#yes I invented this ship name for them

[kairukitsuneo]

College Sentinel tried some dangerous cool move in his academy years...

[nadiajustbe]

I think the most beautiful thing about writing of Howl and Sophie's pair is that they are written as people before being written as a pair. Let me explain this very quick.

The thing about book Sophie and Howl is that they are not really fully fitting into any "classic" romantic trope. They are not exactly enemies to lovers, as their angry chats are definitely cannot be considered a life or death battle, they are not rivals to lovers because the only aspect of rivalry between them is the cleaningness of Howl's room. They are not friends to lovers, as their relationship just doesn't fit into "friendship" structure at the very start, nor they are roomates (yes, they live in the same house but that's not the core aspect of their relationships). Of course, you can go on and fit the name of the trope you found specifically for them, but that's the thing.

They simply cannot be processed through a pairings lenses only, in order to understand how they act in relationship you need to analyse them separately, as a characters first of all. Cause that's what the book itself does!

Sure, it doesn't have a whole lot of romance instead, but it gives us time to learn and observe the life of incredibly written, alive characters, understand them as personalities first of all, while slowly immersing the dynamic between two characters (in this case, Howl and Sophie) into work. They are written as personalities, both being fully separated and interviewing, changing eachother's point of view.

It's difficult to find a trope for them. They're are not a trope. They are Howl and Sophie, and that's probably the only way their dynamic can be properly described. Just as real people, they are not really fitting into the boxes of linial character progression, but go way deeper into being complex, filled with little differences and moments only people with their personality can have in romantic (or any different) kind of interaction. They're imperfect, and silly, and multidimensional and the reader knows them well enough to imagine them interacting way beyond of what the book says to them.

They are being people before being a ship, a pair of a trope — and that's why they work so perfectly charming in the end.

Howl and Sophie are unique in being themselves.

[rivendellwatch]

📢 SPICE WEEK STARTS IN 10 DAYS!🔥

aka the most unholy gathering of elves, mortals, Maiar, and thirst-fueled writers since Fëanor invented drama

Hi hi hiiii besties!! I know I’ve been a little quiet on here lately (except for yelling about Elrond Week (you can still vote on the poll for the dates here!!!!!) and The Fall Fair idea like my life depends on it… which it does) BUT!! That silence is for two reasons:

I am in EXAM HELL. Like genuinely, if I see one more PDF I will fade like an elf denied the sea. I cannot do more floorplans. The next plan I'm making will be my mausoleum one.

Some ✨lovely✨ (read: awful, nasty, horrible, annoying-) lady on here/tumblr has been bullying me for daring to enjoy myself in tumblr spaces (tragic, I know—go touch grass lady), but I’m still standing. Like a stubborn goth hobbit. With eyeliner. (It's been going on for a week/more than a week and she is still yapping about me, trying to make a point lmao)

BUT NOW!!! I RETURN!!! To yell about SPICE WEEK, which begins in TEN (10) DAYS, JUNE 16–23!!

I already shared the general rules (no non-con, no ships that involve anything violent etc etc—I’m strict like Galadriel holding a mirror to your soul), but I’ll repost them soon for your convenience and for the big masterpost!!!

Just a lil’ reminder, besties — Spice Week is open to ANYTHING from the Tolkienverse!

That means:

Lord of the Rings

Rings of Power

The Silmarillion

The Hobbit

Unfinished Tales if you're feeling particularly chaotic

Second Age angst? First Age disasters? Third Age thirst? It's all welcome!

I do have some questions for you peeps tho!!

Would y’all like daily prompts again? Like we did for Fluff Week and Cuddle Week? Let me know!! I can definitely whip up something ✨spicy✨ each day if folks are into that. (I have SO many ridiculous ideas I’ve been saving. Yes, they include kitchen mishaps and armor removal.)

Got Questions?

I’m building a giant masterpost with everything:

Rules

Dates

FAQs

Submission info (including AO3 collections—one named, one anonymous!)

Memes (probably)

Emotional support links

If you have questions, SEND THEM TO ME HERE!!

Even if you think it’s dumb. ESPECIALLY if you think it’s dumb. That’s the best kind. I will add them to the FAQ post like the dedicated fandom librarian I am!!!

Anyway. Spice Week is almost here. My hands are shaking. My heart is full. My drafts folder is unholy. I love you all.

Stay safe, stay creative, stay weird. We ride at dawn (and by dawn I mean June 16th)!!

[madscientistshowdown]

Top 3 Will move onto main bracket

PROPAGANDA

Mikage Souji:

Was also known in the series as Professor Nemuro - I don't know if he ever had a doctorate or not. He's referred to as professor, but he's also the age of a student. He is described as a computer-like genius and was working on some mysterious research project that he did not even know the goal of. He ends up burning down a building that has 100 boys inside of it. In the present day, he has not aged at all even though those events happened a long time ago…. and no longer goes by the name Professor Nemuro…. and now he gets students to come to his evil therapy elevator where he brings their darkest feelings to the surface and become Black Rose duelists, and then they go to try and kill the main characters of the show.

Dr Bryony Halbech:

She works on cryonic preservation, has killed multiple people while experimenting on them, and she kept traumatising her only survivor test subject as a part of her experiments. What makes her mad is that her morals are non-existent when it comes to her research

Dr Dick Hardly:

Yes, there is a character in a children's cartoon named "Dick Hardly." Though he was only in one episode, he's one of the most memorable villains in the show, effectively being Professor Utonium's evil counterpart. He tricks the Powerpuff Girls into giving Chemical X so he can make more PowerPuffs and sell them for profit. Like many mad scientists, he is mutated into a horrible monster at the end of the episode, and then killed by his own mistreated creations.

Dr Frankenstein:

Usually simply referred to as "The Professor", he is the creator of the various androids that serve the Phoenixes (Monster Royal family). His current form resembles that of a giant brain in a jar.

Inari Sakihira:

Using your scientific genius to turn your classmate into a dog without his consent, is not what we in the science biz like to call "Ethical"

Cave Johnson:

Gosh, Mr Johnson I never realised that large, morally questionable scientific facilities could be such a force for good in this world!

Pearl Forrester:

Clayton's mother who kills him and vows to continue his work as revenge for his death (even though she killed him). She drives a space van, survives multiple planets exploding while she was still on them, has an ego bigger than the sun, and hits people she doesn't like with cheez-its. One time she had a super chill porch-van chat with the guy she was torturing. Also pretended to be a roman goddess, ran a scam public television channel, stopped the timeline from being changed so gambling machines and chicken in a biskit snack crackers would continue to exist, gave LSD to robots because she could, drove her space van to LA to threaten famous movie critic Leonard Maltin, and spent at least an hour scamming a couple into thinking her evil castle was a cruise ship. I love her

Dr Clayton Forrester:

he's a mad scientist who lives a very unserious life in a cave, what's not to love? mad scientist activities include showing a guy in space (that he kidnapped because he didn't like him) bad movies until he cracks, then kidnapping a second guy to do the exact same thing to when the first one gets out. hobbies include killing and then reviving his second banana/roommate/boyfriend frank, dealing with the random people/fictional characters/entities that come to his cave, begrudgingly hosting thanksgiving, and creating inventions that are sometimes evil but mostly just kind of strange.

