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standinghereirealized · 2 years ago

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I love your art so much! It's amazing! Can I ask for some of your Xiaolin Showdown headcanons? Especially any you have about Omi and Chase!

Anon you can’t just say you love me in secret like that! Sending u a lot of love too 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

And here a some of my HCs, they’re a bit all over the place so I’m really sorry some of them don’t really make sense:

-Omi isn’t well like by cute or domestic animals, but for some unknown reason, insects, predators, or eldritch beings, etc, adore him. Like, if he ever get himself into a dangerous situation with one of them, they’ll actually tried to befriend or play with him before attacking him. There’s nothing Omi can do bout this. Oh and he’s really popular with the big lizards too. You can drop him in a dent of komodo dragons and they’ll let him play frishbee with them.

-One of the reasons why Kimiko like hugging Omi so much is because she saw how the old monks at the temple treat him, and she was having none of that. Omi deserve more than that and she’ll make sure of it.

-Kimiko and Jack are best friends on some tech nerds forum and neither of them know about this.

-Every time Rai see Wuya again, he couldn’t help but wonder what she’ll say. Seething anger, or lies, or taunting, but there was nothing. He definitely didn’t feel disappointed or bitter, not at all.

-Wuya sometime cast a secret glance at Rai when no one’s looking. But that’s it.

-Rai may seems like the one who’s ready to throw hands with Chase the most, but among them it’s actually Clay who’s ready to go down. He’ll always prioritize protecting his friends first, but if Chase ever cross the line and hurt Omi then Clay will make sure with everything he had that Chase will regret it.

-Chase actually plan to make Jermaine a fallen warrior, probably a cheetah.

-One of the lies Chase told Jermaine about becoming a Xiaolin warriors was that his friend Omi needs help because the fight are getting more and more dangerous, which is why he was so angry when Omi was being a jerk to him.

-Jermaine was not really into Xiaolin martial art at first, but after trainings with Chase and the Xiaolin temple, he came to genuinely love and want to practice more and more. After he finally sorted out his conflicted feelings, he returned to the temple and become the fifth Xiaolin warrior i don’t know who ping pong is

-I actually think that Jermaine would be the Dragon of Metal, while Jack would be the Dragon of Lightning. Jermaine’s fighting style centering on strength and fast offense, so it would fits the hard, impenetrable metals, while Jack can provide his own energy for his devices.

-Kimiko now has conflicted feeling for mermaids.

-When she gets older, Kimiko studies the mechanics of the Shen Gond Wu, and actually figure out the base design that Dashi created . Give her enough time and she could even pitch a blueprint for a simple Shen Gong Wu.

-Chase know Guan is stronger than him, but he never considered Guan as an enemy as much as Hannibal. He knew that Guan had compromised too much, and lost his true principles of a warrior in order to pursue petty glory, subsequently making him lost his insight and will. Even if Guan is stronger, Chase know how to manipulate him, how to lure him in with hollow promises, making him willingly eat the rotten apples. A true laughable end to their past friendship, to two honored warriors of Dashi.

-Chase and Guan had a shady agreement where Chase would provide the stages where Guan could shine as a hero, and Guan will conveniently let Chase scoutes the potential warriors in the Xiaolin Temple. The agree was broken off later in the series.

-In the good Chase universe, after the soup incident, Chase begin to quietly observe Guan more, conflicted about how he had trusted Hannibal subconsciously, and realized that it was because he had always been aware of how Guan looked down on him, even when they’re friends. Later down the line, Guan begin to let the glory and fame hunger get to him, and Chase, already had enough of his arrogance, leave. Losing both Danshi and Chase, Guan begin to pursue his own self interest and later willingly drink the soup to gain more power.

-Also the reason why evil Guan hate Omi so much was because GC universe’s Omi poked Guan’s eye this one time really hard.

-Chase thinks that Omi is really funny. Like, whenever he’s in a bad mood he will either go training, meditate, or just think of Omi’s top ten cringe fail moments, or Omi’s top ten absolutely deliver his enemies moment, or just Omi’s top ten anything in general.

-Wuya actually adapt very fast with modern day’s pop culture. She also thinks that Lana Del Rey is the only one who gets her.

-Chase seriously contemplated throwing Hannibal into the lava. He tried. Didn’t work for some reason.

-Hannibal had a degree in Psychology

-Chase don’t really get why Omi become a cat instead of like one of his other warriors. People thought he knew but he really doesn’t. But cat Omi’s cute so whatever.

-Chase’s close tiger warrior had a lot of fun biting Omi by the scruff of his clothes and shakes him. He thinks that the sound Omi make is very funny.

-In fact, all of the warriors thinks so too. So yah, good luck Omi

-Chase un ironically thinks that Omi’s fail slangs makes more sense.

That’s about all of my HCs anon, thank u for the ask and have a great day!

#xiaolin showdown #chase young #omi #local lizard man adopts local cheeseball #chase young and omi #my answer #raimundo pedrosa #kimiko tohomiko #clay bailey #wuya #guan #jack spicer #dashi #jermaine

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simmer-emsie · 4 years ago

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Not So Berry Challenge 2

Couldn’t get enough of the original Not So Berry Legacy Challenge? Wishing you could play a challenge with all the new packs, careers, and aspirations? If you’ve been daydreaming about an updated Not So Berry Challenge (2020), look no further!

Welcome to the Not So Berry Legacy Challenge 2, a ten generation rags-to-riches legacy challenge with colour-themed heirs. Note: This challenge requires basically every pack except My First Pet Stuff and Journey to Batuu (...y’all know why).

Thank you to @lilsimsie and @alwaysimming for the inspiration (and the rules!).

Basic rules:

Each heir must represent the colour of the generation (like hair, makeup, clothing), but brightly-coloured skin isn’t necessary.

The colours of the spouses don’t matter as they aren’t part of the challenge. Unless otherwise stated you can do whatever you please with them.

Cheats can be used, but not excessively.

You may live wherever you please unless something is specified in the rules of a generation.

Every generation is supposed to complete both the career and aspiration of the heir unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Keep the lifespan on normal.

Generation One: Onyx

Long story short, your family kicked you out. Whatever. You couldn’t care less! You’ve always been the black sheep of the family, and now you’ve got to go out on your own just like you always planned. You work odd jobs to make ends meet, but you never seem to get ahead.

Traits: Slob, Evil, Freegan

Aspiration: Beach Life

Career: Odd jobs only

Rules:

Complete the Beach Life aspiration.

Start on an empty lot with 100 Simoleons. Hard mode: Start as a teen.

Marry the first adult Sim to rate you 5 stars for a job.

Max the fishing and fabrication skills.

Your only friend is your spouse.

Generation Two: Sapphire

Growing up, you had a hard life. Your parents were always struggling, and they rarely had time to raise you. You spent a lot of time eating snacks instead of meals and hanging out at the park. Honestly? You kind of resent them for it. You know you’ll never treat your own kids that way. In fact, you’d do anything for your kids… including indulging in a little five-finger discount at the neighbour’s house.

Traits: Family-Oriented, Kleptomaniac, Loves Outdoors

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Career: Babysitter (Teen), Business

Rules:

Complete the Big Happy Family aspiration and reach level 10 of the Business career.

Max the logic, mischief, and parenting skills.

Have a negative relationship with both your parents.

Every time you Woohoo, it must be “try for a baby”.

Add a new piercing or tattoo for every new child you have.

Generation Three: Morganite

You were raised in a hectic household. You shared a room with all your siblings, and never got an ounce of privacy. To get away from it all, you spent your days on the monkey bars and later on the rock-climbing wall. You get an apartment on your own as soon as you’re old enough in a faraway town, and learn quickly that you’re much more special than your upbringing would have you believe.

Traits: Adventurous, Proper, Self-Absorbed

Aspiration: Extreme Sports Enthusiast

Career: Style Influencer

Rules:

Complete the Extreme Sports Enthusiast aspiration and reach level 10 of the Style Influencer career.

Max the fitness, rock climbing, and the skiing or snowboarding skills.

Move to Mt. Komorebi as a young adult.

Marry a Sim you meet on the slopes.

Have one child only (you may cheat for this).

Generation Four: Quartz

Your parent was a bit of a public figure, but you always shied away from the limelight. You like cats and romance novels, and all you really want to do is knit clothes for charity. You lead a book club and sometimes play the piano when the other book club members ask you to.

Traits: Cat-Lover, Creative, Bookworm

Aspiration: Lord or Lady of the Knits

Career: Politician (Charity Organizer branch)

Rules:

Complete the Lord or Lady of the Knits aspiration and reach level 10 of the Politician career in the Charity Organizer branch.

Max the knitting, charisma, and piano skills.

Adopt at least two cats from the shelter and one stray cat.

Lead a book club.

Have an on-again, off-again relationship with a book club member.

Never marry.

Generation Five: Citrine

You’ve always wanted to be the best at everything. You really, really want to impress your parent, but they don’t seem to have time for you between caring for all the cats and the book club. You get the best grades in school, participate in extracurriculars, and you even party the hardest at university. You never want to settle down, but you can’t stop love from sprouting when one day your academic rival winks instead of snarls. Also, you really, really hate cats.

Traits: Ambitious, Genius, Perfectionist

Aspiration: Academic

Career: Scout (Child/Teen), Engineer

Rules:

Complete the Academic aspiration and reach level 10 of the Engineer career.

Max the robotics, research and debate, dancing, and DJ mixing skills.

Go to university, live on campus, and get a degree (Computer Science or Physics).

Marry a Sim from the rival university.

As an elder, pursue a second degree.

Generation Six: Jade

As the child of an engineer, you’re familiar with mechanics and electricity and the inevitable dark plumes of smoke. As you get older, you realize you want to make up for the carbon footprint of your parent through living an entirely green life. As a vegetarian, you love thinking up new and creative recipes, and the cooking channel is the soundtrack of your life.

Traits: Vegetarian, Green Fiend, Recycle Disciple

Aspiration: Eco Innovator

Career: Civil Designer

Rules:

Complete the Eco Innovator aspiration and reach level 10 of the Civil Designer career.

Max the cooking, gourmet cooking, and juice fizzing skills.

Have a “green” lot with extremely reduced bills.

Maintain an herb garden for your kitchen.

Host a community barbecue every Saturday afternoon.

Generation Seven: Amber

After growing up on collard greens and tofu, you can’t help but eat as much as you can of everything that you can. Your parent was entirely selfless, but all you ever wanted was to be spoiled. You make it your mission in life to be as rich as possible, and to become super famous through acting. Right before your death, you're overcome by altruism and give the family fortune to charity.

Traits: Self-Assured, Hates Children, Glutton

Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy

Career: Actor

Rules:

Complete the Fabulously Wealthy aspiration and reach level 10 of the Acting career.

Max the acting and mixology skills.

Marry an actor more famous than you.

As an elder, master the wellness skill.

On your Sim’s final day of life, use the “money 100” cheat.

Generation Eight: Amazonite

Okay, so, your parent went off the deep end and now you have no money. Not to worry! You’ve always been interested in the outdoors and travelling, so you decide to become an archaeologist. That’ll bring in some money… right? You take on a job gardening too, just in case.

Traits: Goofball, Good, Erratic

Aspiration: Archaeology Scholar

Career: Gardener

Rules:

Complete the Archaeology Scholar aspiration and reach level 10 of the Gardening career.

Max the archaeology, gardening, and Selvadorian culture skills.

Collect all 9 relics.

Have twins a few days before you become an elder (you may cheat for this).

Generation Nine: Topaz

You’re a really important person in your career, which kind of sucks because you’re also secretly a magician! When you were very young, you tried to use magic to prevent your elderly parents from dying. Spoiler alert: It didn’t work, but you continued on your spellcasting journey. You use humour to deflect questions about unearthly happenings around you. Your faithful dog is your closest companion, but also much too smart for a regular dog… Hopefully no one at work catches on.

Traits: Clumsy, Loner, Cheerful

Aspiration: Spellcraft & Sorcery

Career: Salaryperson

Rules:

Complete the Spellcraft & Sorcery aspiration and reach level 10 of the Salaryperson career.

Max the comedy and pet training skills.

Have a familiar (preferably your dog, but it’s up to you!).

Break up with your partner when they realize you’re a magician. Then, marry them to make sure they keep the secret.

Generation Ten: Ruby

Your family has a long and lustrous history. You’ve been told your oldest ancestor had nothing but 100 Simoleons to their name. Well, you have no interest in letting your good name come to an end. You seek to maintain the bloodline forevermore with immortality (...and social media).

Traits: Snob, Art-Lover, Hot-Headed

Aspiration: Vampire Family

Career: Social Media (Internet Personality branch)

Rules:

Complete the Vampire Family aspiration and reach level 10 of the Social Media career in the Internet Personality branch.

Max the painting, pipe organ, media production, and vampire lore skills.

Become a master vampire.

Become a 5-star celebrity.

Turn your spouse into a vampire*.

*You may, if you wish, name the Ruby heir Carlisle. You may not, under any circumstances, name them Edward.

Congratulations! You’ve completed the Not So Berry Legacy Challenge 2! …Now what?

#the sims 4 not so berry #not so berry #not so berry challenge #not so berry challenge 2 #sims 4 challenge #sims 4 challenges #not so berry update #not so berry challenge update #sims 4 #ts4 #sims 4 legacy #sims 4 legacy challenge #notsoberry #lilsimsie #alwaysimming

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sofoulandfairaday · 2 years ago

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Hi! I've read some of your Bellamort meta and found it very fascinating! Do you have any headcanons for them??

Hello! Thank you very much - I plan on writing more, but oftentimes I feel like most of what I think has already been said, in some capacity or the other. As for headcanons, certainly!, more than you can count. Here are some, the post was becoming too long so I put it under the cut:

The first time they saw each other was when Voldemort came to Hogwarts to apply for the DADA job and she was still a student. It was for but a moment, but I like to think that destiny was already pushing them together then.

The first time they spoke to each other was at Yule, at a pureblood ball.

Bellatrix was similar to Regulus in the sense that she already knew who he was and had been collecting information on him before even meeting him. Of course, he was still in the shadows back then so it wasn't so much newspaper clippings as rumours and whispers - and the sense that her parents were keeping something from her whenever she asked about this man.

