#young robbie my beloved

[smilesrobotlover]

Love how I’m Age of Calamity, Purah does her weird stuff and everyone just stares, and she gets a little embarrassed and moves on, meanwhile Robbie does his weird stuff and he doesn’t care. He keeps doing his Micheal Jackson impression and striking poses. I love him

[wazzappp]

Alrighty my dudes buckle up

GHOST RIDER D&D AU

also WOE. ART STYLE CHANGE BE UPON YE.

First things first thank you to my beloved mutual @moosemonstrous, who was basically the brains behind the operation I basically just wanted an excuse to draw tiefling Robbie and then got smacked in the face with an awesome story way beyond what I had ever thought of with KILLER fucking lore to match <3.

While I usually like to start with Robbie when introducing an AU, we're going to unfortunately have to start with Eli. A man who fucked up so monumentally that the kinda sorta god he's supposed to be serving went 'Bitch??? How about NO.' and humbled him faster than my DM can say 'roll perception'.

Ok I'm getting ahead of myself. Eli is pretty much the same personality wise as he is in canon. Insecure and desperate for power/control. He grew up surviving with Beto by doing jobs for the Myriad crime syndicate. Somewhere along the way he started serving his patron, Desirat, the twilight phoenix, in exchange for her power.

Im just going to directly quote what moose said about Desirat cause its phrased WONDERFULLY:

"Desirat, The Twilight Phoenix - companion and mount of Asmodeus during an ancient war, was torn from her master and captured by uppity mages. They were eventually killed, but she remained chained under a mountain, creating weird thermal phenomena in the area. Her sanity fractured in isolation so she thinks herself divine, and she lends through dreams and visions to those who 'carry a seed of fiery vengeance'. She now speaks to the minds of those who lie spurned and angry at night, calling them to unlock their inner flame and let Desirat aid them in their vengeance."

Desirat chose Eli as her champion to free her. She believed his faults would make him easy to manipulate for her purposes.

But eventually Beto wanted to settle down, and Eli refused to (to quote moose) 'Stop that warlock bullshit that EVERYONE SAID will get him in trouble'. And the brothers separate. During that time, Eli gets it in his head that he can steal more power from her by becoming a Litch. Great! In order to become a Litch he needs to have the most important person to him engage in a willing life sacrifice. Not great.

So he finds Beto and tries to get him to oblige to his sacrifice, and while there might have been a time where Beto might have laid down his life for his brother, he wont anymore. He has a family now. People who rely on him who AREN'T Eli. Unfortunatly, Eli is PISSED by this and kills Beto even though he isn't a willing sacrifice. Eli figures 'Whose really gonna care? A life is a life right?'

DESIRAT cares. She basically obliterates Eli on the spot and stores his lifeforce for later purposes.

(all stat sheets curtosy of the great Moose. Also I feel obligated to mention there was a scary moment during the art process where Eli looked like a beautiful butch lesbian. Horrifying.)

After Eli's spiritual, physical, and magical bitch slap, Desirat starts looking down his bloodline for a NEW champion. Lucky her, Robbie is RIGHT THERE. Protective of his brother, a strong sense of justice even from a young age, a hatred of when things aren't fair; he's PERFECT. She has plans for this one. Eli was a good test run. But she has IMPROVEMENTS planned for Robbie.

So Desirat waits until Robbie is old enough and strong enough to serve her purposes. In that time, Julianna goes out adventuring to get more coin so she can pay for Gabe's treatments of Greater Restoration and just. General food and water and general supplies. But she doesn't come back. She was responsible though and hired someone who was willing to take what she could offer to take care of the boys. Gabe still believes that she's still out there and trying to come back to them. Robbie thinks she's either bailed on them for a life of adventure or dead.

Around when Robbie turns 18, Desirat puts her plans into effect. Seeing as tieflings carry innate magical abilities (most commonly thaumaturgy, hellish rebuke, and darkness) it would be far more advantageous for her champion to be a tiefling than human. In the span of about 4 months, Robbie goes through a rather drastic transformation.

His fingernails harden, then blacken, then sharpen. Awful pressure builds in his skull that is only relived when the beginnings of horns break through his skin. A similar process begins with a lump forming at his tail bone and eventually bursting out into a long pointed tail. His canine teeth fall out and grow back in sharper and longer. His eyes cloud over to black and yellow, all the while his skin reddens and forms hard ridges on his arms, ribs and spine.

To say this is disorienting and painful is an understatement. Not to mention how it changes how the other people around the village look at him (not to mention how it changes how he looks at himself). Even though the stigma around tieflings isn't as strong as it once was, it eventually causes Robbie to be out of a job. So he decides to sell the house, pack up his things, prepare schooling money for his brother and move to the city where more opportunities will hopefully await.

GABE!!! THE LITTLE ADHGH. Idk why but I got extreme cute aggression when drawing this version of him fdjkslaf.

Gabe still has CP like he does in canon, but with the magical advantages of ✨Greater Restoration✨ he can generally function pretty well. He still gets tired sometimes though, so he carries around a walking staff as an aid just in case he needs one (also he can go whack whack. at least thats what Robbie tells him when he gets a little self conscious carrying it around).

Robbie has saved up enough money for Gabe to get a months worth of schooling at the Dawn Father Chantry in the city so he can learn to cast Greater Restoration on himself. Gabe's recent growth spurt has been causing him to need more and more frequent healings, and the Chantry in their home village of Hill Rock has been less and less obliging as of late (partially due to Robbies recent uh... condition. not that anyone would dare say it to his face of course).

Some extra fun doodles with expressions and thinking about how Desirat might look and interact with Robbie. I love when gods have a kind of twisted love for their special chosen people (plus some fun transformation horror cause its ✨me✨ were talking about what did you expect).

Also I really REALLY liked that top left sketch and got the rendering itch so I had some fun and painted it in.

Theres a whole fuckin. Second post to this au all lined up cause Moose when HAM on this. But its gonna take some more character designs so I'll need just a little time. but this will not be the last you see of this lol I promise <3

[steve-needs-a-hug]

My World War I movie recommendations for Remembrance Day

1. Testament of Youth

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan

Don't be fooled by the cover - this is less of a romance film and more of a powerful treatise on the mental and emotional consequences of war. Heartbreaking, haunting, and beautiful, this film is based on the true life experiences of Vera Brittain, a university student who postponed her studies to volunteer as a nurse during WWI. She later became a renowned pacifist and feminist writer.

2. Goodbye Christopher Robin

Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald

A sad and sweet story based on the life of A.A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh. Alan struggles with PTSD upon returning home from serving in the Great War, but eventually finds joy and happiness inventing stories with his imaginative young son. This film sticks out to me in the way it highlights the intergenerational pain of the two World Wars, fathers who fought in one having to watch their sons go fight another. It also sheds light on how the beloved character of Winnie the Pooh came to be.

3. Tolkien

Starring: Nicolas Hoult, Lily Collins, Patrick Gibson

Based on the life of (you guessed it) J.R.R. Tolkien, this film showcases the beauty of a writer's imagination and the dearness of close male friendship (hooray!). When Tolkien and his group of fellow creatives go off to war, they are affected by their experiences in ways they did not expect, and sadly not all of them make it back. This is not a war movie per se, but the war is certainly a pivotal part of the story and you can see how Tolkien's war experiences found their way into his writing.

4. War Horse

Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis

This is a story of a boy, Albert, and his horse, Joey, separated during events of the war. We follow Joey as he is used by the British Army and eventually reunites with Albert (yay!), though both Albert and Joey encounter many dangers and tragedies along the way. A poignant look at war, and a sentimental tale of a boy and his horse.

[ladyantiheroine]

She Has My Eyes

Summary: Renfield has a second chance at family after Rebecca brings a familiar-looking girl to his apartment.

Requested by @kpopgirlbtssvt

“Robby?”

Renfield heard Rebecca’s voice and her knuckles rap on his apartment door. He dropped the book he was reading and stood up from the couch.

“It’s open,” he said.

Rebecca peaked her head inside.

“Hi,” she said. “Are…busy right now?”

Renfield shook his head.

“No,” he said. “Just got back form group. Going to make dinner soon. Are you hungry?”

Rebecca shook her head. She kept the door closed enough to only reveal her face, like she was hiding something.

“I’m good, thanks,” she said. “I um….I have someone I want you to meet.”

She opened the door and stepped inside. Following her heels close behind her was a young girl, wrapped in a burgundy coat that was just a little too big for her. There was a white wool cap on her head, with little brown curls sprouting from the bottom. She shyly looked away from Renfield as Rebecca closed the door.

“The police found her wandering around alone a few days ago,” she said. “She hasn’t spoken a word sense. We think…something bad must have happened to her parents.”

“Oh, poor thing,” Renfield said. He slowly kneeled down and gave the child a small smile. “Hello, little miss. My name is Robert.”

The girl looked at him for a long moment. Wide, pale, almost familiar blue eyes. Then she turned her gaze away. Renfield turned his attention back to Rebecca.

“Poor girl seems awfully scared,” he said. “But I must ask…why did you bring her here?”

Rebecca pursed her lips.

