#they are so bear & fox coded

[cherrycolacowboy]

dare i say it’s them <3

🍋‍🟩🍊— edit: proof it’s them !!

[raccoon-in-the-danger-room]

Sometimes I see reviews about D&W where people think Worst Wolverine's backstory is super lacking. That they expected something epic like how Mysterio tricked Logan to slaughter everyone in the Old Man comic run.

But that plot, at least to me, doesn't make The Worst Wolverine. It probably makes the Most Tortured Wolverine -- the story of a man slaughtering his own family with his bare hands because he was mind controlled. Which inevitably created a power vacuum so gigantic that the world basically collapsed as supervillains take over the world.

But the title of Worst Wolverine should belong to the Logan that completely abandons his most important moral value: to be the protector.

Sure, he tends to be nomadic and at times self-isolates, but at his core he truly knows what it means to be a pack animal: to be a part of a cohesive family unit, rely on others, be a guardian for the weak.

In a literal sense, a common backstory for him was that he just fucked off from human society after he mutated to live with a pack of wolves. He turned feral, but they also taught him about the importance of community.

Even if you aren't a fan of the wolf background (which I AM because I think it's funny and dramatic as hell), there's other stories where he got taken care of by the Blackfoot Tribe and Lord Ogun before somehow winding up in the Weapon-X Program. Then, the Hudson family rescued him and helped him gain his humanity back after the adamantium experiments. He joined Department H, and sometime after, he found his place with the X-Men.

My point being that past or present, Logan has always belonged to a family. He needs it -- his human AND animal side both need it. He's not meant to be a creature of solitude. When he is, it's a form of punishment that he inflicts upon himself because he doesn't feel worthy to be around the people he loves or he's worried about hurting them. Or it's something inflicted upon him -- aka he's been captured and is being experimented on.

So what does all this tell us about Logan's moral code? He cares deeply for others because it's in his nature to be a part of a pack and he will do anything to protect them.

He's very caring towards animals (ex. looking after wolves that took care of him, mercy killing a bear in The Wolverine, and saving the horses in Logan). He tried to save Silver Fox's life when Sabretooth attacked her. When his wife Itsu was murdered, he relied on the advice of Lord Ogun to get vengeance for her with the Muramasa Blade. He joined Department H and Alpha Flight because he owed the Hudsons so much after re-acclimating him to society. He stayed with the X-Men because Charles gave him a home, family, and purpose outside of being a weapon. He enabled him to be the good man that he is by not only using his powers for the good fight but also being a teacher for the students.

As a character, Logan was created to reflect the archetype of the cowboy/samurai with the morals of honor, integrity, and justice. He's also not afraid to be judge, jury, and executioner for the people he loves. He's a man of action.

So what is the antithetical? A man who dishonors himself by not taking his job seriously. A man of inaction who abandons those he loves. A man who doesn't seek justice but wallows in regret and guilt.

And what did the Worst Wolverine do?

He let his fondness for drinking harm his work. While he was drinking at a bar, a group of humans invaded the X-Mansion and killed a large part of the staff, students, and X-Men. He entered a berserker rage where he murdered the invaders AND innocent people. He tarnished the legacy of the X-Men.

The title of Worst Wolverine doesn't go to the man who got brainwashed and killed without knowing. The title goes to the Logan who killed indescriminantly and didn’t want to stop.

He chose to walk away when they called out for him. He went into a beast state that made the public completely turn against the X-Men in just one night. Instead of making up for his sins, he just went back to the bar -- the very thing that killed his family. He did everything he could to go against his morals of honor, integrity, and justice.

He was a man who failed his family.

THAT'S what makes him The Worst Wolverine.

[eelclaw]

the protagonists of the broken code. who's rootspring

i am tbc's number 1 hater! negative thoughts below

shadowsight: other characters sometimes acknowledge that he was manipulated by ashfur, but the narrative puts all of the blame for the ashfur situation on him, neglecting that (a) he did exactly what he was supposed to do as a healer (obey and take messages from a starclan cat), and (b) the codebreaker hysteria was far more a product of clan culture than the actions of a single apprentice. he isn't treated like the victim that he is, and it is frustrating and not cathartic.

bristlefrost: what the hell does she even do. what does her spy arc accomplish or contribute (like mother, like daughter). she finds out that bramblestar isn't bramblestar far too early. she's so perfect and she has no flaws and she's so empty. i want her to be worse. how much more interesting would she be if she was sneaky and selfish? if she was loyal to the imposter because she truly believed in what he was saying? not to mention how she reciprocates rootspring's feelings with literally zero warning, and ceases to have what little character she'd had to begin with. i genuinely don't care that she dies, they did nothing to make her an engaging character. miss bristlefrost, i'm sorry they did you so bad.

rootspring: first rootpaw thinks he's weird because of his father. i hate this because i hate tree. later, rootpaw thinks he's weird because he can see ghosts. so they give him this "i just want to be normal" deal, and the clans suddenly pretend that ghosts are silly and not real. sure, rootspring and tree are the first clan cats with this specific power. and i get that the clans have very rigid beliefs, and they are afraid of anything that contradicts those beliefs, and that's interesting! but ghosts have been appearing to clan cats all the way back to tpb. fireheart tries to kill clawface at one point and he senses spottedleaf's spirit beside him, there to avenge her death. so rootspring's issue is stupid and he's nothingburger to me.

bramblestar: the arc really depends on me giving a shit about what happens to him. which i don't.

i think bramblestar is unintentionally a bad person and a great character. he proves himself by rejecting tigerstar, but he's still deeply insecure. he makes mistake after mistake (conspiring with tigerstar; hesitating to save firestar from the fox trap; forsaking his children after finding out they're not biologically his; using his power over squirrelflight as a warrior, deputy, and leader to control her), and for none of these mistakes is he held accountable (no thunderclan cat except leafpool learns that he plotted with tigerstar; he is allowed to remain deputy; his children think he was the best father ever; in every situation, squirrelflight seems to bear the consequences of his actions).

in other words, bramblestar gets chance after chance to redeem himself, and he keeps fucking it up. again, that's interesting! there is a story here about how difficult childhoods affect adults, and how powerful men are not held responsible for hurting people. except that's not how he's written. he's written as a completely good person, a brave and noble leader, and all of the clans respect him and they need to get him back.

there's a crazy amount of bramblestar worship in this arc. even rootspring, a brand new skyclan apprentice, thinks about how important bramblestar, the thunderclan leader, is, and how all the clans wouldn't be the same without him. i can't take it seriously.

graystripe: graystripe also got a crazy amount of worship. i couldn't stand reading every few paragraphs about how great he is.

side note: shadowsight, bristlefrost, and rootspring all want the same thing. they advocate against killing bramblestar's body. wouldn't it be more interesting if the protagonists had different perspectives and opinions? if they wanted different things? for example, it makes sense that shadowsight wouldn't want bramblestar dead. he feels like the only way to make up for his mistake is to recover bramblestar alive. but bristlefrost could be in favor of killing bramblestar, because the only way to make up for her mistake (supporting the imposter) is to get rid of him. putting our protagonists at odds would generate some interesting conflict.

conclusion: i also have problems with ashfur (why does ashfur try to stir up trouble with codebreaking which will certainly get him caught when he could just take over bramblestar's body and live quietly with squirrelflight), tigerheartstar, mothwing, starclan, the dark forest insta-death water, firestar possessing rootspring, the pacing (oh my god! they were debating whether to kill bramblestar for like three books! and for three more books they were running in circles in the dark forest!), etc. but i've already written a lot and i'm out of steam lol.

let me finish by saying these are kids books, and i'm not expecting them to be the cream of the crop, but there are a lot of writing choices which are incredibly misogynistic and/or completely baffling from a narrative standpoint. i still have a soft spot for this series though. dammit. okay bye

[unpaws-your-job]

i had nothing better to do, so i managed to transcribe the vocals for the OFF remake song White Meat!

i read a comment on youtube that lead me to searching for that song and after digging a bit, happened to end on this tumblr post, which was the only place i cared enough to look for that had an accurate transcription of the midway through interlude-thing of Billy Murray & Ed Smalle's That Old Gang Of Mine (1923) (linked to the specific video i used since it sounded clear enough for me, at around the 1:30 mark the interlude starts)

and as it was pointed out in said comment, thats the song that Toby Fox sampled for the background vocals on White Meat!

so now i decided to transcribe it and color coding it, with the original lyrics at the bottom of the post.

starting at 0:43:

Gee, those were happy days. Gee, those were happy days. Gee, those were happy days. Gee, those were-

then at 1:12:

–the gang. Those pals of yours and mine were the first of the bunch to fall into line. –ball-bearing skates- –in fight- –kids in a group? –can't you remember us kids in a group? –member us –member us kids in a group? [slightly pitch shifted down] Gee, those were happy days.

and here's the sampled interlude thing (starts at around 1:30 on the video linked)

Take a peek at that lamp post, the old pump, and that, too! Say, can’t you remember us kids in a group? There was Shortie and Red – – and Skinny and Mike, and the rich kid with the ball-bearing skates and a bike. Gee, those were happy days. You remember the parties and dances? That’s why we didn’t notice the years drifting by. And the first thing we knew, we were all 21… …but the gang stuck together in fight or in fun!* And then came the war, the crowds in the street, the blast of the bugles, the tramp of the feet! And the gang. Those pals of yours and mine were the first of the bunch to fall into line. Say, what’s the matter, buddy? There’s a tear in your eye.

