#what the fuck is an orb weaver

[drawnecromancy]

Don't remember if I've posted them here but. These idiots. I love them.

World's Most Annoying Spider bothers World's Most Annoyed Mage who got lost in the cave system that's the spider's house.

[fidgetspringer]

The tentative truce between my arachnophobic ass and the baby orb weaver currently living on the inside of my chronically open window.

[squuote]

finally making a spidersona. it’s about fucking time bro

[soullesscoyote]

Anyways speaking of spiderverse I've never seen anyone say it so idk if its just low level analysis but

I think the whole thing of Gwen going back home to find out her dad left the police despite canon supposed to dictate he should die was part of what made her decide to help Miles and indicates canon isn't a reliable thing because despite her dad quitting therefore not becoming police captain nothing happened. He wasnt supposed to die in the fight with Vulture and Miguel wasn't breaking canon by helping save people. We know this because Gwens dad didn't get to become police captain yet. And if Gwen disappearing made him quit wouldn't that break canon?

Unless of course it wasnt the case

i think part of it is not about "fuck consequences" in terms of letting the world fall apart to save one person but "fuck consequences" as in Miguels whole idea of it needing to happen is justification for something he fundamentally felt unfair and couldn't find another explanation for but is just bullshit

Id also point to if Miles was the original anomaly and not supposed to exist why is he's glitching in a universe the orb weaver read his DNA as a match for and why wasn't he glitching in his own universe when the spider that bit him changed his DNA to match another universe? Anyways I think this could build up to Miguel being wrong and there is no necessary suffering, his idea of canon is wrong. Which also could tie into the narrative of how anyone can be Spiderman we've had thus far.

[baggebythesea]

It hit me... while there is no shortage of emotionally manipulative villains in She-Ra, they are really bad at picking their targets.

Shadow Weaver: "Ah, Micah. You will lead me to greatne... Adora, YOU will leave me to greatness. You are not a goody-two-shoe like my last ward are you... you are? How dissapointing... Glimmer, YOU won't chose what's right over personal gain in the last minu... OK, you would. You know, maybe kids simply aren't worth the effort. Castaspella?"

Catra, meanwhile: "I'd literarely tear the world apart for a pat on the head."

Shadow Weaver: "Shut up, cat. I'm busy. Hmmmm, let's try Adora again."

- -

Light Hope: "Who wants power?"

Glimmer: "ME!"

Light Hope: "Who wants to fulfill the legacy of the princesses of old?"

Glimmer: "Mememememe! Pick me!"

Scorpia: "Say, I wonder if me connecting to the legacy of my mothers would forward anyone's plans."

Light Hope: "And who wants to get access to the secrets of the first ones and all their tech?"

Entrapta: "Heheheheheheh!"

Light Hope: "Adoooooora!"

- -

Horde Prime: "Ah, princess Glimmer. You are interested in personal glory and power, right?"

Glimmer: "What? No! That shit nearly fucked me and all my friends over and I'm stewing in guilt over it."

Catra: "I wouldn't mind some power..."

Horde Prime, ignoring her: "But how about the chance to bask in the glory of Prime?"

Hordak: "I'd give everything to..."

Glimmer: "Ew. I'm busting your fucking orb right now."

Entrapta: "Hello! Anyone want to tempt me with some tech and science?"

Horde Prime: "Nah, I'm just going to order your boyfriend to shoot you in the face instead."

Hordak: "Wow! This is really illuminating for my priorities."

- -

Double Trouble: Wow, you are all amatures. *flawlessly manipulates the rebellion into shambles and then turns around and have Catra and Hordak destroy each other with a few words*

(To be fair to Glimmer, she also pulled off the manipulation of Scorpia without a hitch)

(And to be fair to Catra, she pulled off the manipulations of both Entrapta and Adora perfectly)

[neteyamssyulang]

A/B/O

Day 31

Pairing: Alpha Neteyam aged up x Fem omega omaticaya reader.

Summary: You always had eyes for Neteyam, unfortunately you never thought they were reciprocated as he was eventually promised to another. Little did you know they actually were

Warnings: Dom Neteyam, Sub reader, Kinda cheating Neteyam, Oral (F receiving), Fingering, P in V, Marking, Knotting/Creampie.

Word count: 1221

Translation(s): Paskalin -> Honey, Rutxe -> Please.

A/N: First time writing full on A/B/O so I’m not sure if it’ll do well but enjoy and happy Halloween!

Tags: @teyamsatan @pandoraslxna <3

Being born an omega was difficult, well for you atleast. Whether it be female or male alphas they all tried having you, and each time you had to deny them.

