#when legends and lore collide

[saphs-tales-from-paldea]

Colin from Team Arctic still hasn't noticed that he left my hands untied, lol. I'm just recording his little rant about the artifacts and trying to control legendaries-

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Did this guy just say he wants to make a clone army of the legendary trio???

[saphs-tales-from-paldea]

I'm staying with Octavia right now and she just did this.

[maple-memories]

How do I tell Saph that she looks epic and kinda lowkey hot?

[ao3feed-piltovers-finest]

Between Vengeance and Valor

by Actually_A_Sinnamonroll

Vi is a rebellious outlaw, and Caitlyn is a strict enforcer. When their worlds collide, they’re forced to team up. Despite their differences, they begin to rely on each other and sparks fly as they fight side by side.

In a world full of danger, trust, and tough choices, can they survive together—or will their differences tear them apart?

I know short summary but hey Star Wars au!!

Words: 3444, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F

Characters: Mel Medarda, Jayce (League of Legends), Viktor (League of Legends)

Relationships: Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends), Jinx & Vi (League of Legends)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Star Wars Setting, I try to do this in a way it could fit I am not all knowing in the star wars lore but i do my best, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Background Character Death, Violence, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, okay they are not really enemies but you get the thing, Angst? yes angst, Angst, i don't know how to tag okay so i will change and/or add tags, Not Beta Read

Read on A03. from AO3 works tagged ‘Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)’

[saphs-tales-from-paldea]

CINN NO NOT THE TREE IN VICTORY SQUARE

to get festive for christmas eve, the Christmas Eevee is being released onto the public to wreak as much havoc as possible on every ornament it can find before it evolves at midnight into a Decorateon

[bardic-tales]

Snowbound Storyscapes: Day 1: Climates

Throughout December, I'll be revealing of my world's lore. Each day will explore a unique aspect of its realms, celestial wonders, and other lands. From Nephilim to legends, this event will offer a glimpse into the magic and mythology that make up Fantasy Worlds Collide.

What is the climate like in your world during winter?

In the northernmost reaches of the Celestial Realm, winter transforms the landscape into a realm of beauty. Towering mountains separates the Frostbond Expanse from the rest of the Celestial Realm. The barren plains become layered with snow and ice as blizzard-like conditions by unyielding winds. The Nephilim — giant children between mortal and celestials — live in harmony with these harsh elements. These Nephilim grow to be around 12 to 15 feet (3.6 to 4.5 meters) and adapt to withstand the cold. Here, winter is not a wonderland but a fierce display of nature��s power. The storms rage for days, obscuring the sky and drive most of the Nephilim into their stone homes carved into the mountain sides. Life in this harsh expanse causes fortitude with the Nephilim.

Above the Frostbond Expanse, auroras dance across the heavens. These ribbons of cyan, green, purple, and blues on clear nights. In the more extreme blizzards, the Eternal Moonlight — a silver glow that covers the rest of the Celestial Realm — tends to fail to penetrate the thick swirling snow. This absence of light casts the land in a twilight. The auroras will become some of the light source, along with the Eternal Moonlight when they are capable of being seen. This guides the Nephilim in winter.

Further south, the rest of the Celestial Realm experiences a gentler winter. This is to maintain its silver-lit glow. Nebulas continue to drift across the heavens. Their colors are undiminished by the seasonal shifts. The Virtue Lands are now cloaked in a soft, frosty sheen, but the Eternal Moonlight continues provide its light. Here, winter is a time of reflection and spiritual renewal. Each Archangel who govern the lands guide their followers / souls to focus on their virtues. Snow falls gently from the skies, accentuating the stars and celestial patterns in the skin. Their light reflects off the frost.

The blizzard-ravaged Frostbond Expanse serve as a testament of strength and endurance while the Virtue Lands offer a sanctuary of meditation and growth.

dividers created by @strangergraphics

[generalpierrotdameron]

There a 2 news Leslye Headland interviews on starwars.com and Collider that are very good.