*ok look this might sound like a bit of a stretch but im like 90% sure that it's not

ball-bearing skates and a bike- –kids in a group

only because of the slight higher enphasis on whatever it's being said after skates and the in-sounding-whatever-it-is right before that

i still might be going insane over this but a bit less

but please if any of you can reach on a better conclusion for the love of god comment or dm me please

[powluna]

Werbung | Unterstützt von EA

I got early access to the new expansion pack "Businesses & Hobbies". Thanks to the EA Creator Network for providing the code! Of course, I am most interested in the CAS assets for children, infants and toddlers, so I looked at them first 👀

Children have been given six hairstyles, which are all conversions of the corresponding adult hairstyle. Unfortunately, many of them don't suit my personal taste, but the wolf cut seen above is very good! Adding on to that, children also got two hats, which are also available for adults and toddlers. There are a total of four full body outfits, three tops and a pair of shorts. In the picture you can see my favorite looks (shoes and jeans are from the base game)

When it comes to the toddlers, I'm very disappointed this time. Apart from the two hats mentioned earlier, there are only three full body outfits, two of which are also conversions. I also discovered clipping mistakes in two of the outfits. I will of course report these. (Additional assets on the picture: Shoes from the base game, curly hairstyle from the toddler stuff pack, other hair is my ELINA hair)

On the contrary, I am thrilled with the assets for infants. Although there are only two full-body outfits, they are both very well done and I like to see that!! The swathces are so amazing and very infant-appropriate. I am not sure though if the white animal onesie is a polar bear or an arctic fox.. or both?!

Of course, I realize that the theme of the pack doesn't necessarily make you think of children's clothes, but somehow they are a part of the game and especially from an expansion pack you can expect that there is something for everyone in a fair proportion (and preferably also unique things and not just conversions, but I also like the conversions if they are appropriate).

What do you think?

[yooneunhay]

Essence of the Feathered Heart

【ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ　ＴＨＲＥＥ】

𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨; (eventually) ot8ateez x hybridbird!reader

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨; human!Seonghwa, human!Hongjoong, hybridfox!Wooyoung, hybridbear!Jongho, hybridsiamese!San  x hybridbird!Reader

𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚;

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𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐯

"you're still a orange code for now so," the nice staff lady reached forward buckling the muzzle behind my head so it would fit in place on my face.

"sorry you have to wear this, it can't possibly be comfortable."

i never realized how pretty the nice staff lady was. i blushed as she smiled at me. maybe it was how close her face was to mine or the fact someone had been nice to me in so many years that made my stomach feel weird..i couldn't tell.

"i think your wing should be healed soon, though im not sure if you'll be able to fly for awhile." she said while petting my bandaged wing.

she smiled once again, "wait here for a bit, i'll be back soon to get you and bring you to another room." i nodded at her.

she soon left the room and i sat there on the chair waiting to meet this stranger who requested time with me.

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𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐰𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐯

i was walking to the adoption center with the food Hongjoong made in hand. it was a rather cold day so i wore a heavier jacket.

"i hope they like fried rice." i thought to myself as i looked at the food in my hand.

i opened the doors to the adoption center and walked to the front desk. there was a lady there who looked up from her computer upon seeing me enter.

"hi there, how may i help you!" she spoke

"hi, i was wondering if i could look at the hybrids that are up for adoption?"

"of course," she handed me a paper with multiple hybrids. their names, species and gender were all on the paper along with what code they currently were. there were no red codes since those hybrids were too aggressive to be talked to or be up for adoption. the lady watched me as i scanned over the paper looking for the bird hybrid i saw, then i saw it.

"Y/N, osprey hybrid." i said in my head.

"i would like to see this one, please." i pointed to the name on the paper.

"sure thing, let me get them ready for you." she walked into the back where i couldn't see her anymore. i went and sat down on one of the chairs near me. about 20 minutes later, the staff lady came back.

"you can follow me, the rooms ready."

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𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐯

when the staff lady came back to get me she brought me to another room. it was similar to the room i was being kept in but there was no bed, the room was a bit smaller and there was only one chair but there was was a pretty big window that showed outside this time..and there was one more thing, a person. his hair was black and rather long for a guy, he was wearing a long black coat and some jeans, he was rather pretty i had to admit. the staff lady was walking behind me so i had no choice but to walk into the room. she smiled at me and mouthed "be nice" to me before shutting the door and walking away.

"hi there, Y/N," he started "i'm Seonghwa."

i wasn't really listening to him as he continued to ask how i was and what not. the smell of other hybrids was filling my nose. the most prominent one was a fox smell, but there was also a small smell of a bear. even if i didn't smell it i would know he lives with another human considering it was him and his hybrids with the other human on his lock screen.

"you must be hungry, i doubt the food here is all that good," he reached down next to him and picked up a container wrapped in a cloth and untied it.

"here, it's fresh, made today."

he handed me the container with some chopsticks for me to use. i stared at him for a few seconds before reaching out slowly and taking it. i couldn't lie, it smelled really good. i let Seonghwa unbuckle the muzzle. he sat it down next to him and i sat down near the other corner across from him on the floor and took a small bite. as much as i tried to hide it, the rice was really good. i guess Seonghwa noticed my wings relax as i ate the rice. he smiled at me, it made my face heat up a bit when i saw.

"do you like it?" he asked. i nodded slightly.

"i'm glad, i'm sure Hongjoong would be happy to hear that."

"your room mate?" i questioned.

he nodded, "how did you know?"

"i can smell them." he nodded again

we sat in silence for a bit while i finished the rice he gave me. once i finished i handed it back to him. he took it and wrapped it in the cloth once again.

"why would you want to think about adopting me?" i asked suddenly. the question seemed to catch him of guard.

he thought for a moment, "you look lost, almost like you need guiding in life right now. i'm assuming you're unregistered so you must not be use to being adopted." he finally spoke.

i stayed silent. he was right, i am lost. ever since my grandpa passed i haven't known what to do with my life. for the past two years i've just simply been existing. i wasn't sure how to respond to him so i just stared outside. maybe if being adopted means i can go outside without getting weird looks or possibly getting taken to a hybrid 'pound' then maybe life wouldn't be as bad or boring.

"i'll do it," i said without turning my head towards him. "i'll let you adopt me"

"i'm not going to force you into this if this isn't something you want." he stated "this is for you, it's your descision." i nodded at him.

"okay, i'll tell the staff."

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everything had went smoothly, Seonghwa signed all the papers and i got all the stuff i had with me and now we were walking to what was going to be my new home.

"don't be nervous," he looked at me smiling "they'll love you, and you'll love them."

i wasn't as nervous as i was scared. i had only ever had bad interactions with other hybrids. for now i just tried to focus on how pretty the sky was today. it was nice to get out and get fresh air. it was a little cold but i didn't mind it all that much, i used my wings to shield me from the wind. after some walking we reached the door of what i assumed was his apartment. he opened the door.

"Hongjoong, we're home!" Seonghwa yelled out.

after a few seconds, a rather short man came from around the corner. i hid slightly behind Seonghwa, though my wings were still visible to 'Honjoong'.

