#they're even actually dragon slippers!

[egophiliac]

2025 is the year of the DRAGON SLIPPERS

[thestrangestwatermelonofall]

So I was literally just telling my friends about how excited I was for this newsletter that I assumed was going to drop tomorrow morning, and when I got home an hour later and refreshed my email I saw the newsletter and I got to hyped. OMG. the world is wonderful

[tiredofthehumanlife]

Draco malfoy headcannons

flavor: fluffy and smutish but they're separated so you won't get jump scared

Also I'm returning to my roots with this stinky mf okay I have writers block

Sfw

Liked you in the hallway crush type of way yk like when there’s that one person in the halls that you're like “god damn, anyways where’s my next class”

Never even tried to speak to you was just like ” I'll gaze from afar”

The only problem is that he has major resting bitch face so you were sat there racking your brain over what you could’ve possibly done to this random daddy’s money kid (like this isn't set in a private school but LOOK OVER THERE)

Confessed by just standing in front of you and 👁👁 before handing you an outdated birthday card with a 100 dollar bill inside with a note inside that was basically just him like “PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLE-“

You did give him a shot and he did actually speak words to you

bitchest bitch ever yall bicker (lovingly of course) 24/7

“did you for real just copy off of me?” “Okay well at least I don’t have daddy issues” “You cannot be talking and you know it”

He gives stick bug vibes yk

does not comprehend normal human life you could be complaining about doing laundry and he is like “Just have one of the elves do it?” and you are like “😶right so-“

just assume you have the answer to everything bc like you’re his partner? tf?

“how far away is Saturn in kilometers?” “They don't measure distance with kilometers, Draco, you dumbass. It’s called lightyears.” ‘right so in lightyears then?” “How tf am I supposed to know?”

he’ll hear a crash and look to you like you know what’s going on and you’ll turn his head back

I'm not one to assume someone’s sexuality but it's very much bisexual for the both of you (he likes guys and you know it)

a hot guy will pass and you both turn to each other like {insert Bratz meme here}

has created mustard gas on accident

laughs at his own jokes unironically (he is the only one laughing)

will try to be relatable and it's just like “yk that moment when your Prada shoes get gourmet chocolate on them”

makes up new names for your stuffed animals bc he thinks all the ones you picked were “lame”

his beauty sleep comes above everything else

Once Theo woke him up (there was a fire they had to evacuate) and the next night you found him hovering a pillow over Theo’s face you tackled him to the ground

Only knows how to play dominoes no card games or anything only dominoes

Bought you guys matching sleep masks

And embroidered PJs

And bunny slippers

PDA hater

He’ll sit next to you at max when you're around lots of people when you're just around his friends he's down with hugs and hand-holding holding maybe a cheek kiss but that's it

Alone is a different story he's attached to you he's actively trying to crawl under your skin as we speak

Terrified of bugs he's standing on a chair and screaming the second he sees one

Pays you in kisses when you take the bug outside (after you wash your hands)

Prefers baths over showers

Hates dogs and growls at them more than they growl at him

Only likes cats in theory bc they leave hair on his clothes

He's a reptile man

has owned a bearded dragon and will own more

Cold mf you wanna look me in the eye and tell me he has good circulation

Presses his cold ass feet against you while you're on the brink of sleep so confused when you swing your hand back to smack him

“I'm just cuddling you?”

“Cuddle somebody else fucking ice cube bitch ass”

Every single night

He sleeps on his back with his hands on his stomach like he's going to get lowered into his casket it's embarrassing

Thinks he knows how to shake ass and then when he tries (and fails) he considers never speaking to anyone ever again

Has gotten flirted with while he was with you and he just stared at them blankly bc he couldn't tell if it was happening

And then he left the room entirely

Walks in on people butt ass naked bc he has not learned how to knock (only child syndrome)

Stares a lot

He has nothing better to do so he’ll just come join you in your dorm and 👁hi👁

You've learned to block him out so he’ll scare the shit out of you

Sure he doesn't know how to flirt but he has money so he makes up for it

If you look at anything longer than three seconds he's following behind you with his card and the other twelve bags you have

This does have you ending up with things you didn't want so your friends love your random gifts

One of them will walk into potions with a luxury purse and one of the other kids will be like “tf Did you get that?” and your friends are like “🫵” And you're like “I didn't want it” So some of the student body does hate your guts just a little

favorite food is plain white rice

Thinks that acrylic nails go under the skin yk like in those videos with the fake hands pushing the nails up the finger yeah he thinks that actually happens to people

Jaw on the floor when you explain to him that's not what happens

Nsfw kinda

Down to three-way and will NOT let you forget

“I met this cute girl at the-” “I'm down. 😐”

“Oh did you see Harry this morning he was-” “Do you think he'd hook up with us?😐” “Babe. We've talked about this” “just once please”

Has asked you to peg him

unless you have a dick then he's asking for one of those two-way things (you're on my blog you know what I'm talking about dude)

Sub SUCK MY DICK DUDE HES A SUB SHUT UP

Actively begging sobbing on his knees “Please baby Please being so good please”

Would be a swinger and he'd have a pineapple on his front porch

Sorry

Has dabbled in the lockerrooms

Will ask you if the boys can watch him hit and you said only if they see him at his lowest begging and pleading for you he is silent as of now (give him two weeks)

Type of bitch to be covered in hickeys and when someone is like “What happened? To your neck?” and he's like “Literally what are you talking about?” will gaslight them into thinking there's nothing on his neck

Prefers cuddling naked but hates not immediately being in the bath after sex so he has to battle himself in his head

Can't dirty talk he's like “You look so nice when you're not in clothes? Do you like my wee wee?” and you're sitting there “bitch your what?”

Have resulted in him not being allowed to talk

Quickies number one hater

Needs his time to get into pussybitchboy mode

Okay bye

[ateez-himari]

[241206] SNEAKING OUT

[NEW MESSAGES FROMM HIMARI]

[PM 10:17] Hi Tiny! I'm sneaking over to my boyfriend's dorm ㅎㅎㅎ I'm actually heading to the mart to get some snacks first, maybe a hot chocolate too

[PM 10:17] The cardigan is actually from Mingi's closet, I managed to sneak it out last time 🤭 Hanzo nii-chan got me the bag! The outfit is so cute right ?!

