#trigger warning: fire

[drchenquill]

A little warning because this is an angry rant because I'm sick an tired and I need to let it out somewhere. (Trigger warning: fire and wildfire)

I despise human beings, or better, I despise human beings that don't learn from past mistakes. My town is surrounded by hills and each summer, some stupid fucking scumbag decides to let off fireworks on said hills and every fucking year they set the damn hills on fire. Every fucking year me and my family have to lock ourselves up to not chock on the smoke. Every year the hills are left barren, black, burned to ashes and every living creature on it had to flee because humans are scums.

Every year.

Every year.

Every year, this:

This is behind my house. We had to run down from the terrace because of the smoke. It took the firefighters hours to arrive and the fire is growing the minute I'm writing this.

I hate humans sometimes.

I hate humans with no morals or care.

I hate humans.

[morganmerylhodgepodge]

So cute

happy birthday king!!!

[morganmerylhodgepodge]

" In a Deadly Vein"

From the original by an as of yet undertermined artist

(Possibly Robert McGinnis or Robert Stanley)

as sourced here:

[jonsawilldanceanon]

The Kingsguard

[mccallingtheshots]

"I'm not going to get caught in the fire. I know what I'm doing!" Scott yelled back as he rescued the child. Once she was safe outside, he crouched down and reassured her, "Everything's going to be all right. My friend and I are going to save your uncles. We just need you to wait outside. Can you do that?" The child sobbed and nodded her head. "P-please help us all! I think Uncle Aiden's in the basement!"

"I'll find him. Wait right here!" The Werewolf promised as he entered the house through the broken window. He headed for the basement, careful not to get burned from the flames that nearly barred his path. He opened the door and sprinted down the stairs only to find that the fire started to spread there as well. "Oh my God. Aiden!" He rushed to his former pack mate's side before hoisting him up and slinging one of his arms over his shoulders. "Come... on. We've got to go!" He urged, somehow managing to make it to the stairs. "Can you stand on your own?" Aiden jolted up and blinked in surprise. He took in his surroundings, and his brows knitted together. "We'll never make it out." "Not with that attitude, you won't. Hurry up!" The Alpha rushed upstairs with the Beta Wolf in tow. The path he'd taken earlier was completely blocked off by the fire, so he hastened to find another route. "Is there anywhere else we can go? Wait, the flames aren't in the way over there..." Soon enough he made it through a door that lead to the backyard. The fire hadn't destroyed the vicinity yet, but in a matter of moments that would change if it wasn't extinguished in time. "Your niece is waiting for you..." He jumped the fence after Aiden, and let out a sigh of relief when he found the little girl next to Ethan. "Where's Malia? Did she make it out okay?" The Steiner twin shook his head. "I don't know where she went after she saved me..."

Malia had already entered the building when Scott ran after her. She didn't know that he was nearby now, so the moment she heard the sound of breaking glass, a low growl slipped past her lips. "I told you to wait outside! Do you wanna burn along with this house?!" the brown haired girl snarled, not actually angry at him, but more so upset out of concern. She'd already lost too many people in her life and this fire brought back too many memories. The Hale house fire was still very much engraved into her mind and Malia remembered it like it had happened only yesterday.

She'd been so little at the time and it had scared her so much that she'd run away on the full moon, triggering her curse that night and becoming a werewolf. What she didn't know was that she'd been unable to turn back, she simply hadn't known how and that resulted in her being stuck in her werewolf form for years. The woods had been her home for ages because of it, but Scott had eventually changed her back. Though being in a burning house once again now did hit close to home. Malia had lost family that night and nearly died in the flames herself.

That wasn't gonna happen again, not this time. She wasn't losing anybody to this fire, everyone would make it out alive tonight. As Scott took the young child to safety, Malia had heard what she'd been yelling loud and clear. Ethan was still trapped in his room that had a partially collapsed ceiling, preventing him from escaping. The hybrid pushed the large bricks up by using her supernatural strength, holding them up and allowing him time to leave the room. "Run, now!"