"welcome home Hwa, and?"

"Y/N" Seonghwa answered.

Hongjoong soon approached me, "our other hybrids know about you coming here, so don't worry they'll be nice." i nodded at him coming out from behind Seonghwa. i hadn't noticed before but there was another person standing in the hallway to the door where we were. a hybrid, a fox. he seemed like he was holding in his excitement and trying to not jump on me. Hongjoong turned around to him.

"you can come say hi Wooyoung."

immediately upon hearing he could come over, Wooyoung rushed over and was immediately smelling me. it caught me off guard to be honest and i stepped back and made a sort of hissing noise at him, not like a cat but similar and flared out my wings, which couldn't go out all the way, trying to create a bigger image to scare him.

he looked at my wings with a sort of love look in his eyes, "wow, so pretty!" he said like he was speaking his thoughts. he reached his hand out to touch my wings but Seonghwa grabbed his wrist and stopped him, "Wooyoung calm down, let them breathe for a second!" he scolded the fox. Wooyoung pouted. i folded my wings onto my back again and smoothed out the fluffed up feathers. i stood behind Seonghwa and peaked around him to look at the fox. he continued pouting. i extended my arm out for him to smell me from more of a distance. he grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me more forward. i stumbled and was now pressed against Seonghwa's back, he didn't move from me pushing him though. i blushed slightly as Wooyoung smelled my wrist so intently.

"you smell like a warm forest," he continued smelling me "i like it."

"Wooyoung come on, give them space." another voice spoke. i looked up at the sound of the voice and saw another hybrid. this one had a large frame, he seemed strong. he walked towards Wooyoung and pulled my wrist from his hand. Wooyoung pouted once again.

"Sannnn i was just smelling them!" he pouted to the siamese hybrid.

"i'm sorry about that." he said rubbing my wrist.

i pulled my wrsit out his grasp, "it's okay." i said softly.

"let me show you to your room." Hongjoong spoke up. i nodded and followed him. it was a short walk to the room i was going to be staying in.

"you'll be sharing a room with our other hybrid till we finish cleaning your own room, i hope that won't be a problem." i shook my head,

"no, it's fine i don't mind it" i responded quietly.

when we reached the room the other said hybrid was in there sitting on the couch in the corner.

"this is Jongho, i hope ya'll can get along, he's nice so don't worry." Hongjoong smiled at me. i smiled back and he soon walked away. Jongho didn't say anything to me, he barely looked at me. i noticed the small brown ears peaking out from his hair. a bear hyrbid im assuming. he was rather adorable, even though he was lowkey glaring at me, his fluffy hair with his chubby cheeks made his glare not all threating. i walked into the room and sat on the bed in the other corner from Jongho.

"that's my bed." he stated still giving me the same look he gave when i walked in.

"oh, i'm sorry.." i shuffled over to the other bed in the corner and sat on that.

Jongho got up and walked into the bathroom of our now shared room. i sighed. it's going to be awhile before he accepts me.

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i didn't proof read this chapter this time as its now 2:30am lol and i just needed to get this chapter out quickly !! i hope you enjoyed this one though, i tried to make it longer this time so i hope youre happy with that !! if u wna be tagged in later posts for this series pls comment !!

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tags; @astuteataraxy @newworldwritings

[mekkthemighty]

So just came from seeing Wild Robot and a few things, SPOILERS for books and movie ahead btw

I will preface this by saying it was a fantastic film that I absolutely loved, the visuals were mindblowing and made me jealous of the practiced skill of the animation team

Anyway my biggest complaint for the movie (and I get why they did it) was the moment where the literal power of love wakes up the deactivated Roz, I really liked the book Roz that genuinely was still a robot to her core, emotionless and robotically logical but nevertheless falling into the patterns of motherhood due to her AI learning from nature

They did the power of love in the books too, it helped the animals overcome their fear and work together to pull off some epic battle tactics which weren't in the movie, like for the final fight of book one they had Nettle the bear's self sacrifice to take out the RECO only to be saved by the river fish was awesome, and all the birds raining bird poop all over the sensors of another one only to lead it blind into a muddy bog so it can be kicked to death by the moose, final battle in movie (while visually fantastic) lacked any of that strategy the animals learned from Roz

I had hoped they'd have focused more on the "helping others is a survival skill" aspect and the learning curve that took her from robot to wild robot, but the themes of motherhood were beautifully done

Oh and ROZ's camouflage skills, where was the intentional mud and moss coating of her body making her look like a cyborg treant, I mean they do the character design with moss and dirt by the end but they just accumulate over time naturally... instead of Roz just slathering herself with it and being a bush around which the animals all gossip

Also one last note, in the book Longneck is killed by a human with a rifle, Robots can't harm living creatures is a major plotpoint in the books, its a barrier Roz has to overcome and the RECOs are even subject to it which is why the animals had a shot against them in the first place, this is a plot point that the movie Brightbill even states out loud right before a robot pops out and shoots Longneck, like wtf

Other things I wish they kept from the book:

Brightbill turning Roz off and on again and temporarily thinking he committed matricide

Roz vs the bears during the learning curve

The learning curve

Roz and Brightbill bonding over the shared experience of being the only surviving "egg"

Roz being the goddamn prometheus of this islands critters literally teaching them to harness fire

Things the movie added that I liked

Brightbill acting like a robot

Fink the fox being a fully realised character (tho at the cost of some other favs)

Felling the tree to redirect the river to stop the forest fire

Vontra, just everything about it

The stickers for 10% off your next universal designs purchase

Brightbill helping build the lodge

"I am low on power, have made unsanctioned alterations to my code, and have been damaged in ways that have likely voided my warranty" "what she means is she loves you"

Pinktail Possum was great and so were her kids

"Are you here to kill us?" Whether your answer is yes or no, you're about to get yeeted by a moose

"HELLO I AM ROZZUM UNIT 7134 DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE!" While chasing down random animals

Roz "I am not a mother I am a robot, I must be recalled at once"

Pinktail "no you're a mom now"

Roz "understood I am a mom now"

Still a great movie just wish they kept Roz a robot through and through and just kept with the whole "she doesn't need to have emotions to be a good mom" thing

Definitely recommend a watch of it

[twisted-wonderland-shenanigans]

Updated Kaiju AU Names/Species/Category List

As mentioned in my concept art post, I wound up creating an updated list of the kaiju and their creature forms! Some wound up getting updates to their code names as well to be more fitting, so hopefully these names will flow better now!

At some point I plan on doing a description based post where I describe each one and what they look like, but that's for another day.

On revisiting the old list here, I had no idea how many I'd given spider-like features and in the end it didn't make sense to me. 😅 I'm happier with how some of them are now! As I get more of their designs figured out, species may change slightly by adding or taking away, but we'll see!

And yes, I've added other characters since their introductions (both English and Japanese, though holding off on one since he hasn't been introduced to English servers yet from the storybook event)! There are some I haven't figured out how to add them to the story just yet, so if you don't see their names there, I hadn't forgotten them!

I just haven't figured out how to add them or what they'd actually be yet 😓 But that doesn't mean they'll be completely out of the picture! Just temporarily sidelined.

Now on to the update!

Kaiju AU List:

Heartslabyul:

Riddle/Ragebloom - hedgehog/badger plant hybrid; category IV

Trey/Clovershell - pangolin/turtle hybrid; category III

Cater/Flashwing - bird/moth/firefly hybrid; category III

Ace/Cardtrick - fox/lizard hybrid; category I

Deuce/Bruiser - badger/kangaroo hybrid; category II

Savanaclaw:

Leona/Pridefang/Manticore - lion/scorpion/snake hybrid; category V

Ruggie/Scraps - hyena/weasel/frilled lizard hybrid; category II

Jack/Frosthowl - wolf/yak/porcupine hybrid; category III

Octavinelle:

Azul/Inkshifter - mimic octopus/amphibian hybrid; category IV

Jade/Heartshocker - eel/snake/amphibian hybrid; category II (?)

