#the hunt for the holy pearl

[captainsvscaptains]

Prelims

Poll H

[unboundprompts]

do you have any tips for writing mermaids? i love your work ^-^

How to Write Mermaids

-> Things to Think About and Consider When Writing Merpeople and Mer Fiction

-> How to Write a Mermaid (anc writing resources)

These are just some suggestions! Feel free to pick and choose based on what best fits your story.

Physical Appearance

Tail Variations: Instead of a uniform tail type, consider different adaptations: sleek, dolphin-like tails for fast swimmers; large, strong tails with iridescent scales for deep-sea mermaids; or frilled, flowing fins like a lionfish for camouflage. Some might have tails resembling eels or sharks, giving them a menacing or streamlined look.

Scales and Coloration: In deep-sea areas, mermaids might have dark, bioluminescent scales with patterns that mimic the stars or the sea floor. Shallow-water mermaids might have brighter, coral-like colors to blend in.

Scars and Symbols: Scars from battles with sea creatures, markings from coral, or even bioluminescent tattoos could add depth.

Eyes Adapted to the Ocean: Mermaids’ eyes might be unusually large, with reflective layers to enhance night vision. They could have vertical pupils like a cat’s or even multiple layers of eyelids, including a transparent one to protect them from salt and silt.

Webbed Hands and Clawed Fingers: Webbed hands would enhance their swimming ability, and clawed fingers might be used for self-defense or hunting. Some might have retractable claws or spines to protect themselves from predators.

Culture

Language and Communication: Consider how sound works underwater; it travels faster and farther but differently. Maybe they use gestures, a sign language, or even musical calls to communicate. Their language might be melodic or full of trills and hums that are difficult for land creatures to understand.

Beliefs and Myths: Mermaids would likely have their own stories, rituals, and superstitions. Maybe they worship ocean gods, the moon, or view shipwrecks as holy places. They might believe in omens from ocean currents, the arrival of rare sea creatures, or changes in the tides.

Social Structure: Decide if they live in schools, pods, or solitary. A royal family, councils of elders, or a group of shamans could govern them. Do they form alliances or rivalries with other sea creatures or even human sailors?

Hierarchy and Elders: Older mermaids or those with powerful magical abilities may hold significant respect and authority. These elders could be responsible for rituals, storytelling, and maintaining the balance of magic within their community.

Seasonal Gatherings and Ceremonies: The ocean has its own rhythms—tides, moon phases, migrations—and mermaids might gather for ceremonies tied to these events. For instance, they could honor the arrival of certain fish schools or perform rituals under a full moon for strength and unity.

Jewelry and Artifacts: Mermaids might decorate themselves with jewelry made of shells, coral, pearls, and items retrieved from shipwrecks. Certain pieces may symbolize rank, magical prowess, or family lineage, with specific stones or materials believed to channel energy.

Tattooing and Body Art: Many mermaids may tattoo themselves with ink made from squid or octopus, using markings that indicate status, clan, or achievements. Bioluminescent tattoos or body paint could glow at night or during important rituals.

Magical Abilities

Special Senses: Consider heightened senses, like echolocation, the ability to detect changes in water temperature, or a heightened sense of smell for tracking prey or sensing danger. These would add to their unique oceanic identity and give them a slight advantage over surface dwellers.

Control over Water and Weather: Some mermaids can call storms, manipulate tides, or create currents. This might be a rare gift, often feared for its destructive potential. Using such magic could leave them physically or mentally drained.

Healing and Transformation: Certain mermaids could have powers to heal wounds or diseases with seawater, or transform sea creatures into protective spirits. However, each healing might weaken them temporarily or require offerings to the ocean in return.

Song and Illusion: Siren song is a classic power; mermaids could enchant, hypnotize, or create illusions through melody. Overuse might leave them voiceless or mentally scarred, with some even risking losing themselves to the song forever.

Shape-Shifting: For those able to take human form, transformation might come at a great personal cost. Perhaps they can only transform for a limited time, or their time on land drains their magic, forcing them to return to the water to recover.

Physical Depletion: Magic use might be physically taxing, aging a mermaid slightly or sapping their strength. Frequent magic use could make them appear older or leave permanent marks on their body, like scars or discolored scales.

Price of Blood or Offering: Magic might demand a price—whether in the form of a personal sacrifice or a blood offering to the ocean. For powerful spells, mermaids may even need to leave behind something they value, such as memories, emotions, or treasured artifacts.

Risk of Transformation: High-level magic could alter a mermaid’s physical form temporarily or permanently. They might grow extra fins, become partially transparent, or even lose their voice after certain spells.

Mental Toll and "Ocean Madness": Overuse of magic could lead to a condition known as "Ocean Madness," a state in which mermaids lose touch with reality, becoming isolated or forgetting their own identity. This is particularly feared among mermaids, as it might mean permanent exile or being lost to the ocean.

Forbidden or Dark Magic: Some magic forms might be considered taboo or forbidden due to their dangerous nature. Practicing dark magic, like curses or soul-binding, could bring severe consequences, both in physical tolls and social exile.

Character Motivation and Conflict

Relationship with Humans: Decide whether mermaids are fascinated by or wary of humans. Some might be drawn to them out of curiosity or romantic allure, while others might distrust them due to pollution, fishing, or old tales of betrayal. Their interactions with humans can reveal a lot about their personality and worldview.

Desire for Land or Home: Consider what might tempt a mermaid to leave their watery home. Do they long to experience human life, seek revenge for an oceanic wrong, or retrieve a lost artifact from a shipwreck? This longing could add depth to their character.

Struggles with Transformation: If your mermaids can shift between human and mermaid forms, consider how this affects their identity and relationships. Transformation could be painful, rare, or come at a high price, adding dramatic tension and giving their character arc extra weight.

Quest for Authority: In a hierarchical society, some mermaids might crave power or authority, seeking to rise through the ranks or challenge an elder. Such ambition could lead them to take risks, learn forbidden magic, or ally with powerful sea creatures.

Personal Pride or Legacy: Some mermaids might want to establish themselves as legends, known for feats of bravery or wisdom. This could involve dangerous quests to recover lost artifacts, hunt rare sea creatures, or explore dangerous parts of the ocean. Their pursuit of legacy might set them at odds with their peers, especially if it leads to recklessness.

Torn Between Worlds: A mermaid who can transform and walk on land might struggle with a dual identity. If spending time on land slowly diminishes their powers, they could grapple with the desire to stay connected to both worlds, fearing losing either part of themselves.

Conflict Between Duty and Desire: Many mermaids might feel a sense of duty to their family, tribe, or ocean gods, conflicting with their personal desires. They could be pressured to fulfill a prophecy, protect a magical artifact, or avoid contact with humans, even if it clashes with their true passions.

