situation at worst when upset however.

Johnny Cade: Okay two options. I can see invisibility and having the ability to create force fields similar to Violet. Or…I could see him being a shapeshifter to different animals. Like Johnny seemed to be very adaptable to every environment. Will sneak into drive ins with Ponyboy and Dally as a cat or dog. Will turn into a snake to attack. Enjoys Pony’s powers when he wants an escape.

Steve Randle: Technopathy. Like he could control mechanics and like any type of technology. I mean the dude is a mechanic genius. And how did he steal those hubcaps so fast hmm??

Darry Curtis: I mean obviously super strength could be a choice but also I can see him having a power of being completely immune to other powers around him. Like this frustrates Ponyboy who would at times try to read his mind and sees through his reality warping and bending . However, he’s the only one to bring Ponyboy back to reality during emergencies.

Sodapop Curtis: Emotional manipulation. Like not in an evil way at all of course but in a way that would make people feel better. Also I can see some mind reading and could be a bit annoyed that he can’t read Darry’s mind and how Ponyboy could sense when he’s reading his mind and blocks him out when needed. Like I feel the Curtis brothers, since they are siblings kind of how like siblings can look alike, I feel their powers could be very similar as well.

Two-Bit Mathews: He was a tricky one but teleportation. Like that would be so useful as someone with his uh, five finger discount tendencies. Uses it to prank the other greasers at times.

Dallas Winston: another hard one but I don’t know why but I can see him having ice powers. Like it would match his “cold” demeanor and icy blue eyes (someone help me find a better power please)

[farity]

Mistaken Identity, part 2

OG story.

I really wasn't going to do a part 2, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

The palace was a whirl of activity, with servants carrying furnishings and linens to the guest suite. You watched, amused, from one of the many balconies surrounding the main garden.

Tomorrow, Aemond Targaryen would arrive in Dorne along with his brother the king and their mother the dowager queen. It had been a few months since your own visit to King's Landing, and the thought of him made your breath hitch every single time.

You sank into your perfumed bath, your attendants brushing various oils into your hair. Your skin had been scraped and anointed into perfection, the various jewelries and gowns you would wear during the visit set up in your dressing room. You waited for Aemond to arrive in less than a day.

* * * * *

It took him less than a heartbeat to find her. There was none other with her beauty and poise, and she stood next to her brother as he welcomed them all into the Old Palace.

"We are delighted to receive King Aegon Targaryen, Second of his Name, to Sunspear!"

Aemond nodded at the Prince but his eye soon turned to her, and found her watching him. Her dark eyes closed as she sank into a curtsey and he felt the same pull of lust that consumed him whenever he thought of her.

The Prince of Dorne walked up to Aegon and his mother while he could only focus on her. She walked up to him, a small smile on her face. "Prince Aemond, it is good to see you again," she said softly, offering her hand.

He took it, kissing it gently before looking up at her. "I am delighted to see you again, Princess."

They were all soon ushered into the dining hall, a large expanse with clusters of heavily embroidered floor pillows scattered about. Servants stood around the perimeter with large fans.

"We must do something about your clothes, Prince Aemond," she said, and Aemond nearly choked on the drink he'd been handed. He turned to her and found her eyes sparkling with mischief. "We wear much lighter fabrics here in Dorne."

He was sitting on the floor, which was very odd, and he was sure his mother was quite uncomfortable, but Aegon had taken to it as if he was Dornish-born. His brother was happily reclining next to the Prince, picking at food from various small plates on the low table next to him.

"This is great," Aegon said, "maybe we should do away with all the furniture in the Red Keep."

"I am sure your mother would be delighted with that," the princess whispered next to him before taking a piece of fruit from the plate between them. He watched the orange fruit disappear between her lips and felt himself getting hard. It was good he still wore his heavier jacket for now.

"My mother would not approve of most of Aegon's choices."

She smiled and took a sip of her own drink. "We have made arrangements for clothing to be readied for all of you so you may be comfortable here. I took the liberty of selecting yours, I hope you approve of what I have chosen for you."

"I have something for you as well."

* * * * *

Aemond stared at the array of garments that had been made for him. He smiled when he realized all of them were made of various deep blue fabrics, some as dark as night, some with a grey tint to them. He ran a hand down the dragons embroidered along the edges of a silk jacket, the shape much like the ones worn by most of the men in the palace. There were linen tunics, so finely woven that light shone through when he lifted them up, loose trousers that he immediately wished he could wear during training sessions, and more jackets like the first one he'd looked at. There were also, and he shook his head when he saw them, several eye patches, some with silver thread embroidery in the shape of the Targaryen sigil, some plainer in darker hues.

She had planned this for a while. For him.

He walked into Aegon's rooms and found him slack-jawed, staring at a set of garments, and smiled to himself when he noticed they were not only fewer, but also less intricately detailed than the ones Aemond had received.

His mother came in then, in a glorious, green and gold gown, loose, airy layers of barely there fabric over a more demure underdress. She looked uncertain until Aegon, probably realizing that if she didn't like her Dornish garments, none of them would be wearing theirs, said, "you look wonderful, Mother."

Alicent smiled at her oldest son, "you should change, Aegon. These are really much more comfortable then our heavier fabrics."

Aemond went to his mother, took her hand, and made her take a turn, and for the first time in many years, saw a genuine smile on her face. "They suit you very well," he said, and kissed her hand.

* * * * *

You had made the palace seamstresses work day and night for the Targaryen visit, given them extra gold and free time when they were done, and as confident as you were in their skill and your taste, you were still nervous about seeing Aemond and his family, hoping they had liked everything.

"Princess."

You turned to see Aemond standing there, and your mouth fell open. The midnight blue jacket made his pale skin almost shimmer, and he wore the pale grey silk eye patch that matched the grey embroidery. You smiled.

"Am I acceptable?"

"You'll do," you said coquettishly.

He was holding something, a small parcel, and he walked closer. "I promised you something the last time I saw you." He offered the bundle and you took it and began opening it.

Inside was a gossamer-fine shift, so fine that you inhaled at the delicate beauty of it, and when you held it up by the shoulders, you saw the intricate embroidery and felt your face warm.

The three-headed dragon that was the sigil of House Targaryen was depicted in gold thread, two heads curling around where your breasts would be, the third one aiming lower, and you looked up at Aemond.

"I did promise I'd replace what I destroyed."

"It is beautiful."

It was almost time for dinner, and you knew you could not linger, but you walked up to Aemond and raised your mouth to his. "I have missed you."

He brushed his lips over yours, his fingers tracing the line of your jaw. "You will wear it for me when you come to my rooms tonight." He turned around and left, and you took a few moments to compose yourself before placing the shift on your bed.

* * * * *

Dinner was endless. He was sitting across the table from her and as much as he would have loved to have stared at her incomparable beauty all evening, he knew someone would catch him and he couldn't risk it.

So he waited, through the endless toasts and endless courses of food. He glanced at her a couple of times and both times felt his heart squeeze in his chest. If he had ever written down the perfect person to have on his arm to represent his house as his wife, she would have met every single requirement.

Intelligent, for he could not abide simpletons; beautiful, of course, so he could gaze upon her in bed and enjoy himself; clever enough to know when to speak and when to keep her own counsel.

She was undaunted by his status as a prince of the realm, one of the ruling house, she had teased him from the moment she'd met him. And she was passionate, the way she surrendered into his arms and how she clung to him when they had been together. No prudish modesty for her, she gave all of herself to him and demanded the same. She met his fire with fire and demanded they burn together.

Finally, it was time to head back to their guest rooms and he bid goodnight to them all, including her, his manner the same with everyone in her family.

In his room, he stayed in the loose trousers he now liked, let the evening breeze cool his heated skin, when he heard the door open. He turned to find a servant bringing linens in. "Will there be anything else, Your Highness?"

"Thank you, no."

The servant bowed and left quietly, and he wondered if maybe she would not come to him. Perhaps she could not get away. Perhaps she wanted him to wait. Aemond sat on the chaise in the balcony, and closed his eye.

* * * * *

He awoke to the gentle caress of her fingertips on his cheek, opened his eye to find her next to him, and when he looked down he saw she wore only the shift he had given her.

"Am I acceptable?" she asked, a smile on her lips.