[PM 10:17] It's actually just my pajamas ㅎㅎ We're watching a movie in his room but it still feels like preparing for a date. I showered for a long time, did all my skincare, my body care, made my hair shiny and made myself all pretty

[PM 10:17] I didn't get to do my nails. I wanted to do cute pink ombre ones with bows and hearts like the ones on Pinterest. Maybe tomorrow! I need to go to university but I should have some time. I'll show Tiny when I do them

[PM 10:18] Nope, I don't have extensions. I tie my hair up a lot so you usually can't see how long it really is. It's a little hard to brush it now so I might cut it soon

[PM 10:18] I don't know though...Jinx's braids look amazing so I really want to let it grow to make it look like hers. Just not the color, my poor roots need to rest

[PM 10:19] Ahh so many of you watched the documentary. We got the tattoos 4 years ago, we went to see a shaman before to make sure the energies were matched well

[PM 10:19] The Ensō was from two years ago and it didn't hurt that much...the buzzing noise around my ear for a long time was more painful

[PM 10:21] Okay, I have Crunky Pepero, White Cookie, Dark Chocolate, Choco Cookie and Strawberry...Choco Pies, Shrimp Chips (my favorite snack), Yakult and Choco Heim (both flavors). I think that's enough for everyone in the dorm!

[PM 10:23] I managed to stuff them all in the teddy bear but he looks kind of puffy now. I couldn't get drinks because I wouldn't be able to carry them :(

[PM 10:23] I'll just make some tea at their dorm instead, Seonghwa oppa bought me a new blend last time he went grocery shopping

[PM 10:25] I almost fell in a puddle, it would have been bad, but I'm only wearing slippers so my toes are kind of cold regardless. They're fluffy ones!

[PM 10:25] Oh yeah, I filmed the 'Power' challenge with G-Dragon sunbaenim so I'll ask our media staff to upload it tomorrow! I don't know if they'll let me post the 'Push 2 Start' dance, I saw that Intak did it!

[PM 10:25] ㅎㅎ I'm glad you guys liked the 'Sticky' video even though J-Hope oppa deleted it a minute later :( I worked hard on it too!

[PM 10:27] Anyway Tiny, it's couple movie night now ♡ Love you so much, kisses!

Translated from Korean by Google

[teapartypenguin]

Fairy Tale Allusions in Yugioh 5Ds

So I was rewatching 5Ds and Akiza's duel against the knight dude got me thinking about the fairy tale allusions in her design and arc, and thinking about it more got me to realize that 5Ds actually has a lot of loose fairy tale allusions throughout it. So here are just a couple of the ones I noticed:

Akiza in general: Akiza's first duel of the series was already really heavy with the knight vs. witch symbolism. It also got me thinking about the "Princess, Witch, and Prince" theme from Revolutionary Girl Utena. A very basic rundown of what Utena says on it is that people will try to sort women into a box of good (Princess) or bad (Witch) based on how much they conform to the concept of what a girl should be like, a good Princess has to trade independence for protection from a Prince, any girl that doesn’t agree is a Witch. Problem is that no woman is ever just one of those things at a time, and Akiza definitely isn't. She is at first feared for her power, labelled the evil Black Rose Witch, and attempts to find comfort and safety in her "Prince" (Sayer). Only when she meets Yusei and the gang and finds acceptance from them and her parents do we see that she's actually a very kind girl. And even then, she doesn't go trading one Prince for another, she's never as reliant on Yusei as she was with Sayer and maintains her independence. Also just her deck in general carries the theme with fairy tale-like imagery (roses, knights, witches, fairies, and a dragon).

Akiza + Yusei: These two are basically Beauty and the Beast. I am a major faithshipping fan, but even if you take out the romantic aspects, it still fits. Yusei being Beauty and Akiza being the Beast for obvious reasons. The scene with Yusei waking Akiza in the hospital also gives major Sleeping Beauty vibes as well (this scene also owns my soul).

The rose imagery also still fits with both of them.

Yusei: He's Cinderella: he's a poor boy, goes to a ball that he wasn't supposed to go to (Neo Domino), has to leave at midnight (gets arrested), but leaves behind a "glass slipper" (the mark of the Crimson Dragon) that makes it so that the prince (Godwin) can track him down and give him another shot at freedom (not for altruistic purposes of course, but it still fits).

Jack and Carly: Scoopshipping are The Little Mermaid. The mermaid (Carly) falls in love with the prince (Jack), but for certain reasons, they cannot be together. Said mermaid makes a deal, by trading her soul, she gains legs (Dark Signer abilities + duel runner) which allows her a second chance to go after the prince. But the prince rejects her proposal (because she's undead and evil now), and the mermaid concedes. But being unable to hold up her end of the deal, she turns into sea foam and dies (turns into dust and dies).

Leo and Luna: Luna's deck already has a loose fairy forest type theme (and in the manga, has a Fairy Tale archetype). I want to say they're Hansel and Gretel. Has the same beats of two siblings getting lost in the woods (Luna with her spirit world adventure, Leo dueling Devack with "Closed Forest" up). But most of it comes from their duel with Devack, in which Hansel (Leo) stalls the witch (Devack) for as long as possible until Gretel (Luna) can kill the witch by pushing him into the oven (win the duel). You could also say that Luna's arc of freeing Ancient Fairy Dragon has elements of Rapunzel (saving the princess from the witch that locked her up).

Those are at least the ones I noticed. I doubt all of them were intentional but it's interesting when you make the connections. Let me know if there's any I missed because I'm not done with my rewatch yet and don't have anything for Crow. Feel like Team Satisfaction and Neo Domino City have Wizard of Oz parallels, but haven't got enough info to say how yet.

[mimble-sparklepudding]

Highlight a FFXIV blog with an OC who is particularly loveable or endearing.

Highlight a FFXIV blog that is completely different to yours, whether in terms of focus or style, but you really enjoy.

Another example of a blog with an OC who is particularly loveable or endearing would be @nyarumi-nyan and the very cute Satien.

