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LET ME BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

WHAT DOES THAT MEANNNNN

[mexcraziness]

WAIT YOU WATCHED SUPER ROBOT MONKEU TEAM AS A KID TOO???????

SAME HAT... 🤝

AH HELL YEAH, SAME HAT, it was like one of my very first hyperfixations!! I used to have a little notebook where I drew the monkeys over and over again, I'm sure I still have it somewhere in our basement xD I'm also pretty sure it was one of the first things I attempted digital art for in like, Paint 😂 It was such an amazing show, I'm still shook ever years later, I'm also still so mad it never got finished, absolute disgrace, I'll never forgive that

[nanakibh]

I noticed that no one had written a fic where Earthspark Megatron and Soundwave get back together, so I did it myself. Divorce is over. (Please be mindful of the rating and tags. CH6 is the one you'll want to skip if you aren't into that. But it's my specialty, so I hope you enjoy.)

Shoutout to @zehecatl for encouraging me to give the show another try. I started watching from ep8 as suggested and ended up watching 24 episodes in one day. Yeah, you could say I liked it.

[imhereformysciencefriends]

tagged by @the-lightning-strikes-again

1. Three ships: Sheith (sheith), scortrapta (Scorpia x Entrapta She-ra) aaaaaaaaand.... hmm who gets third place... probably gamkar (pale) because I am forever mentally ill about them

2. First ever ship? oooo FIRST? That would probably be Yugi x Tea from YuGiOh.

3. Last song? Nomic by ACCAMER

4. Last film? Everything Everywhere All At Once BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

5. Currently reading: Golem's Eye by Johnathan Stroud. I have been for the last year I just. Can't finish it oTL

6. Currently watching: The finales for the Secret Life SMP

7. Currently consuming: I actually don't know what I'm making for dinner tonight. I should probably finish off that pork sausage, make sausage egg and biscuit sandwiches etc

8. Currently craving: kielbasa

And I'll taaaaag @zehecatl @simplepotatofarmer @dragonbonez @suckmyhd @lewiscarrolatemybrain @hopalongfairywren and @arataka-reigen

[zehecatl]

Choji leaves a mark on Umemiya, and Sugishita cannot stop looking at it.

did a lil' trade with @imhereformysciencefriends for some Togame angst, and OH BOY, writing these two is such a treat. they are literally boyfriends 🥰

[sharada-n]

@zehecatl would have my head if I didn't post this publicly which is silly because WOW AM I RUSTY AT WRITING THESE TWO BUT UH-

Here you go babe happy birthday MWAH

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They’ve been watching the sliver of moon visible outside their cell get smaller and smaller.

Inuyasha doesn’t act differently than he has the past week or so. He’s restless, and that’s about what Miroku is used to from him - even more so now that they’ve been captured. Always searching for something, always heading towards something. Like if he sits still, that’s the same as dying. And Miroku won’t pretend he can’t relate, because that is how it has been for him too. With the curse being a poignant reminder of time running out, Miroku doesn’t feel he has much to waste.

But if he doesn’t have time to slow down once in a while, then what is the point? If life isn’t worth living, then he might as well give up now and not inflict the next person with the same suffering that will one day consume him.

“You’re thinking too hard,” Inuyasha says. He’s frowning at him, as if Miroku’s mind wandering is a personal slight against him.

“You should try it sometime,” he tells him. And Inuyasha’s brow quirks in amused irritation.

Maybe he’s not wrong that Miroku needs to get out of his own head. But there’s not much else to do while locked in a room. They’ve tried everything to get out, but the paper seals outside are too powerful and they don’t know where the others are, which is its own kind of torture, isn’t it? That’s one thing Miroku prefers not to think about.

“The new moon will be soon,” he says instead.

It’s pretty clear from Inuyasha’s face that’s something he doesn’t want to think about either.

“Yeah…” he mumbles after a moment, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms.

