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bookish-phile · 7 months
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i want to add more
edit: apparently julian's last name is not marrero sorry abt that djahsjsv
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charsawdeath · 1 year
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when they lie on your lap (Valor/Daisy or PentNiss! From Gimme-A-Thrust!)
when they lie on your lap 
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From Gimme-A-Thrust!)
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Half brother Cal isn't to thrilled to see his half sister Daisy resting her head upon the lap of to-be Overlord Valor
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I didn't see it coming.
I'd been too distracted by the beauty resting in my lap.
The purest treasure in all of Hell, resting at ease with me keeping guard~
My sweet Daisy~
The reason I learned to care and feel for others!
The reason I felt something other than a promos air when with my parents!
I didn't see this coming however because I looked upon a dream.
I was side swiped by someone behind me and yelped in surprise, nearly dropping Daisy from my lap.
I'd been warned about this brute! Daisy told me that his name was Calmylin or 'Cal' for short.
He was the half brother of my beautiful flower and one with an even harder grudge against my parents then me.
He DESPITED my 'Dad' Vox, fearing that he'd one day take out his Father Alastor and knowing him personally, I wouldn't put it past him.
Daisy and I fix ourselves as the young man stands where he'd struck me, ear tufts lowered with a snarl curling his lips.
The violent red of his eyes bore into me yet I stayed put.
I, however, didn't show retaliation. I showed I wasn't a threat and kept my eyes lowered.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" He snarls, bristled with anger as he remains cemented upon my person.
"Cal, he'ssss not hurting anyon-"
"Yet, Daisy! Yet!" I watched as he moved around the couch Daisy and I had been resting on and put himself before his half sister, four arms held out on either of his sides.
I lower my antennae and step back only to fall back upon the couch.
"Cal, pleassse?"
The hissing stammer emerged from Daisy's lips as she worried her six hands till they were raw.
She eyed me from behind her much taller half brother and shot me apologetic looks.
I only kept my eyes lowered, spying her looks from time to time.
"I'll give you a chance ta beat it before I beat the chance outta ya!" Cal hissed, body bracing as if he was already going to do so.
"Cal!"
In the brief period of the half siblings looking at each other, a single action from Daisy let me know I was able to flee and I did so with heist. 
The bark of 'DON'T YOU FUCKING COME BACK!' Is stabbed into my retreating back and so I keep running.
That action had been made when her 'Mommy' and 'Daddy' caught us together and she distracted them enough for me to run-
Like a coward!
A flick of her unfurling hood was all I got before I was taken out by everyone who disliked our being together.
And showed those who had taken the distraction, how much of a puss I was in running instead of staying and taking it.
Like a failure-
Just like I'd been told by Overlords Vox and Valentino the day they kicked me out having caught me with Daisy one too many times.
If only she and everyone she knew that I'd chosen to be stripped of EVERYTHING for her not to be hurt! To keep her safe from any and all harm!
Maybe one day, when the trauma of that beating wasn't so fresh-
Until then, I was on my own outside once again, away from my treasure. 
Away from my Daisy!
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vigilskeep · 3 months
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What kind of spirit is it?
i’m unsure! some options for myself to consider:
my first instinct is that a spirit of valour would have been drawn to the queen. i have done a lot already with spirits of valour because i’m so fond of them. also it’s not really cal’s vibe, though the idea of a protector spirit of valour summon that wants my backstabber rogue to be more Warlike and Noble and Generally Valorous is very funny to me. like if you could summon in battle the physical incarnation of your mother’s disappointed expectations for you but as a bear
simply a spirit of love, if what gives it character and purpose is a mother’s final wish for her son. i think this is kind of flavourless? that being said, cal thoughtlessly and affectionately calling the summon love while morrigan suspiciously attempts to figure out what kind of spirit it is could be charming, and there’s something to be said for the incarnation of a mother’s love with the everything morrigan has going on. it following her and continuing to protect if i stick to ultimate sacrifice... NOW we know who was babysitting kieran during witch hunt
i think something like duty or honour might also have suited the queen’s style but i don’t see how that relates to the purpose it takes. unless there’s a less loving edge to the last wish and it’s more about her son fulfilling her duty and purpose by protecting orzammar? doing honour to her memory? which suggests the summon might hound him a bit. i’m not sure that’s what i’m after but it could be a fun dynamic