Floyd/Heartbinder - eel/snake/amphibian hybrid; category I-III (varies based on mood)

Scarabia:

Kalim/Goldmaker - beetle/dragon hybrid; category II

Jamil/Viperblade - bladed snake/lizard/bird hybrid; category IV

Pomefiore:

Vil/Crystalwing - peacock/phoenix/griffin hybrid; category V

Rook/Dayhunter - stone cougar/mantis/scorpion hybrid; category IV

Epel/Feralfang - ferret/horned beetle hybrid; category I

Ignihyde:

Idia/Magmagloom - magma salamander; category V

Ortho/Calamity - cybernetic salamander; category IV

Diasomnia:

Malleus/Cataclysm - lightning dragon/salamander hybrid; category VI

Lilia/Echofang - bat/spider hybrid; category unknown

Silver/Silverfang - bird/bear hybrid; category II

Sebek/Thunderfang - crocodile/puma hybrid; category II

Staff/ "Primal Guardians" :

Crowley/Nevermore - crow/lizard griffin hybrid; category unknown

Trein/Elderclaw - cat/bat/lizard hybrid; category unknown

Crewel/Cruelfang - canine/bird hybrid; category unknown

Vargas/Rampage - komodo dragon/shark/badger hybrid; category unknown

Sam/Shadowdrifter - shadow spider/chameleon hybrid; category unknown

Grim/Grimfang - fire cat/lizard/unknown hybrid; category I

E̶̵̡̨̡͉̯̼̤̟̯͙̲̦̹̱͍͙̯ͧ̅͗̾͆ͨͣ̆̌͐̀̒ͦͮ̚̚͟͜R̢͔̹͓͖̮̱̝̟̭̃̈ͬ̒͒̋̀͐ͤͬ͋ͪ̕͞_̞͇͖̪̹ͤͬͪ͐͊R̵̢̹͉̫̤̭̦̝̫̘̘̜͂͆͋͗͌̊͛͛͗̇́̈̆ͯ̓̅́ͧ̉͢͠ͅ_O̡̢̨̭̳̰̥͍̮̹͇̫͈̯͂ͥ́̓̎ͭ̓̏̽̍̈̚̕̚ͅͅR̘̎̕ -̴̷̨̡̘͕̲̠̹̯͉̳͇͓̲̖̬͖̿́͂̊̾ͬͩͦ̎͋̈̀̇ͦ̚͞ C̵̢̛̝̰͙̘͓̖̞̜̼̲̎̎ͤͨͯ̀ͮ̓́ͥ͛͆̌͛̚̚̕͟͡͠͞͞ő̰́ͮ̄ͪ̏ͥ_̨̤̙̟̺̼͎͎̰̖̖̤̆ͣ́ͨͤ͆͒̄̏̌̐ͬ̃̔́͘͢͜͠͠͞ͅd͇̓́̏̌͠_̡͖̦̱̤̜̟͚̠ͤͬͩ͊̌͌̽ͭ̿̑̒̚̕e̪͍̭̺̳̖̔̑ Ŗ̸̺̯͇̹̟͙̘̺͍̝̜͖͍̘͚̃͐͒́̌̌̇̽̂͂̏̑̀͆̔ͨ̔̆̓ͭ̏ͬͣ̕͟͠͡ͅͅú̡̮̩͎̥͈͑͑̃͊ͯͤ̃̌̕͡͠_̷̨̡͈̮̥͈̪̀̊̾̇͑̓̑i̶̡̗̹̯̱̻͖̙͈̖͙̯̯̥͈͓̞̮͑̔̏ͮ̆ͬͮ̎ͤ̆ͥ͋ͮ͒̃̂̎ͥͦͣ͌̕͢͢͜͞͠ň̳̝̪̟̜̜̤̌. Ç̭̳̳ͪͣ͂ͮ̋͆ͮ͢ą̸̻̗̰͖̟͙̲̭̰̲̣͈͓͕͈̓͛͋ͯ̑͊͌̔ͨͧͧ͐ͨ͌̏̾͐͂ͮ͛ͮͦ͡ͅt̷̴̤͎̪͕̫̯͗ͯͤ͛͂̎̈́̆̕_̜͖̻͎̬͙̙̫̖̈́̃̈́͗͗ͬͤͦ̇ͫ̅ͯ͢͞e̪̙̪̖̯͂̑̽̈̽ͤ̒̕_̷̢̙̣̩̜̹̩̜̥͔̝̞̅ͭ͒̀͑̚g̵̸̸̡̤͎̗̟̲̤̘̤̪͙͎̙͚̍̋́̈́͌ͭ̈͛̏̋ͬ̆͞ō̷̷̵̵̸̢͓̞̤̯̥̝̘̃̈́͛ͯ͌́̔̀͢͠ͅȑ̴̛̩̻̥͉̥̪̳̗̬͋͗ͯͣͪ͌ͦ̾ͩͣ͑y̵̺̹̺͉͓̫̼̹̰̌̀̂̍̔́́̅͒̌̋͟͢͠͠͡ U̶̱̘͔̞̝̬̯ͤ̂ͦͫ͆̐̈͆ͬ̆͘̚͘n̨̢̨̧̟̜̦͕̹̠̖̼̱̈̄ͥͧ̓͂ͭ͐̇͢_̶̧͈̦́ͩ͗̿ͦ̽͐͐͡ķ̵̶̶̨̧̡̛̛͍͍̤̬͍̯̼̹͎̮̫̘̤̭͕͖̃ͦ̓̾͒̐̒̓̄̆̇̿ͤ̈́͂ͮ̓ͬ̎ͩn̷̶̵̢͍̙̗̮͙̯͙̰͖̮͎̤̠̞̫͔̺̹̗̗̙̯̣͋̒ͣ̍́̊̇͗̋̏ͣ͛̇͊̽͜͡͡o͍̻̜̟̯ͧͧ͂͒̑̏̆̇ͬͅẇ̴̸̶̛͇̘͍̹̭̦̭̫͖ͥ̊ͣ͋ͣ̀́ͯ͞͞ͅͅͅ_̨̹̲̰͔͛̑̔̐͐͂͘͢_̼ń��̵̜̠̩͉̩̩͌̍̔ͥ̂͂͋̌_̵̧̭͙̦̒ͧ̎̔̊̇ͥ͋̆̈́ͩ͡

P̵̧͍̩̗̟̩̠͕̼̥̹̓͌͆͑͗̿͑̉ͨ̍̆͌̅͛ͯ̀ͯ͑͊͝͞͝ŗ̷͎̭̭͇̰͖̹͎̫͕̘͈͖͎̗͚̥͚͖͈̹̓͋̽ͭ̂͆ͣ́̓ͫ̓̽̎̐ͥ̍̅ͨ͟͜͟͝ó̴̡̡̻̹̜͙͙̝̞̺̋̊͛ͭͥͦ̏͑̃̈́ͨ̋̂ͭ̿̀͐̓̓̕̚͢͠͠ͅc̡̧̛͉̗͙̹̪̯͈̟͋̀͛̍̅̂̄ͬ̀̽͊̇ͅe̜̣͉͒͊̃ͧ̅͋͢_̧̨̦̞͙̒ͪ̂̀͘͠_ͬ_͉͙̋́e̶̛͓̥̲̠̠̞̜͍̜͙̼͉̗̰̭̣͂̋̽̂ͨ̔͌̄ͧ̅ͨͯ͘d̮̖͕̈́̊͂̕͠_̶̧̮̤̖̥͔̖̫̠̠͔ͥ̓̍̅̍̏̓̓͑̃̿̎ͯ̌ͨͧͥ̍̚͜͠ w̨̯͉͕̟̺̘̫͈̗̙͂͒͌͆̌̊ͯ͘͟͝į̴̛̙̪͉͔͈̠͉̠̲̖̙̬͖̻̜̆̆͂ͣ̔̀͊̇́͗̂̾ͭ͢͢͞t̶̴̴̝͖͓ͫ̂͟h̚͞ ę̛̛͉͚̲̫͕̞̩̑̈̐͊͆͋͗̃͐̅̾͟͟ͅ_̧̝̞̜̣͙͓̣͍̩͎̝̖̆̓ͩ̀̓̕ͅẍ̵̴̡̻͚͇͔̣͉ͫ̍͛ͨͣ̅̔̽̾ͬ͆ͥ̇̂͝_̡̤̘̃͂̑ṱ̸̵̷̴̢̧̨̯̬͙͉͍͍̣̍̄ͪ͊ͫ͗ͮ̊͑̌̕͘̕͜͢͟͟͢͠͠r̂͐ͯ͘e̜̳̥͙̹͎͉̙̞̤͉͓͙̻̋́͗̎̇͗̿́̍̇̓̌̋̇ͣm̷̱͖̜͖̖̻͇̄̎ͮͣ̕͘͡e̱ͫ̏ͅ c̨̹̤͖̪͑̇͜͡_̵̶̡̨̠͍͖͈̳̹͍̺͖̭̇̌̊ͨ̌ͧͨ̌̋̓͟á̸̴̸̧̼̟͇̜̪̪͓͚̠̟̺̤̃ͯͮ̂̇̍̉̽̅̂͆̊̓̚͘͘͝ṳ̷̴̶͙̱̖̲̰̰̭̣̙͕ͪ͆ͥ̊̃͋̽͑͛͒ͭ̄͒͋̊ͦ̏̋͘ͅţ̸̸̵̧̡̨̳̯̳̺͔̮̜͙̠̞̼̗͎͎͉͚̉͂̋̂͌̎̍̎̌͒̓ͤ̈̔̐̇̓̃ͫ̍̿͘͢͝i̅ͪờ̵̶̶̱͈̰̬͍̺̦̰̙̲̼̘͈̓̅ͩ̂͆̌͂̏̒̽̿͂̍́̈́ͦ̊̊̚͘̕͜n̹͊_̶̳̹̱̰͕̦͚̘̜̝̠̠̳̩͉̬̼̒͂̊͛͑ͥ͐ͪͫ̏͑ͭ̋ͬ͘͡͠ͅ

