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marshmallowloves · 1 year
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I was thinking about how a lot of people have the "gold-hearted dumbass/the smart one" dynamic with their self ships, in which their F/O is the dumbass. which is all well and good, I love that dynamic.
but I don't see too much of the reverse, in which someone's F/O is wicked intelligent while they, on the other hand, are Too Dumb to Live™, and I would like to see more of that
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mechaseraph · 3 months
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One guy. Er, I mean two, no, no! Four, four completely different guys, no correlation between them, no sir! Started this around same time as this KID one. It should be same style proportion-wise. As I was messing around for fun/on purpose of finding something that more cartoony? simpler in flow? Anyways, the design/style notes/thoughts under the cut, I did put lots of my exhausted braincells into Kaito/KID difference
Overall style inspos: 1) "I need to think of Sonic but like more human-y" 2) Miho Shimogasa (PPGZ/Kaito Joker/BatuSpi Toppa Bashin) 3) PSWG and SPvsW lol kinda, just from my head how I remembered em though
>Cone and Shin: Originally wasn't planning on putting shadows in his eyes, but without em he's straight up "People with blue eyes" meme. Creepy too much. Neat and sharp a bit. Cone is a pain to size correctly. I think I kinda got it right? But maybe he should had been just tad taller? You never know if he's like 95cm or 1m and something Side note, but Cone's shoes really make me think of Sonic's- >Shin and Kaito: Neat and bit sharp vs more laid back and messy. Also more puffy/round on corners? I basically want him to have puffy sleeves/sleeves that got some volume to em because it fits the magician in my eyes. Adds to hands/arm movement Also Shin's eyes of more your blue/dark blue shades, while Kaito's of blue-ish purple That's to say, I imagine/think Shinichi is the one who hunches more, while Kaito is the one who tends to lean back a bit/keep posture mostly straight (if he ain't sleeping in class lol) >Kaito and KID: Kinda pathetic and messy vs your perfect phantom thief. More shadowy/half-closed eyes vs "oh he's bright awake and ready to go stupid go crazy". Some guy vs the charisma itself. That's to say, shadows cover Kid's visible eye most of the time. And he also has that grin...or his mouth hidden at all. His hair appears bit more fluffier and neater, too. I also tried to keep that juxtaposition with Shinichi of "more sharps vs more round" with him as well. Overall, I like the thought of what if Kaito was more loser in canon, as in less people in school liking him, pitying for his family situation, etc, no entirely of course, because it's simply him, but feel it be more fun in contrast with Kid (and Shinichi) Also, for Kid's cape...just didn't felt like drawing it here, you can excuse me, right?
I think that's all I have to say, but if there's anything ya wanna point out/hear, please ask away!~
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cantdothis-nomore · 1 year
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Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven with a cold and distant reader with the others more affectionate and kind to them
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Robin
Honestly he'd probably be the same
Wouldn't have a problem with it although it might be a problem sometimes with the others if they thought you were doing it to just be mean to them
Robin would probably actually appreciate that you're like that cuz he likes his privacy so it's probably a good thing
He loves watching you just cuddle up to him after a long day and it honestly probably serves as a source of comfort for him
He'd make up excuse after excuse after excuse of why you acted differently towards the others then you did to him just to see the other side of you when you two were alone
Wouldn't judge you for being like that tho he probably would ask you about it a few times gathering you had an idea about it
Wouldn't mind at all as it's more of you for him in the end lmao
Starfire
Wouldn't understand and would try and get you to be nicer to others for the first few times until she basically realised she couldn't do anything about it
She wouldn't judge you for how you were but would be more confused than anything
She'd love seeing the more affectionate and clingy side of you when you two were alone but would wish you were just a tad bit friendlier to the others
Just like robin she'd make up excuses for you endlessly out of pure love of seeing the other side of you
Wouldn't have a problem of getting people away from you if she could see you were uncomfortable around them
She'd try and introduce you to others thinking thst maybe it's just the people your around and yeah you'd try your best for her but mostly it just wouldn't work out
But all would be forgiven when you two were cuddled up to each other late at night forgetting the day and leaving everything else behind you
Beast boy
Again would be confused about why you acted like you did
But wouldn't try and force you into doing anything you didn't want to with others
He'd shout at anyone who made fun of you because of how you were and took you away to his room so it was just you two
After he realised thst you were only nice and affectionate towards him and even more when you two were alone he'd try and be alone with you more than he did before to make you more comfortable and happy with your surroundings instead of being uncomfortable and uptight around others
Your #1 supporter til the end istg
He'd never have a problem about how you were and would state that to anyone who asked about you to him
He loved you more than you eould ever know and would never hesitate to drop anything for you ♡
Cyborg
This one's rather short cuz I couldn't really think anything up lmao
He wouldn't care or mind at all how you were to others unless you were purposefully unkind
It's your decision how you are not his and so he'd support you however you wanted to be
He'd have a go at anyone who dared to come at you for how you acted and protected you to the best of his abilities
He wasn't really the biggest fan of people either so it didn't really make a difference
Loved that you were affectionate to him though
Adored being around you alone because both of you could be how you wanted to be alone and also have some privacy without someone poking their head in constantly
Loved u no matter what you were like ♡
Raven
Wouldn't care
She would probably appreciate you being how you were because neither of you put up with anyone's shit
The rest of the team tended to stay away from you two to avoid any issues
You were both completely different whilst alone and preferred to be snuggled up into each other instead of talking with people who made you feel like your braincells were dropping out your head at an alarming rate
If you had to be around the others you tended to stay close to each other and limit speech towards the others
I feel like you'd have a resting bitch face and she'd probably have the thing of asking you if you were angry at her every two minutes just incase
Even though you didn't seem it around others you two were closer than everyone thought and adored being in each others company instead of having to struggle in others
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hearts4youz · 7 months
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"The Captains Daughter" Chapter Two
comment if u want to be added to my tag list <3 @abbiesxox A/N: Thank you all sooooo much for reading chapter one, it means a lot!! Heres chapter two. From here on out you can expect like 1-2 chapters of this to come out per week!! i'm so excited to share the rest of this story that has been marinating in my braincells for so long lmao.
Word count: 1.5k
Reader pov: You marched into the training facilities for your first session with the masked Lieutenant. You donned a hoodie and leggings, the training rooms were chilly. You walked into the changing rooms to lock up your bag, although it was highly unlikely someone would steal it, this was a military base after all. Fastening the lock around the small cubby, you took off your hoodie and threw it inside as well. Leaving you in a thin cropped t-shirt. You left the locker room and took in the smell of the training area, it was the size of a warehouse and smelled like your high school gymnasium. There were multiple different areas of the facility. A gym, featuring endless sets of weights, squat racks, benches, etc. There was an enclosed area for weapons practice, boasting many different kinds of guns, knives, and any other device used for bodily harm. The base also boasts, an impressive, multi story agility course with different obstacles at each level. Last but not least, there is a recovery room, mostly used for warmups and cooldowns.
After you took it all in, you spotted Ghost doing squats with a great deal of weight on the bar. He sported a skull print balaclava instead of the mask he wore at yesterday's meeting. He also had on tapered black sweatpants, a fitted t-shirt which hugged his muscles in a very flattering way, and tennis shoes. You walked toward him, stopping short and standing by the weight rack so you didn't interrupt his workout.
You watched as he did rep after rep of squats, face contorting more with each one, you could see his face more now with the absence of eye black he wore yesterday. Sweat dripped off his brow, his eyes squeezed shut as he finished the last rep, the bar made a clattering sound as he rested it back on the hooks of the rack. Wiping his face with his sleeve he turned to you.
"Do you sleep with your eyes open," he says abruptly.
"What?"
"Your eyes, are they always like that or am I just that impressive," he says smugly
"No- I," You start.
"Save it, lets get started."
He starts walking at a fast pace to another area of the gym, you jog to catch up. Ghost leads you to three boxing style rings.
"lets start with a spar, consider this a pre-test, I wanna see what you are capable of," Ghost gets straight to business.
You gulped, you're not a bad fighter, but he has an unfair advantage. He's at least 6'2, not to mention you just watched him casually squat 600+ pounds for reps. The two of you stepped into the ring, you tried to not let your nervousness show on your face. You weren't going to be able to overpower him, you were going to have to outsmart him, or be faster than him. Lucky for you, you used to be a competitive runner in high school, placing well in state championships for Cross Country and Track yearly. You also practiced Yoga, agility will be your friend in this matchup.
"Ready?" Ghost said.
"Yes, Simon," you taunted.
hopefully your mention of his name caught him off guard, you ran at him, faking a punch and slipping between his legs, popping up behind him. Your surprise worked, his delayed reaction gave you enough time for you to kick the sensitive area behind his kneecaps. Ghost stumbled forward but caught himself, turning to face you. He threw a punch, you tried to deflect it but he was too strong. Quickly recovering you ran at him again, trying to juke him out by performing another fake move. He must have picked up on your style quick because he stuck his leg out to trip you before you could jet by him. Realizing you lost the upper hand, you tried to stand up before he could pin you. Instead, he grabbed you by the collar of your shirt and hauled you up from the ground.
