#unfortunately it’s really not good in the long run

[quarterlifekitty]

In honor of Lunar New Year, I decided to get freaky!

Please enjoy this celebration of the each animal zodiac with some Hybrid!AU scenarios. Lots of size kink, breeding kink, feral behavior, and more. I'm really on my nerd shit here. Really playing with my dolls rn. This is so utterly distant from the source material it's unreal. You've been warned. [part 1 of 2]

Barn Cat!Nikto x Rat!Reader

Nikto is a dutiful, prideful creature. A stray who domesticated himself to a farm, hunting their vermin in exchange for a place to call his own when he pleased. He’s caught a thousand little krysy like you, but you give him pause when he bears down on you. Something about the quiver to your tail, the nervous clench of your legs… It’s not how rats ought to act when under the paw of a cat. He’s inclined to keep you– curious about what else fear might make you do.

Chianina!Ghost x Vechur!Reader

You’re in adjacent pens, having travelled a long way– you’re show animals, the most exemplary in your breed. True to form, he’s gigantic and has a brilliant white coloring to his fur, and you’re, well… little. Constantly crowded around for onlookers to take pictures, the ox beside you flaring his nostrils when he sees you being overwhelmed and anxious, stamping to scare off the spectators. You’re almost infuriatingly diminutive to him. He doesn’t know how it’s possible, and if the abundance of ribbons on your gate is anything to go by– you’ll probably be paired up to somehow make an even smaller little calf. Maybe he’ll just have to take some steps to make sure he can see it for himself.

Flemish Giant!König x Netherlands Dwarf!Reader

You’re unceremoniously pushed onto the back lawn of the house. Your owner and his are good friends– and have recently become obsessed with the idea of having little baby bunnies to cuddle. Boy meets girl– can I make it any more obvious? You can, because they neglect to take into account your difference in breed. You’re terrified when you encounter him, and he doesn’t help matters when he catches you by the ankle as you try to dive under the porch to hide. But he doesn’t do anything bad when he’s caught you. Just holds you a little too tight, nuzzling, like you’re little more than a toy to him. Unfortunately for you, your owners consider it a successful playdate, keen to set more up regularly until the right season rolls around.

Tiger!Horangi x Housecat!Reader

You live on a plantation bordering forest, climbing in and out of the window by your favorite basking spot to explore. Being raised among humans, your survival instincts are a bit dull– you can’t tell that you’re being watched by a tiger. He’s never seen a little creature like you. You’re like him, but small. But you still very much smell like a female, so he’s more than content to stalk after you. He doesn’t really understand why your back bristles up when he roars. He’s used to females growling and swiping at him when they’re not interested, but you run off back to your window, shaking as you watch him from the walls of your little palace. He’ll try again tomorrow.

Dragon!Price x Fish Scale Gecko!Reader

There aren’t many dragons left in the world. Price, for one, hasn’t seen another since he was very young. He hasn’t seen much of anything in the past hundred years or so– hasn’t come down from on high. No reason to. The forest begins to return to the mountainside– having been leveled by his flame decades ago. With the trees come more creatures, including you. Scales and tail not unlike a dragon– though your size and tree-dwelling habits are decidedly un-dragonlike. With his mating season on the horizon, beggars can’t be choosers, but when he tries to grab you by the tail, he’s left holding a fistful of scales. It gets his blood running hot– he’s forgotten what a thrill it is to hunt. He might just be in love.

Reticulated Python Naga!Nikolai x Brahminy Blind Snake Naga!Reader

You have no idea as to the extent of Nikolai’s tail, as you can’t see it. All you know are the shadows he makes against the sunlight. You know that he eats strange things, things that don’t sound like eggs or larvae (what he’s eating are your predators, hoping to take advantage of a tiny, blind, defenseless thing out in the open). When he ponders about how he’s going to stretch you to fit his cock, to take his eggs– you can’t even begin to imagine what he’s talking about. Your mother made all of her eggs on her own, and so did your sisters– what does he need you for?

[jalicecookie]

Purple Haired Friend

You're visit the set of Squid Game 2 , to surprise your Father Ha-neul Kang. Unfortunately, you get lost while searching for him and end up near the men's toilets, completely shy and lost of orientation. Luckily for you, an Actor with black and purple hair and a big heart , is your savior. Or in short Words - Seung-hyun helps a Toddler to find her Father on the set of Squid Game 2.

⁓ A little Gift for the very talented @thanosscross. The Way you write Seung Hyun is super inspiring and made me try my very ever first Jump , into writing something, that is about the filming Set of an Series/ the Actor Career Focus Point. I can imagine that T.O.P// Seung Hyun as a very gentle soul , with a good Heart for Kids, so yeah i hope i could surprise you with this small Project <3 ⁓

Check out her Stories and her Works she wrote, it is very good and i enjoy every Post from he that shows up on my Dashboard :-)

TW: None, just a lot of Cuteness and Fluffness (at least i tried to write it so ^^)

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"….Appa will definitely be happy to see us, it will be a great surprise! Sometimes there are a lot of people on a set, he said, so we have to be good and not cause any trouble, okay? And when we see Appa, we'll shout "surprise" really loudly, okay?" - the words of your big brother Min-Jun come into your field of vision, as does the face of the 9-year-old, while your mother parks the car in the studio's visitor parking lot and puts on the handbrake.

It was a special day and, unlike your older brother, you still can't understand the bigger picture , behind your father - Ha-Neul-Kang's - public life and the man's associated success as an actor in film productions and television series.

For you, since you have better understood the rough structure of the day, it is completely normal that your father comes home earlier or later due to the working day and the overtime during filming.

Sometimes you visit him as a family on the set of different productions and in most cases you hardly notice the hustle and bustle and the crowds of people on the studio premises.

In the past , you usually slept through the whole drama or shyly fled into your mother's arms and avoided all eye contact… it was strange to often see your father under makeup and with a different haircut, it always took a lot of convincing for your father to really convince you that this stranger was not a strange person but still your Appa.

You were always more of a shy, timid toddler and your third birthday, which you celebrated together with the family a few days ago (Ha-Neul specially blew up the balloons on the decorated dining room table himself and hoped that they would blow out the candles on the chocolate cake for you!) didn't really change much… well… apart from the fact that your big brother seemed to somehow lure you out of your shell with his euphoria about the surprise visit.

"Surprise!" you say, giggling and clapping your hands once.

"Not until we see Appa and are allowed to go to him, Silly," your big brother replied and helped you to unbuckle the seat belt of the child seat before your mother picked you up and took Min-Jun's hand to go through security together and then let one of the nice crew members lead you through the long corridors and hallways of the set.

"Mommy? Down? wanna walk like Min-Ju" - you say as you make a short stop and are near the cafeteria, where your mother and brother meet a family friend (mother and daughter) whose father also stars in the Netflix series Squid Game and they start talking.

"You stay with Mommy and Min-Ju, okay? Don't run away or walk off okay", - your mother said to you as she slowly put you on the floor. You obey…for a period of 2 minutes…the adult women talk, your big brother and the big girl talk too and…oh does that one adult look like your dad? In the suit…sometimes your dad wears a similar suit.

You tug on your mommy's sleeve once but she is so engrossed in the conversation with the other adult, that she didn't notice for the moment…and your big brother started playing rock paper scissors with the other girl and then a mini version of tag…what if the man in the suit was Appa and wouldn't hear if they all shouted surprise?

You look away from your mother and big brother, the man in the suit is talking to another adult and then walks away from the hallway…you can still hear the parting words of the suit wearer's conversation partner echoing over to you.