Monsieur Mallah:

A super intelligent gorilla who lives a simple life of peace with his cyborg husband. Aside from when they got bored and made a bunch of mutants. But aside from the army of mutants and making a black hole, they live a simple life of peace.

[princesscolumbia]

Star Trek Captains, A Review and Categorization

Star Trek is a show about a Neo-military organization that has rank structures, ships, and fights wars, so naturally there's plenty of captains to talk about, but for this post I'll be highlighting specifically the main cast captains, in something resembling chronological order. (But, I mean, this is Star Trek, so even that's kinda up in the air)

Captain Archer

That Guy who had to hand crank the warp engine up-hill both ways in the blinding ion storm. We don't need no stinkin' Prime Directive! Remember The Alamo Pearl Harbor 9/11 Florida! But...uh, maybe don't be dicks about it, not everyone who looks like the ones responsible for that thing we're never going to forget actually wants us dead. Got transformed into an alien, got possessed by another alien, slept with a couple more. Never got pregnant, though (that was his chief engineer)

Scorecard

Ships commanded: 1

Wars started: 0

Wars ended: 3

Times on screen naked: 1

Nazi facilities destroyed: 1

Category: Grampa

Captain Pike

Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis? Everything's fiiiiine. Now eat something, it'll make you feel better. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. Number One, don't tell me I can't adopt more kids, I don't care that they're from the future they're mine now. Besides, we've already got a whole ship-full, what's two more?

Scorecard

Ships commanded: 2

Violations of the Temporal Prime Directive: -3 (yes, it's an irrational number, we're talking time travel, people!)

Musical Numbers Participated While On Duty: 3

Hair: Really Great

Category: Dad (or DILF if you swing that way)

Captain Georgiou

You will be captain when you can snatch the stone from my hand.

Scorecard

Ships commanded: 1

Protege's who required a redemption arc: 1

Awesomeness: Transcendent

Category: Gone too soon, also, MILF who can kick your ass

(Edit: Courtesy of @cheer-me-up-scotty for pointing out an oversite on my part)

Captain Burnham

Cosplays as a Vulcan 'cause she's jealous of her adoptive brother. Accurately called an audience-stand-in-self-insert-mary-sue (shut up, Star Trek fandom invented the Mary Sue, it was a term coined by women fans, so shut up!), but by season 2 she actually gets interesting.

Scorecard

Mommy Issues: Has a subscription

Moms: 4

PTSD inducing life events: Like, all of them

Ships commanded: 3

Mutinies led failed: 1

Category: That One Cousin who married surprisingly well and made something of herself in spite of all expectations

Captain Kirk

Golden retriever energy, would be the Useless Bisexual Himbo if he didn't have so much game. Probably smarter than he lets on. Polyamory King and certified Alien Fucker. Boyfriend is a half-space-elf, main sometimes-girlfriend will go on to create the deadliest super-weapon ever built by humans by accident.

Scorecard

Number of Klingon Bounties on his head: [CLASSIFIED]

Number of women he's slept with: [CLASSIFIED]

Nazi regimes toppled: 1

Number of times he should have had a test that determines if you can stick your dick in it that got named after an upstart from that other science fiction show instead: 1

Ships Commanded: 3

Ships He's Stolen: 3

Category: Slut(affectionate)

Captain Kirk (the other one)

Golden Retriever that got left behind when his family moved away and had to lead a ragtag team of a crotchety older dog and a wet cat on a journey...

No, wait, hold on...

Right! That's the one!

Scorecard

Times he should have been kicked out of Starfleet: At least 4

Ships commanded: 3

Ground transport destroyed: 2 (that we know of)

Number of middle fingers given to Admiralty: 2

Category: Bad Boy

Captain Picard

You know that guy who you see going to the library all the time and always seems to have his nose in a book and always seems to be telling people off for breaking the rules and doing dangerous shit? You'd never know it but he used to be That Guy in college who got, like, ALL the girls and is going to be the Hot Grampa that you don't know how he has that much game, but he got it.

Scorecard

Ships lost in the line of duty: 2

Number of times he married and then estranged his best friend's wife who named their son after her dead first husband: 1

Number of toxic omnipotent and omniscient boyfriends who are obsessed with him and spends their spare time playing with ponies: 1

Category: Inexplicable Sexyman

Captain Badass Sisko

The Cool Dad with baggage. He's got game, but he's got priorities as well, and DON'T mess with his son or you won't even exist anymore to regret it. BLM before it was cool. Led a civil rights riot two centuries before he was born. Space Jesus who can make the best jambalaya you've ever had. Fought and won a war, punched a god, then became one.

Scorecard

Civilizations saved: 4

Native Cultures Treated With the Respect They Deserve: Many

Times He Bent the Rules so his CMO could get some nookie from a Cardasian spy plain, simple tailor: The counter broke

Successful black-ops assassinations completed: 1

Category: BAMF

Captain Janeway

THE single most decorated captain in Starfleet history. Successfully dropped the hammer on dozens of petty tyrants, oppressive regimes, roaming mass murderers, and the Borg. What Prime Directive? Your Mom. Also, probably slept with your mom, that's how much she is the Domme-est of Dommes. She told the Borg to use the safe word...and they DID!

Scorecard

Borg Daughters: 1

Times she told the Borg to step off: 3 (or 4...or 5? Honestly, with the time travel shenanigans it's hard to know for sure)

Nazis she's personally shot: 1

Category: Mistress, but it's "Ma'am" to you

Captain Freeman

She's angry AND disappointed! She's just as good as all the other captains in the fleet, and the good ones know it, but all the rest? They see "cali class" and assume all they're good for is the jobs nobody else wants. But jokes on them, because thanks to that attitude her crew are the flippin' Jacks and Jills of all trades and are more capable of fixing AND fucking AND "fucking" shit up than damn near anyone else!

Scorecard

Times the ship has nearly been destroyed but she and her crew got through it: ...uh...how many episodes are there? And then there's the times that get casual mentions that we never get the details on!

Daughters who should probably be captains now if they were at least a LITTLE more respectful and didn't actively try to piss off Admirals: 1

Times the Cerritos has had to be rebuilt to the point it might as well be called "The Ship of Cerritos Problem": At least 4

Category: Your mom...get back here, I'M NOT DONE TALKING TO YOU!

Captain R'El

Cinnamon Roll, just let m'boy into Starfleet! He just wants a home and a family! I'd like to see full-grown captains who can keep up with half of what this Best Boy is capable of!

