#they’re named after two characters from my favorite video game :]

[lowpolyhagrid]

erik campbell nsfw alphabet

warnings: 18+ mdni!!! f!reader

my requests are OPEN!!!

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

he falls asleep every time without fail… but he’ll wake back up in like 30 minutes

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

he thinks his hair is his best feature. and he loves your back and chest.. and waist (more on this later)

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

he definitely prefers finishing on you, rather than in you.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

oh this freak loves when his nipple piercings are messed with

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

he knows what he’s doing. very much so!

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

he loves hitting it from the back (esp. in front of a mirror HELLOOOO) and missionary

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

it all depends on the mood. but we know how erik is with his one liners

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

hes lowkey very methodical when it comes to trimming his pubes. kinda cute

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

it depends on how close you two are. but there’s occasionally times where he’s emotional and he just needs you.. and that’s when he’s the most intimate

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

he’d be so down to send you videos of him jerking off.. if ur into that sort of thing. but he doesn’t really need to, because he has your fine ass 😛😛😛

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

hair pulling, choking, marking, very very soft bdsm.. but he gets a little freaky sometimes

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

ANY FUCKINNNN WHEREEEE!!!! but he still thinks about the time that you had sex in the tattoo parlor after it closed.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

teasing, he’s lowkey into getting rejected.. and when the hem of someone shirt lifts up and reveals someone’s waist..

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

he won’t do really freaky weird shit… like shit… and shit

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

oh he’s an eater… LIVES FOR THAT SHIT!! but will not turn down head… ever. who wouldn’t give him head tbh???

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

obviously a case by case basis. but he’s very good at reading the mood and knowing what to do, but he tends to be a bit fast

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

any time any where. he likes having sex in public a lot. in a car, in a bathroom, what have you

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

like i’ve said before, he’s game for pretty much anything!!

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

erik can go for like 2 on a good day, but he lasts decently long

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

he would love to use a vibrator on you! but they wouldn’t be his first priority. he likes getting in there with his hands, definitely.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

THIS LITTLE SLUT! is such a tease, and an asshole. think a lot of, “you want it so bad, don’t you?”

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

a couple of grunts and groans, maybe some moans… maybe even a whine! but he isn’t very loud.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

i feel like he would have steve-o’s “your name” tattoo on his ass. i’m gonna be pushing the damn jackassfan!erik agenda until i die

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

we all remember the scene

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

if y’all are in a committed relationship, your fucking like 3-4x a week.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

his head hits the pillow and he’s done!

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percy jackson headcanons + picrews (long post, hcs under the cut. only grover, annabeth, and percy. i use the homestuck troll quadrants to describe their relationships)

in order: annabeth, percy, grover

some notes on their designs: they all have a lot more scars, grover’s mainly being on his legs from running through forests, annabeth’s mainly being on her sides (as she gets too cocky during fights and leaves them open on accident), and percy’s mainly being on her chest. annabeth and percy look really similar, but they’re not intended to be, just how picrew works ykyk. grover wears sunglasses and really baggy clothes to hide his goat features. percy is fem as hell and would prob love skirts, but i didnt really like any of them in the picrew.

percy

🐟 if you think hes cis, straight, or white ur crazy

🐟 on that note. Trans girl who uses she/he/bite, biromantic asexual but romance repulsed attraction to men due to trauma, and she’s latino, black, and libyan

🐟 i see people headcanon her name as persephone a lot and while i do love that to me shes parand and still goes by percy!

🐟 middle kid regressor, prob 7-13. i dont think bite would change much in terms of personality, besides maybe being louder due to lack of volume control

🐟 solarpunk, afropunk, hopepunk, and underseapunk for sure. she is an ACTIVIST!!! he, his siblings, his mom, and grover go to protests together im correct

🐟 fav bands: my chemical romance, pleasure venom, fea, meet me @ the altar, the tuts, and la armada. i dont listen to pierce the veil but maybe them too?

🐟 sharkhearted, aquatickin, and oceankin!

🐟 radicalized the rest of the 7, and while bite grew up with punk beliefs (ty sally), i think thalia was the one who gave her the final push ykyk?

🐟 he is NOT skinny and he does NOT have a 6 pack!! listen. most of bites exercise comes from combat and strength training. and typically, strength training (ESPECIALLY combat) doesnt focus heavily on bodybuilding. My girl is big and has muscles and is proud

🐟 collects comic books, legos, and video games! favorite comic run is napalm lullaby, doesnt have a favorite lego set but has a small ocean animals one she bought second hand that she pulls apart and puts together again for comfort, and she doesnt have a favorite video game but the one she replays the most is is sonic adventures 2! video games are his special interest (did i mention i hc him as autistic. Well that too. bite’s audhd dyslexic)

🐟 isnt dating annabeth anymore (in my perfect world). the two broke up and both are way happier and healthier as adults. i think that annabeth needed to be away from percy to get better, and percy COULDNT be better with annabeth.

🐟 (i do think theyd have the best femme&butch solidarity as friends once they are both ready to do so! just need time for healing and all, ykyk?)

🐟 jason is her ex-moirail and her auspitice for her and annabeth! jason stops them from entering an abusive pitch relationship. used to be clarrise’s kismesis, but broke it off to take a break from relationships (reason he broke off from being jason’s moirail)

annabeth

📘 i dont have many hcs for her because to me, shes a better character concept then character

📘 my girl is butch trust meeee. “oh shes so fem and percys strong fem gf” HER? HERR?? THAT ANNABETH? OUR ANNABETH?

📘 she/they demi-caedromantic butch lesbian demigirl. i think a lot of pjo characters like multiple genders in theory, but due to trauma, have lost most (or all) attraction to them. to me, she used to be interested in romance, but fell off from that after everything happened

📘 does NOT get good grades. I love her and i think shes actually smart because she likes to study, but like… my girl has dyslexia and adhd. and their mom is the goddess of WISDOM, not INTELLIGENCE. theres no way theyre getting all As and Bs

📘 afropunk and anarchopunk. shes not as active in local scenes due to them bouncing around (though their heart will always be in the punk scene in LA), but if theres a protest in her general area THEYRE GOING. i also think theyre riot grrrl but only after ending her relationship with percy and getting better as a person

📘 fav bands (during relationship, im not sure what she’d listen to post-percabeth): mel bryant & the mercy makers, the muslims, pat the bunny, mischief brew, big joanie, violent femmes, boygenius. i think she was largely influenced by grover and thalia, but starts really developing her own music taste when they settle down in their own life

📘 her hair is FUCKED UP. she tries to take good care of it!! they really do!! but after years of living in a camp with not a whole lot of access to supplies for their hair type, and then living on a BOAT with even LESS access, their hair is really damaged. all the seven have fucked up hair, but theirs especially, since they were under so much stress that she didn’t care much for upkeep.

📘 was radicalized to be anarchopunk and afropunk by thalia, but became riot grrrl thanks to piper’s influence

📘 not autistic (in the books, maybe the show). i personally dont see her as having many autistic traits (though they DEF have adhd traits and its insane people dont acknowledge that a lot). but yeah i just? cant see it? idk

📘 when they were dating percy they didnt realize they didnt actually have feelings and was just comphet. this led to a really unhealthy relationship. then by the time she realized the feelings had developed to just hate and they felt bad leaving. they eventually separated and she got a lot better

📘 away from dating for a while, but has a small, unrequited pale crush on piper

grover

🫐 GROVERRRRR guys hes one of my favs unironically

🫐 mixed african american-indian guy whos a t4t bisexual trans guy and uses he/him. “oh but all satyrs are male” yeah but also this is a book series that has been inaccurate about greek mythology since the beginning so shh

🫐 carries iron supplements with him because while he’s used to relying on hay and feed for iron, he can’t exactly do that disguised as a human

🫐 his handwriting is SHIT. i think most of his handwriting comes from signing himself up for things so that means he constantly looks like he’s signing his signature. only juniper can somewhat make it out and thats because hers is just as bad

🫐 solarpunk, afropunk, and hopepunk!!!! he is literally the og solarpunk trust me.

🫐 fav bands: punk on toast, earth 2 tiffany, tell everyone we’re dead, the tuts, be steadwell, zaphyria

🫐 age regresses to rlly young with no cg! he doesnt particularly want one either? hes just doing his own thing. percy is his playmate :)

🫐 not my headcanon but my friend says hed be really tenderheaded, like as in “can barely do his own hair without it hurting”. idk how accurate this is but i agree because my friend says so

🫐 used to get roped into the stoll’s pranks. he’d help them sneak onto the strawberry trucks, steal things, etc. eventually stopped as he got more anxious, but he and the stolls are still fairly close and he’ll still help them play pranks on occasion

🫐 fruits are his ultimate safe foods! strawberries, apples, whatever! he keeps a packet of fruit on him everywhere he goes for snacks

🫐 sees thalia, annabeth, and percy as his younger siblings. i think he deserves to be their proud older brother, as a treat <3. used to see luke as the same way, but not anymore for obvious reasons

🫐 juniper is her one and only matesprit!

[nerdieforpedro]

The old switcheroo

If you could take one Pedro character and switch them into another of the characters universes, which one would it be? Let’s say, throw Dave York into The Great Wall. And what do you think that would look like? How would he do? Run with it. I even dare you to write a short dribble drabble. Well, I just wanted to write dribble drabble.

I'm unsure if my Drabble...if it can even be called that at this point 🤣 truly answers your question. I interpreted it, to mean that Dave and Pero switched places.

Our man Pero is dealing with it better than Dave, though, that could just be favoritism on my part. 👀 It's not all easy for Pero either, just different.

The question could have been any Pedro character, but I figured these two would be interesting.

I present: (I found Angela Lansbury! 💖)

Two Men out of Time

Dave York and Pero Tovar

Word Count: 1169 (I giggled - I am stuck in middle school).

Warnings: Limited understanding of Middle Ages, insults to ponytails, movie and video game references, William slander (I'm fine with this.), NAKED PERO, implied past sex work, Ogling a naked Pero, implying possible future sex work, maybe some inappropriate touching (I mean, she likely did, let's be real here), I think that's about it.

Notes: Like I said, no idea if this answered the question. This is what I wrote today after sipping two things of hot cocoa while brainstorming because you always have thought-provoking asks.

Silence can be a tool when done correctly. Honestly, it’s the best choice right now. He would close his eyes and try to picture himself back in the hotel, which he remembered falling asleep in, but he did that while he was laid out on his back near a river. 

Did not work. 

Had his face licked by a horse of all things. Dave has never had a reason to encounter a horse, and would have liked that to have been his only encounter with one, but with the horse, came three men. York tried to get up, but his clothes were much heavier than he remembered. The men called him a name he didn’t recognize and rather than correcting them, he remained quiet and nodded. They chuckled and patted him on the back after helping up, mocking him for falling off of his horse and that it was unlike him to not be able to handle his drink. Laughing with the men, Dave saw that they were all wearing armor like out of one of his daughter’s world history books. 