“When I saw her,” she said. “I thought she looked…kind of familiar.” She paused for a moment, considering how many details to say with the child presence. “Basically, we found two people who might have been her parents.”

Might have been. Those words sent a cold rush through Renfield’s body. He looked down at the young girl. Whatever happened to her parents, it must have put her in a traumatic shock.

“We had to run some DNA tests to make sure they were really hers,” Rebecca said. “The evidence confirms it. But…” She bit her bottom lip. “I compared the girl’s DNA with yours too, Renfield.”

Renfield furrowed his eyebrows.

“How did you get my DNA sample?” he asked.

“Some of your blood was still on one of my shirts,” Rebecca said. “From our…last visit to your old friend.”

Right. Renfield had managed to go a long while without thinking of Dracula, a sign he took as progress.

“I managed to scrap enough out, isolate it, and test alongside the girl’s,” Rebecca said. “And…Renfield, it matches. I matches really, really close.”

Renfield was stunned for a moment. He looked the girl again. As he looked at her features, a wave of deja vu hit him. She had his eyes and dark hair, but she had his wife’s nose and heart-shaped face. Features that managed to survive centuries.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have gone behind your back to do it,” Rebecca said. “It’s just…I saw her and it was like…I couldn’t not think of you. You two look so similar.”

“It’s okay, Rebecca,” Renfield told her. “I just…”

If it was true, if this young girl was a descedent of him, then…it means his wife and child were okay. Despite his betrayal, despite running off with a vampire lord, his beloved managed to go on without him. She raised their daughter, and his daughter had a child, and that child had a child, all the way to the girl standing before him.

The girl was even the same age as his when he left. It was like looking back in time. A photograph brought to life.

Renfield’s thought were interrupted by a beeping sound. Rebecca pulled out her phone and groaned.

“My sister,” she said. “I need to take this.” She looked down at the little girl. “I’m going to go out in the hall for just a minute. Stay with Mr. Renfield. He’s nice, I promise.”

The girl gave a tiny nod and Rebecca ducked into the hallway. The little girl brought her eyes up to Renfield. It had been to long since Renfield was in charge of a child, and yet it felt…familiar. Suddenly all those fatherly instincts from centuries before came rushing back, and it warmed Renfield to think Dracual hadn’t beaten them out of him.

Maybe…maybe this was a chance to try again.

“I’m thinking of having pancakes with eggs and bacon for dinner,” he told her. “Have you ever had breakfast for dinner before?”

The girl was quiet for a moment, but then shook her head.

“Well, I certainly have enough for all three of us,” Renfield said.

A small ghost of a smile briefly glimmered on the girl’s face. She looked him right in the eye. Two identical pairs of baby blues looking into each other.

“Are you my new daddy?” she asked.

Renfield’s heart squelched in his chest. The first words the girl must have spoken ever since being orphaned. He thought he would start weeping.

“Well, I’d have to speak with Miss Rebecca,” he said. “But…it would be an honor, if you would allow me.”

Then, the girl smiled.

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

OC Questionnaire

Thanks to @willtheweaver here, @theeccentricraven here, @paeliae-occasionally here, here, and here, @the-golden-comet here and here, and @somethingclevermahogony here!

Hey, this is somehow still not all the tags I have for this game but I'm cutting it off at eight again!

Previous questionnaires:

Round one masterpost

Round two: Tyler, Gwen, Liam, Noelle, Akash, Robbie, Sam, Ewan

Round two: Jazlyn, Carla, Wade, Rose, Maddie, Xitlali, Jedi, Lexi

Keep reading for Ash, Kelsey, Atsila, Teo, Carmen, Issa, Raissa, and Gabriel

#1- Ash

What would it take for you to admit you were wrong?

“That's a bit hard because I really don't like admitting it. It sucks. I hate being wrong about things. [Pause] I guess it has to be pretty bad. I am usually sure I'm right about a lot of things, but this drama happened last year with Shelby, and I did admit to Lexi that I was wrong about her. But that was only after this weird thing happened with her dad. I dunno. It freaked me out.”

Are you forgetful? If so, how do you remind yourself to do things?

“Admittedly a little. But I have Lexi to remind me to do a lot of things.”

Do you consider yourself a neat freak?

“Pfft, no. Hannah is. We share a room, so that sucks to be her.”

More Ash: questionnaire one, two truths and a lie, bingo, bag, origin, OC in three, interview

#2- Kelsey

Have you ever gone against your morals? What got you to or would get you to make that decision?

“Can't think of a lot of things. [Thinks] Well, occasionally I'll have a thought I don't like. Like once, when we first arrived in Alium, I got bored and frustrated, then I realized I was super worried about Maddie and my cousins, and felt bad for being bored. I dunno, actually. I like to stick by my morals. I guess I'd put my morals after my family, but I feel like having a family value is a moral. This is stupid; forget I said anything.”

Did you have any speech disorders as a child?

“I had a bit of a lisp, which definitely didn't make me a bigger target for bullying on top of my ticking. And struggling to read.”

Do you carry the popular opinion or unpopular opinion in your society? Or would you say you are on the fence or in the middle?

“I can't really think of an unpopular opinion. I guess I don't like Cheez-Its.”

Other Kelsey: OC in three, Picrew, bingo, questionnaire one

#3- Atsila

Would you do something illegal if you were getting paid a large sum of money? (You can choose the illegal thing)

“Pfft, yeah, who wouldn't? I can choose the illegal thing? Easy: my good friend Gwandoya is a speedster. He'll help me exceed the speed limit, and then we'll get a fine. And then I get a large sum of money, which makes the fine meaningless.”

What is your favourite non-human creature in the world and why? (Gods count)

“I must say dragons. My beloved Custos is a wonderful companion.”

If you were forced to kill one person you have met, who would it be. (Not yourself)

“Raissa Kamanzi, no doubt. I unfortunately have met her.”

Other Atsila: questionnaire one

#4- Teo

If you had a pet, what animal would it be?

“A dog or a fox, easily. Wade and I want to own foxes one day - they're so adorable!! And, like, K'Ehleyr is the best dog I have, like, ever met.”

How long would you like to live? Why?

“As long as I can! I want to, like, grow old together with Wade, and of course Parker. If we can all, like, die of old age, at, like, the same time, that would be just lovely. Sound minds at, like, 99. That sounds amazing.”

When will you be done?

“... Wait, that's, like, the whole question? Done with what? Life goals?? Let's go with that. I want to live a fulfilling life. Make, like, an impact on the world. Start a family. I think becoming, like, a YouTuber would be, like, awesome. And when I'm, like, done with making content, I'll be done. I guess. I hope I understood this question.”

Other Teo: questionnaire one, kiss picrew

#5- Carmen

Why did you leave home?

“Why did I agree to this interview? Ugh, I was a young adult, let's move on.”

What is your ideal job?

“I am perfectly happy where I am. [Pause. Pause. Pause.] Though I'll admit that I have wished I were apart of the Alii Power Database Council. I have a few words about organizing the subpowers alphabetically rather than rarity - since it makes it impossible to find anything unless you have the rarity memorized - but I suppose it is consistent. Working directly with the database council would allow me to gain greater funding to research the powers and certain potential subpowers.”

What will life look like when you complete your main goal?

“Wasn't this question asked to Mr. Attwood's Ceter boyfriend? Whatever, I just wish I was asked more unique questions. I hope to fulfill Atsila's wishes by completing her study on Alii from Ceteri and stopping the Refugae.”

Other Carmen: OC in three, OC in fifteen, Picrew, smash or pass, art, interview, questionnaire one

#6- Issa

Would you sacrifice yourself for another?

“Uh, yeah, duh. What kinda silly question is that? It would be wrong not to.”

How often do you daydream?

“Uh, quite often, actually. I find it so easy to be distracted.... Oops, sorry I fazed out for a second; thought of something CJ said earlier. Anyway, uh, my mind is a theater; constantly stuff is just happening up here.”

What is your favorite activity?

“Oh, I'm in musical theater! I love theater! I'm a champion at improv nights. I've also performed comedy skits there. I'm also in the art club and the debate club, and I'll attend book clubs! I also like baseball a bit, though I prefer to watch with CJ and Alex and Wendy. I'm not on a team, but maybe someday! Oh, yeah! Hanging out with my friends!”

Other Issa: questionnaire one

#7- Raissa

How many people have you killed?

“Ha-ha! I'm sorry, I had to laugh - what are you talking about? That's the dumbest way I've ever heard an interview start! How is that the first thing on your mind when you're sitting down with me? [Face hardens] Regardless, the answer to your question is irrelevant, and I find it incredibly offensive.”

Favorite type of drink?

“I am quite fond of green wine. Why do I have to answer such trivial questions?”

Do you smoke?

“... Occasionally.... This was a waste of time; I must get back to work.”

Other Raissa: questionnaire one

#8- Gabriel

What would you say is your greatest weakness?

“Tsk. I don't like to think of myself as a person with weaknesses. Cassidy says I'm too uptight. He's wrong, of course. Jaz sometimes says I'm stubborn. I think Traeger called me rude once. I suppose it is frustrating that I can't adapt to unfamiliar situations as much as I'd like.”

Who is someone in your life that you like but that you don't trust?

“Bold of you to assume I trust anyone.”