Scorecard

Number of species his genetic code is made up of: All of 'em. Even the GODDAMN Q!

Number of Janeways he impressed the socks off of: 2

Quality of his Janeway impression: Bad

Number of Ferengi he out-Ferengi'd: 1

Nazis punched: Give him time...

Category: Teenage Boy Who's NOT GOING THROUGH A PHASE, MOM!

Should I do Captains Shaw and Seven? How about Alternate Timeline Tripp or Future Chakotay? (Going too far down that rabbit hole will eventually lead to Imperial Kirk and Captain Spock from the movies.) Let me know in the comments.

Next Post in this series

[thestarstoasun]

Some of my PJO ships & why

Percabeth (Percy/Annabeth - They invented love)

Ruegard (Clarisse/Silena - THE LAST OLYMPIAN, THE PARALLELS, PLS)

Clarisse/Chris (*I do not know their ship name, my bad - The Labyrinth, need I say more?)

Silena/Beckendorf (*Idk if they ever had an official ship name - They were so tragic)

Clarisse/Beckendorf/Silena/Chris (Polycule, bc multishipper really)

Jake Mason/Michael Yew (I have a thousand reasons and I don't think any are canon)

Conchell (Connor/Mitchell - THE FANFICS PLS, but some of them need to remember these are minors pls)

Connor x Malcolm Pace (I saw really cute ship art 1 time and I was sold)

Connor/Mitchell/Malcolm (I think they'd be really cute together and I don't care if it's impractical)

Luke/Lee Fletcher (Lukelee - Honestly, its more of a crack ship for me, but some people on Tumblr have me considering how much)

Luke/Ethan Nakamura (Lukethan - I can't be alone in this, pls)

Theyna (Thalia/Reyna - They would make an awesome QPR, and I thought this even before Reyna was revealed to be aroace. They flirt endlessly if only to enjoy the confused looks on their friends faces)

Tratie (Travis/Katie Gardner - Is there anyone who read the books in the 2010s when the fandom was like super big that doesn't ship them? It's big now, but like, still.)

Tyson/Ella (They deserve the world)

Solangelo (Nico/Will - Tbf, I shipped them since The Last Olympian AS A CRACK SHIP, but A WIN IS A WIN)

Grover/Juniper (Just yes)

Sally/Paul (The King that our Queen Sally Jackson deserves)

Shelper (Shel/Piper - The plot twist I didn't know I needed)

Valgrace (Leo/Jason - When I read The Lost Hero, I just thought "these two idiots could definitely work well together.")

Jasper (Jason/Piper - It isn't my favorite, but I think they're cute together. I hate that their relationship was built on the Gods interference, because neither of them deserved that. I would probably like it more if it didn't start because of Hera.)

Ethabaster (Ethan Nakamura/Alabaster Torrington - The fandom is the reason I ship them mainly tbh. I ship Ethan with Luke more, but Ethan honestly deserves better)

Jercy (Jason/Percy - I have read a single Jercy fanfiction and its kind of growing on me)

Cecil/Lou Ellen (They are literally the idiots in love that annoy Will until he gets with Nico {personal hc}, Love them)

Sherman/Miranda (I didn't think I would like this as much as I do, but its in so many fics I've read I'm low-key a little attached. Like, yeah Sherman show off, get your girl)

Damien/Chiara (I couldn't see them with anyone else tbh, but honestly could possibly change that one day, they will always hold my heart as #1 together though)

Frazel (Frank/Hazel - They are one of the sweetest pairings in the series)

Jason/Percy/Annabeth/Piper (Yes, another poly ship. I've seen this in a few fics and honestly, I think the way its written has grown on me.)

Castor/Will (Literally, because of a single fanfic. They were probably each other's first crushes and didn't even know it)

[deconstructthesoup]

Okay, well, I shouldn't have made myself think about Fig and Fabian's little sister, because now I have a whole fucking concept for her and her adventuring party in her Aguefort years, complete with Sandra Lynn and Jawbone fankids.

So... say hello to the Hellraisers, named for the fact that they had to perform an exorcism on their first day:

Faroe Lomenelda Faeth (she/her): The party wildcard and ultimate pastel goth, Faroe looked up to both of her older siblings from the get-go, even if her big brother insisted that they were archrivals sworn to destroy each other (it became more and more of an inside joke as she grew older). Taking a page out of both of their books, she became a bard---specifically, a College of Spirits bard, because she always loved the spooky stories about ghost ships and drowned sailors---but she also took a page out of Cathilda's book and became a Swashbuckler rogue, which really just meant that she could spar with Fabian and Fig whenever she wanted. Even though she never met Bill Seacaster, growing up in a converted pirate ship definitely gave her a love for the pirate aesthetic... though, she has absolutely inherited her dad's love of yogurt. Just mango-strawberry with fruit chunks instead of lemon. Hey, it just means that she can sleep in and eat a yogurt cup for breakfast on the way to school.

Parker O'Shaughnessy (he/they): One half of the Hellraiser's werewolf twins, Parker definitely inherited his dad and big sister's wild, grunge-meets-crust-punk energy. So much so, in fact, that he wound up becoming a Path of the Beast barbarian, fully embracing his wolf side and becoming almost as much of a wildcard as Faroe is. In fact, they're actually Faroe's best friend, and while they only sort of consider each other semi-siblings due to both being Fig's younger siblings, Parker and Faroe are definitely the revival of the Kristen-and-Fig chaos of the old days. Also, Parker is the drummer in Faroe's band, the Go-Ghosts. She's the lead singer and guitarist.

Luna O'Shaughnessy (she/they): The other half of the werewolf twins, Luna was much closer to her adopted sister and her cousin growing up, and she developed a deep fascination with the wonders and mysteries of magic. So much so, in fact, that she ended up not only dedicated herself to a god of magic, becoming an Arcana Domain cleric, but she also learned the secrets of wizardry, becoming a School of Conjuration wizard. And yes, this multiclass means that they're the backbone of the Hellraisers, in both healing abilities and crazy spell shenanigans. Everyone's a tiny bit scared of them, which they don't understand---from their perspective, they're just an awkward nerd who's passionate about their interests. Luna also plays the keyboard in the Go-Ghosts, inspired by years of tinkering around on the piano in Mordred Manor.

Marsh Runecarver (he/him): Marsh is from a Goliath family, but having an Archfey warlock for a dad has resulted in him being a Hexblood. He started school about a year later than normal due to his fey nature manifesting at an early age, so he's a bit older than the rest of the party---and definitely wiser. Marsh is a Circle of the City druid, and he's got a kind of laid-back, solarpunk vibe to him, which definitely lends well to him kind of being the unofficial older brother of the Hellraisers. Funnily enough, Marsh is also popular, in the sense that he's really nice to everyone, remembers everyone's name, and gets along with people really easily. He's also a fantastic bass player.

