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[crookedcherryblossoms]

Droplets- a love letter

(THIS CONTAINS POTENTIAL SPOILERS IF YOU INTEND TO READ THIS FIC SO BEWARE!!)

okay so I've been thinking about Droplets by @the-prophet-lemonade (Lucy) it's more than just a summer read. It's like we're getting into the raw emotional diary entries of this kid Jean right on the edge of adulthood. We're getting this really intimate look at what's going on inside his head, not just what's happening around him.

The thing that really jumps out at me right from the beginning is the pool. It's always there, looming large, almost like it's a character itself. You can tell it's not just someplace to cool off for Jean. It represents something. Something more. The way he reacts to it- "The water is cold, the way it laps against my ankle-bones literally the most disgusting thing I've ever felt" Intense much? Like it's just water. But for Jean, it clearly goes deeper. It's like the pool with its reflections and depths, which are like a metaphor for what's going on inside of him, and it's not always reflecting back something pretty. It reminds me of the feeling of when you're really drawn to something but it also kinda scares you a little. Like the hesitation right before you jump into the deep end. That push and pull is something I think we all grapple with, especially at that age when you're trying to figure yourself out. Who you are what you want. It's a lot. Speaking of complicated though, let's talk about Jean's parents for a bit. It's like whiplash, he's super affectionate with his mom one minute, even when he's frustrated. But with his dad, it's all tension. There's walking on eggshells. It's this unspoken baggage between them( despite us knowing whats really going on). It really makes you think about how families- especially our relationships with our parents, can shape how we interact with everyone else. Like are we ever really free of that need for approval? Especially from our dads- it's like no matter what you do it's never enough. Or maybe that's just me projecting. But I do think it's a pretty universal experience. That longing for validation from the people who are supposed to love us unconditionally. And when it's not there or we perceive it's not there it can really mess you up. Speaking of messing things up: enters Marco, the pool cleaner. Talk about shaking things up.

Marco just strolls in and upends Jean's whole world, he's so different from anyone else in Jean's life, so comfortable in his own skin. You can feel that energy, that difference is really unsettling Jean. in a good way though! Marco is this catalyst forcing Jean to confront those insecurities we were talking about. It's like the line where Jean says "He knows exactly where to dig to pull me out of the hole I've dug for myself over the years because I haven't yet learned how to drag myself out alone." Dang Jean! Tell us how you really feel. He sees something in Marco he wants, that strength, but he's also kinda terrified of it. (again- the hesitation before jumping) And of course, that's where the tension comes in. You can feel it practically radiating off the page. Those stolen glances, the awkward encounters. It's electric. And Lucy milks it for all its worth trust me. Just when you think it can't be more intense we get hit with the bombshell with Jean's dad! Don't even get me started on the dad., talk about a recipe for disaster- finding out your father has been unfaithful. Especially at that age when you're already questioning everything. and then feeling the need to keep this heavy secret hidden for the better of the family but it still all comes out, AND to discover it wasn't even actually hidden in the first place. Like, it's one minute Jean is trying to wrap his head around these new feelings for Marco, feelings he doesn't even know what to do with, and then his whole family falling apart. The internal struggle of feelings and the external family drama being paired together with the rest of the plot?? OOF. Jean has been craving honesty and connection and then his dad, and in a way his mom too, comes and BOOM. Blows up any chance at that, at least when it comes to his family. It's interesting how Lucy uses that to mirror what's going on with Jean internally. talk about identity crisis. Classic coming-of-age stuff. Your insides are a mess and suddenly the world outside decides to match! Like the universe is tryna tell you something. and the scene when Jean finds his mom crying in the kitchen?? my heart breaks for both of them. You can see those walls Jean has built up start to crumble- like he saw his own pain reflected back at him. It was a turning point for sure, he realized at that moment he can't keep hiding. Not if he wants to connect with anyone. Even his own mother. It's heartbreaking but also really powerful. Makes you think, about how even when families are messy when they disappoint us, they can still teach us so much about, I dunno, love and forgiveness, all that stuff. How our own experiences, especially with our parents, shapes what we think those things even are. Love and loyalty are different for everyone. You can feel that… that need for honesty, for something real, sort of bleeding over into how Jean acts with Marco. Seeing his mom break down almost gives him permission to be vulnerable in other parts of his life too. And we really see it with Marco, the way Jean starts to open up and lets his guard down- it's risky, sure! But also brave. Super brave. Letting someone see your flaws and all… that's what makes it real. That's when their connection becomes something more, something deeper. It makes you think about what real intimacy really is. Letting someone see past those walls we build up into the messy stuff we try to keep hidden. And that's scary to be seen like that, especially if you've been hurt before. But what Jean is figuring out is that the payoff can be HUGE.

And then Jean and his art. It's like his superpower- all those emotions, those desires that can't come to words he puts on the page. Like, Lucy is using those little sketches as like a metaphor, each one a little piece of Jean! And as he starts to share them you see him changing- growing even! The art is how he figures himself out. Makes sense of all that swirling around inside. Art can be powerful like that. Helps you understand yourself and when you share it you're sharing a part of yourself it's like that saying "Art is not what you see but what you make others see." In Jean, he's making us see a lot. About ourselves, about the world

So we've got this coming-of-age story, complicated family dynamics, a romance that sneaks up on you. But it's more than that- Droplets is like this deep dive into what it means to be human. The relationships, the vulnerability, that journey of figuring out who you are. This fic makes you think about the droplets in your own life, those little moments, those feelings you get, and the people you meet. They all fit together and make you who you are. To reference another saying "life is a journey, not a destination" Even when things get messy, even when it's hard. You can find beauty in the unexpected. In those little moments that make up life so pay attention to those droplets today. The small stuff, the big stuff. It all matters. Cause it's all part of YOUR story. That is the beauty of Droplets

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KARI CROCK 1, 2 & 3 are available on Google Play!!!

Kari Crock flies a warehouse through space delivering human meat, books, death rays and whatnot to aliens and monsters throughout the galaxy! Her robot bosses at the intergalactic corporation, ANVIL, don't like her very much on the best of days. This wasn't one of her better days.

ISSUE #4 Coming After Christmas 2023!!!

[stalkerofthegods]

Lord Apollo Deep dive

Lord Apollon is an amazing god, he is a healer, but he is also the destroyer of health, the same string that holds his bow and arrows of misery is the same in his lyre that he makes beautiful songs and lyrics with, he deserves respect as a god and as a Father. I adore Lord Apollon as a worshiper and as a researcher, no matter how harsh he may be. May you not judge lord Apollon from his myths and remember his actions of good. May all worshipers of devotees Tell of his amazingness.

God of - prophecy and oracles, Music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease, and the protection of the young, divine distance, fertility, knowledge, dancing, wolves, locust, doorways, mice, entrances, foreigners, happy travels, light, omens, averting evil and harm, boundaries, and borders, laurels, mildews, the god who punishes and destroys, he helps and wards off evil, he protects the flocks and cattle, the foundation of towns and the establishment of civil constitutions, protection of young boys, god of purification, he’s also a Psychopomp.

Symbols- The lyre, Silver bow & arrows, Dolphins, Swans, Crows, Ravens, Lions, Wolves, Wolves, Mice, Griffins, Hawks, Snakes, Laurel wreath, Fire/flame, The sun/sunlight, Tripod, Apples 

Incense/scents - Bay, Frankincense, Cypress, Clove, Cinnamon, Mugwort, Myrrh, hythincath, Rays of light radiating from his head, Branch of laurel, Wreath, amber, myrrh, lily of the valley, frankinscences, orange, lemongrass, marjoram

Colors • orange and yellow, red, gold and pure white blue, pink (means healing) purple and green (associated with the Oracle)

Herbs• Palm Tree, Apple Tree, Poplar Tree, Mistletoe, cinnamon, myrrh, bay leafs, sunflowers and red roses, oak wood, cypress (his veey dear friend ((not a lover or crush))), mint, heliotrope, Goldenseal, Date Palm, orange, lemongrass, marjoram

elements • his element is light

Day, month and festivals• Yule, Midsummer, May, sunday, his festivals are Noumenia, Delphinia, Thargelia, Apatouria, Pyanepsia, Asklepia (maybe), Pandia (maybe)

Patron of - medicine, mental health, physical health, therapy, the alphabet/words, defender of herds and flocks, justice, prophecy, and mental and moral purity, herdsmen and shepherds, anything in the medical field.

What I resonate with him • resseces pieces (I forgot why),  Raven, lyre, lemonade, yellow, sun, bob Ross, painting, singing, humming, melody, Oracle’s, prophecies, knowledge, Purification, suns/ stars  

Crystals•Sunstone, Citrine, Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Pyrite, Selenite, Lapis Lazuli

His sacred items - Bow and arrows; lyre; the wreath of laurel leaves (he wears that which is to be understood as Daphne’s hair.) 

