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moochio7 · 5 months
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I re-read @thetriggeredhappy ‘s fic (in their Tumblr req collection, #11) where scout had to wear a suit and uhhh I wanted to do a quick sketch related to it. ,,, this was just an excuse to draw this loser in a suit it’s not really related to the fic at all.
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Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows 2002
"No One Knows" was the first single from Queens of the Stone Age's third album, Songs for the Deaf. The album features guest musician Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and Nirvana) on drums, and he also toured with the band during 2002.
"No One Knows" was a chart success, becoming the band's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and their only single to top the US Alternative charts, and is also the band's highest charting single on the Dutch Singles Chart (where it reached number 39) and on the Irish Singles Chart (where it peaked at number 26). It reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was also critically acclaimed, receiving a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards, but they lost the award to Foo Fighters.
"No One Knows" recieved a total of 75,9% yes votes!
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jinbugs · 3 months
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VIVERE
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“Do you think you deserve it? To be punished?” “I think so, yes.”
A Pathfinder 2e Campaign Introduction Post!
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MEET THE PARTY:
REVUN (@dovelydraws)
26 years old
he/they/she
A duel-wielding tiefling fighter. Easy-going freelance mercenary from Alephia, looking for a job that pays well and a little company.
FERRA (@artpepkin)
87 years old
she/her
A beastkin elven rogue from Chiei Thya. Playful vagabond who finds herself wherever the wind takes her. She's maybe gotten herself in a little over her head.
POLITES (@mossy-garden)
17 years old
he/him
A tiefling champion. Proud kingdom guard of Crimyria under the goddess Vildeas, who is willing and anxious to prove himself.
KWAN (@jinbugs)
39 years old
he/they/she
A human investigator. Cunning Po Lian scholar-official informant who is in pursuit of a dangerous secret, the centurion pearl. At any cost.
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Glitch (@eternalglitch), our game master, weaves all our loose threads into one coherent story.
One fun rule we’ve incorporated into this campaign: players CANNOT share their character backstories with each other outside of gameplay.
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It gives more mystery fun! It’s also driving us insane. Pray for us.
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(Map created by @dovelydraws, summary also written by Dove)
A lot has gone into the cultures and politics of each of the countries our characters come from. Enough so that it doesn't make sense to get into all of it on an introductory post! But perhaps later in a reblog.
THE STORY SO FAR…
As of the writing of this post, we have now played 5 sessions of the campaign.
Our party all met each other in the small seaside town of Plumeport, Crimyria. We were all brought together in pursuit of the same thing: a legendary man-eating boar, said to hold the power of immortality.
It is believed that consuming the flesh of this boar would grant eternal life, and even just a bit of its fur or blood can extend a person's life, for a time. The King of Crimyria himself has offered whoever can take down this boar a large sum of wealth and a small offering of its blood for personal consumption. He wants the job to be done in time for the Crimyrian Festival of Flight, in a couple months time.
The bounty on the boar's head has drawn adventurers from all over the continent, but none so far have been able to take it down. Many have lost their lives. While each of our party members have their own reasons for wanting to take on this job, Kwan has a very personal stake in their success.
He has, reluctantly, revealed that he once knew the boar before it obtained the power it has today. He has reason to believe it has swallowed something once known as a centurion pearl: a powerful artifact that caused the fall of a once great kingdom, and threw the continent into tumultuous conflict. Kwan is adamant that this power should not be handed over to any king. Once it is killed, they want to extract the pearl from its body to make sure it can never fall into the wrong hands.
So far, Kwan has only revealed this to Revun. Polites, meanwhile, works directly under the king and wants to succeed on this mission to make him proud. Ferra seems to only be interested in the money and adventure. Revun has also said they were in this for the money, but vaguely admitted to Kwan that they also had their own personal reasons to go after the boar, and if he truly believes its power is too dangerous, they will follow his lead.
Once faced with the boar, however, the party was unprepared and outmatched. It was massive, its eyes as large as their heads, emanating a golden glow. It moved unlike a normal animal, and seemingly bore a higher level of intelligence than it should.
After a deceptively strong start, Polites went down in battle, and they were all forced to run to ensure everyone's survival. Before retreating though, Kwan shot the boar with a strange arrow, claiming they would be able to track it again later.
The party camped outside of the marsh, unable to sleep while waiting for Polites to wake up. They discussed next steps- going back to the city to regroup, get proper healing, and perhaps find a sponsor to help them in their next try. They still have a few weeks to get things figured out.
And that's all, so far! We're all pretty stoked and making tons of art and written works, so keep a look out, we might publish a zine when the sessions start wrapping up. Bye-bye, for now!
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cryptotheism · 9 months
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I think you once posted something along the lines of "the oldest folk magic is about crops and the second oldest is about sports." Regardless of whether I remembered you right or not, how would I go about trying to un-curse my sports team?
You're in luck! Here, I'll transcribe a 4th century victory charm from the Greek Magical Papyri:
PGM VII. 528-39
* Victory charm: “Helios, Helios, hear me, NN, Helios, lord, Great God, you who 530 maintain all things and who give life / and who rule the world, toward whom all things go, from whom they also came, untiring, eie eleie ieoa rouba anamao MERMAO CHADAMATHA ARDAMATHA PEPHRE ANAMALAZO PHECHEIDEU ENEDEREU SIMATOI MERMEREO AMALAXIPHIA MERSIPHIA EREME THASTEU PAPIE 87 PHEREDONAX ANAIE / GELEO AMARA MATOR MORMARESIO NEOUTHON ALAO 535 AGELAO AMAR AMATO R MORMASI SOUTHON ANAMAO GALAMARARMA. Hear me, lord Helios, and let the NN matter take place on time.”
Say this while you make an offering over oak charcoal, sacred incense, with which has been mixed the brain of a wholly black ram and the wheat meal of a certain plant.
