#the personification of a green flag!!!

[tiredhermitgirl]

To the person who cheated on this man

I wish nothing but the worst for you.

Eat dirt and die trash.

[uselessgay10101]

I love him. I really do!

But he's so self righteous it's frankly annoying

[cigarettesandcoffee]

💕

oh I GATTA tag @sideofmischicf

bell may be in a nyquil induced state of transience rn but that doesn't mean I can't tell all you lovely people what a sick obsession I have with the ships we share

NOT A SINGLE SHIP WE HAVE THROWN TOGETHER HASNT BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BANGER

it's almost scary at this point. like... we just increasingly make better ships every time.

also bell is my rant girlie. if I'm angy, I know bell is ganna be JUST AS ANGY IN SOLIDARITY. a true girl's girl.

she's beauty, she's grace, she's taken up my heart space.

[writteninkat]

printed in crimson | Bakugou x Reader

synopsis: Your problems? One, you like Katsuki Bakugou, but he's the personification of a red flag. And two, you like to see how red the flag can get.

warnings: toxic relationship, smut, asshole katsuki, dumbass reader

wc: 3.9k

a/n: not proofread

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Katsuki pushes your head on the mattress, fucking you roughly as he chases his own high. Your cunt clenched at his rough treatment, eyes rolling back in pleasure.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" He chants, tightening his grasp on yoyr hair. "God this pussy loves me." Gasping, he lifts your hips up in the air, letting go of your strands as he sharply slaps your ass, using some of his quirk.

The area blooms with heat as your orgasm catches you offguard, your walls clamping down at the desperate man behind you. He bottoms inside you, voice raspy and deep as he reaches his own high, half his body falling on you.

"Get the fuck off me." You bite out, pushing yourself from under him. As your actions push his cock out of you, the feeling of his load dripping down your thighs make you shiver.

Walking towards your bathroom, you try your best to ignore the tenderness between your legs. You grit your teeth together just as you walk in, slamming the door behind you.

You face your mirror, immediately pissed at the marks he left all over your neck and torso. Bitten and bruised, you touch on the particularly swollen part on your shoulder. You remember him sinking his teeth there after you rode him so hard and fast your abs ached.

Clicking your tongue, you step under the shower, letting the warmth of the water ease you back into a peaceful state of mind.

"You lying bitch." Momo's eyebrows are knitted in fury, her gazed casted on your neck. Everyone else in the table follows her line of sight, a series of disappointed groans and tired sighs erupting from them.

You brings your hand up to cover the spot, rolling your eyes. "I thought I'd be better at color correcting now." You mumble.

Ochaco crosses her arms in dismay, glaring at you.

"Oh, come on, guys! I'm sorry, I made an honest mistake!" You whine, "This is the last time, I promise!"

"How the hell do you mistakenly fuck Katsuki Bakugou?" Momo chastises, her glare feeling like multiple knives stabbing you in the same place. Just in different angles. And they're all on fire.

"Look, our agencies had a meeting, the both of us were the last ones to leave the room-"

"So you fucked him?" Momo summarizes.

Before you even get a word out, Izuku cuts in. "Isn't it weird how Kacchan is very vocal about his hate for you and yet he still goes back everytime your paths cross?"

"I think 'hate' is too much of a strong word." Tsuyu voices her thoughts.

"No it's not. And if you think it is, you can shove that opinion up your ass. He hates me and I hate him. That's just simple facts." You frown, heart softening at the sight of Tsuyu dejected.

You hold your hand up at her, "Sorry- sorry Tsu. I just- it's been a rough week." You sigh.

"You mean a rough night?" Tenya cackles, making you shift your glare at him.

"That's one, Iida." You bite out.

"You claim you hate him, yet you still bed him." Shoto points out, sipping on his green tea. "I wonder why that is."

Yet again, right before you could defend yourself, your friends begin to jump at you.

"It's cause her favorite color's red." Momo jokes.

Ochaco shakes her head, "No, I'm pretty sure she once claimed to be a flagpole."

Kyoka, who's been silent all this time, spits her drink. "Nah, nah. She just likes to see how red the flag gets." She laughs, punching soft jabs at your arm as you glare at her.

"Alright, you know what! I'm not gonna stand for this!" You slam your palms on the table, standing from your seat. "I'm a good person, alright?! If I every treat you like shit, then that's on you. You provoked me."

Shoto raises a brow at you. "And what does it mean if you tolerate being treated like shit?"

The table is silent for a moment before your narrow your eyes at the hero, "Shut the fuck up and drink your tea." You sneer, sitting back down, crossing your arms and legs.

Just as the topic shifts to another, the cafe's bell rings, announcing someone's arrival. Your eyes train to the sound, widening at the sight of familiar red hair. His eyes scan the room before falling on your table, a wide, spiky smile stretching across his face. "Hey guys! Didn't know you all would be here!"

"Hey Eiji!" You smile back at him, allowing him to engulf you in a big hug.

A hand appears on his bicep, squeezing it tightly. "Hands to yourself." Katsuki's voice rumbles from behind the red head.

"Don't tell him what to do." You glower at the blond, arms tightening around his best friend's waist in defiance. You look up at Eijiro with wide, pleading eyes. "Hug me, Eij." You pout.

You can feel everyone's stares at you as Eijirou raises a brow in question. You ignore the fuming Katsuki behind him, softly squeezing his back in encouragement. Eijirou sighs, gently pushing you away. "Sorry babe, I don't wanna get in between whatever bullshit you and Bakubro are into."

Your table cackles as you roll your eyes at the red head.

"I have work to finish." You take your bag and your drink as it's still halfway full. "I'll see you guys soon." Without making eyecontact with anyone, you swiftly leave the cafe.

You take out a cigarette from your purse, keeping it between your mouth as you blindly search for your lighter. "Fuck." You curse, turning a corner. Now away from curious eyes, you begin shuffling throigh the numerous shit inside your little purse until a hand grabs your shoulder.