i could see a spirit of hope taking it upon itself to light an exiled cal’s way to his last hope (the wardens). the suggestion here being that the queen’s last thought was a hope for her son. the grim stoic warrior dying with that final fluttering battered hope in her heart is endearing i think but i don’t know if it’s what i imagine of her. hope as the driving force of fighting the blight could be something. you’re no longer a person nor a memory, and everyone says ferelden’s lost, but you go on anyway, because you hope
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eludin-realm · 6 months
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Character Name Ideas (Male)
So I've been browsing through BehindTheName (great resource!) recently and have compiled several name lists. Here are some names, A-Z, that I like. NOTE: If you want to use any of these please verify sources, meanings etc, I just used BehindTheName to browse and find all of these. Under the cut:
A: Austin, Aiden, Adam, Alex, Angus, Anthony, Archie, Argo, Ari, Aric, Arno, Atlas, August, Aurelius, Alexei, Archer, Angelo, Adric, Acarius, Achilou, Alphard, Amelian, Archander B: Bodhi, Bastian, Baz, Beau, Beck, Buck, Basil, Benny, Bentley, Blake, Bowie, Brad, Brady, Brody, Brennan, Brent, Brett, Brycen C: Cab, Cal, Caden, Cáel, Caelan, Caleb, Cameron, Chase, Carlos, Cooper, Carter, Cas, Cash, Cassian, Castiel, Cedric, Cenric, Chance, Chandler, Chaz, Chad, Chester, Chet, Chip, Christian, Cillian, Claude, Cicero, Clint, Cody, Cory, Coy, Cole, Colt, Colton, Colin, Colorado, Colum, Conan, Conrad, Conway, Connor, Cornelius, Creed, Cyneric, Cynric, Cyrano, Cyril, Cyrus, Crestian, Ceric D: Dallas, Damien, Daniel, Darach, Dash, Dax, Dayton, Denver, Derek, Des, Desmond, Devin, Dewey, Dexter, Dietrich, Dion, Dmitri, Dominic, Dorian, Douglas, Draco, Drake, Drew, Dudley, Dustin, Dusty, Dylan, Danièu E: Eadric, Evan, Ethan, Easton, Eddie, Eddy, Einar, Eli, Eilas, Eiljah, Elliott, Elton, Emanuel, Emile, Emmett, Enzo, Erik, Evander, Everett, Ezio F: Faolán, Faron, Ferlin, Felix, Fenrir, Fergus, Finley, Finlay, Finn, Finnian, Finnegan, Flint, Flip, Flynn, Florian, Forrest, Fritz G: Gage, Gabe, Grady, Grant, Gray, Grayson, Gunnar, Gunther, Galahad H: Hale, Harley, Harper, Harvey, Harry, Huey, Hugh, Hunter, Huxley I: Ian, Ianto, Ike, Inigo, Isaac, Isaias, Ivan, Ísak J: Jack, Jacob, Jake, Jason, Jasper, Jax, Jay, Jensen, Jed, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jesse, Jett, Jimmie, Jonas, Jonas, Jonathan, Jordan, Josh, Julien, Jovian, Jun, Justin, Joseph, Joni, K: Kaden, Kai, Kale, Kane, Kaz, Keane, Keaton, Keith, Kenji, Kenneth, Kent, Kevin, Kieran, Kip, Knox, Kris, Kristian, Kyle, Kay, Kristján, Kristófer L: Lamont, Lance, Landon, Lane, Lars, László, Laurent, Layton, Leander, Leif, Leo, Leonidas, Leopold, Levi, Lewis, Louie, Liam, Liberty, Lincoln, Linc, Linus, Lionel, Logan, Loki, Lucas, Lucian, Lucio, Lucky, Luke, Luther, Lyall, Lycus, Lykos, Lyle, Lyndon, Llewellyn, Landri, Laurian, Lionç M: Major, Manny, Manuel, Marcus, Mason, Matt, Matthew, Matthias, Maverick, Maxim, Memphis, Midas, Mikko, Miles, Mitch, Mordecai, Mordred, Morgan, Macari, Maïus, Maxenci, Micolau, Miro N: Nate, Nathan, Nathaniel, Niall, Nico, Niels, Nik, Noah, Nolan, Niilo, Nikander, Novak, O: Oakley, Octavian, Odin, Orlando, Orrick, Ǫrvar, Othello, Otis, Otto, Ovid, Owain, Owen, Øyvind, Ozzie, Ollie, Oliver, Onni P: Paisley, Palmer, Percival, Percy, Perry, Peyton, Phelan, Phineas, Phoenix, Piers, Pierce, Porter, Presley, Preston, Pacian Q: Quinn, Quincy, Quintin R: Ragnar, Raiden, Ren, Rain, Rainier, Ramos, Ramsey, Ransom, Raul, Ray, Roy, Reagan, Redd, Reese, Rhys, Rhett, Reginald, Remiel, Remy, Ridge, Ridley, Ripley, Rigby, Riggs, Riley, River, Robert, Rocky, Rokas, Roman, Ronan, Ronin, Romeo, Rory, Ross, Ruairí, Rufus, Rusty, Ryder, Ryker, Rylan, Riku, Roni S: Sammie, Sammy, Samuel, Samson, Sanford, Sawyer, Scout, Seán, Seth, Sebastian, Seymour, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Sheldon, Shiloh, Shun, Sid, Sidney, Silas, Skip, Skipper, Skyler, Slade, Spencer, Spike, Stan, Stanford, Sterling, Stevie, Stijn, Suni, Sylvan, Sylvester T: Tab, Tad, Tanner, Tate, Tennessee, Tero, Terrance, Tevin, Thatcher, Tierno, Tino, Titus, Tobias, Tony, Torin, Trace, Trent, Trenton, Trev, Trevor, Trey, Troy, Tripp, Tristan, Tucker, Turner, Tyler, Ty, Teemu U: Ulric V: Valerius, Valor, Van, Vernon, Vespasian, Vic, Victor, Vico, Vince, Vinny, Vincent W: Wade, Walker, Wallis, Wally, Walt, Wardell, Warwick, Watson, Waylon, Wayne, Wes, Wesley, Weston, Whitley, Wilder, Wiley, William, Wolfe, Wolfgang, Woody, Wulfric, Wyatt, Wynn X: Xander, Xavier Z: Zachary, Zach, Zane, Zeb, Zebediah, Zed, Zeke, Zeph, Zaccai
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froggibus · 2 years
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Froggibus Masterlist
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Started: Oct 17. 2022
Last Updated: Apr 20. 2024
Total works: 130
Rules for requests
Overwatch
DC
Obey Me
Jujutsu Kaisen
HOLIDAY'S (multifandom)
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Valorant:
Headcanons:
The Wrong Reflection (ft. Cypher, Phoenix, Sova and Chamber)
Reunion (ft. Yoru, Phoenix, Jett and Gekko)
Cypher:
Caught Wet Handed (NSFW)
Did You Enjoy The Show? (NSFW)
Omen:
Reminiscence
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Marvel:
Bucky Barnes:
Blind Date
Christmas Party
Miguel O'Hara:
Power Trip (NSFW)
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Resident Evil:
Leon S Kennedy:
A Moment of Hesitation
Cozy Winter Nights
Hotel Room (NSFW)
I Love You, I Love You. It's Disgusting.
