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[pokemastercalvin]

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Courtship Series Headcanon:

Shadow believes everything Sonic tells him with zero doubts.

Which isn’t great considering how overdramatic Sonic can be sometimes.

Like Shadow texted a picture of a cat he’s fostering chasing the mouse on his computer screen while he’s working, and Sonic texted back ‘Dead.’ to which Shadow immediately called him panicking like— “OHEMGEEAREYOUOKAY???”

Sonic pinned Urban Dictionary to his desktop after that, which resulted in thorough research that now has Shadow talking like a meme.

“Shadow, I think I broke my ankle.”

“Aw. That’s so sad. Alexa, play Despacito.”

“Sonic, may I rizz you up?”

“Shadow, there’s an emergency and we need to go!”

“Don’t worry, my bruh. I’ll get you back to Ohio with a 1, 2, buckle my shoe skibidi style.”

“…What?”

This also means that when Sonic told Shadow Google knows everything, Shadow legitimately believed him.

His Google search history is as follows:

‘how to impress the sister of the child that died for you’

‘can I fix the moon after splitting it in half?’

‘why do people keep saying the moon was pissed on?’

‘does me having alien DNA make the demon alien my father or my equal?’

‘how do I tell my boyfriend that he does not in fact gotta go fast?’

[sweet-as-an-angel]

Vampire König Headcanons

Warnings: Nondescript Depictions/Implications of Smut, Territorial König, Jealous König, Dominant König, Submissive König, Domestic König <3, Marking, Consensual Dub-Con, Restraints, Abuse of Vampire Powers, Feeding, Mentions of Blood, Mentions of Injuries, König using Urban Dictionary, Petnames, No Pronouns used for Reader except ‘You’.

So domestic that it hurts.

6’10 military vampire boyfriend in a pink frilly kitchen apron that says ‘Love, Peace and Hope’ on the front of it >>>>

Seriously, though, he’s the most caring of his kind (if you exclude Simon) and is so gentle and loving that you could scarcely believe what he was until he showed you his fangs and his abilities.

Don’t be fooled by his kind nature, though; he’s given you more protection than you’ll ever need with his scary dog privileges. Ones which ward off humans and other supernaturals alike.

And, given how tall he is, you don’t see the death stares he gives to bystanders; all you see is a path being cleared in front of you, people scrambling out of your way in what you may construe as consideration. Or terror.

Speaking of König’s gargantuan proportions, he needs more blood to survive than the average vampire. More than you, or any other human, can possibly provide.

Luckily, he only feeds from animals. Mostly.

Their taste is not as exquisite as human blood, not being as clean by comparison (particularly in pests, like rats), but he makes do. Especially when it’s for your own safety; to protect you from his blood rage when he hits a draught.

But, regardless of his masterful self-control, there comes a point where his palette can no longer stand the taste of disease and death in his blood supply, his thirst becoming so dire that he needs human blood. Now.

The first time you saw him like this, you panicked, asked what was wrong.

He told you he was fine as he gripped the kitchen counter, crushing the marble – that he just needed to go to sleep, giving a vague smile and no explanation.

It was only after being grilled and your concern melting his resolve that König’s resolution gave out, and he confessed his greatest shame. His strongest vice.

And, without knowing how dangerous he could get while feeding, you, in all your kindness and virtue, offered yourself to him.

“I know it’s not much, but I can try to find you something else for you, too !”

Never has a human who has known of his true nature been so selfless as to put their life on the line for his own survival.

Long story short, he eventually caved to your generosity and, when he tasted your blood, knew there was no finer delicacy he could tear from any planet in any universe.

You are the only one for him.

In return, he’ll try to cook and care for you. And, surprisingly, he’s pretty good at it !

Has all your favourite dishes memorised. Whether you told him or not.

He tries not to use his mind reading abilities on you, though sometimes, it slips out, hence he knows so much about you despite you never having uttered the specifics to him.

Whenever he’s feeling fragile (jealous) about you liking an actor or a character you’re watching, he’ll use his powers to ever so slightly see what you’d like to do with them.

Or what you’d like them to do to you.

This often leads to some very specific practices occurring in the bedroom.

When König is feeling particularly dominant, he tends to get quite…forceful.

All within the realm of consent, of course.

This side of him is typically triggered by jealousy, though it is not a punishment.

Far from it.

This is your reward for being so loyal – so disinterested in the advances of others, whether supernatural or otherwise.

“Say that you’re mine,” König growls, his fangs slick and protruding against your throat, coated in saliva, as if he were rabid. The weight of spectral chains forcing your body to be still and subservient is heavy upon your mortal vessel.

His hands have torn through your underwear, your only barrier against the merciless ecstasy you will be subject to on this night.

“Or you won’t leave this night unscathed.”

Consensual dub-con and restraints <333 !!1!

Fr though, König would never use his telekinesis on you unless you expressly asked him to, because, unlike many of his kind, he’s got a human side.

One which he only shows to you.

This much is apparent when he puts himself in your hands and gives himself to you in his entirety.

Becomes the antithesis of the typical bloodthirsty, cynical, overlord vampire stereotype when he’s feeling submissive.

The type to say “Please, Darling,” when he needs you to touch him.

Pull on his hair and he’s D E C E A S E D (more so than he already is).

He’s been touch-starved his entire mortal and immortal life, never having found someone special enough to make him feel comfortable, so his imploring for you to touch him is, whether you know it or not, a big honour – and a commitment for König.

Speaking of, he adores cuddles.

Both giving and receiving.

Not that you know this, but sometimes he intentionally crushes you into his chest between his pecs because once you called him your “Big tiddie himbo”, and it’s stuck with him since.

Plus, you also like to motorboat them sometimes.

Yeah, he had to go onto Urban Dictionary to find out what himbo meant. No, he did not delete his search history afterwards, so now you know his second greatest shame; his lack of fluency with modern terms.

Sometimes, you’ll drop random turns of phrase to see what his reaction will be; whether he’ll pretend to know what you’re saying or if he’ll submit and tell you he has no idea what he just said.

“König, you’re so rizzular, you know that ?”

“Uuuhhh…yeah ! You…too…?”

He does get a little insecure about it, but that’s nothing compared to how he feels whenever his friends come and visit.

Other vampires and supernaturals, naturally. And, regardless of their status, he’s always on the edge of his seat, wondering if you’ll take one look at them and decide to leave him in pursuit of another.

It doesn’t matter how many times you try to reassure him; König is dead set on his doomsday premonition (a panic attack he had while asleep once) that you’ll leave him.

“Köni, Baby,” you say, voice gentle as you cradle his head to your chest, sat bundled in amongst the blankets on the sofa. “I’m never leaving you. Even when I’m a ghost, I’m going to haunt you forever !”

He has thought about turning you, btw.

A LOT.

But he can never seem to find the right time to broach the subject; especially when you’ve told him how you have no interest in being immortal. At least, not yet.

“You’re only human once,” you tell him, smiling. And, somehow, König can feel his heart skipping a beat.

Until his friends leave, König puts on the facade of someone who has never felt an ounce of panic in his life.

Mad territorial.

Keeps you sat on his lap or tucked away in a hidden part of the house for the duration of his friends’ visit.

And God forbid if any of them try to touch you.

There have been many an occasion where you and König have been left cleaning up blood spatters soaked into your carpet and walls because König’s instincts kicked in, causing him to disarm whoever had been stupid enough to make physical contact with you.

Yeah, König feels bad that he ruined your new carpet, but would he do it all again to protect your honour ?

Absolutely.

Yeah, okay, sometimes he does intentionally mark you up the night before the guests arrive. Yes, he does hide any articles of clothing that could cover his love bites up.

“I just want them to know that you’re mine,” he tells you, almost whimpering, his eyes wide and almost tearful when you give him a narrowed look.