Planet - The sun 

Tarot card- the sun, the chariot

Number - 7 

Animals - Wolf, griffin, dolphins, Swans, foxes, roe deer, swans, cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, mice, and snakes

Signs he's reaching out• Significant Dream Encounters of him, Frequent Solar Imagery, Increased Interest in the Arts, Strong Connection to Healing, seeing his Symbols and Animals, having  Prophetic Experiences, finding yourself seeking the truth all of the sudden, Attraction to Light and Warmth

What u could put on his alter • Sun water, Wine (diluted with pure water), Milk, Olive oil, Herbal teas, Honey, honey cakes, Orange and lemon pastries, Lamb meat,  goat meat, Fruits, Cheeses, Wheat, Breads, Golden objects (ex- such as gold bowls, gold wine cups, flakes of gold), Bows and arrows (real or fake), art, Images of the sun, All musical instruments, (especially stringed instruments), Wolf imagery, dolphin imagery, Any images of birds (especially crows and swans), Yellow, gold, and white candles, Incense he likes. He likes his alters Neat, clean, not cluttered, orderly, surround him with who he loves (ex- past lovers, Leto, artemis) , add images of wolves, mice, and ravens, Wine, incense, gifts of solar imagery, oranges 

Other titles of apollon• ABAEUS/ Abaios (derived from the town of Abae in Phocis),

ACERSE′COMES/Akersekomês (Apollo expressive of his beautiful hair which was never cut or shorn.) ACE′SIUS/ Akesios (surname of Apollo, under which he was worshipped in Elis, This surname, which has the same meaning as akestôr and alexikakos as the god of averter of evil), ACESTOR/Akestôr (A surname of Apollo which characterises him as the god of the healing art, or in general as the averter of evil, like akesios), ACTIACUS (a surname of Apollo, derived from Actium, AEGLE′TES/Aiglêtês (that is, the radiant god), AGE′TOR/Agêtôr (a surname given to several gods, example is Zeus at Lacedaemon) AGO′NIUS/Agônios (a surname or epithet of several gods, like Zeus), AGRAEUS/Agraios (the hunter a surname of Apollo After he had killed the lion of Cithaeron), AGYIEUS/Aguieus (a a title describing him as the protector of the streets and public places), ALEXI′CACUS/ Alexikakos (the averter of evil, is a surname given by the Greeks to several deities like Zeus.), AMAZO′NIUS/ Amazonios, AMYCLAEUS/Amuklaios, ARCHE′GETES/Archêgetês (A surname of Apollo, under which he was worshipped in several places, as at Naxos in Sicily), Megara (The name has reference either to Apollo as the leader and protector of colonies, or as the founder of towns in general, in which case the import of the name is the same as theos patroôs.),  BOEDRO′MIUS/ Boêdromios (the helper in distress), CARNEIUS/ Karneiosx, CATAE′BATES/Kataibatês (invoked by this name to grant a happy return home, katabasis (to those who were travelling abroad), CHRYSAOR/Chrusaôr) (The god with the golden sword or arms), CLA′RIUS/ Klarios (derived from his celebrated temple at Claros in Asia Minor), CO′RYDUS/Korudos (from the temple eighty stadia from Corone, on the sea-coast),  CY′NTHIUS and CY′NTHIA/Kunthia and Kunthios (surnames of Artemis and Apollo from island of Delos, which is their birthplace), DAPHNAEUS and DAPHNAEA/Daphnaia and Daphnaios (surnames of Artemis and Apollo), DECATE′PHORUS/ Dekatêphoros (that is, the god to whom the tenth part of the booty is dedicated), DE′LIUS and DE′LIA/ Dêlios and Dêlia or Dêlias (surnames of Apollo and Artemis respectively), DELPHINIUS and DELPHI′NIA/ Delphinia (a surname of Artemis at Athens & The masculine form Delphinius is used as a surname of Apollo), EPACTAEUS or EPA′CTIUS/ Epaktaios or Epaktios (the god worshipped on the coast, was also used as a surname of Poseidon in Samos) EPIBATE′RIUS/ Epibatêrios (the god who conducts men on board a ship), EPICU′RIUS/ Epikourios (the helper),

EUTRESITES/Eutrêsitês (derived from Eutresis, where he had a ancient Oracle), GALA′XIUS/Galaxios a (from Boeotia, derived from the stream Galaxius),

HEBDOMA′GETES/Hebdomagetês (was derived from the fact of sacrifices being offered to him on the seventh of every month, the seventh of some month which became the god's birthday), HECAERGUS/Hekaergos (same meaning as Hecaerge in the case of Artemis),HY′LATUS/Hulatos (derived from the town of Hyle in Crete, which was sacred to him), INTONSUS/unshorn, (surname of Apollo and Bacchus showing the eternal youth of these gods, beacuse the Greek youths allowed their hair to grow until they attained the age of manhood), ISME′NIUS/Ismenios (A surname of Apollo at Thebes), ISO′DETES/Isodetêg (the god who binds all equally, is also used as a surname of Pluto),I′XIUS/Ixios (derived from a district of the island of Rhodes which was called Ixiae or Ixia.), LAPHRAEUS/Laphraios (a surname of Apollo at Calydon), LEUCA′DIUS/ Leukasios (a son of Icarius and Polycaste, and a brother of Penelope and Alyzeus. Leucas was believed to have derived its name from him), LIBYSTI′NUS, LOE′MIUS/Loimios (the deliverer from plague),

LO′XIAS/Loxias (derived by some from his intricate and ambiguous oracles), LYCE′GENES/Lukêgenês (describing him either as the god born in Lycia, or as the god born of light), LYCEIUS/Lukeios (the meaning is not quite certain, some derive it from lukos, a wolf, so that it would mean "the wolf-slayer;" others from lukê, light, according to which it would mean "the giver of light;"), LY′CIUS/Lukios (the Lycian, a surname of Apollo, who was worshipped in several places of Lycia),

LYCO′REUS/Lukôreus (A surname of Apollo perhaps in the same sense as Lyceius), MALEATES/Maleatês  (surname of Apollo, derived from cape Malea, in the south of Laconia),MARMARINUS/Marmarinos (the god of marble), MALLOEIS and MELUS/Mêlos (A son of Manto, from which the sanctuary of Apollo Malloeis in Lesbos was believed to have derived its name), MOIRA′GETES/Moiragetês (the guide or leader of fate, occurs as a surname of Zeus and Apollo at Delphi) MUSA′GETES/MUSAE (?), NO′MIUS/Noumios (surname of divinities protecting the pastures and shepherds sheared with Apollo, Pan. Hermes, and Aristaeus) ONCAEUS/Onkaios (a surname of Apollo derived from Oncesium on the river Ladon in Arcadia), PAEAN/Paian, Paiêôn or Paiôn (meaning "the healing," however, used also in the more general sense of deliverer from any evil or calamity, PAGASAEUS/ Pagasaios/the Pagasaean, from Pegasus, or Pegasae, (town in Thessaly, uses the surname of Apollo there.), PALATI′NUS, (surname of Apollo at Rome), PARNO′PIUS/Paruopios (the expeller of locusts) paruôps (a surname of Apollo, under which he had a statue on the acropolis at Athen), PARRHA′SIUS/Parrastos (A surname of Apollo, who had a sanctuary on Mount Lyceius, meaning “the helper”, PATAREUS/Patareus (derived from the Lycian town of Patara, where the god used to spend the six winter months in every year), PHILE′SIUS/Philêsios (surname of Apollo at Didyma, where Branchus was said to have founded a sanctuary of the god, and to have introduced his worship) PHOEBUS/ Phoibos (the shining, pure or bright, occurs both as an epithet and a name of Apollo), PHY′XIUS/Phuzios (the god who protects fugitives, also occurs as a surname of Zeus in Thessaly), PY′THIUS/Puthios the Pythian, from Pytho (the ancient name of Delphi, often occurs as a surname of Apollo), SALGANEUS/Salganeus (a surname of Apollo, derived from the town of Salganeus in Boeotia), SARPEDONIUS and SARPEDO′NIA/Sarpêdonia (a surname of Artemis, derived from cape Sarpedon in Cilicia, where she had a temple with an oracle, The masculine Sarpedonius occurs as a surname of Apollo in Cilicia.) SMINTHEUS/Smintheus (a surname of Apollo, which is derived by some from sminthos, a mouse, and from the town of Sminthe in Troas), SPO′DIUS/Spodios (a surname of Apollo at Thebes, derived from spodos, ashes, because his altar consisted of the ashes of the victims which had been sacrificed to him.), TEGYRE′IUS/Tegurêios (a surname of Apollo, derived from the town of Tegyra in Boeotia. where, according to some traditions, the god had been born), TELMI′SSIUS/Telmissios (a surname of Apollo derived from the Lycian town of Telnissus or Telmessus),TEMENITES/Temenitês (a surname of Apollo, derived from his sacred temenus in the neighbourhood of Syracuse), THEOXE′NIUS/Theoxenios (a surname of Apollo and Hermes), THYMBRAEUS/Thumbraios (A surname of Apollo, derived from a place in Troas called Thymbra, where he had a temple in which Achilles was wounded, or from a neighboring hill of the same name), ZOSTERIUS and ZOSTE′RIA/Zôstêria (a surname of Athena among the Epicnemidian Locrians, The masculine form Zosterius occurs as a surname of Apollo in Attica, on the slip of land stretching into the sea between Phaleron and Sunium)

Epithets•Abaeus, Apollo Acesius, Acestor, Acraephiaeus Apollo, Acraephius Apollo, Actiacus Apollo, Apollo Actiacus, Apollo Aegletes, Agetor, Agonius, Agraeus, Agyieus, Alexicacus,Amazonius, Anextiomarus, Aphetor Apollo, Aphetorius Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Apollo Soranus, Apollo Apotropaeus, Apulu, Archegetes, Argyrotoxus Apollo, Apollo Articenens, Apollo Averruncus, Apollo Clarius, Apollo Coelispex, Apollo Culicarius, Apollo Cynthius, Apollo Cynthogenes, Delius Apollo, Apollo Delius, Apollo Delphinius, Apollo Didymaeus, Apollo Epicurius  Apollo Galaxius, Apollo Genetor, Hecaërgus Apollo, Apollo Hecebolus, Hekatos, Helius Apollo, Apollo Helius, Apollo Iatromantis, Apollo Iatrus, Apollo Ismenius, Kourotrophos, Apollo Leschenorius, Leucadius, Apollo Loxias, Apollo Lycegenes, Lyceus, Apollo Lycoctonus, Manticus Apollo, Apollo Medicus, Apollo Nomius, Apollo Nymphegetes, Paean (god), Apollo Paean, Apollo Parnopius, Apollo Patroüs, Apollo Phanaeus, Ptoion, Ptous, Pythius Apollo, Apollo Pythius, Apollo Smintheus, Apollo Sosianus, Thyraeus, Virotutis. (I’m not gonna put who, why or what the epithets are, cut me some slack 😔)