"You are breathtaking," he answered and pulled her to him.

She landed on his lap and he kissed her the way he had wanted to since he'd seen her earlier. Her mouth parted for him, the flower and honey scent of her filling his head as he tasted her. He ran his hand up her arm, speared his hand into her hair to hold her in place.

When he ended the kiss, she was breathless, her eyes dazed, and she wrapped her arms around his neck when he rose, carrying her back inside.

He placed her on the bed and shoved the shift up her thighs. Kissing the inside of her knee, he asked, "do you want to come on my tongue?"

"Yes."

He pushed her legs apart, licking his lips when he saw her already wet for him, and then buried his face between her thighs.

She moaned, letting her head fall back, and he slipped his hand up to her throat, fingers encircling the slim column and he felt her hips pulse against him. He worked her, the flat of his tongue sliding over her repeatedly until he felt her little whimpers grow in volume.

He pushed two fingers inside her, spreading them open, and she gasped. He curled his fingertips and she whined. He sucked her flesh into his mouth and her moan became a scream as she came, her thighs tensing as the lashings of pleasure tore through her.

He rode it out with her, not stopping until she started pulling his hair. Kneeling between her thighs, he ran a hand up her belly and between her breasts. "I want this off," he said, indicating the shift.

"Do not tear it apart," she smiled, rising on her elbows.

"I will unless you take it off this moment," he warned, and she laughed. "Although, I might have made a mistake."

She looked up at him. "What are you saying?"

Aemond ran his hand back down, pulling the shift down so the main dragon head was right between her legs. "I don't want another dragon's mouth near you."

Before she could react, he grasped the hem of the shift and ripped it in half.

"Aemond!"

"I'm the only one who shall taste you, Princess, or be anywhere near your delicious cunt." He looked back down at her, and grabbing his cock in his hand, began pushing inside her. "No one else."

She raised a hand to touch him and instead he grabbed both of hers, pinning them above her head as he began fucking her. "Say it. No one else."

Her eyes closed and he snapped his hips hard, making her gasp. "Fucking say it."

"Aem-" his name on her lips was cut off by another hard thrust, and he took her mouth instead, tongue delving inside her sweet warmth. She wrapped her legs around his hips, and when he let go of her hands she grabbed his face, delicate fingers caressing every sharp contour and every scarred inch.

She tore off the eye patch, tossing it away, still kissing him back, but he had to know, he needed the words, and he pulled back. "Say it."

Her eyes were on his, "no one else."

"Ever."

He was pushing her to another orgasm, and she was panting with need, and he slammed into her again, making her whimper.

"No one else," she repeated, "ever." Her hand ran down the scar on his face with such tenderness he felt hot tears begin to form.

He buried his face in her hair, holding her as he felt her start to flutter around him, as she clung to him and inhaled before she found her release and screamed. He let her take him with her, accepting his need of her, his desperate want of her.

When he finally opened his eye again, he realized she had been caressing his hair and turned to kiss her palm. "Marry me."

"Aemond." His name was but a breeze on her lips.

"Marry me. I don't give a shit about uniting the realms or whatever political bullshit happens. I want you. Marry me."

She smiled. "I do not think I fit in in your pious, quiet court."

He rolled onto his back, taking her with him. "Princess, I have never belonged anywhere. And yes, I can marry the quiet, pious girl who will give me children and not-"

"What is her name?"

He turned at the ferocity in her voice to find her eyes fixed on him. "No one. There's no one." He didn't tell her about Floris Baratheon, whom his mother had at the top of her list for him, and the thought of her being jealous over some hypothetical bride-to-be made him smile to himself.

She placed her head back down on his chest. "Good." Her arm went possessively across him and she sighed. "We could spent part of the year here in Dorne."

"There is plenty of space for Vhagar to roam."

"Would you really do that, live here part of the time?"

He caressed her cheek. "With you by my side, I could live anywhere. Marry me."

She rose on one elbow, watched as he took a lock of her hair and twirled it in his fingers, then twinned his hand with hers, kissing the spot where his ring would go.

"I will tell my brother, then. When he agrees we can decide when we can marry."

"We can marry tomorrow, if you wish."

"Aemond," she said gently, "I want a wedding gown so heavy with gems that I can barely walk, and every dish in the land made for the banquet, and every noble in Westeros to see me as I walk to you and take you as my husband."

He pulled her down for a kiss. "I see we shall have a modest, quiet wedding." She laughed against his lips and then laid her head back down, and he held her. With her, he belonged.

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[adolin]

do you have any fic recs for the OG lyctor's ascension or dios apate!

Dios Apate

i will climb the palm tree; i will take hold of its fruit. by elpisflower; rated E

It’s just that—well! The last person who moved inside her is dead, her eyes stolen inside of Mercymorn’s reflection every single day, but besides that—John is too skittish, too reverent, his hands on her waist with an awed shyness that doesn’t suit him.

Kill God, Then We'll Talk by xaalenka; rated E

Dios Apate major from Augustine's POV

Sacrament by @naryrising; rated E

Augustine feels sure she chose this position partly for practicality, but partly so he couldn't avoid looking at her. He makes eye contact deliberately, like an attack, and is mildly gratified when Mercy looks away first. She disguises it as a careless toss of her head, her rose gold hair tumbling back, but Augustine recognizes a flinch when he sees it.

sweet as cherry wine by @darlingofdots; rated E

You had let the Saint of Patience bring the wine, which had been a mistake.

This War of Attrition by @seven-syntheseas; Augustine/John/Mercy longfic, rated E (30k, complete)

attrition (n.): 1. sorrow for one’s sins stemming from a motive other than that of the love of God; 2. friction.

Or, put simply: Dios Apate. Major.

That delightful subgenre of Dios Apate fic that is "Mercymorn and Augustine talk about threesomes and maybe fuck about it while fantasizing about John"

come rip up the flesh from my fears by @darlingofdots; rated E, planning Dios Apate major

The Emperor Undying's First and Second Saint discuss a hypothetical. Hypothetically.

desire followed the glance by @augustmourn; rated E, post Dios Apate minor

“I’ve always thought you’d be particularly good at putting someone over your knee.”

The Offering by @saint-of-joy; rated E, planning Dios Apate major

“Yes, I know,” he said, wearily. “It’s the pretending. It’s demeaning to playact at finding you tolerable.”

“Precisely!!” said Mercy with an emphatic gesture. “I cannot abide Teacher thinking that we’ve settled into domestic bickering after millennia at each other’s throats.”

Mercy and Augustine have a late-night conversation. It devolves from there.

two slow dancers, last ones out by opinionhaver; rated E, post Dios Apate minor

Mercymorn made a noise that was almost a laugh. “Not even two hours ago you were quite the exhibitionist.”

Augustine smiled thinly without opening his eyes. “Does that make you my voyeur?”

Lyctoral ascension

Approaching the Roche Limit by @cadmean; rated E, CNTW, post Lyctoral ascension, Augustine/John dubcon

Every time Augustine closes his eyes, he sees his brother. Every time he opens them and is unfortunate enough to look in a mirror, too. John would really rather he didn't.

Ascension by @rnanqo; rated M, major character death (suicide cw)

Mercymorn is on the brink of cracking the ultimate necromantic theorem. She has no time for parties--unless it would delight her cavalier to go. And Mercymorn would do anything for Cristabel.

Commandments by @catharsis-in-a-bottle; rated T, CNTW (implied suicide)

1. Thou shalt kneel

The point at which Cristabel's love becomes whet as a weapon is the point at which there is no return, especially if she should turn the weapon inward upon herself.

rip my ribcage open (devour what was hers) by @darlingofdots; rated E, grief sex, Mercy/Pyrrha

Sometimes you just ate your cavalier, the love of your life, and you just need to feel something, anything.

Thus Entwined by @catharsis-in-a-bottle; rated T, CNTW

Augustine stares out past the lichen-eaten railing and down into the water. At last, he becomes conscious of his wallowing, to which there is only one proper response: Fuck this. I am finding Alfred, and I am changing something, anything - God knows stagnancy kills.

Or: the Lyctorhood of the Quinque brothers.

you made it (you played it) by Marenke; rated M, CNTW

Mercymorn was the first to crack the theory of God’s immortality alongside Cassiopeia. Augustine, later - when it doesn’t matter anymore -, will say it was him and Cassiopeia, but Mercymorn kept the carefully dated paperwork with her. After all, it was, in all but name, Cristabel’s death certificate.

