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a little lockwood & co fantasy au thingy!!! george, lockwood, and other side characters coming soon lol
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5 Reasons Why It’s Good To Be Merc
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Professor Oobleck: [To the class] --anybody? Perhaps you, miss Fall?
Cinder: [On scroll, panics] I uh--
Mercury: Sorry teach--
Professor Oobleck: [Loudly] Doctor!
Mercury: [Ignoring him] --but Cindy’s too busy sexting her boyfriend.
Cinder proceeded to furiously kick her asshole of a subordinate in the shin.
Professor Oobleck: *Grimaces* Perhaps, miss Fall, you can engage in...that sometime more appropriate.
Cinder: [Clutching throbbing toes] Of course Doctor Oobleck, I have no idea what I was thinking. [Glares at Mercury]
Mercury smiled. He’d get it later, but the hissing voice of Cinder as well as the slight tears in the corner of her eyes was worth it.
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2.
Emerald ran from the room in the warehouse, cackling the entire way with his legs in her hands. Sitting at a chair, stumps hanging off, Mercury felt his blood boil - before he took a breath and calmed down. He knew this was in revenge for Cinder nearly breaking her toes, her foot against his cybernetic prosthetic.
He also didn’t care. Focusing, he felt a faint glimmer of his aura getting further away from him and he sent a series of pulses that had one purpose. To remotely flip one of his legs.
Emerald: [Distantly] Ogg fugg, my fuggah teef! [Moaning in pain]
Having effectively kicked the thief’s teeth out, Mercury smiled. Best anti theft measures, ever.
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3.
Mercury: Kiiiii-fucking-yah!
And like that, the third year Huntsman went down like a sack of bricks. It was expected - the moron had activated his semblance, Yo-Yo, and used a powerful telekinetic pull to yank Mercury towards him. But he wasn’t anything in comparison to his shitbird of an old man.
So delivering a flying sidekick right out of an action movie was all too sweet and all too easy. Also cathartic because the moron had been going on about how lame his boots were and (the real reason he kicked the moron in the skull while going at least 30MPH) ridiculing him for not using his semblance.
Vytal Festival Crowd: *Raucous cheering*
The adulation of the masses was pretty nice too. As he walked back to the waiting room, he grinned. All he had to do now was wait for blondie to make it to the finals, put up a good act and then he can test himself against some real opponents.
They might just be Atlas grunts, but they weren’t the premiere military organization on Remnant for no reason.
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4.
Mercury grunted, the new additions to his legs making walking awkward. Sure it was just a few pistons as well as a miniature dust engine, but after years of getting used to his leg shaped prosthetics it was a bit awkward with these new clunkier ones.
He stumbled into Emerald, who immediately sneered at him before her brow furrowed.
Mercury: ‘Sup, Em?
Emerald: [Eyes flick towards him] Nothing. Cinder said her scar feels “hot” again, so I’m bringing her a cool towel. *Eyes narrow* What the hell are you doing here? You said the dungeons were creepy.
Mercury just shrugged, watching her carefully. He opened his mouth to speak and saw her staring at the bulky lower half of his legs.
Emerald: And what the hell is that!? [Eyes flick from Mercury, to the dungeon, to the entrance of the hallway that led out of Evernight Castle] Wait a minu--
Mercury didn’t hesitate. Pistons pumped, his dust engine whirred to life with a sound like miniature tornado and with a shift of the leg, a single dust round shot from his ankle and his leg kicked upwards blindingly fast.
Right between Emerald’s legs. The girl was lifted off her feet for a brief few seconds and her formerly narrowed eyes were bulging out of her skull. Then Mercury was putting his modded legs to good use and charging from Salem’s castle, leaving Emerald behind making sounds somewhere between a dying animal and a deflated balloon.
Sure he had to worry about Salem coming to kill him for effectively quitting the game, but if there was one thing his father literally beat into his skull it was that there wasn’t much point in following someone for the sake of an ideal.
Because there was nothing better than cold, hard cash.
And if the freaky Grimm bitch was out to destroy the world, how the hell was he gonna spend all that cash? It ate at him to even remotely agree with his old man, but he had a point.
