#witch in training (luz noceda)

[muses-of-the-memory]

Happy 5th Anniversary, The Owl House!

Today is the 5th anniversary of

Disney's The Owl House!

It has now been half a decade that we have seen fantasy and magic lover

Luz Noceda came to the Boiling Isles and made her adventures learning about magic there. That's when she became friends with

Eda the Owl Lady, and

the King of Demons aka King Clawthorne, son of a Titan, becoming a trio of weirdos who stick together with

Hooty, the Owl House itself.

Later on, Luz became a student at Hexside, and became friends with

Willow Park the plant witch,

Augustus Porter aka Gus, the president of the Human Appreciation Society

and Amity Blight, her girlfriend (which I believe looks great with Luz) while dealing with Emperor Belos aka Phillip Witterbane and his "nephew", Hunter aka The Golden Guard, his other half as the Day of Unity was coming.

Other time, Luz and Eda learned that Eda's sister, Lilith Clawthorne had cursed Eda into becoming the Owl Lady beast when they were going to be in the Emperor's Coven together. When Lily learned Belos had no intention of healing Eda of her curse, that's when she switched sides and shared the curse with her sibling.

Also, Hunter had a change of heart as well in Season 2.

Belos was going to release the Collector, but he didn't, until King Clawthorne released him and chaos ensued sending Luz and company back to the human realm, but they were able to get back and stop Phillip once and for all. Still, the last episode in the three-part finale rocked! Don't you agree?

So, for this today, i will be roleplaying as the main cast of The Owl House; Luz Noceda, Edalyn Clawthorne, King Clawthorne aka the King of Demons, Willow Park, Gus Porter, and Amity Blight.

Tagged by: @hoshi-neko-hikari, @bluemajingirl, @spirits-of-nature16, @the-world-hopper, @themultiverseheroines, @paragonsoflight

[roxannarambles]

posting snippet of a short lunter scene from my old notes because *shrug* I dunno I guess it's for the 2 remaining shippers who exist lol

'Magic 8 Ball'

She returned to sifting through Eda's trash collection, intent on finding something at least slightly interesting. She knew exactly what to pick when she overturned some musty pillows and found a pile of old toys beneath.

Grabbing the plastic ball with a grin, she turned and eagerly presented it to Hunter.

He took it from her and gazed at it curiously. The plastic ball was black with a white circle on top, and had the number '8' printed inside the circle. As Hunter turned it in his hands, he found there was a little screen on the underside of the ball. A blue triangle appeared inside the little screen, with words printed on it. Hunter squinted at it, looking terribly confused.

"What . . ."

He continued to examine the toy, turning it about, and then giving it a little shake, noticing the little gurgling noise it made. Luz watched as he continued to study it but ultimately surrendered, saying,

"All right, I give up. What is it?"

She took the toy from him and held it almost reverently, smiling.

"This," she said,

"Is a magic 8-ball! We are incredibly lucky to have come across such a rare and powerful artifact. This is one of the very few examples of a true magical talisman from the Human Realm."

Hunter narrowed his eyes, protesting,

"But there isn't any magic in the Human Realm!"

Luz pointed at him and said,

"Incorrect. To be more precise, there's almost no magic, but there is a little bit. Remember, things from the Human Realm occasionally leak into this realm; the reverse is also true. Remember what I told you about Vee? She found some old Hexes Hold'em cards to eat in the Human Realm. It happens sometimes!"

Hunter frowned. He relented,

"All right, that's a fair point, I guess. But what exactly is this eight ball, then?"

She held the toy aloft, saying dramatically;

"This is capable of telling you anything about the future! The only catch is you need to ask it a yes or no question. Once you ask your question you just shake the ball and it will answer yes or no."

Hunter sputtered,

"Wh-what?! That . . . that's impossible! Oracle magic doesn't work like that!"

Luz raised a brow and asked,

"Why?"

He crossed his arms.

"B-because! It can't be that simple. People train for years to be able to even catch a glimpse of a possible future. If what you're telling me is true, this thing is more powerful than all the most experienced oracle witches on the Boiling Isles combined."

"So you don't believe me."

He hesitated a moment, but then answered,

"No. It . . . it doesn't make any sense."

Grinning, Luz asked,

"How 'bout we test it then? Will that convince you?"

He still looked very wary but asked,

"How would we test it?"

Luz grabbed a junky old chair from the trash heap and upturned it so she could sit down.

"Simple. I ask it questions about something we already know to be true. If it gets them right, then it works."

Hunter made an unhappy mumble at her proposition, as if that wasn't a very convincing argument, but Luz was intent on continuing on as quickly as possible, so she could give him as little a chance as possible to actually stop and think about things.

"Okay! Question one! Is the name of our house demon Hooty?"

She shook the toy and turned it over, waiting for the little blue triangle to float to the top and reveal its answer.

"A-ha! See? It says 'Yes definitely!'"

Hunter rolled his eyes.

"That could just be random chance."

"Well, that's why we're asking more than once. Question two. Did Luz Noceda go through a portal and end up in the Demon Realm?"

She swished the ball about, knowing her bluff could be shot at any moment, but going for it anyway.

"It says 'yes.' Okay, question three . . . did we have griffin eggs for breakfast this morning?"

"Ugh, Luz . . ."

She turned it over and showed it to Hunter again.

"'It is decidedly so.' All right, is King the ruler of demons?"

She gave it a good shake and turned it over again, reading the answer out loud.

"'Very doubtful."

Hunter's brows inched up just a little bit, and his skeptical expression started to soften just a tad.

"Hmmph . . . you still could just be getting lucky. Or influencing its answers somehow."

Luz thought a moment and then said,

"All right, I'll ask it something only you'd know the answer to. Hmmm . . ."

She glanced at him with a silly grin and asked,

"Does Hunter think Luz is super smart and cool and funny and awesome and also really pretty?"

Hunter jerked in surprise, protesting,

"HEY!"

He reached for her as if he was going to snatch the ball away, but Luz's reflexes were quick and she bounded off the chair and darted away, laughing.

"What's wrong, I thought you wanted me to test it?"

He gave her an annoyed glare, but didn't say anything more, instead watching in suspense as she shook the ball and then turned it over.

When the little triangle drifted to the surface and gave its answer, Luz looked up to Hunter, shooting him an incredibly smug grin. She sing-songed,

"Signs point to yes~"

Hunter heaved an annoyed sigh and crossed his arms again, scowling. He grumbled something, but Luz didn't quite catch it.

"What?"