Past Mistakes or Betrayals: A mermaid who has broken societal rules—whether by consorting with humans, using dark magic, or violating clan boundaries—might feel guilt or face exile. Redemption could become a strong motivator, pushing them to right their wrongs, often at great risk or personal cost.

Haunted by Family Legacy: If a mermaid comes from a family of notorious outcasts, warriors, or traitors, they might struggle with the burden of redeeming their family’s name or rising above that legacy. This could lead them into difficult choices about loyalty and personal integrity.

Hunters and Captors: Humans might hunt mermaids for their scales, powers, or knowledge, forcing mermaids into hiding or guerrilla-like resistance. A character driven by a desire for vengeance against humans could lead to morally complex actions and choices.

[britishsquidward]

Every Single "Holy (x)!" Thing Robin Says in the 66 Series (In Alphabetical Order)

Source: The Official Batman Batbook, The Revised Bat Edition

Note: I noticed some of the words in the book were spelt incorrectly or not in the correct order so I did my best to remedy them, but if you notice an error or maybe a word that didn't show up, let me know so I can make the proper adjustments!

Long Post Incoming:

A

Holy Agility

Holy Almost

Holy Alps

Holy Alter-Ego

Holy Anagrams

Holy Apparition (x2)

Holy Armadillos

Holy Ashtray

Holy Asp

Holy Astringent Pomite Fruit

Holy Astronomy

Holy Audobon

B

Holy Backfire

Holy Ball and Chain

Holy Bank Balance

Holy Bankruptcy

Holy Banks

Holy Barracuda

Holy Bargain Basement

Holy Bat-Logic

Holy Bat-Trap

Holy Benedict Arnold

Holy Bijou

Holy Bikini

Holy Blackbeard

Holy Blackout

Holy Blank Catridge

Holy Blizzard

Holy Bluebeard

Holy Bouncing Boilerplate

Holy Bowler

Holy Bullseye (x2)

Holy Bunsons

C

Holy Caffeine

Holy Camouflage (x2)

Holy Captain Nemo

Holy Caruso

Holy Catastrophe (x2)

Holy Chicken Coop

Holy Chiliblains

Holy Chocolate Eclair

Holy Chutzpah

Holy Cinderella

Holy Cinemascope

Holy Cliche

Holy Cliffhangers

Holy Clockwork

Holy Clockworks

Holy Coffin Nails

Holy Cold Creeps

Holy Complications

Holy Consecration

Holy Contributing to the Deliquency of Minors

Holy Corpuscles

Holy Cosmos

Holy Costume Party

Holy Crack-Up

Holy Crossfire

Holy Crucial Moment

Holy Crying Towels

Holy Cryptology

Holy Crystal Ball

D

Holy D'Artagnan

Holy Davy Jones

Holy Dead End

Holy Demolition

Holy Dental Hygiene

Holy Deposit Slip

Holy Detonation

Holy Detonator

Holy Deviltry

Holy Dilemma

Holy Disappearing Act

Holy Disaster Area

Holy Distortion

Holy Diversionary Tactic

Holy Diversionary Tactics

E

Holy Edison

Holy Eggshells

Holy Epicure

Holy Epigrams

Holy Escape Hatch

Holy Explosion

F

Holy Falsefront

Holy Fate Worse Than Death

Holy Felony

Holy Finishing Touches

Holy Fireworks

Holy Firing Squad

Holy Fishbowl

Holy Flightplan

Holy Flip-Flop

Holy Floodgates

Holy Floor Covering

Holy Flypaper

Holy Fog

Holy Fork-In-The-Road

Holy Fourth Amendment

Holy Frankenstein (x2)

Holy Fratricide

Holy Frogman

Holy Fruit Salad

Holy Fugitives

Holy Funny Bone

G

Holy Gall

Holy Gambles

Holy Gemini

Holy Geography

Holy Ghost Writer

Holy Giveaways

Holy Glue Pot

Holy Golden Gate

Holy Gbaf Zeppelin

Holy Grammar

Holy Graveyard

Holy Greed

Holy Guacamole

Holy Guadal Canal

Holy Gullibility

H

Holy H'Ordourves

Holy Haberdashery

Holy Hailstorm

Holy Hairdo

Holy Halleli

Holy Halloween

Holy Hamburger

Holy Hamlet (x2)

Holy Handiwork

Holy Happenstance

Holy Hardest Metal in the World

Holy Haziness

Holy Headache (x2)

Holy Headlines

Holy Heart-Break (x2)

Holy Heart Failure (x2)

Holy Helmets

Holy Helplessness

Holy Here We Go Again

Holy Hiedelburg

Holy Hieroglyphics (x3)

Holy High Wire

Holy Hijack

Holy Hijackers

Holy History

Holy Hoaxes

Holy Hole-in-a-Doughnut

Holy Hollywood

Holy Homecoming

Holy Homework

Holy Homicide

Holy Hoodwink

Holy Hoofbeats (x2)

Holy Horseshoe

Holy Horseshoes

Holy Hostage (x2)

Holy Hot Foot

Holy Hot Spot

Holy Houdini (x4)

Holy Human Collector's Item

Holy Human Pearls

Holy Human Pressure Cooker

Holy Human Surfboards

Holy Hunting Horn

Holy Hurricane

Holy Hydraulics

Holy Hypnotism

Holy Hypodermic

Holy Hypothesis

I

Holy Ice Picks

Holy Ice Skates

Holy Iceberg

Holy Impossibility

Holy Impregnability

Holy Incantation

Holy Inquisition

Holy Interplanetary Yardstick

Holy Interruptions

Holy I.T.&T.

J

Holy Jack-in-the-Box (x2)

Holy Jailbreak

Holy Jawbreaker

Holy Jelly Molds

Holy Jetset

Holy Jigsaw Puzzles

Holy Jitterbugs

Holy Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Holy Jumble

K

Holy Keyhole

Holy Keyring

Holy Kilowatts

Holy Kindergarten

Holy Knit One, Purl Two

Holy Knockout Drops

Holy Known-Unknown Flying Objects

Holy Koufax

L

Holy Leopard

Holy Levitation

Holy Lift-Off

Holy Living End

Holy Lodestone

Holy Long John Silver

Holy Looking Glass

Holy Lovebirds

Holy Luther Burbank

M

Holy Madnes

Holy Magician

Holy Magic Lantern

Holy Mainstrings

Holy Marathon

Holy Mashed Potatoes

Holy Masquerade (x2)

Holy Matador

Holy Mechanical Army

Holy Memorandum

Holy Memory Bank

Holy Merlin the Magician

Holy Mermaid

Holy Merry-Go-Round

Holy Metronome

Holy Miracles

Holy Miscast

Holy Missing Relatives

Holy Molars

Holy Molehill

Holy Movie Moguls

Holy Mucilage (x2)

