#wild wiki walking is a mood

[knight-commander]

Argent Vestrus (he/they)

half-elf - magus - blade bound - river kingdoms daredevil

sorry i love this little guy. they are a redo of this character with a more refined aesthetic, vision, palette, story, etc. i wanted to make him less "swashbuckler" and more "river kingdoms pirate who accidentally became knight-commander", and i also wanted to emphasize their gozren faith more!!! they still were mendevian nobility who absconded and they still have an annoying little sister (marielle my beloved) and i am in the mood to write about him so you will probably hear more. anyways some FUN lore about Gozreh and why i chose them as a deity below. how it influenced design choices. etc.

from the pathfinder wiki

"Gozreh appears as a colossal humanoid (often of Mwangi ethnicity) whose lower body trails away into a mass of roiling elemental matter. While the deity transcends gender in nature, in such depictions the gender presented depends on their aspect. Their female form is associated with the sea, and appears as a young and beautiful woman with wild green hair of sea foam whose torso merges with the roiling sea. Their male form represents the winds and clouds, and appears as a weathered old man with a long white beard whose lower body melds into a storm cloud. At coastlines, images of Gozreh present these two forms reaching up from the sea and down from the heavens, whose fingers only barely miss touching each other in midair."

"Gozreh shows their favor by the sudden appearance of a gentle breeze that carries with it the smell of blooming flowers, the unexpected sound of waves crashing on a shore, or dreams involving a specific, and unusual-looking animal. Those blessed by Gozreh find navigating at sea easier, can breathe underwater, and walk with such a light step from Gozreh's winds that some can fly. Polluting or otherwise spoiling the natural order draws Gozreh's displeasure, which manifests in the sudden appearance of extremely localized storms or other bad weather, being watched or hounded by birds or beasts, or the continuous taste of blood in one's mouth. Lightning seems to seek people who have been cursed by Gozreh, the waters seem to try to drown them, and those Gozreh most displeases are so shunned by nature itself that animals and plants fear or hate them on sight—even their own animal companions or familiars, who abandon them."

"Gozreh's many representations reflect their fluid gender, which attracts followers across a wide range of identities. The faith places little emphasis on marriage, with some worshipers choosing celibacy in isolation to focus on their communion with nature. They can also be blunt, if insightful, in manner and biased toward action over deliberation."

"Priests of Gozreh are rugged folk, and many are hermits. Most who interact with society do so serving on the crews of far-ranging ships, where they are known as gale-speakers and considered lucky boons to have aboard. Gale-speakers spend most of their time at sea and walk on land only to find another ship. Followers are expected to grow their hair or beards, and often braid in seaweed, natural items, and strands of white cloth. Some also mat their hair for months in order to carve it out as nesting material for small creatures; fewer even allow animals to nest in their still-attached hair. Formal raiment is usually long robes of sea-green, storm-grey, or sky blue color, decorated with coral or pearls. Although most druids in the Inner Sea region are followers of the Green Faith, a significant minority of them worship Gozreh instead."

"Due to being both aquatic and aerial beings tied to both the sea and rain, tidehawks are often considered favored creatures of Gozreh. There is disagreement among sailors regarding whether sighting a tidehawk is a good omen or a bad one, since the ocean, tidehawks, and Gozreh are all quick to shift between calm and fury."

[thelindenpapers]

Supposing Sehanine

I caught up enough to CR3 to finish watching the "Downfall" 3-part interlude.

It was fantastic!

Delighted by voice actors I'd heard elsewhere but had not seen before (unless you count mo-cap performances).

The dark overall mood, and the skill of all the players, were on par with what I'd expect to see on Candela Obscura.

~

As typical of a fuckin' nerd :P , it got me wondering which deity I might play in that scenario before the first episode was even done. ( Shut up. You do it, too. n_n )

I initially thought the only deity that I could stomach being would be The Wildmother, but Jaffe's got that (beautifully) covered.

So I hit the wiki to browse...and was pleasantly surprised by an alternative option!

I chose the chaotic-good, Moon, Autumn, and Love goddess, Sehanine/Moonweaver.

"Commandments of the Moonweaver:

Seize your own destiny and pursue your own passions.

Let the shadows protect you from the burning light of fanaticism and the absolute darkness of despair.

Walk unbridled and untethered, forging new memories and experiences."

...I dig it! :3

Character and rigamarole under the cut.

Gave her mortal form the name 'Karaya'... a Wood Elf with Fleet of Foot and Mask of the Wild.

Built her as a lvl 20 Mastermind Rogue/College of Glamour Bard/Circle of Dreams Druid. Gave her a Smuggler background.

Stealth, Performance, Deception, Persuasion, Insight, and Acrobatics proficiencies. Resilient. Knows Celestial, Common Sign language, Thieves kant.

Love Domain:

After all, they already have the Mercy Domain represented at that table.... and Love has no mercy.

Love harries and wears at a heart like a playful hound does a rabbit in a cage...

But it also bears eternal grudge to those who misuse and prevent Love.

~

Mortal Appearance:

6' tall, middle-aged to older, with African-coded features. Very dark brown skin, silver eyes, silver freckles especially on her hands. Deep Plum-colored lipstick.

Poised, smiling, spry matriarch vibes.

Round cheeks, dimples, shallow pock marks scattered across her face.

Round, abundant, plump frame, big salt-and-pepper afro.

Dressed in worn linens and leathers of muted purple and faded light-grey.

Quarterstaff and Glimmering Moonbow for weapons; Thieves tools and Lyre for equipment.

~

Flavoring:

~ Hair goes completely black, whenever she stealths or goes invisible.

~ When hair and eyes go completely silver, temporarily blinds enemies with bright silver light.

~ Hair and clothing transform to pale-golden, shimmering-harvest-moon hues, in a floating dress surrounded by a night-rainbow-halo; whenever she's fully powered up.

Overall Vibes:

~ *Turns into a nightingale and flies off* ~

~ Hand to chin + gentle smirk, appraising look, paying close attention, saying nothing.

~ Best fuckin' hugs ever

~ Considers other kinds of love to be of value as well, not just romantic love and lust: self-love, platonic love, love between friends, familial love, agape love

~ 🔥*QUIETLY LIBIDO-ING*🔥

~ Gets openly enthusiastic and dreamy and giddy and sighing over romance in general, obviously

~ Deep appreciation of horny jokes

~ Delivers well-deserved insults in sharp, short, tight one-liners and a motherly "bless-your-heart" smile in a manner fit for high-level vicious mockery damage

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Interactions(?):

I kept trying to figure out ways that Sehanine/Moonweaver/Karaya might have interacted with the mission or with the rest of the gods.

Tried to imagine what she might have thought of the great floating arcane City of Aeor....

Perhaps, she'd be excited by the potential for the nurturing of love there. Yet, she'd become crestfallen; at all the ways that the dystopia of it *squanders* that potential: strangling the life (and therefore, strangling the love that might have grown along with that life) out of its citizens, and replacing it with anxiety and misery...

But otherwise?

I couldn't really come up with much. No matter how many different ways I tried to imagine her being there with them. :/

~

Scenario:

I soon enough realized that I couldn't imagine it, because SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.

At all.

Everything Is Wrong.

The gods have placed these sentient beings -- "Lesser" or not, "Children" or not -- in the middle of their ultimately petty, unending squabbles between 'prime' and 'betrayer' gods...

Yet, considering the lore, Sehanine regularly walks the feywild among the mortals!

She has seen the loves of mortals all over Exandria...loves that run deeper than the "flimsy" blood and flesh, and the "lowly" spirits that the prime deities seem to think of mortals as having.

She's accustomed to helping them meet and overcome obstacles and get together...

So Sehanine/Moonweaver has this different viewpoint on it all.

And that makes what they're going to do seem less like an inconsequential lark that will just happen to work itself out...and terrifyingly more real and more dangerous.

As the years roll on, and the time for the disguised deities to enact their plan grows closer and closer, Karaya feels a growing tight knot in her chest... feels her head grow dizzy and light at the very thought of this mission, and she can't.

She can't go through with it.

Because she's not the self-deceiving kind, and she's a goddamn expert in relationships!

Sehanine/Moonweaver/Karaya intimately *understands* the various paths that emotions and passions and loyalties can take. She's watched mortals struggle and fight and win and lose at love...

And, just as messily, she's seen the deities all squabble before.

She can practically SEE how it's all going to play out.

They are gods...But they are not perfect.

They are powerful, and they know much...But they are not infallible, and they are not all-knowing.

The drives and the concerns of Sehanine/Moonweaver and her siblings are ultimately as self-invested -- despite all of their godly grandstanding -- as any living, thinking being.

If ever cornered, the prime deities will ultimately fight to stay alive.

Even in the face of countless mortal lives lost!

They might spare one or two mortals in order to feel better about doing so...but that's about it.

A mere gesture.

Not a solution.

Meanwhile, the betrayer deities will deceive, and play, and strike when they have a chance...

And in the end, the betrayer gods' own 'careless-and-above-it-all' brand of grandstanding will devolve into a rage of jealousy -- an emotion Sehanine has seen and knows all too well -- over the love and loyalty that the prime deities do manage to show to the mortals...

It will all crumble, either way; succeed or fail, there will BE no real moral victory.

The animosity between the divine siblings will stand, and continue. If anything, the relationships between each group will only grow more bitter...

And it is the mortals who will pay the price.

So many loves will be lost!

"And I don't have the solution either...I don't!!"

The matronly old woman that the goddess has chosen to embody freezes mid-stride; there in that exact moment that the Moonweaver's confidence in the gods' plan leading to anything good for anyone at all finally shatters: leaving the reality of what will come staring her in the face.

Sobbing, damn near hyperventilating: fingers nearly clawing at the night-brown, gently pockmarked face -- 'even this', she thinks to herself with a strangled laugh, as she suffers a full-blown *panic attack* in the middle of her humble mortal hideout...

This body, this appearance calling back in "subtlety" to the round, cratered form of the moon... the large, full, round, silver-caressed coily hair, and the round, full, moonish, silver-freckled body... is a self-aggrandizement.

Flippantly play-acting as she is, with this mortal form...

An unintended mockery of the fragile lives that she and her siblings can't help but regularly toy with; oh, and all the while expecting the mortals to THANK them for it. To believe in the gods, and "prove" themselves to the gods, and worship, and bow, and scrape, and pray for their favor....

It's too much.

All of it.

Far too much.

So, Sehanine/Moonweaver/Karaya does not join her siblings.....

Yet, she does go.

~

A decade before the day, she closes up her hideout, sends word to her siblings that she *won't* be going...and then enlists the help of an old high-elf devotee of hers: Thanenvir, a hermit and wizard sworn to utmost secrecy.

They pore over maps, find safe havens; enchant items.

Creating tools for her use.

Imbuing the ability of each round white talisman they create to cast ONE spell, packing them into multiple bags of holding that she will carry....

For *years* before the day, she plots and plans....this goddess, master deceiver and trickster, mistress of illusions and misdirection: who follows no law, but delights in the liberation inherent in chaos and in the joyful delights and pleasures of the great love that can thrive in the hearts of both mortal and immortal beings alike...

She finds the way that she will take into the city.