He repeated in only a slightly louder mumble,

"I said fine, maybe it actually works."

Luz was about to answer, but then she froze when she finally processed his words.

She blinked.

". . . uh."

[docgold13]

Profiles in Villainy Redemption

Hunter

Formerly known as The Golden Guard, Hunter had acted as the first lieutenant to the villainous Emperor Belos.  As head of the Emperor's Coven, Hunter was the chief enforcer mandating the proper use of magic and hunting down so-called ‘wild witches’ who had defied the Emperor’s rule.  Hunter believed himself to be Belos’ nephew yet it was later revealed that he is actually a witch-breed grimwalker, artificially designed to resemble Belos’ lost brother, Caleb.

Hunter was tasked by Belos to find him Palismans (sentient magical totems). He tried to abduct a group of such Palismans but was thwarted in the effort by the young witch-in-training, Luz Noceda. During this affair, the Palisman known as Flapjack bonded with Hunter and chose him as its owner.

Owning a Palisman caused Hunter to broaden his perspective on wild magic. He and Flapjack came to discover Hunter’s true origins as well as Emperor Belos’ nefarious plans to destroy the Boiling Isles.  

These revelations led Hunter to turn away from Belos and he ended up aiding Luz and the other Witches of The Owl House in ultimately defeating Belos.  Flapjack was sadly destroyed in the ordeal and Hunter was bereft over the loss.  Following the conflict and restoration of peace to the Boiling Isles, Hunter dedicated himself to becoming a carver of new Palismans. 

Actor Zeno Robinson voices the character of Hunter, who first appeared in the eighteenth episode of the first season of The Owl House, airing on August 22nd, 2020.

[thatoneguy031]

Real talk? Real?? Real?!

Why on EARTH was the cast of The Owl House so drippy?!

(A sort of breakdown from someone that's only kinda sorta kept up with the show... Me, Guy.)

Spoilers too, I guess...

Look at our favorite witch-in-training, Luz Noceda. As we can all see here, she's wearing Eda's varsity jacket when she attended Hexside. Level with me, the jacket alone was enough to be a super-dope outfit, but she took it one step further and even wore matching pants, too! Heck, she even tied up her hair in a bun, for crying out loud! She kept the aesthetic of "I'm able to stay calm, but I'm not afraid to kick your butt when the time comes."

And here's another frame of yet another scene...

Luz dancing with Amity during that one Grom episode...

She wanted to look fancy while she boogied with her soon-to-be girlfriend(At the time, anyway), so she decided to wear what exactly? A tutu, and a frickin' tuxedo! Wonderful! Fabulous! It's all so wild, but you can see that not only did Luz have a plan, it worked danged-near flawlessly! And of course, she decided to wear dance shoes, as well.

And you know what?!

I'm still not done.

I'm going to be real with you here. This is where the spoilers for the end of the show REALLY, REALLY begin! If you really want to watch the show without witnessing the beauty of Luz during [REDACTED], I HIGHLY suggest that you stay away from this post, and move on with your day! Please, leave!

...Are you still here?

Are you sure you wanna be here for [REDACTED]?

Alrightie, then...

3...

2...

1...

...

Okay, you asked for it.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Freaking. Bam. Meet Titan Luz.

This is near perfection in cartoon form. Luz looks like she told Amity's parents, "Your daughter calls me mommy, too." She looks deranged in the best way possible.

First and foremost, the cloak nearly perfectly displays everything she's done throughout the series. The glyph on her chest, the bones appearing along the tips and edges of it, referencing her "magic donor", Arin Hanson- I mean Papa Titan(...Is he just called Papa King by the TOH fandom, or am I being dumb? Since, y'know, he's King's dad? I don't know, but back to the comedic analysis).

For Hootie's sake, she even somehow has longer, puffier hair, giving Eda a wink-wink-nudge-nudge without saying a thing. Even further, her eyes turned a pitch-black with yellow irises, making sure that King himself is involved with references as well.

Y'know, this reminds me of a character that I've had written out for a while. Y'all won't see her for a long, long while, but just know that she's tied to this in a way. Backstory aside, she has this one... form, let's call it, where she kind of becomes a vampire. This aspect of her is derived from an art account I follow, I won't say who until the time comes, but she also likes using her legs as her main means of attack, not only calling back to Izuku from MHA, but to her friend who she loves dearly, like a family member.

Back to the main point, I love characters that reference multiple other characters they have a connection to without being overbearing, which is why I love Titan Luz's design. Above all else, this proves that Luz really cared for everyone that has helped carry her this far, and was willing to fight for them, even after her death. And Eda even teaches her magic the way she said she would as early as the second episode of the series, iirc. And, something even more wild, is that Luz sort of looks like Azura, as well, even using one of her quotes for the finishing blow on Belos...

"...NOW EAT THIS, SUCKAAA!"

Admittedly, I don't know much about Luz's palisman, but I do indeed see that they're a cute little snek dude! ...Like how Luz freaked out the school and her principal with those snakes in the first episode(At least, I recall it being the first episode)! Everything about Luz's design is just... It's all just. So. Good.

...Look. I originally wanted to make a fun little ha-ha post about how stylish the characters from The Owl House were, as I highly respect this show and loved it, from the moment I saw King, to the very end of the series where the Collector gave Luz and the Hexsquad the ability to travel between realms, but seeing this transformation and taking the time to dissect her Titan Form design... It really brought me to tears. Not just because the show's actually over, but because I loved it with everything I could give. The way the show handled its characters, even with the rushed development that Disney demanded(Those freaking warm toilet seats), was phenomenal, given the circumstances.

I'll make a post talking more about King and just... him, I guess, but this post is already long enough as it is. Maybe even Eda, Hunter, Gus and Willow as well, if this post really makes its rounds.

[edgymcedgerson]

It’s 3AM where I live at the time I’m writing this, and I am once again thinking way too much about the Hexsquad. Don’t know where I got the idea to begin with, but I was thinking about all the games we see on Luz’s laptop and then started wondering what it would be like if she introduced the rest of the Hexsquad to the world of human games, and what games they’d all enjoy.

I’ve not really seen this discussed anywhere, but these are just ideas I’m having in the moment of my sleep deprivation that I wanna share and yap about in my usual rambling fashion. I’d love to hear peoples thoughts and head-canons if they have any for this idea too too!

