#tiger's curse quote

[aconstantstateofbladerunner]

Did anyone actually make it all the way through all 4 Tiger’s Curse books as a kid?  Unironically?

[teaboot]

Worst book or story you've read, watched, or heard? (Including fanfictions and games)

hhghggg nnnnn

Okay so the difficult part of "worst story" is that the worst book I've ever read at my current reading level might have been the best book ever a few decades ago, before my grasp of nuance and cohesive storytelling and realistic dialogue had grown to where it is, so "worst" here would be highly subjective and meant to be taken with a grain of salt

The worst book I've ever read, or at least the worst book I could have read at that particular time in my life, was The Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck. I was about fifteen, it was about a girl who meets an Indian prince who's been transformed into a tiger, and something about the first ten pages pissed me off so bad I put it right back on the library shelf and spent half an hour verbally shredding it with my friends. Cannot recall a single detail.

The worst movie I've ever seen was Holmes and Watson starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. My younger brother heard it was bad so we rented it for a game of Bad Movie Chicken to see who could sit through it the longest and we both tapped out at about ten minutes in. This is a kid who had seen Tommy Wiseau's The Room twice and said, quote, "it's not that bad". Its not even the kind of bad that's fun. If we'd been forced to watch it any longer I sincerely think I would have begun stabbing myself in the leg with a fork to distract myself. It was really really bad

I refuse to shit on fanfiction

Thanks for the ask! :D

[mxtxfanatic]

Who Killed Wei Wuxian? the Politics of Culpability in MDZS

The title is kind of a misnomer because we know how Wei Wuxian died and we know who is responsible, so let's get those quotes out the way:

“To be honest though, if it weren’t for young Chief Jiang’s knowledge of the Yiling Laozu’s weaknesses, the siege of the Burial Mounds might not have succeeded. Don’t forget what kinds of things Wei Wuxian has at his disposal. Don’t you remember when he annihilated more than 3,000 high level cultivators?”

—Chapt. 1: Rebirth, fanyiyi

[Wei Wuxian] “I have to clarify this. [Jiang Cheng] didn’t kill me. I died because one of my techniques backfired.”

—Chapt. 43: Beauty I, fanyiyi

Wei Wuxian died from the backlash of attempting to destroy the second yin tiger tally while the first siege of the Burial Mounds took place. Jiang Cheng and the rest of the cultivation world is directly responsible for his death, thus are to blame. However, this meta isn't about who we are "meant to" blame for Wei Wuxian's death but about the conversation that the novel has about culpability. Contrary to the bad faith engagement that happens around this topic within the fandom, mxtx actually brings up this culpability problem many times in the novel:

After a moment of silence, Wei Wuxian said, “What else have you heard?” “Jiang Cheng, Clan Chief Jiang, brought people to encircle and besiege the Burial Mounds. He killed you, sir.” “I have to clarify this. He didn’t kill me. I died because one of my techniques backfired.” Wen Ning finally lifted his eyes and looked at him directly. “But, Clan Chief Jiang, he clearly—" “It’s impossible for someone to walk on a lonely, single-log bridge safely and soundly for an entire lifetime. It couldn’t be helped.” Wen Ning seemed to want to sigh, though he had no breath to sigh with.

—Chapt. 43: Beauty I, fanyiyi

Wen Qing waited quietly for him to finish cursing, “And so, you see? There’s no use. With the way things are, the identity of the one who placed the curse of Hundred Holes is no longer important. What’s important is the fact that the hundreds of people at Qiongqi path and... Jin ZiXuan were indeed killed by A-Ning.” Wei WuXian, “... But, but...” But what? He himself didn’t even know what to put after ‘but’. He couldn’t think of a reason to give, an excuse to use. He spoke, “... But even then, I should be the one going. I was the one who made the corpses kill the people. Why would the knife go instead of the murderer?”

—Chapt. 77: Nightfall, exr

Wen Ning says that Jiang Cheng is to blame for Wei Wuxian's death while Wei Wuxian says that it was an inevitability that could only be blamed on the circumstances rather than any individual. The Wen siblings say that Wen Ning is the one who killed Jin Zixuan, but Wei Wuxian argues that he is the one who turned Wen Ning into a weapon, thus absolving Wen Ning of the crime and placing it solely on Wei Wuxian's shoulders as the weapon's wielder. Who's side does the novel take? Well to answer that, let's take a look at another character who has caused many deaths throughout the novel: Jin Guangyao:

Jin GuangYao saw through the worries in his eyes instantly, and became so enraged that he actually started to laugh, “Lan XiChen! All my life, I’ve lied to countless people and have destroyed countless more. Just as you’ve said, murdering my father, my brother, my wife, my son, my master, my friends—There’s not a single sin left in this world that I haven’t committed!”

—Chapt. 108: Concealment Part 2, boat-full-of-lotus-pods

Of all the characters Jin Guangyao lists, he personally, with his own hands, verifiably killed two. Jin Guangshan was raped to death. Qin Su committed suicide. Jin Zixuan was killed in the Qionqi Path ambush. The details of Jin Rusong's death are unknown. Jin Guangyao didn't even personally kill any of the clans the Jin used as experiments nor did he murder the sex workers with his own hands. Only Wen Ruohan and Nie Mingjue were directly killed by Jin Guangyao—the former by being literally stabbed in the back and the latter through poisoning—so why does Jin Guangyao claim responsibility? It's because he planned these death. Without his direct manipulations and explicit intention to kill, none of those characters would have died as they did. Thus, despite not taking a knife to each of them individually, the blood of all of these characters is on Jin Guangyao's hands.

Here's another example:

It had taken the Four Great Sects three full months of recuperation, reorganization and planning before they’d finally become ready to take seize upon Burial Mound in retaliation; at last “exterminating” the last remnants of the Wen Sect along with the deranged Yiling Patriarch himself.