Wildcard rec!

Not strictly speaking about Lyctoral ascension but Mercy and Augustine's Cake Simulator! by @reconditarmonia is a brilliant work of interactive fiction about love and grief (and baking as a distraction!) and you should absolutely check it out

[kings-highway]

Captain Squad Petition: idk if you’re a Digimon fan but I am, and I’ve thought abt Haikyuu characters as digidestined for ages now. Anyway, Captain Squad goes on a wilderness trip and gets zapped into the digital world, hijinks and angst ensue.

I feel like Daichi would partner with Terriermon, Daichi’s no nonsense attitude clashing with Terriermon’s easygoing nature. Also regarding if or if not Crests are getting involved in this, Daichi as the Crest of RELIABILITY?! Chefs kiss, that fits him to an italicized T.

Dracmon was MADE for Kuroo they vibe very well. Oikawa I see with a plant based mon like Palmon (Crest of Knowledge go brrrr). If Kita’s involved, I can see Tentomon or Gomamon. The former more than the latter cause Tentomon literally has a Kansai accent in the sub. I have a few ideas for what Bokuto or Ushijima would have, probably your more contemporary creatures like Agumon, Patamon, Gabumon. I could also see an Agumon look alike like Dorumon.

Haven’t thought of much in terms of plot, could follow any of the anime or game plots, could be its own plot. I just love imagining the captains having to deal with superpowered creatures (that may give them superpowers, depending on the continuity) and having said creatures change as symbolism for their characters and how they may develop. Digimon’s cool like that, the Digimon change as a physical representation of the characters growing and developing (honestly that’s one of my favorite parts about that franchise)

i need you to know that this almost had be hyperventilating from excitement. Why? Why you ask? because I was like OBSESSED with Terriermon during my entire digimon hyperfixation a considerable amount of years back (am still actively on the watch for an accurate size plush of him that isnt $2749473829.00) and to see you here, my friend, my love, having bestowed him upon Daichi made me gleeful in a way I cannot comprehend. True delight.

Now i dont have an encyclopedic knowledge of digimon so if I were to write this it would absolutely have to follow the OG anime plot line (transported into a fucked up digital world) rather than the seasons that came later, where terriermon was birthed, where theres a shit ton of government experimentation and weird bullshit going on. OH MY GOD THIS MEANS DAICHI HAS THE GUN RABBIT. I FUCKING LOVE THAT TERRIERMON DIGIVOLVES INTO INCREASINGLY MILITARIZED RABBITS JDKSNFOSKAKEOO

Now I want to write this just so that Daichi and Terriermon can be together I need it.

God I would need to rewatch those entire first seasons to do it properly. Escape from fucked up digiHell. I was OBSESSED with Matt and TK's brother dynamic to an unhealthy degree. Honestly to-date some of my favourite siblings in anime. When they get separate and Matt has a breakdown of his cool guy persona? chefs kiss.

Digimon is vastly underrated, even by me TBH, but I remember YEARS ago I had a digimon fucking boardgame. It was like... my favourite boardgame but i could never convince my family to play it with me because it was complicated as fuck. With all the evil gears and all that.

God and unlike the pokemon au ive been playing with, there's no need to do any complicated worldbuilding bc as per the first seasons of the anime I can just snap them out if canon volleyball land and introduce all the fucked up monsters on the fly. Dont have to rewrite their whole histories.

You have inflicted this upon me like a curse. Thank you.

[lloydfrontera]

Low-key feel like the universe looked at how og lloyd treated both of (what could be seen as) his younger brothers (even tho I'm p sure he never saw Javier as a younger brother) and went "hmmm. You want to be an only child. Wish granted!" And then suho is left to go "WAIT. I DIDN'T MEAN IT!" but it's too late and he has to wait to transmigrate back to laurasia to get Javier and Julian back lol

it may very well have yeah!

and no yeah he almost definitely never saw javier as a younger brother which is insane to me because how could one see baby javier and not immediately want to adopt the heck out of him.

like. look at him.

absolute baby. how could you not love him.

in the au where lloyd transmigrates to their childhood he's absolutely thrilled about this development. he gets two (2) baby brothers and he gets to skip the crying and screaming baby stage. this is a win-win for him.

but anyway coming back to what you said, i can absolutely see it being a thing in canon! the similarities and parallels between og!lloyd and suho's lives are way too strong to just believe they're just random chance so i think there was some sort of,,,, interference there.

it just feels like too much of a coincidence that suho's life equipped him with the necessary abilities to save his new family, made him relive the pain of losing his parents by suicide and struggle in a way that made him appreciate the luxury of being able to live a comfortable life with his loved ones the way og!lloyd never did. so him being an only child and consequentially longing to have a younger brother after spending his previous life abusing and tormenting the one he had feels like it fits perfectly with everything else he has going on.

and it's actually really fucking sweet how happy suho is about getting a little brother, he's like genuinely elated and delighted when he gets julian to like him. he barely even pays notice to the RP he gets from julian that's how excited he is about it.

which. yeah does sound like something an only child would feel lol

and it is canon that lloyd thinks of javier as something close to a brother after the years they spent together. which is very poignant if you subscribe to the headcanon that the reason og!lloyd mistreated javier as kids was because he felt like arcos was semi-adopting him and was jealous of the attention javier as getting. like,,, at least in this life they got to have the close bond they could've had if og!lloyd hadn't been a little brat and had accepted javier as part of the family

so yeah! i think it's a very valid headcanon to have, it fits perfectly with everything else going on ajshdka

[pieground]

RESURFACES

It's very clear you and Simeon love each other. A memory resurfaces in Lucifer.

➛ angst, little fluff

➛ takes place after mc (you) returns to the og timeline

The room is loud with cheers and laughter as you make your way to him with avid interest. There was a big smile on your face, eyes shining with enthusiasm, brighter than all the lights combined inside this room; looking lovelier than you've ever been. How can you not? You spent months trying to return to this timeline. Desperate to get back what you lost and do things better… do things you wanted to do but didn't.

It's been a few days since you came home and Diavolo insisted that a welcome party should be done for you and Solomon.

Everybody is eager to have a moment with you, occupying every second of your time—to which, you find yourself laughing. And then the doors cracked open silently, revealing the person you have been waiting all night for.

"Simeon." You uttered under your breath and bit your lower lip to prevent yourself from smiling only to fail. Simeon too has a beautiful smile etched on his lips, feet making their way towards you and halfway, his arms stretched. Not to prepare himself for a hug, but to reach you for it. And when you're at his reach, he wastes no time lifting you up in the air. His strength took you by surprise and when he started twirling you around, the two of you couldn't help but be filled with merry laughter that only halted when Simeon closed the distance between you and buried his face onto your shoulder.

"I was so worried." He spoke, voice slightly hoarse. "I thought I'm gonna lose you forever."

On the other side of the room, Lucifer drank silently. Eyes following yours and Simeon's movements, not missing the way your eyes widen in delight with something he said or the way you both held each other like it's the most natural thing. Lucifer didn't like it one bit. Not just because of jealousy, no. He's fine if you're happy with someone else, but he didn't expect that someone to be Simeon; his former brother, an angel who's way too tied up with the realm they once called home.

Sure, it's different this time with all the efforts being made to have that harmony between the three realms but what happened during the Great Celestial War remains a truth that is undeniable. Lucifer knew that you knew that, Simeon does as too— oh, so well. Lilith's death, the war, punishments, betrayal… all rooted from love. That twisted love his father made him believe that is all so great and good.

And he'll be damned to let that happen again.

His gloved hand tightened against his glass, gulping the red liquor down his throat, feeling that slight burn along the bitter aftertaste.

He needs to talk to Simeon. Now.

Solomon should talk to you too.

Leaving the empty glass in the bar, Lucifer stood up to approach the said angel only for a hand to sit him back down.

"Leave them be." Mammon squeezed the elder's shoulder, taking the seat beside him and pouring himself a glass. "At least for now... They just came back. Let's not make them feel like regretting ever coming back to us."