Which time period was this? Is he wearing armor too? Is that why it’s so hard to move? He also has weapons on his back. They’re swords, three of them. Looks to be one main and two twin swords. York was still clean shaven which appeared to confuse his comrades. They mocked him for his face, the pale one with the ponytail mocked him the most. Dave could break his neck, but he chuckled along before making a scowl. The men seem to be heading toward a village, maybe they’re in the middle ages. 

How is he going to navigate this? Is this ‘Pero’ supposed to be an ancestor of his? Wasn’t this a video game? Or that Michael Fassbender movie?

Their group arrives in a tavern where they drink some sort of barley based drink. Dave is by no means a lightweight, but five mugs in and he’s having trouble seeing straight. One of the barmaids? He assumes that’s what they're called, she helps him upstairs, but he shoos her away as she appears to want some money for certain services. Dave knows next to knowing about this time period, but he remembers hygiene not being a top priority. So in addition to not wanting to entertain that woman, the food may make him sick, he also may have rashes and expect vermin. Many of them. Maybe if he sleeps this time, he’ll wake up back in the bed with those two women he’d enjoyed the night with. Even if they weren’t there, just back the bed, in his own time would be great. Is he going to die from dysentery? Is that still a thing? Should he be concerned about a plague? “This is bullshit. When I wake up. I’m gonna smack that guy with the ponytail. I don’t look like a drowned rat. His name was William, he will pay.” Dave drifts off to sleep with anger in his heart for Will. The man in question’s ears burn while he continues to drink downstairs. 

Pero’s back felt good for once. He was on something soft, he rose out of bed too quickly. He’s naked. Unsure why and there’s two women looking at him curiously. “Dave, we don’t know where you’ve been but you can’t come here smelling like that. We got you washed and everything but we had to toss those sheets. The madam will be in to see you to talk to you about it.” For some reason, there were two women wearing undergarments he’s never seen telling him that they washed him and put him back in this bed. They were calling him Dave. He has no clue who this Dave is but apparently he is at this establishment quite a lot. Pero is familiar with this type of place. Maybe this is how the aristocrats have their brothels set up, though there are still many confusing things here. 

Moving to the edge of the bed, it doesn’t feel bad to be this clean, only odd. He wouldn’t even be scrubbed quite like this before meeting generals, lords or ladies. Cracking his neck, the door to his room opened and he was greeted by a stout woman in a silk dress. Her eyes focus between his thighs for a moment before going back to his face. She studied that as well. The two women were behind her and she closed the door on them, locking it. “You are not Dave York. A curious specimen of a man. You resemble him though, not quite in all the ways I see.” The woman moves to stand two feet away from Pero. “You can call me Ms. Magnolia. What should I call you handsome?”

“I am Pero Tovar Señora Magnolia. I do not know how I came to be here. I last remember falling off my horse. Who did you think I was?” His eyes follow her as she sits next to him on the bed and pats his shoulder. Tovar eyes her carefully, he can overpower her easily, but he knows little about what has happened. It’s best to get information first. 

“That’s no matter. You’re clearly not him. I feel that you’ll be more amenable to me supporting you as I help you navigate this strange world. You’re not from here or this time. So auspicious.”

“Are you a witch?”

“No. Just sensitive to the natural world my dear gorgeous man. If you don’t want my help, you’re more than welcome to use what money you may have on your person to pay for our services, but…” Ms. Magnolia stands and looks over her shoulder. “Given your current state, you may have trouble with that.”

“You would be correct Señora. May I have some clothes to put on so I can explore to get my bearings?” Pero placed his hands on his knees, if the madam might be swayed to help him in any fashion, he’ll need to use what he has. Tovar doesn’t see any of his weapons so his body is on deck then. 

“I don’t mind you like this Pero, but I understand you wouldn’t want to walk around like this. I can get you some clothes. There might be some things we can do to get you accustomed to things. Do not worry.” Her wide smile did in fact make him worry, but soon he was brought clothes and she ‘assisted’ him in putting them on. He next asked for food, which she did leave the room to go retrieve. Alone with his thoughts, Tovar closed his eyes. He had on what they call a t-shirt and sweatpants. They were loose, soft and comfortable. Easy to move in, but offer no protection. 

What the hell kind of mess had he gotten himself into now? Pero can’t even blame this one on William and his stupid ponytail that he never cuts off. No, Tovar will always blame that silly hair choice. 

Tagging @soft-persephone (for the drowned rat 🐀)

@604to647 @avastrasposts @tinytinymenace @morallyinept @iamskyereads (five Pero girls)

@megamindsecretlair Because she'll giggle - I know it

[skyblueartt]

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Headcanon game!

Thanks for the ask!!! Just prefacing this saying that I’m a relatively very new FNAF (the videos games, I don’t know much of anything about the book universe) fan! These are just random ideas I have :)

🐻❔Mrs. Emily- Ohh boy this is a character I honestly don’t have a ton of headcanons for yet! I didn’t even think of a name for girly. BUT I once saw somebody use the name ‘Hazel’ for Mrs. Emily and I like that one a lot!! Hmm I can’t explain why, but I totally headcanon Henry as gay LOL right, so my HC is that…he’s in denial for some time about this, gets with a woman, and said woman ends up getting pregnant. Because of this, getting married feels like an obligation to them, I guess. But I HC that the two separated a few years later because Henry was very unhappy and he knew that he wasn’t making his wife happy either. I TOTALLY HC that leading up to the divorce, he’d tell his wife (I guess I’m calling her Hazel now!) that he’d “be at work late” when in reality he was at the bar drinking with William after work and venting about how nervous and unhappy he was…ummmmmmmmm Mr. Emilyyyyy lying like that is not good !!! :( he did not feel good about it tho. Honestly I feel like she got the vibe that he didn’t like the ladies. I HC that after the divorce they’re not on bad terms, it’s just a little awkward. Idk! My headcanon is that Henry loved Charlie more than anything in the world, and hey, Hazel was happy that he was a very loving father to her. There’s that at least lmaooo

❓Sammy Emily: AHHhhhh I’m gonna be so real with you, I got nothin :( I’m so sorry Sammy I’m sure you’re a wonderful kiddo- but I’m like, a person who knows absolutely nothing about the books 😅 when I was like formulating my own interpretation/understanding of fnaf’s lore and characters from the video games I totally didn’t know that Sammy existed so to lowkey just. Retconned him unknowingly so ahh SORRY, SAMMY :’0

🎭Charlie Emily: CHARLIEEE ohhh I love her! I randomly headcanon that she was about 7-ish when she died, but honest to god that is just the first random age that popped into my head. I feel like she’s a rough-n-tough little kid, like a little tomboy. She LOVES being outside, she looooves exploring, she loves being independent and doesn’t understand why she can’t just go exploring alone all the time!! (We later see what happens when she um. Wanted to explore alone at night one time. I’m so sad ). Type of kid to collect rocks and bugs and enjoys playing in the mud and. Man I feel like she either played baseball or soccer. Idk, I just feel like she would

I LOVE to think that she’s fascinated by her dad’s robots! Whenever she gets to go to the workshop with him, she’s fuckin trilled. She peaks her head up over the big desk and just watches with stars in her eyes :’) Henry picking her up and letting her get a closer look at the animatronics-

“Pretty cool, huh kiddo?”

“Uhh YEAHH!!!”

Charlie loves to make people laugh, especially her dad! She loves both of her parents, of course, but she’s a daddy’s girl at heart. Her dad is cool because he lets her eat pizza for breakfast and they stay up late watching movies on the weekends.

I feel like she’s besties with Elizabeth, I just am obsessed with this idea. She likes Evan but they don’t talk a lot, since I feel like Evan was a pretty quiet kiddo. She really likes Mike tho, she views him like her cool older “cousin” :)

Her favorite color in the whole wide world of GREEN. She probably begs her dad to paint her bedroom green. Since I feel like she’s such an outdoorsy kid, maybe green reminds her of nature!

AhhhHh mannnnn. I need a good timeline AU because I love this kiddo. Charlie you’re a real one, sorry your dad’s best friend was a freak

[awkward-wicked-failure]

Kiwami Comics

I'll write more of this for Ao3 but for now just have a taste

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Kiwami Comics had way more than just what the name said. Video games, merch, CDs, and anime are all on top of comic books. Ichiban loved it so much; he got paid to be around, work with, and talk about his favorite media. Talk about a major score! It wasn’t like he had much going on in his personal life apart from school, the video game club, and helping out his mom at the nearby orphanage. He did his best academically and liked hanging out with Kiryu and Majima (granted, Majima didn’t care for him all that much; he tolerated him at best and loathed him at worst.), and he liked the video game club even though it was hard to make any friends due to everyone else being so introverted. But that was okay because he could always come to his job and have a blast. 

When the shop was slow, Ichiban would catch up with his current fixation; Like A Dragon, a manga series created by Taichi Suzuki. It was about a low-ranking Yakuza grunt betrayed by his family’s patriarch, the man he trusted most. Now, having to team up with a kind homeless guy, a tired ex-detective, and a stubborn barmaid, the grunt-turned-hero has to bash some heads and save the day from a wicked governor! It was a manga with everything: action, adventure, romance, stakes, heart-warming friendships, and appearances by characters from other mangas Suzuki had created, such as the legendary Joryu Jazuma and the One-Eyed Demon. While Joryu Jazuma was cool, Ichiban really found himself connecting with the protagonist of Like A Dragon, Kenji Ichikawa. Kenji is a fiercely loyal, passionate, and optimistic guy with a big heart and a short temper. He makes the greatest enemies become his greatest allies with his charm and a few swings of his legendary baseball bat. Kenji also started out the series in his mid-40s while Joryu got to start out in his 20s, but that just made Kenji all the more inspiring in Ichiban’s eyes. The guy didn’t have to be young to go on cool adventures and do cool things! There are 15 chapters, but Ichiban always rereads chapter 5, where the stubborn barmaid, Miruka Sakai, first appeared.

She’s a shrewd woman, but she’s kind even if she can appear aggressive or hardened. Ichiban could reread the supplementary drink link side stories with the two of them forever; he’s read them so much he can recite the lines by heart. Kenji and Miruka’s chemistry was so electric and so real. They’re both passionate individuals with big aspirations, and…ashamedly so, Ichiban imagines himself with Saeko in those roles. Miruka reminded him of Saeko, but he couldn’t see himself as Kenji. Even though he’s as passionate as him, he always finds himself as someone a bit awkward. He couldn’t muster up the courage to get Saeko’s attention, let alone have meaningful conversations with her. He sits behind her in class, and at most, she’s asked to borrow a pencil from him, and he nods and hands one to her. But that was it.

What he wouldn’t give to be Kenji Ichikawa for a day. To be that confident, heroic, and strong for someone else. For Saeko.

It was a slow day at Kiwami Comics, but it was a weekend during exams; most RGG High students weren’t exactly rushing in to grab something to read that wasn’t a study guide. Ichiban hid underneath the counter with another issue of Like A Dragon. He immediately turned to the intermission pages featuring a drink-link conversation between Kenji and Miruka.