—Chapt. 108: Concealment Part 2, boat-full-of-lotus-pods

Around 3,000 cultivators gathered to kill 50 individuals. Logically, there is no way that 3,000 people literally had a direct hand in killing a few dozen people. However, they all came with the explicit intent to massacre, and they all take pride and credit in having participated in the first siege. Even though not nobody took turns personally smashing Granny Wen's head in, they are each still culpable for her and the other Wen remnants' deaths.

But what about the people who were "only following orders" (the Nuremberg defense, for people who haven't yet released how many of villain stan defenses sound like Nazi arguments) or "didn't mean" their actions? Should they be blamed just for being followers of bad people, whether be it because they genuinely believed in the mastermind's lies or wanted to personally benefit from the chaos? Should they be considered blameless for murderous intent that makes a victim of the "wrong" person? Mdzs addresses that, too:

One of them shouted from afar, “Wei... Wei Ying! If you’re really that strong, why don’t you go find those sect leaders participating in the pledge conference? What could you prove by picking on us low-level cultivators with no power to fight back?” Wei WuXian let out another short whistle. The cultivator who shouted felt as a hand suddenly tugged him down. He fell off the city gate, breaking both of his legs, and began to scream. Amid the wails, Wei WuXian’s expression didn’t change at all, “Low-level cultivators? Do I have to tolerate you, just because you’re low-level cultivators? If you dared say those things, you had to dare shoulder the consequences. If you knew that you were insignificant pieces of scum as filthy as ants, how come you didn’t know to think before you speak?!”

—Chapt. 77: Nightfall, exr

Wei WuXian could tell the arrow tip was originally aiming for his heart, his vital region. Yet, because the archer wasn’t skilled, the force of the arrow tip dwindled by midair to have missed the heart and shot into the ribcage. Everyone around the person who shot the arrow had eyes wide open, staring with shock and even fear at the disciple who had done such a thing. Wei WuXian looked up. Darkness veiled his face. He pulled out the arrow and tossed it back hard. With a wail, the young cultivator who snuck an attack at him was hit right in the chest with the arrow he tossed back! A boy next to him threw himself on top of him, “Brother! Brother!” The sect’s array was immediately thrown into chaos. The sect leader pointed at Wei WuXian with one shaking finger, “You... You... You are so cruel!” With his right hand, Wei WuXian unhurriedly pressed the wound at his chest, temporarily ceasing the blood flow. His voice was indifferent, “What does cruel mean? If he dared shoot the arrow at me when I was off guard, he should’ve known what would be facing him if he failed. They call me the cultivator of the crooked path, anyways, so you can’t possibly count on me to be generous and not bother with him, can you?”

...

Wei WuXian was pushed onto the ground again by the force. The next time he looked up, he saw the gleaming blade of a sword pierce through her throat. The boy holding the sword was the young cultivator who cried over the disciple who had shot the arrow. He was still crying, eyes covered in tears, “You thief! This is for my brother!” Sitting on the dirty ground, Wei WuXian stared with disbelief at Jiang YanLi, whose head had already dipped, blood trickling ceaselessly from her neck. ... The boy finally realized that he killed the wrong person. He pulled out the sword, along with a series of bloody spurts. With fright, he staggered back, mumbling, “... I-It wasn’t me, it wasn’t... I was going to kill Wei WuXian, I was going to avenge my brother... She was the one who threw herself over on her own!”

—Chapt. 78: Nightfall, exr

The cultivators both at Nightless City and those who didn't go choose to provoke Wei Wuxian based on the slander spread by the cultivation clan leaders. Those at Nightless City are gathered specifically to pledge to kill him. However, the moment Wei Wuxian turns his sights on them, then it's "But we're just baby 🥺 why not pick on someone your own size?" Wei Wuxian's response is masterful in that he calls them out for what they are: opportunistic cowards who prey on the weak but fear the strong. They wanted to attack him without consequences, but the moment consequences happened, they wanted to shift responsibility. The clan of the boy who attempted to kill Wei Wuxian is the same, as well as that boy's brother who killed Jiang Yanli. You chose to be here, you chose to participate, so just as you wanted to share in the spoils, you must also share in the responsibility, whether you were able to achieve your goal or not.

Now with all of this context in mind, let's circle back to Wen Ning and Wei Wuxian's convos: who are the killers? In the case of the first siege, the answer is Jiang Cheng... as well as the rest of the cultivation world. While the responsibility may vary in degrees (Jiang Cheng owed a debt to the Wen siblings and Wei Wuxian that the other participants did not), it is still a shared one. In the case of the Qionqi Path ambush, Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning, too, share and accept responsibility despite only one person getting their hands dirty while the other person (subconsciously) gave the orders. Wei Wuxian may have turned Wen Ning into a fierce corpse, but Wen Ning had the consciousness to refuse and chose not to in service of defending the man who saved his family.

Finally, I want to leave on this note: while Jiang Cheng is to blame for Wei Wuxian's death, Wei Wuxian, himself, does not wish to place that blame on his former shidi. One reason is that he acknowledges that his murder was a forgone conclusion—something anyone would have plotted towards, anyways, with or without Jiang Cheng's willing intervention—the moment the cultivation world turned on him as an enemy, and two, because of this:

Suddenly, [Jiang Cheng] said, “I’m sorry.” Wei WuXian froze, then said, “......You don’t have to say sorry.” After everything that had happened between them, it was impossible to tell who was the one most at fault.