"Round two," he said gruffly
The second time around was worse than the first. You didn't have the element of surprise. He took you down within seconds
"I've seen enough," dissatisfaction present in his eyes.
"I know I did poorly, but to be fair," you tried to justify yourself.
"Do you think fights are fair?" He chastised.
"Let me tell you that none of the men you face in the field will be as gentle as I. Your little trick? Do you think an enemy soldier would even give you time to talk?" He continued, voice becoming more of a yell.
"How did you even get here?" He questioned.
"I'm not a bad shot, for what I lack in strength I make up for in speed and agility too."
Ghost raised a brow
"You've got a lot to work on in terms of hand to hand combat, but lets test your aim," He said.
Feeling more confident for this next test, you followed him over to the shooting range. The two of you entered the room, paper targets on one end, soldiers practicing their aim on another. Ghost picks out a variety of firearms. He hands you a Pistol first.
"Go ahead," he gestures to the targets.
You nodded, drawing a deep breath in and exhaling as you lined yourself up with the target 50 yards away. Inhaling again and holding it this time, you brought the gun up in front of your face, extending your arms and firing 3 shots rapidly. Two hit the center circle, one skimmed the edge between the center and the ring next to it.
You turned back to face Ghost, he only handed you the second weapon, a rifle. You repeated the same process before, this time letting the gun rest in the crook of your neck and holding it against your cheek as you fired three more shots in quick succession. All three hit the center this time.
Ghost handed you an SMG when you turned around. Holding the new gun in the same way as the rifle, one pull of the trigger fired multiple bullets, these were less accurate but still impressive. Clicking the safety on the gun, you handed it back to Ghost, he put away the weapons without a word.
"That's all for today, you are excused Sergeant," he says bluntly.
"Thank you for training me sir," You said, Mock politeness dripping from your tone.
"By the way, don't call me Simon. It's Ghost, or Lieutenant." Ghost grunted and turned to go, leaving you alone in the range. You stood for a moment, replaying the last 45 minutes in your mind. You had hoped to impress him with your marksman skills, but he seemed unimpressed. You needed to decompress, a run would relax you perhaps? You walked towards the locker rooms to change into warmer attire, the weather was cold in late November.
Ghost's pov:
The first day training the Sergeant, Y/N wasn't a total bust. I recalled the events of our session as I changed. She was a decent rifle shot, a terrible fighter though. Her use of my name was alarming, a clever move though. Soap probably told her, they talked through the meeting yesterday. Can't blame em' though, Price sure does love the sound of his own voice.
As I was about to leave the changing rooms, I spotted Y/N leaving the building, it was awfully cold outside to be going out. She had earbuds in, so it wasn't hard to follow her out the door. She lingered in front of the door for a moment, I stayed inside the vestibule leading to the outdoors. She took a breath and started jogging, turning the corner and leaving my sight.
I didn't know she was a runner, she mentioned she was fast after our spar though. Training after hours is quite admirable actually. Maybe she won't be such a letdown for the team after all.
I shuddered at the thought, Remember what happened last time you overestimated a newbies skills. I told myself. I will never let that happen to someone under my command again. Wincing at the memory, I tried to push the thoughts aside, but it comes flooding back to me
"It wasn't your fault Simon," Price
"There was nothing we could do," A doctor
"I'm sorry," Another doctor
Two lives
Gone because I authorized them for the mission
I thought they were ready
I didn't train them hard enough
I treated the two of them as friends, as brothers. I grew attached too quickly. I wasn't as close with them as I am the rest of the squad, fuck I barely knew them.
One week
One week they were here, their first mission they were so giddy, so eager to prove themselves, two boys about to become men. I remember the feeling when I was in their position.
Next, they were gone.
Never again will I let that happen to someone.
Never will I let that happen to Y/N.
For now, I'll pretend I don't care.
She can hate me all she wants, she can think I don't give a shit about her. Better that than her trusting me and me letting her down. For now, I won't care about her. Until she can prove herself worthy, I won't treat her as a friend.
Because I don't want to see a friend come back in a body bag.
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bignostalgias · 1 year
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just thinking about Jack learning Norse the long way without magic after dimension/time traveling to Berk. Rambling nonsense under cut
Ok ok as learning a language takes time and dedication, Jack mostly communicates non-verbally at first and slowly incorporates Norse into his vocabulary. He sporadically gets lessons from the Dragon Riders, but it’s slow-going as there’s always external shenanigans to resolve, and to be honest most of them are poor language teachers (with the exception of Fishlegs, who is very kind to make Jack flashcards to study with). He also visits with Gothi, as she sympathizes with his struggle to be understood, and he picks up on her symbols as they become friends. He thinks of Sandy and feels a pang of homesickness.
Both Jack and Hiccup are very expressive characters who often use exaggerated gestures and expressions to prove a point, so their friendship consists of a lot of pointed looks and unabashed flailing. Rolling their eyes. Goofy smiles. Smiles with Mischievous Intent. Sarcastic deadpans. Reading the tone of each others’ voices. As they become more comfortable with each other (and Jack becomes more comfortable being visible and tangible) this includes Jack holding Hiccup’s hand to lead him somewhere, poking each other to invoke a reaction, Hiccup steering Jack by his shoulders away from trouble, falling asleep haphazardly on top of each other while attempting to study. To an onlooker their conversations are madness.
Hiccup learns English as well as a fair trade. So he can know Jack a little better. So Jack isn’t alone in this. Similar to OTNWAS (fic of all time), he starts using English expressions and slang that Jack introduces him to (“Cool,” he says, drawing out the vowels. Jack nods at him rapidly. He exclaims something incomprehensible to Hiccup - but undoubtedly encouraging from the way his eyes are crinkling at the corners - before repeating, “cool beans,” and gives a double thumbs up. Flashbright smile. “Cool beans,” Hiccup says, still with only a fuzzy understanding of what it means).
Hiccup also spends a lot of time drawing with Jack, as a tool to aid communication and make new flashcards, but more often than not it devolves into stupid Pictionary doodles as Hiccup struggles to interpret Jack’s drawings. (“Uh, is that…. Stormfly?” Hiccup asks, and Jack pulls a face that is both distraught and amused. “So not - oh! That’s an axe! You’re drawing Astrid! Oh gods. I have to show her this, oh gods.” Something about the maniacal glee in Hiccup’s tone must have alerted Jack to his intent, as he received a sharp poke under his ribs as a reply, making him wheeze. In English, Jack says, “whatever you’re thinking, don’t,” and Hiccup, recognizing the last word, bursts into giggles.)
Jack is dedicated to making Hiccup laugh, of course. Jack is very willing to make himself the fool to do so. Toothless is happy to help.
Soon Jack can string Norse sentences together skillfully, drop some vibrant curses, and sing a few ballads as well (the ballads he picked up even before he fully understood them). And because Hijack has taken over my one braincell, Jack tells Hiccup he loves him in Norse after an eternity of fumbling to figure out the right words.
(antique fic trope alert, 5 times Jack tried to tell Hiccup he loved him in Norse +1 time he got it right. someone take me out to a dennys parking lot and break my kneecaps)
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overwatchfics · 2 years
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Can you do more relationship fluff HCs with blackwatch and fem s/o? I love your other blackwatch work! Thanks!!
Blackwatch Fluff HCs
Genji
Genji loves to go out, but in his Blackwatch era the days of arcade games and goofing off are at an all-time low
However, he loves to hike.
He feels in his time of getting used to a cybernetic body, he has lost touch with himself.
Being out in nature helps him find peace whereas being in Moira's lab cannot
He doesn't really camp and spend the night too often though with you he'll pack a couple hammocks and find a nice campground
He'll pull you in with him a set you in his lap and pull out a book all while having his arms around you
Occasionally if you're cuddled against his chest, he'll pull you up to kiss you, and he'll have his body cybernetics heat up to keep you warm if the day grows cold
Genji doesn't necessarily eat, but Angela made it so he's able to enjoy small amounts of food
This means S'mores!
He enjoys them, but he likes feeding you them and laughing at the chocolate and marshmallow mess on your face
you did the same to him and it was one of the first times you've heard him laugh whole heartedly and man was that a majestic feeling
On the side, another hobby he's picked up is wood carving
Genji loves to make little statues for you, whether it's of dragons or foxes and if you're lucky he'll make a little inscription
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Cassidy
Doesn't really have technology, but he does own a Wii?
Wii sports date night with the cowboy who's weirdly good at Wii bowling
Cassidy jokingly calls himself a gamer, but even a junker with -1 braincell could see he's not
The moment you buy Mario kart Wii and beat him over and over he's on his KNEES begging to play something else
REFUSES TO PLAY RED DEAD REDEMPTION NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE GRAPHICS ARE
Like I said in other post, while He can't barbeque his specialty lies in making comfort foods like corn bread, BBQ beans, mashed potatoes, and a basic pan seared steak.
