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As I was lounging about, I had this idea, what if Angel was buff, super into fitness and manhandled Ren thus giving me a little story inspo~
Ren/dacted x [Fitness Freak/ Gym Rat ] GN-Angel
(Ren Fluff) (proofread)
Word count-1278
Its sfw
(The characters belong to @14dayswithyou )
Short summary- It’s a Ren/dacted fluff. Angel is a fitness freak and doesn’t like Ren eating unhealthy food. So they punish Ren by making him drink their special breakfast smoothie
(Also I’ve made Angel a ‘Brawns over Brains’ type of character, and comically exaggerated their strength)
TW-Mentions of Calories, weight
Anything For You, My love
‘Slink…grab’ ‘Slink….grab’
The fluorescent pink yoyo bounced and wound back into Ren’s grasp, as he laid on his back lazily, long legs half dangling down the edge of the bed. His baby blue eyes burned holes on his bedroom door as he wearily stared at his handiwork. The new hinges securing the door looked stronger than the last. But he couldn’t be sure, so he had also stacked a chair against the door for extra measure.
‘Any minute now’,he thought. As if on cue a pair of heavy footsteps thudded on the hardwood floor, as they approached his room. An almost nervous smile broke onto his face as he waited, face scrunched up with anticipation at the complete uncertainty of the situation. His posture straightened and he sat cross-legged on the bed, watching, waiting like a big curious cat.
Knock Knock Knock
A loud rap at his door made his lips quirk up as he answered, “What’s the matter Angel?” He said in a feigned innocent voice.
“You know what! Now open up”, the low voice demanded.
“And what if I don’t?” Ren teased, enjoying it a tad more than necessary. A hint of a smirk lighting up his features.
“Then you leave me no choice RenRen”, they sighed mockingly as they cracked their knuckles.“Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you okay hon?”
‘Huh…no way…not again. They wouldn’t dare’ Ren thought as he peacefully closed his eyes and relaxed into the body-pillow covered with his Angel’s large hoodie. ‘They’re bluffing right…right?!” He opened one eye, a little nervous at the ominous silence in the hallway.
But the silence didn’t last long as a loud BAM followed by a CRASH almost made Ren jump out of his bed. The keyword being almost. The door to his room flew off of its hinges, as he stared stoically at the chair sprawled on the floor of his bedroom. His Angel stood over the remnants of the door with a self-satisfied smirk on their face. Smug little devil
“I can’t believe you actually did it Angel’, he murmured laughing beside himself, God how could he not adore such a crazy cinnamon roll?!
“And I can’t believe you snuck in an entire box of Ramen, when I threw away your last stash just yesterday. I swear if I didn’t love you, I would've…”, Angel trailed off and pinched the bridge of their nose in exasperation. Acting all patronizing as if they didn’t just forcefully enter a room by breaking through a door.
Ren’s eyes lit up half in amusement and half in excitement as he practically leapt out of his bed and wrapped a big arm around Angel’s waist.
Bending down he whispered, his lips almost touching the shell of Angel’s ear teasingly, “Complete the sentence my Angel. You would’ve what? Punished me?” He leaned back only to throw a maddening smirk towards them purposely riling his little firecracker.
They let out a bark of laughter as they simply stared at the pink-haired man, peeved at his baiting, “You would like that wouldn’t you? No but I’ve planned something much much better darling” They smiled condescendingly as they wrapped their arms around his waist, circling him in their embrace like a trap.
“Do you have any idea how unhealthy that is…you practically inhale that trash like it’s some godsend treat. And DO NOT get me started on those damned energy drinks”, Angel rambled, speaking absentmindedly about calories and whatnot, huffily.
What Angel didn’t know was that he was enjoying every little second of this conversation. His heart thudded wildly at the simple intimacy of their actions. ‘My Angel worries about me’ he mused.
To say Ren was whipped would be the understatement of the century. No, he was devoted to his Angel.
‘Aha! Gotchu!’ Angel smiled inwardly sensing Ren’s distraction.They didn’t miss a beat as they swiped a foot under Ren’s feet and knocked him off balance carrying that bulking man on their shoulders, in a fireman’s carry, as if he weighed nothing.
“Ah!” He let out a surprised yelp, but then let his Angel manhandle him, fondly surrendering to their wild antics. He mumbled half to himself, “Sometimes I can’t believe how such a small thing can pack so much strength”, his body shook with laughter as he swatted Angel’s bum playfully.
“Oi hands to yourself mister…right now you are nothing but a sack of potatoes”, Angel ordered as they carried the man towards the kitchen.
“Oh yeah?” He raised a brow, a smile dancing on his lips in amusement, “But I’m your sack of potatoes right Angel?”
Angel groaned rolling their eyes at Ren, but a small grin crept on their face. They too enjoyed these little moments between them, but they wouldn’t admit it to Ren’s face. The man was already so full of himself.
“I’m not answering that. And who are you calling small? Sure I’m a little shorter than you, but I’ve got a sleeper’s build. Annnnd I lift double your weight”, Angel huffed.
With a flourish they dropped Ren on one of the chairs lining the dining table. And went to grab whatever that they had left on the kitchen counter.
“So what is this much better-than-punishment-thingy you have prepared for me, my Angel?” Ren asked, swinging his legs like a child as he stared at his Angel, filling two mugs with a pitcher, emptying the entire contents.
Wearily his eyes scanned his kitchen, studying the crime scene. Broccoli, chicken breast, spinach, oranges, asparagus,kiwi, honey and eggs lay haphazardly strewn across the marble countertops. He stiffened, already knowing what his Angel was up to.
“Here” Angel smiled innocently as they slid the mug full of what looked like sludge—there was no better way to put it—towards him and clinked their mug with his as they winked cheekily,“Cheers RenRen”
Ren almost balked as Angel downed the whole thing in one long gulp. “Angel…what is it?” He asked reluctantly
“My breakfast smoothie duh…I made the recipe myself…here take a look” they said excitedly as they slid the piece of paper across the table towards him.
Ren flinched inwardly as he read the ingredients, surely enough his suspicions were spot on. His Angel had poured all the ingredients on the counter into a blender and made this poison smoothie.
“Darling, this recipe should be censored destroyed pronto, we don’t want people stealing this abomination treasure” Ren chuckled nervously scratching the back of his neck as he stared at the mug with apprehension.
“That so?”, Angel smiled knowingly, as they leaned back folding their arms across their chest. “Then taste it and tell me how you like it” they challenged, eyes gleaming with mischief.
“Ta-taste it Angel? Why, I wanna preserve it like the treasure it is. Pass it down to our children like an heirloom”, he said slowly inching the mug away from him.
Angel maintained a stoic expression, resisting the urge to burst into laughter at their RenRen’s cuteness.
They leaned forward, propping their chin on their hands as an idea formed into their mind. Angel pouted, jutting their bottom lip out as they stared at Ren with puppy dog eyes, “You won’t have it? But I made it especially for you. It’s so healthy. Pretty please?” They mumbled and put on a convincing show, batting their eyelashes and all.
Angel almost broke the façade ready to tease Ren, when he leaned ahead, grabbed the mug and downed the smoothie in one go, startling Angel. They couldn’t believe that Ren actually drank it. They were only teasing him, but he really did it.
As Angel regarded Ren with wonder, tilting their head to the side, the pink haired man simply beamed at them and whispered, “Anything for you my love”
#ashe writes#yandere male#14 days with you#14dwy ren#ren x reader#fluff#14dwy redacted#redacted lives rent free on my mind#I was inspired by Jackson wang’s smoothie#lol smoothie from hell
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*sigh*
Y'know, this really doesn't/shouldn't matter, but as this particular accusation keeps getting thrown at me over and over again - oh fuck it, I'm gonna take the bait this one time and set the record straight once and for all. Honestly my "appetite" in this context is truly not anyone's business (and if you don't care to hear about it this is the one warning you'll get to click away lmao) but I've reached the point where if you really wanna attack my credibility based on who you think I enjoy fantasizing about, I'm gonna throw you a bone and tell you exactly what type that is - cuz as much as I'm sick of the ad hominem attacks the Aussie in me is even more sick of watching them miss so fucking hard. If you're gonna roast me, the least you can do is hit me where it hurts, goddamn it. Get it right or go home you uncooked noodles. Capiche?
When it comes to my taste in men, my "type" is: big, strong, hairy brutes. There, I said it. Give me lumberjacks, give me cavemen, I want my Jason Momoas, I want my Ma Dong-Seoks, I want them broad shoulders and tree-trunk calves and I wanna see those muscles bulge. If a fictional character ever gets me biting my lip at the screen, it's never gonna be a fine-featured pretty boy, it's gonna be a good thick daddy who can take my wrists, pin me against a wall and [--------------------------------‐---sustained bleep sound effect---------------------------------]
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Personality wise, I'm a basic bitch who has approximately zero defenses for the "jerk with a heart of gold" stereotype. Gets me every time, without fail. The smooth-talking playboy who flirts with everyone and who could bed anyone he wanted, but who only lets you see him at his deepest, dearest, most vulnerable moments? Sorry, am I supposed to not fall for that shit or something? Well frankly I don't understand how and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If he happens to be built like a fortress on top of that? Yeah, I'm done. Have me bathed and brought to your tent, sir, please and thank you.
I admit, it's rare that a character with the physique I like also has that heartbreaker personality I'm a sucker for. Guys in fiction are usually strong and mean or they make up for their lighter frames with silver tongues and barbed promises - rarely do writers create a character who's stacked with both brains and brawn, so to speak. Makes sense though, as while irl people can max out any combination of stats that they put effort towards - in fiction a character who's too good at too many different attributes can come across unbalanced or Gary Stu-ish and will fail to resonate with audiences unless the writer really knows what they're doing.