—Chapt. 103: A Hatred for Life Part 6, boat-full-of-lotus-pods

There is so much bad blood between these two that to weigh their transgressions against each other—particularly in the wake of the golden core transfer reveal—would be petty and diminish them both as people. Wei Wuxian gave up his golden core for the man who later willingly and gleefully plotted his murder, but Jiang Cheng lost his only friend, his sister, and his reputation over all of those jealousy-clouded decisions. In a way, this entanglement made them both lose, so the best answer is to cut the loss and move on (Wei Wuxian's approach) rather than trying to forcefully maintain the connection of tangled debts at the threat of facing even bigger losses (Jiang Cheng's approach until the climax). There's nothing to be gained from trying to hold Jiang Cheng accountable for his crimes against Wei Wuxian, so it's best to simply let sleeping dogs lie and for Wei Wuxian to continue to live his life happily no longer tied in any way to the man who led to his death.

[tfp-is-my-lifeblood-lol]

Tfp Incorrect Quotes but They're All from Over the Garden Wall

(Slightly paraphrased, so they'll make sense)

Arcee: "We need directions."

Smokescreen: "You don't need directions! Just follow that compass inside your heart."

Arcee: ...

Arcee: "No, I'm pretty sure we need directions."

Ratchet: "Miko, don't you want to be more like Jack? -- Just always doing what you're told?"

Jack: "Huh?"

Ratchet: "Just a pathetic pushover who relies on others to make all his decisions?"

Jack: "Hey! What? I'm not a pushover!"

Ratchet: "Hold on, Jack. Let me get to my point."

Jack: "Fine."

Ratchet: "See, Miko? No willpower whatsoever. You need to be more like that."

Bulkhead: "What?! We can't STEAL from this guy!"

Wheeljack: "Why not? We already stole a human."

Bulkhead: "Humans can talk. Miko can do whatever she wants."

Miko: "I wanna steal!"

Bulkhead: "WHAT?!"

Smokescreen: "I'll think of my wish later."

Optimus: "No, no, not a wish. I'm not magic. I'll just do you a good turn."

Smokescreen: "Can you turn me into a tiger?"

Optimus: "I just said I'm not magic."

Smokescreen: "It doesn't have to be a magical tiger."

Miko: "It's GOT to be a real ghost!"

Jack: "But h-how can you be so certain?"

Miko: "Cause I really, really wanna see a ghost -- really bad."

Jack: "Oh."

Ratchet: "Ok, Jack. I'll admit it. You seem like a pushover, but you're not."

Jack: "Oh?"

Ratchet: "Deep down in your heart, you're a stubborn jerk! When are you gonna give this up?"

Jack: "Maybe never. Maybe I'll never give this up!"

Airachnid: *smacks Starscream with a broom* "No seekers aloud in my forest!"

Starscream: "No seeker aloud in your?-"

Airachnid: "It's a bad omen when a seeker enters through your door. It's bad luck."

Starscream: "Lady, seekers are good luck! We bring joy and happiness to the- AHH!"

Airachnid: *smacks him again* "Good luck, bad luck, I don't want any of it!"

Starscream: "Curse you, lady, curse you! You'll die someday, and I'll laugh! LAUGH! AHAHAHAHAHA!"

[sleepyssnail]

I finished Books 3, 4, and 5 of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation!!!

Technically I finished them in October but life decided to get busy so here's my late update. All in all, I LOVED IT!!!

And now for my brother's best quotes from my play-by-play update of the books:

Me: They (wangxian) are FREAKS! My Brother: [Laughter] Me: Lan Wangji could teach Binghe a thing or two My Brother: I think anyone could teach Binghe a thing or two, doesn’t Shen suffer all the time?

My Brother: Is this during Mo Xuanyu Era? Like, the era where he’s in Mo Xuanyu’s body. 

My Brother: Jin Ling is like that SpongeBob quote “I can deny it no longer! I am small. BUT I WILL RULE THE WORLD!”

My Brother: [about Su She’s nickname] My Brother: Can we change his name? Instead of Sushi how about...Soufflé

My Brother: Who is Lan Wangji again? Me: Love interest 

Me: And Jiang Cheng is pissed— My Brother: Of course he is

Me: And Soufflé destroys the ward and teleports away using a talisman. You know who else used a— My Brother: THE GRAVE ROBBER! I remember that!

My Brother: [about the second siege of the burial mounds] My Brother: Wait this is STACKED! You have Wei Wuxian the Grandmaster and inventor of demonic cultivation, the GHOST GENERAL, and the LOVE INTEREST!

Me: Wen Ning is just YEETING the kids out of the cave 

Me: Wei Wuxian has a plan and asks Lan Wangji to accompany him— My Brother: [raised eyebrow look] Me: NOT LIKE THAT!

Me: More corpses show up...from the Blood Pool My Brother: The WHAT?! Me: Yeah! Everyone is like “I thought we burned all the corpses” and they did except for the Wen Remnants! My Brother: ... the what? 

Me: [about Jin Zixun] Me: So he thinks Wei Wuxian cursed him with a pimple curse and— My Brother: PIMPLE CURSE?! Me: Well it’s actually a Thousand Holes curse that’s all over the torso— My Brother: THAT’S VERY DIFFERENT FROM A PIMPLE CURSE! You must really hate this guy to be downplaying a THOUSAND HOLES CURSE as a PIMPLE curse! This isn’t a little bit of acne!

Me: [explaining Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli’s deaths] My Brother: [upon hearing how Yanli got stabbed by accident] My Brother: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED! 

My Brother: WAIT! If the Wen’s are in the blood pool they aren’t controlled by the tiger tally!  Me: Yes! My Brother: I see why you thought I’d like this! I’m picking up on these things!

[About Jin Guangshan] My Brother: So he didn’t die during an orgy? Me: Oh he did, he just wasn’t enjoying it

Me: Like the last two times they ended up at an inn, Wei Wuxian gets alcohol  My Brother: Oh no Me: And Lan Wangji gets drunk Me: Oh he’s OUT like a light!