Amity:

I personally don’t think Amity would be that into gaming, at least not compared to the others. But if she were to have games she enjoyed, I can see her liking visual novels first and foremost as there’s something fun about throwing yourself into the story and having a choice in the direction things go/how you interact with the characters that she found so appealing; this idea kinda comes from the episode where we found out Amity had a secret collection of Good Witch Azura books and how she drew fan-art of herself with one of the characters.

I can also see Amity enjoying a rhythm game once in a while as they’re easy to pick up and put back down without having to worry about remembering a story; it isn’t too hard to learn them in the begining but the want to get good at them can become addicting. I feel like she’d love the casual competition in them and that she’d work hard to get the highest score she could so she can place in the leaderboards. Her enjoyment of rhythm games would soon lead her to get heavily into DDR and she’d enjoy going to play it at the arcades with Luz on their dates, I think she’d pick up on it astonishingly fast.

Gus:

Sandboxes all the way! I can’t explain why this is my first thought for the life of me, but I can see Gus really enjoying The Sims and Minecraft particularly in the sandbox genre. I especially love the idea that he’d play MC on splitscreen mode with his friends if there was a console in the Noceda house. I think Gus would also really enjoy RPG’s too, especially if he found one or two of Luz’s old JRPG games lying around. I feel like he’d love the flashiness of the fights and ‘all of the amazing stories humans come up with’.

If he got into Sims, I feel like he’d create a household based on him and his all living together a giant house, maybe he’d even make a household based on the crew in Cosmic Frontier. I like to think he’d excitedly drag the rest of the Hexsquad to come see the things he’s made/done in the game too.

At some point he’d wonder if it’d be possible to make a ‘real life sims’ with illusions, though he’d hesitate to try it out as he was worried something would go wrong (as it seems illusions sometimes do the opposite of what you want, as seen with his illusion clone in one of the episodes, I don’t remember which one rn lol).

Willow:

I don’t know what this genre would be considered, and I feel like this is totally obvious, but if she were to get into games I can see Willow absolutely loving the games that require a lot of player-movement, think things like Just Dance, Wii Fit Ring, Beatsaber, etc etc. Anything to get the blood pumping. She’d find it fun how she could get her friends to join her on the multiplayer ones and enjoy the playful competition of it all.

In her down time/when she needs to cool down from some intense training/exercise if she wanted to play games she’d probably enjoy a good cozy game such as a gardening simulator. For her, while it wouldn’t be the same as taking care of real plants, it’d be nice to have her own little digital garden she can look at and make as big as she wants (especially while they’re stuck in the human realm, I can’t remember if this is canon or fanon but I feel like she’d have a greenhouse back at home in the Demon Realm? And she’d miss it a lot; so it’d be nice to try and recreate it in a game.)

Last of all, Hunter!

I will admit, some of my ideas for Hunter in this is partially me projecting some of my fave genres, but I can genuinely see Hunter being big on puzzle and strategy games! Basically anything that requires him to think and or learn tactics on how to best play the game. I feel like he’d enjoy a good mystery once in a while too.

I think Hunter would probably enjoy the idea of stealth games too, but he’d struggle playing them either because it reminds him of his time as Golden Guard too much, or he gets way too anxious trying to stay stealthy in them and it ruins all the fun for him. I can see him also maybe getting into rougelites/likes or dungeon crawlers because of Luz. They’re easier to get into than stealth games as they don’t cause him as much stress.

At some point he’d find a game he loves out of all the ones he tried and focuses on that one and that one only, he just completely obsesses over completing/getting good at it as he needed something to keep him occupied as having nothing to do makes him nervous. So much so he ends up 100%ing it in a shockingly short amount of time. Everyone is worried because his eye-bags are getting worse, but it’s thankfully not nightmares keeping him up this time like they probably assume. He just got way too into the game and would forget to sleep.

[dusk-outlaw-gaming]

Following up with my previous post, here's the full scene.

I'm a bit rusty in terms of writing but I hope it's still alright to read.

With that said, happy reading

:)

***

"So... do you have a crush, Noceda?"

Luz turned her head to look at the witch with her eyebrows raised, "what?!"

"A crush," Amity quipped, "you know, someone you-"

"I know what a crush is, thanks!"

"So- who is it?" the witch asked, a teasing gleam shimmering in her golden eyes, "anyone I know?"

Luz snorted, "wouldn't you like to know, Blight?"

"I'm just... curious."

"Why? What's it to you?"

Luz was kind of taken aback by the rather odd questions; until now Amity Blight has never shown any sort of honest interest in the human's life or anything regarding her really. So to have Amity be this nosy all of a sudden was a completely new experience, maybe even a bit suspicious.

"No particular reason," Amity responded, halting Luz's train of thoughts.

"Uh... okay?"

"Do you?"

Golden eyes stared intently into hazel ones.

For a brief moment Luz thought she could see something in those eyes; something she couldn't put her finger on but it was enough to make her avert her gaze.

The brunette sighed, staring up at the ceiling. She gulped, a familiar warmth rising in her abdomen, traveling up to her chest as her heart began to beat faster, accompanied by a fluttering sensation in the pit of her stomach.

"I... I do." A blush infiltrated her cheeks.

"Uh huh?"

Amity sounded... hopeful?

"But I'm not gonna tell you," Luz quickly added, a wide grin spread on her face.

'Nice safe.'

Unfortunately the Dominican-American got a bit too carried away by her supposed triumph over Amity, distracted enough to not notice the pillow being flung towards her, hitting her square in the face with a thud.

"Ow! What the fuck, Blight?!"

"Be glad I only threw it... suffocating you with it was actually my first impulse."

Luz grumbled as she pushed the pillow aside, shaking her head, "you and your-"

"I got a crush too, you know" Amity blurted out, the ivory skin around her cheeks tinted in a soft, rosy color.

Luz blinked, her heart skipped a beat. Was Amity trying to-

No.

No, it can't be.

Not her.

Not Amity Blight.

That just wasn't going to happen.

'Don't get your hopes up, Luz.'

Afraid of what the witch might be able to read from her reaction, Luz resorted to what she knew best, to what had been their dynamic for years.

Or call it lack of better judgment.

"You?!" she scoffed, "you of all people? Didn't know that heart of yours knew feelings."

As soon as the last words had left her lips, the brunette instantly regretted what she had said; it had come out a lot harsher than intended.

She watched Amity's frame stiffen as she wrapped her arms around herself. The witch's expression hardened, in her eyes a clear reflection of how those words hurt.

"Y-yeah," Amity voice cracked, fingers digging into her arms, "I know, right? How could I possibly have feelings for someone? I'm expected to be a cold-hearted bitch with no emotions, right?"