On days your sick he'll whip up a hot tomato bisque with some bread on the side
Cassidy would love if you'd join him in the kitchen, meal preparation is always a pain in the ass
Going out, another thing he likes to do is go to carnivals, though he hates rollercoasters of any kind
He just likes showing you all the cheats to the unwinnable games
Not because he's scared, he just gets sick on them very easy
ok fine he's scared, I tried to cover for him but no he's a scaredy cat
If the day is free and slow, he's totally ok with chilling at home and holding you on the couch
Beware his beard tickles you during most kisses
Likes to wrap his poncho around you and put his cowboy hat on you
Definitely can't resist to kiss you when he sees you in his clothes
matching western outfits YES!
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Moira
Such a weeb, and you'll know it after many nights in her lab
Watches anime while doing trivial experiments or documenting her results and she'll have you right there with her
When she goes home, she takes you with her and in all honesty she way too tired to cook so expect some take-out and a bottle of wine
Dinner is usually pretty animated; home is a place where she feels open to talk to you about her frustrations and excitements and she knows you'll listen and take to heart what she says
Make-out sessions with wine-stained lips, moira's pretty saucy milf don't sass me anon
Her corrupted hand pains her though she doesn't show it in front of others
Having you near her helps distract her form the pain ahd you and turn just puts some heat packs in the microwave and hold them against her arm
Occasional affection, but not much and that mostly stems from her fear of hurting you
Won't hesitate to kiss you though
absolutely no PDA
Long chess matches, she likes to play wits against wits
insert another wine-stained make out session here after you lose a match
her haughtiness after a winning makes her this way
She loves to style hair; it helps her unwind and she's rather good at it
same goes for nails, honestly, I can't paint nails for shit, but know that moira can and she will do yours in a heartbeat
SPA DATES
I have this image of moira with a cucumber mask and i can't get it out of my head god damnit
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Gabriel
Big man. big arms. big cuddles
Sparring matches at HQ! Helps burn off energy and Afterwords he likes to head home with you
karaoke night, he probably finds some songs to sing in Spanish to woo you
Definitely a dancer, and won't take no for answer if he drags you out onto the floor
His thighs save lives
pulls you into his arms and sways to the beat
Twirls then dips you (the crowd gasps)
type of guy to have a rose in his mouth tbh
On the drive back he' gets drive thru and you two are laughing your asses of on the standup comedy radio
Gabriel occasionally takes you to this seaside cliff where he goes to contemplate and reflect on his decisions.
It's late at night and with the bags of fast food in his hand and a flashlight in the other he takes you to the top.
Once Gabe finds the spot, he finds the remnants of an old campfire and starts a fire and a couple worn plastic chairs are already set around the fire
You two are chowing down on fast food burgers and fries, and he reaches over with one arms and pulls you to his side
After finishing he puts out the fire and the stars become clearer than ever and looking over the cliff, the waves glow blue with bioluminescence
Gabriel smiles warmly at you and wraps an arm around your waist and brings his lips to yours
His kisses warm you up as the ocean breeze blows past the two of you
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A/N: Not as much as the last one, but I pulled what I could from my brain to write more for the Blackwatch crew
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andro-dino · 1 month
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May I either hear more about the KyoHyoTsu madness, Sakyo’s dad and mom hcs, or mayhaps a little of the hopeless romantic DSS?? >>:3333
AUGH THREE BULLETS IMMEDIATELY STRAIGHT TO THE HEART YES
kyohyotsu. augh i missed them so bad. another comic idea that I’ve had for a while that I don’t think I’ll ever get around to drawing is the three of them going for a walk, and Hyoma gets cold, and immediately the other two wanna give him a jacket but they realize three very important things very immediately
1. Kyoya’s jackets are sleeveless
2. Tsubasa doesn’t even wear a jacket in the first place
3. Really, Hyoma’s dressed the warmest out of the three of them
and they scramble. both of them are so disappointed in themselves as partners. ultimately they just settle on the double arm around the shoulder. Hyoma is 100% okay with this solution.
Also @ ur tags on my last post of them,,, we’ve already established that kyoya smells like dirt (/pos) to both Tsubasa and Hyoma. To Tsubasa, Hyoma mostly smells like fresh air and occasionally clean laundry. Kyoya thinks Tsubasa smells like lavender, but he can’t quite place what Hyoma’s scent reminds him of. It bothers him. He’s forced to bury his face into Hyoma’s shoulder occasionally to try and figure it out but he can never get it. This is also an arrangement Hyoma is 100% fine with
Bit of a hurt/comf one that is mostly kinda me projecting, but Hyoma very frequently gets waves of random sadness and a lot of the times when this gets bad, he gets really bad at communicating verbally, but also requires more attention. I think they have their own little way of going about it but usually this results in the other two cuddling and reassuring him when he needs it. It doesn’t make it go away completely but it helps and Hyoma appreciates it.
Tobio and dss,,,,, man I haven’t thought about them in ages either I miss them too!!!! Tobio is a character I love so dearly I love him so much. Him being a hopeless romantic is an idea I love so much but it’s even better when you pair it with his super cool guy persona. and I mean it’s barely even a persona bc he’s actually just kinda awesome and I love that for him. but like, he’s so flashy and charismatic and has this air of mystique to him all the time, and just imagine that contrasted with him being the biggest lover boy of all time. it’s great I truly do adore it. I can imagine it causing some hijinks as well because I like to think of both Tetsuya and ryutaro on the aroace spectrum and while they’re not completely without romantic attraction, it’s also not something that they’re entirely familiar with or know how to go about dealing with, so that paired with ultra romantic Tobio is just very silly. I imagine sometimes he gets a little overexcited when it comes to romance and tends to move a little too fast at times and has to physically hold himself back so as to not push the others too far. It’s not something he minds, just that he needs to adjust to properly. The others, for their part, I think both admire Tobio in their own ways. Ryutaro is very fond of him as a whole and appreciates having someone else who can share the braincell from time to time, and Tetsuya is totally enamored by how cool he is. Tetsuya and Tobio are definitely my fav individual duo between all of them (the movie definitely contributed to this) and I just think the idea of Tetsuya genuinely admiring Tobio and thinking he’s really cool but never fully expressing that is so sweet. Tetsuya tends to be very goofy a lot of the times but I think tobio’s presence inspires him to muster on his more genuine, affectionate feelings a lot more and I just really enjoy that dynamic. The three of them are all so silly and different but it’s in such a way that I really do think that they’re all just kind of perfect for each other and I really love that about them.
AND OH BOY. RYOMA AND VICTORIA KURAYAMI MY BELOVEDS.
I don’t know how much I’ll go into about them because recently I mentioned in a server wanting to write a full kurayami family lore doc and honestly I think I might actually get to that soon but like god there’s so much.
I do feel a bit bad because of the two of them, I think I’ve developed Victoria a little less than Ryoma just bc most of the thoughts I’ve had about them center around the dragon clan specifically and the themes they present but ourghh. ourgh. I’ll save the angstier stuff for the lore doc I think.
The two of them met as young adults. Victoria was a prolific blader and adventurer, constantly in search of new horizons and stronger opponents, yk pretty typical blader stuff. She’s a very vibrant character and very friendly, though always preferred to travel on her own. She enjoys taking in a lot of different scenery and exploring and learning as much as she can about every new place she comes by. A lot of the connections she makes on her travels are temporary, and she’s okay with that. She journals a lot so she never forgets anywhere she’s been or anyone she’s met there.
Ryoma meanwhile was one of the very few living members of the dragon clan, and those guys have never been all too familial in the first place. I’ve been thinking about his specific relations to Ryuga and Ryuto recently, as of right now I’m settling on the three of them being cousins. He was never close with them, both with him being a fair bit older than them and all of them being very independent individuals. Ryoma I think more than most other dragon clan members tended to stay pretty close to home, not really having any certain path he wanted to follow besides the general ideas of being as strong as possible and taking down strong opponents that were generally upheld by the dragon clan.
Their first meeting was on a volcanic mountain top. Dragon clan members are naturally drawn to volcanic areas, so Ryoma was just wandering a little further from home than usual, mostly just trying to clear his head. Victoria was traveling Japan at the time, again just taking in the scenery, enjoying a little bit of danger, when their paths crossed. The way I’ve pictured it in my head, I’ve described as very similar to Sakyo and Shinobu’s first battle. They lock eyes and almost immediately recognize each other as bladers both understanding that they’re about to battle. The battle itself I still haven’t decided concretely on the results of but the important take away is that they’re evenly matched, and both of them leave it very fascinated with each other. Ryoma is still very gruff and closed off at the time, so rather than lingering for long, turns to walk away. Victoria asks if she’ll meet him again, and Ryoma assures that she will.
And lo and behold, she does. They meet and battle several more times after that. At first, Ryoma thinks that maybe this is the destiny he was meant to follow, that she is his ultimate rival that he was destined to defeat/surpass, but gradually, the more they battle, the more they learn about each other as well. And eventually, it’s Victoria who first suggests that the two just. Talk. Hang out a bit. And they do. And it’s foreign to Ryoma. He’s not used to casual dynamics. He’s not used to feeling comfortable with someone else. But Victoria’s been steadily chipping at his walls and he’s welcoming this. For Victoria’s part, this is the most attached she’s ever been to anyone she’s met while traveling, but something about Ryoma keeps drawing her back in.