Obviously it would be rather bad manners to actually tell Satien he was cute - or even endearing - as he would be very embarrassed and possibly even slightly cross. But he is a very loveable sort of character, with strong morals, a firm sense of duty and fluffy little slippers...

2. I think most FFXIV blogs are completely different to mine, given that mine is really rather silly, but I suppose a particularly different example would be @mrlarkstin.

Aside from the fact the writing and gposes are of notably better quality, there's a general difference in focus and tone. Whereas I tend to be too shy to even put a vanilla "sexy" glam on my characters in-game, over at @mrlarkstin people are having polyamorous relationships with dragons, they're engaging in a bit of inter-species slap and tickle with various types of Mamool Ja, eggs are being gestated, unhealthy inter-personal dynamics are being explored. The whole thing is off the scale, or possibly on the scales, depending on your point of view.

So yes, really very different sort of blog to mine, but all very interesting and much recommended.

[alicepao13]

Hudson and Rex S03E08 - Sleeping Beauty

Okay episode which gets good with character interactions. In fact, I don't really get bored with S3 up until the end where they put some lackluster episodes.

You see one kid being mean to the other, then a minute later you cut to an interaction between parents and you realize why.

These parents are awful.

Charlie: "You have never seen a fairytale before?" Sarah: "I have, except I find them all insufferably sexist". Charlie: "Well, they offer historical context". Do they? Because I don't remember dragons in my history books. Anyway, I'm with Sarah on this one and luckily I didn't grow up with them.

It is interesting, however, that Charlie seems to know quite a bit about these things. I distinctly remember no boy would ever be convinced to sit down and watch these movies.

Sweet potato jerky? Why does that sound so tasty? It's a dog treat.

This is just an excuse to get Sarah home.

"Your new place, which I see for the first time ever, is really incredible!"

Have I mentioned yet on this rewatch that Charlie must be taking kickbacks to be able to afford a house like that? No?

"Kids are loud". Water is wet.

Too cute.

"I guess they're alright". Make up your mind. More importantly, isn't there ample space on the couch next to Charlie for Sarah to sit? What's she doing over there?

Jesse calls from work, Joe is also over there, NO ONE is surprised that Sarah is at home with Charlie and Rex.

See? Instead of reacting to Jesse's antics, react to the fact that your detective and your head of forensics (your? I have no clue) are playing house instead of being anywhere near the precinct.

"Rex is a detection dog. His alerts establish reasonable suspicion to search". Well, thank you, Sarah. Charlie never actually explained it. I wonder if this actually holds up.

I can actually imagine the writers at the start of the season trying to come up with a reasonable excuse for those searches based on Rex's nose. At some point, they might have even opened a law book. I don't think that it would hold up in court to say that a police dog smelled illegal substances and rule based on that but it might give probably cause for a search. All this changes depending on where one lives, though. And if they find something, well, then you have your proof right there. The whole gist of it is to make sure the search is legal so you don't jeopardize the entire case.

"The dog ruined my favorite pants". Maybe you shouldn't have run?

"He's trying to hypnotize me. You're all witnesses."

"So Rick is not the owner of our... glass slipper". I think Sarah is about to whack you with the case file.

Sarah: "Where do you think of starting?" *Rex barks* Charlie: "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, too, partner". Guys...

Why do I think this was taken from when they're looking for the stepmom in the end of the episode? He looks too serious and very much in a hurry, which is not something that he is supposed to be in the current drive.

"I can assure you there are no drugs in this house". Charlie literally has a drug sniffing dog with him, how do you think he's not going to find anything?

I think the lady's excuse that she's going through a brutal divorce actually did get a bit of a reaction from Charlie. Not that he'd give her the drugs back, of course.

Dad-influencer. I hate this age.

"What was your babysitter doing in the back of your truck?" I can't believe there was a logical explanation for this other than "We were having sex".

"You don't think it's possible to have a platonic relationship with an attractive woman?" Wise move not to answer that.

I'd definitely like to ask the Hudson and Rex production where they get their car brand covers because in greek tv productions their look like shit.

"Everyone I know drives this car". This is a 50K Mercedes. Where are we?

I did not have sexual relations with Stacey Nielsen". Okay, who put that in there? I can't listen to it without laughing.

Sad that it wasn't some kind of threesome. She was just carrying their child.

The production getting their money's worth out of the new house.

"She made this for me. It's some sort of woman with... one, two, three, four... seven kids?" "These are dwarfs" lmao

Snow White was in witness protection? Maybe in the next Disney installment.

Sarah: "You don't need a prince for a happily ever after". Get that man, Sarah. Do you have any idea how many men would protest that statement?

Joe: "Nice of you to join us this morning". Don't do this, Joe, we keep trying to extricate him out of the office, let him be late for once!

Charlie: "Rex took forever to get out of the house this morning. Rex: "Don't you dare sully my good reputation!" Charlie: "Okay. I took forever to get out of the house this morning". I love their suspicious looks and also, I WANT TO KNOW! What happened? What are they hiding from us? WHAT??? What did you cut out?

"Need I remind you, Charlie, that warrant-less collection of DNA is not admissible in court?" Maybe. I mean, we sometimes base an entire case off of it.

Seriously, why is he so chipper?

Sarah: "Stacey's not the mother". Joe: "I'm sorry, what the what?" Charlie: "Yeah, what Joe said". You can tell Sarah loves delivering such news.

Again with the looks.

I believe that a person having a perfectly good womb should be able to use that womb however they see fit, including getting paid to carry the baby of a couple that for whatever reason can't or won't do that. The law's intent should not be to police people's wombs but to make sure that children shouldn't be born and grown to be taken advantage of. So it should be legal in cases of parents who want to have a child, and illegal if for example one was to gather fifty women and grow children through surrogacy to take advantage of them (not the only example, just one I thought of). Taking advantage of your body's ability to carry children for monetary gain so that they can be ultimately raised in a proper family that wants them is not the same as taking advantage of children.

"I had a glass of wine at lunch." "Was it served in a salad bowl?" Burn!

Why would you bring the kid to the place her stepmom might commit suicide?

Rex to the rescue once again. I think I've seen this on Kommissar Rex too.

Big damn hero.