[kick-a-long]

Not to be flippant but they’re at it again.

This guy is a photojournalist and he got put out after only one setting his arm on fire but like… please stop supporting ppl that light themselves on fire.

[jazzstarrlight]

My Immortal - Chapter.1 Page.5

Death by death, clone by clone, a piece of his mind wanders off on it's own. Heart to heart, hand in hand, only a friend can bring piece to this man. ...and maybe a hug or two.

9 13, 19 15 18 18 25, 21 26 9.

(poor Dobi.) [No humans were killed in the making of this fire. Only injured and very few were hospitalized.]

Am I doing the right thing by continuing this story? Well, can't stop now. Gotta keep it up. So enjoy some good angst!

[mermaidstylediaries]

[mccallingtheshots]

Scott sighed in defeat and waited impatiently for Deaton to burn out the wolfs bane from his body. He shouted in agony when the veterinarian lit the blow torch and raised the flame to the weeping wound on his abdomen. The smell of his charred skin made him feel nauseous, to the point that he tasted bile in his mouth. He shuddered, and gazed at Kira as said Kitsune reassured him with kind words and gentle touches. "I was happiest when you agreed to go on a date with my dorky ass. We saw a movie, and then we went to my place and made sushi. I'm still... not over you."

@blazingxfox

Kira didn't want to look at what Deaton would be doing, so she focused on Scott's face instead. She didn't want to see how the veterinarian would burn the wolfs bane out of the werewolf lying on the table. Giving his hand a light squeeze, the kitsune used her free hand to gently brush through Scott's hair. She was willing to do whatever it took in order to get his mind off of what was happening until it was over. Hopefully, it wouldn't be too painful or last too long. "Just focus on me, okay? Tell me about a good day. Or a fond memory. Something that makes you feel happy."

[pineapple-cheese-bread]

Slight Ommetaphobia warning for this one:

Okay, okay so, I'm putting my OCs on a base I made cause my style has changed since I started drawing them and I want them to look kind consistent.

I say base but I am changing it to actually fit with what I've done for any given character I.E changing the horns and frill (Only have Sand and Rainwings rn.)

Anyway I just did Macaw and I changed a few things from when I first drew him (cause he looked scary ngl), and because I love him I shall share him.

It was very important to me that I 1) Gave him a pattern down his neck and b) had them looking like eyes for more reasons the cult took him in.

Rainwing patterns are there when they are born and every Rainwing has a unique pattern.

When Redtail saw this newly hatched dragonet with markings that matched their gods he knew he had to bring him in.

And as a bit of funny lore for you guys: Macaw, Saguaro, Fruit bat and Lama live beside Nightvale (the god the cult worships).

Nightvale is aware they used to be in the cult, and hasn't told them that he is the God of the Night. He also thinks Macaws markings are cool.

[mad-raptorzzz]

[ID: An image of green SeaWing dragon from WOF named Whirpool. He has fallen into the electric eel pit surrounding the prisoners. His mouth is widened in surprise and pain with his eye bugging out and rolling back into his head. His ear contains a large golden hoop. There are several eels swimming around him. He is surrounded by lightning and appears to be sinking into the water to his doom. /End]

I finished the MAP part for the Boardwalk MAP!! Check it out below.

Also since you all are cool here is an alternate version with a speedy zoom, I think the slower zoom works better.

[imustbenuts]

Seadall, localization, food, EABS culture, and discussion of Eating Disorder. Trigger Warning.

tl;dr: Seadall is pandering to an East Asian Beauty Standard, technically does not have eating disorder, but is bordering on Disordered Eating, and both the writers and localizers know it.

Our first official male dancer of FE has a bit of a obsession over controlling his diet to a concerning degree. But is it actually an Eating Disorder? No, I don't think so. From my pov, this has everything to do with his job, a Dancer and the dreaded East Asian Beauty Standard (EABS).