I love this bit:

Beyond the other film influences, Headland has infused her love of the original films, current books, and Legends lore into the story. “There were certain things that I really wanted to do. You'll see a half Theelin, half human Jedi, Jecki, played by Dafne Keen, which was always a dream of mine,” Headland says. She first fell in love with the species when Rystáll Sant joined the Max Rebo Band in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi. “There's also some EU lore that I decided to put in because I thought it was so cool and no one told me I couldn't,” she adds with a laugh. The series will introduce a Zygerrian Jedi and canonize one species that’s yet to be seen, Headland reveals. “There are a couple of really big EU ideas that are utilized both early on in the series and later in the series,” she hints.

[oogaboogaspookyman]

Some retake trickster lore and fun facts please? :,33

YOU ACTIVATED THE SPOOKYMAN GET READY HAHAHAHFJGJFHDGS THIS IS GONNA GET LONG BABY

@justafriendlystranger enjoy the food eheheheeee~

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Facts and bits of lore on Retake Trickster!

They're both based on the usual ancient entities like Hades and Kitsunes and a spanish urban legend called La Llorona, in terms of appearance. Also Hog and Scorched, EXEs that have this split personality trope, seen in... Well, the split personality! And also that one time Boiling Potato made that forest deities version of Trickster where she's like... A siren, in a swamp, seen that and went "lmao dead body in a swamp... WAIT I CAN WORK WITH THIS"

Trixie is strictly a pacifist, absolutely no murder allowed in her vicinity, she's literally afraid of the concept and wants nothing to do with it. She will fight but never kill. Enjoy the angst food~

Trickster (the ghost) is selfish, a very egocentric bitch, narcissistic (she doesn't have this disorder, she's like that), overall not the best person in the world. What playing around with god-like magic for years does to a person, amirite? Fucks you up

Trixie, although she seems like a very shy girl... Actually isn't all that much! She's friendly and all, very caring, sorta the mom friend at this point lmao, and also a bit of a gremlin at times. Yes she'll prank you and call you names and flirt for the fun of it because lmao you got a red face cutie hahaaa. She's not shy, whole opposite, just not as strong and confident.

Trixie is canonically a lesbian and can't take compliments despite her confident persona, BRING IN THE FLIRTIN' HAHAHAHAHSHAHAHFJFJFBDH

In light of this, Trickster is canonically pansexual in the retake! She thought she was straight (she died in ye olden japanese days) but there were a few women here and there that really wanted her. Because of this, she convinced the entire japanese area to mind their business because hey who are you to question a god*? Fuck off let her seduce women she can pop your lungs like balloons lmfao

Also this Trickster can take compliments, she's not shy lmao she's the one that lured in guys and gals like metal to a magnet

Their fusion (which i'm nicknaming The Deceiver) is only ever unstable when the two of them are crammed up in the same body, causing them to enter a very feral and angry state

In light of this... I'll just explain via what Trixie thinks of this "fusion" process~ ——— what she feels is a fusion, her soul colliding with mine, but what i feel? I feel her hands grabbing my soul and throwing me away, replacing me, i feel like i dissociate and watch my body cause a bloody mess knowing i can't do JACKSHIT. I want her gone, for good, i really do, i wanna punt her cocky self-centered ass into the fucking SUN.

Adding onto this, Trixie and Trickster don't have a great relationship. As i said, Trixie is a strict pacifist, and Trickster is a shitty bitch that thinks her better than everyone, so you can guess how fast and strong shit went downhill the day Trickster came back from the dead...

Trixie is a bottom unlike Trickster, her confident mischievous persona doesn't match her composure in a full-blown relationship, can't even take little jokes that alude to... That Stuff That Mustn't Be Mentioned But You Know Very Well What I'm Talking About (by Fall Out Boy). Trickster will gladly pin you down lol.

Trixie is in the 7 foot area, prolly 7'3, while Trickster is in the 6 foot area, maybe 6'7. When they fuse, Trickster's height mixes with Trixie's, making The Deceiver... 8 foot~? Eheheheeee enjoy~

[the-land-of-eternal-winter-novel]

🌍💣👀🎨

(All answers are given in a way that better corresponds to draft 2, just a heads up for those of you who already read draft 1)

Worldbuilding:

The distinctive thing about my worldbuilding is that it makes it impossible for me to find a genre label

The distinctive thing about the worldbuilding in this story is that it's very very very distantly post-apocalyptic, namely it takes place 1000 years after a cataclysm, and of course, in many ways, the people living in this age are not affected anymore, but in other ways, they are obsessed with their lost past (especially given that they celebrate said 1000 year anniversary). What I'm going for with this is mostly a reversal of the usual past=regressive and present=progressive paradigm. (But of course I know that in and of itself is a trope, much like the legend of Atlantis. It just happens to be a trope I like better).