Ryoma doesnt disclose much about himself or the clan specifically, but as they do start becoming closer, and eventually falling in love, he does let her in on a little bit about his family being overbearing and disapproving of their relationship. Victoria doesn’t fully understand the extent of this and gives the best advice she can, and eventually, Ryoma ends up gaining the confidence to fully run away with her. It’s the most free he’s ever felt and it’s the first major step into allowing himself to become more of a person.
Their domestic life together is very comfortable. It has its bumps, especially at the end, but for what there is, it’s the best thing either of them have had in their lives. Both of them work together to take care of themselves and each other more, which is what eventually leads up to them having Sakyo. Ryoma loves him more than anything in the world, and is so relieved that he can give his son a better upbringing he had without the same expectations of the dragon clan (dramatic irony and all that haha). Both him and Victoria are such loving, hardworking parents who truly wish nothing more than to give their son the world.
I’ve already said a lot and it’s hard to go further from here without getting angsty ahshshd. I will say, in the manga-compliant version, Victoria, still alive, is very proud of her son and heavily encourages him to pursue both ballet and beyblade. She sees a lot of her younger self in him and holds great faith that in letting him go off on his own (with takanosuke)(I’m very quickly making childhood friend hcs about manga takasakyo bc there’s nothing stopping me now), he’ll be able to build similar strong, important connections as well.
IM REALLY WRITING TOO MUCH AND I PROMISE IM GONNA WRAP IT UP SOON but the one other thing I wanted to mention is that I do have a slightly less angsty au for Victoria and Ryoma where they meet as teens instead of adults. In this version, I think Victoria is able to more quickly get Ryoma to open up and break away from the dragon clan before their toxic ideals get fully ingrained into him, and it gives him more of an opportunity to be a kid and be able to enjoy his life more and I just think it’s very sweet and comforting. here’s some doods I’ve made of them bc I love them <3
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You know what, it's father's day (pretends like I'm not a whole day late), why not some dad! Ingo and Gris ramblings because I said so!
Ingo
Soccer dad basically. Has snacks hidden in his coat and has a time table of all the things his kids need to be at, where and when and with who. Being on time is being ten minutes early and proper nutrition is the utmost priority for healthy minds!
Overprotective, just a tad. A scrape or bruise? He's in tears as he applies one of everything the first aid kit has to offer. A rude child is bullying them, Ingo places a lifetime ban on the kid's family from the subway lines. (lawful evil)
Chef dad! Teaches them how to make pancakes and basic easy meals for when they wanna make a snack. Unfortunately, they have Gris's awful cooking talent so it's a 50/50 chance their cooking attends end up good or bad.
Gris
Spare the rod, spoil the kid type dad. The kids want a little bit of ice cream before dinner? Done. Ten more minutes to play before they go to bed? Done. Sneaking them pokeballs before their ten to catch and train pokemon? Done and Done! (Ingo slightly encouraged the last part)
Overprotective, but in a fight another parent type way. Some brat's being mean to their kids? That kid's up in a tree now like a scared cat. A karen mom is hogging the playground? Hope she likes a keyed mini van. Will commit arson in the name of their kids. (totally not a bad influence at all.) (chaotic good)
Street smart dad. Teach the kids how to hop fences just in case they need to run from a pokemon or something. Teaches them competitive strategies to make them the overlordes of the local pokemon battles. Teaching them the ways of team skull that were actually beneficial and none of the law breaking ones mostly >:)
Stylish Dad. Pulling up to the parent teacher conferences in the most punk spikes and studs and liberty spikes.
Together
Those lovey dovey parents you see in movies where they'll kiss and their kids get grossed out because ew they're in love yuck
Very responsible! Despite each other's messes and flaws together they make a good team. Ingo is slightly strict and a little straight arrow, Gris is more relaxed and bends the rules a bit. Gris knows priorities but doesn't know the best execution but Ingo knows how to organize best. Two wacky braincells working together to be a high function single brain cell!
Very caring and unconditionally loving. Gris had a hard time growing up and Ingo didn't fit in quite either due to his mannerisms so they know the struggles of a kid who's a little different than the rest. They know when to give space and when the kids need attention, and how to make them feel wanted and loved.
Bonus: Uncle Emmet and Aunty Elesa
Emmet heavily encourages the kids pursuit in pokemon train and handle and also reinforces the idea of 'fuck around and find out' mentality when it comes to rule following and ruler breakers.
Elesa spoils the kids like no other. #1 gift giver for Christmas and birthdays. They're getting the newest model trains, the best shoes, they most favorite and expensive snacks! Ingo and Gris can't keep up but if it saves them a little bit of money?
Emmet will inpersinate Ingo when needed. The kids accidental got detention, Emmet calls them out of school to avoid it. They need a forged signature, Emmet's on the job. Need to go watch an R-Rated movie? Hell no Emmet's taking them to the newest pg thomas the train movie isntead.
Elesa babysits with the help of Skyla and it's a total spa day.
Emmet babysits and the kids run a battle tournament in their living for the whole neighborhood.
Bonus bonus:
Imagine it's bring-your-parents-to-school-day and the twins bring in the son of Alola's toughest formerly evil organization who's armored up in a battle jacket and platform docs and also one half of the formidable subway bosses that dresses like an office worker but will mop the floor with you if need be.
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thegreatyin · 8 days
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arcturus religious arc?? do say more
arcturus is funny because i haven't actually talked about them and the rest of the MCM cast on this blog very much (in fact i don't think i've even namedropped leus?) but they occupy so much of my brainspace. at least 1/339274th of my singular braincell. and lemme tell you that's more than any one OC frankly ever should
anyway! arcturus is religious. like. in the freak sort of way. in the they're Really Fucking Normal about this sort of way. they're so fucking normal right now. you can trust them. they swear. they are soooooooooooooo normal.
to elaborate further would be getting into MCM (and some hints of APF) lore as a whole, which i will do anyway, but under the cut because i like to pretend to respect my follower's dashboard scrolling time
so. the thing about APF and MCM is that they are two wildly different stories taking place at wildly different times in fantasy world history. but they are taking place in the exact same setting with the exact same shared fantasy world history.
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this is the full mimue geographical world map, sans cities, primarily made for APF purposes but also featuring MCM's two (unnamed as of right now) focus continents off to the far left. MCM's story mostly spans the northern part of this duo. unlike what i affectionately refer to as "the APF plot triangle" (or eastern mimue, if you wanna get technical) country names are not synonymous with continent names and this is weirdly way more important to MCM lore than you might think.
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this is an extremely rough mockup of a "mimue political map". green designating arboret, gold designating sanctus, blue designating requies... and brown designating medeis, with icy blue designating sulia. grey designates a cluster of various smaller border countries that definitely exist but i haven't worldbuilded them as of yet and don't really plan to go in-depth with them because they're mostly irrelevant to anything ever.
MCM focuses on medeis and sulia. and only these two. another crucial element of MCM is that everyone living there is completely disconnected from the other side of the world. the map makes them seem relatively close to arboret but in actuality it's way more like a mutual undiscovered new world situation. the folks in western mimue have absolutely no idea there's an APF plot happening in the first place, much less a cluster. similarly, everyone in APF is unaware of western mimue's existence and they all consider arboret to be the furthest edge of the known world (with just ocean laying beyond that). christopher columbus hasn't attacked mimue yet is what i'm saying.
however. they do share a world history, and setting, and magic system, and hey wasn't there a whole thing with eastern mimue and an angel blessing the world a thousand years ago that encompassed the entire planet in scope and you can go read about it on Ao3 if you feel like it right now?
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y'know. that mildly significant part of mimue history that basically overturned the world forever and inspired a new religion in eastern mimue dedicated to following the angel like it's a god. that mildly important minor detail.
yeah, the MCM crew has no idea about any of that. but they were still affected by it. they just... interpreted it slightly differently.
magic in the world of mimue is an anomaly by mimian standards. something New and Weird and Unnatural. eastern mimue, with the context of the blessing angel as a bringer of peace and forgiveness and prosperity, treats it as something to be valued and admired.
western mimue does not do this. western mimue basically got blasted with magic with zero context of what was going on across the ocean, and everyone is CONFLICTED about it. some believe it's a favor from their gods, others believe it's a curse from those that scorn them, and still others shun anyone with "too much" magical ability in the first place.
by-the-by, completely totally definitely unrelated to that above statement, who are those western mimue gods?
well.
while those in eastern mimue have largely abandoned mimue's old ways and barely anyone has any real recollection of The Before Times, western mimue is desperately clinging to those exact same old beliefs. to its old gods, for lack of a better word.
no, seriously. who were these old gods?
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dragons, of course. they're the primary subject of worship in western mimue- and a dying one, at that. in modern-day MCM (and by extension modern-day APF, though it takes place a long while before MCM) most of the median and sulian population haven't seen a real "godlike" dragon in centuries.
