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toughxstcook · 2 years ago
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starter status: closed
featuring: colette & megara (@faiirytalcs)
location: pour unfortunate soul
it had been a long day in gusteau's restaurant's kitchen, but then, so was every day. cooking was not a job for the faint of heart- in a professional setting, it meant sharp knives slicing and dicing every which way, tempers flaring every other minute, and a flurry of feet dashing around a hot, crowded space. but colette was not faint of heart- hers was a heart of pure steel, and she could handle whatever curve balls the culinary world threw at her.
at least, she could if she was able to retire at the end of the day to a casual bar for something smooth and strong. pour unfortunate soul was a decent enough place for her- not too fancy or expensive, and just seedy enough for her tastes. colette loved fine food and wine, but she didn't always care for a posh setting.
she wasn't, however, quite in the mood for wine tonight. she'd need something that would really help her get ready for the weekend rush. she couldn't find a menu, so she quickly asked the woman seated next to her at the bar, without so much as an introduction, "what kind of drink do you get here when you want to forget the day you just had?"
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ch1-kasak0 · 8 months ago
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Guys imagine if when Meg tried to go against her contract when she signed it the demon had cup kill her like when herc killed meg in Greek mythology⁉️⁉️
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theatrangel · 7 months ago
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@damselnstress says 'let me guess, you thought a true love's kiss would help you.' em the mist.
"Eu deveria ter pensado outra coisa?" Um leve bico de frustração apareceu em seus lábios, os dedos batucando no copo de vidro em sua mão. "Tudo que li e ouvi se resume a isso. Até mesmo escrevi histórias onde a solução dos problemas era essa." Era um pouco frustrante pensar que todas as outras histórias eram resolvidas assim, menos a sua. Se virou na direção do bartender, sinalizando para que ele enchesse seu copo outra vez antes de se virar em direção a outra. "Bom, vamos falar sobre outro assunto. Acredito que não é o melhor momento para entrar em detalhes sobre essa parte da minha história." Christine demorou alguns segundos para processar que a estranha a sua frente tinha, na verdade, adivinhado seu pensamento e parte do que quase contara: sua última noite no teatro a muitos anos atrás. Como se já tivesse lhe contado aquilo antes... "Espere... eu- como você sabe disso? Sobre o que eu pensei."
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phoward89 · 9 months ago
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Based on this ask
Young President!Coriolanus Snow x First Lady Wife!Reader
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It's no secret that your marriage to your husband, President Coriolanus Snow, is an arranged one. Your father, Colonel Javani Halvir, just happened to be bestfriends with his father, General Crassus Snow, so of course the families had drafted up a marriage contract for the two of you. A contract that was made when you were still little kids.
Of course, when you came of age you got married. The engagement was actually a long one, considering Coriolanus wanted to wait until he graduated the University to get married. You didn't mind tho since it meant you were able to get to know him better due to the longer courtship.
Despite his cold and stoic demeanor, Coriolanus was a really nice man to you. And as time went by he became more and more enchanted with you- well, despite claiming to never love again he truly did fall madly and obsessively in love with you. He always made sure to show you his love and devotion too, whether that be by showering you with gifts or kisses. Whether that be by making sweet love to you or passionately fucking your brains out. But, Coriolanus Snow always made sure that you knew how much you meant to him. Both before and after you said ‘I do’.
But a lot of your so-called ‘friends’, the socialites and wives of other political elites and friends of your husband, would often make little remarks about how awful it must be being married to President Snow since he's such a cold, stoic, hard, hateful, ruthless man. Despite these women being afraid of your husband, they still talked shit about him. And in places they knew you'd overhear too, like in the lady's room at galas, balls, tea parties, etc.
And this afternoon you came home from a charity luncheon for Doctor's Saving Districts very distraught. When your personal maid took a seat next to you on the sofa in your sitting room and asked, “First Lady Y/N, what's the matter? Wasn't the charity luncheon nice?”, you burst into hysterical tears.
“Oh, Beatrice, it was horrible. Completely horrible.” You cry, causing your personal maid to just give you a questioning look. “My friends were gossiping about me and my husband in the bathroom; they said such horrible things.”
“What did they say, First Lady Y/N?” Bianca, your personal maid and friend in the Presidential Palace, asked while wrapping her arms around you, pulling you into a hug.
“That it must be horrible being married to the president since he's such a cold, stern, stoic man.” You told your maid the exact words you heard Livia Heavensbee nee Cardew tell your friend Megara in the ladies room this afternoon.
Before Bianca could say any words of sympathy to you, you begin to break down and cry. “They assume he's a cold and hateful husband when he's not. And they think I'm miserable when I'm happy with him.”
Unknown to you, Coriolanus has finished his meeting earlier than expected and decided to pay you a visit in the living quarters of the Presidential Palace to inquire about the charity luncheon you attended today. Your husband was very proud of you for being such an avid philanthropist. Your kind heart and sunshine disposition made your inner beauty rival that of your putter beauty; it made the president love you even more than he thought possible.
So, when Coriolanus walks into the sitting room only to be met with the sight of your crying, crumpled form being held by your personal maid and friend, he's very concerned. But when he hears your sob ridden voice hiccup, “My friends assume that Coryo doesn't love me because of his proper and stern disposition he displays in public and it hurts. But what hurts more is that they assume I'm miserable in a loveless marriage, Bianca.”
Hearing you say that breaks President Snow’s heart and pisses him off too. How dare the high society women of Capitol City, Panem pretend to be your friends only to gossip behind your back; say blatant lies about your relationship? Who do those useless socialite whores think they are? Making his wife cry? Slandering his personality and his love for you?
Those Capitolite bitches need to pay and he knows just the perfect way to make them do that. Oh yes, he's going to make them pea green with envy at the next gala (which is at the end of the week for the Doctors Saving Districts charity) by being the perfect doting husband to you.
“Those women are just jealous fools, First Lady Y/N. It's clear as day to the entire palace staff that President Coriolanus loves you very much; in fact, those women must be wearing blinders if they can't see how much you mean to your husband.” Bianca tells you in a very supportive and friendly tone.
“I doubt it. My husband's not one for PDA, so there's no true way for my friends to see that he’s not a hateful, cold hearted bastard.” You sniffle, pulling away from your maid and wiping your eyes.
How dare those women call him a hateful, cold hearted bastard towards his wife? Well, he just happens to know that despite being sweethearts with Persephone, Festus is currently cheating on her with not one, but two mistresses. And your friend Megara, well he has it on good authority that her husband, who's a lobbyist for a politician that opposes the president, is having an affair with his driver.
Hmm, these women think that their husbands love them so much because they hang on them in public, but that's far from the truth. Their husbands are putting on a show, an elaborate act, for everyone.
It's an act that Coriolanus never felt the need to put on because he's faithful to you, loves you with his entire being, and doesn't feel the need to ‘prove’ his devotion to you. But now he needs to be a better husband in public than the men your ‘friends’ are married to.
Coriolanus is determined to show you off at the gala in a few days. Make you feel like the most loved and adored woman in all of Panem.
The president decides to back out of the room and let you cry with Bianca, your trusted maid and friend, in privacy. He’ll come back later when he knows your tears are dried and your makeup’s fixed to ask about your charity luncheon. Coriolanus doesn't want to embarrass you by letting you know that he overheard your tearful breakdown about your relationship being labeled a cold loveless one.
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When Saturday night rolled around your husband, President Snow, took you to the charity gala for Doctors Saving Districts. You two looked like the epitome of a regal couple- him with his dark burgundy suit and crisp white shirt, complete with ruby cufflinks, and you in your white strappy ball gown with dangling ruby and diamond earrings, ruby and diamond choker, and ruby and diamond tennis bracelet. His platinum blonde hair was slicked back in its signature pompadour while yours was pinned in an elegant half-updo. And to top it all off, you wore matching white roses. His white rose was on his lapel while your white roses were tucked into your half updo- making your silky hair pop beautifully.
All of the men secretly wish that you’re hanging on their arms instead of on your husband's. The men envied Coriolanus for being your husband. One would think men would covet his presidential position, but that wasn't the case.
No...
In fact, you're the most beautiful lady in the Capitol according to the murmurs amongst the elite and wealthy men. Hell, if you'd give them a second look they'd drop their wives faster than a hot potato. But that'll never happen because you only have eyes for your husband, President Coriolanus Snow.
