#verse: little cub

[rcseteaparty]

Jon and Evie tag dump!

[quccninchains]

{☾} King Joffrey was ghastly and Prince Tommen was very...soft spoken. Of the family she recently married into, Princess Myrcella was her favorite--excluding her husband, of course. She was sweet and kind--in truth, Alicent often wondered how it was possible for Queen Cersei to have birthed someone so completely different from her.

Walking arm in arm with her niece in the warmth of the gardens, Alicent closed her eyes against the sun's gentle rays. She's awash in the scent of fresh honeysuckle and roses, and each delicate breeze is a balm to her nerves. Marriage suited her--much more than the pale shadow of herself she had been in the weeks preceding her wedding. No longer a ghostly, but radiating shy joy--skin no longer pallid, but blooming with color. Roses and milk.

She was steadily finding herself rather enamored with her husband, and though she had been mocked (frequently by the Queen Mother and the King) and teased behind fans and hands by the other courtiers--she was blissfully happy.

If not displeased by the way her husband was treated, despite his many sacrifices made for his family.

Alicent turned to her niece and smiled, giving her arm a gentle squeeze as they walked. "I am glad that we can be friends, Princess," she chirps softly, crinkling her nose slightly. "I'm afraid I'll never quite fit in with your family entirely. Your brother and mother seem hellsbent on making our lives a living nightmare," she admits.

| @mvrcellas didn't ask for this but she's getting it anyway <3

[spottedmischief]

just realized how terrifying a cheezi who completely grow up under ed actually would be

[snap-crackers]

Thunderian Culture Records

| A photo of two Cheetah cubs*; Ages (12**) and (4**), presumably cousins

| Both are dressed in traditional travelling clothes of the Ridge Cheetah. Bells are tied to their wrists and ankles to ensure that, if lost, they’d be found

* Cubs are typically raised by the coalition/travelling group

** Due to how Thunderian long lifespans are, this is a translation into the Galactic Standard Lifespan

[woso-dreamzzz]

The Kids

Alexia's Daughters

Bambi Putellas -> From Injured -> Age 3-4 -> Accident -> Future Ballerina -> False Confidence By Noah Kahan -> Lives in The Little Bambi Ballerina Verse

Pequeñita Putellas -> From Tears -> Age 3-4 -> IVF -> SPD -> Future Artist -> Fluffles the chinchilla -> ❤️ Teeny Engen-León -> Lives in The Little Artists Verse

Mija Putellas -> From Perfect -> Age 1 -> Adopted -> Future Attacking Midfielder

Mapi and Ingrid's Daughters

Bebita Engen-León -> From Difficult -> Age 1-3 -> Happy Accident -> Future Motocross & MotoGP Rider -> Counting Stars by One Republic -> Lives in The Little Hive Verse

Sunshine Engen-León -> From Heart -> Age 4 -> Adopted -> Heart Transplant -> Future Photographer -> Starshine and Moonshine the lovebirds 🐦

Cub León -> From Surgery -> Age 2-4 -> Happy Accident -> ADHD -> Future Cat Café Owner -> Garfield and León-León the cats 🐈 -> Lives in The Little Troublemakers Verse

Skatt Engen -> From Secret -> Age 0-1 -> Happy Accident -> Future Entomologist -> Lives in The Little Fauna Verse

Teeny Engen-León -> From Tattoos -> Age 2-3 -> Happy Accident -> Future Artist -> Mr Pina the hedgehog 🦔 -> ❤️ Pequeñita Putellas -> Lives in The Little Artists Verse

Ingrid's Sister

Nena Engen -> From Nena -> Age 4 -> Natural -> Future Defender (Centreback) -> Lives in The Little Sisters Verse

Frido's Sister

Älskling Rolfö -> From Kidnapped -> Age 0-1 -> Adopted -> Future Detective -> Lives in The Little Troublemakers Verse

Katrina and Clara's Daughter

Bubs Gorry -> From Grouchy -> Age 0-1 -> IVF -> Future Film Director -> ❤️ Angel Catley -> Orpheus by Vincent Lima -> Lives in The Little Tillies Verse

Sam and Kristie's Daughter

Chook Mewis-Kerr -> From Torn -> Age 5 -> IVF -> Epilepsy -> Future Palaeontologist, PhD -> Lives in The Little Troublemakers Verse

Ellie and Daan's Daughter

Pipsqueak Van De Donk -> From Breakfast -> Age 8 -> IVF -> Future Gymnast -> Lives in The Little Tillies Verse

Mary's Sister

Rugrat Earps -> From Read -> Age 5 -> Natural -> Future English Professor, PhD -> Lives in The Little Sisters Verse

Alessia's Sister

Tesoro Russo -> From Copy -> Age 3-4 -> Natural -> Future Striker -> Lives in The Little Sisters Verse

Leah and Jordan's Daughter

Bug Williamson-Nobbs -> From Outburst -> Age 3-4 -> Adopted -> Future Striker -> ❤️ Bear Walsh-Bronze -> Lives in The Little Hive Verse

Leah's Sister

Bean Williamson -> From Playing Favourites -> Age 4 -> Natural -> Future Defender (Centreback) -> Lives in The Little Sisters Verse

Lucy and Keira's Daughters

Peanut Walsh-Bronze -> From Travel Day -> Age 4 -> IVF -> ADHD -> Future Defensive Midfielder -> Lives in The Little Besties Verse

Bear Walsh-Bronze -> From Broken -> Age 3-4 -> Adopted -> Narcoleptic -> Future Year 1 Teacher -> ❤️ Bug Williamson-Nobbs -> Lives in The Little Hive Verse