Lord Voldemort also knew who Bellatrix was before meeting her: he would have been scouting for recruits amongst the heirs of the Sacred 28, first and foremost, and the tales of Cygnus's firstborn daughter, the beautiful and immensely talented Bellatrix, would have gotten back to him.

This is a very personal headcanon, maybe too much of a self-insert, but whatever:

Bellatrix was deeply, deeply depressed after finishing Hogwarts. (I have a whole long-ass theory about this which doesn't fit the post for its length, but if you're curious I can talk about that too). LV met her at a very vulnerable stage in her life and gave her life meaning.

She trained under him for years. He taught her Occlumency and Legilimency, the Dark Arts, wandless magic and much more. She takes after his fighting style (aggressive and creative). I headcanon that Voldemort tried to teach her about many different areas of magic, but she took to some better than others. Healing spells are something she was particularly bad at - not that she cared. She realized early on that she was much more inclined towards destruction rather than creation.

They weren't each other's first time (although they were each other's last).

Also, I headcanon Bella as a virgin on her wedding night; it wasn't that uncommon at the beginning of the 70s, especially in pureblood society (basically stuck in the 1910s).

Their relationship grew slowly and it crept up on LV silently. After years of working in close contact with Bellatrix, he began to open up to her bit by bit and found that she was the only person he could truly confide in. A little after that he realized he started to miss her when she was gone too long (of course, in his mind it wasn't missing her, it was that he noted her prolonged absence).

Another thing about them is that, to me, they are opposites in many ways: Bellatrix is, for example, quite blunt with her words. LV, on the other hand, can twist and paint the truth as much as he likes. He does so to himself as well. Both lie to themselves, actually. Just in different ways.

While their relationship is not based on sex, it is not based on love either. It's based on desire. Voldemort took her to bed because he was exceptionally flattered by how much she desired him. And Bellatrix took immense pleasure in being desired by him. Contrary to what most of the fandom believes, Bellatrix would never have been the kind of woman that whores herself out to a man who shows no interest in her. And LV would never be the man who whores himself out to assure her faithfulness, even if he didn't want her (although he might have been forced to do so with others in his youth).

During the first war, especially at the beginning, Bellatrix was horribly jealous as thoughts of him possibly bedding other women came into her mind, from time to time. These thoughts diminished and eventually faded over time for various reasons: Bellatrix's confidence grew, alongside her power. No woman could compete with her. Also, LV's appearance was more and more disfigured, and as the war progressed he cared less and less for the initial image he had presented the pureblood world with (the brilliant, handsome bachelor) and lesser still for the old boys club that was his first generation of DEs. In earlier years he might have quipped about sexual conquests with them, whether these were real or false, as would have been expected from a single, powerful man. The more he aged, the less he cared to satisfy their expectations of him and less rumors about a possible "mrs Voldemort" circulated.

LV would never rape or force a woman; not even a Muggle, not even to show off dominance. I feel like the most pleasure he got from sex was the idea of being wanted more than anything in the world.

Bellamort was not something the DEs were aware of, in the first war. Yes, there were rumours, but I think it was even said in the books that they didn't know each other's identities, at least not those of all the others. Only the most faithful knew of Bellatrix's involvement (although I'm sure many many people suspected it as she would have made no secret of her political sentiments) and fewer still dared gossip about her and LV. Of course, after the massive witch hunt (hehe) done by the Ministry at the end of WW1 (wizarding war 1) everyone's identity was more or less out in the open (hence the big table meetings, everyone without a mask, etc. in WW2)

For that reason, and others (amongst them, LV's reserved nature), they never engaged in public displays of affection.

(Bella was always torn when Rodolphus tried them with her: on the one hand how very not British of him!, on the other the exhibitionist in her roared).

In bed, he's the one that does the elaborate dirty talking. Don't come @ me, he's the one using flowery language and metaphors. She swears like a sailor, which is ironic for someone who grew up so proper. She only does so in the climax of it, however, and actually, she spent years being if not prudish, at least very contained. She was raised as a proper pureblood lady after all.

He's very composed, even during sex, as I'm sure he feels that being ruled by ones desires is something to be ashamed of.

After several years of training with him, Voldemort announced to her that she was no longer his student. That moment broke her heart and it created a big crisis for her (I headcanon this was around 1977), as even more than being a DE, it was being his Dark Arts student that had given her life meaning. Still, it had to be done.

Bellatrix was not the youngest DE to be marked. That record had belonged for a long time to Evan Rosier (Bella's older cousin) that had received the DM at 19. It was then broken again by Regulus Black (17) and Draco Malfoy (16). Bellatrix received the DM when she was 20, but she was the youngest to become one of his lieutenants when she was barely 25.

Maybe this is movie-based, but LV taught Bella elemental magic. She controls fire, while he controls air.

With all of this being said, I don't think he ever fully loved her (also because I accept as canon the fact that LV cannot love, as JKR intended). The closest he came to it was actually in late 1980/1981 when they were closer than ever. Based on deslea's "The Fall", I think that in 1981 they had a scare, with Bellatrix being injured and LV thinking he had lost her forever. And even then, quite tragically, he couldn't bring himself to love her completely. Oh, surely he would reduce Britain to ashes if she were to die. But he could never quite imagine putting her needs in front of his, sacrificing himself for her, dying for her.

Also, he had resisted the feeling for years, so it was second nature to him now. She was just another soldier, then she was a lieutenant more valuable than the others, then his perfect creation. Then his most valuable dark witch. And yet, if there was ever a choice between her and him, he would not choose her.

Bellatrix has an amazing sixth sense and she felt danger on the night of October 31st, 1981. She begged him not to go. He didn't listen to her. Also, he hated that she thought him weak (she didn't, but whatever).

His last words before departure were "Wait for me".

And wait she did.

After his resurrection, I feel like things were colder than they used to be. On the one hand, he was supposed to be touched by her devotion, by the years spent in Azkaban for him. Except he was much less human than before, and the emotion he felt most these days was rage. He could be angry for what they had done to her, but he could not bring himself to be moved. Both had never been good at expressing their feelings, but they were even less keen on it now since 14 years in the cold had atrophied both their hearts.

Also, he had begun to care for Bellatrix in the end, last time. Only to see her taken away from him, and reduced to a shell of herself. It had hurt, losing her. He didn't want to feel that again. He was mad at himself for even feeling it in the first place.

Bella, on the other hand, would have wanted even more emotional closeness than before, which he felt he could not give. This made him angry at her pretences and his limits, and then angry at her for even expecting it of him. This in turn made Bellatrix sad, which probably angered him further since he didn't really want to make her sad (but guilt is not something the dark lord would ever remotely allow himself to feel).

Basically, the second war to me is the story of two people who cannot emotionally understand each other as they used to, despite wanting to, because they have a war to lead and cannot go to therapy.

And who can blame them? Azkaban and literal death probably give you PTSD and anger issues, but I digress.

I don't consider the Cursed Child canon, and even if I did, I wouldn't like it very much. So no Delphi in these HCs, sorry. I really dislike the thought of them having children anyways.

... I'll stop here, because I just re-read this and it is horribly long. Sorry. And yet I have many more.

#bellamort #bellatrix x voldemort #bellatrix lestrange #lord voldemort #tom riddle #bellatrix black #headcanons #first wizarding war #second wizarding war #answered #asks

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shivada-jade · 3 years ago

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modern!au/idol!au

characters: aether, lumine mentions: venti, xiao, kazuha, barbara, azhdaha warning(s): swearing because lumine and aether are siblings

notes: i've been lACKING these idol au's so im gonna write more idol au's because i nEEED it

You were seven when you were introduced to the twins. Coming from a foreign land, you struggled with the language they spoke in, but they were patient with you and taught you their language and much more. The twins were multilingual and explained it was from their frequent traveling and relatives from different places.

You and the twins were close, but Lumine spent more time with you, making Aether whine a lot. He would always poke sticks at you and hide your legendary, full art Pokemon cards to catch both Lumine's and your attention. It does work, but Lumine's mad.

"Aether!" She'd scream with a lisp because of a missing tooth. "Stop doing that!"

Oh, but Aether is a sibling, meaning he'd play the 'innocent' card. "Stop doing what? What am I doing?"

In the end, you'd always have to call their parents when they fist fight at the sand pit. "Aether and Lumine's mom! They're fighting again!"

"Again?" The tall blonde sighed. "Thanks for telling me, hon."

After a good scolding, Aether and Lumine would be totally okay the next minute like nothing happened. You were used to their banter and rightfully took your Pokemon cards back. Lumine stuck a tongue out, blowing a raspberry at Aether when he turned his back, grabbing three large sticks.

"Fight me!" He cried with glee, giving one stick to his sister and one to you. "I will be the grand king of the sand pit!"

You vaguely remember the rest. Maybe you lost the 'sword duel,' or maybe you didn't, but what you did remember was this tall kid playing with his cat and eating the sand. Forget the kid, the only thing you remember is his cat's name called Azhdaha.

Your hands close your story book. You would never admit to your friends, but Lumine and Aether that you still read fantasy. The other kids in the neighbourhood would laugh saying what you were reading is a kid's story.

"So what if it's a kid's story? If you like it, read it," Lumine says aggressively while Aether opens the door for both of you.

"Lumi's right. They think they're all grown up, but they're kids too," he closes the door behind him, waving goodbye to your grandma rocking on the porch. "What's the story about anyway?"

You walk ahead, leading the two to a local mall. Every week, Aether, Lumine and yourself would spend Fridays and Saturdays together.

You and Lumine often joke how Aether doesn't do 'Saturdays are for the boys.' To which, Aether would scoff and reply with, "Boys who say that are stupid, not all but most. Saturdays are for spending time with people you care about. I don't care if they think I'm weak."

You step foot in the bus, tapping the card to pay for your admission. The twins, walk behind, doing the same and sitting next to you on the bus.

"It's called 'Songs of a Siren.' It's cool, you should check it out." You say, scooting a bit closer to the side so Lumine could have more pace to sit. The bus is packed. Teenagers littered inside, only a few adults were there including the bus driver. "Let's leave. Teenagers stink."

"...But you are one."

"Well-"

After the next stop, you push yourself through the crowd, trying to exit. Lumine pushes people, muttering a few 'excuse us' while dragging her brother. Your feet land on the concrete sidewalk and you finally breathe freely.

You see the twins finally get off the bus and tilt your head, "Let's go, the mall isn't gonna wait for us."

Entering the mall, the first thing you pass by is a clothes shop. You and Aether share a look, quietly doing rock-paper-scissors behind Lumine who's beaming to go inside.

Rock.

Aether chooses paper.

You droop to the floor because you're dramatic, knowing that once you go in the shop, you'll be the one carrying Lumine's purchases.

"Alright, Lumine," you say sighing. "Let's go shop."

You see Aether in your peripheral vision, pumping his fist laughing a quiet, "Yes!" when Lumine takes out her wallet.

"I know you did rock-paper-scissors." She counts the bills from her wallet, "But I'm buying for Aether which means even if you carry the things I buy, Aether's gonna have it much worse because he will be trying on everything I tell him to wear." She grins, settling with a black debit card.

After hearing this, Aether tries to walk in another shop to avoid dressing up for Lumine, but his sister quickly catches on and pulls him by the ear and walks in the clothes shop.

"Let's go!" She says to you, "These clothes won't shop themselves!"

...

"This one?"

"No, you look like grandpa in that outfit."

"Well what if I like looking like grandpa, huh? What are you gonna do about it?"

"Some people can pull off the sexy grandpa look. You're not 'some people.'" Lumine pulls out another outfit from the rack. "Try this one," she laughs, seeing Aether's horrified face and pushes him in the dressing area.

This is the ninth clothes shop you three go to, and you were starting to feel bad for Aether who had to wear every outfit Lumine wanted him to wear.

"Lumi," you say calmly, having trouble holding five shopping bags on each arm. She's on a shopping spree and you wonder how she gets all the money to buy these things. "That should be enough shopping for the day. I'm hungry."

The blonde lifts a hand. "Hold on a second," she smiles before banging on the changeroom door, "AETHER LET ME SEE THE FIT."

You can hear the loud sigh from the other side of the door as it slowly opens. He only peeks his head out, shyly mumbling, "This is embarrassing. I don't want to walk out like this."

Lumine rolls her eyes and pulls the door open, revealing Aether in a white dress shirt and dark pants.

Aether lifts an arm, inspecting the design. "It's a bit..." he pauses, thinking of a way to not offend his sister. "It's not my style." His eyes seek for your help to back him up, but you couldn't. The style on him looks so ethereal to him, and Lumine has the same idea.

His twin ran up to an aisle and picked out two accessories: a silk cloth and a floral pin. Lumine shushes Aether who tried to punch her.

"Shut up Aether, you'll look great." She pins the black rose onto the front of his shirt and ties the silk cloth around his neck. She steps a few steps back, making a rectangle shape to symbolize a picture frame and elbows you lightly. "He looks okay for once."

Okay is underwhelming, but to describe Aether better, he looks celestial. The warm studio lights hug every angle of Aether from head to toe. His golden eyes seem to brighten more and the outfit only accentuates his physical traits more.

From the corner of your eye you spot a tall-ish man who has been wandering past the same aisle but never picking anything up. He wears ordinary clothes- a T-shirt and jeans (rather stylishly), but you know from his incoming aura he's more than just an ordinary person.

You tap Lumine discreetly while still holding onto her shopping bags and tilt your head towards the man.

Aether, who keeps picking on the cloth around his neck goes frigid when the strange man walks up to him.

"Hey kid," he says cooly. He looks Aether up and down, lifting his shades to see clearer, and pulls out a small business card from his pocket. "You look like idol material. Ever thought about being a part of a boyband?"

Out of politeness, Aether takes the card and laughs nervously, "Not really" He looks at Lumine and you for help, but you two pretend to not know him when he turns to you.

The man shoves his hands in his pocket, blowing a bubblegum and popping it. His hair slightly tousles when he turns, waving a hand.

"If you ever do decide if you wanna be an idol, auditions are held next week at 10AM," he saunters off. "If they ask who recruited you, tell them a man by the name of Valentin did."