Never Be Alone
Stay (NSFW)
The Second Choice
The Three Times You Share A Bed
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Genshin Impact:
Headcanons:
Friendship Bracelets (feat. Scara/Wanderer, Xiao Kazuha, Childe, Diluc & Itto)
Kaeya Alberich:
White Christmas
Wriothesley:
Pankration
Not Done Yet (NSFW)
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Star Wars:
Cal Kestis:
A Piece of Home
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Scream:
Stu Macher:
Give The People What They Want (NSFW) (ft. Billy Loomis)
Just Pretend (NSFW) (ft. Billy Loomis)
Mask Off (NSFW)
The Death of Peace of Mind (NSFW)
Billy Loomis:
Give The People What They Want (NSFW) (ft. Stu Macher)
Just Pretend (NSFW) (ft. Stu Macher)
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TVD/TO:
Kol Mikaelson:
Corruption (NSFW)
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samanthaswishes · 2 years
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Completely Random Agents of Shield Headcanons (Part 2)
Part 1
Daisy and Daniel's wedding anniversary is July 22nd. The day is the anniversary of Daniel's death in 1955. Daniel was actually the one who suggested that date. Daisy was very reluctant and confused, wondering why in the world he would want to choose his old death date, but Daniel convinced her with "You saved me that day." (Also it's the day 7x09 aired).
Despite the team not being in a formal work setting anymore (or very often), they all still pretty much call May, May, rather than Melinda. Phil is the only one who will call her that on a regular basis, and Mack and Elena will say it sometimes, but Fitzsimmons and Daisy still find it weird since they literally never called her Melinda before. In fact, there was a time when Daisy called her Melinda just to try it out. The two looked at each other, shook their heads, and laughed as they realized how weird it was, so she is just May, and May doesn't mind.
When really happy, Kora's body naturally emits warmth, and when she hugs people, they can feel this warmth radiate from her to them, and everyone pretty much loves it.
Also when Kora came back to 2019 with the team, she took 'Johnson' as her last name. Daisy was the one who suggested it given that Kora had said she actually didn't know what her last name was, so Daisy kinda just said, "You're my sister. Why shouldn't we have the same last name?"
Daisy visits Cal's veterinarian practice on a regular basis. He always has the biggest smile when she comes in, and everyone that works there knows her. Daisy always feels the sadness deep down within her, knowing that he doesn't truly remember their connection, but there are some moments that still make it feel like he's her father like when she first introduced Daniel to him. The happiest moment was when Daisy and Daniel decided it was time to finally adopt a dog, and they adopted a rescue from Cal's practice.
And the dog is either a golden retriever or a german shepherd (I might be biased towards german shepherds as my childhood dog was a german shepherd mix)
Each of the team members who have died at one point has their name on the Wall of Valor the number of times they had died during their seven years together. For example, May has gotten several students ask her, "Professor May, why is your name on the Wall of Valor twice?" This was Mack's idea.
Daisy will still sometimes use 'Skye' as a cover name for undercover work.
Polly Hinton invites May and Daisy to many of Robin's school functions (award ceremonies, holiday performances, festival nights, art shows, etc), and both of them make it a point to attend every single time. They even attend her high school graduation when that finally rolls around.
The team brought back their karaoke nights (it is canon that they had them in s2), and Mack made it a point to make "Don't You (Forget About Me)" a song they have to do every single time.
Alya's first word was 100% "Enoch", and Fitz is still pissed about it.
When/If the team starts having kids (excluding Alya), Mack and Elena are the first ones to have a kid (after already adopting Flint).
At some point, probably between seasons 1 and 2, Daisy got her GE Degree, and Coulson threw her a small party with the team and some of the new agents when she completed it.
This is more of a speculation than a headcanon, but what if Deke is not Alya's child? What if his mother is actually another daughter of Fitzsimmons? OR because the timeline changed, he may not even exist in the team's timeline at all anymore. Like Alya ends up pregnant and she actually has a girl, and Fitzsimmons are just like "Wait, what?" OR They have a son who has a son, and as the kid grows up, Fitzsimmons start to notice similarities and just go "Oh my god."
Coulson has taken all of the team's kids on joyrides in Lola at one point or another. Daniel nearly had a panic attack when he saw his and Daisy's tiny daughter in the passenger seat as Lola flew through the air.
Joey and Elena have lunch together very often. Mack and Flint tag along pretty often, and when she's free, Daisy is also invited as well and Daniel when he comes into the picture. They all also attend Joey and his boyfriend's wedding.
Daniel gets really into photography. After the typewriter, Daisy's next big gift is a polaroid camera. Eventually, he does own a more modern camera and he does have quite the portfolio on his smartphone, but he just loves his polaroid. He loves taking pictures of architecture and nature, but his favorite subject to photograph is, of course, Daisy. And once they have a kid, the kid is another favorite photography subject of his as they grow up.
One of the first things the team did after returning to 2019 after time traveling was going to a diner since their diner meal in s4 was cut short.
Alya and Davis' son actually become really good friends when they are older. (And if you think about it, Alya is actually older by like 2 or 3 years)
Every family takes turns hosting Christmas. After all the kids are born, May hosting and The Mackenzie-Rodriguez family hosting actually become the most anticipated Christmases
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jedi-princess-kestis · 6 months
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The Cast List
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The Hidden Jedi
Name: Maoria Hollbir
Alias: Ari Organa, Princess of Alderaan
Age: 18
Homeworld: Neonarro
Hair color: Honey brown (platinum white as princess Ari)
Eye color: blue (as Ari). Brown (as Moaria)
Past life: Jedi Sentinel Padawan at the Grand Temple, survivor of Order 66.
