#the lair of dreams

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

do the macarena in the devil’s lair 🕺

[one-time-i-dreamt]

There was a cosplayer that apparently had a secret “goth lair” in a school, being guarded by people who looked more like emos, and also apparently had thousands of dollars. I found the lair, and there were thousands of dollars, they were just all fake.

[bywandandsword]

I finally finished the Diviners by Libba Bray and 1) This book hasn't gotten nearly the amount of fandom interaction that it deserves and 2) Libba Bray does not pull any fucking punches when it comes to the uncomfortable parts of history, good lord

It's so so good. She's clearly done so much research and it makes my history nerd heart so full. And then the story! I want to know what the fuck Uncle Will is hiding and where all these character's paths will lead. Where's Sam's mom? Is Isiah really ok? What's going to happen now that Evie has gone public with her power?

Also, I'm hereby adopting Memphis Campbell. That boy is getting a warm blanket, cocoa, and therapy starting immediately. And I'll personally kick the shit out of Bill Johnson if he comes anywhere near either of the Campbell boys again. I don't care that he's an old, mostly blind man, I'll fucking do it

[callsign-daydream]

Hangman: If I were about to walk off a cliff, what you would you do? Phoenix: Push. Hangman: I don’t believe that. Phoenix: You would on the way down.

[amusekix3]

just got a vision of putting my 3 fav comfort characters in one room and see how it'll turn out

weird crossover? Yeah

But I thought those 3 pacifists will get along very well

[stone-stars]

songs in c3e70: deer old dad (timestamps from the ad-free version. does not include the generic combat music. “a wizard’s tournament” is the recap song.)

Balnor the Brave - 7:29

Blackthorn Hall - 8:30

Ode to the Archipelago - 13:16

Bittersweet Sixteen - 14:51

Hospitably Hostile - 17:20

Balnor's Bad Dream - 20:44

Balnor the Brave - 23:26

Winter Sprite - 24:58

Left is Left and Right is Center - 28:22

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 30:26

Gunvar - 32:54

The Red Fen - 33:54

Greener Shades - 35:26

Slumber in the Stump - 36:14

Zelbuldar 3 - 38:46

Mothership Lobby - 39:35 and 43:29

Left is Left and Right is Center - 46:34

The Multiverse - 48:46

Goblin Dirigible - 50:56

A Friend For Life - 53:49

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 55:40

Tower in the Distance - 58:57

Frankie Vantasmo - 1:02:22

Malscurial - 1:07:02

The Mindflayer's Lair - 1:08:16

Bonkginya, Fia Bonkginya - 1:12:23

Malscurial - 1:17:15

Sir Reynard - 1:20:41

Malscurial - 1:22:26

context for each song + notes under the cut!

Balnor the Brave - 7:29 - Balnor grieves Truehare

Blackthorn Hall - 8:30 - Duck Team celebrating / Kenna's first beer

Ode to the Archipelago - 13:16 - Calder makes an ice luge / Revelry with the Green Knights

Bittersweet Sixteen - 14:51 - Entering the Summer Court Castle

Hospitably Hostile - 17:20 - Calder brings up Leonore to Robert / Robert explains their past

Balnor's Bad Dream - 20:44 - Robert explains Leonore's treachery and betrayal

Balnor the Brave - 23:26 - Robert explains his order's mission and that they have failed Queen Cirilla

Winter Sprite - 24:58 - Callie's read on Cirilla (naive)

Left is Left and Right is Center - 28:22 - Discussing Gunk's future

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 30:26 - Robert offers the Green Knight's service if DT will help bring Cirilla back

Gunvar - 32:54 - Robert reminisces about Queen Cirilla

The Red Fen - 33:54 - King Lestibourne

Greener Shades - 35:26 - Duck Team's sleeping quarters

Slumber in the Stump - 36:14 - Duck Team going to bed

Zelbuldar 3 - 38:46 - Ma Goblin hologram

Mothership Lobby - 39:35 - Ma Goblin gives them a net gun for the Fatebringers

Mothership Lobby - 43:29 - Ma says she can scan automatons

Left is Left and Right is Center - 46:34 - Sol uses Lestibourne's bath water

The Multiverse - 48:46 - Sol crits to recharge his spores

Goblin Dirigible - 50:56 - Green Knight forces gathering / Saying goodbye to Robert

A Friend For Life - 53:49 - Callie gives Robert a stag fern as a token

Escape from Smuggler's Bounty - 55:40 - Green Knights preparing to fly out

Tower in the Distance - 58:57 - Arrival in Autumn

Frankie Vantasmo - 1:02:22 - Discussing an approach to the castle

Malscurial - 1:07:02 - DT + Balnor land among the elementals + automatons

The Mindflayer's Lair - 1:08:16 - Callie scans an automaton

Bonkginya, Fia Bonkginya - 1:12:23 - Communicating with Ma Goblin / Automaton overview and discussion

Malscurial - 1:17:15 - Entering Charbin's castle

Sir Reynard - 1:20:41 - Charbin shows Bearlain in a cage / Betrays them

Malscurial - 1:22:26 - Charbin's forces start attacking

Notes: "Slumber in the Stump" is credited as "Moonshine's Stump"

[magicalbookwyvern]

This dynamic >>>

[artofsamothrace]

I told you it gets better for them ~ 🥺 Honestly, I felt warm and fuzzy drawing this.