If you could magically learn any mundane skill right now (cooking, a particular dance, a language, singing, sewing, etc.), what would it be?

“Part of learning the skill is the learning itself. The process. I would rather not instantly learn a skill. However, if I must answer this question...I suppose it would be nice to just learn how to drive. I find it admittedly frustrating that knowing exactly how cars work and what to do to drive them is not appearing to help me.”

Other Gabriel: questionnaire one

Tagging @sleepywriter00 @finickyfelix @rehnwriter @dyrewrites @talesofsorrowandofruin

+ ANYONE ELSE

Your questions:

1) What is something you spend a lot of time worrying about? 2) Would you prefer to leave where your hometown and never come back or stay in your hometown and never be able to leave? 3) Do you own something to rarely/never use?

TSP intro

TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites

@nebula--nix @literarynecromancy @honeybewrites @the-golden-comet

[retrobr]

Lazytown Shenanigans Pt. 4

This time I've watched "The Blue Knight," and I don't really know why but I didn't find this episode interesting. Maybe that's because I want to sleep, but whatever 🥱

"The Blue Knight"

I want to start with the scene in the very beginning: I'm not completely sure why, but the fact that Sportacus had to play chess all by himself made me feel somewhat... sad? Not completely sad, but I hope you know what I mean. He seemed very happy, but that scene kinda gave me a feeling of loneliness. But enough of the sad things out of nothing..

Thanks to this episode I was convinced that Ziggy is literally the best kid in the gang. He treats everyone very kindly, no matter if someone is bad or good; he even suggested Robbie listen to the story about the Blue Knight together. Isn't that sweet?? 🥺 Also kinda felt bad for Ziggy when kids left him (accidentally, I should point out, but still), and he was sad that he couldn't join them. Why do they keep upsetting my boy :(

Oh and well. Meanswell's Scottish accent killed me; the way he read the story about the Blue Knight made me feel kinda odd. That was something fr 😭

And speaking of the Blue Knight, this is literally the very first episode in which I've seen Sportacus wearing something different from his usual outfit. It was kinda refreshing to see him like that; even though his face was shown only at the end of the episode, I was happy to see him in other clothing even despite the fact that it was only the knight's armor and it was difficult for him to move in it (it was quite a sad sight to me.) My bbg-

And since we're talking about the outfits in this episode, Robbie's disguise as a Purple Knight WAS A FIRE. LIKE OMG HELLO HANDSOME?? His outfit kinda reminded me of Crowley (probably because of the hair and its color, idk). I think from now on it's one of my favorite disguises of his :]

And the fact that he made a GODDAMN DRAGON ALL BY HIMSELF. Guys I mean isn't he a genius?? He makes such wonderful things using only what he has – in other words his knowledge, various pieces of metal and other stuff

Oh and also, a small thing that made me feel somewhat confused: I heard that Robbie called Sportacus a "sports elf" or something like that. So is it a canon fact that Sportacus is an actual elf? I mean I thought that it was just a fanon thing, but now I'm not really sure about it 😭

Some "nice" words about my "beloved" Stingy :]]]. I didn't expect to hear something nice from him, but him calling his friends "peasants" made me choke on the air. And yes, I know that was a part of his role as a king and the game in general, but confidence in his voice made it sound pretty... legit. As if he had a good opportunity to call them that and not get any words of objection in return. Damn I hate this kid indeed-

And finally, a paragraph about some ship stuff (my favorite part 😏). Not that I noticed too many things, but the fact that Stephanie called Pixel a "young and handsome prince" made me smile warmly. Idk they seem pretty cute to me, I think it's a shame that there are no more hints at their relationship. And I quite liked Robbie's and Sportacus' "fighting" scene. They are just goofing around, god bless them 🥺💜

In general, the episode was pretty good, I like the theme of the Middle Ages and the outfits based on this historical era. But still, unfortunately, I can't say that it's my favorite; I felt like there was something missing, u know...

As always, thank you for your guys attention. Please know that it makes me genuinely happy that some of you actually read and even like it, it means a whole lot to me 💜

[lil-melody-moon]

Year Summary #2

We're here today to talk about music, yeah? Yeah...

Okay, let's do it like that. I've left off the last one with me getting into The Doors and let's pick it from that point!

This is long so...

I really went deep with The Doors. Honestly I'm glad I've got the chance to start my old music journey from them. Their lyrics are everything, music is something no one can replicate. Jim's voice is one of a kind, still sending shivers down my spine whenever I hear him. Not to mention the rest of the guys. Ray's beautiful playing, Robby's amazing guitar which sounds like nothing I've ever heard before, John's incredible drumming - while not paying much attention to his work at the very beginning I started doing so and damn his skill is amazing really. Honestly, I would like to get my hands on his book, the one he released this year.

From there I've stumbled upon The Beatles, just to drown in them. Literally drown. This is where I've started realizing that in the end I was listening to old music since the get go. One of the first two songs I remember hearing is "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles. Even if it was a small fragment, I still remember the commercial they used it in and I could be what, 2 or 3 years old maybe? That's pretty young to remember something, song especially. Anyway, I wanted to give them a solid chance and only recalling that I know that "Yellow Submarine" song, I started from the album with the original score of the animated movie. Once I heard the first chord and words and Ringo's voice I was gone. I literally cried, I didn't hear this song for two years or more, I was hit with so much nostalgia, everything just came back to me. This tiny song appeared in my life when I was a shut in, when my grandpa was slowly dying, when I was close friends with a very toxic person and well, this tiny tune was my light in those awful times. Always managing to make me smile, dance a little bit and you know, I just started searching who sings it, knowing all four were singing on albums. Once I've found Ringo, I settled in the music, loving the old albums, going insane about "Help!" album especially, later "Abbey Road" - luck wanted that I got them very quickly and since then they are at home.

Ringo Starr was probably the first drummer to show me that drums can sound nice when they are not on the first place in a song, although the next phase, which is his solo work - not entire, I still have a lot of albums to listen to - I can certainly say that even if his drumming is tame for the most part, especially comparing to John Bonham's for example, it still is amazing, has its own charm and just makes me swing from one side to the other. And I will say this: Ringo took The Beatles' whole charm of music and put it back in in his solo works, mainly in his band era "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band". There's a certain shift between the 90s album "Time Takes Time" and his earlier works and this shift came in with full force, making his music even better than it normally was. Now, I might talk about his music like it would be the best thing in the world and you can tell me that it is mainly because I'm a Ringo girl myself, but like... His music is good, okay? Even my mom couldn't say no when I played her some songs - I think I actually made her a fan, but shhh ;3

And then, right after Ringo came Paul McCartney. He was slowly sneaking in from the beginning of my Beatles phase, but slowly, slowly, he finally got to me at May - we're not even half year through! He tried with music, I really started loving his music from "Help!" album - "Another Girl", "I've Just Seen a Face" my beloved <3 - and from there it only went downwards for me. Not only other songs of his started to get stuck in my head, but he started appearing on tumblr, facebook and then it was the day when I saw him in the 90s. Let's make a place for "Hope of Deliverance" here, because that song started it all in this year! And then I saw old Macca and again, I was gone. I'm weak to old Paul, no shame on that, but like... It took this guy so much to get to me! He tried through his solo career - first song I heard by him is "Wonderful Christmastime" - but also through collaborations - "The Girl Is Mine", "Say Say Say" - some Wings here and there - I actually got so shocked that I know "Live and Let Die" when i heard it! - and finally through The Beatles, succeeding just...

To be kicked out by John Bonham and my summer phase on Led Zeppelin. Now, I talked about Led Zep in the last year, but this band is never going away - just like The Beatles and one more band, but THAT later. I was actually still searching for my favorite band member at that time until it hit me why I started listening to them in the first place. Sure, Jimmy got me with "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", sure Robert's voice is incredible - "Since I've Been Loving You", "I"m Gonna Crawl" OH MY GOD - but then I came to realization that the drums always hit where it should and it was when I started listening to the drums closely, just to be blown away for the third fucking time with this band! It was at the end of July and beginning of August and you know, I knew the whole discography already, but I kept discovering new gems and i still do. Mentioned earlier "I'm Gonna Crawl" is the latest obsession of mine, again John's drumming and Robert's vocals, but mainly the drumming! BUT, the PEAK is motherfucking "In My Time of Dying" and that won't ever change. I think only John's drum solos can compete with this one, nothing else can - unless I discover something else, but I talk about this song each time someone mentions Led Zeppelin so yeah. This is how bad it is XD

And here, we are in August... I was getting my ass into The Rolling Stones, when dad came by, saying "Let me show you Deep Purple!" and he did. I liked Jon Lord from the get go, but what actually convinced me to this band was this: I bought the "Made in Japan" album and heard "The Mule". PC went on full, speakers as well, Ian just blew me away! Then I listened to other songs. "Child in Time" getting to me right away, "Burn" album being the first one I listened on my own and the "Sail Away" becoming my favorite song. But that phase was short lived really. I still am up for listening to the rest of their discography, heck I most certainly will, they are amazing, but like... The end of August was nearing, 23rd exactly...