Immediately out into fight mode, you grab onto the person's forearm, about to throw them into a body slam but their actions are quick. You're spun around and slammed into the wall behind you, your eyes falling on familiar vermilion orbs.

"What do you want, Katsuki?" Your eyes narrowed and tone sharp, you attempt to break free from his hold, but the numerous times you've tried this in bed reminds you you're simply wasting your energy.

"You ignore me after the night we had? You hurt my feelings, princess." He smirks, moving his head towards you. "Don't fucking call me that." You spit. "And so what if I do? You don't control me."

"A few nights together tells me I do, actually."

Your nape burns at his statement.

"Keep talking like that and I'll remind you just how flammable your penthouse is." Your threat falls on deaf ears as he presses his body against yours. His lips press against your ear, hot breath fanning over the shell. "You gotta stop using this shit." He plucks the cigarette out of your mouth, crushing it between his fingers.

"I take it cause of you. You stress me the fuck out." Your menacing look is exchanged with a raised brow.

"And you think that little attitude of yours doesn't give me headaches?" He scoffs, apparently appalled by this personality of yours he's already familiar with.

You smile sweetly, "Your prettiest headache, right?"

Katsuki freezes at your question, surprisingly stumped before it resumes to his usual frown. He lets go of you, his fierce stare stuck on you for a few moments before he clicks his tongue and walks away.

"Hell's his problem?" You mutter, taking your pack of cigarettes once more. As you hold a stick between your fingers, you stare at it for a moment, nibbling on your lip in contemplation before sighing. You place the stick back inside the pack, returning it inside your purse before leaving the narrow alley.

The hero's gala is filled with sparkling dresses and pressed suits. You're stuck in a conversation with some foreigner hero, laughing and nodding at the right time, and only talking when you actually listen to whatever he's saying.

You can't help but scan the room for a familiar blond. Yeah, the invitation said you could bring a plus one, but he won't actually bring someone, right? He simply isn't the type.

"And how is hero work here in Japan? Ever thought of moving to a different country?" You look up at the hero in question. "I enjoy the work I do here, so no, I've never thought to emigrate, but maybe I will in the future. We never know." You shrug your shoulders, chuckling as he and the other heroes around you laugh boisterously.

You space out, their voices muffled as you swirl the wine in your glass. Bringing it up your lips, you're about to tilt it up when you hear a familiar name from behind you.

"-Bakugou. Or, Dynamight." A feminine voice introduces.

"Of course I know Dynamight! He's one of my favorite heros!" An older male voice replies loudly.

You furrow your brows, turning around. Just as expected, you come face to face with Katsuki. The suit looks impeccable on him, buttons fighting for their lives to keep the shirt closed and the arm sleeves barely containing his meaty biceps.

His eyes drop on yours, bored and uninterested. Your stare shifts to the beautiful brunette in his arms. Unsure whether it's jealousy or anger, or simply just hurt and betrayal that's making your blood boil, you softly excuse yourself from the guests around you.

Without another look back, you make your way to the balcony, taking a deep breath of the cold night air.

Annoyed.

Exactly, I'm annoyed to see him. His face is annoying, that's why I was pissy.

You're really just convincing yourself at this point.

Looking out into the mountain ranges that overlooks the balcony, you feel a sense of calm and peace. The tranquility lasts for only a minute until it's shattered once more by the familiar scent of sweet caramel.

"Who'd the unlucky guy you brought?" He asks, taking up the space beside you. Huffing in annoyance, you roll your eyes at nothing.

"For your information, if I did bring anyone tonight, it'd be the best night of their life."

Katsuki furrows his brows, glancing at you with confusion written all over his space. "You, on the other hand, seems to have made it your goal to ruin that poor girl's night." You face him, memorizing his fazed expression before turning back towards the double doors.

"She's beautiful, make sure she enjoys the party."

And with that, you step away from him. Except you try/ to, when he grabs your wrist, spinning you back around.

"Why didn't you bring a date?" You raise a brow at his question, rolling your eyes as you attempt to free your wrist from his grasp.

"Is it any of your business? Let go!" You demand, pulling your wrist from him as hard as you can. Katsuki doesn't budge, his chest rising and falling furiously as his eyes penetrate yours.

"Katsuki, I said let go-"

"Did you want it to be me?" He asks, shoving his face towards yours.

"You- what?" You tilt your head in confusion, "No!" You lie. "Of course not!"

"Liar."

Fury swirls in your stomach as you raise your hand, slapping him across the face. His grip loosens, taken aback.

You stand there, one arm suspended in the air and the other folded against your chest. A red mark begins to bloom on his cheek.

Swallowing harshly, you take him by his collar, pulling him against you as you press your lips together. Immediately, Katsuki kisses back feverishly, hands moving all over your body. One hand squeezes your waist while the other grabs your ass, pulling your ody towards his. He backs you up against the balustrade, both hands moving up your sides, embracing tightly you as if you were gonna slip from his arms any second.

You run your hands up his chest, scratching your nails up his nape until they bury themselves into his hair. His tongue dances with yours in a consuming, desperate song. He tastes of sweet wine and chocolate, your senses hightening, making your head grow light.

He pulls away, your breaths clashing with each other as you you look up into his eyes. They scream with devastation and anguish, it makes you question everything he's done to you in the past.

His hands begin to frantically undo his belt, your eyes widening as you look behind him. The curtains were drawn to cover the glass doors, probably to hide the fact that this balcony existed. But it'll only take one swipe and everyone inside would see the both of you in this state.

"Katsuki, I don't think-"

"Shut the fuck up and open your legs." He growls, using his thigh to part them. The second he makes contact with your pulsing cunt, all reason flies out your brain through a needy moan.

You look down between the both of you, watching him pump his cock once, twice, spreading his precum all over his member before he positions himself to be right infront of your hole.