Pup Walsh-Bronze -> From Dogs -> Age 3 -> Adopted -> Future Wolf Sanctuary Worker

Katie and Rue's Daughter

Kiddo Littlejohn-McCabe -> From End of the World -> Age 3-4 -> IVF -> Anxiety -> Future Child Therapist -> Baby the cat 🐈

Beth and Viv's Daughters

Liefje Mead -> From Sharks -> Age 4 -> IVF -> Future Shark Biologist, PhD -> Carpet the shark 🦈 -> Lives in The Little Besties Verse

Munchkin Meadema -> From Video -> Age 1 -> Adopted -> Future Doctor -> Lives in The Little Medics Verse

Pernille and Magda's Daughter

Princesse -> From Big Adventures -> Age 0-Adult -> IVF -> Anxiety -> Future Goalkeeper -> Prins the dog 🐕, Reina the cat 🐈, Kung the bunny 🐇 -> ❤️ Natalia Guijarro (OC) -> Long Live (Taylor's Version) By Taylor Swift -> Lives in The Big Adventures Universe

[korasonata]

Was bored and also procrastinating other things, so have a ranked list of Hermits based on whether I think they can cook or not for funsies. Vibes only.

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Beef: The expert. Is well versed in almost all manners of cooking, and is an extremely skilled chef, particularly with regards to meat dishes, and is a particularly skilled butcher.

TFC: Also up there with Beef, but TFC is also a master of rare ingredients. He’s good at foraging, and he uses ingredients in his cooking that aren’t typically used in just every day life. His techniques may seem a bit primitive, but they are highly effective and his style of cooking might be called simple food made complicated.

Stress: Also a very good cook who puts a lot of emphasis on nutrition. She makes meal plans and prepares a lot of her food at the beginning of the week, and her cooking always makes sure to include a balanced diet. She enjoys cooking and likes to have fun with it. Makes a killer roast chicken.

Impulse: Is surprisingly good at home style cooking. He doesn’t make anything fancy or anything, and his presentation is always a little sloppy, but his food at least tastes good.

Cub: Doesn’t cook much, but when he does he is actually secretly a very good chef. He cooks for himself a lot, but it’s only once in a blue moon that someone else gets to eat his food.

Wels: Is a decent chef, but is incapable of cooking for a single person. He makes way too much food every time and is incapable of portioning, and as such he is the direct inverse of Cub, and he never cooks for himself if he’s alone. Is also very good at desserts.

Ren: Has a bottomless pit of a stomach. Has a big appetite and loves all food and really enjoys big dinner feasts. Is also good with cooking meat specifically. He has a special smoking method that is a real crowd pleaser. Is also good with basic rice bowls and his cooking tastes very homely.

Gem: Is good at treating fish specifically. Also anything involving wild game. Like TFC she is very good at foraging and using ingredients found in the forest. Her cooking is a bit unrefined, but has a very light, refreshing sort of feel to it.

Cleo: An average cook, but is very good at a few specific dishes. (As a side note I’ve actually tried one of Cleo’s recipes that she talked about on stream and it is literally the greatest thing ever, I made it once and people request it all the time)

Joe: Is good at making drinks specifically. He makes a mean margarita and is good at making mixed drinks and cocktails, but otherwise is an average chef with regards to food. Makes very good nachos though.

Doc: Like Cleo, Doc is good at making a few very specific dishes. He makes several German specialties and is also very good at treating vegetables, but outside of these specialties he is rubbish.

Bdubs: Stereotypical grill dad. At least he thinks so. His seasonings consist almost exclusively of basic spices. Meat is the only thing he cooks, but otherwise possesses no real flare for cooking. Despite this, he thinks very highly of his skills, and the food he puts out isn’t bad really, so the Hermits still let him cook every once in a while.

Scar: Scar always tries his absolute best, and his cooking swings wildly from perfection to the most disgusting thing you’ve ever eaten in your life. There is no in between. It’s 50/50 what you’re going to get, but he has fun either way.

Jevin: makes a mean Mac and cheese, but outside of this, he is a very basic cook. He makes himself sandwiches and grilled cheese and maybe some pasta, but otherwise doesn’t cook much else.

Hypno: Ok. He can kill something and cook it, but he’s not the best butcher and his food is just kind of thrown together. There’s no real theme to any plate he puts out. He’s half decent with seasonings and spices though.

XB: Can make fried rice and that’s about it.

Keralis: Can copy other people’s dishes when given instructions, but when left alone has no idea what he’s doing.

False: Doesn’t really cook much. She probably could, but most of the time she’s after something quick and easy. Whenever she gets hungry she just grabs an apple from the bowl or eats whatever leftovers are in the fridge cold.

Etho: Lives almost exclusively off of instant ramen.

Zedaph: treats the kitchen like a chemistry lab and anyone eating is a test subject. He’s not allowed in the kitchen very often.

Xisuma: This man could burn juice. I don’t know how, but he’d do it. He is a sopping wet cat in the kitchen. He’s the type that tries to cook but fails so miserably that every time he just ends up making a bowl of cereal for himself instead.

Grian and Pearl: have cooking battles competing over who can make the most disgusting dish. Grian is like the little toddler that always wants to help but is so bad that no one will let him. He’s also always the one standing over your shoulder and sneaking bites of things when you turn your back. Pearl can’t cook herself, but she has good knife skills so she is often allowed to help out with the prep work.

Mumbo: Will eat anything and everything you throw in front of him. He does not care. He also does not cook at all. When left to fend for himself he demolishes the kitchen by eating every raw ingredient in the pantry. This man would eat a sack of flour if you let him.