And you know, I was minding my own business on tumblr, really. Not searching for anything to get obsessed about, like I had whole Deep Purple to listen to, Rainbow came back as well - Cozy Powell, my beloved! - I just passed by the chance to buy "Brainwashed" by George Harrison and I was quite sad about that. I think I was listening to "Deep Purple in Rock" by that time, getting familiar with it when I started seeing someone on here. And you know, it never happens that I fall for someone only by seeing pics - I actually started listening to The Rolling Stones like that, seeing Charlie Watts and immediately getting interested - but like there has to be an exception once in a while and this one was none other than Keith Moon.

Let's go back to May or June real quick. Sometimes when mom is using pc I'm watching a music channel with dad and it happened that they played "My Generation" by The Who. Dad was complaining, he doesn't like them, but I was listening, came the end of the song, the drummer just going fucking nuts and I was like: "Fuck, he's good". I recalled that at that freaking day in August, finally having the chance to see him and I... I was blown away by one gifset. I actually didn't want to believe it was him. First time seeing Keith all elegant in a suit, that did things to me, but like then it calmed down, only to come back at September. And during this time I kept seeing "Who's Next" album in the record store, something telling me to buy it, but I didn't for some weird reason. The album disappeared at mentioned September, but like, this is exactly what fucking happened:

Keith Moon appeared on my dash again because it was 7th of September so like this is when I accidentally learned when he died

Then, when I was listening to music at night at the 10th of September spotify decided that it will randomly play me "Love Ain't for Keeping" and I, after hearing for years from parents that The Who isn't a good band, I was fucking blown away by this song. I had to check on spotify who plays it and I couldn't fucking believe it XD

Skip ahead to 13th of September and me saying "Alright, I will listen to this freaking album". I literally felt like "Who's Next" was haunting me - first at the record store and then when it was gone on spotify - so I gave in eventually. I recognized two songs from it immediately: "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" recalling them from a tv series, freaking knowing there was one more they used, but that wasn't what was important at that day to me

I literally had to pause after it ended, I was fucking shaking and that like never happened to me after listening to the album. And sitting in that silence I heard a sudden voice in my head: "Finally back home"

A week later I've found the third song they used in the tv series "Who Are You" and that made me realize something. That my whole interest in music, my whole love towards drumming, my specific taste in it, that I love when drummers go crazy on them is because of Keith Moon

This crazy idiot was the first drummer I heard, who got me mesmerized by his playing. I remember to this day the moment I walked in the living room when mom was watching the tv series and the opening played. I was standing in the hall, mesmerized, so imagine my reaction when I finally made a whole loop back, after saying in the last year that I want to come back to my old self, finding it right there. Yes, i cried. Yes, I got attached to Keith Moon so much so that it's almost insane. And you know what? I'm fine with how things are right now. I feel like I stopped my search in music and I'm fine to settle in with Keith as my favorite drummer and for The Who to became the third band that I will come back to all the time, just like with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles. I'm feeling like at home with them, with him mostly, so I'm staying. I'm not moving my ass anywhere.

And just like that you thought it'll be over? HAHA, NO. Right after that came rolling The Police, Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues. Each band I enjoy a lot.

The Police for the drummer - Copeland, you're an amazing drummer!

Pink Floyd for the mood and lyrics - I'm more in the Waters and Gilmour era, but Syd Barrett is my baby <3 Also Rick Wright <3

The Moody Blues for everything - I might have only listened to one album, but "Nights in White Satin" is a MASTERPIECE!

And THAT, all of THAT concludes this year. With addition to dropping out of heavy metal, but I've mentioned that in the last post. All drummers who are responsible for that thing are named above!

[msfbgraves]

Thanks for updating the A03! It’s so nice and organized now 😭

Anyway, a question! How crazy did Terry go when Daniel started his heat for baby number 8? Like, did he kick everyone out of the house if he was there with Daniel? Or did he break all street rules racing back home when alerted lol? Because he certainly was very happy and very grateful and very relieved in the aftermath—Daniel still loved him and was happy! Their marriage was still going strong!!

Anyway, last questions: did Daniel sense he was going to have a heat, or did it catch him off guard? How come he let Terry share the heat and didn’t sit it out, though they already had 7 kids?

Your worldbuilding is the best, I love this story so much. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your compliments and your support, Nonnie! I feel that for this heat, Daniel may have been a little unwilling to be far away from Terry while being on an enormous cleaning binge - let's say, not ideal! But he had Terry help lugging around the furniture and fixing things in the house and looking after the drains while he was cleaning out all the cupboards and restocking all the food and linens and driving Terry up the wall but still Terry didn't want to leave his side for long so they ended up with a clean house and a fridge bursting with meals and then Daniel was like "Oh" and could this have been a more obvious case of nesting but A. It's been ten years and B. Neither of them knew whether or not Daniel would ever have another heat so it didn't click and C this behaviour didn't always happen, it could have with Sammy but then they were moving from place to place and with Yasmin and Eli it wasn't so pronounced and with Robby it happened too but it didn't click then either because a decluttering binge after five + years isn't that strange anyway and maybe it simply didn't happen with Gianni and the least said about Anthony's heat the better and with Luna it may have not happened either, every heat is different. So afterwards it made sense but it did catch them both off guard. I think Terry was home, put Daniel over his shoulder, told him to lock himself into the quiet room, made sure the pups were taken care of, which meant telling Sam to get everyone out of the house and organise backup (Sam lives at home, but the eldest three are very much adults - 20,19 and 18 respectively, Robby is nearly 17, Gianni 15, Anthony 13 and Luna 10), and then went to take very good care of his mate, if you get my meaning.

And Daniel wants a baby! He hasn't nursed an infant in ten years, he really misses having a newborn, subconsciously and even physically. Not that he doesn't adore all his loves. He's so proud and happy with his litter of strong pups. But even his beloved Luna is growing up, so he has the love and strength to bring up another child (he has help from his teenagers, all of them), and his body reacts to that. And then, two years later, another! But after his ninth pup, though he does get another heat, Anthony is ready and aching to start his own dynasty, plus Daniel is in his late forties and Terry late fifties. Their Anthony is going to need their hands on care first but the Alphas and Robby may need their Mama soon to help care for puppies too - and Daniel then has two very young pups himself. It's a different situation. Terry would have had six more but Alphas right? They don't know what they're talking about.

[paranormals-of-ilvermorny]

Chapter 4

It was 8:43 a.m. and four women, three redheads of varying degrees and a darker skinned girl with black hair, were running through Ichabod Lane. Each girl was pushing a cart with trunks and other traveling items, slowing their pace.

“C’mon girls, the train leaves at 9,” Lisa Copper, leading the brigade, breathlessly called back. Despite having woken up early, there was a great amount of packing left due to the fact that a certain red headed younger sister spent the entirety of August catching up on her reading. Thankfully, they got their luggage and minds together in time to get out of the house and arrived at the station only running slightly behind.

“Quinn, if we miss it, your books are going in the fireplace.” Yelled the out-of-breath voice of Robin who, despite being a very athletic young girl, was not prepared to run miles whilst pushing upwards of fifty pounds.

“NOOO!!!” Cried Quinn, taking the threat of losing her beloved dog-eared friends very seriously, and used the adrenaline to not only surpass her sister and Lorelei, but kept running past her mother.

Quinn Copper, at only 12 years of age, ran so hard and so fast that any onlookers would have been concerned that she was going to collide with the train that was fast approaching. By the grace of Merlin she stopped just before the yellow safety line before becoming a pancake on the side of the Ilvermorny Express. As the other three hurried to catch up, Quinn used the time to catch her breath and regain her composure.

“You’re not really gonna burn my books, are you Robbie?” She asked her older sister as she approached the platform. Robin, who had never seen her sister move half as fast as she just did, was both in awe of her speed and exhausted beyond comparison.

“No… but…,” she said, taking in lungfuls of air, “it worked…didn’t it?” Quinn’s freckled face became flushed with anger, her mouth open ready to go off on her older sister for deceiving the safety of her precious books, but a conductor with a rather pointy goatee interrupted her.

“ALL THOSE FOR MOUNT GREYLOCK, ALL ABOARD!” He shouted to the various parents and students at Platform 6 of the Ichabod Lane Train Terminal. Although Mt. Greylock Express was one of the oldest wizarding train stations in the U.S., there are many different stations that bring Ilvermorny students to school. For example, there was a platform in New York’sGrand Central Station, and another in Lancaster Station Pennsylvania. But, Ilvermorny is far from the only wizarding school in North America.

Once the conductor loaded the last of their luggage, Quinn, Robin, and Lorelei made their way onto the train hoping to find a private box. After looking through compartment after compartment they finally found one that didn’t have anyone in it. They piled in and took their seats, Robin and Quinn both taking the window seats and Lorelei spreading her legs next to Robin, all three catching their breaths from carrying their luggage.

“LAST CALL FOR MOUNT GREYLOCK!” The conductor yelled, followed shortly by the high pitched whistle of the train. Every child raced to find an open window, some barging in on an already full compartment, just to wave and yell one last ‘goodbye’ and ‘I love you’ to their parents. All four girls were amongst the many to yell out to Lisa Copper who stood waving her hand towards the girls, telling them to take care and write soon.