“They might kill you,” Miroku adds. Casually, as if it hasn’t been on the forefront of both their thoughts.

“I’d like to see them try,” Inuyasha spits, fire in his eyes and it’s the same as always but also not at all similar. Miroku knows he’ll do something reckless, like he often does.

He can’t allow that to happen. If not for his own selfishness, then for the sake of the others, who probably need Inuyasha more than they need him.

The next night, the moon is gone. Techno’s hair turns black, his eyes fade from their vibrant gold to a paleish gray. It almost takes Miroku’s breath away each time he sees it. Sometimes he reaches out just to brush his fingers through Inuyasha’s hair, a touch the other man used to flinch away from but now begrudgingly allows. Miroku smiles and leans closer to him, using the cold in the cell as an excuse.

He always thought it would be fine to die.

He was raised with it, really. And it never left him, even when he struggled against it. Even when meeting them gave him hope that it didn’t need to end that way. The fear never came back the way it was there when he watched his father be swallowed into nothing.

So when Miroku hears footsteps from down the hallway, it’s easy for him to get up.

Inuyasha reaches for his wrist, barely manages to catch onto his sleeve, but Miroku pulls free. They’re both human tonight. 

“What the fuck are you-” Inuyasha doesn’t even get a chance to finish.

Miroku throws a punch at the first guy that comes on. A good one though, he manages to catch them square in the jaw. The man yelps and stumbles backward into one of his friends. His throat is grabbed immediately after, but it’s fine. They always only take one of them to entertain themselves with at night. Tonight it just has to be Miroku. It has to be.

At least the feeling of fingers leaving bruises on his skin is familiar enough.

—

“Why the fuck did you do that?” Inuyasha asks him when they’re back together. Miroku was more or less thrown into the cell again. Their captors didn’t give Inuyasha a second glance. He doubts they even noticed he’s a human tonight.

“You know you can just thank people when they protect you,” Miroku mumbles. His cheek is bruised where it presses into Inuyasha’s shoulder. So close it aches, his skin crawling with every inch that connects them. He feels too cold, yet also like he can’t stand to live without the touch.

But there’s no chance Inuyasha will let him go after that stunt. And maybe Miroku is secretly grateful for it.

“I don’t need you to protect me,” Inuyasha says.

Miroku laughs. “Just because you don’t need me to doesn’t mean I don’t want to.” He tries to flick Inuyasha’s forehead, but the other man catches his wrist.

“Don’t,” he says, testily. Always so on edge. Miroku chuckles again. Then Inuyasha glances at his bruised knuckles. Miroku might be delirious because he almost wishes Inuyasha would press his lips to them. Gentle, brief.

He doesn’t, of course.

But he does smile, and his forehead presses against the top of Miroku’s head, and the dawn is minutes away.

And for a moment, Miroku doesn’t care if they’ll get out of here or not.

[goodlucktai]

Hey!!!! How ya been? :D

Respond in your own time / if ya want too!! Just wanted to know if you had any recommendations to mikey-centric fanfics!! Any variation is cool!!

Thanks a lot! Take care!

sure thing !

2018

Hanging By A Turtle by CamsthiSky

you just breathe that moment down by merikai

Forget the mess I'm in by GibbousLunation

Hot Water, the Total Opposite of Hot Soup by Donatello-more-like-Hello

Fall & Rise by CringePhase

big bro michelangelo by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

2014

Latenight Conversations and Painful Victory by NinjaEnergy

2012

mikey’s yokai adventures by adelfie

if the subways flood and bridges break by merikai

of sons and papas and full price to pay and yolk by angelmichelangelo

Not as Thick as Blood by thirdsday

to thine own self be true by inkandstone

In Sickness and When everything comes crashing down by moogsthewriter

exhaust trails through space. and Aftershock by SpectrumWriting

I Get Knocked Down (But I Get Up Again) by Justalittleobsessed

Breakfast for Sensei by rakuenoasis

Apple Juice by astrotato

Someone To Protect by Koalagriton

Mikey’s truly awful, incredibly sucky, super hella bummer of a day by Orange4Days