"…..you should go to the mask trailer - Gong-Yoo"

Gong-Yoo….wasn't that the last name that Mommy and Appa sometimes use to answer a phone call - Kang….Gong-Yoo…..that sounded kind of the same and since you couldn't see the man's face for the moment, you decided to do the most sensible thing your little 3-year-old brain was capable of - follow the suit man who could possibly be your father. Great idea right?

Maybe it was because the set of a series production was so crowded that several people were bustling around the aisles and a school class was visiting that no one noticed how clumsily and shyly you were simply following the man in the suit, like a little duckling blindly following its mother duck… until you lost your bearings because the man whose name sounded so similar to the name your parents always use to answer boring adult calls, of course didn't know or notice that someone was following him.

(How were you supposed to know that the actor playing the salesman/recruiter would just take a quick bathroom break before going to the make-up room and that he just happened to wear a similar suit to your father at premieres and press conferences/interviews was really mean of fate, wasn't it?)

In any case, you lose sight of the man because you quickly lose sight of your father and find yourself completely clueless and shy in front of the men's toilets in the studio. You look around uncertainly, but there is no sign of the suit wearer or your father anywhere…where were Mommy and Min-Ju again?

You stumble somewhat aimlessly into the area of ​​the sinks in the men's restroom in the hope of spotting the suit there, but here too there was a gaping emptiness…you became afraid and were about to cry quietly when the footsteps approached and suddenly stopped.

"Hello - are you lost, young lady?"

You flinch and look up for a moment…not far from the sinks stood an adult in a green suit and purple-black hair. His look seemed to be confused and surprised at the same time to find a young child completely alone in the bathrooms…but your overwhelm and fear made this question and the appearance of the strange man, even more threatening for you…where was your family?

You shake your head, sniff fearfully and shyly take a few steps back towards the toilet cabines.

Now the first tears are running down your cheeks and a quiet whimper escapes you.

"Mommy! Appa! Min-Ju!" - you cry quietly and of course you don't trust the strange adult one bit.

You have always been shy around strangers and just wanted the safety of your family around you.

"Did you got lost? Were is your Family? Oh no, we can look for them together?" - the voice of the man with the purple hair took on a very cautious and calming tone as you keep backing away and land backwards on your bottom in your fear of this overwhelming situation.

"You don't need to be afraid…actually…I think I'll just sit down for a litle while as, oay?" - the tone was still calming and you still watched with fear and uncertainty as the purple adult man simply sat down cross-legged on the floor a few steps away from you and gave you space…he didn't go any further towards you and with this gesture he put himself at eye level with you…which in this case was not only very sensitive, but also the right decision for your shy nature.

There was silence for a moment and your quiet crying echoed off the high ceilings of the bathroom.

"Is orange your favorite color? Look, two of my fingernails are orange too," said the man in a now shy tone…just like you feel, shy and unsure.

You briefly look down at the color of the orange jacket you are wearing.

It is your favorite jacket…and one of your favorite colors. At home you have orange rubber boots with little ducks on them.

Mommy said you can't wear those rubber boots today, because it hasn't rained.

"Orange?" - you say carefully and tap your T-shirt once and then you cast a very cautious glance at the purple adult , who is still sitting cross-legged on the floor and holding out his hand to you so that you can see that one of his fingernails is also orange.

Then the stranger held out his other hand to you, one of the fingernails was also painted orange.

"One…two…two orange" - you say, looking from the stranger's hands back to your T-shirt and lowering your gaze again.

"Do you know the other colors to? My Fingernails very colorful today aren´t they?" - the adult said kindly, somewhat in his shy tone, and the fact that he stayed where he was and made no attempt to simply pick you up or even grab your hand or otherwise pressure you, made you look up in dismay… and crawl very carefully closer to the man, at arm's length of course - to look at the other colors on his fingernails.

He was right… there were other colors besides orange. What colorful fingernails.

"That's right, it really does look like a rainbow, hm? May I ask what your name is, young lady? My name is Seung-Hyun," - the adult replied with a quiet laugh at the rainbow comparison.

It took a moment, until you could come out of your shell a little further and shyly answer the question…but the interest in the dark colors on the back of Seung-hyun's hand captured your interest.

"Me - Nali.....Ouchie on Seung hand?", was your reply.

A gentle smile creeps onto the adult's face as he answers your question.

"This one? Oh no, it's a tattoo… well, not a real one, it's just color, but shhh, don't tell, okay Nali?", he said playfully and a few moments later he makes a shhh gesture by holding a finger in front of his mouth.

You imitate him and carefully do the same.

Then your gaze slides back to the adult's hair and you tilt your head for a moment.

"Hair too, shhh - secret?" - you ask, pointing to the man's purple-black hair.

"Not really, but I know a magic trick - what do you have behind your right ear, Nali?", said Seung in surprise and his right hand went once in the direction of your left ear before you heard something jingling and looked surprised into Seung's still closed hand.

"What's behind Nali's ear? Magic trick?", you said now, a little curious.

"Hm… it sounds like… you can't find a coin? But… oh, I can't open my hand, the magic trick was probably too difficult for me… can you maybe help me?", said Seung to you in surprise and when he tried to open his fist, he couldn't do it even with all his effort… that must have been a pretty difficult magic trick!

You nod, thawing out a little more with every passing minute and Seung's calm, level-headed and slightly shy manner suits your own insecure character, he is just right when dealing with you and the fact that he can do magic is a great bonus.

"Nali help Seung… but how?" you ask and nod once.

"Okay Nali… we'll both say the magic spell now - and then you have to tap my fist once, OK?"

You nod again and after your new friend whispers the magic spell to you very quietly, you do exactly what he told you and oooooh it worked! After you carefully tapped Seung's closed fist, the adult was able to open it very slowly and one of the rings appeared (which he had previously taken off without you noticing)

"Magic! Ring! Nali helped!" - you say in surprise and clap your hands once.

"Well done Nali… would you like to hold the ring for me for a moment? I don't want to lose it… if you want to hold my hand, we could see if we can find your family?" - Seugn suggested and you very slowly and carefully take the ring and nod slowly.

Your haired purple friend was nice to you and you slowly stand up, bridge the last few steps and very carefully reach for the hand - or rather the little and ring finger of Seugn's right hand, while your free hand holds the ring proudly and importantly.

Seugn slowly stands up too and nods at you in praise before you leave the sanitary facilities of the men's toilet together.

In the hallway, Seugn makes sure that you don't get lost, but you continue to hold onto his little finger and ring finger, as you walk on the adult's right side and repeatedly make cautious eye contact with him.

He asks you, among other things, if you know where you last saw your family, if you know the names of your mommy and your appa and how old you are.

You know the answer to some of the questions, but you just shake your head to the others and when a group of crew members pass you, you press yourself closer to the man's leg for protection.

"Oh, thank God! Nali!" - your father's voice echoes across the hallway and both Seugn and your steps stop - you don't let go of your new purple-haired friend and look in the direction from which your father's voice echoes to you.

A short exchange of words followed between Seugn and Ha-Neul before your mother and big brother joined the group and expressed their relief at finding you.

You, still holding Seugn's hand, cast a long, critical look at your Appa… before you burst into a childish giggle and utter the following unfiltered words.

"Appa long hair! No purple ! Appa look funny!"

Your parents told you again , that it wasn't okay to just run away like that (they worried a lot) and that they were very grateful to , Seugn for finding you and bringing you back.

And yet you were a little sad, when you had to say goodbye to your new purple-haired friend - because he had to shoot a new scene with the other actors very soon.

Seugn forgot to take the ring back, though.

By pure Coincidence.

Of course.

THE END

[larryfanfiction]

Silver Fox Louis AU

🩶 Gray hair is our forever by beardyboyzx @beardyboyzx (1k, G)

Harry put his lips together and his smile became bashful, one hand coming back in Louis' hair to caress it lovingly. He had seen Louis' first gray hair. His boyfriend was growing older and Harry was there to see it happening. "You've got one gray hair," he said, voice wet but full of wonder, as if that hair was made out of pure silver. "Your first gray hair."