Me: Lan Wangji is “playing” and he steals a chicken! Steals some fruit and vandalized a fence by writing “Lan Wangji was here!” My Brother: [looks unimpressed and like he should’ve expected this]

Me: [mentions the sexy times] Me: And after they’re done and Lan Wangji is sober, Wei Wuxian plays it off as, “Bros do this all the time! It doesn’t have to mean anything” My Brother: No! Me: It’s worse than Shen and Binghe! At least those two admitted to it! 

Me: So Wei Wuxian is going around fixing Lan Wangji’s drunken actions. He puts the chicken back, goes to clean up the fence only to find someone else already there cleaning it up My Brother: [delighted] Wen Ning!  Me: Wen Ning! He’s good boy!

Me: [explaining how Wei Wuxian startled Jin Guangyao into releasing him by announcing his desire to sleep with Lan Wangji was real] My Brother: I’d also be pretty surprised if my hostage suddenly said that! 

My Brother: It’s an Uncle Royale! That’s what this arc is called!

Me: But he’s [Nie Mingjue] after those with Jin blood and there are three Jins in the temple! My Brother: Jin Ling and Guacamole  Me: And Wei Wuxian. My Brother: ...[realization] OH. Mo Xuanyu!  Me: Mhmm!

Me: The flute breaks! And he didn’t bring his sword!  My Brother: Make another one! Me: Another sword?  Me: [Realizes he means a flute] Oh! My Brother: Another! Me: So Jiang Cheng pulls out Chenqing— My Brother: ANOTHER!

My Brother as Jin Ling: My uncle is possessing my uncle and fucking my uncle, and they’re fighting my uncle who wants to fuck my other uncle! 

Me: Wen Ning is only one here who isn’t Jin Ling’s uncle!  My Brother [as Jin Ling]: Is there anyone here who ISN’T my uncle? Me [as Wen Ning]: *raises hand* My Brother [as Jin Ling]: Not you. 

Me: So Jin Ling is going through it right now My Brother: I mean one of his uncles is trying to kill him Me: Yeah but it was of the two who raised him. And he’s defending Jiang Cheng, and now he’s holding Wen Ning who is pretty much catatonic with a hole in his chest, so he’s not dying too well My Brother: He has a good reason! 

My Brother: [about Jin Guangyao cutting his leg] My Brother: What a fucking moron—wait who is this again? Me: Jin Guacamole  My Brother: Oh okay. What a fucking moron!

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My Brother: [as Nie Mingjue] My Brother: Is there Jin blood out here? I could swear I smell Jin blood. 

My Brother: Are they keeping a record of this? [Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangyao sealed in the coffin] Me: Oh they are! They have a whole ceremony and seal it up for someone like Shen [svsss] to deal with! My Brother: I was thinking more like Xie Lian

Me: And that’s Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation!  My Brother: What about the extras? Me: ... My Brother: [smirking] They had a lot of sex didn’t they?  Me: So much sex... My Brother: I bet it was detailed, and you had to suffer through it Me: Mhmm  My Brother: Author was horny on main! Me: VERY! 

My Brother: YOU’RE NOT DONE YET!  Me: What? My Brother: You didn’t tell me how he [Lan Wangji] knew Wei Wuxian wasn’t Mo Xuanyu! You’ve been teasing it the entire time and you DIDN’T TELL ME! My Brother: Wei Wuxian got him drunk, went around causing tribute, stealing chickens, all that good stuff, and you didn’t tell me! 

And that's that! My feelings are destroyed and somehow all put back together, and now that I've had time to marinate I'm going to start churning out some fanfics.

[pof203]

Tiger & Bunny Week 2024 (NC 1982)

I know something like this was already done last year, but I really liked it and want to do it again. I just hope they my fellow fans will agree.

To celebrate Tiger & Bunny Week, we'll post some stuff here on Tumblr. Each day will have a different theme. Here is how they will follow:

April 2: Favorite Character, Episode, Movie, and/or Song

On this day, you can post things about your favorite character, episode, movie, and/or song. (Video (links) to episode, movie, and/or song is not allowed to avoid copyright.)

April 3: Tiger & Bunny First Series Anniversary

This day celebrates the first episode of the first series of Tiger & Bunny. You can post anything about the First Series such as art, a review, and/or what first brought you to the world of Tiger & Bunny. (NSFW is allowed, but pictures of such must be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 4: You as a Tiger & Bunny Character and/or in the World of Tiger & Bunny

On this day, you can post about what it would be like to be a Tiger & Bunny Character and/or what you would do in the World of Tiger & Bunny. (Art is allowed.) (NSFW is allowed, but pictures of such most be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 5: Justice Day

This day celebrates Justice Day, the day Sternbild City fell under the curse of the Goddess. On this day, you can post anything you like about Justice Day, such as art and/or a short story. (NSFW is allowed, but pictures of such most be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 6: Short Story

On this day, you can post a short fanfic. It can be anything you like as long as it has to do with the world of Tiger & Bunny. (Art is allowed.) (NSFW is allowed, but pictures of such most be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 7: Fan Theories and/or Predictions

On this day, you post theories and/or predictions about the series. Such as what you think might be really going on or what you think will happen to the series in the future. (Art is allowed.) (NSFW is not allowed on this day unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 8: Tiger & Bunny Second Series Anniversary

This day celebrates the anniversary of Tiger & Bunny 2.vYou can post anything about the Second Series such as art and/or review. (NSFW is allowed, but pictures of such must be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise.)