"What a needless tragedy this all was". I've seen so many certifiably stupid deaths on crime shows, this doesn't even rank at the top 20.

Suspiciously big enough space for Rex to jump onto. But looks weird before that. Also, thanks for squashing by beer/wine theory like a couple episodes later. I am now thinking that the wine goes with the couch lol

"I think you'd make a great mom." "You're a great dad. To your fur baby over here." "What do you think, pal, you like being my fur baby?" Rex's growl sounds like he wants to bite anyone who says the word fur baby again. Maybe that's just me, though.

It's a good thing Sarah has an alternative plan to motherhood because I can see the future and I suspect it will take a long time.

Again, the case didn't grab me. But they spent sufficient time outside of the office and mostly in Charlie's new house that we just saw for the first time that I didn't mind.

[the-path-to-redemption]

Now this could be me and me overthinking it but do you think Cinder would fall under the "Dragon Lady" troupe?

Context: Dragon lady troupe are South Asian or South East Asian who are depicted as strong, deceitful, mysterious, and sexually alluring. They are stereotype as ruthless killers under Orientalist of how Asian Countries are scene as barbic

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DragonLady

https://www.hercampus.com/school/american/the-dragon-lady-the-lotus-blossom-and-the-robot-archetypes-of-asian-women-in-western-media/#:~:text=The%20Dragon%20Lady%2C%20a%20term,of%20the%20East%20as%20barbaric.

To me Cinder feels like she would fall under this troupe as we see her as seductive, ruthless, mysterious, and deceitful.

And before anyone get the torches and pitchforks. Yes I'm fully aware that Ruby and Yang and half Chinese because of their father is Chinese coded.

However keep in mind media tends to protray poc coded groups and people as "barbaric savages" who needs to adopted to western traditions and beliefs to save them. The person who "help" these people are white people or people who is half white and half of the "barbaric" people.

It make sound ridiculous and a stretch by considering the fact the RWBY is created by the pink washing capitalist Transphobia pedophile company. I wouldn't be surprise even if Monty was involved with creating Cinder.

Long Post Ahead

Just to preface this, Cinder (from what we see and know) are designed after the femme fatale archetype and has zero indication in the actual canon material or extracurricular materials (books, BTS, etc.) as being Asian coded. The story of Cinderella, while having multiple cultural equivalents around the world, is French if you still keeps it in the context of Cinder's creation. Her wearing or designed in East Asian-esque outfits are not indications of her being Chinese or Asian-coded, as we've seen Raven and Salem designed in a similar matter, and these are examples of Rooster Teeth's orientalism rather than making them representation of Asian characters. She's designed to be very white, with a white name, and a white allusion because they specifically used the "Cinderella" version of the story with the glass slippers.

Moving onto your ask itself, I can see why you would think of this particular trope when examining Cinder's characterization and role in the narrative. It's also very problematic that if Cinder was meant to be Asian coded, unfortunately she very much falls into the Dragon Lady Trope with Salem being the white person who "saved" her, while Cinder herself is the seductress who is the villain.

But I doubt that's the case; if anything, Cinder is one of many examples of RWBY's ill-advised portrayal of female characters, whether they're heroic or villainous; Cinder's role as the femme fatale is played out in very gross ways, mostly just focusing on her being "hot" and the "dangerous" is quite lagging behind (the biggest example of this is her stealth outfit being greatly modified from the concept art to being sexier and the multitude of ass shots).

Cinder is also another example of RWBY's extremely gross way of portraying disabled characters, with her being an amputee and visually challenged (temporarily mute) person who is dependent on a prosthetic of some kind, by making the majority of them bad guys. Specifically, bad guys who's disability strips them of humanity and signifying them as evil in a narrative while the good guys are able-bodied people who are justified in beating these bad guys. Which is a gross ass trope.

TL;DR: Cinder, while not originally designed to be Asian or Asian-coded, is still a very problematic character chocked full of bigoted tropes including, but not limited to, sexism, orientalism, and ableism. While I myself do not think that she falls under the Dragon Lady trope, Cinder is still very badly written and her existence in the narrative of RWBY is a blatant reflection of the writers' incompetent writings that should not be ignored.

[skeleton-in-a-hoodie]

A thing that I think about a lot in DDMG is the Turtles and the rest of the extended family buying Splinter clothes, and how their tastes in fashion ends up getting reflected in the outfits Rat Dad wears.

I think the second winter the boys know Splinter, they save up money and get him a thick jumper and some warm trousers.

Splinter doesn't really know what to say to this, and his brain goes straight to "These are orphaned children who don't get much of an allowance and these clothes are good quality. How much did these cost? What did my sons give up to afford this?"

Which prompts a conversation, because Splinter didn't feel he could accept it in good conscious, and look, the tags are still on, you could take them back and spend the money on something you four want. And the answer he gets is that they're not going to take the clothes back, because they wanted to get him something.

The trousers need some adjusting so his tail can fit, but they fit surprisingly okay. The jumper is good too, but his proportions are weird and he's tall as hell, so the Turtles went a size above what they thought he'd need, so whilst it's long enough and fits well everywhere else, it keeps slipping off one of his shoulders.

One day, when Raph is in the city, he finds someone selling Ratman merch and can't resist getting Splinter a hoodie. Splinter is mortified but still wears the damn thing because his son got it for him (and it's really soft and comfy, and he ends up chewing on the strings to stim).

Casey gets Splinter heavy metal and punk band t-shirts, and doesn't know how to feel when Splinter actually wears them. Like she's seen him wear the stuff Raph buys him, but at the same time Casey really didn't expect Splinter to actually, like, put the shirt on.

Robyn, Casey's little sister, is quite young, so she just picks stuff that makes her think of her rat uncle. These also get worn, even if the colour she selects aren't something Splinter would chose for himself, but it makes his niece happy. As long as the material isn't too smooth it's all good.

Whenever Kirby goes through his wardrobe for things he doesn't wear anymore, he'll give anything he thinks Splinter would like/ will fit to him. This is how Splinter gets a lot of cardigans. Kirby, April and Mikey also form team "Let that old man be comfy" and get Splinter as many warm jumpers as they can. Mikey tries to find brightly coloured stuff for Splinter, whereas April is like "I think this is cute!"