That being said, there really isn't any character in ATLA who fits my type - either of them, actually. There are some bit characters like Chit Sang who get close in terms of physical build - but Chit Sang has very gaunt, angular facial features that I'm really not a fan of and tbh, while I get that I can't expect all my big buff boys to also be masters of wit and cunning and charm, being dumber than a box of rocks does seal it for me, sorry. In terms of personality, I guess the closest character would be Jet, and he's cool and all but yeah, the whole "would go as far as killing kids" thing makes him a bit of a hard sell for me too. (And yes, it's worth questioning the writers' choices to create him with those flaws to begin with but look, that's a discussion for another day 😂)
All this to say, if you wanna tease me about coveting fictional characters and allowing thirst to cloud my judgment - COME AT ME BOYS. But not with Zuko, for fuck's sake. The character that makes sneezy.exe blue-screen ain't him. It's actually the late great Carthaginian General Hannibal Barca, the man the myth the legend may he Rest in Peace if anyone's seriously wondering. Look, I do like the scar, and the awkwardness is endearing - he's definitely not ugly or unappealing by any means so please don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to bash him or nothin' - but if I'm being brutally honest, he's not my type! Not physically, not even emotionally. If I ship Zutara, it's because aspects of the ship appeal to me that are unrelated to my personal opinion of Zuko as an object of fantasy, which if you must know (and now you do, congratulations, you're welcome), the kind of boy I do fantasise about when I'm in the mood for that sort of thing could literally and figuratively sweep Zuko off his feet - and then sit on him. In either order.
P.S. While we're on this topic, the character I personally relate to most heavily is not Katara either btw. It's Toph. If you're going to accuse me of bias, questioning my views on Toph would make the most sense for that reason. But really, it's hardly my fault that she's basically the most perfect flawless irreproachable badass in ATLA or practically all of animation as a whole. Come on now. *whistles innocently*
#anti anti zutara#fandom nonsense#zuko's nice and all but if you want him you can have him#seriously#I'm good thanks 👍#if he were built more like the Hound in GOT#well now we're talking 🤣#text post#long post#rebutting antis like Iroh teaching that mugger to mug better#LOL#Youtube
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robyn's top/bottom/sub/dom azicrow analysis or Nobody Asked: The Post
so. i think it makes the most sense, thematically, for Aziraphale to be a sub(ish) bottom, and Crowley to be a dom(ish, service) top.
a bold claim, perhaps, i grant you. hear me out.
i'm gonna start by saying that ultimately, i think they are both very capable of switching - i just believe they also both have strong preferences. also that this is just my opinion, and i'm not trying to attack anyone in particular or piss anybody off by making this post. i'm writing it for fun, feel free to ignore it.
let's get something straight, shall we? top, bottom, dom and sub have NOTHING to do with the way that you look or move. nothing. zip. zilch. nada.
being a top, a bottom, a dom or a sub, and indeed the ability to switch between and combine any of those, are all in your personality and dynamic(s) with your sexual partner(s), and even sometimes whether you are physically able to take a particular role. your body type and look can contribute to those dynamics if you participate in certain gay subcultures, but even then, it isn't exactly set in stone.
there are implications to topping/bottoming in terms of angel and demon characters specifically, i think. there is duality in both; topping can be seen as dominating, subjugating and taking, but it can also be a selfless act of service, of giving, even of worship. bottoming, likewise, can be seen as lazy and self-indulgent, letting the focus be on you and your pleasure, or it can be seen as passive and innocent, an inactive role. it's probably worth mentioning that it's usually in cishet sex that topping is seen as taking and bottoming is seen as passive, and the opposite in queer sex. obviously, A+C are undeniably queer as fuck, no matter your headcanons.
considering Aziraphale and Crowley's characterizations, where they generally align with what you expect of an angel and a demon but also rebel against those expectations in their own way - Aziraphale being a hedonist, bastard angel and Crowley being a kind, moral demon - i think it fits best for Crowley to be the selfless one, and Aziraphale to be the one indulged. this is also what we're shown is their dynamic canonically, as well.
Aziraphale likes to be rescued, Crowley likes to be his rescuer. Aziraphale passes over the opportunity to do something good and selfless, something that a demon would otherwise have no reason to do, to Crowley every time he gets himself in trouble, and how intentional that is is another discussion entirely. he loves to be the damsel in distress, and we have no idea how long that's been going on, really - how long he might have been doing that just for an excuse to see Crowley before realizing that Crowley liked it, too. that's getting into the weeds of speculation a little bit, but based on what we see in the show, the fact remains that Aziraphale indulges Crowley in his fantasy of being a protector while he is vulnerable and swooning.
i have no doubts whatsoever that Aziraphale is actually capable of rescuing himself, but that's not the point - it's one of their rituals. it's a scene. Aziraphale textually acknowledges the fact that he likes to be taken care of, and that he knows Crowley likes to take care of him, in S2E5 - "rescuing me makes him so happy!"
we all agree he's Anthony J. "Acts of Service" Crowley, right? why would that not translate to the bedroom?
i think this also relates to their respective purposes given by Heaven and Hell. we know Aziraphale is made as a guardian, a warrior, a fighter with a flaming sword. as an angel, Crowley is a creator, a studious inventor, and then as a demon, he is the tempter, a sssneaky sssnake who uses words and manipulation; someone who uses brains over brawn, either way.
in their relationship, Crowley and Aziraphale allow one another to shed these given roles and embrace the opposite of their purpose. Aziraphale was MADE to fight, it's what Heaven expects of him (he's expected to fight in the war at Armageddon, after all) but he's...soft. he gave away his sword out of selflessness and refuses to fight in the war, openly dislikes conflict, violence and tbf, exercise as well. Gabriel calls him soft in s1 and appears to be referring to his physicality; regardless of the fact that an angel probably shouldn't particularly understand or care about human beauty standards, Aziraphale seems to feel some guilt about the fact he's soft, both physically and mentally. it's not what he was built for, but he also clearly likes the way he is - he could change it, but he doesn't. he likes to be soft, a creature of comfort. it just doesn't gel with what Heaven made him for.
(as an aside, i think this is part of the reason that the widely-accepted headcanon that Aziraphale is secretly very fit and buff bothers me, personally.)
but because Crowley loves him, it's alright. Crowley in his role as protector takes the responsibility of being that strong warrior Aziraphale is supposed to be away from him, says "it's okay that you're not what Heaven made you for, you don't have to be. i'll do it for you." and in return, Aziraphale allows Crowley to be something a demon is not supposed to be - a hero of the story, a saviour. Aziraphale IS fiercely protective of others, still, especially humans, so this is arguably also Crowley saying "you protect everyone else, but who's protecting you?"
Crowley isn't physically strong either, but he doesn't have to be to protect Aziraphale. Aziraphale clearly has so much faith in Crowley's ability to think and talk his way around a problem, to put those devilish smarts to good use. again, in S2E5, he says "Crowley will be back in a moment, he will have a plan."
this swapping of roles, to me, supports the idea that they would also swap roles when it comes to sex. Aziraphale is indulged, Crowley indulges him.
i think fandoms have a problem - well okay, they have a lot of problems actually - but the problem HERE is the knee-jerk reaction that expectations MUST be subverted.
sometimes expectations don't need to be subverted, sometimes tropes exist for a reason. it can in some cases even be actively unhelpful, disregard authorial intent and clear characterization to attempt to subvert tropes via headcanon. i see this issue A LOT as a masculine lesbian; masculine sapphic characters are often softened and feminized ("they secretly love makeup and fem things") by fandom because it makes them more palatable, under the guise of subverting expectations. that's not to say that there aren't masculine sapphics who do like traditionally feminine things, of course there are, but when i see it happen repeatedly to masculine sapphic characters, it starts to form a disconcerting pattern. there is nothing wrong with masculine sapphics who like feminine things - i am one myself - but nor is there anything wrong with masculine sapphics who fulfill every stereotype and expectation in the book.
i, unfortunately, often find myself thinking the same thing about Aziraphale and Crowley. don't get me wrong, the GO fandom is very different from others i've been in, and a lot of the fluid gender representation i see in the fancontent here is absolutely wonderful. unfortunately, i do still feel like i see a lot of railing against the idea that Aziraphale is how he is portrayed in canon; a soft, fat, feminine, perhaps sometimes borderline stereotypical pansy-esque gay man(-shaped being) who traditionally would also be assumed to bottom and/or sub, and force him to fit headcanons that frankly don't seem in-character at all or defy what we are shown to be the truth in canon, all in the name of subverting expectations.
i could honestly say more but i fear what i've said already is confusing enough so i'll stop there. if you get it, you get it, i guess, and please remember that i'm not trying to upset anybody here. i sort of half-joked about making this post and a couple people actually showed interest in reading it, so i wrote it!
don't even get me started on how i think Aziraphale is a brat, i have the receipts
anyways, i'll leave you with the Word Of Sheen;
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I need more of the Steven Universe AU purely to see what everyone's fusions would be like. The triplet's fusion would be so freaking awesome, any of the sibling trio fusions would be a terrifying powerhouse, I want the sibling fusions, I need to know what the fusion of Luisa and Mirabel would be like, the fusion of Mirabel and Antonio would be so adorable, and I want to find out which Isabela fusion would be the most chaotic/destructive/unhinged, heck, give us the fusions of Alma with each of her kids and grandkids, it would be a great opportunity for visual representation of how her pressure and expectations negatively impact each of them. I bet it would take people a solid minute to realize Julieta and Mirabel had fused, Mirabel is so much her mama's clone you don't notice the difference unless you're paying close attention or know them really well. Please, PLEASE give us more, I even have ideas for the rest of the Madrigals gem types. Pedro would be another Diamond, if Alma's a Diamond then it would make the most sense if Pedro was one too, he's likely been shattered. Pyrope definitely fits Dolores and Camilo is absolutely an Orange Spinel, Antonio should be Tiger's Eye. I think Lapis Lazuli is best suited for Isabela, beautiful and upper class yet extremely powerful, and Mirabel could be a defective Bismuth that doesn't have the muscle of a normal Bismuth and can't build to save her life, expressing the natural creativity of her gem type through unconventional means and making up for her lack of brawn with brain
I’m so glad you’re enjoying this AU!
Firstly, I should say that not everyone fuses. I have to vaguely follow SU’s plot, but…
The triplets (or, well, mainly Pepa and Bruno) did secretly fuse when they were first made. They frequently caused chaos and got intro trouble, partially why it then became so taboo. It was already viewed as bad, but knowing what damage could be caused to the perfect empire… it became a lot more of a serious offence.
Some of the siblings/cousins haven’t fused together, so I’d need to know who you wanted to know about specifically.
And none of the parents have fused with the children.
Luisa and Mirabel are oddly enough quite like Sardonyx as a fusion. Luisa shares a lot of traits with both Garnet and Pearl, and then combined with Mirabel, I’d be lying if they weren’t oddly close to Sardonyx. In saying that, they could also be Garnet herself - a lot of Luisa and Mirabel’s interactions are akin to Ruby and Sapphire respectively. However, they are also very anxious together, so take that as you will for their fusion.