🩶 HOT TO GO! by allwaswell16 @allwaswell16 (2k, T)

 When Harry does something weird at the barricade, he leaves Louis’ show devastated and hoping he can somehow make things right. Or the accidental pervert fic

🩶 I'll Still Feel the Same Around You by crinkle-eyed-boo @crinkle-eyed-boo (2k, E)

He finds himself wishing that the bedsheet would slip down a few more inches so he could get a good look at Harry’s perfectly pert– Louis’ breath hitches as his cock stirs, suddenly very interested in this train of thought. Oh. Oh. The answer to all of Louis’ troubles is so fucking obvious he can’t believe he didn’t think of it until now. Nothing puts him to sleep like a good orgasm. Louis finds the cure for his insomnia in the form of his husband.

🩶 Figure This Out by haztobegood @haztobegood (2k, E)

Louis is everything Harry could have imagined when he’d typed “silver fox enthusiast” into his Grindr profile. Too bad he's probably scared Louis off by giving him too many expensive gifts.

🩶 The Referral by disgruntledkittenface @disgruntledkittenface (5k, E)

Louis has noticed that since he turned fifty, his sex drive has started to slow down. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for his younger boyfriend Harry. A problem solver by nature, Louis wants to do something special for Harry, to show him how much he appreciates him even after ten years together. When he suggests getting a referral for a sex worker to give Harry what he hasn’t been lately, it doesn’t take long for Harry to agree. And then they meet Tom.

🩶 'Sup by MediaWhore @mediawhorefics (7k, G)

Gemma really wants her little brother to sign up for a dating app and get back in the game after a messy divorce. Harry thinks he’s way too old to swipe. They compromise to devastatingly embarrassing results. Meanwhile, all Louis wants is to finish the play he’s been commissioned to write, but one of the regulars at his local coffee shop keeps distracting him. ft. older larry, pushy gemma, harry being a disaster gay and silver fox louis.

🩶 Someone to Fly Home To by kingsofeverything @kingsofeverything (35k, E)

Louis. 55 year old pilot who wants someone to fly home to. Harry swipes right. Or Louis and Harry’s marriage ended more than a decade ago, but fate keeps bringing them back together.

🩶 That's What I'm Here For by taggiecb @taggiecb (46k, E) 

Louis Tomlinson is a dairy farmer on a tiny farm in eastern Canada. His wife of nearly thirty years has left him and his children are all grown up and out of the house. Louis needs help running his business but has no idea where to even start looking. Luckily for him his children know just the man for the job.

🩶 The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by kingsofeverything @kingsofeverything (109k, E)

Louis’ life is steady and calm, moored by his marriage, and tied to his hometown, but after a chance encounter with another man, it’ll never be the same.

🩶 You Make Lovin' Fun by homosociallyyours @homosociallyyours (110k, E)

Harry is a 28 year old travel writer at a gay magazine who gets the assignment to go a lesbian cruise. She figures it's a nice chance to have some fun in the sun, but she's not expecting much else-- even if her partner and best friend are both encouraging her to hook up with someone while she's there. When she locks eyes with a gorgeous silver fox from across the room, she starts to think she could've been wrong. There are lots of things standing in the way of anything real happening with her and Louis, but that doesn't stop them from falling for one another. True love isn't always easy, but they do make lovin' fun.

[voxiteri]

BG3 Companions When Tav/Reader is sick

Warnings: general sick talk

Post-game (enough that I'm saying Karlach is home for good she deserves it), romantic, Gale, Halsin, Wyll and Karlach

Gale

The hardest part about being sick while also being Gale's partner, is that the man craves constant physical contact. Being secluded in his home for so long led him to find himself rather touch starved, noticing his yearning soon after your first time together. You being sick and him being a professor did not mix, his students' education depended on him, although the back pain from sleeping on the chaise by the fireplace has been testing that resolve. Tara is the resident messenger, keeping a close eye on you and making sure Gale knows every detail, from you waking up for a moment to you spilling your guts, even if you ask her not to. There's a part of you that's relieved that he doesn't see how gross you feel, but the other part really just wants your husband to come hold you. That being said, if your illness persists more than a few days, Gale is not only seeking medicinals from the local apothecary, but his resolve has totally broken. Sure, he puts some precautionary measures in place, using a spell or potion to boost his immunity, but he didn't care if he got sick anymore. So, after a few painful days of blatant yearning between the two of you, you finally got a decent night's sleep with your head on his chest.

Halsin

If anyone's prepared to fuss over a sick Tav, it's Halsin. He's over 350 years old, and has plenty of experience caring for ill companions. He has a small list of foods that are safe for consumption in your state, even if you might not be able to keep things down right away, he'll encourage you try to eat a little every once in a while. 350 years and his elven immune system have made him very resistant to illness, but even if that wasn't the case, Halsin would still spend his time as close as he can get to you, soothing your aches and chills with his body heat is surely better than any old blanket. He often rests his hand over your stomach, skin to skin, rubbing soft circles with his thumb idly.

Wyll

The man is very upset. Since reconciling with his father and leaving Mizora's deal behind, you and Wyll have been living quite lavishly in Baldur's Gate. That being said, he has unfortunately been given quite stern directions to stay away from you while you're ill. The maids and the private nurses will handle your recovery, and they'll handle it well, but Wyll misses you. So, the only solution is to sneak himself into your room in the dead of night. You only ever wake up a little bit, just enough to get yourself comfortable in his arms. And although his presence has no actual healing powers, the tension in your muscles seems to fade as he holds you close while you drift back to sleep. These nightly visits aren't without issue, though, as not only is Wyll reprimanded by the maids that came to care for you in the morning, but it also doesn't take very long for him to get sick as well. He doesn't seem to mind all that much, though, since now he can stay with you.

Karlach

You'll never have to worry about those pesky chills with Karlach keeping you nice and toasty in your shared bed. She does get a little sad when you say you're too hot, but will change from a full assault cuddle to just having her arm draped across your belly. Her hands are wonderful for working out any aches, all she has to do is use her hand as a heating pad. She does her best, but she's antsy for the day you feel better! Karlach doesn't do well being cooped up, but she doesn't wanna just leave you in your misery. So, as compromise, she runs the errands for you two. Medicine, groceries, maybe she'll even splurge and get you a brand new comforter with a fancy feather filling. She'll stop by the Duke's place to visit Wyll, maybe even bringing home a nurse or doctor to give you a once-over. Her immune system is crazy, she's very much not worried about catching whatever it is you have, so she's all over you for cuddles and kisses just as she always is, since there's no way she's not touching you.

[would-this-pokemon-be-a-friend]

Happy Lunar New Year! I felt that I ought to begin the Year of the Snake with the most regal of the snake-like pokémon: serperior! Unfortunately, this elegant pokémon won’t be the best fit for many pet owners, but their status in a line of first-partner pokémon necessitates a close look at the nitty gritty.

For starters (pun intended), serperiors are pretty huge. Like with other serpentine pokémon, we will assume that their height statistics refer to their length. At nearly eleven feet long, serperiors are longer than your average pet snake, but comes in at around the same length as some boas and pythons. If we assume that serperiors are as expert at finding cozy places to sleep as these gentle giants, then space may not be an extreme issue, despite this Pokémon’s size. Just make sure that your serperior has some space where they can take in natural light: like many Grass-Type pokémon, they absorb energy from the sun (Y). Their weight, however, may present more problems: at 138 pounds, carrying a serperior around is no easy feat. Unless you are a pro at handling large pokémon, I would steer clear of this species, as you might have a hard time getting them to the vet and on other important excursions. Of course, you could always have the vet do a home visit instead, so this isn’t necessarily a complete dealbreaker.