Other:

Falena/Prideroar - fire lion/bird hybrid; category V

Cheka/Brightpaw - lion/bird hybrid; category I

Rollo/Darkflame - phoenix/snake hybrid; category V

Che'nya/Fadestripe - feline/caterpillar like hybrid; category III

Neige/Forestprince - deer/bird hybrid; category I

Ernesto Foulworth/Trickhowl - fox/jackal hybrid; category II with category IV ability

Gino/Whiskerhammer - feline/armadillo hybrid; category I

Najma/Vipersong - snake/lizard/bird hybrid; category II

[dangraccoon]

Untitled Spreadsheet - PRIVATE

Chapter 11 - Morning

Word Count: 752

Content: hangover, sobering up in more ways than one

For @literallyjustanerd, based on this post

The pounding in his head was the first thing Cody became aware of when he awoke. As his aching brain began registering other stimuli, he realized he was holding his datapad below the blanket. Did he have a blanket in his office? No, he didn’t think he did, no matter how often he accidentally fell asleep there. Besides, the fabric was much too soft to be GAR-issue. 

He hit the button, powering up the display screen. His eyes balked at the sudden bright light and pain seared through his head.

The spreadsheet was still up. He looked over his haphazard entry from the previous night.

“I thnk. I lov e him”

Cody blinked at the words. He knows he wrote them. He remembers writing them in a hazy kind of way. More importantly, he knows they’re true. Despite the dense fog that surrounded his brain, things felt more clear than they had for the past two years. 

He’d spent so much time trying to figure out whether or not Kenobi loved him that he’d never stopped to really define his own feelings.

And it was love. He was absolutely, completely, head over heels in love with his General. His stomach roiled with nausea from his hangover, but his heart leapt with excitement.

The very few previous times he’d gotten so drunk, his memory of the night before had been spotty but not this time. No, this time he felt like he remembered every detail. 

The way Kenobi talked to him– no, not just talked, Kenobi was flirting with him and he had been flirting back.

They smiled and joked and laughed together. They danced together. Cody had never felt so much like a real person as he had last night.

He sat up, letting the blanket slide off, his world spinning and vision going spotty for a brief moment as bile clawed up his throat.

Then, in the darkness, he saw them.

A still steaming mug of very strong caf by the smell of it and a paper med cup. He picked it up, two blue and red tablets rattled inside.

Painkillers and caf. His General had checked in on him. His heart started to warm but paused, then picked up his datapad again as doubt echoed in the back of his mind.

This was getting out of hand. Despite what he now had fully realized and defined, he couldn’t have feelings for the General. If the General ever found out, it would put him in an impossible situation.

And if he did return Cody’s feelings–which he doubted; General Kenobi was a kind person and Cody was doing him a disservice to believe he could be interested in a nobody like him–and anyone found out? At minimum, Cody would be stripped of rank and decommissioned, though he expected a firing squad. He didn’t know what would happen to Kenobi but he was sure it wouldn’t be good.

He’d record this last entry, and then he’d have to cut himself off. He couldn’t ever tell the General why, but their odd friendship had to ease across the line back into professional territory. He’d been playing with fire too long, and the thought of Kenobi being the one to get burned was too much to bear.

Rex: you alive today brother

Cody: Functional enough and definitely hungover. Given my recent thoughts, I might still be drunk. How are you and your twins?

Rex: the boys went a bit crazy with some of the shinies but we didnt have to bribe fox this time

Rex: ahsoka and anakin found us and brought us home

Rex: that spotchka was strong

Rex: almost surprised it didnt kill us

Cody: I’m thinking something similar.

Rex: not really what i was asking about though

Rex: saw your spreadsheet

Rex: i think your explanations are in the wrong spots

Cody: I think we both know it doesn’t matter much anymore. That it can’t matter.

Rex: i know what youre thinking codes

Rex: but dont

Rex: cant you see that he loves you

Cody: Drop it, Rex; it’s done. There’s nothing we can do about it anymore.

Rex: he spent the last 2 years trying to show you that

Rex: dont shove it all aside

Cody: Rex’ika, you’ve been very tolerant of me and I can’t thank you enough for that, but please let it go. 

Rex: youre making a mistake kote

   ⨂ Rex: please orivod just talk to me

[This comm channel has been muted for 24 standard hours]

Event: Left painkillers and a hot cup of caf for me when I woke up hungover

Rational explanation: He might have done this for everyone. He probably did this for everyone.

Irrational explanation: Last night meant the same thing to him that it did to me

Additional notes: I woke up covered with a blanket. I don’t think I went to sleep with a blanket

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[a-random-fandom-friend]

Hate to break it to you but the "striped wolf" is literally a hyena. Much like how the "spotted wolf" is an african wild dog. They are meant to represent real non-wolf animals. Bizarre choice, but one they made.

I mean... listen. I wrote and deleted a few posts to try to be as clear as possible.

We got the Grey Wolf and the Dog, right ? Canis lupus and Canis lupus familiaris. Literally same specie. It's clear, it's good.

When we go back to the Genus (grouping everyonr who uses the "Canis" part), we got coyotes, and lots of type of wolves (african wolf, red wolf, golden jackal...). Very clear, those are also wolves (or jackals), it's easy. Let's say those are siblings.

What is their closest relative ? Well usually, the Genuses are grouped in Family, but the "canine-looking" branch is so detailled that there is a sub-family, a tribe and even a sub-tribe, which is pretty rare.

Their sub-tribe is called Canina. In this sub-tribe, there are the Canis(wolves), Lycaon (the only specie is the African Wild Dog), Lupuella (2 species of jackals) and Cuon (the only specie is the dhole). Those are 1rst cousins (their parents were siblings)

Its sister sub-tribe (the other sub-tribe in the tribe Canini) is called Cerdocyonina and has incredible names like Atelocynus, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Lycalopex, and Speothos but the important part is that they are : maned wolf. Bush dogs. South american fox. They're incredibly close to... well, classic grey wolves. They're 2nd cousins (their grandparents were siblings).

Then, the closest relatives of the Canini tribe are the other tribes in the Caninae sub-family. So which other tribes are there ? Well, the tribe Vulpini, which means everything fox ! Red foxes, fennecs, tanuki, all of those are here. They are 3rd degree cousin, meaning their great-grandparent were siblings.

Let's note that, once arrived here, we got already a divergence in models in minecraft. Wolves and Foxes are, clearly, different things in minecraft.

Hyenas are not here. Bc hyenas are so fucking far away.

But to get back to our family tree :

Caninae is a sub family in the family Canidae. The other sub families in it are exict, so in our analogy it just means that their great-great-grandparent didn't have any surviving sibling. So, no 4rth degree cousin.