“König, you’re mauled off enough hands that they couldn’t un-know that we’re together even if they tried !”

And, at the end of the night, you’ll either be met with a very prideful König, whose powers you can feel weighing heavier on your shoulders by the minute. Or, puppy König, who comes bounding over to you, his eyes bright with nothing short of a lifetime’s adoration.

Either way, König wants you to know that you are thoroughly loved, and no measure of mortality, or time, or distance will ever change that. 

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Masterlist Masterlist [Continued] Masterpost Modern Warfare AI Masterlist

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[drconstellation]

Come Back When You Can Make A Whale

This is going to contain some speculation for S3, so you know what to do! Or not do!

SITIS: What did God say? JOB: Um... I'm not sure. I didn't understand much. Things too wonderful for me. Ostriches came into it. SITIS: Ostriches? JOB: And whales. God's very proud of the whale. Went into some detail about... how great whales are. SITIS: But did They explain? JOB: [shakes head] I think the point was, if you want answers, come back when you can make a whale.

Whales, huh?

If you aren't well read, this could be quite the misdirection. It should be reasonably obvious, given who is doing the talking - Job - what he is actually referring to, then we can join a couple of dots to make some speculative leaps.

You still with me?

No? Then let us start with how do you make a whale?

By giving it another name.

Leviathan.

Chapter 41 of the Book of Job is all about the Leviathan, a great sinuous sea serpent with impenetrable scales and breath like fire. It sleeps beneath the sea until the end of days. Over time it came to be associated with any sea monster, then anything large, and what is the largest animal ever known to have lived? The whale.

The top of the matchbox is also worth a look. We have a skull and crossbones, which is classic Memento mori symbolism, fitting in with the resurrection theme of the Second Coming - but look at the way the address of the pub is spelt! Now, this not the same way it is spelt on the record single Maggie gives to Aziraphale; Goatgate is spelt as one word, not two. A little bit of searching reveals the meaning behind this fictional address that backs up and reinforces the quote on the side of the matchbox.

Strong's Concordance for 66 gives us "wild, savage, fierce." Goatgate is an interesting one, because it turns out to be a relatively modern term from the urban dictionary, and I'm just going to refer to the polite version of it here - it's another word for "mouth." So 66 Goatgate is a "fierce and savage mouth." Yes, that does sound about right - in more ways than one, once you know who it is. (If you want to look up the impolite version, go ahead - I'm sure you will still find the connotations very amusing.)

Our metaphorical Leviathan is Crowley. He gave the game away at the end of S1 during the appearance-swap.

This also means Aziraphale is his counterpart, Behemoth. Why - well, I made a bit of joke in my post here that he was playing at being a "river horse" while he wallowed in the bath of holy water during his part of the appearance-swap scene. Modern day scholars think the description of Behemoth in the Bible may be that of a hippopotamus in real life history. If that is so, I'd still be betting this is what the "dark horse" comment from Nina in S2E1 is foreshadowing.

Maybe none of this new to you if you've been hanging around the the fandom for a while. That's fine, I'm just trying to establish the scene. And the next bit we need to talk about is this one, where Job gets a lecture from God.

During this sequence, we hear lines that come from Job 38 and 39.

GOD: Job, if you have questions for me, I have questions for you. Do you know how I created the earth? Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth, Job? Were you there when all the morning stars sang together and all the Angels shouted for joy?

These lines are paraphrasing some of the beginning of Job 38.

Then we have:

GOD: Do you know the rules of the heavens? Did you set the constellations in the sky? Can you send lightning bolts and get them to report back to you? Did you give wings to peacocks, Job, or teach the ostrich to run?

These lines are again, paraphrasing Job, half from 38 and half from 39.

So then, we need to ask, why highlight these lines in particular?

Job 38 is mainly about setting the boundaries of the universe around us. The Earth might seem impossibly huge to a human, but it started with a single stone at its foundation. Earth and the other planets obey certain laws as they move around the Sun. The patterns of the stars in the sky take so long to change that it seems like they are set and inconstant. Even the chaotic form of lightning respects its Creator and returns to its point of origin.

From the last part of Chapter 38 to the end of 39 God challenges Job with a list of animals. The theme here is about freedom and wildness. Whether it is a noble lion, a loathsome crow, a nimble mountain goat, the head-strong wild ox or the willing war horse, they all flourish upon the Earth under the sight of the Almighty. Even the mightiest and most fierce beasts of all, Behemoth and Leviathan, have a place, although only God has the means to control those two.

None of this needs a human to be involved. We are so often the center of our own universe, and try so hard to control every aspect of the world around us that we lose sight of the bigger picture. Shit happens. Some things are out of our control. That doesn't mean its your fault and you're wicked and damned to go to Hell because of it. And that was the point God was trying to make to Job. The world is a far bigger, wilder and chaotic than you can imagine, but its also incredibly beautiful, and it runs itself within the rules and limits that seem to be set by invisible forces you can't see.

So back to the script from the show.

The first set of questions from God could apply to both of the duo. They were both around when Earth was created and were more than likely there when the "morning stars" (the highest angels, such as Lucifer, Gabriel, Michael and angel!Beelzebub) sang together.

The second set of questions are the ones that seem to have got the most attention so far, with ops cross-matching them to things Crowley does in S2.

Do you know the rules of the heavens?

Did you set the constellations in the sky?

Can you send lightning bolts and get them to report back to you?

Did you give wings to peacocks, Job...

(I make a suggestion this has something to do with Michael, but also see comments below)

...or teach the ostrich to run?

The first three of those questions are fairly straight forward, and I doubt many would dispute what they are referring to. But the reference to the peacock and the ostrich are more subtle and curious, and I would like to take a moment to look at the actual verse - because it is only one verse that is providing both questions - that is being paraphrased here.

Job 39:13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

Did you realize that the King James Version of the Bible is the only one that mentions peacocks in this particular verse? All the other versions mentions the first sentence of that verse in relation to the wings of ostriches: "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly." The ostrich is considered a cruel and witless bird in the Bible, pleased with the way it looks, and seemingly careless about its young.

Why does that sound familiar...

Shax thinks this ostrich feather-clad angel in disguise isn't too smart either.

So using the peacock line is a curious choice in the script. Other than the "eyes" in the tail of the peacock having a connection to Michael's many watchful eyes on the world, it's still not clear how Crowley helped them upwards. Unless both lines are supposed to refer to Gabriel, and how the vain peacock was helped to both fly and run to a distant location in the stars.

Edit: Since I first wrote this, @beebopboom pointed me to some more peacock lore, and this helped me delve a bit deeper into them. Peacocks were associated with wealth and royalty, but they were also associated with immortality in early Christian beliefs. There was a belief that the flesh of the peacock did not decay after its death. The bright colours in its tail came from its eating venomous snakes, which reminded people of Christ becoming sin for humanity's sake (think of Crowley downing the laudanum to save Elspeth from Hell in the crypt in 1827, its a similar action.) The "eyes" on the males tail also represented the all-seeing eye of God. So we have a connection with both royalty and resurrection here.

(Oh - just as an interesting connection here - a number of the newer versions of the Bible not only don't mention the peacock in this verse, they compare the ostrich to the stork! The meaning is meant to be that the stork cares more for their young than the ostrich, but if you read the words at face value, you could take a double meaning away...)

Let us return to questions, answers, and whales.

Questions. Always questions. It's like the proverbial toddler who's always asking a never-ending string of "but, why?" for funsies and you just want them to shut up for a moment and think about the last thing you said first. They, too, are a bit like Job. They are the center of their own universe at that age, having not had much experience of the world. They have no grasp of how far it extends beyond them, and how little even we as adults know.

If at this point you're going "oh, no, no, no, no, op, please don't tell me the point of this meta is it's all ineffable," relax. I'm not.

The point was to set you up for some nice, juicy, awesomely sweet S3 speculation.

