#theyre just simply different species thats all

[xamaxenta]

god i LOOOVEEE feral animal asl its so true. they truly could not care less about "laws" or "public decency" whatever that is. the straw hats manage with just luffy but the whitebeards sometimes have to deal with TWO of them? at ONCE? theyre used to ace because sometimes pirates are just like that, pops has seen plenty of them and hes just happy to see that nasty stray cat finally come inside to relax and he simply counts the shredded furniture as a Personality Trait to keep the house interesting. but then sabo rolls up and everyone at first chuckles and says oh well at least one of them has manners. except. sabo is secretly 4 ravenous feral dogs wearing a top hat. sabo is polite until the food comes out when he starts snarling and snapping (he and ace start wrestling on the floor BITING each other for a single chicken wing) or when he gets the Predator Stare and anyone who crosses within view of it feels their hair stand completely on end. marco has no particularly strong feelings about sabo when they first meet aside from "ace loves him, hes probably a freak, and he looks ridiculous dressed like that (kinda cute)" except. sometimes ace and sabo make noises at each other that are so far from human language they sound like an entirely different species. he swore one time he saw ace come up and just Lick the side of sabos face, who bit his whole ear in return like they were discussing the weather. there is something Wrong with sabo for sure. but its not until he and ace are bickering at the table and thatch throws a spare chunk of raw meat trimmings at ace (because theyve learned ace can and will eat raw meat, even the fatty or gristly bits, and as much as marco insists its not good At All for his health, the crew likes feeding large and dangerous animals) and as soon as the meat hits the table both ace and sabo go perfevtly still for roughly half a second before SABO lunges forward and grabs it in his TEETH while ace starts pummeling him for it. the top hat goes flying, theres the sound of the galley bench screeching across the floor and boots and fingernails scrabbling across the wood and the Chief Of Staff of the Revolutionary Army runs, hissing, on all fucking fours, with a chunk of raw meat in his mouth up the rigging while ace quite literally snaps at his heels. theres distant snarling and growling. sounds of tearing fabric. screams of shock and horror from the crew on the deck. and it is in that moment marco comes to the devastating realization that he is unfortunately attracted to sabo, and that his taste in men simply cannot be salvaged

Sabo standing there all prim and proper, all neatly buttoned up and his accent has this crisp edge to it like a winters morning flinty with fresh snow or perhaps new parchment waiting to be scored by the writers pen

And then Ace shows up and the mask slips abruptly something wicked spills past the pleasantries and hes kinda like fangs bared growly in a way only animals get with each other

Everyone up until this point knows the basic history Ace loves this guy, Sabo to put it bluntly would die to protect Ace with his life, they share a childhood the jungle that fucking jungle, this means Sabos also a beast but what kind theyre hoping if Ace is anything to go by he would be the same

Except Sabo brings out a monster in Ace and clearly hes so much worse, the raw meat spectacle and then the poor crowsnest lookout scrambling down trembling cold sweat like what the fuck happened to those two?

Eventually they comeback down sabos clothes are in tatters and Ace is just naked lmao theyre blood smeared and everyone hopes its the meat but its wishful thinking because thats way too much blood for a fist sized piece of flank steak

Marco unfortunately realises he has a type

Sabo pins him with a baleful pale eyed stare, those freaky mismatched eyes of his locked the fuck on, someone whos blind in one eye really shouldnt have that sort of focus, Ace headbutts him nippy bitey for being ignored but

Follows Sabos gaze and smiles

[moleculegirls]

my seto lore yippeee ONLY POSTING THIS BCUS DISCORD HAS A CHARACTER LIMIT HEHE

(seto in specific because he's the one i've thought most about and have seen a lot for different interpretations of)

seto lives in the forest far away from many after the end of his village which taught him magic. he lives outside any full civilization and has since he was a preteen. He spent the time studying and learning, to which be became a harpy as result of. he slowly grew back into human civilization as people began leaning on him for help with various magical ailments or situations requiring help. (think like. zecora from my little pony!)

see in my scenario at some point in magic usage, your magic will change your body. that is a natural process, sort of like how sharpening a blade changes its angle! your magic needs the best possible vessel to be truly used to its potential and it WILL find it. magic is a tradeoff in that sense. as such, the further you get into it, the more the changes happen. its not overnight its over several years but CANNOT be undone.

he is very separated from most of humanity, not really having any friends for a while and not seeking contact, in his teenage years he was entirely focused on magic and learning how to wield it. this devotion was something developed within his childhood as he saw how his magic lashed out and was very capable of hurting people, and being recomended to hone in his magic and slowly grow to weild it- eventually connecting the ideas of 'studying magic' with 'being safer to be around'. in these teenage years he neglected his own physical health beyond what would allow him to continue practicing, barely noticing the small changes happening around him and inside of him. by the time he connects the changes in his body to a form he is too far in and much too emotionally reliant on the structure studying and practicing gives him to give up.

okay uhm. hold on im gonna ramble here abt harpy seto simply because i need to tell someone else about this headcannon of mine. in my headcannon, he was born and raised human, just with magic (think of like how evokers have their own society who contains magic users. like that) but his magic happened in a way that caused his body to change to be more birdlike. harpys are NOT an actual species in my headcannon, more one of those 'creatures beyond god' that were originally something else but became that way due to some magical means. think werewolves or manticores or liches. theyre a condition, not a species to themselves, if they were to reproduce itd cause whatever creature the parent started as.

as a kid specifically his magic was simply very chaotic and hard to control, firing off at random moments usually in fear or anger. as seto was a kid who happened to have very big emotions and big magic potential, these could cause occasional lashes out beyond his control. in turn he was encouraged to study and hone in on his magic in order to not hurt anyone. this had the unfortunate side effect of teaching him the basic idea of studying = being safer to be around and viewing his magic as a sort of curse that kept him isolated from others.

in turn, as he tapped into more and more of his magic potential- his body slowly became more and more adept to take the magic and wield it better, changing the patterns of his growth and general composition of his body. (like how dancers joints adjust and change to different levels of strain than the average persons, but to a bigger scale.)

magic tends to adjust the body, thats normal and expected within magic use. his own tendency to neglect his physical needs caused him to not really notice the small things like feathers in his bed and hair all the time till eventually one day it did suddenly strike him as odd that his hands were more claw-like, that even if his nail polish he used to stop himself from biting his nails chipped, that his nails never broke and had sharpened into neat pointy ends. these changes culminating in him waking up in the middle of the night covered in blankets sweating his ass off just. as a fucking bird thing.

the fear ignited in a fight or flight response, even though there was nothing really to fight against. after that faded, the disgust and fear quickly set in. the fear of what his peers would think, the fear of all of these new sensations, how he would hide it, if he could even turn it off at all or would be stuck like this. as he calmed down and settled in the best he could with what in his mind was some terrible curse, he learned he COULD turn it off! or mitigate it, but only if he stayed calm. (again, magic is really just an extension of ones instinct to protect themselves, a bodily reaction to fear)

[starliights-shining]

Hello! Could you write some relationship headcanons for IDW Pharma and Sunder (separate) with a human s/o? Btw, nice writing and have a good day!