Arko Spitz (they/them): The party’s resident “little guy,” Arko is a goblin and a Battlesmith artificer, who uses their skills with tech and robotics for... well, a number of things. For one, they're a theater techie who started out manning a spotlight and quickly graduated to running and programming the lighting board, and they've also designed some special effects. For two, Arko's inventions have proven invaluable, either in combat or when there needs to be spying done. And for three... they have a well-earned reputation as the greatest prankster that Aguefort Adventuring Academy has ever seen. They don't even have the wild "class clown" energy, they just like to make robots and do crazy things with them to see if they can. The academy waits in anticipation and dread whenever the word "hypothesis" comes out of Arko's mouth.

Roshini Gupta (she/her): Captain of the cheer squad and high-femme lesbian icon, Roshini is a fire genasi and the Hellraiser's third multiclass---well, she's mostly a Sun Soul monk, but she's also got a few levels of Genie warlock in there (and yes, her patron is her parent). She's well aware that she's the only prep in a party full of alternative oddballs, but she doesn't mind at all, and she's always very supportive of everything her party members get up to. Like, Roshini will attend every Go-Ghost gig, pick out supplies for every hare-brained scheme that Parker and Arko are planning, help organize every Green Team event with Marsh, and so. Much. More. Roshini believes in bringing the cheerleader spirit to everything she does, so much so that the Hellraisers have joked that she should take a level of paladin.

Aaaaaand... that's it!

(Picrews here in case anybody wants to draw these goobers)

[km3tt0]

hi hi hi hi hi I'm a new follower!! Can you tell me anything and everything about Aurora Soothsayer? Pretty please? I love starbee sm and I really like Aurora's design- (I also really like that Starscream is the carrier because that's kinda rare in this ship which is a SHAME, because I feel like the starbee dynamic gets 100% more cute and funny if Starscream is all whiny and needy and constantly uses the 'I'm the one carrying our child' argument 24/7)

IVE BEEN DYING FOR SOMEONE TO ASK ABOUT MY THEORIES HAND ON - I MADE A MODEL! /REF

ONG YOU ASK ABOUT HER! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU REALLY MAKE MY DAY SO MUCH BETTER!

YAP ALERT! Bc I have so much to talk about her!!! (Also I’m glad you like the Star Carrier concept because YES, to me it just felt right and thinking about a more whiny Starscream it’s funny to think about!!)

Okay so LETS BEGIN!

1.- Her names are both a mix of Human + Cybertronian names. Bee suggested the human name (it was TC’s idea*) and Starscream suggested the Cybertronian name, because no way in hell his sparkling is going to be name after something the “fleshings” invented. They had a full debate on how to name her and it took them months before deciding that both names are okay.

[Ironically Starscream calls her Rory and Bee calls her Soo]

2. She can be considered a very spoiled child, she basically gets all what she wants if she asks, their parents give her everything but she doesn’t act like spoiled child, she’s actually a very sweet bot once you gain her confidence! Spoiled sweet if you want to name it

3. She’s a Sire’s girl. After the war and Bee trying to play the diplomat (again) he just realized it wasn’t really for him, too much pressure and basically became the cybertronian equivalent of stay home dad, while Starscream (after getting his body back) with tons of effort and trial, became a judge inside the Supreme Justice Court in the New Cybertron.

She grew up mostly with Bee, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t love her carrier just as much.

4. Aurora absolutely loves Windblade and Windblade absolutely loves her.

I hc that Bee and Wind see each other as siblings, so that’s her fav auntie, because by Primus, she has a lot of aunts and uncles (courtesy of Bee’s friendly personality). And from the Elite trine, she likes to hang out with TC more, she likes to hear what his new script going and also stories of Marissa and Buster and wishes she met them.

5. One of my fav details about her. Her eyes. Probably you notice but Aurora is basically the carbon copy of Bee, everything about her is just like looking at a femme Bee BUT her eyes are completely different. She got her eyes from Star, it presented as a manifestation of Starscream’s true form, almost like a sign of “you were able to become your true self”.

And of course, Starscream loves her eyes. And it’s more deep than just vanity and seeing himself somewhere in her. He’s happy she had the opportunity to be who she was intended to do, something that was took away from him.

6. She is the equivalent of a 18-19 year old in Cybertronian years.

7. She never got to met Optimus nor Megatron. She did hear about them and the war (I mean of course Bee and Star are basically veterans) she knows more about Optimus and she constantly has a dream where she meets him. Bee tells her he’s probably visiting her, that’s something Optimus will do.

Megatron is a more mysterious topic for her, she knows him by the stories others tells her but she hears almost nothing about him from Starscream. He tells her is better to leave it that way, Megatron’s memory doesn’t deserve to remain hunting him or his family. (Tho that doesn’t stop Star from still making fun of Megatron )

8. (this is more a Starscream fact inside this universe but it’s still related to Aurora) Starscream had a hard time trying to find a way to show her affection towards her without fucking it up. When he discovered they were having a sparkling he was nonchalant at first but as soon as he started to actually feel Aurora’s spark growing inside him something in him changed. He started to panic, so oddly of him, but he realized he doesn’t know how to be a parent and properly show affection.

Sure, he does show affection towards Bee, but that’s because Bee made it easier for him. Bee was a full formed bot. But this little sparkling was something new, something HE DID and for the first time he tried his best to not self sabotage himself ever again.

Aside of Bee, Windblade helped him a lot to process his feelings and he started to stand her, just a little.

[*Aurora’s name]: Thundercracker being the one with the idea of Aurora’s names is an understatement.

It was more like: Bee went to TC to ask him for advice because he couldn’t decide a name. TC was just nodding while writing his new script and Bee ranted in the background, he nodded at every statement of Bee, not really paying attention.

And accidentally he blurted aloud the name of Aurora while also coming out for the name of his new co-protagonist and Bee absolutely loved it and basically stormed off from TC’s home. He was so confused.

[lesbiansforboromir]

Are there any Tolkien ships you like ? ( trop included)

Of course! God I need to get more cringe. I'm a fandom blog I swear, I don't just talk inscrutible metanarrative. The ships I love!

Boromir/Theodred; All the real ones on this blog will know my commitment to this ship even if I don't talk about it a lot anymore. What if self sacrifice was all that your life and personality and circumstances would allow you, what if that defined you in such totality that the idea of wanting and needing was a kind of agony. What if that wasn't true for just one person, because in their own unique way they are also sitting here with you in this war, in these positions you have no choice but to fill, what if they both understand and need you to understand too, what if you both collectively decided that whatever meagre loving you could nurture between you was enough, what if in the end you died hundreds of miles away but also barely a morning apart. I cannot express to you how much I think about them.