You nibble on your lower lip, allowing him to push your panties to the side. Without wasting another moment, Katsuki thrusts his entire length inside you, your teeth drawing blood as you struggle to stay quiet. Katsuki softly brushes his thumb against your cheek, pressing on your lip for you to let go.

"Red looks amazing on you." He says, eyeing the blood staining your lip. Without pausing his hips, he lowers his lips down to yours, tongue peeking out as he brushes it against the crimson.

"Fuck, you make me crazy." He mutters, pulling back. He grabs the backs of your thighs, pulling them to his hips as he fucks you harder, faster.

You grab onto his shoulder for support, digging your nails onto his shoulder as your back arches. "Fuck yeah, fuck yeah Katsuki." You breathe out, slowly leaning back. Your hair bounces and trickles behind you until they're completely hanging off.

"God, this pussy should be classified as a drug." He grunts, his pace rougher now. "Can't seem to fucking quit it."

The balustrade can only be so wide, it can only accompany your ass and lower back. As you try to pull yourself back up, Katsuki wraps his hand around your throat, pushing you back.

"Katsuki!" You manage to breathe out, his grip straining. "I'm gonna fall!" You wheeze, clawing at his arm as he continues to fuck you with abandon.

"Imagine that." He smirks, leaning over. "Once I let go, you fall fifty feet. Legs still wide open and my cum dripping out of you."

Your eyes widen as the blond bites and nips at your chest, pulling the dress down to reveal your breasts. He takes a nipple inside your mouth, sucking on it harshly as his gaze glue themselves on you. Your eyelids flutter and your walls clamp down on his cock, the stimulation burning a fire of euphoria in your belly.

"Like that, huh? Like it when I hold your life in my hand?" He chuckles darkly, repeating his action to your other tit. The slapping of his skin against yours fill the balcony, the erotic sound filling your head with bliss as you forget about the life or death situation the hero has put you in, chasing your own high instead.

"That's it, fucking come for me princess." He pinches your clit, ripping an orgasm out of you. Your thighs clench together around his hips as your head tips over. You watch the world in an upside down manner as waves upon waves of ecstacy drift throughout your body.

As the feeling recedes, you're being pulled from danger and dropped onto the floor, the sticky and warm feeling of cum dripping down your inner thighs.

"Asshole." You growl at the blond fixing his pants.

You follow him, pulling your panties and dress back in place before holding onto the railings for support as you begin to stand up.

Katsuki stares at you for a moment, eyes looking desperate, as if he wants to say something, before averting his gaze. He clears his throat, clenching his hand into a fist then walks off without a word, leaving you in the balcony.

It's cold.

You're alone.

And you feel like crap.

You lean on the railing for a moment, wondering to yourself why you can't leave whatever this relationship you have with Katsuki. It isn't healthy at all.

You want a man who'll cook breakfast for you after sex, someone who'll clean you up and give you snuggles. Someone who cares about what you think and say.

"Oh, hey you." Your head flicks up at the new voice, your sights one Shinsou as he exits the ballroom. His hair is combed back, a simple suit on and in his hand is a sparkling glass of champagne.

"Ah, hey." You wipe off the tear you didn't realize fell. You turn around, a weak attempt to hide your welling eyes from him.

"You okay?" He asks, taking over the space Katsuki had just stood in before fucking you up.

"Ah, yeah. I'm fine." You chuckle nervously, pressing your lips together as you continue wiping off multiple tears that stream down on their own.

Shinsou stares at you before turning his gaze towards the mountains.

It's still quiet and peaceful. Shinsou doesn't disrupt the tranquility like Katsuki does. And he doesn't push or order you to tell him what's on your mind—he simply just stands there, waiting for you to finish.

"Actually-" You sniff, "I'm not okay."

"I gathered that." He takes a sip of his champagne.

You chuckle at your pathetic state, fidgeting.

"I keep going for shitty guys." Your lower lip wobbles, "And I don't know why. My therapist says they're simply my pattern, but I can never understand the root cause of it." You squint, remembering all the painful memories of the jerks you used to date. And the one jerk you can't seem to let go of.

"Maybe it's cause you think you don't deserve better." Shinsou places his now empty glass on the marble balustrade, turning his head towards you. "What is it you want?"

You look into the distance, your teeth playing with your lower lip as the pain from before resurfaces.

"I want a good guy. Someone who takes care of me, listens to me. Someone who shuts the fuck up for once." You chuckle, turning to Shinsou.

The man already has his body facing directly at you, flashing you a rare smile. "And Katsuki Bakugou isn't that for you."

Your brows curl in disappointment, "But I want him-"

Shinsou softly places his thumb on your lips, effectively shutting you up. "Leave him alone before the big man up there takes away that choice."

Your eyes widen, hand moving to your belly.

"You're an amazing woman. You'll find the right person to... shut the fuck up and listens to you." His smile grows wider before he takes his hand back, stepping away from you and returning inside.

You blink once, twice, before letting out a tired sigh. Just as you're about to return inside, you notice a piece of paper underneath Shinsou's empty champagne glass.

He'd scribbled his number on it. When? You have no idea. But he must have inserted it while you were busy gazing at nothing. You pull it off, inspecting it.

Should I take this chance? Call him tomorrow, maybe?

"He'll bore you." A deep and gravelly voice you know all too well sounds from behind you, making you freeze. The paper is plucked from your fingers as Katsuki moves toward you, his face right beside yours. The both of you look at the numbers scribbled on the paper.

"And you deserve someone who'll keep you on your toes."

"Being in a healthy relationship wouldn't be boring, it'd be peaceful." You say, trying to convince yourself.

"You don't want peace, princess. You wanna see the red flags in shapes of hearts." He whispers into your ear, making you swallow hard.

"You're not a fucking carnival, Katsuki." You grit out.

"But you love the rides I offer." He chuckles, making your head snap towards him.

