#tof orange

[fandomt4keover]

The Pink Corruption - Redesgins! ( + a drawing :3 )

I actually made Cube and Cubic’s way before the rest but never posted their designs ( Aside from Cubic )

Also here’s a little drawing I did of Cube/Cubic

[thesilliestangel4ever]

Hello hello!! I came rushing over the moment I saw that you opened ttof requests <3 May I request for Crab in Orange with a gender neutral young master who adores showering him with affection? Thank you so much in advanced <3

yippie !! i love crab in orange hes such a silly little guy

꒰ the cyborg and the affectionate young master! ꒱ includes... Crab in Orange warnings... short! possible ooc! gn reader! can be interpreted as platonic or romantic [ req unspecified ]

꒰Crab in Orange ✿꒱

Crab in Orange wouldn't know how to respond to acts of physical affection. You'd likely have to explain to him what it is that you're doing, probably...

I have a feeling that he'd be pretty stiff, and he wouldn't know how to initiate or reciprocate affection [ atleast at first ]

But if you ignore his stiffness, I feel like hugging him would be very nice! I just think he looks like he'd be rather warm.

If you do that thing where you like, run at him and tackle him and he will always catch you !

Crab in Orange may not understand why you enjoy showering him in this thing you call 'affection', but he indulges you nonetheless. Honestly I think he might find it a little fascinating, especially since every time he feels some sort of warmth within him that he cannot explain...

this was fairly short.. but i still hope you liked it! if you are unsatisfied, please send in a new request.

before sending in a request, please take a look at my rules!

[thatonefatgumsimp]

sneak peek at my wip cuz I've got a question:

There's no other options this time, just yes or no.

So...what do we think, gamers? Are you gonna make me draw her hat?

Also ignore the construction lines pls :p

[arcadia-of-pluto]

Twist of Fate; Chapter Six

Pairings; LADS OT4 x reader

Word Count; 3,108

Themes; isekai, eventual smut

Rating; 18+ for swearing and some mature context

Notes; It's finally ToF weekend! I'll be posting chapters six through eight around today and tomorrow. Six and seven are very Xavier-centric chapters and from eight to like sixteen, it's Sylus! I wish I included Rafayel and Zayne more since it feels unfair to them, but I'll try to include them more in future chapters. Also, a small warning for sexual tension in this chapter (it's not much, but if you squint-)

Also, I'm going to plug my "ideas for the future" post at y'all for the next few chapters, if y'all don't mind!

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Bright and early the next morning, you scoop the little orange cat up in your arms and head upstairs to Xavier's apartment, hoping to surprise him with the little guy. You let out a yawn, closing your eyes as you step out onto his floor before running into a wall? No, a firm chest.

You look up and immediately smile. “Hey Xavi!” You wave at him with the kitty's little white mitten.

“You're cheerful this morning.” Xavier comments, surprisingly not looking tired for once. “Who's this? Did you get Estelle a friend?” To which you shake your head and smile up at him. “Remember how you said you might want a cat? Well…I found this little guy when I went to Hat Island and I couldn't just leave him there. Will you take him?” You pout, holding your face close to the kitty's.

The silvery blond haired man thinks for a moment before pausing, “Did you go to Hat Island by yourself?”

“Is that what you're worried about?” You laugh and shake your head, “No, it's a part of my plan to get into the N109 Zone. I went with a friend. So…the kitty. Will you keep him?” “I…” He chuckles, running a hand through his hair, “I can't say no to you.” He scoops the kitty into his arms before commenting, “He seems a bit young. Did you come up with a name for him?” “He's your cat, Xavi. I didn't want to name him for you,” You talk with your hands, unsure if you can come up with a fitting name. “Come up with one.”

“Ah…you're kind of putting me on the spot.” You click your tongue, rubbing the back of your neck as you think. “Uh…Tangerine? We can call him Tango for short or actually…” A smile tugs at your lips, “Leonardo da Meowci. Let's do that one and we can call him Leo. His full name can be a secret between us.” You lean forward to scratch under Leo's chin and Xavier bends down to gently bump his forehead against yours. “Where's my chin scratches?”

You're a tad caught off guard with how close he is. His soft blue eyes were shaped like crescent moons as he smiled, that damn smile. He just looks so…soft and endearing. “Oh alright.” You laugh to yourself, scratching under his chin. Your thumb dragging across the skin of his chin as you drop your hand back to your side. “So…Leo is alright?” You try to look as innocent as possible and tilt your head to the side. “Oh also we could go shopping for a bed for him, some bowls, and some food later?”

“Oh.” Xavier shakes himself out of his daze, his cheeks slightly redder than usual. “Yeah sure, text me and I'll meet you at the pet store. I've got a few things I need to do today.”

“What a coincidence! So do I.” You say before walking back to the elevator. “See you later, Xav.”

You plan on scoping out the Nest today but you're definitely not going in your Hunter's uniform. From what you remember, the original main character went to scope out the Nest in uniform with her watch on display and everything which was honestly a bad idea. Sure, she wanted to act as bait but she was just looking for trouble doing that. You get changed into a black long sleeve with a pale pink, denim skirt and you slide on your hunter's boots as you walk out the door. “I'll see you later, Estelle!”

When getting changed, you noticed your wardrobe really was only filled with outfits from the game. You only had five pairs of shoes and most of your outfits were paired with your black hunter’s boots. Though you weren't too upset about it since the main character did have good style.

Before you go to check out the Nest, you stop by Akso Hospital. You haven't heard much from Zayne at all, besides reminders of upcoming appointments and today was no different.

“Hey there Yvonne! Is Zayne in his office?” You greet the woman standing behind the counter and she nods, “Yep, he might be a bit tired though. He just got out of a major surgery.” She passes the sign-in clipboard over to you and you quickly write your name down. “I won't take too much of his time.” You say, heading toward his office and knocking on the door.