Ninjas Don’t Wear Bracelets and I Know You’re in There by Gwydion

2007

role fatigue by zehecatl

The Ultimate Weapon by TheKeybladeMaster1994

2003

Underdark by Nekotsuki

And Call Me in the Morning by slipstream

Mikey's Jigsaw by SailorSaysAhoy

Lucky and Sleepwalker by Stormy1x2

Disposable by orphan_account

A Winner's Comfort by TheAngelofAngst

1987

Adventures in Turtle Sickness by witheredblossoms

[arorocanada]

We all have that one mutual who is a fucking booping menace.

(It's @zehecatl. The mutual is @zehecatl)

[mushroomminded]

All this talk made me curious about old Mico art here

And uuhhhh

Who are theo and andre?

Are they canon?

@zehecatl 's ocs! not canon

[radios-arcade]

@zehecatl a bdubs just for u

[tealvenetianmask]

Tags by @zehecatl

#helluva#yes yes yes absolutely this#i'd even say we see a little glimpse of this anger in western energy when he's in the waiting room#and gets (justifiably!) angry about being called a 'fire toad'#plus stolas has likely been (unintentionally) feeding this anger for a good while#and with stolas getting hurt blitzo was likely forced to confront SOME of his feelings for him#which would of course cause internal conflict and feed this anger even MORE and it's just a real mess of a situation#and it doesn't help that stolas DOES look down at imps! not as maliciously at someone like stella but he does do it and it IS a problem#i also think this anger is. pretty common among imps#during the harvest festival none of the imps were actually excited to see stolas as much as they were excited about the moon#is blitzo's anger magnified by his issues? yes#but even fizz doesn't disagree with him when he brings this up#it's really fascinating i hope we see more

Yeah, I think that since Blitz's anger can seem a bit unhinged/scary, and we know that Stolas means well, we can get kind of close to delegitimizing the anger when actually a lot of it is rooted in real problems in 1) the relationship, 2) the world the characters live in, and 3) literally our world too.

Good point about how other imps see Stolas and how Fizz doesn't really have a counterpoint to it. I think the main thing Fizz has in that conversation that Blitz lacks is an understanding that royal demons CAN love imps, and that Blitz IS lovable despite their falling out.

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#it's such an interesting aspect of their relationship and the show in general#because blitz's anger and wariness don't just come from his past trauma which is already valid on its own#it's rooted in a much bigger thing which helps understand how he reacts especially in full moon#i'm still weirded out by people pointing at the class imbalance as a sign they shouldn't be together tho#you guys never watched/read about royal/commoner romances or what#cause like. that would be a great conversation for them to have + blitz calling stolas out on valid things#but stolas literally can't do anything about being born into royalty. that's just so... stupid to judge him on that#and not on actual things he does/says and has power on#ok i've been yapping but i truly love how full of meaning the show can be#helluva boss#EDIT: wait i just realized I haven't read anything criticizing ozzie for being a royal/sin compared to fizz#so it's just your usual stolas hating 🤨

I really think that the problem with a lot of antis is that they're applying a good guy bad guy way of seeing the world to this show and then justifying it with a poorly thought out version of identity politics. I say this, and I genuinely love identity politics. Stolas gives them the ick, so he represents social ills. They like Ozzie, so they don't see the problem there, when social class issues are very clearly at play in the Ozzie/Fizz dynamic too. It's frustrating.

Blitz and social class rage- because I have no chill and like to write about uncomfortable things.

We've seen a lot of hints (reactions to how Stolas addresses him as "little," confrontation with Striker in Harvest Moon), but I think that we see that rage at its most intense here and here.