Equivalents• Abru (Berber), Horus & Ra (Egyptian), Aplu (Etruscan), Helios (Greek), Apollo & Janus (Roman), Nergal (Aplu Enlil) (Semitic)

Offerings•  Candles (he’s the god of light), Paint brushes/paints, Canvases, Colored pencils, markers, crayons, Collages, Journals, Art books, Art prints, Anything you mad, Sculptures, Zines, Stickers, Any art supplies, Music boxes, Records, CDs,Cassettes, Record players,radios, MP3, Headphones, Music posters, Band merch, Instruments (especially String instruments), Dance shoes, Concert tickets, CD book holders, Sun and Light imagery, Sunscreen, Aloe for sunburns, Golden objects, Matches, Candles, Sunflowers/sunflower seeds, First aid kits, Medicine, Pain relievers, Band - aids, Ice/heat packs, Rice socks, face Masks, Aloe, Ambulance toy cars,Adaptive aids, Darts, Bow and arrows, Arrow quiver, Dart board, Targets used in archery, Bullseye used in archery, Snake skins, Snake imagery (ex - Python), Laurels, Bay leaves (because of Daphne), Palm trees (based on his birth myth), Ravens/Crows related things,  Crow feathers, Cattle/turtles (related to Hermes birth myth), Swans (the animals Pull His chariot), Hyacinths (Hyacinthus is his past lover), Locks of hair, Vanilla flavored/scented things , Honey, Sunny D drink, Lemons/lemon juice, Oranges/orange juice, Citrus, Water, chocolate milk (UPG),  molten orange-scented wax cube used on an oil burner, The first bite of every meal (keep a tea plate close by at mealtimes), Pot Pourri, visit a clairvoyant, Welcome foreigners, teach others your own culture/language, make sure foreigners are able to find helpful resources and social life in your community, Make sure the street outside your house is clean and secure, Resin, Sun-shaped cookies or cakes, Wine, Golden cakes, Golden raisins.

Devonatal- Donate to medical charities, Support beginner indie artists and musicians, Sing to Him, Play musical instruments for Him, Hold dance parties in his honor, Make a playlist for Him and listen to it, Read poetry to Him, Take care of your mental health in his honor, take your medicine in his honor, Try/do archery in his honor, Try/do different types of divination (ex- Tarot/Oracle decks, Pendulums, Rune stones, Charm casting supplies, Crystal balls, Scrying bowls, Cookie fortunes, Tea leaves), Try and wake up early and watch the sun rise, Go for a walk and feel the warmth from the sun, Let more sunlight into your home/room, Learn a musical instrument, learn how to sing, Learn simple medical care (ex- CPR), research his family in his honor,  research Apollon, Attend pride, advocate for  LGBT+ rights, Wear yellow clothing in his honor, wear orange clothing in his honor, Honor Leto and Artemis in his honor, Pray to Him/ speak to Him often (ex- for guidance, healing/good health, and new inspiration, protection, improvement in your mental health, fertility, ecstasy, for everything going well in the health aspect),  Dance and sing to your favorite songs or songs you’d think He would like,  Throw a feast in His honor, Support/donate to your local Hospital in his honor, Exercise in his honor, Get vaccinated in his honor, Get STI tested in his honor, practice Self care in his honor, Keep a first aid kit at home/in your car in his honor, Learn about alternative medicine in his honor, Advocate for accessible in his honor, Advocate for disability rights in his honor, Volunteer at a hospital in his honor, Give blood/plasma in his honor; Volunteer at a retirement home in his honor, Learn about anatomy/biology/nutrition in his honor, Learn about health conditions/rare disorders in his honor, Eat healthy for your body in his honor, Help fund surgeries if you can in his honor, Trip sit for someone in his honor, Listen to your body when it needs something in his honor , Sunbathe in his honor, Wear sunscreen in his honor,  Start a garden in his honor, Make sun water in his honor, Music Go to a concert/show, Listen to music in his honor, Make a playlist for someone you love in his honor, dance in general in his honor, Sing in general in his honor, Support local bands in his honor, Explore new music in his honor, Daily tarot card/rune stones sessions in his honor, Make an oracle deck in his honor, Give divination readings in his honor, do Shadow work in his honor , do Colormancy in his honor, Make something in his honor, Draw in his honor, paint in his honor, craft in his honor, Color something for him, Make a zine in his honor, Go see a play in his honor, Get a tattoo in his honor, Throw darts in his honor, Use a slingshot in his honor, Go to a shooting range in his honor, follow and support artist/poet YouTubers and their social media, Check in with your neighbors, do Photography (painting with light), light a candle in his honor because he’s the of…light!

Crystal•Sunstone, Citrine, Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Pyrite, Selenite, Lapis Lazuli, amber, calcite (only the color honey/yellow), quartz (rutilated or clear), rose quartz.

Parentage• Zues and Leto 

Siblings• his full sibling was his twin Artemis, His half siblings were Athena, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Ares, Hephaestus and Persephone, Heracles, Ares, Perseus, Hebe, Aphrodite, Athena, Some Muses, Eileithyia.

Works well with• people who are respectful, and are honest, and not boastful. 

Jewelry • friendship bracelets

Hates• saying that your better than him, (too boastful), being to stubborn to learn (he is the god of knowledge.), and anything contradicting his godlyness 

Mortal or immortal • immortal.

Zodiac • Leo. 

Curses• Sickness, and often seeing yourself lying, and in trouble.

Blessings• your healthy and protection and purification. 

Vows/omans• he swears he will be Hermes best friend, and that he will never marry (the muses myth) because he swore he would never because he couldn't choose between all the Muses, not usually used in modern day, he could be married but it is a version of a myth, he could date. just never marry.

Morals• Morally grey.

Courting• he is unmarried. 

Past lovers & crushes• Admetus (a crush), Daphne (rejected him and he fell so in love she had to run away and turn into a tree..), all the nine muses (couldn’t choose so decided to never unwed), Cyrene (a crush), Evadne (a lover who bore him a child.), Rhoeo (bore him a child and made him raise it..) Ourea (had a crush on Apollo and they hooked up on his exile and bore him a kid), Thero, Hyrie or Thyrie (said they were lovers but he made them suicidal so..idk..). Hecuba (bore the child who made Apollo kill Achilles.), Coronis (bore him  Asclepius), Creusa (bore him a child and left him to die and then to be raised by a priestess of Apollo.), Hyacinthus (his most dear male lover.),  Cyparissus (a dear friend but still a honorable mention.), Admetus (a crush), Branchus, Adonis (poly with apollon and Aphrodite), Helenus, Hippolytus of Sicyon,Hymenaios, god of marriage hymns, Iapis, Phorbas, minthe (who he turned into mint) 

Personality• He’s very energetic, cheerful, wise, honest and kind, and very responding.

Fact• Apollo was temporarily stripped of his immortal power by Zeus – twice , he tried to over throw his father Zeus once (He failed, but they have a good bond.)

Roots• Greek mythology, born at Delos in Cyclades archipelago.

Appearance in astral or gen• depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and wears a wreath and branch of laurel, bow and quiver of arrows, usually accompanied with a raven, and holding a lyre.

Children• Acraepheus, Aeneus, Agamedes, Agreus, Amphiaraus, Amphissus, Amphithemis, Anius, Apis, Apollonis, Arabius, Aristaeus, Asclepius, Borysthenis, Cephisso, Chariclo, Cinyras, Coronus, Cycnus, Delphus, Dius, Dorus, Dryops of Oeta, Eleuther, Epidaurus, Eriopis, Erymanthus, Eumolpus, Eurydice, Eurynome, Hilaeira, Hymen (god), Ialemus, Iamus, Idmon (Argonaut), Ion, Ismenus, Korybantes, Laodocus, Lapithes (hero), Linus (Argive), Linus, Linus of Thrace, Lycomedes, Lycorus, Melaneus of Oechalia, Melite, Miletus, Mopsus, Naxos, Oaxes, Oncius, Orpheus, Phemonoe, Philammon, Philander, Phoebe, Phylacides, Polypoetes, Scylla, Syrus, Tenerus, Tenes, Troilus, Trophonius, Zeuxippus of Sicyon.

Pet• the swans pulling his chariot called the “singers of Apollo” or just “birds of Apollo”

Status• Greek mythology god, in the big theoi, not a Demi god. 

Prayers•

Prayer to Lord Apollon for Help with Divination

Hear me, Foreseeing Apollon, Son of Indomitable Zeus and Gentle Leto, Brother to Far-Shooting Artemis. He who speaks of truth, If I have ever revelled in your sunlight, accept this prayer, Apollon Leader of Fate, I ask you to be with me during this divination and to guide my cards with your knowledge, I ask for your favour with a token of my praise, I offer to you (offering)- @praise-to-the-theoi

To Lord Apollon when taking medication 

Hear me, healing Apollon, Father to Soothing Asklepios. He who controls both plague and healing, If I have ever honoured you, please accept this prayer, Shining Apollon, Please allow me to be safe when taking this medication, to aid it in its effectiveness, and to reduce the likelihood of negative side effects. I ask for your favour with a token of my praise, and I take this medication in your honour. -https://www.tumblr.com/praise-to-the-theoi

Prayer to Artemis and Apollon 

Praise today, O Lord Apollo and Lady Artemis, rulers upon the Sun and Moon. The Celestial Twins, on this date, join each other in the sky, shining upon us their divine light and presence. Praise the children of Great Zeus and Leto; Hail Lady Artemis, the oldest daughter, who helped her mother at birth. Godess of the hunt, divine virgin, patroness of girls, their childhood and innocence.  Hail Apollon, youngest son, born by his sister's hand. God of the plages and sickness. Patron of the arts, music and poetry. May they raise their bows and guide us towards their light. - serotoninbetweenpages

Prayer with his epithets in it-

Let us hymn Paean the great god, Apollo; Immortal, gloriously formed, unshorn, soft-haired, Stern-hearted, king, delighting in arrows, giver of life, Joyous, laughing, slayer of giants, sweet-hearted, Son of Zeus, slayer of dragons, lover of the laurel, Sweet of speech, of ample might, far-shooter, giver of hope, Creator of animals, divine, Jove-minded, giver of zeal, Mild, sweet-spoken, sweet-hearted, gentle-handed, Slayer of beasts, blooming, charmer of the spirit, soft-speaking, Shooter of arrows, desirable, healer, charioteer, Weaver of the world, Clarian, strong-hearted, father of fruits, Son of Leto, pleasant, delighting in the lyre, resplendent, Lord of the mysteries, prophet, magnanimous, thousand-shaped, Lover of the bow-string, wise, stiller of grief, sober,Lover of community, common to all, taking thought for all, benefactor of all, Blessed, making blessed, Olympian, dweller on the hills, Gentle, all-seeing, sorrowless, giver of wealth, Saviour from trouble, rose-coloured, man-breaker, path-opener, Glittering, wise, father of light, saviour, Delighting in the dance, Titan, initiator, revered, Chanter of hymns, highest, stately, of the height, Phoebus, purifier, lover of garlands, cheerer of the spirit, Utterer of oracles, golden, golden-complexioned, golden-arrowed, Lover of the lyre, harper, hater of lies, giver of the soul, Swift-footed, swift-voiced, swift of vision, giver of seasons. Let us hymn Paean the great god, Apollo.   