Kenji was always drawn so casual, yet attentive. He’s cool, but he cares.

“I already know your hair’s naturally curly, after all,” Kenji said.

Miruka put her hand to her bob. “Huh? How do you know that?” She was drawn simplistically, like a chibi, to emphasize her confusion.

“Some strands here and there look like they escaped your straightener.”

“Oh. Yeah. Well, lately, my hair hasn’t stayed straight as long as it used to.” She was drawn to Suzuki’s more natural style again.

Ichiban noticed the same thing about Saeko’s hair; he found it cute.

“Hello?” A voice called from above. Ichiban immediately jolted upwards, knocking his head against the counter.

“Ow!” He yelped, rubbing his head as he slid out from underneath the furniture and stood up. He blinked a couple of times to ensure he was still seeing straight.

“Sorry, sorry, welcome to Kiwami Comics, how can I—”

His stomach dropped when he saw who was at the counter. Saeko Mukoda was holding a copy of the 10th installment of Like A Dragon.

“...help you?”

“Just this.” She slid the comic book to Ichiban, ignoring his earlier embarrassment from hitting his head.

“Right, right, yeah.”

He picked up the comic book and scanned its barcode.

“You look familiar,” she noted, “have we met before?”

“We’re in the same class, I sit behind you.”

“Oh! You’re that Dragon Quest nerd!”

Ouch.

“You’re…Ichibad, right?”

Double ouch.

“Ichiban…” He gently corrected her. “Kasuga Ichiban…”

He pushed the comic book back to her.

“That’ll be 500 yen.”

As she began rummaging through her bag for her wallet, his eyes were fixed on the comic she had chosen.

“What could Kenji Ichikawa do…” Ichiban tapped his finger nervously on the counter.

“I didn’t know you read Like A Dragon.”

She took out her wallet and laughed softly.

“I don’t, but my friend Seonhee does.”

“Of course…a girl like her wouldn’t be into something so lame…”

“My mistake then, heh. Sorry.”

She placed a few coins on the counter, picked up the comic book, and then left quickly.

“See you around, Ichiban!” She called out to him before she left the shop.

“Yeah, see you around, Saeko!” He called out, and when she was out of sight, he melted behind the counter and groaned.

He looked at his comic book and picked it up, staring at Kenji on the cover with a frown. He hit himself with the book, groaning with each impact.

“I looked like such a dweeb, Kenji. ‘I didn’t know you read Like A Dragon,’ why did I say that?! Of course, she doesn’t read LaD! She’s way too cool! She’s so cool she doesn’t even know my name…ugh.” He glanced again at the cover featuring Kenji. “I wish I was you, Kenji. You wouldn’t fumble this hard. If I was like you…maybe Saeko would notice me.”

[wonderlands-twisted-tales]

Mod’s intros!

Corvus’s Intro 🍄

“The blot is my fuel, the blot is my friend… perhaps my only one? Perhaps…”

Greetings to all who have come to bear witness to this wonderful project! You may call me Corvus or Yew, either is fine really. My pronouns are they/them and I am of 17 falls, almost 18 this September. I fell in love with Twisted Wonderland after watching videos of a streamer translating from the Japanese server (at the time, the game was only in Asia), so imagine my utter excitement when I was allowed to co-create this blog and the upcoming fanfiction with the lovely folks that are my friends and colleagues. I have two characters so far in the story, a classy yet violent Savannaclaw gangster, and an eternally annoyed and sassy Scarabia beastman. Speaking of characters, I don’t like to call favorites when it comes to Twst, but, I must admit, Leona does resonate with me more than others; A Fun Fact about me is that I am diagnosed with MDD (major depression disorder) along with Undefines Psychosis, so please be patient with me. Besides that, I am eternally grateful to be here with these folks and working on this project, and I hope you can treat us all with kindness and respect as we manage our personal lives outside of this project! Thank you! My time zone is CST. -🍄

Rose’s intro 🐈‍⬛

“When in doubt….. uh….. cuddle widdle kitty cats??” Hihi!! I’m Rose!! You may also call me Goober. I am cis fem, and go by she/her. I am a minor, and public school sucks, so I may not always be on. I chose to help with this blog because I became genuinely attached to the people here working on the blog as well. They’re awesome! As for Twisted Wonderland, I only got in a few months ago, if that, but I’m in love with the game. I think some funny moments on Youtube got me into the game! In this story, the characters I made are Duma Jasiri, a no-nonsense yet sweet cheetah beastwoman, Fovos and Ponos Diavolaki, my lovely imps, and Physal Finley, a ditzy jellyfish merwoman. Yes, a beastwoman, because here, NRC is a boys and girls school for this storyline. They started accepting female students 4-5 years ago. My favorite canon characters would have to be Idia and Leona. Idia, cause I relate to being a gamer who never goes outside, and Leona cus kitty :3 Btw, you may see me on this blog more than the others, as I like to chat more. I also have diagnosed ADHD and anxiety. My main tumblr is redheadedsilly if you wanna give me a follow! My timezone is EST. -🐈‍⬛

Love’s intro 🪶

“Humanity has free will and I choose to do whatever I want. ” 

Hey hey! Names Love and that’s all ya’ll gonna get! I am a female and my pronouns are she/her and I am an adult. The first time I found Twisted Wonderland was someone’s fan translation of the prologue back in 2020. It was my suggestion for our group to start making mini-fics and we ended up deciding to make a blog for this storyline. My characters are Maeve Crowley, Headmaster Crowley’s nephew, the Ramshackle Housewarden who does not hesitate to discipline anyone, even his uncle, Toma Karkinos, the crab in bling, and others (I HAVE TO MAKE MORE PROFILES TvT). My favorite canon character is hands down no debate, Leona Kingscholar. This lion man has got me in a chokehold in both design and character. Fun facts, uuhhh, for the first four banners of Zenless Zone Zero’s release, I won every single one of my 50/50 for both the character and their w-engines for 5 banners. The best skill I would give myself is nest-making. 

I act in the UTC timezone. - 🪶

Midget's intro 🐉🌹

''I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream~'' 

People can refer to me as Midget which is a pen name of mine. I've quite a lot of nicknames so it's best to stick with the name Midget. I go by she/her and I am an adult. Why did I choose to co-write this blog? Well, it's simple, I've been roleplaying for a lot of years and tend to write fan-fictions of my own too when the inspiration strikes, though those fan-fictions have been stuck in rough drafts for a while. Besides, writing them with others seems like a lot of fun. As for how I ended up tumbling down the Disney Twisted Wonderland rabbit hole, I don't exactly remember how other than coming across videos and those that I surround myself with sparking my interest. Plus I was a Black Butler fan, prior to discovering Disney Twisted Wonderland, still am. I have been in the Disney Twisted Wonderland fandom ever since its very beginning, all the way back in 2020.

By now I can finally play the game myself while I continue to devour the manga, novels, fanmerch, and even some official merch from Japan alongside my gameplay. My characters in the story; Orion Talaria; a third-year Royal Sword Academy student loosely twisted from Hermes of Disney's Hercules (though I mostly drew inspiration from the Greek myths and Epic The Musical's Hermes and poured that into a TWST OC as Hercules’ Hermes didn’t give me much to work with) and Idia & Ortho Shroud's childhood friend which he is along with his older halfbrother Solaris Talaria, which I’ve twisted from the Greek god of the sun, Apollo. Another character of mine that'll appear in the story is Prentice Grem, a TWST OC I twisted from Gremlin Prescott, a character found in the Epic Mickey 1 (2010, 2024 remake) and Epic Mickey The Power Of Two (2012), a game franchise that's very dear to me, also because it introduced me to Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse's older, forgotten brother. Either way, Prentice Grem is a Gremlin and former Royal Sword Academy student expelled by Headmage Ambrose and sent off to Night Raven College after his Overblotting at Royal Sword Academy. By now he falls under the Ignihyde dorm led by housewarden Idia Shroud and his brother Ortho Shroud. Whereas he used to be friendly and helpful in repairing things before his Overblot, he's now more sarcastic, bitter, and envious towards those who do not see his absolute genius. Despite him being like that, he does feel like he's at home in the Ignihyde dorm where he tinkers away on anything and is very good with his hands when it comes to technology and mechanics. He also has a huge mechanical robot lookalike of himself, much like Epic Mickey’s Prescott. It's also part of Prentice’s Overblot Phantom. My favourite canon characters are hands down Malleus Draconia, Lillia Vanrouge, Leona Kingscholar, and Ruggie Bucchi, because I have very fond memories of the original animated Sleeping Beauty, the Maleficent movies, and the original animated Lion King movies along with the sequels. Though, I like the Tweels (Jade & Floyd Leech) as well even though I only really saw The Little Mermaid's sequel The Little Mermaid II Return To The Sea. I am also very fond of Che'nya, the Cheshire Cat beastman and student from the Royal Sword Academy, along with Riddle Rosehearts, Cater Diamond, Idia Shroud, and Skully J. Graves, because the Nightmare Before Christmas is a nice movie. Some fun facts about me, hmm… I have a huge weakness for fictional villains, either from Disney Twisted Wonderland or otherwise morally, grey characters. I love Oswald The Lucky Rabbit from Epic Mickey. Due to me having played both Epic Mickey 1 and Epic Mickey 2 The Power Of Two, I can't unsee the ties the game franchise has with Disney Twisted Wonderland.

My native tongue is Dutch, but am fully self-taught in English ever since about six years old. My level is C1 Advanced. One of these days I do hope to become an English teacher, still. I am an avid reader and mainly devour manga, graphic novels, and novels in English as compared to Dutch; though there are a few instances where I'll read Dutch, just a few, as I find my own native tongue dry and kind of boring to read in. My go-to genres to read are dark fantasy, dark fairytales, history-inspired novels, vampire novels, time-travel novels, and Sci-Fi novels. I game quite a bit and used to do some online Dungeons & Dragons, which I would love to pick up someday again. I write fanfictions, but due to my native tongue being Dutch, I do need to go over them a couple of times before I feel satisfied and brave enough to put them up. I went to Aladdin the musical once which was a lot of fun! My timezone is CET, military time. My main Tumblr is vaatistrife-purplemage, should you want to add me or want to chat! ~🐉🌹

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Donkey Kong Land 2 is interesting. Unlike DKL1, it’s less its own game and more a remix of DKC2 for weaker hardware. Most levels from the SNES title are accounted for here, but with layouts that differ from only slightly to a rather large amount, but it’s still obvious what stages they’re based on; they even share the same names. Due to the limitations of the game boy, there are a couple of stages that had their gimmicks tweaked; “Glimmer’s Galleon” no longer features it’s namesake (which is doubly weird, as Glimmer as featured on the box art in all regions), instead forcing the player to rely on timed switches to light up the level, and two levels from the SNES game - “Haunted Hall” and “Castle Crush” - are replaced with “Krazy Koaster” (in line with the roller coaster stages from Krazy Kremland) and “Dungeon Danger” (a non-scrolling castle stage), respectively. While they’re less interesting solely because the original gimmicks were two of the best the franchise had, they feel like they belong.