After a few minutes, the Mt. Greylock Express slowly started to exit the station, steam rolling past the many extended hands until the station became nothing more but a far off sight. Even longer and soon Ichabod Lane was completely out of sight, and with it, home.

Next stop, Ilvermorny.

Scenery of lush green fields that made way to dark tree leaves, some already changing their color for fall, the lack of sunlight providing a dark, cool environment on the train, perfect for a mid trip nap. Anyone looking about the cabin would see Lorelei and Robin blissfully asleep with their limbs stretched out, their jackets folded under their heads as makeshift pillows. Across was Quinn who was still up and reading, every now and then pushing her round glasses up her freckled nose. The scene was made all the more perfect by the mid morning sun peeking into the cabin’s window, made dim by the thin curtains, a vision of calm.

It took a particularly loud knock on the compartment door for Lorelei to wake up, not quite fully awake to hear and understand what the muffled voice on the other side said. Still groggy from her nap, she wiped the sleep from her eyes as she tried to remember where she was and the date. She also tried, and failed, to recall what the voice said.

“Do you know what they said?” Lorelei asked the younger girl across from where she sat. Although she seemed completely absorbed in their books, Lorelei was hoping for Quinn’s multitasking ability to have heard.

“Arriving soon, better change now,” the red headed reader said. Lorelei wiped the rest of the sleep from her system then pulled her smallest carry-on down from where it stayed above her, and picked a fresh robe, polo shirt, skirt, and socks. Then, after opening and closing the sliding door as gently as she could so as not to wake the still sleeping Robin, she walked down the train corridor to the nearest bathroom and got changed.

Upon returning, now in the familiar school uniform and robe she had so dearly missed, Lorelei was less gentle with shutting the door. Noticing the subtle thump of the door did not even stir her sleeping friend, Lorelei stood with a look of confusion on her face. Ever since knowing her, and the multitude of sleepovers they’ve had both at and away from school, Lorelei knew for a fact that Robin Copper could sleep through sneezes, coughs, a small fire, the croak of a goat-horned bullfrog, and one astronomy professor’s voice amplified by Sonorus. So, waking her up from a simple nap was more tedious than one might imagine.

Her first thought of waking sleeping beauty was rather arbitrary but whatever got the job done would be seen as a success. Rummaging through her carry-on Lorelei took out unnecessary items, like her wand, sleeping bonnet, toothbrush and paste, until she finally found what she was looking for. Carefully, though with little caution for Robin’s quality of sleep, Lorelei placed a thin headset onto her friend’s ears. After successfully accomplishing task one, she placed the proper CD in her Diskman then upped the volume as high as it would go.

The response was immediate; Robin’s eyes snapped open, her body jerking from the sudden atrusion to her system, almost jumping straight up from her seat. “Hey man, what the hell? I was in the middle of a great dream!” To Robin’s dismay, her traveling companions were laughing at what had transpired.

“Sorry”, Lorelei responded, still chuckling at her friend's reaction, “but you sleep like a rock, how else was I supposed to wake you?” Reaching down to pick up the long-forgotten Diskman with Love Thing blaring from the headset. As she began to rewrap the earphones’ cord, Lorelei told Robin that they were nearing the school and should go change. With an exaggerated sigh, she reached up to grab her carry-on and took out her uniform, leaving the compartment before she too was dressed in the navy blue and maroon uniform. After Robin changed, she went into ‘big sister mode’ and snatched the book Quinn was reading until she agreed to return it once she changed and soon all four girls were wearing their school colors, just in time too.

“MISTY VILLAGE STATION! ILVERMORNY SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY DEPART HERE!” Announced the same loud voice of the conductor.

Once making their way through the gaggle of other students, all wearing similar clothing and long black robes, Lorelei took a deep breath of the cool Western Massachusetts air. After taking in the air, she, along with most other students, took in the view before them.

The entirety of Mount Greylock was covered in a thick pine forest making the surrounding area smell of dirt, pine, and sweet sap. Due to the higher than average altitude, the mountain and its fauna gave off a foggy air, casting anyone who walks through a dim, gray filter over their eyes. Despite the fog, it didn’t take away from the rich emerald greens of the trees, nor the steel blue water of a running stream that is said to be runoff from the nearby Hoosic river. On one side of the train’s departure platform was a woodchip-filled path that ran a mile or two into the forest, leading to Misty Village. Although it is called a village, it more so resembles a small town almost forgotten to the modern age; with paved roads and streets cracked from the many winter’s atop the mountain. During weekends and holiday break many students, second year and up, can usually be found causing a ruckus or spending all of their summer allowance on the various goodies the shops had to offer, as long as they had a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian.

Misty Village is not, however, a primarily magic village like many assume; there have been the odd accident when a transfer student would cast a spell only for a local Muggle to faint at the sight of a floating snowball. It was school policy that no magic was allowed in the village, transfer student or not, and if word got back to a professor or the headmaster that someone had been using, the punishment would be dire. As for wands, while not strictly forbidden because the school wants students to feel comfortable and safe with them, they are encouraged to be kept away from any prying eyes or sticky hands. Due to the anti-mag shield, all village residents believe the Ilvermorny castle to be a dilapidated school building, and not the palace of learning it truly is.

On the other side of the departure platform — where Lorelei, her companions and the rest of the train’s passengers now stood— was another path that ran into the opposing tree line, though this one was covered in dirt well worn from the many young scholars who have walked down that same path.

It was a thought Lorelei had a lot, even now, as she and the others walked down the creaky wooden staircase that she wouldn’t set foot upon again until the end-of-school year train ride home. How many people, much like herself, walked the same path she did excited and prepared to start or continue their education in the magical arts. I wonder how many of them felt so at home as I do, finally finding somewhere they belong?

As soon as Lorelei and Robin’s feet hit the ground, a loud almost piercing noise could be heard by every incoming and returning student. The screech was so intense it caused everyone to cover their ears with their hands to try and muffle the noise, some poor students even doubling over in pain. Thankfully the sound only lasted but a few moments, but it was enough of a shock for everyone to turn towards the tree line from whence it came from. There, at the edge of the forest, stood what appeared to be a boy with some sort of horn held up to his lips.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” came the grainy speaking voice of the boy from the edge of the tree line, “welcome to Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!”

Slowly but surely everyone started to take their hands off of their ears, hoping that dreadful noise wouldn’t come back soon, and made their way over to the small clearing right before where the boy stood. Upon getting closer it was easy to make out what the boy looked like he had glasses, rather large ears, and dark hair, which complimented his warm brown skin, that tended to curl if long enough. His face sported a wide grin and eyes that shined with mischief, and he wore the same navy blue robes with red lining and a crest of what looked to be a cat-like creature. It had also appeared that the boy was not alone, for standing beside him was a girl, about his height and wearing the same robes, only her crest was different, sporting a Nordic triad with a snake's head and tail.

“Welcome, we promise this year will be full of learning and fun! My name is Amanda and I'll be here to help any of you younger years throughout our time together! And with luck no more of that horrible screeching from Kirby.” Said the girl standing besides him, giving her partner a sideways sneer. Many of the returning students knew these two to be Kirby Bunyip, school monitor for the Wampus, and Amanda Logg, school monitor for the Horned Serpents. Once students have reached year five at Ilvermorny they were eligible to apply for the position of monitor, which means you have special jobs and responsibilities that include taking care of younger students as well as making nightly rounds so as to report any student who is out of bed or help a lost first year find their way around the castle.

“Isn’t it cool!” Kirby exclaimed, holding up the engraved horn he wore on a leather strap around his neck, “my cousin brought it back for me from a trip to the Philippines. Said it was an ancient death whistle?” He asked, unsure of his own knowledge. “You wanna hear it again?” At the inquiry of the student body, to which everyone cried out ‘no’, Kirby lifted the horn to his lips. But before he could make another peep out of the horn, Amanda yanked it away from him, causing his neck to crane at an odd angle.

“There’ll be no more of that,” she announced, mostly directed at Kirby, before mumbling, “It’s worse than a mandrake, that thing.”

After the so-called ‘whistle’ had been removed from Kirby’s possession,much to his chagrin, Amanda called out for all first years to follow the two of them while the rest of the older students were to wait for the carriages and other monitors to arrive. Once the two of them and their horde of incoming first years went on their way to an off beaten path that led to two larger carriages, one for each monitor to steer, both being pulled by the horse-like Kelpies. Lorelei recalls from memory that the monitors will take the first years on a tour of the Ilvermorny grounds, showing them where various places of historic importance are and how they play a part in the school’s legend. One of them being Isolt’s cottage, the Quodpot Pitch, Old School Ruins, and the Owlry before ending where they started at the entrance hall. There, the students will go into said entrance hall to be sorted for their houses.

“Before we get started,” Amanda could be heard as the carriages began to ride away, “the Kelpies that are pulling these carriages were gifts from our friends across the pond for America’s alliance during World War II. Only two are needed for each carriage, for one water horse has the strength of ten regular horses…”

Not long after Amanda, and the less enthused Kirby, were out of earshot, a line of carriages came riding up to the awaiting students. In the front of the pack was an older boy steering his carriage, pulling the reins to a stop once close enough.