Holy Multitudes

Holy Murder

Holy Mush

N

Holy Naivete

Holy Nerve Centre

Holy Nick-Of-Time (x2)

Holy Nightmare (x2)

Holy Non Sequiturs

O

Holy Oleo

Holy Olfactory

Holy One-Track Batcomputer Mind

Holy Oversight

Holy Oxygen

P

Holy Paderevsky

Holy Perfect Pitch

Holy Piano Roll

Holy Polar Front

Holy Polar Icesheets

Holy Polaris

Holy Popcorn

Holy Pot Luck

Holy Precision

Holy Pressure Cooker

Holy Priceless Collection of Etruscan Snoods

Holy Pseudonym

Holy Purple Cannibals

Holy Puzzles

(There's none for Q)

R

Holy Rainbow (x2)

Holy Rats in a Trap

Holy Ravioli

Holy Razor's Edge

Holy Red Herring

Holy Red Snapper

Holy Reincarnation

Holy Relief

Holy Recompense

Holy Remote-Control Robot

Holy Reshevsky

Holy Return from Oblivion

Holy Reverse Polarity

Holy Ricochet

Holy Rip Van Winkle (x2)

Holy Rising Hemlines

Holy Road Blocks

Holy Robert Lewis Stevenson

Holy Rock Garden

Holy Rocking Chair

Holy Rudder

S

Holy Sarcophagus

Holy Sardine

Holy Schizophrenia

Holy Sedatives

Holy Self-Service

Holy Semantics

Holy Serpentine

Holy Shamrocks

Holy Sherlock Holmes

Holy Shocks

Holy Show-Ups

Holy Showcase

Holy Shrinkage

Holy Skull Tamper

Holy Sky Rockets

Holy Slipped Disc

Holy Smoke (x2)

Holy Smokes (x2)

Holy Smokestack

Holy Snowball

Holy Sonic Booms

Holy Special Delivery

Holy Spider Webs

Holy Split Seconds

Holy Squirrel Cage

Holy Stalactite

Holy Stampede

Holy Standstills

Holy Stereo

Holy Stew Pot

Holy Stomachache

Holy Strait Jacket

Holy Stratosphere

Holy Stuffing

Holy Stupor

Holy Sub-Orbit

Holy Sudden Incapicitation

Holy Sundial

Holy Superlatives

Holy Suprise Party

Holy Switch-A-Roo

T

Holy Taj Mahal

Holy Tartars

Holy Taxation

Holy Taxidermy

Holy Tee Shot

Holy Ten Toes

Holy Terminology

Holy Tintinnabulation

Holy Tip-Offs

Holy Titanic

Holy Tome

Holy Toreador

Holy Trampoline

Holy Transformation

Holy Travel Agent

Holy Trickery

Holy Triple Feature

Holy Trolls and Goblins

Holy Tuxedo

U

Holy Uncanny Photographic Mental Process

Holy Understatement

Holy Underwritten Metropolis

Holy Unlikelihood

Holy Unrefillable Prescrptions

V

Holy Vanity Case

Holy Venezuela

Holy Vertebra

Holy Voltage

W

Holy Waste of Energy

Holy Wayne Manor

Holy Weaponry

Holy Wedding Cake

Holy Werner von Braun

Holy Whiskers

Holy Wigs

(There's none for X)

(There's none for Y)

Z

Holy Zorro

[gringolet]

GAYEST ARTHURIAN TEXT BRACKET ROUND 2:

propaganda:

The Wedding:

-“gender role fuckery”

-bi4bi t4t text ever? scholars say yes

SGATGK:

- “kissing”

-“Gawain getting kisses from Bertilak’s wife and kissing Bertilak is very bi”

- ���I'm back with another answer. Obviously the kissing game is iconic. The scholarship about this poem is unparalleled. The people cannot get enough of submissive kissy face Gawain & frankly neither can I. He definitely fucked that couple. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say, they fucked him. Easy litmus test for a retelling is how they handle adapting this. Only cowards write around the kissing. Real ones make it even gayer.”

- “Gawain kisses a man in this”

- “3some, poly, bi conduit, gay kiss, gawain”

- “i'm going to kill myself i had a few paragraphs of propaganda typed up and accodentally deleted it all. holy ahit. anyways i have no doubt that this has been submitted before but it is my moral duty to say so again. even excluding the fact that lord bertilak sets up this game of exchange of winnings and sends his wife to seduce gawaine—knowing that gawaine will have to return whatever he recieved unto bertilak—and their kisses and embraces (which are technically 'excusable' under medieval homosocial behaviour), there's a sort of erotic fascination with the green knight everpresent throughout the text, the author, the pearl poet, even taking, what, five (? give or take a few. my memory fails me) verses to describe how green and big and beautiful the green knight is. the green knight kneels before gawaine, letting gawaine take the blow to cut off his head, and later, the green knoght takes a blow to cut off gawaine's head. it's all about reciprocity and exchanges and submission. it's SO erotic . i just. yeah :)”

- ill also say the way gawain is framed in parallel to the lords hunting scenes making him a pursued animal and the wife the pursuer who has him at her mercy is very interesting gender dynamics and role reversal

[dollar-store-mothman]

The off season ramblings under the cut :)

-I forgot this started with sam and ajs characters hunting pheasants bc it never gets brought up again

-"You have to encourage the working class" FUCKING HELL SAM ITS NOT EVEN BEEN A MINUTE YOU CANT KILL ME LIKE THAT YET

-"Here phesy phesy pheasants" wild that that's gonna become a new vocal stim

-sam bringing up the name of the longform is my favorite thing

-why are they like this (re: "Jacob sit on my knee", "was it big", and "who's a good boy")

-earl Geoffrey teaching John Jacob about mansplaining is both everything and absolutely horrid

-WHO IS THIS DIVA

-angel and Mrs daltrey's relationship is so cute :(

-I'm so glad Mrs daltrey became more understandable as the scene went on i don't think I could have listened to sam mumble for 50 minutes

-my version of Mrs daltreys mind theatres is imagining getting to see sfth live

-this fucking bit (re: spiral staircases and forgetting the key)

-the staging in this scene is so damn confusing I think I'm more lost than John jacob

-gun dinosaurs :D

-tall, strong, and handsome are exactly the words I would use to describe luke

-love when the force aj to establish the time range

-the time between being told to make a comeback and "how's the weather up there" kills me

-Mrs daltrey getting into the insult game

-im convinced Tom's wife character was a ploy to get attention

-aj this is worse logic than the lighthouse I'm so lost

-they look so good in this date scene holy shit

-Tom mentions his hair and Luke spends the entire rest of the scene fixing it

-the wet jokes are making me feel like an appalled Victorian woman clutching her pearls

-he's just a bakers son from fife :(

-EARL GEOFFERY DONT DO IT

-I didn't register the first time around, but angel probably spends the whole escape scene splattered in blood

-AJ HAS AQUIRED A RAILING AND EARL JEFFERY HAS AQUIRED A GUN :O

-woo sam cabbie

-"it's so tall. Reminds me of someone" is that rizz???