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scene-pup · 6 months
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100 AgeRe Questions
Credit: pickledratinajar
1🐝 What Age(s) Do You Regress To ~
2🍯 Do You Pet Regress As Well / What Animal ~
3🥮 How Long Have You Been Regressing ~
4🐌 Is Your Regression Voluntary, Involuntary, Or A Mixture ~
5🐻 What's Your Personality Like When Regressed ~
6🐴 How Often Do You Regress ~
7☕ What Helps You Get Into Headspace ~
8📜 Are You A Baby, Toddler, Or Big Kid Regressor ~
9🦇 Do Your Likes Change When Regressed ~
10⏳ Do You Have A Baby Voice In Headspace ~
11🍪 What Makes You Instantly Small ~
12🧋Why Do You Regress ~
13🌙 Pink Or Blue ~
14⭐ Dragons, Unicorns Or Fairies ~
15☁️ Dinos, Princesses, Space Or Safari Theme ~
16💫 Neon, Pastel, Neutral Or Dark Pallets ~
17🐮 Favorite Regression Clothes ~
18🌸 Favorite Color ~
19🐭 Do You Collect Stickers ~
20🧁 Coloring Book Or Paint By Numbers ~
21🍧 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~
22🦄 Finger Paint Or Brushes ~
23🧼 Crayons, Colored Pencils Or Markers ~
24☀️ Do You Have A CG / Name For CG ~
25🌻 Do You Have A Baby Sitter ~
26✨ Do You Have Any Sibbies ~
27🧺 Do Your Parents Know About Your Regression ~
28🧋 Favorite Nicknames / Pet Names ~
29🍕 Ideal Playdate ~
30🐱 Sleep In Crib Or With CG ~
31🍼 Favorite Snack ~
32🧸 Favorite Juice ~
33🍪 Favorite Icecream Flavor ~
34🩹 Favorite Type Of Milk ~
35🐶 Sweet, Sour, Spicy, Bitter Or Savory ~
36🍰 Favorite Dessert ~
37🍦 Favorite Type Of Chocolate ~
38⏳ Mac & Cheese Or Nuggets ~
39🎒 Favorite Movie ~
40🍬 Favorite Cartoon ~
41🚀 Favorite Game ~
42🎀 Favorite Disney Princess ~
43⚾ If You Could Have Any 1 Superpower What Would It Be ~
44🍄 Anime Or Cartoons ~
45🍓 Favorite Carebear ~
46✏️ Shows Or Movies ~
47🐛 Do You Believe In Fairies ~
48🐸 Do You Have A Comfort Character ~
49🌱 Do You Like Rain At Night ~
50🦕 Are You Easily Scared ~
51🧃 Are You Also A Carer ~
52🌵 Are You Independent Or Dependent ~
53🍃 What Pulls You Out Of Headspace ~
54🍏 Are You Scared Of Bugs ~
55🦝 Favorite Toy Series ~
56🚛 Do You Use Pacis ~
57��� Do You Use Diaps ~
58🦈 Gear Wishlist ~
59🍵 Favorite Regression Item ~
60🐾 Sippy Cup Or Bottle ~
61🦊 Oldest Stuffie ~
62🎃 Do You Sleep With A Stuffie ~
63🔥 How Many Stuffies Do You Have ~
64🍂 Newest Favorite Stuffie ~
65🏵️ Build A Bear, Amusement Park, Or Disney Store ~
66🥧 Stuffed Animals Or Dolls ~
67👽 Do You Have A Bedtime ~ 
68🍭 Do You Keep An AgeRe Journal ~
69⚡️ Do You Have Rules ~
70🍥 Blankie Or Paci ~
71🌈 Night Light Or Glow-In-The-Dark Stars ~
72🌿 Bedtime Stories Or Lullabies ~
73🎩 Favorite Thing To Do Outside While Small ~
74🐵 Favorite Thing To Do Inside While Small ~
75🦋 Blanket Fort Or Bouncy House ~
76🐯 Stroller Or Walk ~
77🔮 Dress Up Or Tea Party ~
78🦜 Do You Like The Playground ~
79💖 Early Bird Or Night Owl ~
80📝 Indoors Or Outdoors ~
81💕 Warm Or Cold Weather ~
82🦢 Dogs Or Cats ~
83☎️ Do You Have Any Pets ~
84💌 Favorite Animal ~
85🍒 Favorite Holiday ~
86🐇 Favorite Season ~
87❤️ What’s Your Big Age ~
88🌼 What’s A Nostalgic Place For You ~
89🐳 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~
90🐙 Do You Collect Anything ~
91🐠 Bubble Baths Or Bath Toys ~
92🍑 Are Your Agere Interests More Fem Or Masc ~
93☔️ Do You Stim More While Regressed ~
94🎨 Favorite Place To Regress ~
95🧵 Favorite Regression Youtuber ~
96🌈 Favorite Site/App For Regression Community ~
97💐 What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up ~
98📒 What’s The Most Nostalgic Electronic For You ~
99📀 A Toy You Always Wanted But Never Got As A Kid ~
100🪐 What Is Your Favorite Thing To Learn About In Headspace ~
ASK ME! :D <3
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roseworth · 1 year
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every once in a while i see posts like "ugh i want more content of *insert character here* but i have to read teen titans 2003 to get it :("
well. i hate that book but i am unfortunately insane about it so
how to read Teen Titans (2003) without wanting to die: a guide
in this im gonna cover which issues each character is in and which ones are worth reading for Cassie (Wonder Girl), Mia (Speedy), Rose (Ravager), Eddie (Kid Devil), M'gann (Miss Martian), Jaime (Blue Beetle), Virgil (Static), Lorena (Aquagirl), and Kiran (Solstice)
keep in mind. many of these characters are out of character in this book so i would NOT suggest this being the first thing you read for most of these characters
NOW
Cassie:
Appears in: #1-100 (yes all of them, she appears in every issue <3)
Worth reading: #1-5, #15, #30, #34-35, #40-41, #44-46, #47, #63-65, #69, #72-74, #75-76, #79, #81-82, #88, #92, #93-97, #98-100
Mia:
Appears in: #21-26, #30-32, #34, #66, #99-100
Worth reading: #21-23, #30-31, #32
Rose:
Appears in: #0.5, #7-12, #23, #34-60, #69-82, #88-100
Worth reading: #0.5, #34-35, #36-37, #40-41, #43-46, #57-60, #71-82, #88-91, #98-100
(ps i also have more a more detailed tt03 rose list here, and a full rose reading list here if you're interested 🫶)
Eddie:
Appears in: #30, #34-74
Worth reading: #34-35, #36-37, #39, #42, #44-45, #56, #60, #61, #67-68, #71, #73-74
M'gann:
Appears in: #37-62, #69-87, #99-100
Worth reading: #39-41, #51-54, #58-60, #62, #69, #72-74, #75-76, #85-87
Jaime:
Appears in: #50-83, #99-100
Worth reading: #50, #52-54, #61, #73-74, #83
Virgil:
Appears in: #69-87
Worth reading: #69, #73-74, #79-82, #87
Lorena:
Appears in: #15, #21, #34, #38, #69-86
Worth reading: #69, #72-74, #75, #81, #83-86
(^side note for lorena, as a lorena stan i am BEGGING you to read her appearances in Aquaman 2003 or Sword of Atlantis before reading her in this)
Kiran:
Appears in: #89-100
Worth reading: #93-97, #98-100
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sailorjojogames · 3 months
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100+ maxis match hairs for black sims + cc links | cc showcase
Watch video 
Many thanks to all the cc creators. This showcase is also more of an archive. 📚🧾
Women
@birksche  1.