Because I believe Crowley will finally get to ask his questions of God.

(oh lordy, I made the mistake of taking a break to have a shower before trying to finish this off, because I was having trouble seeing how to finish this in a tidy way, and that caused me to have "shower thoughts" and now the nice sweet simple speculation has turned into a slightly bat-shit crazy kind-of one, although still on the same track as what I was originally thinking. Here goes...)

We have this three card spread from waaay back at the beginning of S1. We all think its something to do with the three babies.

What if its not?

Because we need something like this to happen again - Aziraphale and Crowley either side of a third protagonist. What if it's the King of Kings, Love personified, Jesus, in the middle? (Or Adam again, I wouldn't discount that option either...)

If you would look at the GIF and the screenshot together again and go, well that makes, sense, white for the angel on the right, and green for the demon on the left, I would jump up and shout at you - NO!

Look at the cards again! In the Tarot, that's the Ace of Swords on the right - it belongs to Aziraphale. It's a very powerful card, about new beginnings and change.* Lets call the one of the left Knight of Wands, which also represents the element of Fire. Knights are all about movement and journeys. Who owns the Bentley? And look what Gabriel has instinctively done with his hands - he has held his screen-left hand out to Aziraphale, the Sword, the angel who wears green, and his right hand out to Crowley, the Knight of Fire. The yin and yang qualities are actually swapped. That was what I was trying to tell you in this post. They aren't as obvious as they seem at first glance.

And love is the answer, it turns out. Did you see my comment the other day on another post? In Strong's Concordance 25 = to love.

Anyway, we should get a third parallel scene somewhat like this, and like when Aziraphale and Crowley took Adam out of time to talk to him in S1.

Only this time the three of them (with who ever is in the middle) should be having a talk with God about what is or isn't supposed to happen.

JOB: I think the point was, if you want answers, come back when you can make a whale.

Crowley could be a literal serpent (though I would be very surprised if he did manifest that way) but it should be a metaphorical Leviathan that stands before the Almighty to ask his questions and get his answers. And it will be that he has earned the right to be there, because he finally understands the lessons of Job.

@makewayforbigcrossducks I hope this answers one of your questions

*The Ace of Swords speaks of new beginnings, but it is a two-edged sword that can cut both ways. It is strength in adversity, victory out of struggle, good out of evil, a change in the old order on the way.

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Animals, CoD Ghosts HC’s

What animals/creatures are the Ghosts?

A/N🪶: These are just my options! Feel free to send me yours. These are for all the Ghosts, including former, deceased and current within the Ghosts game. This list will include Rorke, Ajax and Elias Walker. Also this is going to be formatted differently from the first HC, Natural Disasters.

David “Hesh” Walker - German Shepard

Hesh is loyal, probably to a fault. Willing to do whatever it takes to protect the ones he loves and get the job done, even if he gets injured in the process.

^ Bringing me to my next point, Hesh is very protective of his family. The mere idea of anyone getting hurt is enough to get this man baring his teeth and attacking.

In the Natural Disasters list, I mentioned that Hesh, according to Urban Dictionary, means courageous, another trait of German Shepards.

One more trait that applies is also Shepards, really any animal in general, being alert as well. This is a given, though, considering he is a soldier in active war zones especially with such effective and deadly enemies. He needs to make every second count and can’t afford to slack in these areas.

I should mention that Shepards are obedient yet stubborn. Hesh knows when to listen to his superiors but he’ll easily let you know when he doesn’t agree with something. Think about when Merrick, Keegan and Elias (mask on) picked them up and Hesh was yelling about their dad still being caught in the crossfire. Merrick got Hesh to sit his ass down but Hesh was clearly not happy about it, understandably.

Logan Walker - Mountain Lion

Mountain lions can’t roar and Logan can’t, or —depending on your headcanons, consciously chooses not to— talk.

Logan finds other methods of communicating, for example, when he and Keegan were about to bust into the room to get to Ajax, Logan used his fingers to count down.

The National Wildlife Federation website says “Mountain lions are territorial and solitary. They use pheromones and physical signs… to define their territory.” (Mountain Lion, Fun Fact.)

Mountain lions are known for being very stealthy predators, again a given considering the fact we’re talking about the Ghosts.

The Mountain Lion Foundation describes them as being relentless hunters which almost connects it to the wiki quote for Logan that calls him a cold-blooded killer and an excellent soldier (CoD Ghosts: Wiki, Logan Walker, Personality.).

Elias T. “Scarecrow” Walker - Black Bear

Scary but not as scary as you may expect.

While Elias is certainly ready to do his job at any point no matter how bloody, he still has his weak spots, that being his sons.

He’s caring but while be stoic when necessary. He’s not territorial but will protect his friends and family when the time calls for it.

Also one detail I find cute about bears is that they have DNA relation to dogs, albeit very distant. I like to call bears giant murder puppies :D

Thomas A. Merrick - Grizzly Bear

I want to say that grizzly bears are often considered to be more dangerous than black bears and more likely to attack if given a reason to.

Both grizzlies and black bears can charge but where black bears may shift away at the last second and avoid attacking, grizzlies may continue to charge and attack their target (once again I’m thinking about Merrick punching Rorke because it just makes me laugh, that man was not ready).

Of course, Merrick is dangerous but he knows when the time is and isn’t appropriate despite his temper. Merrick is a big dude too, so I think this works (“stocky”).

Gabriel T. Rorke - Polar Bear

Once he has his sights on you, you’re already gone.

Hehe, polar bears are mighty dangerous.

Polar bears are bigger and stronger sometimes, but other time grizzlies and polars can be about the same in build.

Polar bears are more likely to attack considering they have fewer resources for food and typically eat a lot as well.

Fun fact: Polar bears don’t hibernate.

^^^ Piggy backing off that, Rorke doesn’t seem to be resting. He’s always planning something, whether it be a plan B or future plans.

He’s a very large and commanding presence who will find alternatives when desperate, willing to do what he must to make sure his plans are completed.

Keegan P. Russ - Leopard

Fast, sneaky. You don’t know he’s there until it’s too late.

Fun Fact: Leopards can roar. Keegan, though very quiet, stills speaks and intimidates with his voice when necessary.

Leopard’s are solitary and ambush hunters, I don’t need to explain this but I will.

If you recall, Rorke had a lot of trouble getting his nasty ass hands on Keegan after kidnapping the Walker family and Merrick.

His first objective was to find Keegan. In my eyes, it’s because he knows that as long as Keegan is alive, Rorke isn’t safe.

Like many animals, leopards care for one another, seen with families. I think Keegan is a very caring person but he avoids showing it often, which is fair.

Keegan continuously checks in with Logan throughout the game. In the underwater mission, he made sure Logan was okay. If you look closely when walking behind Keegan on the submarine, Keegan turns his head back to us briefly.

Alex V. “Ajax” Johnson - Elephant

Ajax is smart and powerful, I want to say he’s very determined.

In the short time we knew him, he was very stubborn as well. He didn’t give up anything and held out for a while. Though he was a lower rank than the other characters.

In his last moments, he made sure the last Ghosts knew what was happening in a last ditch effort to keep them safe and aware.

It’s hard to pin down super specific traits due to the fact that elephants can exhibit many and there’s not much we can give to Ajax.

I want to say that Ajax was more laid-back with his friends and comrades, leaving his bold energy for those who don’t deserve his respect ( insert the iconic scene where Ajax puts up his middle finger right at the Federation soldier ).

Like all the animals and characters on this list, Ajax was dangerous when necessary. He wasn’t spending every moment trying to be scary or intimidating or anything. He’s confident in himself and his abilities and he doesn’t need anyone else to speak up for him.

The respect we hear given to him by the Ghosts after his death was well deserved.

Love you, Ajax <3

Kick - Monitor Lizard

Some kind of reptile (I was so tempted to put him as a Gila Monster but I can’t do that to my best boi).