-John Jacob is bleeding out and they're doing the one bed trope what the hell

-sam was really winding up for that "i forgot the key" wasn't he

-more gun dinos :D

-aj has also aquired the god mic

-"a McDonald's happy meal" BOOOOO TOMATO TOMATO TOMATO WORST THING YOUVE EVER SAID

-whoo that was one of the more lustful (for lack of better term) kisses they've had

-SCARLETT JOHANSSON WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?????

-what is this gun dino bit???? (/pos)

-Ok ms johansson get your bag (aka all of suffolk)

-Tom's refusal to name his character

-what the fuck (re: :pq: )

-she knows???

-angel the woman that you are, driving the plot twist of the century

-Mrs daltrey chooses good :D

-angel still cared about her father, even after everything :( she was so sad when he died and had to be convinced it was a good thing

-Mrs daltrey is so speedy quick

In all, my thoughts on this one are holy fuck. Very, very well done, and congrats to the boys on 50 longforms

[metfell]

also for the people who have not engaged in my roleplay blog i'll tell you about my cranboo origin headcanon.

ranboo starts off as a completely normal enderman. he isn't special in any way. because of this, cdream decides hes the perfect candidate for his next way at trying to gain power over the server: dreamons.

i never explicitly say how he gets the dreamon dna, but after kidnapping ranboo, he slowly starts injecting dreamon dna into ranboo and testing the results in an underground lab far away (not the same one cranboo makes in the stronghold).

i personally envision dreamons looking a lot like the amalgams in undertale and it also kind of connects that stupidass blob to server canon. they can shift and morph into anyone which fits into the actual canon dreamon hunters, and so it's easy for the dreamon half of ranboo to mimic an enderman, though it remains the ghostly white. it removes some of ranboos enderman traits such as teleporting- i imagine by shutting off their body's ability to make pearls- and warps a few other traits, like silk touch applying to a lot more than just grass and glass. (because there's not much at all in the actual dreamon lore i can kind of do whatever i want and so i will.)

this is when the enderwalk forms: a version of ranboo who remembers everything that happened to them and whos job is to protect them from dream using any means necessary, even doing things they really don't want to do. it's all about survival. (this is why the enderwalk has such a connection to dream and why he later does things for him that cranboo would never do.)

he gets around halfway through before ranboo breaks out, and makes a beeline for the main server with dream chasing after him. this is where we get to ranboos day 1 stream. in the beginning of the stream, ranboo spawns in and has no memory of anything before the server, and thus does not remember dream. because dream is hunting ranboo to kill his failed project, this explains why dream immediately takes out two of his canon lives right at the start of the server.

in the stream though, ranboo makes it to the holy land, and dream can't kill him. he meets niki and a bunch of other server members, and has cemented his place in the server. so instead, dream decides to see if maybe his little experiment actually has some use, and as a pure survival tactic, the enderwalk helps dream, even if he really really doesn't want to.

what i really like about this is it makes ranboo ordinary, and i think that makes it all the more impactful. i like trying to think of a reason that the enderwalk helps dream despite clearly wanting to protect the people he cares about, and so i think having him act as a morally dubious protector makes a lot of sense. i also think it explains dream immediately taking two of ranboos lives in the first stream and why they have to run for their life right off the bat. also it contributes to the weird experimentation thing cdream has later on. who's to say he hasn't done this before?

[slugcatmusings]

Thoughts on Slugcat Mythology UwU

So for the most part I’ve been musing about biology here, but recently I’ve started musing about slugcat culture.  If slugcats are (as I like to think) a sapient species (if not a very advanced one) how might they perceive the world?

More specifically, because I am a fantasy worldbuilder over a science fiction one and I like coming up with stories about gods and monsters, what might slugcat MYTHOLOGY be like?

Rain World is a very harsh world to live in.  It’s full of deadly weather, enormous predators, abominations of nature, and countless other threats for a tiny slugcat, and unlike their predecessors the ancients, the slugcats don’t yet have the scientific knowledge to understand how everything works.  They’re not a united society, more like a bunch of tribes and loners struggling to survive.  Many things they didn’t understand would be attributed to the work of gods or spirits, and they’d revere things that help a scug clan not only survive, but thrive, and whisper warnings to their pups to stay out of dangerous places.

Perhaps the slugcats have gods of the hunt or the bounty of nature, beings who grant them strength to bring down mighty beasts to feed the clan or gift them luck to find food to bring home to their families.  Or maybe they worship gods who have blessed them with resilience, the determination to keep stubbornly going no matter what dangers the world might throw at them.

There are stories of strange beings which live in the metal mountains that tower above the rains and clouds, who gift knowledge never before known.  There are pictures of them carved into trees and stones, odd tailless gods of another long-gone people chained inside their temples with great halos of pearls circling them like satellites.

The slugcats tell of a plague inflicted on those who intrude on the decaying ruins, one that lingers in the highest, twisting places of the world, and oozes into the depths.  A corruption that consumes the body and in turn forces it to consume, friends turning upon friends, littermates upon littermates, parents upon pups, as it eats the entire world starting from the tallest of peaks.  There are stories of what might happen if its endless hunger consumes all, the world becoming nothing but disease and rot.

There are great heroes of legend, slugcats who ventured beyond their lands to bring home wisdom and lead their peoples into posterity.  There are stories of the messengers of the gods, slugcats chosen to bring the holy words and wisdom of the gods to new recipients, for the cost of never living amongst their kind again.  There are stories of great wars between colonies, of slugcat pitted against slugcat for the struggle of survival.  There are whispers of monstrous slugcats who have bathed in the blood of their enemies and become drunk on the slaughter, stuck in a never-ending cycle of bloodshed and pain.

There are tales of a great sea of gold beneath the earth, so deep below that the rains cannot reach them.  A sea which offers an end to the strife and suffering.  A place where the people of the past turned to, when their gods could not save them, and the realm that chained gods long for, hoping to reach it once they’ve broken their bonds.

There are prophecies of a guide who will one day lead the dying gods to their final resting places, deep beneath the earth.  Of the world one day crumbling, and everything ending in one last dying gasp - for everything lives and dies again, becoming something new, and the world is no different.