Donnie is responsible for the overalls, and Leo the short sleeved button up shirts and to be honest anything practical. Tseng gets Splinter Hawaiian shirts, saying it's part of Splinter's old man training.

Socorro ends up in a years long battle with Splinter over the issue of wearing shoes. Her argument is it'll stop him walking on broken glass again, his is that shoes are sensory hell and he'd rather chew his own leg off. The battle is won when these two remember sandals exist. Socorro does not bother with slippers, and settles instead for "You need a warm winter coat." "I AM LITERALLY A FIRE GHOST."

Generally speaking they all try to pick out clothes in dark colours, or maroon, because his kimino is that colour and he seems to like it. There's also a lot of green after they find out its his favourite colour.

Also they find out Splinter really likes scarfs and half-finger gloves, so he has a ton of them. Most of those are from Raph, who learns how to knit and crochet, but the rest of the family will bring Raph wool in different colours so he can make fun patterns and stuff. He learns how to make dragon scale gloves, makes some modled off godzilla, which results in a lot of happy stimming from rat dad.

His wardrope ends up having a lot of skirts too, because those are easier to adjust so his tail fits okay than trousers, and sometimes it's nice to have new clothes you can just wear straight away and not have to tailour yourself.

It's also worth mentioning that Splinter does not separate these styles out and just wears whatever is most comfy/ he feels like that day.

Also he knows how to embroider, so chances are at least some of his clothes get hand stitched designs on them. Same goes for his sons' clothes, cause if they have something that needs fixing he tries to make the mend at least look nice. Leo's jeans end up having so many stars on them from when Rat dad had to patch them and tried to make it look good.

[mgmoments]

Growing Into Your Own

Diavolo | Obey Me!

Muscle growth, muscle worship, macro

Warning, NSFW

Your time spent with Diavolo was always some of your favorite. When you first arrived, little did you realize that the Lord of the Devildom would quickly become not only one of your closest friends, but even something a little more.

It wasn't uncommon for Diavolo to summon you to his opulent home for coffee, tea, or simply to spend the evening talking with you. Barbatos never seemed to mind the extra company, likely because it was good for the Master of the house to have someone else to talk to. That, and you were fairly good about cleaning up after yourself.

Today was no different. Diavolo had summoned you to his office to chat while he finished paperwork. Something seemed slightly off, however. You were never really one to notice the smaller details, but you couldn't help but take note at every time Diavolo tugged at his collar or attempted to pull his sleeves down.

"Dia, is something wrong? You've been tugging at your suit a ton since I got here," you asked, curious. He simply smiled.

"Ah, no no. Nothing's wrong. It's just...a touch tight. I suppose Barbatos must have shrunk it in the wash!"

"I assure you, I did not such thing Master Diavolo," Barbatos stated, entering the room to refill Diavolo's tea. "There is...another matter of concern. Perhaps our guest should depart so we might discuss this matter privately?"

Diavolo seemed ready to protest, but a sharp glance from Barbatos quieted him before he had the chance. He sighed. "I suppose it is getting late. I'll see you again tomorrow, yes? We can have one of those 'slumber parties' you said humans like to have!"

You laughed, but Diavolo simply beamed his bright smile. With no reason to protest, you gathered your things and headed back to the House of Lamentation. You couldn't help but wonder what exactly the two needed to discuss, however. Even more confusing is how it could possibly be related to Diavolo's clothing being tight.

"I'll be Barbatos just didn't wanna admit he messed up in front of ya," Mammon said at dinner that night. "Dude's obsessed with perfection, he just didn't want ya to think he was anythin' less than perfect."

Mammon squealed as Lucifer smacked him in the back of the head with a rolled up paper.

"There is a good enough reason why they needed to discuss matters without a human present, Mammon. It has little to do with perfection. It simply is not their business, or yours for that matter."

"Then you know what they're talking about?" You asked, knowing that Lucifer wouldn't tell you even if he did know. The frown that settled on his face was answer enough.

"Unfortunately," he replied, "Whatever this issue is it is one they've decided does not concern me. It is worth stating that Diavolo has been complaining about his clothing for some time now, at least a week. I'm surprised that it just now became an actual issue. Regardless, we all need to keep our noses out of royal Devildom business. Am I understood?"

You and all the brothers gave a quick nod. Lucifer smiled, and dinner continued. Despite everything, you couldn't shove the issue out of your head. In a way it was almost exciting to think about all the possibilities. Your mind raced with theories as you drifted off to sleep.

You returned to Diavolo's castle later the next day, only to be greeted by the towering demon dressed in a dragon onesie.

"What do you think?" he asked, turning around to show off the fine details, "I heard that humans dress in fun nightwear for events such as these, so I had Barbatos make this special. Is it nice?"

"I love it, Dia," you said with a smile, laughing at Diavolo's antics, "It suits you. Though, I see you more as a teddy bear than a dragon myself."

Diavolo smiled, and wrapped you in a massive hug.

Demons, on average, were already larger than humans. Even the relatively short Mammon and Asmodeus were still both slightly taller than you. Large demons like Beel and Diavolo, however, towered over you. You always considered yourself lucky that they were so kind, because you could only wonder how things would be if these two titans decided to use their size against you.

Diavolo's strong hand enveloped your own as he led you to his home theater like am excited child. He gleefully informed you of all the movies and snacks he had planned for the two of you as you both settled down into massive beanbags. Your seat didn't last long, however, as you were soon sitting comfortably in Diavolo's lap with his arms wrapped around you.

You both sat in quiet comfort watching some cheesy romcom when you felt something throb beneath you. You were taken aback- Diavolo wasn't the type to be...like that. Then you felt it again, realizing that Diavolo's legs appeared to be tensing up. Looking up to him, you noticed him wincing slightly. A small groan escaped his lips.

"Dia...? Everything ok?"

"Y-yeah. I...I think my legs are asleep is all. Let me just...urgh....stand up."

You rose from Diavolo's lap as he rose to unsteady legs. You couldn't help but feel like he looked slightly larger than before. It was subtle, but it was almost as if his onesie had begun to cling to him where it had once hung off of him.