No one except Kiri knew you had eyes for Neteyam, I mean who wouldn't? With his toned body, handsome face, and the way he can make any omega drop down to their knees for him.

Neteyam was your bestfriend and had been ever since you were teenagers, he had saved you from a group of alphas who wanted to have their way with you not caring if you didn't consent.

Ever since then you stuck to his side and eventually grew feelings for him, unfortunately they weren't reciprocated as once he turned 20 his parents had betrothed him to the daughter of the Kanesätaw family.

Li'ona was beautiful you had to admit, she was skilled weaver and hunter but she was also a beta. Everyone was under the impression that they'd make such a cute pair once his father passed the mantle of olo'eyktan to him.

What they didn't know was that Neteyam didn't like Li'ona, he liked you but didn't want to admit it as he didn't think you'd like him back. Li'ona knew Neteyam didn't like her but still tried for the sake of their people.

It was just a regular day not much to really do, you had helped out in the healers tent with Kiri before bidding her goodbye to head back to your hut to finish up some tops you started weaving the night before.

In the corner of your eye you see Neteyam and Li'ona, she was pushing at his chest and you could see she was yelling at him. For what though? You didn't know.

It wasn't your business anyway, you made your way inside your hut and started weaving the top when not even 5 minutes later Neteyam bursts through the flap of your hut turning around to quickly tie the flaps shut.

"Neteyam?" Your head tilts confused as he walks over now "What are y-" he shuts you up by leaning down to capture your lips with his. His pheromones a mixture of lust and nervousness.

Without even looking he picks you up and walks over to your bed laying you down on it while he hovers over you. Breaking the kiss he sighs "I can't do this anymore Paskalin.."

"Do what Teyam?" You didn't know what he was talking about or why he was doing this, it felt wrong since he's promised to someone else already.

Neteyam hisses out of frustration "I can't keep denying my feelings, I love you y/n." Did- did he just say what you thought he said? He loves you? You must be hearing things you have to be.

The male has a look of worry on his face as you don't respond back to him, feeling his heart break he goes to get off you when suddenly he gets pulled closer till your lips meet in a passionate kiss.

He groans into your mouth as he quickly unties his tewng throwing it somewhere off to the side before ripping yours clean off your body along with your top all while never breaking the kiss.

Eventually you need to catch your breath so you pull away panting, his eyes lock onto yours, they aren't the beautiful golden orbs you always got lost in no.. his eyes are dark and filled with lust.

Neteyam was about to lean in to kiss you again when you scooted back earning a growl from him "W-wait, what about Li'ona?"

"Fuck her I want you y/n! I choose you as my mate not her. Please.. I will deal with the consequences later but right now let me show you how much I love you." Your heart melts at his words as you give him a nod.

The male smiles and kisses from your neck all the way down past your stomach leaving marks, in the process copious amounts of slick drip out of you and down onto the bedding below.

Your breath hitches as he licks a long stripe up your folds, a deep growl rumbles through his chest savoring your sweet taste.

Without warning he dives in licking your clit and sucking on the little bundle of nerves, your head falls back against the bedding as your hand reaches down tugging on his hair.

He moans against your pussy sending the vibrations through you, Neteyam then sinks two of his fingers inside you curling them just right.

"Nete- youch!" You yelp as he smacks your thigh with his free hand, "That's not my name." A pink hue flushes your face and you know what he's expecting to hear.

"Alpha- please.." this time he rewards you by trailing wet kisses up your body till he gets to your neck "What a good little omega~" Neteyam purrs into your ear, his cock already emerging from his slit.

Pulling his fingers out of your sopping cunt he replaces them with his cock sliding slowly into you, the stretch was painful but welcoming. Neteyam sensed you were a bit uneasy so he released comforting pheromones to relax you more.

Finally he bottomed out, leaning his head down to the crook of your neck he took a deep breath of your pheromones then licked over your scent gland sending shivers down your spine.

You tapped his shoulder giving him the ok to start moving, leaning back up he hauled your legs over his shoulders and set a fast pace.

The only sounds to be heard was both your moans and the loud squelching sound from your slick as he slammed his hips against yours. You could feel your orgasm approaching rapidly “A-al-pha rutxe..”

“Please what princess?” He smirked looking down at you, sweat dripping from his hairline “Please can I- can I cum?” You spoke softly.

Tsking he sent a harsh thrust into you stilling his hips, “Hm? What was that omega?” Tilting his head, he knew what you said he just needed you to say it louder for everyone to hear.