[xoxo-ren-xoxo]

ohh holy shit ren tell me abt pearl and scar in the apocalypse au. I haven’t read through all the posts abt it just the main explanation but tell me more. Who do you think breaks first out of mumbo and grian? Who stops trying first? ohhh what the hell you can’t keep doing this to me . Please keep doing it but like ohhhhh -🤖

HI IM SO EXCITED I GET TO TALK ABOUT THIS AU AGAIN

LONG POST AHEAD UNDER THE CUT:

Pearl: I put more info about the side/background characters here but something I didn't mention about her is that she is VERY protective of Grian, and when Mumbo causes Grian pain (unintentionally) she gets very angry and almost violent with him. She's always kind of around, even though she doesn't show herself very often. Most of the time she's out pretending to be human - either hunting humans or trying to learn more about them so she can blend in even better. She just kinda does it all so much better than Grian can, lol.

Scar: little freak of a man. He and Cub walked into a wormhole and came back Weird. Mumbo thinks Scar is dead because Grian can mimic his screams and Outsiders only tend to do that with dead people (because copying someone who is still alive is... kind of pointless). Scar and Mumbo were coworkers, and Scar sees Mumbo as a friend, but Mumbo is too much of a lonely little loser to realise he has friends. Anyway, Scar's genetic information got all shuffled about in that wormhole and now he's unusual. A bit vex-y. He might have a hunger for human flesh--

Who breaks first? Ermmmm. So I talked to Ange about this and... neither of us can actually remember. BUT I believe Mumbo breaks down about The Apocalypse and also Grian attacking him that one time. And. Stuff. Which causes Grian to push himself to look and act more human - which hurts him and eventually leads him to break down too, stealing Mumbo's crying sounds because he doesn't know how else to express his sorrow.

Grian abandons Mumbo because he doesn't want to scare him anymore, and he has a big breakdown in the middle of the woods alone, letting himself get hurt by other monsters. But eventually he returns to Mumbo when Mumbo is attacked by yet another monster. Pearl is properly introduced and is So Mad About These Idiots. But sees how much Grian cares and tries to get them to make up.

They try to reconcile but Mumbo eventually leaves in search of other humans - he can't just be around a monster forever. This is where he finds Xisuma and other survivors. Grian follows him. Eventually Mumbo finds Grian again and suggests they go to the suvivor's place together, with Grian disguised as a human. (Mumbo still doesn't really comprehend how much that Hurts Grian, but Grian complies anyway). And nothing bad happens (lie).

ANYWAY. THIS AU HAS A STONE GRIP ON ME AND ANGE. IT LIVES IN OUR HEADS RENT FREE.

[chndelure]

i used to have a twitter for liveblogging about webcomics but twitter is dying so i deleted it a few months back. that said, i miss having a webcomic posting account so badly, so webcomic Tumblr Sideblog now

main is @asexualzoro and i read smth like 200 comics week to week because i am normal

some favorite comics are Lavender Jack, Eleceed, Your Throne, Castoff, and Broccoli Soup!, but i’m reading way more

longer list of comics i like below cut (not the full list of ones im reading). in alphabetical order, w some more favorites bolded

anything for you

ask white pearl and steven

a spell for a smith

artificisouls

aurora

baby tyrant

the beast of hadingley hill

the blind prince

the botanist

blood bound

brain in a jar

castle swimmer

circuits and veins

city of blank

the crimson lady

cursed princess club

the curse of pirate's bay

damselfish in distress

daughter of 1000 faces

the dark lord's confession

dark zone

daybreak

divorcing my tyrant husband

denounce

desert duo vigilante au

doom breaker

DPS only!

the dragon tutor

dungeon death dispatch

eaternal nocturnal

elf & warrior

encore!

EQUALIZE

fictional skin

the first night with the duke

forever after

forgotten

for my derelict favorite

four leaf

fox fires

from a knight to a lady

garden club detective squad

go away romeo

gourmet hound

grand ma

guaba

guide to the land of monsters

heir's game

heroes of thantopolis

high class homos

high spirits neoma

hooky

honbarian

how to be a dragon

the hunt for the holy pearl

hybrid

i abdicate my title of empress

icy copper

i'm the grim reaper

i'm the queen in this life

ingress adventuring company

inhibit

i want to be a cute anime girl

jupiter men

the last dimension

like wind on a dry branch

the lone necromancer

lorena immaculate

lovebot

love me to death

lucid memories

lumine

magical mom

magic words

makeup remover

marionetta

miracle simulator

muted

#muted

my husband changes every night

my in laws are obsessed with me

mythos redone

my sweet archenemy

nevermore (originals)

nevermore (canvas)

nobody's library

nomads

not so shoujo love story

not your typical reincarnation story

omniscient reader

parallel city

the peculiar compendium of victor van wolfe

phantomarine

phototaxis

plague muffins

the princess and the pirate

the princess plot

prism world

purple hyacinth

questless

rain girl

rectify

the red archer

the remarried empress

rose tide rising

sable curse

school bus graveyard

seasons of blossom

the second lead syndrome

the secret knots

the secrets of soulford

seed

see you in my 19th life

SEIS

señorita cometa

seven days in silverglen

shootaround

sleepless domain

soil that binds us

soleil

somminum theatre

soul food

space boy

space princess

the spark in your eyes

spellward bound

spontaneous world shifting

suitor armor

survival diary

surviving romance

susuhara is a demon!

sweet home

swimming lessons for a mermaid

tiger, tiger

to knight the faithless

to the stars i love

trash belongs in the trash can!

the tyrant wants to be good

the uncommons

villainess for hire

warrior executioner

when the third wheel strikes back

where the heart is

widdershins

wintercircle

the wizard of cedel

the wrath & the dawn

yuna and kawachan

[captainsvscaptains]

I may not need this, but just in case...

[headmatespawner]

Looking for 2-3 if that's okie!!!

Names: 🎨

Age: Ranges of 12-40, xenoages, and ageless

Pronouns: 3rd person; 🎨

Titles: 🎨

Genders: 🎨

Orientations: 🎨

TransIDs: 🎨; Go McFucking Crazy

Non/Alterhumanity: 🎨; We'd prefer exclusively non humans here!