The symbolism in both of these scenes has been analyzed a ton by now, and I don't think the parallels in subject matter are accidental- both are essentially Blitz going into a terrified rage (are fear and anger linked for him?) at the idea- an untrue one based in real social class problems- that Stolas could never respect him.

There's imagery of Blitz as a servant in both scenes. Sillhouettes of Blitz fan Stolas in his drug trip in Truth Seekers. He adjusts his bow tie and claims that Stolas treats him like one of his butler imps during his rant in Full Moon.

But the anger Blitz feels about this ALSO came out, more subtly, in my most replayed couple of minutes in Oops (seriously- when I clicked on Oops to find screenshots, I was already paused here).

It's the scene where Blitz won't stop talking about how little Stolas cares about him, and Fizz gets fed up with him denying the obvious. It leads into a back and forth with Striker about social class and relationships with royals. It's one of those shippy moments that I watched on repeat to reassure myself that stolitz is mutual while we waited for Full Moon. Because it's clear in that clip that he CARES deeply about Stolas as much as he denies it.

But wait. When he calls Stolas a "fake privileged asshole . . ."

There's real resentment (and fear? hurt?) there. I mean the guy is fucking furious- it's also the side view with the sharp teeth and narrowed eyes again. This is not the face of a man who's just upset because the guy he likes doesn't like him back. This is deep hurt, and yes, anger. It hurts to see him feeling resentful toward Stolas because I love Stolas and love the potential they have together.

So what gives? Why is this anger/fear so intense that he can't see that potential? I saw a lot of speculation before Full Moon that Blitz might have another royal ex who we have yet to learn about, or that he was devastatingly wronged by one of Hell's higher ups in the past.

I don't think that's necessary personally. I think Blitz is angry about a lifetime of micro-aggressions and racial slurs, at living in a world where people are surprised that he's an imp who runs a business, etc., and that's enough. He's angry because he was taught from childhood that he was dispensable (not me taking a dig at Cash again just because). He's angry at himself for having feelings for Stolas, for feeling comfortable cuddled up next to him when he snapped that one picture on his phone, for wanting what seems impossible.

Blitz has anger issues beyond this- there's no doubt about that. And I think A LOT of it comes down to his self-hatred and inability to process the hurt and fear that simmer underneath. But yeah, there's legitimate anger about race and class issues there too, maybe misdirected at Stolas, but absolutely reflecting a reality in the hellaverse.

[zehecatl]

"A sleepover," March 7th suggests, smile fragile. "To celebrate our success!"

[sharada-n]

I got tagged by @zehecatl despite never being active on this blog anymore -sobbing- thanks baby ovob

1. Three ships: HMMM, first that come to mind are Gar/Raven, Serirei and maybe like, InuYasha polycule lmao

2. First ever ship? I kinda wanna say Misty/Ash from Pokemon or something, in so far as that kids do the shipping thing

3. Last song? Cure For Me by AURORA

4. Last film? I watched some romcom Christmas movie with my mom yesterday but I already forgot what it was called

5. Currently playing: So much Project Diva and Sky: Children of Light on the few times I have a minute

6. Currently watching: Mostly random YouTube videos

7. Currently consuming: Hot chocolate :D

8. Currently craving: A hug would fix me I think

I'm not tagging people I don't know anybody -wheeze-

[sweetlacerations]

/zehecatl’s whump sideblog

primarily a place to reblog tasty whump posts, and maybe, occasionally, post actual stuff. maybe

also has an oc blog at /crigne

[ipomoea-batatas]

@zehecatl

Crying ur so right she was cute and tried her best 🥲🥲

I absolutely want to hear about the extremely cursed lighthouse 👀

YEAH BABEYYYYY CURSED LIGHTHOUSE HERE WE GOOO

Ok so this lighthouse is called Minot's Ledge Light. Here it is today.

You may notice that unlike most other lighthouses, it's in the MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.