His lavender irises looks back once more before leaving the store, "The people from Teyvat Entertainment are introduced by my very hands. Don't disappoint me."

The automatic sliding doors open for him and he waves the store greeter a goodbye.

You see Aether's eyes scanning over he card Valentin gave. His lashes flutter quickly, signaling you and Lumine he was either shocked, or confused.

Lumine grabbed the paper, a habit she picked up due to being a twin and having to share everything with Aether who won't share. Her lips part, showing the card to you.

Teyvat Entertainment.

A company who created the world's famous DCKZ and the idol, Barbara. Teyvat Ent. has one of the youngest, top rookies of the year because of a group called TVT Dream. A company with many celebrities' and the business card is legit.

A store worker no older than your age meekly walks up to the three of you and asks, "Hey, uh. Are you ready to purchase your clothes?"

...

Aether shoves Lumine (don't worry she shoves him 10x harder) on the stairs while you watch from a safe distance.

You wave hello to their mom before waltzing into their home like you did many other times. You were their third child in their mom's eyes.

You slam the twins' room open and lay yourself on the bottom bunk of their bunkbed. "So do you wanna check Teyvat Entertainment?"

You fish out your phone from your pocket and hand signal for Aether and Lumine to come close to see. Your phone turns on, showing the lock screen of the twins in their embarrassing toddler moments then unlock it. Quietly laughing at the twins who have their faces beet red from the photograph.

"Why do you have that pic? DELETE IT."

"Did mom give that to you..."

You ignore them, opening up Google and typing in the Teyvat Ent. website and search their contacts. You ask Aether for the business card, comparing the two numbers side by side, and Valentin is indeed one of the scouts for the company.

You shut your phone off, hugging the two siblings together tightly. "Whether Aether decides he wants to be an idol or not, we'll still be the best of friends."

Lumine grins, squishing your cheeks, taking a closer look at you. "Well, duh. Are you scared we'll fall apart? No, if anything you should be scared we're never going to leave you alone even if you're 60 and married."

You pinch her cheeks and start to say something until you hear sniffles and coughing. You turn to Aether who was hiding his tears.

"Shut up, I'm not crying." He harshly wipes away the water falling from his eyes, "When I go famous, I'm going to give you my autograph so you can sell it and eventually get 20 cars and houses."

...

You were a teen when the dark-haired Valentin scouted Aether to be a trainee in Teyvat Ent.

You note that without Aether, their home is extremely quiet. It's odd not seeing Lumine scream at Aether for taking her hair clips. It's odd not seeing Lumine aggressively pull on the colourful flower hairclips on Aether's hair, just to get the clips back. It's so odd not seeing Aether is general.

Lumine scrolls through her phone, looking for furniture to add to her new apartment she shares with you. The only thing in the newly bought apartment is three mattresses, three plates, and three cups, just in case Aether visits. Though, Aether visiting is rare. His visits only happen during December for Christmas, but even then he had not visited. It's been two years since you and Lumine last saw him.

You stare at your last sent messages to the blonde boy.

▶ hEY. (threatening)

▶ take care okay? lumine's worrying all the time for ur health bc she keeps watching yt vids on how idols over-do themselves from training

haha thanks for telling me

are you sure it's not you who's worrying 🧐🤧

the last thing lumi sent to me was "FUCK YOU"

▶ well the last thing you sent to her was "U BUTT"

▶ and she took that seriously

are you siding with her?

▶ yes

oh okay, frick you too seen three months ago

Your feet pad against the wooden tiles, grabbing a glass of water while scrolling through twitter. You lift the glass to your lips and almost choke from the water you drink.

You click the link on the phone with the title "Debuting boy band already claiming the hearts of many! Please welcome 4nemo!" Four boys stand in the picture, one being Aether.

You place your glass to the sink and run to Lumine, sitting next to her and who her your phone. She reads it over and visibly shakes. You swear she was about to cry until she takes the phone from your hand and starts throwing it, "AETHER THAT BITCH. HE DEBUTES AND SAYS NOTHING."

You're mortified and pull your friend away from your phone, "THAT'S A NEW PHONE, STOP." You push her away and run to your device, clicking on the link.

"One, two, three! Hello we are," Aether, the familiar blonde says.

His group members follow after him. "4nemo!" They say in chorus. One by one they start introducing themselves.

"Hi I'm Aether!"

"Kazuha," one says with a raise of a hand.

An energetic member steps up with a grin, "And I'm Barbisabeto!"

"He's Barbatos, forgive him." Teal undertones make it's way to the camera, "Hello, I'm Xiao.

The one with twin braids step up, mischievously grinning. "Please take care of us and support us during our journey through the music industry."

His teal eyes squint behind the camera, whispering to the member behind him. "Psst, Xiao. I can't read I'm blind."

Xiao rolls his eyes and steps up, slightly bowing, "Please support our debuting group, we will see you in our music videos."

But Lumine and you never paid attention to what they were saying. Both of you just started crying insults of endearment to Aether because he looks so... different. His face had mature and he's a real idol now.

Reality sinks in.

Now that Aether had a growing fanbase, it's going to be harder to contact him.

"Lumine, how are we going to talk to him now?"

Lumine ponders a bit, resting her chin on her hand before smirking. "Let's create an Aether hate page."

"Yes, let's do it."

After a quick recording of Lumine and yourself, you posted the video online, and soon enough, it goes viral.

Lumine laughs, replaying the video.

"This one's for the boys with the booming system," You say monotonously in front of the camera like what you said was a speech instead of a song. "Top down, AC with the cooler system."

Lumine comes on screen, flipping her middle finger at the camera. "When he come up in the club, he be blazin' up. This one is actually not for the boys with the booming system. This is for the BITCH, AETHER WITH THE BLONDE BRAID. Look at you with your ugly ass smile," She speaks in one breath and it amazes you. "Make sure you get millions of hits or it's all for nothing. Oh Aether's an ass."

The screen shows your hand scooping the phone up and waving good bye with Lumine still dissing Aether.

You nudge Lumine, showing a comment written at the bottom of the video, covering a laugh.

"who's aether?"

"huh??! aether?"

"lOL Why Does The Person On The Left Look Like Aether?"

"OH 4NEMO DABUTE. SHUTUP YOU ANTI. THEY'RE GORGEOUS. YOU'RE THE ONE UFLY" ➡ "ahisfdh you obvi didnt watch the whole video. she said "make sure get millions of hits"

Lumine grins, commenting at the people calling her ugly and Aether way better looking. "Lol, IKR. the one on the left is trying too hard to look like Aether. it's like shes tryna be a twin or smthn"

Though, because of your viral "hate" video, 4nemo's popularity sky rockets because of the unknown 'Aether' of the group.

...

Aether watches the video on the news channel, because that's how popular the video got. He looks at his manager, "Can I send a hate video back?"

"Aether, no."

But the winds are troublesome as the ocean, because a boy with teal tips on his hair snatched the managers phone, running and giving it to Aether. "AETHER. DO IT RIGHT NOW."

...

It was a shock to you seeing people follow your twitter account.

"LUMI, [NAME], IM SRRY I LOST MY PHONE AND DIDNT WANNA TELL ANY1 OR THEYLL GROUND ME," said the tweet, tagging you in comments.

Lumine doesn't have twitter, so when she looks over your shoulder seeing the tweet with her name on, she grabs the phone and locks herself in the bathroom, "R U FR AETHER?U DIDNT REPLY TO MY HAPPY BDAY. WE SHARE A BDAY DUMBASS"

She calmly unlocks the door, giving your phone back casually while you whine, "Lumine! This is twitter! They're gonna cancel me!"

"I'll cancel them back."

Ding! You receive a post with you name under the comments again.

hello, i have to apologize for our member stealing the manager's phone to tweet that. i swear that kid's the most responsible, but he's been triggered. #kazuha

You quickly type back, under the hashtag 'kazuha.'

"@/4nemo sorry uh thats one of ur members twin & shes mad that aether never gave her a bday present when she gave 1 to him #kazuha"

notes: psst here's where i got aether's outfit inspo when they were outfit changing at the mall

#genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #4nemo #aether x reader #lumine #aether #lumine x reader #genshin fanfic

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wildflowers-of-trolberg · 3 years ago

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Any opinions on the voice performances or just like general art of it? You can talk about the book art too if you want

Hmmm - this is a pretty broad question, but I'll try and answer as best I can, because I do have a few thoughts about the art and a couple about the voice acting:

Mostly, I really do love the voices; based on what I've heard, it's probably an unpopular opinion that I don't mind Kaisa and Gerda's voice actresses aren't using their natural accents. I honestly didn't notice (nor did I notice Kaisa Hammarlund also voices Twintail Marra), and I think both of their voices are really fitting. And TBH that goes for the whole cast; I feel like all of them really get their characters, and I couldn't imagine anyone else doing the roles. There's only one voice in the series so far that I really don't think fits, and that's Baba's Mum (as heard in the trailer for the Mountain King movie) - I love the accent, and I think what they were going for was just "young mother" to emphasise that she's not so different from people, especially Johanna, but she needs a voice that's deeper and IDK exactly how to describe it but more mournful than the one she's been given if you ask me.

If we want to talk about the rest of the sound design, then I'm going to be honest; I'm not a huge fan of the soundtrack. The instrumentals are nice, but don't quite have the vibe I want, but I really just don't think any of the vocal tracks fit well, unfortunately.

As for the art, there's one thing I want to get off my chest immediately, and that is that there's something that just bugs me about that one promotional render of Hilda that a lot of the official accounts use:

Something about the shape + angle of her face in this image in particular really bugs me, to the point where I actively avoid it whenever I need references for commissions or anything.

That aside, I think the only thing I don't like about the art is that I think the palette is slightly too restrictive in one specific area, and that's there's no real way to do bright yellow while keeping within it. It's something I've hit in two AUs now; you basically have to choose between the washed-out amber-yellow used for Hilda's scarf, the Sparrow Scout uniforms, and the sofa, or the darker mustardy colour they use for the school uniforms. The characters in the show have been designed around it, of course, but it's the one limit I just can't keep to.

I will also say that, expanding my horizons a little, while I prefer the show's style to the Graphic Novels, I do really like most of those too. Hilda and the Troll is a little too janky-looking for me at times:

But I really like the later books; I like how Stone Forest and Mountain King feel a lot like the show, but with a different texture (it's a little weird to explain but you'll know what I mean if you've read them), but I think my actual favourite is Hilda and the Midnight Giant. It has a very different style to the show, and a different style to the rest of the series that's a little darker and feels a little more evocative. This is actually by far my favourite look for Comic Hilda, with freckles and the earlier pointy nose and darker hair:

One thing I really love that Hilda; The Wilderness Stories gave us is a look at this specific version of Hilda in Luke's current (ie pretty much the show's) style, and I love her to bits:

I really love the style of Hilda's Book of Beasts and Spirits too; it manages to stay true to the show, while also having this really nice painted look that just gives me so much serotonin because it's so beautiful to look at. I would love if they did another book in this style, maybe even a graphic novel or something, although I think it's unlikely.

As for the tie-in novels, well... it's probably best if we don't talk about those:

#ask pika #friends #hilda the series #hilda netflix #hilda and the mountain king #hilda g6 #hilda and the troll #hilda g1 #hilda and the midnight giant #hilda g2 #hilda novels #hilda's book of beasts and spirits #hilda a2 #pikas detailed thoughts

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abyssusinvo · 2 years ago

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Drake's no good very bad day

Black Maria/Kaido implied (Just wanted to write something smol/silly and this idea was brought up in a discussion I had)

It was difficult enough scouting out the patrol route of the Beast pirates roaming around the floor Kaido's room was located, but even harder to keep track of his fellow Tobi Roppo's own schedules as well as finding out the All Stars daytime plans without drawing suspicion upon himself.

The knowledge he could obtain and report back to the navy could upset the balance between the three powers as they knew it and for that reason it was important that he did not falter or misstep at any point during this rare opportunity to raid the Emperor's bedroom for informational dirt.

The room itself was vast, fit for a man of Kaido's stature. The futon and all of its furniture were of Wanos traditional styles with barbaric trophies and empty sake bottles littering the floor to indicate a pirate resided here now.

Drake noted an odd stale scent in the air, but chalked it up to the drunkard Emperor's recent streak of limited hygiene practices. His first target was the nightstand besides the massive bed. It took two hands to grab the knob and a little bit more force than necessary to open the drawer.

Peering within the first drawer for any contents worthy of mentioning the next chance he had to talk to members of SWORD, Drake was only disappointed to find objects of little worth within. Traditional carvings of dragons looking not too dissimilar to Kaido's own beast form littered the bottom of the space. Blank cards and other nefarious at best nicknacks dotted the space and with one last scan and a huff, it was shut.

Clutching against the side of the futon now, Drake moved on to the second drawer. This time an eyebrow was raised at the contents within but nothing concerned him enough to report back to his superiors.

Within this drawer lay books of varying topics on the arts of war, beasts, and all manner of weapons. A hobby for sure but these particular books, as well as their authors were rather common and did not warrant further looking into.

Now sitting atop the plush cushions of the futon, Drake's nose scrunched up as that stale scent got stronger. God, I know he's a powerful emperor but could Kaido consider visiting the bath house more often?

Pushing that unpleasant feeling aside, Drake leant over to tug open the top drawer, the handle oddly sticky to the touch which furrowed a brow as he peeked at what lay inside.

The moment he did so, a violent rush of blood lit his face and lightened his head. Scantily clad women laying in the embrace of a strong, masculine reptilian figure dominated the cover of most of the salacious novels littering the drawer. And after dropping back to lean on his hands, Drake came to a sickly realization as to exactly why the drawer handle was sticky that made his face flash white then green and made him feel like dying in an obscure hole somewhere.

"I think I'm going to be sick." He mutters under his breath before taking a moment to muster up the courage to continue on with his mission. Countless lives were at stake and he'd be damned if he let some porn deter him!

Taking a deep, calming breath to let his nerves settle, Drake shuts that drawer with haste as he turns to look elsewhere for any hidden snippets of information.

Now if I was an emperor of the sea, where would I hide some plans?