“Easy there, you did a good job.” He said, speaking gently to the skinny black horse, giving it a pat on the neck as he jumped down. Instead of getting the luxury of being pulled by water horses, the older years got to ride in smaller groups pulled by Murk Horses, with their greasy black hair that runs along their bones necks, in stark contrast to their alabaster eyes containing no pupils. They’re looks are deceiving, as they are very sweet and caring creatures once they warm up to their owner.

“Well, looks like you all made it through another summer. Good job!” The boy said, sending a wink towards the crowd. This caused many of them to cheer and applaud, his cheek dimples only adding to his charm. Lorelei was quickly pulled out of his trance by a sharp nudge in her arm, looking to her left and seeing her friend smiling wildly and wiggling her eyebrows.

“Looks like someone missed you too, ‘Lei.” She muttered for only her ears only. “He was talking to the whole group, stupid.” Lorelei responded, to which Robin shrugged her shoulders and let it go. But yes, Lorelei wishes many times that she would be the one to receive one of Orville’s signature winks.

Orville Doe, a sweet, kind, and generous boy was a year ahead of the girls but that didn’t stop Lorelei from dreaming he knew she existed. She had always been fond of the second year boy who patched up her knee, as any Pukwudgie does, and made her laugh when she felt like her world was ending. So what if those feelings developed over the past few years into a one sided crush, it wasn’t hurting anyone? Except for Lorelei whenever a beautiful girl would ask him if he wanted to go to Misty Village with her. But anyone with good eyesight would see how charming and nice the half-Japanese boy with fluffy black hair and flawless skin that had an amber undertone that made you feel like the sun was shining on him at all times was. It wasn’t her fault that Lorelei fell into a beautiful booby trap made by Merlin himself.

“Alright,” his honey voice brought her back to the present, “if you don’t already know the drill, each of you will divide into groups no bigger than six and get in a carriage. Once everyone is ready, I’ll lead the front half and Sara,” he gestured to the brawny haired girl standing next to him, “will take the rear so that none of you get off track. But these guys are really good, haven't had a problem in my years of being here.”

After Orville was done speaking the students started to divide into groups, Robin, Lorelei and Quinn already having made up their minds to ride together. For the older years it was easy, having known everyone their grade for years, but the second years were having some trouble trying to stay with those they knew and afraid to speak to someone they only saw during meal times. But eventually everyone was in a carriage and ready to embark on the few mile trek that led to the castle.

“Everyone ready? Ha!” Shouted Orville, urging his horse forward and compelling those behind him to follow. Soon enough, they were on their way to Ilvermorny Castle

[rokhal]

If there were a Robbie Reyes ghost rider series, do you think it should start with him already being ghost rider or with his death? I think the story would be easier to tell with him already being ghost rider but also ORGIN STORIES MY BELOVED.

Honestly, comic!Robbie's origin story is not only easier to tell than most other Ghost Riders, it's also a great introduction to his character and shouldn't be skipped.

We learn that Robbie is willing to bend the rules and do reckless, stupid shit in the hope of winning his brother a better life, and he's smart and skilled enough to get away with it long enough to build a ton of self-confidence before his luck runs out. He focuses on the reward and isn't put off by the risks.

If I were doing it live-action, I'd re-cast Robbie as a young unknown. If it's animated (think Adult Swim), bring back Gabriel Luna.

Johnny Blaze's origin story is important to his character, but it drags things down and TBH Mephisto is one of his least interesting villains. Danny Ketch's origin kicks off the main external conflict of his book, but he was literally just in the wrong place at the wrong time, not summoning demons like Johnny or wagering someone else's car like Robbie. Robbie's story gets the best of both worlds: Robbie shows us what he's made of, AND it builds to his first action arc against Dr. Zabo.

[lunarwildrose]

"Except--In this world, my friends tried to be strong..They saved me, the weak. I couldn't bear that...To the two of them, I was someone to be protected."

Armin's been my kindred spirit ever since I first watched Attack on Titan ... While I do relate with some of the other characters -- like Mikasa in the OVA creating her own imaginary world to reject the cruel reality around her at having lost Eren (until he came back), having gone hungry as a child like Sasha so now I eat too much, and Historia for struggling with my identity, mother issues, father issues, fawning for validation, and rejecting my own name for the longest time -- it is overall Armin who resonates with me the most with Robbie @dmrs121923 being my Eren Yeager and Micky @octobernocturne being my Ackerman, whether Levi or Mikasa in this scenario. Armin in English also shares a voice actor with Yuri Katsuki from Yuri on Ice, another character with GAD like me (Generalized Anxiety Disorder -- I have social phobia on top of that), who is the voice actor I often mimick the voice of, and makes me want to be a voice actor when I feel that old fancy arise ... I don't know what to make of my life. I'm young but growing older, sick but not yet legally disabled, and even though I make progress, I feel held back by the past haunting me, the trauma that made me mentally ill in the first place, still I strive for independence, but some days I can barely get out of bed, not just from mental exhaustion, but the chronic physical fatigue as well ❤️‍🩹 ... I barely have spoons these days ... That's a health metaphor, like a health bar, or Link's Hearts in The Legend of Zelda ... And I need to rely on my brothers, especially Micky, to survive and get by in this cruel world ... With Robbie finding his safe person, his Mikasa, I am grateful to God that I now have a loving sis-in-law in the sweet Lizzy Rose 🌹 @esaucie too ... I will protect and love my little tribe and never, ever take them for granted. But I still cry cos of my own inferiority complex, and always want to be helpful and as useful as possible to my Beloved Ones in any way I'm able. I love you guys!! 🥺❤️‍🩹 We're Armin, Eren, Mikasa, and Levi forever!!

[smilesrobotlover]

Hyrule Warriors?

Since I did the regulars Hyrule warriors I’ll talk about Age of Calamity :) hope you don’t mind!

Ok, so, I understand why this game is so hated. Nintendo practically lied to us, marketing this as a prequel, which yeah, was a sucky thing to do. I don’t like that either. But…

Idk this game is weirdly special to me dhsksbsksbk. I 100% the game, dlc and all, and when you’re able to look past the fact that they lied to you, this game is pretty good! The fighting when you’re playing the right character is far more satisfying than Hw, and it’s a lot easier for me to play each battle. It was fun to 100%! I like Terrako, I like what they did with Rhoam, and yeah I’ve started to like Astor just a little bit. He’s my scrunkley loser. The introduction of Sooga was super cool and Kogha’s character was just, incredible. Plus they picked the PERFECT voice actor for him.

It’s really annoying how much it doesn’t follow botw tho. Like it’s connected, but not canonically. If I recall correctly, link pulled the master sword when he was 12? So what’s he doing here? Also they just… really tried to force Link and Zelda into the same proximity :/ I didn’t connect much to their relationship in botw but this game REALLY forced it huh. It’s annoying and it’s also disappointing how they didn’t explore Link’s family? Or anything about Link? Like great we have more stuff about Zelda but like, what about Link? Also why does Terrako follow him around when he’s obsessed with Zelda lol?

I also wish that they did more with the champions. Like giving them actual character arcs. I felt like they had so many ideas but such little time to actually explore any of it. Especially revali, who has the potential to being an extremely complex character. I also wish they did more with Sooga. He and Byrne kinda suffer in the same way to me :( I’m glad he’s at least playable in the dlc, but still.

But, I did love young robbie and Purah. The two scientists are so sexy it’s not even funny. And of course Impa is such a beloved omg I love her so much <333 tho she feels mega sidelined at the end :(

Also uh…. Why isn’t Astor playable? Unless I’m missing something but I’m very disappointed that Astor, the main villain, is not playable in this game? Pls if he is playable tell me cuz I wanna play as the crusty man.

Ok sorry I’m jumping all over the place but I did like calamity Ganon, he looked super cool. And harbinger Ganon also looked super cool. Like dang they went all out! And watching everyone fight at the castle was super dope :)

Now, even tho the gameplay is more fun and satisfying than Hw, it’s only more fun when you have the right character. Some of the characters in this game are painful to play as. The fairies, daruk, and Yunobo are ones that I hated playing as. They’re so painfully slow and it’s not fun :/

Idk this game has many good things and many bad things. But I like it a lot! It’s a good one!

[beatbawksradio]

Kanto Kids 🔥🍃🫧

alternate take on a kanto trio feat. my OCs Amber, Toot, and Robbie.

some lore for the road, the three of them met as tweens, all being foreigners from different regions, though all knowing the same language. Amber is from Galar (though she specifies that her section is called Gales), Toot is from Unova (raised in Mistralton but bearing a somewhat Driftveilern accent), and Robbie is from Alola (knowing both Alolan and Galish). While the three are connected by language, they still tend to have a bit of a rivalry amongst one another, always challenging and pushing one another to get stronger. Amber is mostly interested in exploring the world and learning new things, Toot is mostly interested in befriending Pokemon, and Robbie is mostly interested in becoming the Champion. Robbie also happened to receive a shiny Squirtle, which inspired Toot to go out and befriend a shiny Bulbasaur as well; he still raised his original one, too, as it helped care for the smaller shiny one like a baby sibling.