"Shinsou will treat me the way I deserve." You defend.

"He won't treat you the way you want, princess. How you truly want it. You go with him and ten years later you're sitting at home taking care of one and a half kids, with a white picket fence around your house as you wait for Mind Control to get home." He talks as if he can see the future. "Is that what you want?"

The picture he painted terrifies you.

Your eyes return to the paper in the blond's grasp.

"I'll answer that for you." He whispers, pressing a kiss against your neck as multiple tiny explosions go off on his palm, effectively burning the small paper.

He wraps an arm around your center, pulling your body onto his as he licks your neck. "You're never getting rid of me, princess. I'm gonna ruin your life the same way you ruined mine."

"You just hate progression, don't you?" Momo raises a brow as she stares at the marks on your neck. You didn't bother to cover them up this time—she'll still be able to spot them.

"More like she's regressing." Tenya jabs, making you pinch his side. He exclaims in pain, going on a tangent about how you shouldn't do that while you tune him out, looking out through the glass window.

"I'm bored." You yawn.

"And Katsuki Bakugou isn't the game you wanna play." Kiyoka deadpans, taking a sip of her coffee.

"I beg to differ. I simply haven't learned the cheat codes yet." You smile, taking your iced caramel macchiato.

"I'll tell you the codes—unplug the damn game and get another one." Izuku sighs tiredly, leaning back into his seat. "I swear, one day you're gonna end up killing the dude cause you found out he fucked a different girl."

You giggle, leaning into Tenya, taking a sip out of your coffee.

"And you didn't give Shinsou a chance?" Tsuyu asks, taking a bite out of her cake. The corners of your lips pull into a frown as you shake your head. "Nah, I memorized his number and sent him a text last night. We're meeting for drinks later."

Momo's eyes widen as Ochako looks at you with bewilderment. "What-" Ochako stutters, "I'm confused. Are the both of you going on a date?"

"What? No!" You giggle, "We're having drinks as friends! Thought maybe I should expand my circle. I don't wanna keep getting shit from you guys." You roll your eyes.

"Uhuh..." Izuku draws out, "And how does Kacchan feel about this?"

"He doesn't need to know." You place a finger against your lips.

Momo's eyebrows raise, impressed by your reply. "You're learning a lot from him, huh? Doesn't seem like something I want you to be doing."

You simply shrug, returning your gaze outside as you tilt your head up. Past the waving leaves of the trees, is a window. You smirk as you think about how Katsuki must take you for an idiot. Your phone vibrates beside you and you lift it, the screen instantly lighting up to show a notification form 'settings' with the settings picture on the side. You smile, clicking on it.

Settings: Since when did you notice?

You: Ever since we got here.

You: Stick to being a hero, Katsuki. You're not very good at trailing people.

Settings: Shut the fuck up

Your turn your phone off before returning your attention to your friends, butterflies erupting in your stomach, extremely excited at what's to come in the near future.

Sure thing is, you won't be taking care of one and a half babies for sure.

[hetalian-veteran]

The Curious Case of Hetalia's Scotland

I will never get over what I like to call "The Curious Case of Hetalia's Scotland." Not only because I find it funny, but because to me, this is something that demonstrates the pure power of fandom and fanon.

Because for the longest time, we didn't really have Scotland in the series. Like, we knew he was technically a canon character, seeing as he was mentioned by England a time or two before, but we had no design or skits of him at the time. Not to mention those comments were only made in the comics, which many fans didn't read, seeing as many of us only stuck to the anime for the longest time (which is me, I am many fans. I am still trying to find the courage to read the manga aside from little panels I find online).

And so, what did the Hetalia fandom do? Well, the fandom did what the fandom does best... Taking matters into their own hands and creating their own design for the character/country.

I'm not gonna put an actual picture of the fanon design here because I don't want to repost anyone's art without their permission, but if you look up "hetalia scotland" on google, and then click on "images", you'll get the picture of what I'm thinking of. A tall guy with pale skin, bright green eyes, fiery red hair, and wearing a cobalt-blue suit with two white sashes across the front. A man who literally just looks like a human personification of the Scottish flag.

Now, I have no idea who came up with the fanon design for Scotland. I've looked, and I genuinely cannot find out who the first person was who drew him. But regardless, this is the design that the fandom largely latched onto. So much so to the point where you had people making fanart, fanfics, and even cosplays of this character. People even collectively decided on his personality, interests, what his relationships with other the characters were like, etc. (This can all be found on the fan character wiki). It even got to a point where I, as well as many others, genuinely started to believe that this was the canon design/version of the character for the longest time. Primarily because we just didn't know any better.

In short, the fanon version of aph Scotland spread far and wide throughout the fandom, and everyone seemed to just largely accept him, even to the point of believing he was canon.

And then one day, Himaruya drops this sketch.

He posted this and said that the characters here were Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. However, he didn't say who was who, so we were left to guess which character was which at the time. We were getting closer to a canon Scotland but were still unsure which one he was. And even then, you had people who still clung to the fanon version.

And the later, Himaruya formally introduced Scotland in the comics and even released this piece of official, beautiful art.

Fully illustrated designs of all of the UK brothers. England, Northern Ireland, Wales... And Scotland.

This was it. We, as the fandom, finally had our canonical version of Scotland, as well as the rest of the UK brothers. But let's be real here, when it came to fanon-created characters, the fans largely latched onto Scotland.

And what did a large chunk of the fandom do?

That's right. I dunno about everyone else in the fandom, but in the fan spaces I was in, you had a large chunk of people who took one look at the canon design and thought to themselves, "Yeaaah no. We like our version better."

And I just... This is still so funny and wild to me.

Imagine waiting years to get a character design, and when the design finally comes out, you have since become so married to a fanon design, that when you look at the canon design, you go, "No thanks."