Scanning about the room, Drake prepares to push himself off the futon when a striking flash of color catches his attention. Curiosity getting the best of him, Drake lurches forwards to tug the article of interest out from underneath a pillow. Pulling it fully out, Drake is hit by the strongest wave of that stale, salty scent that makes his nose curl.

Bringing his other hand up to stretch the material out across the bed for the sheer size of it, Drake felt ready to faint there and then. Now he understood quite clearly where this 'fishy' smell came from. It was the most massive pair of scanty panties Drake ever witnessed, the old scent of arousal still stirring the air even after he pinches his nose shut and shoves the offending thing from his sight and nose.

There was only one woman he knew that would wear a set of that size. Kaido and Black Maria?! Together?!?!?!?!?

Palming his forehead, Drake tried oh so desperately to stave off the migraine that was stemming at the sheer image of these two having a bout in the sheets even once. And clearly Kaido enjoyed it given the trophy he claimed beneath his pillow. A dragons hoard if he ever saw one.

And if Drake thought long and hard enough about it, which fortunately for him he was low on tolerance for to do now, then he would've made the connection between the discovery today and the disturbingly large reptilian phallic dildo he stumbled across in Maria's room upon rooting for information there. Once he does, it will no doubt be the end for one noble undercover marine's noble bid of sparing innocent minds from such atrocious discoveries.

Perhaps scouting for information could wait another day. For this poor soul was going to combust if he witnessed anymore evidence of Kaido’s sex life.

#🐍X Drake🐍#//drabble #suggestive cw #Poor poor Drake #he needs some eye bleach #and some strong sake

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perfectclash · 3 years ago

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Failing, I mean, *learning* how to typeset - 1

Even though I initially applied for CLDR, I have decided to take up typesetting too. There are many things I have learnt in my short time with this hobby, and I wanted to write them down as a sort of progress record.

It's a roller coaster of a learning journey that goes like: excited/motivated to TS->stumble on a painful part->suffer/do a bunch of TS iterations->finally ask for help->get amazing advice.

*the scuffed suffering cycle of a scuffed TS

However, the spark that comes from learning a new technique or solution to problems and applying them to the current issue (and the possibility of future ones) is worth the suffering. It's as if a path that I have never considered suddenly appears and it opens so many possibilities. This feeling and, of course, being able to release the project as best as I can for love of its content.

I'm grateful to my scanlation group, Jujugang!! because they're a bunch of cool, friendly, open members!! They're such a treasure ;-; soo wholesome T_T

Typesetting certainly is a different skill than CLDR, even though both require creativity and a sense of design, I feel like both do it in a different way. CLDR is like the makeup used to mask imperfections, while TS is the makeup used to enhance beauty. I like both of them (or maybe it's because when I get burnout from one, I wanna jump to the other LOL).

What I'm going to write here is from the perspective of a beginner typesetter so probably some of the things may not be suitable to follow. Many times I've found that I said something wrong and then corrected myself entries later OTL

The way I began to learn was from reading a bunch of guides from the Scanlator School discord and also the occasional TS discussions from other students with questions.

Well den with my shaky level of knowledge it was time to apply it to something and its first victim was a JJK doujin (I'm sorry, Jihaku). I translated it from English to Spanish beforehand which has its perks as a TS because when the TL does not fit, I can reword it (and boy was it annoying due to its use of vertical boxes). Another plus of this was that I could look at the English version to base my TS from it.

Since I finished it like a month or two ago, the pain of most of my struggles faded away (unfortunately?) so I may not be able to recall most of what I went through.

One of the most time-consuming tasks was obtaining the right fonts. Fonts are like a palette of colours and there are infinite variations which you may or may not decide to keep as is or modify. Choosing the right fonts for a project is important. If the genre is horror, I would choose fonts that are a bit unstable. If they're romance, I would go for rounder ones (or maybe just don't care and get the fonts that are best suited for mangas, because these dang bo-).

Even though JJK is a shounen series with no romance. I think that using a shoujo font for the djs also works because... they're romance now lolol ofc if the plot of the doujinshi is hurt/comfort or angst, it could change. The art style is also very important to take into consideration! The font choice should match the tone of what the doujinshi wants to convey as well as its art. Ngl using CC Meanwhile is quite tempting...

So there I was, scouting through a bunch of font sheets looking for those that fit an SFX, and this maybe took half the time of my actual typesetting... this is probably normal (I HOPE?!) because as a beginner I have no fonts, but as I work on more TS projects, I guess the time spent will lower.

That is with the exception of when I pick up more and more fonts... it's like going on a shopping spree to fill up a closet. Only that you don't have to pay for most of them (cough). So I went... on a font spree and downloaded waaay too many fonts... which makes the choosing process hard. Like: huh, the SFX "turn" looks better with this font or this other font?

Choice paralysis by being overwhelmed with so many choices and thinking: maybe there is the perfect typeface for this but I haven't found it yet (this is being masochistic, probably best not to think that).

Getting fontbase was great. It's a program that lets me activate/deactivate fonts as I need them (because PS loading up so many fonts will cause it to crash whoo). The free version lets me organize fonts by category but I'm unsure about which ones I should make. For now, it's like this and I don't think it's very helpful LOL it could certainly be better. I'm too lazy to update the NSFW one and add new categories.. for now xd

The paid version lets you add tags to fonts which I find pretty helpful.

There's a way to preview how the text will look like too and nice UX additions.

So what does a font addict do when they have an enabler? Download even mooore fonts. It's fun at first because later on, it becomes a pain to organize;; That said, the result is worth it because if I need a specific type of font for an SFX I can just go to a category, type the word and scroll through the options that have already been sifted through.

Last night I downloaded 117 fonts... it's addicting... but I still haven't finished organizing my previous batch...

#scanlation typesetting

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lilallama · 4 years ago

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Cooking Club

What is the Cooking Club?

The Cooking Club is a club for students at Bulsajo High, who are just a little too obsessed with their fellow student Y/n.

!!IMPORTANT!! Before you try to sign up, be aware that the members will not accept any new members. This is not a real club, it only works as a way to protect Y/n without having to spend time outside of school together. Also, don't eat any cookies they give out, trust me.

Club Positions

Leader: Jung Hoseok

Sub- Manager: Kim Seokjin

Secretary: Min Yoongi

Security Manager: Jeon Jeongguk

Mission Planner: Park Jimin

Event Planner: Kim Taehyung

Financial Manager: Kim Namjoon

Members

Jung Hoseok

Due to his privileged situation as Y/ns best friend, he earned the position of the Leader as well as founder of the Cooking Club.

He used to be part of the schools Swimming Club, untill he encountered Kim Seokjin and Kim Namjoon. Their mutual obsession and longing for Y/n has brought them together, despite the burning resentment they feel towards each other.

Jung Hoseok might seem friendly and sweet but don't test his patience. His fellow schoolmates couldn't possibly picture such a ray of sunshine to be so deadly and cruel.

His preferred way of elimination is drowning.

Kim Seokjin

As Co- founder and sub- Manager of the infamous Cooking Club he simultaneously serves as Hoseoks right hand man.

His first encounter with the ethral Y/n was in his first year of Highschool. Seokjin, as foolish and clueless as he used to be, ran into the Y/n by accident. The moment he heard their voice apologise, despite not having any fault, he knew that they were meant to be by his side. They would rule over all these monotone and lacking characters, as the Royalty they both are.

Seokjin is popular due to his charisma and good looks, his twisted fantasies still hidden behind soft smiles and broad shoulders. His arrogance is hard to top, the only person worthy of his is the Y/n.

His favourite way of killing is poisoning.

Min Yoongi

While Manager sounds like a flattering title, the position truly is not. Club Slave or "Pet" as Seokjin likes to call him, would be more fitting. As the least liked and respected member in the club, Yoongi ends up doing the dirty work such as cleaning up after everyone, running errands or refilling their drinks, ingredients etc.

He met Y/n while they stood up to some kids that used to bully him, back in middle school. To this day, Yoongi still can't believe the Y/n actually stood up for useless, pitiful him! It's beyond his understanding, how kind they are.

After being forced into the club, he quit the Music club, only to suffer in the hands of those barbarians.

He prefers to avoid killing, as he knows Y/n would frown upon it.

Jeon Jeongguk

The youngest outcast of the club prides himself by his reputation as the schools delinquent. He got scouted by Kim Namjoon for his "all brawns, no brain energy". While he did take offence to that, he decided it'd be worth it for Y/n. His job as Security Manager means he's responsible for not only Y/ns safety but also the members, much to his disliking.

Behind the backs of all members and everyone around, he keeps a secret that's sacred to him. He was Y/ns childhood best friend, untill they one day were taken from him by her parents, which he still holds a grudge against. Apparently he was "bad influence" and "weirdly obsessed", they just didn't understand. No one understands, except for Y/n.

Jeongguk's received as creepy, unsettling and brutal by his peers. The young boy really only cares for Y/ns safety, nothing else.

His killing style changes depending on his mood and the situation, but his favourite is torture that can last up to multiple days.

Park Jimin

Jimin refused to join the club as "Y/n wouldn't want to date some creep who's part of a club dedicated to harassing them". But eventually, with a bit of convincing and him hanging upside down over a chainsaw, he finally agreed to join. Mission Planner is, according to him, a tedious job. His Y/n wouldn't want to date someone who plans their friends deaths. He plans out any murders they're planning on committing.

Y/n is in one of his classes, exactly one meter and five milliliters infront of him. As soon as he saw their angelic being, he fell for them. It was as if a hundred Cupid Arrows shot his heart at the same time. Only his Y/n could have that effect on him.

Taehyung is the only one he views as a friend, and that only because they grew up together. According to many others he is very popular, but if you'd ask him, he couldn't tell you. His eyes are kept on his Y/n. He despises Kim Seokjin and Min Yoongi over anything.

His favourite way of killing is having Jeongguk do it for him.

Kim Taehyung

As an artistic and gentle soul, he is perfect for Event Planning. He plans their schedule and activities that they do during school hours. Jimin and him were scouted at the same time. But unlike Jimin, Taehyung immediately agreed to join.

As past member of the Art club, his true passion lays within the realms of art. His dream is to one day be able to draw Y/n with their permission, for now he has to work with sketching their unbelievably gorgeous sleeping figure, from outside the window in their tree. Taehyung is a dreamer, and the source of all his day dreams is godly Y/n.

He met Y/n in art class. Poor Taehyung was feeling uninspired, everything was too dull or too tacky. The people around him complemented his poor attempt of a sunset. Couldn't they see how horrible it was? The way the dark blue and pink mixed looked fake and cheap. They clearly didn't have an eye for art, but Y/n, they knew. "Orange would've looked better, I think.." said as if you weren't aware of voicing such valuable insight. They even acted as if they didn't meant to say it, just to not hurt his feelings.

His preferred way of killing is slicing his victims open.

Kim Namjoon

The Financial Manager, the golden donkey for the members. His job isn't only to serve as financial support and sponsor of the club, but also to watch that the others don't waste anything. He is a mutual of Jung Hoseok and Kim Seokjin, although neither of them are worth anything to him.

He met Y/n while searching for a teacher. They were stating behind in an empty classroom, long after school hours. When he caught them, they were tushing and trying to find an explanation for why they're still there. Yet he could only focus on their perfection. His heart was beating unlike ever before, he just knew. He just knew that they weren't human, they were the closest thing to perfection on earth. No amound of riches could pay the price they had to him from that moment on.

As the student council president he is known to be cold and unyielding. His authority is respected by everyone in school, no one dares to look at him the wrong way. If only they knew hiw he turned to a soft puppy under Y/ns gracious gaze.

Killing is beneath him, he hires people for that.

#yandere bts #cooking club

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ask-jokeboi · 5 years ago

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The Party

Hope everyone's having a great holiday season so far! This time of year isn't always easy but thankfully friends and a good distraction can make things easier.

I drew these pic’s to pair with a moderately long fic I wrote to follow up the aforementioned party from earlier, it’s below the the cut! Read it if you want! Either way, Happy Holidays! 💜💚💛

Words: 4,142 Relationships: Harlivy /Harley & Joker friendship / Batjokes (mentioned) Universe: Mine / Lego Batman

A/N: sorry for any typos or weird grammatical stuff, I'm good at art, not writing

Summary: Joker’s felt a little down since Batman’s been out of town, will his best friend Harley be able to cheer him up?

Warnings: Alcohol use, implied depression

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"C'mon Jay it'll be be fun!" Cheered Harley, mustering all the enthusiasm she could in an attempt to persuade Gotham's former clown prince of crime to pull himself together

"I don't care!…. Go bother your girlfriend or something. Leave me alone…" He was currently piled under several layers of blankets, sunk deep into the ball pit he called a bed

"Nuh uh, I'm not haulin' my butt outta this room 'till you haul yours. You can stay in that pit and cry all ya like, but it won't fix nothin', you gott-"

"I don't GOTTA do anything!" Jay snapped. Throwing his blanket aside and revealing his less than kempt appearance, his face twisted into a frustrated glare

Harley, already familiar with Jay's usual harmless outbursts only sighed as she looked her long time friend up and down, taking in his surroundings with a curious eye

It'd been a month or two since Batman left the scene and his absence was definitely beginning to take a toll on the poor clown.

She could tell it'd been a while since he'd done anything to care for himself…. His hair, which was usually swept back into a flawless green pomp, lazily draped his face. The dull forest black of his roots beginning to seep back into the rest of it. Same could be said for the state his room which, due to his erratic nature, was always a bit untidy but had recently fallen into a state of near disrepair. Bags of half eaten junk food and empty bottles of all sorts of things lay strewn across the floor, particularly around his half deflated bed.

Despite the mess, he still seemed a little...thin… more so than usual to be honest… his ribs visible beneath the loose shirt he wore, arms comparable to sticks despite the muscle.

most of all though, he just seemed... tired. Jay always looked tired out of makeup. It was one of the first things she'd managed to take note of when he'd first entered her office years ago…. But right now the purple rings beneath his eyes that never seemed to go away were deepened to a point that made it clear he wasn't getting much sleep or doing much for himself in general...