@okruee  2.  3 and 4. 
@plunni  5. 
@okruee   6.  7.
@savvysweet  8.
@oplerims  9.  10. [my fave accessory with this hair  @candysims4  Flower crown]   11.
@oakiyo  12.  13.  14.
@saurusness  15.
@imvikai   16.
@aharris00britney   17.  18. 19.  20.  21.  22.  23.  24.  25,  26 and 27.  28.   29 and 30.  31 and 32. 33.  34 and 35.  36 and 37.  38.  39.  40 and 41.
@vernonsvault   42.
@imvikai   43.  44.   45 and 46. 
@greenllamas  47.  48 and 49.  50.
@sheabuttyr    51.  MORE
@old-dogsill ( @dogsill )   52.
@dogsill    53.  54.  55.
@leeleesims1  56.   alternative 1  2
@old-dogsill  ( @dogsill )  57.
@simstrouble    58.  (OLD CC- download at your own risk)   59.
@simancholy  60. 
@ebonixsims  61.  MORE
@nolan-sims  62. MESH is ^ 61. 
@aladdin-the-simmer  63.  64.
@wondercarlotta  65.
@shespeakssimlish  66.
@simtric   67.  68.
@shespeakssimlish   69.
@shysimblr  70.
@simtric    71.  72.
@vampireloreskill  73.
@savvysweet  74. nala   75. wendy wavy buns
@shysimblr  76, 77 and 78. also has a child and toddler version ❤ 
@renorasims & @imvikai  79. 
 @candysims4  80.   
 @savvysweet  81. hasina   82. frankie fro v2    83. frankie fro
 @shysimblr  84.  
@savvysweet  85. lydia locs   86. dana unavailable 😥 alternative  
87. danika dreads   88. lana   89. lana v2 unavailable 😥 alternative
90. bali braids  91. ava afro puff (large)   92. drida dreads  93. didi dreads
 94. danni dreads  95. daya dreads   96.unavailable 😥 alternative  
97. libby locs v2   98. brook braids  (loc’d up)   99. brook braids
100. casey curls   101. fatima fro   102. alisha afro with pearls
103. badu bantu   104. ava afro puff small   105. amari afro with clips
106. tiana twist (loc’d up)
Savvy X Grim (now @akalukery)   107.
@savvysweet  108. bia braids   109. farah finger   clips 1  clips 2  clips 3
Headwrap 
1 & 4.   @frenchiesimgirl
2 & 3 unavailable :( download at your own risk 😥 )  Link  
Bonnet  @qwertysims
Men
@candysims4  110.  
@savvysweet  111. lamont locs 
@aharris00britney  112.
@birksche  113. 
@savvysweet 114. lenny locs 
@savvysweet  115. chris cornrows (shorts)   116. chris cornrows (medium)
  117. chris cornrows (long) unavailable 😥
@qrqr19  118. Hair 08 Topaz   119. Hair 23 Calcite
@savvysweet 120. fresh prince fade   121.dameon dreads  122. tyrone twist
123 damon dreads unavailable 😥   124. tommy top curls
@qwertysims  125. 
@birksche  126. 
@sheabuttyr  127. leo locs 
@sleepingsims  128.
@sheabuttyr   129. fana fro V1 
Toddler & Child
@frenchiesimgirl  130 and 131. 
@shysimblr  132.  
@shysimblr  133.  
@shespeakssimlish  134. 
@shysimblr  135.   136.  137.
138. Hair puff ball  unavailable  😥
@shysimblr  139.
@hazelminesims 140. HazelMineSeasonsBraidPuffTodd (old cc download at your own risk)
@birksche 141. 
@shysimblr 142.  143.
@weepingsimmer  144.
 @shysimblr  145.
146.  EP01 Afro Cropped - unavailable  😥
@sleepingsims  147. 
@shysimblr  148.    
Just in case some of the links don’t work 😥... try wayback 
if you have any question feel free to dm me. 
@sailorjojosimsccfinds   @maxismatchccworld​  
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slainesthrone · 3 months
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So trying to recreate the qsmp mos pack (Personal use ig, just sawa bunch of mods I've never seen before and when Oh Shit thats exciting, then just diecided "Fuck it gonna gather as many of the mods they're using)
I Do Not have any of knowledge of any of the dungeons that they have so I ask if you have any insight let me know.
Here's the full list I have of confirmed mods and possible mods;
server runs on 1.20.1 qsmp 2024 mods: 1.Regions Unexplored 2.Croptopia 3.Biomes o plenty 4.born in chaos 5.exotic birds 6.enmey expansion 7.chocobo mod 8.farmers delight + some other food mods (Possibly multiple) with delight in the name. 9.Candlelight(?) 10.Handcrafted 11.Alex's mobs 12.Alex's caves (I can confirm because of a TRAP DOOR in the egg bakery. I'm in the trenches) 13.supplementaries 14.Beachparty 15.create 16.journey maps (Idk some map mod) 17.aquaculture 2 18.cluttered 19.chimes 20.fairy lights 21.FramedBlocks 22.Chipped 23.paraglider 24.Another furniture mod 25.waystones 26.connected glass 27.Create deco 28.Candlelight dinner 29.MOA DECOR 30.Tanuki decor 31.Orcz 32.Modern life 33.Bakery 34.Friends&Foes 35.Meadow 36.Abyssal decor 37.Twigs 38.lootr 39.when dungeons arise(to be confirmed) 40.nether's delight 41.rats 42.Additional lanterns 43.Alex's delight 44.Additional Lights 45.AstikorCarts Redux 46.Athena 47.Awesome dungeon net..(work?) 48.BOZOID 49.Apothic Attributes 50.AppleSkin 51.Balm 52.Better Archeology 53.Better ping Display 54.BetterF3 55.Aquaculture Delight 56.Bookshelf 57.Bygone Nether 58.CC: Tweaked 59.Artifacts 60.Camera Mod 61.Cataclysm Mod 62.Catalogue 63.Citadel 64.Cloth config v10 API 65.Clumps 66.Comforts 67.Configured 68.Controlling 69.CorgiLib 70.CoroUtil 71.Corpse 72.CosmeticArmorReworked 73.Create : Encased 74.Create Confectionery 75.Create Slice & Dice 76.Create: Interiors 77.Create: Steam 'n' Rails 78.Create: Structures 79.CreativeCore 80.Creeper Overhaul 81.Cristel Lib 82.Cupboard Utilities 83.Curios API 84.Customizable Player M(???) 85.Delightful 86.Distant Horizons 87.Domestication Innovations 88.Duckling 89.Dynamic Lights 90.Elevator Mod 91.Embeddium 92.Emotecraft 93.Enderman Overhaul 94.EntityCulling 95.Nether's exoticism 96.YUNG's (x) Mods (bridges, better dessert temples,mineshafts only ones i can confrim, might be all but idk for sure) 97.Securitycraft 98.Vinery (Confirmed because of Tubbo's drinking binge at spawn yesterday) 99.Mr.Crayfish (Furniture confirmed, possibly more) 100.Naturalist 101.Tom's simple storage
If you know or noticed mods that haven't been listed, reply/reblog with them please.