It seems like people have become much more accepting of the canonical design of aph Scotland over time (and I'm happy for that), but even so, the sheer reach and influence that the fanon design of Scotland had is nothing short of amazing to me.

Anyway, there you go, that's my ramble for the day.

[bl-bracket]

Greenest Flag Round 2: Alan (Pit Babe) vs Pisaeng (Be My Favorite)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Alan: "He is the personification of kindness and when he realizes he's fallen in love with someone 10+ years you younger than him, he proceeds with extreme caution. He talks to other people to get advice, he ressures his young boyfriend at every turn, and eventually puts himself between Jeff and the series Big Bad."

"Alan is a green flag because just wants Jeff to feel loved and cared for. He gets after himself for accidentally flirting with Jeff. He publicly humiliates himself to apologize for hurting Jeff’s feelings even when they’re not dating and hardly even flirting yet. He’s the only one who notices when Jeff has gone missing. He got so flustered about Jeff not texting him back that he had to jump in the pool to calm down. He never gives up on Jeff. Even though he’s cringe and terrible at flirting, he’s sincere in his feelings. He doesn’t blink when Jeff tells Alan about his ability, and he makes sure that Jeff is comfortable with telling him first. And Alan does his best to be a leader to the rest of the team too, and he lets a rival team member stay in his home when he needs somewhere safe to go."

"At a moments notice he houses the X-Hunter racing team in order to keep them safe. He’s also kind of a platonic sugar daddy. Let’s his friends mock him for being an old man despite not being that much older than them. Lastly, if I was stuck at an airport at 3am he’d be the one from the show I’d trust to pick me up regardless of how last minute it was."

Pisaeng: "He is amazing! Pisaeng remains a good friend, a good lover and a good son despite everything. He is kind, gentle and very patient."

[local-maneater]

Alderdesperation / Desperationdernic - an aldernic term for when one is/desires to be the embodiment/personification of desperation, or when one is/desires to have a body that is connected to desperation.

etymology: desperation, alder-/-dernic

coinfight: team heroes, 12 points: @acronym-chaos, @coinfight

[ID: a rectangular flag with 7 equally sized horizontal stripes coloured as such from top to bottom & mirroring: off-black blue, dark teal, dull green, off-white blue. There is a off-white blue diamond in the centre that is outlined with off-black blue. End ID]

[the-oddest-inkling]

I just watched Episode 7 of Reverse 4 You and I am absolutely NOT okay. I'm not sure how I will get through the week. Hopefully the next episode of The Loyal Pin on sunday will fix me.

I literally cried throughout the whole thing and my favorite subplot was Losing Vivi making Wa lose her powers though. But how did her dad not lose his powers though? I mean he was grieving as well, right? And why did we never heared or saw anything from the uncle again?

Can't wait for next weeks episode. I literally cried through the whole thing. Also: Four is the personification of a green flag and knight in shining armor. That girl has no right to be so perfect!

Also Wa and Four constantly finding each other again even though the dad tried to save Vivi by turning back time. *my heart*

And I wanna know why the driver is after Four in the first place? Maybe it does have to do with Film being his legitimate son with Four's stepmom.

Sad that that was only mentioned in a throwaway line though. Otherwise the episode was perfect.

[noxwithoutstars]

✧｡:*▹ Loveless Amor Aro

PT/ Loveless Amor Aro /PT end

ID/ A flag with nine equal stripes. Colors middle-out are light green, green, dull red-pink, red-grey, and darker grey. /ID end

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✧ Loveless Amor Aro is a term for being a loveless aro who experiences attraction that is entirely removed from the notion of love.

✧ Requested by anon // @mogai-sunflowers

✧ let me nerd out about the name now lol. Amor refers to Venus' son and the god of desire etc. Roman poets (and Cato minor) talked about Amor and Eros as different personifications, the former being associated with more affectionate feelings and the latter with desire and lust (and even greed).

ID/ a white DNI with a panel of the manga Oyasumi Punpun with 5 kids doing a joint pose. Words are black on the right side: “DNI: anti- ‘contradictory’ labels, anti-mogai, terf, gatekeeper, anti-decolonization, believes ‘narc abuze’ is real, demonizes ‘scary/evil’ disorders + labels.” /ID end

[zoguy1]

So. Every June, I try to challenge myself by posting something for Pride Month. For the past couple years, it's been ships with cute little pride flags. This year, the priority focus will be on the Trolls Summer Gift exchange. But at the very least I'd like to show ya'll the ones I've made in the past.

2022 bundle:

Bi Hiccup x Gay Jack. Fun fact: This was the first gay couple I've ever laid my eyes on as a young child. I saw this ship and thought "I want that kind of relationship."

Bi Tony x Gay Rudolph Watching the 2017 movie, these two reminded me of Luca and Alberto so much.

Aro Merida You get it? Cuz she's an archer. It's funny. Laugh.

Bi Nan Fang x Ace Fu Yao The headcannon was based off of a fanfic I read a while ago.

Demi Ace Xie Lian x Gay Hua Cheng. I sevearly enjoyed the series. I occasionally eat fics of these two as comfort foods.

Pan Xu Xuan x Trans Xiao Bai White snake was basically 2 hours of "What you are doesn't matter, it's who you are that matters", THEE Pansexual anthem, and then the second movie Turned Blanca into a guy? This is cannon.

Ace Liu Qingge x Bi Shen Yuan Imma be honest. I didn't like SVSSS very much. Yandere's are not my cup of tea. And I was really hoping Shizun would have gotten with Liu-shidi instead.

Gay Luca x Gay Alberto I'm so glad Luberto was actually confirmed to be somewhat cannon. Though Nowadays I see Luca as bi, cuz if we're counting the concept art as apart of the lore, then Luca had a crush on both Alberto and Giulia.

Gay Jade x Gay Katie. Kate is the first character I actually felt scene as a queer person.

Genderfluid Shi Qingxuan I freaking love them so much. Easily my favorite character.