So, like I said earlier, serperiors have the distinguished reputation of being the end of an evolution line that serves as popular starting one for trainers in the Unova region. This means that Unova parents seem to trust this pokémon around children, and that they are easy enough to train. This is a huge character witnessing for serperiors’ safety rating, but the pokédex does bring up some reason for concern. In the wild, serperiors are known to “stop opponents’ movements with just a glare” (Black). A close reading of the pokédex seems to indicate that this isn’t some supernatural ability, but rather flat intimidation from a ten-feet serpent (Violet). That’s good news! But, there’s some bad news along with it.

While serperiors are known to only really attack something if they see them as a threat, or a “powerful opponent”, their bar for determining this is based on whether or not said thing is fazed by their glare (White, Black2/White2). This creates a tricky predicament. If you want to avoid any aggression from your serperior, you’ll need to freeze whenever they give you their signature glare. If you don’t, well, you run the risk of them seeing you as a powerful opponent. And trust me, you don’t want to get in a fight with this pokémon, with powerful nutrient draining moves like Giga Drain and slashing abilities like Leaf Blade or Leaf Storm. Caring for a serperior is all about making sure they feel, well, superior. This may be somewhat negated if you have raised your serperior since they were a snivy, but we can’t assume that on this blog.

Overall, however, it seems like avoiding a serperior attack against you is pretty straightforward. Against strangers…. I wouldn’t suggest risking it. Unless your serperior has been carefully trained from a young age, their peculiar behavior is going to make them too much of a handful for many owners. If you do plan to own one, I would start by adopting a snivy and raising them up, rather than adopting a serperior directly. You can find the link to my boat about the A-tier snivy below!

Snivy Link: https://www.tumblr.com/would-this-pokemon-be-a-friend/734364923431370752/would-the-snivy-line-make-good-pets-from-a?source=share

[lilithyvenus]

how your life is changing subtly - pick a picture

hiya 🌺 i hope you're well today. i find myself very jaded about life often, particularly in regards to things not going well, despite the universe being there for me. it is normal and absolutely okay to be angry with your higher power – you are human and they know anger is a healthy emotion, we're the ones who choose to demonize it. if you couldn't be angry with someone who supposedly loves you to keep their love, that would quite literally be an abusive relationship. disillusionment is expected, but you can't let yourself dwell in it longer than necessary.

while things can feel stagnant, we all know from experience that change is a slow process. rather than dwell on why it hasn't happened yet, this reading serves to look closer at and quite frankly, to stop minimizing your small progress.

to book a reading, message me directly. for $15, i answer two questions directly with additional cards pulled for advice from your guides, as well as a playlist of channeled songs and other media.

group one

your cards: two of cups + knight of wands + ten of pentacles

your channeled songs: you make loving fun by fleetwood mac + matrimony ii by tennis + better version of me by fiona apple

you are bringing yourself closer to healthy, fulfilling love with every fuckboy you refuse to engage with further than necessary. it may seem like love is evading you, but you're strengthening your boundaries and constantly reminding yourself through not settling that real, unconditional love exists out there and even if it doesn't, you are deserving of being seen fully and not just as a sexual object. you may dismiss your efforts because you do still entangle yourself with them, and that doesn't minimize your progress. you are able to see it for what it is now, in a way you didn't before you consciously chose real love over performing for unmoving backs. you go through the inevitable heartbreak with much more ease now because you realise that it's not the end. and honestly, if you've grieved one fuckboy, the ones that come after are light work. it may be more difficult to tell when they're good people now because unfortunately, these no-good creatures evolve, so even the wittiest, smoothest person can still turn out to be awful. but you're evolving too, and it says a lot that you're dealing with better devils, so to speak.

group two

your cards: ten of pentacles + judgment + the world

your channeled songs: luxurious by gwen stefani + it's my house by diana ross + in my life by the beatles

with every conscious decision you make to prioritize your physical well being, you bring yourself closer to feeling more at home in your body. it's not that you're not feeling and seeing results of your efforts, you just feel like it's an endless road. you're learning it's a lifestyle choice and it really does mean being able to honour your humanity – you can slip up or have off days, and that doesn't undo all the work you've already done. you're learning to enjoy taking care of yourself, no longer as a euphemism for weight loss. you're much stronger than you were before, and you need to acknowledge that more often. it's a bit tricky to keep on with it as a lifestyle because the novelty of change has work off, but every conscious decision you make that prioritizes your health in the long run is genuinely you living this "new" life of comfort.

group three

your cards: ace of swords + king of swords + the empress

your channeled songs: army of me by bjork + eartha by jamila woods + defying gravity (cynthia's version. the context of daring to be vocal when you're meant to be marginalized and silent is being emphasized here. of course that's the case with the other versions, but a Black woman singing that song adds a new layer to the themes of the story)

you are making yourself feel safer with speaking up and sharing your truth. you may be unsure about your progress because it does feel uncomfortable every time you do it, but the fact that you still choose action every time IS the progress. internally, you're honouring the value of your voice and your personhood. your attempts are clumsy and aren't as effective as you'd like them to be, but you will eventually achieve grace because you're committed to trying, every chance you get. additionally, now that you're indirectly validating yourself and your thoughts by trusting your need to speak up, you are less likely to speak when it's not necessary because you're learning to listen more. you may have a path where your words and voice will heal others, and this is your practice. every time you speak up, remember that you're showing up for a version of you that thought silence would make survival easier.

[alittlegiraffe]

Title: Just a Video

Part 2

You knew what you were signing up for when you married Marshall Mathers. Long studio hours, tour schedules, and—unfortunately—music video shoots that sometimes required him to be all up close and personal with some model hired for the aesthetic.

You told yourself it was just work. That it didn’t mean anything. But that didn’t stop the knot from tightening in your stomach as you stood off to the side of the set, watching.

Marshall’s hands were on the model’s waist, the same way he held you when he pulled you close. His fingers brushed over her arm, ghosting over her skin in a way that was all too familiar.

You swallowed hard, arms crossed over your chest as you forced yourself to keep watching.

---

It wasn’t even that she was touching him—it was the fact that he had to touch her.

You knew Marshall. He wasn’t a flirt, and he wasn’t the type to let some random woman get too comfortable. But that didn’t make it any easier to watch him whisper something in her ear, a direction from the director, you assumed. The way she smiled at him made your stomach twist.

Your nails dug into your palm as the scene played out, his hands moving along her waist, guiding her as they filmed another take.

It was the way his thumb rubbed small circles on her hip that finally made you look away.

That was your thing. He did that to you.

---

Marshall found you in his dressing room after the shoot, arms still crossed as you stared at yourself in the mirror, trying to shake the feeling.

“Hey,” he greeted, voice casual.

You met his eyes through the mirror. “Hey.”

His gaze flickered over you for a moment before he stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. “What’s wrong?”

You huffed out a breath, shaking your head. “Nothing.”

Marshall wasn’t having it. He came up behind you, hands landing on your waist—your waist, where they belonged. His thumbs instinctively rubbed those little circles, but this time, the action made your jaw tighten.

“I know you,” he murmured, his lips grazing your temple. “And you’re pissed.”

You exhaled sharply. “I just… I didn’t like watching that.”

Marshall paused, his hands stilling. “The video?”

You nodded. “It’s just weird seeing you touch someone else like that. Like how you touch me.”

For a moment, he didn’t say anything. Then, he sighed, resting his chin on your shoulder.

“It’s just work, baby.”

“I know,” you admitted, looking down. “But it didn’t feel like work when I was watching it.”