[I've been playing lgpe again lately for fun and shinies and its got me all inspired for story things. despite the classic curse and bad rap it gets, sometimes i just kinda miss kanto haha. its far from my favorite region, but ive still got that comforting nostalgia worm in my brain over it. simpler times...]

the three also quickly befriended the classic secondary partner trio, mirroring the Let's Go starters, with Toot growing fond of Clefairy to complete the trio (why didn't we get Let's Go Clefairy waahh). They also brought with them non-combatant partner Pokemon unique to them, with Amber raising Qute, a young shiny Archen that was born in modern day with a Toucannon parent. Toot brought his beloved Spritzee partner Myrrh with him, who he actually doesn't yet know is shiny as he's never seen any other Spritzee's so far, and Robbie brought their trusty shiny Staryu, Proxi, a literal shooting star that Robbie claims fell out of the actual sky the night that they found them.

They're also colloquially nicknamed Red, Green, and Blue by the locals; Amber bc she's a redhead, Toot bc he always wears green in this era, and Robbie bc.... blue starter (and they respond grumpily bc wth they're not even wearing any blue you bozos)

[sleepynegress]

Guess Who Already Got a Season 3 Filmed?

UPLOAD is back. I am down for the strike, but selfishly happy this show got another season filmed. It'll drop in October. That second season was mid so I'm hoping they recapture the magic they had in season 1.

So, I said some ish in the tags, but I'm gonna make my case for why #ThisIsARec (at least season one is) here, since I never see or hear much talk about it! The show centers on a young woman named Nora (played by Prince protegee and Cameroonian actress and musician Andy Allo) who is in a capitalist future dystopia working as a low-paid customer service agent for a digital "after-life" conglomerate. So, it is one of the only shows lead by a black woman (mixed race). One of her clients is a newly dead digital "upload" of a man who may have been murdered for his freeware version of a digital afterlife (played the non-problematic member of the Amell family, Robbie). The show is a sitcom, without multi-cams or laugh tracks, created by the people who brought us Parks and Rec. It dropped in the mid-2010's but is weirdly prophetic with all the near-future markers, from masks to casual treatment of insane classicism and an inflation economy, far-beyond living wages...

There are even hints at the solar-punk solution that was well covered in Pop Culture Detective's recent video about it, centered on the Disney bomb (another one that they didn't promote but should have, Strange World another rec, btw). It's dark comedy, but somehow comforting to watch too? IDK how they did it. The leads have good chemistry ( a scene where she touches his arm has more heat than full-blown sex scenes in other media) and she actually has black family and a black BFF(!), which is like a 'there can be only one' Highlander rarity in media...They never let WOC/black women socialize in these things! Mind you, I did think her friend, Aleesha, played by Zainab Johnson leaned a little bit too much on the sassy trope, but after rewatching, I like that she round-the-way, but *still* the smartest in the room. It's just QT and charming and a lovely uplifting watch, with an underpinning of that dark laughter of recognition of how well it skewers capitalism.

And the lead couple is *chinhands* shippable. It's a very quick binge with 9 half-hour eps and one slightly longer pilot ep. You know I am super-picky with my recs. I can distinguish from my terrible but beloved media which you won't see me tag with #thisisarec.

So, even tho that second season is a rushed, mid, disappointment... #ThisIsARec

UPLOAD is on AmazonPrime

[abyssal-cryptid]

Still more thoughts about Tears of the Kingdom (SPOILERS! like seriously. in this one)

I love this game

So much

I had to find a guy for a quest but was like

"Im going to check out this well first"

AND BOOM HE WAS THERE

Alao the brown breakable rock break with one hit, blue with two and black with three

Seemingly

Matches the bombs it takes to break them

Tulin, whose village is dying, watching me search for pretty clothing

"Link please my family is dying Link we have to go Link"

The frostbite set is stunning

Finally a hairdo that lets Link have long hair

I hate the Sages

Not really but my god did they make their AI absolute trash

Theyre always in the way except when you need them to solve a puzzle

And if you have more than one Avatar present good luck getting the one you need

I HATE THE WIND TEMPLE BOSS

Not as much as I hated Queen Gibdo but

Why was crossing a spider and scorpion necessary

"Brave Fledgling"  what if I cried

Tulin is so good

So is this making it canon that the time 10 000 years ago was still after every other game

I dont know the timeline is weird

But if there was both Zora and Rito at the time of Rauru

This is so confusing

Ive both heard and seen Rauru sacrifice himself multiple times now can these dead Sages give me new info

Zelda my beloved

Marry me please

Also so the only other Demon King we have ever had was Demise so is Ganondorf him or after him

WHAT IS THE TIMELINE HERE

The Sage calls Tulin "my brave fledgling"

Someone call me something so loving one day

Tulin is so excited to be a Sage

He is so happy to fight alongside Link

Hes so happy to save the world

I love him

What a boy

Boys will be boys is from now on only about Tulin

WAIT IS EVEN HE TALLER THAN LINK

Shortest Hylian

I got a third ring

Bring a gerudo bow to this boss fight if you can it makes life so much easier

I havent been to Death Mountain at all yet

Done all other Temples and fully mapped Hyrule before ever going near Gorons

The extra snow melted

TEBA GAVE TULIN THE GREAT EAGLE BOW

IM CRYING

REVALI IM SO PROUD OF OUR BOY *shakes the ghost of Revali*

PSSHHH YUNOBO LOOKS DUMB AS SHIT

I HATE HIM

Was already my least favorite in BOTW

But now he is a major asshole too

Fuck that

Bastard

Im not helping him

Im gonna go blow up his company

If this guy becomes a Sage I swear

I'll drown him in Death Mountain myself

The ember headdress is probably the best headpiece in the entire game

The Ember set is genuinely the best set

Its so pretty

Im gonna go see what these look like dyed

After that beating up Yunobo

But fashion comes first

IF YOU DYE THE EMBER HEADSET IT DYES LINKS HAIR

BLUE HAIR LINK

PINK HAIR LINK

BEST DAY EVER

THE SAME GOES FOR THE FROST OUTFIT

I love Cece

She is the only person matching my love of fashion in this game

I just realised why the evil Zelda is wearing Zonai clothes

Omg

Smart

Or maybe Im dumb

"Oh Yunobo was wearing a mask making him evil" no Yunobo is just like that

This sucks I hate everything to do with Death Mountain

Worst place

I have to use the machines AND GO TO THE DEPTHS??? NOOO

Nintendo you will be hearing from my lawyers

When I die Im going to ask Rauru wtf were the Zonai doing in the depths

No because if youre going to have a cutscene and then make a second cutscene three steps further just fucking make it one cutscene

Yunobo is a "young little rock"

Left that for now

Found Champions leathers

Found Royal Guard boots??

They were in the king's study

King's diary wasnt there so like is it canon Zelda was able to read it?

Misko was a good guy actually, hiding all these clothes for me

Me, in the depths: I wonder where this strange Sheikah tower leads

The Yiga hideout in Akkala:

The only ancient sheikah tech still working is Hateno Tech Lab travel point

I spent some time in the depths and FOUND THE ANCIENT CENTRAL MINE

Fought Kohga

GOT AUTOBUILD

Finally the shrine censor

And travel medallion? You treat me so well

Already had that prototype

ALSO GETTIN SENSOR+ IMMEDIATLY

Badass feeling

Omg Robbie's compendium database is so cute

Got all three upgrades immediatly

Fully stocked purah pad

WAIT THREE TRAVEL MEDALLIONS???

BASED

MY FAVORITE MONEY MAKER IS BACK

I like to kill the hebra great game because they drop gourmet and prime meat and cooking those and they sell for a good price

Horse and bullet time

Many coins

Zelda's memories are so sad

Been giving my friends a fashion show of my favorite clothing

I am again so gay for Sonia and Zelda

My god

ZELDA

BABYGIRL

ZELDA I FORBID THIS

ZELDA YOU YOU

ZELDA

ZELDA

NO NO NO NO NO DONT

MY DEAREST ZELDA

ZELDA

MY LOVE

I am sobbing crying screaming

Im so upset

Zelda being the light dragon is so unfair for her

She deserved happiness and freedom

Not losing her humanity and personhood

YOU CAN MAKE ELEMENTAL WHIPS

Kinky

I went into the strange thunder cloud

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS

Why is it taking me into the depths

Not again

Alright Sage of Spirit

I'll make your mech suit for you

That took a while

But owl head statue

Mineru my beloved

Oh.my god this is hell

Worst part of this game so far

EASILY

DONT MAKE ME FUCKING CONTROL THIS WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE THE WORST THING EVER CONCIEVED

Im leaving this temple also undone I DONT CARE THIS FUCKING SUCKS

I hate it

Fuck this

Why do game devs come up with shitty awful bad as hell stuff to do in their games AND MAKE THAT MANDATORY

I just quit the game no lie

Fuck that

I did it and I was being dramatic, it wasnt that hard

Mineru is so goddamn gorgeous

They designed this game for me specifically

I should get back to drawing furries

Mineru holding my hand which is her brother's hand

Tears

Mineru I love her

I have not beaten Fire Temple yet

I just cant

Depths

Darkness and puzzles and fire

Also dont like Yunobo

I feel so bad for Mineru

Zelda :(

Why doesnt Link get a secret stone

RAURU WAS MINERU'S LITTLE BROTHER ::'ÖÖ

Where did Zelda's special stone come from when its a time stone and Ganon stole Sonia's time stone