EABS idealizes the fair skinned (asian colorism rAAAAGH), the lean and thin. Any level of fats or flaps are no good and is considered undesirable, or worse, a sign of one's gluttonous and even slothful character. IRL, that sentiment has become less pervasive, less judgemental and less awful than 10 years ago, but it's still around. Hell, it's in our Fire Emblems! Average out the body shapes of all dancers or even characters in FE and you'll see what I mean.

(are you in hell yet.)

This EABS is especially prevalent in 1 genre of media that comes pouring out of Japan and Korea... The Pop Idol scene. In Japan, the idol industry can be traced back to the 1960s, and though it has propped up the EABS, this standard's roots goes FURTHER back to even pre-colonialism era, to China and the Tang Dynasty where willowy female bodies were ideal. (That's 618-907AD.)

And when I say EABS, I will include the surrounding countries outside of Japan too. Similarities in culture and all that. Hence East Asian. (Don't be mistaken though. South East and South Asia also has to deal with this shit.)

But hey. I'm still talking about female EABS, right? Where does Seadall fall into this?

Uhhhh. Jumpscare. Surprise K-pop.

(ps i dont know k-pop as well so idk who these ppl are im sorry waaaaug)

Dancers and the Idol Industry

It's easier to see on the female side, but uh, that specific body shape is often achieved through extreme dieting. The body fat % is so low that the dancer's lower ribcage can be seen. Before shooting the dance or a performance, these idol's agencies will notify them to slim down to a certain goal, like say drop 2kg (4.4 lbs) or 4kg (8.8 lbs) in x time, and this is typical. Guys here are no exception.

Weight is manufactured. Looks to some extent (plastic... surgery....). The clothes too, are intentionally picked. Exposing the belly is common since it's the quickest indicator of skinniness.

But hey, I actually lied about the dieting part. It's not really dieting as it's actually straight up starvation, tbh. To lose that weight, the dancers/idols will often eat as little as some protein shake, a few fruits and maybe potato for fiber. Yes, it's as hellish as it sounds, and no, these people are unable to fully function with a calorie intake like this. Source for this claim will be in a video at the bottom of the post by youtuber chaebin n out, titled "How K-POP Destroys Your Body". So.

W̵͓͍̏͝e̴͉̾ḽ̷͈͐ĉ̶̠̝͋ö̶̤́m̷̲̒ê̶̬ ̶̧̅ṭ̷̘͑͑ö̵͇́ ̸̛͖̑h̵̳̿͝ė̶͕͉l̵̜͖̇͗ḻ̶̑!̴̪͊̉

Ok, but that's K-pop. What about J-pop?

Japan, where FE rolls out from, have J-pop, which is slightly different. J-pop idols also suffer from EABS but afaik it's not as extreme. Many contemporary J-pop idol groups like Atarashii Gakko!(left) and Babymetal(right) also Do Not make thinness a major selling point with their costuming. This is usually done through hiding the midriff, where belly fat most easily forms. (EABS is still in effect though, don't be mistaken! There could be just as extreme cases out there I'm not aware of ;_;)

So it seems like people kind of agree that obsessing about weight and developing body image issue is messed up.

Hopefully now I've established what is going on irl for Seadall's influences, and what is considered normal or extreme. Relatively anyway. (I hate EABS so much hhggr)

Let's detour to...

Food! Staples! What's normal?

An average meal in Japan consists of a variety of veggies, tofu and a serving of protein, which results in lower fat intake. Also, RICE is a major staple in these meals, so assuming the writers are approaching it with the best intentions, and how Engage's normal might appear to native Japanese audiences, JP Seadall's worry only seems to be on oily food intake and is not overly concerning to me.

In fact, here is an example of a staple set meal (teishoku) I ate over there last December. Yum yum:

Overall a very lean meal. So it's likely Seadall eats something similar-ish and not just greens.

Another important point is that in (East) Asia/Japan, oily food is seen as unhealthy and contributes greatly to cholesterol. This aversion to oily food is driven somewhat by EABS and... Health. I also promise most people are actually chill about this. ...Most people! Meat is yummy! Gyukaku and Ikinari Steak is popular and popping! That's why Seadall likes it after all.