And the cold, stoic, stern, ruthless Mister President only has eyes for you as well. And because of that, he's not letting you leave his side tonight. President Coriolanus Snow is going to show you off; dote on you so much that the socialites of the Capitol will be astonished, envious, and will never utter a slanderous lie against him as your husband ever again.
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“There's Hilarious and Livia Heavensbee.” Coriolanus subtly pointed out the miserable looking couple as they bickered by the punch bowl. “Shall we go over and say hello, darling?”
After overhearing Livia and Megara’s hurtful gossip about your husband being unloving to you the other day, well, you didn't want to be around her. But your husband's the president and he's old classmates with the Heavensbees, so you understand why he suggested approaching them to strike up polite conversation. Coriolanus had to portray himself as a polite and charming creature to ensure that he kept his top political position.
Although only Capitol citizens are eligible to vote, a vote for presidential terms is held every handful of years. So, your husband has to play nice with the other Capitolite elite.
And you?
Well…
You need to be the epitome of a perfect wife and a perfect First Lady. Which, unknown to you, Coriolanus feels that you've far exceeded his expectations for you in that department.
“Yes, let's say hello to them.” You nod, a thin smile on your face, as an Avox comes over holding a tray full of champagne.
Coriolanus grabs two flutes of champagne, one for each of you, and dismisses the Avox. Handing you your drink, he takes a sip of his. Once your fingers are daintily wrapped around the champagne flute, your husband's large hand rests on the small of your back as he guides you over to Hilarious and Livia Heavensbee.
“Hilarious,” Coriolanus greets his former Academy acquaintance with a nod. Turning to Livia, who he's always hated, but hates ten fold now because of how she made you cry, your husband puts on a fake smile and greets her, “Livia, I believe you attended the charity luncheon with my wife, Y/N, this past Wednesday.”
Livia Heavensbee nee Cardew looked every inch a fine socialite in her black evening gown and black sheer gloves, but she couldn't hold a candle to you. In fact, her husband's sneaking glances at you while President Snow caresses your back as you're tucked into his side, sipping on champagne.
Mrs. Heavensbee is a bit surprised by your husband's hand stroking up and down your spine. She's also shocked that you're tucked into the president’s side; looking every bit like a woman being doted on by a loving husband.
It can't be so, can it? Coriolanus is a cold, hard, unfeeling, stern, ruthless man. How can he be a doting husband to you? It doesn't make sense to Livia.
No sense to her at all.
“Yes, we attended the charity luncheon together.” Livia confirms, all the while her eyes are glued to the way President Coriolanus Snow’s hand comes to rest on your hip- thumb pressing circles into the white fabric of your dress's bodice.
Not letting the Heavensbees get a word in, Coriolanus brags about your kind disposition. “My darling rose is quite the philanthropist. She heads so many charities and I couldn't be prouder of her for it.” Coriolanus bends down slightly, since he towers over you, and pecks you on the cheek. “Y/N is the perfect epitome of a true First Lady.” Turning to you, he asks in the loving baritone he reserves only for you, “Aren't you, baby?”
“Coryo, you flatter me more than I deserve.” You humbly counter. “I’m not that perfect.”
“See, not a vain bone in my wife's body to even take credit for all the work she does; for being the perfect embodiment of what a Capitolite lady should strive to be.” Coriolanus proudly told Hilarious and Livia while moving his hand up to caress your shoulder. Turning to Hilarious, he asks, “How's business been, old friend?”
“Business is business, as usual.” Hilarious flatly replied, earning him a nod from President Snow.
“Well, as much as I'd like to stick around and discuss your business, I must take my wife to greet some other friends.” The regal president tells the inferior couple, who don't even have matching outfits on, before dragging you away.
Livia’s livid as she sees your husband's hand slide down to pinch your ass while the two of you head towards where your friend Megara's at. Never did Livia think that President Coriolanus Snow could be so doting on you. Why won't her husband caress her or goose her in public? It's not fair!
But, in Hilarious’ defense, he didn't love the dirty blonde shrew. He got stuck with her via an arranged marriage. The ancestor of the founding father of Panem and the heiress of the largest bank in not just Capitol City, but all of Panem, was a very smart match. It just never produced any love, but they did have a son. Plutarch. But they never talked about him.
“I'm surprised you're leading us over to Megara and her cousin Hera. I thought you didn't like them?” You ask your husband as your ‘friends' got into range.
Leaning down, Coryo's breath is hot against his ear as he whispers, “I don't like them, darling, but tonight I'll deal with their useless chatter in order to greet them with you, my love.”
“As nice as it is having you greet my friends with me, Coryo, you're the President of Panem and need to greet high ranking politicians and allies of your own accord.”
“You forget, baby, that you're my First Lady so you're able to be by my side as I greet allies, foes pretending to be allies, and business contacts.”
“Why do I get the feeling that you're going to be extra needy tonight?” You ask your husband in a whisper only he can hear.
Coriolanus icy eyes twinkle mischievously as he says, “Perhaps your beauty has overwhelmed my senses and I want my beautiful wife by my side tonight.” His hot breath tickles your ear as he huskily adds in, “And I want you to ride my cock for hours tonight, my love. For hours upon hours, til I'm too sensitive to get hard and your womb’s overflowing with my seed.”
You're speechless as your husband stops you right in front of your friends Megara and Hera. He greets them with the charming sophistication only Coriolanus possesses from a lifetime of selling snake oil and lies. And just like before, he sings your praises and caresses you in a way that has your ‘friends' seething in silent jealousy.
In fact, Coriolanus does it all night long- dote on you in such a way that every female in the room’s beyond jealous. And when he notices that the Capitolite ladies are visibily shaken by his displays of love and affection towards, he knows that he's won; that his mission to show everyone that you're very well loved and cared for by him- President Coriolanus Snow, has worked.
Oh, and when the Presidential Palace's PR team makes an announcement exactly one month later about how President Coriolanus Snow and First Lady Y/N Snow are expecting their first child, well, nobody at the gala's surprised. Far from it considering how much of a doting husband Coriolanus was to you that night.
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cyn-devil · 2 years ago
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”Very well, dear,” Cynthia shrugged, “then I won’t tell you not to bother blinding me with your horrendous taste in clothing ever again. But if I were you, I would take it as a suggestion.”
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Cynthia de Vil was after werewolves and not vampires, thankfully, but that didn't mean that Meg had any patience for her dramatics. Baring her fangs, she shook her head. "I've already got someone telling me what to do all the time. I'm not looking for another."
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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 4 months ago
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Hello, Miss Raven!
I hope you are having a nice day ^^
I was wondering since you don't have a Yuusona, have you ever thought making your own Yuusona like what traits, gender and personality would you have for them?
And how would their relationship be with Miss Raven would they be friends?
Sorry if I'm asking something you don't feel comfortable answering just feel free to ignore it. I'm enjoying your work and I'm new here so I hope I wasn't a bother! Love your work 🫶
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I’ve thought about making a Yuu of my own on more than one occasion. However, I’ve never been a fan of the roles designated for self-inserts… It’s hard to commit. Even if I were to make my Yuu less of a Yuusona (ie just Me but in the Twst world) and more of an OC (an entity totally separate from myself), I always lose motivation somewhere along the way.
That’s of course not to disparage anyone who has a Yuu though!! I just personally find it a struggle to design around a somewhat predetermined identity. There’s less freedom in a Yuu because they have to meet certain parameters in order to “make sense” in the story. For example, Yuus are generally from our ordinary world and magicless. I don’t like having those limitations (and though I could go against it, I’d refrain in order to not break canon lore). That’s why my first Twst OC is very far removed and exists as her own thing.
For fun, here’s some of my scraped Yuu concepts, including doodles. They're not really "Yuusonas" though, more like original characters that happen to be filing in for Yuu:
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Yuu 1: Mad Scientist Yuu
The earliest iteration.
This Yuu is ~16, male. Considered nonbinary at one point too.
The notes in the image basically describe him. Germaphobe, has lots of band-aids (because he is accident-prone), constantly tired + has dark undereye circles due to excess stress and lack of sleep.
Frequently seen in face mask, lab coat, and latex gloves.
“Don’t bother me” energy. Very curt with people and just wants to be left alone.
Claims to be an egalitarian because he “hates everyone equally”.
As the story went on, he would have learned to lighten up and work with others too. Basically, the same arc the NRC students have.
I didn't think too deeply about what his relationship with Miss Raven would be like... Most likely, he just dislikes and avoids her like he does the rest of the NRC population.