Source: 🎨; We'd prefer non canon fictives, but warriors, monster hunter, flight rising, and pokemon are good sources

Roles: 🎨

Origin: 🎨

Picrew? Y

Banner and/or color hex? Y

Finished! I hope this does you well. -☢️

☆ •

Names: Dove, Hazel, Ginger, Root, Dovewing, Hazelheart

Age: Transage 14yo (Chrono 21)

Pronouns: She/her, They/them, Ave/aves, Fir/firs, Hunt/hunter, Lea/leaf, 🕊/🕊s, 🌿/🌿s, 🐾/🐾s, Wind/winds, Paw/paws

Titles: The Huntress, PRN who Hunts, The Clan Leader, One from the Prophecy, PRN who loves PRN's clanmates

Orientations: Pansexual Biromantic Polyamorous Cat4Cat, Demiplatonic

Genders: Catgender Cassgenderfae, Forgetigender, Genderfloret

TransIDs: Transsynesthesia, Transautistic, TransADHD, TransME/CFS, Permadreaming, Transsecretadmirer

Non/Alterhumanity: Cat (Anthro or Feral)

Source: Warrior Cats (Canon-Divergent)

Roles: Communicator, Symptom Holder

Origin: Willogenic Altpackgenic

Hex: #bbc97d

Picrew + Banner

☆ • •

Names: Light, Crimson, Crim, Jewele, Fossil, Rem, Veil, Ruby, Shine

Age: Ageless TransChronoAge 29, CisChronoAge 21

Pronouns: They/them, Scale/scales, Em/ember, Fire/fires, Te/teeth, Fi/Fyr, Bite/bites, Shim/shimmer, Roar/roars

Titles: Hoarder of all Things Shiny, The One who Flies, PRN who Breathes Fire, The Feared Dragon, Protector of Jewels

Genders: Cumulogender, Itamigender, Impesgender, Malagender, Psychogender, Valeogender

Orientations: Cupiosexual Omniromantic Panplatonic

TransIDs: TransMaDD, TransFireBreathing, Transfangs, TransHOH, TransEmpathy (More), TransNPD, TransBPD, TransZodiac, TransBirthstone, TransHarmless, TransPopular, TransLocation, Transconcept

Non/Alterhumanity: Dragon

Source: No Specific Source

Roles: Hoarder, Adapter, Caregiver, Battery

Origin: Altpackgenic Stressgenic

Hex: #d44735

Picrew + Banner

☆ • • •

Names: Neo, Luci, Echelon, Saint, Lucius, Michael, Basil, Laven, Clement

Age: Ageflux 13-32

Pronouns: He/him, It/Its, Holy/holys, Eye/eyes, Watch/watcher, Ble/bless, Spring/springs, Gold/golds, Pearl/pearls, 222/222s

Titles: Your holiness, The Watcher, PRN who is Pure, One who Decides Fates,

Genders: Constellsian, Equinoxian, Nostalgiagender

Orientations: Nonhuman4Nonhuman, Bisexual Hyperromantic Homoplatonic

TransIDs: Permadead, Transharmful, Transobsessive, Transdepression, Transnecro, TransPure, Transdating, Transmarried, Aracial

Non/Alterhumanity: Angelic Foreign Being

Source: None in Specific

Roles: Observer, Disguise, Interpreter

Origin: Traumaendogenic

Hex: #ffd469

Picrew + Banner

Sorry the last one looks pretty human. I couldn't find a true angel Picrew anywhere and I got frustrated, so I just settled for that.

You can change anything in these, I hope they satisfy.

[gringolet]

GAYEST ARTHURIAN TEXT BRACKET ROUND 1:

propaganda:

Le Morte:

- “Perhaps not the most obviously gay text out there but has some underrated moments. 'Everyone is in love with Lancelot', 'hoole book' edition, where this time the author is too! But more specifically, Lavayne. My guy sees his sister literally prepared to die of love for Lancelot and says 'yah same'. Luckily for him he is a MAN so he can just hop on a horse and follow him. Sorry Elaine. Specific quote: 'She doth as I do: for sythen I saw first my Lorde Sir Lancelot, I cowde never departe frome hym, nother nought I will and I may follow hym.', ”

-

- also gawains entire final letter written in his own blood hello??? hello??? «  I, Sir Gawaine, knight of the Table Round, sought my death, and not through thy deserving, but it was mine own seeking; wherefore I beseech thee, Sir Launcelot, to return again unto this realm, and see my tomb, and pray some prayer more or less for my soul. And this same day that I wrote this cedle, I was hurt to the death in the same wound, the which I had of thy hand, Sir Launcelot; for of a more nobler man might I not be slain. Also Sir Launcelot, for all the love that ever was betwixt us, make no tarrying, but come over the sea in all haste » hello???

- also of course the greater cornwall polycule (tristan dinadan palamedes isolde lamorak lancelot brangaine isolde 2 etc etc)

- the whole ill made knight ill starred knight thing is so queer like thats so insanely transgender

SGATGK:

- “kissing”

-“Gawain getting kisses from Bertilak’s wife and kissing Bertilak is very bi”

- “I'm back with another answer. Obviously the kissing game is iconic. The scholarship about this poem is unparalleled. The people cannot get enough of submissive kissy face Gawain & frankly neither can I. He definitely fucked that couple. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say, they fucked him. Easy litmus test for a retelling is how they handle adapting this. Only cowards write around the kissing. Real ones make it even gayer.”

- “Gawain kisses a man in this”

- “3some, poly, bi conduit, gay kiss, gawain”

- “i'm going to kill myself i had a few paragraphs of propaganda typed up and accodentally deleted it all. holy ahit. anyways i have no doubt that this has been submitted before but it is my moral duty to say so again. even excluding the fact that lord bertilak sets up this game of exchange of winnings and sends his wife to seduce gawaine—knowing that gawaine will have to return whatever he recieved unto bertilak—and their kisses and embraces (which are technically 'excusable' under medieval homosocial behaviour), there's a sort of erotic fascination with the green knight everpresent throughout the text, the author, the pearl poet, even taking, what, five (? give or take a few. my memory fails me) verses to describe how green and big and beautiful the green knight is. the green knight kneels before gawaine, letting gawaine take the blow to cut off his head, and later, the green knoght takes a blow to cut off gawaine's head. it's all about reciprocity and exchanges and submission. it's SO erotic . i just. yeah :)”

- ill also say the way gawain is framed in parallel to the lords hunting scenes making him a pursued animal and the wife the pursuer who has him at her mercy is very interesting gender dynamics and role reversal

[rarepairronpa]

an ideal date

The people are yelling, copycats of her beloved and crude. Nothing like them, nothing like the real thing. Imitating both her beloved and their group, but inferior to both. Not worth her time. She ignores the screaming, ignores the pleas. People in pain are everywhere. That never changed from the start. She, chosen and holy for it, could only shake her head in disgust and a little pity. She ignores their cries, clutching her phone as she turned up her headphones. (Blocking out them begging for help like they ignored her.) Junko’s voice, bright and peppy and out of place, comes through like music on the other side. “Mikan-senpai, Mikan-senpai, aren’t you excited?!” They squealed, and Mikan smiled fondly. “Of course,” she murmured into her headphone’s subpar mic. “I’m with you, after all.” - Mikan and Junko hunt down her past bullies. [Dangan WLWeek day 5: The Tragedy/Ship With A Trans Headcanon.]