Your omega instincts were begging you to listen to your alphas command but you were also stubborn so you stayed quiet looking away. Not having any of that he rolled his hips coaxing out a small whimper from you.

“Be a good little girl and answer me or you wont get what you want” he said while grabbing your jaw turning your head carefully to look at him.

Letting your instincts win you gave in “Please alpha, let me cum” this time in a more louder tone but still soft so none outside could hear.

“Good girl” he purred now fully moving again slamming into you. Your nails dug into the bedding as you came chanting his name like a prayer, Neteyam groaned at the feeling of your walls clenching around him.

His knot prodded against your hole begging entry which your body agreed to by producing more slick. Leaning down he sank his fangs into your neck as he pushed his knot inside spilling his seed into your empty womb.

Your body shook as a small whimper left your lips, finally Neteyam unlatched from your neck and leaned up panting.

“You did so well for me my little omega.”

[parkerswhatever]

Okay this is kinda dumb but:

The comments are turned off on Pinterest but this is a dumb fucking post. I haven’t watched wild kratts in years so idk who this Paisley person is but the first 3 made me mad. Especially Zach.

Zach doesn’t use his inventions to “further human progress” his inventions are all to make money off of or to do things he’s too lazy to do himself. The problem with him is that he uses live animals in them. And we see especially with Aviva is that you can use animal traits to make really cool and useful tech WITHOUT using a live animal for it. Not only in the creature power suits but also her other inventions.

And then Donita, idk but the way they say this makes it sound like she’s just an artist seeking inspiration. No she’s using tech to freeze live animals or mind control them into doing what she wants. In the gliding gecko episode it’s clear that the Kraft brothers are trying to get the geckos back soon enough so the geckos don’t die. In the orb weaver spider episode Donita is mind controlling spiders to get golden silk and we see how awful that is and in that episode Aviva makes a synthetic replica of the silk!! So stealing it from the spiders isn’t needed!!!!

And Gourmand. It doesn’t matter how fucking delicious or healthy his food is he’s still going after specifically endangered animals for no reason other than it’ll taste good. That’s like saying hunting elephants for ivory is okay because it’s a natural and strong material. Poaching is poaching no matter what the motive is.

Again idk who paisley is she’s vaguely familiar maybe I need to catch up on my wild kratts lore but yeah this is a dumb post the original post was also dumb I love wild kratts 👍

[bandydear]

People on this website are so hateful. What beef do you have against August?

Beautiful August. End of summertime August. Long sunsets and canoeing on the lake August? A girl made of plum bruise purple and dried grass gold. August, walking home in your too itchy sweater, shorts and tanlines August? Orb weaver spiders growing fat, stripey, and orange as they dangle in the blackberry patch, August? Feeling the days get shorter and sweeter, pushing your bike home with wet clothes and berry stained fingers? That August. Staying out too late to sit on the hood of a car and share the scared secrets that everything is going to change after this? Break ups and skinned knees and spilled drinks in the aisle of the movie theatre August? You cannot claim to be the website that loves death and spooky things and not love the beginning of the season. August is the inhale before the jump. She’s the splinter in the finger and the bead of blood thereafter. How do you fucking feel alive if you don’t have an August?

[achromant]

Ranking all GW2 Specializations

by 1) Gameplay and 2) Visual

based on over 15k hours of playtime, supported by badly drawn Elite Spec Icons.

Feel free to make your own version and reblog or @ me. I wanna see your reasoning :3

Explanations, sorted by classes, below:

Elementalist

Base Elementalist: Pretty sturdy gameplay. Features both interesting interactions, as well as great utility. Versatile, and visually okay. Attack animations desperately need cleanup.

Weaver: Elegant gameplay. Flows smoothly during combat and offers great utility. Also has nice defensive options available. Requires experience and thinking ahead to pull off. Visuals are okay, and feel like a great fit for the aesthetic without being too overwhelming. Especially love Weave Self.

Tempest: Really cool playstyle. Requires a similar amount of attention as Weaver, but in a different way. Unmatched breadth of utility within elementalist classes. Could even be a contender for top spot at visuals, but Fire Overload visually drags the whole spec down.

Catalyst: This class has no right to exist. It feels like someone said "Elementalist doesnt deal much damage, let's give it some numbers." and then stopped halfway through. There is no utility, no elegance, no cool interactions with the gameplay. The whole class feels restrictive and clunky to use. If you like the hammer cata playstyle, better play Weaver. If you like nice interactions, play Tempest. Jade Orbs dont feel like a mechanic, but a punishment. Visually boring, horrible UI, aweful animations.