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5.
Mercury: You know, if someone ever told me I’d be retiring to a beach with a hot midget I probably would’ve laughed. [Pauses] Then I probably would’ve caved their skull in with a good snap kick, but that’s beside the point! Cheers, tiny! *Slurps obnoxiously on a cocktail*
Neo lay next to him in a beach chair, a pink and brown bikini done in her colors but with a pink cup beneath her brown hair on the left side with a brown cup beneath her pink hair on the right side, with the bikini bottoms alternating the colors again.
Her hands also clenched the armrests mutinously. When she screwed Cinder over and shoved Hush through her belly, she figured her best bet was to go to sea. Find an island. Except she found the Maiden’s old assassin that Salem and her people occasionally tried finding (but to little success, Black keeping on the move) and he’d been the one to charter the boat. He’d been the one to find the tropical paradise they’d been living on the last few years.
It had mostly been a pragmatic choice - neither of them really enjoyed tanning, anything to do with the water and they only truly enjoyed the weather itself. There was a small town a couple miles through the palm trees with a little over a thousand in population who didn’t care who they were as long as they were willing to kill the occasional Grimm.
And so life had gone on. Then those assholes who’d killed Roman did the same to Salem. Word had gotten out. The witch was obliterated by some “heeeyuuuw-mongus purple and gold laser beam!”, that probably meant they didn’t need to worry about the Gods anymore either and the only way Salem would die is if the fire bitch was a corpse first.
So they’d celebrated. Once. Then never again because for the diminutive ice cream themed girl, once was more than enough with a dick weasel like Mercury Black. Seriously, 2 years on this island and he still was calling her a midget! He slurped his drinks! Even though he knew sex was permanently off the menu, he had no problem checking her out or any sense of privacy!
“Nothing I haven’t seen before, shortie.”
He even had eaten her damn ice cream and shrugged, like she wasn’t about to push her fucking spoon through his throat and scoop out his jugular! He was insufferable and he often smelt of motor oil and Hatchet Body Spray!
Mercury: *Sighs happily* Yup. Life is good. *Burps loudly*
Screaming silently, Neo shoved off towards their shared house while kicking up sand the entire way and wondering if those best-friend-murdering-cunt-nuggets would actually believe she would reform herself because she had an obnoxious roommate.
Maybe the cute, doofy looking blond boy would. Huh. Now she had an in - the doofus hadn’t really done anything to earn her ire. Yeah. She’d go to him, make friendly and their friendship would be what would convince his other friends, the titty monster and friend killer especially, that she really did want to be a good guy.
Meanwhile Mercury lowered his shades, checked out the perky booty and shrugged.
Mercury: [Steals her drink] And now she’s wasting good liquor. Eh. More for me! *Slurps*
He grinned as a local girl on a surf board bent to keep her balance, her significantly larger, tanner ass not being contained by her white bikini.
Mercury: *Enjoys life*
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I’ve never quite understood why the assassin of all people didn’t just up and leave Salem at some point. I have to assume Cinder was paying him to begin with and then the fear of death might have kept him there but are you really gonna tell me this man didn’t think it’d be possible to just run from Salem at some point? Disappear into the background? Come on.
Sure he wouldn’t have disappeared to an island or anything, but crack is what I do apparently.
So yeah, that’s it for RWBY for today and probably until I have an idea again. I actually had these after answering Fish’s ask yesterday and decided to get them down since they’re basically the only ideas I’ve had for my Tumblr.
Hopefully people like these. :D
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bnhaimaginables · 3 years
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Hawks with a Blasian s/o (+ Christmas, cause why not)
(I was raised by my dad's family, Black side. And my mom's side is Cambodian. So this is where I'm coming from)
Hes excited to learn about your black heritage
He claims to have the Asian perspective on things on lock
But school him anyways (even if your Japanese)
Once he gets it through his skull that all Asians aren't the same, he's more prone to listen and ask questions
But he reaaaally wants to learn about black history
So you teach him
He gets kinda upset about the whole slavery thing.
You let him know the world is still trying to change
And he understands that, but still tho.