I tried by best, I don't really know Sunder or Pharma like that, SOOO if it feels a little OC-ish then thats why. ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT for a while and I mean like jsut a few minutes ago, I thought Sunder was a very cute yellow robot, UNTIL I WAS LIKE THEY ASKED FOR PHARMA WITH SUNDER, something isn't right. ANYWAYS, I hope this is what you were expecting and looking for, anyways ENJOY :)

Characters: IDW!Pharma and IDW!Sunder

Pharma

He likes you? like slightly likes you? Likes you little bit? Enough to get his spark going? Noooo it can't be! He's in denial, He doesn't want to believe he has caught feelings for such a small fragile person. He simply just doesn't belive it, and never will.

He's paid off a lot of people to get his way, so his first thought is you've been sent here by someone, to gather info or just be a spy. He is NOT vibing with the Spy S/O.

I feel like he just has far to many trust issues to even think that someone likes him, let alone that he likes you! This causes problems, hands down, the roughest and hardest part of the relationship, will be getting him to actually open up and shii. He'll suspecct you of everything, but then go back on it a bit later, simply because how could he be mad at you, the only person whos ever actually loved him.

He has the same thing I feel like most people have when theyre a docotor and their S/O is another species. HE WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUR HUMANS. So i feel like he'd ask a bunch of questions, he'd push you or watch your do somehting and be like, "yes dear, Now how are you feeling?" ya know? He asks all types of things, do you have three stomachs? how long can you run? Do you breath willingly?? Or is it something you HAVE to think about to do? He jsut wants to know.

He doesn't mind you knowing about what he does, unlessssss its during Delphi, he doesn't want you being a part of anything at Delphi. But if its before he won't care or mind, he'll show you different things about Cybertronians and answer any of your questions. He likes knowing youre interested in his people and their anatomy

One more thing about Delphi Pharma, this is the only version of him that will consecutively lie to you, no matter what is happening. He WILL lie, for anything. It does not matter, it'sd just something he'd do.

I feel like he's the kinda of mech to let you sit on his shoulder, or he carries you around on his servo when he's not doing anything important.

He enjoys your touch, really enjoys your touch. I love the idea of just the warmth of your hands are what drags him in soooo thats what we're going with. He likes being able jsut to feel that warmth and the weight of you. It somehting he never gets tired of, sooo he often has you taking naps on him.

He just gives guy vibes, like he's here and does his job and then delphi hits and everything goes down hill for him. SOOO he's just a normal person in a relationship, hes touchy but careful, he loves you but also doesn't belive you actually like him back. He has no traits that are like THIS ONE IS CRAZYYYY, not like Sunder, Overlord, or Trepan at least.

Sunder

THE LAST MF ANYONE WAS EXPECTING TO GET INTO A RELATIONSHIP

Since he's like uhh idk crazyyy, He doesn't know what a normal relationship is like, escpecailly since youre human. SO I want it to be known he doesn't do normal things

His "Bonding" time is just staring at you. Optics wide and empty as he studies every inch and mucsle on your body.

NO TOUCHY TOUCHY, I feel like he freaks out over being touched. If its really early in the relationship he's just like no, nope, not today, but if its late he's okay with the occasional hand resting on him when youre talking to him. Just so you can get your point across. He may not be big on it, but he does slightly enjoy the warmth form your hands. PLUS he remembers everytime you've ever touched him, so it works out in the end

Since he like worked with memorys and all, I feel like the right thing to say is he'd fuck with your memories, but I just don't think he'd do that to his S/O. I feel like since youre different, he's fascinated with your brain and memories. He has datapads on datapads about your life, your memories, the way your brain works. He loves when you tell him newer stories, or when you have one of those "this reminds me of" moments. HE'D STOP EVERYTHING JUST TO HEAR YOU.

He has strong ass urges to do the things he's done to other on you, just so he can see what's going on in your small fragile brain. He gives those vibes of always wanting to know what someones thinking, he just has to know if you thinking about him, or a memory you hold dear, or if youre thinking about somone else, He just HAS to know!!

I feel like he would lie to you, LISTENNNNN LISTENNN. He'd do it jsut to keep you away form whatever he's doing, Meetings with primus knows who, nah I'm just going for a session, ill be back. Killing someone, nope just meetin with some old friends. He DOES NOT want you knowing what he's doing, he likes the perfect little image you have of him in your head, so why shatter it now.

Okay, one more! He can get very yandere like. If you're with someone he doesn't like or he knows they are not good or have good intentions. SOOO WITH ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, I'm giving him basic yandere traits, He loves you dearly, so don't screw this up, He doesn't have his entire life to spare for you, even if he wanted too.

[sunnpii]

HI GUYS‼️‼️ minecraft ddlc au won the poll sooo yuri in minecraft ddlc au!!1!1!

i dont like this drawing veyr much but it gets her design down anyway SHES AN ENDERMAN!!!! cuz. duh. theyre tall shy and purple

lore under here☟☟

first general enderman lore!! sorry if any of this conflicts with canon minecraft lore, if there IS any actual minecraft lore i do Not know of it

1. endermen are highly intelligent creatures, but not much is known much about them at all by other mobs because theyre mostly solitary and almost never talk (even though they can). theyre barely even social with their own kind, much less other mobs. it certainly isnt helped by the fact that they feel threatened when theyre looked in the eyes, and will almost always accept it as a challenge to fight even when the person who looked them in the eyes had no ill intent.