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but they are still very much around. just. hanging out. being worshipped and served by mortals. fully sapient talking dragons held up as gods. are they actually? that's debatable, but also a debate topic that'll get you a lot of stink-eyes in sulia and some especially devout sectors of medeis.
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arcturus! remember when this was an ask about them and not just a mimue theological history lesson? yeah i don't either. but lets discuss them anyway.
a lot of what y'all can know about arcturus (without spoiling MCM too much) can be found in their point-of-view story, wherein they admittedly don't spend a lot of time ruminating on their faith but do namedrop their draconic overlords at the very end all dramatic-like.
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they briefly allude to their backstory though! that's something!
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to keep an even longer rant about medeis political lore short, arcturus is in a position roughly equivalent to the president. their official in-universe title is Honored Exemplary, but in terms of real-world-analogy it's essentially just being president of the united states.
y'know. if the US was an expansionist empire with technology far surpassing anything else in the world and was also powered by a monster kept in the basement that has to be fed live sacrifices weekly or else the entire thing goes to hell. and also the president and the head of parliament had a weird toxic yuri situationship going on and it's probably inevitably going to end in either murder, a double suicide pact, or both.
so, just the US, really.
the funny thing about arcturus is that they aren't actually native to medeis. parallax is! they aren't. their original home was conquered early-on in their youth, and they've basically grown up surrounded entirely by median society and technology.
and they've adapted like a fish to water. they're like if the country mouse discovered cars exist and became an absolute sicko over it. meanwhile parallax is like if the city mouse just really yearned to be eaten alive by moss (neither of these fucks are normal or honestly entirely sane)
worship of the great big questionably-deity lizards was a BIG part of what little they can remember about their old life. and they're like. REALLY into it. they're the guy who insists you have to pray before every meal and spends an hour daily kneeling in front of their dedicated God Shrine asking for repentance. they latched onto dragonology like a dying man in the desert latches onto a water bottle. they're very very very big on punishing themself for the whole technically-being-a-serial-killer-by-feeding-the-basement-monster thing and they see religion as an outlet for exorcising their own sins. which is really normal behavior, im sure.
and also magic tends to be viewed in a really negative light by Hardcore Traditionalist People™ and they were raised in that environment and as a mutant with zero magical ability to speak of they were basically uplifted as a savior and a favorite of god from day one and they've got an absolutely horrible case of hyperempathy + religious savior complex because of it. so y'know. that's also a mildly important factor. just a tad bit.
TLDR;
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arcturus does this. but like. for dragons.
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cathumanthing2 · 11 months
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Roseblings Chatfic AU Chapter 8
(TW: Implied/referenced injury, implied/referenced child abuse)
hopeless romantics
1:34 PM
elsa boi added Katherine Elizabeth to the groupchat
Katherine Elizabeth: what.
Shroom: Oh hi katherine!
elsa boi: I apologize to the groupchat for adding one of the braincells into the group but it was urgent
elsa boi: the gays were being oblivious
elsa boi: i had to act
simp for elves: fair. Anyways, i have a date with xorny i need to get to so bye
elsa boi: …YOU CANT BE DATiNG MY SIBLINg
simp for elves: but i am :3
engineer salmon: joey, please dont ever use that face ever again
engineer salmon: it feels wrong to see you use it
simp for elves: why :3
Shroom: im going to cry
Katherine Elizabeth: Nooo don't cryyyy :( 
Shroom: ok I won't i dont want to make you cry :( 
elsa boi: im starting to regret bringing katherine into the mix
magic bitches
2:02
tech wizard: gem gem gem gem gem gem gem gem gem gem gem
actual wizard: Shat.
actual wizard: Oh shoot no-
actual wizard: *what
blood sheep man: Shat.
actual wizard: Shushhhhhhh
tech wizard: gem do you wanna go see that one new version of the mermaid movie i hated when we were yougner 
actual wizard: fWhip i have too much work to do-
tech wizard: gem, the last day of school was at least a week ago
tech wizard: what work
actual wizard: 1. Summer reading, 2. An essay competition, 3. Tutoring people in a few subjects, 4. Honing my magic skills and expanding my knowledge, 5. My actual job
tech wizard: not all of that has to be done right now. Gem. please
actual wizard: I'm sorry i cant i just
actual wizard: theres too much and its better to get it done sooner than later
tech wizard: ok thats fine
mushrooms and plants belong together because they are besties :D 
2:25
Shub :D: Katherine why were you added to the simp chat?
Kath <3: Oh, scott asked me if i had a crush(which i dont) and i told him i didnt but i found this one person to be cute, and then ranted about why they were cute, and now I'm stuck in that groupchat i guess!
Kath <3: Why're you there?
Shub :D: i told him about my crush and he decided that i was a, and i quote, "useless sapphic who needs to get her shit together" and added me to the gc
Kath <3: Dang.
Kath <3: If you wouldn't mind telling me, who do you have a crush on? /nf
Shub :D: Oh i don't really want to tell, don't want it getting out to them, ya know?
Kath <3: Ok, I'll try to remember that :)/gen 
Ice elf + literal plant
2:34
literal plant: Scott, you keep saying im a simp but i dont even know what a crush feels like
literal plant: so i was wondering
literal plant: What does a crush feel like? /genq
Ice elf: A simple rule i follow to make sure i really have a crush on someone is asking myself a series of questions
Ice elf: if the answer is mostly yesses, most likely a crush
Ice elf: and i assure you
Ice elf: I myself am a simp and you are showing clear signs of the gayness
literal plant: …ITS NOT MY FAULT SHE'S ALL MUSROOM-Y AND CUTE AND FUNNY AND HER VOICE SOUNDS NICE ITS ALL AESTHETIC ATTRACTION RIGHT??
Ice elf: oh no…. You're further gone than I thought….
hopeless romantics
2:40 pm
elsa boi changed Katherine Elizabeth 's name to mushroom lover
mushroom lover: scott i will murder you. Im serious. 
elsa boi: chill. Everyone here is oblivious. No one'll understand it.
Shroom: I thought i was the ultimate mushroom lover D:
elsa boi: See?
engineer salmon: …I'm going to cry this is both beautiful and annoying at the same time
mushroom lover: So everyone is seriously oblivious? No one'll understand it?
polyamorous bisexual idiot: pretty much
mushroom lover: I don't know if I truly like them like that but Scott says im a simp, and they have the cutest voice, and her hair looks so fluffy, and their eyes are so, so bright and beautiful, and they have these little freckles on their button nose that I just want to bop, and she's so funny and kind and nice and I just don't want her to be sad because she doesn't deserve to be sad, and I just love how much light they bring everywhere
Shroom: Yeah, you like them. I feel a similar way about my crush.
elsa boi: Ohhhh my goshhhhhhhhhhhh-
engineer salmon: *facepalm*
Roseblings :D 
3:05
Tnt deer: Gem, are you ok? You've been really distant lately, it's starting to get concerning.
Magic deer: I'm fine, just busy! Don't worry about me!
Tnt deer: Ok, sure.
fWhip set down his phone and sighed.
When fWhip was younger, Gem was strong.
And she still is. She always will be. But her strength is ebbing away, fading, and she's exhausted all the time.
She was hurting, and putting piles and piles of weight on top of herself, and bending and breaking. And fWhip didn't know what to do, she was the strong one, wasn't she? 
fWhip huddled up near the wall, eyes black and blue, a small cut on his upper lip, head throbbing in pain, and a sob choked its way out of his throat. He flinched as something touched his face, expecting another blow, but instead his chin was gently cradled as soft thumbs wiped away his tears. 
He opened his eyes to see a familiar freckled face littered with bruises, her usually neat orange hair messy, her eyes watering, and he threw his arms around her for comfort.
She gave him a shaky smile. "It's ok, they're done. It's fine. We can do this, we're strong." she reassured him.
"Gem, I'm scared, they were really angry this time," his voice was muffled by her clothes.
Gem hugged him closer, sniffling. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you this time…" 
She murmured a simple spell under her breath, which caused some of his bruises to lighten slightly, as they started healing.
fWhip had heard crying from her bedroom later that night.
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kajaono · 5 months
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Why I prefere 2023 Constance... and still like BBC Constance
Take in mind, I write this at a point where I have only watched BBC The Musketeers season 1 and The Three Musketeers 2023 - part 1
So I recently started watching a lot of different The Three Musketeers adaptations. And all of them have a really different approach on Constance. The one dimensional love interest to the Dinsney Princess. BBC The Musketeers and The Musketeers 2023 have choosen a way more interesting approach.
BBC The Musketeers has given Constance much more involvment in the story, changed her from "a love interested" into a woman with her own motivations, her own story, her own power.
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The Three Musketeers 2023, stayed closer to the book but carefully updated Constance. 2023 is still a love interest, a damsal in distress.
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So why do I prefere 2023 Constance over BBC Constance?