Aro Nezha This kid knows chaos and only chaos.

Pan Adam x Gray Ace Freddy I saw this crossover on DA and thought they made so much sense together. Adam the literal personification of nature, and Freddy the unification of humanity and animals.

Non-Binary Merz x Lesbian Alice These two are OCs of mine.

Aro Lesbian Isabela and Aro Lesbian Elsa. I ship this in a sort of queer platonic way. Like a "we don't really want to date people, but everyone thinks we're dating, and we just don't care enough to correct them." kind of way.

Genderfluid Camilo I want the ability to shapeshift so badly.

Pan Ao Bing x Bi Xiao Jiu Ya'll get brownie points if you know which Ao Bing this is and double points if you know who Xiao Jiu is. Lol. It was a random crossover ship I made because the company liked to crossover their medias for advertisements, and we see the adults interacting and having fun, and Nezha joins them. But we don't see the two teenagers interact at all.

Bi Verta x Bi Li Yunxiang Another crossover ship I made up cuz I didn't see a lot of Nezha Reborn and White Snake crossovers. Which surprised me, especially after Green Snake.

Gay Jiang Ziya x Gay Shen Gongbao These two lived in the same house together for 10 years and adopted a daughter together. I am convinced these two are a married couple.

Bi Mirabel There was a little bisexual rainbow on her dress. That's proof enough for me. Lol.

Lesbian Amaya x Lesbian Janai I loved seeing their dynamic in the show.

Non-Binary Kazi I love them. I'm glad they got more attention in the show.

Lesbian Susie x Trans Noelle "Why does Noelle have antlers. Is she trans? The Null the Null the Null the Null..."

Non-Binary Kris I love them. They literally never said a word, and I love them.

AroAce Krel Based on a comic I made.

Aro Blaze Another OC.

Aro Douxie Idk why, but I get that vibe from him.

2023 Pack:

Furry Omni Toby x Furry Demigirl Darci The moment Darci said she didn't want people to like her just because she was a girl, I felt that in my soul.

Bi Steve x Pan Aja I am not convinced Steve is straight.

Pan Simon x Gay Ao Bing This ship was inspired by a youtube video that had a list of crossover ships, this being on of them. And I freaking love it.

AroAce Sun Wukong and AroAce Tang Sanzang In Monkey King Reborn, out of everyone in the friend group, you can just tell that these two cared about each other the most. And I think that's just sweet.

Fuck. I can only have 30 images per post. I'll reblog with the rest of the 2023 pack.

[kkoumiii]

❁ 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧 | 이상연⎾𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚⏌*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ

/!\ Friendly reminder that my readings should not be taken at face value, I do not claim to hold the truth and I do not mean any harm to this idol, my readings are only for entertainment purposes. /!\

🦋 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆 - 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖡𝖮𝖸𝖹 🦋

1:47 ───ㅇ───── 4:01

⊱ Sᴀɴɢʏᴇᴏɴ's ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs ⊰

• Martyr (Light attribute) | Queen of Wands | South Node ~ Life's debts •

- Meticulous, Sangyeon does things conscientiously, he doesn’t like making mistakes (cf. when he didn’t manage to light up the flame during their performance in Road to Kingdom, you can see how frustrated and upset he was)

- Helpful nature, always ready to give a hand to whoever needs it. He naturally takes the lead and guides people

- He definitively has leadership qualities: he is responsible and knows how to manage a team well

- Sometimes he might sound stern in his way of speaking but he is still righteous and not the type to abuse his power

- Really strong intuition but should learn to trust it more often

- Foresighted which is a good thing, but he probably tends to prevent a lot of things from happening, even good ones, just because he is afraid of the outcome

- Willing to sacrifice a lot of things for others, even when it is not always necessary

- He can take on loads of work and responsibilities

- He is a man of his word, definitely reliable

- Sangyeon is the personification of quiet strength to me, and the Queen of Wands illustrates it perfectly

- He is quite self-assured but won’t boast about it, he would rather work on his stuff quietly and eventually reap the rewards than brag about everything he has achieved so far.

⊱ Sᴀɴɢʏᴇᴏɴ's ғᴀᴜʟᴛs ⊰

• Student (Shadow attribute) | The Empress Rx | Fifth House ~ Creativity •

- Seems like he has a creative block, at least at the moment

- Or it might be because he finds it hard to express every idea that crosses his mind in a tangible way

- Can tend to rest on his laurels, at least stays in his comfort zone

- Probably because, paradoxically, although self-assured, he lacks confidence in his abilities

- Which leads me to think that he secretly needs a lot of reassurance

- Sangyeon probably wishes he was more light-hearted and fun at times, it does not mean he is not funny, he is just naturally more serious and collected (which is not a bad thing)

- His overly self-sacrificing nature leads him to often dismiss his own needs

- He does not seem to have found his catharsis yet

- Coming back to the fact that he can bear a lot of responsibilities, he could probably go to extreme lengths such as taking the blame for something he didn’t do, which often causes more harm than good

- He puts on a mask and barely shows his vulnerable side

- He might have certain limiting beliefs concerning masculinity (i.e.: you shouldn’t cry as a man, you shouldn’t show your “weak” side…) but he puts these limitations only on himself because he would not judge another man crying.

⊱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇ? ⊰

• Victim (Shadow attribute) | 2 of Wands | Chiron ~ Healing | Black Moon Lilith ~ Mistery •

Sangyeon admires resourceful people, who can travel, have fun, and do things alone without feeling responsible for others’ well-being. By this, I mean that in Sangyeon’s case, he would probably be worried about getting someone into trouble if he put himself first for once. Yet, he also appreciates people who, likewise, are helpful and take care of others. He is all about people who have healthy coping mechanisms and can prioritize themselves when needed. Additionally, a person who seems to have a tough shell and is more reserved at first, but turns out to be sweet and embraces their emotions is a major green flag to him (doesn’t have to be for a partner, this is just the type of people he would look up to). Bonus point if the person is capable of putting things into perspective and won’t continuously mop around —basically people that can bounce back from hardships—. Overall, someone independent, self-aware, and resilient will catch his attention and inspire him.