Marshall turned you around to face him, his blue eyes scanning yours. “You really think I’d rather be touching her than you?”

You bit your lip. “No.”

“Good,” he said, cupping your face, his fingers firm and grounding. “’Cause I don’t. It’s just a job. A dumb music video. You’re the only one I wanna touch like that.”

You searched his face, and as always, he was nothing but honest.

Finally, you sighed, letting your arms loop around his neck. “I know. I just needed to hear it.”

Marshall smirked, leaning in until his lips were barely brushing yours. “Then let me remind you how much I mean it.”

And just like that, he kissed you—deep, slow, and possessive. The kind of kiss that left no doubt about exactly who he belonged to.

---

Later that night, as you lay tangled in his arms, his hands running possessively over your skin, you realized something:

The model might have gotten his hands for a few takes, but you got them for a lifetime.

And that was all that mattered.

[simblorbo-bracket]

Round 1 - Simblr's Saddest, Wettest Meow Meow - Mainline

Saxen (@herecirmsims) VS. Nancy Landgraab (@fallstaticexit)

(polls are presented left -> right unless stated otherwise)

Who's sadder? Who's wetter? Read on for more information, and vote with your heart!

What is a ‘Meow Meow’?

(taken from tumblr user @/torturelabyrinth) “The thing about a true poor little meow meow is they have to be 1) downtrodden 2) morally questionable at best 3) deeply and pathetically miserable”

Saxen

Things Sax does extremely well: fainting and bleeding (separately), fainting and bleeding (combination), rotting in bed, crying or being completely stoic (no in between), causing more problems while trying to fix his previous problems, omitting certain truths (aka lying).

Now, I don't know if he really counts as an SWMM because he's not a classic villain... but in his pursuit of Doing The Right Thing he has made some awful choices. Good intentions, poor outcomes.

I present the evidence beneath the cut:

Some of his crimes:

In an attempt to save his sister, he left his post and facilitated the escape of a world-devouring entity which he was supposed to help contain.

After his sister died he made another attempt to save her, via necromancy, and instead doomed her to an endless cycle of death and rebirth. Until recently, none of her reincarnations were healthy enough to survive infancy.

He befriended the parents of this latest incarnation without filling them in on the backstory, or his motives. After they were killed by his enemy, he took the baby and kept her hidden for 11 years (did she have grandparents, uncles, aunts? Yes, probably. He claims they couldn't have cared for her like he did and technicallyyyy he's right, since her survival required magic, but...)

He broke the arm of one of his 'adopted' adult kids (he has an enchanted cottage which has been a refuge for a lot of people) when said adult tried to prevent him from killing someone else. Yes, technically he did only push Thom and didn't intend for Thom to hit the wall so hard, but...

Long story short but his home world didn't end, it was just knocked out of its timeline for a while. Unfortunately, due to his actions on the day the Grim escaped (attacking portal guards and forcing his way through the rift, just as an unrelated-to-him group stormed the castle), he was a) assumed dead and b) immediately arrested on his return for treason and attempted regicide.

He's a constant menace and cause of stress to his man, the kindest and sweetest soul to ever live. He doesn't mean to be, it's just that his attempts to keep Fen safe often seem to involve risking himself in increasingly creative and fatal ways.

Why should you vote for Sax? Well, I think his endless complex trauma and the fact that almost all his misfortunes happened because he was trying to fix things/help people makes him pretty damn tragic and definitely very damp. He could do with a win. Plus... look at him. 🥲

Nancy Landgraab

What makes Nancy a Sad, Wet Meow Meow? Our famously known townie turned OC is the Queen of Melancholy. She's closeted, she's religiously repressed, she's h*rny, she's rich, she carries the burden of her deceased elder brother, she's the bane of her mother's existence. When she's not internalizing her self loathing, she's gazing longingly into the distance thinking about a life free of her mother's judgement and status that she never wanted in favor of running free through a sunflower field kissing beautiful women. And when she manages to actually show up for her two sons, she's still so emotionally detached that this will very much come up in a therapy session later. Her husband is almost on his knees begging for her to smile but she's still pining after her first love while being married to said husband (who's a second runner up for SWMM tbh).

She's a cheater, she's a liar, she's about to get into some risky, sketchy business, she disappoints her children, she's morally grey, she's a top, she's catholic, she's a cougar, she likes to splurge on dr*gs and strippers, the list goes on. ahhh.

[lune-moon-nuit]

i remember watching s2 and thinking mike and will are so sweet together. We didn't get much of them together in s1. We did get a lot of Mike's perception of Will and his feelings for him in s1. I'm not saying that i think Mike in s1 had romantic feelings for Will just that he had A LOT of feelings towards Will. I don't think he had time to really process or think on those feelings they just kinda poured out of him in way. I think Will being gone made a lot of Mike's overall feelings towards him come to the surface sorta speak. When you are a kid its also easier to have a lot of feelings about a particular thing/person without anyone passing too much judgment. El coming along served as kinda of a distraction for Mike and the audience. They're all trying to find Will and get lost on this path finding El and uncovering her story, which ultimately leads them to Will. Almost like a detour. {I wonder if Mike never found El would he have discovered his feelings sooner.} When we get to our destination Mike thinks he has feelings for El. Why wouldn't he? One of his best friends is telling him he does and Mike's never spoken to a girl before so maybe Lucas is right and El is really cool so maybe he does. I wonder too what it would've felt like if El wasn't there as a love interest. Would people have rooted for them to get together or did they only think of it because they were told. Much like Mike was told that he had feelings for El. He, like us, believed it until we were shown something better, something way more powerful. I always thought El and Mike's friendship was cute and then it felt almost forced when it got more romantic. It felt off as if Mike was thinking "is this what i'm supposed to do?" or "is this what i should be feeling?". Then we get to s2 and we get to see all of those feelings that Mike had towards Will put into action. He's so attentive to him and supportive. He checks up on him. He panics, almost on the verge of tears, during Halloween when he couldn't find Will. Sleeping next to his bed. Staying in the hospital. Hes the only one out of the friend group that goes in the shed to talk to Will when he's tied up. He offers up this beautiful story of when they first met and how it was so special to him. Nothing every feels forced or out of place when he's with Will. He may not understand his full feelings but you can't deny that they ARE there. Even when we get to s3 its the still there. Albeit a little harder to see but still there. Mike is trying to play this role--be a boyfriend to your girlfriend. BUT Mike and El don't match energy. He tries to give the same back but it always feels forced or odd. Lucas had to hold his hand and basically show him how to be a boyfriend. The second Will is upset or in trouble Mike is right there running after him or being attentive. I guess what i'm trying to say is it feels so natural with Will. Mike isn't forcing feelings or trying to match energy when he's with Will. It just happens. its genuine because its just there. It's there whether Mike wants it be or not. They only time we see him be truly weird around Will is s4 when he is heavily trying to deny those natural feeling. When he is actively stopping himself from his normal reactions towards Will. Even then his feelings are still clear because he can't fully hide them. If any of the other canon couples did half or even a quarter of what Mike did for Will in s2 no one would have any doubt they they like each other.

Sorry for the late reply. Since it was a long text, I needed to take some time to sit down and reflect on what was written and how to respond. Unfortunately, I caught a flu-like illness, so I wasn’t in good enough shape to reply earlier.

Indeed, Season 2, with Mike and Will spending most of it together, is truly touching. It really highlights the deep and unique bond they share while also subtly confirming that Mike’s determination to find Will in Season 1 was stronger and more personal than anyone else’s.

As you said, we only get three scenes of Mike and Will together in Season 1—the D&D game before Will’s disappearance, their reunion at the hospital, and the final D&D scene, which parallels the first scene of the series. The longest of these is their very first scene before Will goes missing, and they only have five seconds of one-on-one dialogue: "It was a seven. The Demogorgon, it got me."