So this is where Seadall's writing starts to contrast. For the most part in the EN version, he only worries about meat. In JP, it's technically oily food, which meat falls under, and he's worried about putting on weight.

Why the extreme worry tho...?

The logic for why all these matters so much to him is this: if a dancer is surrounded by other dancers who are reinforcing this EABS (mirroring the standards of the real world), then their only choice to stay relevant and keep their job is to commit to the same dietary choice and uphold the same EABS, or even have a EABS outperforming the standard.

Because a Dancer's job, or rather, Seadall's job is to pander to people's ideals of beauty. Hence his supports where hair and skin and food becomes a topic.

If he fails the standard, according to the J-pop and K-pop industry, he kind of fails at his job. Is it fair? Fuck no, but no matter what opinion we may think of the standard as outsiders, it remains that there is a LOT of social conditioning and manufacturing going on leading to... all of that. I scream too. I scream a lot, internally.

So what does Seadall look like to someone in this East Asian sphere...?

To the writers credit, they do push for Seadall to indulge more food that makes him happy for at least his mental well-being through the other characters.

This also happens to fall in line with Engage's low key theme of cherishing the moment.

With all I've explained, Seadall might come across as warning to those who over-worry about oily food consumption and trying to pander to an EABS to... chill the fuck out. That it's ok to just go eat some delicious yakiniku if you want to! Go off! If a female character who is concerned with this comes across as too vain, then let's have a guy do it and hope the point lands for the (potentially female) players.

And with all these missing context, it's very easy for one who isn't clued into this sphere assume that Seadall has some eating disorder or that the writers are advocating it. I don't think that's happening here at all. The localizers likely are aware of this missing context and have toned it down several levels for EN release. Wise move, tbh.

(progressiveness can be relative btw. something to keep in mind @_@)

So, is Seadall coming close to some kind of Disordered Eating? Possible. From what I see I think the writers are trying to push Seadall away from it, and trying to stop it from becoming a full blown Eating Disorder. Personally, again, I don't think he has an Eating Disorder.

However! Your Mileage May Vary. I only hope for my opinion and understanding to help inform others, not override it. What's normal for me isn't for everyone, and vice versa, but it's important to remember where Fire Emblem originates from.

And here's the last thing I promised: the video essay if you really want to dive into it:

And that's about it.

Hope this was interesting! Thanks for reading. 😄

EDIT: the Chinese net sphere is the exception to all of this, EABS is especially bad there

[thelunarsystemwrites]

Magical girl Lust Heartburner!

inspired by @inka-boi ANNDD @ksopaz!

Here's the first one, (and maybe only) in my super hecked up magical girl AU! ^^ I'll write a backstory for him later, but for let's say he will not tolerate a broken heart. (Additional info past cut!)

Also trigger warning for talk of fire, pyromania and arson/being an arsonist! (Which! Are two different things!)

How stats work: There's six total. The first five score from a scale of one to five, while the last is moral alignment!

Aggression - How aggressive they are in battle!

Defensive - How good their ability to block is!

Endurance - How many hits they can take!

Evade - How good at dodging they are!

Stability - How stable their magic is!

Mortal alignment - Can range from lawful good to chaotic evil!

Lust, AKA Heartburner has three main weapons!

Dagger - Because of the staying 'daggers in my heart', can be lit on fire.

Lovebomb - from the term 'Lovebombing', ignites into a burst of fire once detonated.

Bow - Because well, cupids bow. Did you guess? It shoots fire.

His whole outfit was inspired by the idea of a burning passion, that fire inside you! Oh, and this emoji: ❤️‍🔥 Also, by Niffty from Hazbin hotel!

Personality wise? Unhinged. Over the top Ex-Girlfriend vibes. He falls in love easily, but break his heart and he will burn your house down.

Lust is both an arsonist and a pyromaniac. Those are two different things. One's a choice, the other is an impulse disorder.