Tar-Telperien/Ciryatur; This is my entirely made up lesbian ship where Ciryatur is concieved of as an edging-transmasc lesbian who changed their name to their job title. I had plans to write a fic about them but my health has really curtailed a lot of my fanfic aspirations. The basic point is Telperien being butch herself and the pair of them building joy from rigid circumstances and around the fluctuating and tenuous religious/political issues of the era. I painted a little thing for them here ages ago. But I'm still pleased with it :)

Denethor/Finduilas; The title of my blog is not a joke. There is something so compelling about viewing their relationship through the lense of them both being of trans-experience but eternally closetted. Finding a way to still live a life that is beautiful and meaningful to them even when it is forged of so many griefs and injustices and dangers and horrors.

Denethor/Aragorn; Mostly as a 'nothing happened but they're insane about each other' thing. Denethor wanted to be Aragorn's Steward, he wanted to give him a home, he wanted to let him belong somewhere and Aragorn wanted that too but pride and culture and circumstance meant that it never came to anything and Aragorn abandons Denethor in the end.

Denethor/Gandalf; Again nothing is happening here but emotionally they have skipped the romantic relationship and landed on divorced couple of 40 years. You know me better than anyone alive and yet refuse to understand me, which is a pain so familiar as to be comforting. Yet sometimes I still find myself reaching out for intimacy anyway and hating that I am surprised you hurt me in response.

Measse/Thuringwethil; This is obscure as to be almost uninvolved in the world of tolkien as a whole but in earlier drafts of the Valar there used to be a goddess called Measse who was sort of a goddess of war but more a goddess of viscera, she had bloody arms and was called amazonian. And I think Thuringwethil should have been her Maia, I think she should have invented vampires. And I think they should have kissed about it.

In terms of TROP I think Elendil and Gil-Galad should fuck but in the most shameful catholic repressed way, I want them both to sully their divine aspects by bouncing and moaning on it. I think they should crumble under the pressure of their stations and angst about how corrupt their souls must be to desire such unnatural couplings but like, Elendil is still sucking Gil-Galad's tongue the next day. The inevitability of queer desire will always triumph over Eru-mandated asceticism and purity.

You have no idea how upset I am that Pharazon didn't get a chance to nearly convince Elendil to become a kingsman and to hate god. Like it literally writes itself, two widows of nearly equal social standing, struggling to maintain relationships with their adult children but like mostly it's their fault.. they could have had the most self indulgent intimate 'yes exactly!' talks in the dead of night by the sea... And then they could have kissed about it too. And then Elendil could have eventually been like NAY! My love for the One is TOO GREAT, I will not forsake the valar!! Wasted potential.

I am also grieving the brief frisson we got with Miriel and Galadriel, I was getting very invested in these two women who are both in their own way going to fail in the most catastrophic manner possible and the sexual tension between them that evoked.

Disa/me.

[ricksdirtyarchive]

SICK 🐶

Fluff- Master List

Note: I own the planet and doctor mentioned in the story. I also own the drugs mentioned (not including the hydration IV, I didn’t invent that).

You’ll notice some of my words have pronunciations by them, it’s just to avoid confusion and easy pronunciation.

The fear of blood is also based on my personal feelings, I have a phobia of blood and actually do faint at the sight of it.

You were passed out in your bed. High fever, and terrible body aches, you were freezing but you'd get hot whenever you pulled your covers up. Your dad was off visiting your aunt and uncle, so it was fend for yourself.

"Hey Rick, where's (y/n)?" Morty asked as he came home from school.

"I don't know" Rick shrugged as he focused. "Wait- where you home so early? What time is it?" Rick stood upright, setting down his tools.

"It's 3:45... and I'm home at the usual time?" Morty said pensively.

"Oh shit, where is (y/n)?" Rick asked rhetorically. He trekked through the hatch, going through the door hidden behind the honeycomb and into your room. His eyes searched frantically for you before finally landing on your curled up body.

Dirty tissues overflowing from the trash can, bottles of cough medicine on your nightstand. You were snoring softly, trying your best to keep yourself alive through all the congestion in your nose.

"(Y/n)" Rick said gently, kneeling at your side, placing a hand against your forehead. Holy shit, she's hot Rick thought. He opened grabbed the ear thermometer from the nightstand, meticulously putting a new cover on it before gently putting it into your ear. "104" he exclaimed quietly.

He stood up, dialing Summers number.

"Hey Sum Sum, turn the ship on for me" he demanded before he hung up. He opened a portal and gently lifted you, carrying you through it. You instinctively wrapped your arms around his chest. Morty looked at Rick bewildered.

"What the hell?" Morty said as he got in the ship.

"She's super sick" Rick spoke as he opened his door and got in the ship. Comfortably settling in, keeping you on his lap, finding comfort in managing your struggling  breathing. It was insane how you were still asleep.

"W-w-where are we going, Rick?" Morty stammers.

"We gotta go to Planet XR-zeta-6. Best hospital in our galaxy" Rick whispers quietly. "I have no idea what's wrong with her and frankly, if she's sick, I can't guarantee it's a human sickness."

"Oh" Morty says. A few minutes later, Rick was parking at the hospital, carrying you inside. He walked up the receptionist desk. Morty tapping the glass.

"What's the reason for you visit, honey?" The nurse said.

"My wife is extremely sick and I don't know what it is. She's been sleeping all day." Rick stated, his voice rasping.

"Fever?"

"104"

"Human?" The nurse asked.

"Yes"

"Can I get a name, we'll have a room ready in 5 minutes, I can assume you want a crash cart, honey?"

"(Y/n) Gilligan, and no crash cart, I'd rather carry her." Rick said.

"And what about him?" She pointed to Morty. "I should let you know, only immediate family is allowed in the room" the nurse informed him.

"Our son, Morty Sanchez" Rick lied effortlessly. Morty sat stunned for a moment.

"Please t-tell me y-y-y-you guys can help my mom, I'm r-r-really worried about her" Morty said, going along with Rick.

"Alright, I can get you a room in 5 minutes" the nurse said, "have a seat sugar" Rick turned into the waiting room, finding secluded seats in the corner. He sat and leaned against the wall, Morty sitting next to him helping Rick lay you down across theirs laps.

"I really hope she's fine" Rick mumbled concerned as he looked down at you. Morty sat nervously staring at the tv. A boring alien soap opera on low volume.

“Gilligan?” A nurse drawled. Rick stood, holding you in his arms, approaching the nurse.

“That would be her” he tipped his head down to you.

“Oh my god, is she even conscious?” The nurse ushered you guys quickly to the room,

“I don’t know, I think she’s sleeping, her breathing is steady” Rick sets you down in the bright lights. The nurse took your temperature 104 the machine read, blood pressure looked fine.

“I need Dr. Loxgorgian (Locks•gorg•Ian) ” She called down the hall. The doctor came in.

“What seems to be the problem?” Dr. Loxgorgian asked, as he put on gloves.

“Human being, 105 temp. Good blood pressure. Can’t tell if she’s in deep sleep or genuinely unconscious. Her breathing is steady and consistent.