I’d say probably a water monitor.

These lizards, which can grow to 9 feet btw, don’t surprise their prey, but “actively pursue” them.

While these creatures have venom, but it’s not necessarily fatal.

Kick is definitely dangerous when he’s needed but it’s not like a “I am the grim reaper.” type of thing, it’s more like “I have a job to do and you won’t be in my way.”.

These creatures are known for being intelligent which lines up with Kick’s likely (not confirmed?) role as an information specialist.

The main thing that doesn’t quite line up is the fact that water monitors can be friendly whereas Kick is, if not more stand-offish, then solitary. I do imagine that he eventually opens up, but he’s definitely more comfy with his computers.

Neptune - Owl

I imagine that Neptune, being one of the original Ghosts, is very wise, though more subtle. I can’t think of what kind of owl he’d be, maybe snowy.

I mostly just wanted to include him here. Feel free to add onto him.

Riley… Riley

The most dangerous creature ever, himself.

World’s Best Throat-Snatcher over here being a cutie patootie with blood on his maw. 10/10 best boi.

[rtcusexymen]

⋆｡°✩ WELCOME TO THE RTCU SEXYMEN TOURNAMENT! ⋆｡°✩

The once-in-a-while RTCU Sexymen tournament is finally here!

Completely inspired by the sexymen tournament that happened here on tumblr, this account and tournament is focused and centered around the Rumble Tumble Cinematic Universe or RTCU. Currently moderated by only @justtrashperson

Rules | Nominartions form | Brackets

What is RTCU?

Rumble Tumble Cinematic Universe or RTCU for short, is a collection of multiple alternate universe, versions and personas that revolves or includes the one and only RTgame, an Irish Streamer on Twitch and a Youtuber, and also the drift king himself. That means no RTgame characters (such as the miitopia characters, minecraft, and more)

For guidance, feel free to check out the #rtcu tag OR check the Document created by the lovely @//my-name-is-daniel-yes

What is a Tumblr Sexymen?

Based on the Urban Dictionary, Tumblr Sexymen is a male character who goes viral on Tumblr for perceived attractiveness based on an established formula. Usually white, tall, dresses fancy and is evil or has a ‘dark side.’ Though the character can be non human or non human and anthrofied to fit the said formula. Most of the time, said character isn’t really as attractive as Tumblr weirdly makes him out to be.

How will the tournament work?

There will be a form at the beginning to submit your sexymen nominations to be included into the bracket that will be open in a certain period of time, before the bracket and list are organized and revealed a few weeks after.

Each RTcu nominees will be put into a post and a poll where people can vote between which one is more sexymen than the other. The winner will advance to the next round while the losing team will either be permanently eliminated or be included in the losers bracket (depending on how much versions there is) and the final winner will be decided in the same way.

When will the tournament start?

For 2024, the form submission will start at 2 Pm GMT+7, May 3rd 2024 and will open for around 2-3 weeks.

The organizing time period will be a few weeks after the form closed (possibly end of may), and tournament will start possibly at early june.

Will you accept propaganda for our favorite sexymen?

of course! after the bracket is revealed, there will be a break time for a week for me to schedule every match, and people can start sending in their propaganda by tagging this account, using #rtcusexymen2024 or sending it via our submissions page! (currently closed)

If you got any other questions, feel free to ask me from the askbox in this account. Updates will be posted when needed

⋆｡°✩ MAY THE BEST RTCU SEXYMEN WINS!⋆｡°✩

[smilestrawbunny]

The time has come, the Cringe Culture is Dead Jam is here and now accepting submissions!

Are you a game dev/creator who wants to make something self indulgent, but need that extra push to finally make it? This jam is the jam for you! From May 15th to June 15th, make whatever your heart desires, without fear of being “cringe.”

Use the tag #CCIDjam24 to show progress, I’d love to see it!

[our-lesboy-experience]

Hi hello!! This blog has provided me so much solidarity and comfort in a time I really really needed it. I wanted to pose a question about a specific label I've been using for a while, it honestly may be more controversial than I think it is but: Is Boydyke a similar thing, do you think? I tried to look up anything and all the internet/modern/urban dictionaries say something different, usually with non-serious connotation.

boydyke is a separate label, but from what ive seen, works similarly? boydyke has been around much longer and used in butch culture, for any lesbian who reclaims dyke as an identity and may be described as "boyish" or connected to manhood or masculinity. it's been heavily associated with FTM lesbians or otherwise transmasuline/trans man lesbians. so I guess yeah, though I would argue boydyke isn't exclusive to just lesbians but rather all sapphics, unlike lesboy

[cringengl]

"Delusional fangirls": the 'never ending story' of the dismissal of byler being rooted in misogyny.

As someone who is passionate about both feminism and fandom culture, when I got sent this ask a little less than a month ago, it made me ask myself the question on why shipping byler has been viewed in such a negative light, and you'll never guess, but it's rooted in misogyny.

Even if this ask is a troll, it's clearly replicating what can be seen not just in the Stranger Things fandom, but in general fandom culture, showing the prevalence of this issue. Although this post will be looking specifically at byler, what I'm discussing in this post isn't an issue specific to byler, even if I will be considering some things that are byler specific, such as the likelihood of byler endgame.

Before we start, I just want to talk about why I'm talking about misogyny instead of homophobia (though homophobia will be discussed a little later but it's not going to be the main focus of this post). Homophobia and why people dismiss byler has already been talked about a lot (for example, I've seen posts about people saying that making byler endgame would be a 'risky' move and as Stranger Things produces a lot of money for Netflix, therefore they won't do it, the belief that they wouldn't/shouldn't break up a heterosexual ship for a homosexual one or the failure to put Will outside the 'tragic story of a gay kid that falls for their straight best friend' box).

The dismissal of byler as a 'valid' ship is just as much down to misogyny as it is homophobia and it's an issue that I haven't seen as talked about, likely due to how byler is made up of two guys. If anything I've seen way more people call the byler community misogynistic, and whilst these things aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, I do want to open up the conversation about how misogyny deeply affects the public perception of byler and byler shippers as well as talk about how ingrained misogyny is in fandom culture.

The average dismissal of byler as a ship tends to look like this:

All bylers are teen girls.

All bylers are stupid and delusional.

The motivation to ship byler is born out of a fetish of mlm relationships.

Not only is this a summary of what that anon sent me in May, but it's also a rhetoric that can be seen across multiple anti byler statements/posts/comments etc. It's way more common than you may think.

So what is the fangirl stereotype?

A fangirl by Oxford dictionary definition is mainly characterised by the word "obsessive", which has been constantly portrayed in a negative light by the media, and isn't exactly a new phenomenon, with Beatlemaniacs being called "the dull, the idle, the failures" in a 1964 New Statesman article. In fact it hasn't been until the 2020s where the epidemic of constantly making fun of teen girls has finally been criticised.

The most common stereotype of a fangirl is someone who is screaming, crazy and rabid, with "rabid fangirl" having its own Urban Dictionary definition.

Even fangirls of fanbases that are most notorious for 'crazy, rabid fans' have come out and said that they have been misrepresented, such as the comments section of this documentary about One Direction fans made by Channel 4 in 2013.

The stereotype of having a fetish for mlm relationships.

Another common stereotype of fangirls is the fetishization of mlm relationships. Whilst this is a very real issue that needs to be addressed properly, I very clearly remember seeing women talking about "getting off" to scenes in Call Me By Your Name when the movie first came out, however this accusation is often misplaced, meaning it loses it's power as an accusation, leading to the perception that it isn't as big of an issue that it actually is.

Girls, women or even afab or feminine presenting people who ship two men together are often seen as people with fetishes and accused of such. Not only is this sexist as it assumes that women's interests are sexually motivated, but it also reduces women's intelligence by suggesting that the only reason that they are interested in it is because of a sexual factor. This also ties back to the oversexualisation of gay relationships due to traditional, religious, conservative roots- classic homophobia.