"Mammon." Lucifer called, not to threaten his brother but rather out of shock. He knew too well that out of all of his brothers, Mammon should be the one seething and desperate for you. But this Mammon was different, he was selfless. Too selfless for the avatar of greed.

But hasn't he always been this way?

Maybe not and Lucifer may not admit outright but he does respect the younger, so much… so much his heart hurt for him and you right now.

"Don't look at me like that, where's that cocky arrogant face of yours?" Mammon commented, for all the nonchalance he was trying to show, both demons can hear the sorrow in his voice. Needless to say, none of them pointed it out. After all, it's natural to seek of normalcy when everything is falling down.

"Pour some of that." He uttered. The younger complied right away, filling his glass halfway. His hand then went to twirl the red liquid, "I need to have a talk with Simeon… I can't let this happen, not when he's this strongly tied with the Celestial Realm. Diavo– " he cut himself, not wanting to sound like he was before, "Not like this when we're so close to attaining peace, we can't afford to."

"Is that really your reason, Lucifer?" Mammon questioned, leaning back to his seat and looking at the elder's face who held such a taut expression and watched it twisted into sorrow. "It won't kill us to be a little bit more honest, Lucifer. And didn't we promise before? Family problems need to be solved as a family."

"Only if you act responsibly all the time." He sighed, taking a swig of his drink and dropping his gaze to the wooden bar before shutting them tightly. "I'm scared he'll take them away from us the same way he did with Lilith… and all the chaos after that, if that happens, I'm afraid there will be nothing left for us."

This time, it was Mammon's turn to take a swig. Processing what Lucifer has confessed. In fact, he knew it already. After all, he knew him the best. Still, it was different hearing his older brother say it out loud, his own fear. There, the two of them sat in silence and in silence, his eyes naturally went to your figure.

There you are, happy in Simeon and Luke's company. He bit his tongue and tasted iron mixed with the bitterness of liquor. Much as it hurts him to admit, the three of you almost looked like a family. Something that he's been wishing to have with you for a long time. Alas, he thinks that a loser is forever a loser. It's just that this loss will never leave his mind ever.

"If it happens." Mammon repeated the elder's words. "It may sound stupid to you, but hear me, okay?" He faced him once again. "If that happens, I'll do everything to protect MC. I know the others will, too, without a doubt. And you should too… and protect their happiness too."

Lucifer let the younger's words sink in.

So he wanted to do things better this time… He wanted me to do things better this time.

"I don't want this, Lucifer." Another voice joined the two. None of them needed to look to see who it was. The voice is laced with deadly envy. Of course, Levi should be the one feeling most negatively of this, it's his sin.

"None of us do, buddy." Mammon uttered with a weak grin, nodding to him to take the seat beside Lucifer. "Now, you can't drink demonus because you start crying like a baby, and none of us want to deal with that right now, but there's grape juice in front of you."

"No, let him drink." Lucifer spoke, taking the two all of the sudden. A devious grin marked on his face and they could only gulp in fear. "Let him drink to his heart's content then let Simeon deal with him."

"You know what, if it is MC you're going to let take care of him, we're gonna have a problem." Mammon finished his glass before his eyes flashed with malice. "But since it's Simeon, Levi you should drink all these from the bottle." He shoved three bottles of alcohol towards the avatar of envy.

"I-I don't think I can finish this all!!" He gesticulated wildly in front of them, standing up from his seat to escape but same as Lucifer earlier, two hands sat him back in his seat.

"Drink all of that, Leviathan. I'm sure Simeon will appreciate it if I make him some good ol' meal once he gets tired of taking care of you." Solomon spoke merrily, eyes disappearing as he smiled menacingly.

"This won't end well." Levi uttered bleakly but everybody saw the way his eyes shone with confidence, as eager as the people around him.

Lucifer smiled to himself. At least, for now, they'll let Simeon know that they're pissed. Surely, you won't hate them for it right? Once more, Lucifer's gaze was drawn to you and Simeon. He sighs with resolve.

"Just make sure you are worth it, dear brother."

[spider-jaysart]

Would you be willing to share your character sheets/episodic ideas for your imagined supersons series? If not totally fine! A supersons animation would be so amazing tho btw I agree! I wish Warner bros was still the titan of children’s animation like it was when I was younger 😞

@katekanemybeloved

Ooooooh, yes!! I would be very delighted to share them!!! (And also, yeah, I wish that DC would go back to making bomb superhero cartoons again too :( like their cartoons were a big part of my childhood, ESPECIALLY the og Teen Titans cartoon series, which was and still is my top favorite animated series because of how awesome it was and still is!!!✨✨✨✨)

So here are the ideas that I've been having for my imagined series for a while now:

Some episode ideas:

Damian unfortunately has to babysit his baby neice Mar'i (who is 2 years old) for a night, even though he already had something planned on that same night, which was an investigation that he had wanted to learn more about since no one is taking it seriously enough to do it but just him. But everyone else in the family was said to be pretty busy that same night with missions of their own and Dick and Kory were needed somewhere very urgent that very night, so they chose Damian to be in charge of taking care of her until they both came back, so it upsets him very much since it interrupts his original plans. He's not very close with Mar'i either and finds her kind of annoying since he's not usually around such young kids her age. So on this boring night, he gets the idea to take her with him on his investigation instead and brings Jon along with him too, since he had came over to visit and hang out with him while he was babysitting. And during this fun adventurous episode with Jon, Damian, and little Mar'i, Damian later begins to actually develop a stronger care for his little niece and begins to not get so annoyed with her so much and actually starts to enjoy being around her more.

Damian has to get braces for a short time after an accident involving his teeth had happened during a mission, and he has to now try to learn how to deal with them for the time being, since it involves a lot of work and also kind of embarrasses him since some of his brothers and the other heroes playfully make fun of him about having them, especially since it kind of messes with his speech a little, which doesn't help him at all when trying to be a tough hero who needs to be taken seriously.

Jon and Damian both get sent to a summer camp since Clark and Bruce as Father's both think that besides their kids living the superhero life, they should also be able to have the chance to live like actual kids once in a while too before they lose the chance to actually do so when they finally reach adulthood in life. Damian's bummed about it and tries to find a way to leave the place, Jon's not upset about the situation at all and thinks that it will actually be a very fun experience to have. Though, they both later find out that there's possibly a very strange and dangerous creature lurking around the campsite that might just have a very big appetite for kids their age. So the Supersons both try to secretly investigate this mystery together to prevent the possible danger coming to their classmates there and get to also experience some of the fun things about summer camp too while they do so.

One day Jon begins to learn about the new fact that while he does like girls, he also actually likes boys too and is actually a bit confused by this, and thankfully has support on his side from family and friends while going through this new discovery about himself.

Jon is always hiding the clutter in his bedroom away from Clark and Lois by always shoving it all in his clothes closet. Though, one day while he's hanging out with Damian in his room, they both decide to play a video game together, except the controllers are missing, so Jon goes to check in his closet to see if he had thrown them in there by mistake with the rest of his mess and actually finds a shocking surprise for himself after he does so. He finds a big mysterious deep black hole on the floor of his closet that was never there before and believes that it has sucked all of his clothes and mess into it self. Him and Damian both then accidentally get sucked into it too after looking a little too close at it and have to now figure a way back out into Jon's bedroom as they both also learn about this strange new dimension together.

Damian decides to use the Batmobile behind Bruce's back one day during a mission with Jon and accidentally crashes it too during a road chase in said mission, so now him and Jon both have try to hide it and get it fixed on time before Bruce finds out about it.

Baby Mar'i gets involved in another mission with the Supersons again, except the three of them end up swapping ages in this one, so she gets turned into a kid while Damian and Jon are both turned into 2 year olds by the bad guy in their mission. So the three of them have to figure out a way together to stop this bad guy who's on the run and get said bad guy to turn them back into their normal selves before the spell becomes permanent for them all

An earth 11 episode of genderbend Damian and Jon just for fun

A school dance episode where some fun chaos happens for Damian and Jon

And of course there would also be fun episodes for all holidays during each year too (Valentine's, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc)

There would also be a birthday episode for Jon too

There would also be villains and bad guys for them to face in a lot of episodes

I have many more ideas but then it would probably turn this into a really long post lol

Character sheets and designs!!:

(Be sure to click on them for better quality!)