Junkan for day 5 of @danggirlronpa 's WLWeek! This is actually an idea I've had for a long time- Junkan hunting down Mikan's past bullies. I originally wanted to write it for my BNHA/DR crossover (with Izuku tagging along), buuut I don't think it'll work for the already established timeline of that work, so I had to scrap the idea. Still! I was super fond of the idea of it, that when I saw the prompt "Tragedy", my mind immediately went to that. This is Junkan, so they are an unhealthy relationship in this, BUT they're also very sappy and cute, in a morbid way- so I think people who like fluffy Junkan might like this one too, along with people who like the more toxic yuri aspect. It is ultimately unhealthy, because Junko is encouraging Mikan to be her worst self, buuuut there's definitely moments in it that I go, "oh, that's sweet". It has layers! Is what I'm saying! Sometimes what makes toxic relationships so hard to get out of is that they have moments of tenderness and genuine love.

This one is also, obviously, a no brainwashing video AU. I leave Chiaki's fate ambiguous; whether she's dead, never existed as human Chiaki, or is a Remnant that will eventually betray them isn't... known in this. I feel like any could be applicable, so go crazy with whatever interpretation you want. I don't go into detail how Mikan became a despair, either, just that it's not through brainwashing. I also mention that she knew about Yasuke- in my head, she had him kinda had a Greg and Pearl (from Steven Universe) dynamic. Which she thinks she's "won", as Yasuke was killed by Junko.

As for Junko, they're nonbinary in this- I'd say close to a demigirl, though she's never defined it. They use she/they pronouns and feminine terms such as "girlfriend". I explain it a bit in my notes. If she doesn't read as feminine aligned enough, I will be willing to edit it to make this more clear.

Also- there's no actual graphic torture in this. Because. I didn't want to write that for a fun ship week. And that would also involve a lot of OCs to fill out Mikan's bullies. It's more of a lead up to Mikan finding her past bullies than her actually confronting them. So, if you're faint of heart, you'll still probably be fine with this one as it's mainly implication.

Over all, this is my favorite of what I've written for this week (with my first day nanamiki one being my second favorite). It has a concept I've been wanting to do for ages, mentions of Yasuke and Mikan knowing each other (which I eat up), and has nonbinary Junko, a headcanon I love. I also think the Junkan has a nice mix of being both disturbing and cute. So, if you're going to read any of what I've written for this week, I definitely recommend this one!

[ratchet9cooper]

The National film registry is announcing this years additions in the next couple days, so i wanted to share what my 50 votes were this year.

300 (Zach Snyder, 2007)

AFL-NFL World Championship Game-with ads (1963)

Akira (Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988)

Aladdin (Ron Clements and John Musker 1992)

Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989)

The Birdcage (Mike Nichols,1996)

Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011)

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Bill Melendez, 1965)

A Christmas Carol (Edwin L. Marin, 1938)

Couples Retreat (Peter Billingsley, 2009)

The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)

A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992)

Fiddler on the Roof (Norman Jewison, 1971)

Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich. 2003)

The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993)

Godzilla (Ishirô Honda, 1954)

The Good the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1967)

The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)

The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)

Happy Gilmore (Dennis Dugan, 1996)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Chris Columbus, 2001)

Harvey (Henry Koster, 1950)

How to Train your Dragon (Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, 2010)

The Hunting trilogy-Looney Tunes (Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, Duck! Rabbit, Duck!)

The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)

John Wick (Chad Stahelski, 2014)

Kung Fu Panda (Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, 2008)

Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner, 1987)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Ben Sharpsteen, 1977)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones,1975)

Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Joel Zwick, 2002)

My Cousin Vinny (Jonathan Lynn, 1992)

Mulan (Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, 1998)

The Nativity Story (Catherine Hardwicke, 2006)

The Parent Trap (David Swift, 1961)

The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)

Phantasm (Don Cascorelli, 1979)

The Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski, 2003)

RED (Robert Schwentke, 2010)

Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Adam McKay, 2006)

The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)

Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000)

The Usual Suspects (Bryan SInger, 1995)

War games (John Badham, 1983)

While You Were Sleeping (Jon Turteltaub, 1995)

You Can’t Take it With You (Frank Capra, 1938)

[steddie-island]

November has been a really great month, reading-wise. I've finished 16 books this month (though, to be fair, a few of them were not started in November and several were very short!)

Finished

The Haunting of Alejandra - V. Castro 4/5 ⭐️

Electric Idol - Katee Robert 3.5/5 ⭐️

Learn My Lesson - Katee Robert 5/5 ⭐️

A Worthy Opponent - Katee Robert 4/5 ⭐️

Death Between the Pages - Peggy Jaeger 3.5/5 ⭐️

The Hellbound Heart - Clive Barker 3/5⭐️

My Darling Dreadful Thing - Johanna van Veen 5/5⭐️

Requiem for a Memory - Saige Denmark 2.5/5⭐️

Hunt on Dark Waters - Katee Robert 3/5⭐️

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson 4/5⭐️

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - Eric LaRocca 2/5 ⭐️

Camp Damascus - Chuck Tingle 4/5⭐️

When I Arrived at the Castle - Emily Carroll 4/5⭐️

From the Belly - Emmett Nahil 5/5⭐️

Hexis - Charlene Elsby 3/5⭐️

Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Dan Kois 4/5⭐️ (This was sort of a book of short stories and would've been a solid 3/5 but one of the stories gave it another full star!)

How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix 5/5⭐️

Incidents Around the House - Josh Malerman 5/5⭐️

The Mary Shelley Club - Goldy Moldavsky 4/5⭐️ (Could have used another edit, basically the first half of the book was setup, but holy shit it had a GREAT ending.)

My Best Friend's Exorcism - Grady Hendrix 4/5⭐️

A House at the Bottom of a Lake - Josh Malerman 4/5⭐️

We Used to Live Here - Marcus Kliewer 4/5⭐️

Horror Movie - Paul Tremblay 4/5⭐️

Pearl - Josh Malerman 3/5⭐️

Home is Where the Bodies Are - Jeneva Rose 3/5⭐️ This is like, a high 3 but not quite high enough for me to just round it up to a 4. There were bits that didn't and still don't make sense but it was still a good story.

A Dowry of Blood - S.T. Gibson 3/5⭐️ - Man I really really wanted to love this one and I just did not. It was Fine. I honestly think it would make a better movie than it made a book.

The Salt Grows Heavy - Cassandra Khaw - 2/5⭐️ -- Another one I wanted to love. I ate Nothing But Blackened Teeth up and have re-listened to it because it's so well done. This book was less than 100 pages and it took me over six months to read. I tried the audiobook, I tried the physical book, and this was just. Not a book that I enjoyed. It felt like a chore, but I made myself finish it.