Things are numbered for my archival reasons, as some mods come in multiple separate mods (such as YUNG's) the numbering will not show the true number of the mods on the server.
I also have not checked the needed mods that any of these mods may need so.
(Please note that there may be spelling/grammar mistakes in the names of this mods!)
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antimony-medusa · 11 months
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MCYT on Ao3 — June '23
The state of MCYT on Ao3, just for fun. Yes I do this every month, I like numbers. 
The Cube SMP (8 works)
Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (10 works)
iDots SMP (14 works)
30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works)
Legacy SMP (27 works)
Kaboodle SMP (28 works)
Epic SMP (30 works)
Cogchamp SMP (32 works)
Dominion SMP (32 works)
Art of Survival SMP (34 works)
Mer SMP (41 works)
Shady Oaks SMP (41 works)
X Life SMP (45 works)
Area Unknown SMP (50 works)
IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (52 works)
Bear SMP (54 works)
100 Hours Hardcore SMP (54 works)
SadSMP (70 works)
Magic Animal Club (87 works)
Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (100 works)
Tortillaland SMP (100 works)
House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (124 works)
WitchCraft SMP (151 works)
Rats SMP (198 works)
SMPEarth (238 works)
Outsiders SMP (263 works)
SMPLive (268 works)
Mianite (Web Series) (354 works)
Yandere High School (Web Series) (355 works)
Afterlife SMP (367 works)
Evolution SMP (461 works)
MindCrack RPF (493 works)
Fable SMP (661 works)
Karmaland SMP (706 works)
Lifesteal SMP (963 works)
Origins SMP (1,378 works)
QSMP | Quackity SMP (1,628 works)
Empires SMP (5,017 works)
3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (6,763 works)
Hermitcraft SMP (15,847 works)
Dream SMP (76,646 works)
Minecraft (Video Game) (106,506 works)
Video Blogging RPF (252,019 works)
Notes:
Everything italicized is new, and there are three new SMPs this month! New Life SMP didn't make the cut, but there are over 20 fics in the uncategorized tag, so that has to be coming soon.
Fics are primarily in English, but now we have three exceptions with significant Spanish fics: Karmaland, Tortilla SMP, and QSMP. QSMP also includes fics in Brazilian Portugese and a (very few) in French.
Several of the smaller fandoms saw fic decreases, and 100 Hours Hardcore decreased for the second month in a row.
In the smaller fandoms, the standout was Witchcraft SMP, which saw an increase of 20 fics.
For mid-size fandoms, the standouts are Lifesteal SMP with 48 fics and Fable with 32. Lifesteal has not yet broken the 1000-fic mark but with the rate it's been going, I would be very surprised if it hadn't broken that barrier by next month.
Minecraft (Video Game) is no longer categorized under "Celebrities and Real People", it is only under "Video Game". As part of that reorganization I have to assume some fandoms were split out, because it actually saw a 640 fic decrease.
In the large fandoms, QSMP's 692-fic increase, while not quite reaching the height of last month's 816, beat out Origins, Empires, 3rd Life, and Hermitcraft for fics. The only one which beat it was Dream SMP with 1,357. QSMP saw less fics than last month, as mentioned, as did Hermitcraft (604 last month, only 486 this month) and 3rd Life (581 last month, only 363 this month) and Empires (320 last month, only 226 this month), but Dream SMP's 1,357 actually beat last month's 1,243.
Detailed breakdown of increases under the cut.
The Cube SMP (8 works, 8 last month, 0-fic increase)
Slamacow Minecraft Animations (Web Series) (10 works, 10 last month, 0-fic increase)
iDots SMP (14 works, 14 last month, 0-fic increase)
30 Day SMP | Free Trial SMP (27 works, 28 last month, 1 fic decrease)
Legacy SMP (27 works, 27 last month, 0-fic increase)
Kaboodle SMP (28 works, new fandom)
Epic SMP (30 works, 31 last month, 1 fic decrease)
Cogchamp SMP (32 works, 32 last month, 0-fic increase)
Dominion SMP (32 works, 31 last month, 1-fic increase)
Art of Survival SMP (34 works, 33 last month, 1-fic increase)
Mer SMP (41 works, new fandom)
Shady Oaks SMP (41 works, 39 last month, 2-fic increase)
X Life SMP (45 works, 38 las month, 7-fic increase)
Area Unknown SMP (50 works, 49 last month, 1-fic increase)
IvoryCello's Prison Escapes (Web Series) (52 works, 50 last month, 2-fid increase)
Bear SMP (54 works, 54 last month, 0-fic increase)
100 Hours Hardcore SMP (54 works, 55 last month, 1-fic decrease)
SadSMP (70 works, new fandom)
Magic Animal Club (87 works, 86 last month, 1-fic increase)
Slimecicle Cinematic Universe (Web Series) (100 works, 94 last month, 6-fic increase)
Tortillaland SMP (100 works, 92 last month, 8-fic increase)
House Builder Gang SMP | HBG SMP (124 works, 122 last month, 2-fic increase)
WitchCraft SMP (151 works, 131 last month, 20-fic increase)
Rats SMP (198 works, 196 last month, 2-fic increase)
SMPEarth (238 works, 230 last month, 8-fic increase)
Outsiders SMP (263 works, 249 last month, 14-fic increase)
SMPLive (268 works, 266 last month, 2-fic increase)
Mianite (Web Series) (354 works, 348 last month, 6-fic increase)
Yandere High School (Web Series) (355 works, 332 last month, 23-fic increase)
Afterlife SMP (367 works, 354 last month, 3-fic increase)
Evolution SMP (461 works, 440 last month, 21-fic increase)
MindCrack RPF (493 works, 490 last month, 3-fic increase)
Fable SMP (661 works, 629 last month, 32-fic increase)
Karmaland SMP (706 works, 693 last month, 15-fic increase)
Lifesteal SMP (963 works, 915 last month, 48-fic increase)
Origins SMP (1,378 works, 1,322 last month, 56-fic increase)
QSMP | Quackity SMP (1,628 works, 936 last month, 692-fic increase)
Empires SMP (5,017 works, 4,791 last month, 226-fic increase)
3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series (6,763 works, 6,400 last month, 363-fic increase)
Hermitcraft SMP (15,847 works, 15,361 last month, 486-fic increase)
Dream SMP (76,646 works, 75,289 last month, 1,357-fic increase)
Minecraft (Video Game) (106,506 works, 107,146 last month, 640-fic decrease)
Video Blogging RPF (252,019 works, 248,098 last month, 3,921-fic increase)
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Time for my yearly count of Stiles-ship fics on AO3 (As of Mar 18, 2024)
Some limitations to consider:
"OTP TRUE" refers to a search filter on AO3 that only counts fics tagged with that singular ship, meaning it excludes fics tagged with any additional platonic, polyam, and secondary/background ships (I was excited to try the extension "AO3 Primary Ship Search" on Firefox ["AO3 First Tag Search" on Chrome], but while it's far more lenient than "otp: true", it doesn't actually provide the NUMBER of filtered fics so I can't use it for stats T-T)
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all possible Stiles pairings
I’m only counting fics tagged using AO3’s canonical relationship tags
The numbers do include restricted fics, so you would see a smaller number if you’re logged out
Here is where I cry about the lack of tables on Tumblr as I try to give you some raw numbers...