Unfortunately, while DKC2 is such a great game that it’s pretty much impossible to fuck up the formula, there’s some pretty glaring issues in DKL2 that make it much less fun. First and foremost, it has the problem that virtually every other game boy platformer suffers from - the screen is just too small. The spritework here is honestly incredible, with the SNES pre-rendered graphics converted rather nicely here, but that’s only feasible by making them large and detailed. That leaves far too little room to see what’s ahead of your character. You will frequently be making blind jumps and hoping that an enemy or obstacle isn’t hiding just off screen. Because of this, you’ll be playing much more cautiously than usual, and when you do make a blunder, you’ll feel cheated, as without trial and error, there’s just no way you’ll progress.

(Below: comparison of Hot Head Hop in DKL2 with Hot Head Hop in DKC2.)

To make things worse, the controls just feel… off. I have beaten the original DKC trilogy at least 5 times at this point, and the movements of the Kongs here don’t feel anywhere near as precise. Even after clearing the game, I still wasn’t able to adapt to the changes in jump speed and distance, and was frustrated by how wrong it felt. The select button being used for the special abilities of the animal buddies was also incredibly awkward, particularly with Squitter, but considering the original hardware didn’t have shoulder buttons or x or y, I can’t really think of a better solution, other than removing the abilities altogether and reworking the levels to accommodate for that.

The bosses were never the high point of any of the DKC games, but they’re pretty underwhelming here. It’s nowhere near as bad as DKC1 or DKL1, thankfully, but it would be hard to do worse. Kleever and Kreepy Krow are the biggest downgrades, and Kudgel is missing entirely, as worlds 2 and 3 from DKC2 were merged into one extra-large world, for some reason (having a volcano and a shipwreck in a swamp on the same map is pretty amusing). The music and sound effects also just don’t cut it. Surprisingly, the soundtrack is composed by Grant Kirkhope, one of my favorite composers, and it’s his first one while working at Rare, too. Unfortunately, it’s a straight conversion of the SNES soundtrack, and it simply wasn’t meant to be played on game boy hardware. Without the samples the SNES worked with, and the extra sound channels, it all sounds very flat, which is a shame, because David Wise’s original soundtrack is among the greatest video game ost’s of all time. To top it all off, while the sound effects aren’t bad, there seem to be some that are blatantly missing. The samples used when the player or an enemy takes damage obviously couldn’t be translated over to game boy, but not having any auditory feedback for a hit or kill is odd. It seems like a small thing, but you really miss its presence.

Overall? It’s hard to recommend, solely because there’s no reason to play this game when DKC2 exists, and is even more accessible than DKL2. I played on NSO, as I needed something simple as a palette cleanser between longer games, and DKC2 is also available on the service. It’s also extraordinarily easy to emulate, anyway. At least DKL1, while not coming close to the heights of DKC1, did its own things, with unique level theming that was never revisited in other titles, and completely original layouts, plus some new tunes. DKL2 is just a strange port/remix that sticks far too closely to DKC2 to be worth your time, unless you, like me, have played every DKC game to death and are looking to see these games in a new light. In that case, it ends up being an amusing diversion, but not much else.

The only question now is - does DKL3 adhere too closely to its SNES counterpart to be worth your time, or does it manage to learn from its predecessors and be an experience that is separate enough to deserve a deeper look? I’m guessing it’s the former, but I’ll find out soon enough.

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Top 10 Looney Tunes Characters

This year is truly an auspicious one indeed. It marks the centenary of not one, but TWO of the greatest film and animation studios that have ever been. One of them, as many are doubtless aware by now, is Disney, and I do have some things planned for later this year to celebrate that. However, another studio that’s been getting less attention than I think it deserves for its own 100th Anniversary is Warner Bros.! WB started the same year as the Disney studio, and they’re still going strong. When one thinks of WB Animation, chances are good the first characters and cartoons that come to mind are the Looney Tunes. These cartoon classics were a staple of theatrical animation from the 1930s all the way into the early 1960s…and since those days, the characters have continued to pop up in all sorts of places. Movies, TV shows, video games, comics…you name it, the Looney Tunes have been there. These toons are some of the most recognizable characters in the history of animation, more than on par with Mickey Mouse and his allies, and I’ve always loved them. So, I decided it was time to pay them proper tribute! With that said, what better way than to talk about some of my personal favorites? That’s what we’re here to do today. So let’s waste no more time! Mind you don’t slip on any banana peels or similar slapstick cliches: here are My Top 10 Looney Tunes Characters!

10. Speedy Gonzales.

Speedy is one of a few Looney Tunes characters who has sort of faced some controversy over his career (I refer you to Pepe Le Pew, for example). Some people have complained he’s a negative stereotype, but thankfully, the majority of people seem to really love the character. I think the reason why so many love him is because Speedy is one of the most positive and genuinely good characters in the Looney Tunes canon: he’s a character whose able to be heroic while also genuinely being really funny and interesting to watch. The self-proclaimed Fastest Mouse in All Mexico loves to race, loves to play, and isn’t afraid to shoot down the absurdity of some of his more bonkers co-stars, just as he isn’t afraid to outrun and outsmart any cat that tries to harm him or his friends. He’s a lot of fun himself, and he loves to have fun, and that’s probably the best type of cartoon hero there can be.

9. Sylvester the Cat.

Sylvester is one of several characters on this list notable for his sheer versatility. Most of his cartoons do focus on the same basic setup, mind you: Sylvester is hungry, and trying to catch something to eat…but inevitably gets foiled at every turn. Sometimes his prey is the aforementioned Speedy, who - in Coyote-and-Road-Runner-esque fashion - Sylvester is just never quick enough to slow down. He’s also occasionally gone after a kangaroo named Hippety Hopper, whom Sylvester somehow keeps mistaking for an oversized rat. (My comments on him “not being quick” stand here, too.) Most famously, of course, he’s the “Bad Ol’ Puddy Tat” constantly trying to gobble up Tweety Bird…who you will NOT be seeing on this countdown. (I’ve never actually liked Tweety, save for a few appearances. I WANT that super-cutesy little PSYCHOPATH to be cat food someday, and I don’t care how heartless that makes me sound.) While all of these did follow some similar patterns and formulas, each of these opponents offered a different kind of conflict for Sylvester to overcome, and therefore a different set of gags that could be utilized, and a lot of different scenarios to allow for comedy to happen. He also popped up in a few cartoons with Porky Pig, which brought a new dimension to the character: in these appearances, a mute Sylvester is depicted as Porky’s pet cat, who constantly has to save his oblivious master from all sorts of dangerous situations. Whether he’s a well-meaning scaredy cat or a greedy predator, he’s always fun to watch.

8. Yosemite Sam.

One of the most renowned villains in the Looney Tunes catalogue. I like to think of this loudmouthed little cowpuncher as the WB equivalent to Disney’s Pete. Both are characters who are versatile in how they have been fitted into just about every sort of time period and setting imaginable, with just about every antagonistic role you can think of. He’s most famous as being a Wild West outlaw, naturally, but Sam has also played a Black Knight, a Hessian Soldier, a Space Invader, a Crooked Politician, a Pirate, a Prison Guard, and many, MANY other things. Each time, his personality is the same: wild, hysterical, ornery, scheming yet somehow gullible, and eternally frustrated, usually due to the efforts of “that lowdown, long-eared, carrot-eatin’ varmint,” Bugs Bunny. Sam’s personality is just such an easy one to handle, and so fun to play with, you can put him into just about any type of situation, and without needing to change him much, he can work just as easily. I actually feel really bad placing him so low on the list, but hopefully those above him won’t disappoint.

7. Elmer Fudd.

Elmer is another character, sort of like Sylvester, who can play either protagonist or antagonist just as easily as the other. In fact, he’s been both more often than Sylvester has! We know him best, of course, for his many attempts to hunt down Bugs Bunny (and Daffy Duck), and these stories already have plenty of fun reinventions, twists, and overall moments. Everything from putting Elmer in different time periods (like the Stone Age), throwing him into different settings (like chasing Bugs into an opera house), or just changing up his role in some crazy way (like making him a viking with a magic helmet). No matter what you do, these always end the same for Elmer: either he never gets Bugs, or he THINKS he does, and then immediately regrets it because he’s just too softhearted and slow-witted for his own good. However, Elmer’s played other parts as well: sometimes he’s not even hunting Bugs, he’s just the victim of that “Wascawwy Wabbit’s” cruel pranks. Sometimes he’s just trying to get by, and Daffy Duck starts causing chaos for him. Poor Elmer just can’t catch a break, and that’s kind of why we like him: even when he IS the bad guy, he’s far from the WORST guy. Add to that his iconic voice and mannerisms, and it’s no wonder he remains one of the most recognizable characters in this group.

6. Porky Pig.

Believe it or not, Porky was the first real superstar character in the Looney Tunes library. That’s one of the reasons the classic ending line we all know and love was given to him (it’s also why Bugs would later take it over a couple of times, when HE became a star). Much like Yosemite Sam, Porky is one of the most versatile characters on the team, but in a different way: while Sam is a versatile antagonist, Porky is a versatile protagonist. Porky is essentially the straight man to all the other totally bonkers toons around him. He’s sort of the Kermit the Frog of this universe: a guy constantly trying to keep his cool and be civil, but forever aggravated and tormented by the world around him. With that said, the way he bounces off different characters already has a lot of different ways of working: his most famous co-star is probably Daffy Duck, and even just with that one character, they’ve had a relationship that has gone in just about every direction it can go. Sometimes Porky is Daffy’s sidekick, who always proves to be more competent and level-headed than the vain and over-the-top Daffy could ever hope to be. Other times, Daffy is actually HIS sidekick, forever frustrating Porky with his goofy antics. And still other times, there’s no “sidekicking” involved, Daffy just…kind of shows up to totally ANNOY the pig until Porky inevitably snaps and goes berserk. Even Porky cartoons that don’t involve Daffy (and there are plenty of those) usually follow one of these three patterns: Porky is eternally an Alice in the Wonderland of the Looney Tunes…you know, if Alice had a stutter. And was a pig. And was no longer female-okay, that analogy didn’t work, but you get the idea.

5. Taz.

Taz, a.k.a. The Tasmanian Devil, is a rare example of a character whose star has risen over time since his initial appearances in the Golden Age of the Looney Tunes. Back then, Taz only showed up in five cartoons, between 1954 and 1964; the twilight decade, many would say, of these great cartoon stars. No one would have likely guessed that Taz would take off to become one of the most iconic and popular characters in the Looney library, with tons of merchandise, a TV show with him as the main protagonist, several major video game and film appearances, and so on. For some reason, however, this wild, ravenous, spinning-and-slobbering devil just kept being used, and the public kept eating him up just as fast as he ate…well…EVERYTHING up. He went from a pure villain who would devour anyone in sight, to suddenly becoming a slightly more heroic, albeit not always terribly bright, character. He can, could, would, and WILL just as easily play the role of an ally to characters like Bugs and Daffy, as much as their adversary. It’s hard to say exactly why Taz caught on, but I’m certainly not complaining about it, since he’s a ton of fun to watch every time. And again, that’s really all a great cartoon star needs to be. (Also, for anybody who may be curious...I do have a mild crush on this guy. I’m weird, shush.)