2. endermen are the only mobs that have a language specific to their species, as all the other languages (humanoid, monster and piggish) are spoken by multiple species of mobs (humanoid with villagers pillagers illagers and witches, monster with overworld monsters like zombies and skeletons and such, and piggish by certain nether mobs but mainly piglins and zombified piglins and stuff). endermen can learn other languages too, but due to their widely solitary nature they usually dont because they simply dont have a need to talk to other mobs.

3. endermen can pick up any block in this au for pretty much no reason other than i think they cant pick up chests normally and i wanted yuri to carry a chest around

4. they can have hair on their heads and tails and its purple and sparkly and stuff‼️‼️yaay

5. their ender pearls are liek inside their bodies basically in the same place their heart would be, and the ender pearls are their source of magic and its how they can teleport yayy!!!! the magic is why they have particles floating off of them and stuff

now YURI!!!!!!!

1. yuri is an ADVENTURER!!!!! woah!!!!!! that may seem off brand for her but she loves exploring and learning about all this world has to offer, especially in the pursuit of knowledge about the enchanted books (see 4)

2. she is one of the few endermen that have learned other languages (she knows enderman, humanoid and monster)!!! she mostly did it because she just loves learning stuff in general but it turned out to come in handy a lot!!

3. she doesnt attack. like ever. she just gets too nervous. if u look her in the eye she just runs away. she runs away from most threats shes never actually killed another mob before

4. her main goal is collecting and attempting to decode enchanted books!!! most mobs dont care because they still know what the books do even if they dont know what they actually SAY, but yuri is super curious about them. her chest is filled with the books shes collected so far!!

5. she has a TOTEM OF UNDYING!!!! holy shat!!!!!! the story of how she got it isnt too crazy there was just a huge fight at a woodland mansion one day and a totem of undying was dropped and she just. snatched it. and now it holds her little cape together!!! shes actually not sure what it does yet so her side objective is to find out what the deal is with it, she just snatched it cuz she thought it was cool

6. though still VERY shy, she is a lot more social compared to other endermen, as she tends to encounter a lot of different mobs on her travels that she ends up needing to talk to (especially villagers to see if they have any enchanted books theyre willing to trade). still, she is having a Very hard time perfecting the art of social interaction,,

umm yah thats it for now!!! ill ptobably talk about all the characters Together when all their Seperate posts are done and stuf

[sodapops0lstice]

Strider Husbandry Tips

Here's some tips for people who are new to the Strider Husbandry scene, i hope my advice is useful

Whilst it is true that most Strider's DO enjoy and even thrive living in smaller environments (making them great to keep if youre on a tighter budget!) it is absolutely vital that they have places to hide and sneak around in!!! it is in a Strider's very nature to be sneaky and unseen. they can become nervous and frightened if theyre too exposed or have nowhere to scurry around in. This is especially important for Strider's of the Dirk variety as they need hidey holes to survive (there have been many cases of Dirks actually DYING because they were so stressed because of their exposure), they often try to make hiding spots for themselves which results in many Dirks suffocating in air vents which they use as hiding places. I recommend making small spots for your Strider to hide in and if necessary get one of these. It simulates a Strider's natural instinct to burrow in tunnels safely and you can take it with you on travel

I hear a lot about Strider's having very specific dietary needs that is not met they could die. This is false!! This was disproven fairly recently and you can feed your Strider whatever you like really. The only hangup is learning which Strider's require apple juice or orange soda. This might seem intimidating at first due to how many different varieties and sub categories there are but generally, the rule of thumb is Aviator Shades require Apple Juice, Kamina Shades require Orange Soda. Though your Strider might prefer small tweaks in their beverage, experiment and record their reactions.

If your Strider isn't very physically affectionate do not assume they dislike you! Striders are very defensive and will likely assume at first you are a predator. Guardian and Ultimate breeds might try and hurt you whilst most others will steer clear of you. It's best to try and prove you are friend NOT foe, talk to your Strider, give them doritos and they're beverage. If that doesn't work, leave them alone for a while until they are used to your presence.

Whilst Striders are not vicious by nature it's best if you have a more aggressive variety to try and train them as soon as possible. I've known people who got themself the most aggressive breed of Strider (a Dave's Bro, or simply a Bro, if you were curious) didn't train them, used them as a bragging right and status symbol and then were surprised when they attempted to start abusing kids. It's really upsetting as a Bro can be an incredibly loyal companion if trained correctly, I've seem some, trained by the right people, having temperaments as docile as a Dave paired with a Karkat! (im not personally all that familiar with Vantas husbandry but i do know that a Dave paired with a Karkat are usually very docile to the point where some owners think they are ill or lethargic when that's just they're temperament.) If you want a more hands-on breed of Strider like a Bro be responsible and willing to put the effort in

Striders function better as units. Whilst keeping a single Strider is a totally normal and okay thing, most Striders do prefer living in groups of atleast 2 (if you can't afford/dont want multiple thats totally fine, if you aren't neglectful theyll 9/10 be happy and healthy). Within their own species, they are super social, often playing and sharing with eachother, they tend to feel safer when their is another Strider in the house. I don't think they're is an exact rhythm to which breed will get along with eachother, sometimes you just have to leave it up to whether they enjoy eachothers company or not. My only warning is, unless you can handle it, try not to get two needy breeds, they won't get jealous per se, just very VERY vocal when they aren't the center of attention, Daves are quite notorious for this behaviour, but some people find that endearing so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Try to equal out attention between any needy Strider you may have.

[rating-bears]

The country bear jamboree claims, and I quote, "Us bears we do love fishing, every hour if we could." But I MUST ask: do all bear types in the jamboree have a mainly fish diet? Would their methods to catch fish be best described as fishing? Would they truly spend so many hours on it without stopping to sing some delightful American tunes??? These are all highly important questions to me.

alright everypony buckle up

my first challenge in answering these questions is to figure out what species the country bears are, which is harder than it may seem. we have a couple clues, but mostly circumstantial evidence.

firstly, based on the fact that they are American and the general shape and character design of the models, we can conclude that they are either brown bears or black bears, or a mix of the two. but thats the easy part to figure out, it gets more complicated from here.

you might jump to say theyre brown bears because of the color of their fur, but that is Not how it works. the shade of a bears fur is determined by a number of environmental factors, not just their species. brown and black bears can have fur colored in any range from blonde to black and anything inbetween.