“IV” the doctor order. They started a hydration IV, getting fluids into your body. “I need 25 ml of Gloxian kermenphanine (Ker•men•fan•een), and some pads” the doctor added. They positioned you to sit up, injecting you with GK. Your eyes shot open with a gasp.

“What the fuck just happened?” You ask. “H-how long have I been asleep? Can we turn down the lights- it’s too bright? Where am I?” You rapid fired your questions.

“Hello, (y/n). I am Doctor Loxgorgian. You are at the Intergalactic Medical Institute- or hospital. Your husband brought you in. You have a high fever and were unconscious when you came in. Now, I understand this is a lot of information, but we need to run some blood tests to see what exactly is wrong with you. Do you consent?”

“Y-yes I consent” you managed. The doctor left. “Husband? Seriously?” You eye Rick.

“Yes, and Morty is our son.” Rick deadpans. “Shut up and lay back.” He gently pushes your forehead, making you lay back into the cold bench.

“Can I have a blanket?” You ask quietly. “I’m so cold”

“Here” Rick pulls his lab coat off and placing it on you. “I’ll grab you a blanket when we’re waiting for blood tests, I don’t trust Morty to go alone and I know you’re afraid of blood” Rick drones. He rubbed your leg. You were wearing the Alien Batman pj pants he got you for your birthday.

“Hi, (y/n). My name is Nurse Gorlaxia (Gore•lacks•ee•ah). I’ll be taking your blood today.”

“I should warn you, she’s very afraid of her own blood and tends to faint at the sight of it. Can we lay her down?” Rick asks, his hand resting on your thigh.

“Of course” within moments, you were laid back while the nurse was extracting blood. Rick was gripping your hand tightly. He was talking about his day. You told him once that his voice was relaxing to you, even if he wasn’t saying anything important. He remembered it for nights that you are restless in bed or moments like this. Shit even the hologram chip in your brain was made to just talk if you asked.

You were diagnosed with Kalaxian Flu. A sickness you picked up from the Alien Species called Kalaxonians, or Kalaxons. Luckily for you, a quick shot and you’d be feeling better in 48 hours and completely recovered in 72. Rick drove home, letting you sit in his lap and comfortably fall back asleep. The thing with GK was that it wears off in 1–2 hours. You were out like a light.

When you arrived home at around 7, you were carried back into Ricks room to be watched over. Beth checked on you periodically while Rick and Morty did Rick and Morty shit. Summer brought you some warm soup when she had noticed you were shuffling to the bathroom.

Rick got into bed, in the early hours of the morning. Holding your warm body close to his. The blanket haphazardly thrown onto the floor.

Over the next 3 days, the Smiths (and Rick) took good care of you and you were back to being a badass.

[bontu-the-l0ver]

Since @rou-luxe @rjthirsty and @rkmaru asked to see my au child (well @rou-luxe didn't but anyway) here goes.

My ikevil lovechild au!!

Ships : Elbert x Alfons Harrison x Liam William x Victor Roger x Kate and Jude x Ellis.

Victor x William kids:

A bit of their marriage first : Victor took William's family name, they love in crown castle (the others moved away.)

Sanna Rex (first daughter) : I was gonna give them a son first but they both are so girl dad code lol. Yes she is quiet "masculine" since little she stopped liking dresses, yeah it was a big heartbreak for Victor. Has William personality, completely. She loves to go outside with her horse. She has a free spirit.

Vitus Rex (second child and first son) : He is the opposite of Victor and William, like he often finds himself being intimidated by his parents strong personality, you will find him at the library. ( I'm sorry I know he looks kinda weird in my drawing, I don't know how to draw :() he resembles William more than Victor.

Victoria Rex (third child, second daughter.) : This girl is a copy of Victor, she loves to dress up, because of Victor. She wants to take after the crown despite not having any curse herself. She invented a language to communicate with Vitus, she loves his brother very much, the froth child of Harrison and Liam has a crush on her and Victoria finds it cute.

Harrison x Liam kids :

About their marriage : First couple to have a child and first couple to move out. They live in a small cabinet near the fields Harrison used to play when he was a kid.

Iya Gray (first child) : A copy of Harrison from aspect to personality, she enjoys going to see Liam act, she is studying to be a periodist but she has a problem, she got pregnant with her boyfriend and doesn't know how to tell Harrison and Liam. His boyfriend is Brutus, guess who he is the son of... Guess...

Hira Gray (second child) : Hira is so cute, she likes to read a lot like Harrison, but she specially likes fantasy, at first she refuses to use glasses, then got used to them, she looks like Liam but her eyes are brown. She is lesbian!! Go lesbians goo!!! And is dating Sanna

Look at my ship!!

??? (Third child.) : I'm sorry I haven't named her yet... She is very serious, even more serious than Harrison, she doesn't enjoy reading like Harrison, Hira and Iya, she prefers to clean, she likes to keep everything neat. Just like Harrison she wants to be a police officer one day. She looks like she doesn't love her family but she does. Her hair is pink but her face is just like Harrison.

Harr (Forth child) : The little boy, he is another copy of Harrison but has Liam's personality, and he is very curious. I know he isn't in the drawing but he exists, and he has a crush on Victoria.

Elbert x Alfons kids :

A bit about their marriage : Surprisingly they weren't the first couple to have kids lol, Elbert moved with Alfons to his manor, he hired a whole new staff so Alfons and their daughters lived in peace.

Dorothea Greetia (first daughter) : She resembles Elbert a lot lol, she is usually quiet and likes reading a lot. Since little Elbert buys her all kinds of gifts, so she is used to having anything she wants, but despises that she isn't greedy or something like that, she is quite serious but she isn't possessive at all, she has a lot of boys behind her but she fell for Truman brother of Brutus

Abrele Greetia (second daughter) : She looks like Alfons, Elbert also dots her but she doesn't like Elbert spending money on useless things, Alfons can't have a beer... Abrele will come nagging him! She doesn't admit it but she is quite possessive of her sister, she doesn't like Truman at all, she spends more time with Alfons than with Elbert, A woman started to flirt with Elbert one day and Abrele came to remind him he has a husband and 2 daughterd. (Elbert was gonna regret the woman but Abrele did it for him)

??? (Coming baby!!!) : he or she is coming, yeah Elbert missed when his daughters were babies so he went for another one.

About their marriage first. : They live in town, I don't know why I decided they should have 5 kids but...

Jude x Ellis kids!

Eulaba Jazza (first child) : She is a cute baby, she has black hair but a bunch of white hair. She looks a lot like Jude's sister so Jude often spoils her. She loves her siblings but often fights with them.

Brutus Jazza (second son ) : Brutus looks a lot like Jude, when people first meet him people think he has Jude personality but he is actually very laid back, he fell for Iya first and wants to take full responsibility but he won't tell Ellis or Jude, he started a small business that he hopes will grown enough so he can take care of Iya.