And the day of, she arrives in Aeor very nearly at the same time as her siblings do.

Then, knowing full damn well that what she does now is only more gesture and aggrandizement, and that her actions will achieve only so much, with muddled consequences at best...

She gets to work.

~

Karaya walks the streets, covered in a robe of powerful invisibility that is further enhanced by her rogue expertise; and raises an enchanted medallion to her eye: allowing her to understand the hearts of the mortals she looks upon...

Worthy?

Unworthy?

...By whose code?

By obeisance?

By who will bend the knee to the prime deities the deepest?

'Or would only the worshippers of The Moonweaver survive?', an internal voice mocks....

No.

With this medallion that she and Thanenvir have crafted, at a distance of 120 ft, she can only use a moral code of her own making, to sense:

Who delights in the dystopia of this great city? Whose heart strains against it?

Whose heart lusts for power? Whose heart lusts for life?

Whose heart coddles itself with feelings of supremacy above others? Whose heart yearns to open to community among others?

Whose heart seeks to control and dominate those around them? Whose heart truly loves another?

Painfully slowly for her acting alone and in mortal form, she goes, loosely guided by these questions, avoiding most who are in a position of power.

Counting children as exempt from any moral tests, she follows the mortals in their daily lives, determining targets: who can be whisked away without much notice before the all-too-swiftly approaching end?

And, who should not be parted from their loved ones?

In this last concern, Karaya must follow up with extra effort to make sure that those she chooses are almost immediately joined, with extreme care, by those who share a mutually-consenting bond, living in each other's hearts and thoughts.

With just one of the many, many charms she has enchanted -- suddenly pressed into hands or quietly pinned inside clothing as they pass by -- the mortals calmly pause, empty of protest; forget, for a time, who they are... they see a vision of safe places and safe people upon Exandria, with guidance to those places encoded deep into their minds, as unforgettable as the rising of the sun; and they hear her voice:

"Seek the shadows, 'child' -- the shadows are *mine*, and they will aid you!

"Go! Go, hide, then hold this talisman and speak this spell.

"Once you are on the ground below, do NOT stop until you have reached a welcoming place -- for, death is coming. You have to run!

"You have to run!!"

....... Thousands.

There are thousands, *hundreds* of thousands.... perhaps millions?

How many mortals can she save? How many can she get out of the way of what's coming?

Mere hundreds? A thousand or two, at her very best?

Karaya does not slow, never stopping in her task, but as time presses on -- with anxiousness as her siblings' mission advances -- she begins to pant, ignoring the question...For what would it matter if she knew the answer?

Even the questioning takes up precious time, she chides herself.

(Though, it IS with a quiet satisfaction that she realizes that some of these whom she is sending away have unspoken love for one another.

And it heartens her to think that they will regain their lucidity and selfhood safe and together in a new home somewhere, a day or two from now).

Her work reaches a fever pitch: as many hours have now passed, and her sibling deities advance their mission in earnest, and the city becomes alerted, and great storms engulf Aeor; her eyes gone wide and body straining, fighting, but ignoring exhaustion... for what is this body that Sehanine has loved to wear but a constructed shell designed for this very day?

Karaya runs out of charms; stops, searching frantically through every last bag; then stands stock still, stunned and hopeless.

She begins to weep right there in the middle of the street, because it's not *enough* -- it's too soon, there are so many, so many mortals left!! --

And then, as her siblings' mission succeeds, the prohibitive wards of the city begin to break.

~

Karaya absorbs the newly released powers into herself greedily; and takes off at a sprint, and speeds up, and speeds up, and speeds up -- pushing, wildly, knowing that only mere moments remain -- her body slowly beginning to *dissolve* with the sheer immensity of the divine energy she now has access to; as she embraces one person, and then another, and another and another and another and another -- disappearing to a safe place below, coming back up, spending power as fast as it comes to her, teleporting, teleporting, teleporting, as gods fight master mages and the Stormlord walks as a thundering giant across the land--

Indiscriminately: for now there is no more time, no more way to try to be even remotely courteous, intoning, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." as she works -- as she is unsure, now, whether or not she is parting anyone from those they love anymore....

She only hopes and trusts that saving their lives will eventually result in them healing of the parting, to go on and experience more and other loves...

And as the City of Aeor finally falls, hurtles down towards the ground, at this last moment: in a filthy alleyway she finds a starving soul -- a terrified preteen mortal child huddled against a wall -- who looks up at her... at Karaya's floating, glowing, autumn-moon-tinged, half-disintegrating golden form -- and points, face alight with sudden excitement -- points up, at her, and with awe and a sudden wave of happiness, exclaims, "MOONWEAVER!!!"

Sehanine sweeps the child up into a tight hug, hand cradling the child's head against her shoulder as she strains to maintain her form, to grant them this last millisecond of bodily, motherly, mortal warmth; and hoarsely shouts: "HOLD ON TO ME, CHILD!!"

...And dies.

~

The blinding flash of light and the wave of magical and divine destructive force rippling outwards -- the shock, the sheer ear-destroying sound of the impact -- the sudden freezing icy cold blizzard air --the screaming and shrieking and death gurgles --the sharp upheaval of the ground beneath their feet--and the shattering of ALL, of EVERYTHING that is around them

-- is the last memory Sehanine and the child have of the great City of Aeor.....

The Moonweaver again goddess takes the orphan child's soul into a glass orb.

And when the divine gates are established, and she makes her home beyond it, Sehanine summons the child into Arborea.

_

... Sehanine/Moonweaver holds no grudge, and makes no excuses, but never speaks of the Fall of Aeor to her siblings.

The child grows up adopted by Sehanine.

[suygetsuu]

MasterChef Australia: A Delicious Adventure Filled with Heart and Imagination 🍽️✨

MasterChef Australia is this legendary cooking competition that has completely dominated our screens since it first premiered in 2009. It's an entire mood! Drawing from the iconic British MasterChef, this series unites enthusiastic amateur cooks from across Australia, competing fiercely in diverse culinary challenges for the coveted title of MasterChef. Every season, a bunch of talented folks from all walks of life gather to face off in epic cooking battles, all chasing that dream title of MasterChef.

It all kicks off with auditions, where aspiring chefs showcase their iconic dishes to the panel of judges. Only the truly impressive make it to the semi-finals, where things really start to get intense. Competitors dive into a whirlwind of challenges that push their cooking skills, creativity, and ability to thrive in high-pressure situations to the limit. With the wild twists of the Mystery Box challenges, the nail-biting Pressure Tests, and the epic Team Challenges, each episode is a rollercoaster of thrills and tension.

The panel of judges on MasterChef Australia is definitely one of its most impressive aspects. Throughout its run, the show has featured a lineup of incredible judges, and right now, we've got Andy Allen, Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin, and Jean-Christophe Novelli bringing their expertise to the table. The judges totally bring their A-game with mad culinary skills and a charm that lights up the whole show, giving the contestants some seriously valuable feedback and mentorship vibes. Their vibes and real love for food bring a whole new level of richness to the series (MasterChef 2024).

What really makes MasterChef Australia stand out is the touching narratives and the heartfelt experiences of the contestants. Fans get to experience the rollercoaster of the competition, from the thrill of nailing a flawless dish to the gut-wrenching moment of being sent home. The series really nails it when it comes to showcasing the individual journeys and aspirations of the contestants, making it super relatable and easy to cheer for their victories. It’s more than just cooking; it’s the fire, the commitment, and the grit that these amateur chefs pour into their kitchens.

OMG, the 2024 season is giving us life! Like, 22 super-talented contestants and a whole new vibe with four judges? I can't even! This is going to be epic! This season’s champion, Nat Thaipun, a barista hailing from Victoria, totally impressed the judges with her creative dishes and amazing cooking skills. Josh Perry, the runner-up and a butcher from Tasmania, totally slayed it with his impressive performances all through the competition. Honestly, this season has been such a wild ride. Every episode hits differently with surprises and moments that just stick with you forever (MasterChef 2024).

MasterChef Australia has sparked a wave of spin-offs like Celebrity MasterChef, Junior MasterChef, and MasterChef: The Professionals, solidifying its status as a cherished staple in reality TV. If you're into food, dreaming of being a chef, or just enjoying some intense competition, MasterChef Australia is where drama, creativity, and inspiration collide most deliciously.

References

MasterChef 2024, ‘MasterChef (AUS)’, MasterChef Wiki, Fandom, Inc., viewed 2 October 2024, <https://masterchef.fandom.com/wiki/MasterChef_(AUS)>.

[threewaysdivided]

So I was on a wiki binge, went from reading up on fabric terminology to old DCU plotlines (as you do) and was reminded that, in the Teen Titans comics, Dick had already had a green-eyed, flying teen ally named Danny, who would later be called... Phantasm. That's about where the DP similarities end, of course. I never read much of the older Teen Titans stuff but I definitely recall Danny being an unlikable little turd. If I look up any old issues and anything interesting, I'll let you know? lol

As one does. Naturally. Eyes fic research folder containing notes on gorilla body language and steriod synthesis

That's quite the Coinkydink! If it wasn't for the fact that the wikis say he apparently first turned up in the late 80s, I'd almost wonder if that wasn't a crossover fan having some fun. Wouldn't be the first time fandom wiki hijinks have ensued.

Daniel 'Danny' Chase/ Phantasm

a metahuman with powerful telekinetic abilities and a near-photographic memory. Although Wolfman hoped the character would restore the "teen hero" feel to a group composed mostly of characters in their twenties, Danny was also intended as a comic foil for one of the group's foundational characters, Beast Boy.

Problematically, the character was often portrayed as an overly snide, egotistical brat. Conflicts with Beast Boy were one-sided, with Chase invariably delivering come-uppance. Meanwhile, other members of the team proved prone to commenting on how impressed they were by Chase's cleverness and capability. - Wikipedia

Yeah, he sounds like a right little prick. I think we got the superior Danno.

Although:

In the end, the character was redeemed somewhat when he willingly gave up his life to save Raven's homeworld of Azarath as he, Arella, and the disembodied souls of Azarath were all merged into a new entity that would also refer to itself as the Phantasm who wore the costume that Danny Chase was wearing.

Much to think about...

I'd be interested to hear what you find. Happy lore-hunting!

[olivyh]

UNIQUE MAGIC SETBACKS

**ANGST**

I saw something on tiktok about mha quirk malfunctions and figured it would be fun to throw the twst charas into it too!

Heartslabyul:

Riddle: Often times can’t control how tight the collar is, so when he’s really upset he accidentally collars someone too tight. He panics and often makes the situation worse, cutting off the person’s oxygen. He feels this effect on himself, and often times has trouble breathing

Trey: His senses get twisted up and messed around after using his magic, often ending in him being nauseous or caught off balance. He hears things often too, leaving him awake at night willing those sounds to go away, knowing all too well that it’s his UM playing tricks on him. His vision twists around a lot too, making it difficult for him to do basic tasks due to seeing double or triple of everything after using his magic.

Cater: Struggles a lot with figuring out which is the real Cater, which leads to a mental struggle he goes through a lot. He often lays awake at night wondering if he’s actually the original, or if the real Cater got poof’d away after he stopped using his UM

Deuce: His UM puts a strain on his muscles and heart, as well as makes it harder for him to breathe. Due to the nature of his magic, taking someone else’s attacks and throwing it back, his body as to absorb most of that impact. This can also have an effect on the amount of blot his body creates, often going up double or triple what it normally should much faster than normal.