About the Madrigals’ gems, here is the updated list:
Antonio - Tiger’s Eye (I absolutely love this idea! It fits so well)
Isabela - no idea
Dolores - Rutile
Luisa - Amethyst
Camilo - Yellow Spinel
Mirabel - Sapphire
Julieta - Blue Diamond
Pepa - Orange Diamond
Bruno - Green Diamond
Alma - Pink Diamond
Pedro - Botswana Agate
I’ll happily give information for whatever people ask for!
#encanto#ask me anything#encanto steven universe au#isabela madrigal#mirabel madrigal#luisa madrigal#dolores madrigal#camilo madrigal#antonio madrigal#pepa madrigal#julieta madrigal#bruno madrigal#pedro madrigal#alma madrigal
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Gen I, Complete!
That's right, with Mew's poll finalized we can say we have made it through the entirety of Gen I's Pokemon (plus variants introduced in later generations)!
As such, I'd like to take a moment to recognize this generations...
Sultans of Smash!
(Which is just a fancy way of saying they got more "Smash" than "Pass" votes)
So then, lets go through the list! Our Smashables are (under the Read More because holy fuck we're gonna be here a while):
Venusaur! Voted 53.3% Smashable in Standard Form and 54.9% Smashable in Mega Form! Though sadly, Gigantamax did not make the cut.
Charizard, who really raked in the Smashes! Boasting a 58.2% Smash vote in Standard Form, a whopping 70.4% Smash vote in Mega X Form, an even 66% Smash vote in Mega Y Form, and a similar to standard 57.1% Smash vote in Gigantamax, we cannot deny it: Charizard is smashable however one pleases!
And rounding out the OG Starter Trio, Blastoise! Voted 57.4% Smashable in Standard Form! But, alas, only Standard Blastoise was voted smashable... I guess extra cannons just don't do it these days.
Looks like the Snakes are Sexy trope is in effect (maybe), because Arbok made the cut at 53.7%! Guess more people love snakes than you'd think.
Looks like this group has a queen. Or should I say, a Nidoqueen? At 61.7%, it seems she's managed to charm many trainers throughout the years!
But of course, where there's a queen, there's often a king! So it's only fitting that Nidoking joins the Sultans of Smash! Hitting a respectable 66.2%, it seems the Nido- royal family has made monarchists of more than a few.
It's a trend as old as time (or at least as old as the country of Japan). The Kitsune of Japanese folklore has always been seen with an aura of sultriness in even some of its oldest appearances, and it seems Pokemon is no exception. Ninetails has been voted Smashable, with the classic Kantonian Ninetails ranking at 64.5% and the more modern Alolan Ninetails at 66.7%! Though really, considering how common art of these two are, It's surely no surprise they've made it here.
Of course, a trend must be noted: Whenever Ninetails is anthropomorphized, it's almost always as a woman. So one has to wonder, if Ninetails is the lord of the female anthros, who's the lord of the male anthros? Well for that, look no further than Ninetails' counterpart from Red version, Arcanine! With an impressive 73% smashability in Kantonian form (plus the largest number of overall votes) and a fine 63.5% in Hisuian form, Arcanine's appeal is very much apparent to many.
I'd like to congratulate this next one for being the first non-final evolution to make the cut! Kadabra has managed to pull a 59.8% Smashability rating, earning them a spot in the Sultans of Smash!
Of course, Kadabra's not the only member of this family on here. Alakazam has also been voted Smashable, at 66.1% for Standard form and 55.4% for Mega! Seems Max was right, the ladies do love a good spoon-bending (which is impressive, considering he doesn't even like girls).
Perhaps you're not much for brains, maybe you prefer brawn. If that's the case, Machoke has you covered! At a 63.9% Smash rating, seems this Superpower Pokemon also has the super power of getting some.
But of course, much like their Psychic-Type counterpart family, it doesn't end with Machoke. Oh no, Machamp has also made their way to the list, with a 61.1% Smash in Standard Form and a 52.4% Smash in Gigantamax! I guess with four arms, there really is enough of Machamp to go around for everyone!
I suppose the allure of the tentacles is too strong for some to pass up, because Tentacruel has made it at a 51.3% Smash vote! Just, uh, make sure to have some Antidotes on hand for your fun times...
A loyal steed can get one through many things, and few steeds are so loyal as Rapidash! With Kantonian at 59.2% and Galarian at 64.8%, maybe we need to start calling them Nearl Arknights the way people wanna smash these horses.
I'm gonna be honest, this one I didn't see coming! Haunter has managed a 55.4% Smash vote, earning them a spot in the Sultans of Smash! Guess more people must be into ghosts than I thought.
This next one, less of a surprise! They're big, they're fun, and they can probably do all the stuff a Haunter can and more, Gengar has made the cut in all forms, with a 63.7% for Standard Form, a 60.8% for Mega, and a 53.4% for Gigantamax! What can we say, Gengar has it going on according to the statistics.
And next on the list, Hitmonchan! Making the cut at 52.6% and beating out the kick-based Hitmonlee, it would seem you can get some if you skip leg day!
(...There's probably a fisting joke in here somewhere as well, but lets not go there. Low hanging fruit and all.)
It's one of the oldest questions: "Hey baby what that tongue do?" And it would seem Pokemon are not immune to this question either, or at least Lickitung isn't! And at a 55.4% Smash vote, the answer seems to be "This tongue does a lot."
We got ourselves a bit of an oddity on this one, as Tauros has made the cut... but only in two of its Paldean forms, with Blaze Breed hitting 60.4% Smash and Aqua Breed getting a 52.1% Smash! That said, the other two come close as well, so I must conclude that the additional elemental types just add that special something!
Many people love to be serenaded, it's just one of those facts of life. So maybe it'll come as no surprise that the musically inclined Lapras has managed to carve itself a nice 63.4% Smashability rating in the votes! That said, sadly Gigantamax has not had the same luck. Guess it's true, sometimes the original is just better.
Shapeshifting! Almost any time a super power with smash-based applications is thought of, shapeshifting is one of the first to be imagined. So it's almost certainly no surprise that the mercurial Ditto has managed to earn itself a hefty 70.1% Smash rating!
Oh boy queue up the copypasta, because Vaporeon has proven that people agree! Specifically, 52% of voters agree!
...No I'm not putting the copypasta here, someone already did that on Vaporeon's poll.
Of course, that's not to say the rest of the Eeveelutions are unloved! Why, Jolteon has managed to pull a 54.5% Smash rating!
And of course, Flareon isn't forgotten either (at least by the fans, the way the actual games treat it you have to wonder about Game Freak...)! Making it to a 52.4% Smash rating, Flareon (and Jolteon, as stated above) prove that all three OG Eeveelutions have their fair share of the love.
Coming in as the 25th member of the Sultans of Smash, Snorlax has proven to be considered big and beautiful by 56% of the vote! Though it would seem this does not extend to Gigantamax Snorlax, though judging by that tree on their belly they may simply be Too Big To Smash.
And of course, we now get to the OG Legendary Trio, the Elemental Birds! And starting us off is Articuno! Specifically, Galarian Articuno, who has managed to outsmash their Kantonian cousin and gain themselves a 69% Smash rating (nice). Personally, I think it's the Char Aznable vibes they give off, what with the mask and the psychic powers and the redder coloration (being purple to the Kantonian's blue) and the being faster (though not 3x faster).
And much like Articuno, Galarian Moltres has managed to overtake their Kantonian cousin and snatch the Smash rating! And at 60.8% Smash, it's clear that, at least for Moltres, they do go for the jerks.
We saw with Arbok, and now we see it here with Dragonair and their 61.8% Smash rating, serpentine Pokemon have their share of fans down to smash!
And as the first fully evolved Pseudo-Legendary and the first fully evolved Dragon-Type, Dragonite's 57.3% Smash rating has reminded us that sometimes, being big and friendly while also being strong enough to kick ass has its charms!
And finally, rounding out Gen I's Sultans of Smash, we have The Gamebreaker of their day, the original Bragging Rights 'Mon, Mewtwo! With a 68.8% in their Standard Form and a 56.7% in their Mega X Form, Mewtwo proves they still got it in terms of smashing! Though it seems that Mega Mewtwo just doesn't have the raw smashing charisma of their other two forms...
And that wraps up the Gen I Who's Who of Smashing! See you all after Gen II!
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❤ Nicknames ❤
Author's note: Crosshair’s got too wordy again dammit lol also here's something i've had cooked for awhile, but since I'm revising a lot of my big stuff, here's a snack to hold over.
Tech, Hunter, Crosshair, Echo, and Wrecker x Fem!Reader
Warnings: A tiny bit of suggestive hints so 18+ please
✦ Hunter ✦
You usually just call Hunter by his name, because it already seems like a petname already.
Though you have quickly become quite fond of calling him 'Sergeant', usually with a big, teasing smile on your face.
All was well and good, until you'd started using it in a different context as well, and over time Hunter end up regretting not stopping you when he had the chance.
You've called him Sergeant so many times now when you were together he couldn't help but think of those moments when he hears the title; Developing an unconscious response in the process. Hunter now has to steel himself each time he hears it, to avoid getting distracted by the thought of your voice. He tells you multiple times to stop using it, but it sounds too erotic for him to really mean it.
For you however, though he thinks a lot of those types of petnames seem almost, diminutive; He's always been partial to 'sweetheart'. It's just the most fitting. He thinks you’re the sweetest thing, whether you’re outgoing or introverted or standoffish.
He doesn't say it all too often, but when he does, it's usually covered in so much sweet syrup you almost feel like your heart swells.
✦ Echo ✦
Echo has a lot going on in his head, no matter how hard you try and tame it. But everything always comes to a screeching halt whenever you call him 'handsome', wearing this dreamy, far off look on your face.
Echo would normally shrug that sort of thing off, but you just say it with so much conviction, he doesn't care how he thinks for a moment. After all you seem so genuine with it that there’s no way you couldn’t truly mean it, especially when you say it while trying to lead him elsewhere.
It honestly really helps him with those gaps he has in his self confidence, to see the way you look at him and call him that. If you do it he’s all yours, and he suddenly doesn’t care how mushy everyone else thinks you two are getting. You want to kiss his cheek? Go right ahead. Smother him in love and call him handsome, Echo wants it, needs it, and deserves it.