I'll write his backstory later, as previously said. But it mainly deals with Lust being mistreated, and finally broke.

And, finally. Honestly I don't know if I'll do any other magical girls, I really kinda just wanted Lust lol. This was my take on the magical girls AU, and I wanted to add something to it! (I might draw others, though!)

Yes, his soul is on fire. Yes, he is immune to fire now, but he wasn't always, which is why he still has some marks on him.

Also. Lust was the one that started the magical girls in this AU!

"Break my heart, I'll burn yours!~"

[lyss-butterscotch]

Wanna talk more about system failure?

Ya know what? Sure. I'll bite.

You know how my hc for System Failure is. Rot slowly seeping into the puppet chamber. The utter desperate attempt to physically remove it because it's no longer something you can just unsee since its THERE invading YOUR space. Now seeping into YOU, whispering to you, the foreign voice in the back of your head to stop fighting. To tell you that there's nothing wrong, even the cysts growing pulsating from your joints are there to help you. LET it.

Make it worse. I dare you. Tell me the most utter horiffic prompt you can add into the bunch. Tell me all the details. Something that can REALLY make people question what the hell is this train of thought. Be it physical or mental details. Hit me with your best shot. Starting from now (the previous system failures prompts are archived. Ill get to them but they dont count to this.)

I will draw the worst one possible in all the details and delete the rest. Tell me in the ask if youre attempting this so i dont mix it up with normal asks i get.

Well. I apologize in advance people. Theres a storm brewing.

[1heartfanfics]

OMG i would die if you wrote a fic for Katniss/Peeta i’ve been on such a big HG kick ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

not sure what you wanted lol but here’s a little ficlet.

TW: ptsd and depictions of vomit

Katniss could always tell when Peeta was having one of those days. Days when his mind played tricks on him and reminded him of all the horrible things that happened.

He’d been restless last night, tossing and turning, getting up a few times and pressing closer against her when he came back. She hadn’t said anything, but held him as he fell back into fitful sleep.

In the morning after making breakfast he’d frozen for a moment, eyes going hazy and unfocused as he gripped the back of his chair. Then it was over and he sat down. She’d given his hand a squeeze and flashed him a sad smile but hadn’t said anything. Sometimes talking about it made it worse.

“I gave you a locket on the beach that day, real or not real?” He asked suddenly.

Even years later, they still played this game to help him when he had the bad days. It helped Katniss to know where his mind was at, what it was showing him. The 2nd hunger games.

“Real,” she said, pulling said locket out from inside of her shirt so it laid on top for him to see.

He nodded, frowning thoughtfully. She waited for another question but he didn’t say anything else. “Hey,” she said softly, reaching across the table to rest her hand on his arm. He wouldn’t look at her.

“They took me away from you, real or not real?”

“Real,” Katniss answered quietly.

“I was supposed to protect you Katniss, I failed you,” he said shakily, finally meeting her eyes. She could see that he was moments away from crying, tears welling up in his eyes. “You did protect me. I’m the one who failed to protect you,” she shook her head, reaching forward to cup his face in her hands, wiping his now falling tears away with her thumb.

“No, no, no,” he muttered, starting to shake. He shook his head rapidly, eyes fluttering as he fell into a flashback. “Katniss!” He shouted, lost in the memory.

“It’s not real Peeta, you’re having a flashback. Just focus on my voice,” she got up out of her chair and moved to stand next to his chair, wrapping her arms around him as he shook.

“No! No you can’t take me! You can’t-“ he thrashed in her arms, cutting himself off with a sob and a cry of pain.

“You’re safe my love, I’ve got you. That’s all over now,” Katniss continued, tightening her arms as he fought against her. After a moment he went limp, head lolling back against her.

“Katniss… no, where’s Katniss?” He mumbled, limbs jerking against the restraints in his mind. “I’m right here Peeta, just come back to me now,” Katniss said softly, loosening her grip on him to run her fingers through his hair. It always calmed him down and helped to ground him in reality.