Do I still need to mention that there's an AU where Megamind had to survive Earth with his parents?

[1wooden-antlers1]

Starting with the miscellaneous lol (one-off playlists)

Bullet Train (2022) | Tangbug (2h6m)

Dead Poets Society (1989) | Nuwanda (16m)

Fight Club (1999) | Tyler Durden (35m)

Lair of the White Worm (1988) | James d'Ampton/Angus Flint (2h36m)

Merlin (2008–2012) | Gwaine/Lancelot du Lac (54m) [this one's just embarrassing lmao]

Mushi-Shi (2005–2014) (1h5m)

Scooby-Doo | Fred (22m)

Stranger Things (2016–) | Steddie (4h25m)

The Breakfast Club (1985) | The Athlete (11m)

The Magnificent Seven (2016) | Goodnight/Billy (2h48m)

The Sandman (2022–) | Hob/Morpheus (32m)

[ultimateinferno]

Will I ever expect Nintendo writing a Ganondorf who's trying to break the curse and end the cycle? No. I simply think their faithful adherence to the nature of fairytales about the knight rising up to face evil and save the princess is simply that strong. It's a classic (in the most literal sense cite Perseus and Andromeda). It's why I don't believe in a playable Zelda until I see it with my own eyes.

While the earnest nature of providing interesting spins on this millennia old formula is rather endearing, I would welcome earnest breaks in turn as well. Yet until I see it, I simply won't be holding my breath for when it comes.

[sinnamonpork]

Dabihawks' daughter who dreams of being a villain, but is upset that her parents doesn't support her very questionable life goal. She didn't know that Dabi was a villain before, but still had front row seats to how fractured hero society is with her Papa being a famous hero.

Imagine her trying to stroll into one of Japan's most known villain groups, the League of Villains, hoping to join their cause but is instead face-to-face with the people that is undeniably her aunts and uncles - the people who basically changed her diapers as a baby. Uncle Compress? Why is he wearing such a weird mask, doesn't he know that is so out of fashion already. Auntie Himiko? Wasn't she married to pro hero Uravity? What is she doing here?? Uncle Shiggy? Suddenly his claims of being an accountant is now very sus. What does he do? Count the number of heroes he kills?

Basically it becomes the spiderman meme but the League and dbhwks' daughter edition lmao. Dabi has a lot of explaining to do when his daughter comes home asking why Uncle Spinner is suddenly in a Stain cosplay.

[notodysseusofithaca]

i had this dream where this one Wings of Fire MAP server was filled with so many Annabeth Chase superfans. They didn’t mention Annabeth in the middle of a conversation on Unwanteds or something but mentioned her everytime a Riordanverse related discussion was happening. It was so annnoying like???? Um i want t0 talk about Alabaster Torrington???? Not the embodinent of Man Made Object Lemon Demon????? And also they were so biased?? set a Riordanverse related WWW with Annabeth and some other character and Annabeth would get the most votes despite probably being the weakest of the Seven in terms of raw power. They also literally named a channel after her????? I wanted to cry 13 separate times about never being able to talk about Lavinia Asimov, call Heroes of Olympus boring or rant about a talking arrow from Dodona

I don’t think I was able to look at Annabeth the same way after I woke up.

[maddieandangel]

Had a weird Hollow Knight-related dream a couple days ago, so I decided to draw a major scene I remembered from it dgsgshf

More context will be in the tags, for those interested!

[dark-ethereal-visions]

Not to mention the torture chamber in the dilapidated cellar...

[blackpaws-fr]

Had this musing with Anza the other night thinking about ancients.

Lorewise, Imperials ARE Light's ancient right? And they are the only dragons to have the danger of becoming Emperors.

What if Emperors as we know them now are a corruption of what they once were? What if Emperors were first and were then cut down to be Imperials and the reason they turn into Emperors is because it's their dying magic desperately trying to return to it's original form, through any means.

Alive it is contained within a single vessel, one crafted specifically to contain a portion of it. But dead the vessel is broken, no longer able to hold it back.

The reason you can't breed change to Imperial is because there's no true Emperors left to split. The further away from generation one the young Imperials are, the more diluted the magic, and the less likely they are to become Emperors even if their bodies were not properly handled.

🤔

[nugothrhythms]

"Lair of the Undying" by New Orleans, Louisiana-based ethereal darkwave band The Palace of Tears off of their 2024 album Veiled Screen, Woven Dream