Diavolo groaned again and nearly stumbled over as Barbatos entered the room with a new tray of food. Barbatos quickly placed the tray down and rushed to his master's side to hold him up.

"Is Dia ok, Barbatos? He seems out of it."

"The Master has simply been overworking himself recently, that's all. Exhaustion is beginning to get to him."

"No, Barbatos," Diavolo groaned, "It's finally coming, I just can't hold it back any longer. We need to be honest with them. They'll find out soon enough anyway."

"..Very well," Barbatos said, turning towards you. Diavolo sat back down as Barbatos began to speak.

"Lord Diavolo, as you are well aware, is lord of the Devildom. It is more than a title. You may consider it...something like a race. He is unlike the other demons you've met here. He is far more powerful, not simply because of his station but because he is naturally more inclined towards power. Part of his natural aging involves what you humans could almost consider a second puberty, a period of time when he finally fully matures and can be considered ready to take the crown of the Devildom for his own."

"What does...what does that actually involve?" you asked, watching Diavolo breathe heavily in his seat.

"You may have noticed the young Master tugging at his clothing recently. It's been a slow process thus far, but part of this evolution involves Lord Diavolo increasing drastically in physical size. This is no longer common knowledge, but Lord Diavolo's father was large enough to completely fill this room. Lord Diavolo will likely be that size when this process is completed, and based on what we are currently seeing, the process will be completed tonight."

"Wait, hold on! You're saying Dia is gonna completely fill this room tonight? Sure he's big, but he's nowhere close to being that big."

"It will cease being a slow process soon enough. Lord Diavolo is entering the final stage, and it will all happen relatively quickly. I recommend-"

Before Barbatos could finish, Diavolo let out a large groan. Both you and Barbatos' eyes snapped towards the demon prince as his entire body began to tremble and pulsate. The sound of tearing fabric began to fill the room as Diavolo's body began to push outwards in all directions. The onesie struggled to hold on as Diavolo's body began to tear through it, each muscle increasing in size and thickness. His feet were first to break free, tearing away Diavolo's slippers with his toes curling in seeming pain. His arms and legs followed, his swelling biceps and thighs tearing through the cloth like it was merely tissue paper. As each second passed, Diavolo's body grew larger and large with more and more muscle packing onto his steadily taller frame. His groans slowly became moans. The process was clearly no longer painful.

Sure enough, Diavolo's cock broke free of his pants and flopped about in front of him, throbbing half-erect. He breathed heavily as pre began to drip from the tip, the cock continuing to grow with his body. You felt your cheeks grow hot, embarrassed to watch the obscene display but finding yourself aroused by the process.

"L-love," Diavolo panted, his horns and wings erupting from his head and back, "p...please..."

You looked to Barbatos who was nowhere to be seen. With no one to tell you otherwise, you climbed Diavolo's powerful thighs and placed yourself atop his expanding lap. You wrapped your own legs around his cock, the entire thing reaching up to your chin, and began to stroke it gently with both hands. You carefully ran both hands over the tanned skin, feeling every muscle and tendon in the cock with care before steadily picking up the pace. The cock stood at attention, and Diavolo's entire body shuddered in response. Without thinking you placed your mouth around the tip as best as you could, and began licking. Diavolo moaned in ecstasy as the cock throbbed with newfound power in your mouth. You felt the pressure within slowly build until it erupted outwards. Unable to remove your head in time, a large amout of Diavolo's seed found its way into your mouth before you were thrown backwards from the force of the eruption. The cock continued to let loose powerful stream after stream of semen until the room was nearly completely covered in it. When the stream finally abated, you felt the massive body beneath you begin to relax.

You, however, were not finished. You rose from the cock and began to admire the rest of Diavolo's newly massive body. You ran each hand over his powerful new muscles, tracing every curve and line and taking the time to appreciate every individual muscle. Diavolo's body shuddered again as you reached his chest and rubbed each of nipples. A small moan escaped his lips. Eventually he seemed satisfied with your worship, and cupped you in a massive hand. Next thing you knew, you were sitting on his palm in front of his movie screen sized face, his golden eyes looking at you with adoration.

"Are you ok, my little love? I hope this all didn't come as too much of a shock to you."

You simply smiled, and brought your lips to his. The two of you exchanged the closest thing to a kiss you could, Diavolo's lips nearly engulfing your entire head. You pulled back and smiled at one another.

"I would like to apologize for ruining our sleep over, my love. And for...my unseemly behavior. Please do not think worse of me for it, and please know that even now I will never do anything to hurt you."

You knew. You'd known for nearly a year now that Diavolo would never harm you. If nothing else, tonight had simply shown you how much he truly cared for you. Life moving forward would be different for you both, but you never were one for doing things the normal way. You settled down in Diavolo's warm palm as something deep within your body began to shudder...

[abyssal-ali]

Author's Notes and Worldbuilding (pt. 1) ahead!! (If anything is unclear, please ask!)

So, the differences between @salparadiselost 's and my AUs: I was inspired by Sal but then I thought, "...but elemental/ATLA..." and my AU was born.

I kept Dick as an ice dragon and Jason as a fire/Phoenix but I changed the others.

Dick: Ice dragon | Jason: Fire dragon/Phoenix | Tim: Earth dragon | Damian: Water dragon | Cass: Air dragon | Bruce: Earth dragon | Steph: Wyvern | Duke: Wyvern

In this AU, not everyone is a dragon (shifter). Most people are human, some are wyvern shifters (dragon cousins), and a few are dragon shifters. The most common are:

Wyverns (~1/1000)

Earth Dragons (~1/100,000)

Ice Dragons (~1/250,000)

Water Dragons (~1/500,000)

Air Dragons (vulnerable, ~1/1,000,000)

Fire Dragons (endangered, ~1/10,000,000)

The Batfam all have specific hoards pertaining to their interests.