For you, 'Gorgeous' was always Echo's go to whenever he's feeling in the mood to be more unabashedly loving. He just feels like it fits you; And he enjoys that suave feeling he gets while saying it, even if it’s sometimes clumsy. He just as much enjoys the way it makes you scowl or blush (or a combination of both) at him.
It has that same romantic holodrama feel he gets when you call him something sweet, and even if Echo is secretly a little greedy for affection, he loves smothering you with a cute petname.
✦ Tech ✦
Calling Tech ‘genius’ even if you mean it cutely gives him the impression you’re teasing him, or you don’t actually mean it. It's something his brothers and strangers normally say as a joke, and as a result it always has this teasing undertone when he hears it.
Calling him ‘handsome’ or ‘pretty’ however, never fails to make him almost completely falter. Tech’s never really paid attention to his own looks before you. They were irrelevant; His goggles or slightly crooked nose were just a product of the genetic template he was bred and thus altered from. Even if you catch him staring a bit to long at himself sometimes to say he doesn't care.
Though he won’t say it, it’s reassuring to hear you find him attractive sometimes; As he rarely but sometimes has a doubt or two about being more brains than brawn.
Just be careful about saying what exactly you find attractive about him because this man is keen-eyed and witted; And he will use it against you. You have the audio recordings and holopics and memories of him distracting you to prove it.
But to Tech, you've always been 'love'. He'd accidently let it slip out once when you'd just been friends and Tech had been completely mortified, meanwhile your cheeks felt hot enough to cook a meal. Though you hadn’t exactly minded that badly and after time he consistently used it, only more so when you two became romantic.
It’s just such a ‘Tech’ petname. It’s clean and proper, using it so much you hear it more than your name. He sometimes uses others, but none roll of the tongue as well for him as ‘love’ does.
✦ Crosshair ✦
Crosshair and you have had a long standing fight of who can 'out sap' the other that’s been going for multiple weeks. Crosshair had called you sappy when you'd once called him 'hun', and somehow, it lead to a challenge. But while Crosshair says each one with malice, you say them with a confident tease. Every so often you have to come up with a new, more disgustingly sweet petname -you've hit the 'my darling' stage- in a bid to see who can outdo the other. Each time one of you pulls out a new one the whole batch cringes, and you can add a point to either one of your respective tallies. Crosshair is winning and quite honestly, you think he has outside help; Unless that weird list under Tech's pillow is just misplaced.
Other than just teasing; He doesn't mind when you just call him 'Cross', because it's a shortening of his name that's reserved for few, while not being too, sugary. he certainly doesn't complain over 'Sharpshooter' either, even if you've really only ever said it while smirking at him. Anything else is usually too cute for him to take seriously, though he may be a little more lenient when your both completely alone.
But in moments when you two aren’t joking around -usually somewhere alone- Crosshair sometimes calls you 'doll'. It's the only petname he's ever used, at least not covered in an teasing, snide tone.
It's because you're less, damaged than he is; And so he often sees you as some sort of perfect piece of artwork, smiling at him. A doll was just the first example that came to mind, and it had stuck ever since.
You don’t know, but he actually has the petname stamped it tiny Arebesh print on the butt of his rifle. He wanted a reminder of you, when he sometimes forgets there was someone out there for him, and it was a vague enough name that no one but him would know it was referring to you.
✦ Wrecker ✦
While Crosshair does it ironically, Wrecker is purposely sappy. You really don't think he's ever called you the same thing twice, but they usually revolve around you being pretty, funny or smart.
Even if you doubt you’re any of those things Wrecker sure makes you feel like you are, saying things like ‘beautiful’ or ‘cutie’ with such a genuine tone that even you can't help but feel it's true. Wrecker always has had a way of making people happy.
You end up being one of those pairs thats filled with so much sweet syrup it makes the people around you groan, as he squeezes the life from you and plants the biggest, sloppiest kiss on your cheek while calling you the seventh different petname of the day.
Though for you, Wrecker has always just been ‘big guy’. It was a nickname that had stuck pretty much the first day you'd met him, and had only changed in tone as time went on. You say it much sweeter now, compared to before when you were just friends. But Wrecker still likes it all the same, as well as the smile you get whenever you say it.
And it’s versatile; Wrecker secretly has a bit of a size kink and making mention of it often riles him up, especially if you give him that look. Just don’t be surprised if he tries to tug you off somewhere if you give the petname a more lewd undertone.
#mywriting#tbb x reader#the bad batch x reader#echo x reader#hunter x reader#tech x reader#wrecker x reader#crosshair x reader#reader insert#reader
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My first Eugesse? 😳
The beach was not a place that Eugene expected to find Jesse at.
Well, maybe at a white sandy beach with pristine blue water and a strawberry daiquiri in hand—not this messy beachfront with patches of tall wild grass, broken pieces of driftwood scattered across the sand, and waves that lapped up the coast in a dark blue murky haze, spitting up seaweed in clumps along the wet shore. It had character, and was pretty in its own right, but it didn’t really fit the image Eugene had of Jesse inside his own head.
Speaking of said crush, there he was. Standing along a little ways off by the water while the wind swept through his hair.
Eugene wanted to go up to Jesse and say hi, but then he saw the way the blond boy looked at Seiji who had approached the edge of the sea just then, toes in the sand, but just far enough away that the water wouldn’t lap at his feet.
He saw Jesse look at Seiji with an emotion that looked vaguely like longing mixed with something else, and felt a nasty twist in his gut. The point of an épée right under his rib, pushing and pressing through the ache of his soul.
Eugene wasn’t dumb. He could glean that there used to be something there. Platonic. Romantic. It didn’t matter. He did know that the two had spent years together—childhood friends with a burning rivalry. And maybe there was something more there, something worth a label. But Eugene wouldn’t know. Eugene didn’t know. It wasn’t his story to tell, or to know for that matter. He could respect that.
But still, he couldn’t help the way that it made him feel. It was as though one of his siblings took a marker and scribbled it over his brain, over his skin, ending in a concentrated tangle of lines over his heart.
His chest ached.
He stared at Jesse for a moment longer; tall and broad-shouldered, a defined jawline, his for-once-bare-forearms—the sleeves of his linen shirt rolled neatly up to reveal some impressive muscle—his hands tucked casually into the pockets of his cargo shorts.
He wondered what it would be like to be arm wrestle Jesse. To hold his hand before winning a match of brawns—or perhaps he’d lose… having lost the moment Jesse held Eugene’s hand in his.
Not that Jesse would ever do such a thing. He didn’t seem like the physical type, but then the memory of Jesse absentmindedly offering his hand to one of the Levantis twins after a fencing bout for a hand massage flashed through his mind. But maybe he permitted such a casual touch for the masseuse on Exton’s team, or maybe he made the exception just for soothing hand cramps.
Eugene wouldn’t know. Eugene didn’t know a lot of things. But he didn’t let that bother him. Usually.
But still, he couldn’t help but let his mind wander and think of dangerous things.
What would it be like for Jesse to hold him? In his arms. Against his chest. Just simply. Being.
Eugene tore his eyes away, staring at the crashing waves of the ocean as a tinge of melancholy seeped into the corners of his mouth. He bit his lip to stave off his wavering emotions.
He didn’t notice the pair of blue eyes looking his way.
"Eugene!"
He snapped his head toward the call of his name.
"Come help me set up!" Nicholas shouted, dragging some beach equipment behind him in the sand.
"I gotchu bro!" Eugene shouted back, turning away from golden sunshine and seaside blue.
#fence comic#fence comics#eugesse#eugene labao#jesse coste#comments are appreciated!!#praline prattles
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I am actually having more monster hunter x rain code brainrot now, what monsters do you think the NDA people prefer to hunt like do they have a favourite monster? Or alternatively, if you were to assign the detectives monsters from MH, which would they be? I think you might have mentioned something about Vivia being a bit like Malzeno but what about the others?
That makes two of us with the Monster Hunter Rain Code brainrot combo! For whatever monsters they prefer to hunt and associate them with, I picked from the Rise Sunbreak pool since that's the game I'm placing them in for the crossover AU. Though it's very possible I could cheat and pick a monster that's in World if I feel like it heh. Enough dilly-dallying, time for the list!
Yuma - I feel like he'd favor hunting Rathalos, a good challenge while also not too overly demanding like an elder dragon. It's a good show of strength without putting himself in too much danger. The posterboys are fighting! As for what monster I associate him with, I'd say Chameleos suits him pretty well. An elder dragon with the ability to blend in with its surroundings and create mist, while also acting very jittery and unpredictably. Yep, that sounds like our lad.
Halara - They enjoy hunting down Goss Harag since they treat it like a sparring session. Two powerful blade wielders battling to the death, just the average hunt for Halara. This is where I start to cheat by saying that Halara's associated monster is Glavenus. Another sword-like monster, Glavenus is known for being one of the strongest brute wyverns while also being the most intelligent, fitting for Halara's excellence in brains and brawn.
Desuhiko - Taking the surname Thunderbolt to the extreme, he absolutely loves to hunt Zinogre. I associate Desuhiko with electric guitar motifs, so for Zinogre to also have electric guitar in its theme makes it all the better. I associate him most with Tobi-Kadachi though, the electric flying snake-squirrel simply fits him to a T. He managed to get the highest honor one can receive since Tobi is my favorite monster.
Fubuki - Her favorite monster is Velkhana! She likes to think of the icy elder dragon as royalty, so she treats the monster with utmost respect in battle, even if it means she often finds herself incased in ice for her chivalry. I feel like she reminds me of Mizutsune the most, since this monster appears harmless at first, but its bubbles are surprisingly deadly in unconventional ways by tripping up hunters.
Vivia - He's definitely the type of person who prefers not to hunt unless absolutely necessary, but when he does, he gravitates toward hunting Gore Magala. That is, until he tries to snuggle under one while using its fluffy wings as a blanket. And of course I associate the anemic vampire with the vampiric dragon Malzeno! Once a peaceful monster living in harmony with humans, its tranquility was destroyed while fighting for dominance against a powerful, demonic elder dragon. This battle forced Malzeno to form a symbiotic bond with parasitic leeches that infected it, something that Vivia would most likely sympathize with (and is definitely a plot point in the crossover AU).
Yakou - The chief achieves the greatest thrill when hunting Crimson Glow Valstrax. It's basically like fighting fire with fire with these two rocketeers. Maybe this monster even reminds Yakou of Yomi due to its title as the 'star of despair,' much like what the leader of Amaterasu has become over the years. It's certainly one way to take out his pent-up guilt and rage. I'm gonna cheat again by associating Yakou with Namielle. The sea dragon propaganda prevails!