'LUZ! YOU FOOL!'

"A-Amity, I-"

"I know I always act like I don't care!" the lavender haired witch barked, blinking back tears, "but the truth is I'm scared and confused!"

Amity's hands fell onto her lap, fingers clenching around the hem of her skirt.

"Scared because I fell in love with someone despite pledging to myself to never let that happen again! To not be vulnerable anymore," Amity hiccuped, her grip tightened, "confused because that certain someone managed to sneak into my heart so... effortlessly!

All because I think it's adorable how she pulls her beanie into her face when she gets flustered, because I like the way she makes my knees go weak whenever she speaks Spanish and because I like how her laugh causes my heart and stomach to flutter!"

Luz froze.

She stared at Amity, wide eyed with her mouth agape.

She was used to outburts like these but they never had been so emotionally charged and... sincere.

Did she really just-?

Guilt began to creep up on the human, it paralyzed her. She hated making others cry. It was one of the reasons Luz felt so insecure about herself and why she thought all she was capable of is failing.

She messed up.

Again.

The word echoed in her mind, merging with Amity's sobs.

Luz acted on impulse.

Throwing caution to the wind, well aware she could risk a broken nose if she followed through with the thought roaring loudly in her head, she finally moved.

It was worth a try.

She owed it to her.

"Amity..."

The addressed woman's body tensed further as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her trembling frame, pulling her into a tight embrace.

"I'm terribly sorry, Amity," Luz murmured, her voice hushed but full of sincerity, "it wasn't fair of me to disregard you and your feelings like this and be a dick about it. I shouldn't have said that. I'm... so sorry."

Luz braced herself for a punch to the gut at the feeling of the lavender haired witch stirring; instead she found herself astonished as Amity sank into her body, her own arms wrapping around Luz's midriff, face buried into the human's shoulder.

With that, Amity crumbled. Her entire body shook as tears fell freely, hands clutching the back of Luz's army jacket, sobs and hiccups filled the room.

It was clear that Amity has had all these feelings bottled up inside her for quite some time, the added pressure of keeping up an image with a nonchalant demeanor must've been exhausting.

The brunette's heart squeezed painfully at the realization. She took a quivering breath, trying to swallow the lump in her throat.

Luz internally cursed herself; this was her fault. She was the one who had been insensitive about the whole thing to begin with.

She had to fix this.

She needed to.

She wanted to.

And Luz knew how. Or at least she hoped.

The dark haired woman shifted, placing her legs onto either side of Amity's thighs so she could pull her closer. Cautiously Luz moved one hand to the back of the witch's neck, drawing soothing circles into the ivory skin with her thumb, letting the other do the same on Amity's back.

To Luz's surprise it seemed to have immediate effect, the heavy shaking and erratic breathing calmed gradually.

"Y-you know... the one I fell for-" Luz gulped, "she uh... has this habit of twirling the hem or the sleeve of her shirt in between her fingers whenever she's nervous. I think that's adorable.

She's... super cute when she's deeply focused. She does this spinning trick with her pen... I still haven't figured out how she does it but... she looks so fucking cool doing it."

Luz could feel her cheeks begin to burn, by now her heart raced; it became harder and harder to remain calm and collected.

Somewhere in the back of her mind, she thought she heard Amity gasp.

"She uh- she's got such beautiful eyes, the most wonderful, magnificent golden eyes I've ever had the pleasure to gaze into and... lose myself within."

Silence emerged between the two of them, each passing second made Luz grow more anxious.

By now Amity's sobs had died down, replaced by soft snuffles.

The witch eventually moved and wiggled out of Luz's embrace, hands gliding along the smaller woman's back, sliding beneath the jacket to come to a rest at her hips.

The warmth of Amity's hands seeped through the fabric of Luz's t-shirt and caused her heart thump eagerly in her chest.

Slightly reddened eyes stared up into hazel ones, darting back and forth in between them.

Luz swallowed, bringing both her hands up to cup Amity's face, gently running her thumbs across the witch's cheekbones to wipe away her tears.

The digits lingered, shyly caressing the rosy cheeks as she gazed into Amity's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Amity," Luz stated, her voice at the verge of cracking, "I'm sorry I-"

"D-did- did you- did you mean all that?"

The witch's voice was small, almost nothing more but a mere whisper.

"I am sorry, yes. I really did mean-"

"N-no... what you... said about-"

A small but gentle smile found it's way onto Luz's lips, her response emphasized by a shy nod and a quiet, affirmative hum.

"Mhm."

It felt like time stood still as their eyes locked onto one another, Luz's hands still resting on the other woman's cheeks.

She noticed Amity's eyes briefly dip down, saw her swallow, heard the quivering breath the lavender haired witch released.

Something lingered in the air and it made the human's heart palpitate, making her head swim but strangely, it elated her.

Gathering all the courage she had, she took action.

She reached to tuck a strand of hair behind Amity's ear and slowly, she leaned in.

Their lips brushed against each other in a shy manner, nerves seemed to get the better of them. They were so close already, breaths mingling and quickening in anticipation.

"Luz..." Amity breathed and shifted, wrapping her arms around Luz's neck, which prompted the human's arms to drop, circling around Amity's waist.

The lavender haired witch pulled Luz in to close the gap and finally their lips melded together.

Tension released, causing both women to sigh into the kiss as their bodies relaxed.

Long lasting, suppressed affection bubbled to the surface, finally breaking free from imaginary shackles and allowed two hearts to soar.

Their lips separated, albeit briefly, eager to find each other once more.

And again.

And again.

One last, lingering kiss got shared before their lips parted with a soft sound, breathless but happy chuckles filled the room.

"I guess," Luz whispered, forehead resting against Amity's, "that answers your question?"

Amity laughed softly and gently caressed the back of Luz's neck, stealing yet another peck.

"It does."

A comfortable beat of silence passed in between them, enough time for their breathing to return to normal.

"You uh... wanna go for some coffee?" Luz asked, her usual shy demeanor making an appearance.

"Are you asking me out, Luz Noceda?"

"W-well, I-" she cleared her throat, hand subconciously reaching for her beanie to pull the accessory into her face, "y-yes?"

Amity chuckled and reached to push the fabric back up to meet her eyes, "I'd love to have a coffee with you."

The human beamed and excitedly jumped to her feet, slightly staggering from a head rush.

"Luz, are you okay?" Amity inquired, having noticed the wobble in the brunette's legs.

"Yeah, just got up too fast. It's fine," Luz responded with an embarrassed snicker, offering a hand to the lavender haired witch who gladly accepted.