*Ace doesn’t have a UM yet*

Savanaclaw:

Leona: He coughs up sand and has dry skin when he gets stressed. At it’s worst, it flakes off and falls to the ground in chunks, dissolving on impact. The sand is in his body a lot of the time too, making it hard for him to breathe and do basic things. This is why he has Ruggie do a lot of things, under the pretense of being lazy. It’s not that he doesn’t want to do things, it’s that it physically hurts him.

Ruggie: He’s sore after using his UM and has a hard time moving around, like Leona. His mobility is cut short if he uses it for long periods of time. And when someone fights against it, he feels the pain reflecting on himself. Likewise, whatever pain is inflicted, he feels it twice as hard.

Jack: The transformation to and from his wolf form is incredibly painful, since his whole body’s being broken and reformed. It’s exhausting physically and mentally for him to go both ways, so he often pushes back transforming as much as possible or, on rare occasions, passes out immediately after transforming

Octavinelle:

Azul: As stated in his wiki page, Azul found a way around the side effects of using his UM through contracts. Without them, again, his blot can accumulate faster. Likewise, he feels the physical strain of hoarding magic or physical things on his own body, leading him to have severe headaches, nausea, and breathing problems as a result.

Jade: Not necessarily the most angsty one, but he struggles with having a filter. He often finds himself hurting people because the truth slips out and often, he finds it incredibly difficult to lie. Floyd often acts as blunt and wild as possible when he notices this will happen, hoping it will get the other person’s attention off his brother so he can get a hold on himself. This is when Floyd’s mood swings seem more dramatic, because it’s him purposefully a acting out to protect his brother from saying something that could put him and the others in danger.

Floyd: The impact from deflecting magic puts a lot of pressure and strain on his heart and lungs. While his UM works as a sort of force field against magic, it still pushes back on his body. On easy days, it’s only a slight headache or migraine. On the worst days, he wakes up gasping for air or clutching at his chest as he feels painful pressure on his heart. It was more tolerable when they were underwater, as they were in their natural habitat, but on land it often gets to the point where he can barely function during these moments.

Scarabia:

Jamil: He gets intense headaches whenever he uses his UM too often. In the worst cases, it spreads to his eyes and ears, making his ears ring nonstop or even causing temporary blindness until the headache wears off. He’s been good at hiding it, but even Kalim notices how he can’t hear people over the ringing, or how he narrowly avoids walking into things or walks a little lopsided.

Kalim: Similar to Leona, he can get waterlogged! He often wakes up choking on water that fills in his lungs, and he often has to be careful to sleep on his side or on his stomach so he doesn’t drown in his sleep. He suffers from overhydration very easily, which can result in nausea and leads to him being confused, which is where he heads his almost airheaded personality from.

Pomefiore:

Vil: The curses he puts on objects often reflect back onto himself, and he has to often fight to ensure that it doesn’t reflect as strongly. Again, this causes an increase in blot accumulation due to him using even more magic to fight off his own. The constant fighting can put a strain on his hands, as they are often what he uses to place the curse on said objects. The constant flow of magic through his palms often results in sharp pains through his palms, and, more often than not, leave his hands shaking to the point of where he cannot accomplish anything with them.

*Epel and Rook’s UM’s are unknown*

*Ignihydes UM are unknown, as are Diasomnias*

[lebenspurpur]

Baby nsfw alphabet?

I love NSFW alphabet asks and I don't even know why lmao. Maybe I should post my own writing prompts/hj.

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Baby is amazing at aftercare.

She'll fetch you your favorite blanket, a snack, and some water. She makes sure to put ointment on bruises and her cute pink band-aids on cuts or scratches if you got hurt.

After that, she'll crawl up next to you, head on your chest and most of the time, fall asleep in your arms.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

Her favorite body part on herself is her hips. The way she can swing and move them increases her confidence. She knows how alluring it can be.

Her favorite body part on you are your hands. She loves how they either grip her tight enough to form bruises or gently caress like she's the most fragile thing you ever encountered.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Baby can squirt and has done so before. She doesn't really care where her cum ends up unless you care.

Same with you, she doesn't care. However, she has a thing for cum in her mouth so don't hold back when she's going down on you.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self-explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Baby sometimes gets horny beyond reasonable explanation and if she can't find the release she retreats to the Firefly basement. We all gotta get our high from somewhere, even if it's from thigh-riding a corpse.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Baby is very experienced. She's had both, female and male partners before, and therefore her knowledge is limitless.

She understands what gets you going really, really fast.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

69.

Baby loves receiving as well as giving oral. That's all I can say about that.

Just in case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69_(sex_position)

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

Baby can be both for you.

Though her natural personality is goofier, and so is sex.

Baby loves light-hearted fun and she adores making you laugh.

H = Hair (how well-groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

Baby is well-groomed. She takes good care of herself.

Even if she wouldn't, her hair is so thin and little, it's nearly the same.

She doesn't really care if you're groomed or not unless you're not extremely unhygienic.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Baby can be pretty romantic, though normally she likes to keep sex easy-going and fun.

The romantic aspect will be taken care of when she falls asleep next to you afterward.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Baby does masturbate quite often. Her sex drive is higher than the average amount.

If you're not home and she's horny, don't get surprised when you come home to Baby with her hands in between her legs.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Agoraphilia (sex outside), anonymous sex, body worship, praising (giving and receiving), face sitting, stockings, threesomes, voyeurism, lingerie is that a kink?.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Everywhere and anywhere.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

A kill gets her really, really horny.

Other than that, you wearing stockings or lingerie.

Sometimes she's also just horny and needs you for her release. Her arousal doesn't necessary need a reason.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn-offs)

She doesn't get involved in rape fantasies or anything like that. She also won't do feces or urine.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Baby loves giving oral. In between your thighs is her favorite place to be.

If you're down to give her oral, she's totally down for it.

After all, her favorite position is 69, so you both can enjoy getting treated by each other's mouths.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

She switches based on her mood.

If she's feeling excited and active, a rough pace is not something she'll say no to.

On other days, she likes to keep it slow and tease you.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Baby is all down for quickies. Sometimes there's just no time for sex, so a quickie is the solution in her eyes.

It mixes with her love for giving oral.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

As long as it doesn't involve her strict no's, Baby loves trying new things. She's very adventurous as well as spontaneous so new experiences are a must to her.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

She's pretty average. After 3 to 4 rounds she might need a break but if you allow her to take those, she can pleasure you day and night baby.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

Baby owns a ton of toys. Vibrators, plugs, rope, dildos, you name it, and she loves to use them on you and on her.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

Baby only teases if there's a reason.

If you've been naughty and/or bad, she will totally make you beg for her but usually she loves to make you feel every single high there is.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Baby is shameless when it comes to volume. Her moans, whispers and whines just spur her on.

However, usually she is not that loud anyway so it doesn't really matter.

Baby loves dirty talk as well, sex with her will never be silent.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Baby loves masturbating with an open door, especially when you're around. Riding her dildo, she wishes for nothing more than for you to just walk in and freeze, admiring her beautiful body.

The thought gets her more riled up than she likes to admit.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

Baby is beautiful.

Her breasts are a B or C cup and since she's been taking care of her body, they're still as firm as when she was a teen.

Her pussy is pink, shaved and even better, pierced. The silver ring decorated her lips, making them glisten even more.

Tattoos are scattered around her skin as well, the black ink decorates her breasts, back and ass.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Her sex drive is average, though if you ask, she won't say no.

Usually once a day is a must. Though she can go multiple days without it.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterward)

Baby takes a while. She adore to just lay in your arms and watch you drift off, a blissful smile on your face.

[ignoramace]

Because my brain is normal, I am of course writing a Fake Marriage AU for Paul Reynolds and Arlo Dixon (two characters who don't have a single line in the show) in which Paul (whose wiki page states that he’s Irish) didn’t realize that he had to apply for Settlement after Brexit and is now at risk of being deported before the season starts.

(The rest of this post is pure brainworms that I'm putting here for my own future reference, fair warning)

Here's the set-up:

They already have a rapport, as seen from Paul’s wiki page:

Arlo's wiki page is also delightfully strange and I think their dynamic is primed for some romantic shenanigans:

Arlo is a bit of a wild card and casually mentioned to Paul one day that his landlord sucks and the smoke detectors in his flat don’t work. Paul tells him to find a new place, but Arlo is flippant about it which just pisses Paul off to no end, so Paul tells him — in no uncertain terms — that Arlo will come live in his guest bedroom until he finds a better place. This ends up being much longer than the two of them first believed, but Paul doesn’t mind it for some reason.

They find out that they both like men when Paul opens Grindr in the comfort of his own home and sees a profile for “Alan” 20 feet away from him. The profile photo doesn’t have a face, but that’s his furniture in the background and also he’s seen Arlo naked in the locker room a hundred times, he obviously recognizes his shirtless pics. They both walk out of their bedrooms and do the Spider-Man pointing meme, but don’t do anything sexy because “We’re teammates, that would be weird.” (Paul thinks about it extensively though, against his will)

They’ve come to a mutual understanding about it, until Paul comes home one morning after a hook-up to find a stranger in his kitchen (from Arlo’s own hook-up) and is like “hmmm, don’t like that.” And they both decide that it’s actually easier to hook up with each other, right? It obviously doesn’t mean anything, it’s just more convenient. Less risk for being recognized. Just two dudes being dudes and living together and having sex. Normal.

A couple weeks before the new season starts, Rebecca calls Paul into her office during pre-season training where Higgins informs him that he’s just received word from Immigration Enforcement that Paul hadn’t applied for Settlement status after Brexit had gone into effect, and that the deadline has passed. Higgins and Rebecca have already looked into it, and Higgins say that “Short of marriage, there aren’t many options.” They still assure him that they will do everything they can, but the tones of their voices clearly reveal that they don’t have much hope.

Distraught, Paul goes home and mopes. He loves Ireland, but he has his reasons for having stayed in Richmond for almost a decade that have to do with him avoiding his family. He’s become attached to his team and is angry at the idea that he might have to leave them.

Arlo clearly notices his bad mood and is able to weasel the truth out of him. Flippantly, like he always is, he suggests that they get married so that Paul can claim citizenship and won’t have to leave the team.

Paul thinks it’s a stupid idea and resists, but Arlo is able to convince him that it’s a great plan (really). He really doesn’t want to leave Richmond (he’s been on the team for seven years, he’s invested!) and eventually agrees with the caveat that it remain a secret from the public, of course. Wouldn’t want to ruin both their careers over something so trivial, right?

They don’t know who to ask to be witnesses, but eventually decide on one of the physios, Rachel (who’s a lesbian) and then also have to include Will because he was in the room when they asked her and no one saw him until he squeaked and alerted them of his presence.

After they apply for the marriage license, they have to tell the team because Paul and Arlo know that they'll probably be investigated for marriage fraud and they want everyone to be on the same page. The two of them think that they'll have to do some major convincing, but are shocked when the general consensus is "We were wondering what you guys were up to, actually" and "I knew it!"