- Epigram from Book 9 of the Greek Anthology, translated by W.R. Paton (1916-18)

Links/websites/sources •

@praise-to-the-theoi

ofbloodandfaith

Reddit · r/Hellenism5 comments  ·  1 year agosimple offerings for apollo? : r/Hellenism

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo#Children https://www.thoughtco.com/roman-equivalents-of-greek-gods-4067799https://www.reddit.com/r/Hellenism/comments/d20s5v/would_amber_be_an_appropriate_incense_for_apollo/https://www.reddit.com/r/GreekMythology/comments/du0z4k/did_the_olympian_gods_have_particular_color/https://www.tumblr.com/eldritchhorror06https://www.tumblr.com/themodernwitchsguidehttps://web.pdx.edu/~scarmody/art342/exercise2/index.html#:~:text=Animals%20sacred%20to%20Apollo%20include,foxes%2C%20mice%2C%20and%20snakes.

let the light in and let your truth of loving Apollo shine aswell

I use resources, I do not own the info, and most deep dives have UPG (that I use in my work.) And I only take some information from sources. I am 14, this is my hobby, I am learning but I spent many hours and days on this, and I am always open to criticism. I have been doing worship for 5 years. Please know you can use the info, I do not sue, but I will take action if this work is used without permission and not put as a resource if used in any work. without permisson and not put as a resource if used in any work, for the public.

[ideas-on-paper]

Thoughts on the Tron audio commentary

So, I've listened to the Tron audio commentary for the first time now. It's incredible just how much work they put into this movie back then (all the frames had to be edited INDIVIDUALLY!).

Considering the enormous amount of effort, it's quite unfair that the movie was disqualified from the Oscars because using a computer for special effects was viewed as "cheating" - meanwhile, special effects are almost synonymous with CGI nowadays. xD

I also like how they gave so much room to the programmers as characters (for example, Alan's first name is a reference to Alan Kay, the spiritual father of the laptop), how they incorporated the theme of "large companies vs individuals" (which somehow feels more relevant now than ever), and that they designed the electronic world as a kind of "mirror" of the real one (like the employees' cubicles being a parallel to the cells the programs are held in).

However, my absolute highlight is this quote by Harrison Ellenshaw about CGI and computer animation:

"Ironically, one of the things that was our creative philosophy we enjoyed and were proud of was that we were taking computer animation and letting it stand on its own. We weren't trying to make computer animation mimic reality, and the job was then to make reality - the actors and the sets - look like computer animation. We used to say, "well, if you got lemons, make lemonade", everybody else - and certainly since this point - has been going nuts trying to make computer animation mimic reality perfectly. And I found that the limitations of computer graphics at the time were the most exciting thing. If computer graphics - if computer animation - is no longer different from reality, maybe we've lost something in that."

I love this quote for so many reasons - on one hand, it feels almost prophetic considering that modern movies are showing us that there are limits to the realism of CGI (the resolution of today's movies is higher, but that of the CGI is not, which just ends up making everything look cheap and fake.) On the other hand, I love how they just defied the trend that everything always has to look "realistic", and instead embraced the different look of the CGI as something positive.

The creators of Tron didn't view the CGI's weaknesses as a bug, but as a feature, and the result was one of the most unique, visually distinct movies even to date.

Making art doesn't consist of simply copying what others did - what really defines creativity is walking paths that no one dared to walk before, and doing things that nobody was able to imagine before.

[the-tmnt-ficfinder]

Ficfinder finds: The Lemonade Leak

Chapter 4: The Prophet

Chapter 4 Summary: (No summary)

The Prophet: Appraisal and Ratings

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The fanfic ratings are not based on quality, favoritism, or how good I think it is, but rather, how intense a subject may be. Like a movie review, or the tags on Ao3, letting the readers know what to expect.

Plot: 💛💛💛💛💛

"Plot is five out of five! This chapter has a HEAVY lore drop in it, that tells so so much, yet so little about the boys."

Suspense/Mystery: 💛💛💛💛💛

"Suspense/Mystery is a full on five out of five!! The mystery from the last chapter is somewhat cleared up, only to be replaced with an insane amount of suspense!!"

Angst/Hurt: 💛💛💛🖤🖤

"Angst/Hurt is three out of five! The angst in this chapter is very much so the stressful kind, where you're on the edge of your seat, going "oh shoot, what will this mean for them?!"

Fluff/Comfort: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

"Fluff/Comfort is zero out of five!! No comfort, no fluff, no warmth. Just that angst and hurt that we all love!"

Emotions Conveyed: 💛💛💛🖤🖤

"Emotions Conveyed is three out of five!! This chapter portrays such a powerful sense of 'oh frick'. The intensity, the stress, the confusion, its all so well written!"

Drama/Tension Level: 💛💛💛💛💛

"Drama/Tension Level is five out of five!! The tension in this chapter is absolutely insane!! I know I keep using the word insane to describe this chapter, yet I feel like my usage of the word is well warranted lol."

Triggers: 💛💛🖤🖤🖤

"Triggers for this chapter are two out of five!! Prepare yourself from some scary violence from our favorite leader in blue!"

Legibility (Reading): 💛💛💛💛🖤

"Legibility (Reading) is four out of five!! Honestly, this chapter was so enjoyable to read!! The way Draxum's thoughts interrupt his words through italicized words is extremely well done!! Like how thoughts interrupt speech in real life, a very similar feeling is captured in this chapter."

Legibility (Audio): 💛💛💛💛🖤

"Legibility (Audio) is four out of five! Just as enjoyable to listen to, as it is to read!! The wild suspense in this chapter makes in an enjoyable read, as there is no skipping ahead by a paragraph or two."

Length: 💛💛🖤🖤🖤

"Length is two out of five!! Chapter 4 of The Lemonade Leak takes about 18-19 minutes to listen to!"

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Personal thoughts on chapter below cut (Contains Spoilers)

To start off, I'd just like to say how much of a masterpiece I think this chapter is! The confusion, the stress, the lore drop is all so magnificent!!

Draxum gestured at his empty cup of tea, where the poison dried in its ceramic belly. “As little as possible? Or the most efficient amount?”

I really enjoyed this little distinction. Leo is well known for being lazy, though when you look at his actions in Rottmnt, he always seems to know what's going on (for example, guessing Big Mama was bad news way before his brothers did) and always seems to understand the random things his brothers are shouting about. A person who is lazy, is a person who simply doesn't do stuff. What Leo is doing, isn't laziness, but strategic actions. He does them so well, even he doesn't realize he's doing it. Its like he's constantly playing chess, sacrificing he little pawns in life to secure the safety of the king.

Draxum breathed out shakily. “I… Never intended for you and Three to-“ Leonardo kicked the table so hard, it brushed past Draxum and crashed into the opposite wall, where it burst into shards of wood and ceramic. Plaster crumbled from the wall. Draxum sat frozen in his chair with his lips pressed shut.

I have no words to explain how much impact this has. Draxum calling Donnie, Three. Leo's wildly violent reaction. Draxum, and how utterly terrified he is, heart racing, pressed into his seat like he could just melt away and hide. This scene right here, is powerful. Then, the paragraphs following that are like a kick to the gut.

“My knee twitched, Sorry,” Leonardo said again. “Go on, what did you do? It can’t be worse than what you did to my big brother. All the nightmares and nervous breakdowns he keeps having, man. Man. Can’t be worse than what you did to the kindest person I know.”

"The kindest person I know." To know that Leo is talking about Raph, really hits hard. Raph, who got mad at Leo over and over when he was made leader. Raph, who punched a hole in Leo's wall. Raph, who under the krangs influence, nearly choked his brother to death. Yet, Leo still refers to him as the kindest person he knows. Because, Raph is gentle, kind, sweet, and nurturing. Leo sees what Draxum has done to Raph, and he's livid. Because if Raph, who is naturally so gentle and caring, be so violent; what's going on with Donnie?

Of course. The kindest of you must be restless, Draxum thought. All weapons are placeless, in a world without war.

I find this right here, to be an excellent distinction between how Draxum and Leo view Raph. Leo sees Raph as his precious brother, who had his mind warped by Draxum, making him into a killer. He completely blames Draxum. Meanwhile, Draxum doesn't see Raph as that kindhearted person. Raph is a violent weapon, who has kind attributes. Leo and Draxum are literally seeing Raph on opposite spectrums.