4. Wile E. Coyote.

It was actually really hard for me to choose between Taz and the Coyote, and I’m not honestly entirely sure if I made the right choice. It was essentially a tie between the two characters; on any given day, my mind could change. But, in the moment of making this list, I felt Wile E. deserved slightly higher placement, and thus here we are. (Also, yes, much like Taz, I do have a mild crush on the Coyote. Again, I’m weird, shush.) Having said all that, I imagine this self-proclaimed Super-Genius hardly needs an introduction. Much like Sylvester, Wile E. mostly spends his time trying to get something to eat. Usually, he’s found chasing the Road Runner and trying to trap him, but on a couple of occasions he’s bedeviled Bugs Bunny, and once in a blue moon he’ll have encounters with other characters. In most of Wile E.’s appearances, he’s a silent character, communicating solely through body language, facial expressions, and the occasional random sign he pulls out of nowhere. Whenever he DOES speak, he speaks in a smooth, slick, uppercrust English or Mid-Atlantic dialect. Whether silent or speaking, this Coyote’s basic trouble is always the same: despite his own confidence in his supposed superior intellect, a combination of clumsiness, shortsightedness, and his bizarre obsession with relying almost entirely on the ACME Corporation’s clearly faulty products always leads to him getting bamboozled. Over time, animators, writers, and directors have found new ways to spin off of Coyote’s usual formula, with stories like him taking the Road Runner to court, or turning into a fat slob due to an over-reliance on his own inventions. It’s the bizarre blend of brilliance and determination against poor planning and overconfidence that makes him such a fun character to see in action. He may never win…but I think a lot of us wish he could.

3. Daffy Duck.

While Porky was the first superstar character among the Looney Tunes (and Merrie Melodies), Daffy was really the first breakthrough character that was TRULY befitting of the title “looney.” In the early days, Daffy was a wisecracking, wild character, zipping about and causing trouble; a constant trickster who was a bundle of energy, causing mayhem for various hapless boobs. Most of the characters who followed suit on this idea - including his future rival, Bugs Bunny - essentially took their cues from Daffy’s book. Over time, the character crystalized into the mad mallard we know today. Daffy is still zany, but what he’s most known for today is his ego. Daffy is practically a narcissist, selfish in just about every way, as well as frequently quite greedy. Everything he does is for either the spotlight, cash, or both. He’s yet another character who has been the villain just as often as he’s been the hero…but even when in a more protagonistic role, he’s ALWAYS a flawed character, whose self-serving attitude leads to disaster for himself, and usually for many others. Just like Yosemite Sam, he’s also a character who has played many roles: any time the Looney Tunes want to parody a particular genre, it seems like Daffy is always the character who gets chosen. Whether he’s imitating Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes, or going on high-flying escapades as the incompetent space hero called Duck Dodgers, you can go on a lot of different adventures with him. He’s been partnered up and pitted against nearly every character on the crew, and each and every alliance, rivalry, and so on is fun to see in action.

2. Bugs Bunny.

Just as it was hard to choose between Taz and Wile E. Coyote, it was also hard to choose between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. In the end though…maybe it’s too predictable, but I ultimately did feel I preferred Bugs SLIGHTLY over Daffy. What’s interesting is that, in the early days, Bugs was pretty similar to Daffy: in a lot of his earliest appearances, they’re almost the same character. Both were madcap tricksters who seemed to exist just to drive other characters completely insane for the sheer sake of it, and both had big egos that needed to be satisfied. (In Bugs’ case, this was most evident in encounters he had with the character Cecil Tortoise, who might be the only character in all of Looney Tunes to truly outmatch Bugs on the cartoon battlefield, over and over again.) Over time, however - mostly thanks to Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones - Bugs began to evolve. While still a trickster with a wild sense of humor, the character became more laid back, casual, collected. He was someone who went into situations with the confidence that he could come out okay, if he just thought fast and didn’t let it all faze him. And while he could be downright cruel in the ways he would trick and toy with people, the attacks became unprovoked less often: it was usually a case of others doing something wrong to Bugs, and he would finally lose patience and declare, “Of course you realize THIS means war.” That’s essentially the Bugs Bunny we know today: he still faces conflict and such, but it’s his approach and the way he reacts to situations that makes him such fun to watch. Once again, it also makes him quite versatile, as he can be anywhere and play just about any role, from the star of the show to more of a narrator or similarly peripheral character. He can be the everyman, the superman, and as long as it always sticks to the traits he started out with, it will always work. In fact, the only real question about his placement on this list is…why isn’t he number one?

1. Marvin the Martian.

I don’t know WHY Marvin is my favorite Looney Tunes character, but he is, and really always has been. He’s not by any means the funniest of the Looney Tunes, but there’s something about this little world-destroying gremlin I find endlessly endearing. Much like Taz, Marvin started out as a small fish in a big cartoon pond; in fact, just like the Tasmanian Devil, Marvin the Martian (originally called “Commander X2,” and later “Antwerp”) only showed up in five cartoons during the Golden Age of the Looney Tunes. He fought Bugs Bunny in four of them, and Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in another. And while he hasn’t become the merchandising mammoth that Taz has, he’s still got a very loyal fanbase and following, and has remained a mainstay among the Looney Tunes ever since. Just like Taz, creators just kept using him, and fans kept asking for more; somehow, this little martian never faded away. What I love about Marvin is that he’s essentially another straight man, much in the way Porky is…but now, he’s a straight man on the opposite side of the fence. He’s usually the bad guy, while Porky is almost always the protagonist: whether Marvin’s trying to abduct people, conquer worlds, or blow up the Earth (because it obstructs his view of Venus), he’s always an obstacle the other characters have to overcome. Yet he’s depicted as so loveable and so mild-mannered, it’s hard to be scared of him or dislike him. It also means the moments where his inner rage gets the better of him, and his temper flares, become all the more hilarious: seeing that pomposity and stiff-upper-lip nature get blown apart at the seams is always a ton of fun. It’s difficult to describe my reasoning, but regardless, Marvin the Martian will always be My Favorite Looney Tunes Character.

HONORABLE MENTIONS INCLUDE…

Foghorn Leghorn.

Michigan J. Frog.

Rocky & Mugsy.

Road Runner.

Lola Bunny.

Gossamer. “Th-The-The E-THAT’S ALL FOLKS!”

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E-Learning for Kids: How Virtual Classrooms Can Boost Early Education?

In a world where toddlers can operate smartphones better than most adults (and still manage to hide the remote), it’s no wonder that E-Learning is becoming the new playground for young minds. Gone are the days when kids would just smear crayons on paper. Now, they’re crafting PowerPoints, sending emojis in Zoom classes, and mastering the mute button faster than we can say “virtual classrooms.”

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But seriously, how exactly is E-Learning boosting early education? And what magic are these virtual classrooms casting to keep kids engaged while keeping their socks on (mostly)? Let’s dive into this tech-savvy journey, where learning meets fun in ways you never imagined!

1. Learning in Pajamas – The Ultimate Comfort

Forget stiff uniforms and heavy backpacks—E-Learning lets kids attend school from their bedroom, kitchen, or even the couch. Learning in pajamas? Yes, please! No more chaotic mornings with missing shoes or mismatched socks (well, mostly). Imagine a world where “I forgot my homework” is replaced with “My Wi-Fi dropped!” But hey, learning should be fun, not stressful—and when kids are comfortable, they focus better!

2. Virtual Classrooms: The World’s Most Fun Video Call

Remember those endless work meetings that could’ve been emails? Well, kids are showing us how to turn video calls into something exciting! Virtual classrooms are more than just sitting in front of a screen—they’re interactive wonderlands. Teachers have leveled up, using cool tools like live quizzes, animated lessons, and digital flashcards. Who knew fractions could be more exciting than catching Pikachu?

And let’s not forget the chat box—where kids unleash their creativity with random emojis, typing “hi” to everyone, and occasionally submitting their homework in the form of a cat GIF. It’s chaotic brilliance!

3. Personalized Learning Paths (A.K.A. “Mom, Look What I Can Do!”)

Unlike the traditional one-size-fits-all approach, E-Learning offers customized learning experiences for every kid. Whether your little genius excels in math or is a budding Picasso in art, virtual classrooms adapt to their pace and interests. One minute they’re learning numbers, and the next they’re coding their first game. This flexibility not only keeps them engaged but lets their unique talents shine brighter than their favorite animated characters.

4. Play and Learn: Where Fun Meets Education

Let’s face it—kids learn best when they’re having fun. And in the world of E-Learning, fun is the name of the game! With a click, they can explore space, travel back to the dinosaurs, or solve puzzles in a magical castle. Many virtual platforms use gamified lessons, where learning becomes an adventure. Who knew that teaching the alphabet could involve racing cars, singing animals, and occasional superhero cameos? (Bonus: they might teach YOU a few things about tech!)

5. Independence with a Side of Tech Savvy

Believe it or not, E-Learning teaches kids something beyond math and reading—it’s the fine art of becoming tech wizards. Need to troubleshoot a Zoom call? Your five-year-old’s got this! Logging into a new learning app? They’re already there. Not only do virtual classrooms foster academic growth, but they also instill digital skills that are sure to make them the future IT support of your household.

Plus, with self-paced lessons, kids become little bosses of their learning schedules. Who knew your toddler would be saying, “I’ll finish that math module after snack time”?

6. No More Lost Lunchboxes or Forgotten Homework

Parents, we know the struggle of those classic school mornings: “Where’s your lunchbox? Did you finish your homework? Why are you wearing one sock?” Well, E-Learning solves at least two of those problems. Kids no longer have to pack their bags (except for snack time, of course), and assignments can’t get lost in the abyss of a messy backpack. Virtual classrooms store everything neatly in the cloud—one place where nothing mysteriously disappears!

7. Parents, Rejoice!

Let’s not forget the secret heroes in all of this—parents. E-Learning gives parents a front-row seat to their kids’ education. No more waiting for Parent-Teacher Night to figure out what’s going on. Now you can be right there as your child aces a spelling test or (more likely) discovers that the mute button is off during a particularly creative dinosaur impression. You might even pick up a few math tricks along the way!

Final Thoughts: The New Playground of Learning

In this digital age, E-Learning is more than just a trend—it’s a revolution. Virtual classrooms are opening doors to a whole new way of learning, where comfort, fun, and engagement meet. Sure, it comes with its fair share of tech glitches, awkward mute moments, and the occasional snack break mid-lesson. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s a small price to pay for the endless opportunities it brings.