Tango: This man does not eat unless you make him. You have to physically drag him to the table to get any kind of nourishment, but he is always very appreciative of other peoples cooking.

Iskall: Orders takeout exclusively.

[kit-williams]

Can you imagine yandere Perturabo and yandere Lion?

Yes I can! Trying my best to not let my Perty Bias get the better of me!

Yandere Perturabo might do better with a darling... might be able to stop that man from death spiraling via negative thoughts but that's a big might. Oh he's very particular about his darling (just as equally as Konrad might be now that I think about it) but the poor darling who takes a look at something he made and has that meme moment of "shut up I'm experiencing child like wonder" it then becomes priority number one to grab you. Which really shouldn't be hard... doesn't even have to get his sons to help depending on their station a simple order too but Perturabo is also mischievous (hasn't been in awhile but there are traces of his mischievous personality that he once had before he became really bitter) I can see him also just being some sort of secret admirer if he doesn't feel the need to snatch them up right away. To watch the smile blossom on their face whenever they get a gift or spying them showing it off with glee. He might start leaving hints on who the sudden admirer is... he rather you walk into the pretty little enclosure he's made verses having to throw you in... after all you wear those pretty delicately made iron bangles so nicely he'd hate to have to leash you up to make you stay.

Yandere Lion is as I have always said about him... he is a beast in the shape of a man where Russ is a man in the shape of a beast. Lion would see something or rather in this case someone who tickles something on the inside of him and he would feel that want. What people think he should have verses what he wants are very different... he doesn't want a wilting little thing under him... he wants his pretty little feline under him to also hiss and bite back as he mates... and breeds. Perhaps he figures a one and done might get it out of his system... scratch that itch verses letting it fester and become annoying. Oh but he'll find out you're like catnip and he can't keep you away... no one is telling him that he cannot bite... he cannot mark... no one but himself but those moans under him just only encourage it. Oh yes if he does go for trying you out to get the desire out of his system he will quickly find out that is rather impossible and you just have to accept your fate... Oh yes I still see this applying for both a young 30k Lion as well as a 40k Lion, who feels even less inclined to play the courtly games. But yes... don't worry too much about what's going on and where you're going let him just let you feel good and just worry about bearing him cubs.

(I really couldn't resist with the cat puns) ((I'm so sorry))

@bispecsual @egrets-not-regrets @moodymisty @bleedingichorhearts @liar-anubiass-blog @thevoidscreams @barn-anon

[drconstellation]

The Golden Lions of Heaven

S2 has several prominent lion symbols in it, and at first watch they don’t appear to have anything to do with the main story line. But there are lions in both seasons, and they are all connected.

Lions are intrinsically linked with royalty, and are often called King of the Beasts or King of the Jungle. They also symbolize courage, nobility and strength.

Whenever lions appear in GO they are always coloured gold, which is associated with Heaven. Nearly all the angels have some bit of gold on them somewhere - unless they have just discorporated.

In Christian iconography Jesus is represented as a lion upon his return. When he was crucified he was a sacrificial lamb, but the Second Coming is a time when he returns to reign again. As a descendant of the royal house of David, it therefore seems quite logical to assign this symbol to the king of kings.

There is also this paragraph from the Medieval Bestiary:

“In Christian allegory, the three main natures of the lion each have a meaning. The lion erasing its tracks with its tail represents the way Jesus concealed his divinity, only revealing himself to his followers. The lion sleeping with its eyes open represents Jesus, physically dead after crucifixion, but still spiritually alive in his divine nature. The lion roaring over his dead cubs to bring them to life represents how God the father woke Jesus after three days in his tomb.”

There is also an often misquoted line “when the lion shall lie down with the lamb,” but it’s not that at all. The full verse is:

“The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.” [Isiah 11:6]

It is referring to a time of peace that should come once Jesus returns. Somehow I don't think we are going to get that in S3.

The Two Lions in the Dirty Donkey

There are two large golden lions sitting on the ends of the bar in the Dirty Donkey. Because one of the underlying themes in S2 is about the Second Coming, even if its not obvious until the end, its fairly easy then to interpret these two as being connected to this event. The Dirty Donkey itself can be seen in several ways: a simple donkey that needs a wash, or a black horse. Both are relevant to referencing Jesus. In the former, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem the first time to signify he came in peace, but the second time he arrives will be like on the back of the black horse of a conqueror come to rule. One lion for each occurrence.

The Lion under the lamp in Jimbriel’s room

While there is some argument for Jim’s character in S2 re-creating parts of the life of Jesus from two thousand years ago, such as the cleansing of the temple and facing temptation from demons. I think we shouldn’t also forget that this is also Gabriel the Herald, and he was doing some ominous heralding of doom at various points in S2 that in hindsight we can see were warning us about the Second Coming. So this lion at the base of the lamp Jimbriel is playing with has to alert us to Jimbriel’s connection with Jesus. (I will probably revisit and add/rewrite this one in the future, I think there is a bit more to it)

The Lion Rampant on Aziraphale’s Ring

At the end of S2 we learn that Aziraphale has been manipulated into going back to Heaven to run the Second Coming by the Metatron. In hindsight, its hard to see how he wouldn't be involved, somehow. What is surprising, however, is that this expert in prophecy didn't see it coming - but then he didn't expect to see Jimbriel arriving either!

Usually the first thing we notice about Aziraphale's ring is the stylized lion rampant on the shield. We know it's definitely a lion because it upright - if it was down on all four paws it would be referred to as a leopard. The upright tail tells us its on guard.