Stats without any filtering
ship / total # fics (change since 2023)
sterek = derek / 73,396 (+2,783)
steter = peter / 11,665 (+955)
stydia = lydia / 4,911 (+87)
sciles = scott / 3,898 (+136)
stackson = jackson / 1,953 (+123)
stalia = malia / 1,467 (+42)
steo = theo / 1,422 (+83)
stisaac = isaac / 1,360 (+45)
stargent = chris / 921 (+31)
stanny = danny / 866 (+20)
stoyd = boyd / 645 (+16)
stallison = allison / 459 (+15)
starrish = parrish / 418 (+19)
sterica = erica / 347 (-4)
steucalion = deucalion / 317 (+14)
stora = cora / 283 (+4)
stiam = liam / 196 (+14)
stira = kira / 85 (+4)
Stats with OTP TRUE filter
ship / net # fics (% out of total)
sterek = derek / 50,040 (68%)
steter = peter / 7,665 (66%)
stydia = lydia / 2,157 (44%)
sciles = scott / 1,809 (46%)
stackson = jackson / 1,012 (52%)
stalia = malia / 313 (21%)
steo = theo / 751 (53%)
stisaac = isaac / 592 (44%)
stargent = chris / 318 (35%)
stanny = danny / 388 (45%)
stoyd = boyd / 383 (59%)
stallison = allison / 201 (44%)
starrish = parrish / 183 (44%)
sterica = erica / 85 (24%)
steucalion = deucalion / 170 (54%)
stora = cora / 89 (31%)
stiam = liam / 39 (20%)
stira = kira / 22 (26%)
Interpretations based on the data:
Compared to the stats I collected in 2023, the order of ships has not changed Stoyd and Stargent are no longer showing significant growth for their tier Steo continues to see a growth that's not typical for its tier and is on track to surpass Stalia Stydia's seeing smaller growth than its tier though it has a safe place in the top 5 While most ships saw at least a slight boost in numbers overall, Sterica lost 4 fics, something I also saw happen in 2021. I have no idea what it is about this ship in particular that causes it to suffer in a way that other ships don't Now that I'm also tracking "otp: true," I can say that, on average, half the fics posted use a singular ship tag. Sterek and Steter are above average for OTP tagging, with Stoyd also being significantly high. Stargent and Stora are below 40%. And then there's Stira, Sterica, Stalia, and Stiam that are all below 30%, with Stiam hitting the lowest at 20%
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Models Goal for 2024
Huh 115 (70 Left), not small but not nearly as big as I figured... Neat. Also these models aren't in any particular order.
I think I should be able to clear them fairly fast actually, we'll guess we'll see.
1. Coco Adel (RWBY)
2. Lisa Lavender (RWBY)
3. Gwen Darcy (RWBY)
4. Nebula Violette (RWBY)
5. Dew Gayl (RWBY)
6. Octavia Ember (RWBY)
7. Ariel Vasilias/ Neptune's Lawyer Mom (RWBY)
8. Star Sanzang/ Sun's Cousin (RWBY)
9. Comet Sanzang/ Sun's Cousin (RWBY) (Scrapped Character)
10. Iris Marilla/ Beacon 2nd Year (RWBY)
11. Tortuga/ Ace-Ops Dead Member (RWBY)
12. Rowena Sunnybrook/ Shade's Weapon Teacher (RWBY)
13. Humanoid Crocea Mors (RWBY)
14. Bianca Prisma (RWBY)
15. Roane Ashwood/ Flynt's (RWBY)
16. Ivy Thickety/ Sun's (RWBY)
17. Ruda Tilleroot (RWBY)
18. Atlas Milfs/ Jaune's Fan Club (RWBY)
19. Arslan Atlan/ Sun's (RWBY)
20. Oliver Harper/ Flynt's (RWBY)
21. Trifa/ White Fang Girl/ Mercury's (RWBY)
22. Sun Wukong (RWBY)
23. Mercury Black (RWBY)
24. Flynt Coal (RWBY)
25. Iona Rockshow (RWBY)
26. Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony)
27. Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony)
28. Celestia (My Little Pony)
29. Luna (My Little Pony)
30. Maud Pie (My Little Pony)
31. Apple Bloom (My Little Pony)
32. Sweetie Belle (My Little Pony)
33. Scootaloo (My Little Pony)
34. Trixie (My Little Pony)
35. Ember (My Little Pony)
36. Gabby (My Little Pony)
37. Lancer Artoria (Fate Stay Series)
38. Assassin Artoria (Fate Stay Series)
39. Saber Lily (Fate Stay Series) (Commissioned)
40. Mordred (Fate Stay Series) (Commissioned)
41. Jeanne D'Arc (Fate Stay Series)
42. Jeanne D'Arc Alter (Fate Stay Series)
43. Barghest (Fate Stay Series)
44. Suzu Hagimura (Seitokai Yakuindomo) (Commissioned)
45. Mona Megistus (Genshin Impact)
46. Amber (Genshin Impact)
47. Fubuki (One Punch Man)
48. Tatsumaki (One Punch Man)
50. Leone (Akame Ga Kill)
51. Rangiku Matsumoto (Bleach)
52. Yoruichi Shihouin (Bleach)
53. Tier Harribel (Bleach)
54. Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
55. Sio-Feng/ Soifon (Bleach)
56. Riruka Dokugamine (Bleach)
57. Haineko (Bleach)
58. Kirche von Zerbst (Familar of Zero)
59. Henrietta de Tristain (Familar of Zero)
60. Tabitha/ Charlotte de Gallia (Familar of Zero)
61. Tiffania Westwood (Familar of Zero)
62. Siesta (Familar of Zero)
63. Guiche de Gramont (Familar of Zero) (It's okay to cuck cheaters in my book)
64. Hideri Kanzaki (Blend S)
65. Tristana (League of Legends) (Blame @palaceofpassion for making me lowkey love this character I know nothing about)
66. Poppy (League of Legends) (Same as the one above)
67. Lulu (League of Legends)
68. Vex (League of Legends)
69. Aloe (Interspecies Reviewers)
70. Crimvael (Interspecies Reviewers)
71. Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
72. Toyomi Fujiwara (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
73. Moeha Fujiwara (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
74. Maki Shijo (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
75. Ai Hayasaka (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
76. Kei Shirogane (Kaguya-Sama, Love is War)
77. Sakura (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
78. Yoshi (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
79. Maki Gamou (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
80. Sana Sunomiya/ President (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
81. Hana Sunomiya (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