“Come in.” You hear him, his voice sounding more muted than normal and you step inside, shutting the door behind you. “Hey Zayne, you doing alright?” You ask, taking a seat in front of his desk. “I didn't realize you were a therapist today, Y/n.” He comments, looking over at you as he pulls up your paperwork. “Come closer, I can't use the stethoscope with you all the way across the room.” His tone was light and airy.

You stand up and walk around the desk. “So do I just stand here-” Zayne sighs, grabbing your wrist to tug you into his lap. “Relax, I'm just doing a routine checkup.” He places the stethoscope against your chest, instructing you to take a deep breath and then to breathe out. He does this a few more times as he moves around. “Everything sounds alright, but your heart is beating faster than usual.”

“I wonder why.” You roll your eyes, leaning your shoulder against his chest. “Is that all you needed for today?” “No. Tell me how your health has been lately. Any heart palpitations? Not being able to sleep? Sleeping too long…stuff like that.” He says, taking his glasses off to rub the bridge of his nose. “Hmm, I think everything's been alright? I've been able to sleep just fine. Just a few nightmares here and there. I got a cat a few weeks ago though so she could be why I feel so great.” You ramble, understanding that even if Zayne doesn't show it, he is bothered by whatever happened during the surgery and he wants his mind off of it.

“Oh, a cat? I should come by your apartment to greet her sometime. Tell me about her.” His voice was sounding softer by the minute.

“Estelle. It means star. She's a silver tabby maincoon so she's a big, fluffy cat. She's apparently four years old and she has a prosthetic arm though you can't even tell it's a prosthetic. She sleeps in the bed with me every night even though she has her own bed and wakes me up by trying to suffocate me with her big paws.” You rest your head against his chin as you lightly sway your feet. After a few moments of silence, you speak, “Are you feeling a bit better, Zayne?”

“Yes,” he clears his throat, looking away from you. “I appreciate it.” You stand up and spin around to smile at him, “Any time.” He catches you by the wrist as you try to leave. “Don't forget, your next appointment is in two weeks.”

“I won't forget.” You say with a small smile, unable to smile any wider than that because, while you won't forget, you can't promise you'll make the appointment. You know you'll be deep within the N109 Zone in two more days. “See you then, Zayne.”

A few hours later, after wandering through the city and buying a few cat items and then hanging them onto Xavier's door handle, you're ready to head to the Nest. Though you have to pull it up on gps since you're walking there as you don't exactly like to drive. Your hunter's bike is practically covered in dust since you haven't touched it in the past two months.

You walk through Azure Square, a picturesque fountain with people standing around it and taking pictures of the pink sky. Then there's the Nest. A building with a neon light displaying the name and, honestly, it just looks like your average bar but you knew otherwise.

You step inside, finally turning off your gps and you're only able to look around for a moment before a figure walks up to you. “Xavi-” you don't even get the chance to act confused as the man says, “Follow me.” He gently tugs you outside, near the fountain. “What're you doing here?” He asks, running a hand through his hair and you frown, tilting your head to the side, “I told you I had a plan for getting into the Nest. I need to find-” “I know, an aether core. Your only chance of getting one of those is…the illegal protocore auction in the N109 Zone.” Xavier then pauses as he notices a few of the OTTO patrol bots hovering around us.

“Are they here for you?” You groan. Why is everyone around you being hunted down with a bounty over their heads? Zayne, you're literally one of the only sane ones here. “Resonate with me,” Xavier whispers, grabbing your hand and placing it over his chest. You sigh, fingers twitching at the feeling of warmth over his shirt, “Fine.” Resonating comes easy to you now, you don't even need to intently focus anymore. The fountain suddenly erupts in a shower of light, dazzling onlookers but you notice a few thin pieces of light that shoot out, disguised by the water, and take down each circular robot. Most of the robots land in the nearby bushes, but Xavier kicks the last one into the fountain.

“Problem solved.” He drops his hand to your wrist, “Now let's go.”

After a few minutes of standing around, a light gathers around you both and without warning, you're suddenly in front of a quaint flower shop with all kinds of flowers and plants decorating the front. You notice the sign isn't set to open or closed and your eyes scan up to the name of the shop. Philo. You don't have a single moment to ponder on that as Xavier drags you into the shop.

“Xavier, how many times do I have to tell you- oh.” A man with curly brown hair pauses mid rant, his eyes slightly widening as they land on you. “Long time no- uh I mean, Welcome to Philo. I'm Jeremiah.” You raise a brow, trying to act confused at the sudden, almost warm greeting, even though you knew the reason why. Then, you look back over at Xavier.

“Are there any unused identities in the vault?” Xavier asks. “She needs an identity to get into the N109 Zone, preferably someone with power who can't be messed with.”

“Oh alright, uhm, let me see.” Jeremiah says and suddenly a hologram shows a picture of a woman in a red dress getting into a limo with bodyguards in suits behind her. “How about a spoiled, rich heiress?”

“Hmm..it needs to be something more.” Xavier holds his hand on his chin and Jeremiah nods, making a few adjustments and the woman's dress turns into a suit, the men behind her clearly have guns at their hip, and they're now wearing sunglasses. “How about the heiress to a mysterious crime syndicate? I think your scar would really help the story and…for the last name, we can just use yours so you can keep your story straight. Here, I'll be right back. I need to make the L/n family crest that you can wear so anyone who sees it knows not to mess with you.” Suddenly stricken with inspiration, Jeremiah leaves the room.

Xavier sits down in a chair and leans back as if he's been busy all day, which you know he has.

“So…you seem to have connections in some awfully high places. Are you sure you're just a normal hunter?” You ask, raising a brow as you turn to look at him. “I'm…just a normal hunter.” He says, holding his hands up, and you shake your head, putting a hand on your hip, “Just a hunter? Can you repeat what you just said?”