Mineru I will not go get the Master Sword

Demon Ganon is hot idc

RAURU WHY WOULD YOU

Ganon: "Link. I look forward to meeting him" goes into slumber

Damn all of Rauru disintergrated but his hand

I have to find the light dragon

Eugh

The dragons dont have schedules in this apparently

Sadly

Mineru so was in love w Zelda

Everyone is putting too much weight on Link's shoulders

Fine I'll finish the fire temple

*2 hours later* I hate it here

I did scam those puzzles as much as I could

Worst puzzles

Worst boss too

Marbled gohma

Fucking awful

I nearly died about 11 times

Rip my food storages

I really need to cook more

Special stone for Yunobo booo

Little rock is adorable pet name tho

Ancestor Goron is fine af

WHY DOES NO ONE MENTION THE DIVINE BEASTS BUT YOU CAN FIND THE DIVINE BEAST HELMS AND NO ONE MENTIONS THE BEASTS

Ive heard this story four times now

Fucking hell cant we get anything new

Someone give me a 200k word fanfic where Ganon awakens but is not evil

I need Ganon Zelda Link friendship

End the cycle

Watching Brian David Gilbert and Unraveleds rn

LMAO YUNOBO'S SPECIAL STONE IS ON HIS DICK

We have established this is not a PG channel

Ok fine I like Yunobo

Daruk was better tho

Ive found most memories why cant I say anything to these people about thats not Zelda

I know Zelda is the light dragon

Running around Hyrule Castle for 'Zelda'

About to do bossfight w Ganon

Can I do a flurry rush? No

I just hit or die

Life is like that

No clever tactiques just caveman brain and trying

Evil "Zelda" is fun

Why is Ganon like one of those movie posters here

Why is he still not rehydrated

Ganon I have dick to suck hurry up

"You will not live to see another sunrise" Ganon the sun is rising rn

Woo Phantom Ganons

Fuck yeah

Lets see if I can kill them aka can I finally take on Gloom Hands (I wont)

Ganon's so arrogant

YAY MY FRIENDS ARE HERE

FUCK YEAH

I LOVE YOU ALL

MY SAGE BUDDIES

Not Lynels

Still the hardest enemy in game

Ok so if youve found Mineru and have the Master Sword already, the convo after the fake Ganon fight Purah goes "Youve already found the fifth sage? AND you have the master sword? Why didnt you say so before"

Usually youd get quests for those

It was funny

Why is the limit of horses I can have ten ::((

The Charged shirt is actually so so slutty I love it

IT GLOWS IN THUNDER STORMS

FUCK YEAH

So I finally cleared The Deku Tree's little stomach bug

And like it is so funny how easy the Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon become when youre in late game

I was sweating about it and then it was so easy

And Im bad at combat

Ok not to brag but I killed a white lynel. First time ever. Also first time ever I killed a lynel without Urbosa's help

[trickstercaptain]

CANON VERSES.

young protége

Living in the shadow of the Keeper of the Code isn’t easy for the young Jack Sparrow, particularly when he’s left to fend for himself in the pirate haven of Shipwreck Cove and dismissed for his ambitions to one day command a ship of his own. He wants more than anything to leave the island, and his life, behind, conflicted as to whether piracy is really his true calling, but it is the arrival of a charming French captain that eventually forces Jack into a decision that will unintentionally change his life.

This verse covers Jack's upbringing on Shipwreck Cove, up until the age of twenty, and the Shipwreck flashbacks in The Price of Freedom. I primarily draw upon canon established in this novel, however I also take inspiration from Sins of the Father, one of the Young Jack series. I do not consider any of the other Young Jack books as part of my canon. As far as the flashback scene in DMTNT goes, I do incorporate it, but altered under certain conditions detailed in my DMTNT verse.

five sodding years of work

Press-ganged into the crew of La Vipère after being betrayed by friend and rogue pirate Christophe de Rapièr, Jack knows he cannot return to Shipwreck Cove without facing death for breaking the Pirate's Code. After escaping from the rogue ship, he and fellow crewman Robby Greene sign on to the East India Trading Company, working their way up the ranks as merchant sailors until Jack is offered captaincy of the Wicked Wench by the EITC Director for West Africa, Cutler Beckett.

This verse covers the roughly five year period of Jack's employment in the East India Trading Company. He is hiding his piratical past and playing a very convincing role of a law-abiding merchant sailor, so unless plotted otherwise, your muse should not recognise him as a former pirate.

freedom isn’t free. it comes with the highest of costs

Now branded a pirate and having lost his soul in order to raise the newly rechristened Black Pearl from the depths, Captain Jack Sparrow finally has everything he ever wanted. He’s a pirate, a captain and finally able to forge a legend that will be immortalised for centuries to come. However, that all changes when he begins searching for a way to find the long lost Aztec treasure of Cortez with his first mate, Hector Barbossa. This verse covers the two years of Jack's initial captaincy of the Black Pearl, up until Barbossa's mutiny.

a hard learned lesson it was

Betrayed and marooned on a deserted island after giving up the bearings to the fabled Isla de Muerta, with naught but a pistol with a single shot, Jack's spirit is hardened by revenge. After three days, he barters with rumrunners for passage out of his misery, but the path to regaining his ship is a long one, and he is still intent on living his life in the interim. This verse covers the ten year period prior to Curse of the Black Pearl. Jack does not have his beloved ship in his possession at this time, however that does not necessarily mean that he is ship-less.

the opportune moment

Arriving in Port Royal on the sinking Jolly Mon, fates align and, thanks to a blacksmith and a governor's daughter, Jack finds himself with the perfect leverage to secure his stolen Pearl from the hands of his mutinous and now-cursed first mate. His only issue, it turns out, are said blacksmith and governor's daughter and the small matter of the curse that needs to be lifted. This verse covers the entirety of Curse of the Black Pearl.

what bodes ill

Now reunited with his beloved Black Pearl, Jack knows all will be for naught unless he can find a way out of the soul debt he struck with Davy Jones thirteen years prior. Vexed and bearing a compass that no longer seems to work, Jack begins a desperate search for the dead man’s chest to use as leverage, or else be damned to the depths of the Locker for eternity should his time run out. This verse covers the period from the end of Curse of the Black Pearl through to Jack's death at the end of Dead Man's Chest.

close your eyes and pretend it’s all a bad dream

Returned from the land of the dead and determined not to end up there again, Jack resolves that the only way he can survive is to stab the heart of Davy Jones, thus becoming immortal and sailing the seas forever. However, while he's been gone, the Brethren Court has called all nine Pirate Lords to a convene in a meeting at Shipwreck Cove, while Cutler Beckett and Davy Jones have joined forces to take over the seas and rid them of piracy forever. This verse covers the majority of At World's End, following Jack's rescue from the Locker.

a pirate’s life for me

Following the destruction of the Endeavour, Cutler Beckett’s death and victory of the pirates over the Armada, Captain Jack Sparrow returns to his pirating ways, still seeking immortality after sacrificing his chance at stabbing the heart of Davy Jones so that Will Turner could live. When interacting with Jack, this functions as my DEFAULT VERSE: any unspecified canon threads will default to this point in his timeline.

Unless specified for a particular thread, I will ignore the very end of At World's End and Jack will STILL have the Black Pearl in his possession.

home is wherever you are

Canonically sticking to the end of At World’s End, with Elizabeth going on to bear Will a son, Henry, after he sails away on the Flying Dutchman to carry out his duty for ten years at a time. With the absence of a father in the young Henry Turner’s life, Jack slowly and unconsciously begins to fill that gap through his visits to Shipwreck Cove, which in turn become more and more frequent as he develops a bond with a boy he comes to think of as a son in all but name.

This verse leads directly into my DMTNT-era verse, set nineteen years later, and assumes a familiarity with Henry that is not present in the movie itself.

our sands be all but run

After hearing word that his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, is being tried for his own crimes in London, Jack mounts a daring rescue attempt -- and ends up embroiled in a venture by none other than Edward Teach to locate and covet the spoils of the Fountain of Youth. In the process, he is reunited with not only an old flame, but his beloved ship, magically trapped into a bottle.

This verse encompasses the entirety of On Stranger Tides and the years afterwards, prior to Dead Men Tell No Tales, as well as any AUs where Jack is seeking the Fountain of Youth.

bad luck dogs you day and night

After a series of near-disasters culminate in the release of Captain Salazar from the Devil’s Triangle ( a once famed pirate hunter now cursed and out for Jack’s blood for trapping him in the first place ), Jack must team up with his stepson, Henry Turner, and the female astronomer Carina Smyth if he hopes to find the Trident of Poseidon – an object with the power to break all curses in the sea. Due to the issues I have with the continuity and characterisation of Jack in this movie, there are a number of alterations to canon detailed HERE.

beyond my beloved horizon

With both his ship and luck finally restored, and a family reunited on land, Captain Jack Sparrow has everything he needs to repair his shattered reputation once and for all. The only thing left is for him to figure out what to do with his simian namesake, now in need of a new master.

Just as a note, this is NOT my default verse.