82. Misaki Nagatoro/ Nagatoro's Older Sister (Don't Toy With Me Nagatoro)
83. Samus Aran (Metroid)
84. Princess Peach (Mario)
85. Princess Daisy (Mario)
86. Princess Rosalina (Mario)
87. Koopa Queen Bowsette (Mario)
88. Morrigan Aensland (Dark Stalker)
89. Lilith Aensland (Dark Stalker)
90. Felicia (Dark Stalker)
91. Amy Rose (Sonic)
92. Rouge the Bat (Sonic)
93. Blaze the Cat (Sonic)
94. Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
95. Holli Would (Cool World)
96. Ty Lee (Avatar)
97. Toph Beifong (Avatar)
98. Hestia (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
99. Rumi Usagiyama/ Mirko (My Hero Academia)
100. Kaina Tsutsumi / Lady Nagant (My Hero Academia)
101. Melissa Shield (My Hero Academia)
102. Mei Hatsume (My Hero Academia)
103. Shino Sosaki/ Mandalay (My Hero Academia)
104. Ryuko Tsuchikawa/ Pixie-Bob (My Hero Academia)
105. Tomoko Shiretoko/ Ragdoll (My Hero Academia)
106. Lucoa (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon)
107. Diana Prince/ Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
108. Raven (DC Comics)
109. Starfire (DC Comics)
110. Blackfire (DC Comics)
111. Jinx (DC Comics)
112. Argent (DC Comics)
113. Dee Dee Sisters (DC Comics)
114. Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
115. Izumo Kamiki (Blue Exorcist)
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We had SUCH a fantastic response from the interest check, we thought it would be fun to share it with you!
Check out under the cut for both the results and a sneak peek into the epic aesthetic planned for the zine with the gorgeous graphics designed by Mod Berry (this is Mod Jade, so I can gush ;) ) Enjoy!
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How many responses did we get? 169! (Wow, thank you!)
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When we asked how interested you were in the seasons theme, with 1 being "not my thing" and 5 being "super excited", 119 of you answered with a 5, 44 answered with a 4, and 6 answered with a 3- and no one answered a 1 or a 2!
6.5% of you wanted just a digital zine, 18.9% wanted just a physical zine, and 74.6% wanted both digital and physical!
104 of you wanted to show your interest by buying and 103 wanted to show your interest by applying to contribute! 13 of you were interested as moderators, 82 as page artists, 48 as merch artists, 48 as writers, and 54 just wanted to buy!
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When it came to how much you would be willing to pay (in USD):
For the Physical Zine with merch, 58 of you (34%) said you'd be willing to pay $50-55, 55 of you (32.5%) would be willing to pay $55-60, 34 of you (20.1%) said you'd be willing to pay $60-65, 11 of you (6.5%) would be willing to pay $65-70, and 11 (6.5%) of you also said you'd pay more than $70.
For the Physical Zine without merch, 68 of you (40.2%) said you'd be willing to pay $20-25, 78 of you (46.2%) said you'd pay $25-30, and 23 of you (13.6%) said you'd pay $30-35.
For the Digital Zine, 142 of you (84%) said you'd pay $15-20, 24 of you (14.2%) said you'd pay $20-25, and 3 of you (1.8%) said you'd pay $25-30.
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117 of you (69.2%) said you wanted merch, 48 (28.4%) of you said maybe you wanted merch, and 4 of you (2.4%) said merch wasn't necessary!
Your top 5 digital merch items were screensavers, colouring sheets, seasonal checklists, printable stickers, and a printable standee.
Your top 5 physical merch items were acrylic charms, sticker sheets, fake polaroids, prints, and badges/buttons.
Your top 5 stretch goal items were an enamel pin, an acrylic charm, a shaker charm, an acrylic standee, and a themed sticky note pad!
We had some amazing additional suggestions for merch, but sadly a lot of them would require a huge number of orders... If you really fancy a notebook, help us keep the interest high!
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We asked for a vote on what other characters you wanted to see hanging out with the Pines Family enjoying the seasons! It was great to see the list! Many of you suggested fantastic characters we didn't even have on the list!
Soos had 144 votes, Wendy had 141, Fiddleford had 112, Mabel's friends (Candy and Grenda) had 87 votes, Pacifica had 76 votes, Bill Cipher had 61 votes, Wendy's friends (the teens) had 39 votes, Cryptids (like the Multibear, Sev'ral Times, and Giffany) had 7 votes, Melody had 4, Waddles had 4, Gideon had 3, Gompers had 1, and Abuelita (Soos' Grandma!) had 1.
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And finally- the answer to the classic question: What is your favourite season? 19.2% of you said Spring was your favourite, 26.9% said Summer was your favourite, 15% loved Winter the best, and 38.9% said your favourite season was Autumn!
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Here are some links to the wonderful fonts we used in the graphics!
Stanford Font: @tsunamiholmes
https://tsunamiholmes.tumblr.com/post/621743237851398144/after-many-hours-of-tedious-work-i-can-finally
Substitution Ciphers: @sovonight
https://sovonight.tumblr.com/post/161811701510/whats-this-yet-another-variant-on-gravity-falls
Thank you again for taking the time to answer the interest check, and for sharing it so others could answer it too! We are thrilled with the response and so excited to create this zine with and for you all!
Mods Berry and Jade
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Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with Disney in any way. The zine will be a charity zine with all surplus going to charity- no one will profit from this zine.