Bruce: children, bat stuff, Grey Ghost merch

Babs is human, but hoards tech and info

Dick: gym/aerial/circus stuff, hero merch

Jason: books (specifically 1st editions) & weapons, specifically guns

Cass: hoodies, ballet memoirs, shoes (but specifically shoes...comfy ones, like converse and fuzzy slippers)

Steph: purple, funny tees

Tim: tech, info, coffee

Duke: puzzle books, rubix cubes, poetry books/his notebooks of poetry

Damian: animals, art, family members' stuff

How I Picture the Dragons in my AU:

Ice: eastern dragon style, serpentine, has a headplate, spines along his back, fangs and claws, textured scales, smaller wingspan but can be extended with ice if needed (pls don't question physics)

Colouring: typically light/icy/minty blues, whites (some greys [rarely darker than smoke grey], some crystalline)

Abilities: Flight, cryobreath, immunity to cold, ice/snow, etc

Fire: looks like your typical western dragon (think Kilgarrah from Merlin). Smooth scales, fangs & claws, some have horns; feathered wings--also largest wingspan

Colouring: reds, oranges, and yellows (a few whites & blues)

Abilities: Flight, pyrobreath, (some use heat to help them fly/catch an updraft), immune to heat/burns, (some are fireproof, even their feathers)

Water: eastern, serpentine, smooth scales for hydrodynamics, longest fangs and claws, a few spines, flowy wings (better as fins for swimming...fings??)

Colouring: darker/ocean blues, (some greens and blacks) often have sparkly accent scales

Abilities: excellent swimmers, able to fly but not long or far (they're the literal chickens of the dragon world), hydrobreath, a type of sonar

Earth: think triceratops x wyvern/western dragon. Bumpy scales, leathery wings, short fangs and claws for digging, the thickest skin/armour.

Colouring: browns, red-browns, golds, greys/silvers

Abilities: flight, depending on the force/power can create tremors up to earthquakes, good sense of direction

Air: think archaeopteryx. Eastern, serpentine, 50/50 feathers & scales (the exposed scales are smooth for aerodynamics), claws & fangs, small wings

Colouring: VeRy light blues, whites, mauves, pastels (dark, black, etc [do you love the colour of the sky])

Abilities: excellent flyers, create large gusts of wind up to tiny tornadoes, vErY good senses to know what's happening on the earth

Wyverns: smaller than most dragons, thus are better in smaller spaces, etc.

Colouring: typically duller colors, such as browns, greys, some greens and purples)

Subspecies:

Light and Shadow dragons are dragons that have the extra abilities of photo- and umbrakinesis, or manipulating light and shadows. (~1/275,000 either | ~1/1,000,000 both)

Light and Shadow dragons are actually a misnomer from the ancient ages, when they were thought to be a separate species. Light/Shadow dragons are subspecies of dragons, which means that any species of dragon (air, water, fire, earth, ice, or wyvern) could also have photo and/or umbrakinesis.

Phoenixes are a subspecies of Fire dragons (~1/100,000,000). They typically have unlimited lives/resurrections and will only stay dead when they truly desire to. Each time they are reborn (to the age they wish to be), another white feather grows in somewhere on their body.

Phoenixes can hypothetically also be a light/shadow dragon but there are no known records of one.

Rankings (for the nerds with us):

Largest➡️ Smallest Wingspan:

Fire

Earth

Ice

Water

Air (they use their power to help fly)

Wyvern

Largest ➡️Smallest Mass:

Fire

Earth

Water

Ice

Air

Wyvern

Longest➡️Shortest:

Water

Ice

Air

Fire

Earth

Wyvern

Other Random Funfacts:

In my AU, Bruce killed the Joker for Jason. Why did Jason not come home then? His dormant Phoenix gene was only triggered when he died so he accepted Talia's offer to find other fire dragons and a Phoenix teacher, plus other human teachers to hone his skills while he was at it. (Don't look too closely at my plotholes pockets, okay?)

Fire Dragons are the rarest because they were hunted almost to extinction in the Dark/Middle Ages. They were blamed for tragedies, as they were the most obvious with their abilities, as opposed to the blizzard-causing Ice Dragons' fighting or the angry Earth Dragons' quakes.

*I'll probably never continue this fic, but if you have ideas, send them to me or write them yourself, as long as you tag me so I can see them too!*

Anyways, it's never said, but Bruce is a Shadow-Earth Dragon and Cass is a Shadow-Air dragon. (While Jason was training he was taught some tricks to appear more shadow-like as well, making some theorists believe Red Hood may also be a Shadow-Fire Dragon.)

Steph is a brown wyvern and always wished she was purple, hence some of her obsession with the colour.

Duke is a LightShadow Wyvern, with both abilities. He is a reddish-brown in wyvern form.

Imagine Dragons

(Dragon Batfam, inspired by @/salparadiselost's dragon au on ao3)

Requested by @chrysanthemum9484

(Yes I know the title is cliché. Will I change it? Not unless you give me a better one;)

A/N to follow, explaining my differences between Sal's AU and my AU, and my hcs and lore :)

The dragonet crouched in the corner silently, watching the much larger ice dragon tear through the guards like they were grass, freezing them in place and taking them out with ruthless efficiency. In a minute the ice dragon was snarling, crouched in front of the other dragon, and the fight began with tooth and claw and spike. The ice dragon's crystal blue scales turned to pointed spikes and the headplate thickened and barbed. It didn't take long for the ancient dragon to be subdued, his flesh ripped and bleeding.

"I see you've come for the Robin," wheezed the old dragon with a wet chuckle.

"Where is he?" demanded the other.

"We've prepared a welcoming for his return," chuckled Ra's al Ghul sinisterly.

The ice dragon spun and flashed to the courtyard, darting between guards and ninja to reach the human lying by the gate. The dragonet's tail twitched nervously as the dragon approached the human. It picked him up in a claw, then unfurled its icy-delicate wings and took off, swooping low to grab the terrified dragonet in its other claw. Once they were out of sight of the mountain fortress, the dragon tossed the dragonet up so that he landed on its wide back. The human followed.

"Hold him tight," the dragon commanded, but neither knew whom the dragon was ordering. They held onto each other for extra security; the ride was a little bumpy in spots, as air currents blew and birds were avoided by the dragon's graceful flight path.

When the sun was completely behind the horizon the dragon ducked into a cave and settled down in a comfortable circular lump. The dragonet and the human slid off its back onto the chilly stone floor. The human was unconscious from exhaustion, so the dragonet hid him in a warm corner, then faced the dragon, attempting to mask his trepidation with boldness.

