#the Soft Folk

[therottenkingsreckoning]

Got reminded late last night of my Soft Folk AU, so I thought I'd catch you all up on the info we have thus far! I've been focusing on many of my other projects so it's taken a bit of a backseat for now, but it's hardly gone.

Anyway, lore

Cephalosapiens Flosmollis, aka Soft Folk, are a form of pseudosapien evolved from a common squidlike ancestor. Their most notable feature is a lack of bones in the majority of the body, with a skull, spine, rudimentary collarbone & pelvis, and a few lower leg bones which act as structural support. In all other areas, ultra-dense muscle tissue helps to maintain the form, which also lends them a surprising amount of strength.

Other features include:

-cold Haemocyanin blood, a blue which tints the flesh a purple tone

-fine hairlike setae covering the body, which in typical fae fashion helps to passively absorb energy from their surroundings & maintain body heat. This "fur" is distinctly longer in the animal-like North varieties, though its texture will feel distinctly plastic

-hundreds of microradula lining the inside of the toothless mouth. each of these can be manipulated with incredible accuracy, allowing for complex speech patterns and an infamous slithering "growl" used in self-defense

-a primary self-defense method which is known as "The Hum", a subsonic vibration of the ethmoid or nasal bone which produces vivid multi-sensory hallucinations in the listener due to a "scrambling" of one's neural input

-a mild degree of biotoxin, now mostly confined to small prickly patches on the calf & lower back and the continued presence of aposematic coloration

-a remarkably durable and efficient digestive system, of a degree not seen in any other sophont. They are capable of consuming almost any substance with an 80+% biological composition, and are furthermore extremely well-adapted to filtering toxins. I've seen individuals drink rat poison like alcohol

-long, broad tails for balance

-stubby claws & pseudo-pawpads of raised skin & darker pigmentation

-heart shaped pupils which lack a distinct iris

-long ears & whiskers on the upper cheek/chin, which play a vital role in communication

-the almost complete non-presence of distinct genders or any sexes throughout their biology and cultures. This has of course been changed by the external influence of human control (a topic we'll cover in some detail later) but Soft Folk themselves are universally asexual and thus have no need to distinguish by sex

-a strong sense of caring and social bonding, with high rates of alloparenting and a culture which greatly values the community as a whole. Children (known as Wisps) are typically raised in part by one's entire pack, and their houses will always have communal cuddle pits in addition to the personalized nests of individuals

There are at least 5 distinct subgroups of Soft Folk: the Standard Dollhouse, Greater & Lesser North, Palacine, & the elusive & unstudied Shadows. Within these there will typically be a number of subsets to the subset, akin to "breeds" in their variation and the level of human involvement responsible for their creation.

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that's all for now! There is a story here (and it is sad, as mine often are) but I've ranted enough for one post. Hope y'all like it!

[therottenkingsreckoning]

I literally just managed to get more meds after ages of not having any, so y'all are likely to see more of everything I've been working on in the near future!

I hope every writer who sees this writes LOADS the next few months. Like freetime opens up, no writers block, the ability to focus, etc etc you're able to write loads & make lots of progress <3

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

Was struck with a truly silly non-serious AU idea in which our resident jailed Great Sage gets befriended by a little gal sometime after Guanyin stops by to inform him of the journey.

She keeps him company until the Tang Monk arrives, by which time she’s a lil wrinkly and, since she has outlived most of the people she knows, Pilgrim Sun decides to bring her along!

Cue old lady grandma shenanigans mixed with classic jttw shenanigans wherein Pilgrim Sun will fistfight yaoguai with a grandma on his shoulders.

I like to think he calls her either great-granddaughter (zēng sūn nǚ) or little sun.

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

[artofaan]

you belong here, sakura

[tevanactually]

[ni053791]

Instagram requests

Prompts

Vashwood family fluff

Chibi Milly

Teru Vash w/ Kuroneko Teru | Vash Pikmin

Chibi Knives | Millions Spoons

Wolfwood & baby sneaking candy

[Edit: I do not take requests on tumblr, it's fully exclusive to my Instagram.

[dekariosclan]

Gale and Devotion

There are so many lovely ways that Gale expresses his devotion to Tav over the course of their romance. And I have to say, I think Gale’s best and most poignant lines are often the simplest ones:

“I said exactly what I meant: I love you. You should never, never doubt that.”

“You are everything to me.”

“You will always be enough for me.”

“With you I forget my goddess. I love you.”

But what I wanted to share is a line that I consider to be one of my favorites, and one that I think gets overlooked because it’s only in the Illithid Tav ending. It’s a line that I think perfectly embodies Gale’s unparalleled devotion, and it’s what he says to Illithid Tav after he’s asked them to marry him. Tav responds with, “You’d really wish to marry me, in my present condition?”

And without even the slightest hesitation, Gale simply says:

“Your ‘present condition’ is that you’re the one I love.”

He goes on to add: “And your current form is merely a reflection of the depths of your sacrifice. It only makes me love you more.” All of which is incredibly sweet and loving…but that first line. That first line is just so perfect.