“...” Xavier sighs, going silent for a moment, turning away from you to pick up a spray bottle filled with water and absentmindedly sprays the plants nearby.

“Hey, you're not looking me in the eyes.” You walk closer, taking the bottle from him and you hold it up to his forehead like it's a gun. “You're…too close.” He smiles softly, gently touching your forehead to push you back, “also you're not intimidating…at least not intimidating enough.” “Huh, what do you mean?” You scoff with an offended pout on your lips. “You're being too polite. You won't be able to take control of any situation with the way you're acting. Anyone who has made a name for themselves in the N109 Zone wouldn't be a pushover and they'd know how to throw their status around.”

Xavier suddenly rises up from the chair and walks forward, effectively making you walk backwards until your legs hit a table and you can't move back any further. “As the next leader of a crime syndicate, you should at least act tough. Don't let anyone easily spot your weaknesses, talk down to everyone. Otherwise, you might end up as a lamb at an auction swarming with wolves. You'll be killed in the blink of an eye. The arrogant ones always look down on people.” He tilts your chin up with a finger. “Don't say thank you or please, don't apologize, don't have hesitation in your voice. Say what you want with conviction, the people in the N109 Zone always let their desires guide their actions.”

“What if someone challenges me? Or what if they doubt me?” You keep your chin tilted up, doing your best to hold back a blush since this was a serious conversation. “Return the favour.” He whispers and you shove Xavier's shoulder, barely pushing the man back. “Like this?” You move a tad bit closer, maintaining eye contact with Xavier. “By the way…my neck is starting to hurt from looking up at you… Can you sit down?”

“Are you mixing personal feelings with business?” He raises a brow, not moving just yet. “Of course not. As you said, whatever I do is correct.” You put a hand on your hip and Xavier chuckles, “Alright..” He sits back down in his chair and you think it's all over, but he grabs your wrist and tugs you between his legs. “One more thing, it's very important.”

You lean forward, your foreheads touching as he continues, “Don't provoke people who have yet to show their whole hand.” The atmosphere becomes almost two times heavier, you could hear your heartbeat thundering in your ears as your gut told you that you're in danger. Yet the only thing you could do was look into his eyes. He was seated and, yet at this very moment, the person standing isn't necessarily the one who has the upperhand.

“Did you catch all of that?” Xavier whispers, his eyes flickering down to your lips and you nod. “Don't do that. Speak.” He reprimands, nose brushing against yours. “Yes.” His lips just barely graze against yours, your eyes fluttering closed before you hear Jeremiah re enter the room.

“I'm done. Do you think this is enough? Uh-” He pauses, his gaze sweeping over the two of you but not lingering on you for a second. He quickly turns around to leave the room. “Whoops, sorry! Must've entered the wrong room.”

Xavier curses under his breath, ears tinted with red, as he steps away from you and pretends to fix his shirt collar. “Come back.” He crosses his arms over his chest and Jeremiah clears his throat while you look away from them both, trying to control your blush.

You smack your cheeks with your palms before turning back to face them. “That crest looks really pretty.” You point out and Jeremiah nods, “I've had this design for a while now. Just never had anything to put It on until now! Just wear this and everyone who sees it will know you're extremely important.”

“Just keep in mind that most people who approach you in the N109 Zone aren't going to be random people who just want to chat.” Xavier adds, his gaze trailing down your body. “Anyway, here's some more things to make it believable.” Jeremiah hands you a box of items and you thank him.

“You don't need to be so formal! I just never thought I'd be able to actually help you. It's so…” Jeremiah trails off, clearly reminiscing of an era you'd never be able to remember. If you were anyone else, it would be a little odd to see him so friendly, even though you've only known him for about an hour, but you know the reason why. Your vision of Jeremiah is cut short as Xavier moves to step in-between you. “As you can see he's very friendly.”

“Do you want to walk home together?” You ask, tilting your head to the side as you hoped he'd say yes so you could continue where you left off, but he shakes his head. “No, I'll probably get home late tonight.” You pout and nod, turning to leave before he catches you by the wrist. “Wait.” Xavier leans in close, and you feel a sharp prick on your earlobe before the pain quickly goes away. “What-” “It's a secret transmitter. Even if there's no signal, I'll be able to find you.”

“Thank you, by-” “Also,” he places a vial in your hand, “This is an inhibitor that'll make you temporarily immune to 98.7 percent of all toxins. Make sure to take it before you leave for the Nest.” “Now can I-” “oh and,” Xavier slides a thin, almost hairpin like object into your sleeve, “It's not too strong, just enough to take down an elephant. If you feel threatened, just jab the needle wherever you can reach.”

You laugh a bit. “You're like a mom worried about her child on their first field trip.” Just as you're about to leave once more, a bouquet of bluish pink flowers enters your vision. “What's this for? Is it some kind of weapon as well?” You ask, grabbing the bouquet with one hand as you hold the box Jeremiah gave you with the other.

“Do I…need a reason?” Xavier asks, suddenly pouting as he ponders over what reason he can give. “They just happened to blossom..so I sincerely hope you accept them.” He smiles at you, thumb brushing over your knuckles before he finally allows you to leave.

Also, let me know if I should space out my paragraphs more! To be honest, I'm not sure if one space or two in-between looks better 🤔 and let me know if you want to be a part of the taglist!