April 9: Lucky Day (Extra Day, if invoked for more time)

Feel like you need another day? Don't worry, you can invoke this extra day if you think you really need it. On this day, you can post whatever you want about Tiger & Bunny. Anything at all, such as art, another short story, a quote, a message to the creators of the series, anything. The sky's the limit. (NSFW art must be posted elsewhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, ect.) unless the Tumblr policy says otherwise. However, NSFW is not allowed for messages to the creators of the series.)

I know this seems a lot, but I have a deep love for the series as much as you do. If you have any questions about this event, feel free to ask me and I will do my best to answer.

Also, posts for this event must have the hash tag #tnbw.

I hope that you will partake in this event as such a thing will not happen again until next year or so. Until we meet again.

Let's believe HEROES

[madfishmonger]

Quotes from Curse of Strahd

(Okay so it's from a couple weeks ago but I forgot to share them here)

"The hellhounds and ♫ the sabretooth tiger! ♪ Buddies forever! ♫" - the bard

"Damn, that's gangsta." - the rogue

"Our flesh construct is no longer perfect, she has a scrape on her knee." - the paladin

"That map looks like a reproductive system of some sort." - the bard to the annoyed GM

"Okay, here's your red shirt, your torch, and your pitchfork! Let's go!" - the paladin

"Take your breakfasts with the Bacon of Hope, and join us as we storm Strahd's Castle!" - the bard

"I begin lifting heavy things. It's what I do." - the barbarian

"We're squatting in Mordenkeinen's Magnificent Mansion." - the bard

"Oh, this book? I've been looking at it when I go to the outhouse. You can have it." - the barbarian

"Wait, there's a book and I HAVEN'T read it? Well that's it, I'm having my way with this tome tonight." - the wizard

"We'll be fine. I can't die! I was a ghost until a couple days ago!" - the bard

"Tell you what, you name a spell after our paladin and we'll call it even. Maw Stabbates Magnificent Self-Care Routine." - the bard "It shall clean you inside and out!' - Mordenkeinen

"Are you calling us thieves?" - the paladin "We literally just found this stuff on the ground!" - the bard "They were already dead, they didn't need it!" - the wizard

"We finally have a party name! The Bacon of Hope!" - the bard

"I use the food like sauce for my bones." - the barbarian

[plumsaffron]

*sigh* It’s a good thing I totally lost interest in Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks and similar fictional media from the west. And that’s coming from a North American lol. I mean a lot of American media have just gotten so dull recently aside from certain major companies being notorious for canceling their quality shows…

I blame KFP for making me think that snow leopards and albino red eyed/leucistic characters were evil during my childhood through early teenhood. What were the creators thinking for making a portion of snow leopards antagonists??

In real life, snow leopards are actually wary of humans and would rather avoid them. They are genetically closer to tigers than actual leopards. The snow leopards are quite more chill than their big cat cousins in captivity.

*Starts remembering Ladies Of Shade in and

Junjie’s leopard minions in

KFP Legends of Awesomeness*

**and the cursed crap they did to Tai Lung’s newphew, Peng, when he discovered the truth in his search. Like yikes. Made Po hold his paw with the wuxi finger hold like when he intentionally sent Peng’s uncle to the spirit realm when Tai Lung was literally completely unable to beat him and people are trying to make excuses.

Just like when they try to make an excuse with what Oogway The Magnificent does with giving cruel and unusual punishment to Tai Lung and Shifu deciding to be an npc, when clearly Oogway can simply just knock him out easily each time. Bruh moment considering what he and General Kai used to be and do.**

***Oh there's darkness in his heart (...just like everyone else) that people absorb in their minds and spread around cause "oh wise turtle".

A test of humility he failed bs people theorize. Crap viewers say to try to justify his fate when canon and lack of evidence shows otherwise is wow.

Everything was seen an epic or heroic until Peng learned (but that was temporary too I guess. Things went well for Peng at least).***

Movies/shows do have a way of portraying things (effects, colors, music, and quotes at certain points (especially by what they refer to as so wise peoples) help too) in making one think something when it really wasn’t how it seemed. Sucks how powerful it can be to lots.

I remember thinking or maybe trying to believe someone in another series actually tried admitting failure, but really they were too far gone and were throwing unrealistic expectations and shifting burden on another to change a group that was never the problem to just submit and cope with nonsense.

Another instance in my past was thinking that the hero or protagonist actually was going to work with the antagonist and solve things and make a situation where neither of them or others are victims of an environment, but it didn’t happen. The protagonist actually failed and only wanted their antagonist on their side.

Anyways though.

That was an interesting thing to know of for

snow leopards irl though.

[moonbeammusings]

Quote Book Prompts Vol. 2 !

15 Sentences pulled from my personal quotebook. Warnings for cursing and mildly suggestive language. Adjust where needed !

" It'll take me aproximately 3 and a half seconds to lose where I was going with this sentence. "

" Have you ever seen something so cute you just wanna put in in a fucking headlock? "

" Hmm. a cramp. i hate life now. "

" It's magic, I don't have to explain it if I don't know myself right? "

" But panicking is so much easier than being calm and collected! "

" Gravity?! Who gives a crap about gravity!? "

“ If you try to hurt me, I swear to god that I will go postal on your ass. ”

" What would it sound like if you slurp six worms through a metal tube?? "

" I had to clean out my box that had all my toy weapons in it. "

" That's enough everything for eternity, thanks for coming y'all! "

" His name is (musename) and I love him. "

“ I made hot chocolate and accidentally added orange juice. It’s not christmas but fuck it, I’m having a chocolate orange. ”

" There are no tigers on the I75! "

" I did not sleep I took three separate power naps and called it a day. "

" Lesbians are being integrated into society by Area 51. "

[headspacedad]

One Piece: Ep.2 - spoilers

so I'm not going to play by play this, just gonna summarize each episode as I go. Under a cut of course because its going to naturally have spoilers

Second episode wasn't as much fun as the first but it was still a really great story with good set up and building. The world fleshed out a bit as well in a 'well, THAT;S very Mad Max kind of way which honestly? I appreciate. Pirates are so popular in media right now that its nice to see the 'no, no - they're horrible' and this episode managed to do that in a way that was creepy, brutal, desperate and yet totally manga so not as bad as you know it would have been in a different type of media. All the elements were there, enough to give you plenty to think about if you wanted to look at what was circling under the water but the story only needed to hint to get to its point so it didn't deep dive and I can respect that. That's what fanfiction would be for.