Higgins and Rebecca suspect what their plan really is, but Higgins acknowledges that it's best that he doesn't know details because of his "gagging when lying" condition.

The marriage application obviously gets reviewed and the two have to "pretend" that they're actually in love when the immigration employees come to investigate their flat, and they're doing a not-so-great job at convincing them of their love.

There's a point in the investigation when Arlo disappears into the kitchen to make them all tea (because he's nervous) and they all hear a glass breaking. Paul rushes in to find Arlo dabbing at his bleeding finger with a paper towel and scolds him for being such a klutz. He continues to berate him while he gets the first aid kit and runs Arlo's hand under the tap and gently bandages it for him and tells him to be more careful, you buffoon, stop hurting yourself — and then remembers that the investigators are still in his flat and looks up to see them smiling at the two of them.

They pass with flying colors.

Cue the rest of the plot.

[shesawriter39049]

|7 DEEP| M| MASTERLIST|

SMUT/ANGST/FLUFF/POLY AU 

AU SUMMARY- Your husband Namjoon and yourself run a successful Adult Film Entertainment Company called “Onyx” with your 5 best friends from college who you also happen to be in an open relationship with! This is a candid in-depth look at the rollercoaster ride that is your life!

ALSO LOWKEY A RAGS TO RICHES STORY.....

Namjoon, Yoongi, Jin, Tae, Hoseok, and Jimin, all already work with the OC and Joon, Kookie comes in later one as a new hire...and the possible final piece…

DISCLAIMER: Obv this is a poly so the boys are Bi..but outside of kissing and dirty talk I have not YET ventured into physical MXM….

NOTE- As long as this keeps getting support the initial plan is 7 one-shots, one for each boys. Everyone installment will have smut as well as a overall storyline, one that not only ties into your job, but also the OC’s (AKA YOU) special dynamic with each individual member. The last one-shot (7th) will be the first and maybe only one where smut wise it’s all 7 of them, it will finally address how they all came together, and will be partially a flashback sequence. HOWEVER, there will be bits and pieces of the “Characters” lives and what not sprinkled within the “drabbles” too...so those will also be worth reading especially, as the story developes....or at least reading the summaries! 

Kookie will make appearances throughout, however, he is NOT as involved off rip as the other boys…

ONE-SHOTS SO FAR :

AFTER-HOURS- NAMJOON X OC (Tae comes in at the end) - 

ABOUT- Your husband and business partner find you up way past acceptable work hours for the 3rd night in a row! So, daddy has to step in and remind you that’s not something we do in this household. You come before work, in every sense of the phrase!

OR-You're in desperate need of a 2nd videographer/editor, because Yoongi’s in over his fucking head! So here you are, up at 1 AM scrolling through resumes because your that boss that hates to overwork her employees so she overworks herself!

AKA- “MEET THE KIMS” 

PRETTY PLEASE- TAEHYUNG X OC - ( Joon comes in at the end)

About- Tae fucks you on top of your receptionist's desk before you fire her…

Or- Tae’s feeling a little needy...and somewhat high-key self continuous about you possibly hiring a new production assistant...AKA...Jungkook. It seems as though Mr. Kim takes pride in being the youngest within the office! It seems as though your baby boy just needs a little..reassurance…

JIN & CHOCOLATE- JIN X OC (FT A lil Seok at the end ) - 

(5K SMUT WITH A SIDE OF PLOT! NOT JIN’S INTRO CHAPTER) 

About-You suck Jin off…and brownie batter may or may not be somewhat involved because why the fuck not. Oh, Hoseok comes over to drop off weed…and welll….doesn't exactly leave

Or- His assistants birthday is tomorrow and she’s insisted on him making his infamous “Dizzy Brownies” AKA…pot brownies and Jin being the perfectionist he is, scrapes the first batch. You however, think they’re fine and if he’s not gonna bake with said  batter you’ll find use for some of it…..Then Hosoek stops by to bring the missing ingredient…weed and his dick…

TOUCH ME , TEASE ME- NAMJOON X OC 

(5K, IN COLORATION TO THE EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN “GOT ME LOOSIN’ ALL MY COOL)

About- Namjoon eats you out the minute you walk in the door because well…that’s the kinda husband he is!

Or- Jimin text’s Namjoon to brace him for the mood you’ll more than likely be in after a day full of drama and finally firing the front desk receptionist! Which essentially red for him to make you come hard AF and then feed you….OH, and You guys invite Yoongi over to talk about the Tae and Kookie “Thing”

PRIVATE SHOW- TAE X OC (NEW) 

(5k, Holiday esque one-shot however for the 1st time it does dive into the downside of being in a poly relationship that’s essentially a secret in the publics eye) 

About-Just a casual lunch outing where Tae’s trying to do his job and your trying to get him off under the table with your shoe...nothing new!

OR- Tae and yourself are grabbing lunch at 71 Above, after checking out the last couple of venues for the company's end of the year Holiday party. While at said restaurant, it becomes a humbling reminder that the most important people in your life are essentially a secret...cute!

 UP AND COMING: In no particular order! 

MUTED- YOONGI X OC (SIDE JIN)- HIATUS

Note, this is more of a smut drabble though it will be around 3k...this is NOT Yoongi/Jin’s official “Introduction” if that makes sense….(SNEAK PEEK IS LINKED) 

About-Yoongi goes down on you in the back seat while you’re on a business call….Jin’s driving, lowkey watching..and being a little shit the entire time…

Or- You’re on the phone with a dick of an investor and a second away from losing your shit and calling off the entire deal…however…your boys decide to “distract” you. Give you a little something to keep you at ease so you don’t blow this 6 figure account…

MAKE ME PROUD- JIMIN X OC (ALL THE MEMBERS ARE IN THIS BRIEFLY)

About-  Jimin and yourself take a trip to get a sneak peek at “Filter” before it opens… and Jimin fucks you on top of the bartop…

Or- Jimin’s ready to make his first solo big boy investment….AKA...opening up his own Gay club in WeHo...and the new business venture also reopen’s old wounds about his past. Both good and bad..but at the end of the day he remembers he wouldn’t the version of himself that he’s oh so proud of...without a little someone named “Y/N” 

 “PARTY FAVORS”- YOONGI X OC- 

About- You and Yoongi get a little one on one time while in Amsterdam, IE getting completely stoned, and attending a sex show..hell maybe even joining in on a sex show...shit just get’s wild in the Dam!

OR- You and your boys jet out to Amsterdam for the weekend to celebrate 16 AVN award nominations (AKA THE TONY’S/GRAMMY’S OF PORN) and while high and in a country where nobody knows who you are...(which means Yoongi and yourself are free to do as you please even in public)....Yoongi admits for the first time that sometimes he feels a type of way that HE wasn’t the one that married you considering the two of you were a thing FIRST....

“CHAMPAGNE SHOWERS” - JIN X OC (Side Namjoon)- NEW 

About- Jin says he's coming over to discuss business over brunch, champagne, and a nice Jacuzzi bath…which, of course, leads to more than just talk about “Finances and portfolio expansions” 

OR: Jin’s the eldest, he loves control, he needs control, hints why he’s the finical controller..always has been...even in the domestic sense. Jin’s also shit at feelings he’s used to being the shoulder to cry on not needing the shoulder..he’s not used to feeling vulnerable...so it’s not to easiest for him to admit that he misses being the one you all come home too...misses being “needed”! He’s used to being the one that has his shit together, being the glue that’s held you lot together during your worst times..so this...is completely out of his comfort zone!

“ALL EYES ON ME”  - HOSEOK X OC (FT OT7)-  NEW 

About- Hoseok and yourself have sex in a very questionable place while at the launch party for ‘Spectrum” I.E. your newest business venture...sex toys…your man deserves a little…”Thank you” for all the work he’s put in...including planning this party!

OR- Hoseok’s in over his fuckin head, he’s the one essentially spearheading the launch of “Spectrum” which is obviously his job as the head of Marketing, tactical ETC, however, this is just..different...he’s literally the one steering the boat. He’s good at what he does he knows this, he’s fucking made for it...but...it;s still’ bringing out some old, nasty insecurities...reminding him how he's his own worst critic...a perfectionist to the fault. Reminding them of those days where he never thought he was good enough...and it would absolutely break him if he lets you lot down! 

“GOT ME LOOSIN’ ALL MY COOL) -KOOK X READER | JIMIN X READER (SMUT) FT- YOONGI & TAE

About- Jimin and yourself take Jungkook shopping for a new suit to wear to the “Spectrum” launch party! OH, and Jimin fucks you in the backseat of your truck in the parking garage of the mall…..

OR: You know Kookie still in that “Broke college grad” phase only being with the company barley a month, and you don’t want him to feel self-conscious at the event! You’ve also been too busy to really check in with him to see how he’s adjusting! So, you thought something like this, in a more laxed atmosphere, would be a good solution! Oh and Jimin, honestly he’s just nosey as fuck and inched himself along, like nobody really invited him he invited his damn self! Also Jungook can’t underatand why the fuck your all so damn attractive...like...why!?

AKA-MEET JUNGKOOK JEON

SNEAK PEEK 

***

THE “FINAL” ONE-SHOT,  IS NOT FULLY OUTLINED YET

******

FINAL NOTE-

This series is open to request...for one-shot/ member scenarios/drabbles.

The initial 7 one-shots are done to get the dynamic and I guess you could say “Plot” set in stone...however, once that’s done and in-between I’m open to random scenarios as long as it somewhat coincides with the “Universe”

This is a story that follows normal day to day life in a sense....they just happen to live a very exciting one!

Anything from them going grocery shopping and making dinner...all the way to the OC and one of the boys fooling around on set...as long as it fits the vibe. I’m down!

   *** To clarify as well...publicly ( And in the workplace) the world just knows your married to Namjoon....the whole poly situation is not something blasted on your Wiki...at least not yet....***

(Optional)

***POSTIONS’S WITHIN THE COMPANY*** 

(Obv things are spread out now and they have other employees but they all STILL oversee multiple jobs...It’s a habit now. For so many years they couldn’t afford the help! So, now that they can they’ve just become a little...protective of said job duties..) 

Y/n Kim(26)- CEO/Founder/HR/Storyboard/Content  creator/Directory/Scriptwriter/Talent scout/ALL OF THE ABOVE (Set design, DVD author, 2nd Location manager, etc)   

Namjoon Kim (26)- CEO/ Founder/ Director/ Content analyst/ Lead scriptwriter/ Sr Production manger/ ALL OF THE ABOVE (IT, web design, outreach, etc)

Yoongi Min (27)- Head digital producer/ Program/site Planner/Production manager/Sound engineer/Production scheduler

Taehyung Kim (24)-Executive Assistant/ Content admin/ location manager/Wardrobe assistant/backup talent scout & health liaison

Seokjin Kim (28)- Senior Accountant/ Sales manager/ Financial controller/Logistics/Operations

Jimin Park (25)- Head talent scout/ Model Liaison/ Wardrobe/ Hair & Makeup coordinator/ Onset assistant/Health Liaison

Hoseok Jung (26)- Social media/ Streaming manager/Tactical marketer/ Advertising/event manager/PR

NOW HIRING: FOR A VIDEO EDITOR/IMAGE PROCESSOR/SOUND EDITOR/SECONDARY PHOTOGRAPHER AKA-

 “PRODUCTION COORDINATOR“

....WELCOME TO ONYX!