Mesmer

Base Mesmer: Elegant gameplay, but lacks flow in certain edge cases. Kinda wish greatsword was more melee, but with range capabilites. Needs some more fun interactions with its own mechanics.

Chronomancer: Essentially Mes Plus, when compared to Base Mesmer. Great gameplay, fun and flowey. Slightly choppy in some millisecond cases, but still amatzing to play. Visually striking, absolutely mindblowing sound design. Continuum Split could use a more impactful visual design, like a giant illusiory asronomy clock that ticks down.

Mirage: The self contained version of Mesmer. Lacks a bit in support options for allies, but offers elegant gameplay if timed correctly. Visuals are adequately unique, sparkly but still not overwhelming. Does not have the visual Boom that Chrono has, but feels just that more natural.

Virtuoso: What if took anything that that means Mesmer and just. Didnt do that. This class feels not like a Mesmer anymore, mechnically speaking. Lacks support options, and is outshined by Mirage when it comes to PvP gameplay. Also I'm so fucking pissed at the daggers floating constantly above my head. Animations are kinda cool, though a bit overwhelming. Fun Fact: I divined the coming of the Virtuoso in some sketches a while before EoD previewed. Though in my head it was a Guardian Spec, shooting small silvery stars with its Virtue skills. AND it had double Daggers.

Necromancer

Base Necromancer: It fills its role as master of death. Even the base version of Necromancer has impactful gameplay, and both okay utility, damage, and support for allies. Lacks elengance at some points, especially in Shroud. Visually okay, could use more explosions.

Reaper: Death Knight, here i come! Reaper offers amazing visual effects, and both impactful and flowey gamplay. Reaper Shroud has just the right oomph to make it feel like the steamroller it is. Even when playing without quickness during shroud, it feels amazing. The slight sluggishness just adds to the experience. Did you know that when you enter Reaper Shroud, the character grows giant feathery wings that explode within the fraction of a second? So fucking beautiful.

Scourge: As the absolute opposite of Reaper, this spec offers exactly what Reaper lacks: impactful gameplay at range. Though Scourge can absolutely hold its own in melee, this version feels like a true death mage. Only issue i have is that it's yellow. Horrible choice.

Harbinger: Why does it exist? Ugh, this thing feels so boring. Harbinger would've been a better fit as an Engineer spec. I don't even care about the utility of those damn potions, they lack uniqueness, aesthetic, even the skill icons look like placeholders. What does it have to offer? Well. It gives quickness. Though you could just use a Chronomancer Relic and play another spec. And why am i a black cloud midfight? hello?

Engineer

Base Engineer: The epitome of improvisation. Toolbelt, weird inventions. Explosions, potions, flamethrower. Engineer feels like Elementalist without the magic. There's amazing interaction between skills, great offensive and defensive options. Engineer feels like a hectic class at times, but with some experience it can just be as chill as any other class. Could use some more striking visuals, but still okay.

Holosmith: What if we take an Engi and give it just a smidge of magic? Holosmith feels like an extension of Engineer that pushes it into a slightly different direction. It's just as versatile as the base version, but has even better options for agressive gameplay. Playing a Holo feels elegant and has just the right amount of sparkle and whoom. Still has good interactions with other players, but can easily hold its own. 10/10 design.

Scrapper: Essentially the opposite of Holosmith. What if Engi, but even LESS magic? Though Scrapper can feel a bit sluggish at times, it still has a nice gameplay. Same issue as Base Engi though, it needs more sparkles.

Mechanist: Why put training wheels on something that already has so many levels of gameplay? Mechanist feels like the worst option in any situation. The only saving grace may be the alacrity (which is applied in the most horrifyingly braindead way possible). There's no visual connection between Base Engi and Mechanist, neither in color nor in shape. Why is the mech so that? The gameplay would feel more fluent if you just kidnapped a new player from Queensdale and gave them a gun. Would also be easier to handle than that damn mech.

Thief

Base Thief: There's elegance here, but it's quiet. The visuals underline the subtle beauty of this class. Even a base Thief offers nice utility and okay interactions with other players. The only reason i placed it that low is because how stealth works. A better idea would be to replace it with something like Blur, maybe granting a 50% chance to automatically evade an attack and avoiding being directly targetable in competitive modes.

Daredevil: This is the oomph Thief needed. it feels like it hits hard, but with deadly accuracy. You lose a bit of stealth capabilities, which is a plus in my opinion. Essentially, this is what a monk class in other games would be. It doesn't even need much utility by itself, base Thief already has a bunch. Only issue i have is that i would love it actually using fists to fight, preferably in addition to a staff. Maybe could leave weapons unequipped to swap to an unarmed fighting style? Fun though, great design.