Next we move on to consider geography. The NUMBER ONE easiest way to figure out if you are facing a black bear or a brown bear is to simply remember where you are in the continental us.

This map isnt super accurate, but it does give the general idea of the range.

Brown bears tend to live farther north, and more on the west side, while black bears can be found just about anywhere there are mountains.

Now if we want to stereotype, and say they country bears are meant to fulfill Appalachian stereotypes, then the answer is pretty apparent, they are black bears that just have a lighter coloration.

And for the most part, I am happy with this answer. As far as i can tell there is no officials species, and as they are drawn in a more humanized way its hard to tell if they have species specific physical characteristics. Black bears are typically smaller and sleeker than brown bears, and although most of the country bears appear fluffy, that could just be considered part of their hair and makeup for their show.

HOWEVER, there are a few that i believe are brown bears, or meant to be brown bears. for example: Gomer. He is a brown bear. you can see in his character art and to a lesser extent his animatronic model, a noticeable hump in between his shoulder blades. this is a KEY indicator of being a brown bear. Ernest is also a brown bear, not because i have any specific reason, but because they call him that in his character description. Trixie is also described as a brown bear in a similar manner.

NOW ON TO THE FISH QUESTION!

Black bears and brown bears Do both eat fish, but where fish ranks in the hierarchy of their diet is different. Brown bears tend to be very avid fisher, with most of their diet consisting of fish. Black bears can and will fish, but due to their more spread out habitats will generally eat whatever is around.

Now, if you choose to believe that ALL of the country bears are brown bears ( well within your right) then that answers the question pretty cleanly! they fish and they eat fish and they are bears! butttttt if you buy into the black bear category then you get a more fun explanation. if the country bears are black bears then fishing can be more of a recreation hobby for them than their main way of collecting food! its something they seek out and do for fun! i think either explanation works here personally.

I would say heir methods to catch fish would be best described as fishing, its just a bit different from how we fish on account of they are bears and all!!

And i think they absolutely spend their fishin time singin good ole country bear songs!! thats half the fun! spendin time on the water, fishin up dinner, workshopping new songs, itd be a great way to bond, try out new melodies, and generally seems like the perfect way for a bear in showbizz to spend their days off!!!!

[kewpidity]

since in already zelda posting, have some more thoughts

this is all copy-pasted again so dont mind the weird formatting, also this was sort of a stream of consciousness

okay to Preface this, this entire string of thoughts happened because i was looking at the botw gerudo a bit back and i noticed that their rib to waist to hip situation is v odd boxy in a way that humans generally Arent, right?

and That got ke thinking about how the thing is gerudo Arent humans, and for that matter neither are hylians- there Are regular humans that exist in some of the loz games and they are categorically Different from hylians right okay

like i understand the optics of referring to the gerudo as a different species from hylians in oot, so theyre kinda all lumped in with the various different 'races' altho they are also quite literally different species they are literally rocks and fish and birds

beyond that, when it comes to the gerudo Specifically, its v weird to me the way people in the fandom view their genetics, where theyre seen as simply a different type of hylian, literally just brown people but theyre Not theyre literally a different species that Only gives birth to female children except every 100 years or so they have a male- thats not a weird coincidence thats hoe they Work as evidenced by that fact they gerudo genetics are Extremely powerful. you dont see 'half gerudo' children, theyre all Just gerudo despite all of them having hylian fathers, so thats just how they Work, and the 1 male every 100 years reads as a genetic mutation to me. this sort of thing is historically associated with magical creatures and myths, for example in irl fae legends if a kid has a fae parent, they themselves are 100% fae regardless of theyr human parents genetics, that sorta thing

on top of that, another indication to me that the gerudo are Not the same is that they evolved Rapidly over just a handful of generations- they went from roughly hylian sized in oot to averaging 9 feet tall in botw- realistically that drastic of a change that effects a species fully (not just a handful of outliers here and there) would take thousands of years Easy and thats being generous

something similar also happens with the zora- it seems that the royalty have legs that rapidly atrophy over just the course or a handful of years at Most to prepare them for the throne, (and you could make the same argument for how they all gotta shorter for botw, the same but opposite thing for the gerudos that Also should have taken way longer) but even byeond that, we saw that the earth flooded and their entire species literally turned into a different species Entirely which would take Even Longer than just height changing

and all of these tells me two things: gerudos are Not hylians (and neither of them are human) and also that the way genetics in all of the hylian species/races are extremely versatile and adaptive by design

so here are some Questions: we know gerudo and hylians are similar enough to have kids, but considering the similar way their genetics work and adapt, could a gerudo and zora have children? what about the rito?

and a follow up thought: is it actually Only the hylians who can mix with the other races, and if so is it possibly because that hylian genetics are weak and watery like a wet paper towel which is why they can and still have no physical traits actually present in the offspring, thus leading them to feel the need to concur and subjugate the other races, just like irl white supremaclsts who are afraid of their culture and genetic code being lost to history?

just some thoughts!

[gabrielultrakill-bigboobs]

take two. got anything on Swordmachine? if not, maybe Heaven or Holy Council specifically, whichever you prefer

not much on swordsmachine but i want to try to draw them sometime !! might make more from there because i really love the design for swordsmach :3 my silly little unidentified fucking thangs

anyways! holy council & heaven stuff since my partner & i have talked about them together in private !

sorry theres not as much as what i wrote for V1 and V2 because i still need to find the time to flesh out the council & the way they work (i dont know politics but i do have religious grandparents [i published stuff on ao3 while at their house])

to put it simply they’re fucking cunts and the highest ranking of them is some mf named jophiel (technical OC, uses the design of the guy who gabriel fuckig kills in the act 2 epilogue) who. yeah. has his issues but those aren’t an excuse for being a bigot. the council is the equivalent to overly religious people and even MORE pathetic politicians. with that out of the way

originally they were decent peacekeepers who kept order after god’s disappearance, but over the years, his (god’s) will was corrupted and twisted into something that barely resembled what it once was.

the council has control ove archangels, which are treated as a military force (see: gabriel) now that humanity is gone and they have no reason to be used as messengers anymore. things started to really go to shit after jophiel rose to power after previously being a trusted individual. he was “trusted”, yeah, but that doesn’t make him trustWORTHY. council was already pretty bad then, pulling 1984’s on anyone who even dared to question their actions, i.e some citizens who believed minos had a Point.