#vivia would definitely try to nap alongside a gore magala and his teammates proceed to wordlessly freak tf out#he'd also get along well with espinas in that regard#sleepover with two highly dangerous dragons#boys night out#nocturnal hunters guild au#rain code#yuma kokohead#halara nightmare#desuhiko thunderbolt#fubuki clockford#vivia twilight#yakou furio
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This has to be my fav piece of writing because I remember typing it up while being absolutely very disappointed by a few people who were badmouthing my Kanha.
Also, this has a lot of description but a few of the plot. Kindly pardon if it's appalling. I am an amateur.
Lakshmis come home
Her archer fingers played the symphony of her bow, the armour on her auspicious frame gleaming when the resplendent rays clashed unfiltered on it. When the honey skin of Yadavi complimented a dark one, it was time for the brahmanda to know that VaasudevaShvaasaa herself had stepped in to rescue the pious.
The knells of doom and battle echoed through the warfield, the troops of either sides waiting with bated breaths for the call to mercilessly slash their armaments on the nemesis army. Seated on the PakshiRaja were BhuVaraha, whose duty and affection as the seed-giving parents behove them to end their biological progeny who had grown unrighteous under the influence of evil company and won't budge.
Kanha's bow which he wielded as Vishnu launched volleys of shafts, the lord of ascetics appearing like Yama himself to the unvirtuous. Brawn and dark physique as mighty as the son of wind, he was the sun to the zenith of darkness of immorality. Not only his unparalleled strength, the slayer of Kamsa possessed astute brains that were obstinate in putting an end to that gruesome war which had seen several noontides and matutinal golden hours by then.
"PrānaNāyaka," Satyabhama's breath was caught in her throat as she gazed at her lord, acquiescing to the ache building in his anatomy as the repercussion of the astra hurled at him. Her husband winced, ducking under the shade of Garuda who snapped his head back, anxiety clouding his sharp features.
For a few seconds black spots danced before the almighty's vision and when she reached out in the fit of panic and grief, he had passed out. From his wound, wine hued, hot liquid trickled out as it mingled with the tears of JagatMata, her breaths shuddering. Satyabhama looked back at Narakasura and there was no revealed epiphany in his eyes. In lieu, he stared at her with contempt and a smirk, pleased with himself and his villainous act.
For once she wanted to believe that her son would come back, acknowledging her to be his mother and the man he had chosen to fight with - his own father.
Varahi-LakshmiPati's union had resulted in Vishnu's seed to be implanted in the womb of Vishveshvari who saw no difference amidst her offsprings; unconditionally nourishing them from her resources. She wasn't just Prithvi, her nature was verily what the cosmos was built from.
"Our son shall be a bearer of strength. His name shall be taken by every entity of the three worlds," she reminisced her expansion as Bhudevi chiming to her consort who had encompassed her in his arms, love flowing in their veins like the beauteous waters of Yami. Her eyes had glinted, tears of elation troubling them as she caressed her belly, being able to feel the life swimming in it who was flourishing.
"Indeed," Hari husked, the future unfolding effortlessly before his hazel irises as a despondent curve of his lips was soon replaced by an enthusiastic one so as to not break her reverie. Squeezing his wife gently, he let his warmth lull her to a heavenly slumber.
The caterwaul of her own amshas haunted Satrajiti's subconscious, the man who had succumbed to his lust seemed no longer her Bhauma, her child. Instead, he was indeed Narakasura; a machiavellian and sinister demon who didn't hesitate even once in the path he chose to walk upon.
So she clenched her jaw, goaded by righteous fury and ceased her sight to invoke the most deadly weapon known to mankind not because of its potential, but the energy of its wielder. The sheer aureate bow blinded the Asura as KrishnaNayika let the arrow's end kiss her ear embellished with kamala kundalas. And when it was let loose, she knew she wouldn't regret any of it.
Kanha cracked an eye open, a small sanguine smile lighting his handsome features, not failing to notice how breath-taking his wife seemed even with those wild stray hair reprobating to be tamed. He looked at her as if she was the sun, warm and life-giving but tough to look at when even a little hard.
Her children were her children, she was not going to let one hurt the other. They were equal in all aspects and she was true vātsalya manifested.
However, nothing helped the fact that it hurt. But it is alright, isn't it? She questioned herself, falling silent when the throngs of mortals hailed the name and glory of NarakasuraMardini.
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His hazel eyes blazed with fury that bore the capability to burn the brahmanda to ashes. An indignant Yogeshvara snorted, his handsome features begrimed in hot splotches of exasperation at the sick and succiduous mentality of the society who dared to pose a question on the modesty of women who were faultless.
"We are grateful to you, your highness but you must understand the quagmire we have been pushed into," had said one of the amshas of his Lakshmi, who had been freed from the fortress of Bhauma. For, who was to be united with Hari if not Shri herself in multiple incarnations in Dvāpara to aid her lord in ensconcing righteousness?
"The society shall not accept us, GopīNātha."
"We have been robbed off all we had, our families won't take us back and you know it."
"Thus it would be appropriate if this earthen vessel is thrashed and our souls are liberated from a life of misery and torment alone."
"Be a little more generous, O offspring of Devaki, tell us what do we do if not get rid of this cadaver in the name of our bodies hounded by a monster? Where shall we go if not the doors of Kāla?"
16 thousand and a hundred of them, all alike.
16 thousand and one hundred women who were left to the mercy of a demon and he didn't leave a stone unturned to agonise them with his monstrous feats.
16 thousand and one hundred stories of unending grief, of scars, of bruises naked to the irises and masked in the hearts. Their narrations would be perverted with the flow of fickle time as unrighteousness shall once again commence to prevail in the epoch of Kaliyuga.
He was aware of how the people would predict it.
How he would be questioned time and again, much like his manifestation of Raghava.
And the jewel of Yadavas chose to take it upon himself if his ladies would be living a life they deserved thereafter.
Cacophonies infused with blood curdling cachinnation resounded in the brumous ambience. His darling Bhama was by his side, her archer palms squeezing his which held the Sudarshana and reminded him of her never ending affection, devotion and support for him. With an assuring blink of her lotus eyes, Satrajiti dazzled him with a grin that seemed to have breathed life in him again.
"Hearken, O women of virtue and piousness - those who have verily Vaani, Shri and Gauri residing in them," his grand vox soused in sincerity addressed the throngs built at the ill-starred castle. "Bowing to the Prakriti in you, I plead you not to succumb before the evil by sacrificing yourselves."
He further trudged ahead, a plethora of emotions coalescing in him but everything was overshadowed by his unconditional love. The mighty Sāranga bow dematerialised in thin air from his robust arms as his lips curved in his signature gentle smile. KarunāSāgara's aura outshined the Sūrya and Chandramā for he was the source of everything in existence and his lotus eyes twinkled like the stars sitting on the dark raiment of caelum.
"I want you all to be cognizant of the fact that you have committed no crime to be exposed to the cruelty of society and fate," Satyabhama's Madhava stated this time, "And this you shall be known as Dvarakadhipati's brides with a position no lesser than any Queen of Dvaravati. Come what may, everyone and anyone might utter whatever their mind commands; but Dvaraka shall always be your haven, your home."
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there is a highly specific type of character im slowly becoming aware that i absolutely love and its - knight/soldier/warrior type character who is very much brawns over brains and clings tightly to a deeply held belief in some kind of code of honour, even if they don't fully understand why and maybe haven't taken a lot of time to analyze their beliefs. bonus points if they lose all sense or restraint when someone threatens a person they love or have vowed to protect
its the "attack dog" type character i guess
extra bonus points if they are attracted to/in love with someone who is the complete opposite - someone cunning and sly and even mocks or rejects their code of honour
extra extra bonus points if they have the capacity to be a sweet teddy bear when they let their guard down.
i'd love to write a character like this
i also really want to write/read some dagcup with a similar dynamic like dagur becomes hiccup's sword protector as atonement for crimes he's committed against berk and he becomes so obsessed with protecting hiccup as a way to pay for his wrongdoings that he gets a little obsessive -- to the point that hiccup worries dagur will put himself in danger even when its not neccessary. dagur feels so overcome with guilt that he also feels unworthy of hiccups love as well.
and in this case hiccup wouldn't fit the other type of character I talked about but it would be entertaining to see him as a smarmy little shit who knows he can get away with more while dagur is protecting him -- and also him constantly teasing dagur would be really fun
and when hiccup gets into stupid shenanigans, especially ones that involve his dangerous inventions, dagur has to rush in to stop him from accidentally hurting himself
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Disney Heroes Franchise Revival (Part 1)
Chances are most of you reading probably remember I post I made a couple of months titled "My Ideal Revival of the Disney Heroes Franchise".
In that post, I talked about the forgotten Disney franchise known as Disney Heroes and how I feel like a modern-day revival could work.
If you want to check it out, I already put a link to it above.
And for those are reading this for the first time, I suggest you check out my previous post first.
Anyway back on topic, I mentioned that was planning to go more in-depth on this franchise idea, but I procrastinated like Hell on that since I was doing other posts and being busy with college.
But now I'm ready to continue this idea of mine's that from what I've seen, you all really like.
This franchise idea is going to be multi-part, with the first few parts going over specific movies and how they would be represented in the franchise.
And so to start this off, I'll be discussing the four films that used were to kickstart the original franchise.
Hercules:
The two main representatives from this film would be Hercules himself and Megara.
As for their appearances, Herc would have his appearance from the later years of the original franchise, aka this.
Meg would also be sporting a warrior look to her to fit the more action-focused tone of this franchise.
Her outfit would look a little something like this.....
Personality-wise, they're the same as they were in the original film.
Hercules would still be the lovable, kind-hearted himbo of a hero, and Meg would still be sassy, witty and just all-around iconic.
As for what each of them are capable of.
Hercules still possesses his god-like physical strength and often fights with a special xiphos (that has a blade shaped like a lightning bolt) that can emit powerful electricity and an indestructible golden lion shield (both of which were forged by Hephaestus).
He's also decently skilled in physical combat, since he has both the skill and especially the strength to back him up.
Herc tends to use either a simple brawler style or Greco-Roman style wrestling.
Meg, as you would expect, is much more ready for combat than she ever was before.
She's now decently skilled in physical combat and predominantly fights with a dory (which is a type of spear used back during Ancient Greece).