There are more elements to the ring that also add to the story here, it's a much more complex ring than Michael's. The crown on the top is a symbol of victory and sovereignty, and also a connection to God, who considered the "King of all." On either side of the shield are two stylized sprigs of laurel, reinforcing a picture of triumph and fame.

Then there are a fringe of feathers, banded in sharp triangular spikes. Feathers signify willing obedience and serenity of mind in heraldry, so I would tend to lean towards the former. The triangles represent celestial rays, so they reinforce his obedience to the will of Heaven.

You might think, "well this makes sense, Aziraphale is a Principality, he's a protector, that's why there is a lion," but I think it more complicated than that. It tells us something about both the past and the future at the same time. The purpose of the rings remain a mystery to us at the moment, in that we don't know why some angels have them and others don't, or if they have any function. Aziraphale has a tendency to touch his when he is feeling troubled or worried (its easy to miss if you aren't paying attention,) so perhaps it helps to strengthen his connection to Heaven somehow, or is a reminder of his duties.

There is another connection Aziraphale has to a lion, and that is through his past status as a cherubim in the Job minisode in S2E2.

As pointed out in this post, the pattern is stylized to represent the four wings that Cherubim are said to have, with a pearl in the center for an eye. These Cherubim also have four faces: an ox, an eagle, a lion and a man. Well, we sort of get all of those with Aziraphale at some point in the wider story. And the angel set at the eastern gate of Eden with the flaming sword was supposed to be a Cherubim, too. Yes, Aziraphale changed rank from Cherubim to Principality, we just don't technically know whether it was a step up or down...

The Honolulu Roast Lion

There is a lion you don’t see in S2 – the lion logo for the Honolulu roast coffee, mentioned briefly on a blackboard in the background of a shot inside the coffee shop.

The islands of Hawaii were a kingdom up until 1893, when a commercial coup took them over and allowed them to be annexed by the US. You can read more about it here. While the op in that post relates it the Eldritch Ball in S2E5, it still connects a lion to royalty.

The lion at the beginning of S1E1

Right at the beginning we have a lion as well – a real live lion! After Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden they meet a big lion out on the dunes. As Aziraphale and Crowley watch and talk atop the walls of the Garden, Adam confronts the lion with the flaming sword Aziraphale gave him and eventually kills the lion before he walks away with Eve.

What are we to think of this? I've see one op suggest that it was Aziraphale "throwing them to the lions" as his first act. To me it seems more like Adam has just slain God instead to gain their freedom.

The Lions on Crowley’s “throne”

There are two lion heads on the arm rest of Crowley’s “throne” (I don’t know what else to call it, really) in his Mayfair flat in S1. If I understand correctly, this should first be viewed as a homage to the US show Supernatural, as this chair is the exact copy of the one the demon Crowley in that show sits in, only his one is black. But if I’m to look at it in terms of GO symbology, my brain keeps going [error 503: Server cannot process the request due to a system overload; should be a temporary condition...] because I can’t quite believe what its telling me. And I should, because I’m the one running around touting a list that is now 22 items long for why Crowley was once a very powerful archangel and written a batshit-crazy meta on King Arthur themes presenting in GO. So I’ll just present my quandary this way: There are lions, they are golden, of course, so they are connected to Heaven, and a symbol of royalty – but they are being used by a demon in a residence paid for by Hell…(too.much.gold...! what were they thinking?)

Further reading: The Golden Lion by Cobragardens

[anonymousreader4d7]

Hermit-a-day Day 13: Cub!

It's Day 13, and here's a Cubfan!

Cub is a Vex Hybrid made via a Vex Deal (who later got infected by Skulk!) As always, see RMAU-Verse for details

I'm really pleased with this design - he feels fun, and a little wacky, which tend to be the vibes I get from Cub, as an non-Cub-watcher/outside observer... I'm doubly pleased with his Vex Wings and Skulk... Antlers??? I'm calling them antlers..... And his glasses!!! I really like those too!!! ...yeah, I just like this design. :)

[quitealotofsodapop]

I can imagine in slow boiled stone egg AU Jiuweihuli is more upset with Macaque than she is with Wukong because 1) she expected him to be more professional 2) he could have injured the baby/induced a miscarriage on Wukong and 3) he's technically wedlocked Wukong

referencing my idea for Jiuweihuli/The Nine-Tailed Vixen in the LMK verses.

Oh yesss

Even though the vixen doesn't care for Wukong on a good day (he did break her kit's heart and bonked her on the head with the staff), her attitude flips immediately when she hears about the Egg.

Since she sees a lot of herself in Macaque (a creative demon flung from their place in the Heavens), she immediately goes Beast Mode on him when the news gets to her about the Stone Egg (most likely recounted by the twins). For her perspective, her understudy is inacting betrayals on Wukong that she felt many centuries ago.

*(Macaque, trying to set up for "Shadow Play" when he meets the theatre owner)* Macaque: "Wait... Madam?" Jiuweihuli: "Oh Mihou! My darling! It's so good to see you!!" *(embraces Macaque in a big mom-hug before violently whacking him with her ornamental fan)* Jiuweihuli, speaking in-between hits: "YOU! IDIOT! CUB! Have I not taught you better? You left that poor boy pregnant and alone for how long?!" Macaque, trying to hide from her wrath + also has no idea whats going on: "Eh!? So he is pregnant??" Jiuweihuli, chasing Mac around the lobby like he's a cat: "Everyone knows it!! Sun Wukong himself confirmed it when he was captured by the Spider Queen! My twins were In. The. Room!!" Macaque, trying to defuse the situation: "Jin and Yin? How are the little rascals?" The Twins, blocking off the exits: "Just as mad as our Mum!" "Yeah!" Macaque: "shit."