CARRD TWITTER RETROSPRING
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hey! if you have time, do you have any recommendations on what comics to read for a good grounding for the arrows? i know you have a roy-specific reading list, but if you have any comics recs for the family in general, or especially mia and connor, i would be forever in ur debt 💜 thanks!!
Sure! Here's a Green Arrow/Arrowfam recs list, with emphasis on Connor and Mia, in chronological order:
Green Lantern/Green Arrow: This has been collected under various names but anything with "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" in there is likely to get you what you're looking for. These are the iconic Hal/Ollie teamup stories from the 70s by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams (originally published as Green Lantern (1960) #76-87 and #89. Ollie had been around since 1941 but it wasn't until around this time that he really developed into the character we know him as today, and this is a great introduction to that. It also contains "Snowbirds Don't Fly" and "They'll Say It'll Kill Me But They Won't Say When," the two-part Roy addiction storyline; the beginnings of Ollie's relationships with Hal and Dinah; and John Stewart's first appearance. These comics are 50 years old so they are definitely dated in many ways, but they're masterpieces and so, so beautiful to look at.
Green Arrow v1 (1983): This four issue miniseries is hard to find but I love it. It's basically what if Ollie starred in an Agatha Christie novel, and it's so fun.
The Longbow Hunters: The miniseries that created the "modern" Ollie (this was in 1987 but that's still "modern" according to comics historians). Ollie and Dinah relocate to Seattle and deal with several serial killers, including Shado. Great characterization, beautiful art. Content warning for sexual violence and torture.
Green Arrow v2 (1989): Continues on from The Longbow Hunters and runs for 137 issues. The first 80 issues are written by Mike Grell (who wrote and drew The Longbow Hunters) and they're all very solid. If you're just looking for Connor, he is introduced in #0, which comes between #90 and #91 (comics lol); he's a regular character until #100, at which point Ollie dies and Connor becomes the lead for the rest of the book. If you really just want to read about Connor, you can completely skip to #102, which is the first one he stars in properly, and just read from there. He's delightful in them and the art is solid. Content warning in that Connor's globetrotting adventures mean a lot of ethnic stereotypes and orientalism, sadly.
Green Arrow v3 (2001): This is the book where Ollie comes back. It begins with "Quiver" by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester which is my FAVORITE GA book of all time and serves up Arrowfamily in a way it's never been served before: we get Dinah, Roy, Connor, AND this story introduces Mia! This volume unfortunately gets worse as it goes along and by #60 it is hot garbage but I would recommend the following key issues:
#11-15, "Sounds of Violence," in which Connor gets shot and Ollie loves him so so so much.
#32, in which Roy and Connor bond.
#34-39, in which the Arrowfam fights the Riddler and Demons; a very good Mia story.
#43-45, in which Mia is diagnosed as HIV positive and becomes the new Speedy.
Green Arrow v I don't even know anymore, the Rebirth volume (2016): After about a decade of just unreadably horrible comics, this is very much a return to form for Ollie: he's a swashbuckler who is dating Dinah and raging against injustice again, and that's how I like him. It's not a perfect comic but it was such a breath air after so many years of crap.
Green Arrow v who knows (2023): This is the current comic and it is a shot of joy straight to my heart every single month. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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SniperSpy smiles like they mean it
Have I ever told how horrible I am with titles?
No one run away and so far we have not experienced any signs of meteor showers. I suppose anything can still happen, though...
This was just a quiet page, Sniper anxiously waiting for Spy to appear. I also checked some YouTube tutorials for sign language. Jonathan isn't the best with words but lucky for him and Mick he can express his feelings in other ways. Woot woot!
The next page is now available on my Patreon!
The charity of May 2023 is Operation Underground Railroad - OUR
Working in almost 40 different countries OUR rescues children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. Since they started in 2013 they have rescued over 6,000 survivors and the arrested over 4,000 predators.
The characters don’t belong to me, the artwork does.
Thank you so very much for reblogging the story! It means the world to me!
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welllll since you're offering to talk about naddpod music, would you mind talking a little about the uses and stuff of Meemaw's Burden? :3 nbd if not, but if it sparks your fancy, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
oh god mee maw's burden. anon. my dear friend. you have no idea how insane uses of this song make me.
okay. so lemme start by saying that mee maw's is only used in bahumia (c1/c3). i think about this choice fucking constantly. you'll discover why shortly.
i'm not going to list out every mee maw's burden use. i could. but i'm not going to. instead, i'm going to point at the fact that the song is called mee maw's burden. we first hear it when mee maw reveals that she's got crick rot to moonshine, and that she's been hiding it from everyone.
and like. jolene is a druid who will live for hundreds and hundreds of years. and lose so many people. she's the matriarch of the crick. she's carrying this so that others don't have to be burdened by it.
and... that's kind of what mee maw's burden is used for. the burden of the living. the burden of the parent. the ones who take things on so that others don't have to. it's... bev sr selling his soul to hell. beverly seeing erlin dead. telaine learning about melora, and breaking down at the end of the fight. "how long do half elves live". calder asking ultrus to make a deal with him.
it's-- mee maw's burden is... living. living when others don't. accepting heavy loads so that others can live on. knowing that you might not, and knowing that you're okay with that. being strong in the face of it, because you have to.
oh! that note i made. about why it not being used in c2 is insane to me. it's because in c2, there's the cycle. of rebirth and reincarnation. the relationship to death and lifespans is different. so... of course it's not used in c2. and of course it is used throughout c1/c3.
also! a fun thing i like to point out is that if you listen to mee maw's burden, and then listen to the song that plays as the boobs talk to melora at the heart of the world in 97 (9:44 in the ad free version), you will notice that the start of the melora song is a variant on mee maw's. enjoy that knowledge. yes, this is the "what an honor, what an injustice" song.