Deadeye: The absolute opposite of Daredevil. This sharpshooter class prefers intelligent positioning rather than quick reactions. It offers great damage and okay support capabilites. Visual effects appear perfect for this class, though the sound design is only okay. Definetely needs a better interface for displaying Malice stacks. And maybe remove the casting time of Deadeye's Mark?

Specter: What if Necromancer, but. Not. Playing Specter feels like playing Core Necro, but with more teleports. Wells are, well. They exist, but only barely. Visual effects are underwhelming, the while class lacks the feeling of impact or elegance that even a base Thief has.

Ranger

Base Ranger: I can see how people like playing ranger, but only through a vaseline treated camera lens. The class itself has okay utility, but lacks in interaction with other players. Though a Ranger's defining feature is the pet, it's also its biggest flaw...

Soulbeast: ... which Soulbeast 100% solves. I will continue to ignore Base Ranger and just pretend that Soulbeast is what Ranger was always supposed to be like. Soulbeasts have the option to just. Not do the whole minion managing thing. Stances feel elegant and unique, and bring fresh air to a moldy base class. Really cool visual effects, though i wish i could turn off the green swirlies while merged.

Druid: I was in Druid Jail for most of my raiding days, so i know what i'm talking about when i say "Urgh." The base mechanic of a Druid is the Astral Avatar, which by itself is probably the best thing Ranger has to offer. It's pretty, it has boom, it's actually useful and elegant. The issue here is swapping in and out of it, which feels clunky and more of a hassle that a reward. To heal with the Avatar, you need people to take damage, so you can heal them, which fills the Avatar, which allows you to. heal. them? Better solution would be to make it similar to Firebrand Tomes so that it still needs energy to use skills, but allows you to spread out your healing a bit.

Untamed: What if Soulbeast, but. Thief. Well, the result is a clunky mess that looks like a swampy lump of bonk. Probably makes a wet smoph when it his a wall. There is no way for me to enjoy this class. The supposed flow of a good Untamed rotation is completely unknown to me, simply because it's so damn ugly. Play Soulbeast.

Warrior

Base Warrior: Hello, yes, it's the bonk class. Love it, have it, it still bonks. What looks like a braindead brick only people with a real life play, is actually an ornate pattern of golden filligree. A base Warrior offers elegant and flowy gameplay at a minumum of effort, and can with some experience still weave itself through the flow of battle. Wish it had more fun interactions with allies, aside from Shout skills. Could go great with Wells.

Berserker: Warrior, but with more bonk. There's exactly two issues i have with this spec. One, its visual effects feel lopsided. Needs more boom toward the target, and less burning man on myself. Two, it lacks utility. However, any rotation that's done on Berserker flows perfectly, it feels fast paced and has absolutely perfect sound design. Executing a perfect Axe/Axe feels like playing a rythm game in the way it bonks.

Spellbreaker: Less bonk, more tshink. Spellbreaker feels like someone took the best about a Thief and put it on a Warrior. The playstyle between Daggers and Full Counter feels elegant and smooth, but requires good reaction. Spellbreaker shines versus players rather than against monsters, which is probably the only issue i have with this spec. Beautiful shiny glitter sparkle capacity though.

Bladesworn: Okay, it says on the tin that it contains Flow, but no. Bladesworn trades movement for maximum bonk. Could use more elegance in its skills, but it makes up for it with great bursts, so much that you can almost feel pixels being cut. The absolute worst about this spec, and the reason why it's not in the legendary tier for me, is that damn Gunsaber. It either needs to be broader for more bonk (with a powerful downward strike as Dragon Trigger), or about 50% longer for ultimate tshink (with a ligering silver sparkly line where the blade sliced your pixels), you know what i mean? As is, the class feels like the definition of blue balls.

Guardian

Base Guardian: The first time I solo'd Twilight Arbor's Aetherblade Path was on a base guardian, some time before HoT. I used a mace and a shield and just slowly pummeled my foes to death. Base Guardian has the feeling of a true paladin class, with just the right amount of sparkle and utility. Only reason it's not way higher on my tier list is that it cant do much on its own.

Dragonhunter: Such a beatifully executed class! There are aesthetic parts that make Dragonhunter feel like a holy warrior, but without the support capabilites of a true paladin class. That's a good thing, by the way. Its playstyle feels unique, at most comparable to a Warrior, but just barely so. Dragonhunter has some small group support, but shines with utility and bonk. If it wasnt for the Traps' visual effects, i wouldnt even care for those (excep Dragon's Maw, like wow). The whole class is perfect. Would've been higher on the list if the rotations felt just a bit smoother.