Weapon(s): dual blade lightsabers, blaster.
Force power(s): Force Phase, Crucitorn, Precognition, Force Language, Force Empathy, Force Weapon, Force Appearance
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The Jedi Survivor
Name: Cal Kestis
Age: 19
Rank: Jedi Knight
Hair color: Red
Eye color: Green
Past life: Jedi Padawan, survivor of Order 66, Scrapper.
Weapon(s): Dual blade lightsaber, blasters, DB-1 Droid.
Force Power(s): Force Echo, Force Stun, Wall Run, Force Valor
Homeworld: Unknown but calls Bracca home.
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The rest of the cast
Cere Junda- The Fallen Jedi
Greez Dritus- The pilot
The Grand Inquisitor- The Temple Guard
Merrin: The Nightsister
Darth Vader- The Sith Lord
Bail Organa- The Senator
Leia Organa- The Sister
BD-1- The Hero Droid
C9C5- The Copilot Droid
Masterlist
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ocasoinefable · 8 months
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Hay tantas cosas que no hablas con nadie. que guardas y callas en tu soledad.
no haces mención de tu inmensa ternura;
de esa delicada forma con la que besan tus ojos y se abrazan tus manos al amor...
no hablas de tus frágiles Sueños,
no pronuncias a nadie tus miedos más profundos..
Que lloras ante un vidrioso poema,
como pompa de clavel,
y que tu risa salta a correr tras él para atraparlo y soltarlo con abrazo de algodón
que dibujas en tus silencios el sueño de dos,
que el color te pinta y tú llevás las hojas y letras haciendo tizas para los avioncitos,
que tienes una dulce paciencia con los niños al jugar con ellos..
que es noble tu corazón;
Que te sientas a consolar a las tristes palomas de un parque olvidado, y regar aun el último pétalo de una flor que se descolgó de sus ramas,
más lo haces por el recuerdo que tuvo la flor al estar en las ramas mientras piensas en aquellos a los que la flor alegro aunque ya está dormida.
Pocos ven que ríes con una canción,
que te sonrojas entre una sonrisa..
que guardas cada regalo, cada detalle y luego te preguntas como hay tantas risas dentro de las risas ...
Que estás bajo la luna, al pie de la ventana y le cantas al llanto de los angeles,
aun crees en cada sueño y en cada mañana...
Así que mantienes el valor de cantar y sonreír,
te enternece la inocencia,
le susurras cuentos a la oscuridad para calmar las lágrimas de cal de las pesadillas,
llevas tus sueños en el fondo de tus ojos.
escritos..
bailas entre el frío de la noche y dejas caer todas tus barreras
y las corazas,
dejas caer el pretender estar siempre fuerte,
y como lluvia te recoges..
Abres tus manos regando las flores,
luego las retira para que les de un poco de sol
y les sonríes aun sin saber cómo lo haces,
más les sonríe a ellas y a tu corazón ..
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itsmari6-ana · 6 months
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Gente, meu pai comprou um pacote de feijão hoje e eu fui ver a tabela nutricional e realmente só tem 76 calorias por 100 gramas depois de cozido.
Eu sempre tive essa dúvida porque geralmente o pacote mostra o valor calórico do alimento cru, mas esse que o meu pai comprou tinha lá na tabela escrito que aquele era o valor no alimento pronto para o consumo.
Meu Deus, nunca mais deixo de comer feijão. Além de ser nutritivo ainda é baixo em cal.
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OKAY UNO REVERSE, TELL ME UR VIDEO GAME CRUSHES PLSPLS!
SO
I am a witcher 3 lover first a foremost, and everyone is so hot (put a man in some monster guts and the attractiveness goes up). I'm supposed to choose a love interest in it but how am i meant to decide between Yen or Triss?! (if it they ever did like an open world witcher game where you could create your own character I would be fully going for ciri, she 21 in witcher 3 and so gorgeous)
also played a lot of jedi: fallen order over the summer (and am hoping to get survivor over winter) and Cal is a classic case of am i in love with him or want to be him. I mean, he's played by Cameron Monaghan, what's not to love.
also in love with Dina from tlou2, desperatly need that one to come out on pc so i can play it
i grew up playing twilight princess on my friends wii, so obligated to add Link to this list
and Conner from detroit become human, but who isn't in love with him
have you played valorant? cause all the character designs are so good i'm in love with like half of them
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mrfelixfischoeder · 2 months
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🎲 for Cal, Zorya, & Olena please?
"If your OC played a pen and paper RPG, what class would they pick? Warrior, mage, thief, ranger, cleric, paladin, druid, necromancer, bard (or other, if that’s not enough)."
For Cal, I'm swithering between Druid (beyond her obvious music and strength talents, she has a great connection with animals) or Paladin (her part in GirlKlok is based on acting on behalf of a deity of some kind to help). I think ultimately Paladin makes more sense, under the subclass Oath of Conquest. Aligns with the overall theme of Dethklok, and also relies on Charisma which Cal does have.
My immediate thought for Zorya is Ranger. She's a gunsmith, not exactly a physical fighter by any means. It's also fairly simple and straightforward, like her - no specific subclass jumps out, but I'm sure Swarmkeeper would be fun if simply for aesthetics. I've used locusts as a symbol for her before so why not again!
OIena as well, gets quite stereotypical. Her whole thing is her power comes from her music, so being a Bard makes sense. College of Valor is based on passing on stories, writing songs of heroes, and witnessing grand events firsthand.