Taglist; @orphicmeliora ,

[kald-dal-write]

what color is ur main characters for tofs and 1qq? like what color pops up in ur head when u think abt them

Maureen: Black or Dark red Cassius: Dark Blue Kennedy: Red Ford: Mustard

Claudia: Burgundy Isak: Navy Blue Cypress: Olive green or bronze Orange Evelyn: Lilac Taurus: Maroon

[bilightningwhumper]

@angstober 2024- Day 31; It Ends Here

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Summary:

Excerpt for "Temptations of Fate" (Romeo and Juliet Angels/Demons AU retelling) An end to the feud

Notes:

Characters: Evangeline- Juliet Morgan- Romeo John- Tybalt Warnings: implied death

Ao3 link

Word count:

Evangeline PoV

Dizzy, head foggy, Evangeline came to. Her wings screamed and twitched as she sat up. Had she been thrown? She must’ve been.

When she managed to open her eyes, the world glowed red. No, not the world. Morgan.

Morgan, who must’ve grown three feet larger. Her horns were massive, now curling up and back above her head. Flames danced in her black hair as must and smoke rose around her feet and legs. Her skin looked cracked, glowing orange-red, as if lava ran through her veins.

The demon had her pitchfork at John’s throat, mouth fixed in a snarl, her fangs distending as she spoke. “It ends here.” Her growl echoed through the room. The floor and walls shook with the power behind it.

A lump formed in Evangeline’s throat. Should she stop Morgan? End any more bloodshed?

But seeing the expression on her cousin’s face, the lack of remorse and pure malice in his eyes. Evangeline looked away as the weapon came down.

Temptations of Fate:

No one so far

[kaabukimono]

TO THE SKIES, CURE WING! — psd by kaabukimono.

features: um. orange i guess. adjust the gradient map depending on the character lighting. it's literally just orange. everything else doesn't exist. live laugh love tsubasa yuunagi mkay ?

dni | tof | tag #vynsrc if using!

[menandunderwear]

A European-style bikini by TOF Paris in a beautiful orange colour. Fresh, sexy and contemporary, these briefs are designed and made in France. Take a look: https://menandunderwear.com/shop/underwear/tof-paris-french-bikini-orange

[princess-of-the-corner]

i dont think i've explained info on asha fatha, zane carniva

he was friends with adiras father in school but they had a sor tof falling out but dont hate each other

he is a divorced father but still is in good relations with his ex wife, who has a daughter and son, the son is trans

he has orange hair and a ponytail, and is very supportive and best fatha

but he is also very poor and doesnt have enough money to put asha in school

also he has a sister who is gay and has a wife, and is toms mother, and yes, even she has no idea how tom ended up in an all girls school

I'm here for good dads and amicable exes.

[theseaeaglelives]

THE SEA EAGLE

 NO MONKEY BUSINESS !!!

Rd 7

Manly 34 def. Gold Coast 30

Coming of last week’s frustrating draw with the Warriors in Auckland, Manly were once again on the road, this time off to the Gold Coast to take on Des Hasler’s Titans.

Manly were missing a bit of muscle up front with Josh Aloia, Tof Sipley (aka Sip Tofley according to Fox commentator, Corey Parker) and Nathan Brown all out, but of greater concern was the inclusion journeyman and well and truly washed-up prop Aaron Woods. Sharon (as he is cruelly referred to by some) is in the Sea Eagles opinion is no longer anywhere near first grade standard and it is perplexing that those in the know in the Manly coaching inner sanctum beg to differ.

The game started well enough for Manly with two quick tries to Tommy Turbo and Jason Saab Turbo, who was returning from injury. Only minutes in Manly found themselves 10-0 to the good and they were looking slick. As has been the case in some previous games this year, Manly took their foot off the gas and this allowed the Titans to hit back with a brace of their own. The Titans were exploiting Manly’s left edge and poor defensive reads/efforts from both Reuben Garrick and Tommy Talau are a concern.

In the blink of an eye Manly found themselves trailing 24-16 and only a long range try to Tommy Turbo on the stroke of half time prevented what could have been an even more embarrassing scoreline. 24-22 at oranges. It’s fair to say that in the first half defence was not the order of the day, with both teams allowing in some pretty soft tries. Whilst this could have been expected from the Titans (who had yet to taste victory this season at that point, and have been certifiably hopeless), Manly fans demand more. That said, this was Manly’s fifth road trip in the first 7 rounds so it may be fair to say that the team could well be a little jaded.

The second half was much more of a grind. Manly were able to score two tries to the Titans one and the score then remain unchanged at 34-30 for the final 25 minutes. Whilst there wasn’t a lot to get enthused about, Manly were able to bank 2 valuable competition points in a game that they were far from their best. The Titans on the other hand are still winless in season 2024 and their efforts this far this year are proof positive that the Gold Coast is where players (and coaches) go to see out their careers and in a rugby league sense die.

  Rd 8

Manly 32 def.  Eels 18

It’s fair to say that Manly were looking for a bit of payback to atone for their controversial loss to the despised Eels in Round 3. That said, the Sea Eagle finds it perplexing that the same 2 teams should meet twice within the first 8 rounds, not an uncommon occurrence this year mind you and highlights the inadequacies of the current NRL draw. Man was able to set foot on the moon 50 years ago, yet in 2024 the NRL are unable to formulate a decent and equitable fixture/draw. Perhaps one for the Integrity Dept if they can drag themselves away form their usual scope of activities.

The first half was nothing to write home about for either side. The Eels coming off last week’s embarrassing loss (to the Dolphins) came with plenty of fire, but were largely ineffective. Manly on the other hand, seemed a little off the pace and there were errors aplenty from them.

Eels’ flanker, Maika Sivo was proving to be a handful for the Manly defence crossing for a pair and when Bailey Simonson crossed in the dying minutes, Manly found themselves on the receiving end of a 14-6 deficiency at oranges.

Manly were much better in the second half, no doubt on the back of a well-deserved blast from Coach Seibold during the break. With the usual suspects leading the way (Tommy Turbo, Cherry Baby and Haumaloe Olakalatu) Manly ran in 4 tries to run out comfortable winners. Manly’s efforts were no doubt helped by a lack of discipline from the Eels which saw two players binned at different times, and surely Coach Brad Arthur must be pulling out what’s left of his hair as a result.