Damian and Jon in their hero and civilian outfits (So you know how Star from Star vs the forces of evil changes her outfit in episodes sometimes? Well, that's what Damian and Jon would also be doing sometimes in episodes in their civilian outfits too, which explains why they have more then one lol)

A closer look at them

Damian and Jon together

And Mar'i in her little Nightstar dress and normal dress (the blue star on her normal dress is supposed to be a little nod to the blue on Dick's Nightwing suit, while the star is also a nod to Starfire)

(These are all of the ones that I have for now, cause I have the other characters sheets too but then I would have to digitalize them first)

Ships involved:

Dickkory (they would already be married to eachother during the whole series and would already have baby Mar'i)

Bbrae (they would be engaged to eachother for the first season and a half of the second one, which would give us a fun wedding episode when it's time for them to marry. They would then be married to eachother for the rest of the whole series after that, but they wouldn't have any kids yet though until the final season of the series)

Timber or Timkon, or maybe Timber first and then later Timkon (not in a rush though)

Probably Damijon (I would probably continue to keep them as best friends throughout the whole series or maybe turn them into a cute ship very much later on in the series, since they do have a very great dynamic and chemistry with eachother as characters and as best friends...and also because their my otp :| but idrk)

Voice ideas:

For my imagined series, I've also always imagined Kon having the exact same voice as Marco from the Star vs the forces of evil series, cause it's also just the type of voice that I can always hear him speaking in whenever I'm reading fics or comics with him in it for some reason

And for Jon it would be a voice that sounds energetic and friendly

And Damian's would sound like the mature type of voice but still sounding like a kid and with maybe a bit of an accent in it too

For the Titans, Dick, Starfire, Raven, Beast boy, and Cyborg, I would give them the same voice actors that they've had for the og animated series and the new reboot series (cause it just really wouldn't be the same without their talented voices!😭)

Little other things:

Damian would be 12 years old in the series while Jon is 10 1/2 years old, so they would both still be in middle school in the series

Tim and Kon would be 16 years old

While Jon and Damian may be eachothers very best friends, they also have their own little friend groups. For Jon's friend group, it's Kathy, Billy, and later also kid!Jay and for Damian's group, it's Maya, Colin, Maps, and Tai Pham (they would all also team up as a whole group together sometimes in episodes)

I'm thinking of maybe adding a very young Chris Kent as a young brother for Jon and Kon so that he could grow up with Jake Grayson as a best friend after he's born and then they could also become the young Starburst duo together in the future, or maybe just adding him in as their brother as planned and letting him be around Jon's age instead

While Blackfire and Starfire may have their differences with eachother and even though Blackfire might not always treat Starfire in a good way like how she should as a sister, she sure does love her adorable baby neice Mar'i a lot

Baby Lian exists and has play dates with Mar'i

And yes, Jon would still be taller than Damian in the series lol

Duke would be in the series too (cause he deserves more love) and would also be a Batkid in the Batfamily

I would give the series a very fun and cool memorable theme song while a very fun animated intro is showing off examples of what their awesome adventures together as the Supersons is like (like something similar to Star vs the forces of evil style) everytime before an episode actually begins

It would definitely be a fun comedic show with humor to laugh at all the time but it would also become serious at moments when it needs to be (like the og Teen Titans animated series for example)

It also wouldn't be a show that's aimed at adults like the mature Harley Quinn animated series and it also wouldn't be a little kiddies type of show either, it would actually be the type of show that anyone of any age can enjoy, like the many other kids cartoons out there like: the og Teen Titans animated series, Star vs the forces of evil, Gravity falls, Steven universe, and many more

Cool and fun action scenes would definitely be included in all episodes of the series everytime whenever they're fighting bad guys and villains

Thank you very very much for the ask, @katekanemybeloved ! :D I really enjoyed sharing this!💖

Tagging: @quartzgallery @theredheaded-stuff @camo-wolf @paladin-of-nerd-fandom65 @cats-and-katanas @nobodycallsmerae @batboyblog @teeeentitaaans

[psychologeek]

Psy's masterpost

Like my writing? Came here for a prompt and wants more? (update: 06.05.24/

I HAVE AO3! PsycholoGeek feel free to look. (I love comments. Just saying 😜)

Writing Tags:

"my additions" (adding to others)

"my writing" (og/long adds)

"my poems" (poems)

Not all my writing is there, of course.

Fic Recs (personal favourites)

Who am I (to disappear) - DC, Cass-centric, 22k words. Who am I (to disappear) - David Cain tried to create a weapon. Weapon forge themself into something new. (Many names, they\them Cass). Ft. Kid!Jason, Mayan mythology, and the many forms of communication. It also has an extended version. I highly recommend reading the fic first, and THEN going for.the EV, as it contains spoilers and lose the emotional damage and delight you may get.

Witwat and the Jin - Batman, 2,245 words. Damian had a brother, once. (H/C. Happy ending.)

Grave Promises - Batman, 2,111 words. Healing and recovery and disability isn't a tragedy.

Sing Me To Sleep - DP*DC 19k words. Tws in tags. Tim and healing (it gets worse before it gets better. But it gets better.)

A list of my fics (complete and WIPs) undercut:

Completed one-shot:

Who am I (to disappear) - David Cain tried to create a weapon. Weapon forge themself into something new. (Many names, they\them Cass). Ft. Kid!Jason Todd, Mayan mythology, and sign language. (Stand alone, technically prequel to "Sweet Dreams", but no need to read.)

Grave Promises (Batman, 2,111 words) - very important to me. Life, recovery, and disability is not a tragedy. Barbara kill the Joker, but it isn't the focus.(Barbara Gordon focused.)

Do You Understand?  ( Encanto, 330 words).c

Witwat and the Jin (Batman, 2,245 words) - Dami-being-Dami and slowly understandings.

Just short of a fairy tale (I told myself that I wouldn't be scared) (Batman, 770 words) - urban fantasy. Jason Todd centric.

Sing Me To Sleep - DP*DC (19k words). After fired from Robin, Tim had enough. He's done with life. Clockwork said "not today, bitch" and got some good old ectoshot. Ft. Jazz Fenton as an older sister TM and the 3Ds as their usual chaotic selves. (I wrote the second half, chapters 2-6. A bit heavy, but I hope I did well with the subject.)

Hold Them Close -DP*DC (12k words). I wrote the first chapter+Fanart. Danny escaped Vlad and his experiments with bb!Ellie, and flew straight up-up-and above. In the watchtower, our heroes sees a monster and (what they think is) a child in distress. Misunderstandings and whump, with the last quarter of the fic as comfort and fluff :)

Main serieses:

Sweet Dreams - (DC, 3 works, 1 complete. ~17k words). Reverse Robins + Badman verse (inspired by @byrambles fic). Batboy's younger brothers were taken by the Batman who defeated his father. Trying to protect them, he promise his loyalty to the newcomer. But even though he assure him he is perfectly trained, and can properly punish the kids to surrender, the man isn't impressed. In which there's Misunderstandings and sadness (first fic). The series deals with trauma and the ongoing issues it causes, and shows how it changes you. TW: Include suicidality+mention of kid's suicidality, flashbacks, mentioned past child sexual abuse, dissociations, Whump and angst with eventual comfort. I don't go in details about their past, but it's important to notice that the first 2 fics contains HEAVY (but non graphic) themes.

Liminal Skills for the Living Dead - also known as "therapy verse". DP x DC xover. AKA Anger Management! Fake dating for fun and profit. Enter family, friends, and Wikipedia explanations of some necessary skills as titles. Jazz is her autistic with anxiety self. Jason is a crime lord with anger management issues.

Or: in which THERE'S THERAPY!! (6 works - 4 are complete. ~30k words)

Lost and Found (if this wings could fly) - also known as "FF AU". DP x DC xover. Jazz and Jason as childhood mutuals. (4 complete works, ~10k in total. more to come)

(also some other things. Feel free to look, ask and comment!)

[theweirdhybrid]

SOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF SEASON 4!?~

-Abandoned King anon

So answering this is like [ checks watch ] two months late but I finally found a place I could watch it! I'll admit I wasn't spending a whole lotta time looking bc my brain switched to hyperfixating on TMNT instead of LMK, BUT, that doesn't mean my love for the series disappeared!