generally, the public in heaven is tolerant, however those governing its layers and the legal system aren’t in the slightest. i haven’t stated it outright yet but i think the council is queerphobic just because i can traumatize gabriel more if i implement that. plus there’s also minos’ thing about people being punished for loving so i’d say it’s probably implied in the first place

oh yeah also virtues purr when they’re happy :) thats technically related bc theyre angels

ANYWAYS i think the council is comprised of vastly different ‘species’ of angels (idk the exact term — but they’d all be supreme angels in the terminals’ words, just not the same kinda archangel/whatever as gabriel would be. jophiel being the exception but he’s an oc owned by me and my partner so fuck off.) but i havent exactly decidedddddd

i think the council should receive a pipe bomb from yours truly

theres likely way. way. WAY more to come once i’m able to actually write about my ultrakill headcanons instead of being a lazy cunt

[shiraru]

I talk so much about my starmaker ocs and not really about my angel and devil ocs simply because angels and devils already have tons of source material I can just pull from while starmakers are my own invention :p

[therealvinelle]

Oh! Okay so what if Elana Gilbert and Bella Swan swap places, (like, swap their brains i guess, so their friends and family still think theyre the same) what would happen to them? Would Elana survive Edward’s affections? Would Bella react well to Stefan and Damon? (I kno you only saw some of the show, but i think you saw all the seasons Elana is human, and thats what matters.)

Hm, well the vampires from The Vampire Diaries are human in every way that counts, they're essentially sexier humans with a funky diet.

Elena is in love with Stefan for Stefan, his vampirism is just a facet of him. Edward will be as horrifying to her as a Twilight vampire normally is to humans.

Bella, meanwhile, is in love with Edward for all the wrong reasons. She's not going to fall for Stefan and Damon.

What happens to Twilightified Elena

Depends on when Elena is thrown into Twilight. And on when it is for Elena as well, is it at the beginning of TVD? Because if so, then she's mourning her parents and doesn't know about anything supernatural.

If so, then Elena has a terrible time because she must mourn for her parents in this world where no one knows they died, in fact the internet tells her they never existed in the first place, and there's this well-meaning stranger who wants to father her in their place. The angst would be unreal.

But, Elena of canon wanted to tough it out and stay her partying self, even if only on the surface, so she'd become best friends with Jessica and Lauren, and go with them to every party imaginable.

Somehow or other she loses the Yandere simulator, and is eaten by Edward.

If we take Elena from the end of season 2, then this is an Elena who knows about the supernatural. Bodyswaps are a thing in TVD, so she's stunned to find it happened to her and worried about Bella Swan, but she's got her bearing.

Or so she thinks.

Turns out, the year is 2005.

She tries to get in contact with someone, anybody, from her own world. She searches for the Salvatores, for witches, and in a final last act of desperation she puts on an ad on craigslist to get Elijah.

There's no trace of any of them. Not even when she gets desperate enough to post "Petrova döppelganger looking for original vampire" on her myspace.

Nothing, not even Klaus, just silence.

More terrifyingly yet, it appears Mystic Falls doesn't exist anymore.

It's a terrified Elena Gilbert who walks into Forks High the day after.

She knows at a sight that there's something wrong with the Cullens. When Edward spends an entire hour glaring at her for daring to exist, she is officially creeped out.

Elena returns home very scared that day.

She's in a new place, she doesn't know how to get home, and there are terrifying people at her school who seem to have it out for her.

She spends the following week confirming that everything she ever knew has simply ceased to exist.

Then Edward returns to school after a week's absence, and asks a series of questions aimed at finding out who she is and why she came to Forks.

Elena starts putting two and two together.

Of three things, she is absolutely certain.

One, reality has been rewritten. The people and places in Elena's life no longer exists, nor does Elena herself for that matter.

Two, no one in this world apart from Elena herself appears to be aware that this has happened.

Three, the one other anomaly in this world is the Cullens. They're clearly not human, and act not unlike pod people than everybody else, in fact they interact with no one. Except Elena herself. Who is being singled out by them.

Elena comes to the terrifying conclusion that the Cullens are an unknown species, a powerful magical one, capable of rewriting the laws of reality.

And she doesn't know if she's an accident, if she's Neo misbehaving in the Matrix, or if this reality marble was created to entrap her specifically.

She decides she's had enough.

She has no powers, no resources, no contacts.

What she does have is her wits.

And, possibly, the element of surprise.

Armed with nothing, Elena gets in the truck and drives to the Cullen house, having gotten the address somehow, and made sure to tell Charlie, Jessica, Lauren, Mike, and her Myspace where she's going.

There, she marches up their porch, knocks on their door, and asks to speak with them.

The Cullens, on their end, are stunned.

From their point of view, this is the anonymous singer who's been tormenting Edward. Yes, she has a name and all that, but they don't know anything about her.

More, she should have no interest in them.

Wanting to appear in control of the situation, Elena calls them in to the living room for an honest conversation, all cards on the table.

Well shit, the Cullens say to themselves, Edward's singer had to be the one girl in North America who knows about vampires.

Now, I do believe Elena is too intelligent to blurt everything she knows immediately and lose her leverage.

No, she asks them if she was supposed to know or not.

The question makes perfect sense to her - is she an anomaly in the Matrix, could it be Jessica is in fact amnesia Caroline and Forks as a whole is actually just nu-Mystic Fall, or is it just Elena?

The Cullens, meanwhile, wonder how on earth this girl can think she was supposed to know she was Edward's singer and that they're vampires.

She may not know what she thinks she knows.

Carlisle tells her the truth. No, miss Swan, you were not supposed to know.

Taking this as confirmation that she's in the Matrix, Elena asks if there are others. She, of course, is wondering if there are other people, perhaps right here in Forks, either with amnesia or else keeping their heads low, who have been taken from the real world.

Or, more chillingly, if everyone is living fake lives in this fake world.

The Cullens, meanwhile, wonder what others she's talking about.

Carlisle takes the plunge. Either she knows what the word means or she doesn't, if she doesn't then she'll have nothing to google because this isn't known to humans at all, plus the word is only a rough translation of the Italian term.

"Other singers, you mean?"

Elena blinks.

Singers, like sirens?

The Cullens are terribly beautiful.

But... sirens?