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #332

i’m even more tired than before to try and think up song lyrics, i’m pasting from Word and then fucking off to bed lmao.

What was the last video message you received on your phone? I think it was a clip of Doris (Sara's beardie) eating and just being her perfect self? Was your last birthday cake homemade or store bought? Store-bought. One thing you miss about middle school? Shit, nothing. Middle school was the worst. Do you have any shirts signed by famous people? No. Have you ever entered an art competition? Yes. Would you ever pierce yourself? No. I am very much about having a professional do your body mods/art. Plus, I have tremors in my hands. Do you live in a safe neighbourhood? Supposedly. We haven't lived here nearly long enough to know. What is the last thing you did that shocked someone? /shrug Do you often find yourself questioning your future? Only always. Have you ever been for a ride in the back of a truck? Yeah. Do you like your license photo? I hate my permit picture. Are you into superheroes? Who’s your favorite? Not very, but I like 'em enough. I always say my favorite is Deadpool, but I know he's technically an anti-hero, but whatever. If you don't include him, uhhhh... maybe Spiderman. Have you started watching any new TV shows recently? No. Have you ever been able pet a normally wild animal, like a tiger or dolphin? No. :( At least, not to my recollection. Have you ever eaten snow? Yeah. There's actually a winter treat 'round here that you make with snow and sugar called snow cream. Good stuff. What is the messiest area in your home? Right now, the spare room/my wanna-be "office." What’s your favorite computer game genre? Still horror, like video games. Do you have any exes your parents never liked? No. Have you received financial help from your parents in the past 5 years? I'm completely financially dependent on them still. Are you a fast or a slow eater? I eat like, stupid fast, but without being messy. People *cough*Mom*cough* will absolutely point it out, but I seriously can't help it. Making a conscious effort to eat slow feels way too weird. What was the last thing you purchased from a small local business? I don't know. Is there anyone in your family/household whom you frequently argue with? No. Have you ever used chewing tobacco? Ew, no. Tell me what's on your mind? I've been considering yet again reaching out to some tattoo parlors and asking if they're open to hiring someone to handle the front desk and take care of business besides actually performing piercing and tattooing, given my tremors. My group therapy has kinda been encouraging me to use the possibility for social exposure, and besides, I'm very comfortable in the environment and just general aura of tat parlors. I'm sure I'd have to answer the phone, handle money, and obviously talk to costumers, but I know and accept that. I've been at such a stagnant point with my social anxiety in particular that I have to start pushing back harder, and doing this I feel would be one of the most relaxed, social job positions I can hopefully handle. I don't dare to even try this though until I get vaccinated to protect my immunocompromised mom. Writing this all out has actually been pretty encouraging about this idea... Do you wish you never dated someone you dated? Yeah, Tyler. It was such a "I'm lonely and he was nice in high school, so we'll try it" situation. I got nothing from it. Are you scared of growing old alone? Pretty badly. What are you listening to right now? I'm listening to/semi-watching John Wolfe play the remaster of Resident Evil 2. What breed was the last dog you saw? He was a German shepherd. Would you ever go swimming during a thunderstorm? No. Any time a thunderstorm was brewing and I was in the pool, I'd always get out. What is the next concert you will attend? Mom and I plan to see Ozzy when/if he reschedules his tour after he had to cancel with his Parkinson's diagnosis. What was the name of the last pet of yours that died? Teddy. :/ What's the highest science class you have taken? I don't know, actually. What makes you squeal like a school girl? No shame, seeing Mark and Amy do something cute together actually does this, lmao. What’s your favorite symbol? (i.e. the pentagram, the cross, etc.) Do fictional ones count? Because in that case, the Halo of the Sun from the Silent Hill franchise. I'm getting it tattooed somewhere at some point, I'm thinking the left side of my neck. I'm either gonna fashion it in a way where it looks branded on or carved into me. Have you ever been on anti depressants? For all of my pre-teen, teen, and some of my adult life. Apparently, I've only had one truly educated psychiatrist out of no less than a dozen I'd seen, because he fixed me right up. He taught me that those who suffer from bipolarity should avoid anti-depressants; they ramp up your bipolar symptoms. Instead, mood stabilizers are favorable. And what do you know, after I was prescribed a stabilizer and a catalyst for that medication, my depression decreased dramatically and became handleable. Have you ever starved yourself? Kinda. What’s the stupidest name you’ve ever given a pet? I had a guinea pig named Harry Potter. For no particular reason lmao. I'm not even a Harry Potter fan. Do you have nice legs? God no. Do you like fedoras? Okay so I know I am in the strong minority, but I actually do, haha. What is your favorite food group? Carbs. @_@ Have you ever got told that you should be a model? No, but one of the most flattering indirect compliments I've ever gotten was being mistaken for one. Jason's phone wallpaper was one of my favorite pictures of myself with my first snake, and someone asked him if I was a model. ;v;' What song is in a language you don’t speak, but you love it anyway? "Donaukinder" by Rammstein is one of my faves. Who’s a villain you sympathize with and why? SOBS Darkiplier bc his origins are so damn tragic and unfair. What book do you think should be directed as a film? Was The Giver ever made into one? I don't remember that book well, but I do recall it being absolutely beautiful. Have you ever found a stranger’s note somewhere? If so, what did it say? No. Have you ever edited Wikipedia? No. Have you ever edited any other wiki? Yeah. I have thousands on the Silent Hill wiki, where I'm one of the admins. I'm also a content moderator at the Team Ico (Shadow of the Colossus devs) one. Every now and again I used to go on the meerkats wiki as well, where I mainly fixed the fucking nightmarish grammar. Very briefly, I edited at the Dragons of Atlantis wiki as well. Do you get scared when you know some virus or sickness is being passed? Not very, but of course I still acknowledge the risk and am more conscious of hand washing and stuff. What popular social media platforms AREN’T you on? Snapchat, I don't actually use my Twitter, I don't have a personal Instagram... There may be more, idk. Is TikTok a "social media platform?" Because I don't have that, either. What was the name of the first porcelien doll you got? Never had one, given I was afraid of dolls as a kid. What’s your favorite Paramore song? "Decode." Would you be happy with a life without romance? To be entirely honest, I'd feel like I was missing something. Was your childhood happy? Mostly. What fundamentally matters do you? Love, kindness, peace, all that gooey stuff. Is true world peace ever possible? As much as I hate to admit it, I don't think so. The human population is far too big to come to a unanimous agreement on anything. Do you hold yourself to higher standards than you hold others? Yeah. Would you ever own a pet black widow spider? No. I'm getting more into the idea of owning invertebrates (I jabber enough about wanting tarantulas, and there are others, like mantises, I'm interested in as pets), but black widows, I'm not into the idea of having. Too venomous for me to be comfortable risking. If you have a job, what is the longest shift that you've worked? N/A Do you know all of the words to "Bohemian Rhapsody?" FUCK YES I DO. ^ Do you sing it with all of the different voices? sho nuff Do you own more than one copy of a certain book? No. Do you like interpreting poetry or just reading it for fun? Both. I love symbolism, so I get joy out of digging for subtle meanings in poems. Do you have a favorite Dr. Suess book? Yeah, it was always Green Eggs and Ham. Do you watch The Walking Dead? If so, favorite character? Not the show, but I've watched let's plays of the games, haha. In which case Clementine is inarguably one of the best female characters in a video game universe. Who has/had the most mature romantic relationship you’ve seen with your own eyes? Uhhh. I mean I never saw them much, but probably my late grandmother and her last husband. He was fucking incredible to her, and Grammy adored him as well. They helped each other so much and just obviously had the purest love between them. When was the last time you got something for free (legally)? What was it & have you enjoyed it so far? Lmao do balls in Pokemon GO count? Their occasional free boxes are the reason I can play the game because PokeStops are essentially non-existent here, so yes. What is the one fruit you can’t stand to eat? How about vegetable? The first one that came to me were oranges. I enjoy orange juice, but I just caaaaannot with the white veiny shit that you can't totally get off when peeling it. Without that, I might actually enjoy them, but idk. As for vegetable, asparagus is absolutely abhorrent. When’s the last time you actually recited the pledge? If you aren’t American, do/did you have anything similar in your country that you do during a time at school? Probably not since high school. Last person you shared food with? Ummm I have no idea. It's really just Mom and me here and we eat our own stuff. What was the last song you heard for the first time and enjoyed? I believe it waaas... "Down In The Park" by Marilyn Manson, maybe. If your life was a TV show, what would be the theme song? My inner high school emo just screamed "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" by AD2R. Who are some of your favorite female fictional characters, and why? Gahdamn, there's a lot. I don't feel like going through a mental list in my head and then describing why. A character (in anything) you wish hadn’t been killed off? Vol'jin; I think the entire WoW fanbase will forever be pissed about it. It was THE most "lul we dunno what 2 do w/ him anymore, let's let a totally random, unnamed, unimportant demon kill him" like what the fuck, Blizz. Most of his "oomph" was in the book, and I just really wish they'd done so much more with him in the game. Has anything “cute” happened in the past week? Off the top of me noggin, no. When did you last say “I love you”? Did you mean it? Yesterday to Sara. OF course I did. Is there someone who pops into your mind at random times? Hi, PTSD, how are ya. Have you ever slept all day? Essentially. When I was on a larger dose of my anxiety med, I physically couldn't stay up for barely even five minutes, and when I'd lie back down, boom, I was OUT. I stayed on that dosage for I think just that one day, it was so bad. Can you have kids? Well, I have a functioning menstrual cycle, so I would assume so. Doesn't mean I will, though. What colors of mascara have you worn on your lashes? Only black. Do you like eating sour things? Hell yeah, I love sour stuff, candy in particular. Do you like pickles? fuuuuck yeah Did you ever have a really close friend move away? Yeah, in elementary school. I feel bad I can't remember her name at the moment... What's the most creative thing you've ever done? I mean, I guess the things I've written in RP. What's the most creative thing someone has done for you? For me? I don't really know. Do you like to watch ghost-hunting shows? Sure, they're some of my favorites. What’s something you’d like to be better at? Social interaction. Have you ever stayed up to talk to someone who was sad? Yeah. Do you think you would make a good parent? No. I know I wouldn't. The only time I ever wanted kids was with Jason, and honestly, I really hope I don't end up with a man because I never want to deal with that urge again and make a mistake. I'm just in no way emotionally fit to be a mother. How many best friends do you have? Just one. What do you cry over the most? My PTSD, honestly. I never sob about it anymore, just shed some tears. What language did/do you take in high school? Latin for one semester, then all four available for German. Which sports do you follow? None. Who was the last person you talked about marriage or having kids with? About marriage, Sara. Kids, the subject was lightly touched upon with Girt, though "with" was never a part of it, but obviously implied seeing as we were dating with long-term in mind. Have you ever been in a house fire? No, thankfully. Have you ever made out for one straight hour? them is rookie numbers Are you any good at remembering phone numbers? No. I literally don't even know my own, nor my mother's. I need to fix that. Who is your best friend of the opposite sex? Girt. Do you have a bookshelf? If so, just one or how many? No. If I gave you twenty bucks what would you do with it? Save it to go towards Venus' terrarium. Is there a movie from your childhood that you still watch today? Well of course! I'm unashamed to watch any "kids" movie I enjoy, like Disney ones. Most "kids" movies tend to be better than those intended for adults, it seems... Are you afraid of mice? Oh no, I adore mice and I think had a pair as pets before I got rats. What type of souvenir do you usually purchase when on vacation? I can't really answer this; I haven't gone on nearly enough vacations to develop a theme. I can say confidently though it'd probably be something small. If you could see any musical on Broadway right now, what would it be? I don't enjoy musicals. Have you ever watched Doctor Who? One or two with Sara, yes. I know we at least watched the weeping angels episode. If you read, which book or series did you enjoy most as a child? Warriors by S.E. Hinton. Sometimes I wanna get back into them, but I am YEARS behind and more into Wings of Fire anyway, so. I don't read nearly enough for both. How do you get rid of your hiccups? Literally no trick seems to work for me. I just suffer lmao.