Seeing her best friend in a state like this was hard to witness… and although her partner, Ivy, didn't have much but mild disdain for Jay, Harley couldn't find it in herself to leave him like this… which is why she thought a party might lift his spirits a little

"C'mooon! You love parties!! It'll just be a small one anyway!" It was actually much bigger than she was implying but Jay liked big and she didn't wanna scare him off too soon…

"Yeah, like that'll make things any better… who did you even invite?? A good half of the rogues don't even like me…"

"Sure they do!"

Jay only looked at her, bereft and unimpressed.

"I mean ok you and Riddler don't always get along and it took a lot a beggin' ta get ya un-banned from the iceberg lounge but still!!"

"Uhg whatever! It doesn't matter! I don't need those bozos seein' me like this anyway..."

"Like what?"

"I don't know! I'm just…... I'm not in the right… mood for something like that right now.... You know how this works… they'd see right through me. "

Back when Jay was still her patient they'd end up talking a lot about masks…Batman's would come up more often than not but every now and then he'd end up discussing his own…. Or more specifically, the metaphorical one he'd put on every time he picked up a brush and painted himself a new face…..

"Jay, sweetie… you don't have to pretend to be okay… they won't think you're weak or nothin', you know that right?..."

Jay gave her an incredibly tired look before turning away.

"What happened to the Jay that wasn't afraid to let people know how he's feelin' huh? The one that turned every emotion into a show….?"

He kept his head down, shoulders stiff, before speaking...

"....Cause I'm not just sad this time…. " As he looked up slowly an emotion that was rarely seen on the mans face showed itself, flooding his eyes.

"W- when I'd talked to Robin and Batgirl that last time and asked about Batman they gave each other this look and…. Something's wrong… he's in trouble or something I… I can feel it….. W-what if he doesn't come back and he leaves me here all alone an-"

Harley put a polished nail up to Jay's lips and smiled warmly.

"Shhhh…. You're worryin' too much puds… ur big dumb brain is just an overdramatic liar… don't listen to it okay?"

Jay sniffled, giving her an understanding nod.

"You still got me an' your crew an' Bud and all the other little silly things that make ya days good doncha?"

He smiles halfheartedly. "Y-yeah…. But still… he was..."

"I know… he's special….but do you seriously think anything out there could actually kill Batman? THE Batman? C'mon now…. He's luckier than any bastard out there and you know it…"

"Yeah…. Yeah I guess ur right"

"Of COURSE I'm right!… now come on…" she offers her hand and helps her friend stand up. "Let's get that hair done and those nails shined up so you're brain can take a break from making all those nasty thoughts"

Jay smiled a little wider this time, forever grateful he had a friend as great as Harley around… he really didn't know what he'd do without her sometimes...

"Right…. Also… uh…. Harley?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for….uh…. Bein'... around… I guess…" Jay practically mumbled...

Harley smiled knowingly, amused with his poor attempt of gratitude

"No problem, Pud's….." she gave him a peck on the forehead leaving a black smudge behind

"now enough mush...Let's clean this mess and get ya fabbed up"

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A few hours later, Jay stood outside the titular iceberg lounge in his best winter fit, a long boa around his shoulders and a pair of unnecessary sunglasses obscuring the mascara he'd only half ruined on the way there….

He truly, honestly, did not feel like socializing with anyone at the moment, but who was he to refuse a doctor's orders?....

Taking a deep breath of the cold winter air, Jay stiffened up, smoothed the wrinkles from his vintage memphis style sweater and entered the lounge, heels high and head high as he could manage

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When the doors swung open with a swirl of winter snow, Jay was greeted by a surprisingly full and stunningly silent room. Christmas music cut through the tension like a knife as everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to Joker's fashionably late arrival.

He didn't know if it was because of his natural ability to demand attention or the fact that he hadn't been seen in nearly 3 weeks, but for some reason the room seemed slightly on edge. worried he'd come with another Joker brand surprise perhaps. Thankfully, Harley, who'd left his place a little earlier to get everything ready, noticed who'd finally arrived.

"JJ!! YOU MADE IT!!" she leaped off her stool and came running to grab him, The rest of the room taking it as a cue to un-tense and to go back to their festivities, the lounge lighting up with warm greetings and laughter.

" Hey…" said Jay as Harley put an arm around his shoulder and escorted him to the booth she was sitting at….

"So… is all of this for me or…?"

"No, did she tell you that?" Ivy who was sitting at the booth with his other less than fond acquaintance, Catwoman and someone else he didn't seem to recognize, gave a snide smile, Jay suddenly felt he should probably sit someplace else

"IVY!! SHHH" Harley shushed

"What? He was gonna find out out eventually…. It was supposed to be Penguin's annual winter ball"

"Uh,It still is tho…?" said Kat, mouth full of shrimp

"Well, yah…. Difference is we had to 'finesse' Penguin into letting HIM in" Ivy explained, disdain in her voice

"And you... helped with that?..." asked Jay, surprised. Ivy sighed

"for Harley's sake, yes. not yours"

Jay smiled, amused. "well how charitable of you, here's to hoping you won't regret it"

Ivy rolled her eyes. "As if I don't already" she said, taking a short sip from her drink, Harley sitting down next to her give her thank u peck on the cheek.

"Hey, why'd you get banned from this dump anyway?" Asked Kat, eyes squinting curiously

"I have no idea…." Jay shrugged

"He put a coke and mento bomb in the fountain!" Harley interrupted

"Oh yeah…." He'd totally forgot

"Ha! Awesome…"

"Right uh, anyway, who the hell are you?" Jays attention suddenly turned to the woman sitting opposite of kat. She had light blue skin, bright white eyes and hair that made her look like a human lighting rod.

"Name's Livewire." She said, voice sharp as her appearance

"She's from Metropolis" explained Ivy. Jay rose a brow.

"Metropolis huh?? How'dya like dealin' with boy scout full time over there?" He quizzed

"Sweet!…" she exclaimed enthusiastically "Big blue aint got a thing on me! 'sides, dweeb's been outta town for months now! metropolis might as well be my personal playground"

The mentioning of Superman's absence made something in Jay's chest twist. He'd known their neighbor hero had been MIA for even longer than Batman, Supergirl taking over the workload just like Batgirl had in Gotham. but still… the reminder was enough to worry him. I mean… if superman was taking so much time up there, what chance did Batman have against whatever it was they were so busy with??

Trying his best to shake off the uneasiness building in his stomach Jay took a breath and snapped back to reality, offering Livewire his hand

"Well, uh... Livewire, i'm this city's head honcho while the bat's gone so welcome to Gotham and try not to wear it out"

Harley and Ivy exchanged looks as Jay smiled slyly and took Livewires hand…

...Only for his usual gesture of hospitality to be met with an equally shocking grip that sent blue sparks flying in every direction.

"DAMN, what the- !! " Jay yanked his hand back and held it in pain, hot needles running up his arm.The new addition to Harley's crew laughed crudely and smiled

"why do you think they call me 'LIVEWIRE' genius?"

Jay stayed silent with defeat as the table went up in hysterics "Yeah fine, okay, I shoulda saw that one coming" he sighed and smoothed out his hair which had sprung up to stand on end, his face ever so slightly red "anyway, you ladies have a nice time… i'll set up shop somewhere else and let you guys… idk… flirt with each other or whatever..." without much fanfare he slunk off to sit someplace else.

After the table had settled down completely though, Harley noticed Jay making his way to the bar looking somewhat dejected.

"Aw Jay…."

The rest curiously turned their attention to the direction of Harley's gaze.

"You're not going after him are you?" Asked Ivy after a beat.

"Well… yeah…?" Harley shrugged.

"Uhm, why?" Asked kat, dipping more shrimp into her cocktail "like if he's not in the mood for a joke that's kinda his problem…?"

"Yeah, but still…. I've never seen 'im like this for so long…. He's usually so funny and animated, it's like somethin' drained all the life out of 'im…." The concern on Harley's face was very apparent. Ivy brushed back a few strands of her hair and tried her best to reassure her.

"Look i'm sure he'll get his second wind when Batman comes back at some point… but ‘til then it's not your job to take care of him…"

Harley sighed silently. "I know but… he's still my best friend… and if I hadn't met him, I wouldn'ta met you!" She squished close to her spouse with a smile, Ivy suddenly unable to hold back a small one herself.

"He helped me outta my slump all those years ago, least I can do is help 'im outta his..."

Ivy gave her a soft look before reluctantly caving "Kindness has always been your best and worst trait, silly bee…" she said with a smirk "fine, go ahead and do your thing, I've got plenty of company over here in the meantime…"

Harley smiled happily and gave her one last kiss before running off to join Jay at the bar.

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Jay sat alone at the bar in silence until he was suddenly startled by Harley's arrival.

"What's shakin' grumpy gills?" She asked pulling up a stool.

Jay didn't answer as the bartender slid over a funfetti martini topped with the works, Jay lazily catching it and drinking deeply.

"Those guys didn't get ta ya did they? I know they seem mean bu- "

"Ah… I don't care about them…" said Jay dismissively "we're all villains here right? I'm sure they got their reasons… sides, Livewire's pretty fun even if she did fry my Joy buzzer" He said regretfully…

"So what's up then…?" Asked Harley, head tilted

Jay looked down at the table with a frown, fingers anxiously scraping the side of the glass in his hand….

"What she'd said about metropolis…. And… superman…."

"Oh…" Harley nodded "well…. I'm sure they're together wherever they are…. Right? Him and Batman? And I mean, with Superman around, he's bound to be okay….."

Jay had a hard time matching her enthusiasm but that logic did comfort him some. "Yeah… yeah I guess so"

"C'mon Jay, you gotta get that stuff off your mind for a minute! Go mingle! Go dance!… look at everyone who came this time! Turn-out's never been so big!"

As Jay's looked around the room, Harley did have a point, usually these get-togethers only managed to scrounge up about half the gang, but it looked like almost all the rogues in town had come this time. Even D-listers like Polkadot man, Killer Moth, Crazy Quilt ect. Had managed to show up, plus people he didn't seem to recognize…

For example at the bar sat Scarecrow and a… Oddly scruffy looking man he looked to be sharing a drink with. He'd heard from Riddler over the phone some time ago that crow had found himself a friend and that the two were "in cahoots". whatever that was supposed to mean. He supposed that must've been the "friend" in question…

A few tables down sat another unfamiliar in a polkadot shirt and a pair of cracked thick lensed glasses. He had a peculiar looking puppet sitting on his lap which made J raise a brow, but he didn't judge. Looking at his woefully nervous face he guessed it must it must've been a security thing anyway…

Despite the big crowd though, Jay did notice one person missing of whom he hadn't seen in quite a while...

"Yeah I guess everyone is here... except uh, Lex I guess…?" Jay considered himself friends with metropolises king of corruption, even if the feeling wasn't always mutual. Seeing so many crooks he knew in one place made him realize how rare it was to see the mal hearted mogul at these things.

Unfortunately, Harley could only shrug with defeat. "Ah I tried to get Lex but you know how he is… nobody's seen that shut in for ages".

Jay's eyes narrowed at that "How long is ages…. ?" He pressed

"I dunno… a few months guess??? Livewire said he's been quiet lately, probably off in one of his labs making some over convoluted instrument of destruction I guess"

The growing list of missing big shots was beginning to piece something together in Jay's head… what on earth was Lex up to? Where was superman?? Why did the league need Batman's help? How did it all connect?? After a moment Harley noticed Jay slipping into his thoughts again and shook his shoulder lightly to pull him out of it.

"Hey, don't worry about that egghead. he'd only kill the mood if he were here anyway"

Jay couldn't disagree, the billionaire was kind of notorious for being a giant stick in the mud.

"If you're really worried about what's goin' on with those guys, you can come up with a plan Tomorrow…. right now we got a' open dance floor, unlimited drinks and a Karaoke competition that's about ta kick off in ten"

The word 'Karaoke' was enough to snap Jay back to reality. "Did you say Karaoke?"

"Yes, I did."

"Do they hav-"

"Yes, they have Queen"

Jay nearly looked as if someone had told him the best news of his life. "Oh thank god" maybe Harley was right. Worrying would have to wait.

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The rest of the night went on with few hang ups. Drinks poured, music played and poorly screeched lyrics kept the mood upbeat.

The Karaoke stage hosted performance after performance, some more enthusiastic than others. Some painful, others surprisingly pleasant. Jay's teetered off the edge of both categories, but when "somebody to love" burst through those speakers, he'd sung it with his whole chest. The best performance by a long shot though had to be Ivy's who's affinity for 50's ballads lent to her beautifully rich voice and her's was closely followed by the Dent's who'd decided to attempt a duet with no chorus which everyone found somewhat impressive.

Emotions did flare up once or twice though, as they tend to do when it comes to villain gatherings. Ed and Jay got into a fight about something stupid and unimportant, both obviously enjoying themselves, Bane and Croc engaged in an arm wrestle that woefully ended in a tie, and Jay inevitably got worked up about Batman again, this time with a crowd of eager listeners somewhat entertained by his rambling, giving questionable advice here and there.

At the get-together's height, the dance floor had filled to the point where Penguin was just about ready to call the whole event off until Riddler dragged him on to the floor himself.

After another hour or so the party wound down some more and the night devolved into quiet discussions between friends, everyone either ready to leave or half asleep. Eventually Jay and Two-face of all people were left alone. Once Ed, Crow, Hatter and the rest had gone home.

Jay always liked Harv, for someone known for his temper he seemed to have a lot of patience and Jay found both of his selves uniquely interesting in their own ways. Harvey the "handsome" one was always very nice, easily flustered, and had a sadness in his eyes that was hard to ignore. "Dent", the one famous for all those 2 themed crimes, was a bold individual and one of the most brutally honest people he knew. That night though, even he seemed a little sad. He admitted later that it was because it'd been a while since he'd gotten to talk to his old pal Bruce, someone Jay was mildly familiar with of course, and they spent the rest of the night discussing Batman and wayne and how they seemed so similar until it really was time to head home.

sometime after midnight, long after everyone had either left or found someplace to pass out, Harley broke up with her girl gang again to come get Jay who'd fallen asleep in an empty booth.

"Wake up clown" she said loudly, nudging him a bit. Jay giggled quietly in response, turning over after a moment and opening his eyes.