She stows this away for future use.

Elena decides this conversation has been cryptic enough, and point blank tells the Cullens that she means people who don't belong in this reality at all.

I imagine there comes a point where Carlisle has to call Aro. The girl knows nothing about vampires, she thinks they're semi-harmless human-looking creatures that burn in the sun and can be killed by humans. She's not a problem in that regard.

So Aro gets a call from Carlisle, explaining how a human girl showed up on his doorstep claiming he had created an alternate reality, and that her world apparently has a different worldbuilding altogether.

Oh, and Carlisle's telepath son can't read her mind.

He is in Forks practically before Carlisle can hang up the call.

I imagine Elena gets to spend years as a human, because if the body of Bella Swan is somehow a link to another dimension, then altering that into another species might sever the link.

No, Elena, Aro, and Carlisle spend the following years in a Volterra lab, trying and failing to engineer a pathway back to her world.

In the end, if they're unsuccessful, Elena is turned into a vampire, and Aro has a jolly good time reading her memories from another dimension once she has the control to let her shields down.

Elena, who only ever wanted to be human and thought TVD vampires were too spicy to turn into, cries.

What happens to TVDified Bella

Bella somehow manages to feel guilty about not being Elena. This must all be her fault. Somehow.

An optimist as always, Bonnie dives headfirst into reversing whatever spell was put on her best friend.

She never succeeds, and both women are crushed by guilt over something not their fault.

Damon, I imagine, kills Bella sooner or later during a drunken outburst.

[pankomako]

real quick hot take since im being forced to think about it rn: the theories of evolution/the big bang and biblical creation can coexist.

for the record, i am an agnostic. i don't subscribe to any particular religious belief, but im willing to cite biblical sources to support my arguments if i must. i was raised christian and still live in a christian home, my dad being an elder of the church my family attends, so i do know quite a bit of biblical stuff. anyway, allow me to elaborate on my point:

sometime last year i read an article mentioning that the big bang could have been the product of the ever-famous "God said 'Let there be light'". like consider this: explosions are generally very bright. what do you imagine when you hear "the big bang"? i personally see a big explosion of light in a dark void. what if that was God speaking light into existence? of course everything after that is up to interpretation. my dad loves to use the argument that explosions create chaos and not order. but i think it's possible that after the Big Bang of Light, God started to create everything else as the classic 7-day process was written. all the galaxies and what-have-you may not necessarily be a direct result of the explosion.

as for evolution, sure, maybe God did create every living creature. but does that really mean that evolution hasnt also happened? i dont see why evolution couldn't be a thing that was influenced by God's hand. last school year i had to do quite a bit of research relating to this topic, and its honestly so funny how obnoxiously... egotistical? christian scientists are about evidence thats seemingly against evolution. theyre really like "oh??? this funny little fossil you found turned out to NOT be a part of an evolutionary chain?? oh too bad for you!!! look at how WRONG you were!! ha!! they were WRONG!! that means we are RIGHT about EVERYTHING!! look at how RIGHT we are!!! get stuffed sssECHKularr scientists!!! LOL" like no seriously look at a few answers in genesis articles and youll see what i mean, although my portrayal was very much exaggerated. anyway, one argument ive heard is that there are no fossils of intermediate species. but for one thing, just because they havent found any doesnt mean they arent there. for another thing, just because theres no evidence doesnt mean it didnt happen. i guess creationists have a sort of "pics or it didnt happen" attitude about evolution. but theres still existing evidence for evolution too, like how whales have these tiny useless leg bones. why are they there if theyre not doing anything? most likely a byproduct of evolution. ive heard my dad use a similar argument recently about our appendix. "if it doesn't do anything, why hasn't it evolved out of us?" more recently ive heard that the appendix actually DOES have a use. so. that's why. people say that God is perfect, and i imagine they also think everything God makes is perfect too. but evolution doesn't mean that previous species in the evolutionary chain weren't perfect, it's simply just certain genetic traits becoming more common in a species over time, until it becomes an entirely new species much different from the previous one. a lot of societal changes occurred between the first and last books of the bible, yeah? those events were guided by God. i don't see why that can't coexist with evolution. (also consider domesticated dogs. with the variation in breeds its hard to believe theyre the same species. also consider pet dogs vs wolves. pet dogs are their own species, yeah? they descended from wild dogs/wolves that people tamed, right? aint that just manmade evolution?)

im by no means an expert on any of these topics at all, but i figured i may as well write my thoughts down while they're still in my head. that said, i dont really like to post about this stuff, but it's like that one link picture - it's my blog and i get to post whatever essays i feel like lol

[feelingsoworn]

y'know, after all this c!dream and manhunt!dream talk, i've been thinking a lot about dream's OTHER personas and .. shapeshifter!dream from gnf's "Minecraft, But My Friend Is A ..." series has me so interested that i'd like to ramble abt him for a few paragraphs .

so many questions about that man !!

-why does he randomly morph into a random species every now and then? does he choose to morph? surely not, right, because you can see him complaining throughout the videos about the predicament..? or is it george that has the power to turn dream into different companion animals, since he always knows exactly how dreams form works and seems relatively unphased about his *assumably* previously human being turned into an animal?? is george some kind of amazingly smart scientist or magic user of sorts and dream is his voluntary test subject? if so, why does he turn dream into random pets? whats the overall motive? is it testing or are they just having fun? or maybe it was at first a test but they discovered they liked it too much to stop? or is it someone/something else ENTIRELY that controls dreams morphs?

-why can't dream die? what happens when he does? why is them completing their objective so reliant on dream staying alive? why is george unaffected by death? does dream just change back into his normal self afterwards? presumably, right? because theyre always back to retry with another animal? is it some kind of challenge theyre competing in and dream dying would disqualify them? or is it just two guys setting personal goals for themselves? if so, why don't we ever see them retry the samd animal? is dream physically not able to be the same animal twice? or do they just not want to?

-speaking of objectives, why IS their objective to kill the enderdragon? also, how does the ender dragon always manage to be back by the next attempt? do they just immediately respawn it afterwards? or is it some new world they travel to and, upon death, they return to their original world?