Anyway, pirate clown showed up earlier in the show than I expected him to given the bump in the end of the first episode and the fact Netflix was making him a selling point. I'm going to assume he shows up later? or they just didn't want to spoil and so chose an early minor boss for their spread. I'm going to vote for a later revival and showing but we'll see.

As far as the pirate clown went he was a lot scarier than I expected him to be but that was all on the actor and the delivery. Scary pirate clown is pretty one note and flat but the actor made his facial expressions and body language much more threatening than it should have been and I appreciate that. Plus he tries to play psychological games and that was a nice touch. He really did feel like a Bad Guy, especially the way he used the villagers and the way those actors responded to him. Really all the acting on here so far is pretty top notch even from extras and its making this show.

I'd be more concerned about Luffy's connection to his hat but I seem to remember seeing manga covers for years where he still had it so unless he loses it in the final episode of this first season I think we're pretty safe. It's like a comfort stuffed animal and a promise ring all rolled into one for him and I also worry about people that let a vulnerable part of their heart be something so easy to have taken away. It's hard enough to invest that into a pet, much less an inanimate object no one else is going to value enough.

Nami is being set up for double trouble but that was pretty clear from the start and I'm looking forward to how it plays out. She's very sneaky and self-saving but not enough to make her stupid or making her give away what's working for her just to have the story make a point or be dramatic. Which also brings up how utterly bizarre some of the 'tech' elements of the show are to me. I'm totally digging it! It just adds another layer to the 'not the world you know' world building but so much of it seems sensible and then they whip out the snail phone and it throws me back to the 'ooooooh, riiiiight. NOT fantasy Earth'.

The cravat to the 'superpower' from the devil fruit is interesting. I like how its called the 'devil' because it takes away the sea's blessing, which is enough to make everyone consider it evil. As they should.

The flashbacks were well done and I really enjoyed Shanks crew. I think we can all see the 'ultimate end boss' he's going to be coming from nautical miles away but that's not a bad thing. There's enough emotional investment going on that its going to be deliciously terrible when it comes.

Also I'm enjoying the High muckety muck Marine. The pirate at the beginning 'cursing' the world with pirates looking for his treasure was genius and I love that this guy was there to see it/have it happen on his watch and is now in charge of the entire kit. He makes a much more threatening villain than Tiger-pants because he's so obviously clever. He's also got a great voice to listen to.

Zoro's quote about Luffy believing in himself was a very cool line. I'm really enjoying the dialogue. It's a little lyrical and it doesn't rely on trite banter. The banter that does show up doesn't feel forced.

All in all, the second episode gets a thumbs up from me. Well told contained story that also advanced the overall plot and showed up more of the world as well as set up plenty for later story.

[tears-of-amber]

POP CULTURE WITCHCRAFT/PAGANISM: Tharja of Plegia (a guide)

Lore/Personality:

Tharja is dark and mysterious, and is drawn to the more baneful workings (as is to be expected of a Plegian mage). She is skilled in things like inducing sleep, curses, forcing a state of awakening, etc. But she is also a pro at glamour magic, charms, and love magic. Tharja is very possessive over her select beloved ones, and would do ANYTHING for them, so she’s a great entity to call upon for protection if you’ve earned her admiration and infatuation. while she is shadowy in character she is not a villain. She sides with her heart and if that means she’s siding with a good cause then she gives good causes her all. Tharja loves creepy critters, snakes, bats, spiders, etc. Tharja is usually only devoted to one person at a time. She even will change her creepy ways to satisfy her beloved’s needs if they do not like creepy things. However, she is not to be double crossed, as she’s very generous in laying curses on those who treat her poorly or like a doormat. Loyalty is everything to her. She holds no political stance amongst the Kingdoms, only siding with those who fascinated her.

Quotes:

“My secrets have nothing to do with beauty…”

“Do you like darkness?”

“I truly braided my fate with only one person in my past.”

“I like working on new hexes, so if you talk to me at the wrong time you might suffer… consequences.”

“Death comes for all of us eventually. Why invite it early, fighting for a cause I don't believe in?”

“Me, weaving horrible, awful hexes? Oh those were just PRACTICE curses. Honest.”

"Well, lah-dee-dah. Don't you look happy. Trying to make the gloomy woman feel bad?”

"I've devised a hex to make dreams come true. Tell me your desires and hold still...”

"Don’t worry. I’ll be with you always. ...Even if it’s as a vengeful ghost.”

Correspondences:

Game: Fire Emblem Awakening, Fire Emblem Warriors, Fire Emblem Heroes

Birthday: April 2nd

Kingdom: Plegia

Crystals: Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, Black Obsidian, Red Tigers Eye, Garnet, Gold Tigers Eye

Month: April

Unit Type: Dark Mage

Weapons: Dark Tome Types (Flux, Nosferatu, etc)

Colors: Black, Purple, Gold, Grey, Dark Blue, and Burgundy

Times Of Day: Sunset & Nighttime

Moon Cycles: Full Moon & Waning Crescent

Favorite Offerings: Magic done in her honor, darkly romantic poetry, being protective of your loved ones in her honor, following your heart when making decisions, quality time with her via divination or meditation, pomegranate juice (unsweetened), blackberry juice, dark/bitter chocolate, fashionable pieces of gothic jewelry or trinkets of a gothic sort, dead flowers, any of her corresponding crystals, chanting, etc.