"Oohh what's up??"

"Time to go."

"Aw…" Jay huffed disappointedly, then did his best to sit up straight, his head slowly spinning as he did so "ah jeeze…"

"Don't worry I called one of your guys, he's waiting outside." She explained "I dragged you here, might as well drag you home"

"You did that for me?" Jay smiled "That's so nice…."

"Mhm" carefully, she took his hand got him to his feet, doing her best to keep him up straight. As they headed out they met up with Ivy at the door

"Taking pennywise home?" She asked

"It'll only take a minute" Harley assured

"Alright… don't take too long…" she turned to leave but before she could, Jay suddenly spoke up.

"H-hey, Wait!"

Ivy turned around, brow raised "You have something to say to me?"

"Uh… yeah? I mean… sort of? I just, uh… wanted to say i'm sorry for… messing up your garden all those times…."

Ivy blinked "Why are you telling me this now?"

"I just thought you shud kno…. And that um…. Maybe you'd hate me…. A little less... if I said sorry for once..." the frown on Jays face was absolutely pitiful, Ivy could only roll her eyes.

"I don't hate you… Joker"

"Oh?"

"I just think you're annoying…."

"Oh…." Jay couldn't really tell if that was any better but at the moment he was too drunk to care. "Okay…"

With that ivy turned around to join Kat and Livewire

"Thanks for the apology though I suppose…Take care of yourself…. And, Harley don't take too long… it's only 1:00am we still have plans."

"Don't worry Ive's i'll catch up."

after one last look, Ivy went back on her way and Harley continued walking J to his car.

As they went Jay hummed to himself, swaying slightly, until a certain thought made him go quiet again.

"....Harley….?" He asked suddenly.

"Yeah, J?"

"Am I a bad friend?" The question just as out of the blue as his apology to Ivy….

Harley looked at him, concerned "Why do ya ask?"

"I just…. Please?" He pleaded. Harley hesitated for a long moment but decided being honest was probably best.

" not exactly but… maybe sometimes"

"Hm…" Jay decided he'd have to work on that

"But I also know ya don't really wanna hurt anybody…. That you try your best everyday ta make people happy and that you've been through just as much any of us…. A few mean comments an' dumb pranks ain't gonna make anybody think you're the devil or somethin'….not me or any of the other guys... "

Jay had to smile at that, Harley always had something smart or nice to say no matter what. still, her answer only made him feel worse about how he'd been earlier when she was just trying to help… he really, honestly, didn't deserve her…. But the least he could do was let her know he was glad to have her...

"Harley…?"

"Yeah, J…"

"Thanks for being really, really great all the time… and… y'know… around… " Harley smiled as she secured his arm around her shoulders.

"Thanks J..."

"also sorry for sucking sometimes..."

She sighed. "It's fine Jay…."

carefully, she hauled his ragdolling body a few more feet and shoved him into the back seat of his car. J grunting as his head hit the leather seat.

"Now go home an' try not to get lost on your way to the door" She said sternly. Jay gave her a lazy wink and a pair of wobbly finger guns.

"Gotcha."

with that,Harley slammed the door shut and the J-Mobile's engine roared to life. One his lackeys sitting in the driver's seat.

"Where to boss? HQ?"

"Yup… ah, sorry t' call ya out so late…"

"S'alright boss…. Don't worry about it"

As the car lurched forward, street lights shining in through the windows as snow fell ever so lightly over Gotham like a dusting of fresh powdered sugar, Jay did inevitably start thinking about Batman again, wondering when he'd come back, desperately wishing he knew anything about where he was right now….

The thoughts were hard to ignore and when he got home he knew he'd be surrounded by the same walls he'd spent the last month trapped with them in…. even so, the world felt a little less washed out than it had before he left, and it wasn't just because of the alcohol swirling in his blood.

He may not have had Batman... But today reminded him he wasn't alone.

He had friends… real friends… In a way he'd always considered them such… but deep down there was always doubt. I mean sure he got along better with some than others, but after knowing people so long he shouldn't have been so dumb to think they hated him as much as he thought they did.

When you're a villain in Gotham sometimes all you have are other weirdos in the same boat as you to help keep you and everyone else afloat. People need people in more ways than one… and as Jay drifted off to sleep in the back of his gaudy getaway vehicle, laying in a position that was just barely comfortable, he pushed his worries aside and made sure that was something he'd never let himself forget.

~ End ~

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Summary: When setting up a dating profile, a picture really is worth a thousand words. And it turns out that, sometimes, getting that perfect photo requires the assistance of a helping hand

Words: 1,853

Pairings: Dean, Unnamed OFC - Who may or may not be loosely based on the same woman who inspired this whole thing in the first place

Warnings: Language, Bad Lighting, Impatient Doggies......That should just about cover it

A/N: Umm, so surprise! I did a thing! Inspired by this *gif set* and the subsequent conversation after with the amazing @thoughtslikeaminefield regarding just how it was Dean got that profile picture for the dating app. It was only meant to be a fun little joke type thing of sorts, but after getting love and encouragement from some very fine ladies that I admire greatly, it is now seeing the light of tumblr. Miss MJ was also kind enough to give it a look through for a little clean up and any major mistakes and created the fantastic header! It really does pay to have friends in high places 😊

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This was stupid.

He was, he had no problem saying, one of the best hunters in the world. He had saved the world multiple times. Yeah, ok, maybe Sam helped a little, but still. He had fought both heaven and hell more times than he could count anymore.

And yet, here he stood, unable to get one decent picture of himself.

Stupid.

It was the only thing left to do to complete his profile, to add his profile picture. He had been very tempted to just leave it blank, or just put a logo of something he liked. But that wouldn't do. You go on a dating site and refuse to put up an actual photo of yourself? Pshhh, yeah, because that doesn't just scream: STRANGER DANGER! I HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE!

The whole point was to attract potential dates, not scare them away before he even had a chance to lay on the charm. And, plus, how would he attract anyone without actually showing off the goods?

Advertising. It's all in the advertising.

The problem was, try as he might, he couldn't get a fitting picture of himself. Not one that truly showed off his full appeal.

What? He wasn't allowed to think himself a handsome son of a bitch without being considered arrogant? Screw that! Body positivity, man. We're all beautiful in our own way, we should all believe it.

Maybe he should put that in his profile too? Didn't chicks dig shit like that? Whatever…

The photo. That was the issue. He couldn't ask Sam to do it, fuck no. He'd never let Dean hear the end of it if he knew he even had a dating profile. Besides, this was none of Sam's business. What Dean did in his private time was his and his alone.

But, as it turned out, Dean wasn't very proficient in the art of selfie-taking. For one, the lighting in the bunker was horrendous. He'd gone all throughout their underground home and the results were either him bathed in shadows or being completely washed out underneath the harsh, fluorescent lights.

And trying to find a flattering angle was damn near impossible! How the hell all those social media people did it was beyond him. Clearly, they were using every filter imaginable to improve their outcome. Not him though. Artificial was not his style. No enhancements needed.

Self. Love. People.

It was as he was pacing around in the garage, trying to formulate his next plan of attack when inspiration struck. He caught Baby's eye — er, headlight, and Yahtzee!

Baby was a total chick magnet. And, where did they both shine the most? That's right, out in the clear wide open. On the road, sun shining, not a care in the world. Natural lighting.

Perfect.

He drove for a while, scouting possible locations along the way while also simply enjoying the quiet time with Baby. Even if he was on a mission.

Eventually, he pulled off the road near a lakefront that also served as a nice walking path for nature lovers. It was a beautiful, clear day, the whole scene very idyllic.

This was it. This was the spot.

However, there was still the hiccup of actually getting the picture taken. After the slightly traumatizing experience of trying to take his selfie, he couldn't bring himself to attempt that avenue again. He thought he could still do it himself regardless. There was a fence nearby, all he had to do was set the timer on the phone and presto! Done!

You would think, that is.

In reality, every time he tried to prop his phone up it would fall back down before he could even make it back to Baby.

Just as he was about to throw the godforsaken device, like an angel from heaven — the fairytale kind, not the dicks with wings — she appeared.

"Need some help there?"

As if he had been caught doing something he wasn’t supposed to, Dean quickly whipped around and was greeted by the lovely sight of a woman, perhaps a little older than himself, walking her two dogs.

He took just a moment, because he simply had too, to admire her beauty. Sun-kissed skin, freckles that put his own to shame, friendly hazel eyes that held a multitude of warmth…

Yes. An angel seemed a very apt description.

Dean cleared his throat before an uncomfortable amount of silence was allowed to pass between them, feeling a slight blush tinged his cheeks when his mind came back around to acknowledge her question.

"Uh, actually I umm… yes," he fumbled out.

Why was he suddenly nervous? He felt so out of place now, he didn't like it. Still, he continued.

"You see, I…"

The woman cut him off — a mercy killing, it felt like to Dean — with a raised hand.

"Let me guess, dating profile?" she asked, not at all trying to hide the knowing smirk.

Something in Dean loosened at the understanding he found in his new acquaintance’s gaze. Shoulders relaxing, he let out a slightly bashful chuckle while giving a one-shoulder shrug.

"Guilty. That obvious, huh?"

She gave a small shake of her head. "Game recognizes game. I have my own experience and horror stories involving the dreaded profile picture. If you want, I can give you a hand?"

Dean's eyes lit up at the offer. He knew it. He was not ashamed of it.

"Yeah?"

She laughed at his eagerness, a sweet-sounding melody, Dean noted to himself.

"Sure. After all, I couldn't just leave you here without putting you out of your misery first. I'm no monster."

She was teasing, of course. It didn't stop Dean from having to bite his tongue and swallow the comment about monsters that begged to be spoken. If only he had a nickel for every time he had heard that line.

"Okay, awesome. Thank you."

"No problem," she replied easily, accepting the phone he was handing over. "And I'm assuming you want that beauty in the photo with you?" she asked him, indicating Baby, earning a proud smile from Dean in return.

As he said, Baby was a total chick magnet.

"Duh."

She laughed again, much louder and freer this time and the sound again had Dean grinning as he made the walk over to his trusty wing woman.

"Nice choice. Okay, then, handsome, what are we going for here?"

Dean faltered in his step slightly. "Uhh, how do you mean?"

"I mean," she paused for a moment, readjusting the grip she had on the two leashes when the pooches started getting antsy. "What vibe are you trying to portray here? Brooding? Mysterious? Friendly?"

"Oh, right!" Dean nodded his understanding.

He thought it over, tilting his head slightly as he contemplated the pros and cons of the different choices in his head.

"May I offer a suggestion?"

"Sure, by all means."

"Well, online dating can be intimidating enough as it is," she began matter-of-factly. "All you've got is a picture and a few words to go on. So, speaking solely on my own experiences, I tend to gravitate towards the more friendly option. You try to be sexy and it feels too put on and forced. You try to be mysterious and all I'm left thinking is what are you trying to hide. But friendly, easy-going and approachable is always a winner. That, makes me want to get to know you a little more. At least enough to read your profile anyways."

Dean, eyebrows raised and mouth pulled down some, nodded in appreciation. This lady really knew what she was talking about.

"Right, so friendly it is, then." He clapped his hands together and went to lean against Baby's side before stopping, thinking it over a second and deciding to hop on the hood instead, talking out his thoughts as he tried to determine the perfect pose.

"So, not too posey, don't try too hard but at least put a little effort in to show I care…." he fidgeted around for a few moments more before falling into a comfortable, casual feeling position. "How's this?" he looked up, waiting for some affirmation.

Dean would be lying if he said her genuine smile didn't make his stomach flutter a bit.

"Looks good. Okay, on the count of three, give me your most inviting smile. No teeth though, just easy breezy. Ready?"

"Ready."

"One, two, three."

She tapped the screen to capture the shot and immediately started walking over after checking the results. "I think we have a winner here."

She handed the phone over to him and he couldn't help the satisfied smile from gracing his lips.

Damn, he looked good.

"Nice," he complimented her photography skills. "Well, Hell, I think you're right, I think this is it."

He made quick work of uploading the photo to the app and confirming his information before finally hitting the 'submit' button to post his profile. He then turned the phone around for her to see again. "Whaddya think?"

She leaned in closer, shoulder bumping his and dogs yapping around their legs as she looked over his full profile before nodding in approval. "Yup, you'll be beating them away with a stick in no time!"

His chest may have puffed up with pride a little. Only a little.

"Yeah? Awesome." He exited out of the app, ignored the text message from Sam wanting to know where the Hell he was and slid his phone into his back pocket.

"Thanks again. It's, ah…" he brought a hand up to rub at the back of his neck. "All pretty awkward, but you were a big help."

She gifted him with a megawatt smile as she untangled her dogs from around his legs, getting them ready to continue their walk. "No problem. Good luck with all that. Stay safe out there!"

She began walking away and Dean found that he couldn't not do it. He had to, right?

Right.

"Hey!" he called out, switching gears and putting on his 'wooing' smile, lowering his voice an octave. "Ya know, maybe if you're not busy, I can take you for a cup of coffee or something sometime? My way of..." Dean let the tip of his tongue sneak out to wet his bottom lip while giving her a once over. "Thanking you, properly?"

She was silent for a moment, brows raising slightly in surprise before a slow smile started to brighten her face up once more. She looked down for a tick, letting out a sound of amusement before meeting his eyes once again.

"That's sweet, and I'm flattered, really, but I'm afraid I can't."

Dean's smile fell some in disappointment. "Oh."

"It's just — your profile says that you’re seeking woman,” she explained, much to Dean's confusion.

"Oh...?" he trailed off, brows pinched as she started walking backward and away from him.

"So am I."

She gave him a wink before turning fully and continuing on. Out of his life.

Dean could only roll his eyes.

"Figures," he muttered grumpily to himself as he made his way back to Baby. "All the good ones are either taken or gay."