This mans is good for nothing.
He doesn't quite understand your need for certain hair shampoos and conditioners
And he doesn't understand the switch, you go through because of your hair
"Baby... why is all this shampoo in here?"
"Im trying some new ones out."
"Oh."
He starts to bring home new shampoos and conditioners for you
When you find one you really like (and that works) he buys that specific one
And if he can't find it nearby, he orders it offline
Dancing. On God, he comes to you, with his phone, showing you those dumbass tic toks , asking if you know how to do the dance
After him bothering you for about 15 to 20 minutes, you say yes.
Then it's another 20 minutes of "teach me. Babe. Teach me, please!"
You give in, after seeing his wings fluff up(he only does this to get what he wants)
So here you are, in yalls living room, trying to teach this dude, these dances
Its definitely a sight to watch him try and keep his wings from flapping too much, cause he's excited
Once he can get his wings calmed down, he's surprisingly a fast learner.
He's perfected these moves alone
So when you see him on tv, after an easy win or on an interview, he's doing one of them
You insisted that he take a break from hero work to visit your families in America.
He actually convinced the other hero's and his sidekicks, that this was important for you guys future.
So December, you guys flew out.
(My dads family lives in Mississippi and my moms family lives in Minnesota.)
He was in for like 3 or 4 different culture shocks
(In Mississippi)
The people stared at you both wherever you went
Keigo figured they were just staring because he was the No 2 hero from Japan
Then someone made a remark about you.
Feathers be damned, HANDS were about to be thrown.
You had to calm him down, before the police where called
You guys finally make it to your grandparents home
Your family was very welcoming and warm to him
The first day was... docile.
Your family was eager for him to talk about himself
They wanted to know about the berdman that stole your heart
From his poor childhood to his burnt face, Keigo was happy to talk about everything
He even did some cool tricks with his feathers, to crack everybody up
The second day was more eventful for him
He was surprised at how much louder everyone was
Talkin shit, and making jokes at one another
Even you, his sweet little Raven, was being loud
He watched with wide eyes and a smile
He was waved over by your grandad
Your uncle, tried to roast Keigo about his face (friendly)
Your brother (or sister or whoever) instigated, "oooo he goin in!"
Keigo clapped back, about how fat your uncle was
After that, nobody was safe
Everybody caught some flames, even the dog
When dinner was done, everybody sat down to eat.
Keigo was a bit hesitant to eat.
He had heard of soul food, but never HAD soul food
You had never cooked for him, you guys usually got take out
He took a bite of fried chicken, he was hooked.
After that, he started to pile he plate, he wanted to taste everything
He cleared his plate 4 times
And even ate some dessert
Afterwards, your grandmother pulled him to the side, and reassured him that he was approved of
He came back to you, feathers all fluffed and happy
Then you guys made your way to where your mother's family lived.
Flying up there was fine, when you landed your aunt was there to pick you guys up.
Straight you your grandmother's house.
Keigo noticed how much quieter you were, but didn't say anything about it
He assumed you were just tired.
When you guys got to your grandmothers house, all of your cousins, aunts and uncles were there
Unlike your dad's family, they knew EXACTLY who Keigo was
They had been tabs on Japan. (Weebs)
The elders kept feeling on him (idk if anybody else's family does this, but the elders do this to see how much you've grown, mostly they feel up your arms)
They were careful of his wings, only asking him about them
Keigo enjoyed the attention, again
You kept mostly to yourself
Only giving your family a smile and a quick answer when the spoke to you
When Keigo was able to break away from your family, he pulled you outside
"Baby, are you ok?" He was worried
You explained to him that you felt uncomfortable and awkward around them.
You told him it was because when your dads family moved you went with them.
You never visited them after that, until you where almost an adult
Keigo nodded, he really didn't understand, but he felt bad that he was taking their attention from you
"Keigo, its fine. Your the number 2 hero, from Japan. Half of them want to go there anyway. Your more than welcome to their attention." You reassured him.
Didn't matter, he still felt bad.