I'm back with a new format for my personality readings! I would truly appreciate it if you could leave me feedback, I feel more comfortable with this format, but your opinion matters too! In the meantime, take care and stay hydrated haha 😇

[theredheadstale]

Green Britannia

For those of you not living in the UK, we've been having a spot of bother with the extreme right wingers heaving themselves out of their pits of inadequacy and rioting all over the kingdom.

Online, however, they've entertained themselves by creating AI images of sleeping lions (invariably draped in some variant of the Union Flag) being prodded by some sad faced blonde child in armour because it's time to "wake the lion" for the carefully unspecified sake of the children.

Clearly, it's time for some alternative imagery.

So this here is the classic personification of the UK, Britannia. She was given an overhaul in the early Imperial period, her spear becoming a trident to represent our navel prowess- her theme song, written in 1740, makes it clear that "Britannia Rules The Waves!" The lion, that bloody lion, is of course brought in from earlier heraldry, but the Corinthian helmet was a later addition. She's the eidolon of an unstoppable globe-spanning Empire.

And deeply dodgy national nostalgia aside, does anyone see an Empire around here?

So, no more Rule Britannia, the red-white-and-blue Britannia isn't relevant, it's time for a new Britannia. Someone who isn't ruling the boats but isn't frightened of them either, someone who's more concerned with the loss of wildlife (1 in 6 species in danger!) and habitat, not to mention coping with the increasing climate crisis. It's a very different set of priorities.

It's a Green Britannia.

First thing: lose the helmet in favour of curly dark hair tied up. Green Britannia doesn't have to be a white girl, in fact she doesn't have to be any particular ethnicity, she's modern Britain made rich and healthy by nurturing every different community within her. The trident is replaced by a billhook in the Hampshire Hurdling style, because she needs to be less a naval mascot and more a garden-farmer-priest. The tainted lion is replaced by a badger, because Britannia is no longer solely run for the good of one species alone, and the shield now features a map of the British Isles.

Oh, I can taste the right-wing rage from here. That's just delicious.

But Green Britannia wouldn't be here for the flag shaggers or the cultural jammers, the besieged farmers or the rampant rewilders. She'd be here for the rolling Downs, the reaching Highlands, the rock-studded coastlines. Oh yes, she can eat with a fork and knows about shoes, but she wears the patient smile of one who knows that her brambles will inevitably pull down the stones of the churches and palaces, and that her dandelions are growing in the cracks of your nice orderly life.

It's time for Green Britannia to grow.

[revenant-coining]

Aldercanisparaean

[ID: a rectangular flag with 7 equally-sized horizontal lines. colors are in this order from top to bottom: a gradient from dark green to pale yellow to dark green. in the center of the flag is a diamond symbol. the outline is dark green and is filled with yellow off-white. End ID]

Aldercanisparaean: an aldernic term for when one is or wants to be the embodiment / personification of canisparaean attraction, or when one has or wants to have a body connected to canisparaean attraction.

Etymology: “alder” a prefix for aldrerns, canisparaean

Pronounced: all-der k-nis par-a een (alder canisparaean)

for day 5 of @chaoscoining ‘s coining event; for the prompt: aldernic

@oneofmanyarchives , @alteraffectis , @radiomogai

[ID: a pale yellow divider outlined in black. End ID]

[goldammerchen]

i know this is likely my paranoia speaking, that this could be considered perfomative, and i might be neurotic (no, i am), so i'm leaving this in my #about blog tag.

having aph/hws Pru.ssia as my favorite character does not mean i like the actual ex-political entity, much less that i'd like it back (hell no). i like Gil (the weird persona) and anyone closer to him, thesefore including aph/hws Germ.any - Ludwig (especially considering both entities a continuum), but i am not a fucking wehra.boo or some similar/even worse shit (apologists fuck off).

the last thing i want to do is victimize these two fuckers as much as they are fake anime men, even while having somewhat in mind heta's "but their bosses, sniff". just plain no, but i don't wanna go deeper into this now (x); new: (x + x)

some things are sometimes out of place (wrong era) or unnecessary.

i have yelled to the clouds like an old man about the flags before (twice), about the uniforms, and as well complained about the fucking iron cross in a post tags (sorry. also idk where it is): i barely draw, but personally i'd rather—try to—avoid—sharing—it in anything post wwi-ii, while the chunkier version that doesn't look like it anymore it's on thin ice—like hetamyu iirc, that's also green, so in addition doesn't have mfing white borders like the one that was used in war vehicles (the inner corners) and the usual design. i don't think the fandom will ever completely get rid of it—if fans actually watched the news it'd be more obvious who likes those symbols, whether crosses or old flags... i guess normal catholic ass crosses or ridiculous plus symbols with different coloring could be some sort of middle ground, while anything pre wwi i assume is historical—and post wwii use is sincerely stupid (same or worse with the old flags), unless is in lud's modern uniforms bc they still use the symbol in blue unless is fucking idk, planes, but uhhhh, rather not.

*also i haven't send fucking asks about this, as much as i complain. i think once or twice i have seen posts about this, or more.

edit: new 2024 posts (+3) made in the context of the fandom being unable to recognize potential rancid shit. imho we need some common sense in a national personifications fandom, just be smart and stay alert, know red flags and use disclaimers faster when needed...

[wscgamescourse]

Coding Week 1: Sidescrollers

This genre is defined by several conventions, including:

The camera views the characters from the side.

The camera "scrolls" left and right with the action.

The game world is a large area to accommodate for the camera.