Yuu 2: “Robert Philip the Divorce Lawyer” Yuu
Twisted from the divorce lawyer love interest in Enchanted 😭 YES, I SAID WHAt i SAiD…
This Yuu is 35ish, male.
Has a very girly young daughter back home. She is basically his motivation to return.
His ex-wife left him. (YES I AM KEEPING THIS LORE.) Has sworn off love since then but is dating another woman for practical reasons.
Very anti-romance and anti-fairy tales.
Somewhat grumpy.
Logical, pragmatic. Some would say calculating.
Constantly arguing with Crowley because he knows his rights and how many laws Crowley is violating/j
He wouldn’t have been a student but more like a faculty member and father figure to the NRC students. By being in Twisted Wonderland, he helps to mentor the boys as though they were his own children, and the boys in turn teach him about magic, imagination, and believing even in seemingly impossible things.
Had an idea about him finding true love in Twisted Wonderland too; this would basically be his Giselle. Maybe a kind lady from Foothill Town??
Robert!Yuu was going to be sort of a secondary father figure to Miss Raven. Crowley is her real guardian, but he's usually not fulfilling the typical duties of a guardian so Robert!Yuu has to step up. In a lot of ways, Miss Raven reminds him of an older version of his own daughter so he has a soft spot for her. He also tries his best to advise her on life and boys. I imagine that he and Miss Raven have that Hades and Megara scene where she's gushing about Hercules and Hades goes, "Please. HE'S A GUY!!"
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Yuus 3 and 4: Twin Yuus
The bangs they have are borrowed from Robert!Yuu because I liked them and was too lazy to try something new out—
They’re brother and sister, both 17. I wanted to play around with the concept of multiple Yuus in Twisted Wonderland at the same time. Twins because they are supposed to be “a mirror image” of the other.
The theme these two would explore is gender, particularly expectations vs reality.
They come from an old money family; each twin has very traditionally gendered expectations placed on them but their secret is they swap places and pretend to be the other twin so as to get out of their own responsibilities, as the girl is tomboyish and the boy is more feminine.
They continue this act in Twisted Wonderland in order to "protect" one another, but their relationship becomes strained with each OB. For example, the male twin would become increasing protective, feeling like it is his responsibility to keep his sister safe. This would earn him his sister's ire since he never smothered her before. The twins would eventually reconcile and come to reach a middle ground regarding one another's expression of their gender and how that informs their behavior toward one another.
In another variation, only the male-presenting twin would be isekai'd to Twisted Wonderland. It would later be revealed that "he" is actually a "she". The explanation that she provides for acting masculine is to rebel against the expectations of her family (who had arranged a marriage for her prior to her being isekai'd).
... But then there's ANOTHER twist 🤡 and it turns out that her "masculine self" closely resembles her actual twin brother (who is now deceased). The idea is that she partly acts this way as a trauma response and relies a lot on "speaking" with her brother for advice on how to move forward in Twisted Wonderland. Like, she has pretend conversations with him in her head.
Her character arc would have been centered around detaching herself from the expectations placed on her, as well as learning to let her brother go and become her own person.
ASDSBDABSDOSA I feel like Miss Raven would be so confused trying to keep track of the twins and/or the single twin's dramatic backstory. She'd be pretty cordial with them though! Maybe even tries to counsel them when they're fighting or closed off from others.
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Yuu 5: Ara Ara Onee-san Yuu (WIP name is Sumire -> Suu -> her variation of “Yuu”, lol)
The best designed one, probably.
The only one with a proper name, too :v
She's 18 and female!
Started off as a joke between me and a friend. We were talking about how we think many of the first year students would be into "onee-san" types.
As you may or may not be able to tell by the design, she's meant to be a caring big sister character. Sweet, patient, and motherly. Even gardens and bakes! The type you know you can always go to when you need advice or comforting.
YEAH I GAVE HER DEAD ANIME MOM HAIR, SO WHAT???? The bangs swooping over one side of her face gives her sort of a mysterious air!
She looks very kind (and that's because she is), but she is also very air-headed. Like she'll pick up a worm and hold it in your face and ask you if you think it's cute.
Has a secret sadistic side. Not malicious and won't go out of her way to cause problems, but she'll gush about how she thinks you being frustrated or struggling with a task is "cute".
The arc Sumire would go on is one revolving around her status as the "older sister" of the group and finding a "pure" way of loving her friends. There's nothing wrong with having that role, but her issue is that she relies on it to be her personality and often gives away too much of herself at the cost of her own mental and emotional wellbeing.
It's like... codependency. She loves you because (whether she knows it or not) she NEEDS validation from others. And because she wants that validation so much, she forces herself to be someone she's not at her core. Someone agreeable and sweet. That becomes very taxing for her.
If she feels as though someone is going to leave her, she'll either love bomb or have a mental breakdown in private. TO BE CLEAR, this is not healthy behavior and she's supposed to grow out of this obsessiveness over the course of the main story.
By that logic, she's more manipulative and selfish than she seems at a glance. I guess you could describe her true personality as being yandere or even menhara?? But she usually masks it well.
Miss Raven has a history of falling for pretty smiles, so I think she'd also be a victim of this one. She would look up to Sumire as like "the peak lady" and the big sis she's always wanted. REALLY feeding into her secret ego there, Miss Raven... and Sumire, being herself, would just giggle and pat her on the head to keep that toxic relationship going.
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sagethegaywitch · 5 months ago
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Dimensions: Ignihyde
Male reader
TW: drowning, yandere behavior, memory erasing
Genre: yandere
Here's the link for my other Dimensions: Twisted Wonderland Overblots.
The story will take place in the Underworld, the one from the original “Hercules” that the Ignihyde dorm is based on.  As the overblot eats away at the characters, they start to resemble and act more like the Disney characters they are based on.  The reader will be called Y/N and Megara/Meg.
It's not one of my best works and this one is a bit more Ortho focused rather than Idia.
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You feel a dampness on your face, drawing you out of your slumber.  You groan as you blink your eyes and take note that you’re lying face-down on the cold and wet ground.  When you finally open your eyes, you’re met with shadowy hands grabbing at your face.  You scream as adrenaline pumps through your body and forces you into action.  You push yourself up and scoot yourself as far away from the river’s edge as you can.  You only stop when your back collides with a stalagmite.  You gasp as you watch the ghostly figures groan and continue to reach for you, unable to get out of the river.
“What the hell?” you murmur to yourself as you take in your surroundings.
It’s dark in here and you’re enclosed by rock, like a cave, with dripping stalactites and tall stalagmites.  The river in front of you seems to flow with spirits instead of water and they wail in despair as they move downstream.  Beside the ghosts, there seems to be not another soul in view.  You take this opportunity to pat yourself down for injuries, also checking to make sure you’re not a ghost yourself.  You find yourself wearing a light purple toga with a darker purple sash wrapped around your waist.  It’s comfortable, but unfamiliar on your body, like it’s not your usual style.  You push the thought aside as there is suddenly a loud commotion on the river, a speedboat appearing in the distance.  The souls exclaim sharply as the boat takes dangerous turns and swerves before it parks in front of you.  You press yourself closer to the rock behind you as a fiery blue boy hops down from the speedboat and makes a squealing noise of joy as he runs toward you.
“Meg!  There you are!” he declares as he stops in front of you.
He’s strong for a kid as he pulls you into a standing position and wraps his arms around your waist.
“W-Wait, who are you?’ you question, not having the heart to push aside a small child.
“I’m Ortho, silly.  How did you end up over here?  We agreed to stay within the gates for our game,” Ortho tells you, looking up at you with his yellow eyes.
“Game?” you question as the boy lets you go and grabs your hand.
“We were playing hide-and-seek, don’t you remember?” he asks as he starts to lead you to the speedboat.
“No, no I don’t,” you say as you carefully slip your hand out of his.  “I don’t remember anything?  Where are we?”
Ortho pauses and his eyes whir a bit as he stares at you.  He mutters some statistics and facts to himself before responding to your questions.
“That’s odd, maybe something took you while we were playing and stole your memories.  There’s a lot of bad stuff down here,” he offers.  “But don’t worry, Idia will know what to do.”
Seeing no better option and not wanting to stay at the edge of the creepy river, you take Ortho’s hand as he helps you up into the small speedboat.  You sit down on one of the benches while Ortho uses voice commands to start the journey back to wherever he’s taking you.
“So, who’s Idia?” you try to make some small talk while still trying to orientate yourself.