But Meg's greatest strength lies within her mind.
She possesses some rather impressive tactical skills and is pretty crafty in battle.
Basically, Herc is the brawns while Meg is the brains.
Their part of the Disney Heroes franchise would focuses on them going on adventures all over Ancient Greece.
Their main adversary would be none other than Hades himself, still aided by Pain and Panic!
Essentially at some point, Hades eventually escaped from The River Styx and to say he was pissed would be an MASSIVE understatement.
Other adversaries of Herc and Meg would consist of various monsters of Greek mythology include centaurs, hydras, cyclopes, the Titans, the Minotaur, the Manticore, the Chimera, Medusa and the gorgons, harpies, Typhon, Echidna, Circe, griffins, Cerberus, sirens, the Laestrygonians, and giant beasts like the Nemean Lion and Erymanthian Boar.
As for their allies, Philoctetes and Pegasus would undoubtedly be the most prominent.
Others would include Zeus and the other Gods of Olympus, Agamemnon and the Spartan Army, Icarus, Achilles, Chiron, Odysseus and Tempest and the Amazons.
As for notable locales....
These would include cities/city-states like Thebes, Arcadia, Athens, Sparta, Crete, Troy and Delphi.
Mythical locations such as Mount Olympus, The Underworld, Atlantis, The Elysian Fields, Themiscyra, Laistrygon, Hyperborea, Tartarus, and The Garden of the Hesperides.
And there would be plenty of naturalistic settings such as forests, swamps, plains, mountains and seas.
Aladdin:
The two main representatives would be none other than Aladdin himself and Jasmine.
As for their appearances, Aladdin would have the same design he was suppose to have for the short-lived relaunch of the original franchise back in 2005.
Jasmine would also be sporting an Arabian warrior look as well, which would look something like this.
Personality-wise, they're pretty much the same as they were in the original films and tv series.
As for what each of them are capable of.
Aladdin still possesses is nearly unmatched cunning and wit, impressive speed and agility, and fights with a huge ass scimitar and a dagger.
Jasmine also possesses some impressive speed and agility, but is more focused on martial arts, and usually fights with a long wooden staff and throwing knives.
Their part of the franchise would be focused on them going on adventures while protecting the kingdom of Agrabah.
From who you may ask?
Well it's none other than their arch-nemesis Jafar.
As for why he's here, this ties into the over-arching story of this franchise.
You remember how I mentioned in the previous post that a major element of the overall premise of this franchise was various Disney Villains having joined forces in order to further their respective goals?
Which admittedly is a little strange since a good chunk are, you know, dead.
Well that's all thanks to Hades, who brought the villains featured in this franchise who had originally died back from the grave.
Other enemies of Aladdin and Jasmine would include Abis Mal, Haroud Hazi Bin, Mechanicles, Mozenrath and Xerxes, Destane and the Mamluks, Mirage, Chaos, Narisa, Saleen and her mermaids, the Al Muddy people, skeleton warriors, giant cobras, golden Shiva monkey statues, jackals, mummies, ifrits, living Egyptian statues, Rukhs, the three-eyed Giant, a tribe of mischievous monkeys, pirates, King Yunan and The Forty Thieves.
As for their allies, Abu, The Magic Carpet, Iago, Rajah, and of course, Genie would be the most prominent ones.
Other allies would include Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor, Chandu, Fasir, Dhandi, Eden, Queen Thundra, Sadira, The Wizard Pharaoh Very Ankh-Amman, Prince Zayn Al-Asnam, Maruf the Cobbler, and Duban.
As for notable locales....
The kingdom of Agrabah (and its landmarks like the palace and the bazaar), along with its surrounding locations like the desert, the oasis, an ancient city, and of course, The Cave of Wonders.
There would also be other kingdoms and nations such as The Land of the Black Sand, Getzistan, Isle of a Galafems, Morbia, Odiferous, Quirkstan, Upanistan, Thundra's rainforest, The Subterranean World of the Al Muddy, Pakistan, Persia, Egypt, Jerusalem and Pei Ling City.
Peter Pan:
The main representative of this film would be, who else, but Peter Pan himself!
For his appearance, just like Hercules, Peter would have the same appearance he did during the later years of the original franchise.
Personality-wise, he's also the same as he was in the original films.
As for what he's capable of.
Peter's fast and agile, incredibly cunning, possesses the power of flight, can command his own shadow, and fights with his trademark dagger, a bow and arrows, and a tomahawk.
His part of the franchise would focus his adventures and defending Neverland from danger.
And said danger is none other than his nemesis, Captain Hook.
Other adversaries of Peter would include Mr. Smee, the rest of the Jolly Roger pirate crew, Tick-Tock Crocodile, the cannibal tribe, and the various dangerous animals and creatures of Neverland.
Yeah, Peter doesn't exactly have a while lot of foes.
His list of allies is not much bigger either.
The most prominent would be obviously Tinker Bell and The Lost Boys.
Others would include The Darling Siblings, The Indian Tribe (who will be portrayed much more respectfully than they were in the original film) and the mermaids.
As for notable locales....
Peter's part of the franchise would be set entirely in Neverland.
As for Neverland itself, its notable locales would include Hangman's Tree, Mermaid Lagoon, The Never Woods, Skull Rock, The Indian Village, Blindman's Bluff, Cannibal Cove, Crocodile Creek, Marooner's Rock, Coral Beach, The Wild Jungle, The Misty Mountains, and The Never Sea.
Tarzan:
The two main representatives would be, who else, but Tarzan and Jane Porter.
As for their appearances, Tarzan, just like Aladdin, would have the same design he was suppose to have for the short-lived relaunch.
As for Jane, she would wear an outfit that just screams badass explorer, ala Lara Croft.
That outfit would consist of a tan safari hat, a open green safari vest over a yellow short-sleeved shirt that exposes her midriff, green shorts, black fingerless gloves and brown boots.
Personality-wise, they're both pretty much the same as they were in the original movie and tv series.
As for what each of them are capable of.
Tarzan still possesses his near ape-like levels of physicality, skilled at surfing on tree branches, and carries a quiver filled with various weapons include a spear, a knife, a bow and arrows.
As for Jane, she's a pure brawler, using the boxing skills she learned from her father and the animalistic moves she learned from Tarzan. She does fight with a few weapons like a sling and a boomerang.
Their part of the franchise would focuses on them protecting the jungle and its inhabitants from all kinds of threats
And their biggest threat would be none other than Clayton, another one of the villains brought back from the dead by Hades.
Other foes of the duo would include Clayton's henchmen, Queen La and The Leopard Man, Tublat, Lieutenant Colonel Jean Staquait, Professor Samuel T. Philander, Lady Waltham, Histah, Mabaya, Zutho, Sheeta and Nuru and other dangerous animals like baboons, leopards, pythons, crocodiles and dinosaurs.
As for their allies, Terk, Tantor, Professor Porter, Kala and Manu would serve as their most prominent.
Other allies would include Renard Dumont, Hugo and Hooft, Moyo, Mangani, Basuli and Kiwazi.
As for notable locales....
The Jungle itself, along with some landmarks within it like the treehouse, the watering hole, the swamp and Waziri village.
There would also be the kingdom of Opar and the lost world of Pellucidar.
Well that's all for now! I knew it took a while for this to happen, but I finally decided to buckle down and committed myself to continuing the very idea I shared with all of you.
Definitely planning on make a part 2 to this, which will hopefully be out by next month.
Let me know what you guys think about this so far, and what ideas you may have for the movies I talked about for this post, or for the movies I'll be talking about next.
#disney heroes#disney franchise#disney idea#disney crossover#franchise idea#hercules#aladdin#peter pan#tarzan
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Hlvrai x Pokémon Stuff?
Mainly just thoughts on what each type or special gimmick each character would use.
Gordon: Steel, Normal, or Ground
When I think of pre-handless gordon I think Normal but when I think of gun-hand I think Steel. I’m biased on Ground bc I think it would be very cool if Gordon had a Mudsdale. THEY EVEN HAVE THE SAME COLORS GOING ON AND JOSH WOULD LOVE IT-
On terms of a game gimmick I don’t see him using anything except maybe z-moves? He’d likely just brute everything though bc he doesn’t think he needs the “extra help” 🙄
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Tommy: Electric
Fast and Yellow 👍 I wish I could give him more but it’s the most fitting for him next to possibly fairy.
From what I recall from Pokémon lore is that mega evolution is formed from strong bonds so I find it most fitting for him. (I think the mega stone would be on his hat or something skfhajajkakaka) I could also see him having one pseudo legendary on his team 🤷♀️ just one. Not a real legendary.
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Dr. Coomer: Fighting!
Very fitting for the violent old guy! and there is a boxing Pokémon already so it feels like it’s meant to be. A possible second contender is Steel to go with the whole fact that most of his body is replaced by robotic parts but otherwise I feel fighting is most appropriate.
Z-Moves power up a Pokémon and that’s what I feel he would do just before fighting a strong opponent (similarly to how he becomes super beefy before fighting ben in the last act.)
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Bubby: Fire AND Psychic
Mainly this has to do with his canonical pyrokinesis, but also with the “brain & brawn” double battle trainers (*cough cough* psychic and fighting = BOOMER)
He’d have psychic Pokémon with Fire-tera typing or the other way around. Double perks. Also maybe some man made Pokémon like Porygon.
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Forzen: Dragon or Ghost
Dragon (bc he thinks they look cool) or Ghost (bc they help with quick getaways) either way he probably thinks they both look cool.
No gimmick but I’d see him using moves like protect a lot to piss ppl off.
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Darnold: Fairy, Poison, or Flying
When I think of Darnold I think of powerful whimsy that isn’t taken seriously and to that I think Fairy. Poison is more so to the not-so-pleasant side effects of his potions. Flying is just for the gag of him rocketing the hell out of there. Otherwise I think Fairy is the most fitting.
Once again no gimmick bc he’s more like Arven where he wants to make fun things for his Pokémon than actually battling.
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Benrey: Dark, Ghost, or Bug
I think you can all guess why Dark (ha ha dark=bad, evil, and everything awful ha ha haaaaa) but more so to the perception bc he has dark Pokémon makes ppl (specifically Gordon) perceive him as so. Ghost is more to the whole clipping and not-being-able-to-die-normally thing as well as the fact he’d definitely favor Gengar come on. Bug is bc I think he’d like bugs. Little creachers >:))
Gigantamax is so definitely his favorite (giant strong and a great cool- like him in the last act!) but I also think he’d pull a second team of ultra-beasts in a last ditch attempt bc, like him “not being human” ultra beasts aren’t really Pokémon. Some deep relatability.