-why is there never anyone else with them? do they have any other friends or are they just a lone duo? if they don't, why? after all their travel have they never met anyone like them? or do they choose to stay alone? have they never encountered anyone who has gotten confused about a man and a talking pet? can other people even hear what dream is saying or is it more like the trope where to everyone else he's just making normal pet noises and george is the only one can understand him? if they do have friends, what do they think of what dream and george do? do they think its cool? a little weird? do they even know that this happens or do dream and george keep it private - their little hobby?

-how did they even find eachother and come across this arrangement in the first place? had they been friends for years before discovering dream could morph? or had george met him while he was in a morph? or, if george is the one who controls dreams morphs, did george just ask dream to do it one day and dream agreed? was it awkward? or not at all? was it accidental or planned?

-what is dreams real form???? we could assume it's humanoid like george, considering his voice is human. does dream even HAVE a normal form? perhaps he's more of a conciousness that inhabits random bodies? although we did see a glimpse of dream's mc skin in one preview - is that his actual form, or is it simply a transition phase? or a temporary form that george creates for him, perhaps? also, if that form is his real form, what .. would it be? do we take it literally and see a man made of green and a white blob on him thats in an odd position, or is he just a human in an odd outfit? or was that glimpse of him some broken form of him? what if during all these tranformations dream's actual form got slightly broken and corrupted and transformed into something strange looking?

does any of this make sense???? probably not ???? but shapeshifter!dream my beloved you are such a curious being i want to know more of u.

[jaketeachesdeath]

Id like to tip toe around ethics again, as Ive said before ethics are a tricky thing as each persons version of 'ethics' will differ.

So Ill start by saying that this is just a rough guide to skull that are a little on the risky side. You are free to make your own judgements, that and just cause something may match criteria it doesn't necessarily mean that its dodgy.

For starters is the Mink. The condition of these skulls is enough to put most people off purchasing, but a seriously low price tag is a draw for some. These skulls are often boiled and bleached, it leaves them still greasey and prone to degrading. To top it off sometimes they dont even have the correct jaws!

Essentially they come from the fur farming industry. The issue most folk will have with this is the lack of regulations and cruelty that goes on within them, other its the fur farming itself.

So if you dont want a skull thats gonna stink and possibly crumble aswell as funding the industry I'd avoid if I were you.

Next up Bats! Most that appear in bulk tend to be imported from Indonesia. Whilst the Bats are cool thier sourcing is not so great.

I will say however that the clear stapled packaging theyre often found in isnt always suspect. Insect breeders and small scale Bat access will also use this same methods for protection.

Frankly most Bats sourced from this background will most likely be poached. Its unlikely that they were already found dead and even suggested as being farmed is somewhat unrealistic. Its suggested that some come from pest control in protecting fruits. But who can really prove it was legal.

Buying these items can give a market for poachers and other wildlife trafficers and noone wants that.

Moving on from murky waters we land back in China, to fur farms.

Foxes from China can be so hard to navigate sometimes, theyre listed as Red or Grey Foxes, Coyotes sometimes too but most of the time the species ID is a lie. Often skulls are listed as Dogs and Tanukis and vice versa. Imagine buying a Fox and getting a Dog instead.

So not only are you being lied to but once again you're getting an awful quality skull and paying into the fur industry and potential dog napping.

It's seriously worth checking your species ID, looking at comparisons and that counts for all the skulls you buy. You just never know when you could be breaking the law other wise. Infact our next species has caused some bother recently.

There are around 10 species of Crocodile on the Red List. The Siamese Crocodile is one of them. Its status is critical and its still in decline. Poaching from the leather and meat industry are one of the many causes of Crocodile number decline.

Some of the Siamese Crocodiles are being captured for Crocodile farms in places like Cambodia and Thailand but there are smaller farm operations in China. However they are Appendix I CITES listed which means trade is only permitted in exceptional circumstances.

This has lead to several cases of police raids within the UK over the purchase of such skulls from the likes of eBay. The excuses there are simply lack of knowledge, cause theyre on eBay people think its okay.

Not only is it a CITES listed species but its also covered by COTES (Control of Trade in Endangered species) under Annex A, meaning no trade is permitted at all in the UK.

So this is the exception, these skulls and other species of Crocodile are protected and it is illegal to sell and purchase them. If in doubt check out the Species+ website for any protections they might have.

All in all please check your sourcing if it is something you are concerned about. You may be being mislead by the 'ethically sourced' title in the description. Never be afraid to ask sellers about thier sourcing, if they cant give you a straight answer then be vigilant. Check that the skulls are the species theyre being sold as, check the condition and source and mostly importantly check thier legality!

[normal-thoughts-official]

Want a show about downworlders where the only somewhat important shadowhunter is Alec and he only shows up to 1. Be domestic and adorably sweet with Magnus, and 2. Get the other characters out of being arrested for trying to do good things. The clave is the villain and so many shadowhunters get roasted and punched. Raphael and Maia are main characters because they deserve it. Magnus gets some peace as a treat. And the outfits. Are. Amazing.

things i demand

one hell of a lot more details on warlock political organization. warlocks are anarchists and you can pry that away from my cold dead hands. not just political but since warlocks are the only downworlders who are not either born mundane or raised in a completely different culture, how warlock society organization works. id love to see more on how they help each other, build community, mutual aid, what their culture is like (considering its a mix from all kinds of cultures from all kinds of countries from all kinds of times. it would be lit to see how that played out, what a unique take it would have on diversity, stuff like that. really im so emo for warlocks dont @ me)

seelies are not villainized and treated as nothing but tricksters. the whole "the seelie queen sucks" thing can still be a thing, but rather than it being used to villainize them, seelies themselves are shown as being the greatest victims of that government, and work towards building a better one. the fact that seelies becoming a closed off society is directly attributed to shadowhunter oppression and further discussed

still on the topic of seelies, there are explorations on what their culture is like (since theyre the only downworlders not raised mundane) and how cultural differences play out between downworlders. there is mutual respect between them and the differences are way bigger than what we've seen, shadowhunters simply dont know that because theyre ethnocentric bastards

the historical association between autistic ppl and faeries (in Europe) is brought up and brings good social commentary on what is considered "normal" in each society

the dumbass "vampires and werewolves hate each other" plot exists only because Raphael and Maia are constantly working to build that bridge. further backstory is pulled out to show that the feud between the two species is a direct result of shadowhunter interference, colonizer style. as clan and pack leader, Raphael and Maia work together to build, more than just an alliance, a real community between the two groups, based on solidarity and mutual aid

the union between all downworlder "species" (based on mutual respect and help, as well as horizontal decision making and transparency) is the key to destroy shadowhunter supremacy