“He’s my big brother!” Ortho responds, seeming happy to talk about his sibling.  “He designed this body for me and runs the Underworld!  It’s a lot of work and he doesn’t have a lot of time to play, but that’s why you’re here!”
“So we hang out together while Idia runs the Underworld, like the afterlife?” you ask, the information shocking you.
Ortho just nods and you’re concerned by how casual he’s treating this topic, but he’s probably numb to it all having lived here so long.  Before you can ask anymore questions, you can feel your jaw drop as a giant skull-shaped structure comes into view.  It has hollowed eyes and its mouth seems to be in a permanent scream.  The boat docks itself at a pier that leads to a long spiral staircase leading up.  Ortho jumps down onto the dusty floor and offers his hand to you to help you down.
“Do we really have to climb all that?” you question, getting ready to become a panting and sweating mess by the time you reach the top of the seemingly never ending staircase.
“No, of course not silly.  They’re just for decoration,” Ortho giggles as he points to some elevator doors that seem out of place on the rocky surface.
He calls for the elevator and steps in after you before he pushes the top button.  The ride is enjoyed in silence with the classic elevator music playing in the background.  Once it dings, signaling the desired floor has been reached, the doors open into the inside of the rocky skull.  Contrary to its outside appearance, the inside is covered in technology and has a futuristic vibe.  From giant computer screens to floating holograms, the room is somehow both neat and messy at the same time.  Behind all the screens is a sickly pale male with flaming blue hair, the ends tinged with orange, nervously pacing back and forth, checking the holograms projecting security footage.  He’s clad in a black armor-like material with inky tendrils dripping around his waist plus a creepy smile face mask (Idia is in his overblot form).
“Idia, look what I found!” Ortho cheers as he runs up to his brother, clinging onto his waist.
Idia jumps at the sudden contact before absentmindedly patting Ortho’s head, his glowing blue right eye twitching a bit, “That’s nice.”
He seems distracted as he continues to look at the holograms before he looks through one right in front of you, finally noticing that you’re actually standing there and not a part of his online world.  He yelps, his hair tinged a hot pink color before he calms down and pushes the screens aside.  He reaches for you, but pauses before attempting to touch you again.  Seeing his inner dilemma, you gently reach out for his hand, causing him to flinch when you make contact.  With some sudden bravery, Idia pulls you into a hug, smashing your face into his chest as he strokes his hands through his hairs, trying to reassure himself that you’re really there.
“I was so worried about you.  Where did you go?” he asks, his voice shaky as he continues to hold you.
“This is kind of awkward,” you chuckle, carefully pushing yourself away from him so you can look him in the eyes.  “I woke up next to the river and Ortho found me.  I don’t really remember anything from before.  Ortho told me your name’s Idia, and mine is Meg?”
He takes a step back and looks everywhere but your eyes, nervously fiddling with his fingers as he mumbles, “Megara, actually.  I’ll have to start researching your sudden memory loss.”
Idia grabs a floating tablet and starts furiously typing on it while you try to think of a way to create some small talk.
“Hmm, I have a nice name,” you smile, the gesture making Idia blush a deep red color.  “So, what exactly do we do here?”
“Well, I mostly just stay here and do my work.  I try to game in my free time,” Idia responds shyly, not looking up from his tablet.
“And I help him!” Ortho beams as he flies a circle around his brother.
“I’m sure you’re a great helper,” you tell the younger brother, offering him a head pat.  “Is there anything I could help with?”
Idia looks up from his tablet and looks around at the computer screens mounted on the walls, “It’s boring work, I don't want to make you do busy work.”
“Well you looked stretched thin, let me help a bit,” you offer, seriously worried about his pale complexion and the deep eye bags under his eyes.
Before he can object his tablet startings ringing and announcing that it’s dinner time.  Idia quickly shuts off the alarm and resumes his work.
“How about I help make some dinner, seeing as you’re busy,” you suggest as you walk around to the corner of the room, looking around for some sort of cooking area.
“Oh, it’s okay.  I can just heat up some leftovers,” Idia responds, trying his hardest not to get too close to you.
You give him a pointed look that has him cowering behind his tablet before he quickly leads you to the kitchen.  In the far corner there is a doorway that leads into a small kitchen space that’s equipped with a small stove and oven, a fridge, a sink, and a small counter space.  You walk over to the fridge and open it to find a good amount of supplies, but you also see a bunch of leftover boxes from various takeout places.  You take out a few ingredients from the fridge: soft tofu, mushrooms, pork slices, an egg, a stalk of green onions, and various sauces and seasoning.
“I think I’ll make some sundubu jjigae (A/N: Sorry, I really miss Asian food, my college doesn’t have a lot of options),” you call out to Idia who had made himself comfy on one of the sofas in the other room.
He gives you a quick nod before his attention is back on his device.  While you prepare the ingredients Ortho hovers over your shoulder, watching you make the dish.  You even allow Ortho to help you with some simple tasks like mixing and pouring some ingredients.  Although he reassures you he can use a knife, you do all the cutting and handle all the hot stuff.  While the stew boils over the stove, you take the time to wash the dishes, blowing some bubbles for Ortho to chase around and pop.  When the soup heats up, you take it off the stove and pour it into three bowls.
“Hey, Idia, food’s ready,” you call out carefully carrying the bowls to the sofa.
You place it on the table while Ortho brings over some sodas and utensils.
“W-Wow!  This looks great,” Idia gawks before picking up a bowl and quickly removes his face mask before starting to dig in.
“I hope you like it.  I’m not much of a cook but I know the basics,” you tell him, passing a bowl to Ortho and taking one for yourself.
Idia eats in silence, but by his awestruck expression and his empty bowl, you knew he must have enjoyed the food.  He thanks you once again before offering to wash the dishes, but he’s quickly distracted by his tablet buzzing and flashing a warning sign.
“It’s okay, I got it,” you tell him, taking the bowl out of his hands as he gives you a grateful smile.
He sighs as he picks up the device and walks off to deal with whatever the problem is, snapping his face mask back into place.  Ortho hovers over your shoulder, helping to dry the dishes after you washed them and put them away in their shelves.  When you return to the living room space, Idia is nowhere to be seen so you decide to ask Ortho to give you a tour.  The boy bounced in excitement, promising you an awesome tour as he grabs your hand and drags you through a door you hadn’t noticed earlier.
Ortho showed you Idia’s room…well the door anyway.  You can hear muffled voices from inside so Idia is probably in there dealing with the problem that arose earlier.  Ortho then shows you his room, which also looks extremely high tech, but has some components you would see in a child’s room.  There is a bookshelf filled with books, a few toys, and a few electronic devices as well.
“Actually, I was wondering if you could read a book to me,” Ortho asks shyly, looking down with a bright blush on his cheeks.
“Of course, which one do you want?” you respond, taking a seat on the edge of Ortho’s soft bed as the boy cheers and races to the bookshelf.
Ortho spends a bit looking through the bookshelf, picking up books before putting them back down before grabbing one and bringing it over to you.  He quickly tucks himself into the bed and plugs some wires into his body.  You hadn’t really noticed before but apparently Ortho is more robot than human, and you’re a bit surprised that you’re not weird out by it.  It’s almost like you knew this already, hidden down deep inside your memories.  You’re brought back into the moment when Ortho places the well-loved book into your hands.
“Pinocchio?” you question, tracing the lettering on the cover and flipping it open to the first page (A/N: I just had to put an AI movie reference).
“Yeah, I love this one,” Ortho tells you as he snuggles into the blankets.
“I can tell,” you laugh as you carefully flip through the pages, reading through the story.
It’s in the format of a chapter book with a few watercolor illustrations, clearly for more advanced readers.  Ortho relaxes into the sheets as you continue to tell Pinocchio’s tale, and you find yourself so enthralled in the story that you don’t even notice that Ortho had fallen asleep until you feel a weight on your shoulder.  You finish the chapter and close the book before placing it on Ortho’s nightstand.  You sit there for a minute, contemplating your choices: get up and leave or stay by Ortho’s side.  You don’t really know where your room is anyways and you don’t want to wake Ortho, so you decide to get comfy and lean your head back to rest against the wall before drifting off to sleep.