[newobsessioneveryweek]

A Fashion Show Of Sorts

Thank you for the prompt @renatlia! I really appreciate it😊

I went with the group showing off their outfits. For the sake of the fic we're gonna merge Legend with Triforce heroes. Ok? Ok.

In a firelit clearing in a strange land, a band of nine couragous heroes supped their meals. Conversation and friendly banter circulated, until the youngest of the group voiced an odd question.

Wind glanced around the group thoughtfully. He had been gnawing on something for a while but didn't think it important enough to ask, but now that the group had a nice conversational mood going he let his question loose. "Why do you all wear the same outfit every day?"

Everyone's heads turned to him at the question, wearing varying expressions of offense and surprise.

"That's um-" Wild seemed to actually be putting some thought into the question, "that's actually a good question." After a while he just shrugged. "I have no idea to be honest. I have an entire wardrobe of armour with me. I just never thought to change."

Everyone looked genuinely contemplative.

"Why did it never occur to me to change my clothes? I mean- none of us even had the chance to take a bath in like a two weeks," Legend yelled incredulously. He pointed an accusing finger at the general crowd, "you all smell terrible."

There was a stunned pause at Legend's outburst. Time coughed, "well it's not too late. I think it's high time we all put on some clean clothes anyway."

"I am always fresh and clean," Warrior defended. He took a sniff of the air and his face twisted into a slight grimace. "Though I suppose changing it up a bit couldn't hurt," he concluded.

Everyone made their way over to their respective possessions to rummage for a new set of clothes.

"Hope that answered your question." Four said to Wind who had been watching the whole interaction from his place at the fire.

"What? Oh, yeah. Sure." He'd completely forgotten he'd asked the question that sparked the group's eagerness to get out of their dirty clothes.

The only people who seemed perfectly content with what they were wearing were Hyrule, Sky, Wind, and Four.

Surprisingly, Wild was very invested in his collection. As he scrolled through his slate he started picking articles of clothing from it, holding it up and tossing it aside in favour of looking for something else. After a while he had a sizable pile of clothes next to him.

Legend's pile was also quite large. There were a number of random extravagant pieces on the surface that Wind could see. They didn't look like armour though.

Time had already changed. He donned his classic heroes tunic but wore a red cap instead of the matching green.

Twilight was in the process of changing into the most ostentatious set of armour Wind had ever seen. Though Twilight smiled as he put it on, the gear was most certainly not the most comfortable choice.

Warrior was wearing... what was he wearing?

"Bah! Choices are a curse!" Wild shouted after ten minutes of nitpicking.

"Oh come on, just pick something. Be practical." Twilight said, though he was the last person to talk wearing armour he could barely walk in. Seriously, the breastplate and pauldrons looked like they were made of solid gold, as well as the boots. The thing even came with a matching crown thingy. It was a mystery how he could even stand upright without being crushed by the sheer weight of all that heavy metal.

Wild groaned. Beside him Legend groaned too. He'd also been struggling with choices.

"You know what? Fuck it. Wild you choose my outfit and I'll choose yours. Deal?"

Wild considered then shrugged. "Sure."

They swapped places and looked over their options. Wild had selected a skirt, top, and hair bow in -very indiscreet- hot pink. He had also picked out some golden slippers. Legend chose... a skull? He also picked out a pair of mechanical looking greaves and a suit of metal armour that looked like the sleeves' were made of repurposed accordions.

"Ok lads. We've waited long enough. Models present your outfits!" Wind announced. If they were overreacting this much over clothes why not make it worth while.

"Is this really necessary?"

"Hush now!"

Legend came out first, sporting a very short skirt. His hair was tied up with a big hot pink bow that nearly matched his pink strand of hair. He looked confident while he jogged his way out from behind a tree.

"Let's go heroes! Let's go!"

Everyone instinctively clapped along and whooped.

"This wasn't exactly what I meant by practical, but I guess it's not very restrictive-"

Wild came out next looking like a mixture of savage cave hermit, ancient warrior, and immoble tin man.

"-That on the other hand."

"You really have no fashion sense, do you?" Wild asked Legend, who tried to hide his snicker behind his matching pink pom-poms.

The group had a good laugh at the poorly dressed heroes expense after that.

Warrior appeared after the laughter died down. The party had forgotten about him, too caught up in the mess with Wild and Legend to notice what he was wearing.

"Oh my Hylia," Twilight said. He stared, mouth agape, at Warrior who wore little to nothing in white. A pair of tight white shorts that just barely touched his thighs, an equally tight midriff top, and a red cap with a black rim.

"What? It's practical."

I suck at endings. I'm sorry. Hope you liked my little one-shot. Thanks again to @renatlia for the topic. I have played a total of two zelda games to completion so I had to do my research. Luckily I found a Wiki with all of Warrior's armour and I have heard about the Twilight Princess rupee armour. Keep in mind, it's two in the morning so please forgive me if this is total garbage.

Extra: Warrior is wearing the postman outfit from Twilight Princess. Legend is wearing the cheerleader outfit from Triforce Heroes. Wild is wearing the ancient greaves, Barbarian headpiece, and fireproof armour.

[shy-magpie]

RQG 130

So quarantine is done, stuffs about to get real. Bryn don't forget you said Hamid was going to pop back to Cairo to take Ishaq home. Poor kid is probably worried. I need to get that theme song as an MP3 Bryn is a mood. Alex, you know and I know that you have a full timeline for the missing year and I want it. Ooh the Meritocracy was infiltrated and only nominally in control. The Harlequins stepped up and are basically the government. If you thought Grizzop was coming for your knees if you gave the info to the wrong person you'd clam up too. Consider for a moment how bad it would be if the Blue Veined knew this was even a line of inquiry. Ooh stuff even Zolf doesn't know. Heist time? Point, if Carter can escape that many times he has skills Hamid behave, I know Carter is, well Carter, but we have to consider new info. If Wilde is seeing him through lust colored glasses then a direct call out will make him more defensive than if you are wrong. Wilde should have realized that comparing him to Sasha is Not Helping. New alchemist that the Baddy is avoiding: Cel? Please be Cel? Time limit on the language potion Is the whole world using the buddy system? What if both get infected? Going to have to check the wiki on how to spell the new Baddy's name (Shoin!) Walk or camel ride? We haven't seen Topaz in while. I actually like Wilde, not just worried about him, that's interesting. Zolf has grown, emotional openness looks good on him. Finally deets on the Poseidon break up. He has faith in (the future? People?), is that faith acting as his God? Also who ever proposed he is accidentally starting the cult of Persephone, ILY I forgot Zolf didn't know about that. Also, "file me under you"? Was that meant as a gift to the shippers? Because it sounded like a bad pick up line. Oh back to current events. Thank you Azu! Hm is the attacker trying to minimize harm or do they just have priorities? Hamid is running into danger without checking who is with him. He is not allowed to get squished trying to fight alone. Alex is teasing us about what might have happened to Grizzop. Yes Lydia! I love the look, and the crossbow. Oh multi lingual. New voice, that's strange. Ah the fallen were attacking the village, according to the person who fell them. So I get where Hamid is coming from, but DO NOT HURT LYDIA'S NEW CHARACTER. That’s handy detect evil works for mundane badness. I think I knew that but my brain keeps snagging on the implications. Can the name be canon before I mentally name them "new person"? Bless, only Hamid can over react in a world where the base line is "unhealthy level of paranoia" I miss you Sasha, why do I miss you? I think I love the assistant but that might be because when Lydia's character had back up my first thought was Grizzop. Jasper, that's the name, do we get to keep Jasper? Lydia's character is going through a variety of potions pretty quickly. How fast can they brew? Is that new? Psychic!Hamid Is Cel bluffing? Beats killing them, but that is quite a threat so I might need scratch paper to work out the morality. My gut is I love it but I am not sure a better person than me would. Ah it was a bluff, so not going to worry about it. Did I miss the name becoming official? Screw it I  don't have the patience for this! I JUST MET CEL!!! THEY ARE EVERYTHING THAT WAS PROMISED AND MORE!!!  

[everly-kindred]

Eve’s Diary - Entry #66

Date: 14th of June, 2027

Dear Diary, 

I’m really ready for this school year to be over. 

So we had the dueling tourney. I’ve been practicing my spells and stuff, I can cast everything in my year now. They put our faces on posters in the Great Hall and made us into collectable cards, like the exploding snap cards and the chocolate frog cards. I was super excited.

We entered the hall and… This must be my favourite transformation I’ve ever seen. It was exactly like how I imagined the forests in my fairytale books are like. It was… so completely stunning. I felt like I was in one of my dreams. 

And then we all sat down at the tables and it was like a big court, everyone was dressed so brilliantly in colourful gowns and some had wings, others crowns. Arthur Letsworth and Riven Redwhisper were crowned the king and queen of the night, and we ate food and watched people duel down below. 

I had to sit next to Octavia, which wasn’t very fun, but she left me alone for the most part. And then I moved to go sit next to Casey before my duel while Peach was dueling, and Ruby came over and talked to me about how he wanted to steal a dance with me. 

I was gonna write about all the duels, who went up against who, who won and all that, but after my duel, I sort of forgot all of that. Except for the fact that Octavia had to duel Bonnie? Which was sort of wild, and I didn’t know how to feel about that.

Anyways, I suppose I should talk about my duel, now. I was supposed to go up against Aloy. I had this whole plan, I was gonna try something new and try colovaria, change the colour of her uniform like the faeries did in that muggle movie, Sleeping Beauty. Be all silly and stuff since you just have to succeed on getting a spell on the other person to get a point - it doesn’t have to be a painful or mean spell! And I didn’t imagine I’d win. Everyone kept telling me they believed in me, that they knew I’d win and stuff, and I just sort of smiled and laughed along even though I knew it wasn’t true, but…

Aloy petrified me before I could even lift my wand. I didn’t get to test out any of the spells I had been practicing. I mean, Merlin, I didn’t even get to duel. Everyone else got to go, some more than once, and I didn’t even get a chance to. I waited forever, practiced just so I’d have a chance to have fun before I lose, and I didn’t even get to fight. 