Luz threaded their fingers together, holding Amity's hand tightly.

"Shall we?"

"One more thing..."

"What is-"

A loud thud broke the silence of the room as Luz's shoulder got aquainted to Amity's fist.

"OW!"

"That's for making me cry," Amity remarked and grinned widely, baring her fangs.

"Yeah... yeah, okay. I deserved that one," Luz hissed, rubbing the aching spot on her shoulder.

***

And that wraps up this one.

If you made it to here: Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read through all of that. I really appreciate it. Hope you'll be having a fantastic day! :)

And hey, I don't bite. If you wanna talk, shoot me a message :)

[bestfictionalhome-tourneygirl]

THE LIST IS COMPLETE!

(Only for non-anime contestants. I will have a third party chose the anime contestants at random because there are too many. Sorry for any disappointment submitters!)

In NO PARTICULAR ORDER

The AMPGB Contestants are:

Luz Noceda - The Owl House

Adora - She-Ra and the Princess of Power

Bloom - Winx Club

Twilight Sparkle - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Anne Boonchuy - Amphibia

Juniper Lee - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee

Lunella Lafayette - Moon GIrl and the Devil Dinosaur

Ruby Rose - RWBY

Tulip Olsen - Infinity Train (S1)

Lake - Infinity Train(S2)

Aja Tarron - 3Below

Bee - Bee and Puppycat

Tuca - Tuca and Bertie

Bertie - Tuca and Bertie

Blossom - PowerPuff Girls

Carmen Sandiego - Carmen Sandiego

Carol - Carol and the End of the World

Clawdeen Wolf - Monster High (G3)

Cybersix - Cybersix

Draculaura - Monster High (G2)

ENA - ENA

Fionna - Fionna and Cake

Frankie Stein - Monster High (G1)

Grace Monroe - Infinity Train (S3)

Raven Queen - Ever After High

Harriet M. Welsch - Harriet the Spy

Iris - LoliRock

Jane - Jane and the Dragon

Jenny Wakeman (XJ-9) - My Life as a Teenage Robot

Mandy - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Ladybug) - Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noit

Maya - Maya and the Three

Miko Kubota - Glitch Techs

Pomni - The Amazing Digital Circus

Rapunzel - Tangled: The Animated Series

Sharon Spitz - Brace Face

Star Butterfly - Star vs the Forces of Evil

Will Vandom - W.I.T.C.H.

Hilda - Hilda

Strawberry Shortcake - Strawberry Shortcake (2003)

Kim Possible - Kim Possible

Bluey - Bluey

Penny Proud - The Proud Family

Korra - The Legend of Korra

Princess Sofia - Sofia the First

Kipo - Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts

Sabrina Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Animated Series

Barbie Roberts - Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse

Molly McGee - The Ghost and Molly McGee

Maisy Mouse - Maisy

Dora - Dora the Explorer

Angelina Jeanette Mouseling - Angelina Ballerina

Ruby - Max and Ruby

Madeline - Madeline

Princess Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz (Bean) - Disenchantment

Blue - Blue’s Clues

Ms. Valerie Frizzle - The Magic School Bus

Cleopatra - Cleopatra in Space

Doc McStuffins - Doc McStuffins

Unikitty - Unikitty!

Eliza Thornberry - The Wild Thornberrys

Samantha Simpson - Totally Spies

Reggie - Twelve Forever

Zuri Love - Young Love

The brackets will be posted within the week!

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Luz Noceda - Capabilities (Character Profiles - Witches Duels Tournament) - Part 1

This post will include more parts about how large it is because Oh My God, Luz knows a lot of spells alright.

Luz Noceda, the protagonist of our story, is one and only. Unlike other competitors, Luz is a rare example of a jack of all trades who does not specialize in one specific magical track and studies all of them. Normally, Luz specializes in glyphs but according to the lore of my own tournament which happens after the final battle with Belos, Luz no longer has access to glyphs. However, she now does have a magical staff that allows her to still be able to cast spells just fine as proven by Owlbert in Young Blood, Old Souls. Now, since my rules specify how at times you're not allowed to use palismen in the battle, Luz is capable of avoiding this rule thanks to String Bean's shape-shifting nature, as String Bean possibly could transform into an accessory that would allow Luz to cast a spell like everyone is none the wiser, or maybe even shape-shift into an instrument to mimic bard magic (even though Luz has no vibration based spells). Outside of that Luz would also have access to some other supporting artifacts.

When it comes to Luz's fighting style, she in general prefers to outsmart and outpower her opponents with the raw strength of her magic. Luz has come far ever since she started to learn magic, currently with String Bean by her side she certainly is now more accustomed to spell-casting. Luz is quite proficient with magic now coming up with new creative ways to utilise her magic. She also now has more experience in combat meaning she's more willing to take down her opponents head-on. Luz can however be pretty reckless and impulsive when approaching her opponents, biting more than she can chew and sometimes jumping without thinking. Luz can however be quick on her feet and easily recover and come up with new ways to get an upper hand during battles.

Luz possesses now her own palisman as we all know it which happens to be none other than String Bean. String Bean showed that with her presence, Luz could be even stronger than she used to be, and Luz had plenty of experience with Owlbert beforehand to know how to use a witch's staff. Luz is a true aerial ace as Eda's Requiem episode proves as she could've won the race if it wasn't for King. She of course also knows how to correctly cast spells with staff alone and can use it in combat. String Bean also has a unique ability of shape-shifting, which allows her to take on features of other creatures and use them to her advantage. Granted she can't change size with the ability so all animals will be miniature, but it can come in handy nonetheless, and she could possibly change String Bean into other objects (like jewelry or instruments) in case she can't use witch's staff.

Luz shall be allowed a multitude of tools to help her out during battles. One of them happens to be a crystal ball from her oracle class. Luz can use it to conjure up a single ghost that can be used to help Luz aid in the battle and also predict Luz's future. The ghost is usually chill but rather helpful. It's intangible meaning it's immune to physical attacks for the most part (but can be dispelled with special attacks) and can phase through solid objects to get to its opponents and be capable of touching them to inflict harm.

Another tool Luz would be allowed to use is tea leaves from oracle class which would also help her learn about her opponents, what they're capable of, and what they're going to do.

Luz is also equipped with a training wand in case she needs another source of magic to cast spells from. It's like a hidden dagger if someone would take her sword (as in her staff, I'm clearly alluding to Sasha Waybright example) away.