Another thing I was going for was creating a sort of winterland that was not Scandinavian coded (this is actually the very first idea I had back in May 2019 when I wrote draft 0). Obviously a Scandinavian coded wonderland does co-exist, being Ingrid (the main character's wife) country of origin, but the main country is mostly based on 18/19th cent Russia. Now, this fact, namely a vaguely 19th century Russia coded winterland + the fact of it being 1000 years post apocalypse, with the older civilisation bring more technologically advanced, I'd be inclined to label this a sort of steampunk. I'll see where I go with the tech related worldbuilding.

The climactic moment:

Well you asked for this, so spoiler warning. But I will try not to give the biggest reveals away.

The idea hinted at from the beginning is that Anatoliy killing the neighbour king Vaidas was not at all an isolated act of revenge, but, much to his horror, Anatoliy had played right into the hands of a much bigger conspiracy, which for whatever reason would've benefitted from Vaidas' death. Anatoliy, while having willfully killed Vaidas, was a completely unwilling pawn in this larger scheme. Over time, more and more conspirators get revealed, each (usually) a bigger villain than the previous.

Anatoliy's personal family conflict + his crime + the conspiracy + the three ongoing revolutionary movements somehow (using this word not out of uncertainty but because that's a huge spoiler) collide and some actually end up having to put aside differences to fight a greater evil. The climax thus is the reveal of the one who started the conspiracy in the first place, and the others having to fight against this newfound evil.

All I will say, thematically, is that the conflict in worldview shifts from revenge vs forgiveness to thinking you can change the world vs accepting it as it is and just living right.

Random lore dump:

Idk for sure what piece of non spoiler lore I haven't shared yet hmm. As I mentioned on my other sideblog @the-tzarina-alexandra-paracosm , the title The Land of Eternal Winter is a reference to one of the novels I wrote as a teen, namely a chapter with a similar name, in which one of the characters ends up at Stalingrad and has this whole flashback sequence/ internal monologue about his childhood in pre-communist Russia. I really wanted to steal the name from that chapter, seeing it more appropriate in the setting of this current novel.

I chose the word eternal too because it just sounds better and more spiritual, but that doesn't mean the winter is 1. Actually never-ending. Like they do get a summer but it's pretty mild. Their climate is just kind of subpolar/ tundra + taiga type of terrain. 2. A symbol of a spiritual realm such as Heaven or hell. It absolutely is not Heaven because look at how sinful these people are for real. And it absolutely is not hell either because first of all let's be real you know me, I love winter and see it as a good thing, so I would never characterise hell as a beautiful snowy place. If I tried to imply it was hell I would straight up name it the land of eternal fire or whatever. I would say winter, if you take the spiritual connotation, is earth. As in the condition of man, but most of all, it is neither Heaven nor hell, it is earth and earth cannot be eternal and guess what happens when humans think their earthly existence is eternal? Yep. And of course you are free to extrapolate all sorts of meanings from this title given the many symbols of winter etc. I just know that winter sometimes symbolises death and I only wanted to steer clear from the possible "eternal winter = eternal death?? = hell??" interpretation. In-universe the country has this nickname because their climate ofc, but their culture too is a cold one (as opposed to a warm friendly culture). They do have quite the negative reputation.

Colour or texture:

Cool tones, especially blue, but of course yhe works itself is colourful enough. I just think of images such as the one below when I think of colour + texture associations of this story

[bisluthq]

My unpopular opinion is you don’t need to be exes to waltz back into rekindled flames if your relationship has been on and off life support for 18 months (still a committed couple, but a dying relationship). Like when you get to that point that it’s fizzling out and you both want it back, the rekindling can be magical and you’ve got butterflies again and it’s with someone you know so well, so it’s all very safe and cozy, there’s none of that fear of falling in love with someone for the first time because you’ve woken up next to them for years and know how they take their tea or coffee and know their habits and tells. It’s safe.

It’s like everything described in Labyrinth - that feeling like your relationship is crashing and they show up just in time and make you fall in love with them all over again. It’s beautiful when it happens and feels like a relief.