However, through Mike’s actions, we can clearly see that Will is special to him. Mike is the one who first notices that Will hasn’t shown up at school the day after his disappearance. He insists on helping with the search alongside the police. He has an entire dinner scene with his family centered around the argument “I’m the only one who cares about Will.” He’s the one who comes up with the idea to sneak out with Lucas and Dustin to search for Will in the woods. He’s the one who understands the significance of Eleven’s connection to Will and takes it seriously. He refuses to believe that Will is dead. He breaks down crying in his mother’s arms after seeing Will’s (fake) body. He keeps an entire binder filled with Will’s drawings and gently runs his fingers over them. He instantly recognizes Will’s voice when Eleven tunes into the radio frequency. He is the only one (besides Joyce) who is fully convinced that Will is still alive, despite the body being found—whereas Lucas and Dustin lean toward rational explanations, like it possibly being a ghost or just misinterpreting random noises. He sees Eleven not just as a mysterious girl but as a tool to find Will (not to reduce her to that, but you see where I’m going). He’s the one who doesn’t sleep and is shown in a close-up shot anxiously waiting in the hospital to see Will. And he’s the first to run up and hug him when he wakes up—I love how he presses his ear against Will’s chest to listen to his heartbeat, as if to confirm that he’s alive. Even in the final scene of the season, his entire D&D campaign is crafted as a tribute to Will and his character.

Just from everything I listed—and I doubt I even covered it all—it’s evident that, even without Will being on screen, we understand that he holds a uniquely significant place in Mike’s life.

What’s interesting is the conversation Mike has with Dustin when Dustin points out that Lucas is frustrated, feeling like Mike is abandoning them for Eleven. Dustin tells Mike that Lucas is jealous because he’s his best friend, but Mike immediately denies this, saying that Lucas, Dustin, and Will are all his best friends, putting them on equal footing. There are two key points to consider here:

Lucas’s frustration over Mike’s attention toward Eleven is based on a misunderstanding. When Mike hides Eleven on the first night, he explicitly explains that it’s because they can’t tell their parents about her yet—if they do, their parents will find out they snuck out to search for Will, and they’ll be grounded, meaning they won’t be able to keep looking for him. So, he keeps Eleven hidden as a temporary solution, planning for her to “randomly” appear at his doorstep the next morning so his parents will take her in, allowing them to continue searching for Will. Later, the second time Mike decides to keep Eleven hidden, it’s because she’s in danger—and, more importantly, because she recognized Will in a photo. If the “bad men” looking for her are linked to Will’s disappearance, then she’s their best lead. Every single moment where Lucas sees Mike focusing on Eleven is actually just Mike trying to understand what she’s saying in order to find Will. But Lucas misinterprets this and jumps to the conclusion that Mike is simply obsessed with some strange girl.

If Mike truly sees all three of them as his best friends, then why does he treat Will differently from Lucas and Dustin (as we see even more clearly in Season 2)?

As you said, it’s hard to determine whether Mike had romantic feelings for Will at that point. After all, what are romantic feelings when you’re only 12? It’s very likely that Mike had an unconscious attachment to Will, which was heightened and brought to the surface by the fear of losing him forever. We often don’t realize the value of someone until they’re gone. What’s certain is that it was all subconscious.

Eleven wasn’t just a distraction for Mike—she was also a way for him to emotionally and psychologically cope with the overwhelming stress of losing Will and feeling powerless to protect or find him. She wasn’t just a tool to find Will—she also, on some level, became a way for Mike to feel like he could actively protect someone his age. And notably, she was a child with a shaved head, often mistaken for a boy/for Will. She appeared the day after Will disappeared. It’s a pure survival mechanism, a way for his brain to handle trauma.

At this point, it’s been extensively discussed how Mike likely began to unconsciously perceive Eleven as a romantic interest because three of the people closest to him planted the heteronormative idea in his head throughout the season. So I won’t repeat all that. But what’s clear is that Mike’s most genuine and heartfelt moments with Eleven happen outside the lens of forced romantic expectations. Take the scene where he shows her his house and they play with Ted’s recliner—it’s simply two kids bonding and having fun. Because that’s all that can realistically happen in the span of a week. Season 1 takes place over just seven days. No one falls in love or even truly gets to know someone deeply enough to trust them romantically in seven days. The audience fell victim to heteronormativity just as much as Mike and Eleven did.

Their relationship—without the romance—is genuinely beautiful and deep. The romance, however, was subconsciously forced by the societal norms and expectations that all the characters (and people in real life) are subjected to and reinforce—Mike included. And we can clearly see in the kiss scene that Mike is simply following the script of what he thinks he’s supposed to do rather than what he wants to do. He invites Eleven to the Snow Ball only after Lucas, Dustin, and even his own sister Nancy start suggesting that he has a crush on her—simply because he’s kind and caring toward her. This is on top of all the homophobic remarks and jokes he’s heard and received regarding Will. Then, when Eleven says, “So, you'd be like my brother?” he rejects the idea at first before hesitating and saying, “I don’t know... maybe.” This proves that, like any 12-year-old, his views and opinions are heavily shaped by those around him.

Mike seems especially sensitive to the opinions of others and follows them subconsciously. “Lucas, Dustin, and Nancy say I have a crush on Eleven? Maybe they’re right. Oh, but Eleven says I’d be more like her brother? Maybe she’s right.”He’s completely lost because he doesn’t rely on what he actually feels—he relies on what others tell him he should feel. That’s why the kiss in Season 1 happened: Mike was simply imitating what adults and movie heroes do, not acting on his own desires.

Then, when we reach Season 2 and finally see how Mike and Will are together, everything becomes clear. We finally understand how their bond is uniquely deep, especially when compared to Dustin and Lucas. You’ve already listed all the Season 2 examples that show how Mike treats Will differently, so I won’t repeat them. But there’s something worth emphasizing for those who might not have noticed: he does all of this naturally, without any external influence pushing him to do so or accusing him of it because he’s "in love." He does it instinctively, without even questioning it.

If one could deny Mike's romantic feelings for Will in Season 1 and interpret them as a deeply emotional friendship, that becomes undeniably harder in Season 2—even if Mike himself is still unaware of it. I remember watching Season 2 for the first time last summer (without any prior knowledge of the story, fandom debates, or anything like that) and asking my friend, "Are you sure nothing is going on between these two? They’re just friends?" during Mike's monologue scene. Because even though Mike’s monologue describes a purely platonic memory, the raw emotion and vulnerability in his voice (and Finn's great acting), which, on top of that, manages to reach Will while he’s possessed, are enough to make their love palpable.

I also really love how that one simple line—"I asked. And you said yes. You said yes. It was the best thing I’ve ever done."—not only sounds like a marriage proposal when taken out of context but also contains one of the most profoundly romantic statements in the entire show. The weight and symbolism of that line are far too deep to be minimized, especially when considering the full context: after an entire season of Mike standing by Will through his worst moments, watching him suffer unbearable pain, watching him be possessed by something evil that forces him to cause a massacre, after the "crazy together" scene—which is their first moment with explicitly romantic subtext and an unspoken promise to each other—Mike makes it clear with that line that, despite all the horrible things that have happened in his life since Season 1 because he befriended Will, he will never regret asking Will to be his friend and bringing him into his life. That, despite all the trauma, the wounds, and the losses, it was the best thing that ever happened to him.