Faster than Draxum could react, the edge of Leonardo’s katana kissed his throat. The second one buried deep into the wooden backrest, an inch from his neck. Their icy-hot metal nicked his skin, a twitch away from his carotid artery. The blades stayed dead calm, but Leonard’s voice shook. “Take it back,” he said. “Donnie’s not like them. He’d never hurt Mike. He’d never hurt my Unit.”

I find it interesting that Leo called them his unit. Not his family, or brothers, but rather his unit. This could have been a way to make Draxum understand him better, or to refer to his brothers as a team, though I feel as if it could have almost been a slip-up. Leo is clearly panicking, making excuses for Donnie, getting in Draxum's face and spewing the first words that come to mind, which happens to be unit. Like a military unit.

Leonardo’s expression fell. “I…” He jerked back, and pulled his twin blades with him, retreating. “No,” he croaked. He grasped his hands and traced his scars like he needed to relearn his claws. “I mean, I never was a real leader. I’m not supposed to be, right?! But I fixed it,” Leonardo grinned. “Because I’m just that awesome. The team’s alive and yes, yeah, Humans died because of… of what I did. But Donnie doesn’t-“ Leonardo chuckled, too sharply. “He doesn’t care about stuff like that. If I’m his leader or not; I’m his twin. I need him, I need him so much, it-” Leonardo clenched his teeth into a hard, wide grin.

In the beginning of the chapter, Leo is very adamant that he doesn't need Donnie. Its not a need, nor a want, nut simply love. However, as he dissolves into panic, Leo is very clear about how he need Donnie. As if he were a thing, and Leo doesn't even realize it.

Gosh, this chapter is so hard to articulate into words. So much happened, yet very little. I'm left speechless, no other words left to explain how much I love it.

[mllekurtz]

shadowgast wip rec list part 4

(part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 3.5 - part 4 - part 4.5)

It's been a while since I've done a rec list of work-in-progress shadowgast fics, so here's a curated selection from my Subscriptions page (under a cut because there's a lot of 'em).

All of these works, listed in no particular order, are wips that have been updated recently or semi-recently, and have the only common denominator of being liked by yours truly. Feel free to reblog and add your recs (or better yet, make a rec list of your own! They're fun and make the day of everyone involved).

It goes without saying that these works are active wips at the moment of posting this list. Past lists may contain works that have been completed or abandoned since.

Lastly, a shoutout to @aeor-is-for-reccing and their weekly rec lists, which inspired me to put together a new one ♥ check them out for more recs!

zwiefacher (15/20 chapters, E, warnings: CNTW & Rape/Noncon) by VillainIHaveDoneThyMother/@villainihavedonethymotheronao3 - this fic juggles so many plates (t4t shadowgast, memory loss, extreme trauma, kidnapping, gaslighting, even more trauma, systemic racism, and lots of other fun things I'm forgetting) and does it incredibly well. Not a light reading, but if you want something substantial to sink your teeth in, I can't recommend this enough.

You Be You, And I’ll Be Busy (3/10 chapters, T, warnings: CNTW) by theprophetlemonade/@the-prophet-lemonade - top notch characterisation of both of them (but I'm especially in love with Essek's). The sexual, romantic and just plain tension are well executed, and while all the fics listed here are outstanding for their style and prose, this one is truly no exception.

Unfinished (5/? chapters, E, warnings: CNTW) by road_rhythm/@road-rhythm - read this with a notebook, some red string and a cork board. Roadie is so good at taking a premise and building a life-like, in-depth story around (under, over, beside, inside) it; both the prose and the content are sharp and unforgiving. And I know we're here for shadowgast, but this fic's Beau is the best.

Love Letters to Toss Into the Fire (10/? chapters, T, no warnings) by Anonymous - props to this fic not only for the excellent premise (Caleb and Essek secretly write letters to each other) but for keeping it up for so long while always making it interesting. The ciphers, spells, devices and tricks they use to send each other letters are always different, interesting and believable, and the relationship between the wizards grows in a delicate, emotional way.

The Chosen AU (18/? chapters, E, warnings: CNTW) by Anonymous - not a purely shadowgast fic since it starts as Verin/Essek, as in sibling incest, with Caleb joining their relationship later, so if that's not for you be warned (but honestly the relationship between the Thelyss brothers is wholesome and well-handled, so if you're on the fence because of that, you should definitely give this fic a try). When this fic goes dark, it goes dark; when it's lighthearted, it's deeply funny and sweet. Come for the blorbos, stay for the lovely OCs, the engaging subplots, the fleshed-out world-building, the very effective non-linear narrative and just an all-around riveting story that kept me glued to my kindle for a whole weekend as I was catching up with it.

all this, heaven never could describe (10/28 chapters, M, no warnings) by kaeda/@the-kaedageist - a sequel to the delightful More Things in Heaven and Earth, which you should definitely read (to understand this fic but also because, as I said, it's a joy to read), it follows the adventures of Alternate!Bren and Essek as they try to put their own version of the Mighty Nein together. The shadowgast dynamic in this one is juicy and fun and unlike anything you've ever read: they're competitive, they sleep together, they annoy each other, they're so obviously in love.

if you must live, darling one (3/11 chapters, M, no warnings) by essektheylyss (midnightindigo)/@essektheylyss - Megs is one of the (many!) writers in this fandom who are really good at conveying demisexual feelings in a way that's believable both for Essek's character and the demi audience, at least in my experience. This fic is very interesting in that regard.

Kintsugi (15/? chapters, M, warnings: Major Character Death) by Chekhov/@thechekhov - first of all, the major character death is temporary and integral to the foundational concept of the fic, which is brilliant; yes, there is a lot of heartache in this one, but the payoff is entirely worth it. You'll find Chekhov's trademark brilliant, clever, polished style in a story that doesn't pull any punches and will make you cry and crave for more after each update.

the fugitive's version of shelter (5/6 chapters, E, no warnings) by hanap/@callingvoicemail - the latest instalment in the here is a world where you love your executioner series, which is partly a retelling of the second half of campaign 2, partly set post-canon, with the variable of Essek being pregnant with Ludinus' child. The whole series is recommended, as well as necessary reading to appreciate this one; it's an original take on a will-they/won't-they dynamic that makes for some deliciously complicated shadowgast.

Hold Me Close, Cut Me Deep (1/4 chapters, M, no warnings) by CatgirlTheCrazy/@catgirlthecrazy - this fic is effectively summarised as "Essek has his own light 'em up, pretty moment." Do I need to say anything else?

presque vu (13/?, T, no warnings) by element78 - (also known as the fic that kept me sane while I was in work hell last summer) Caleb suffers from memory loss for mysterious reasons and doesn't remember being friends with the Nein or being in a relationship with Essek; the fic starts with an amnesiac Bren waking up and then proceeds with a slow, painstaking rebuilding of trust and relationships. The memory loss plot device coupled with Bren/Caleb's pov is great for narrative irony, the shadowgast dynamic is heart-rending, and everyone cares about each other so much (well, maybe not Kingsley, but he has his reasons).

The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings (8/?, M, warnings: CNTW) by Sethrial/@rockshitty - I always love a good modern AU, and this is an excellent one with a supernatural twist. Seth is really good at including heavy plot points with the right dose of dark humour, and at writing realistic banter (the chats between Caleb's colleagues are a highlight). Being the demon that haunts night-shift worker Caleb, Molly features heavily in this fic, and he's an obnoxious, mephistophelian delight.

[rinnysega]

Braille - A Prophetic-Hijinks Drabble

Bruno wiped the sweat from his brow to admire his work. Not so much of the labor of the work but the stress that came with getting it absolutely perfect. He checked his sample over and over again, comparing it to what he’d just done on the frame of Ramiro’s door.

The braille looked like an exact copy.

“I should have been a carpenter,” he said to himself.

“It looks great, Woodpecker,” Elena said behind him. He turned slightly to see his wife come up the stairs with a glass of lemonade for him. “Are you sure it won’t be too sharp for his fingers?”

“Completely safe.” He tucked the sample under his arm and wiped his hands just as Ramiro came passing through the hall with Pedro.

“Hey, perfect timing. Ramiro, mijo, I just finished your name. Come give it a try.”

His son approached his father’s voice, and he felt for the familiar frame of his door his father was working on. When he found the braille and traced his fingers along the bumps, he didn’t need to see his father’s beaming smile to know he was full of pride.

“Wow, I can’t believe it,” he said.

“Your dad’s practically a pro right?” He took the lemonade from Elena to take a sip.

“I can’t believe you’d say this about Abuela Alma.”

“What?” Bruno’s face flushed and he practically choked on the drink.

“Oh, wow, this is very inappropriate!” Ramiro brought his hand to his mouth in shock. “I’ll have to wash my hands after reading such filth.”

“But - but I followed exactly what they did for me.” Bruno looked at the sample again. “What did they say?”

“Oh, it’s so horrible, I can’t repeat it!” Ramiro walked away again with Pedro who was trying not to snicker. “I can’t believe you’d say such things on the walls of Casita-” Even he couldn’t keep from laughing when he heard Pedro cackling.

Bruno turned red when Elena hid her own snicker and put her hand on his arm to steady him.

“He gets his acting chops from you, amor,” she said.

(Small drabble for @prophetic-hijinks 💚)

[3mcwriting]

Already Gone

Warnings: death, cursing

Fate was cruel.

You knew that better than most.

When, at age 12, you had begun getting struck with prophetic dreams, you had thought you were going crazy.

But you never told anyone.

Who could you tell? Your parents? Your few friends?

As if, they'd all think you were just as crazy as you thought you were.

But when one day your best friend gets hit by a blue sedan with scratches on the left car door, you almost vomit.

Why?

Put simply, you'd dreamt about the occasion three days before it happened. Everything--the slight dent in the bumper, the three long scratches on the left car door, and the man in sunglasses sitting behind the wheel--were the same.

From then on, the dreams had only increased. Or maybe they came with the same frequency as before and you'd only been too in denial and stupid to notice.

Either way, you began paying more attention.

That girl who sat three rows behind you in chemistry? She was going to cheat on the final and still fail.