1. In the book D'artagnan is horny for every decent looking woman who crosses his path. He often kisses them without permission (Constance) or their knowledge (Milady). And it mostly played as a joke. When women refuse him, he never accepts that. It is potrayed as "no means yes". Both BBC and 2023 updated that. In the 2023 movie it is really well shown how D'artagnan looses every braincell everytime Constance (or any other woman) enters the room (Not that he has any in the first place). When he is around Constance he comes closer to her, comes into her personal space, heavy flirts with her, is always around her. But he NEVER never ever kisses her. When they finally kiss it is Constance who makes the first moves. It is her decision, and the kiss is a 100% build on consent. In BBC they choose anotehr approach, that was really clever imo. D'artagnan kisses Constance without consent, to hide from the people behind him (a nice wink to the book). But then gets punshed by her. So far... i like it. Now comes the bit where i struggle. The scene quickly takes a drastic turn. Suddenly our hero trambles and falls. Constance is not only helping him, but also giving him a home. Which frames the scene as: "Its not okay to kiss a woman without her permission. But if you are meant to be together... its okay." Which is so wrong and weakens the previous statement of "don't kiss women without their permission!"
2. In the books Constances husband is a comic relief. He has no real story relevance, apart from one bit, but all in all he is just dumb and disgusting. So 2023 wasn't the first adaptation to get rid of him. He was allready erased in the 2011 movie. It simplifies the story a lot and also takes away the "Constance is a cheater"-narrative. Which in the book is potrayed: "Its okay thing to do, because he is old and disgusting and dumb af. He is basically begging his wife to cheat on him." With erasing him in the 2023 movie it also gives Constance more autonomy over her own life. Makes her more independent. Which is really cool, because she makes her living on her own. In the BBC show I struggle a lot with her husband. Because he isn't an asshole, he isn't old and he isn't super dumb. He is just... there. Or most of the time, he isn't actually. He only appears to pepper in drama in the Constance/D'artagnan relationship, and is then painted as the asshole. That is weak writting imo. They can have sex in his house but then he has to magically re-appear to ruin the relationship? Come on. I think his character could have worked if they worked with him more.
3. I can understand that the BBC show wanted to have more female power among the main cast. Which is totally understandable, considering the book is completly centered around white male cis characters. The BBC made sure that half of the main cast are people of color, making sure there is a certian kind of diversity (not queer sadly). But I don't think giving a woman a gun and a sword is necessarily the definition of "empowerment". Constance being able to fight is cool, but giving her a gun and a sword isn’t "upgrading" her from a simple love interest into a powerful character. Especially when the narrative is not supporting it. On the one hand you have Constance being all bamf, but on the other hand she is introduced by inviting the guy who assaulted her into her house (D'artagnan), is then staging as a prostitute and a wet nurse. Also, so far, in season 1, she has fought with a sword once and shot a gun twice. Mostly she is reduced to a love interest. Imo the show hasn't found a good balance between "this woman is empowered because she knows how to fight" and "she is still a sexy love interest". Maybe that will change in the coming seasons, but why can't Constance stage as a horse driver or a guard or idk. Something that is not limited to her gender.
This is why I like the 2023 movie approach more. Where Constance is doing the laundry for a living but also serving the queen, acting as kind of a spy when needed. And she is good at that. She manages to do these two things simultaneously and often saves the day with her spy skills. She is still reduced to a love interest eventually of course but the show has the "she is a spy"-narrative right there (because it is already in the book) and doesn't make any use of it. Thats so confusing imo. Because it would have suited the time the show plays in her so much more, then: she can swordfight" and maybe even contributed more the story.
4. As already pointed out in point 3 BBC Constance is eventually often reduced to traditional female roles and wishes. The end of ep 7 wasn’t a big „ah she can fight so well with the sword“ but „she wants a baby from D’Artagnan“.
TL.DR: BBC Constance often feels like they wanted to show her all empowered but eventually still not knowing what to do with her character. So they gave her classic female roles again. It feels like the show is running from end end of the spectrum to the other and there is nothing in between. I really like her, I just see so much missed opportunities when I look at her character.
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theweirdestroller · 28 days
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Headcanons Pt 1 - Nightmare's Gang
'Aight, I'm bored, haven't posted in ages, I need to do something. While I have been mostly inactive in the UTMV fandom, I thought it'd be fun to post some of my more uncommon headcanons! And some pretty common ones too, I guess. Here we go! This is all for sympathetic everyone btw. No heartless Sanses here!
Horror:
The shortest Sans in Nightmare's Gang. I will start fighting people over this. He was starved for years and people make him so much larger than the rest of the gang! He is tiny and spindly and it takes time for him to even begin to spar with the others
Best cook, 10/10, knows all the recipes. He had to spice up the lot of nothing he and Papy had, so he knows how to make a little go a long way and taste good
Really good at taking care of plants and animals. Always seems to be in tune with what others need.
Has sharper senses than most Sanses, minus his eyesight, but not by much
So nearsighted he needs glasses, but would break or loose them if he got any. His eye is too damaged to try contacts, physical or magical
Would be the best around children. Just, so caring and attentive. Panics a bit if they cry though
Isn't too science minded. I'd say since his AU deviated from canon Undertale, he'd focus less on science and more on food
Hates fish. Partially to do with Undyne, partially because their scales and gills freak him out. Hates cooking with them too
Very cuddly, loves being around as many people as possible
Killer:
Gonna say this once and only once: Human Killer would be ginger.
He cannot cook. Don't let this man into the kitchen. Not only is he a pyromaniac with poor self-control, he also swims in chaos and could not care less about the well-being of others
Has ADHD. Can't stand still for two seconds. Whenever Nightmare's lecturing or talking or something, he's always pacing around. Listening, but moving
Absolutely a cat person, but only has a single black cat and she's missing an eye
Is a flirt but terrified of romance. Hates it, can't stand it. Don't speak to my man about love. Personally, I think he's aroace, but flirts for fun
He can use knives as weapons but not for much else. Can't cut food, not very good at whittling, don't even get me started on peeling vegetables
Surprisingly, he is good at using knife-adjacent things, mostly tools that are basically just knives
I like people who headcanon him as a carver, because he totally would be. But I think his main medium for art would be clay. He has a potters wheel that he doesn't use too often as he likes sculpting without it
Dust:
Continuing on with the MTT, Dust can cook soup. He can make more, doesn't like to, don't ask him to
The most scientifically minded of Nightmare's Gang, he makes a lot of their chemical based weapons, smoke bombs, acids, and the like
His vision gets fuzzy during fights due to his magic, and nobody knows how to help. He's learned to fight with it, but it is a bit risky
Out of everyone in the gang, he gets overstimulated the easiest
He was the first of Nightmare's Gang. Then Killer, Horror, and lastly, Cross.
Chara had abandoned Dusttale for years before Nightmare found it, so Dust is used to absolute silence, he doesn't like it much
He doesn't like being around too many people at once, but it's better than being alone. He'll actively seek out company if it gets too quiet. Said company is often Horror, because H never really gets that loud
Nightmare's right-hand man and the braincell of the gang
Cross:
Has leukophobia and kenophobia
Great cook, rarely burns food, can make things taste good, and is probably the only one who is allowed to help Horror in the kitchen
Him and his Chara are actually pretty close. Not at first, obviously, but as time goes on, they both realize they are the only ones left of their AU. They hang on to each other when the memories don't shut up
Always finds a way to call Nightmare "my prince" or "your highness." Nightmare has asked him to stop, repeatedly
Likes climbing things. He'll go up into a tree and fall asleep there if someone lets him. Will also do this on rocks, walls, buildings, and people
Very quiet. His normal footsteps barely make any sound and he uses this to sneak up on people
Probably the most mischievous in the gang, second only to Killer. His best friend is Epic, this man is a complete and utter troll. Nightmare once woke up to his room flooded with rubber chickens. It wasn't Killer.
His voice is naturally so soft that you can barely hear him. His laugh sounds like a little imp though.
Well versed in sign language! His Frisk was mute and thus he had to learn it at a young age. He sometimes signs when he talks so the gang can understand him better. Granted, Nightmare is the only other person fluent in sign
Nightmare:
Freaking nerd.
Knows so many languages and three of them are dead. He had a lot of time on his hands after he left his AU
Had no idea he was farsighted until he found Dust, who could read things easily. He tried everything to make reading easier and just assumed that his goop had somehow ruined his vision
Can technically cook. There are no promises that it'll actually taste good though. It may also be burnt or expired.
He has to consume a mix of emotions and physical food to keep himself alive. He did not know he needed to eat until after he found Horror. The magical overload of the Apple Incident managed to sustain him. He passed out in front of Horror and was put on a "diet," if it can be called that
His corruption is semi-sentient. It's not malicious, but it's more selfish than Nightmare used to be. And I mean, Pass. Night was a doormat. He wouldn't fight back even if his life depended on it. The corruption keeps him from attempting to give everything he has to please others. It's still kind of an issue
He forgave Nim for everything she threw on him and Dream. Nobody in Nightmare's Gang thinks any of that was okay.
Really likes curling up with people. He'll drag some of the gang to a couch or bed and just curl his tentacles around them. Very cozy.