But it needs consistent effort and momentum and not just a few gestures, or the plane just goes right back down again. And I do think the Joever was ripping off a Band-Aid and just had to be done after a while.

I go back and forth over the muse of loml because it can apply to Joe or matty in how I perceive the story being told. But I also think it can be about neither one specifically too. Was it safe to pick matty who may have said he’d marry her within a year instead of being starry eyed with Joe, even if the stars are from the past when their rs was better? Or is she referring to tatty 1.0 and even though she was starry eyed for him then, as she mentions in Chloe & co, he was a lot and she couldn’t watch it, so she chose not to be with him and be “safe” instead (metaphorically for her heart and also literally with mental health knowing when to step away from someone if you can’t handle their life).

If we didn’t know any of the lore and this was her debut album about normies as muses, I think the interpretations could be different. We have some context, but I just find it interesting from a writing perspective that it could apply to multiple men from her past with hints of them in there, but nothing screaming a defining characteristic or situation (compared to SLL or TSMWEL which seemingly have clear baby daddies).

She also tends to personify a feeling a lot, which helps make her songs relatable even with Uber specific details. So the “I’ll see you until I die” could even be her talking to her grief that was so crushing she thought she’d die multiple times. More likely she imagined growing up and dying alone and being on her death bed seeing one particular face, sort of like if the prophecy and fortnight collided, but that’s what’s so cool about her, she doesn’t hold back and she isn’t afraid to say exactly how she feels OR embellish it and compare herself to a woman gone mad who will fantasise about killing her cheating husband and dumping his body in a swamp in Florida, or killing her soul mate’s perfect wife, or comparing herself to legends or characters in ancient mythology to express herself. Obviously I’m a fan, but she’s such an interesting writer it’s hard to think anything she says is ever at face value, even when it’s something like a line from invisible string where the grass was green which is very much a face value lyric lol

okay I agree with this and love this take! I never thought about the rekindled flames as that moment when things actually go well when generally they’re going badly and I still don’t know that it’s that just based on the rest of the song lol but you’re absolutely right, that’s a fair feeling and perhaps there are deeper ways of looking at that song that I’ve been missing!

[saphs-tales-from-paldea]

I just got off the phone with Professor Maple! Willow had woken up from a surgery! She had a fucking EVERSTONE embedded into her body so she couldn't evolve! And she came to rescue me because I don't know I guess she really wanted to evolve!?

(A photo is attached. A Water/Ghost type feline Pokémon is held by Saph, who's crying tears of joy. Ash the Meowscarada is looking intently at the Pokémon in question.)

She evolved into a Spectide!

[soleclypse]

I want to write my poem just like how they wrote their legends

Every frickles of my pen have a slight tilt of wonders inside.

Rows of letters, tellings of whispers in the night. The news brought by the wind blows.

Those tellings of celestial beings above our heads, or old tales of those who have been travelling alongside the Davy Jones.

Stories of 'what ifs' the stories of 'almosts' and the stories of 'always'.

Mighty beings with powers to shaken the universe, having the mountain lord bows to their knees.

About ocean's rage when they've taken her children out of her hold, and her weep leaving everyone drown in her tumble.

I woven my words brings out mystics to every sentences, in hope to entrance whoever dares hooked their eyes upon my stacks of lores.

I let my wonder and hunger get the best of them.

How it collides and coalesce in each other. How it brings the feelings of giddy and mirth to the surface.

And when I feel it, I won't trample the pride when it arises.

Not this time around. As It deserves the rightful place in where it stand.

[maple-memories]

I knew Trill was fired and stripped of Champion status for Pokémon abuse, but why'd he join Team Arctic?

PC dive done... there's a Pokémon that I didn't think I'd ever see in his team. A Mapleon.

That shouldn't be possible with his treatment of Pokémon though. Not unless he did something extremely unethical.

He did. I'm taking his Pokémon to a center first to get the damage assessed.

And the damage here is insane... no wonder I saw a Sylveon throwing Trill at a wall. He knocked out a Mewtwo with something.