The boy who always used to get targeted in dodgeball? He was going to marry the boy who had bullied him through elementary.

Your parents?

Well, they weren't going to live past your twenty-first birthday.

Some of the things you saw, you could prevent. With the extra time, knowledge, and awareness, you were able to change a couple things, help a couple people, but that was only as long as fate allowed you to.

Sure, convincing that kid to move his lemonade stand down the street saved it from all the bees that lived in the tree that stood above, but you were unable to do anything when your friend's grandma was diagnosed with cancer. Maybe if you'd known a couple months prior, but you had only found out two days before your friend's family did.

Though you were able to see glimpses of the future, most of the time you were still just as helpless as every other goddamn person in the cruel universe.

Never had that hit you as hard as it did now.

As Natasha shot you with a jolt of electricity from the device at her wrist, her eyes were pleading with you, 'Please, let me do this. Let me save you.'

But the shock of electricity knocked you unconscious for a second. Just long enough for you to see a glimpse of Natasha's broken, still body at the base of the cliff you stood on.

The moment you regained consciousness, you staggered to your feet, desperately trying to reach the woman you loved before she sacrificed her life.

"No, Nat. Don't do this." You grabbed her arm in an attempt to pull her back. Never before had she pulled away from you. But she couldn't let you hold her. Not if she wanted you to live.

But she was selfish.

So she gave herself one last moment with you.

Natasha pressed her lips to yours, pressing against you so she could remember the way you felt. Your arms wrapped around her waist as you deepened the kiss.

You knew what would happen if you let go.

Still, when Natasha pulled away and ran for the cliff, you knew you wouldn't be able to save her. You'd seen her fate.

But fuck fate.

So you ran after her, managing to grasp her arm as she fell.

"What are you doing, (y/n)?" Natasha's voice was desperate.

You grunted, muscles straining as you tried to pull her up. "I'm not going to just- just let you die."

A sad smile spread across Nat's face. "Since when have I ever needed anyone to let me do anything?"

Tears fell down your face, your arms growing weaker. "Please, Nat. We can find another way."

"We both know there's no other way," Natasha's voice was soft. "I love you, (y/n)."

At those words, you tried harder than ever to pull her up. But Nat twisted her arms out of your grasp, kicking off the side of the cliff.

Within moments, she hit the bottom--heart still in her chest and the light gone from her eyes.

She had just killed herself.

And just as always, the only thing you were able to do was watch.

[sharpth1ng]

hey scalpel, i forgot if i already gave u an ask (^ has dementia brain) but what the freak yo, that was not sick dude, that was a cowabummer brah.

SPOILERS BTWWW :>

the most accepting and loving sex and /then/ he breaks the flip up wit him, i know there was gonna be arcs (billy back arch 180 degrees[send him to the hospital oh god]) but not this scoopin early yo, like what was goin thru ur red bull brain surbur. did you have the panera lemonade (affectionate), if so, do NOT let it influence you into gods pure heaven (no more gays in WoM) like what the fubgus, hopebthis ask is like falling down the stairs(best compliment ever), or up, god knows. also my brain is NOT deteriorating if you start worrying.

god forbid i get more prophetic visions about this, i was so serious when i tell you that, i awoke in a cold sweat. so heaven forbid you make it worse (i just know it is). if i have to make "the bible 2" becUse of this i will be pissed off.

will send more deranged asks in the future (prolly 1 day from now)

SCALPEL. Great nickname, 10/10.

But yeah, absolute cowabummer man, I am making calculations for maximum pain 👍

Also, just so you know this ask is like starting to fall down the stairs, but then you hit a stair that bounces you back up like a trampoline but then a stair above bounces you back down so you're just being juggled back and forth between two stairs forever. Good job. A small correction though, I have Monster brain not red bull brain (although the peach flavour red bull slaps, red bull is growing on me)

"(billy back arch 180 degrees[send him to the hospital oh god])" Incredible sentence, he's being lawn-chaired.

Billy is in his new moon era ok? I am working in the tradition of Stephanie Meyers, we have to fuck everything up in the first chapter.

anyways strap in for more pain! Billy's perspective next!

[inkdemonapologist]

I have this theory and I made a post about it but I love your Sammy stuff and consider you like a premiere expert so I'm genuinely curious.

Canonical after re-reading the books (and are they canon anymore LoL but). Did canon!Joey *know* Sammy was tripping the light fantastic on ink?

Like the passage where he tells buddy 'why please a man when you can please a god' seems to imply wet cat prophet man is pissed about Joey and feels let down -

And then *later* Joey's like 'Sammy lured them all down here...but I couldn't use them' and I'm like ho-shit did bro become the guy's Walter white

Also hi your art is amazing and if you have original work I would read instantly.

LMAO GOSH, thank you for the kind words!!! also golly gee THIS LINE FROM JOEY DRIVES ME NUTS because JOEY COME ON MAN TELL ME MORE!!!!

There’s several little things in the background that implies SOMETHING between these two but we don’t get to see it! Thomas surely reported Sammy’s weird behaviour to Joey like he said he would (Sammy did not make a compelling case for himself in their argument), but the ink doesn’t disappear from Sammy’s closet until weeks later, so did Joey like… know about it and his only response was “huh interesting, let’s see where he goes with this!” or did he just blow off Thomas’ warnings as unimportant b/c Sammy is his special perfect genius who can do whatever he wants, or what!!! Also the thing where Joey is the one who’s furiously interrogating everyone about Sammy’s whereabouts when he goes missing, before anyone else had even noticed he was gone, and Buddy thinks Joey’s emotion seems stronger than the situation warrants – so how intense was Joey being, for his upset at being unable to find the guy who writes ALL THE MUSIC to seem like an overreaction?

ANYWAY,

I don’t understand breaking bad references, but my interpretation tends to be that by the end of DCTL Sammy had snapped enough that Joey had no real power over him, and this is part of why Joey was so angry at Sammy’s disappearance – for once, Joey didn’t have control over him and didn’t know how to take control. I think Sammy’s accusation of “living your sad little lives to please Joey Drew” is projection – that’s what SAMMY had been doing in his 15+ years at the studio, and he now condemns it as pathetic. I don’t think he was willingly or knowingly aiding Joey at this point.

Joey, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to have a master plan so much as an ability to just… roll with whatever happens and make it work for him. He tells Buddy, simultaneously, that this was “meant to be” and “the plan all along,” but that he didn’t actually know what he wanted to do with Buddy until the moment he saw him in the demon’s jaws. So, like, this was just a lucky break for Joey, a moment where the right person just happened to be dead in front of him at just the right time for him to turn that person into a cartoon, and it worked out great!! He didn’t orchestrate this – it was a series of accidents that he retroactively decided was a plan. Joey Drew is an opportunist! And I think the fact that he didn’t find Norman and the others until after “the ink had infected them for days” points to the idea that Joey didn’t plan that either, since he didn’t find them until much later. My reading is that once Sammy started murdering people, instead of getting that under control, Joey just kind of followed him to see if he could take those lemons and make lemonade, so to speak.

That said, I like the idea that Joey knew; it was the first canon-adjacent thing I drew in this fandom! I don’t think they were in cahoots in canon, but it’s still an idea I’m really fond of. There are a lot of little things that could be used to suggest that Joey knew what was going on with Sammy and enabled it for whatever reason (my favourite evidence for this is still the “who does a god worship” convo in The Illusion of Living – the idea that Joey really wanted to see if he could make something Sammy would worship gives him a solid motive here, and becomes interesting when Sammy is the ONLY person whose infection ends up with these religious overtones, see the end of this post), but it’s equally possible from what little we know that Joey was simply negligent, caught up in his own nonsense, and never thought to look into it until Sammy became an obstacle to his own goals.

[diovinnie]

For fun, I marked down each cookie run cookie and added up each category to give each cookie a basic Performance score, to determine the best cookie run cookies.

Here is that list:

*****

Twizzly Gummy (36)

****

Snapdragon (34)

Rebel (30)

***

Cream Ferret (29)

Cream Puff (29)

Mystic Flour (29)

Rockstar (29)

Pure Vanilla (29)

Shining Glitter (29)

Stormbringer (29)

Dark Cacao: Dragon (28)

Dark Choco (27)

Parfait (27)

Star Coral (27)

Captain Caviar (26)

Wildberry (26)

Black Raisin (25)

Financier (25)

Golden Cheese (25)

Peach Blossom (25)

Stardust (25)

**

Fettuccine (24)

Hollyberry (24)

Mango (24)

Peppermint (24)

Snow Sugar (24)

Black Lemonade (24)

Frost Queen (24)

Macaron (24)

Milky Way (24)

Moonlight (24)

Space Doughnut (24)

BTS (24)

Squid Ink (23)

Black Pearl (23)

Crimson Coral (23)

Linzer (23)

Mint Choco (23)

Oyster (23)

Sherbet (23)

Wind Archer (23)

Pinecone (22)

Schwarzwälder (22)

*

Pomegranate (22)

Vampire (22)

White Lily (22)

Cotton (21)

Blueberry Pie (21)

Burning Spice (21)

Carol (21)

Madeleine (21)

Pastry (21)

Pitaya Drafon (20)

Cream Unicorn (20)

Herb (20)

Mala Sauce (20)

Sorbet (20)

Prune Juice (20)

Sea Fairy (20)

Strawberry Crepe (20)

0 Stars-Above 10

Crunchy Chip (19)

Espresso (19)

Frilled Jellyfish (19)

Kougin-Amann (19)

Tea Knight (19)

Clotted Cream (19)

Tartar Tatin (19)

Rye (19)

Silverbell (19)

Capsaicin (19)

Dark Cacao (18)

Cloud Haetae (18)

Caramel Arrow (18)

Purple Yam (18)

Burnt Cheese (18)

Elder Faeire (17)

Cherry Blossom (17)

Werewolf (17)

Licorice (17)

Matcha (17)

Pumpkin Pie (16)