Truman Jazza (third son) : Frank twin, he looks like Ellis and he is just like Ellis, a gentleman, a cute potato, he deserves the word. Still likes to mess with his sisters and brothers. He has been Dorothea's childhood friend and was surprised when she declared first, he likes her so he accepted her and tried to give her cute stuff even though she probably already has.

Frank Jazza (fourth son) : he is Truman twin but Truman is a bit ashamed of being his twin, he is just like Jude, he speaks just like Jude too, he often goes to work with Jude, he knows Brutus has something going on and will definitely use it to his advantage.

??? (Fifth child) : I haven't named her sorry. She is a copy of Jude lol but she is actually kind and happy but when she gets angry... Frank taught he to say curse words ... Ellis wasn't happy about it.

Roger x Kate kids :

About their marriage first: They live near the apartment Kate used to live in. They are a quiet normal couple.

(no drawing yet sorry... And no names, but a funny story.)

??? (First child.) : their first son, looks like Kate but he is tall and trains with Roger, he wants to be a doctor, he is quite serious and focused on being a doctor and helping Roger in his investigation about the curses.

??? (Second child.) : Looks more like Roger, but he is kind of like Kate in personality, he is also tall and strong, since little he is closer to Kate.

??? (Third child ) : Attempt to get a girl, got another son that looks like Roger, but his personality is nothing like Roger or Kate, he is easily disgusted and afraid of germs, he doesn't train like his brothers so he is slim and uses glasses.

??? (Forth child?) : the accident... But finally a girl... Tough she looks like Roger, she is still small, even younger than Harr.

[lemotmo]

Tired. Also heads up on the inbox stuff.

Q. How are you not upset or freaking out right now? This is not good in any way!!!

A. Okay so this is the last anon message I'm going to answer at least until after the episode. If you want to spiral in my inbox you are going to have to do it with your name. So for the time being anon message capability has been turned off. As for this ask, there is no part of this that is bad news in the grand scheme of things. Am I annoyed by it? Yes. Is it the laziest way to get there? Yes. But it's also objectively hilarious because he's not the one. None of this is about him. So while I am annoyed about how stupid this whole thing is, I also understand what they're doing with it. At this point I genuinely don't know how anyone can be confused by the storyline they're telling here. Episodes 9 and 10 exist in canon. They didn't occur accidentally. Buck is going to try to take an ex home to EDDIE'S house and attempt to have sex with them IN Eddie's bed. The entire thing is about Eddie. And it's objectively hilarious given who the rumored ex apparently is. The spiraling is baffling to me. They could be planning their wedding and someone somewhere would post a dooming speculation post and some of you would crash out immediately. I genuinely don't understand this pattern. Media literacy is a thing. We, and the journalists I might add, didn't invent the stuff we've been seeing since last season. Olive teased a slow burn. He teased wanting a will they/won't they. Welcome to the party people. Relax and let the story unfold. It's going one way and one way only. This part might suck but it's entirely temporary.

Thank you Nonny!

Yeah...

We haven't seen the episode yet, so I'm still cautious on whether or not these 'leaks' are true. So take all of this with a grain of salt.

First of all I owe an apology to the Nonny that came into my inbox a few days ago, talking about the exact scenario from those 'leaks' and that that might happen. I thought it was a ludicrous idea, but if this leak turns out to be true tonight, it will still be ludicrous but fact. So, wherever you are Nonny, I'm very sorry. I was wrong. It has happened before and it will no doubt happen again.😽

I agree with Ali all the way. I'm not angry, just confused by this show's insistance to continuously write up very strange scenarios when it could have been so much easier. But whatever? 🤷‍♀️

You all know that I was already convinced T would be coming back to play the last act in his plot device arc, but I didn't think the show would take it this far. I suppose Buck is having his own little crazy Vertigo moment here. It is what it is.

I'm not upset. I am going to get through whatever it is they'll show us of this very bad decision, because I know there's a light at the end of this tunnel. The man is head over heels in love with his best friend and if this is the way for him to realise it? Well, c'est la vie.

It'll all be part of buddie's 'will they won't they' romance. This truly is the slowburn to end all slowburns.

Silver lining? At least he didn't bring home someone else and we'd have to go through the whole cycle of people jumping ship going 'OMG Buck and that random woman/man' were perfect for each other. They are soulmates' phase. Better stick with the annoyance that we know than to add new unknown and unpredictable annoyances to this fandom.

Everyone should be watching this episode though. Don't let T stop you from watching and enjoying Buck's first moment of realisation in 7 seasons. Don't let T stop you from watching Buck crash out over Eddie. Don't let T stop you from exploring more strange Bobby lore. Most of all though... don't let T stop you from enjoying Aisha's directorial debut. It'll be wonderful if we could all support her as she deserves.

So I'll be sitting down tomorrow morning to watch the episode, as unspoiled as possible at this moment. I never open any social media on Friday morning and happily watch whatever story is about to unfold.

Heads up! For anyone who is giving me the shifty eyes for reposting Ali's updates instead of reblogging. Read this.

Remember, no hate in comments, reblogs or inboxes. Let's keep it civil and respectful. Thank you.

If you are interested in more of Ali’s posts, you can find all of her posts so far under the tag: anonymous blog I love.

[yingdu-lover]

I have so much to say about this episode.

First, during this re-watch I am realising

1. Lu Guang is a huge brat lmao. Even in the previous episode, he intentionally does or says things that end up annoying Cheng Xiaoshi. I used to think that's Cheng Xiaoshi's department but no 😂

2. Cheng Xiaoshi, yeppie puppy just likes invading lu Guang's personal space and bothering him. He is very babygirl coded. Indeed!

now, back to the episode

when qiao ling explains the case, the focus is on shiguang. It is a very clear parallel omg.

parallel x2

cheng xiaoshi literally compares their duo to those girls

Now

The main reason for this re-watch is...I am watching this without any preset gay agenda reigning in my head unlike the first time.

First episode : I felt lu guang was colder than we have ever seen him in 2 seasons. His expression barely softens, he has a slight cishet dudebro attitude which I couldn't ignore.

And also yes. Cheng Xiaoshi was ready to kiss (and...have sex?) with that stingy boss until lu guang commands. That's an ungodly amount of trust, man. It was really insane and scary.

Anyway, back to my neutral lens...I can declare that... congratulations! I failed successfully.

I may theorise about bois being gay but my sapphic experience resonates with them, whom the fandom affectionately calls 'noodle lesbians'.

the continuous metaphor of marriage is no joke. Why are two women living together without finding themselves boyfriends? Romantic life where? oh, I know exactly where.

"sleep with me" is that Netfix and chill? we will never know. (But it certainly means something very very intimate. My sapphic radar hums in approval)

cheng xiaoshi, do you realise you just made that joke, that that joke.

also shiguang parallel again. bunkmates.