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A beeping noise awakens you in the morning and you groggily open your eyes to see that Ortho’s charger is beeping to exclaim it’s at full battery.  You look down to see that Ortho had somehow slipped off your shoulder and is now fast asleep on your lap, completely ignoring the alarm.  You decide to stretch a bit before waking up the boy, only to find that a blue blanket had been draped over your shoulder at some point in the night.  You smile, thinking that Idia must have wondered where you two had gone and had found you both asleep in Ortho’s room.  After getting all the aches and sores out of your joints, you gently nudge Ortho, asking him to wake up.  The boy makes a rebooting noise as he “wakes up” before sitting up and looking at you in mild surprise.
“Did you stay here all night?” he exclaims as he rips the wires off his body.
You chuckle nervously as you rub the back of your neck, “Yeah, you fell asleep on me and I didn’t want to wake you up.”
“I’m so sorry, you could have woken me up, I wouldn’t have minded,” Ortho reassures you before getting up.  “Let me show you your room, I’m sure you want to freshen up.”
You nod as you stand as well, keeping the blue blanket wrapped around your shoulders like a cape.  You exit Ortho’s room and he walks you a bit down the hall before opening another door.  Inside is a room similar to Ortho’s, minus the childish objects.  There aren't many decorations and it almost looks like the room is a guest room.  You thank Ortho and tell him you’ll probably take a shower before heading to the kitchen to make a meal.
“Alright then, see you later.  If you need anything, just press that button,” Ortho tells you before leaving you be.
You look at the red button on the wall by the door, the button looking more intimidating than it should be.  You take off your blanket cape and fold it before placing it on your neatly made bed.  You take a look inside the closet and find more versions of the light purple toga you’re wearing now so you just grab one and a towel before heading to the bathroom.
You pause when you step into the safety hazard of a bathroom that is connected to your room.  Inside are all the normal items like a toilet, a sink, and a shower, but there are electronics everywhere, just waiting to burst into flames or shock someone.  You hesitantly turn the water on in the shower, and when nothing explodes you fully undress and rinse off all the stress and weirdness from yesterday.  The two brothers seem nice, and you’re lucky that Ortho found you before you got lost in the literal Underworld.  While everything is a bit too sterile and technologically advanced, it’s a safe place and you really want to recover your lost memories.  After your shower you carefully step out and dry yourself off before putting the new toga on.  You’re drying your hair off with the towel as you step out of the bathroom and you nearly scream when you see a dark object run across the carpet and scurry under your bed.  You jump onto the bed, worried that a rodent or some sort of creature had found its way into your room.
“This can’t be happening,” you groan to yourself before steeling yourself to take a peak.
You lean over the edge and slowly lift up the bed covers to see under the bed.  It’s a bit too dark to really see anything, but two blue eyes and two blue triangles look back at you.
“Human!  Is that you?” is asks as it comes closer.
You quickly sit up again, dropping the sheets as you crawl to the center of the bed, scared out of your wits.
“Human, don’t be afraid,” the creature continues as it stumbles out from under your bed.  “It’s just me, Grim.”
Now that it’s climbing onto your bed, you can get a better look at it.  It appears to resemble a cat, the blue triangles you had seen earlier were its fiery ears.
“Stay back, don’t come any closer,” you tell the cat who calls itself Grim.
“What’s wrong?  Did Idia do something to you?” Grim asks, sitting down at the edge of the bed.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.  Who are you and why are you here?” you question him.
“You don’t remember me?” Grim sounds hurt as he looks into your eyes to find that you aren’t lying.  “You don’t remember about the overblots and all that?”
“No, what are overblots?” you ask, now a little intrigued.
The cat grumbles a bit before quickly describing them to you, “Seriously, Y/N, how could you possibly forget all this?”
You pause as you feel your brain reboot, suddenly allowing all of your memories to flood your mind.  You remember it all and you feel a shiver run down your spine.  You're in a lot more danger than you thought you were.  Snapping fingers in front of your face brings you back to reality and you look down at Grim who removes his paws from in front of your face.
“You still with me Y/N?” he asks, looking at you in concern and slight panic.
“Yeah, I just remembered everything,” you tell him.  “We need to find a way out of here.”
“Now that’s what I’m talking about!” Grim cheers.  “So what's the plan?”
“We’d probably need to distract Idia and Ortho, or we'd need to disable all the technology here,” you muse, rubbing your chin.
“Would cutting the power work?” Grim asks.  “I think I saw a power box somewhere.”
“That would work.  Then when it's dark I can make a run for it and we'll regroup before finding a way back home,” you explain.
“Sounds like a plan!  You just got to keep them distracted while I go shut this place down,” Grim smiles before he gives you a salute and scurries away.
You sigh and finish drying your hair before leaving the towel out to dry.  You exit your bedroom and make your way back to the living room space to find Idia lounging on the couch with his tablet in hand and Ortho clicking away at a hologram screen.  You sit beside the older male and try to peer over at what he’s doing.  Idia shyly looks over at you and shows you the game he’s currently engrossed with.  You don’t really understand it but it appears that it’s a team battle of sorts.
“I’m guessing it’s not a busy day?” you suggest as you watch Idia’s character attack his opponent.
“Yeah, the security system is taking care of a few bugs, so it’s really just a maintenance day.  I’m waiting for some software to download and such,” Idia explains.
You feel your heart clench in worry for Grim.  If the security system is having issues, that means either Grim can safely sneak to the power box or he’s the problem.  You take a deep breath, you have to have some faith in your furry friend.
“Umm, I actually have something for you,” Idia’s interrupts your thoughts, his hair becoming a tinge of pink as he reaches into his pocket.
You look over in curiosity as Idia presents a brooch with a vaguely familiar symbol.  It is of a three headed dog surrounded by blue flames.  You don’t really want to accept the gift, but you have to keep up appearances.
“Oh my gosh!  Thank you so much,” you say, layering it on a thick.  “Are you sure I can keep it?”
“Of course, it was yours originally.  I’m just returning it,” Idia responds, his hair now fully pink with a light pink dusting his cheeks as well.
You nod, maybe it’s safe to accept the gift if it was yours to begin with.  You pin it to your toga as Idia returns to his game.  You watch him for a bit before reminding yourself you have to act natural so you get up and say you’ll start preparing food for lunch.  Idia gives you a nod, while Ortho suggests having sandwiches for lunch.  You smile at the boy and disappear into the kitchen.  You rummage around in the pantry, finding some bread before poking around in the fridge for some fillings, only finding some lunch meat and vegetables.  You get to washing and preparing the vegetables when the lights suddenly flicker.  You can hear Idia make a noise of concern and Ortho starts running a diagnostic check.  You peek into the living room and see Idia panicking as the lights continue to flicker and he lets out a yelp as the lights turn off completely.
“Ortho, what’s going on?” he asks, his face barely illuminated by his tablet screen.
“I’m not sure.  I’m troubleshooting now and trying to pinpoint the issue,” Ortho’s glowing yellow eyes speak.
You hadn’t anticipated for it to be so dark as you try to stumble to the door.  You muffle some winces as you bump into furniture, apparently not as familiar with your surroundings as you thought you were.
“Oof!  Meg is that you?” Idia’s voice asks, surprisingly close, his hands ghosting over your shoulders with intentions to grab you.
You curse under your breath before shoving him aside and making a wild dash to the door.  You swing it open and race down the darkened halls, trying your best to remember the first day you were here and Ortho led you up from the docks.  After stumbling down a few wrong hallways and smacking into walls, you eventually locate the elevator.  You groan in annoyance, realizing that the elevator won’t work without power.  You quickly locate the stairwell and sigh as you make the long descent down into the darkness.  In the distance you can hear Idia yelling for you to come back and bumping around in the blackness.  You almost fall down the rest of the staircase as the lights suddenly come back on and everything starts to reboot.  Luckily you’re at the bottom of the staircase, but a voice on the loud speakers startles you.
“Meg?  Where are you?  I’m sorry that you got scared by the darkness,”  Idia’s voice projects.  “Everything is good now, so you can come out now.”
You ignore his pleas as you look around the area for Grim.  You feel a smile spread across your face when the cat bounds out from around the corner, an equally big smile on his face as well.
“We did it.  Now we can escape on this sweet ride,” Grim cheers before pointing to the fancy boat Ortho drove you in once.
You feel a bit bad for leaving the brothers behind, but you need to leave and fix everything.  You approach the boat and Grim starts yelling commands.
“Start engine!  Take us to the exit,” Grim orders.
You both wait a moment, but the boat doesn’t do anything at first.  Then the screen flashes red and starts blaring an alarm.
“Unauthorized personnel.  Unauthorized personnel,” it kept repeating and the two of you quickly run off before the boat .
“Now what?!” Grim asks, clearly in distress.