And whilst this might sometimes be the case, this ideology ignores something extremely obvious: not all fangirls are straight (which clearly shows why we need lesbian visibility day haha).

This era we are in right now seems to be the dawn of LGBTQ+ rep that seems to be more and more prevalent and the amount of mainstream movies and TV shows that have positive and well developed queer rep is growing day by day. However, queer representation had been previously very hard to find and even now is not perfect (remember that one lesbian purple cyclops from Onward that appeared for like 10 seconds, said the easily censorable word "girlfriend", and was then never seen again??).

Whilst fandom spaces with TV shows and movies such as Stranger Things may have lots of female or female presenting/aligned people, there is also an abundance of queer people in almost any fandom, especially one with existing queer characters or ones that claim to be "an anthem for the marginalised and imperfect", which of course leads to the abundance of queer women, and can also be seen in the byler tag.

However I do want to point out that obviously not all people in fandom spaces and the byler tag are female and/or queer, but a lot of them are and this does vary fandom to fandom. Furthermore, I really don't know the actual ratio of different genders specifically in the Stranger Things and byler fandom- however I feel that it doesn't matter as shipping and other fandom traditions have been associated with teen girls and women anyway. The suggestion that all bylers are teen girls is a sweeping overgeneralisation and the fact that it's used as an insult and a way to demean this ship is sexist.

Queer representation and shipping mlm ships- even if they are not canon.

So how does this link to the abundance of shipping male characters? This is clearly something that has been going on for a long time, as illustrated beautifully through this reddit post:

And you might be wondering that if there are a lot of queer women in these spaces, then why isn't there more sapphic ships? And of course the answer is misogyny.

Women in TV shows and movies are so often underdeveloped and fall victim to millions of sexist stereotypes that make them unlikeable and boring, such as 'damsel in distress', 'strong and unfeeling' or they just have a 2D personality. Furthermore, female characters in media are just less numerous in media. All of this is is we have measures of the Bechdel test.

This is also not helped by the constant cancellation of wlw shows after only one season, which does not allow for the development of the characters or their relationship (I Am Not Okay With This, Warrior Nun, First Kill, Willow, Paper Girls etc).

This idea is only supported by the arcane fandom, where the most prevalent ship is Caitlyn/Vi on pretty much every social media site and ao3, likely due to the focus and development on their relationship.

Moreover, male friendships often have a lot more focus on them than female characters and their relationships. This was particularly obvious and blatant in My Hero Academia, where despite Deku and Uraraka (the het ship) being set up to be endgame, the main relationship that has the most focus and development is the one between Deku and his friend turned enemy turned rival turned best friend (??) Bakugo.

Whilst positive and intricate male friendships are never a bad thing, it does become very annoying very fast when those pieces of media also push female characters to the sidelines (and then also oversexualise them, which is often seen particularly in anime and manga such as mha).

So it's no coincidence when mlm relationships become more popular through the want for queer representation, female characters being ignored and the male characters and friendships having better development (as well as the use of queerbait to bring in a wider audience). However, other fans with little critical thinking skills and the general audience tend to jump to the conclusion that the amount of mlm ships that include straight men (even though these 'straight' men are fictional and don't have confirmed sexualities) is due to fetishization and fans being "weird and delusional".

Back to byler.

So let's link this back to byler. One thing that drew me to make this post is due to how bylers have been called "delusional" which was a specific word I saw byler shippers being called a lot in the June/July era.

Even the word "delusional" implies a detachment from reality and one of the most common sexist views is that women can't lead or make good decisions due to their supposed inherent irrationality, which is apparently caused by hormones and being over emotional (despite testosterone being used as an excuse for cheating- high sex drive- and aggression issues as well as anger not being counted as an emotion. One of the biggest reasons that the stereotypes around fangirls are rooted in misogyny is due to the polar opposite treatment of male sports fans, which if you remember the insane violence that occurred when the fake Tubi ad appeared to disrupt the Super Bowl, this idea is insanely hypocritical).

It confused me as even from a general audience perspective, it would seem that byler at least had a decent chance of becoming endgame, so why is it being so easily dismissed?

It is because shipping, especially mlm ships, are strongly associated with fangirls and are therefore seen as weak, delusional and irrational, not something to be taken seriously and likely the product of a fetish.

Not only is this harmful for the perception of mlm relationships in media, but it also promotes internalised misogyny- distancing yourselves from "rabid fangirls" as soon as possible so that your not seen as one and are instead seen as more rational and sensible.

The powerful arc that Mike and Will have gone through for four seasons now doesn't matter, nor the fact that El's independence is linked with Mike's absence or even what the implications of mleven endgame for not just a queer audience but a general audience would be. None of that matters as ships like byler aren't taken seriously, they're dismissed, due to misogyny (and homophobia).

In conclusion, fuck the patriarchy, let's change fandom culture for the better.

Links to things I watched/read in order to help make this post (not including the misogynistic and homophobic is reddit/tumblr/twitter posts lol):

(Do bear in mind that these tend to talk more about music fans/fandom rather than TV shows)

Frailty, Thy Name Is Fangirl: Misogyny and Fandom Culture

Shaming Fangirls: A Practice Rooted In Sexism

How misogyny-laced comments, actions in fan culture can drive others out

Ted talk: For the love of Fangirls | Yve Blake

From Beatlemania to the Beliebers, What Makes a ‘Fangirl’?

The Channel 4 Crazy About One Direction documentary and the ad for the documentary

Fetishizing Gay Relationship: When Ship and Fan Fiction Turn Toxic

[jemainecletheories]

hello everyone!! here is our first jemaine clement theory!! this theory is by @urineedward however @lostinjune also contributed to it :3

this theory isn’t a REAL theory, though we might make some more serious theories later on. this is just kind of a silly theory.

again, this is a joke. mostly. no but seriously, it’s a joke, it’s just for sillies. for laughs. but i still like it and kind of wish it was true.

WEIRD AL AND JEMAINE CLEMENT LOVE AFFAIR

i haven’t done much research into it but as far as i know, jemaine clement and weird al have never collaborated. but, they both voice acted on the show milo murphy’s law, and i’m guessing they know each other from there.

but also, in flight of the conchords, in one of the scenes, bret is shown reading a magazine that has weird al on the cover. so maybe they know each other from that?

anyways, point is, they know each other. they also have talked on twitter! here’s where it gets gay.

jemaine posts this. i’m not sure what the context for it is, i couldn’t find what set he was talking about or even what he was talking about at all, but still, here it is.

not too gay, right? giving a friend a compliment? no homos here!

al responds! compliments jemaine too, nice and innocent, nothing gay. two parody music buds just complimenting each other.

oh! hm?

he didn’t capitalize the start of the sentence. the period at the end? he could’ve just said “would love to!” or even “would love to” but something about the period at the end. he might have well have typed “would love to~” like a goddamn fanfiction. that’s the way i read this. like a sly “mm… i would love to~”

LIKE WAS THAT REALLY NECESSARY. DID YOU HAVE TO TYPE IT LIKE THAT

now you might be like “you’re reading too into this that punctuation doesn’t mean anything” and maybe if it was just this you’d be right. but there’s more.

william here, a like-minded soul, saw this interaction and thought “woah that’s gay” and decided to be silly and say this. quite silly indeed. get it because they’re flirting with each other so they need to get a room so they can fuck lolz!! that’s the implication of the joke. and i felt the same.

jemaine, when he saw this, could’ve just looked at it weird and moved on with his life. just some guy on the internet trying to be silly. making a silly joke. but no. he responded.

he responded with this.

he didn’t ignore it, he didn’t say “we don’t need a room we’re not flirting” he didn’t even say “we are in our room” no. he had to use the period. he had to not capitalize the beginning of the sentence and proceed to put a period at the end.