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Tagging the cheerleading squad I had behind this: @thoughtslikeaminefield @fangirlxwritesx67 @itmighthavebeenintentional @there-must-be-a-lock @cracksinthewalls @rockhoochie @mskathywriteswords @fookinghelljensensthighs @cherry3point14 @lastactiontricia @icemankazansky @stusbunker @justcallmeasmodeus

#supernatural fanfiction #supernatural fanfic #dean winchester fanfiction #spn fanfic #ofc #dean winchester fanfic #dating is hard #taking a good selfie is harder #baby gets all the chicks #dogs get cranky when their walk is interrupted #this is not your mother's 101 dalmatians meet cute #i can't think of anything else to tag #it's weird being on this side of things #writing is hard!

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level247-table-tech · 5 years ago

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here are the sprites on their own! not all of them, but there are way too many to fit up there. i’m leaving the rest under the cut.

others include significantly asymmetrical sprites, as well as a bonus set. 8)

these don’t really clarify their relative heights. they are not adjusted to the bottom pixel i actually drew for sure, that’s not how i aligned them. i actually have a guideline in the file, but. i can’t really show that.

above are the regular sprites. it took ages to figure out what i wanted to do with virgil’s plaid, but it turned out going simple with it was the best plan. also it looked very bad until i figured out to use values correctly.

also, while we’re at it, i can tell you some things i changed between projects! this is a remaster of my last attempt at pixelology, and i do believe it’s an overall improvement.

virgil’s plaid, yeah, changed that, but also the colour of his hair, because the old one blended too much with his skin. glad that happened to virgil, because i was trying to keep the hair highlights the same for everyone, with differently-tinted shadows. i did give him a bat instead of the wings this time, because a, he seems like a bat kind of guy, and b, the wings sucked and i don’t think i could improve them. like, the best thing about those wings is that they were the ace flag colours, and since his general colour scheme is already like that, it’s not a spectacular saving grace. they also made the frame fit weird, but i don’t like drawing wings absurdly small, like why bother? i alos tried to be a bit more competent with the jacob lines in his shading. those are an indicator of fear so of course i wanted to keep them included, but last time i feel like i didn’t do great, and this time i think i improved. especially on the legs. it is kind of a pain how there are adjacent sections where the shadows are done in the same colour, but. that’s really who virgil is, let’s be real. wouldn’t be the same without the all-black clothes.

also, patton’s different skin tones were really bad, you could barely see the shadows, so i changed them. his overall shape also did not work, so this time i stylized it a bit more to fit with the pixels. also i gave him a different weapon. hopefully it’s still funny in its incongruity!

roman had very little change. like, i really like his original sprite! i did change some of the gold details, but the biggest thing is probably the pants. they’re white with a red stripe because, a, it looks very good, and b, it set up a parallel with remus.

and remus. most obviously in the first one, his different head angle super didn’t work. it was very bad! which, in his case doesn’t automatically rule it out, but this one looks way better next to the majority of these. i mentioned relative heights earlier and this one should actually be the same height as roman, you can align them by their chins. aside from that, i added a lot mor detail to his ruffles, i tried my best to maintain clarity on his torso, i got the sleeves just plain wrong, but it looks fine, and it happened to be very good art that led me astray on that, so whatever. i feel like his morningstar might have gotten worse between versions, but what can you do. maybe i accidentally put it at a slightly harder angle to make look nice. whatever.

logan! i don’t think i’m doing these in any real order, sorry. like patton, his shape has been changed to be more stylized to fit the pixel thing. like, a realistic taper on the legs, as it turns out, looks pretty bad! exaggerate it or make it just straight lines and it is better. i feel like i very much improved his hair, and i also added the belt that he wears which i forgot last time.

lastly, janus. well, lastly for now, but the next one won’t be a remaster of anything. i gave him his canon weapon instead of snakes, which, not sure what i was thinking gameplay-wise for those. [that’s a lie, i was thinking nothing about gameplay because i am no gamemaker. i’m not even an animator, much as i’d like to be.] when i made his last sprite, i forgot the lining of his cape is yellow. also last time i had not seen the magnificent longer cape from the game sections of svsr, which as i’ve mentioned elsewhere i am never letting go of, ever. so that features here. it kind of blends with the backgrounds i use for the vs character selection screens, but i don’t think that’s necessarily a downside. aside from that, i did remove some scales from his right hand because we have now seen it, and it’s proven bereft of those. as you’ll see in a second though, fortunately no such thing can be said of his legs. nor upper arm.

now for the bonus set. you may recognize this theme if you’ve followed this project awhile. 8)

some notes on these specifically:

-this is simply a complete set based on janus’ bonus sprite from the original project this is remastering.

-i tried to base the colours on their onesies. that proved harder than expected. remus and janus have no shown onesies, but

>i had janus’ previous sprite on hand, so that was him taken care of.

>virgil’s onesie didn’t really have multiple colours, so it’s just different shades of black, with some grey thrown in because white is already a base colour.

>logan’s, oh boy, i thought i remembered it having two colours, but i was wrong, it is just blue. and white, but again, that doesn’t work. so i gave him a couple of shades.

>patton’s, i didn’t really want to use grey as a colour, but it actually had two others, they were just in trace amounts. it was okay.

>remus. nghh. i wanted to use like, an inverted version of roman’s colours, but it turns out blue and yellow inverted is yellow and blue. so i used the orthogonal colours instead, and i’m not really sure it was a good look.

-aside from colour schemes, each of these has its own little variation, because i felt like having fun. aside from any kind of socks/leggings, because whatever, those are pretty variable anyway, each has one detail different. from most to least noticeable as i see it:

>patton has pants instead of a skirt. i just thought the look suited him better. the thing about patton is i always imagine him in Dad Fashion, which doesn’t have a ton of skirts in my mind. maybe that’s just my dad, but eh. i do think it’s a good look but i didn’t draw it very well.

>roman has a different crown. need i explain further? adding the others’ crowns was a bit of a pain considering how they interact with hair that isn’t drawn in anime style.

>virgil’s might not be too noticeable on its own, but the leggings kind of direct the eye there. he’s wearing his own boots instead of any variety of sailor scout ones. mostly because they are much, much cooler.

>logan has a different collar. closer to his usual polo than... whatever the sailor collar is actually called. he also might not have the same choker necklace as everyone else, but mostly you just can’t tell. still tied with a weird bow thing, though. how the hell do those bow accessories work?

>janus has a longer cape. again, need i explain further? he’s also the only one with a magical girl wand, because his colour scheme* was the most permitting and i really wanted to draw coily ribbons.

>remus is kind of like virgil with the leggings, but again, those don’t count, and with remus they draw attention away from his change. anyways, the different thing about his outfit is the sleeves. i only noticed long after i was out of the pixel stage that none of the sleeves are accurate, but his are even more not accurate, they do the poof thing. also his neckline’s a bit lower, but i mean, how could i not?

-i might assemble a full scene with these, if anybody asks. or nobody, i kinda just want to. it’s not too much trouble, but it won’t be animated this time, that took ages and i don’t think it even turned out well. i gotta find somewhere to actually get taught things about animation, though it also just does not gel with my medium.

-i can’t for most of these, but for janus i can talk about some improvements. his crown looks more visible, though that might just be compared to this side of his face. the skirt is not better and might be worse to be honest. also the bow on his chest. other than that it’s definitely better for the gloves actually being incorporated in this one.

*i do actually have set colour schemes for these. i tried to even limit the number of colours for each one. that said, most of them have exactly 17 instead of the nice power of two 16, and one of them couldn’t even fit that bill.

#sanders sides #tsfanart #pixel #my art #tabletech #8)

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raeynbowboi · 5 years ago

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How to Play as Rayla in DnD 5e

This is one of the builds I was requested to make, so let’s dissect her powers, skills, and abilities and figure out how someone would go about playing as Rayla. I will be taking into account Unearthed Arcana. They may not technically be official yet, but it’s DnD stuff, and if it exists, I’ll use it.

Moon Prism Power

Rayla is a Moonshadow Elf. There are Moon variant High Elves that also get an innate talent for magic. Easy enough. As a high elf, Rayla gets +2 DEX and +1 INT, and a free wizard cantrip. We’ll give her minor illusion since moon magic is focused on illusions. While it’s true that Rayla does sleep, we can just say that Rayla’s clever enough to find a way to resist sleep spells like she did when Claudia tried to put her to sleep. Plus Half-elf’s added CHA stat would not help her build one bit.

Rayla does what she thinks is right, even if it breaks tradition or expectations. She’s also not selfish. She was okay with losing her hand to keep Ezran safe and alive. Rayla is True Good.

We’ll give Rayla the Adopted background since Runaan and Ethari took her in after her parents died, and will give her proficiencies with Deception, Persuasion, and Stealth. You could argue that as an assassin, she could be a criminal, but being an assassin doesn’t seem to be an illegal occupation in Xadia. She could be a Soldier, but whatever level she might have held in the moonshadow elf military is gone now, so it would only serve to make her skilled in athletics and intimidation.

In A Class All Her Own

Monk Shadow: As an assassin and a Moonshadow Elf, this was almost too easy of an option. Ironically, Moon Druid didn’t work so well, but Rayla would realistically have a pretty high DEX and WIS stat, so a monk class would be great at raising her AC. Rayla doesn’t need a lot of levels in Monk, just enough for her unarmored defense, and maybe Extra Attack and Evasion, but the later talents to become immune to disease and poison go a little too far for what she’s able

Ranger Gloom Stalker: Rangers typically do well with archery, but dual-wielding two short swords is another option for Rangers. By level 5, they also get Extra Attack, though Monk gets that as well, so trying to avoid doubling up is something to keep in mind. Rangers also get to pick a favored enemy so you can channel your racism into super potent hate crimes against those dirty humans. You can pick up a dash action, Hide without needing to move, Hide as a bonus action with no way of being tracked or followed, fight invisible enemies, and add your WIS mod to your melee weapon attacks. As a Gloom Stalker, you gain magic that actually fits really really well for a Moonshadow Elf, the ability to ambush effectively, see in darkness and become invisible in darkness, even to creatures with Darkvision, become proficient in WIS, INT, or CHA saving throws, turn a missed attack into a hit, and invoke the darkness to make yourself harder to hit.

Rogue Assassin: As a Rogue, you gain cunning actions, skill expertise, uncanny dodge to reduce the damage when someone does hit you, and evade all the damage you’d take if you make a DEX saving throw, which you have proficiency in. As an assassin, you get proficiencies with Disguise Kits so you can convince people that you’re Human!Rayla, and when you manage a surprise attack, it’s an instant critical. However, Rayla is an assassin who has never killed anyone, so it might not be a great fit. Scout: As a scout, you gain an improvement to your mobility and can move away from enemies without provoking an opportunity attack, and you get proficiency with Nature and Survival so that you can know to use a rose to keep yourself from falling asleep and follow tracks easily.

Stats and Proficiencies

As an elven assassin, your DEX and WIS scores are the top priority. You need to be flexible, nimble, and alert. A good CON stat will make sure you can shake off a kick square in the chest and run without getting winded. Ordinarily, you’d want a good STR stat to do well with your melee weapon attacks, but as a Monk, you can treat your shortswords as Monk Weapons and swing with your DEX stat instead. and INT and CHA just aren’t super important to this build.

Acrobatics Deception Insight Intimidation Investigation Perception Persuasion Nature Stealth Survival

Name: Rayla Race: High Moon Elf Background: Adopted Alignment: True Good Class: Scout Rogue (8) Gloom Stalker Ranger (8) Shadow Monk (4) Base Stats: Strength: 10 (0) Dexterity: 20 (+5) Constitution: 14 (+2) Intelligence: 10 (0) Wisdom: 20 (+5) Charisma: 10 (0) Saving Throws: Strength: 0 Dexterity: +11 Constitution: +2 Intelligence: +6 Wisdom: +11 Charisma: 0 Combat Stats: HP: 151 AC: 20 Speed: 40 Initiative: +10 Number of Attacks: 2 Hit Dice: 8d8, 8d10, 4d8 Proficiency Bonus: +6 Passive Perception: 27 Dark Vision: 90 feet Proficiencies and Expertise: Acrobatics (Rogue) Animal Handling (Ranger) Athletics (Rogue) Deception (Adopted) Insight (Rogue) Investigation Nature (Scout) Perception (Elf) Persuasion (Adopted) Stealth (Adopted) Survival (Scout) Skills: Acrobatics: +17 Medicine: +5 Animal Handling: +11 Nature: +6 Arcana: 0 Perception: +17 Athletics: +6 Performance: 0 Deception: +6 Persuasion: +6 History: 0 Religion: 0 Insight: +11 Sleight of Hand: +5 Intimidation: 0 Stealth: +17 Investigation: +6 Survival: +17

Condition Immunities Magical Sleep

Equipment: Shortsword x2

Monk Feature: Ki Ki Points: 4

Ranger Feature: Fighting Style Two- Weapon Fighting: Add your DEX mod to your off-hand weapon attack.

Ranger Feature: Favored Enemy Elf Dragon Human

Ranger Feature: Favorite Terrain Forest Mountain

Spell Slots 1st (4) 2nd (3)

Rayla’s Spellbook

Cantrips Minor Illusion 1st Level Detect Magic Disguise Self Hunter’s Mark Jump Longstrider 2nd Level Pass Without Trace Rope Trick

Actions:

Primeval Awareness: Spend X spell slot, Sense creature types for X minutes within 1 mile, or 6 miles in favored terrain.

Bonus Actions:

Cunning Action: Aim, Dash, Disengage, or Hide once per turn. Flurry of Blows: After an Attack, spend 1 Ki to make 2 Unarmed Strikes Martial Arts: Make an extra unarmed strike after an Attack Action. Patient Defense: Spend 1 Ki to take Dodge Action Step of the Wind: Spend 1 Ki to Dash or Disengage, Jump distance doubles.

Reactions:

Deflect Missiles: Reduce ranged damage by 1d10+9. At 0, return to sender. Slow Fall: Reduce falling damage by 20. Uncanny Dodge: Take 1/2 damage from attackers you can see.

