#that works well enough as a ship name

[dazesanddoodles]

actually i think that after “and the apple of discord” ezekiel pointed out that the main reason the representatives were almost compliant with dulaque was that they felt unheard by the library when the previous librarians kept avoiding big meetings so now they do them semi regularly

[hyakunana]

Interrupting all my chores for a very important event

[vastwinterskies]

everybody loves a handsome navy man!

[necrotic-nephilim]

au for the ask game, cass starts to romantically pursue dick trying to model after the repressed feeling in Bruce (trying to be like batman) and not fully understanding the emotions, bruce sees this and becomes jealous and so dick is caught in the middle of the two bats fighting for his love but he sees them both familiarly (like brother and sister)

for the ask game!

OOOOOOH. yes yes yes. i love how much Cass truly wants to *embody* Batman. like that is her goal. to embody the Mission, to put her whole life into the symbol, the work. so it's fun to play with the grey areas where she misunderstands what is Bruce and what is Batman, and attempts to emulate his more problematic behaviors.

so I just. I love the idea of Cass perceiving this as normal. like, that is just how being Batman works because for Bruce, his love for Dick *genuinely* is so integral to being Batman. like it's undeniable even to an outsider, how much Bruce needs Dick as a moral compass, as a true north, as his family. Cass just happens to pick up on it being entangled with a romantic longing that Bruce has *zero* interest in pursuing. until of course, he sees Cass pursuing it. bc i think Dick gets flirted with so much, he sort of tunes it out. he doesn't notice, immediately, that Cass is trying to flirt with him, especially bc Cass isn't the best at it. she's trying tho! but Bruce. Bruce notices instantly and at first, he thinks it's the same sort of hero crush Tim has for Dick and that it's no real issue. until Cass starts genuinely pursuing Dick. they start with an awkward standoff. the fun thing about Bruce and Cass is they don't need words to argue, they just need pointed stares and clear actions. Cass flirts with Dick, Bruce makes a point to not have them work together on the latest mission, all while staring her down. Dick can tell there's some kind of tension going on, but no matter how much he prods, he can't *quite* figure it out.

Dick slowly realizes when Cass gets more bold. at this point she's both doing it to spite Bruce and to be Batman, but along the way, there are some real feelings. Dick tries to... gently turn her down/ he doesn't want to hurt her feelings, but Cass doesn't have the best understanding of romantic vs familial love, so she can tell Dick loves and cares about her and she just assumes he's a little shy about it and she doubles down. besides, that's what Bruce does at Batman, and that's her real goal here. meanwhile, Bruce has never acted on his feelings before, but he'll be damned if Cass beats him to Dick. so he also starts. dropping hints toward Dick. becoming more romantic toward Dick with gestures and gifts. and now Dick is caught between the two of them both lavishing him with attention and compliments.

Dick being kind of at a loss of what to do is fun. like how do you even navigate two people who you view as family both deciding to start a small war over courting you. he's flattered, but he just wants things back to normal. and whenever he rejects one of them, it just spurns on the other to think they're gaining ground. logically, Bruce is aware that Dick doesn't reciprocate for either of them. but he's driven by such an angry possessive streak over Cass' actions he's not exactly thinking with his brain. Bruce can be the goddamn king of petty, when he wants to be. the ante just keeps getting upped, until i think one of them even gets bold enough to come onto Dick sexually. probably Cass first.

on one hand, i do sort of like the idea of Dick finally caving and agreeing to date one of them just to make it stop. i think he'd go with Cass, just because she's closer in age and far more agreeable than Bruce is. i rlly love a fic with an unhappy hurt/no comfort ending where Dick sacrifices his happiness for his loves ones because it's so in character for him. if it makes Cass happy, he'll go with it, bc he really does love her and maybe he can trick himself into being in love with her. but i think the more realistic route is that probably with Tim and Alfred's help, Dick stages a serious intervention where he laws down the law in no uncertain terms. Bruce and Cass agree to back off, but it's does take months before their standoffish behavior with each other subsides.

and as a hilarious ending, i think it'd be funny if the cycle starts again when Bruce gets eyes for someone else. bc this whole thing is what convinces him to move on from Dick and try to focus on himself, so he starts getting feelings for someone else and of course Cass is going to jump on it. i think the funniest option here is Minhkhoa Khan, bc that is a man who would take one look at the situation and fucking *preen* over the attention and lean right into that shit, just to see how far he can take it.

[emypony]

come grab your freshly off the grill cooked ship!

This time featuring the 'arts and crafts project' because Felis is glue here, otherwise the rest would fall apart.