I LOVEEEE rpg/bg3/dnd stuff. Love this question.
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En saps alguna cosa de llegendes catalanes relacionades amb guineus? gràcies!
Hola!
(Primer de tot, perdona per tardar en respondre, no sé per què l'app de Tumblr no em deixava publicar ni guardar les respostes de preguntes que tenia als drafts.)
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Les guineus són protagonistes de moltes faules (catalanes i també arreu d'Europa) perquè representen l'astúcia. He sentit varies faules sobre com la guineu se les empesca per menjar-se les gallines o per enfilar-se a una parra per menjar-se el raïm.
La guineu com a l'animal que simbolitza l'astúcia ve de lluny, en català tenim Na Renard, protagonista del Llibre de les bèsties (1289) de Ramon Llull. És una faula sobre el regne dels animals, que trien al lleó com a rei però no inclou la guineu (Na Renard) a la seva cort. Aleshores, segueix la història de com la guineu enganya als altres animals per ascendir d'estàtus. I més enrere encara als orígens de la civilització occidental, les guineus ja apareixen com a animals llestos i astuts a les faules de l'escriptor grec Isop, del segle VII aC.
El personatge de la guineu el trobaràs ben explicat en aquest article: "Aproximació a l'estudi de les rondalles d'animals: el cas del cicle de la guineu i el llop".
Et deixo enllaços a unes quantes pàgines que expliquen llegendes, faules o rondalles catalanes on la protagonista és una guineu (si en busques, trobaràs que en diferents parts del territori també se'n diu guilla, rabosa o raposa).
La guineu i el mossèn (Vall de Cardós)
L'home que es transformà en guineu (Aguilar de Segarra)
Conte de la raboseta i el llop (Tírig i Albocàsser)
Lo llop i la rabosa (Flix)
La rabosa i el corb (recollida per Enric Valor a Rondalles valencianes)
El llop i la guineu que feien boïga a Cal Carament (Sant Just de la Valldan)
Però n'hi ha moltes més!
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adakechi · 1 year
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kinda interested in valor, any more info?
Anon, this is a marriage proposal I hope you know that. If anyone ever asks about my Star Wars OC we are getting married and I am on the floor in tears.
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You opened this can of worms:
Major spoilers for Jedi: Survivor, obviously!
CW: Implied major character death, drug & alcohol abuse.
Vaalor Kestis was born in 5 BBY, to Cal Kestis and the Nightsister Merrin on Tanalorr. Originally, it was thought that humans and zabrak were incapable of crossbreeding*, or at the least extremely unlikely.
(*I know in Legends that zabrak/human hybrids exist, but I'm a silly little Canon writer.)
When Merrin had discovered that she was pregnant, there was a lot of conflict over whether or not it was a good idea to carry the child to term. The obvious fact that they were currently fighting a war, also paired with the unknown of having hybrid child were the major points of contention between the crew of the Mantis. They had been rebuilding Tanalorr as a safe haven for refugees for several years now, and while they were stable enough, Cal and Merrin didn't know if it was a good time for them or their future child.
Kata Akuna, who had become a somewhat surrgogate child/sibling to the couple had been helping out with the Path at just 7, reminded them lightly of her own childhood and circumstances, that if they wanted a child, hardships would come no matter what time they had them. Eventually, Merrin and Cal decided to keep their child.
Vaalor, named after the galactic basic word valor, meaning courage, and the Dathomiran word v'aayr,* meaning soft steps, was raised in the refuge community of Tanalorr, mostly spending her time with Kata and the other children. She was close to her parents, although they were frequently busy. When she was older, they began bringing her aboard the Mantis to see the galaxy. Even though the universe was still ravaged by war, she found great pleasure in exploring and learning new things about the planets around her.
(*this is just me making up Dathomiran words.)
Due to her lineage, Vaalor was incredibly force sensitive, along with inheriting her father's force psychometry. Because of the amplified concentration of midichlorians in her blood, it made encounters with these echoes incredibly intense and overwhelming, causing her frequent distress.
Both her mother and father showed interest in teaching her both Nightsister magicks and Jedi force training, but even with her strength in the force, Vaalor never took particularly well to either paths, to her parents mild concern.
When Vaalor was 5, the news broke that the Empirical superweapon, the Death Star, had been destroyed by the Rebel Alliance. The refugees of Tanalorr celebrated, and Vaalor spent the night in jovial festivity with her friends and family.
As the war progressed, she began to see less and less of her family, and put less time into her training. She followed her father's interest in tinkering and scavenging, often making makeshift droids and models. Although she knew her parents admired her intelligence, she sensed that they wanted her to utilize her abilities in the force more, but didn't wish to push her.
At 7, a tragedy strikes, causing Kata, now 18, to leave the crew of the Mantis and the Path, seemingly cutting off all communication. Kata's leaving, paired with the devastating loss in their family, Vaalor begins to question her own purpose in the war.
4 ABY, the Death Star II is destroyed, marking the beginning of the end of the Empire. For years, Vaalor sinks into a depression, unsure of what to do with her life. At 17, she decides to leaves her mother and the rest of the crew, opting to figure out her place in the universe, in a similar fashion to her father before her.
For about a decade, she finds odd jobs in spaceship engineering and mechanical planning. Eventually, she finds a more permanent job in a Corellian scrapyard and trading depot, still estranged from her mother, only keeping in touch rarely through Greez, so she knows that she's still alive. In this time, Vaalor becomes more dependent on alcohol and the occasional narcotic to both distract her from her own thoughts and the intense visions of the past she encounters.
Ashamed of abandoning her family and her fractured connection to the force, Vaalor spends her time working and keeping herself occupied, battling with thoughts to visit her mother, or find her surrogate-sister.