I'm actually hoping to start working on Into The Wukongverse again after I finish the season :0 I haven't seen the specials yet unfortunately, the website I'm using doesn't have them bc they're not out in english yet I don't think :(

But also, if I start work on Into The Wukongverse again, I'll be working on it alongside my ROTMNT fic "Just This Once, Everybody Lives" because I refuse to abandon that fic. I have vivid stories in my mind for both, and sure, I haven't touched ITTW in... a while, BUT I haven't stopped thinking about it this whole time! I still have the masterpost pinned for a reason! I'll have to go back and redo some of it, but I'm still working on it, I promise!

(this gets long so I'm slapping a read more on this bad boy)

So my initial thoughts when I saw how different the sworn brothers were from the original cast of brothers (i wasn't terribly surprised honestly considering how different LMK already is to the source material) was actually delight! I'd already known about the new demons, since they made book appearances (it's been... a while since I've thought deeply about LMK, I'll be honest, so some lore has slipped from my brain unfortunately) and I can't quite remember if they were part of the og brotherhood or not, but I DO know they were adversaries that Wukong fought later on! So it was really cool to see them animated like that! Makes me wonder what became of the og brotherhood members, tho.

It was honestly a little funny how Azure told MK and Mei not to draw attention to themselves and the first thing they do is try to kidnap Tripitaka after saving him from being eaten XD Honestly, these doofuses... The episodes are very fast paced, but it's understandable considering they're only eleven minutes long

And also...

Married. Married, holy SHIT they are so married I'm not even joking LOOK AT THIS OH MY GOD also the "I'm your Tangy :(" line- HUSBANDS. MARRIED. OH MY GOD. Literally this was so fucking cute oh my goooOOOOOOOOOOOOD-

Also, the entire thing of "No, Wukong's not my dad. Pigsy's my dad." and MK denying Wukong being his dad w the "If he was my dad don't you think he would've said something by now?" and then Mei shooting back with "Yeah, because he's sooooo forthcoming with information." was AMAZING. It had me looking at my lore for the Wukongverse and going "Yeah that tracks" XD

AND THEN TANG BEING TELEPORTED TO THE KINGDOM OF WOMEN AND BEING OFFERED WATER FROM THE RIVER AND IMMEDIATELY SCREAMING IN TERRORR AND TELEPORTING AWAY WAS FUCKING AMAZING I'M FUCKING CRYINGGGGGG

AND THE- THE BRIEF TELEPORTATION TO NEZHA AND AO BING'S FIGHT?????? HI HELLO I'M GOING FUCKING INSANE

AND THE LADY BONE DEMON CAMEOS...

AND AO LIE!!!!!!!! HEHEHA

I love knowing my JTTW history this is so fucking cool :D

Also, regarding who MK really is, I just wanna say... I FUCKING CALLED IT. I CALLED IT!!! I KNEW, THE MOMENT I SAW MK REVERT TO A STONE EGG IN THE FIRST EPISODE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY HE WASN'T A STONE MONKEY TOO >:D

In fact, depending on how canon fully reveals what's going on MK and his past, I might even be able to say I predicted it w the ITTW lore :p I never did reveal how MK came to be, but I never forgot that piece of lore, so we'll have to see how it holds up to canon, but it looks like my version of the lore is pretty similar to canon but! We'll just have to see :)

[krispyweiss]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day Three, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 6, 2024

The good folks who put on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass created an epic conundrum of good musical fortune by booking the Wood Brothers, the Infamous Stringdusters and Emmylou Harris in simultaneous, festival-closing slots. This, of course, created high anxiety as all three acts are high on any music lover’s gotta-hear list.

But more on that later. Because first, Miko Marks began the day at the Rooster stage with some Sunday soul music before 93-year-old Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, accompanied by mandolin and bass, came out yodeling on Jimmie Rodgers’ “Waiting for a Rain.” He then dug into Woody Guthrie’s “The 1913 Massacre,” got a bit uptempo on “The Cuckoo” and nodded to the Hardly Strictly atmosphere of a super-heated Golden Gate Park (on Oct. 6!) with Jesse Fuller’s “San Francisco Bay Blues.” Between numbers, Elliott regaled the squeezed-into-shady-areas fans with tales from 70 years of music making. Steve Earle then emerged to tell an overly long story over soft picking leaving Elliott to try, unsuccessfully, to get a word in as time ran down on his 40-minute allotment.

So … off to the Banjo stage where Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam was finishing “Brown’s Ferry Blues” and launching into “Lady Madonna” - strictly bluegrass style. Brittany Haas, who would appear later with Aoife O’Donovan and Hawktail, then entered the fray for double fiddling with Shad Cobb on “You Got to Die,” and putting the blues in the grass.

Peter Case, Teddy Thompson, Melissa Carper and Carsie Blanton hit the Rooster next for a Songwriter’s Circle/guitar pull with truth as the refreshing theme. A delightful exercise in the power of folk music.

But there was also blues at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass because: “If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama.”

So said Bobby Rush on the Banjo, where the 91-year-old - “If I’m not the oldest, I’m the ugliest,” he cracked - and his big band got down and dirty in flashy sequins as they spanned 70 years of Rush originals and covers like “Hoochie Coochie Man.” Rush blew harp with the lungs of a young man, danced around the stage with the body of a young man and rapped like the OG he is, proving yet again the magic of music - even when you’re singing of your woman leaving you “for the damn garbage man.”

After a public soundcheck that signaled sublimity to come, O’Donovan, Hawktail and the San Francisco Girls Chorus - who joined one-third of the way through the 60-minute set - spanned O’Donovan’s solo discography rearranged to fit Hawktail’s musical tapestry woven of classical, jazz and bluegrass. The Chorus voices soared across Golden Gate as O’Donovan led them through songs about the battle to pass the 19th Amendment from All My Friends.

It was a stirring performance that provided some hope in an era that sometimes feels hopeless and earned a standing ovation from the Banjo stage listeners.

Down the road at Towers of Gold, Patti Smith played to a crowd so humongous people were turned away to listen to her cover Bob Dylan’s “Man in the Long Black Coat” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” read poetry and and play such songs as “Cash” and “People Have the Power” at the adjacent Swan stage, which was also rammed with festivalgoers, where the Wood Brothers were to play next and Smith’s set benefitted from stellar sound piped in from next door.

Even from behind the Towers, Smith’s performance was deeply affecting - a penetrating mix of soft-edged emotion and hard-edged aggression.

“Use your voice,” she said after using hers for 65 minutes and fans on both sides of the stage exploded in applause when she finished her gig.

Now to address the daylong conundrum, splitting up three must-see acts.

And so it transpired that Mr. and Mrs. Sound Bites caught the Woods (Hardly) playing “Little Bit Broken,” “Tried and Tempted,” “Pilgram” and “A Little Bit Sweet;” the ’Dusters (Strictly) on “Gravity” and “Rise Sun” at the Rooster; and Harris’ (country, not Bluegrass) homestretch at the Banjo, which included a rambunctious “Luxury Liner” and a mournful “Together Again.”

And then it was over …

Read Sound Bites’ coverage of Day One and Day Two at the hyperlinks.

10/7/24

[payattentiontothescreen]

Bridgerton Rewatch S1E2 - Shock and Delight (Part 2)

AH PART 2 HERE WE GO

I love Lady Danbury’s speech to young Simon when she takes him under her wing. That trust and belief is something Simon desperately needed, and she gave it to him freely. Also, with her past of being a shy wallflower, I really hope she plays some part in the next season with Penelope. I think she will, but we’ll see.

Simon and Daphne dancing together will always make me smile. They move so well together, it’s great to watch.

This next bullet is pulled straight from my notes, no changes: “Would she?” Simon, the man you ARE <3

Simon’s speech is such a powerful storytelling tool. He uses diction and words as power now that he has power over them. Where I had this note was during the alley scene between him and Berbrooke. The way he says “understanding” in that exchange really stood out to me because it’s like the word is venom that he’s spitting at Berbrooke. It’s fascinating.

We love seeing entitled assholes getting their asses beaten.

Something that confuses me a little is why Simon’s father kept the letters? I don’t know, he just seems like the kind of spiteful asshole that would burn them as soon as he got them. I could be reading it wrong, who knows?