So for the remainder of the trip, he stayed attached to your hip
He followed you everywhere, except the bathroom (maybe)
He took the time to make sure you weren't overwhelmed by everyone
And when the food came out, again, he was a glutton
For the most part, he just got asked lots of questions about Japan. (Culture and what not)
And what were the perks of being No 2
When you guys flew back home, Keigo made sure to pamper you
And him?
Oh. He's already planned another trip to go back
He loved it!
He never experienced Christmas like that.
(This is what my Christmas has been like the past 4 years. So enjoy the personal experience no one asked for!)
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addicted-to-dc · 5 years
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I’m Supposed To Be Fighting You (Jason Todd/Red X X Reader)- Part 7
Welp, here it is as promised! Sorry for the lack of tags, but I think I’m just not gonna do that anymore. I still can’t find my list... whoops. Anyway, enjoy and please leave some feedback!!!
Warnings: Angst as usual, mentions of torture and death, violence, etc. 
Word Count: 1747
Robin had the team searching all over the city for you, searching for any indication of your whereabouts. Luckily Cyborg was able to put together a tracking device of sorts, built mainly to detect the energy disturbance you create while teleporting. Landing on a roof, Cyborg quickly walked over to where you had been. He sighed, shaking his head towards the team.
“This is two hours old, (Y/N) could be anywhere by know,” he said, pocketing the tracker. “If we want to find her, I need to increase the distance this tracker can cover.”
Robin scowled, walking over to the edge of the building. Where would you go? That’s one thing that he hated about having a new team member, the lack of information he knew about you. You kept your secrets well, and his reluctance to push any further has come to bite him in the ass. He took in a deep breath, trying to calm himself down enough to think. As soon as he smelled it, he knew how they could find you.
“Cyborg, can you track Xenothium?” Robin asked, turning back towards the group. “It has a less subtle energy disturbance than (Y/N)’s.”
“Why do you want to track Red X?” Raven asked. “This is about (Y/N), not-”
“I’ve got a hit,” Cyborg interrupted, a shocked expression appearing on his face. “It’s here, but that means-”
“(Y/N) is with him,” Robin revealed, staring at the group. “How could I be so blind?”
“We could be jumping to conclusions,” Beast Boy said, looking around the group. “He could have kidnapped her, saw it as an opportunity to capture a member of the team.”
“Friend (Y/N) would never do such a thing,” Starfire stated, flying over to Robin. “Robin, what should we do?”
“We’ll find out where they are, and whether she is allied with him or not, we’re going to get answers.”
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At first it was odd to stay with Jason, but the more you experienced with him the more you understood why you preferred it here. Here you did not have to map out your actions, your words, hell, your own thoughts in order to belong. It felt freeing to be able to drop the filter, but there still was the fear of the loose ends you had. How Gizmo found your classified file was a mystery to you, but if a bratty HIVE agent is able to identify you, there was no doubt that your past will indeed come to kill you soon. You got sloppy, and now that will cost your life and the lives of others as well. Now you not only had the Titans most likely looking for you, you were going to have the government back on your trail as well.
“I need to disappear,” you blurted, making Jason freeze.
He placed his tools down, “Is this about the Titans or something else?”
“Everything, concerning every single person that I have ever interacted with,” you said, cursing your stupidity. “The group I was apart of so many years ago will be looking for me now that they know I’m alive, I’ll be gutted like a fish if I don’t disappear soon, or worse.”
You shivered at the thought of working for them again, but that was pushing your luck. No, they would take you back to the very room you were supposed to die and subject you to every torture method they knew. If that didn’t satiate their blood lust, then they would do whatever they wanted to you for good measure. They may be a branch of the government, but they abide no laws or morals, especially when it comes to a traitor in their ranks.
“Then we’ll disappear,” he said, “and leave this city behind. There’s nothing holding us back from leaving right now, but there is one thing that I want to know before we do this.”
“What?” you asked, unsure what he was going to ask.
“Are you ready to leave the hero life behind?” he questioned you, grasping your hands. “You’ve worked so hard to build this, are you ready to come to the dark side for your survival? Are you willing to kill again to prove to them that you are not just a child soldier that can be used and discarded like trash?”