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G-Man: Psychic or Dark:
Once again that thing about perception. Maybe also ice? Cold exterior and all that.
Only character to whisk out actual mythical or legendary Pokémon for battle. How did he get them? Dw they’re good friends stop asking so many questions.
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As for an extra Josh would only have baby Pokémon. Like- three bc technically they’re Gordon’s Pokémon and also he doesn’t want Josh running around with a whole team. (Maybe Rock types to match with Gordon if he has ground but I’d see him with Bug types too.)
If there’s anything anyone wants to add just throw it in my inbox bc Pokémon is my secondary focus in my brain for the month.
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hello I would like to hear your thoughts on himbo trapper
Thank you for the question! it's a long one:
TL;DR: I don’t hate himbo Trapper, sometimes I even enjoy it, but I think it’s a shallow interpretation and I’m a bit defensive of him because I think there’s plenty of evidence in the source to support a reading of him as being intelligent. Also I blabbed on about some of the other popular fanon characterizations of him that I see as being similarly flat.
On its face, i’m a fan of the himbo trapper concept and i see where it comes from:
He can’t play solitaire
Hawkeye: “You big, dumb strong silent types”
And imo, the strongest piece of evidence: when it comes to shenanigans/schemes, if he’s not the straight brawn to hawkeye’s brain (requiem for a lightweight), it’s always the case that hawkeye that comes up with the plan and trapper who helps him execute it - too many examples to name because this is practically every single episode they appear in
And for fun, I’m fine with the stereotype because on the whole, it’s meant to be a positive thing. We have women to thank for taking a masculinized version of the term ‘bimbo’ - which has always been a pejorative hurled at women who are conventionally hot and therefore ‘stupid’, sexually promiscuous or just enticing to men - and immediately elevating it to the point where it’s not just seen as positive, it’s seen as highly desirable. A himbo will treat you right and won’t manipulate you, while also being a hot piece of ass - imo Trapper fits some of that criteria on screen but tbf, he’s also cheating on his wife and I think we’re meant to assume that she’s unaware of that, which I think is somewhat manipulative of him. Idk, I don’t have enough information about that.
But there’s a few pieces of his characterization that are in direct conflict with the himbo archetype - as a society I think we value STEM a lot, so there’s this general idea that people in the medical field are ‘smarter’ than your average person but at the same time fatphobia, racism, ableism and misogyny are still rampant in medical settings leading to entire populations receiving sub-par care so… I don’t think you must accept that doctor = an intellectual in general. There’s different ways to be smart! Your having gone to medical school clearly doesn’t exempt you from being a critical consumer of all the medical texts you’ve read and being able to situate them in a socio-economic and political context when providing care.
All of this to preface my saying that: he’s a surgeon. He’s at least intelligent enough in one way to be a surgeon and a good one at that, while recognizing that that isn’t the only thing I’m basing my argument on.
He’s emotionally intelligent:
In Ceasefire he has the opportunity to gloat about his being right about there being no end to the conflict after having been openly doubtful the whole episode, but he knows that it’s not the time and he even encourages Hawkeye to remain optimistic – a truly brainrot-inducing moment (affectionate) if there ever was one
Operation Noselift he’s just as earnest as Hawkeye trying to get Private Someguy (id remember his name) to accept himself as he is without going under the knife
Check-up don’t even talk to me about Check-up!!! Trapper could’ve accepted “you let me lean on you” as is. I mean, I think they both know what Hawkeye means by that and so do we the audience but I think his “What?” is making space for Hawkeye to be Hawkeye and spill his guts about his feelings because that is what Hawkeye needs; he does the same with Margaret, albeit while she is drunk off her ass, later on in the episode which is a nice moment for them because she reveals something (she’s playing house with Frank because he’s around) that I don’t think she’s ready to accept for herself, but Trapper listens to her.
Bombed which gave me Trapper/Margaret brainrot, yeah he starts off hitting on her but he stops when she asks him too and he still picks up that she needs comfort, makes her laugh and reassures her that he’s coming from a good place. That is what I get from his suggestion that they cuddle and I think Margaret does too because she accepts.
Kim - we learn he can be emotionally vulnerable even with his wife who, up til this point, is represented as something of a thorn in his side at worst, an ambiguous off-screen figure at best.
These are some of the examples that stand out to me but there are many examples of his good bedside manner and empathy that he freely extends to one-off characters like Young-Hi and George.
He’s pretty much toe-to-toe with Hawkeye in terms of witty dialogue, it’s just that he doesn’t often get the last word nor the spotlight. The role of the Trapper character is that of a follower to Hawkeye’s lead in their comedic and heroic scenes. Like if he comes off as being not quite as smart as Hawkeye (which I wouldn’t say is the case) then I think it’s a matter of their being deuteragonist and protagonist respectively, and the show playing up the ‘best surgeon in the army’ angle for Hawkeye in part as a way to save him from being disciplined for insubordination multiple times.
And finally, I think it’s worth mentioning that at the onset of American involvement in the Korean War, the American public was generally supportive. That support eroded over time but I do think that the American government, in the 50s and also to this day, goes to significant lengths to circulate pro-war propaganda and convince its citizens that war is only way. During the Gelbart years (S1-4) there was strong, consistent anti-military messaging that extended to critique of traditional masculinity in general – this frequently manifests in how Trapper and Hawkeye are positioned on moral high ground vs. Frank, Margaret and the military. So like, Trapper was a part of all that. He was, at the very least, in league with the popular ACAB Hawkeye, Queer Hawkeye and general Rabble Rouser Hawkeye that are favourites of the fandom – I think it takes a certain degree of intelligence, whether emotional or intellectual, to resist and undermine state propaganda, especially at your own personal expense. And I’m giving that to Trapper because he was around when the show was aware of itself being specifically anti-US-imperialism, rather than just generally anti-war or even anti-death later on - which isn’t ‘less smart’ it’s just more vague and there’s less of a specific effort made by the state to brainwash citizens into thinking otherwise.
There is a moment where Trapper appears to betray his moral and political (i’m using ‘political’ very loosely here) leanings when he goes to (presumably) kill the soldier in Radar’s Report but that is by far the exception not the rule and furthermore I’m not saying that people who are duped by the state and/or corporate entities into buying into the cycle of violence are “stupid” but I do think you have to actively fight against such indoctrination and one of the ways of doing that, aside from just being a compassionate person, is by learning to think critically for yourself. And I’m assuming Trapper has done one or both because he is as consistent as Hawkeye is in living those values. It helps that they have good chemistry and they’re bored and sticking it to the army is fun for them but imo they go pretty far sometimes just ‘for fun’.
So, Trapper is a technically competent surgeon, is emotionally intelligent and has come to reject some of the values that are pretty well ingrained in the society he’s grown up in. I don’t hate himbo trapper but I don’t think he’s stupid. Far from it.
Here are my less objective thoughts on the himbo trapper phenomenon and also have some straightforward trapper defense squad messaging:
I’m generally interested in pointing out trends in fandom, although I admit that my tolerance for content I don’t vibe with has lessened significantly the more time I’ve been active in mash fandom (we’re coming up on one year of straight obsession) – but from what I can remember about the popular, general portrayals of Trapper in fandom that I don’t see as having much footing in the canon: he’s a himbo, he broke Hawkeye’s heart, he’s homophobic (HATE), he’s hypersexual, he can be violent, he ‘doesn’t do feelings’, he’s not good with words… everyone is entitled to their opinion but the more I reflect on Trapper, the more I watch his episodes, the more I’ve come to question a lot of these interpretations.
I’ve already talked about him being a himbo, I’m not convinced he broke Hawkeye’s heart any more than Kyung-Soon or Carlye and I am certain it’s not intended to be a romantic breakup, he’s in league with Hawkeye in George – I’m not telling you what you can and can’t indulge in but, yk Hawkeye actually has a line to the effect of ‘i live with two dudes don’t call me a fairy’ and that’s got way more of a no-homo vibe to it than anything Trapper ever says.
He’s not any more sexual than Hawkeye is, not even because he has a big dick. Hawkeye and BJ both throw punches at some point and I also wouldn’t argue that that makes them ‘violent’ in general, but Trapper who doesn’t do it at all is the violent one. There are plenty of ways to be vulnerable and forthcoming and emotional without spilling your guts and anyway anyone could read as repressed when you hold them up next to Hawkeye Pierce. An emotionally repressed man could not extend an olive branch to Frank Burns nor could he write his wife an earnest letter in the hopes that he will be able to adopt and raise an orphan child nor could he be shown to have such a clear investment in outcomes during the episodes where there’s no clear, tangible goal to Hawkeye’s schemes.
This has turned into a critique of some of the more uncharitable interpretations of the character, on the list of which ‘himbo’ isn’t really all that bad. But I still think it flattens his character somewhat, like all these other interpretations do, and I can easily pick out a few examples of his canonical portrayal which challenge it. So while I’m not denouncing it completely because I think it can be fun and in the grand scheme of things, people can like whatever they want to like, I am sometimes inclined to gently push back on it.
#it just so happens to be#trapper tuesday#but i let myself really sink my teeth into this as a reward for shipping a huge product on time#trapper john mcintyre#mash#meta#trapper meta#majorbaby.txt#replies
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Which Pokémon types do you associate the most with Looker and Anabel?
Oh that's a hard question... A very, very hard question.
Well, when I draw them as Pokémon, Looker tends to lean into being an Arcanine and Anabel an Alolan-Ninetales. So Fire for Looker is kinda fitting since he's so warm and impassioned, and Ice for Anabel since she can be a bit cold but introspective.
Fighting is also a good type for Looker in general, since it's a type associated with Heroic/Justice character design sometimes. Some 'mons like that include Cobalion and its posse of justice, alongside Gallade and Lucario. I kind of wish his Croagunk leaned towards Fighting in Masters or had a fighting type move because he doesn't seem like someone who'd be Poison, which is associated with Ninjas, Punks, and Grunt trainer classes. Otherwise, one final typing would be Steel but I have less reasons for that one than the others.