Celeste is a 2018 platformer focusing around Madeline, a young woman who attempts to climb Mount Celeste on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in an effort to overcome her anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. Along the way, she meets a colorful cast of characters, including "Badeline", a personification of her various mental issues who aims to stop Madeline. It sits at Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam, with a 97% approval rate.

The game uses very simple mechanics: Madeline can run, jump, climb walls for a limited time, and perform a mid-air dash in one of eight directions - the dash cannot be performed again until Madeline either touches a green crystal or lands on solid ground, indicated by her hair changing colour to blue. Different levels also use various gimmicks - for example, the ruined city (seen in the video above) features blocks that move whenever the player dashes.

The level design is very good, with gimmicks combined in ways that test the player's knowledge of the game mechanics and their skill with platforming. Gimmicks are introduced in simple, easy-to-clear rooms, then gradually combined to create difficult platforming challenges which test the player's mettle. Additionally, while the platforming is tough and brutal, the game is also very forgiving: a variety of assist settings allow you to customize the experience if you are feeling stressed, and death is a slap on the wrist: you are sent back to the start of the room within seconds, throwing you right back into the action.

Like many other indie games, Celeste features beautiful pixel art that creates an atmospheric and stunning environment, combined with HD assets and character art for dialogue and menus. The pairing works surprisingly well and is very pretty to look at.

Super Mario Bros. is perhaps THE sidescroller. The original NES game in 1985 helped to revitalize the gaming industry following the great arcade crash, and popularized the entire sidescroller genre. The fat Italian plumber has gone on to become the icon of not just Nintendo, but perhaps all of gaming.

In this blog, we will be focusing on the New Super Mario Bros. series, specifically 2019's New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, a compiled HD remaster of New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, both released for the Wii U in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Like most Mario games, there isn't really a serious plot - Bowser has kicked Mario and friends out of Peach's Castle and claimed it for himself, transforming the surroundings into a volcanic landscape. Go and save Peach (AGAIN).

Mario games have always been simple in design: navigate to the end of the level and lower the Bowser flag. Along the way, you run into various different enemies, collect power-ups to regain hit points and unlock new abilities, and search for the three hidden star coins (although the latter was added in the NSMB games). The game uses limited lives, regained through earning enough points/coins or collecting 1-Up Mushrooms: lose them all, and its a game over and an additional Continue stamp on your profile.

The game features tight and precise controls (although not as precise as Celeste), with a variety of enemies, gimmicks, and power-ups that vary as you trek across the Mushroom Kingdom, from the classic Super Mushroom and Fire Flower, to the game's newest power-up, the Super Acorn, which gives Mario a flying squirrel suit that lets him glide across the landscape. Yoshi also returns, and this time you can babysit his children: the Purple Baby Yoshi inflates like a balloon to let you hover across gaps, while the Yellow Baby Yoshi emits bright light that illuminates dark ghost houses.

Overall, the game is very polished and works well, although it has long been criticized for lack of innovation. New Super Mario Bros. games are notorious for lack of innovation, feeling almost identical every time with the exception of new power-ups. New Super Mario Bros. Wii did add 4-person multiplayer, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 was focused around collecting coins and accumulating a large amount, but U only added the infrequent Baby Yoshis. Nintendo appears to have listened to the criticism, with the latest 2D Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, featuring an all-new artstyle and allowing for more variety and gimmicks using the Wonder Flower.

Sonic the Hedgehog. A storied franchise with a notorious yet dedicated fanbase, home to some of the best games of all time, yet also some of the worst (Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic '06). But that's another story. This blog post will look at Sonic Mania, one of the more better-received games that took a step back to celebrate a time when SEGA were a legitimate contender in the console wars.

Sonic games revolve around speed - at least, usually - and Mania is no different. It's all about going fast, collecting rings, scrambling to collect said rings when you inevitably smack into something and drop them all, rolling through abnormally curved terrain, and saving cute animals. Along the way, you search for hidden giant rings and enter the special stages to gather all seven Chaos Emeralds, in order to both get the true ending and unlock a handy super transformation that renders Sonic (almost) invulnerable. The player can choose from Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, each with their own unique abilities (Sonic's drop dash, Tails' flight, Knuckles' gliding and climbing)

The game features enhanced 16-bit pixel art from the sprites used in the classic SEGA Genesis games, and the levels consist of classic Sonic worlds - Green Hill, Chemical Plant, and so on - each with their own gimmicks and enemies, as well as unique boss fights and Eggman constantly forgetting that attempting to harness the latest eldritch abomination's power will always backfire horrendously.

[bl-bracket]

Greenest Flag Round 1: Alan (Pit Babe) vs Bai Zongyi (Kiseki: Dear to Me)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Alan: "He is the personification of kindness and when he realizes he's fallen in love with someone 10+ years you younger than him, he proceeds with extreme caution. He talks to other people to get advice, he ressures his young boyfriend at every turn, and eventually puts himself between Jeff and the series Big Bad."

"Alan is a green flag because just wants Jeff to feel loved and cared for. He gets after himself for accidentally flirting with Jeff. He publicly humiliates himself to apologize for hurting Jeff’s feelings even when they’re not dating and hardly even flirting yet. He’s the only one who notices when Jeff has gone missing. He got so flustered about Jeff not texting him back that he had to jump in the pool to calm down. He never gives up on Jeff. Even though he’s cringe and terrible at flirting, he’s sincere in his feelings. He doesn’t blink when Jeff tells Alan about his ability, and he makes sure that Jeff is comfortable with telling him first. And Alan does his best to be a leader to the rest of the team too, and he lets a rival team member stay in his home when he needs somewhere safe to go."

"At a moments notice he houses the X-Hunter racing team in order to keep them safe. He’s also kind of a platonic sugar daddy. Let’s his friends mock him for being an old man despite not being that much older than them. Lastly, if I was stuck at an airport at 3am he’d be the one from the show I’d trust to pick me up regardless of how last minute it was."

Bai Zongyi: none submitted