he had to write it in the same way he wrote the other message, the message that seemed flirty when nothing sexual was even being implied. but now something sexual is being implied.

the phrase “get a room” as described in BOTH oxford languages and urban dictionary is about two people being overly affectionate in public, and that they should go get a room and do it in there. urban dictionary is a bit more crude about it but i think it has the most appropriate explanation for this situation

now, william said “get a room implying the meaning of the phrase. that jemaine and weird al are being affectionate and flirty and they may as well get a motel room and do it in there. and then jemaine had to go and say they already are in a motel room and doing it in there.

why did jemaine say they were already in their room. THEIR ROOM?? HE SAID “our room” YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM??????!!!!!!! HE DIDNT SAY “we are in a room” HE SAID “we are in OUR room” HELLO????

essentially…

the implications of this are just insane. weird al and jemaine clement are in a gay love affair.

thing is though, weird al only said one thing. one not even very flirty thing. but jemaine had to go and make it sexual because of course he did

so i made this

this is just what the interaction reminded me of.

silly times!! jemaine clement and weird al are in a gay love affair!! but that’s just a theory… a jemaine theory…

anyways might post more about this. i’ve thought about writing fanfiction. maybe i will.

[ffviirarepairweek]

Hello! What is the definition of rarepair?

I feel this group is overtaken by the same old popular pairs we see everywhere all the time

Hi there, so there’s two parts to your question.

I’m going to address the second part first – that it’s just the same popular pairs being shown. Before your ask arrived in the inbox, I had reblogged the following pairings for this year's event (in no particular order):

Reno/Aerith

Sephiroth/Elfe

Reno/Veld

Ifalna/Lucrecia

Biggs/Wedge

Scarlet/Lucrecia

Reno/Tseng

Aerith/Kunsel

Reno/Rufus

Seph/Zack

Vincent/Veld

Cloud/Wedge

I’m also writing requests for Seph/Elfe, Seph/Lazard, Reeve/Vincent, and Biggs/Wedge which will be posted later in the week.

I wouldn’t call that list just all the same popular pairings. If you mean there’s a lot of repeats from previous years of this event, well, yeah. We have a number of repeat participants who, unsurprisingly, still like the same pairings they did last year.

In order for me to share a pairing, someone needs to make content for the event for them (and of course Tumblr has to cooperate in showing it to me, or they can mention to me that it exists – a quick reminder to please do let me know if I’ve been missing your posts, we’ve already found one person who the tag is ignoring > . <) so that I can share it. (Or, someone can request a pairing and I will write something for it to the best of my ability.)

The second part – what is a rare pair.

On the prompt post ( https://ffviirarepairweek.tumblr.com/post/740152122290618368/ffvii-rare-pair-week-2024 ) I have the opening as:

Urban Dictionary defines rarepair as “A ship or pairing that not many people ship or is very rare to find fanfiction and fanart of. Typically happens within small fandoms or with minor characters.”

Of course, people often ask for more specific clarifications because some events are very specific about this. I’ve answered this previously, and this year in this post: https://ffviirarepairweek.tumblr.com/post/740261946911260672/is-there-a-number-of-fics-on-ao3-that-you-are

I’ll copy that reply here as well however:

Obviously there are the big huge pairings that you can’t avoid, and no one is going to mistake them for being rare, and there are some pairings people feel are rare on AO3 but may have had a bigger home on other sites in the past. There’s always debate on what counts as rare. If a pairing has their own currently running active annual event week, then I’d encourage folx to seek those out for those pairings first, as someone is trying to create a space for that pairing already and I’m not trying to take that away (but not everyone knows those are happening either!). My general policy is I’m not going to police a rare pair. At the end of the day, I want folx to have fun and encourage people to create above all.

To further elaborate on that, my goal, as always, in running any event (week or otherwise) is to encourage people to have fun and create for the things they love. To help people find others that share their interests. Maybe introduce others to a pairing they may not have thought about yet, when it comes to rare pair week in particular. I would much rather people feel welcome to create, than sit here looking at every fan site calculating how many entries there is for each pairing and tell someone, sorry, your pairing has x number more things than another, so you’re not welcome in the playground. My table has enough room for us all to sit at for show and tell.

I'll try to be better with tagging the pairings so you can ignore the pairings you don't like for the rest of the week - I was working off mobile the last couple days to post things more frequently. That's on me. If there's something particular you need tagged, you can always send in an ask or message me directly.

[tourist-destinations]

10 Popular Adventure Things to do in Dubai

Not everyone associates Dubai with adventure. For most of us, Dubai is a glamorous city known for its record-breaking constructions and luxurious architecture. But Dubai's tourism is not limited to sightseeing. The city offers an array of adventurous activities, from simple adventures to extreme ones. As an adventure enthusiast, you can enjoy different kinds of land, water, and air adventures in Dubai. Here are the top 10 popular adventure things to do in Dubai.

Skydiving

Did you know that Dubai is one of the best skydiving places in the world? SkyDive Dubai is most famous for offering memorable skydiving experiences to those interested. The place has tandem skydiving for beginners, where you go skydiving with a professional diver. You can choose to dive over the Dubai desert or Palm Jumeirah. Your skydiving experience begins when you gear up for your ride by donning the safety equipment. You will be briefed about safety instructions before you head to the airplane. You will jump with your instructor when the airplane reaches around 4000 feet. You fly freely for a few minutes, and your instructor pulls the parachute to ensure a safe landing on Earth. Your skydiving experience will be captured on camera. You can watch it whenever you want.

Hot Air Balloon Riding

If you want to enjoy the view from the top without the adrenaline rush caused by skydiving, going on a hot air balloon ride will be a better option. A hot air balloon ride is a desert activity that will give you a bird’s eye view of the desert area. The ride starts early in the morning. You need to reach the desert before sunrise. Watch as the experts get the balloon fired up for the flight. You will also have to listen to and remember the safety instructions. Then, it is time to hop into the basket. Once you are inside the basket, the hot air balloon starts ascending in the air. As your hot air balloon starts its ascent, you will get to watch the transformation of the desert from dark to night. The sunrise in the desert is something you must see. If you are lucky, you will also get to see some flora and fauna of the desert.

Skiing

Skiing in Dubai may seem like an impossible feat. But impossible is not a word in the Dubai dictionary. You can have a fabulous skiing experience at Ski Dubai, the largest indoor ski resort in the world. What’s more surprising is that Ski Dubai is located inside a shopping mall (The Mall of Emirates). The large ski mountain is the highlight of the place. The mountain is 400 meters long and 80 meters wide. It will give you ample space to practice your skiing skills. If you want to learn how to ski, you can enroll at the ski school here. You can also try other adventure activities like snowboarding, ziplining, zorbing, etc. Ski Dubai also has a large snow world. Here, you can enjoy fun snow games, rides, and activities.

Deep Diving

Scuba diving is an extreme water adventure you can enjoy in Dubai. But to have a unique underwater experience, you must visit Deep Dive Dubai. With a depth of 60 meters, Deep Dive Dubai is the deepest swimming pool in the world. During your dive here, you will come across an abandoned sunken city. You can swim inside apartments, sit inside an abandoned car or a bike, play a half-finished game of chess, try your hand at a pool game, or just swim through the different structures inside the pool. If you are new to scuba diving, you can opt for the Discovery Dive, which is meant for beginners. Experts and certificate holders can explore the pool in its entirety. The water temperature is kept constant at 30 degrees C to make it comfortable for the divers. Plus, there are several cameras inside the pool for everyone’s safety.