Jiuweihuli is super insistent that Mac makes it up to Wukong, or at the very least be present in the Egg's life. To her, Mac abandoning his former mate in this state is tantamount to throwing him to the wolves. And she def tosses in a few extra whacks for fighting Wukong while he's in this state, even if Mac didn't know at the time.

Wukong is the most confused, cus he hasn't recieved a kind word from the Vixen in the entire time he's known her. Of course once he realises that the wider demon public assume his Stone egg is of Mac's doing (which SWK figures kinda is), he torments Mac by visiting "Grandmama" at the theatre with all the baby shower stuff PIF has already planned out. Jiuweihuli literally showers the expectant monkey with gifts and supplies for the baby, and has even more she gives to Mac to pass on to Wukong and/or MK (who the vixen suspects is another secret grand-kit of hers).

Macaque secretly keeps a pair of baby shoes the vixen gave him to pass on to Wukong throughout S2 and S3. They're coloured auburn and white like the feet of a baby fox.

It's not just the possible connection to her understudy that makes Jiuweihuli soften to the Monkey King. She remembers when she had the twins; Single, very limited support system, and going through a high-risk pregnancy with the father nowhere in sight. Even when she learns that the Stone Egg was essentially "spawned" by Wukong singularily, she'd still consider herself an honourary grandparent/aunt to the infant.

Also in the au timeline, she deliberately sends the twins + the accountant cousin to follow Macaque during S3 to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. They end up catching up to the Monkie Kid gang to warn them that Mac's very soul/the safety of the Egg is on the line after the twins witness the shadow monkey being tormented by LBD.

[xxgoblin-dumplingxx]

Was thinking of poor mama bear in teddy!verse where she has a breakdown thinking she's not a good enough mum to her babies. And of course Jason always reassures her that she's the best mama bear there is

"Oh my god," you gasp, "That was today? Shit-"

"Mama," Teddy said, "It's fine I did good and-"

"Teddy bear I'm so sorry I thought I had it written down and-"

"Mama," Teddy broke in, "It's okay. Dad was there. And Grandpa. And I think Alfred almost had a stroke cheering."

"I wish I could have seen it," you tell him, smiling a little and trying to ignore the sinking feeling in your stomach.

"Dad filmed it for you," he said grinning. "I'm gonna go take a shower," he said handing the phone to Jason and scampering off.

"Jay I can't believe I-"

"It was one soccer game," Jason said fairly. "You're busy. And on the other side of the country-"

"I just feel so bad I can't believe I-"

"Mama bear," Jason soothed, "Teddy is fine. He was a little bummed out this morning but he got some ice cream. And won the game. One game. He's not gonna remember this. But he'll remember the times you were there. And if he does remember this, he'll remember how bad you wanted to be there."

"I just feel so bad-"

Jason laughed softly and picked up his daughter who was fussing at him, "That's because you're a goddamn mama bear and no one is ever gonna be able to take care of your cubs as good as you."

[jynxeddraca]

Baldur's Gate 3 Head canons

Hello hyperfixation, old friend. Here are some head canons I have about BG3. Note: I am not super versed on D&D lore, most of these are based on vibes, deeply held wants, and in one case influenced by someone's opinion about a possible goof of dates.

We all know Astarion has red eyes and is blatantly a vampire. But no one really notices in game. In game it is established that vampires have "charms" (I remember hearing it, but I can't remember who said it or if it was more in depth than that). I head canon that vampires have just a really strong passive charm that prevents people from noticing the super incredibly obvious tells that he's undead unless they already know, or are super perceptive. For his eyes: people just think his eyes are brown and any red they think they see is just "a trick of the light".

I think the events of the game take place along the span of like 4-6 months from the characters' perspectives, and the areas of interest are not nearly so close to each other as they are in the game map.

Dammon is the only person in the game who has his shit together. You cannot convince me otherwise.

Shadowheart - after the events of the game - ends up as a plant mom with Lae'zel. I will not hear to the contrary.

The owlbear cub is charmed offscreen - probably by Gale or Halsin - to look like a large dog and that's how they get away with sneaking him into Baldur's Gate which apparently have very strict laws about what animals are allowed in the city. No I have not gotten that far in the game so I have no idea if it's addressed.

The owlbear is actually named by the camp rather than going by 'the owlbear cut'. I'm thinking Thorn - because it's my head canon and I can pick those kinds of things, but also because 'Scratch' and 'Thorn' go together.

After the events of the game most everyone in the party goes back to the blighted village to rebuild and also taking Scratch and the Owlbear cub with them.

Withers doesn't physically travel with the group. When they pack up he just ups and vanishes when no one is looking, when they set up camp he appears and it low-key makes everyone a little uncomfortable.

Volo claims the bag man (D&D lore (?) he lives in the dimension the bag of holdings use and takes an adventurer near a random bag every night) is real, Gale decides that it might actually be real because "our lives are indeed that weird", Wyll tries to convince him it's not real, and Lae'zel is just deeply confused and just sharpens her sword in case.

SPOILER HEAD CANONS:

Karlach's heart is 100% fixable and she comes back from Avernus. I will not hear to the contrary.

When Karlach's heart is fixed, she teams up with Wyll and they travel across the countryside defeating monsters and saving people together and fall in love.

Since Astarion is just shy of 200 years (This one I actually have a reason why I think this) he is eligible to use the Scroll of Total Resurrection to become mortal again.