Next week, its Ricky’s Raiders at Brookie and Manly could well find themselves without the services of Cherry Baby and Olakalatu, who were both caught up in an ugly tackle on Shaun Lane in the opening minutes of the game (which resulted in big Haumole being sent to the bin)

They Never Go Better When They Leave the Nest– Des Hasler

It has been widely documented in this report over the years that they never go better when they leave the nest. Apart from JWH and Penrith Coach Ivan Cleary the list is endless, and it includes such illuminati as Bob Fulton, Fatty Vautin, Choc Watmough and Keiran Foran etc. Regrettably it’s fair to say that Des Hasler looks like he can now be included.

A highly decorated premiership winner both as a player and coach at Manly, after guiding Manly to a GF win in 2011, Des sought greener pastures at the Dogs. Whilst he did get them to the GF on two occasions (without getting the chocolates) he was ultimately sacked in 2017 leaving the Dogs in a state of turmoil that they are yet to recover from. His tenure at the Dogs, best summed up by then Dogs player, Reni Maitua.

“Des is a Manly person with a Bulldogs shirt on.”

“I don’t think they wanted to have any sort of history with the club. That is his vehicle to be successful as a coach to be at Canterbury, but he will always be Manly”.

“If you take him into a room and held him at gunpoint and said, who do you do for? — he is going to say I’m a Manly person.”

After the disastrous Trent Barrett era, Des returned to Manly in 2019. While he did not set the world on fire second time round, this was not surprising given the shambles left by Barrett. Following the Pride Jumper debacle, which saw Manly lose their last 7 games in 2022 Des was then sacked.

Just when you thought his coaching career had ended, along come the Gold Coast with an offer he couldn’t refuse. And who could blame him for taking it on.

It’s fair to say those making the calls at the GC did not due their due diligence (on those leaving the nest) nor did they take on board the comments of the aforementioned Reni Maitua. This is not surprising given the litany of dud signings since the inception of the Titans and the appointment of Hasler now looks they are the place where rugby league careers go to end their days.

After 7 rounds the Des’ Titans were winless and anchored to the bottom of the premiership table and Hasler’s losing streak is now standing at 13. Granted, the Titans did beat the Warriors (away) in Rd 8, they get the Storm next week so there is no respite, and they look odds on, even at this early stage to get the dreaded spoon despite hot competition for said spoon from the Tigers and Souths.

They Never Go Better When They Leave the Nest Part 2– Brad Arthur

As a player, Brad Arthur did not reach any great heights. According to those in the know at Wikipedia “Arthur was a Parramatta Eels junior and played SG Ball and Under-21s for the club. He then moved to the Penrith Panthers where Royce Simmons advised him he would never make first grade”

Unable to find success as a player Arthur turned his talents to coaching and was an assistant Coach at Manly back in 2013 as Tooves’ understudy.  On the back of this he got the head coaching job at the Eels in 2014. How being an assistant at Manly leads to a head job at the Eels is anyone’s guess and it’s fair to say that Eels Management, like many others have well and truly failed to do their due diligence in this appointment and to grasp the concept that they never go better when they leave the nest.

Somehow Coach Arthur has managed to see out 10 years at the Eels, and apart from 2022 when they made the GF (only to be flogged by the Panthers) success has eluded both him and the team. A hallmark of his time at the Eels, apart from mediocrity is his penchant for luring Manly rejects to the Eels (think Foran, Gutherson, Lane, Watmough, Ron Jeremy and even assistant Coach Trent Barrett etc).

This recruitment strategy is no blueprint for success and Coach Arthur has also failed to grasp the “never go better concept”.

Now well into season 2024, the Eels are floundering and Coach Arthur finds himself at the pointing end of betting (with Jason Demetreou at the Bunnies) for the first coach to meet his demise. If this was to be the case, do we dare to dream that his current assistant at the Eels, the one and only Trent Barrett takes the reigns.

Vale Terry Hill

Terry Hill was a very very good Rugby League player, and naturally, his best work was when he played for Manly during the 1994-1999 seasons. A 14 times NSW origin representative and Australia Kangaroo and 9 times test player, together with premiership winner in the 1996 Grand Final, saw him achieve things many Rugby League players can only dream of.

Terry Hill also is famous for blowing up the hopelessly inept rugby league draft the draft system. In other words, sticking it to the “man”.

Terry Hill became embroiled in the "External and Internal Draft" system in the 1991 season when, after agreeing to a playing deal with the Western Suburbs Magpies, he was drafted from the Internal Draft pool by Eastern Suburbs. Hill and 126 other players risked their personal assets and took the NSW Rugby League to court, arguing the draft was a restraint of trade. By the end of 1991 the High Court of Australia had overturned the draft system and in 1992 Hill was given a release where he was able to move from the latte sippers on to the Western Suburbs Magpies.

Of course, he soon realised that was not going to get him to where he needed to be, so it was no surprise that he moved to Manly in 1994. From that point his Rugby League career soared to stratospheric heights.

Although perhaps not one of Manly’s absolute all-time greats, he is certainly up there as one of their very good players, and one thing can be said about Terry Hill, when he was on the field you knew he was giving it everything he had to win. His playing record speaks for itself on that front.

Sea Eagle Car Review - Kia Tasman Ute

The Sea Eagle has noticed of late that there are numerous ads for a so called soon to be released Kia Tasman Ute. This was splattered all over the TV during the ANZAC Day clash between the Roosters and Dragons.

This vehicle is yet to be released, but the release date is said to be some time in 2025. And there are no details of the power train or much else.