Features:

Dread Ambusher: Add your WIS to your Initiative, your speed becomes 50 during the first turn, and make an additional 1d8 weapon attack on that turn. Evasion: On a successful DEX save, take 0 damage. Extra Attack: Make a second attack action once per turn. Favored Enemy: Advantage at tracking and fighting Humans, Elves, and Dragons. +2 damage against favored enemies. Fey Ancestry: You fall into a trance instead of sleeping and remain alert. Iron Mind: You gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws. Land’s Stride: Nonmagical difficult terrain can’t slow your movement. Natural Explorer: In favorite terrain, double bonus proficiency INT and WIS saving throws, your group isn’t slowed by difficult terrain, you can’t be surprised, you can move stealthily at normal pace, double food when foraging, and determine the number, size, and speed of creatures being tracked. Shadow Arts: Spend 2 ki to cast Darkness, Darkvision, Pass Without Trace, and Silence. Skirmisher: move up to 1/2 your speed when foes end within 5 ft of you. Sneak Attack: Deal 4d6 extra damage when attacking with advantage. Survivalist: Gain Nature and Survival proficiencies. Thieves’ Cant: Hear and convey secret messages in casual conversation. Trance: Trance for 4 hours instead of sleeping for 8. Trust Issues: Other elves have difficulty trusting and believing you due to your family history. Umbral Sight: Increase your darkvision by 30 feet.

How do you guys feel I did with Rayla’s build? If she learned more moon magic, a pure Gloom Stalker might have worked perfectly for them, but for Rayla who is less skilled, I had to fill out her levels with other classes and subclasses. Would you build Rayla differently? And this is the first of my many requested builds. If you have a character you’d like me to build, send me a request, and I’ll add it to the list.

#dungeons and dragons #rayla #tdp rayla #moonshadow elf #moonshadow elves #elf #elves #the dragon prince #tdp #dnd 5e #dnd #d&d #5e #fifth edition #5th edition #request #requested build #season 3

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thattimdrakeguy · 5 years ago

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Toxicity, gaslighting, hypocrisy, an overall just bad fandom folks on twitter.

I’m glad I’m not involved with twitter comic fandom cuz the amount of people trying to make Tim look bad like throwing a fit cuz he’s under too much pressure or like-- not being a saint. While calling characters that constantly murder people or violate human rights “baby” is way too high.

Even just the minor lies are nutty, acting like the 90s edgy art style at the time shows Tim is twisted cuz he looks scary in it-- when it’s just dated art

But then-- complain when people say things out of context for other characters-- when the context doesn't make it better. I really can’t process those people. they confuse me.

Also one of them apparently said Tim being a rich white kid makes him a power fantasy? Which is superficial at best when applied to Tim given when you read 90s Robin-- (Which I assume they’re complaining about, cuz he still lives away from Bruce then-- cuz otherwise Jason would technically count as a rich kid) Tim is just this dorky kid, who’s scared on the inside, putting on a brave face and fighting crime and his insecurity problem. He’s not some masculine power fantasy, he’s a relateable kid, his wealth besides being able to spend money in his first mini was even portrayed negatively if any thing sometimes with his dad as having been away for a lot of his childhood and leaving Tim without proper social development and being pretty socially clueless to the point it‘s a problem he has no street smarts.

So pretty much just gaslighting and strawman arguments.

You’re racist if you don’t like Damian.

You hate poor people if you don’t like Jason.

You’re sexist if you don’t like Stephanie.

But I’m someone who still likes Jason a lot even if I don’t like any thing in the Red Hood era not done by Winnick (and even then there’s a scene in Lost Days that creeps me out), and used to like Damian and Steph, I just stopped liking them because I just found myself realizing I don’t particularly like a lot of their writing.

At the same time as well, isn’t it just more reasonable that people don’t like them cuz of simple taste or their character actions?

Damian does kidnap people and violates people’s human rights currently, and did chemically paralyze and trigger Jon in their first meeting, as well as smacks him for freaking out later on that miniseries.

If you made Steph a dude, more people would be very likely to call Steph a sexual harasser for flirting with Tim past what he’s comfortable with, even with the knowledge he has a girlfriend. Plus she has shown dangerous cynicism in nearly letting criminals die, and even tendencies found in emotional abusers given her gaslighting, ill-trust, and attempts to go behind Tim's back, and even throwing crap at him while refusing to talk as he’s trying to apologize for some thing he didn’t actually do.

Not even to say Tim is a saint, he’s shown to be insensitive, and condescending, but if you start with his origin and not Red Robin, in my experience it ‘s more likely you’ll read him as a socially oblivious boy scout-esque kid rather than an angsty jerk. Doesn’t make what he did not bad, but just more interesting, because if a character is a saint it‘s boring, and Tim's actual original character makes what he does less offending to people. He has gotten incredibly pissed off at his friends, but ... he’s a literal kid that has to lead other kids with super powers. It‘s bad that he threw fits, but it ‘s never done in a way that makes it feel like “Oh i must hate this character”. Damian is also a kid, but what he does is way more notably offending to some people. He has a bad backstory but it is fiction, people have different standards with specific actions depending on how they feel about it. It‘s not illogical to be fine with a socially oblivious kid being insensitive but not be fine with a character that consistently does bad things even after they’re aware it‘s bad.

(Heck, Tim even cheated on his girlfriend, but given how that whole storyline chunk was written, it‘s more out of character and an example of bad writing than anything else, given how Tim feels on the topic of cheating before and after, as well as how much he cared about Ari. It was inconsistent and even the writing breezes past reality with how Ari suddenly agrees to mutually break up. I don’t believe the story actually treats it fully as cheating either, making it feel like they knew. So it feels more like bad writing than a thing to judge Tim on, because that‘s just something people use to criticize bad writing, quite commonly even with many shows or movies. I can still get why people don’t care. It‘s more of a writing complaint. Like Jason being a serial killer is. It‘s inconsistent, doesn't add up, and isn’t a good reflection of the character.)

If you are fine with it is some thing else, cuz that‘s a matter of tastes.

I actually started calling Tim “baby” cuz Damian fans called Damian baby-- which I find a bit more odd (sometimes honestly just worried given the crap he does in the images they say that to some of the time), cuz while I’m aware Damian is younger obviously, he’s only cute in pandering moments that‘d I’d actually deem ooc, using basic standards that it isn’t consistent with anything before and after, as well as not fitting who the character is or even built up properly if they even try. (Also cuz Aunt May called Peter and friends babies and thought it was charming). My blog as well is about 90s Tim Drake as well, where’d he’d be a year off of the same age as Damian mainly, I may call him baby past that age, but that‘s just cuz it‘s s tuck in my head now. I really can’t picture calling RR Tim baby in fandom usage of the word (which is the only way I use it) if that was the only way he’s ever been.

Like with characters I start from the beginning (besides Dick and Bruce cuz gosh that’d take forever) and judge what ‘s in-character from there and read, while noticing development as well as things they’ve done. i didn’t read Red Robin first, I read Robin first. I didn’t read Batgirl first I read her Robin appearances first. When I studied Jason I wen t with his post-crisis Robin run (I deem pre-crisis Jason a different character given so much is different the same way i do with the New 52 teen titans core four generally speaking besides comparing to pre-New 52 versions). When I went to study Damian for stuff I read his first appearances forward much the same. And at one point in time I liked all these characters, I judged them based off of reading them.

So I’m not someone with just a bias-- I’m aware some of my friends do, but I’m not my friends if that wasn’t obvious. I’m friends with some people that like vastly different things than me even.

All I can say in the end is that it bugs me that toxic people have convinced themselves they are some victim while spreading harassment, lies, and gaslighting, because other people just enjoy different things or read things differently.

A lot of these people bother me especially because they frame themselves or the character they like as some victim they have to defend, and even target specific people over, when they themselves are the ones showing basic toxic behavior. they are the toxic ones yet believe they’re the victim-- cuz someone read a comic differently or didn’t like the same character as them.

That is nuts to me

I’ve even had to deal with similar people since I gotten called a racist for not liking Damian-- when I’ve even mentioned that I’ve liked Damian previously, and explained I simply didn’t like his comic or his writing enough to reasonably like him. Meaning I guess the action of not liking Damian-- in of itself-- is racist, which is gaslighting at best. I’m sure someone out there even hates Damian because they’re racist, but why treat everyone (or at least some notable chunk to be worth talking about) that doesn't like him as if they’re that person?

They’d rather believe that people that don’t like what they do must be terrible people of some kind rather than treat them as normal people.

They’ve even showed hypocritical behavior, by complaining of others not giving context-- while doing the same thing to other characters.

As I said, I’m not on comic book twitter, I have not even interacted with these people. I’ve just seen it, and it‘s just so toxic to me. It‘s a bad thing to see over fiction.

#tim drake #Robin #DC Comics #fandom toxicity #discourse

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right-on-the-money · 5 years ago

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Arctic Village!

*cough* the time has finally come...

This is a compilation of work I started nearly a year ago!! The original project was begun with the intent of submitting my work in the Drawn to Life Creation Contest 2019. It was going to be my entry for the hard prompt: create a new village!

I don’t want to bore you all with further explanation about the prompt, so I’ll just say: I hope you enjoy this because I’ve worked really hard to finish it, finally, and I’m quite proud of some of the things in this :D

[a lil note: in consideration of my desktop theme, in addition to the images in the post I’ll add links at the end of the post where you can find the fullsize images!]

About the Village! The Arctic Village is a village located on and in a mountain. The mountain has a vast array of glowstones naturally, which became very important to the village, both for trade, and for their own use. The actual village is located inside the mountain, while an outpost is kept outside the cave entrance to the village.

It was originally settled by a small group of travelling adventurous Raposa who were used to the cold environment, and looking for a permanent settling place. The development and building of the village has continued ever since the first settling Raposa. The village traditionally has always had two mayors at any one time. Teamwork and co-ordination is valued highly.

...Apparently, a long time ago, there was trouble with a dragon in a part of the mountain, which is said to be sleeping in a cavern it claimed for itself... a few of the village Raposa still keep watch from a distance to ensure the village’s safety.

Many Raposa in the village have learned and specialise in one craft or another.

Arctic Scouts: Some of the Raposa from the village train to protect the village, and make sure that everyone’s needs are met. These are called “Arctic Scouts”. They watch for danger, gather food and supplies for the village, and also help in some other tasks around the village itself. There are a few teams that take turns in being on duty. Those who are ‘on duty’ occupy the Arctic Camp. They also watch out for travellers who may be lost or in need of supplies.

Art Pieces & Descriptions Village 1:

The first section of the village is really the outskirts of the village, and what is referred to as the “Arctic Camp”. It’s more of an outpost than a part of the village itself. It’s situated on part of a cold mountain rich in glowstones.

Village 2:

The second section of the village is the heart of the village, and the civilised area. A cavern with a network of tunnels and other caves has been used to create a comfortable, open village. Homes don’t need to be tightly fitted next to each other, although they may not be a far walk away - they’re all pretty close to the centre of the village. A lot of hard work has gone into making this underground home comfortable and pretty. The Village Hall is the large structure with the glowing pale golden dome. There are several mines connected or close by to the village, where working Raposa look for glowstones.

Raposa:

Scout:

Scout is a friendly young male adult Raposa. His father had a job as an Arctic Scout. At a young age he went along with his father during mild weather and decided he wanted to get the same job; and now he’s the mentor of another RapoKid wanting to be one. He’s pretty well known and liked among everyone in the village, and is very loyal and caring, although if he thinks he’s failed somewhere, he takes it a bit too personally. If there’s a newcomer or visitor, he often takes the role of a guide.

Thom:

Thom’s a young male adult Rapo, and one of the twin mayors of the village (he shares the position with his sister, Marshmallow). He’s a bookworm and generally very unamused, and can be easily exasperated by unthinking or overly cheerful behaviour, but he’s a bit shy as well. He takes everything seriously. He’s actually got some feelings for another Raposa who’s his friend... but he never talks about it. Ever. Especially not if his sister is possibly anywhere close by.

Marshmallow:

Marshmallow is a young, cheerful, and overly energetic young female Raposa, and one of the twin mayors of the village (she shares the position with her brother Thom). She loves pretty things and dresses too lightly for the weather/temperature, but somehow never gets cold despite that. Although she takes a lot of things lightly (and causes her brother an endless amount of exasperation) she does take her responsibility as a mayor seriously... even if it doesn’t look that way a lot of the time.

Eric, Lilly & Tommy, and Jane:

Eric: Eric is an elderly and experienced male Raposa. He’s a librarian and a good friend of Thom, who often visits the village library. He knows a lot, and he doesn’t mind helping someone out in the slightest. Thom often asks him for help on sensitive subjects that he keeps to himself.

Lilly: Lilly is Tommy’s older sister, and a shy young female adult. She’s one of Thom’s close friends. She also likes him a lot, but being shy... she doesn’t talk about it. Her father knows, though, and would be absolutely enraged if the two got together, as he is of the opinion that Thom is too serious and his sister is too energetic. Lilly likes crafts involving wool, and always stays in the main area of the village.

Tommy: Tommy is Lilly’s younger brother. He wants to be an Arctic Scout and is currently Scout’s apprentice. He’s a bit cheeky, but he wants to do something good and important for the village, partially just to satisfy certain adventurous ideas in his head. He does have a good nature, though, and genuinely wants to help others. Also, he has been known to visit the outside camp just to eat snow... (There’s no mud around, thankfully, so the RapoBoys of the village just eat snow instead...)

Jane: Jane’s a travelling trader, although no one actually remembers seeing her leave the village to do trading for a long, long time. Apparently, she’s taking a very long and several-times-extended holiday. She hasn’t formally settled down, but everyone accepts that she’s become part of the village. In her trading business, the Arctic Village and its goods are her trade secret. Within the village itself, she manages supplies and goods that are in storage.

Musical Pieces

1 - Arctic Camp

2 - Snowy Trail

3 - Icy Cavern

4 - Rapotower

5 - Arctic Village

6 - Glowstone Mines

7 - Vs. Icebane

[NOTES: 6 out of 7 of the above tracks are original. I tried to do them in a DTL style, though, and also make each one unique. The 7th is an ‘icy’ version of the normal boss fight music from Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter. If Google Drive is a pain and doesn’t want you to listen for whatever reason, you can download them for that purpose, I won’t mind!]

Enemy Concept Art:

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Arctic Camp

Arctic Village

Scout

Thom

Marshmallow

Other Rapos (Eric, Lilly & Tommy, Jane)

Enemy Concepts

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