So, whether your little learner is rocking their PJs, tackling numbers like a mini Einstein, or typing emojis faster than you can blink, E-Learning is here to stay—and it’s making early education more exciting than ever!

Just don’t be surprised if they start asking for “extra screen time” to finish their assignments.

Originally Published at:https://supermaths.co.uk/e-learning-for-kids-how-virtual-classrooms-can-boost-early-education/

[alphawave-writes]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five of your other fave writers. Spread the self-love! ;)c

Oooh, I’m all about the self love, and all about telling people what I’ve written LOL And to be honest there’s no story of mine that I hate because I think there is a kernel of something fun or interesting in everything I write. Only hard part is figuring out which are my TOP 5.

Without further ado, in chronological order but no particular ranking, here’s the list

A Marriage in the Stars (Liu Shan x Xingcai | Dynasty Warriors)

The one that started it all. A product of love and spite, I went from a Liu Shan RP blog to writing 200K words of a complex political slowburn love story comparable to C dramas of the time. Should it be 200K? Definitely not. My best work? Absolutely not, it’s pretty clear it’s my first fanfic, but I love it dearly as my starting point, and I love Liu Shan as a character. If I can convince anyone of his romance with his bodyguard, then I’ve done my job. I think the latter half is where it really starts to shine. Maybe one day I’d revisit this one.

DPD (Gavin Reed x Reed900 | Detroit:Become Human)

Confession: never actually played the video game, so I did not give you-know-who money. But to the fic itself, this was my first attempt at a detective story, but with a comedic twist along the lines of Brooklyn 99 and Police Squad/Naked Gun, and of course with a bit of romance sprinkled in and an overarching threat to deal with. Gavin Reed and RK900 (named Richard later in the fic) have to solve three different cases under a strict deadline, each with different personal and political stakes. They’re both competent, but they’re also emotionally immature, and I do think it has funny moments. I’m proud I could pull off a detective mystery. Also, it’s my most popular fic by a WIDE margin.

Evil actions and good intentions (Sigma x Harold Winston/Sigrold | Overwatch)

The start of my old man yaoi arc, and a ship I’m known for till this day. Harold Winston is canonically (or is heavily implied to be) deceased, but what if he survived, got his own powers at a terrible cost, and became a hero (and also got back together with his old flame Sigma)? That’s what happens in this fic. To this day I’m obsessed with Harold Winston and if there are traces of him in every single other ship I make, that’s totally a coincidence (I say, like a liar). It might have started a crackship, but I made friends and a small community around Sigrold, and I think the story still holds up. Also, did I mention I love Harold Winston? Did I mention I completely revamped him and changed his appearance and made an entirely different incarnation in my head that I love? Did I mention that?

Kill your Darlings (Thomas Zane x Casper Darling/Zaneling | Alan Wake 2/Control/Remedy Connected Universe)

Warning: NSFW

The premise sounds simple enough. After that scene in AW2, Tom Zane and Dr Casper Darling work together to get out of the Dark Place. There’s a few other fics with the same premise, but did those ones write said 100K words of said fic within 3 months? I don’t think so. I quite like this one for the stakes and action, and especially what it sets up for the rest of the fics in the series. Slight spoiler: they succeed and get out of the Dark Place, but there is a cost to everything, and once they’re out, they have numerous adventures waiting for them. I love Zaneling, I love how they can be sweet and toxic on both sides, and I genuinely hope they stay together in the games (whether that’s a good thing for humanity or not, will have to wait and see, but I enjoy them together in whatever fashion) ((I need more Zaneling argh!!!))

Resurrection Tango (Ahti x Ash Sr/Oldest House | Alan Wake 2/Control/Remedy Connected Universe)

UPDATING EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO

Recency bias? Absolutely, but c’mon. This is an adventure fic following Ahti and the Oldest House fighting against the Clog so they can finally break the FBC’s lockdown. Yes, Ahti is in a serious romantic (and more) relationship with a literal building, but that building used to be a former Director of the FBC who died and became the building, except he’s only part of the building. If people thought the amount of backstory I came up with for Harold Winston was ridiculous, I can only imagine how I must look like saying “I ship Ahti with a building”.

Jokes aside, I put a lot of effort into this fic, probably my most technically demanding story yet. This is a split POV story between Ahti and Ash Sr AKA the Oldest House, so it is just as much an adventure of the present as it is a character study of Ahti and Ash Sr, the circumstances behind Ash Sr becoming the Oldest House, and perhaps even an origin story for several characters in Control. Having to set up Ash Sr, the Clog, AND learn Finnish for Ahti’s Ahti-isms? I even CODED TRANSLATIONS INTO THE FIC. CODING! Please read it, there’s so many ideas I put in here. And for the Ahti lovers, Ahti is a main character and he damn well acts it

[paladin-of-nerd-fandom65]

Hi I got more questions about the starburst duo!

1: what’s their favorite video games?

2: what is their favorite anime and/or cartoons?

3: Chris has a brotherly/uncle relationship with Kon-El/Conner, what’s Jake’s relationship like with Kon-el?

4: you know how in some movies and tv shows a pair of best friends would get into a fight and act like: “your not my best friend anymore!” And towards the end they get back together, has that happen before between the two of them?

5: what’s the rouge galley for the both of them?

Silly question :p

6: on a scale of 1-10, how likely are they gonna aim for the crotch against a dude villain/goon? Speaking of that what’s their reaction seeing that stuff in movies like how in the first kung fu panda movie Po got hit in the tenders?

(Cracks Fingers while grinning wildly)

Back for more I see, my friend? Very well then…

1) In no particular order, they’d like (in spite of Dick and Lois having some second thoughts in allowing them for playing M Rated titles)

Mortal Kombat

Blitz The League

Cuphead

Dark Souls

Asura’s Wrath,

and perhaps their all time favorite,

The Rockband series (out of them, The Beatles Rockband being their top one. Chris can do both Vocals and Bass while Jake does Drums and Harmonies)

2) Dragon Ball…basically all of Dragon Ball. Whether it’s The OG, Kai, GT, or the upcoming Daima, they’ll be lined up in their best shirts that are either patterned after Piccolo’s outfit or have the Z Fighters on it with their snacks by their side on the couch and engage with an all night marathon of episodes and films. Their favorite character is unanimously Son Gohan

3) Those two get along as good friends though from Jake hears about Conner courtesy of his Uncle Tim and ‘Aunite’ Cassie, whenever Conner inevitably screws up with trying to win a girlfriend off the streets with his egotistical charms and attitude, Jake gleefully takes the chance for snarking about that screw up, much to Conner’s conniption.

Aside from that though, the two make it a sworn oath on working together for making sure Chris is safe and secure from the threats even he’s too great to handle, whether externally or especially his own internal ones including tendencies of low self esteem and fears of abandonment. Conner and Jake are there for him no matter what

4) Much to even their own surprise, not exactly. Yes, there have been moments the two have gone separately from each other before reuniting in full but the thing is, they never had said to each other that they’re no longer friends. They’re never actively taking pot shots or any sort of bad mouth each other even during their lowest points in their friendship.

In fact, it’s because of their close friendship, it’s how they’re able to communicate the message of “Hey Man, I really like to hang out with you but I don’t if it’s the right time right now. Maybe a little later? Still love ya as a friend btw” with little to no words whether it’s face to face or via phone texts. They have mutual respect and understanding of those moments and take their time.

Once they have a chance though, like say in the middle of a crisis or few, they’ll rush to each other’s aid and make up for it once it’s all said and done. Even in a hypothetical Civil War between all the superheroes which has the two in opposite sides would have a similar pattern between them.

5) I once answered this in a earlier ask but I feel like it’s the perfect time for a sort of expansion to that list. Some names here would be old classics while maybe one or two would be OCs of mine for villains.

General Dru Zod (Chris’ birth father and somewhat arch nemesis due to his….very tough love approach to put it very very mildly think of their relationship akin to say Omni Man and Invincible)

Mr Victor Zsasz (Jake’s own Gotham based arch enemy due to a particular case involving street orphans and urchins forcibly fighting a gladiator style tournament to the death and Jake facing Zsasz face to face at the climax of said case, a duel involving a rather brutal beat down since Jake’s powers were shut down briefly that includes a sharp blade and that old damned crowbar)

The Gordanians (Since Jake’s mother is Kory aka Starfire, it should be pretty self explanatory and easy to understand his dislike for these particular aliens)

Deathstroke the Terminator (Similar enough reason to the Gordanians only in this case it’s via what he done to Dick throughout the years as a Titan, whether it includes the forced apprenticeship or other misdeeds)

The Court of Owls (not only due to both Mar’i and Jake being offsprings of the ‘Gray Son’ but they also can sense Chris somehow being a unique sort that distinguishes him from the other Kryptonians (I.e. his unique physiology courtesy of his birth in the Phantom Zone and being a host for the Nightwing entity) that they can claim for themselves, an evolutionary step in their arsenal of Talons)

Cinderblock (The big dumb concrete lug frequently challenges Chris and Jake for a challenge in Bludhaven’s streets which they’re all too happy to take. He’s fun for them to take on)

Xa Du, The Phantom King (As the main ruler of the Phantom Zone himself, he naturally sees Chris as an obstacle to his own path of universal domination)

(And time for some OCs I have in mind)

NKVDemon (an ex-Spetznaz and apprentice of the KGBeast though his goals and methods are far more grand and widespread in comparison than his mercenary teacher’s. While not a cyborg like KGBeast or enhanced like Deathstroke, he’s dangerously intelligent, at peak human condition and utterly ruthless to the core)

Lion Master (a constantly bullied street orphan who ran to join a traveling circus where became the apprentice of an old kindly lion tamer, it all truly went downhill during one performance at Ivy Town when due to a simple mistake on his part, the kid ended up causing the old tamer’s unfortunate demise in front of the crowds, leading to him being kicked out of the circus he called home and the lions ordered in being out down. Not willing to see the felines he can call his friends meet their ends, the orphan frees the four big cats. Now with nothing left to lose and returning to the streets once more, the old tanner’s apprentice turns to a life of petty crime with his four kings of the jungle by his side and at his beckon command; competing his transformation into the Lion Master. Has a beef yet also somewhat a bond with Skybird due to their own connections to the circus yet Skybird and Nightwing ‘Phantom’ always foil his crimes)

La Llorona (‘The Weeping Woman’ herself; the Duo once encountered her during a vacation their families were taking in Mexico. A one time antagonist who they actually were able to communicate with in order to help her find peace with them but certainly a memorable one)

The monkeys and undead guardians of El Dorado (Ling story incredibly short, Time Travel shenanigans had Chris and Jake land in the a time lopping ancient city of gold with these monkeys and zombified warriors attacking the intruders almost every step of their way within their adventure to escape)

Vla-Bol (A Kryptonian juvenile delinquent who led an equivalent of a street gang doing all sorts of petty crimes and ruled their city streets/Hallways with an iron fist. At first, The Kryptonian High Coucil had Vla drafted into basically boot camp under the command of an ancestor of a certain Kryptonian General, Grand Admiral Gro-Zod. Unfortunately for Vla, despite or maybe because of taking the Admiral’s teachings and philosophy to heart, he went on committing plenty of bad conduct and failed to hold back his fury during war time as a Private. For this misconduct, Vla-Bol was banished to the Phantom Zone at the age of only 14 years, swearing vengeance on the House of Zod for this indignity. It just centuries later and once he finally is able to leave the Zone and find planet Earth, there happens on being a descendent of the old Admiral, Lor Zod aka Chris. Vla-Bol is an utter show off and Grade A jerk who flaunts his powers without any hesitation or second thought. Powers that are surprisingly deviant from standard Kryptonian ones as while yes he can fly, lift extremely heavy objects and exhibit super human speeds, for one he relies on Moonlight to fuel them. Also, in place of heat vision and x ray vision, Vla-Bol instead can make copies of himself composed of shadows and summon dark energy from the Zone itself, capable of leveling entire city blocks at the palm of his hands)

(*Phew* I think that should do it lol)

6) Chris: 3, Clark taught him well enough to not resort to dirty tricks in fighting his opponents

Jake: 10, Being raised in Bludhaven by Nightwing and having Red Hood as an Uncle….it’s pretty obvious he would fight dirty like they can lol

As for their reactions, both of them would giggling at those moments.