It's about a mile or so out from the shore, southeast of Boston Harbor (off the coast of what’s called the South Shore) and it's built into a rock ledge that's just under the water (Minot’s Ledge, after which it’s named. “Minot” was a merchant who lost a very valuable shipment there. Seems kinda fuckin rude to name the ledge after him but whatever).

This ledge, and other rocky ledges nearby, made the area SUPER dangerous before the lighthouse was built. FORTY ships were lost there in less than a decade in the 19th century.

Oh, and folks of an ~age~ might recognize this lighthouse from this famous photo from the blizzard of '78:

Just to give you an idea of what the weather conditions can be like in the area. (Is this foreshadowing? PROBABLY)

Anyway, building a lighthouse here was obviously high priority. There was a bit of an exposé on the negligence of the Lighthouse Establishment (the gov. dept that was in charge of lighthouses at the time), and the construction of Minot’s Ledge was part of a push to show that the department was taking things more seriously.

As the lighthouse needed to be built ON the ledge, some cutting-edge, never-before-seen lighthouse design was in order. (More foreshadowing?? MAYBE???)

Isn’t it cute??

(If you notice that it looks nothing like the modern-day lighthouse above...no you don’t. Don’t ruin the story for the rest of the class)

The problem is, Minot’s Ledge itself is only exposed for a few hours at low tide, which obviously presented some problems. No one died building it, but all the equipment was washed away once, and people ALMOST died when they were swept away by currents.

It took years to finish because of the tricky conditions. It was finally finished and lighted on New Year’s in 1850.

It was obvious right away that this design was...not it. The lighthouse would sway violently in rough conditions. (One of the keepers told Henry David Thoreau that bad winds would literally rock their plates off the table.)

The first keeper wrote to the government reporting unsafe conditions, but was ignored. He resigned in October of that year.

The new keeper and his two assistants also reported dangerous conditions. Storms kept weakening the braces, and the structure had to be repaired often. However, every time the authorities came out to inspect the lighthouse it was ALWAYS a calm day, and they were like “idk seems fine?” And continued to ignore safety concerns.

In April of 1851, a storm had kicked up. The keeper had gone to the mainland to restock, but he didn’t make it back before the storm started in earnest. The two assistant lighthouse keepers were left at the light.

This was a BAD storm—nearly a hurricane—that went on for a week. By the fifth day, it looked bleak enough that the assistant keepers released a message in a bottle with their last words.

On day six, the legs of the structure began to fail one at a time. When there were only three legs left, the keepers began to ring the alarm bell continuously for as long as the lighthouse still stood.

By morning, it was completely lost to the ocean.

The two lighthouse keepers’ bodies were later recovered—one had washed ashore nearby, and the other was found on a nearby island a few hundred feet from the mainland. The latter keeper HADN’T died of drowning—he survived and managed to swim to the island, thinking he’d made it to the mainland, only to die of exhaustion and exposure.

Their message in a bottle was found two days later on the North Shore of Boston Harbor. It read: “The beacon cannot last any longer. She is shaking a good three feet each way as I write. God bless you all.”

Here are the ghosty bits:

1) People still say you can hear the bell ringing during bad storms. Once the lighthouse was rebuilt (properly, out of stone this time, which took YEARS—they had to start over at least once when a ship crashed into the structure and took the whole thing out), apparently they had a hard time getting keepers to stay on. They reported hearing the fog bell ringing at odd times, and ghostly figures in the lantern room. Most didn’t make it a year.

2) The lighthouse was automated pretty much as soon as the technology was available, removing the need for lighthouse keepers to live there. But passing ships still reported seeing a man hanging off the side, calling out.

Most people reported that the figure couldn’t be understood, but one Portuguese sailor said that the man was yelling for help in Portuguese. Sure enough, one of the two assistant keepers who perished in the tragedy was Portuguese.

So that’s the story of the cute little “I Love You” lighthouse and the horrible shit that happened there. Sources: This article

This one too

And obviously, Wikipedia. What am I, the pope

[mossywillows]

So, basically,