As I’ve already said, the power of Season 2 lies in the fact that all of Mike and Will’s scenes that carry romantic undertones come purely from Mike’s instincts—something that sets them apart from his so-called romantic gestures toward El in the previous season. And to me, it’s crystal clear that the Snow Ball scene, where Mike pushes Will to accept the girl’s invitation to dance, is a moment of Mike unconsciously replicating the same heteronormative pressures and behaviors that were imposed on him in the previous season (by people who were also subjected to them themselves). Mike is simply repeating what was done to him because it’s what he’s been led to believe is "normal."

But we can immediately see the regret in his eyes and on his face right after. He has the exact same sorrowful expression as Dustin while watching Lucas and Max dance together. That shot of both of them watching with funeral-like expressions while those four dance isn’t there by accident. They could have just shown Dustin in that frame, but they chose to show Mike too. They could have only shown Lucas and Max to highlight Dustin’s reason for feeling dejected, but they also included Will and the girl dancing. Then, they cut to Mike sitting with a sad, troubled expression, directly paralleling a shot of Dustin sitting there, looking just as heartbroken.

It’s undeniable that this is the moment when the unconscious, buried feelings Mike has developed for Will start surfacing. He is completely thrown off by the jealousy he feels upon seeing Will dance with that girl. "I was literally the one who encouraged him to say yes—so why am I feeling this way while watching him dance with her? I shouldn’t be feeling this. He’s my best friend, and he’s a boy, so what the hell is wrong with me—OH, EL IS HERE! COME DANCE WITH ME! I TOLD YOU WE’D GO TO THE BALL TOGETHER, DIDN’T I? LET’S KISS! WHATEVER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN FEELING FOR MY BEST FRIEND THIS WHOLE TIME, THERE’S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON I CAN’T JUST PROJECT IT ONTO EL INSTEAD, RIGHT? SHE’S INCREDIBLE—A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, WITH SUPERPOWERS, AND SHE LIKES ME? WHAT MORE COULD I POSSIBLY ASK FOR???"

For Season 3, I think the expression "you can’t outrun your true nature" defines Mike best. He tries so hard to become something he's not—changing his style to resemble his parents more, overcompensating and exaggerating the fact that he has a girlfriend, not even bothering to call El, apologize, or fix things when she breaks up with him. He asks Lucas for advice, which proves he has no idea what he’s doing and that nothing about his relationship with El is instinctive.

But when he fights with Will, it’s far more dramatic than his breakup with his girlfriend. He doesn’t hesitate—he rushes out into a thunderstorm to apologize and beg for forgiveness. As you said, unlike his relationship with El, Mike doesn’t perform with Will—it’s genuine.

I believe the only reason he acts strangely around Will in Episode 2 of Season 4 is because, unlike in Season 3, he has finally realized that he doesn’t feel for El the way he should and that he feels something much stronger for Will than he should. And I think the moment he came to this realization was their kiss in the final episode of Season 3, when El tells him she loves him too. That scene was the revelation—he doesn’t feel what he should in that kiss. He doesn’t experience the joy and relief he should when she says, "I love you too." He was in deep denial, but he had no choice but to acknowledge both the presence of certain feelings and the absence of others.

So what does he do in Season 4? He tries to force it. "Maybe if I dress like this and act like this with El, and if I avoid physical contact and pretend he’s nothing more than just a friend, maybe it’ll work. I have to control these feelings that make no sense. Above all, I have to be normal—it’s vital."

As you pointed out so well, even when Mike tries to hide it, he betrays himself through projection—"It’s not my fault you don’t like girls"—and through his defensive insistence—"We are friends. WE ARE FRIENDS." (Yes, Will never said otherwise, Mike—you’re the one interpreting "What about us?" as something romantic, Michael.)

And he also betrays himself through micro-expressions, though that requires the audience to take the time to observe him closely.

One thing is certain: if we only had Season 2 to go on, if Will had been a girl, no one would doubt the truth of Mike’s feelings for him. But conformity and heteronormativity are a vicious poison ingrained in all of us—it’s up to us to refuse to let them control our perception, little by little.

[multiversal-pudding]

Addition/variation: it turning out it goes the other way too

The body wants to keep both halves, the full self, alive, and when he’s in danger/hurt bad enough in one form he’ll instinctually switch to the other/get stuck in one form bc to switch now would be dangerous-

Like, the thing is about human bodies, individual living cells stacked on living cells on living cells- maybe they’re relatively fragile in a “getting slammed into walls and stabbed” sense and have a lot of complex systems and organs that don’t deal well with something comparatively minor to a ghost like “foreign object got lodged in the physical manifestation again”, but- they’re also really good at self-stabilizing/mantaining themselves as long as the conditions they need to do that are met (blood’s in the places it should be and ONLY in the places it should be, there’s air to breathe and the body has enough water and nutrients to keep stuff running while they pass out for a while), and like- unlike ghosts human bodies don’t run the risk of dissipating/destabilizing when they run out of energy, like. Say what you will about them being easier to injure compared to beings without organs, but sometimes the stability of the material form is a good thing- we’ve seen ghosts like Desiree dissipate after getting beat up hard enough, and while this may be nonlethal to full ghosts/she was able to come back together/presumably just reformed back in the Ghost Zone, we don’t know if that holds true for halfas too

So, maybe you do have situations where it’s more beneficial (at least to the subconscious “body’s in danger where do we put the mucus” side of the brain) to revert to being human to help keep the ghost side stable, some situations being easier without having to worry about constantly mantaining a solid form/not having ghostly energy to draw from to hold things together bc the Human Body’s Pretty Good At Handling That On Its Own, Thanks- meanwhile, there’s other times when he’ll get stuck as a ghost because it’s much easier to patch up injuries when you don’t have to worry about stuff like organs or breathing/the downsides of a human body having so many moving parts on top of it (unfortunately the Survival (Unsurvival?) Instinct part of him doesn’t get long-term stuff like “the ghost we were fighting/the ghosthunters chasing us are still here and we’re about to get shot“ very well, but like. You know, it’s trying-

And then, of course, you also get the theoretical opposite situation: Danny in human form involuntarily/unconsciously going ghost as a panic response/in response to injury, which in itself presents a LOT of fun potential situations- him thinking an injury killed him bc he’s switched to + is stuck in ghost form, him having to hold the transformation back when he’s in full panic mode, even just stuff like “flight involuntarily kicking in after he falls/going intangible when he doesn’t mean to when something’s about to hit him as opposed to the times when he probably should’ve and just forgot he could do that”

Like- the show tends to present Danny’s ghost mode as a super mode where he has to put effort into mantaining and he risks going human involuntarily-

What if it worked the other way around too? What if he didn’t just have to worry about involuntarily turning into a human because his ghost side was spent, but he also has to worry about going ghost involuntarily out of panic/injury to his human half?

Overthinking, but...

In a lot of fics, when Phantom is weakened and he passes out, he turns back into Danny. This usually ends up being an identity reveal.

What if it was the other way around. Phantom is hurt and weakened. In an unconscious state why revert back to his living half that has to work to function. Breath now. Blood flowing now. Organs working now.

Staying in the mostly dead state could make sense too. Danny's now stuck as Phantom until his core recovered enough for him to put the energy into turning back into 'living' Danny. The first time his happens probably freaks him out thinking he's all the way dead.

His healing also seems to be faster as Phantom so he spends a little time stuck that way and then can change back to normal.

[jadetheblueartist]

This is just a little animation for Frida ^^

The song is “Crossing the Line” from Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure and it would be cool if I did the whole song but I’m not sure if it will happen XD I just listened to the song again for the first time in a while and it fits her soooo well for a specific part that I couldn’t not do it

[iron-galliant]

Some drawings I made of the run that got my friend to floor 20 for pebble mastery. We were originally doing an odd/even distractor set and we got scraps and goobs on an even floor, i distracted them best I could but I was the one with the clown horn and ultimately died a little over halfway to 20. The others managed to get to 20 without me but id like to think my sacrifice helped. ANYWAYS VERY PROUD OF THEM

[muzzlemouths]

Been a while since I asked anything. How do the DMD boys feel about holidays like Labor Day, Memorial Day, and the 4th of July?