Her weapon of choice is a modified handheld type H railgun, with the standard battery replaced with one of her father's kyber crystals. The other is still in his other lightsaber, which her mother is in possession of. The minimal training from her parents allows her to conjure magick fireballs and force push and pull objects, but this is a great strain on her, and she prefers to fight without the use of the force.
Her closest friend is Gev Haruche, a human cargo pilot she meets on a supply run to Nevarro. She also meets an assasian by the name of Neon Noctura, a mysterious near-human who is hired to capture Vaalor by an unknown benefactor.
If you read all of this, I am kissing you right on the mouth.
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peripatetico · 6 months
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Nota sobre jardinagem e luta de classes
Tive um fim de semana mais ou menos temático de jardinagem. Li O tempo da paisagem, do Rancière, vi o Master Gardener, do Paul Schrader, e fui no museu para ver outra coisa, mas acabei vendo também a seção de pintura do século XVIII, quando as figuras humanas vão ficando menores e vão dando lugar às as paisagens atrás delas, que vão ficando grandes e grandiosas.
Comprei o Tempo da paisagem do Rancière faz um ano, mas só li agora. Quando comprei, fiquei pensando naquela frase do Chico Mendes, "ecologia sem luta de classes é jardinagem", e se existiria alguma coisa como um campo de estudos críticos da jardinagem. Se esse campo existe, o livro do Rancière é uma espécie de representante. O livro trata da "entrada" da arte da jardinagem no panteão das artes liberais no século XVIII, junto com a pintura, a música, etc. "Liberal", como aponta o Rancière, adquire naquele século também o sentido de um tipo de observação do mundo e da natureza dissociada de um juízo de valor moral. É o que culminará, com Kant, na ideia de "desinteresse" do juízo de gosto. A arte é "liberal", agora, também no sentido de que a beleza pode ser aferida independentemente do contexto de sua produção ou execução.
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O objeto do Rancière no livro é a pintura de paisagem e a arte da jardinagem, que ele mostra terem uma relação de desenvolvimento íntima e codependente. Em certos momentos, a pintura de paisagem tem na natureza organizada da jardinagem sua fonte de referência; em outros, é a jardinagem que se inspira no princípio de organização da multiplicidade na unidade a que a pintura de paisagem obedece. Esse processo de desenvolvimento e emancipação da jardinagem se cruza com processos políticos como o que levou à Revolução na França: para alguns ingleses, a organização geométrica e as linhas retas da jardinagem francesa deveriam servir também à Inglaterra como modelo de organização do espaço visível. Para outros, a rigidez dos ângulos retos e a preferência por árvores que produziam menos sombras significava a rejeição de uma natureza prístina, capaz de, ao mesmo tempo, agradar o olhar do observador e saciar a sede e oferecer sombra ao trabalhador cansado.
Categorias próprias à arte da jardinagem entravam, com isso, em um registro político. Rancière se reporta a Burke para apontar para uma certa a literalização das metáforas naturais: "As gradações das ordens sociais se tornam gradações das luzes sobre uma tela. A dissimulação da desigualdade na aparência da comunidade é tratada como a dissimulação dos extremos de um lago ou da origem de uma queda d'água que dá uma extensão imaginária a uma paisagem delimitada" (108). A montanha aparecia como o símbolo da frieza distante da razão pura; a paisagem construída e as casas de campanha, representação da organização comunitária do mundo.
Além de ver como uma linguagem própria à arte da jardinagem serve de vocabulário político para dar conta das revoluções do século XVIII, acho interessante o ponto de que as categorias estéticas da jardinagem acabaram sendo eclipsadas por aquelas próprias, principalmente, às artes plásticas. Com Kant, a paisagem se torna par à pintura; porém, o vocabulário estético que se desenvolveu para dar conta da experiência de observar uma paisagem, como, nos exemplos de Rancière, o "pitoresco" e o "grandioso", vão desaparecendo em prol dos extremos "belo" e "sublime", que se canonizam na história da estética como os limites do juízo estético. O "belo" normalmente aplicado para coisas pequenas, arredondadas e rebuscadas; o "sublime" para as coisas grandes, angulosas e brutas. As categorias intermediárias, que se prestariam melhor a cruzar a ponte do juízo de gosto com o comentário social, vão sumindo do mapa. Com Hegel, finalmente, a arte da jardinagem receberia sua última pá de cal, relegada à mera natureza, sobre a qual a disciplina da estética—preocupada apenas com as criações do espírito humano—deve se calar. Assim como a liberdade social está no Estado, não na natureza (como queria Rousseau), a liberdade artística está, para Hegel, naquilo que a mente humana produziu.
O paradoxo da jardinagem está em que ela não é "apenas" um produto da natureza. Enquanto o princípio mimético das artes representativas exigia que o artista "imitasse" a natureza; com a jardinagem aquilo que era objeto vira também meio: o processo de produção e organização em um conjunto tem como elementos a própria natureza, embora organizados por uma vontade humana. Mas se o meio muda, muda também, com a arte dos jardins, o artista. Não é apenas o homem o artista; a natureza, de certa forma, também se mostra em sua capacidade criativa. É ela que trabalha, que cresce os galhos das árvores, que desenha as curvas dos cursos d'água, que alonga as sombras no inverno e as encurta no verão.
Sendo este o caso, a distinção antiga entre essência e aparência se põe de uma forma mais complicada. Não é mais a natureza que possui algo de verdadeiro que pode ser sujeito a réplica e imitação. É a natureza em si que se torna aparência; a própria aparência da natureza é, ao mesmo tempo, real e artificial. A jardinagem confunde as distinções entre modelo e cópia, essência e aparência, obra e artista, e mesmo a distinção entre arte e não-arte. Com isso, inaugura uma espécie de regime estético próprio, não "apenas" representativo, sujeito ao princípio da imitação, mas também não "apenas" estético, já que certa representação, em se tratando da natureza enquanto meio, parece inevitável.