This the first time Tav has truly been put into a vulnerable position in regards to their relationship. Not only is Tav no longer in the physical form they were when Gale first fell in love with them, they’ve become something most people would find grotesque.

In that vein, but not quite to that extreme, I have seen many people ask the following:

“What would Gale say if Tav felt insecure because (their body changed in a way they didn’t like/they got grey hair/lost their hair/got wrinkles/became ill/scarred/injured etc.)?” And I’ve seen wonderful answers, all of which have Gale being loving and sweet and supportive, but I really do think he would just say the same thing:

“Your ‘present condition’ is that you’re the one I love.”

This is what devotion is supposed to be. There’s no mimimizing or deflecting what Tav feels about themselves, no waffling or insecurity on Gale’s part. Just the simple, unwavering fact that Gale loves Tav. Not for their body, but for their soul.

That’s not to say Gale isn’t attracted to Tav’s body—and their musk, and sweat, and their touch—because he is, in whatever form Tav takes; but physical attraction is not what his love is dependent upon. Gale is attracted to Tav because he loves them, not the other way around.

Real devotion is not about two beautiful people confessing love and attraction to each other. It’s about two people who are imperfect and flawed in their own ways, choosing to love and support one another, again and again and again, despite the difficulties that life throws at them.

Gale is sweet, loving, romantic, funny, charming, and yes, very attractive. But I truly think what I love most about Gale is that he embodies devotion so, so perfectly and so effortlessly:

“Your ‘present condition’ is that you’re the one I love.”

[emo-batboy]

A Wild Battinson (Social Media AU)

Part 35 (Masterlist)

(Part 36)

@bruciemilf I’m just spoiling everyone today, aren’t I??

[monniponi]

Rosaline 🌻🌺🐱🌼🌷

[therottenkingsreckoning]

Some fresh fluff for y'all, ft. Eddie, Frank, and their newly-hatched twins 💕

A bit of necessary context: I've been working on a spec-bio living puppet thing called the Periaĺka, or Soft Folk. Their children aren't born in the way mammals are, but formed and hatched from the donated flesh of the parents placed inside a silk cocoon. These two are demonstrating the bonding purr of parent to newborn, and the ways in which the endorphines can make you quite emotional!

Definitely won't be the first time I post about these fine fae, there's plenty more I can say about them :) Don't worry about the other projects though, I haven't abandoned them, I'm just doing this too now.

[roseadleyn]

i can't stop thinking about how in the end of the queen of nothing, jude says that neither her nor cardan know how to be happy. they don't know how to live without lying and scheming and fighting and plotting: with each other and with other people

so now imagine jude and cardan after the dust has settled. they wouldn't know what 2 do with each other. like just imagine them now getting to know each other. it's like they've never met because ofc they still bicker and everything, but they are married and they just fought and almost died for each other. and yet jude can't say what's cardan's favorite color and cardan doesn't know her favorite snacks

with the court of shadows as matchmakers it starts turning into a whole ass romcom. one night jude wakes up and cardan is just pacing the room nervously and she immediately panics and thinks something is wrong but no. cardan is taking her to one of the places he used to hide in as a little kid and he's. stressed, to say the least

it's one of the rare times jude gets to see elfhame without some pressing responsibility on her mind. she worries about the state of the palace in the hours they're gone and cardan tries ( as well as he can ) to reassure her that the court of shadows is there and she can let the court go for like,, 2 hours. and then jude is a little quiet and she's just staring around her like yeah this land that she has given her life and body for is so beautiful. she knows about cardan's mother, so she tells him about her own.

anyway i'll go more into depth later but like. it's a very rocky journey. jude sleeps fitfully and has nightmares; cardan tries to avoid sleep by getting drunk. jude's from the human lands and tells cardan to sober up. they both kinda just hold each other during a really bad night. cardan finds out balekin made jude kiss him and is so ashamed and shocked and horrified he can barely look her in the eyes except mutter apologies

cardan also persuades jude to drink btw. she's a very clingy drunk ( not weepy, she's not emotional or anything but she refuses to let go of him )

[softgothbabe]

[comfort-character-central]

I want to give my f/o or comfort character a kiss on on their forehead so I can see their smile grow. I want to intertwine my fingers within theirs so I can give them that pure gesture of closeness, gently squeezing their hand. I want to hold them close so they can feel the kindness of my embrace. I want to love them in the most beautiful ways so they can experience what it is like to receive genuine love in a form that is healthy and secure.

[viivdle]

jude after killing valerian because she's not actually a blood-thirsty killer and she was just a girl and horrified

[14dayswithyou]

Please give rendancted a kiss from me! I just took an mbti test and was wondering if ren’s mbti would be compatible with mine hehe…. So what’s his MBTI? For both ren and redacted! rendacted!

Thank you so much mow <3333

✦゜ANSWERED: It's already been answered here, but Ren (and by extension, [REDACTED]) is an ISTJ! Whenever Ren is pretending to be Haruko, however, then he'd technically be an INFP.

[timethehobo]

Rook is checking for a soft tummy.