DAMN I CANT ADD MORE PHOTOS SO ILL POST PART 2 TOMORROW

part 2 link below!

[justcallmemrslupin]

Why's many people complaining about the age gap between Remus and Tonks??? She was in her 20's, he was in his 30's, it's not that much of a gap, and it's not like one of them was not an adult. They already knew themselves as adults, working together for the Order.

Plus, I read a theory that JKR only made them a couple to shut up Wolfstar fans. Well, not really. In fact, if fans had any importance to Lupin's development - and I DON'T believe they had - was because fans wanted Remus to be happy and started shipping Remadora out of nowhere.

I remember when the books were still being written and Remadora was born after the release of "HP And The Order Of The Phoenix".

I had a huge crush on Remus and was appaled by so many people around the world shipping Remus with someone. I used to write fan fiction during classes - yes, I did that - where Remus got involved with an OC totally inspired by me. I NEVER saw Remadora coming, but many people did. They noticed the slight bickering between them when he introduces her to Harry, and a passagem from the book where Harry catches both of them talking about something that seemed personal and stopped talking when they saw him.

I was in denial, but but book 6 showed me that Lupin/Tonks shippers (the name Remadora was not invented yet by that time) were right.

Oh, and for those who say Remus didn't love Tonks, I suggest that you read what JKR wrote about them on the Wizarding World website.

[myfckingnameisnuwanda]

Seal-Shark Jerky (Zukka)

Chief!Sokka, ExiledPirate!Zuko AU

Sokka stays behind in the village to help his people and only Katara and Aang go away.

In the Tribe it's common knowledge that Sokka loves seal-shark jerky. It's his favorite food. Everyone, including Zuko, a pirate known by the name Blue Spirit, feared in the Four Seas by every Fire Nation stamped ship and revered by any outcast, who likes to spend the crews breaks and recoveries in the lands of the young Chief.

Or so he thought, until...

"I hate jerky" admitted Sokka in the silence of the night, Zuko to be the only ear in miles "I've never said that outloud before..." he laughed shakily "when I first started taking care of the Tribe, when I was around ten-... Oh, by La, I was so young" a hand in his mouth, incredulous.

Zuko couldn't even imagine the pressure, the fear.

"A-anyways, back then, the food started depleting, because all the hunters had gone to war and nobody knew how to hunt. At least not well enough. Later on, people learned"

Sokka shifted, avoiding his eyes, but unable to stop himself.

"Everyone, the children more than anyone else, hated jerky, which was the most abundant source of nutrients, and almost the only one, for a while" a sigh, reminiscent "I knew that I, being the closest to their age, excluding Katara, and having been left in charge by the Chief, my father, that they had begun to see me even more as their role model" he closed his eyes, a small smile touching his lips "So I used that to my advantage"

Zuko couldn't take his eyes away from the young Chief. Even if he had wanted to, which he didn't.

"So I started telling everyone how jerky was the best thing ever invented, salty and impossible to chew as it is. That winter was the first, and the only one, in which jerky almost went out" a soft laugh, Zuko blushes, and bullshits himself into believing it's because of the cold air "The next winter, there was more variety of food, but the Tribe wholeheartedly believed I went crazy over jerky, and gave me their jerky rations all the time, until jerky was the only thing I ate for a while"

A rush of cold air goes through, and Sokka closes the gap between them completely. Zuko is the warmest thing in the entire continent, at that moment.

"And so, they ate other things, and left the jerky to me. I think eating so much jerky may be the only reason why my fangs are so sharp" He laughed, from deep in his belly, this time. He wasn't sad anymore "Now, when I eat it, I'm happy, because it means someone else is eating something better. So yes, jerky is my favorite food, and I hate the taste of it"

Could Zuko actually fall more in love with that idiot?

It seemed like he could.

[carionto]

Give them fetch quests

Humans love to be active. Or perhaps a better way to put it - their brains demand stimulation. Hence all of the thing they keep doing in the galaxy - unending exploration, setting up businesses for everything, inventing new (and deadly) leisure activities, and they just can't sit idle (yes each of those is a different little story).

Their ingenuity knows no bounds, though we wish it did at times. Like when they figured out how to kidnap moons. And apparently they've lost track of some of them! The sheer level of frustration is- unmentionable. *ahem*

Their seemingly hard-wired need to problem solve mixed with tenacity and disregard for established methods does provide a unique resource to the rest of the galaxy.

It is unwise to request other governing bodies of their respective species to act for our own interest, as the incurred debt may be quite steep, and official channels sometimes provide quite mundane and well-and-tested solutions.

However, there is nothing against coaxing or simply openly suggesting in a casual way that individual Humans do something for them, and no sane body would take full responsibility for the actions of a singular 'rogue' actor. This opens up the opportunity to give these Humans little activities they can do alongside whatever nonsense they were going to do anyway.

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Bartholomew Reginaldo Hvarjarhstehd is on a mission from God to save a planet! [aka a gelatinous blob of an alien named '''Hl''k't'''' (and no, I have no idea how you're supposed to pronounce all those apostrophes, our vocal cords aren't made for that) was tasked by its local government to get a Human scientist to help with their pest problem (which unbeknownst to them was caused by another Human accidentally spacing their trash in the wrong spot) and Barthlolomew, high as a kite on space drugs, heeded the call]

Upon arrival, Balthrolomeow quickly activated his magic wand [grill lighter] and summoned the wraths of Hell [fired up the grill]. Disturbed by the sudden source of intense heat, but thankful it was contained, the local aliens decided to hunker down in their homes and watch with terrified curiosity at what this Human was going to do.

Thinking very, very.... slowly. And. uhh, not, actually. He just thinks he's thinking. But Bratholmowow was acting. With mighty leaps and thundering falls, the courageous Bathbormbalow was still managing to catch one mutated snake-wasp after another, tying their bodies in a knot, and throwing them on the grill!

It was a long and traumatizing night for the local aliens. For hours, Bambilorthabow chewed the charred husks of his failed grilling skills, cursing and spitting inedible chunks around the makeshift hunting grounds, the enzymes and organic fluids of the horrid pests that endured the cooking process further tampering with his addled mind.

Soon, the sun rose upon Bradfildermows snoring body, as he lay in the moss. He was taken back to his ship, and the kind autopilot AI informed them that the lighter fluid contains a chemical that is instantly poisonous to said pests and that they could synthesize a safe variant for their own use with minimal tweaking.

At the end of his adventure, Bamboreithrow had eradicated 0.04% of the pest population by his own means and gained a six week visit to the hospital for detoxification and radiation sickness as he forgot to wear his space suit on a planet with a notably higher solar exposure level than Humans can tolerate.

But on that planet, Brithmalkoniwi will forever be remembered as that weird Human who almost burned down a forest, ate a lot of snake-wasps, and almost died on the front law of the towns expert masseuse.