A radicalidade da jardinagem está em que, por definição, ela opera fora dos regimes tradicionais da arte. O uso de um vocabulário originário da jardinagem para se reportar às dinâmicas das revoluções sociais se mostraria, portanto, especialmente apto a capturar uma sensibilidade política que se inaugura, segundo o Rancière, ao redor do fim do século XVIII, que associaria a política à estética (no sentido de que a questão política por excelência é aquela sobre a partilha do campo do "sensível"). Sendo assim, parece incorreto atribuir à jardinagem a ausência de politicidade, que a frase sobre a luta de classes sugere. Por se distanciar ao mesmo tempo das amarras da mera representação e da completa independência do juízo de gosto, a jardinagem seria, pelo contrário, a mais política das artes.
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3d10fire-damage · 8 months
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Colors That Run Highlights 60
that's certainly a number
Open on the cliffhanger. Valor had appealed to the Elements as a daughter of Celestia and rolled a nat 20. Ira was hesitating, which made Leif hesitate, and when they looked to the other two they relaxed their hostility. The Breakfast Club stayed put, no longer attacking. A fragile truce formed. Then Luna broke the ice around her arm and began to seethe.
She said she couldn't believe that the party was going the nice, peaceful route after all that the Elements had done-- all the suffering and death they refused to acknowledged. She felt the party had given up on the fight because it got difficult, meanwhile Gale and the others were fighting in the streets. She said, why should they risk the Elements simply going back to doing what they had been? They ought to die. Not to forget Luna's personal stake-- her sister Mara had been driven to servitude and her brother Levin was driven away from Harmonce (and lost his arm there).
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Then Luna turned to Valor to speak to her. She thought Valor would understand; after all, Valor had lost her parents too. Why was she willing to forgive and forget, and work with the enemy like this? Valor, a bit sadly, stuck to her guns, and said she didn't want to watch those she cared about die. Luna realized she was truly alone in her conviction now, and said that she's just not strong or good enough for this. She pulled out a scroll and said to Valor, "I enjoyed our time together, but this... I can’t look past this. I love you, Valor. Please, try to understand. If you have a change of heart... I’ll always keep you close." She then activated the scroll and disappeared in a shower of sparkles.
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Avi held onto Valor's bow and Fea invited the Elements to go outside and see what had become of Quam as a result of the Tide's attack-- the demonstration of their anguish. The group went outside, passing a Depressed Valor on the previously nonexistent stairs. Both Calypso and Fea offered brief gestures of comfort to her, but Valor flinched away from them. As the Elements took in the damage and its circumstances, the group chastised and snarked on them, rightly, and the Elements admitted they hadn't been outside their building (or even that one room) for... a very long time.
The Elements agreed to make some reforms-- including perhaps appointing a representative of the people (a fifth element lol) to guide them in their decisions moving forward. And probably also finally choosing a Champion for Harmonce, because yeah, they still don't have one of those. Demigods, am I right? Fea also asked Avi if they had done the right thing, to which Avi said they couldn't worry too much about that now, now that it's been done. He did not know why Fea asked him this.
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Independently, both Calypso and Fea found Valor on the stairs and tried to comfort her. It didn't go very well; Valor was mostly silent and unreceptive, and Calypso especially felt awkward not knowing how to navigate this with Valor. Ultimately, Valor would need time, and so Calypso and Fea left her alone for a while longer. Calypso, on the way out, called out to Valor over her shoulder that this wasn't Valor's fault, or whatever. Meanwhile, Avi, Kattie, and Jericho goofed around in the emptied Elements room, finding some old cookies stashed away.
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Eventually, the party re-gathered and Teleported back to Guild City. Thedda happily greeted the group, paid them for their completed mission, and invited Avi to join the Heroes' Guild. He busied himself with filling out the paperwork to avoid being involved in the discussion about Pale Night brought up by Kattie. (Also we leveled up! Valor changed Sven into a black dragon to reflect her emo-ness.)
Then group then took the teleportation circle to Norsom to visit Slim. His new house had been fixed up all cozy, and naturally Calypso knocked on the door to greet him first (and give him a gigantic hug). It was a nice little reunion. Slim and Teresa enjoyed their gifts from Calypso (and Slim got to show off his belt buckle collection). Egg had put on a bit of weight due to his lack of exercise lately, though he's been putting in serious work keeping Slim from doing anything too intense (or at all, if you ask Slim). Egg asked Calypso if she had gotten him a gift as well, which made Calypso realize she forgot to get him anything (unforgivable). So she took off her boot and dug out a sea pebble from Pory to give to Egg. This was supposed to be inconspicuous, but it wasn't. But it's okay because Egg loved the pebble and Calypso loves Egg. Love is stored in the Egg.
Valor said hello then went alone to settle her things at the tavern, and later went on a target practice/brooding session. Fea and Avi visited one of the Norsom residents, Margie Nimm (Avi rambled away at her happily). Kattie had a nice conversation with Slim, helping to catch him up on what all happened on the Harmonce mission. Slim gave the group cookies (and griped about Egg eating too many sweets for how round he's gotten) and set about making Valor's favorite dessert-- cherry pie.
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Kattie suggested to Egg that he get back in adventuring condition, and then for exercise, Augustus and Jaxter chased Egg around while he yelled in his little rat timbre.