He gasped, going stiff for a moment before his eyes flew open. His dazed eyes darted around the room, filled with panic, before the settled on Katniss, who was now crouched in front of him. She placed her hands on his thighs, proving to him that she was real.

“Katniss, I-“ he broke off, suddenly pitching to one side to vomit onto their kitchen floor. “Oh Peeta," Katniss sighed in sympathy, rubbing a hand up and down his back as he was sick.

"M'sorry," Peeta mumbled, turning fully to the side and hunching forward even more to put his head between his knees.

"Hush," Katniss waved off his apology. "Are you back with me?" she asked.

Peeta didn't say anything, but nodded from his slumped position.

"You know where we are?" she pressed, wanting to make sure.

"Home,"

"Good. Are you going to pass out?" she asked.

"Don't think so," he shook his head.

Katniss stood from her crouched position and grabbed the chair she'd been sitting in before Peeta's episode to pull it closer to his. She wrapped an arm around his chest and pulled him up straight so he was leaned back on the chair. His face was pale, eyes glassy, tear stains running down his cheeks. She reached forward and wiped the tears away with the sleeve of her shirt.

"That was a bad one huh?" she asked quietly.

"It felt so real..." he nodded.

"I know, but that's all over now I promise. We're here, together, and we're safe," she reassured him, knowing that he needed to hear her say it.

"Thank you," he said, forcing a smile. He sounded exhausted, like even the effort of saying those two words was almost too much. He hadn't had one of these episodes in a long time. Certainly not one this bad. It made sense that it had taken so much out of him.

"Let's go lay down," Katniss said, standing up and holding her hands out to help him up. He grabbed them, letting her pull him up and to their bedroom. They crawled back into bed, even though they'd only been up for a couple of hours. Peeta laid his head on her chest, her arm wrapped around his shoulders, holding him tight. He felt safe again.

"You love me, real or not real?" he whispered after a few minutes of silence.

"A million times real,"

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

hi, i want to read the asoiaf books but eye trauma is a trigger so i want to be prepared if there's any and skip the page if it's graphic, since it's not a common one i can't find info. do you remember if it has it?

Hmm, there's a very thorough ASOIAF trigger warnings spreadsheet (the OP is deactivated, but the Google Sheets page is still available), but unfortunately eye trauma is not listed.

I know there are characters who have had severe eye trauma (for example, Beric Dondarrion, who first shows up like that in ASOS Arya VI), but the event of his actual wounding is not shown on page, if that's the trigger for you. And in ADWD, Jon and Melisandre's chapters, there's a character named the Weeper/Weeping Man who does eye trauma, and his victims are seen, but the actual act does not happen on page. Oh, in ASOS Tyrion X there is a fight that involves eye trauma, but it's half a sentence and is not described graphically (unlike how it was adapted in GOT, which actually showed it happening in detail). The AGOT prologue has an eye trauma moment in the fight there, that's near the end of the chapter. And AGOT Arya IV has a fight involving eye trauma, briefly mentioned.

Also, if you read A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, there's a fight at the end of The Hedge Knight where eye trauma is imagined but does not actually happen. And if you read Fire & Blood, 3/4 of the way into the "Heirs of the Dragon" chapter, there's a fight that involves eye trauma (if you've watched HOTD, you know what it is), but it's not described graphically. Another fight at the very end of "Rhaenyra Triumphant" has eye trauma, again not graphic. And there's a dragon with eye trauma near the end of the "Rhaenyra Overthrown" chapter. (The illustration of the dragon depicts its other side, at least.)

Unfortunately there's a lot of editions of the series, across multiple countries, and I have no idea what versions you'd be reading, so I can't give page numbers. I can acquire the Kindle versions if needs be, but I use a larger font size on my phone or computer, I don't know if that changes page numbers?

Also, if anyone knows of a more detailed trigger list, or one specifically for eye trauma that covers ASOIAF, please let me know so I can edit this answer!