Gale finds out that he has the Ring of the Sun-Walker and gives it to Astarion so he can live in the sun again post-tadpole.

[quccninchains]

| @mvrcellas sent: ❛  i'll always be here for you, no matter what. just please don't shut me out.  ❜

{☾} Lifting her head from her chamber pot, Alicent let out a soft groan of agony. She hadn't remembered being so unwell the last four times, but this was a new level of hell. She grabbed a cloth and wiped her mouth, reaching for a glass of water. Swishing around the water in her mouth, she spit it out and put a hand to her forehead.

"It is not shutting you out to warn you to stay out of this business," Alicent murmured, voice weary. She rubbed a hand against her mouth and sighed, hand pressed into her abdomen to steady herself. "Lord Larys already suspects something is amiss--and he is not above killing to get what he wants," she warns her in a soft whisper.

"I've grown quite fond of you Lady Myrcella. The last thing I need is for you to suffer because of my sins."

[givemetherapyimawritingtravesty]

So I've taken to writing snippets apparently, but I'm counting it as a win because I haven't been writing much lately. Here for the first day of fic-o-ween and in just under the wire we have day 1! Big thanks to @noots-fic-fests for hosting and the adorable headers, as always! I'm already devouring the fics popping up on my dash, I'd been craving some more SW verse content recently.

Anyway,, without further ado, some cubs...

“It’s here!” Finn yelled as he let himself back into the warm apartment after his morning run. His cheeks were bright pink from the chill in the air and his hair was askew as he slipped off his running shoes and wandered into the kitchen for kisses before his shower.

“What’s here?” Logan asked, grumpy this early in the morning but awake and standing far too close to Leo to be polite.

“Christmas!” Finn said excitedly.

“Rouge, non. Ce n’est pas Noël…” Logan groaned, huddling closer to Leo.

Leo hugged Logan close and Leaned in to kiss Finn as he approached. “It isn’t even Halloween yet, why is Christmas here? What does that even mean?”

Finn kisses Leo before he explains his thinking, “It MEANS there’s the first frost on the ground which means snow is soon which means it’s practically Christmas!” He leans down to kiss Logan slow and sweet.

“That’s not how that works, Harz, but good try,” Leo said, passing off Logan into Finn’s arms so he could turn to the stove to start on breakfast. “Take Logan with you, he can help get you warm in the shower and I’ll have this ready by the time you two finish. Sound good?”

“Parfait?” Finn said tentatively, pronunciation a little off but his French was getting better.

“Oui, allez,” Logan grumbled, tugging Finn in the direction of their bedroom and the warm shower that would await them.

[kaythefloppa]

TLK - Brutus

“There are two kinds of pain in this world, the pain that hurts, [and] the pain that alters"

Very few people know this (myself included until earlier this year) but in the early drafts of The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, the villain of the sequel was supposed to be a rouge elephant that was given the prototype name of Brutus (because Shakespeare, I guess?) instead of Zira. He would’ve been the leader-turned second in command of his own outcasted group of animals, Kovu included, as he was the son of Scar, and plotted with the hyenas to use Kovu as a puppet king to rule the Pride Lands in Simba’s place.

As time went on, he was phased out, and in the final film, Zira and the Outsiders became the villains. Some production notes involving the elephant’s role in the story can be found here on Worthpoint (A.K.A. The fucking goldmine of TLK 2 production media).

I knew I immediately had to include this guy into my fanon, (which takes a lot of inspiration off of early drafts of the movies) bc the idea sounded pretty badass: I was already planning on having an elephant villain in my verse, but since I’m a total hack, I decided to use this semi-canon elephant villain and away I went to the writing and drawing board.

More info under the cut

With the end of Scar’s reign and the banishment of the Hyenas who had followed him came the return of Aminifu’s elephant herd. Amongst their ranks was a calf known as Butu (dull) who was the last-born before the elephants’ migration their ancestral home. The youngster hadn’t ever met Scar or his followers, but saw the kingdom’s metamorphosis from a barren wasteland to a flourished habitat.

He was incredibly curious of this new place that they would call home, and this excitement grew even more when other animal herds had followed the elephant’s migration. Being a youngster who up until that point didn’t interact with other animals, this was his calling to play. But he wasn’t always the most mindful of his endeavors, as with any kid who wasn’t properly taught to be careful when excited. Without even knowing it, he had almost inadvertently stepped on two infant lion cubs, and would have faced the gruesome sight if not for the roar of an angry lioness who swiftly took her cubs from under his hooves and slapped poor Butu on the cheek. Despite his apologies, Butu was faced with severe harassment from the lioness and a few others who stood by her side, and all in front of the watchful eyes of animals who’d been attracted by the noise. Fearing scrutiny from his herd, he refused to reveal the origin behind his injury, until the animals of the Pride Lands were called to Pride Rock for an important event; 

The same lioness was on trial for a similar attack on the king, and her family seemed to support her. Simba ordered them all out of the Pride Lands, with many animals booing and hissing at them to leave and never return. Even for a child, he felt a strange satisfaction of making fun of someone after they had hurt him, even joining in on the mockery, launching whatever childish insults he could, backed up with the rest of his angry herd. He learned a lot that day; About Scar and his hyenas, about Zira and her followers, and about who Simba was. But most of all, he learned about a little thing known as karma… and he certainly wouldn’t forget it — among many things.

Roughly a year after Aminifu’s funeral did Butu come of age to decide whether or not he would stay in his herd or live life as a rouge. Butu’s love for his herd remained strong, but he had chosen to separate himself from his herd and join a bachelor herd in another forest section of the Pride Lands. With the elephant’s maturity under the peaceful reign of Simba, life went well for him… until the day of the Crown Princess’s first hunt.