Star idk how this keeps happening but I was literally in the process of answering your last ask when you sent in this one lmao

They weren't a big fan of (minor) holidays, actually! If you've ever worked retail during a holiday you know how taxing it can be, and that's with other employees there to help! Holidays in the mall meant Sun and Moon were running around from the second it opened down to the exit of the very last customer, navigating through enormous crowds there for blowout sales and managing unruly customers. It's a rough day with very little reward.

The bigger holidays were different. It was easier for them to keep a level head when the overall mood was festive, even if it was still managed chaos.

[tuptastic]

absolutely don't mind I'm enjoying this!! its helping me create new lore too haha

SHE HAS A NAME!! Her name is Poppy because the Hermits couldn't pronounce her actual name and she let them give her a nickname. She leaves little poppy flowers around the world when she visits as a parting gift that she was there. hermitcraft lore tine-ins: so the fanfiction that she was originally from/created for actually involved the Season 6 Prank War/Civil War. (which I can also make a post about sometime to give all the context, I'm fine spoiling it now considering I'm talking about the big twists lol) The base concept was that the war accidentally got a bit more serious than everyone playing around, actually had consequences on the Hermits and their relationships, and ended up with Grian and Doc utilizing Grian's time machine to go back and try and stop things. It went super wrong, and Xisuma chasing after them by their literal coding trails to bring them back is how he almost died (he literally threw them at his brother and then basically tried to fistfight the world that was actively trying to get rid of them because their code was the doubled one). Up until this point, Poppy was reserving herself to watching and keeping herself present solely to ensure the world stayed running - she did not want to interfere and alter whatever course they put themselves on because of her. But when Doc and Grian disappeared, then Xisuma, and then his brother (for like a good few hours, he came back), she got incredible concerned and went looking, which is where she found Xisuma and pulled him out before he could be destroyed and returned him home. After this happened and she revealed herself to the Hermits, she allowed herself to become involved and to allow herself to intervene on their behalf to ensure their continued survival and protection. While she will not engage for small events and will allow them to figure out most situations on her own to prevent any sort of reliance, she did involve herself with the moon's falling, working to help hold things together long enough for everyone to escape safely before she allowed herself to leave and follow them to their next world. There are some events she can prevent and intervene with, but there are also things she can't, due to higher powers or the stability of the world itself (she can't save a world that cannot hold itself together), or won't intervene with due to the belief of furthering their own independence. Poppy works hard to ensure that they all remain safe, and even though she can't/won't fix everything she still loves them so much.

Communication with Watchers varies from world to world. Some, like the Hermits, really never saw their Watcher - they had Xisuma, who existed in an odd between-state, and as such they never felt the need to try and communicate. The few times they tried, she would not answer back - Poppy had created a barrier between herself and them to protect herself and them from her own grief, and it took her a long time to allow it to come down. Before Xisuma joined the world as their Admin, he was with them near constantly and had direct communication with them. Other worlds are extremely connected to their Watcher(s), and they are deeply involved in the going-ons of the world, while others are extremely distant and are never seen, taking the idea of "watching" literally.

There are bad Watchers, and ones who do their job poorly. Some see themselves as above their players, and will take things out on them and lash out at them. Because of how many worlds there are, it can be hard to keep checks and balances on one another, and unfortunately things slip through the cracks. It's also not unheard of for Watchers who have lost their world due to their own negligence or who have went rogue from their assignments to target other worlds, either to create havoc or to attempt to take them for themselves. It's not super common, as it isn't advised to try and create conflict with a Watcher actively guarding a world (think mother bear and their cubs), but some still try. I've tossed around the idea of this happening with Hermitcraft, solely because I want Poppy, Xisuma, and Ex to fight together and show off that yes, they are a terrifying force to be reckoned with together.

Worlds with more than one player are *supposed* to have a Watcher, but there are some without due to things slipping through the cracks. Watchers don't have a workers division, they kind of just go where they're told by whoever tells them to. (Debating tying this into some of the End religion from my Minecraft universe headcanons but not entirely sure yet, the goddess there controls time and what is seen as the "in betweens" of life and death so it would make sense for her to have the oversights and the supervision but. Not sure yet.). Also haven't figured out what's the allowed/not allowed/etc. There's the unspoken rule of keeping your nose out of other worlds and their business, as well as the more enforced rule of "you need to let the players do their thing, you can't just give them everything", but I'm open to ideas as well!

Personified End Poem is exactly the vibes I wanted!!! I love the angst from Watchers, but I feel like this can create not only a softer, gentler story but also a different brand of angst. It's not as explicit as "the overseers are aggressive and bad", but there's something really sad to me about the concept of an immortal being who will almost always outlive their players, who will never get to experience what its like to be among their players as one of them without giving up everything and separating themselves entirely from their life before, of holding your worlds together with every scrap you have left within you and knowing that one day it may not be enough. Xisuma and Poppy themselves hurt more than a little bit to me, in that to help those he loved on the level they needed Xisuma had to leave behind the only person who he has ever known to this point, knowing he can never return - the closest he can get is a broken binary form (which I have designed and I am hoping to draw for real soon!!) that can't survive in the world she exists in. idk i just,,, i love them and i love the idea of poppy and the hermits and them basically being her little ducklings. those are HER players and she WILL protect them, don't even TRY and come close to them

oughhh i want to talk about all my old hermitcraft stuff from when I was in high school so badly, I used to have a fanfiction I was writing that I gave up on to rewrite that I've still been working on ideas for and making headcanons for for like...4 years now and it makes me go feral

anyways anyways hermitcraft fandom we go wild over watcher stuff I Know I'm One of them but like...the concept that they're not evil and just do their job and hang out and like their players?? makes my heart happy. very big very tall creatures who are not human but not exactly space either who absolutely love these little dorks they've been asked to keep an eye on. they're not all good but like. most of them are decent. xisuma is the younger of a set (i still haven't named her, i want it to be something either really elegant or something super silly and cute from the Hermits naming her), he's practically the son of the older of the pair, and they're a phenomenal set. but when they're assigned to hermitcraft everything changes.

he spends a lot of his time on the ground with the players, and he finds himself just absolutely falling in love with them and his time with them, and when they find themselves in need of an admin and a leader he makes the difficult choice and gives up his life Watching and becomes one of them - an incredibly difficult process that he wasn't even sure he would survive due to what he had to do to adapt. (It was in this process that his twin forms and its great they're great they're jerks to each other and it works for them).

I have an old adaptation from an SMP of an admin form that I'm utilizing here that he forced himself into - he couldn't become a player but he couldn't live among them in his current form, so he found a middle ground. It isnt stable, it's joints are made of fluctuating code and it doesn't like the overworld anymore than his first form liked to fit in it, but it's the closest he'll get - besides, because the admin form is a blank slate, he can create his own appearance overtop of it.

but to do this he gave up his life with the person who he'd spent his eternity with, and who he knew he would likely never truly see again. and all the love in the world he has for his expanding players and his worlds could never replace the empty place he has for the person who taught him how to love to begin with.

(she saves his life later on when he tries to be a silly self sacrificing little goof and everyone cries but he doesn't know that xoxo)

anyways I just needed to get this out of my brain I may do this for the old fanfiction as well, it was related to the s6 civil war and time travel and stuff and I kinda miss it but God idk if I'll ever actually get to write it now with adult stuff. it was originally grian centric but it definitely is now xisuma centric he's my little dude.

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What a good episode. Maaaaaan