Prophet (16)

Royal Margarine (16)

Almond (16)

Cocoa (15)

Sparkling (15)

Caramel Choux (14)

Mercurial Knight (14)

Nutmeg Tiger (14)

Affogato (14)

Icicle Yeti (14)

Latte (14)

Eclair (14)

Poison Mushroom (14)

Butter Roll (14)

Street Urchin (14)

Lilac (13)

Candy Diver (12)

Olive (12)

Blackberry (11)

Kumiho (11)

Milk (11)

Moon Rabbit (11)

Mozzarella (11)

0 Stars-Below 10

Tiger Lily (9)

Sonic (8)

Tails (8)

Carrot (7)

Fig (5)

Custard (3)

Princess (3)

Devil (2)

Clover (2)

Adventurer (2)

Avocado (2)

Knight (2)

Ninja (2)

Pancake (2)

Wizard (2)

Strawberry (1)

Onion (1)

Muscle (1)

GingerBrave (1)

Gumball (1)

Alchemist (1)

Angel (1)

Beet (1)

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #299

Today was a very cloudy and sleepy sort of autumn day - perfect for curling up under a blanket somewhere with a mug of tea or hot cocoa and something to read. I didn't exactly do that, but I did flop in front of the fireplace with my cats for a while and read various things that other people created online. I try to find my way around to wholesome places lately, and I did find a variety of things! I even saw a cute little guinea pig eating tasty guinea pig snacks, and a wonderful little picture of a praying mantis today! From the caption that was written about the mantis, I learned that the word "mantis" has its roots in Greek; it means "prophet". I never knew!

…Given the source of the photo and the caption, I wonder if you already knew, haha. This person says a lot of interesting and thoughtful things, and I feel really lucky that I get to read what they write. I try to be encouraging and write wholesome things in response from time to time. But I guess part of me worries sometimes that instead of being encouraging and heartwarming, I'm just coming across as awkward and weird.

...But then I remember that it's not my responsibility to tiptoe around others' misperceptions of me; I can't control how I'm perceived by other people. It is my job to be true to myself, to behave with integrity, and to make sure my words and actions align with my intentions. And my intentions are good.

Despite the sleepiness of the morning, and despite writing yesterday that I wasn't ready for today to start, and despite being groggy, I still woke up in good spirits! After doing various things, J went out with a friend for breakfast, so M and I went out to get breakfast somewhere, too! And do you know what!!! They had!!! Fresh!!! LEMONADE!!!!

Fresh lemonade is one of my favorite things!!! I was so happy!!!

They also had some kind of Italian wrap, with pepperoni, soppressata, and crunchy diced pancetta with provolone cheese, tomatoes, greens, and onions!!

M got some kind of breakfast pizza! It had eggs, bacon, and tomatoes on it! It looked pretty good!

I was a little sleepy afterwards; that's when I decided to chill in front of the fireplace in M's room. I get cold really easily, and today was chilly. It was nice to sit and browse the internet while surrounded by my cats. I ended up falling half asleep for a while, and that felt... correct.

Hey, Sephiroth? You wanna sit with some tea in front of a fireplace on a chilly day sometime, looking out the window at the riotously-colored autumn leaves, and talking about random things? I know it's impossible; I know. But... just think about it, okay?

In any case, after my unexpected half-nap, I had some pep in me again, so I decided to make a food and a hot cocoa!!

Some time ago, I had gotten some rainbow potatoes:

We have red ones, yellow ones, and purple ones!! And they'll all mash down to the same color, but still, looking at them makes me happy.

...Hey, Sephiroth? Do you have lots of different kinds of potatoes in your world, too? And if you do, where do they come from? In my world, they're native to a place called the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains are in a continent called South America. They were cultivated by the Incan and Aymaran peoples. Then some really awful people from Spain showed up (they were awful because they were genocidal maniacs... it's a long story...) and brought the potatoes back to Europe. From there, they were sent to be grown in Ireland. Then from there, Irish people brought them to North America when they immigrated there. Like this:

...It was a very long trip. My planet is very big compared to yours, I think, unless your oceans are absolutely massive and all your continents are just concentrated in a small area. The circumference around my planet's equator is about 40,075 kilometers, and our axis of rotation is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees, relative to our orbit around our sun.

...How big is Gaia, anyway? Is that even what your planet is called? What's the atmospheric composition like? Where is your equator? Is your planet's axis tilted? How similar to my planet is it? How many planets are in your solar system? And what are they all called? I wonder so many things.

Well anyway. I sauteed some broccoli in butter, and I steamed some salmon...

...I really love making salmon in my rice cooker. My rice cooker is also a steamer, and the salmon always comes out luscious and tender. It's one of my favorite things to make.

From there, I decided to mash the potatoes with some goat cheese...

...Want some? There's applesauce, too, in the middle...

I even made some hot cocoa for myself! Remember that trip we made to the Cross-Eyed Owl store and I got those weird packets of hot cocoa?

The directions say to pour the mix into 8 fluid ounces of water (one measured cup). But... we don't do that. Not in my house. In my house, we make proper hot cocoa. You don't mix it in water. You mix it in milk. Here's what 1 measured cup of milk looks like:

You heat it up in the microwave for about a minute or a minute and a half, and then you dump the powder in and mix it!

...Want some? It's pretty good!

Yesterday, I wasn't ready for today. But I decided to make something good out of it anyway. Even on groggy, sleepy days like this one, gloomy and full of clouds, we can look for the light and the love in all sorts of little things.

Sephiroth... what magic did you find today? Will you tell me about it sometime?

Well. I suppose that's it for today. It's getting pretty late, and I don't have much else rolling around in my noggin.

Are you ready for tomorrow, Sephiroth? If you're not, then that's okay; you can take my hand, and we can look for the magic within tomorrow together. It's not too difficult if you know how to look in the little places for all the sparks of delight hidden there.

Anyway. Please do stay safe out there as you do your things. You gotta march on to a tomorrow that you've never seen before - a tomorrow that exists in the colors and shapes of your dreams.

I love you. And I'll write again tomorrow.

Your friend, Lumine

[influencegetem]

Our song #interstellar (67) being included in this legendary podcasts #bestof2023 playlist was the best thing to happen all year. Thanks again #DJAbsurd. (Darren Shabat) You're greatly appreciated. I've got something else cookin, too.

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ear2thestreetsradio/episodes/2023-12-24T18_07_50-08_00

EAR 2 THE STREETS RADIO BEST OF 2023 (4 Hours)

#KingOfThePlaylist

EAR 2 THE STREETS RADIO BEST OF 2023 (4 Hours)