“Maybe we can go back up and find another way out,” you suggest, but the sound of the elevator moving alerts you that your position has been discovered.  “Okay, nevermind.  I think we’ll just need to swim for it.”
“In that!?” Grim argues as he points to the souls floating in the river.
“Maybe we can get across, if we swim fast enough,” you offer, but Grim looks unconvinced.
“Meg!  Stop!” Ortho’s voice shouts as the elevator doors open and he races toward you, Idia following close behind him.
“It’s now or never,” you tell your friend as you take a running start before diving into the river.
You can hear a splash behind you, but you can barely focus with how cold the water is.  It seeps into your bones and chills you, but you manage to start swimming toward a rocky outcrop.  The more you swim, the more tired you become and you’re shocked to see your hands grow wrinkly and spotted with age.  It doesn’t help that the souls of the river seem to be dragging you down and screaming in your ears.
“Human!  I’m not sure how much longer I can go,” you hear Grim call out from behind you.
You pause to tread water to try and find Grim, but the cat is nowhere to be seen.  Now that you’ve lost your momentum, you can feel how tired you really are.  Maybe you should just let the hands drag you down, maybe now is a good time for a little nap.  You’re snapped out of it when something abruptly drags you upward before you’re deposited on a wooden surface.
“Is he breathing?” you can hear Idia, but his voice sounds so distant.
You can barely lift your head to see Ortho poking your body and showing a display of your vitals while Idia wraps a towel around you.  Your vision is all blurry, but you can see your heartbeat slowly taper off before stopping.
“That can’t be good,” you think before promptly passing out.
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You shiver in your sleep before trying to burrow further into your blanket.  The cold seems to be freezing your core and you can’t seem to get warm.  You groan in discomfort before something shuffles around behind you and a warm body gets pressed against your back.
“Are you awake?” a voice asks softly, their hand lightly threading through your hair.
You hum in acknowledgement before opening your eyes.  The room is dim, but has a soft blue glow from all the devices inside.  You turn over onto your other side to see Idia looking at you in concern, his face mask missing so you can see the worried frown on his face.
“What happened?” you ask, bundling tighter in the blankets and leaning into Idia’s body heat.
“You were playing hide-and-seek with Ortho and you fell into the river.  Luckily we were able to find you with the tracking device in your brooch, but we almost lost you,” Idia tells you, his grip around you getting a bit more tight.  “But you’re okay now.  We’re all together again.”
As if on cue, the doors burst open and Ortho appears with a tray, “It’s good to see you awake again, Meg.”
Ortho hurries over to your side and Idia helps you sit up, your body still a bit weak from your dangerous swimming attempt.  Ortho offers you a cup full of tea, the floral taste paired with pomegranate warming you up.  You sigh, content to be safe again, but there is a weird gap in your memory, like you don’t belong here.  You push it aside, thinking it’s just a side effect of almost dying.
“Thank you.  I’m glad to be back,” you tell the duo.
“We’re glad you’re back, Meg,” Idia whispers.  “Till death do us part.”
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trashasaurusrex · 7 months ago
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she's angy
(i know many many ppl followed me for her werewolf form but listen, my brain is still obsessed with the stupid fuckin megan fox robbie rotten jim carrey megara barbie disney villain amalgamation that is her human form. idk man, i just think she's super pretty + cute + love messing with her face LOL but don't worry. her werewolf form is just getting some fixes + im not satisfied w/them, yet ;A;)
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keepmovinjunior · 4 months ago
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@joyfulmagic said: //May I ask your favorite villains then? Disney or otherwise :)
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ah all of this opportunity to talk about my faves, thank you :)
my favorite disney villains:
maleficent: just the baddest baddie who takes no sh*t. powerful. hot (i mean look at her. look at her for real. she's a handsome woman). eleanor audley's voice gives me chills. the animation. the dragon design. she is peak villain. the way she tries to kill philip even on her way down. love u, bad gal.
ursula: fabulous. and i love her design so much. pat carroll had such a good time with her and it shows. one of the best villain songs (along with be prepared). also she gives me weird aunt vibes which i like. i wish they would have given more credit to the actual drag queen she is inspired by. imo if they really wanted to be super innovative for the live action version they would've cast an actual drag queen and not melissa mccarthy. but w/e.
zira: i dont know why but i always had a soft spot for her legitimately insane self. she is so ride or die for her obsessions. also suzanne pleshette being her voice is awesome.
scar (and the hyenas): amazing design, amazing voice, one of the best villain songs, and his sidekicks are funny as hell. i think the hyenas are actually the best disney sidekicks (and the true comedy of the film - i like timon and pumbaa but the hyenas comedy is more my thing).
also honorable mention to steele from balto, he's not disney, but he's one of my favorites because of his design and voicework, and just. i don't know, i've always found him really engaging for some reason. he's a more likable and charismatic gaston for me. maybe him being non human makes him more likable.
non disney media:
villanelle from killing eve. she's hilarious, jodie comer is fantastic. and she's a great example of a truly problematic, not excused character who you really get attached to anyway, at least for me. she's antisocial and awful but psychologically fascinating.
regina mills from once upon a time. i know, i know. i just talked so much smack about sympathetic villains. the show is awfully written but i think one of the main reasons i loved her so much was her charisma, especially as the evil queen. lana parrilla just ATE that role up. plus, she's hot.
hans gruber from die hard, simply because i love alan rickman so much. plus hans was waaaaaay more engaging than john mcclane imho. i also loved snape because of alan, altho i don't think snape counts as a villain.
aspasia from assassin's creed odyssey - i take a huge inspiration from her, both the historical figure and the portrayal of her in that game - for megara.
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inspofromancientworld · 2 months ago
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Flowers of Mythology - Hellebore
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Hellebore is one common name for about 20 plants in the genus Helleborus, which are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants that produce flowers that gave them other common names like winter rose, Christmas rose, and Lenten rose. As the names imply, they bloom in the winter and early spring. They have five petal like sepals and their petals are modified to hold nectar and don't fall as petals would so the flower appears to last for months at times. All of the plants are poisonous which is also one potential meaning of the Greek origin of the name helléboros, which comes from helein (to injure) and borá (food). Another possible meaning is álkē (fawn/elk) and bibrṓskō (to eat). They produce alkaloid poisons that can be absorbed through touch or ingestion. The flowers range in color from green through yellow to white, pink, red through purple. The deliberate and accidental hybridizing with closely related species has expanded the color rage as well as created 'double flowered and anemone-centered plants', which is returning the petals to petal shaped. The natural range of the plants is around the Balkans, though one species seems to have developed in Western China.
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Even though it is poisonous, the Greeks and Romans used it in medicine as well as war. In the First Sacred War, which was fought between 595-585 BCE between the League of Delphi and the city of Kirrha over the Sacred Land of Apollo (the Kirrhaean Plain). The asclepiad (early Greek medical doctors), Nebros, said to be an ancestor of Hippocrates, advised using hellebore to poison the water supply of Kirrha when they found a water pipe leading into the city after a horse's hoof broke the clay pipe. This caused the defenders of the city to become weak with diarrhea, allowing the city to be captured and everyone within slaughtered. Some think that the guilt over this use of medical knowledge by his ancestor might have inspired the Hippocratic oath's injunction against doing harm and administering poison.
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In mythology, the women of Argos were once driven mad by Dionysus, running wild and wanton through the city during the reign Anaxagoras or Proetus. Melampus, a soothsayer and healer from Pylos, claimed to have the cure to return the women to themselves, but in return, he wanted a third of the kingdom. The king refused, disliking the demand and believing there had to be someone else who could help the women. The madness drove the women wilder, as Dionysus reveled in madness and wantonness. The king's hand was forced and he called back Melampus back. This time, Melampus demanded two thirds of the kingdom, the second third for his brother, Bias. Over a barrel, the king agrees. The women are led to the city of Lusi, where he offered them hellebore and then took them into the temple of Artemis where their sanity was restored to them.
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After Thebes defeated the Minyans, led by the youth Heracles, Megara was offered to the hero by her father, the king. After they have several sons, Hera, filled with hatred for him because he was proof of Zeus having yet another affair, sends Iris and Lyssa, the spirit of madness, to Heracles. Caught in this madness, Heracles kills his children and most likely Megara (some authors say she married Iolaus, Heracles nephew). Antikyreus, who founded Antikyra, gave Heracles hellebore, which released him from Lyssa's madness. Guilt sent Heracles to the Oracle of Delphi, who was guided by Hera rather than Apollo when he visited, and was told to go to serve King Eurystheus for ten years and to do anything he was told to do, leading to his Twelve Labors.