I ended up running away (like I do so often) and some people chased me but I hid from them in that little magical forest. There was this tower thing I climbed into, and I just tucked myself away until they left. And then I cried a lot. A year full of failures is what it was. And I know it’s my first year and that’s to be expected but… even with my last, final failure, I couldn’t even have fun with it. I couldn’t show off or test any of the things I’d been practicing all year. It's like nothing I learned even mattered. I practiced for nothing. I might as well have not even tried, it would’ve been the same result. I just wanted to have fun with it.

Anyways… After the people trying to find me gave up and went back to the duels, I walked around and explored the ballroom area. It was simply astounding, and I am grateful that I got to enjoy it by myself before everyone came in. There was this really beautiful pond full of statues and lily pads, and there were giant mushrooms and toadstools everywhere. And all these pretty ruins and lights and flowers. The King and Queen’s throne was perched up on top of the ruins. It was magnificent. And I felt really happy to explore it in the dress I’d sewn, because I felt like a faerie myself. I didn’t have my face painted anymore, I had tried to paint my face red with white spots like a mushroom, around the cheeks and my nose so it was sort of blushy, but… Suffice to say that became messy and was mostly gone by the time I put on my dress. But I had these cute little wooden mushrooms I’d stuck in my hair! 

Professor Dracheblume found me just before everyone came in from the duels, and told me I should be proud to have made it as far as I did. But I feel like I don’t even know why or how I did in the first place! And then they gave out awards, and I got ‘best in year’ but I felt like I didn’t even deserve that award because I was the only one in my year anyways and… I didn’t even get to duel! I wasn’t best at anything! 

But Bobby found me then, and we actually had a lot of fun dancing. We talked about playing Dungeons and Dragons over the summer, and what might happen if he tried to take a board game through the floo. And everyone looked so pretty. Bonnie did such a good job, honestly. I hope I can be like her some day. 

Bobby went to go get punch, when Ruby found me and asked if I wanted to run away. So I said goodbye to Bobby, gave him one of my little mushrooms, and then off we went. 

He showed me this tiny hidden room behind a painting, with a skylight thing? Like there was glass and lights and stuff. It was really pretty. We talked about summer, he said he was gonna try to visit as much as he can since he’ll be in Bulgaria (I think that’s what it was, anyways) and we danced for a bit in the quiet, away from everyone else. It was a nice bit of peace. 

Tourney and Midsummer Ball aside, I was in a more optimistic mood before all that because Bobby talked to me and sort of gave me a pep talk about starting the next year and new beginnings. And also I went down to the hut outside the castle and saw Dracheblume, and she showed me the baby unicorn I had dreamed about, that lost its mum in the battle in the forest. Did you know baby unicorns start off gold, and then turn silver and are only white when they’re adults? I never knew that! Dracheblume let me name her, so we named her Calypso. She really likes fruit.

I’m so ready to go home. I’m ready for this year to be over. I wanna have fun again. The only thing that makes me sad about this year ending is that Bonnie won’t be here next year.

Just a couple more weeks now and some exams stand between me and freedom for a couple of months. I can work on my play and the other things I wanna study, play Dungeons and Dragons with Bobby and Aures and maybe I’ll invite some other people too, maybe some of the other third years. I can explore the forest around my new home and see what it’s like when it’s bustling with summer life. 

Soon!

Much love, Everly

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[corisanna]

When you're designing and/or naming the witches the characters face (not the witches they themselves turn into, like Alexandria), what inspires you to make them what they are (a poisonous tree, a... pumpkin lady..., etc.), and do you try to do what the show did by tying those witches to what the characters fighting them are going through?

She short and unsatisfying answer would be “context, whim, and extensive word/concept association.”

Getting into the thick of it, it all starts with questions:

Which characters are going to be fighting it? What are those characters’ skillsets/strengths/weaknesses? Do I want them to have a hard or easy time of things? What would be hard/easy for them to handle? Is there some kind of shout-out I’m in the mood to make?

Cynthia, the Pumpkin Witch, was the first I made. In that case, I started backwards: I wanted to make a Witch labyrinth based on one of Hachi’s Vocaloid music videos because when I first saw InuCurry’s art in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei I thought of Hachi’s vids. My favorite was “Mrs. Pumpkin’s Comical Dream,” which appears to be about a train crash with multiple fatalities. “Aha, that’s macabre enough for a labyrinth,” I said. The labyrinth I made was kind of a love letter to that song/video. Some of it overflowed into Beatrix and Isidora.

“official” lyrics [bolding the bits I used; also ref unofficial lyrics in the video]

The jacaranda's blooming, an impolite exchange of speeches Where shall we go? A merrily weeping song Jack laughed, "Leave your heretical feelings behind!" Give me chocolate, a beggar's weeping song A scarecrow suddenly shaking with sobs Prejudiced against pumpkin pie Oh la lu la lu la, will you dance with me? The moon's still sleeping ("You called? You called?" asks Turnip-Head) See? Now all the caskets are gone How boring I'm sensitive to fake magic and power lines Said the witch glaring beneath the overpass Jack got all huffy, "Keep your obscene emotions!" The datura bloomed as if to spite me The goats are up to something... Waiting for the train Let's hold hands, two may pass Wandering home through the [subway tunnels] (Superior, inferior, a pile of corpses?) See? In the swarm of ants at the swap meet The moon's still sleeping "Hey! Mrs. Pumpkin! I'm here to escort you home!" When did this night destroy my dream? I want to stay here and dance! Derangement like a dream (Inferior, inferior, a pile of fools) The joy I spit out lit up by the lanterns Oh la lu la lu la, will you dance with me? Not that I expected an answer ("Too bad! Too bad!" says Turnip-Head) See? Now all the caskets are gone How boring In the settled mud Waiting for morning in the thicket On the train

So I tossed bits from the words and the visuals together. I needed more material, so I played word/concept association.

Pumpkin, dancing, having to leave a dance led to Cinderella. That’s why the lanterns are glass slippers with embers (cinders) in them and where the clock/midnight/bell-tolling theme came from. I think I slapped fairy wings on the scarecrows as a reference to the Fairy Godmother.

From Cinderella, I Googled Cindy and Cynthia. I focused on Wikipedia’s disambiguation page for “Cynthia.” The two things that stuck out were the bizarre fame of a plaster mannequin named Cynthia in the 1930s (if I got drunk you could probably convince me to research and argue that she was an early example of both a meme and viral marketing) and the butterfly subgenus commonly called painted ladies. So there were the mannequin and butterfly wings. I thought that was batshit enough for one labyrinth. I named the turnip-head scarecrows Jakob because Jack(-o-lantern) is short form of it and jack-o-lanterns are/were turnips as well as pumpkins. I think I named the dancers Charles and Charlene for the Charleston dance but I’m not sure now.

I knew I wanted this Witch to be more tricky than powerful in a way that Karin and Yuzu would have extreme difficulty taking down without help or foreknowledge. I decided to have the actual weak spot be high and distant because the twins (at that point of the story) are weak at ranged attacks and Homura is basically the queen of ranged attacks. All the obstacles and enemy abilities were created by working backwards from the weak point by thinking of ways the girls could get to it and conjuring up ways to cut off that option or make it a trap.

So. There’s the Pumpkin Witch.

I have a post about Beatrix somewhere in my Infinity tag if you want to see the process for that. My starting point for it was the girls’ cover story that they met at the botanical gardens in Tokyo. So I knew I wanted a plant/garden theme. When I thought of “dangerous plant” I thought of “poisonous plants.” For me, that brings to mind the story “Rappaccini’s Daughter.” I went wild from there. The woman in that is Beatrice. That made me think Beatrix, which made me think of The Bride in Kill Bill. I researched minutiae about Kill Bill characters and found a scrapped concept for Gogo Yubari to have a twin named Yuki. There was my batshit homicidal magical girl.

It all depends on what hole I need to fill, really. Then it’s the equivalent of a wiki walk of word/concept association.

I hope this makes sense and isn’t too rambly.

[calls-for-kins]

For the rate my kin thing!! Plague Knight from Shovel Knight, SCP-049 from SCP, The Knight from Hollow Knight and the Kulu-Ya-Ku from Monster Hunter! Hope that isn't too many jscjdfkd,,

Not too many at all, I promise!!!

First thing’s first: plague doctor aesthetic? Perfect. Wonderful. Amazing.

Now, I’m on the wiki, “Cons: short stature, shy at parties”. Short stature? That’s a mood. I’m 4′8″ and 22. He’s shy at parties? That’s precious, he just needs a lil boost coming out of his shell. Sucks that he’s reckless, even with his teammates, but y’know what? I think Plague Knight deserves the world

SCP-049:

OH FUCK YEAH I LOVE SCP and 049, while startling in the game, has some of my favorite lore. I just think 049 is neat and all, what with the reanimation shit going on. Shit’s wild. SCPs are lit. I don’t think I would live for 049, but like

The Knight:

They... Are so, so precious, first of all. They’re adorable. I never really checked out Hollow Knight, but how did I miss out on how cute and adorable The Knight is??? It sounds like they’re a child, so like. Immediate soft spot for this absolute baby.

Kulu-Ya-Ku:

“ An odd bird wyvern that has developed limbs capable of carrying weapons.“ I’m already loving this.

I’m reading through the comments on the wiki, and the consistent “BIRD UP” which I have no context for amuses me, but the comment “the first time I was asked to hunt this guy, it was passive towards me. It just kept looking at me with its derpy face and walking around. Why did you ask me to kill it, Capcom” breaks me heart.

[hatthewmart]

Interaction & Play - Reflective Statement

Alleylight Interactive is a project about illuminating the dark alleyways around Aotea Square more specifically the one down the side of the Auckland Town Hall and by the entrance to the underground car park. During the evening, this area is essentially pitch black and there is a lot of foot traffic which could make it a potentially unsafe area. We wanted to make this part of Aotea Square less frightening and more accessible to people walking through at night. We want to achieve this by projecting onto the wall of the Town Hall with bright and friendly colours.

Concept

We wanted to make this project because we feel that the walkway is a dangerous area especially during the evening where it is nearly pitch black. We found that more illuminated walkways in urban areas make people feel safer (Sunderstrom,1996) as well as reducing crime rates in those areas (Loewen, 1993). The feelings of uneasiness are something we wish to alleviate with Alleylight as these feelings can cause stress and anxiety especially if you can’t see anything ahead of you (Grillon, 1997).

In my team, I was set at designing all of the art assets for the projection. We originally wanted the art to reflect the Waihorotiu stream which used to run underneath the square itself. Since Aotea square was a bog we could have reflected that by making all of the plant life bleak and muddy but that would conflict with the bright and bubbly theme we wanted to achieve. I also feel that that sort of art style wouldn’t draw many people in as it might not look too inviting and friendly. We decided to go with a colorful and tropical theme with tick borders and high contrast to make the images less busy and clearer when projected onto the textured wall.

Art

First vector designs of a shark and seaweed.

These were the first set of assets that we used for the project which were designed in Adobe Illustrator. The designs were intentionally simple as if they were too complex they would be more difficult to see against the textured wall of the Town Hall. There were some initial problems with the overall aesthetic and design of the objects and my art was different to James and Charles’ art assets. The inconsistency's included the stroke weight around the objects. Those numbers varied between all of the artists which made all of the objects look out of place when presented. The overall designs were well received as they were clear as to what they portrayed. 