Slim, desperate to get out of the house for once, went with Calypso (Egg insisted he not go alone) to see Valor at the tavern, but she was gone so they had to meet her there later. Slim attempted to comfort her with his Dadly Presence and Wisdom, but Valor remained quiet for the most part and gave most of the dessert to Calypso (why waste a perfectly good pie?). Avi formally met Slim and they both discussed Twink Culture for a while. Slim brought in a large bag of that good kush and gifted it to Calypso, who barely knew what to do with such a large quantity (Avi got some of it too, because he's cute).
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The group stayed in Norsom for the night, as Teresa insisted on a sleepover. She had Fea and Calypso stay in her room and showed them a hidden stash of cookies under her bed and had them swear not to tell. Calypso, who cannot help swearing all the time, told Teresa that she can swear around Calypso all she wants, as long as Slim doesn't find out. Teresa, naturally, took this opportunity to say "fuck."
The next day, the party teleported to Aegis to try and meet up with the Infernal Champion to discuss what Slim had found out from her, re: Ethi and Rae. But unfortunately, I did not roll a 13, so Billie wasn't there (though Teacup was, and she was running the shop). Kattie went to visit Eva (wonk wonk) while the others went to Pasta and Pajamas. Calypso argued Valor couldn't stay depressed while eating unlimited pasta (though, she apparently could). Fea badgered Calypso about having deeper 👀 reasons for having such disdain for Billie, but Calypso argued that she didn't.
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The Breakfast Club went back to Guild City and discovered... Billie was waiting for them at their cabin. Calypso grumbled about this, but Thedda was also there and told them Billie had very important things to discuss with them. Billie explained that they and Knutt had gone to Calamity to look for Rae and got intercepted by Pale Night. They held their own against her, but without the other Champions they couldn't win, so they were forced to retreat. The news that the Champions couldn't beat something disturbed Calypso somewhat.
Billie then commissioned the Breakfast Club to go to Destran and see what they could find out about how things are going there, perhaps see the queen, and if they could find any sign of Rae (Ethi, meanwhile, was also still AWOL, though Titania was looking for them). She assured the group they'd be guaranteed safe passage (though Fea had some misgivings, considering the way she is). Billie advised the group not to fight Pale Night, but to do what they must if they encountered her (Calypso, again, was a bit taken aback by the Infernal Champion not simply telling them to run the hell away from something like that). In return for this mission, Billie offered to fulfill the group's wishes-- Calypso asked to end their contract on their success.
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With that, Billie had to return to Aegis to hold down the fort-- with half the Champions gone, she and Knutt needed to keep on hold on their stations (also to make sure Teacup didn't run the shop into the ground). She also pointed out that that weird Champion-cracked dragon that attacked Luna's ship could be anywhere, disguised as anyone. 👀
The group set about preparing for the coming trip. Kattie got groceries, nearly everyone made deposits or withdrawals from their bank accounts, and Avi got high in the yard. Calypso joined him eventually.
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Back on the road (the old fashioned way), this time to New Port. At night once camp was set up, Calypso sat up with Fea for first watch. Fea started getting restless, and got up to pace around. Calypso suggested she and Fea spar, and Fea argued they needed to pay attention to their surroundings but Calypso figured she could spar *and* keep watch.
Ultimately the conversation was dropped however, because Fea went catatonic as the vision of a memory took over. Fea was at a long table at some kind of meeting, and a man at the end of the table quieted things down and prompted Fea for her thoughts (though the name he used was indecipherable). She said that they should lead the charge-- if not Celestia's best, then who else?-- and vanquish the darkness. Those around her (some of which seemed familiar to her) seemed to agree with her but things then seemed to white out, and Fea heard a new voice call for her, saying she would rise when the time comes.
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Calypso, having been unable to coax Fea to sit on the ground during her two minutes elsewhere, scrambled to write down Fea's memory. Again Fea felt that these memories weren't hers, and again Calypso had no idea how that would happen, and was at a loss for what to offer Fea. Something something gay moment.
Meanwhile, Valor was visited by her dragon dad in her dreams. She and Sven floated in the clouds, and the mighty voice around her said that Valor has fought well but the path ahead was treacherous. Her skills would be tested, her trust challenged, her relationships strained. "Remain faithful, remain valiant, and you will prevail." Valor said she'd do her best, all coiled up in dragon scales. And, scene.
Avi had a lovely dream of his world-destroying boyfriend, who warned him about the things that would happen in Calamity (are you sensing a theme yet?) and said he wouldn't be able to help much there. Also they banged, poggers
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Calypso dreamed she was at the monastery and was visited by Leawei (sporting a new hairdo). The goddess lightly scolded Calypso for getting into so much trouble and praying to her so often, and Calypso countered by saying she ought to have known what she was getting into when she took Calypso in. Leawei admonished Calypso's usual self-deprecation, and then warned her the party was about to be in the middle of something very big, and told her she probably shouldn't take the approach she took with Ira again. Leawei referred to Fea as "death blessed" and that she has the "blessing of Aether." 👀
(Also, Leawei offered some fuk to her most specialest follower, and even pulled Fea into the dream for a threeway. God is good-- even if discord inflicted homophobia on me and DC'd me from the call during this bit.)
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Finally, Kattie had an entire conversation during her watch (which Avi witnessed her half of, since he was out of his trance by then). Kattie saw the same woman she had met at the masquerade ball in Harmonce, dressed in a new, fancy outfit. Kattie and this woman discussed what happened in Harmonce, with the Elements and all, and the woman warned Kattie of the coming challenges. She said that the whole of Cordias was headed for a troubled time and the party would play a part in its survival. Then she faded away. Avi had simply seen Kattie talking to no one for several minutes, leaving him rather confused. As usual.
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froggibus · 7 months
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Rn I have ideas for Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Gojo, Genji, Cal Kestis & Leon Kennedy
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