Another tool Luz is free to use is her iconic bat which Luz can use for offensive purposes. Luz is allowed to have and use other weapons like a mace and a sword to aid her in the time of her need.

And of course, how could I not forget that Luz also has fireworks to help her in a fight to add more to her firepower.

While Luz doesn't have beast-keeping magic at all, she does seem to have an affinity to be able to tame most of the wild beasts as presented throughout the entire show with her knowledge and attitude. This means Luz is not really affected much by beast-keepers sending animals in her direction unless they're directly under the command of their masters (as in like pets. Sometimes some beasts are untamed and would not follow even the beast-keeper).

Luz also has brought snakes to her battle as she managed to tame them just enough so they would not attack her but certainly would attack her opponents. They're not venomous though considering now pressed any charges when Luz brought them to school. She will bring a few of them.

Another animal that Luz would bring with her to the battlefield are spiders. They're mostly used to just scare people during the fight by pouring them all over her opponents. Can be used as a great distraction. She has quite big number of them and she can even naturally attract them as seen in TtT. The spiders are also not harmful and Luz is not phased by them either.

Smoke Potion - Another tool Luz would be granted to use is a smoke potion she could brew as seen in the First Day. Luz could potentially utilize it as a smokescreen or suffocation attempt.

Light Orb - Luz's first real spell and the first spell I'm talking about here so far (after all I had to ensure Luz has plenty of tricks to defend herself now that she no longer has endless amounts of glyphs to help her out and relies on her staff to use magic). Luz is capable of creating light orbs of various sizes. They can be very little or insanely large. They can be used to illuminate the darkness or blind opponents.

Light Bomb - mostly demonstrated when Luz still wielded glyphs, but I'm sure Luz can make it work with String Bean. Luz is capable of creating a light orb that explodes into a giant burst of light that can be used to blind her opponents distracting them. It's not very harmful but it can certainly be painful. The light orb can also generate heat that can melt ice over time. Luz can also use a light spell to cancel out psychological effects (like mind-control, beastly transformation, or even illusions of great merit) as she performed when facing the Owl Beast.

Ultimate Illumination - unlike the light orb as mentioned above, this spell focuses more on generating large amounts of light. Be it beams and rays even. They're not harmful but they're blinding and this can be quite painful.

Multiple Light Orbs - as demonstrated in the intro of the second season, Luz is capable of creating more light orbs at once.

Hologram Projection - as demonstrated in Once Upon a Swap, Luz can create holograms using her light magic. The holograms don't seem to be a solid construct but could be used for potential distraction.

Illusion Casting - while Luz was temporarily in Eda's body, she was capable of creating illusions. I'm keeping this ability of hers because Luz apparently could create giant beams of energy with String Bean, which is weird UNLESS it's Luz's "muscle memory" from that one time she swapped her body with Eda so to speak. Luz can create various distractions with this ability of hers. She can also create sparkles with this technique.

Illusion creature creation and command - Luz demonstrated in Eda's body to be able to transform objects with illusion magic and command them to act for her. Mostly they're used for elaborate distractions though.

Telekinesis - Luz displayed in Eda's body capacity for Telekinesis. I can see Luz perhaps also mastering this ability with String Bean, it would be used to move around little objects like projectiles or for simpler actions and she wouldn't be able to move people, multiple objects at once, or very large ones.

Object Creation - Luz demonstrated the capacity to create objects when in Eda's body (it's wild that I'm acknowledging a Once Upon a Swap episode like that). The objects are rather simple though and at times random, but they can come in handy for Luz.

Disintegration Spell - demonstrated in Eda's body, Luz can disintegrate objects as when Luz freed Owlbert. It could just be an extension of her telekinesis though.

Invisibility - Luz is capable of turning herself invisible, though she can only remain invisible as long as she holds her breath. This ability helps best with camouflage.

Partial Invisibility - Luz can make only a certain object or part of the body invisible with this spell. She demonstrated it in KT when she tricked Belos with the hidden coven-brand glove.

Ice Platform - her first proper expression of ice magic. Luz is capable of creating an ice pillar of various lengths and sizes. Luz can use this spell for the defense to block attacks, to catapult either Luz or her opponents high into the air, or to help Luz gain high ground over her enemies.

Ice Wall - an improved version of ice pillar where Luz creates a singular wall made out of ice to either catapult multiple opponents or to shield from attacks of her opponents.

Ice Spike - an improved version of Ice Pillar. Luz is capable of creating a singular giant spike of ice that can be used to pierce through things.

Ice Slide - Luz using her ice magic is capable of covering a good portion of the ground with smooth ice that she can use to either trip her opponents or to quickly slide through the battlefield as demonstrated for example in Oh Titan Where Art Though.

Ice Bat - as demonstrated in Reaching Out, Luz is capable of creating an ice bat that she can use in combat. It is however not as durable as regular bat in comparison.

Ice Construct - Luz is capable of creating simplistic constructs made out of ice, like how in Separate Tides she created a boat for herself. And judging by how she was teaching Lilith ice glyph combination, she probably can create even more refined constructs.

Ok, that will be all for this specific page as I can't download more images. Here's part 2 and part 3.

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December 20: Happy 33rd Birthday to Voice Actress Sarah Nicole Robles, who provided the voice of the protagonist of the series, a witch-in-training held from the Human Realm, daughter of Camila and Manny, best friends to Willow, Gus, Vee, and Hunter, girlfriend to Amity, and the former candidate of the 2021 (as champion) and 2024 Battle of the Week Voting Tournament as The Owl House character of Luz Noceda.

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LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 2, Wave 3 Matchups

Gobber (How To Train Your Dragon) vs Zhou Zishu (Faraway Wanderers / Tian Ya Ke)

Chu Sangwoo (Semantic Error) vs Elim Garak (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Xiao Xingchen (The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Seven of Nine (Star Trek Voyager and Picard)

Ballister Boldheart (Nimona (Film)) vs Matt Murdock / Daredevil (Marvel)

Wen Kexing (Word of Honor / Shan He Ling) vs Ballister Blackheart (Nimona (Novel))

Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe) vs Hunter (The Owl House)

Joly (Les Misérables) vs Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury)

Renarin Kholin (The Stormlight Archive) vs Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

Zhu Yuanzhang / Zhu Chongba (She Who Became the Sun) vs Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast)

Wen Kexing (Faraway Wanderers / Tian Ya Ke) vs Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Ayda Aguefort (Dimension 20) vs Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Lan Wangji (The Untamed / Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Baz Pitch (Carry On)

Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House) vs Katsuki Yuuri (Yuri!!! on Ice)

Elphaba Thropp (Wicked) vs Norma Kahn (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Chirrut Imwe (Star Wars) vs Melanie King (Magnus Archives)

Harrier ‘Harry’ du Bois (Disco Elysium) vs Cui Buqu (Peerless / Wushuang)

Check out the other waves here.