Basic Sigil:

Evoking Sigil:

Invoking Sigil:

[charkyzombicorn]

Au based of fruit baskets

The straw hats (plus sabo and vivi) turn into animals based on the chimes zodiac when hugged by the opiate gender

Rat, Nami (Rats have specialized brain cells in the striatum that provide them with a map of their surroundings)

Ox, franky

Tiger, zoro

Rabbit, usopp

Dragon, sabo

Snake, Jinbe

Horse, vivi

Goat, sanji

Monkey, luffy

Rooster, brook

Dog, chopper

Pig, robin (they are one of the smartest animals)

ANON I GONNA KISS U ON THE MOUTH

So since fruit's basket is a piece abt rigid tradition and psychological abuse I'm making Ace the cat (if yk yk) and idk who I want to make God yet, I might switch the rabbit for Carrot and make Usopp god but it doesn't make a huge amount of sense so don't quote me on that

At the beginning, since all of them are very distant relatives and it's near impossible to know the whole family, they fall into little support groups that change over time - before the story, Luffy was being raised by his grandfather with Ace and Sabo, who Garp adopted because Ace's parents died and Sabo's parent abandoned him.

(I'm going on a bit of a rant here Major fb spoilers) Ace was considered cursed from the second he was born the cat and the whole family made that clear. Since being born the cat means he can turn into a monster, he was shunned but also heavily pressured to never leave the village the entire soma family was based in (I don't remember what a gated community for one large family is called) since at 18 he would be locked away for everyone's "safety". Ace hates this fate so much so he's trying to figure out how to break the curse so he can be free. Ace and Sabo are also trying to do this

There needs to me some sort of catylist outsider looking in or else Luffy won't get the perspective outside the family that he needs to break the curse. I think I'll make this Coby because cobylu nation rise - also I'm being a little wonky with ages because Luffy needs to be old enough to do things without Ace being 18+

So Luffy, 15 and freshly split from Ace and Sabo, finds 15 y/o Coby who was kicked out of the house by his foster mom. Luffy leads him back to the house he got to keep in the split since he was the youngest and Coby starts staying there when Luffy starts befriending the other animals while trying to find a way to break the curse. I'm kind of iffy with Usopp being god for this reason but it fits So Well later. Coby is having the basic early-fruits basket shenanigans, I might make the turning into an animal less and opposite gender thing and more a 'anyone outside the family' thing because it still works. He's kind of trying to meet the whole zodiac but he's mostly using living with Luffy as a way to get Trained so he can hopefully join the police force. Luffy doesn't mind this at all, he thinks Coby's cute and he's got the Chutzpah so Luffy thinks he's amazing

Slowly Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Robin, Franky and Brook join up, but then the matriarch over Usopp doesn't like how independant they're getting from the rest of the family even if they're still interdependent so reels them back just in time for New years. Ace's eighteenth birthday. It isn't a war that takes him, Ace has known his whole life what would happen and Ace gets willingly locked in that house while Luffy claws at the confines and begs Ace to just break free because Luffy know he can. He just won't.

[kindheart525]

Tag yourself! I’m Slowly Dying, Discord Server Mod, and Poor Little Neigh Neigh

[Image Description: Chibi-styled headshots of the Thirdverse cast with the following descriptions under them (character names indicated in parentheses, not part of image):

Homophobic Dog (Celestial Blessing)

Would rather drink a smoothie than go to therapy

“You have depression? Just cheer up”

Gives you a dirty look if you start crying

Constantly judging everyone

Slowly Dying (Bismuth Sun)

Full time student with a job, doesn’t even need it to survive

Three majors and five minors, considering another

Attends every single community event

Somehow has time for online discourse too

Quiet Quitter (Evergreen Blaze)

Does the bare minimum at work

Works with someone for 5 years and never learns their name

His favorite color is “personal information”

Avoids his coworkers at the grocery store

Influencer (Moonray Chill)

Goes on annual trips to Disney, thinks this is normal

Believed in Santa until she was 14

“If you’re homeless, just buy a house!”

No concept of money whatsoever

Common L (Lantern Glow)

Looks at themselves crying in the mirror when they have a breakdown

Has daddy issues or mommy issues if not both

Finds comfort in their childhood interests well past that age

Can’t find a therapist so they have several diaries

iPad Kid (Strawberry Breeze)

Bites people like a rabid dog

Life goal is to scream louder than Krakatoa

Picks her nose and wipes it on the wall

First word was fuck

Better Than You (Earth Day)

Always dresses in style

“I won’t have my son doing makeup like that, his eyeliner is all wrong”

Can convince you that you need something you had no interest in

Joins every single conversation just to be the center of attention

Nepo Baby (Princess Cut)

How much could one banana be? 10 dollars?