What is above family ? Order, or in this case, sub-order. The Caniformia sub-order regroups the Canidae family (wolves, dogs, foxes) and the Articoidea family, which are... bears, otters, skunk and walruses. Yeah, all of them. And more, like Red panda and racoons. The scientific terms are Ursoidae, mustelida and pinnipedimorpha. Which means, weasels, polar bears and seals are 5rth cousin with grey wolves and dogs (great great great grandparents were siblings). Also it's really obvious but Bears also have their own minecraft model, distict from wolves are foxes.

Above the Caniformia sub-order, we finally have the Order. Wolves' order are Carnivora, which, are you might guess, is absolutly huge. Sixth lasgest order of mammals. The Carnivora order has 2 sub orders : the caniformia... and the feliformia. THAT'S where the hyena is. The closest relative to both wolves and hyenas are in the ORDER. that's so incredibly far away !!! 6th cousin, so their great great great great grandparent were siblings.

Just. Yeah, imagine, someone comes to you and says "the grandmother of the grandma of your grandma... was the sister of the grand father of the grandma of my grandpa". Do you even consider yourself related, at this point ? Technically yes, but if we consider that all of these people had their kids at 30, and you're 30 yourself that's means the last common ancestor with this person was born in 1780.

Anyway. Yeah. I'm tired. They coded ocelots differently than wild cats but used the same model, and the group where they find eachother is the sub-family (3rd cousin) Hyenas are in a sub-order (5th cousin) with cats. Dogs are more closely related to bears and walruses than to hyenas.

If we transpose that to humans...

Our genus (1rst cousin) is Homo. We're the only surviving specie.Same with our sub tribe, australopithecine.

Our tribe is Hominini. It groups us with chimpanzee and bonobos.

Our subfamily is homininae. It groups us with gorillas.

Our family is hominidae. It groups us with orangutans.

We have a super-family grouping us with gibbons and siamang. A parv-order grouping us with macaques, baboons, madrills. A infraorder grouping us with spider monkeys, marmosets, squirel monkeys.

Suborder harplohini groups us with tarsiers.

Our order, Primates, groups us with lemurs. Lorises. Pottos. Galagos.

You are closer to this

...than a dog is close to a hyena.

So no, I refute Mojang's choice. Their "stiped wolf" will not be a hyena. They made up creepers and sniffers and endermites, well they also made up the striped wolf. Their 'wolves' can be coyotes and jackals and weirder things, but since they can't be foxes or bears... they can't be hyenas.

[a-hermit-pining]

Heavenly Archives- Calamity 06

AN: Sylus is Hua Cheng coded. Fight me. I dare you. Tried something new, let's hope formatting did not kick my ass.

Pairing: Sylus x Reader

"No water is enough when you have crossed the sea, No cloud is beautiful but that which crowns the peak. I pass by flowers that fail to attract poor me, Half for your sake and half for Taoism I seek." - Yuan Zhen

Yearning Event

HEAVENLY ARCHIVES: CLASSIFIED RECORD [CALAMITY PROFILE: 06 / DESIGNATION: SYLUS] ACCESS LEVEL: RESTRICTED (CELESTIAL RANK IV AND ABOVE) COMPILED BY: IMPERIAL RECORDS DIVISION / UNSEALED UNDER ORDER #AX777-B DATE OF PRIMARY INCIDENT: ~1200 cycles prior

Warning

The following document is sealed under Heaven Decree 06-CRIMSON, originally issued 1200 cycles ago following the Sixth Calamity.

This file contains information deemed volatile, heretical, and historically destabilizing by the High Court. Unauthorized access or reproduction of any content within this archive will result in, immediate invocation of the Silent Oath

SUMMARY OF EVENT

The Sixth Calamity, known to common folk as Sylus, launched a full-scale assault on the Heavenly Court approximately 800 years ago, resulting in the complete destruction of the East Pavilion, obliteration of the Warrior God Corps, and the permanent disbandment of the Flame Lotus Order. Casualties remain unnumbered due to ashfall corruption of divine records. The attack was sudden. Brutal. Unprovoked by any known celestial decree.

Only one structure was spared:

a small, unregistered hut located in the lower gardens of the Heaven’s Eastern Watch.

The Calamity halted before it. Witnesses, those who survived, claimed the moment Sylus laid eyes on the structure, the wrath that devoured gods was gone. Just... gone. What power resided in that hut remains unknown.

SURVIVING ACCOUNTS: WARRIOR GODS’ REPORTS

“He saw something. Something sacred. Something from... before.”

“I thought it was the Empress herself. But it wasn’t her body he bowed to.”

“It looked like grief.”

None could agree on the true nature of the site. Some say it belonged to a nymph. Others whispered it was the former quarters of a forgotten imperial concubine. But the most consistent, albeit suppressed, theory, is that it was once the resting place of a young god of justice, long erased from the rolls.

FIELD REPORT: FALLEN WORLD (RESTRICTED TERRITORY)

In an effort to reconstruct a timeline preceding the Calamity, our team was dispatched to the former dominion of Sylus in the Lower Realms.

ORAL ACCOUNT: ORC CAMP, TERRA BONE REGION

“He was mortal back then,” said one orc, self-identified as Talus, former shield-bearer to the house of Sylus. “Lord was young. Just flesh. Walked among the rest of us. Then he saw his love, the justice god. The bright one. And from that moment, nothing else ever mattered again.” [Laughter recorded. Followed by minor static interference.] “Doomed, he was. Ye can’t love a god and survive, aye?”

CULTURAL REFLECTION: FOX TRIBE, EASTERN HOLLOW

“Mortals cannot touch gods,” said the Nine-Tail Elder. “But our lord tried. He gave everything, breath, blood, name, for the one he called his justice.” “When the god was put to trial, stripped of title, cast aside by Heaven, Sylus burned with him. But he was only human. His body broke. His mind fractured. What was left... was rage.”

“That’s what the heavens call a calamity. Grief so powerful it set the sky on fire.”

UNCONFIRMED ANOMALIES:

No divine records remain of a “justice deity” fitting the descriptions collected from the lower realms.

The hut spared by the Calamity has since vanished.

Sylus has not been seen since the day of the assault.

Multiple sealed temples in the Fallen World still bear symbols that match the preserved markings on the hut.

FINAL NOTATION:

Though officially labeled a Calamity, Sylus's actions and motivations remain subject to dispute among celestial historians. Many believe the destruction of heaven was not an act of power, but of mourning.

Of a love made sacrilege. Of a grief no god dared name.

Further investigation is forbidden under Order 497-H. All who speak the name of the forgotten god shall be marked with silence. But still, in the ruined corners of the world, one phrase persists:

“Justice prevails by the hands of calamity, bringing heaven to its knees."

[if-underourskins]

Im just curious, but do the ros like a certain shifting form of the Mc can be? For example, say Blaine likes Mc as a cat, or do they not care?

thank you for the ask!! this is kinda into spoiler territory with the coding and stuff but for you, lovely anon, i shall reveal it all... (i am NOT a drama queen what are you talking about)

each RO has like a 'favourite' form, though it doesn't really affect it all their affs all that much - it's just like silly preferences.

Victoria would probably love deer!MC the most. She has a type and pretty deers fit that lol (that honestly tells you enough about her past crushes i fear). But she also doesn't really care about MC animal forms, and even if MC is a deer, it wouldn't cause her aff to go up too high (like maybe 1 or 2 points coding wise tbh).

Blaine would love bear!MC the most just because you're both bears. The both of you are different type of bears but like, meeting someone who has a similar animal form to you just helps with the feeling of comradery so yeah! Plus, it also means similar experiences so she/ he can relate better with you.

Elexis doesn't really care about what animal form you have, but he'd probably find eagle!MC the coolest. You can fly??? That's enough to pique his interest, as compared to if you had other animal forms. He'd also be curious about fox!MC though, since he is a fox too.

Seraph would love wildcat!MC the most because MC (currently) looks very much like a cat. thanks to their breed, and they're a cat person.

Brooks... well they aren't very fond of shapeshifters at the start, what with being a PSTC Officer and all, so... it doesn't matter what kind of shapeshifter you are, he'd arrest you either way lol

in summary though, they don't really care too much about it, and if they have preferences, it's basically negligible.