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50k! Woot woot!

I just hit 50k words in my Owl House fanfic, Luz Noceda and the Founder's Tomb, aka the second installment of my Owl House HP AU. To celebrate, enjoy these out of context moments from the first draft of the first 10 1/2 chapters!

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The devil works fast but Azura fans work faster, Luz thought wryly.

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“I’ve never been in a Human house before,” he explained, staring up in wonder at the ceiling fan. “What does that do?”

[....]

Gus shook his head, still transfixed by the ceiling fan. Luz left him to it.

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“Good idea!” Willow enthused. “Parents love it when you leave notes!”

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“Can you reach the pedals?” Luz asked dubiously, as she settled in the backseat.

“Uh, duh, magic!” he answered, shifting the car into drive and pulling away from Luz’s window.

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With its triple spoked wheels, triad of front lights, and two black openings in the bumper that looked like nostrils, it fit right in with the fauna of the Boiling Isles, even more so than it did on earth. On Earth, a journalist had once described it as “deformed and scary, something that dogs bark at and cathedrals employ to ring bells”. Another had described it as a “station wagon stretched out by a bomb.” Bottom Piston had ranked it as the worst car ever made in America.

It was a Pontiac Aztek.

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“Car gone, no note: this just in, Augustus Porter is grounded!” he declared, as though he were opening a segment at his job as a reporter for HXN, the most trusted name in news for witches.

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“I left a note!” Willow chirped smugly.

[…]

“Uh, you’re grounded, too, little miss,” Harvey said, crossing his arms over his broad chest.

“But I left a note!” Willow repeated in a small voice. "Aren't parents supposed to love it when their children leave a note?"

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“Oh, your dad’s an Abomination? Cool?” Luz grimaced up at it.

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“Cool. Todd. That’s a great name!” Luz forced a big smile. “Anyways, we be-eth knocking on thy door—I mean, your door,” Luz corrected herself, with a little cough, “to ask you to leave.”

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Luz thought it was a bit much to call Flora d’Splora her ‘favorite historian’; after all, she’d just learned of her existence like ten minutes ago.

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The fireworks were spectacular. They formed pictures and words in bright multi-colored explosions of light. The night sky was filled with images of textbooks and pens and the logos of the three main magic schools (Luz and her friends, of course, cheered loudly when the Hexside logo appeared with its ouroboros-on-a-book-inside-a-jar-inside-a-flame symbol) as well as messages such as GOOD LUCK IN SCHOOL and  study hard and Don’t GET EXPELLED!.

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 “Like, trains kill people all the time!”

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“The Aztec?” Vee repeated, in confusion, probably thinking at first that Luz may have meant a member of the belligerent empire formed from an alliance of three Nahua city-states that ruled central Mexico from 1428 until they were defeated by Hernán Cortés in 1521. “Oh! You mean a Pontiac Aztek!” She pulled a disgusted face. “You have a Pontiac Aztek that can fly? Who in their right mind makes a Pontiac Aztek that can fly? Is it not enough of an abomination already?”

“As far as I know, no Abomination magic was used to make it,” Gus declared brightly.

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“Great. My dad is going to double murder me,” Gus groaned.

    “Us,” Luz corrected again. She was feeling a little communist today.

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“Maybe our punishment is to be locked in this room and forgotten until we waste away into two little skeletons.”

    Gus moaned. “I suppose it would be better than getting expelled…”

    Luz shrugged. “I don’t know about that. I mean, if we get expelled, we’ll still be alive. It’ll suck like…something that sucks a lot. A vacuum cleaner.”

    “You’ll be alive, my dad will murder me a third time,” Gus muttered.

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She had known this kid for barely all of thirty seconds, but already she was writing a prescription for him in her head for Adderall or the Boiling Isles equivalent thereof. 

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This kid did not have ADHD; he had ADHHD. ADH-to the extreme-D. ADH+D.

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“The windows are broken,” Gus pointed out.

    “I can fix that!” Professor d’Splora returned brightly. She made no move to do so.

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“Excellent, Miss Amity! Ten points for whichever house you belong to!”

    “Um, Professor d’Splora?” Jerbo Owens, a thin, lanky boy from Adder House, piped up in his squeaky voice. “We don’t do house points at Hexside.”

    “Oh, no? Just a Glandus thing, then? Just as well. We used to just about kill each other for those points. Ah, good times!"

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She picked up the kettle-like object and held it over the pixie cage, poised to pour.

    “Wait, don’t Swamp Pixies reproduce in boiling rain?” Amity cried out.

    “They sure do!” Professor d’Splora confirmed cheerily and emptied the contents of the kettle—which was, of course, boiling water--over the caged Pixie.

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“ATTENTION HEXSIDE! DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED PIXIE INFESTION, CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOUSES OR GO OUTSIDE WHILE THEY—OH TITAN THEY’RE HERE!”

    The announcement clicked off abruptly, but not before a shrill, ominous giggling came through.

    There was a moment of silence for Principal Bump, who may have just been torn to pieces by hungry Pixies before their very ears. RIP, Princy B, you were a legend in your own time, taken too soon.

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Luckily, King hadn’t heard Gus. He was more occupied with another issue. “Is this it? I’m sure even Hermonculus can gather larger crowds—I mean, classes!"

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  “Are we being attacked? Is this an attack?” Gus squeaked.

    Luz stared up at the owl tube hovering over them smiling benevolently, and a matching beret to King atop his head. “It’s just Hooty,” she answered breathlessly, a hand clutched to her chest.

    “That’s not a no,” Willow muttered.

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“I, myself, as a type of worm, am a prime example of a Bug Demon.” He squeezed his eyes closed smugly, pleased with the nature of his existence (even if no one else was).

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Anyone who spent long enough in the Demon Realm to require the facilities found out that the toilets there were not mere inanimate ceramic thrones as they were in the Human Realm. No, they were ravenous living beasts, unpredictable and hungry. Mostly, they were satisfied with “the usual business”, but every so often, an unfortunate soul would find themselves flushed. Extra incentive to not flush anything but one’s “business”, one supposed, but golly was it top of Luz’s lists of ‘ways not to die’.

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“You know, I was the same before my first grudgby match,” she said.