The Pride Lands were set ablaze, trapping Butu and his herd as if they were in an ambush. In all the chaos between trying to protect each other, and help other animals that were trapped in the inferno, the rouge was separated from his bachelor herd forever, and found himself engulfed in flame, seeing many feline-like figures running across the plains before blacking out.

In the aftermath, parts of his ear had been burnt off and several areas on his leg were swollen. His injuries made himself an easier target for predators, earning him even more injuries. The rest of his herd was gone, and his birth-herd was on migration as many herds were that season. For a while it looked like he was alone. Until a few days later where the King and Queen sought out survivors of the bushfire, and ensured that they’d all be treated by the Mjuzi. Seeing other animals with the same struggles as him eased his mind, and it wasn’t long until he had new faces to call friends. His empathy, sympathy, and his generosity earned him the unofficial title of the leader of their little “gang.” Things seemed to be making a slow incline upwards.

Until Kovu showed up.

News quickly spread that the savior of the Crown Princess during her botched hunt was none-other than Kovu, the hand-chosen heir to King Scar. Kovu’s integration into the Pride Lands, as per compliance with Mufasa’s law of debt repayal made several animals talk. Some guessed it was a ruse. Others believed his claims of having left Scar’s pride. Butu was curious above all else. He recognized Kovu as one of the 2 little cubs he nearly trampled on, the cubs who were carried away from the Kingdom. Now he was an adult and had saved the future queen from certain death. Both of them were survivors of the fire, so he was able to relate to them, even if they had been luckier than he was.

As Kovu’s time in the Pride Lands prolonged, Kovu interacted more and more with the subjects of the royal family, Butu included. The young lion seemed to be very sympathetic towards the survivors of the fire, always incredibly apologetic for what happened to them and for not being able to help them. His apologies were met with some understanding, it was a horrible circumstance. It wasn’t exactly his fault. It’s not like the fire was planned and that Kovu had specifically singled out only the Princess to be rescued above all else? Right?

When Simba had returned to Pride Rock, injured, and with the claims of an ambush, the kingdom went into an uproar, making sure that the backstabbing murderous Outsider was out of their home once again. But Butu and his gang weren’t satisfied with seeing him flee. They analyzed the King’s story; How Kovu supposedly lied about joining the pride, used the Princess to get close to him, and ambushed him with Zira. There was one thing missing. The fire. The fire that had threatened Kiara’s life before Kovu intervenened. Either that was a lucky variable that the rouge lion exploited… or it was planned. With how the fire came out of nowhere, it was easy to assume how it happened,

Butu, amongst his group, was none-too-pleased at this. Kovu was the source of his problems. Whether it’d be him directly or with help, hen thinking, the elephant and his crew vacated the Pride Lands, following Kovu’s trace to find him and perform vigilante justice on him. It had taken days until they found their trail doubling back home, only now, things were different. There was talks in the Pride Lands about the Outsiders, but not in the way the outcasts expected.

Kovu, the lion accused of attacking Simba, was now engaged to Princess Kiara. His sister, who was allegedly responsible for the fire that he exploited, that nearly killed him, had become leader of the new Lion Guard in Kion’s absence. This was enough for the elephant. The Outsiders had taken so much from him, were the devils in his eyes for as long as he could remember,  and yet here they were, basking in the sunlight, rewarded by the monarchy and cheered by his fellow Pride Landers. He wouldn’t stand for it. Not. One. Bit. All that mattered now was justice. Kovu had to go. Vitani and her Lion Guard had to go. All of Scar’s loyal followers had to be exterminated.

Giving up his old name, and dubbing himself Brutus in reflection of his tormented soul and his recent violent tendencies, the rouge and his gang reserved himself to the abandoned Elephant Graveyard, where no one would hurt them again. It didn’t matter that there was less food in the Graveyard, or that they had friends and family left behind. All that mattered to them now was justice. Kovu had to go. Vitani and her Lion Guard had to go. All of Scar’s loyal followers had to be exterminated. With the royal family united as one with the former exiles, they were a liability that had to be worked around carefully. But with the elephant’s brute strength, calculating mind, and a support group, he wouldn’t let anything stand in his path to level the playing field…

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Character Notes:

Brutus and Mtoto are second cousins in my headcanon (i.e. Mtoto’s mom is the first cousin to Brutus’s mom or dad). I’m considering having Brutus’s branch of the family tree being OCs since I can’t really find a way to retroactively make any of the canon elephants his parents.

Since I age the characters like humans, and because I want to clear some air with both myself, and the audience about the timeline, he is 4 years old when his herd returns to the Pride Lands, 5 years old when Zira and the Outsiders are banished and Kiara is born. He’s 8 years old when Mtoto is born. When Aminifu dies he’s 17 years old. He is 18 when he leaves the herd (likely midway through Season 1). He’s 22 during Kiara’s first hunt, going closely on his 23rd year.

Voice-Canon: Denzel Washington (Robert McCall from The Equalizer trilogy)

My fanon of the events of TLK 2 are mostly canon-compliant (..mostly, I’ll try to illustrate the details in another post). So a lot of Brutus’s original story I had to alter or nix altogether for the sake of my verse. The biggest example of the change being where Simba yells at and humiliates him for almost crushing Kiara/Shani by accident. I felt like that was too out-of-character with canon!Simba (which I’m sticking true to in my AU) so I transplanted that situational archetype onto Zira, replacing Shani/Kiara with Vitani and Kovu, to make it feel more in-character, and to give a sense of irony to the later events of his story. This, I feel, also helped to expand Brutus’s hatred of the Outsiders, and why it hits hard to him when he realized the truth about what they’ve done and where they’re at.