FOR THE RECORD this is if all three Hua's here were individual entities separate from each other

I'll put my unhinged mentally unwell takes down below for your enjoyment <3

ill try to. help make sense of their personalities and thoughts on the others. Felis: basically her usual self, though maybe a bit toned down with her antics (I say toned down as if I ever elaborated on what she's like lol)

treasures Hua the most, best friends and partners, tries to get Hua to be less stiff and enjoy life but also is scared to lose her

admires Phoenix and gets along with her really well

thinks AE is kinda scary because she's a celestial but there's something alluring about such a powerful entity being so mysterious and 'cold' (girl cant help getting a crush tho)

Hua: soldier, shy, unsure of herself, basically her moths era (NOT her Elysian Realm SIM!)

got attached to Felis because she is a source of comfort and feels like 'home', likes having someone to come to after her missions

Phoenix's happy and relaxed attitude is calming in contrast to her life but her and Felis can get a bit overwhelming when together, she appreciates her though even if they're not that close

AE is very scary and she tries to keep away from her, feels like AE doesn't approve of her for whatever reason and glares at her sometimes (it's just the AE resting bitchface she gives to everyone by accident but holds no malice)

Phoenix / Jingwei: deity, thinks humans r funny, clever and wondrous and loves them dearly

Felis's happy attitude resonates with her and she may have gotten a little crush on her because of that as well, but she can keep herself in check if her feelings aren't reciprocated

thinks Hua is a cute little birdie that she wants to protect bc shes so precious

longtime friends with Azure Empyrea and they have a weird but mutual friendship (and maybe more...? unspoken feelings towards each other that they never address but are both sort of 'Aware Of' since Phoenix is the one who calms down AE if she's being unreasonable OR the first person AE goes to if she's feeling down / feels negative emotions)

Azure Empyrea: cold, calculating, has an eerie calm attitude but can be scary if she gets angry, stern and firm in her ways but can be persuaded (see: Phoenix) to compromise. means well but doesn't know how to show it

finds Felis intriguing because of her nature, also catches her sometimes glancing at her or following her around, can't sense any malice from her so aside from being a little annoyance at first, she warmed up to her presence (and she keeps Phoenix happy whenever she can't partake in whatever silly human thing she wants to play / do)

sees Jingwei as an equal, cares more about her than she lets on but doesn't want to tie her down to someone like her, still appreciates the fact that Phoenix spends time with her and tries to be the bridge between her and humans

her feelings towards Hua are complicated and she usually keeps her distance because she can sense the fear coming off her. however Hua reminds her of her past self(?start of her journey as a celestial deity), unsure and without a place in the world and she feels the need to be there or give advice (if ever asked), doesn't hold any hostility towards her but something about her own expression (? too dumb to figure out) scares Hua and she doesn't understand why

I have a so many more snippets to share...if you will ;3

[louwhose]

Happy Pi Day! Or... is it pie day? White day?

Whatever, today is something and I'm celebrating whatever it is with this ship I'm far too obsessed with for how little screentime they have.

[unknownarmageddon]

Wailing, I said that Crosscut felt too Cross focused, even though. Kross is still pronounced Cross, but like. The K just works. It adds to it. And I mean Crosscut just straight up has only Cross and Cut can be kinda open-ended, methinks. Krosscut. It's Krossier I DUNNO, maybe I'm. Biased, guh.

I KNOW and crosscut like. doesn’t sound right it feels so fuckin unserious it’s like goofy i can’t take it seriously. it’s like calling it criller

[pleasedontcareaboutme]

The urge to spend a 100$ on merch before getting my paycheck is so strong. I might not survive soldiers

[kakusboyfriend]

A reworked version of this since I started using Canva for ref sheets. Protip do not do that.

[im-a-goat-in-disguise]

Images of despair [stellaris version]

[bittwitchy]

cw anti st*ggy and st*cky joke:

its funny how much i hate st*ggy considering i also dont like st*cky romantically

[hauntedtotem]

sharla x therapy

[zebratimw]

people who write essays or are having a meltdown in reaction to my art, I hope you know you are living so rent free in my brain

[beastsovrevelation]

I do wonder whether underappreciating Adriel x Lilith is just the fandom being boring in rejecting m/f (sorry not sorry, no hate from this bi girl, but nothing will surpass the Satan and Lilith dynamic), or, is it because the ship is so underdeveloped.

We see Adriel "tempt" Lilith, I talk about it here. I'ts great, I loved it.

Then, there's the final battle. We see them be an evil villain power couple together.

We even see Lilith be soft towards Adriel for a moment.

But, that's it. She turns on him, without us even understanding why. It wasn't because he's evil and crazy, she knew he was evil and crazy. Also, I refuse to believe she woke from his spell, I refuse to believe she was under a spell at all. He offered her what the OCS couldn't (and by that, I don't mean his rod). That's why she chose him. Maybe Reya played with her head, I don't know, but that would be insulting to her arc.

There's a gaping chasm between Lilith turning to Adriel, and the final battle. What were they doing during their time together? Drinking brandy and scheming? Performing blood rituals? Going on dates? What did they talk about, how did they bond (more)? It would have been great, to see the situation from their angle, at least a bit. To find out what they're thinking. Lorena and William portrayed great chemistry, why not use it? Also, their interactions could've revealed more about the Other side to us.