(and, because i'm insane. i did do that thing i said i wasn't gonna do)
campaign 1 uses: (25) mee maw reveals her crick rot (38) joris explains he helped akarot for the sake of the dwarphanage because no one cares about dwarphans (39) jaina and hardwon talk about how they failed gemma (51) the chosen kill everyone at the crick in a flashback (58) bev sr. admits to selling his soul (70) bev finds the field guide on how to defeat his dad (73) bev goes down at akarot's hand (80) bev's flashback to the execution in hell (87) erlin almost has to choose between healing bev and saving red (88) bev sees erlin dead and revivifies him (89) bev and erlin talk about pelor's death (90) bev and egwene talk about erlin being taken (92) moonshine sees pendergreens and paw paw after dying (96) both moonshine telling telaine about melora and telaine breaking down at the end of the fight (98) both pestilence killing balnor and bev defeating qwiksus (99) both telling lucanus about erdan and, of course, "how long do half-elves live"
campaign 3 uses: (7) callie tells the others about her past with stealing the egg and giving it to glen (11) beatrix tells duck team that she's the last of the ruby scale and her dragon has been killed (27) callie goes down in the king durretar fight / king durretar gets his breath weapon back / big bev also goes down / generally shit being real bad in that fight (29) do i need. do i need to tell you when in crown of dreams this is used? (it's calder making a deal with ultrus. it was never not going to be that.) (32) callie disobeys the worm and takes a bunch of damage in order to save hardwon (54) gowan learns about gregor, and tells calder that he can't help because he left and isn't a ranger. "please. we've already lost enough. do not put yourself in a position where i lose another brother."
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the recent chapter was decent, but when I realised akane wasn't the yoshiro after convincing myself he was for a month i had to close the tab stare at the ground and like. process for a few seconds. how i wish he had been... i did enjoy mirai trying to save his life though, and teru recognising that they hadn't been going to their full strength because maybe they didn't care about the yoshiro, because as you said, they had been presented at a higher level and we didn't see that in chapter 109
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I always had doubts about him being the Yorishiro, with Akane having 2 bodies and the supernatural one already being stabbed in the chest before, so even that reveal was more of a "oh, okay. Makes sense" feeling.
It's... kind of sad... my experience with this chapter. With this arc.
The only thing I like is Mirai saving Akane, and how rich with character quirks, values, and experiences, Akane's fight with Tsukasa is, it goes beyond just his judo skills (and Elise will talk about it when she has the time) But I'll be honest, I have no hope for this arc, no wish to think about it and theorize it or anything.
I am here for terukaneaoi and the way Aoi hasn't shown up even as a small panel since the clock was frozen is... very telling... Akane's 'betrayal' with Teru also saddens me, for the more I look at it, the more clear it becomes that it is a tool, not a conflict they planned as a means to clash ideals, learn more about each other, or strengthen/restructure bonds (like Aoikane in chap 69 or Kou and Teru in chap 87). When Aidairo does want to create character conflict, they are amazing at it! Which makes Akane and teru feel... that much weirder.
I never expected Teru to jump and try to help Akane, he is handcuffed and without his sword, but I did expect him to have some kind of thought about the situation while he watched Akane be beaten up in front of him.
We get no reaction panel about what he thought of the fight. At all. Akane isn't in immediate danger when we do see his thoughts but it still feels... Strange to frame chapter 108 in a way that highlights how much Akane's betrayal affects Teru on a personal level, to make chap 109's gag revolve around Teru being THAT angry with Akane and then... Make Teru not spare Akane a single thought.
Teru even takes into consideration Nene's lifespan, but absolutely nothing about Akane. No cursing him. No "oh he did almost die like I wished for, idk how to feel a bout that". No "it feels strange to not be able to do anything, just watch". No, "I guess he is a clock keeper not the boy i thought I knew". No "i'm glad he is not dead". Not even "he should have died", as cruel as it sounds, it would still make way more sense than just... Nothing.
He doesn't even refer to Akane by name.
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Teru is someone who has taken things personally since his very introduction, unused to change and prioritizing his relationships over his duties (not exorcising Hanako so Kou doesn't get mad at him. Putting the intire school at risk cause Tiara wanted him to clean up a mokke in chap 39. Letting Akane punch him in chap 71, etc-)
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He is pathetic and unexperienced when he takes things personally, he wants to be reliable and admired, he doesn't know how to handle not getting what he wants (especially with Akane, who always obeys). Even when he tries to be detached his pathetic nature still show up. It had been consistent.
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But the guy that locked himself in his bedroom and hid under the covers for a whole day after his fight with Kou seemingly got over Akane betraying him in what must have been 1 hour without talking about it ? I know Akane is not as important to Teru as his family but it's insane that he got over it without even thinking about it or being able to move in any way to let his frustrations out.
The worst part is that even when I suspend my disbelief and go along with the idea that Teru "isn't taking things personally anymore and is in professional mode cause the situation is dire!" it still makes no sense.
Akane's betrayal should have filled his head with questions about the situation, about what changed, but Teru never even tried to connect his vague talk with Akane with the clock keepers seemingly being nerfed.
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Why 'now?' feels like an important question. One that should stick, but Teru ignores it.
Which again. Goes agaisnt what is established of his opinion of Akane.
Why would he neglect the words of a colleague he considers wise? Of someone he is treating as fully part of the clock keepers now? Someone he always wanted to hear his opinions before even in his 'professional and smart' mode? Someone whose opinions we have been told he doesn't dismiss even when what Akane says clashes with his upbringing as an exorcist? I am just supposed to assume he is treating Akane as any other supernatural now? Is the betrayal an insta 'everything that has been established no longer applies' free card...?
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So yeah, sure... This is a big improvement from chapter 109 but it has the same core problem as chapter 109, at least to me: Aidairo has no interest in exploring Teru as a character in this arc. Aidairo wants the spotlight fully on the broadcasting club, and they will tweak his character whenever it's convenient to set the stage. Just like Nene had turned into a kid with minimal agency, Teru has become a presence that doesn't ask questions, unless said questions will move the plot.
Feelings will also be reduced to what moves the plot, we don't need to know how he feels about being in a position with no power, no sword, and minimal knowledge for the first time in this manga. There is so much they can explore completely disconnected from Akane, despite putting a spotlight on their relationship in chap 108, but there is nothing for Teru's character.
Even when Tsukasa points at Nene, whom he isn't angry at, he has no reaction. He does not care about this guy targeting the little baby girl after witnessing Akane be dragged on the floor.
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Of course he doesn't. This isn't about him, is a Hanako set up, Teru can't have even a panel of spotlight on him that is about his character, can't bring attention to his fall out with Akane, less the reader get any expectative from it, or take space in a manga that currently isn't about him.
Teru is a tool first, and a character second in this arc. Chapter 109 stuck him in a dumb gag box. Chapter 110 stuck him in a smart guy exposition box. His personality is picked apart when it is convenient not when it makes sense for a character that has been molded for 100 chapters.
I don't care about this plot. I care about my favorite characters, and how they would react to the circumstances the plot been put on. That's my priority. It isn't Aidairo's. Even if Teru does have a relevant role later, it's still clear that exploring his character isn't Aidairo's priority in this arc.
I told chapter 109 to make me care about the arc, and chapter 110 is way better but not enough to make me care. Which is very sad, I wish it did :(
...This was already a depressing enough answer as it is, I don't want to talk about it.
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