“Might I go promenade for suitors with Eloise” is the funniest thing Penelope has said so far in the show. You cannot change my mind.

The audience doesn’t see this until later in the show, but what stands out to me in this rewatch is how wrong Eloise is about marriage. I think it would be good for her to have a conversation with one of the younger married women of the ton so she can realize how much liberty is afforded to a woman once she is married. It sucks that marriage is a condition of said freedom, but that is something that I think Eloise will have to eventually come to terms with anyway.

Everyone squaring up ready to fight Berbrooke when he comes in with that special license is truly something special to me and I cannot explain why.

I feel so bad for Eloise being shoved into the carriage next to Anthony after that whole ordeal with Berbrooke. When my older brother’s angry, it’s scary. Take that and add the whole murderous rage thing and I wouldn’t be able to manage. And you can tell by the look on her face that she is terrified.

Ah, my favorite trope. Queer-coded siblings take a smoke break.

For someone who isn’t used to Queen Charlotte’s erratic behavior, Violet is taking it like a champ. She has no other option but it’s still impressive.

I wrote down “Lady Berbrooke, the OG boy mom” and I don’t think there’s much else to say on that one.

I love that this show really emphasizes that gossiping is an Olympic sport. Especially with this Lady Whistledown sequence and the way the information spreads. It starts small and we see it spread to the point of the men at the gentlemen’s club reading about it in the sheet. I don’t know, I just think it’s fascinating.

I think it’s blown over a lot but Eloise does love Daphne. She resents her like any younger sibling would resent being compared to their seemingly perfect older sibling. That’s just natural. She’s more flippant about her disdain for Daphne than is necessary but she’s lashing out. I really wish we got more development with their relationship.

Finally, I’m gonna expand on my earlier point about Simon’s speech. At the end of the episode, Simon’s stutter kind of peaks through when he’s hiding his feelings for Daphne. There’s raw emotionality there. His words say one thing, but his body says the opposite.

Anyway, there we go. E2 DOWN! I'm about to watch E3 and take my notes so hopefully I can manage to keep this schedule I have.

[cthulhuswaifu]

dudes i started watching trigun stampede and having seen like half of the og trigun I have many thoughts!!!

unfortunately i am Bad at articulating my thoughts so I will try to list a couple:

The animation feels like what the og show was supposed to feel, yknow??? like the crusty 90s animation was a huge reason I decided to tap out halfway through bc it feels like they wanted a lot of movement but due to budget or just technological limits they weren't able to and it just looked. not good sometimes. I'm not trying to bash the animation and I'm also not an animator so i have no real idea of what the original production was like or what limits they may or may not have had. However! Putting studio orange on the job was a fuckin stroke of genius bc they know their 3d. and what with the frenetic energy the show should have had, the freedom that 3d animation allows for camera movement and whatnot is what the story deserved. Vash's bugs-bunny style character movements look so much more convincing and energetic (listen i love the of ep 1 crab walk too it was delightfully animated but i think the 3d lets them fully encapsulate that scrambling, frantic energy he carries in action scenes). once again i am not an animator and i have not outlined this at all and I'm absolutely not trying to be some credited critic i am just a Guy.

Subpoint!! the depiction of violence/death/destruction works way better. Once again I'm not going to go after the animators for not having the time/budget/whatever to give the violence and death in the story the weight they should have had. However, it is way more convincing and striking and works better with the tone etc etc i put this in after writing the next two points and my root-beer-fueled sugar high is starting to fade rip

I do miss milly, shes a delight, but i think replacing her character with a more jaded and serious one was the right move for this remake. already the tone is diving into the darker themes of the story and having someone like roberto be the voice of reason between him and Meryl matches the tone of the show better than having the more lighthearted dynamic milly and Meryl had in the original. The original took f o r e v e r to touch on the darker themes of vash's backstory and the overall tone was absolutely more on the quirky, comedic side. This worked well for the dynamic-duo-insurance-girls thing but stampede changing both milly's character AND their careers works way better for what the show is going for. like. if meryl and Roberto were still insurance agents trying to keep a handle on vash, that comedic value would have been totally undermined and had to have been scrapped after episode 3. The tonal dissonace would have been too strong and would have totally killed the mood. Milly is still my girl tho i love her with all my being

I do prefer the slower worldbuilding of the original. I understand with the focus on vash's relationship with his brother instead of the story the original focused on means we need more context for his character and the world the characters live in. But i liked vash being a mystery to both the characters and the watchers! it felt cool to see this goofball of a dude just. let down the facade and make us want to wonder who this guy really is, yknow? but again! as i have said many times! stampede is focused on the darkness in vash's story and the world of trigun so it makes total sense that they introduce vash as a tragic character first! and i love it! i love me a good dark story and instead of the "silly dude with a dark backstory who changes tone at the drop of a hat" character the "guy who has seen some shit and still tries to do good and be kind and funny in spite of it" character just works better there.

Anyway as previously stated i am kind of flagging so ill stop there and I'm sure ill have more thoughts later because I just cant be normal about these things

I think both versions have their merits and drawbacks and I'm not trying to say one is objectively better than the other (even if I do prefer stampede bc I'm a hoe for good animation and dark storytelling) so please do not kill me

i wrote this mess instead of studying for midterms pray 4 me

[moffnat]

This game is so much worse than I ever thought possible.

The Good:

Environments are gorgeous. Graphically sound.

Good music. Love the homages to Trespasser, which had one of my favorite tracks in DA history.

Fun combat with a learning curve. Makes you want to try different builds.

Basically everything that did not require a writer is well-done.

I'd like to give a special shout-out to Davrin and Emmerich's writers. Congratulations, you two had the only well-fleshed romances and wonderfully-written characters in the whole game. (Aside from Solas, who is always a delight, but he has maybe 10 minutes of screen time so it's hard to count him.)

I'd also like to give a shoutout to Taash's VA, who did not deserve the hand they were dealt. You're amazing.

I also love female Rook's VA, the European one. Love hearing an accent that isn't just British in my main character. It gave the character a lot more personality. (If only this game deserved it!)

The Bad:

Act 2 has more holes in it than a tryptophobe's nightmare.

Taash. Jesus Christ. I don't need to say anything about them, just watch this video and then try to defend this character to me.

Bellara's whole character arc was boiled down to dealing with a brother who wanted to "make the elves great again." Come on, can you not give me something more original and lore-friendly? Does everything have to be about how religion is fake and genocide is bad and fascism sucks and BLOOD RITUALS, oh my god, the blood rituals. This is a fucking fantasy game. Take us into a fantasy, not a thinly veiled, poor excuse for writing choices that are clearly you processing your own trauma of real world problems.

None of your decisions from past games matter. I felt more emotion at finding the Joining Chalice from Origins in this game than any other part of the entire fucking game. OG Bioware let players craft their own unique story in this world they created and Veilguard said, "nah, doesn't matter." It does matter.

NO mention of the Hero of Ferelden during this new weird Blight? NO mention of who's ruling Denerim? NO mention of Hawke? In the fucking Fade?

They disrespected Dorian with the most homophobic haircut imaginable.

The Ugly:

Where the fuck is the romance? I've just started act 3 and I've had one, ONE, single romance scene with Harding who is supposed to be my girlfriend. The writers straight up lied on Twitter when they said they consulted intimacy experts. What did you call them for, a free 5 minutes? An exchange of two emails tops? A brief convo at a vegan no-cops-or-military-allowed cafe?

Isabela making a faction that hoards treasure but "makes sure to give cultural artifacts back to their people for a finder's fee" is the most laughable thing I've ever heard. Isabela? The one who fucked over the Qunari and Kirkwall? That Isabela? You deflated her tits AND her personality and that's two steps too far.

I can't believe OG Bioware spent over a decade building the mage/templar dilemma only for Veilguard to say "sorry, too problematic."

The trans representation is disastrous to the point of actually doing damage. Again, I'll let this video take the stage. I fully agree with it.

The Grey Wardens are your military equivalent in this game and they were not given military treatment. I mean to say -- suffering the massive, gutting losses they suffer, and Bioware chose not to go into PTSD, survivor's guilt, the (a)morality of aggressive recruitment, side effects of being trained for war, the immense brother/sisterhood that goes into it, or suffering with loss and violence. NO one paid any due respect to the Wardens after what they went though! (But we all know the military is too problematic of a topic for these inadequate writers. God forbid they speak to someone they disagree with or do any research ever.)