"Why did you take us?"

"I can't leave you there. I admit I came for Ra's, but I gained some Intel while I waited and you two are a bonus." The dragon moved to look at the sleeping human and the dragonet stepped in between the two.

"You can't eat him. I won't let you," he said bravely, though his voice trembled. Curse his babyhood--no matter how intimidating he attempted to be, it never worked. He was so small compared to the ice dragon. Realistically, it could eat both of them and there was not a thing either could do to stop it.

"Why can't I?" Purred the dragon amusedly.

"Because he is my brother! I will fight you if you lay a claw on him." The dragonet puffed its needle-like spines up like a cat it's tail.

The dragon smirked. "Quite the temper you have, hatchling. Protective...do you have a name?"

The dragonet raised his head proudly. "I am Damian al Ghul, heir to the al Ghul and Wayne hoards, son of Talia al Ghul and the Bat of Gotham, Bruce Wayne."

The dragon huffed and wrapped its tail around Damian. "What do you know of your father?"

"He is the protector of Gotham, his city. He has admirable intellect and fighting prowess, as he was worthy to mate with my mother and has the respect of my grandfather."

"How do you know that?" Asked the dragon.

"My mother told me a little and my brother tells me stories sometimes when he is with me in between teachers. He was adopted by my father and thus has first-hand accounts."

"I'm your other brother, Dick Grayson, of the Wayne hoard. At the roost is our 3rd brother, Tim. How is Jason alive? I didn't know either of you were alive until I was casing the League. How old are you, by the way?"

"I am 8 years of age. Akhi was found by Ummi, wandering the streets of Gotham, and she let him use the Pit to restore his mind and heal his injuries. For the past three years he has been training around the globe with the best teachers."

"I'll ask him about that later," Dick decided, and curled into a ball even more, coaxing Damian into the crook of his tail.

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Jason awoke, yawning as Dick nuzzled him. Sleepily patting the dragon's muzzle, he mumbled, "'s too early, Dickybird. Go 'way." He realized Dick should not be nuzzling him and sat bolt upright. "...Oww...my head..." he glared at the dragon, who was now licking Damian. Dami was here too?

"What in skies, Dick?! Why are you here?"

The dragon kept licking unconcernedly, nudging the dragonet to move. "Got a surprise when I spied on the League before I retaliated for them stealing Timmy's spleen. Imagine my surprise when I saw two brothers, one who's been alive for four years and one I never knew existed!"

Jason wiggled his way out of Dick's tail and stretched as Dick continued. "And you were collapsing in the middle of ninja and fell unconscious till now and...I kidnapped Damian before I knew he was my brother, because the League's no place for a dragonet."

"Please tell me you got all your hugs out before I woke up," interrupted Jason.

"Um, yes? No. Never! Climb on so we can head back home already. B and Alfie'll be so happy you're alive, and so will Tim- you're his idol- and Steph and Cass'll be thrilled too..."

"B needs to work on switching his hoarding from children to something easier, like Bat-paraphanalia or money or...oh wait. He needs to work on his hoarding tendencies, period."

Dick laughed, happy that his Little Wing was back, and boosted a sleepy Damian up to Jason. "Hold on tight, Jaybird; I've gotten faster!"

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Tim raced through the Manor to find Bruce, finally locating the man in his office. "Bruce, Dick is back, and someone's with him!"

Bruce and Tim headed out to the garden, where the black-and-blue dragon was sitting. In front of him was a small dragonet, with dark green scales and a smattering of gold-tipped ones across his chest, tail, and legs glinting in the dying sun's rays. Baby fangs and a few blunted spikes stood straight, revealing the hatchling's nervousness at being introduced to a new hoard.

"Dick! You're back safe!" Tim bounced over to greet his brother, while Bruce looked him over.

"I'm glad you're alright, chum. Who's this?"

"Meet Damian Wayne al Ghul," sang Dick cheerily.

Tim looked between Bruce and the dragonet.

"His dam is Talia, so I rescued him from the League. Timmy, I kicked Ra's tail for your spleen. No more organ-ectomies."

"You are my son?" Rumbled Bruce, checking Damian out thoroughly.

"Yes, Father. I hope to do you proud as a member of your hoard."

Bruce tilted his head. "No need to be so formal, Damian. We're all family here. You are a waterdragon, are you not? You are too slim to be an earthdragon like Tim and myself."

"Yes, Father. My fins have not grown in, yet. I apologize that I am not an earthdragon like you."

"Why are you apologizing for something you have no control over? It doesn't matter to me which species you are. I love all my children equally, no matter which species they are; dragon, human, whatever their abilities."

Tim observed Damian glance up at that, to gauge Bruce's sincerity, and felt sorry for the dragonet. Disappointing a parent because of something you can't do anything about? He got that.

"I also found another brother in the League," spoke up Dick.

From the shadows around Dick walked one very alive Jason Todd.

Tim's jaw dropped.

"Hey, B. Miss me?" Smirked Tim's childhood idol.

"Jaylad?" Whispered Bruce, then he was hugging his un-desceased son fiercely. "How? When?"

Tim compared this Jason to Robin-Jason. This-Jason had a white streak in his black curls, a greenish tint to his once-blue eyes (Lazarus Pit, his mind supplied), was much taller and beefier than malnourished Robin-Jason, and was even bigger than Bruce himself. He seemed sharper, more dangerous, and deadly...but then he smiled at Damian and Tim saw the Robin-Jason in that smile, hopeful and loving and full of happiness.

"You know how I'm the only human one of you?" Jason stepped back. "Surprise!"

He transformed into a hulking, majestic red dragon with black-tipped scales and a white diamond of feathers on his left wing. Bulkier than the others' serpentine (Dick, Cass, Damian) and armoured (Bruce, Tim) forms, he was the largest species of dragon-- an endangered Phoenix. With his razor-sharp claws, fangs, and spines bristling, his flames sparking the dusk, he was an incredibly formidable sight.

"You're a dragon, too?" Asked everyone at once, in awe of the sight.

Jason nodded. "Turns out I don't stay dead long, so don't bury me next time I die, 'kay? Dirt is such a pain to dig, especially when you're underneath it."