[babybells123]

Do you ever think of how;

“Robb and Sansa and Bran and even little Rickon all took after the Tullys, with easy smiles and fire in their hair.” (Arya, AGOT I)

“The wildlings seemed to think Ygritte a great beauty because of her hair; red hair was rare among the free folk, and those who had it were said to be kissed by fire, which was supposed to be lucky.” (Jon II, ASOS)

“I might get her with child."

"Aye, I'd hope so. A strong son or a lively laughing girl kissed by fire, and where's the harm in that?" (Jon II, ASOS)

(And Sansa II follows where she thinks of having children resembling/named after lost family members)

‘Sometimes she sang in a low husky voice that stirred him. And sometimes by the cookfire when she sat hugging her knees with the flames waking echoes in her red hair, and looked at him, just smiling . . . well, that stirred some things as well.’ (Jon II , ASOS)

‘Sansa could sew and dance and sing. She wrote poetry. She knew how to dress. She played the high harp and the bells.’ (Arya I AGOT)

“She had auburn hair, lighter than mine, and so thick and soft . . . the red in it would catch the light of the torches and shine like copper.” (Catelyn, ACOK VII)

“Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful.” (Tyrion, VIII ASOS).

This is autumn auburn hair: (*note* this photo also appears when you search dark honey hair)

I cant decide whether this is auburn or a dark blonde caramel (and I think it can be seen as both)

‘They look as though they belong together. Val was clad all in white; white woolen breeches tucked into high boots of bleached white leather, white bearskin cloak pinned at the shoulder with a carved weirwood face, white tunic with bone fastenings. Her breath was white as well … but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. It had been a long while since Jon Snow had seen a sight so lovely.’ (Jon, ADWD XI)

“She donned silken smallclothes and a linen shift, and over that a warm dress of blue lambswool. Two pairs of hose for her legs, boots that laced up to her knees, heavy leather gloves, and finally a hooded cloak of soft white fox fur.”

….

“When she opened the door to the garden, it was so lovely that she held her breath, unwilling to disturb such perfect beauty. The snow drifted down and down, all in ghostly silence, and lay thick and unbroken on the ground.”

…

“I wish you could see yourself, my lady. You are so beautiful. You're crusted over with snow like some little bear cub, but your face is flushed and you can scarcely breathe.” (Sansa VII ASOS)

“It was the old days she hungered for. Prayed for. But who could she pray to? The garden had been meant for a godswood once, she knew, but the soil was too thin and stony for a weirwood to take root. A godswood without gods, as empty as me. (Sansa VII ASOS)

A sight so lovely = Val with Ghost, cheeks flushed red, clad in all white like snow, sometimes she’s described as having grey eyes but she has blue eyes in this excerpt, bearskin cloak, long braid the colour of dark honey, reference to a weirwood = old gods.

So lovely she held her breath = Sansa clad in a white fox fur cloak (which GRRM has as a figurine), all white surroundings (snow), building a snow castle, face flushed, referred to as a little bear cub, covered in snow, the snow is very romantically coded in this scene as well + there is talk of weirwood trees = Ghost, not to mention ‘ghostly silence’ and Jon reuniting with Ghost in the previous chapter where he also talks of the godswood and weirwood trees.

The connections that Jon makes here are associated with warmth, home, belonging, and Winterfell.

Sansa’s quotes are also rich with themes of home, belonging, and Winterfell where she draws strength from the snow and rebuilds from the ‘ashes.’ Just as Jon in the previous chapter talks of doing.

And “drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover’s kisses…..it was the taste of Winterfell, the taste of innocence, the taste of dreams.” (A dream of spring)

All of these above associations are overtly positive.

Now compare that to….

“The light of the half-moon turned Val’s honey-blond hair a pale silver and left her cheeks as white as snow. She took a deep breath. “The air tastes sweet.”

“My tongue is too numb to tell. All I can taste is the cold.” (Jon VIII ADWD)

I’m not going to say anymore on that.

Dark honey hair:

Light auburn hair:

Copper hair:

You could also interpret the dark honey as actual dark honey i.e

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[wandamaximoffsbadgirl]

Who’s afraid of Little Old Me and Beautiful Stranger!! I want to know everything :DD

-👻

Okay so Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? Is 100% based on the song by Taylor Swift. I hadn't originally put much thought into it other than I thought it felt very Human Hybrid coded.

Though to now go in depth with it…

-Wanda is actually a CEO and Natasha is a personal trainer for high end clients such as celebrities.

-Bumble has had six owners before Wanda and Natasha. Each one seemingly worse than the last.

-Bumble has had other names, but she doesn't remember them due to trauma and blocking it from her memories.

-For as much as Bumble will bite or growl when scared or feeling cornered she is a flight over fight response.

-Bunny hybrids tend to be the smallest hybrids. Usually females range from 4’8-5’0 while males are 5’0-5’5.

-Fennec fox hybrids tend to be about the same size as bunnies.

-Red fox hybrids(the most common fox hybrid) tend to have females ranging from 5’2-5’7 and males from 5’5-5’9.

-Cat hybrids tend to be in the range of females being 4'9-5’1 and males being 5’1-5’6

-Dog hybrids have the biggest range where both females and males can range from 4'8-5'10 depending on their breed

-Hybrids have ears and tails associated with their breed.

-Hybrids have hair colors of their breed. Examples: Bumble is a German shepherd hybrid, her hair, ears, and tail are gray and brown from being an Isabella German Shepherd. Scratchy is a Holland Lop with gray hair, ears, and a white tail.

-All hybrids walk on all fours.

-Bunnies can walk on two and hop around.

-Fennec foxes and greyhounds are the fastest breeds and need lots of space to run off-leash.

-hybrids also have similar teeth to their breeds. Bunnies have bigger front teeth, dogs, cats, and foxes have bigger canines.

-hybrids also tend to keep similar diets to their full animal counterparts. Cats need to have fish, dogs need meat, bunnies need more veggies, foxes need more fruits.

-There are more “exotic” hybrids

- “exotic” breeds can range from farm animals to wild animals like lions and bears.

Beautiful Stranger

-Wanda and Vision had been together for ten years. They were high school sweethearts that turned sour.

-It was briefly mentioned in chapter 1 that reader had gone back and forth between majors before taking a few years off.

-Reader was dealing with personal matters (mental health related) between trying to have a job and being a full time student took its toll on her and she ended up dropping psychology as her major and went general studies for a semester. After that she debated on history before realizing that also wasn't for her. That's when the gap year that turned into three happened.

-Though reader seems very nonchalant about Wanda being pregnant in chapter 2 she certainly had an internal freak out about it and gay panicked before getting the words out.

-Reader had dated Rio (who introduced this universe is only a few years older) but things didn't work out when both girls realized they loved older women.

-Yelena and reader grew up together in Ohio! They were best friends and always hung out until Yelena had to move away for her parents' work.

-They stayed in contact and when they got into the same college it was an immediate yes and an application for a room together!

-Wanda actually thought reader was beautiful the first time she saw her. When she saw reader laying in the grass, skin glistening with sweat she just had to go say hi.

-In chapter 1 Wanda comes to reader asking to babysit because her sitter canceled, but that wasn't true she had never called a sitter.

-Also Wanda didn't have to be out as late as she was. She wanted reader to sleep over that night.

-Also a final note I know when this is going to end. I've had that in mind since I started this so there should be 2-3 chapters left~

[adracat]

Law of Casuality Write-Up (Pt.1?)

Warning!!: the following contains self-indulgence to the likes you’ve never seen before

Law of Causality: The proposition that everything in the universe has a cause and is thus an effect of that cause

Happy Sulemio week! Since it’s Fantasy Day, I decided to finally get cracking on this freeform analysis of my G-Witch series— Law of Causality. I’ve mentioned before this may be my favorite thing I’ve ever written. I was in a manic ADHD-fixation trance while writing this series. If you want the literary version of a triple-layer myth cake, this may be for you. I was considering an essay-style dissection but that’s taking too long. So here are my loose insights into this series as a whole!

Art by my friend Tay, or @TaruhtQarineXiV on Twitter

As Above, So Below: Where it all began. I’ve mentioned in the A/Ns that this was spawned from my deep looks into what the show was taking inspiration from (imo). It’s my little love letter to Sulemio and gwitch, which quickly grew into something more.