Okey Dokey, I’m pretty sure that’s a plenty for my answers, Anon

If there’s any suggestions to add or constructive criticisms, please Reblog/Reply. It’ll be very appreciated ;-)

[cannibalistic-cucumbette]

Okay so

For various reasons, Sonic Adventure (SA1) is among my dead favorite games. The two relevant to this rant are the characters and the gorgeous soundtrack (in fact, I might go on a tangent about individual songs at the end of this).

My favorite character in the game is E-102 “Gamma” (btw if you derail this post about Omega, you die), a robot built by Eggman, who runs on animal power, as Eggman’s robots usually do. However, Gamma contains a very special animal - it’s a surprise tool the will help us later. Five minutes into being born (and after training, ofc), he is forced to shoot his brother, E-101 “Beta”. Following this, he board’s Eggman’s ship (the Egg Carrier) and is tasked with catching the tailed frog. Upon collecting the frog, he is transported to the past, where he experiences childlike wonder at the chao. Back on the Egg Carrier, the rest of his siblings are cast out because of their failure to get the frog. After that, Gamma is sent to execute a prisoner. On the way, he makes a wrong turn and ends up in the machining room, where he experiences eldritch horror at the sight of his brother being disassembled and reassembled. In the prison, he finds Amy Rose, who has a blue bird flying around with her looking for its parents. She convinces him not to kill her a la Mindy Animaniacs, and protects Sonic out on the deck of the ship, further confusing Gamma. He leaves the crashing ship, now convinced to “rescue” his disowned brothers. After successfully disposing of them, he is ambushed on the Egg Carrier by Beta Mk II, who feigns death in order to shoot Gamma in the back, and they both die as a result. Lo and behold, Gamma and Beta contained the parents of the bird. Reunited, they fly off into the sunset.

TLDR: Gamma is Eggman robot who experiences eldritch horror and compassion and forsakes his master as a result. He “rescues” his siblings before dying himself, and the animal inside him reunites with its family.

Now, a little more background before we get to the main point. SEGA Sound Team popped off for this game. Each character has a theme song that plays during their respective recaps and end credits (each one has an entire storyline with slight variations on who does what (it’s all happening at once)). Side note: I’m like 70% sure SA1 is the origin of Knuckles jazz. It should also be noted that I have a youtube playlist of songs on queue for downloading, and when I run out of ideas I scroll through the recommended additions section.

E-102’s theme is in my top three favorite songs from SA1. You’ll never guess what it’s called! Theme of E-102γ. And that’s my first talking point. I was reading the comments on one of the music videos, and one of them made a connection that his theme doesn’t get a proper name because he’s just another cog in the machine. Even Big the Cat has a greater role in the main story than him. And yet, doomed by the narrative as he is, he gets his own story. As another comment pointed out, each story has its own (literary) theme: Sonic is Adventure, Tails is Independence, Knuckles is Recollection (I’m kinda iffy on that one), Amy is Protection, Big is Friendship, and Gamma? Gamma is heart and soul. Compassion. Morality, something that shouldn’t be possible, and definitely isn’t comprehensible for a robot, especially one of Eggman’s creation.

As a side tangent here, I’ve been putting rescued in quotes when it comes to Gamma and his brothers, but I realized something between the time I started writing this and now. The animals that drop from the E-series robots are birds. They’re all his brothers, inside and out. I had always assumed that Gamma had meant rescue only in the liberation sense. I never realized that he meant it both ways. I just… I’m need a moment.

As a side side tangent, I think this is one of the biggest differences between E-100 ZERO and the rest. To my knowledge, he didn’t have any animals, much less another bird, and that was what led him to the brutish oafishness that we see displayed by him.

Back to the main points, I think that all of this is reflected in the song. It starts out with all of the synth, vague vocals, electro, etc. that would be expected from the theme of a robot, and then you’ve got… PIANO. Oh my god the piano. Piano Man has its harmonica, and this song has its piano. In the midst of the circuits, the wires, the computers, there’s life, a heartbeat, a soul. And with the soul comes that twinge of sadness. Sure he freed the animals, but to do so, he had to kill his brothers with his own two (?)(does the gun count?) hands. Due to this and the cumulation of everything else, hearing the song (or the variation of it) during his final cutscene hits and hits hard.

THE REPRISE OF THE MAIN THEME PIANO AS HE DIES IN OBSCURITY. THE OTHER BIRDS ARE LIKELY THE ONLY ONES THAT END UP KNOWING ABOUT HIS DEATH

It’s okay I’m okay I’m so normal about this

Now that the main rant is over, it’s time for me to hoot about the other songs

Be Cool, Be Wild, Be Groovy …for Ice Cap

I get that it’s a snowboarding section, but still. THEY BOTHERED TO USE GUITAR IN A SNOW LEVEL. NAME ONE OTHER INSTANCE OF THAT THAT ISN’T LITTLE BIG PLANET’S THE WILDERNESS’S SITAR.

Limestone Cave …for Ice Cap

Ambience plain and simple. Good for falling asleep to

Snowy Mountain …for Ice Cap

Another ambience piece, this time with another guitar (no this doesn’t count for the challenge I posed above). Love the mix of electric and acoustic

Welcome To Station Square

“The train headed for the Mystic Ruins will be departing soon.” Came for the guitar, stayed for the trumpet.

Red Barrage Area …for Hot Shelter

SAX (shout outs to the rest of Hot Shelter’s music btw)

Militant Missionary … Boss Egg Walker & Egg Viper

Hopelessness, despair, DRAMA. Things may not have gone to plan, but Eggman is surely still the one in control.

And finally, shoutouts to Bad Taste Aquarium, Pleasure Castle, and Dilapidated Way for going full throttle right out the gate.

@green-mountain-goose @greetings-inferiors @cue-jay @kimu-dem

[jcdedmemories]

Welcome to New York {AUGUST LOVERSON} !! They are a {31} year old {CIS MAN} who uses {HE/HIM} pronouns. They’re a {FLORIST} who has been in town for {30 YEARS} living in {THE BRONX}. When looking at {AUGUST} you automatically think of {FLOWERS, COLD BREWS WITH COLD FOAM, DOG HAIR} but that probably makes sense since they also remind you of {RAFAEL SILVA}. You can always hear {NEW RULES} by {DUA LIPA} coming from their place. Who knows what kind of trouble they’re going to get themselves into.

CHARACTER INFORMATION:

full name: august loverson

nickname(s): auggie, gus

pronouns & gender: he/him, cis man

sexuality: homosexual

age: twenty-eight

relationship status: single

birth date: october 31, 1995

birth place: beaufort, south carolina

time in town: since february 2022

occupation: florist @ dahlia & daffodils

parents: dillon & maria loverson

siblings: dillon loverson jr, gabriella loverson, jacqueline loverson

personality: obsessive, energetic, impulsive, & creative

pet: none at the moment

APPEARANCE:

celebrity doppelgänger: rafael silva

height: 6'0"

hair color: black

eye color: brown

FAVORITES:

color: orange

non-alcoholic beverage: celsius 

alcoholic beverage: high noon watermelon

season: autumn

candle scent: macintosh apple

book: perks of being a wallflower

video game: spyro; save the last dragon

tv show: rupaul’s drag race

animated tv show: bob’s burgers

movie: anything marvel

animated movie: the iron giant

holiday movie: the grinch who stole christmas

disney movie: frozen 2

pixar movie: toy story 2

disney original movie: halloween town

candy: twizzlers

chocolate candy: snickers

Fruit: pineapple 😉

Vegetable: garlicky green beans

cuisine to eat: jambalaya

cuisine to make: anything on the grill

genre of music: country

artist: luke combs

song: beer never broke my heart by luke combs

Biography:

Being the southern golden boy is always something that August will be known for. He was the miracle child that Dillon and Maria were never expecting. After their first three children which all happened to be daughters, the two didn’t plan on having anymore and they didn’t even think that they would be able to. But for Christmas 1994, Maria had surprised her husband and children with the fact that she was going to be having another child. They were ecstatic that they were going to have one more and once they found out that it was a boy, they were even happier because they were going to have the son that they always wanted. 

Once August was born, it was like all the attention was on him because he was the son that they longed for. And even though August tried his best to get along with all his sisters, some of them didn’t really care for the attention that he pulled from the others. At the same time, Dillon and Maria were leaving the girls to babysit August whenever they wanted to go do things, which was always. The Loverson’s were not well off by any means but they didn’t live poorly either. And whenever August wanted something, they would try their hardest to ensure that he got it while his parents would tell their daughters that they needed to work for it. 

From a young age, August was always obsessed with flowers and he was always bringing them home and ripping them apart to make things like crowns, jewelry, and other things that most boys weren’t worried about. He liked to make things look pretty and sometimes that got him bullied in school but he never let it get to him. Speaking of school, August was your average student who slid by with some B’s and some C’s and didn’t care about graduating at the top of his class. He didn’t even care about going to college at all. 

Although he wasn’t worried about school, he did pay attention in some business and art classes to ensure that he was being the brightest when it came to opening up a business of his own one day and learning different era’s of art to come off knowledgable to a wider range of age groups. August was no dummy and if he cared about something enough then he was willing to put in the work. He did the best that he could in his hometown to try and create a business for himself and he was doing great at first but then business seemed to slow down that he turned to TikTok and was able to sell some things quite fast.

While selling things online were nice, he felt like he could do more if he went somewhere that was bigger. He decided that in the beginning of 2022 that he was going to be moving to New York to appeal to a different clientele (well that and there were many many more gay boys like him). While his business in New York was trying to grow, he wasn’t making enough on TikTok to live so that’s when he found a flower shop called Dahlia & Daffodils were hiring florists and he decided to do that along with his business on the side.