All we know is that Kia have embraced their inner celebration of softness by releasing this photo of said proposed vehicle:

  What an abomination. Apparently Kia felt it necessary to find a Kiwi designer to come up with this horror show (personal opinion).

As we all know to be true, when Australian’s copy things the Kiwis come up with, it usually ends in tears. Witness the Wallabies consistent failures despite employing any number of Kiwi coaches in attempts to help them get better.

Let’s face it. Aussies buy Utes in large numbers, largely because deep down, the inner bogan within all of us needs to find a way to be released. A 2 + tonne diesel emission belching workhorse that can go off road and tow 3.5 tonnes, and yet fit a family of 4 and their associated sh(*t comfortably in the tray, is the best way to establish one’s credentials in that department.

The fact that many of these vehicles never go off road is beside the point. The point is that you can if you wanted to, and you’ve got plenty of muscle up front to help you compete on Australia’s horrific road networks.

But more importantly, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen hates diesel utes, so all the more reason why Australian’s are buying them in even greater numbers. As we all know, when the Government is trying to convince or encourage you to do something (ie go soft - go electric), it is usually in your best interests to do the exact opposite.

Ergo, the reason why the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux are still Australia’s best selling vehicles and have been for some time.

So if Kia thinks a vehicle with DNA like this, is going to muscle in to this club, or cut the mustard when the boys are comparing notes about their latest Ute acquisition, they better think again. This photo promotion looks like something the Beatles would have driven on the magical mystery tour.

The only way this Ute is going to save itself is if it comes with a 5 litre Cummins diesel turbo V8. Do we dare to dream????

  If Kia had to be given a school report card on this vehicle launch, it would be like the standard primary school report card for every child’s performance regardless of ability “tries hard but can do better”.

THE SEA EAGLE

[trashbins-stuff]

orange, blue, and purple :33

u prob have the most accurate take, also ye i dotn draw alot and mso tof them on a wimp hrurhru,,,also cute artsyle hehe,,,, <333

[asprngdeductionist]

Day 9

My notes are in a medium amount

There's a hole in a guy's shoe, I suspect bycicle braking

Lot tof people wearing cargo pants

Guy had black jeans,hoodie, socks and flippers

Teacher had a peach blazer

Guy had tucked-in trousers, sweater/cardigan tied to his waist

Girl has an anime hoodie

Guy had a hoodie with "sky high 73" written on it

I see plants on a table, around 15

Girl is wearing the same T/shirt as yesterday

Black and orange pencil-case

Happy deducing!

[cakerollk]

to the moon 

[archivingspn]

Movieweb “How Do Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles Want Supernatural to End?”

(...) The boys' ideas about how Supernatural should end have changed over the course of the past eleven years. How could they not, with the amount of crazy the Winchester Bros. have faced off against in over 230 episodes? The longer the show runs, the more events pass by, each looking like it could be the last adventure for Sam and Dean. Jensen Ackles had a good idea where this was headed in the first season, why back in 2005. But that idea has already come and gone, and then some.

[Jensen:] "If you'd asked me in season 1, I would've thought that it would've been the apocalypse. But then again, you can't end the TV show with the worst thing happening. As we've evolved, I think that there's different roads that the show could certainly go down that would be interesting. I think we've taken some really good turns."

Jared Padalecki knows the show will eventually end. But he doesn't think the Winchester Bros. should have to. He wants to see the final moments of The CW series curb from an iconic Hollywood classic, stealing that final freeze-frame from one of the actor's favorite movies.

[Jared:] "It's changed a lot over time. Part of me, loving Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, always thought it'd be great to see the boys against insurmountable odds and to freeze-frame on them and just hear stuff in the background. You don't know if they die, you don't know if they live, but you know that they're going to go out in a blaze of glory."

This would certainly allow for the Winchesters to live on in future movies. But it's not the only option. Jared Padalecki has a few other ideas up his sleeve.

[Jared:] "And then I went back and watched a few of the episodes, I watched through 'Swan Song' and the scene of the boys laying on the hood of the Impala. I think that'd be a nice way to go out if we had to - watching the end of the world. Or looking up at us from the trunk and throwing the weapons in and saying we've got work to do. All of those kind of leave room for opinion and room for interpretation. I don't think we should see the boys die or live, we should wonder."

There is one important rule that the show can't break. When Supernatural ends, it won't be with the brothers hanging up their salt and angel swords. Says the actor:

[Jared:] "The boys can't stop fighting. As long as they're alive, they're not going to stop fighting. We're going to have to see them continue to do good together. I think that's what's the most important part. As long as they're alive."

Jensen Ackles doesn't exactly see eye-to-eye with his on-screen brother. Though they are real-life best friends, this is the type of scenario where an argument is needed. The actor who plays Dean thinks that maybe death is the only option for these two demon hunters. He explains.

[Jensen:] "It's either going to end tragic or it's going to end not tragic, and I can kind of make an argument for both. I don't really know where it's going to go. I always thought Dean would make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother. I guess if I had to choose something, that's probably what I would choose."

(...)

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[smells-like-mettaton]

Tali’s Alphys-Centric Fic Rec List

I’ve been meaning to make this for a while!! All fics are oneshots unless marked as a series or with a chapter count.  Thanks to everyone who recced several of these to me on my 12am begging-for-alphys-fics post dfdksdl. These aren’t in any particular order. The “notes” section is my commentary about each fic. No fics are based on full AUs (ex. underswap, horrortale, etc). The only endgame Alphys ship included is Alphyne, though most of the fics listed are gen. Hope you can find something you enjoy here!