Firebrand: This one is a more support oriented Guardian. It overflows with utility and support skills. Factually speaking one of my favorite classes. Speaking from a balancing standpoint, it can do way too much at once with its Tome skills. There's elegance in this class, mostly due to it being filled with skills to the point it overflows. Visually, amazing work, same goes for the sound design.

Willbender: A movement based version of Guardian. Willbender feels like it tries to be a monk class, but somehow misses still. There's something lacking from the whole design. You could probably slap this spec onto any other class and it would still work. Together with base Guardian skills, it's fun to play though. Still a balancing horror, for the same reason as Firebrand: It can do way too much for a single class. Aesthetically i find it absolutely revolting. I get that the Virtues are supposed to be movement skills, but they feel choppy to use and leave red-blue scorch marks on the ground. These weird trails look like an accident and are outshined by most other base Guardian skills. All over, a meh rating.

Revenant

Base Revenant: I am regularly confused when i see this spec's icon. There is absolutely no reason to play a base Revenant. There's not much reason for me to play Rev anyway, but hey. What i love about it are the Legends. What i hate about it. also Legends. There's utility and versatility, but both are locked behind Legends, which makes the whole class feel rigid and choppy. I am a fan of the energy mechanic though, and the visuals are also kinda pretty. Could use more sparkles though, maybe more in the Necromancer direction.

Herald: Since Rev came out with HoT, it released with its elite spec from the start. And to this day, Herald is the actual Base Rev to me. It sparkes, it bonks. It feels fine to play, not under- or overwhelmingly so, but just. pretty okay.

Renegade: This one feels like a base Rev (not Herald, in this case). It had the advantage of using a shortbow when it released, but since SotO it lost its usefulness to me somewhat. The Renegade Legend's skills are fun; somehow like Well skills, but visually more striking. The rest of the spec is only meh.

Vindicator: Another one with more bonk! Equip a Stamina Sigil and go stomping! Vindicator feels fun to play, has nice visual effects and great sound design. Similar to Reaper, you can really feel the bonk. Absolutely hate the double Legend thing though, it feels choppy and sluggish to use, similar to playing Elementalist while affected by Chill. I would love Vindicator on another class, like Warrior for example. But since it's a Rev. It's a No.

Conclusion, Expansion based:

EoD specs generally feel the worst of the bunch. booooring. There's no EoD spec in the game that i can really enjoy playing.

HoT specs feel bonky, but slower. On par actually with the whole maguuma jungle (except Pocket Raptors. wtf was anet thinking there)

PoF specs feel less bonk, but more elegant. Also matches the Crystal Desert (except Hydras. THOSE feel more HoT than PoF)

Elementalist is my favorite overall, followed by Mesmer, Engineer, Guardian and Necromancer in that order. Revenant and Ranger can dissolve into brown slidge for all that i care.

[saltminerising]

Mmm auraboa gene choices are just so miss. What are porcupine and fishbone doing there?? Where are blossom and scorpion. And sparkle? Also instead of orb/weaver and mosaic/break they should've just got chevron/arrow and ragged/tear. And wasp/bee instead of met/alloy. These snakes have such a nice belly where the fuck is glimmer. They're 80% tail, wheres glowtail!! They'd also rock pin/trail and skink/spinner. Lion/nox even. So many missed opportunities to make these snakes look awesome. Eugh

[aughtpunk]

Ketamine time question What is your favorite type of spider? T's, jumping spiders, orb weavers? I am a firm jumping spider fan myself!

Tranchula

No that's not right

Taranchchiula

No that's not how you spell it either

Trach

Fuck it I'm googling it

TARANCHCHIULA

[drawnecromancy]

Thinking about the spider AU again. Cenaldir is a Nuisance.

[loonsmoons]

Fuck, does he love them.