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A later story states that the Christmas rose (specifically Helleborus niger, black hellebore, which has a white flower that turns pink later) sprouted because a shepherdess cried because she had no offerings to bring with her to give to the Christ Child in Bethlehem when she learned that the 'wise men from the East' were taking gifts to him. Her tears fell into snow (regardless or ignorant of the climate of Bethlehem in the winter) and became the plant, which is an evergreen version of hellebore, by the angel that was watching over her search for something to offer.
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bibibitournament · 1 month ago
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Submission list
Have been eliminated
A
Abigail (Stardew Valley)
Akira Kurusu / Ren Amamiya / Joker (Persona5)
Aladdin and Jasmine (Aladdin)
Angemon & Angewomon (Digimon)
arwen (lord of the rings)
Asami Sato (Legend of Korra)
Avanna (she's a Vocaloid)
Azula (The Last Avatar)
B
Barbie (Barbie)
Becky (Clerks II)
the dancer for big girls by mika on just dance 2
Bloom (Winx Club)
Brad (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
C
Camille Bordey (Death in Paradise)
2nd Dimension Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
Captain Amelia (Treasure Planet)
catra (she ra)
Catwoman (Catwoman (2004))
Cora Hale (Teen Wolf)
D
Dolores (Westworld)
E
Eda Clawthorne (Eda Clawthorne)
Edmund Pevensie (Narnia)
Elizabeth bennet (2005 version of pride and prejudice)
Elliott (Stardew Valley)
Envy Adams (Scott Pilgrim vs the World)
Eowyn (Lord of the Rings)
Eris (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas)
F
faith Lehane (buffy the vampire slayer, angel the series)
Fi (The Legend of Zelda)
Flora and Helia (Winx)
Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (X-Files)
Fran and Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)
Frankie Stein (Monster High)
Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings)
G
Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Garmadon (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (NOT the movie))
Gogo Tomago (Big Hero 6 (movie))
Gwen Stacy (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Gwen (Total Drama)
H
Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)
Helga Sinclair (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Hex Girls (Scooby-Doo)
Thorn
Dusk
Luna
Hunter Wittebane-Deamonne-Whispers-Noceda-Park-Porter-Clawthorne (The Owl House)
I
J
Jane Foster (Marvel Comics)
Jessie and James (Pokémon)
Jewel (Rio 2011)
K
Kagura (Inuyasha)
Kate Bishop (Marvel Comics)
Kazuma Asogi (The Great Ace Attorney)
Kenna de Poitiers (Reign)
Kida and Milo (The secret of Atlantis)
Kim Mathis (Death Proof)
Korra (The Legend of Korra)
Kovu and Kiara (Lion KIng 2)
L
Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil)
lady macbeth (macbeth)
Lex Luthor (Superman: The Animated Series)
Lieserl Einstein (Honkai Impact)
Link (the legend of zelda (specifically breath of the wild but U can make it general))
Loki (Marvel Comics)
Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
M
Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)
Megara (Hercules)
Mel Medarda (Arcane)
Mia Marconi (Mia and Me)
Midna (The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess)
Miss Frizzle (but specifically in this dress) (The Magic Schoolbus)
Morgana (Merlin)
Morticia and Gomez Addams (Addams Fanily)
Mr Bean (Mr Bean)
Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice (1995))
N
Natsu + lucy (Fairy Tail)
Nani (Lilo & Stitch)
Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4)
Natalie (Harvest Moon Island of Happiness)
neferpitou (hunter x hunter)
O
Olive Penderghast (Easy A)
P
Poison Ivy (Batman comics)
Princess Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy/the mario bros universe)
Q
Quinn Fabray (Glee)
R
Raine Whispers (The Owl House)
Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim vs the World)
regina george (mean girls)
River Song (Doctor Who)
Rottytops (Shantae)
Rouxls Kaard (Deltarune)
Rumi Usagiyama (My hero academia...)
S
Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
Sandy (Greese)
Sasha (Amphibia)
Shego (Kim Possible)
Sheeva (Mortal Kombat)
Shira (Ice age)
Sinbad & Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas)
Soren and Claudia (The Dragon Prince)
Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter (Captain America: The First Avenger)
T
The Bad Apple (Veggietales)
The Devil as depicted by Rosalinda Celentano (The Passion of the Christ)
the shapeshifter (odd squad)
The Whole Cast of The Mummy
Evie O'Connell
Rick O'Connell
Imhotep
Ardeth Bay
Anck Su Namun
Jonathan Carnahan
Tinker Bell (Peter Pan)
Tzipporah (The Prince of Egypt movie)
U
Ukraine (Hetalia)
Urbosa (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
V
Veronica Lodge (Riverdale)
Vidia (The Tinker Bell movies (2008-2016))
Vriska Serket (Homestuck)
W
Wendy (Gravity falls)
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)
X
Y
Z
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thefreshprinceofjunes · 1 year ago
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(+ also herc/megara and esmeralda/phoebus)
‼️ CONTAINS KH3/RE:MIND SPOILERS ‼️
soriku week 2023 day 5, opposites attract (free day)
HAPPY BELATED SORIKU DAY (12/07)!!!!!!!!!!!
just over 35 minutes of soriku and disney princess couple parallels!!! 😎
this is basically a video compilation of a bunch of my kh metas/gifsets LOL
im aware it doesnt rly fit the theme of 'opposites attract' but w/e, princesses and princes are opposites. kind of. i mostly wanted to post this for soriku day bc its the content ive put the most work into for the week (even tho im posting it v late. damn u SAD)
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dianaladrislovebot · 8 months ago
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hi there friends i’ve just had an idea for a post,,, so ive been accidentally collecting variants for the characters for a while just where i see similarities and i figured id do a post about it now bc i have so many but also i don’t have all that many at the same time so tell me characters that remind you of the gone characters and i’ll do some research and see what i can do 😎
the list as it stands right now is:
caine - anakin skywalker (star wars), coriolanus snow (hunger games)
diana - megara (hercules), disgust (inside out)
drake - wayne (wayne)
brianna - wally west (dc comics), bree davenport (lab rats)
quinn - mabel pines (gravity falls)
astrid - laura lee (yellowjackets)
i’m still a bit iffy on it but honestly sam - percy jackson
lemme know if yall think of any bc i’m so interested to see what some of yall come up w
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vh-rp · 9 months ago
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Arlathan Hierarchy
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Sinnarn: Sinnarn of Arlathan are elves who have ascended to greatness. This role is specifically for the Evanuris who side with Mythal and Fen'harel. While respect for the Evanuris is encouraged, the Evanuris with the title of Sinnarn are not the "end-all" of Justice, but a group of Ancient Elves with knowledge to share, who seek to guide the city of the People.
*Mythal: In Play, Safia *Fen'harel: In Play, Ivy *Sylaise: Incomplete Vessel, unable to be played at this time. *June: Incomplete Vessel, unable to be played at this time.
High Keeper: The High Keeper is going to be chosen via an in-game competition and the position is held for 20 years. This particular elf must not be an Ancient Elf, as the Guardians have declared that Arlathan no longer belongs to those of them who are far older than the rest. The people who deserve such a sacred space are those who live in this world now, and have known no other world. The High Keeper must have magic as Keepers handle the study and protection of the clan's artefacts and for dealing with any magical concerns that may affect the clan. The Keeper decides for the clan, though this Keeper must speak with the Guardians and the Council of Keepers, as well as their First, when making decisions that widely affect Arlathan. This is to ensure there is no corruption.
1. Megara Fern - Played by Meg
The First of Arlathan: This person is going to be chosen via the in-game competition, whichever Elf takes the position of High Keeper, may choose one Ancient Elf or Elf or Aberration of their choice to serve as their First. The First is the second-in-command, in charge of monitoring local human kingdoms to ensure that Arlathan has no threats on the horizon. This Elf moves into the position of High Keeper after the previous High Keeper's 20 year tenure is up.
1. Open, only fillable after the in-game competition has taken place! Must be Ancient Elf, Elf or Aberration.
The Second(s) of Arlathan: The Second(s) of Arlathan are the apprentices to the First. These people have a hierarchy within their ranks, and at one time, the First may have up to 5 Seconds. The Seconds will rank up in order of longest-apprenticeship, so the first Second would become First when the High Keeper position changes hands. The Second(s) are usually handpicked by the First.