Thinks Kim Kardashian is a self-made millionaire

Saves money by cutting out avocado toast and Netflix

Also dad owns a business

Chihuahua In An Itchy Sweater (Sunny Sweet Dreams)

“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me”

Takes even the slightest teasing personally

Selective in showing affection including to herself

Thinks being school project partners is "too intimate"

Dont Mine At Night (Laffy Taffy)

Curses at you in the Call of Duty lobby

Has a meltdown when the game lags

Fall Out Boy blaring in headphones 24/7

No sleep, bad grades, but defeating the final boss was worth it

Shallow (Galatea Candyheart)

Everyone wants to be her friend

Because she has the cool 24 pack of crayons with the sharpener on the back

She has to check her schedule to plan playdates…in preschool

Calls people she just met her best friend

Oh Worm? (Tiger Lily)

Says I love you to the cashier at McDonalds

Holds the door open for people who didn’t ask

Offers snacks and band-aids to everyone including strangers

Cries harder than you do when you scrape your knee

Discord Server Mod (Daisy Wasp)

The only one with conflict resolution skills

Stays up till 3am to moderate the group discussion

“No venting in the general chat”

Calls herself the friend group babysitter

Poor Little Neigh Neigh (Fairyfly)

Puts all the pressure on himself because his parents won’t do it

Complains about the stress he’s under as if it isn’t self-imposed

Thinks it makes him a better person

“Shut up I’m not short I just hit 4’11”

International Harvester (Blackberry Maple)

Posts travel pics at 12pm on a Tuesday

Accepts every single friend request on Facebook

Knows every stranger’s life story

You only ever see him at Thanksgiving dinner

Living Pinterest Board (Orchard Sunrise)

Does school notes about horrible tragedies in cursive with a pink highlighter

Every outfit is coordinated, even the work clothes

Spends hours in the bathroom doing her makeup

Asks you for help but nitpicks every step of the way

Useless Little Fuck (Fireside Jam)

Quotes distracting vines while his family does dangerous yardwork

Tries to carry the groceries inside but spills the whole bag

Offers to carry one (1) thing and hands it back to mom when it gets too heavy

Parents have to re-do all the chores he did badly

End Description.]

[pawsometoons]

Ooookay, got some more stuff written by @man-of-fandoms for the Scales of Fate au! This having to do with his version of a pre-hotel Judgement Boy (Justin Boyle! Since I've already talked about him in another post, I just wanna say some things have been changed a bit in the time of building this story

One thing being a little extra detail on Justin's design, being a scar on his (pov)left cheek from him snatching away Jasper's scales and in the midst of Jasper trying to grab them back, the tip of the scales scratch the side of Justin's face! (Serves him right)

Anyhow, onto the writing part on Fandoms' end. Some stuff for how Justin dies has also been rewritten so it's different than explained in the very first SoF au post. This is now the official explanation

_______________________________

So, Justin is approached by a group of Mobsters, saying that a traitor managed to get away after finding out they had iced his friend and planned to squeal on them and their location to the courts and they needed him to make it seem like HE was the one that killed them so they could deal with him

Justin of course agrees and begins to list items he'll need for the forged evidence, but the mobsters stop him "Hold on there, Skippy. We may be Monsters...But we honor the Court System ever since Phoenix Wright took out the Tiger some years ago. You find actual dirt on this guy, or things aren't gonna look so well for you."

Naturally, this puts Justin in a panic as he now had to try and find anything linking this guy to the crime, and of course, finds nothing. By the day of the trial, he sees that Jasper is defending the man and tries his usual bullying tactics, to get Jasper to just quit, but he seems unusually brave this time despite Ray watching from the Gallery this time

Eventually, Justin starts to get desperate and objects to everything in a panic, Jasper, slightly worried about him asks if he's okay, and is told 'Shut up, Half-Pint' by Justin before eventually, the trial ends and the defendant is declared not guilty

Afraid for his life, Justin tries to run out of the Courtroom, until the Monsters stand up and block his exit before shooting him, each bullet hitting his arms, legs and eventually his chest, leaving his head untouched as he falls to the ground.

And everything goes black...

Justin's fate has been sealed, to now end up as this universe's Judgement Boy.

Though, Justin's experience in Gregory House is very different compared to Jasper's. Instead of being transformed by forced mutilation by the other guests, this was an otherworldly transformation like how most of the guests have gone through.

Everything begins from when Justin first wakes up with Gregory house right ahead. Already aching nearly all over due to still feeling the pain of multiple bullet wounds. Though his outfit is untattered.

As time goes on, Justin's form begins to painfully distort as he begins to grow fangs and little does he know that this mortal form of his, is only a chrysalis for his new form. For the bullets that were still in his body were slowly taking over the inside of his flesh, soon to be his new body.

His glasses seemingly merge with his eyes as Justin is beginning to lose his grip on reality, and his sanity. Everything around him begins to morph into a moral wrong, as his mind begins to shift into an opposite of his morals. At least towards the other guests. Except, his strong disdain for Jasper. This disdain has led to him beginning to mockingly mimic Jasper a time goes on, taking up his quotes and methods.

Then ever so suddenly, one night, his body gives out. The metal growing in his body breaks through his flesh, forming new arms. His legs were no more, now being replaced by weights. A boom would soon come down and lift Justin off of the ground as the prompters get to work on finalizing his new form

Justin was slowly losing his mind as he's transforming, but all the while cursing Jasper and eventually, in the final stages of his transformation, he realises he's too far gone...and so, gives himself the name of Judgement Boy, so that if Jasper ever came here, he would see what his actions turned him into.

Because Jasper is known as the Courtroom's 'Judgement Boy', so Justin steals the name for himself as a mocking tribute, and to also say that this fate should have been Jasper's.

[sjscoyote]

Also tag any lines you quote from books! My family uses "Deathstalker luck, always bad" from Simon R. Green's Deathstalker Saga and "thrice cursed son of a Salset goat" from Jennifer Roberson's Tiger & Del books.

i love hearing what lines from film/tv people quote with their family all the time because they’re always niche and forgettable to everyone but that specific family

[maninthemiroh]

NCT DR Post Index

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Intro Post.

Trivias.

Website.

More content about this DR below the cut <3

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Celebrities.

Friends.

Exes.

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📁　────　Folder : Media

Interviews.

Instagram Posts.

News articles.

Twitter Posts.

Youtube Posts.

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