According to a user on Deviantart who purchased the early scripts and production notes of Simba’s Pride, Brutus’s gang consisted of two twin cape buffalos (erroneously noted as water buffalos, one or both of them being voiced by comedian Paul Rubens,) a rhinoceros and a tick bird (the latter of whom would’ve been written to be Zazu’s wife in the story), and Kovu himself. I’ve recycled that ‘gang’ and that overall concept in my fanon (mainly so that the reveal of Kovu’s betrayal can be a valid motivating factor for Brutus’ downward spiral). I’m also considering having a giraffe in the gang because more herbivore villains are awesome.

This guy more than likely won’t appear in Roar Towards the Future, but will probably appear in a separate interquel story that takes place in the Pride Lands.

The background is edited by knightmare1985

I own nothing but the art. TLK belongs to Disney. 

[quitealotofsodapop]

Pspspsps!

Hey, hey!

I don’t remember if this was canon or just fanon, but there was something about Mei and putting trackers on her friends? In the TMKATI-verse, this could be her way of dealing with her parents, to know where her family is. Some keep them on them for her sake.

But what if it those trackers also had cameras and could record sound?

And it recorded the moment Mr. Star Lord of Fire hit Li Jing with his car?

I am only saying this because it would make for Nezhas favorite video clip ever.

And him showing it to Canon!Nezha would be good too. He’d get a human world phone just to have this video with him, I think.

May or may not show it to the rest of the canon group – many reactions ensue, at least a few snickers to a cackle.

But imagine, later – Li Jing for some reason has arrived and has to tell the canon-gang something (can be anything, not important). The Eclipse twins are placed a in a hastily made nest from the scarves/capes and given a phone with a video playing as distraction, while the grown ups deal with that a-hole.

And he’s talking.

And talking.

And talking.

Man’s posturing more than saying the very important thing somebody high up in the Celestial Realm sent him to say. It’s very annoying. The 30 minute video the cubs were watching has ended already and they are now randomly jumping from video to video.

Until the algorithm manages something magical.

The next video they play, is the cucaracha car horn.

It is loud.

Loud that the gang instantly stiffen and desperately stone their expressions to not burst out a laugh.

Probably doesn’t help that the ‘huh’ sound Li Jing made was almost similar to the sound he made when hit with the car.

At least that got him to finish the message and leave.

Cackles ensue. The twins are confused but okay with the hugs baba is giving them.

Mei does in canon have trackers on the rest of the Monkie Kid gang as mentioned in "Noodles or Death", it's how they're able to find out where Pigsy and Tang are; apparently a camera is attached to Tang's glasses.

“I attached cameras to all of you guys a while back. Not so creepy now, is it?” ―Mei

The canon series doesn't really expand upon it much afterwards beyond being an easy way for the crew to find out where Tang and Pigsy went.

[In the TMKATI-verse, this could be her way of dealing with her parents, to know where her family is. Some keep them on them for her sake.]

Oh thats sad af. I love it >:)

Baby Mei def had attachment issues - her dragon parents knew she was the new Ring of Samadhi, and they didn't want to "get too attached" (especially with a warning from Ao Guang about something big going down), and after the whole "batman-ing" happens...

Cue a baby dragon with separation anxiety who screams if she isn't in the presence of at least one of her caretakers. Like she'd start crying if someone went to the bathroom without her.

Mei got better as she got older, but she always had very bad anxiety regarding her family members even as an adult. She started to worry about the ways her adoptive family could be hurt and unable to contact her. An Incident where MK got himself into some hero-nonsense as a kid and couldn't answer his phone for many hours, Mei had a straight up panic attack, worried that her little brother had gotten hurt.

The trackers/cameras came in as a compromise to Mei clinging to MK 24/7 after the incident. It really helped to put her anxiety at ease and allow for her and MK do their own things as teenagers. As someone who grew up with anxiety, its kinda hard to learn to just "go do stuff" on your own.

Pigsy thinks the cameras/trackers are a bit creepy, but Macaque and Wukong are like; "How is it any different from us using our powers to keep tabs on you guys?" Pigsy in turn argues that the monkeys don't have a chance of catching him in the bathroom ("I use Gold Vision all the time during work to see if you're in the can or not."). Eventually the arguments peter off until the adults just agree to keep the trackers on their phones/personal effects.

MK in turn is very meticulous on keeping himself findable for Mei.

MK: *is being kidnapped by Villains of the Week* MK: "I wanna warn you guys, I swallowed an air tag." VOWs: *shared looks of confusion*

And ofc due to at least one family member at a time having a camera on them, especially during missions...

[And it recorded the moment Mr. Star Lord of Fire hit Li Jing with his car?]

Post referencing; Li Jing getting hit by SWK's Lawyer's car XD

XD

You know the kids are watching that on loop, adding sound and video effects until it's like an old youtube poop. Nezha has the video saved in multiple dimensions for a laugh.

[The Eclipse twins are placed a in a hastily made nest from the scarves/capes and given a phone with a video playing as distraction, while the grown ups deal with that a-hole.]

Oh gosh the imagery of two pairs of little glowing eyes peaking out from a scarf/blanket nest is soo cute. Probably the default way the monkey parents know how to keep cubs occupied. X3

I love the idea of the Eclipse twins accidentally startling/embarassing a whole god with the sound of La Cucaracha. You know the Celestial Realm would never let Li Jing live it down, no matter the universe XD