Ziplining

Another aerial adventure that you can do in Dubai is ziplining. XLine Dubai offers a ziplining experience like no other, right over Dubai Marina. The zipline at Dubai Marina is the world’s longest urban zipline. It is a km long and goes at 80 km/hour. Your ziplining adventure begins at the top of Ajman Towers. First, you are strapped to a safety harness. Wearing a helmet is also mandatory, after which you begin your thrilling flight. As the zipline catches speed, take time to look down to enjoy the view of the Dubai Marina. Flying over the tall buildings, luxurious yachts, the Venetian-style canal, and the hustle and bustle of the area is something you will always remember.

Desert Adventures

The desert safari is a popular tourist activity in Dubai, mainly because you can indulge in fun, adventurous activities. The desert safari usually begins with a dune-bashing ride, like a rollercoaster ride. A professional driver takes you on a joy ride all over the dunes in a 4x4 vehicle. There are more desert adventures waiting for you at the desert camp. One of the most exciting is camel riding, where you can roam around the desert Arab style. Sandboarding is also something you will enjoy. Here, you try to find balance on the ski board as you ski on the desert slopes. Then, there is quad biking, where you can drive an ATV on the dunes.

Kite Surfing

Dubai is popular for water sports. Almost all the beaches in Dubai offer a host of water sports activities. But nothing can beat kite surfing. The warm climate of Dubai throughout the year makes it ideal for kite surfing, especially during the winter season. Kite surfing is standing on a board while attached to a kite via a harness. As the kite launches into the waters, you are carried to the shore with the help of the wind. Enjoy the wind sweeping through your hair while checking out the panoramic view of the Dubai skyline. This water sport is available on Kite Beach and Nessnass Beach.

Air Walk

Those who know about Dubai will also know about Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. It is a norm for people visiting Dubai to visit the observation deck on the Burj Khalifa. But if you want your visit to Burj Khalifa to be unique and exciting, you must go for the Edge Sky Walk experience. The Edge Walk happens on the 55th floor of the building, 220 meters above the ground. As the name suggests, you walk on the edge of an open balcony, testing your bravery and enjoying the view of the city. As you will be secured with multiple harnesses, you can walk around the edge handsfree. Thrill enthusiasts can also swing from the edge with the world underneath your feet.

Flyboarding

Flyboarding is a water sport that has captured the attention of the world right from the time it was introduced a few years ago. This water sport happens on a flyboard attached to a hydro-powered tube that propels the ride up in the air. If you are trying it for the first time, it may take some time to get your balance on the board. But it is not impossible. Flyboarding is available at Jumeirah Beach. You can learn the basics from an instructor before hopping on board. It may require a few tries to get the hang of it. But you can enjoy soaring up in the sky multiple times when you do.

Ice-Skating

Dubai weather can be brutal, especially during the day. To enjoy cool weather while having fun, you must head to Dubai Ice Rink for an ice-skating session. The Dubai Ice Rink is as large as 28 football grounds. Both kids and adults can have fun skating here. Dubai Ice Rink also offers classes for those who want to learn ice skating. You not only get to learn some cool ice-skating skills but also showcase them in front of the public during the ice dancing show at the end of the course. Even if you do not want to join the course, Dubai Ice Rink lets you spend a relaxing yet thrilling afternoon or evening with your family. Dubai's adventures will make your holiday in the city exciting and dramatic. Take pictures and videos of your adventures to flaunt on your social media handles.

[once1upon1a1wonderland]

Character Name Meanings Analysis

Hello, I am back with another character name analysis. I posted my first one on Heartslabyul the other day. Well, I have a moment to analyze a few more as there's only three to look at. Today, we'll be looking at the names of the characters in................................

Savanaclaw

So first up is Leona Kingscholar

Looking at his first name.... well.... between me and you, I don't know how I'd feel if I were a beastman and I was literally named after the animal that is apart of me.... I don't know how I would feel about that. The name Leona literally translates to lion from Latin I believe. Whenever I've looked it up, it appears to be from Latin Leo for lion. The name is fine and fits the character well enough. I just have to wonder how someone names their son after the actual animal. But either way, it's fine. Alright, so looking at his last name: Kingscholar

Well, two words. King and scholar.

Now if you were to write it as King's scholar, the Merriam Webster dictionary defines that phrase as; "a student in an English school or college who is supported by a foundation created by or under the auspices of a king". (Auspice meaning a divine or prophetic token.) Well leona would be, in a sense under his brother, who is the king, and he's going to school. Seemingly mostly to get away from home.

I wouldn't say that that would narrow down the reason for that being chosen as his name though. That may just be a little coincidence. No, more likely, his last name is meant to define him as being very smart (which he is), capable, and the need for him of actually wanting to be king. In universe, the name kingscholar could have developed down the years from the royal lineage of kings wanting a name that denotes their status as well as one of the most important things any would be ruler could hope to possess. Intelligence.

Now, we go onto my next vict- I mean name analulee. (No that's not a word. I just decided to make it up. Analulee: denoting to one who is being analyzed.)

Alright you're up Mr. Jack Howl!

So, out of curiosity, let's look at the meaning of the name Jack, and how it relates to the character.

Okay, so everywhere I look the name seems to mean "God is gracious."

Jack being a diminutive name of John or it may be short for Jacques. (The origin of the name itself, not the character. I'm not speculating that his name is Jacques. Although....) Jacques meaning supplanter. one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another. synonyms: usurper.

Now I'm not saying that Jack is anything like the above description. (And if you were thinking what about Jack being short for Jackson, the name Jackson means son of Jack. Not as interesting to look at, but I included it here.)

I have heard others say and speculate that Jack was so named for the author of "Call of the Wild" and White Fang, Jack London. White fang being the story of a wolf who learns to be tame.

I don't know about jack being from that story. Also, this is not a 'who are the characters based off of' list, so I don't want to spend too much time on this. Disney does have a live action move of White Fang, but I don't know.... if jack is based off of that, that would make him the first character to not be related to a Disney animated movie. But nice nod to the authors name I suppose.

His last name! I'm not analyzing it..... I think you know why.

Ruggie Bucchi

The urban dictionary defines his name as: A combination of finesse and cool. Finessing your way to live a lavish life, or just taking all risk necessary to.

Well yeah, that sounds like ruggie. He's just trying to survive! But that's only one of the Meanings taken from the urban dictionary.

His name doesn't really seem to be anywhere. The closest word that his name makes me think of is rugged. Which would make me think of his harsh living conditions. Now for his last name!

Bucchi

If you spell it buchi it is the name for the spotted hyena in Japan. So kind of obvious with his name being that.

Well I hope you enjoyed this one. Our next analysis will be taking us under the sea.

[hanju000]

Left Brain, Right Brain

Sometimes I realize that my brain is in a constant battle with itself.

I come from two entirely different people.

You could almost say they are entirely different species.

The parts I inherited (and was forced to learn) from my mother are constantly battling the parts that I inherited from my father.

It sucks.

A never-ending, all-out war raging in my brain.

Sometimes it feels exhausting. Always having to remind my fathers side to sit still. To be quiet. To not crack jokes, or laugh at every little thing.

It makes me feel so annoying sometimes.

My mothers side also sucks sometimes.

Always stressed about what to do next. What we are going to eat next. How she will be able to afford this months rent. Brain hardwired to never shut off, since disaster could strike at any moment, and we have to be ready to go for it.

At other times, she is so helpful. Like my ability to write out my thoughts so beautifully, only comes out when I feel her the most in my head.

But It only happens when I am hurt or angry. So it sucks too.

Other times, though, it can be incredibly helpful.

And yes, I am talking about both brains together as one.

My father’s superpower is that I remember that nothing is ever as serious as it may seem. We are all just tiny little specks floating on a giant spinning rock, surrounded by billions of other big rocks. He helps me remember that nothing anybody does or says to you actually has any effect on you unless you let it. You are in control of your own brain, and what you let in it.