“James …” He tears his gaze away from Regulus and peers up at Lily through his eyelashes from where his head is resting on her lap, one eyebrow raised in question. Forehead wrinkled a little in concern at her careful tone. “Don’t freak out now, but-” “What do you mean don’t freak out now?!” “Calm down, mon beau, she won’t break up at picnic ..” “Break up?! I wasn’t even thinking about that possibility!” Lily glares at Regulus as if to say: is this your way of helping? But he only shrugs, huffing something about Sirius’ dramatics rubbing off on James. “I’m not breaking up. It’s just …” “What is it, love?” James encourages, immediately more relaxed at that. “There is a spider in your hair-” “WHAT?!" No longer relaxed. “BUT I will take it out! Stop moving so much, I’m trying!” He dutifully drops his arms, squeezing his eyes shut while she comps through his curls, hopefully getting rid of it, before it lays its eggs in there. Or whatever it is they do … “There we go, all done” Lily eventually croons, the way doctors talk to children after giving them an injection. James carefully opens his eyes again, blinking away the spots, to find her smiling at what probably is the spider crawling around the palm of her hand. He scrunches his nose in disdain, moving from where he was comfortably lying to sit a few metres away. This earns him an overdramatic huff from Regulus who is moving closer to Lily, peering at the monster in her hand. “You insist on watching the spider-man movies every couple of months, but get scared because of this little lad?” Regulus leans in closer, to get a better look at it. “Do you know what kind it is?” “I reckon it must be an orb weaver, based on …” James drowns their conversation out, but he does continue staring at them, a smile plastered on his face. Fuck, does he love them.

(Words: 333)

Pssst, this is based on this!

[luxury-nightmare]

Orb weaver headcannons!

Wait if I own this character and I make up headcannons for her, wouldn’t that just make it cannon? Anyway…

She loves 2000’s eminem and vocaloid (she bought it just to make memes)

Lives off coffee, ibuprofen and spite

Loves spicy foods (not white people spicy, actually spicy)

Her symbiote’s name is ghost. The symbiote took that name while they were playing hollow knight together. They are in love

Disaster Bi

Writes a lot of Au fanfics to spite Miguel. Extremely clingy and uses humor as a crutch. (She has the Deadpool kind of breaking fourth wall humor)

Ghost loves boba. Orb weaver is partial to it.

Spent a Lot of time researching spider species and patterns to make her suit and gives the other spider people crap about it (what the fuck kind of spider is red and blue?!)

She has absolutely no social skills whatsoever so she will say things that come off as mean sometimes when she’s trying to be funny

Monsterfucker.

Really into remixing music and making mashups but isn’t very good at it

[baggebythesea]

Princess Glimmer and the Day of Many Choices: Follow Catra to the portal world (33/?)

"CATRA!" Glimmer cried, and - just a moment before the portal closed behind her lover - grabbed Adora's hand and teleported the two of them into the closing portal.

"No!" Perfuma gasped, white in her face.

"Well then…" Corrupted Catra said, looking at Shadow Weaver with downright gleeful expression. "Seems like we have some catching up to do, mommy."

- - -

"Catra!" Glimmer yelled the moment they materialised, but no one answered.

"Where is she?" Adora gasped, holding Glimmer's hand tightly.

"I don't know." Glimmer gently let go of Adora's hand. "Let's figure out where we are."

She summoned an orb of light and they looked around. They were surrounded by crystal, sparkling and bright in Glimmer's light. But at the same time there was something wrong to the way the light fell.

"Brightmoon…" Adora said, voice shivering.

"Brightmoon," Glimmer grimly confirmed. "Or whatever shadow of it we will find."

She started to walk along the corridor, with Adora following her

"Last time I was here, this place was perfect…." Adora said with low voice.

"No, it wasn't," Glimmer muttered, walking with brisk steps without looking at Adora.

"Your parents were still together…" Adora mumbled. "The three of you were happy. The Horde had not destroyed everything… until I came and took your…"

"I know!" Glimmer snarled. "I know what happened. You told me. And I know you will twist it to make it your fault somehow."

"It was my fault," Adora insisted. "If I hadn't looked for you and Bow, Angella would not have…"

"…stopped you from sacrificing yourself," Glimmer retorted. "Which is the only thing your fucking guilty consciousness will accept, isn't it?"

Adora gave her a hurt look.

"Glim, I try to apologise here."

"Well, maybe I don't want you to," Glimmer snarled. "Maybe I don't want to accept that responsibility."

Adora said nothing. After a moment, Glimmer took a deep breath.

"Sorry, Adora," she muttered. "I'm on edge and I take it out on you. Again. Sorry."

"It's OK," Adora mumbled, not looking at her lover.

"It's not," Glimmer sighed. "The truth is, I'm scared of what we will find here."

"Maybe your father…" Adora begun, but Glimmer violently shook her head.

"You don't get it," she spat. "Sorry, Adora, but that's the truth. You have never got it."

"Got what?" Adora asked, bewildered.

"Me," Glimmer said. "You think of me as that perfect, magical girl that saved you from the Horde and brought you to a place full of rainbows and waterfalls."