[thedevilyouknovv]

☾ main ☾ bio ☾ face ☾ muse ☾ starters ☾ wishlist ☾

about:

This is a sideblog, and I follow back from my main @grimmusings. Please direct IMs there, since it's easier for me to keep all my messages on one blog. It's also easier to start interactions with me there, where I regularly post open starters and meme prompts. For a full list of rules, see my main. Honesty hour questions will largely be answered IC and treated as anonymous unless signed by a muse.

All details vary based on verse, but in general I pull Constantine from DC/Vertigo comics, with a bit of Arrowverse thrown in if those connections are needed. I'm not that familiar with Legends of Tomorrow, but I'm happy to read up on it if you want to include events from there. If you prefer one of his faceclaims over the others, feel free to request!

Please note that he's not my easiest muse. I enjoy writing him, but true to character, he only talks when he wants to, and it may take me a bit longer to get back to his replies than it does for my other muses.

wanted connections:

This is by no means a comprehensive list, and I can roll with most muses as far as basic interactions. I’m happy to ship Constantine with other DC/Marvel comics characters and OCs/fandom crossovers based on chemistry, but unless they’re on my OTP list, they need plotting and interaction first. There is never any pressure to ship with me, even if they’re on my list.

OTPs: Zatanna Zatara, Oliver, Desmond, comics/Arrowverse Chas Possible Ships: Nick Necro, Lucifer Morningstar, Harley Quinn, Dean Winchester NOTPs: film Chas (too much of an age gap), Rachel Roth (same + daughter vibes), most muses with a significant age gap (he may be an asshole, but he's not a fucking asshole) Other: Any DC/Marvel comics muses. Any muses or crossovers from other horror/paranormal fandoms (e.g., Supernatural, Stranger Things, Welcome to Night Vale, Good Omens).

default verses:

canon (+/-): Any verses that take place more or less in the DC/Vertigo comics timelines.

arrowverse: A mix of comics lore and headcanons that more closely follows an Arrowverse timeline, where John helps retrieve Oliver's soul.

multiverse!madness: Various comics universes collide, whether Marvel/DC/etc. have always existed on the same Earth, or other-dimension shenanigans are at work. Duplicate friendly!

horror!verse: Any crossovers with horror fandoms like Supernatural, typically where John is working paranormal investigations or scams.

verses by request only:

I'm happy to write these, but since they're more specific AUs, I don't default on them for asks/memes. Please feel free to request them.

college!verse: A college backstory verse where John attends university to study magic, play in his band (Mucous Membrane), and generally fuck around. (fc: Alexander Calvert)

dad!verse: Any AU where John is being an absolute disaster of a parent. May also apply to canon muses like Rachel Roth or Lucy Quinzel.

[domina-noctisim-archive2]

♫

↪   𝚂𝙴𝙽𝙳  “ ♫ ”  𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 𝟹 - 𝟻 𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙶𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙸 𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙾𝙲𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴𝚂

↪ Duke Dumont - ocean drive

Don't say a word while we dance with the devil You brought a fire to a world so cold We're out of time on the highway to never Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on) Don't say a word while we dance with the devil You brought a fire to a world so cold We're out of time on the highway to never Hold on (hold on), hold on (hold on)

↪ Muse - Undisclosed Desires

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart I want to recognise your beauty's not just a mask I want to exorcise the demons from your past I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

↪ Trevor Something - Summer Love

You can be my, my summer love You can be my, my summer lover You can be my, my summer love You can be my, my summer lover

Let's go to the bar And take some shots of whiskey And just get free Let's go to the club And take these capsules to space I don't want to feel my face

↪ Worlds Collide: The Final (ft. Nicki Taylor) | - League of Legends

We are the ones To ignite the darkened skies The champions Of a world that we defy A solemn reign Of the few who rise up high And we all fight At the last light

↪ MONO INC. - Princess of the Night

I'm your protector I'm your fighter and your slave And I'm so addicted To your beauty and your grace I'm your apprentice I'm so hungry for your lore And you are my salvation dear For now and evermore

When everything seems to be rotten in this world And everything seems to be lost While everybody turns around and disappears I know you'll be with me right here

You're my princess of the dark You're my princess of the night I'm your servant your retainer You are harbor home and light You're the princess of dark I will overcome the scum Your palace guard till kingdom come

I'm your detector I'm your sniper and your spy And I'm your disciple And the keeper by your side Oh I'm your apprentice I'm so hungry for your warmth And if ever have the choice I'll die here in your arms