Normal type is a new one that I am very much loving to associate with Anabel. Normal might seem, well, far too normal for her, but some of the craziest Pokémon like Arceus, Silvally, Porygon, and Ditto have been that typing. It's a nexus, something that branches out into all the other colors of the spectrum. It's something Anabel knows to be much more capable than others deem it as. I'd also consider Electric because of Raikou and when I draconify her, she breaths purple lightning.
While I agree that Psychic type has a fitting characteristic of 'brains over brawn,' usage of barriers, purple-ish color, and I have used it before when I made a fakemon based on Anabel, it was mostly for the alien/space/cosmic aesthetic as some Psychic type 'mons are simply extraterrestrial. The anime is a fucking shitbag for what it did to Anabel, and because Gameverse Anabel specifically reps general types and is certifiably not psychic, stated herself, I avoid this typing as much as possible.
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I really don’t the like the word himbo because it’s pretty much saying that if you have big muscles you’re dumb. I’m not a fan of brawn over brains type. So Buff Batdaddy isn’t a himbo yeah when it comes to romance and people having crushes on him, and his attractiveness having an effect on the people around. He completely oblivious, but in terms of planning, creating weapons, fighting, taking on leadership, and being emotional intelligence. He’s really multi talented type of guy. I doubt Bella would fall in love with Batdad for his muscles yeah it’s was a part of it. But she fall in love with him because she slowly starts to see his true self kinder self. Also he wouldn’t be the most deadliest assassin in the world with strength alone. Much like Buff Batmom, Batdad is cunning, resourceful, intimidating, adaptable, and ruthless. But kind, loving, gentle. He’s pretty much a gentle giant.
Yeah I don't think he fits into Himbo ever. He's big, strong, he drinks his respect women juice every morning, and he's a totally lovable dork who loves his wife and is a bit oblivious at times, but a key trait of a Himbo is that they're not the sharpest tool in the shed. They're the embodiment is "He got a little confused along the way but he's got the spirit". Batdad is smart. He's incredibly intelligent, he always has some form of control on a situation because he knows stuff.
He is, essentially, the embodiment of the female gaze.
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David Kress, Tamara, Nick Dragomir Kajumon, and Sally the Slicer
There are three alumni of Arkley’s who side with Trexdis, consisting of David Kress, Tamara, and Nick Dragomir Kajumon. And among these young adults, I’ve thrown in Sally the Slicer, who is no alumnus and has only ever opposed Arkley… But as part of the ‘main’ group of seven protagonists, she’s part of this age group of adults in their early 20’s. Sally’s obviously an outsider as someone who doesn’t share this camaraderie, and her additional issues don’t help. But she’d make a perfect fit as an alumnus in a different life, being a young person trained into a weapon, and Talikal’s always encouraging Sally to hang out with the other kids. So with all that, let’s talk about the four’s relationships with one another.
Nick and Tamara get along fairly decently; Tamara’s got the confidence and leadership to guide Nick, so he’s basically the Brawn to her Brains. Tamara is patient with Nick’s antics and even supportive and chill, they’re the closest to casual friends, with no particular issues or baggage to deal with in their interactions; They can actually talk and bond over past experiences as students, unlike with the cold Kress. And the two are fond of this second generation of new students, taking it upon themselves to protect these kids and guide them.
If Nick ever feels doubtful of himself, Tamara is here to back up the big lug and vouch for him, remind him he’s got plenty of worth! Likewise, Nick would die for his friend. They might not have been proper friends growing up, but there was nothing in the way when they reunited under Trexdis, so these two are happy to be dinguses with one another.
Nick and Kress? This is different. Kress holds a lot of jealousy and resentment towards Nick; As a burnt out gifted kid who was cast aside for not being good enough, Kress has this whole complex and is frustrated by Nick’s relative incompetence when it comes to using his powerful body and its abilities. Nick is incredibly dangerous, mind you; But he could be even MORE efficient, and that’s what bugs Kress. Like a lot of people, it bothers him that Nick wields himself like a child in clothes several sizes too big for him.
Likewise, Kress finds Nick frustratingly simple, and overall not worthy for the type of power he has at his disposal; So much potential wasted on a dingus like Nick. Kress had to work hard to get where he is, whereas Nick didn’t, and because of his simplicity, he was never as far up the ranks as he should’ve been. Nick could’ve been a rival but he wasn’t, and this is both good and bad to Kress; And surely he won’t be a rival now, right? Not when he’s stayed the same. On Nick’s end, Kress is a reminder of the pressure he’s under, but he’s not a total pushover in response to him, either.
It concerns Nick how obsessed and damaged Kress was by the Arkley Gang’s teachings and abuse, and how close to his heart he took it. While Nick has taken a moral stance against the Arkley Gang, he recognizes that Kress is operating more from a place of revenge, and as such is a little wary regarding what Kress is willing to do to accomplish his goals, and the difference between them in ideology…
Kress and Tamara are like siblings who really like to annoy each other. It was started pretty much purely by Tamara, who immediately liked to tease and egg Kress on, because ultimately she’s curious about her classmate and what’s up with him. She might seem a bit mean-spirited at times with her ribbing, but Tamara DOES care and wants Kress to lighten up. That said, they didn’t start off super chill…
Kress is naturally abrasive and Tamara has to remind him to be a part of the group; But of course, Kress snaps that he never asked for HER opinion. Pretty quickly, the two remind the other of their shortcomings in life; Tamara notes to Kress that he was replaced as Valedictorian by another, while Kress bites back that at least he occupied and was considered for that position at all; Tamara isn’t exactly a weakling, but there just isn’t much remarkable about her either among their class.
It’s mostly Tamara who keeps her cool as she gets on Kress’ nerves, being much more lighthearted and chill, and reminding Kress to be so. Kress on the other hand is obsessive and frustrated over Tamara’s playfulness, as well as the others’ tendency to ‘waste time’ providing emotional support for the kids. Tamara’s taken on a bit of a big sister role to the second generation of students, so that puts her at odds as she reminds Kress to be patient with the kids, as well as Nick.
But over time, Kress and Tamara open up to one another more, until they reach a breakthrough where Kress lets go of a lot of toxicity and is overwhelmed by the simple fact that he’s part of a family now, he’s found unconditional love after never imagining that for himself. And Tamara, who’s been inviting Kress the whole time, gives him the space to cry over this fact. There is no judgment, no I told you so during this intimate moment of vulnerability.
Tamara terrifies Sally, rather than the other way around. This is baffling to Sally, given she’s an actual serial killer (technically former, now an assassin), although Tamara is no saint herself. While Sally seems like the intimidating, messed-up one of the group, there’s something to be said about Tamara seeing Sally in all of her horrific, murderous glory, and deciding firmly that she’s interested and wants to know more. That social curiosity of Tamara’s unnerves Sally, as does her straightforwardness and superior experience when it comes to social interactions; It’s around Tamara that Sally’s fundamental social awkwardness becomes truly apparent.
To Sally, Tamara is the popular kid everyone expects to be passive-aggressive and mean, except she isn’t. I mean, Tamara isn’t TOTALLY nice either, she is willing to kill. But with people on a general level, she’s friendly! Sally’s wondering what Tamara sees in the ravages of her twisted soul. Tamara forces Sally to confront the mortifying ordeal of being perceived, and maybe Sally should take the chance, why not? If she can take it with one, then two people… Maybe another? Tamara’s got a certainty that surprises the contemplative Slicer, even concerns her a little. It’s probably nothing to worry about, but it sure is ironic that the actual serial killer is more reflective and questioning of her sins than her approachable pal.
Sally and Nick bond over the fact that they’re weapons; Unnatural, artificially-made, with bodies designed for destruction. They’re failures in different ways; Sally has made the most of her body, but Nick hasn’t. Yet they’ve both defied their ‘creators’, the ones who made them this way. Likewise, there’s a wistful curiosity Nick has over the physical sensations people have; Stuff like touch, smell, taste, etc. But while Nick can only ever wonder about a world he’s never known, for Sally she’s haunted because she does remember, and lost it.
Neither can totally relate to the predicament of the other. But they can relate to each other more than they can others, so they work with that, as well as not being human. While Nick is hesitant about murder and destruction, Sally is a professional. She’s more lenient on him than Kress, but not as much as Tamara. They’re the powerhouses, the brutes of the group and aware of the roles they must step up for; Their unliving state grants them protection against many hazards for the living, as does their inability to tire, supernatural strength, and so forth.
They’re VERY hardy compared to the others, and much more suited to open combat, fighting back to back in natural synergy, not having to worry about the other keeping up. They keep each other in check, with Nick curbing Sally’s murderous tendencies and being one of the only people who can safely subdue her with little threat to his own wellbeing; Likewise, Sally has a focus and stoicism Nick really needs to keep him in line. This is all well and good, because Nick and Sally are prone to getting into trouble together.
Sally and Kress are definitely the most morally bankrupt of the young adults, although Sally has more self-awareness than Kress at least. Still, they’ve reached a mutual understanding of the dark sacrifices they must make for their goals, the necessary evils, and so there’s a recognition and appreciation for how they’re the most twisted, the most ‘villainous’. They don’t talk much and don’t really intend to, they’ve reached a professional agreement to work together and keep it relatively silent, and they’re grateful they’ve come together on this arrangement.
Because of their shared darkness, it also means they’re willing to collaborate on some more messed up tasks, which leads to bonding moments where Kress feels a bit more willing to vent his frustrations over the pesky inefficiency and morality of the others. Sally, who did come from the same place, feels like someone he can trust more when she offers her own opinion; Because yeah, she’s been there. She’s felt the same, and this empathy and compassion stuff comes easier to Kress… And yet! Sally worked it through, contemplated, and chose it.
They don’t really get it, how these others can relax and be at peace with themselves for the most part; Be so chill and hang out with others, make friends so easily. They’re outcasts in their own right; Kress was cast out of the Arkley Gang even before Trexdis’ defection, and was declared a pariah by the organization to the rest of the Alumni. He’s been fighting on his own before Trexdis, and he isn’t as loyal. Nor is Sally, who is more beholden to Talikal, and isn’t even an alumnus herself!
There’s a shared awkwardness over trauma and its isolation that enables them to feel more at ease in admitting certain things towards one another, such as their struggles and attempts to ‘get’ the rest. They don’t have to worry about the other judging them for admitting the darker thoughts and feelings they’ve had, the callousness, because the other gets it too. So there’s a wordless trust when they reach a mutual idea and go off on their lonesome to perform ethical violations the others might be less receptive towards… Except Talikal, who’s giving a thumbs-up of approval too!
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