"That's what happened," Adora protested.

"And you blame yourself for ruining it," Glimmer went on without taking any notice of the interruption, "which was absurd before and even more so now when we met Horde Prime. He made Hordak what he was. He started the war."

"I know that," Adora said. "I just…"

"'Should have made more to stop it'," Glimmer said with mocking voice, causing Adora to flinch. "Sing a different tune for once, hero."

"Glimmer, what are you saying?" Adora whispered, eyes full of tears.

"That perhaps I never wanted you to stop the war," Glimmer said, voice full of self loathing. "That perhaps I never wanted to be the happy little mommy's girl you saw in the Portal world."

Adora stared at her.

"I never got a say," Glimmer snarled. "Neither of us did. I was born into war just as the rest of us. But if I had had a choice… I would have chosen war. I would have chosen all that death, all that strife, all of the Horde piece by piece destroying our world. And do you know why?"

Adora numbly shook her head.

"Because then I could win," Glimmer whispered. "Because I needed a great enough foe to make my victory count. How fucked up is THAT?"

"Glimmer…." Adora tried.

"That's who I am," Glimmer spat. "You think you are bad because you were not enough of a hero. Well, I wanted a whole world plunged into a generational war just to prove that I'm not my mother. How is that for a monster?"

"But you didn't cause the war either," Adora gently said. "Even if you think of yourself that way…"

"You don't get it," Glimmer forcefully interrupted. "This world, this place… whatever it is. It's a place for second chances, right?"

"Um, I guess…?" Adora begun.

"Like, Catra had her little dorm room fantasy with the two of you back in the Horde," Glimmer interrupted. "And mom had the dollhouse idea of a happy family with dad alive and me and Bow as her cute little dolls."

"I don't…" Adora tried.

"Well," Glimmer shot back. "We're here. We are in the portal world version of Brightmoon. What do you think my messed up wish fulfilment looks like?"

She more or less dragged Adora into the throne room, glaring at the short figure who sat on the throne, regarding them with an amused expression.

"My, my, my," Evil Queen Glimmer said from her throne. "What do we have here?"

This one is for @jidblogger :-)

Part 32 is here: https://baggebythesea.tumblr.com/post/727960676590600192/portal-world-episode-next-installment-will-beup

[immortal-elements]

Hey, if you haven't seen the new fractal yet, I recommend that you get 4 other people from your raid group (if you have one), and give it a blind run. Utterly incredible time.

Spoilers under the cut for those who don't intend to do a blind run

So, I grabbed 4 other people from my raid group to give this fractal a blind run. Mind you, we clear raid wings 1-4 on a weekly basis, and we frequently run SotO strikes.

Imagine our surprise when we walk into the first boss room and see both Cerus and Deimos. We immediately shift into tryhard raid mode, and assume that all raid/strike mechanics are active. They weren't, but all the animations and behaviors looked mostly identical. Just the immediate intense focus was incredible and everything I could have asked for in a boss fight, 10/10, no notes.

Then, Eparch. Ohhhh, Eparch kicked our ass. We weren't able to do it on tier 4. Mostly because this boss is a broken and busted piece of shit. It's attack hitboxes are all sorts of inaccurate, (the shockwave hits either before or after it actually should, very hard to jump over or dodge through. His arrow attacks hit a much wider area than indicated.) Oh, and the orb mechanic was really opaque. He has 6 types of orbs, and you have to keep him from picking up too many orbs by grabbing them yourself, but if you pick one up of a type that you aren't attuned to, then it will remove all stacks of your old orb type and damage you. Makes it especially hard when he shits out orbs of two types on top of eachother. Oh, and if he picks up orbs, it boosts his stats, and the only way to remove those stacks is to CC him. Mind you, his CC bar is bigger than some raid-bosses. On tier 1, he has more defiance bar than raid boss slothosaur does.

One of my guildies who has a penchant for solo-ing fractals later attempted to solo this new fractal. He managed to get past Cerus and Deimos, (turns out, you can rally off of killing one of them, and sometimes Deimos will just fuck off to the other side of the room for some reason). But in order to actually beat Eparch, he had to phone a friend and call me in. Virtuoso has a shit-ton of CC, and my weaver build has a shit-ton of CC. Even still, it was a struggle to break that bar, requiring us to drop every single CC skill in our kits in a short period of time, (which can be hard for a weaver to do ngl).

Overall, very fun fractal, I can't wait until we can attempt it on t4 again, I'm cautiously curious about what the CM for it is going to be, but the Cerus/Deimos tag team was fucking incredible.