Extra Credit by FriedCatfish

Rating: G // Word count: 1,206 Summary: Undyne loses track of time watching anime. Set before the events of the game. Notes: Cute Alphyne oneshot! Short and sweet, very nice characterization

world comes pouring through by feralpheonix

Rating: G // Word count: 1,655 Summary: Alphys reunites with some old friends on the way home from taking care of business. Notes: 2nd person Alphys pov but it surprisingly works? A small moment with Alphys, Bratty, and Catty, which I literally NEVER see content for so it was really refreshing!! Takes place at/near the end of the pacifist route.

white lies to the dead by MiniNephthys

Rating: T // Word Count: 580 Summary: Alphys walks through Waterfall, talking to someone who's not there. Notes: Queen Alphys ending; Alphys “talks” to Undyne after she’s been killed. Hits me right in all the emotions ;;

Found Soul by LibraLibrary

Rating: T // Word Count: 1,331 Summary: Self-worth is a slippery, fleeting little devil, and the bastard flower that killed you isn't helping. Takes place during the final fight of the True Pacifist run, following Alphys from one purgatory to the next. Notes: Very angsty, definitely make sure you’re ready to handle Alphys’s suicidal thoughts, but a very good read! I love seeing the Lost Soul battle from her POV.

And I Feel Fine by Masu_Trout

Rating: T // Word Count: 1,685 Summary: The fallen human is human is fast approaching The Core, and Mettaton is ready to finally take the stage. Now, if only Alphys would stop worrying so much. Notes: Alphys & Mettaton friendship in the no mercy route, but manages to be surprisingly not depressing. Mettaton POV but definitely still deserves to be here. This fic does a great job of characterizing them both and it’s always great to see Alphys working in her element.

Experimentation by pickledragon

Rating: G // Word Count: 1,531 Summary: Alphys is, above all, a scientist. She may watch anime with religious fervor and make horrible Undernet shitposts in her free time, but she is good at her job. She knows what they say about her, behind her back. But when she stands there, time open before her, she resolves to collect data. Each experiment, intentional or not, brings new opportunities to change certain variables and observe others. Alphys is a scientist, after all. Notes: THIS FIC. it’s technically part of a series but it stands on its own (it’s the only one i’ve read by this author). EXCELLENT alphys characterization and writing style. Some Sans & Alphys friendship too which is always stellar. If you didn’t gather from the summary, it’s an alphys starts to remember resets fic.

Memory by Ash_yeet

Rating: T // Word Count: 19,962 // Chapters: 5/20 Summary: It's been two years since monsterkind have joined the humans on the surface, and Alphys is happier than she's ever been. But things can't stay great forever. She starts having nightmares, lapses in memory, flashbacks to things that have never happened. She hopes it will pass... sans is doing his best to adjust to life. When Alphys reaches out to him about her nightmares, he doesn't expect much. He quickly changes his tune. Someone is trying to come back. And they aren't what they used to be.sans and Alphys are trying to move on. But there's one thing they forgot: No matter how hard you try, you can't run from your past. Notes: I’ve only read chapter one so far, but it’s been really good! Looks like it’s going to involve Gaster in some way. Says it’s on short hiatus but was updated in April so doesn’t look abandoned.

Hot and Cold Blooded (Alphyne series) by perniciousLizard

Rating: varies by fic, usually G but a few T and one E // Word count: 36,516 // Works: 18/18 Summary: This series is a place to put all my Alphys/Undyne stories that aren't part of another series. Notes: this series has something for everyone; you can pick and choose which works to read. Most are feel-good fluff and humor, some hurt/comfort too. Some connect to the author’s Sansby series (which i also can’t recommend enough)

When Life Hands You Enantiomers by Kaesa

Rating: T // Word Count: 2,739 Summary: Alphys has a half-finished tile maze puzzle, reams of useless data, and a bunch of piranhas that can't tell the difference between lemon and orange scent. Sans has donuts. Notes: ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITES. Fun puns, science, alphys & sans friendship, piranhas, the opportunity to actually understand organic chemistry references,, it’s so good and fun

Friendshipping by AyuOhseki

Rating: G // Word Count: 4,564 Summary: Sans finds Alphys's secret Sans/Grillby RPF. This won't get weird or awkward or anything, we're sure. Notes: Hilarious Alphys narration, great characterization, it’s just so silly and warms my heart. I love terrible fanfic writer Alphys

social links by simplycarryon

Rating: G // Word Count: 2,525 Summary: Friendship's pretty neat, or so your video games and anime dictate. But you are not an anime protagonist, and you're not sure you know what friendship is any more. Notes: more solid sans & alphys friendship :D

See You Another Time by decamarks

Rating: T // Word Count: 18,500 // Chapters: 1/14 Summary: “Have you ever thought of a world where everything is exactly the same... Except you don’t exist? Everything functions perfectly without you.” Alphys spent a lot of time thinking about what it’d be like to start over. It wasn’t fair for someone like her to escape consequences. She knew that, yet the thought never left her mind—the thought that maybe, just maybe, she could get another chance; that she could abandon her life, her failures—everything—and start anew. But that would never happen. Sometimes, Alphys wondered. Would the world be better off without her? When unexplainable anomalies appear and begin to warp the world around her, Alphys discovers something she was never meant to know: the identity of the former Royal Scientist, and how he met his demise. Doctor W.D. Gaster vanished without a trace; he was erased from reality after an experiment ended in disgrace. Forgotten by the world, shattered across time and space—it’s like he never existed in the first place.And Alphys can’t imagine a better fate. Notes: This is a monster of a first chapter but definitely worth the read!! So much good stuff happening already. I’m a total wuss but I still love the cosmic/existential horror bits going on so far. Great Sans & alphys friendship and Undyne & alphys friendship so far.  All the amalgamates also feel incredibly well written. Can’t wait to see more of this one

(And here are a few of my own Alphys-centric fics as well)