His magic is a bit of an "acquired taste." Without any prior exposure, it feels dangerous, threatening. But after time, one begins to realize it's like a blanket, covering and protective
Error:
Out off all the Sanses here who have eyesight issues, Error's are the worst. Not only does he naturally have poor vision, his glitching makes it way worse
Doesn't need or want food. He'll eat it to make others happy or less worried about him though
Knows a lot of string based arts, crochet is his favorite though
Has to sleep above the ground. No idea why, he just doesn't like sleeping on a bed, or chairs, or couches. He has to web himself a hammock and sleep ten feet above everyone else
Hates the sound of chewing. Annoys him to no end, will stab his own nonexistent ears if someone chews next to him
A bird person. He really likes parrots and cockatoos
Mildly leukophobic. He doesn't spend too much time in the anti-void because of that
Yes, he's brothers with Geno and Fresh. Yes, they both annoy him to no end. Yes, he would kill and die for them. No, they may not be in the same room as him. He's also the middle child
Was not born with dyslexia. Does not read or write enough to confirm or deny if he got it after he glitched. He does have it though
Likes gardening. Never forgets to tend to his plants
And there we go! I love all headcanons from anybody, it's so fun to see how other people see the same characters! I do love tiny Horror, though. I'll cover the Stars next. I'll keep them all sympathetic too, as much as I used to hate Dream as a person, he's a great character and I know how to write him with more emotions then just toxic positivity. As much as I love emotionless Ink, I never used to write him like that and it's still uncommon for me to do so today. Blue's just a bean, we've never had any issues anyway.
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showtoonzfan · 2 years
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I always feel bad when it comes to a character like Moxxie. To me, he was the only tolerable character in the whole show of Helluva Boss, being the closest thing to a kind person and having braincells, unlike the other air headed main characters. I really liked him in the pilot, he was a sensitive demon being surrounded by crazy characters, but was crazy himself in a way and didn’t take shit from mostly anyone. Sadly in the show, he downgraded a LOT, and changed for me.
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Moxxie had potential to be such a good character in the show, and it kinda started out that way. Despite his character arc in the first episode being a little plothole-ish (meaning why would he take a job as an assassin if he wasn’t comfortable killing innocent people), I did like it overall, as he had to learn there are people out there who are just crazy and far gone, but they deserve to live their lives before they end up in the same place he is. You can quickly sympathize with a character like him, and it would have been interesting to deep dive into why he’s so decent, and more of his outlooks on life and the society around him. Sadly, as time moved on my views on him changed, mainly how poorly the writing treated him. Before I get to the actual criticisms, I do want to say that while I found him decent to watch, now he’s just……annoying, but that’s only for me. I don’t know how to explain why I feel that way, maybe it’s Richard’s voice, or the unfunny way Vivzie writes him whenever he’s just being himself, but now I find him annoying. Not despicable or AGGRAVATING to watch like Blitzo, but just……mid, and annoying. But let’s forget that and talk about his 2 MAJOR issues to why his character doesn’t work for me anymore.
Everyone has heard this criticism before, but I have to state it again because it’s one of the most important things. Moxxie’s ENTIRE character in the show is just that he’s a useless punching bag. It would make sense at first, because he’s sort of a fish out of water character, being a decent person despite being in hell, but good lord, the show goes out of it’s way to TORTURE and rip on this guy every chance they get that you’d swear they hate him. Moxxie being picked on was NEVER funny to me, but even if it was, it got old really REALLY fast. Like….we get it show. Moxxie is a wimp who’s weak and sensitive. You don’t need to have almost every character around him stating that TWENTY FOUR SEVEN. I don’t get the appeal, it’s not even charming or likable to see people rip on him, heck it’s not even the characters alone, half the time he’ll get thrown around, beat up, or hurt in some shape or form and it’s just not pleasant to watch. I don’t laugh when it happens, every time I see Moxxie slander I just get more and more aggravated because it’s a character who DOESN’T deserve it at all. And yes, while a character getting tortured who did nothing wrong CAN be funny from time to time, especially when it comes to running gags but……..again……the jokes towards Moxxie got old very quick, and it doesn’t help that part of our MAIN characters’s personality is to rip on this guy every…….chance……he gets. It’s bad enough the show acts like he’s nothing to them, but for the main character to abuse him every time they freaking interact, yeah…..that’s a huge turn off. I’m so sick of watching Moxxie just get pushed and yanked around in every damn episode, he can’t catch a break and it feels like Viv is choosing character favorites simply because Moxxie is actually a decent guy and isn’t “edgy and cool” like the others are. It’s sad to watch.
Finally, the biggest turnoff and disappointment when it comes to Moxxie’s character is that in season 1, he goes through the SAME…..arc over and OVER again, and this is important because it’s one of my MAJOR criticisms in the show.
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When he’s not being the punching bag or loyal to Millie, his whole character is that he needs to learn that he’s not a wimp and has to prove everyone (including himself) that even though he’s not strong or wealthy or big and scary, he can be useful and have a purpose. He’s a very insecure character, so part of that comes into his arc because he believes he isn’t enough at times and can’t do right. Now don’t get me wrong, arcs like these are completely okay. There’s nothing wrong with giving your character an arc like this, I mean it makes sense since Moxxie is a softer demon around a bunch of crazy characters, HOWEVER the way they handle him is the problem. For starters, it doesn’t help that the world surrounding Moxxie always beats him down no matter what. I could get past maybe one or two characters ripping on him, but in this show it feels like the whole UNIVERSE is against him. Why have a character go through an arc where they have to learn they’re worthy if the world around them will just beat him up for laughs regardless? Moxxie will never win no matter what, the show will keep using him as the punching bag no matter what he learns, an example of this would be episode 1. In episode 1, Moxxie gets shitted on for being sensitive. He’s hesitant about killing innocent people, and he’s seen as a fuck up. After realizing his target was a monstrous family, he still wanted to give them a chance regardless because his viewpoint was that they deserve to finish their lives and have a purpose. Of course though, the show gets the last laugh as the family just up and dies, traumatizing Moxxie. In the end he’s still just seen as a fuck up, the episode practically degrading Moxxie’s feelings. This isn’t necessarily about the whole “same arc” issue, but I wanted to bring it up quickly because I’m SO sick of the “Lol Moxxie’s a wimp” moments or even episodes. Like….it gets so tiring, like I said before….I get it show, he’s a wimp.
But yeah, regarding the whole same arc thing, let’s discuss that. Like I said, he always needs to prove himself and show that he’s strong, and……that’s it, and THAT’S the issue. I swear, there aren’t ANY other arcs Moxxie has had that don’t revolve around him being a wimp and I can’t stand it. Like…..talk about not knowing what to do with a character. I’ll give episode 1 credit, his sort of arc was good, until the episode just botched it in the end so it doesn’t count. The next episode he gets an arc would be in episode 5, which….yeah is the arc I discussed. Millie’s parents don’t approve of him, everyone seems to like Striker who’s stronger and can fight, and Moxxie wants to prove he’s worthy of being an assassin and being Millie’s husband. In episode 6, he vents out his frustrations about how cruel Blitz is to him, and that he’s scared of rejection, probably meaning he’s scared of people not seeing his worth and turning him away. Then in episode 7, he just gets shitted on for being all lovey dovey. While you could argue this isn’t a lot of examples, I still feel the way I feel. It genuinely always feels like the writers have no idea what to do with him. He’s either the weak punching bag, the weird wimp, of the adorable lover to his wife. That’s it, he honestly isn’t anything else and it’s funny because he does HAVE development, it’s just the same theme. Like you’re going to tell me there isn’t ANY other arcs for him Viv? Something that doesn’t have to do with him being small, weak and vulnerable? He’s one of the MAIN characters yet there feels like there’s barley anything to him. I think the biggest complaint out of all of this that I thought I personally thought he was 10 times better in the pilot!