August has begun to make a name for himself and he has started to rake in some money that he never thought was possible. He has been able to send money back home to his parents for helping him get to where he was. He feels like some of his sisters are still judging him for being so close with their parents and he tries not to hold it personally as he wished he had more of a relationship with them because regardless of what they think of him he has always loved them. 

[pekasairroc]

Tagged by @sinfulauthor

1. Were you named after anyone?

My mom used to have a friend named Holly who remarked how she always loved her name. I have been repeatedly assured I was not named after Big Hol.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Christmas Day when Ed’s parrot Azul died :(

3. Do you have kids?

Nah

4. What sports do you play/have you played?

As a kiddy kid I did a lot of sports for a season or two (soccer, basketball) or several summers (softball) but I fenced foil for a few years and later on did some cross country. I would like to get back into fencing but would need to find a casual club that’s a good fit and change from a French grip to a Pistol grip due to hand hurty

5. Do you use sarcasm?

Often, but I prefer deadpan understatements.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Currently it’s whether they have a flu shot badge at work and then if they’re masking (mandatory if they don’t have the shot, highly encouraged regardless). I have had to do so many audits and trying not to STARE at people’s badges and lower faces due to exposures at work.

7. What's your eye color?

Blueish gray green. Aka blue.

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

9. Any talents?

I can make myself and others stop hiccuping on command.

10. Where were you born?

Chicago suburbs

11. What are your hobbies?

Lots of art, writing, sewing, and crafting is what I usually tell people without getting into the details.

12. Do you have any pets?

No, but once I figure out the petsitting situation I would love to get two rats. I am not actively figuring out the petsitting situation.

Look, it’s one thing to ask a big group if someone could watch a cat for a weekend and it’s easy af to find a dog sitter but it’s hard to ask people to feed and clean up for two rats. It just is.

13. How tall are you?

5’8”

14. Favorite subject in school?

Latin. Languages in general.

15. Dream job?

I sit as the creative head of a production company. Is it animation? Is it comics? Video games? Doesn’t matter. I explain to the group in the room ideas for stories and they wait with bated breath to the finish. They applaud. Standing ovation is implied. They set to work on making my visions and stories and characters a reality with far more technical artistic skill than I personally have but 100% under my 100% perfect creative direction. The story is an international hit. Millions adore these stories and characters and are impacted in their life in a positive way, always remembering these little tales and being so normal about them. I live a quiet life in a cute little house drawing silly doodles when I’m not drafting the next story— and let’s be real, I don’t need to draft since it’s perfect and easy from the start— and give Q&As where no one asks dumb questions and everyone perfectly understands and respects my vision and desire to not tell certain details but listens spellbound for every tangent I go on about the history of one line or a part I thought was funny. Everyone leaves me alone but radiates in my storytelling prowess and is inspired in turn. Me and my characters are forever remembered in the realms of history.

That's not what you meant by “dream job?” Well, I actually like my infection control job and the parts I dislike are the parts that suck for all regulatory jobs. Love 2 tell people to wash their hands.

[decent0distraction]

Does anyone else watch those teacher skit videos on TikTok by SquireHaligast I think his name is?

Well, if you do, here’s my head canons on the characters, if you care. I might add drawings later if I’m feeling brave, but we’ll see.

To begin, we have Ethan.

Ethan is male, he/him. He has an average group of friends who do average teen things. I wouldn’t say he’s really in any clubs or sports, since he canonically is jaded and apathetic. He slacked off a bit his first two years of high school. Now a junior taking a senior class (which is canon), he wants to be done with school but he isn’t sure where he wants to go with his life.

During the conversation he and Haligast have in the theme episode (the one where Ethan is bored and can’t focus and the assignment is to read a short paragraph and identify the theme), Ethan mocks Haligast by looking through the classifieds. Haligast suggests he should be an English teacher, telling him that he’ll have be able to identify theme though. This gets Ethan to focus.

Based on that, my headcanon is that Ethan considers becoming a teacher but instead goes on to be a high school counselor instead. He understands what’s it like to be a lost kid, laughing at everything until you wake up one morning and you don’t get the joke anymore. Or maybe you just can’t, because you’re too tired; too bored.

Next up is Sam. I wasn’t sure about their gender at first, but someone said they sound like Brennan Lee Mulligan and after rewatching the “New assigned seats game” episode and the episode where Sam is “upset” about being in Haligast’s class again, here’s what I came up with.

Sam, they/him, chronically intelligent to the point that they don’t see the point in not being in control, because if it were up to these idiots he would never admit he loved, everything would go down like a lead balloon. In the episode where Sam helps Ethan figure out what score he needs on the next assignment, Sam uses language and vocab associated with Dungeons and Dragons. A big part of my headcanon is that Sam not only hosts DND games with his friends, but he convinced Haligast to host the DnD club at the school when he was only a freshman.

Sam seems to have a love/hate relationship with Ethan. Ethan isn’t nearly as smart as Sam, but Ethan is much more flexible. Like Ethan, Sam is a junior taking a senior class. But while Ethan had to request the harder class and make up in summer school for skipping Junior Lit, Sam got placed in class due to exceptional grades. I like think that they were friends maybe in the 8th grade or at some point, but as Sam became more and more ahead of the curb, Ethan was further left behind. As juniors, they still hang out in class, but they don’t sit together at lunch and you’ll never catch Ethan in DnD club or Sam at whatever sports game Ethan is pretending to care about.

John! My favorite character, honestly. He/him, John has always been quiet. Everyone is used to it. They don’t expect him to speak, so when he finally does (like in the pep assembly episode), they’re taken aback.

But John knows who he is and he cares about his friends and his grades. When he gets a taste of being the teacher, of being someone that important, he realizes that he wants to be seen. He just needed the right stage. He goes on to be a teacher (an English teacher obviously)

The kid in the t shirt. We don’t know their name. We just know that they’re usually the mediator between Sam and Ethan. In the transfer from 3rd period episode, they come off as petty and almost resentful of the kids named from 3rd period, eyeing Alex when they come in.

Until we have a name, my headcanon is that this is the first official girl of the group. I’ve been calling her Emily in my notes, I don’t know why.

But Emily, she/her, doesn’t get involved unless it directly concerns her. In the “Stalemate, Almost” episode where the kids argue over a game, movie, or talking, she tries to direct them to one thing, which prompts Sam to ask if she’ll be boring forever or if she’ll get a personality for Christmas.

Emily is intelligent, but she can disengage unlike Sam. She’s relaxed like Ethan, but she can go toe to toe with Sam. I don’t think we’ve seen her interact with John, but we get two filler characters in “Stalemate, Almost”. One is wearing a long sleeved black shirt and the other is in a grey t shirt. Ethan bargains with the kid in the long sleeved black shirt, and Emily backs him up. Grey t shirt kid counter argues and Emily keeps it up, defending her stance with the other movie people.

Overall, Emily is a chameleon, but she’s not afraid to stand by her friends and her opinions. I definitely think she and Sam are academic rivals.

Alex, the transfer kid, they/her. I choose to believe that she and John are friends, given how they immediately sit next to him and talk about how they’re excited to be in the class.

Alex is from 3rd period, which is described as calmer by their own teacher. I think that means that Alex is hardworking, friendly, and keeps to herself. She’s polite to the others when she walks in, but she directly speaks to John. She greets Sam, who doesn’t actually say hi to her. My headcanon is that she was invited to Sam’s dnd club by a friend or boyfriend/girlfriend and Sam is simply threatened by her.

Alex plays themself off to not be as intelligent as she actually is, claiming she doesn’t know what the counselor meant when they said they had to “even things out”. She comes off as fidgety and nervous, but she’s better at conversation and settling in than John is.

That’s all I have so far. I think it’s kind of weird that I’m making headcanons for these videos, but it’s my comfort show (I know it’s not a show, shut up). Don’t overthink any of this. It’s just for fun.

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Get to Know Your Mutuals!

tagged by halsinsgate but I never know who to tag for these things so you can do it if you want lol

What’s the origin of your username?

Eighth grade English teacher unintentionally nicknamed me Cobra so I wanted something with that since it was the only nickname I’ve ever had, and I was trying to make a new username for everything to get away from my old one “1gaaragirl” after settling on being trans, “trans cobra” felt too short, so I went with specifically king cobras

OTP(s) + ship name:

Hmmm probably Halsin x Astarion, Halstarion, bloodbear or whatever they’re called lol. Idk that I consider them my otp but they’re a favorite when people dig into them. I don’t usually end up with OTPs because I’m pretty much down to ship any gay pairing if you’ve got even a crumb of intrigue

Song stuck in my head:

So many and none of them similar vibes send help I think my main stim rn is Cute Girl by Diggy Graves

Hobbies:

I’ve been hit with the adhd “anything creative” hobby-collecting lol but video games and drawing are my main things when my brain cooperates. Been crocheting lately too

If you work, what’s your profession?

Inventory Coordinator for Joann’s, so soon to not be employed

If you could have any job you wish what would you have?

I’d be mainly living off my art and just have a part time job helping unload trucks and stock at a craft store to get me out of the house. Tis my goal if I can ever get out of burnout hell

Something you’re good at:

Sometimes drawing, when I can actually get my brain to focus properly

Something you collect:

3D crystal puzzles

Something you forget:

ADHD + burnout = just about everything lol brain no work

Your love language:

Gift giving, especially if the gift is something I can make for them myself and it turns out well

Favorite movies/shows:

I honestly haven’t watched much of anything in an age. TMNT 2003 and 2012, Teen Titans (fuck go), Young Justice, Batman animated series, honestly nearly any DC animated show around those times from what I remember. I’ve watched The Flashpoint Paradox about 100 times over lol. Avatar and Krampus are two other movies that stick out in my head atm.

Favorite food:

Soup. I’m not that picky about soups, I can’t think of a specific favorite, I’m dehydrated and hungry, I like soup.

Favorite animal(s):

Cats, specifically large cats. Bats, bunnies. But honestly anything furry

What were you like as a child?

Always just had a few friends that usually adopted me, rare was it that we hung out much outside of school/day care because no one took initiative and I didn’t care lol. Never thought much of it until much later. I was content to be alone and play in complete silence at home.

Favorite subject in school:

Of all subjects, art. Of the main ones, math

Least favorite subject:

History I think? Not really because of the subject itself, it’s just a lot of names which I’m shit with and was never taught a way that properly stuck.

What’s your best character trait?

Idk, people comment about my patience irl a lot so I guess that

What’s your worst character trait?

Feels like a lot recently lol maybe biting off more than I can chew atm, getting excited about something even though I know it’ll overwhelm me in 0.2 seconds

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be?

Burnout. Feels like I need a magic reset button so I can actually try to live

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet?

I don’t know that there’s anyone specific I really care about meeting? Maybe a German ancestor would be neat. People are just people so I never cared too much about anyone famous, and I’d rather a personal connection, someone that feels approachable, if I’m gonna hang out