Amity looked up at her, her honey-colored eyes filling with despearate hope. “Really?”

    “Well, no, not exactly. I was totally confident in my abilities,” Eda reneged with a flip of her hair. “And everything turned out fine!”

    “Oh? What happened?” Luz, ever eager for any scrap of Eda backstory, demanded to know. She rested her chin upon the heels of her palms, ready to absorb every offered morsel.

    Eda tilted her head, scrunching up her face in deep thought. “Well, come to think on it, I don’t really remember much of it. I got hit in the head by a spell hurled at me from Darius Deamonne within the first five minutes of the match. Woke up a week later in the Healing Ward.”

    Amity’s face fell with a moan. Luz grimaced. That hadn’t been very helpful. Eda realized and winced and hastily added, “And we won, that’s the important part, right? Although winning doesn’t matter as long as you have fun unless you win and then it’s the most important thing and the losers can suck it!”

    “So the best thing I should do is get myself knocked out early in the game so I can’t get in anyone’s way?” Amity moaned.

   "That's the spirit!"

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“You little rat!”

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Luz Noceda: the quirky, bubbly witch-in-training

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Class of Cartoons

Before anything, read the rules.

This isn’t much much of a serious AU, just a prompt that the Class of Villains AU (by @artzychic27 , @msweebyness and @imsparky2002) inspired me to do.

 In this AU, all Miraculous Class characters are inspired by Cartoon Characters, who are there to learn how to control their unique powers.

 (Also, small warning: Cartoon Characters that are animals, in this AU, would be anthropomorphic people, like in Ever After High).

Marinette Rox (Roxy/Winx Club): Marinette used to be the last fairy on Earth. After saving her people, she decided to learn how to be a True Fairy in Alfea, but, she suffered a lot of bullying, and decided to change Schools.

Adrien Butterfly (Star Butterfly): A prince from another dimension that is learning magic and how to interact with people (he would have paw cheekmarks).

Alya Noceda (The Owl House/Luz Noceda): A powerful Witch girl who is also training magic.

Nino Boonchoy (Anne Boonchoy/Amphibia): A boy that ended up on the school after opening a mysterious music box he was planning to use in a remix. It’s trying to get back home with the help of the magic trio (Mari, Adrien and Alya).

Chloe Flynn (Candance Flynn): A girl desperate to bust her technological genius half-sister to her mother.

Zoe Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb): A brilliant young girl who loves to invent.

Sabrina Zero (Penn Zero/Part-time hero): Daughter of a dimensional traveller, Sabrina is at the school to learn more about dimensional travel.

Mylene Universe (Steven Universe): Hybrid daughter of a diamond, human son of a rose, Mylene is there to learn how to use her gem powers.

Alix 10 (Ben 10): A girl with an alien watch wanting to learn how to become a hero.

Nathaniel Possible (Kim Possible): A superspy boy who is infiltrated at the school to learn about it.  

Ivan Regular (Mordecai and Rigby from Regular Show): A Boy that comes from a weird Park where everything is possible.

Max Salazar (Generator Rex): A boy who is at the school to learn how to control his powers.

Kim Mertins (Adventure Time/Finn Mertins): He is the last human from where he comes from and is ready to become the strongest hero out there.

Juleka Waterson (Gumball Waterson): A cat-girl with incredible amount of bad luck who wants to put an end to this.  

Rose Square Pants (SpongeBob): A half-sponge girl that was entrusted with the Krabby Patty formula. Is at school to learn how to cook such an important food.

Lila Dominator (Lord Dominator/Wander over Yonder): A chaotic alien who is in her path of becoming the biggest villain of the multiverse.

Kagami Ketchum (Ash Ketchum): An exchange student from the Anime School. Wants to be the very best, like no one ever was.

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Thank God! Literally!

And while we’re at it, how about you banish that evil spirit from Raine’s body while you’re at it, Collector? I know you usually call a priest for exorcisms, but if you’ve already got a god on hand… might as well cut out the middleman.

Wow! Philip’s really out here, pulling the old ”the power of love and friendship” card, huh? I love how he hesitates, which is probably because he’s panicking, but I like to think it’s because he’s trying to figure out what Luz or another similar hero would say. Or maybe he just thinks Raine would actually talk this way.

Heck, it even sounds like the background music gets thrown for a loop when Philip says ”kindness,” like even the score can’t believe that’s the lie he resorted to.

Also, this ”danger” to The Collector he speaks of? I’m gonna go ahead and guess it’s something like ”Your best friend King is actually plotting to destroy you/imprison you again!” or something like that.

And as much as it pains me to say the phrase ”to be fair” when it comes to Philip, an actual witch hunter, tyrant, and serial killer, but… to be fair; Lilith did say that they would find some way to defeat The Collector, and King was in on it. So yeah.

We cut back Hexside, where Kikimora has thrown (some of) our heroes into the detention pit, and confirms that she intends to build her own empire, with the help of Boscha. Luz calls her out on doing pretty much the same thing Belos was doing, because Kiki is like me: a talentless hack with no original ideas.

Anyway, not Camila calling Kikimora a ”little red kitten” skull emoji. I’d’ve sooner compared her to a gnome, or I dunno… some kind of small, hairless mammal, like a naked mole rat or something.

Actually, speaking of gnomes, did you know that Kikimora actually gets her name from Slavic mythology? O-oh, you did? Everyone knows that? okay…

(hm… a detention pit… so that’s kinda like a pit where you put failures… like the pit at the bottom of the skull where Philip discarded the grimwalkers… there’s even a bunch of skeletons left in the detention pit! wow, Luz is right, Kiki really is just copying Belos, huh?)

It’s good to see that when all else fails, Camila does not hesitate to resort to that ever classic human strategy of ”throw stick” to incapacitate her enemies.

It’s even gooder to see Kikimora get decked in the face with a baseball bat.

I do appreciate the detail of Camila trying to draw an ice glyph, only to fail miserably, because of course she would. Let’s forget the fact that all her training took place in the Human Realm, where there was no magic and thus she couldn’t get a feel for how the glyphs actually work (it’s easier to learn things when you can see the results, after all), this is a high-stress situation, of course she’s not gonna get it right right away. Still, Mrs. Noceda is a tough lady, she’s ready to throw hands… or bats.

I vaguely recall making a joke about Amity and Boscha dating a good while back. That was just meant as a brief throw-away gag,  but ah… here we have Boscha, on her knees, begging for Amity to come back. Accidental prophecy! Which is the worst, but also the funniest kind of prophecy.