This is not dark fantasy. This is not Dragon Age. This is not moral dilemmas or beautiful characters or violence and tragedy. This was a game written for the whitest, brattiest tenderqueers on Twitter dot com who bitch about how the media they consume isn't good enough for their purity cult.

The only thing Veilguard has left me with is a desire to replay older DA games to remind myself what good storytelling feels like.

finally starting veilguard, wish me luck

[yeetlegay]

Okay hear me out: KP Little Mermaid AU

I SAID HEAR ME OUT.

Merman!Kinn as the chosen heir of the Atlantean crime empire, struggling under the weight of his dad’s expectations, sneaking up to the surface a few times a month to watch the human ships go by and collecting shipwreck paraphernalia in his lil cave. He’s accompanied by his trusty bitchy bodyguards Ken and Big (rip to the crab and flounder aesthetic but they’re mermen in this one).

Then one day he spies Porsche on a ship (visual inspo below) and immediately falls in love/lust. In this AU Porsche isn’t a prince, he’s the first mate to Captain Yok and therefore (very sexily) not part of the bourgeoisie.

Kinn makes a deal with a sea witch and gives up his voice and family ring to be human for like 3 days, which he’s sure will be enough time to dick down Porsche and make him fall in love. In this contract there would be very much a fuck or die element, which if you think about it is pretty much what the og Little Mermaid movie was, only the PG Version, I’m just saying.

I know what you’re thinking. “But Izzy, who’s gonna be Ursula? Tawan? Uncle Gun?” Good guesses, both would make great sea witches. But the correct answer is: Vegas.

Just imagine Vegas at his most camp, singing the villain bop of the century, delighting in the chance to pull one over on a lovestruck Kinn, cackling over the intel his eels (Khun Spikes’ evil marine step-cousins) bring back. And best of all, imagine Pete sneaking into his lair to do his boss-in-law a solid and find a way to destroy the contract and get Kinn his voice/ring back, only Vegas catches him in the act. Cue torture and kinky angst. (Add or subtract tentacles to your own unhinged tastes.)

But back to KinnPorsche. Kinn washes up on the beach tits first (the real genius of this AU is that mermen don’t wear shirts so the tits are always out) and Porsche finds him and takes him to ye olde sexy sailor shack where he lives. Kinn is fully ready to slum it there for a few days while he seduces Porsche to come live with him. (In this AU Kinn wants to be part of the human world but he knows that’s completely out of the question so his compromise is to make the hot sailor guy come back with him instead.) But then he finds out Porsche lives with his little brother. Like they literally share a bunk in this tiny little beach cabin, so Kinn has no choice but to stew (in silence, thx Vegas the sea witch) from his mat on the floor a few feet away.

Idk the details but other stuff happens and they fall in love and whatever. The power of Pete’s ass and kindred trauma compels Vegas to rethink the contract at the end so he transfers his mega cool sea witch powers to Kinn (or Porsche? undecided) so Kinn can change from merman to human at will. Porsche stays human but Kinn upgrades his house and lives with him most of the time. Papa Korn is pissed at first but comes around when Tankhun argues that Kinn being part of both worlds means they can do crime under the sea and on land. So, like, double the sand dollars.

[ohmycale]

Catherine Jour (CJ) - troublesome plot bunny

Some notes

- my first  story outline so forgive the lack of details/dialogue, inconsistencies with fandom and omegaverse

- omegaverse:  og!calexog!alberu (basic knoweldge of omegaverse apply.) 

- Catherine = my name for Alberu's mom; Jour is Cale's mom

- Zed Crossman and Jour Thames are friends in this Universe.

- Mostly Deruth’s  POV but other POVs coz its outline

- I guess I am an Alberu shipper now

Warning: mentions of shitty behaviors of some 'fathers'

- Deruth receives a report in his office. The report is about the birth of Cale and Alberu's third kid and first daughter, Catherine Jour.

- Report says Cale delivered a red-haired daughter earlier. Currently, the couple has two older sons coz heir and a  spare. Both boys are golden-haired.

- Report mentions Alberu was allowed in the delivery room coz Cale said he should be there in case something happens. spoiler: he just wants to punish Alberu for getting him knocked up. ofc the kingdom freaks out because historically men aren't allowed in the delivery room.

- The third pregnancy is the easiest, Cale had a scare with their second kid coz the baby was in breech.

- Back to Deruth POV, he's a bit shaken that his first wife's name was used since Cale allowed Alberu to name the boys. However, Alberu's mom's name was also there so he thinks it was a joint decision.

-  He received an earlier report that Alberu and Cale were heard fighting. Unknown to him, the fight was about the name. Cale was insistent to use the name while Alberu was in ‘king and politics’ mode. Cale got angry because he felt that there is no good reason not to use the name as a tribute to their mothers. Cale points out that he and Alberu grew up not mentioning their mothers’ name or speaking about their mother due to their stupid fathers caring more about their stupid feelings - Cale's verbatim. And other related reasons like their fathers not wanting to upset their stepmothers.

Alberu  gives in because you shouldn’t upset your omega who is carrying your child and he does want his mother to be remembered and not forgotten. Cale also wants to spite Alberu’s stepmother because he doesn't like her due to her past mistreatment.

Besides the name combo is a great name – Catherine (pure) +  Jour (day) = pure day.

Deruth wants to kick Alberu’s butt for upsetting Cale but he doesn’t know that he’s one of the reasons why Cale was upset in the first place.

- Deruth is apprehensive since he mostly hidden or given away Jour’s things and told servants not to mention Jour when Violan first came into the house. Naturally, Cale wasn't happy. Cale was forced not to speak of his mom and only to the Molan duo. He feels this is a little bit of revenge on Cale's side.

- Deruth also learned that Zed Crossman has met the newborn, which ticks him off (ha!). He thought that Zed would reject the kid coz of the red hair but the emperor granted the newborn title of Grand Princess (any title for the firstborn daughter of the Crown Prince) as future protection and recognition of her birth.

-Side Note: Cale was also apprehensive about giving birth to a red-haired child coz Crossman kids are supposed to be blondes

- Zed Crossman’s wife is ofc pissed coz she hated Alberu's mom. She has no beef with Jour's name because she expected Alberu to pacify Cale by granting the name. She is angry with Catherine's name because she expected Alberu to oppose it for her behalf.

- The older boys were delighted to have a sister as they are pestering their parents to have a younger sibling to play with.  The two are already fighting about which brother she likes more….as a newborn.

- They already asked Alberu if she can train when they grow up. Alberu is not in the right headspace but is thinking CJ is better a knight than a princess being forced to marry.

- Cale is in his world and just happy that CJ inherited his hair and most of his looks.

- Zed Crossman is so excited about his first granddaughter. Coincidentally (nah, I planned it), she is also Deruth's first granddaughter. Deruth reads that Zed Crosman seems to be intent to find Cale's features in CJ rather than his son’s.

- CJ is not to be presented to the public, unlike her brothers. Excuses are made but the real reason is that the family doesn’t want her to be exposed to greedy nobles and nobles they don’t like.

- Deruth is thinking of baptismal gifts for his granddaughter. He's planning one-upping Zed since the latter splurged a lot when their grandsons were born. He’s having doubts about being invited since the previous baptisms were a formality and included the whole nobility.

--The rest of the plot is to be decided.

Okay, This plot bunny has been gnawing in my brain for a while and I wanted to share this because I want to shine on Alberu’s mom and Jour and their place in their children’s lives. These women had been in the background and I just want to dedicate a space in my fictitious plot bunnies for them. I believe that they were instrumental to Cale and Alberu and they are sidelined because they were killed off even in the beginning.

To my dismay, this plot bunny gave birth to another plot bunny – an omake (you sure, self?) feat. Catherine and Jour reacting to this plot. And yes, another one – the kids’ reaction edition feat the boys, On, Hong, and Raon.  I knew this plot bunny is trouble.

If you enjoyed this plot bunny, pls leave a comment or anything.  I appreciate any feedback about the post.  I really don't know this one is good, bad or anything.

Let’s hope I have time to write and publish the full story.