Someone You Can Build a Nest In - John Wiswell 4/5⭐️ -- Very cozy, very sweet. This was recommended to me by someone recommending horror but this was honestly more fantasy than horror, it felt very D&D. I don't normally reach for fantasy but I'm glad I read this one.

Graveyard Shift - M.L. Rio 4/5⭐️

20th Century Ghosts - Joe Hill 4/5⭐️ -- Man there were a couple of stories in here that were so good. I wanted to give a book of short stories all written by the same author a chance and I'm glad I did. Pop Art and The Cape were both so fucking good and in entirely different ways.

You Like It Darker - Stephen King 4/5⭐️

Maus - Art Spiegelman

Maus II - Art Spiegelman - I honestly do not know how to rate these books. I rate based on how much I enjoyed the story, and I did not enjoy these at all but I don't think we're meant to? Like it's a horrific story but this was a great medium for telling it. It feels weird saying it made it more palatable when it was still so fucking horrifying, but it kind of did just that.

Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston 5/5⭐️ -- I had a tough time getting through this because we read it for book club during an election season. I didn't let that color how I felt about the book, though. I enjoyed this one so fucking much. Like the BANTER, my lord. So fucking good.

Wild Spaces - S.L. Coney 3/5⭐️

Coup de Grâce - Sofia Ajram 4/5⭐️

Gwendy's Button Box - Richard Chizmar, Stephen King 4/5⭐️

Gwendy's Magic Feather - Richard Chizmar 3/5⭐️

Gwendy's Final Task - Richard Chizmar, Stephen King 4/5⭐️

Penpal - Dathan Auerback 5/5⭐️ -- Goddamn. Just. Goddamn. It's been two days and I'm still thinking about this one.

Diavola - Jennifer Thorne 5/5⭐️

Currently reading

Season of Love - Helena Greer

Monstrilio - Gerardo S��mano Córdova

Upcoming TBR

We Came to Welcome You - Vincent Tirado

Delicate Condition - Danielle Valentine (I'm going to start one of these today probably but I'm not sure which!)

Intercepts - TJ Payne

DNFs of the year (I've removed anything that I had on here that I am actually going to try to tackle again!)

Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister -- Another one that I wanted to love but after getting roughly half-way through the book I just. Did not care. At all.

(Previous versions of this post x x x x x )

[winns-stuff]

Hi,hello! Not sure if you remember me, but I'd submitted some asks and brought up discussion topics in this blog way back then! I'm back from the dead after an exasperatingly long school year and some other daunting crap!Hope you're doing fantastic!🧡❤️💜💖

I saw that thread of beyonce's beautiful pink gown and thought about how I would've designed a dress for persephone's wedding . I did some digging and found a drawing I'd painted earlier this year inspired by lore olympus and RS's long- discontinued gothic-neovictorian comic "the doctor foxglove show".

The flowers are asphodels to represent persephone and I feel like the gothic traditional regal vibe would fit her nicely.

I also have other ideas that unfortunately I'm not gonna translate into drawings anytime soon 'cause of a bunch of other stuff I'm busy with

So I'm afraid you're gonna have to use your imagination.The wedding dress doesn't have to be white( how they made demeter "force" perse's dress to be white to further antagonize her and STILL ended up drawing persephone in a white dress anyway is still beyond me tbh )her symbols could beautifully be incorporated into her dress .

Exhibit 1:a "portrait of madame x" black outfit with a bat wing-like two part cape(her sacred animal:bat) that is bejeweled with black pearls and diamonds and smokey quartz ,the tiara in that portrait is a reference to diana the roman goddess of the hunt AKA artemis,so it could be a nice tribute to her friendship with artemis in the comic .

exhibit 2: a fully bejeweled gown made out of her symbolic gem stones:Lepidolite, Rhodochrosite and Smoky Quartz, signifying her marriage to the god of wealth(I know she's meant to be anti -capitalist but the comic doesn't follow through with it so ...)the sleeves or other parts (like dress layers)could take the shape of the flower petals of asphodel or Narcissus. Maybe a jewel faux- lily crown too. Along with rubies and spinels to form the shape of pomegranates all over the whole fit.

Exhibit 3:an elegant coat-like dress made out of deer (her own sacred animal)and black ram (hades')and fur . It would be a good nod to the fur coat hades gifted her in S1 and the underworld is cold too so why not(holy ginger snaps I just realized how impractical her official queen outfit is! Like we've been told in that episoide that underworld is cold and yet persephone's dress is sleeveless!girlie's freezing!) Also pearl/alabaster-made faux deer horns could be sprouting from her back like wings

Exhibit 4:a feathery dress as a tribute to her sacred animal:parrots most of the dress could be a nice shade of green with some red and yellow feathers which would be common colors for a parrot and also the color of the bridal dresses for ancient greek and roman noblewomen .

Exhibit 5:Like I said red and yellow /gold were bridal dress colours for greeks and romans,what other things are red and yellow?!wheats and tulips! Demeter's symbols!this could've very well been a sweet tribute from daughter to mother ! Imagine a multi -layered flower gown with deep scarlet and black petal-shaped fabrics to look like tulips and a multi-layered veil to match!!! And then imagine golden embroidered threads in the shape of wheat branches and golden wheat shaped necklace and earrings too! And an emerald ,olivine and topaz choker in the shape of a gecko(demeter's sacred animal)

Of course one could also go ham and just combine all these ideas together and make a maximalistic, artsy,chaoticly gorgeous outfit.I personally like it because it could be a symbol of how playful and fun spring is but also how unpredictable and strange death is!I feel like if rachel took her time and didn't rush things she could give us something extraordinary!!!!!!

As always I hope this ask finds you in good health! Bye bye🌹☘️💖💜🎀💚🌺🌸❤️💕🧡👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

I remember you! I’m so glad to have you back! Your design is so beautiful by the way and honestly it’s very easy on the eyes too! I could see Persephone wearing something like that and also I’m honestly gushing about all of your exhibits because they’re so sweet and I absolutely love the detail you put in them. The tributes would’ve made the dress not only memorable but also very impactful to her character since Persephone was always supposed to be a more family oriented person (at least in season one when was characterized to be most comfortable with physical touch and around people) and it really would’ve showed us how strong her relationships have become over the past seasons, her friends are really just accessories at this point and they’re only brought up when it’s convenient. Hell even some signifying detail about Hades’ details would’ve been romantic like if they both wore parts of each other’s sacred animals or something like you incorporated, Hades never wears anything to represent Persephone and yet Persephone is supposed to be the one wearing dark colors now it’s just so one sided honestly.

But enough rambling, this was honestly such a sweet ask and I absolutely loved going through all of your ideas! They were genuinely so sweet and I hope everything is going great for you! <3