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In the pilot, Moxxie was still a soft sensitive character, but at the same time he CLEARLY spoke his mind whenever he wanted to, and didn’t put up with Blitz’s bullcrap, or at the very least, he would always say something back. In the actual show however, it almost feels like his personality is different. The show just upped the sensitivity and insecurity he had to the MAXES, and most of the time whenever someone backs him down, Moxxie just takes it instead of firing back. The only time Moxxie genuinely stood up for himself was in episode 6, and that’s it. All the other episodes, he’s kinda just lets people walk all over him, and is thrown around for laughs. It feels like a HUGE downgrade to how he was in the pilot, and it’s just disappointing to see that he’s not really an interesting character anymore all because the show wants to use him as their punching bag. I’m also not happy for season 2 regarding him, because we have yet to meet his bad mobster father. I bet 50 bucks that it’s ganna be another “I’m a wimp, so I have to prove everyone I’m not”, arc, aka the SAME damn arc. I just hope he gets explored more in season 2, because there’s not much to him. We know he likes musical theater, we know he’s loyal to his wife, and we know he’s the gun expert, but that’s it. There’s so much you could explore with this character, like why he took the job of an assassin, why he’s so nice, what’s his outlook on Hell’s society, what was it like growing up in the wrath ring and how he became so skilled, there’s a whole bunch of interesting things you can do with him, and I pray that for ONCE the show gives him a break and just lets him be HIMSELF without getting trampled by the rest of the cast. He’s a main character, and he deserves to shine in a new good way instead of being the same thing over and over again. My point still stands about what I said earlier, I do find him meh and annoying now, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to see him written well. I want him to breathe on his own as a character without Millie, without Blitz, just himself so we can learn more about him and connect with him. My doubts for season 2 are still high, but since the crew is saying it’s about the character’s “journeys”, let’s just hope Moxxie gets his time to shine. Thank you for reading! With that said, what are your thoughts on Moxxie? Do you agree or disagree with me? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll see you soon! 💕
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curiousserpent · 2 months
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hi for the fic wip meme I'd like to know a little abt playing 5d chess with a single braincell. also what magpie is
1. Playing 5D chess with my single braincell
This one is fresh and the one I have been working on the most lately (or at least I was before I fell into some sudden hole of writing about my own little deranged guy being a little deranged. Whoops.). I have once again roped my partner in crime and fearless writer of first person pov @awondrousway into it after basically going insane in our chat about how the bugged bg3 ending where Raphael gets the crown even if you killed him in some instances actually made perfect, consistent sense with how his character had been written. They fixed the bug (again, in the recent patch I think???) But the idea had already taken root and despite me absolutely lacking the brains and patience to even fathom a game longer than uh 5min I still set out to write this with my usual confidence in my skill to bullshit and vaguely write around things! It's been a blast, mostly because my newfound passion is writing Haarlep being an annoying nuisance, and there is ample opportunity for it in this. It kind of ended having a weird structure with parts being the scenes from the game, parts being journal entries (which my friend wrote because idk how to first person lol) and the rest being a little bit of bg/reaction between the devils. I'm enjoying it greatly, but I'm struggling a bit with the final chapter structurally and uh...have simply become so distracted with completely unplanned things last week it's been untouched for a while lol.
2. magpie
Which brings us back to my never-ending gm wip pile xD there was that time where we could not stop writing thievery AUs. Which was all nice and lovely except that there wasn't enough angst in them for me! So I started one that dissolved in tragedy and spiralling, and this is one of the early scenes, before shit hit the fan. Magpies have always been my favourite birds, especially as a child due to their reputation for being little thieves...hence the title ;)
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have you done a top 5 unhinged puentalay list?? 👀
SFJKSGFJSGDKGS I DID NOT AND IM MORE THAN HAPPY TO FIX THIS TERRIBLE SHORTCOMING ON MY PART. i do think two of their most unhinged moments are the bucket hat scene in episode 1 and the entire shirt scene in episode 7, but since i already used them for talay's list, i tried to pick other moments where puen's and talay's insanity matched!!!
1. the date-not-date culminating in the nivea bathtub scene my beloved in episode 3. two men have to write a script for a romantic movie. they have no experience when it comes to love so they decide to follow a man and a woman to establish if they are a couple or not. in doing so, they end up doing all the typical activities people do on a date: going to a cafe, watching a movie, eating together and feeding each other.... the night ends with the two men going home together. one of them goes to take a bath. after a while the other follows and climb into the bathtub with him. the words "if this can be used to wipe away dust, i should use it with your heart" are uttered. the next day they go on like nothing happened, fully convinced they are just friends. im losing braincells just typing this out. they are insane and i want to throw myself in front of a moving train.
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2. the lay's marriage proposal in episode 12. puen proposed with a bouquet of lotus in one hand and a bag of lay's in the other. talay still said yes. i don't even know what else to add they're just lucky they suffer from the same brand of derangement tbh (one might argue that it was just a product placement so it doesn't count. FOOL. their proposal was always going to involve food in some way, shape or form: we got a potato chip, could have easily been a shrimp)
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3. the nom nom scene in episode 10. we focus so much on jimmysea improvising it that i think we don't talk enough about the intrinsic unhinged quality of this scene. after episodes upon episodes of puen saying that talay smells good and that he would eat cake right from talay's face, the mad man does exactly as he promised. the other mad man goes along with it and does it right back. couples who've been married for years are gagging in the background because WHO EVEN DOES THAT (unless you're into it, which it's perfectly fine, we're very accepting in this house. but this also brings me to the next point...) JUST GET A ROOM JESUS CHRIST.
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4. the "morning after" in episode 2. talay and puen meet. talay gets drunk and kisses puen twice. talay then passes out, so puen brings him home, strips him and puts him in bed. he then decides that the best course of action is to take his shirt off (but not his shoes) and also get into the same bed. talay wakes up the next day to find puen asleep next to him and after a moment of (mild) surprise he checks that puen still has his pants on. they didn't sleep together, and yet they're able to make at least three different kind of sexual innuendos in the time it takes them to have breakfast. they've known each other for less than 24 hours.
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5. the mirroring in episode 8. admittedly not as unhinged as the other moments and it's mostly just a cute and funny scene, however this is the proof (along with counting the minutes and seconds in which they're apart) that they do indeed share one single deranged braincell. and i do love that they can be silly together but they really started to do that out of nowhere and almost had their first kiss like that. thank god this is a PG-13 show or idk where else this could have gone.
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sailforvalinor · 5 months
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Season 2 of Bia is turning out to be a bit of a slog, mostly because the fighting between Bia and Manuel’s families gets dialed up to 11–don’t get me wrong, I like that they’re raising the stakes, but it’s surprisingly intense and so drawn out. They’re giving the Montagues and Capulets a run for their money, but in a way that it’s almost physically painful to watch.
I probably would have given up at this point, if not for the two saving graces of this season:
1. Pietro, too nervous to confess his feelings to Daisy directly, sends her a bouquet of flowers and signs it “From Your Secret Admirer,” hoping that she’ll figure out who they’re from. Daisy becomes obsessed with trying to find out who it is, but doesn’t even seem to consider the possibility that it’s Pietro. She even comes to the conclusion that it has to be someone who lives in their apartment building, but she seems to suspect everyone BUT him. She even confides in him about her suspicions, and he just kinda stands there like “🥲.” (In spirit he is looking into the camera like he’s on the Office.)
Hilariously, half the cast are already in-the-know that it’s Pietro, and I suspect that before this is over, everyone but Daisy will know.
2. LUAN!!! MY NEW FAVORITE CHARACTER LUAN!!!! (Insert “friendship ended with Pietro” meme—jk jk). I love! This guy! He gets introduced at the beginning of the season as Thiago’s childhood next-door neighbor, and moves into the apartment building. Unclear what his profession is exactly, but he’s an extremely tech-savvy world traveler who has been to all kinds of places. This absolute ray of sunshine waltzed onto the show in possession of all of the braincells. This isn’t to say that there are no braincells to be found in any of the other characters—while in keeping with the genre, characters do make stupid decisions on occasion that make you want to bang your head against a wall (especially in this season so far), this show really isn’t that egregious as it could be in that respect—but Luan seems to have an abnormal level of perception (and to be honest, genre-awareness) that the other characters don’t possess. He refers to it as his “intuition”—whatever it is, it has him picking up on inconsistencies and secrets within seconds of being in the show that it took other characters 20+ episodes to figure out. For example, within seconds of meeting Helena he figured out she was hiding something—and honestly I think it’s only a matter of an episode or two where he figures out that she’s Bia’s sister. He also figures out that Pietro is Daisy’s secret admirer after seeing them interact exactly one (1) time:
Daisy: “Oooooh, I bet my secret admirer is the guy who lives here that’s a DJ!”
Pietro: *pretending to ignore her* “Could you run to the store and get me some ingredients?”
Daisy: *sighs, leaves*
Luan: “It’s not the DJ.”
Pietro: “How do you know?”
Luan: “Because it’s obviously you. Bye.”
Pietro: “Wait—no it’s not!”
Luan: “BYE”
Pietro: “LUAN GET BACK HERE”
Also, I have to emphasize that Luan is the only one to actually deduce that Pietro is in love with Daisy on his own—all of the other characters that know were told by Pietro.
Also, Luan seems to have a budding romance with a girl named Pixie—she was a side character in the first season, I just forgot to mention her, but she’s a gamer girl tomboy who is the sort of tech manager/behind-the-scenes gal for FUNDOM. Her whole arc in the first season was about her regaining her confidence, as she used to be a YouTuber until bullying over her appearance drove her to shut down her channel. This makes it all the more adorable when she and Luan run into each other at FUNDOM (quite literally, a la cliche meet-cute), and Luan thinks she’s the most beautiful girl he’s seen in his life and acts like he’s been hit by a train:
Pixie: *runs into him* “—oh no, so sorry—“
Luan: “—marry me.”
Honestly, just how persistently flirtatious he is in every scene he’s in with Pixie makes you think that he’s like a chronic flirt or something, but when he talks to Thiago about her, he remarks that he’s never seen him like this, so I guess Luan really just saw this gamer girl and thought “AHA! I HAVE FOUND MY WIFE!” He’s a guy who knows what he wants, I have to respect him for it.
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