Queen in White/King in Red—Beyond the alchemy, I wanted titles that sounded fairytale-esque while also hinting toward another mythos. Hastur or the King in Yellow (Signalis and True Detective enjoyers know that name) The initial King in Yellow appears in Haïta the Shepherd as the benevolent god of shepherds; a domain Hastur shares with Mercury. The short story is about the impermanence of happiness and how it can only be found once you stop seeking it. It’s a theme I ran with for the entirety of LoC, particularly Elnora. The later incarnations of Hastur are malicious eldritch figures. Suletta vs Prospera 😊

On Faerytales: LoC is obsessed with cycles and the rhyming of history. To me, fairytales embody that perfectly. The oral traditions of them are never the exact same, flavored with variations throughout the years. It’s how we got mythology to local folklore to Brothers Grimm to Disney renditions. That’s why I used Eros and Psyche and Sleeping Beauty for Suletta and Miorine (I’m convinced the show does this too but ymmv)

The latter is inspired by the former with Psyche placed under a sleeping torpor Eros breaks. In Sleeping Beauty, the offending curse is a spindle and she’s barricaded by a witch in the form of a dragon. The Hawthorn serves as Mio’s ‘spindle’ as she suffers depression and isolation in the wake of her mother’s vanishing. Prospera (coded as witch Satan) is the dragon. Notrette is the fairies bearing gifts. In a twist, Suletta wakes her with Love as Anteros in the place of Eros. Yes I layered this cake excessively. It’s probably still confusing; I’m sorry.

Tldr; I used Sleeping Beauty alongside Greek myth.

Chaos and Night: Paradise Lost twisted into a toxic witch romance. One of the most insane ideas I’ve had, but I adore it to bits. Both Prospera and Notrette are vested to the teeth with mythology and theology.

Notrette: Besides Thelema’s Nuit/Babalon and cuing her as ‘God’, as a being of creation, opposed to the Devil, I fit so much into her character. She’s Lilith, Pandora, Circe, Ceres, Virgin Mary, the Morrigan, Ariadne, a deconstruction of the Mother Goddess from neopaganism, and the capricious Queen of Elphame from folklore.

Another figure I styled her after is White Boann, the Dagda’s mistress and wife to Nechtan (cognate with Nuada or the silver-hand) which is where you get the hazel tree link. Boann names her son Aengus because the Dagda was her ‘one desire’.

Circling back to Paradise Lost, she also plays the willing Eve who falls to Satan’s temptation in place of Miorine. There’s likely things I’m forgetting; I was so normal plotting her character.

Elnora: What can I say about this glorious wreck that wasn’t in the text? Venus, The red dragon Satan, the Beast from revelation, pagan Horned God, Neptune to Ceres, Theseus and Bacchus to Ariadne, Prometheus to Pandora, every Phosphoros, etc I’d be here all day. She’s coded as Orion the hunter who’s undone by Gaia and also the Teumessian fox to Suletta’s Laelaps. I mentioned she’s the riders of the apocalypse at the end too. White Rider is Suletta but her mom fulfills the rest; ‘Riding’ Vim as War, Riding Belmeria as Famine while wielding the ‘scales’ (Notrette as Libra) Finally, she wears the visage of death to bring Pestilence to the kingdom. I squeezed in the other omens of revelation with symbolism such as the crown of wormwood (Revelation 8:11)

When it comes to her role as Prometheus, I coded both Delling and Mio as birds of Venus (swallow and dove respectfully.) It’s meant to symbolize the ‘eagle’ devouring her was primarily herself all along. She was the architect of her ruin, lampshaded by Notrette from the beginning.

Remember Haïta the Shepherd? In the story, there is a maiden whom embodies the ephemeral nature of happiness. Notrette is Elnora’s transformative destruction into cathartic acceptance/happiness. In Paradise Lost, Satan succeeds at banishing Eve and Adam from the garden but similarly fails when he’s turned into a snake. She’s lucky I was more metaphorical.

I liberally used Revelation 12, the woman and the dragon, as well. Look at me shipping crackships from the Bible. This is mostly self-explanatory, ofc Christ is genderbent and a role shared by Sulemio. Mio’s allergy to iron doubles as a nod to this, since she doesn’t take her father’s kingdom in this universe.

There is more, such as Dionysis/Bacchus being a many-faced god with younger and older versions paralleling the Horned God’s dual aspects and the Dagda’s relationship to Aengus which led to me pitting Suletta as a lighter mirror of Elnora. But I’ll leave it here for now.

Writing this all out has me questioning what I was on, and how I can reproduce it. If you got this far, thank you for humoring my unabahed love for this world. Happy Fantasy Day, Sulemios! ❤️

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HideDuo HCs bc we are going through it

The March drought is getting to me y'all. I don't know about all y'all but the anniversary isn't the best thing ever, especially with the Hatsune Miku incident.

I think we deserve a little treat for being dedicated to our favorite roommates. Hence these ramblings.

The following applies to the OSMP characters, not actual streamers themselves. This is gonna be very all over the place, overall cursed, and is projecting. I hope yall enjoy-

Fit:

Can play any sport, but hates all of them (except for ice skating, he fucking loves it but he'll never admit it and he can't skate for shit)

Has read fanfiction before

Knows about dreamsmp lore but doesn't know what it all means in context, very much "Did you know a guy fucked a salmon and had a fox as a child?" "He started a country later? The fish fucker???"

Is into more fru fru coffee drinks than he lets on. Like- fuck yea 9/10 times that mother fucker be drinking that shit black, but he loves some good pumpkin spice- tooty fruity-cuchie deluci frappuccino. He'd only give in around sunny tho.

Was a smoker for a hot minute, quit tho when the ashes nearly lit a TNT. Hasn't picked it up since

Is a slut for pig step

Has read The Art of War

Had a celebrity crush on Philza. He still has it but it's defo diminished since he knows him personally.

Showers daily. I don't care that he's a war-torn mf, that man loves taking showers and will never pass up the opportunity to get one.

Has a poster of Miku Binder Jefferson. Someone gave it to him as a secret Santa present and he has no idea who or what to do with it. He's tempted to burn it but he's kind of afraid of it. It's so cursed that it shows up in his nightmares.

He thinks about Forever a lot more than he wants to admit. He's afraid of the possibility of turning into a monster since he was exposed to the black concert a lot. He understands the fear is irrational since it was long ago but the intrusive thought lingers.

He's thought about marriage in general and with Pac. He'd never admit it but he planned out everything from the venue to the music to the vows. He'd easily swipe it all away if Pac said he had an idea of what he wanted it to be like.

is fluent in Morse code

Knows sign language

Hearing aids mf

Has a family somewhere out there, one that he lost or left only to be dumped into TB2T

Loves crosswords, especially during breakfast and right after Ramon goes to bed.

His favorite smell is cinnamon and cocoa butter

Believes in Herobrine

Can't do long division to save his life

Hates the sound of Velcro

Pac:

Likes the Pacman TV show

Smells like cinnamon and cocoa butter

Has too many scars from the cats he's owned over the years.

Married Mike for tax reasons in the past. They play it up that they're bitter divorcés from time to time

Doesn't shower as often as he should, not because he hates it but because he has a long routine and enjoys baths far more

Enjoys tea and coffee equally

Was a homestuck fan (yesIFUCKINGDIDTHATTOHIMWHATAREYAGONNADO???)

Gay awakening was Rufio from Hook

watches Reading Rainbow as an adult

paints on his prosthetic all the damn time

Has a Post-it note collection. He barely uses them but he has a rainbow of them and each color represents a member of the island.

Has a sticker collection

Always carries small snacks for his pocket dude (I heard about this through the wiki, apparently Pac has a pocket boy? If not then he does now lmao) mostly gummy bears and crackers

Is afraid of the ocean. Idk why that just sounds right for him and if it is it recontextualizes the date he had w fit lol

knows Morse code

Knows some phrases in American sign language (fit is teaching him / is learning for fit, whichever is cuter)

Has hacked into a government-locked server, left lobster porn in place of any files he took. Idk which government it was or why he did it, but he did and they haven't recovered since

Is the type to listen to Jon Bellion and Talor Swift. No, i will not elaborate

Has very vivid daydreams. Aside from drugs and PTSD, he has some really nice ones all on his own. Mostly about Fit tbh.