#KingOfThePlaylist

1. Intro (Prod. by DJ Absurd) (Scratches by DJ Absurd)

2. Runaway - Swizz Beatz, Nas (Prod. by Swizz Beatz)

3. Heroes - Macklemore (Scratches by DJ Premier)

4. Soda Club - Marlon Craft, Skyzoo

5. Runway - Westside Gunn, Rome Streetz (Prod. by DJ Premier)

6. Unpredictable - Statik Selektah, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface, Raekwon, Method Man

7. The Return - Torae (Prod. by Marco Polo)

8. Prophets Of Doom - Ill Bill, Sick Jacken, Immortal Technique

9. Survival Mode - Halfcut, Reks, DJ Deadeye

10. Life Music - Masta Ace, Stricklin, Speech, E Smitty (Prod. by Marco Polo)

11. Am I Dreaming - A$AP Rocky, Roisee (Prod. by Metro Boomin)

12. The Weather - Black Thought, El Michels Affair

13. In Moe (Speculation) - Common (Prod. by DJ Premier)

14. Sounds That Never Left My Soul - Ty Farris

15. Bad Apples - Che Noir, Ransom, 38 Spesh (Prod. by Big Ghost Ltd)

16. Pissy In The Palazzo - Crimeapple (Prod. by DJ Skizz)

17. Knock - Tech N9ne, Conway The Machine, X-Raided, Joyner Lucas

18. Evolution - Meyhem Lauren (Prod. by Madlib & DJ Muggs)

19. Keep On - Nems (Prod. by Scram Jones)

20. Exit 9 - Killer Mike, Blxst

21. Slap Boxing - Tone Liv, Ren Thomas, L.I.F.E. Long Liggy Long (Prod. by Alessandro A Sharp Agostino)

22. No Love - Royce Da 5’9, 100 Kufis

23. Without You - Brady Watt, Conway The Machine, Talib Kweli

24. Coming Soon To A Theater Near You - Slaine

25. All That For A Drop Of Blood - Czarface

26. Sicilian Gold - DJ Muggs, Ghostface, Westside Gunn

27. Hustle, Repeat - Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz

28. Decide - John Sci Robinson & Figub Brazlevic

29. Invincibl Rap Mislz - Napoleon Da Legend, D-Styles

30. Catch A Vibe - TrillStatik (Bun B & Statik Selektah), Haile Supreme

31. Fast - Shabaam Sahdeeq & John Jigg$(Prod. by Tone Spliff)

32. Inhuman - Stu Bangas, Apathy

33. The Pressure - Cymarshall Law (Prod. by Slimline Mutha)

34. The Tale Of 2 Cities - KXNG Crooked, Joell Ortiz

35. Paradise II - Logic, Norah Jones

36. Choices - Oddisee, Phonte, Bemyfiasco, Kay Young

37. Feelings Don’t Feel - Black Milk, Mick Jenkins (Prod. by Black Milk)

38. The Golden Rule - Blu, Real Bad Man, C.L. Smooth

39. Loyalty V. Royalty - Belly, Gil Scott-Heron (Prod. by Hit-Boy)

40. Impaler - Vinnie Paz

41. Don’t Speak - Jarren Benton

42. Devil’s Work 2 - Joyner Lucas

43. Too Much! (Melly Mel) - Reason

44. Good Ol’ Days - Nyck Caution, Joey Bada$$

45. Free - Q-Unique (Prod. by Q-Unique)

46. Black Lemonade - Mayday

47. Point Blank - Ric Chavez, Bizzy Bone, J57

48. Dark & Grim - 38 Spesh (Prod. by 38 spesh)

49. American Made - Ransom (Prod. by Nicholas Craven)

50. Drug Trade - Smoke Dza, Black Thought (Prod. by Flying Lotus)

51. Remind You - Chino XL (Prod. by Stu Bangas)

52. Gadzooks (Em Eff Yoom) - Eff Yoo (Prod. by Level 13)

53. Venom - RJ Payne

54. Wells - Pizzo Paul Richard

55. Mental Health Check - Ea$y Money & Chilla Jones

56. Earners - Rasheed Chappell, Flee Lord, Che Noir

57. Bragadoccio Rap - Bo Faat, Hus Kingpin, Eddie Kaine, DJ Erex

58. Watch Your Mouth - Locksmith, Snak The Ripper (Prod. by C-Lance)

59. Don’t Go Astray - AZ (Prod. by Buckwild)

60. Nice Weather - Termanology

61. All About (Remix) - A-F-R-O, Alias Molombo

62. Sideline Saga - Jae Skeese

63. Porsche Lights - Styles P (Prod. by Vinny Idol)

64. Clubbin & Chaos - Lloyd Banks

65. Enough - Russ (Prod. by Russ)

66. Wotcha Call Strength - Boot Camp Clik

67. Interstellar - Influence Getem Daniel IG Stewart (Prod. by nAvi the NORTH & Die Empty Production)

68. Elevator - Kota The Friend (Prod. by Statik Selektah)

69. Wish Me Well - Little Brother

70. This Thing Of Ours - Nick Grant

71. Smoke - JoJo Pellegrino, Method Man

72. Nuclear Fission - Jus Daze (Prod. by C.G. The Producer)

73. In A Box - DJ Hoppa, Wax, Demrick

74. Bodies! - Skyzoo, The Other Guys

75. Came A Long Way (Keep Ridin 2023) - Brian B. Dvine Daly, The One Lavic

76. The Return - Cuban Pete Pete Allen (Prod. by BoFaat) (Scratches by JabbaThaKut)

77. Jodeci Member - Nas (Prod. by Hit-Boy)

78. Asteroids - Rapsody (Prod. by Hit-Boy)

79. 50 More Years Of Hip Hop - KRS-One

[queen-rainy-love]

Cookie of the Year Round One

Cookie of the year is back! And holy crap were there a lot of voting! 55 in total and I'm sure each voting was different for each player. And since I don't want to do six parts for round one, I'm just gonna list them instead.

Kumiho vs Poison Mushroom (Winner: Poison Mushroom)

Adventurer vs Black Raisin (Winner: Black Raisin)

Black Pearl vs Rockstar (Winner: Black Pearl)

Beet vs Snow Sugar (Winner: Snow Sugar)

Frost Queen vs Purple Yam (Winner: Frost Queen)

Rye vs Alchemist (Winner: Rye)

Latte vs Knight (Winner: Latte)

Linzer vs Mozzarella (Winner: Mozzarella)

GingerBrave vs Choco Werehound Brute (Winner: Brute)

Moon Rabbit vs Muscle (Winner: Moon Rabbit)

Pancake vs Kouign-Amann (Winner Kouign-Amann)

Caramel Arrow vs Mala Sauce (Winner: Caramel Arrow)

Cream Unicorn vs Red Velvet (Winner: Red Velvet)

Capsaicin vs Burnt Cheese (Winner: Capsaicin)

Twizzly Gummy vs Affogato (Winner: Affogato)

Wildberry vs Licorice (Winner: Wildberry)

Clover vs Cotton (Winner: Clover)

Pitaya Dragon vs Parfait (Winner: Pitaya Dragon)

Tarte Tatin vs Sorbe Shark (Winner: Tarte Tatin)

Dark Choco vs Gumball (Winner: Dark Choco)

Carrot vs Fettuccine (Winner Fettuccine)

Financier vs Custard III (Winner: Financier)

Crimson Coral vs Crunchy Chip (Winner: Crimson Coral)

Milk vs Tea Knight (Winner: Tea Knight)

Devil vs Snapdragon (Winner: Snapdragon)

Carol vs Fig (Winner: Carol)

Milky Way vs Ninja (Winner: Milky Way)

Princess vs Pinecone (Winner: Pinecone)

Golden Cheese vs Olive (Winner: Golden Cheese)

Pastry vs Herb (Winner: Pastry)

Cocoa vs Clotted Cream (Winner: Clotted Cream)

Hollyberry vs Peppermint (Winner: Peppermint)

Macaron vs Avocado (Winner: Macaron)

Pumpkin Pie vs Dark Cacao (Winner: Dark Cacao)

Raspberry vs Stardust (Winner: Stardust)

Shining Glitter vs Oyster (Winner: Oyster)

Space Doughnut vs Royal Margarine (Winner: Space Doughnut)

Cherry Blossom vs Almond (Winner: Almond)

Tiger Lily vs Prophet (Winner: Prophet)

Moonlight vs Vampire (Winner: Moonlight)

Blackberry vs Angel (Winner: Blackberry)

Icicle Yeti vs Candy Diver (Winner: Icicle Yeti)

Wizard vs Sherbet (Winner: Sherbet)

Pomegranate vs Black Lemonade (Winner: Black Lemonade)

Mango vs Chili Pepper (Winner: Chili Pepper)

Sea Fairy vs Cream Puff (Winner: Sea Fairy)

Blueberry Pie vs Onion (Winner: Blueberry Pie)

Espresso vs Créme Brûlée (Winner: Espresso)

Eclair vs Lilac (Winner: Eclair)

Sparkling vs Captain Caviar (Winner: Captain Caviar)

Cherry vs Werewolf (Winner: Werewolf)

Mint Choco vs Pure Vanilla (Winner: Pure Vanilla)

Madeleine vs Strawberry Crepe (Winner: Madeleine)

Frilled Jellyfish vs Prune Juice (Winner: Frilled Jellyfish)

Strawberry vs Squid Ink (Winner: Squid Ink)

My lord this took so long...

[crispy-buddies-bakery]

Buddy Masterlist-

All the important buddy information from my blog

Welcome to the center- Who we are and what we do

Bios of Buddies:

Common type

[ Gingerbrave ] - [ Strawberry ] - [ Wizard ] - [ Angel ] - [ Beet ] - [ Muscle ] - [ Ninja ]

Rare Type

[ Adventurer ] - [ Alchemist ] - [ Avocado ] - [ Blackberry ] - [ Carrot ] - [ Cherry ] - [ Clover ] - [ Custard Cookie III ] - [ Devil ] - [ Gumball ] - [ Pancake ] - [ Princess ]

Epic Type

[ Werewolf ] - [ Tiger Lily ] - [ Sparkling ] - [ Wildberry ] - [ Twizzly Gummy ] - [ Vampire ] - [ Tea Knight ] - [ Tarte Tartin ] - [ Strawberry crepe ] - [ Squid ink ] - [ Space doughnut ] - [ Sorbet Shark ] - [ Snow Sugar ] - [ Schwarzwälder ] - [ Rye ] - [ Royal Margarine ] - [ Rockstar ] - [ Red Velvet ] - [ Raspberry ] - [ Purple Yam ] - [ Pumpkin Pie ] - [ Prune Juice ] - [ Prophet ]

[ Pomegranate ] - [ Poison mushroom ] - [ Pinecone ] - [ Peppermint ] - [ Pastry ] - [ Parfait ] - [ Moon Rabbit ] - [ Mint Choco ] - [ Milky Way ] - [ Milk ] - [ Manjo ] - [ Mala Sauce ] - [ Madeleine ] - [ Macaron ] - [ Lilac ] - [ Licorice ] - [ Latte ] - [ Kumiho ]

[ Kouign-Amann ] - [ Herb ] - [ Financier ] - [ Fig ] - [ Expresso ] - [ Eclair ] - [ Dark Choco ] - [ Crunchy Chip ] - [ Cream unicorn ] - [ Cream Puff ] - [ Cotton ] - [ Cocoa ] - [ Chili Pepper ] - [ Cherry Blossom ] - [ Carol ] - [ Caramel Arrow ] - [ Captain Caviar ] - [ Candy Diver ] - [ Blueberry Pie ] - [ Black Raisin ] - [ Black Lemonade ] - [ Almond ] - [Affogato ]

Super Epic Type

[ Capsaicin ] - [ Clotted Cream ] - [ Crimson Coral ] - [ Oyster ] - [ Sherbet ] - [ Shining Glitter ] - [Stardust ]

Dragon Type

[ Pitaya ] - [ Ananas ] - [ Lotus ] - [ Lychee ] - [ Longan ] - [ Dino Pond ] - [ Snapdragon ]

Legendary Type

[ Black Pearl ] - [ Frost Queen ] - [ Moonlight ] - [ Sea Fairy ] - [ Dark Enchantress ] - [ Fire Spirit ] - [ Millennial Tree ] - [ Wind Archer ] - [Anon/Blank]

Ancient Type

[ Pure Vanilla ] - [ Hollyberry ] - [ Dark Cacao ] - [ Golden Cheese ] - [ White Lily ]

[the-tmnt-ficfinder]

I went and updated the length ratings and time on these fanfics/chapters, as stated in my previous post

The following fanfics have been updated:

Found Father by @sketchiefoxie

The Neon Void by @sugarpasteltmnt Chapter 1: Mandarin Oranges Chapter 2: Houdini

The Lemonade Leak by @turtleinsoup Chapter 1: The Apostate Chapter 2: The Fool Chapter 3: The Maker Chapter 4: The Prophet Chapter 5: The Witness Chapter 6: The Liar

firefight by @remedyturtles Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5

I added a chapter count for The Lemonade Leak, and a chapter count for firefight. I also shifted firefights position in the fanfic master post to be in its length category.

Thank you for you support!! ^^