Art style inspiration: Kingdom Rush (2011), Scribblenauts (2012), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017).

After the critique session, we decided to develop more of a clear art style so James and I researched certain video games which have clear and colourful graphics. We also made the art more consistent by using the same stroke weight in the assets. The art style was also heavily criticized but we wanted Alleylight to still have the crisp and coloruful aesthetic to make sure the dark alley is illuminated. The context of why we chose these objects was that a colourful tropical getaway theme could be more fitting for our idea of making people feel safer as they travel down the alleyway.  

Quinn's drawings of seaweed, bones, wood and fish.

The new objects were first drawn up by Quinn and then I used Adobe Illustrator to make them into vectors. The same sort of theme was decided by James and I because it was quick and simple to accomplish in a short space of time. We also don’t have the skills to make more complex images and we don’t have the funds to hire a professional artist so we made do. In the new images, the stroke weights of the lines across all of the vectors are the same (4 pt) so it is more consistent. The colours were also changed to be much more vibrant as you could hardly see them under the water overlay texture we used. I also made the smaller fish more colourful for the same reasons. The skull is the only image which I don’t really like as it could potentially make people walking by uneasy and that is the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. I could have made the skull more friendly and cartoonish to fit the mood of the project. 

Vectors made from Quinn's drawings.

Teamwork

Overall, the whole team worked well with each other. Using tools such as Facebook Messenger to communicate with each other and transfer files was super simple and helpful. I feel as if Messenger is an underutilized tool for team management as people mainly associate it with Facebook and how its seen as a time waster. But with Messenger, if used correctly as a communication tool you can communicate quicker with your team because everyone has Facebook. I found it useful transferring Adobe Illustrator files to the other members. We were all communicating with each other well which makes the project so much easier for everyone.

I think my skills with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop have improved over the space of this project. I have learnt a lot of key skills with both programs. There is a definite improvement in my ability from my very first vector designs earlier in the project compared to the newer assets. I played around with animating the fish briefly in a GIF format through Photoshop. I have never attempted this process before but it was intuitive in the end. If I had more time I would have liked to make cleaner animations for the fish and seaweed as I would think it would add more character to the project.

A quick GIF of one of the “cool” fish vectors.

There is quite a bit of room for development with this project as it can be expanded to other mediums such as interactive instillation's or for use in alleyways other than the Town Hall alleyway. The overall theme of what is being projected is very flexible and isn't bound to this tropical theme that we have chosen, so there is an amount of creative freedom that comes alongside using Alleylight.

Conclusion

Alleylight Interactive was overall a fun project to be a part of as well all worked coherently as a team and produced a really cool project that worked relativity true to what we wanted to achieve. 

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Kenobi, B. Unpublished Lecture (2017)

[weasley-kings]

Beguiling Bubbles

Pairing: George x Reader Request: Request where (Y/n) gets dosed with a love potion by someone else, but she accidentally falls for one of the twins instead A/N: Sorry it’s been ages! It’s very late at night so this hasn’t been edited. Also, where I go into detail about how the first person the drinker sees is who they fall for, that was pulled directly out of my ass souly for the purpose of the story because the wiki didn’t have much on the other potions that weren’t amortentia so I made it up  Squicks: little bit of swearing

~George’s POV~

He sort of blackmailed me into it. Seamus Finnigan knew about the shipments for the store that we were hiding in the Docks, and threatened to go to McGonagall if we didn’t help him out.

“Which one of you is the least crap at potions?” he had asked me and Fred, smiling while thinking of all the possibilities now that he had us under his thumb.

“Neither of us are shit at potions mate,” Fred stood up for himself, sneering down at the little stain who thought he could boss us around.

“Alright, if one of you can get a love potion to me by tomorrow night I’ll keep your little secret, howzabout it?”

We had no clue what he wanted a love potion for, but we didn’t really care. The less we had to spend dealing with that git the better.

“You’re the least shit at potions,” Fred said to me once Seamus had buggered off, “do you wanna make it?” I groaned in response, honestly not wanting to go through the trouble of sneaking into Snape’s little pantry to get out some shit that I don’t even want, then go to the trouble of making this damn thing, again when it isn’t even something I want.

We stayed up that night making the blasted potion, Fred insisting that he was there for encouragement purposes. Not many people knew that I was actually alright at Potions, especially since Snape would never dream of giving me the marks to show it…

At around 3 in the morning, the stupid potion was done. We poured it into one of the empty bottles from the ingredients that we nicked, and snuck back up to Gryffindor tower. On our way back up to our dorm, we made sure to make a stop on the way. “Oi, what the f—“ Seamus started, freaking out at the sudden awakening of Fred shoving him, “There’s your perfume, now get off our backs,” I whispered sharply at Seamus, as he took the bottle and told us to piss off.

— — Morning (Regular POV) — —

Fred and George were at the Gryffindor table, their lack of sleep evident in their flippant attitude and tired looks. They broke out of this mood, however, when Seamus grasped their curiosity. He was whispering to Dean, holding the glass bottle filled with the cherry pink potion that George had made a few hours ago.

“What have you got, Seamus?” Ron called out, nothing his shifty behaviour as well as the unusual bottle. He was immediately shushed and shot an intimidating glare with wild hand movements, “Keep it down, Weasley! It’s a love potion idiot, I’m going to get Y/n to be all over me!” Seamus laughed, while Ron, Hermione and Harry all looked awkwardly and warily each other.

Fred’s eyes widened as he looked over at his twin, who had an angry expression on his face, mixed with fear. George, much like Seamus, had feelings for Y/n, and Fred knew about it because, well, of course he does. The two weren’t particularly close with Y/n, but that didn’t stop George crushing over her constantly.

Seamus and Dean laughed, as they nodded to each other, silently setting their plan in motion. Before George had the chance to do anything, Dean had started a conversation with Y/n, causing her to look away from her breakfast, while Seamus poured the contents of the bottle into her orange juice. George looked at Seamus with a panicked expression, only to have it returned with Seamus’ glare, wordlessly sending him a warning of what he’ll do if George blew his cover.

Fred quietly swore to himself, the gears in his brain trying to work out a solution, while George weighed out his options: lose Y/n or lose the shop. In these moments, the answer was obvious to George, but as he looked back at her, she was already bringing the glass to her lips.

“Y/N—!” George tried to warn her. As she drank the liquid she looked across the table at George, her eyes lingering on him. Seamus and Dean laughed and high-fived from behind her, as she put the glass back on the table.

Now would be a good time to take note on the assortments of love potions. There are five known assortments of love potions, each with assumingly different effects. George, having not opened up the shop with his brother yet, had not yet needed to test out these different types. Unlike Amortentia where the giver of the potion is the one the drinker will be infatuated with, it’s the first person that the drinker sees that they will be infatuated with in this case.

— — George’s POV — —

She kept staring at me, as if something was stopping her from looking away. A smile slowly formed on her lips, as she rested her head in her hands, still staring at me.

“Y/n? You alright there?” Fred asked, moving his head next to mine to try and get her to look at him. She kept staring, her smile big as she replied in an airy voice, “never been better”.

Seamus, clearly annoyed, sat directly next to Y/n and moved her head with his hands so that she was facing him, “Helloooo?” he said into her face,

“I’d rather look at George Weasley,” she giggled, looking back at me, her head resting in her hands again, “God, you’re handsome, isn’t he handsome, er, whatever your name is,” she said to Seamus, causing Fred and Dean to laugh and Seamus to look like he would explode with anger.

“Uh, how about we go for a walk?” I suggest quickly, standing up as more people start to pay attention to the small scene.

Y/n gasped with excitement, “yes! Let’s go on a loooong romantic walk together!”

I start to walk toward the door with Y/n walking on the other side of the table at the same pace, watching me still with that smile.

Fred nudged me, “George, mate, don’t get sucked into it, it’s the potion talking—“

“I know,” I say quietly back, “we’re going to the hospital wing”.

Walking all the way up to the hospital wing was nothing short of a nightmare. All I’ve wanted was for Y/n to have feelings for me, but there’s only so many compliments, hand holding, cuddles and heart eyes one man can take in the space of five minutes.

“What’s the problem?” Madam Pomfrey asked,

“Y/n’s been slipped a love potion,” Fred says, as I hold up my arm which Y/n is hugging.

“Ah, I see,” Madam Pomfrey says sceptically, “I hope you realise that love potions are banned from Hogwarts…”

I explained to her that I wasn’t the one to slip Y/n that blasted potion, but how I was the first one she looked at afterwards. She thankfully believed me, and sat the dazed Y/n down on one of the hospital beds and handing her an antidote.

“Isn’t he dreamy…” Y/n giggled, eyes back on me.

“I think it best that the two of you leave, or else the antidote will take much longer to work,” Madam Pomfrey explained, as Y/n flipped her hair and sent me a wink.

Fred and I both agreed, and we said good-bye to Y/n, to which she started crying. “Noooooo George, I don’t want you to leave, pleeeeeeease!” she whaled.

“It would make me really happy if you just stayed here and got some rest, alright?” I asked her, looking down at my hand that she had taken in her own. It stung that she was only acting as if she was in love with me because of a potion, and that she didn’t really have any of these feelings towards me, not really. I wanted to get out of there soon as possible so I wouldn’t have to think about that, but there was also something that felt perfect about my hand being in hers.

After a few hours, a healthy Y/n walked cautiously through the portrait hole of the Gryffindor common room. A few people saw her and giggled amongst themselves, embarrassment clear on Y/n’s face. A few hours ago she couldn’t keep her eyes off me, and now she couldn’t even bring herself to look in my direction, instead looking at the floor as she walked past the Gryffindors, towards the stair case leading to the dormitories.

“Y/n, hold up,” I say, taking hold of her forearm as we were half way up the staircase. She turned around, taking a moment before gaining the confidence to look up at me.

“Y/n, I know you probably feel like shit, and if there’s anything I can do I’ll do it, but I didn’t slip you that love potion, I wouldn’t do that to you,” I try to explain. I wasn’t trying to defend myself, I just wanted to ease some of the embarrassment that she was feeling. I repeat the story of how it all happened, and I could see her face soften. “I wouldn’t do anything to force you to have feelings for me, I know you don’t feel that way about me,” I say, not meaning to sound as deflated as I felt.

Y/n looked at me, not the same way as this morning, but with a curious look, as if briefly studying me.

“I do like you, George,” she said, smiling at the look of astonishment on my face.

“You… What?” is all I manage to say, causing her to laugh,

“Yeah, I like you a fair bit, maybe not crazy in love like this morning,” she smiles, “but there’s definitely something there. I’ve already made a fool of myself in front of you today, so I might as well admit it all now,” she says with a shrug.

I don’t say anything for a few seconds, because what do you say back to that? The girl who went from head-over-heels in love with me to what I thought would be her despising me, and now meeting in the middle to her fancying me, it’s a lot. So, with no words coming to mind to save me, I kissed her. I wrapped my arm around her, my free hand resting on her jaw, as she kissed me back almost immediately.

We parted, and I couldn’t help but smile. Who knew that Seamus being such a dick could’ve turned out this good?