1. Open, can be Elf, Ancient Elf or Aberration. 2. Open, can be Elf, Ancient Elf or Aberration. 3. Open, can be Elf, Ancient Elf or Aberration. 4. Open, can be Elf, Ancient Elf or Aberration. 5. Open, can be Elf, Ancient Elf or Aberration.
Badhanwar: Badhanwar is an entity newly created with Mythal's overtaking of Arlathan. This Badhanwar comprises of Keepers from all over Thedas. These are people who lead clans, must not be Ancient Elves. While this Badhanwar may grow as time progresses, until the original three clans are in play, we ask that no more Keepers or onsite clans are made. The Keepers on this Badhanwar are the reigning judges over Elf-kind. Keepers of Dalish clans may hold this position for 5 years, before they must exchange the position with another Keeper from a clan that has yet to hold it. This position can be re-held by a former Keeper after a 5-year break.
1. Keeper #1: Unnamed (Clan W), 5 year tenure 2. Keeper #2: Unnamed (Clan X), 5 year tenure 3. Keeper #3: Unnamed (Clan Y), 5 year tenure
Arnad Golthas: These are non-Elvish members of Arlathan society who are considered an ambassador to their nations. This is broken down by nation.
1. Ferelden Ambassadors: Open 2. Antivan Ambassadors: Open 3. Ferelden Ambassadors: Open 4. Rivaini Ambassadors: Open 5. Free Marches Ambassadors: Open 6. Orlesian Ambassadors: Open
Cauraedaith: This person oversees tourism in Arlathan. They're responsible for ensuring that anyone who has never visited Arlathan before, particularly if they're non-Elven, receive a visitors pass, a guide to Arlathan (which includes the laws). This person is also responsible for helping plan events in Arlathan, working with the other members of the nation to plan festivities and other fun things focused in Arlathan.
1. Open, must be Elven.
Faralavan: Because of Arlathan being on human land (insofar as Tevinter and Antiva are concerned), the Huntsmaster has been given the title of Ambassador and expected to maintain good relations with the nations who would try to take Arlathan from the Elves.
1. Open, must be Elven.
Tallam: The Elf in this position is responsible for overseeing the Crafters Guild and the trade of Crafts within the nation. This is to ensure that there is enough tools, weaponry, furniture, etc. and should Arlathan wish to trade on a large scale with another nation, this is who that trade request is sent through.
1. Open, must be Elven.
Leidhorn Raud: The person in this role is responsible for ensuring Arlathan's military is well-equipped and prepared should they receive word of any attack against the nation. This person trains with warriors and upholds the Elvish way of battle arts.
1. Open, must be Elven.
Hearthmaster: Someone in this position is ‌the clan midwife or healer. They're present for the births of children throughout Arlathan. They're the top of the healing chain, and they educate and teach younger healers. They are also in charge of returning the deceased to the land.
1. Open, must be Elven.
Healers: Unlimited roles.
Warriors: Unlimited roles.
Hearthkeepers: Unlimited roles.
Hunters: Unlimited roles.
The Role of Children Within the Clan:
For the first five to ten years of their lives, children do not have any duties to do save for listening to their elders. They explore the world around them and as they grow older, they'll be expected to look after the younger children. An Elvish child does not have a role in society until they are 13 to 14 years old, when they'll take up an apprenticeship as a healer, hunter, gatherer, crafter, or another position relevant.
By age 16, the children of Arlathan perform their apprenticeship duties by themselves, meaning they may be sent to hunt on their own (usually with an adult trailing through the trees out of sight). If they complete this ritual, they are considered adults.
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inspofromancientworld · 6 months ago
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Legendary Creatures: Cerberus
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Cerberus (Κέρβερος Kérberos) was the multi-headed hound of Hades that was captured and then released by Heracles during the last of his twelve labors.
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It's not known exactly where the name Cerberus came from. One theory is that it came from the Sanskrit सर्वरा sarvarā, which was a name of one of Yama's dogs, which came from the Proto-Indo-European *k̑érberos, which means 'spotted'. Others say that the name is more related to the Proto-Indo-Eurpoean *ger-, which means 'to growl' and is therefore related to the Norse dog Garmr, but this is debated because *ker- and *gher- are different word roots, so they wouldn't be related. Servius (Roman grammarian, late 4th-early 5th century) stated that Cerberus came from ceroboros, which means 'flesh-devouring' or from 'Ker berethrou' which means 'evil of the pit'.
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Exactly what Cerberus looks like, including how many heads he has, is also uncertain. He usually has three heads, but that can vary. Hesiod (8th-7th century BCE) described him as having 50 heads and Pindar (about 522-443 BCE) said it was 100 heads. Most later writers gave Cerberus the more traditional three heads. Horace, a Latin poet (65-8 BCE), said that there was only one dog head and 100 snake heads. Apollodorus gave Cerberus three dog heads and 'all sorts of snakes' heads. The Byzantine poet John Tzetzes (12th century CE) said Cerberus had 50 heads, 3 of dogs and the rest were 'heads of other beasts of all sorts'. Most artwork depicts Cerberus with between one and three heads, but most commonly two visible heads.
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Typhon is recorded as Cerberus' father and the snake descriptions for him come because Typhon had many snakes as feet. He is also related to the Hydra of Lerna and Orthrus, a two headed dog that guarded the cattle of Geryon, the grandson of Medusa, and the Chimera. His mother is listed as Echidna, a half beautiful woman half terrible snake, though exactly how she looked varies by author.
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The only story that Cerberus is mentioned in is in the labors of Heracles. Heracles was ordered by the Tirynian king Eurystheus to bring back Cerberus from the underworld because he thought it was thought to be impossible. Eurystheus was Hera's representative and as such gave Heracles the trials to punish him for killing his wife Megara and their children, even though Hera caused the madness that caused Heracles to kill his wife. Initially, there were ten labors, but Eurytheus decided that two didn't count because Heracles had the assistance of his nephew Iolaus for one and redirected a river through a stable for another. Heracles had the assistance of multiple gods, including Athena and Hermes. As Heracles brought Cerberus to Euystheus, some found it gauche that Heracles paraded Cerberus through town while others praised him for completing the task. After Eurstheus saw Cerberus, it's uncertain whether Heracles returned Cerberus to Hades or if Cerberus escaped and returned to Hades himself.
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katabaesis · 1 year ago
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book 7 card thoughts
the !s are things that i think are infinitely less likely than those w/o but also i dont think any of these are particularly likely but also im curious as to your card hopes/dreams/etc
Dia:
SILVER 
Knight of Dawn / Armor of Eternal Dawn
! night fae vers
MALLEUS
! tamago-sama 
Ruler of the Abyss 
Future King (just bc the unification of day/night w/silver and sebek and the sort of Lilia’s goal of fae/human relations etc)
Igni:
IDIA
Overblot
! Hero
! Hercules card (Megara vers)
Pome:
VIL:
! Average boy 
! Vil-as-Neige’s Role-of-snow-white
Hero of the Story 
EPEL:
! Tall
! Buff
Housewarden
Savanaclaw
Scara:
JAMIL:
Housewarden
! Travel
! Casual clothes free 
Sultan style
KALIM 
?
! Evil/shady
! Puppet giving up all his will finger guns wildly I love toxicity
Oct:
JADE
Housewarden
! Man hole lovers club :<
! Jade ate Floyd too SHE’S A CANNIBAL, GEORGE
AZUL big shot ceo
! somft happy chef
! Octopus secure in his body u_ub
FLOYD
Astronaut 
Adventurer
! idk actually
Sav:
RUGGIE
Rich 
! Famous chef (also rich)
LEONA
King
! Casual clothes living happy w/o the burden of royalty and dreams of being a king
! Soccer mom
JACK
! Cactus farmer
Ace of the spelldrive team
Hearts:
RIDDLE
Lawyer
! Normal average boy
! Happy happy friendship moe bomb
TREY Housewarden
! Something ominous with food that implies cannibalism
CATER
Punk Cater
! That actually might be a ! But I’m delulu ever since my friend put forth punk cater HC
DEUCE
(Unfortunately) cop
Honor Student
! Farmer
ACE
Rich/Famous
! Somewhat ominous gamble/luck themed gremlin mode
Other: GRIM
Badass sorcerer
! Monster
! ROLLO ! Happy w/alivened brother
CROWLEY
! Show us him being malleus’s dad and give him a dead wife fridge card
! Hawaii shirt vacay Crowley
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