Magnus doesnt have to sacrifice himself all the time because the stronger downworlder community means no one needs to give more than they can. he is still however a prominent figure, having raised lots of other downworlders and also being a powerful leader who's ultimately kind and wants to help his people always

Alec is essentially a clave traitor/spy for downworlders and brings them inside information from clave business. also hes there to Love Magnus and Provide Emotional Support

Seelies dont have a gender system

warlocks acknowledge literally every culturally specific gender ever

Maia, Raphael and Meliorn fall in love as a treat to me

they bring the clave down

jace is punched multiple times

so far thats what I've got but hooo boy i have a LOT of feelings and hcs about downworlder political/cultural organization so like..... hmm hmu with those sweet ideas yall

[coelakanths]

HELLO I am LATE but pls give me more dante garroth n Laurence interactions I'd Die For H Beo

NEVER TOO LATE FOR THIS SHIT BRO!!!

laurance is so unbelievably affectionate with everyone ever but especially his fellow guards. hes very very sweet all the time and dante n garroth, kings of emotional repression who never had anyone hug them while growing up, do NOT know how to act

dante is so smart. he is so unbelievably smart. he knows so many little details abt everything and takes every waking moment to infodump abt a cool type of horse or some shit. garroth n laurance just sit there n listen bc hes fucking adorable i love dante. and sometimes they share these fun facts w someone else like. sera will be walking with laurance and hell be like ‘oh hey thats honeysuckle its an invasive species but really delicious!’ and sera will sit there bc literally what the fuck where did that come from

i will champion the garroth/dante older/younger brother dynamic till the day i fucking die. garroth needs a younger brother figure and dante needs an older brother figure anndnd AND simply i just. they are brothers ur honor

garroth never shows affection. ever. hes so fucking bad at it bro. one time he hugged laurance and laurance would never admit it but he probably cried just a little

laurance treats dante like a younger brother and is constantly bullying him. all i think abt is laurance being soft accidentally and then immediately being like ‘but it doesnt matter bc youre a little BITCH and also a TEN YR OLD!!!!!!!!’ and dante just thinks hes being mean but garroth can always reassure him that this means he Rlly Fuckin Likes Him  and i just . holds them gently

they like to play drinking games but dante does not drink (laurance always jokes that hes probably too young to drink lmao) so instead of alcohol they just. drink shots of the nastiest shit they can get. cracked eggs are a common one. they complain abt it so much but if anyone told them to stop that person would be dead the next morning

on these designated game nights they play a game where they tell stories and whoevers story is the best doesnt have to drink and laurance wins EVERY SINGLE TIME. garroth is so bad at explaining things and dante gets off track very easily but at the end of every story laurance tells theyre howling with laughter

dante knows every single constellation in the sky no this is not debatable

garroth, being basically a prince, grew up learning many different skills like cooking and gardening and stuff and dante n laurance, who cant cook for shit, worship him for it. when garroths having a good day they get chocolate chip pancakes in the morning

[wthtorke]

How do you think homosexual activities are seen in yautja culture? They seem to be very heteronormative and focused mostly in breeding... but I wonder if males, when their hormones are too much to resist, have sex with each other. Like, do you think that youngbloods, for instance, might have sexual intercourse? Either bybsexual frustration, domination, Intentional strong feelings, or simply platonic bonding? (Sorry if this question is too weird)

You guys forget that Yautjas are literally people too lmao,yeah they're focused on breeding but its not like you're murdered if you're gay.

Yall also forget that theyre not humans.

Just because our society is crap and talks shit on same sex it doesn't mean aliens do too,what? just because they're obsessed with being the best and all of them are so shredded it hurts staring at their muscles?

Dachande says a yautjas gotta do what a yautjas gotta do,and thats it, I strongly believe most yautjas are bisexual, they live on the edge constantly,they might die today or tomorrow,why limit yourself to just breeding when you literally might go on a suicide mission tomorrow?

My opinion is that they live hard and 'love' (again,be careful with the yautja concept of love,thats different from ours) hard.

Youngbloods are hormones in fury, sure, but y'all be focused on 1% of breeding and shit when theres a whole iceberg underwater with two butches raising their kids to be badass hunters ,two gentle dads teaching their children about science and shit, polyamorous relationships between elders that support each other through old age,and much,much more.

And its not like they only mate with same sex because of hormones, come on. This is too small for this species and if a big boss says this is it,I'm calling bullshit

They think,they feel (not like humans,mind you, but they do) and much more. Yautjas are raised to be hard asses that kill things with no second thought but thats different when one loves and protects their mate.

Imara and Dakhir liked each other because they were friends since they were toddlers, they became mates and when it didnt work out,they split,thats it,not because Imara wasnt female and couldnt bring children into this world but because it simply didnt work.

Having kids is not and will never be the only thing that yautjas are focused on when it comes to mating.

They're not humans,no,but don't narrow down your vision to the 1% thats canon,its a whole ass species that didnt get much exploration because lore doesnt make money, but blood and gore do.

Yea im bitter asf now

But yall have proof in various comics that yautja can be hetero just as they can have polyamorous relationships,there was this one chick that was on a hunt for revenge because they killed her husband.

And a whole clan dedicated to widows.

And a group of one male and several wives, why? Because they didn't care

No "uwu hes mine" or "u.u hes cheating on me", a bunch of females thought you know what, i just want kids and thats it,and another 5 went "yea me too" and they all mated this one dude and were happy with their kids,no love, no affection whatsoever

But is it always like this?

No, no its not.

These species face death on a daily basis,if anyone tries to tell me like oh they're mostly het,my man, you might wanna re think that lmao if I was a yautja and had just survived a death sentence and my homie over there just said he has mutual feelings for me ,You bet id be very willing to trade some smooches,what the fuck.

I bet theres a whole gay yautja clan somewhere where yall can be gay and just be happy,raise your kids if you got any and just live because sexuality doesnt matter in yautja society but how good of a hunter you are.

Thats it.

I know male x female is famous among the yautja fandom but ppl, if you've been refraining from writing gay shit because "aw man i dont think yautjas really identify as gay"-,

TRUST ME

THEY ARE.

Thats it im out,thanks