Seventh Time’s the Charm by Taliax

Rating: G // Word Count: 1,519 // Chapters: 1/7 Summary: Six bad "dates" Alphys has been on, plus one that is actually pretty good. Notes: Alphys is my favorite and I love giving her a bad time. First chapter is a “date” she has with Sans. Next chapter which I have in progress is going to be Papyrus. (Alphyne is still endgame of course.) Set mostly before the events tof the game. Get ready for lots of second-hand embarrassment sdlfkjds

Support Character by Taliax

Rating: T // Word Count: 1,814 Summary: If Sans is determined to fight the human, Alphys is going to make sure he's prepared. Notes: Sans & Alphys no mercy route friendship, based on the headcanon that Alphys was the one to give Sans the powers/magic he uses to fight the human.

it's your best life (if it's the life that you're living right now) by Taliax

Rating: T // Word Count: 4,046 Summary: Through messages saved to Sans's phone, Queen Alphys gets a glimpse at lives that might have been.  With so many possibilities... how did this timeline go so wrong? Notes: Sans & Alphys friendship, Queen Alphys ending, mostly angst/hurt/comfort. I’m really proud of this one and it uses my main headcanon for how Sans knows about resets.

The Trans-Underground Alphys-Carrying, Match-Making Road Trip by Taliax

Rating: G // Word Count: 5,713 Summary: From her secret security camera, Alphys gets too invested in Sans's relationship with the voice behind the door.  This wouldn't be a problem if Mettaton didn't decide to take her ship into his own hands. Trying to catch up with a battery-powered robot is hard work, but telling the truth is even harder. Notes: This is a really silly fic with some hurt/comfort sprinkled in. Has some Soriel and Papyton in the background. Has some Alphys & Papyrus friendship as well which is always underrated in my opinion.

[treechickendraws]

some room doodles aboard the carte blanche or i don’t know what a good perspective

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page 1, A sketch of juno steel’s room in yellow and brown felt tip pens. In the upper left corner, along the furthest wall there is a single bed, there’s a sleeping bag on the bed and pillow shoved in corner of the bed. Above the bed on the furthest wall, three photos are hung up. By the head of the bed along the left wall is a bedside table, it has a single draw. On the table there is a lamp, two pens and mug. Below the table is a file, another mug and discarded clothing. Further along the left wall is a doorless closet with various jackets, dresses and shirt hanging in it over pairs of shoes. A large rug covers most of the floor. By the foot of the bed along the furthest wall is a set of drawers. There’s a discarded pair of trousers at the foot of the bed. On top of the set draws is a face down photo frame, another mug, two more pens and a smaller set of draws.

page 2, Sketch of peter nureyev’s room in blue felt tip pens. The room is fairly sparse. There is a bed along the left wall against the upper corner, the blankets are bunched up at the end of the bed. Against the end of the bed, along the left wall is a fancy closet with two draws at the bottom and two door at the top. A shirt is drapped on the top of the closet along with two passports. Under the bed there is a small box. Against the furthest wall there is a vanity, it has a large mirror, a make up kit, with make up brushes laying around and a jewelry tree. The vanity has three small draws and a three legged stool. Against the right wall nureyev has a laundry chair.

page 3, Sketch of rita’s room in pink and purple felt tip pens. There is a single space bed in the upper left coner of the room, the bed is not made, rita has two pillows, a regular rectangular pillow and a small heart shaped pillow. At the foot of the bed there is an open suitcase which is covered in various stickers. There are also fluffy slippers by the side of the bed. On the floor there are three carpets, a rainbow at the foot of the bed, a fish in the centre of the room and a fluffy circular mat under her desk. There are also a few clothes on the floor. Rita has a desk against the furthermost wall. On the desk she has three monitors, each has a few post its around the edge, there a snack package and a mug on the desk along with a keyboard and mouse on a pull out tray. She has a swivel stool under the desk. In the top right corner, by her desk rita has a small trash can. Against her right wall rita has a set of draws, draped on it is a cardigan and some jewellery. On the wall above her bed she has a movie poster and a polaroid picture above her suit case she has a cork board with photos connected by strings.

page 4, A sketch of jet sequliak’s room in orange and brown felt tip pens. There is a bed along the furthest wall against the upper left corner. The bed is made, a blanket is tucked in whilst a smaller blanket rest around chest hight on the bed. There are two draws in the bed frame. Above the bed, on the wall there is a bookshelf. At the foot of the bed the is a shelf (?) On it is a picture frame and belt. Against the left wall, by the bed there is a small chest with a round meditation cushion on top of it. By the chest there is an armchair and next to it is a coat hanger with various jackets hanging on it. Covering most of the floor is a simple rug.

page 5, A sketch of buddy and vespa’s room in orange, red and brown felt tip pens. A two person bed along the furthest wall. The bed is made with a smaller diamond blanket ontop tof the bed. On the left side of the room by the head of the bed is a bed side table with a lamp and knife on top of it. Along the left wall theres a suspended shelf, in it are piles of clothing. On top of the shelf there’s two another knives. At the end of the shelf there’s a jacket hung on coat hanger. At the foot of the bed there’s an open trunk, in it there are various weapons. By the right side of the bed there is another bedside table, it has two draws, ontop of the table there are two files on the wall above this table is hung a photo.

page 6, A sketch of the infirmary in green felt tip pens. On the left wall is a door. By the door, in the upper left corner there is a supply closet, it has four draws and two locker like doors. Each of the draws have a lable. A stool on wheels is by the suppy closet. There is a bed in an alcove in the furthest wall, it only has a thin mattress. Next to this alcove there’s two monitors embedded into the wall and two hooks. Under the alcove there are two more draws, these also have labels and small locks. A folding bed on wheels is put away in the upper right corner of the room. Under it lies a first aid kit. Next to the folding bed, along the furthest wall is a small table on wheels used to place medical items during procedures. The floor has tiles.

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