Warrior Nun did a lot of things brilliantly. Adriel is a wonderful villain, he's one of my favorite characters in the world. But, his dynamic with Lilith was left barebones. They both deserved more screentime in general, it's such a shame the season was shorter. Some things seem rushed because of it. I would've loved to see Lilidriel fleshed out more.

Also, I'm still bitter the creators screwed with the Satan and Lilith pairing by having her ditch him. You don't sUbVeRt that pair. I forgive a lot in the name of an author's license, I don't forgive that. At least she went away on her own path.

[void-botanist]

3 for the dynamics game 👀

send me a number, get some dynamics

4, 3, 6

Hossan, Umedes, Gren

Together, these three form the gamer trifecta of the Pabatcule. They usually play board and card games, but anything that sounds fun is worth trying. Generally speaking, Gren has the best reflexes, Umedes is the best at bluffing, and Hossan has the best strategy. Gren is not banned from wearing rings to play games but after the ERS Injury Incident he was banned from wearing them for slap games and just kind of decided not to during game hours (does he think there will be surprise ERS? no. but what if there is). I'm imagining Gren playing something like Cave Story or Super Mario Odyssey and Hossan and Umedes pointing things out to him because he's very good at the controls but he overlooks everything.

Gren & Umedes

The tallest spouses, both six feet tall. Gren thinks of Umedes like the older sibling he never had (he's an only child). Umedes has the infinite patience to explain things to him and the situational wisdom to know when to give up. They spend their time together out in the gardens, talking, or inside pouring over their various magazines. They do have one shared magazine subscription, about plants, because they both wanted to learn more because of spending so much time in the gardens. Gren is known to fall asleep when they cuddle because Umedes is just so comforting. Over the years Umedes has become comfortable enough with Gren to let him pamper them when they have to shed.

Sexually they have a more intense dynamic. Umedes is a masochist who loves anything with a blade, and Gren loves the skill of administering pain. Gren has also become an expert on scale anatomy to figure out how to drive Umedes wild without actually hurting them ("I could have been a doctor," he says, "except that bodily fluids are gross."). It's not exactly a d/s dynamic in the most usual sense, because Gren doesn't like playing The Dom, but Umedes is always gunning for subspace. As long as Gren doesn't have to be mean he can work over Umedes all day. That's what the restraints are for :3 A lot of what they do in the bedroom/dungeon is just this kind of pain play, but Gren also can't get enough of Umedes' forked tongue.

Gren & Hossan

Hossan has always been part of Gren's package deal - any best friendship with Yera has to involve Hossan somehow, and even though the two of them don't have the same kind of rapport, they're very close. There are occasional moments of jealousy between them, but they've learned that that just means that one of them has a need that's not getting met, rather than that their triad is crumbling. Hossan tends to be a bit laconic, but Gren knows all the things he likes to talk about (especially music, building infrastructure and remodeling, and birds), and likes listening. What he likes even more is watching Hossan do calligraphy. It's mesmerizing. Sometimes Hossan will leave him notes with complex flourishes and such on them, and Gren has saved every single one. Hossan has also taught Gren to do Yera's hair, though a lot of the time neither of them do Yera's hair. Aside from playing games and hanging about, the thing they do most together is birdwatch. Lately they've also spent a lot of time with the baby.

Sexually it's a toss-up whether it will just be them or Yera will also be involved. But between the two of them things tend to be less kinky and more sensual (which in itself could be a kink but Hossan doesn't really see it that way, mostly because he doesn't conceptualize himself as a very kinky person). Their mutual goal is to melt in each other's embrace, but how they get there isn't always soft. If the palace does in fact have a private sauna they've definitely fucked in there, but it certainly has big fancy showers and baths that they've enjoyed.

Hossan & Umedes

Hossan and Umedes don't spend a ton of time alone together. It's not that they don't like each other - they get along quite well actually - but that they lead sort of separate lives, and being around Pali all the time also inherently tends to draw Umedes away from Hossan, because Pali has a weird distant relationship with him. Umedes remains fascinated with Hossan's past life as a courier, and has slowly started to spend more time with him to learn how to do calligraphy (something something connoisseurs of the obscenity of the fountain pen). Hossan is trying to get Umedes comfortable being around the baby - not because Umedes needs to care for the baby but because every time Umedes interacts with the baby they do it with the utmost care and a look of mortal panic on their face. They're terrified of doing something wrong, which they want to get over in itself, but they're also starting to wonder whether having a baby of their own in the future is a good idea and have started discussing it with Hossan.

The two of them don't have a sexual relationship but they do sometimes have moments of particular physical intimacy, like sharing horn balms or Hossan helping Umedes with shedding-related activities. Hossan usually isn't a part of the shedding process, but Umedes has always found it easier to let him in than Gren because it somehow feels less personal and embarrassing with him.

[scionshtola]

i started writing a whole thing about mir and her mom and then i realized i accidentally gave the briadis family the perfect set up for a tragic family empire tv show