He helped me realize how easy it is to block negativity, and just be myself. I have always been proud of who i am. My ability to make everything light, to welcome everyone from various backgrounds and help them feel included no matter what, because I was once in their shoes with no confidence in myself.

All of that came from him, and I was able to make his Jester-like ability into a superpower to make new friends and connections everywhere i go.

And be able to truly embody the version of me that is in urban Dictionary lol (veyda).

My mothers ability was more geared towards protection, and fearlessness. She never backed down from a challenge, especially if it would someday benefit her.

She was able to give me the means to create the superpower of FEARLESSNESS.

I AM NOT AFRAID OF HARD WORK.

Logical and calculated, I am able to tell the future based on a person’s single actions. And I will never in my life back down from a bully.

In fact, bullies should be afraid of me.

My mother always did what she needed to do to survive. Now I will do whatever I need to do to succeed.

The best thing, is I now am learning to do it for MYSELF.

(that last part is a work in progress…

                                                …to be continued.

[5trawberry5hampoo]

scrub & rinse: the dilemma of situationships

It’s 11:30 and I can’t sleep and I’m thinking of the most hated word of the 2020s: situationship. There’s no doubt that if you use TikTok most of the day (like me), or if you have a friend that’s always having “boy problems,” that you haven’t heard this word.

It’s a fickle one, too. Situationship is defined by Urban Dictionary as “let’s just chill, have sex, and be confused on the fact that we are not together but have official emotions for each other.” That sounds god-awful. And, I guess I’m writing this because I’ve stumbled into a situationship myself. Kind of. We’ve never had sex. I don’t know if that’s a defining character of a situationship, but he lives about 500 miles away from me in Iowa of all places. Do people in Iowa even have sex? I guess that’s for me to find out, hopefully, eventually. It’s barely a situationship. He only texts me at, like, 11 P.M. and I’m seriously starting to wonder what he does at school all day. I don’t even remember his major, am I a bad situationship? I think it’s justifiable to want to be texted before 11 P.M. And, also, I think it’s justifiable to want to be asked to FaceTime before 11 P.M. Because chances are, I’m high, tucked in, and watching a little TV show by that time. My pants are probably off.

Of course, if he manages to respond to me in a “timely” manner, he’s always apologizing for taking so much time. A part of me wonders if he’s as invested in our very real and profound situationship as I am. It’s not even a label. We’re not even a thing. That’s what’s so stupid about the whole thing – I want definition in a place where it’s clearly not needed. We’ve been “talking” in the way that makes elementary school girls chatter for about two weeks after he responded to an Instagram story in which I vague a certain singer of a certain pop punk band (who actually ended up viewing the story in question, which added to the whole faux-conundrum). He’s an April Taurus. That’s what the vague was about, in case you were wondering. I can’t tell if an April Taurus is a red flag or not. My mom is one, and I hate her but also, I don’t know what I’d do without her. Maybe that’s the whole mother thing, though.

Back to the situationship: is it normal to look for reassurance when it’s an undefined relationship? Because, I’ll have texted him at three in the afternoon and by the time I get a text back, it’s turned well into night. I want to know what he’s been up to and, maybe, if he’s talking to any other girls. Not that he’d tell me that. It’s not like I don’t talk to other guys. There’s Tinder guy, who calls me gorgeous and goes to local shows with me. He’s kind of another situationship, but I think I may have fumbled it. No, actually, I definitely fumbled it. Anyway, haha!!!!!! Current situationship is so loosely defined by that word. His band put out an EP and he didn’t even tell me. I had to find out on Instagram.

I’ve been kind of an Insta-whore recently, I might need an intervention. I’ve posted slutty pictures in hopes one guy will see it and then show it to other guy who I kind of want. And, that plan, did not include the situationship from Iowa who is an April Taurus. Kind-of-crush from Boston who’s a May Taurus, maybe. Don’t tell him I said that. My slutty attention-whore posts might definitely become Situationship-April-Taurus aimed, though. I crave the validation of his story like. Maybe he’ll even respond to it! The thrill of being young and not in love or friendship but a secret third thing.

The bottom line is, I think, that situationships are dumb. They’re a stupid concept and an almost cowardly solution to commitment issues. Because, at what point do you step out of the situationship and turn it into a relationship? And, will I ever find that out with this current guy? Much to think about.

[eltonbrownephotography-blog]

Hi, I’m Chaos, and I take pride in being part of this tumultuous world.

Since the dawn of time, I've been responsible for initiating chaos in this world. By the way, if you're curious about the definition of chaos, it goes like this:

Complete confusion and disorder; a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything - The Britannica Dictionary

A state of total confusion with no order - Cambridge Dictionary

What would you do without me? Maybe you'd go crazy. Just look at the world around you. Do you see any order? If you do, then you are bound to be locked up somewhere from the real world.

Here are some examples where you might see me.

If you find yourself working in an office and sitting comfortably at your desk, it can be said that if your desk is not chaotic in some way, then perhaps you need to be let go, because you are simply not putting in the effort to be productive. For instance, a lawyer's or a scientist's desk may often appear quite chaotic, brimming with an array of books, articles, papers, and notes they must diligently go through. Despite the apparent disorder, they are indeed hard at work, deeply engaged in their important tasks and responsibilities.

When you take a moment to gaze into the vast expanse of the sky on a cloudy day, do you ever find yourself noticing any semblance of order amidst the ever-shifting, billowing clouds? Absolutely not! Instead, they seem to move about in complete chaos and unpredictability, swirling and drifting in every direction.

Another example that captures this concept beautifully is a bustling crowd in a vibrant city, moving in a chaotic yet surprisingly coordinated manner to avoid collisions and navigate through the urban landscape. Just take a moment to look closely at this image. Doesn’t it appear to be overwhelming and chaotic with the towering buildings, speeding vehicles, and the seemingly endless mass of people everywhere? However, the more you take your time to observe this image, the more you start to discern a hidden sense of order and organization amidst the apparent chaos.

What about a furious hurricane? The aftermath of a furious hurricane leaves behind widespread devastation that can be truly heartbreaking, including extensive chaos and profound suffering for many individuals and families who are affected.

It is not uncommon for dreams to become chaotic and overwhelming, particularly during distressing and unsettling nightmares. Have you ever experienced that disorienting sensation of desperately trying to escape from a challenging scenario, only to awaken suddenly in a haze of confusion about the events that transpired in your mind? This is chaos at work in your dreams, twisting and turning your thoughts into a bewildering tapestry of emotions and scenarios.

What about politics and the ever-changing landscape that comes with it? Do you truly think it is chaotic? Yes, I am also actively involved in the realm of politics. People cast their votes for various representatives in the political arena, which creates confusion among the citizens and generates a sense of chaos that can be overwhelming.

Please take a moment to thoughtfully examine a beautiful tree trunk, focusing intently on its diverse branches and vibrant foliage. Observe the way the sturdy trunk develops, straining to find its perfect balance amidst the surrounding environment. The branches, in noticeable contrast, appear to be in a state of delightful disarray as they each pursue their unique form of equilibrium. Meanwhile, the leaves, while somewhat arranged in a pattern, still reflect a captivating sense of chaos influenced by the erratic and whimsical nature of the branches above.

You may choose not to trust my words, yet my presence serves a purpose. I stimulate your mind, encouraging you to engage in thoughts and to seek a structured understanding of my nature. One perspective from which to appreciate my inherent beauty, often perceived as chaos, is to examine a photograph capturing a disordered moment.

A fascinating approach to understanding chaos is through the lens of a capturing device, like a camera. Each image featured in this brief essay was captured by such a device, freezing a moment in time for us to explore. Examine these seemingly chaotic images closely and attempt to understand the reasoning behind the disorganized arrangement of the elements. As you scrutinize them further, you'll notice that the chaos begins to reveal a hidden order. Each component in the image is striving for balance, and with each observation, the disarray transforms into a more coherent structure.

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