“Where is this coming from, Jason?” you asked, his words seeming too personal.
He sighed, “You aren’t the only one with a bad past, (Y/N)... I was once the Bat’s sidekick, I was a Robin, and I got killed because of it.”
“What…?”
You had no words, watching as Jason struggled with his words.
“I was killed by the Joker, (Y/N), and I was brought back by-”
“Ra’s al-Ghul,” you finished for him, tightening your grip on his hands. “You’re not the only one.”
You thought back on the night you were killed, your body feeling so numb and cold as they fired the last bullet. The only warmth you had was the cooling blood underneath you, but not even that could provide any relief. Your body was screaming, telling you to teleport out of there and find help. You were too focused on your wounds to notice someone had started dragging you into a body bag, the world fading to black as you finally felt peace. It felt like an eternity when it disappeared from your grasp. You remembered nothing but screams, the color green, and burning when you came back, your flesh repairing itself at an inhuman rate. You did not know how long you were in that pool of glowing green, but you knew that there was someone else in there with you. Now you know that someone was Jason.
“You were there, too, weren’t you?” you asked him. “That night when we both came back?”
He nodded, “When I saw your face next to the Titans’, (Y/N), I couldn’t stop myself from finding you. I’m sorry that I kept this from you, but I had to be sure-”
You placed a finger on his lips, “I understand, Jason, and the answer is yes.”
“You mean it?” he whispered, his eyes staring into yours.
You nodded, “It’s time for me to stop running from who I am, and with you, I feel like nothing can touch us.”
“I have a gift for you,” he said, removing his hands from yours. “It’s been ready for you for awhile.”
You watched as he grabbed a box a few feet away from you, returning to give it to you. Opening it, you grabbed the black helmet and examined it, the white skull on it contrasting greatly against the black. Placing it next to you, you dug deeper into the box and pulled out a uniform. The black and grey Kevlar and armor was better than military grade, that’s for sure.
He turned around, “Go ahead, try it on.”
Placing the box down, you quickly changed into the uniform, looking in the box one more time to grab the gloves, boots and other gear to grab what you missed. You cleared your throat, indicating he could turn around. He turned around, smiling at the sight of you.
“I knew it would fit,” he said, fixing a few spots of the armor before grasping the helmet. “This helmet is equipped with everything we need, and it will hide your identity.”
“I’m guessing you made yourself some upgrades as well,” you guessed, gesturing to the box that was next to yours. “Matching uniforms?”
“Hell no,” he replied, beginning to tear off his Red X uniform right in front of you.
You quickly turned around, your face burning as he chuckled at your response. It was a few minutes before he tapped your shoulder, allowing you to finally see what he looked like. He was wearing a similar uniform to you, but his helmet was entirely red, a black ‘x’ etched into the helmet’s exterior. He was wearing a black leather jacket, also holding one in his hand.
“You can’t complete the outfit without some leather,” he chuckled, tossing it to you. “It has a bunch of goodies and extra body armor included.”
You slipped it on, “You really thought of everything, didn’t you?”
He paused for a moment, “Yup.”
You grabbed your helmet and slid it on, watching as the many applications opened around you. As you looked around, you confirmed that the helmet tracked your eye movements. You were too focused on exploring the helmet’s capabilities to notice Jason snaking his hands around your waist, securing your utility belt to your pants. The clicks of him securing the holsters to your thighs kicked you out of your thoughts, watching as he secured the last buckle. You would have blushed, but all you could feel was excitement as he stood back up. He picked up two of the four guns from the table, holding them out for you to take.
“Are they lethal?” you asked, taking one of them.
“They can be either,” he replied, watching as you analyzed the gun. “They use Xenothium as power, you only need to adjust its concentration to make it lethal.”
You took the other, placing them both in their respective holsters before securing them, “How long do the cores last?”
“Depending on how many encounters we have? Probably a year before they run out of juice,” he replied, placing his own guns in their holsters. “You ready to go?”
“Always,” you replied, placing your hand in his.
Just as he was about to teleport, the wall behind you exploded, making the two of you take cover behind his work bench. Jason pressed a button on his helmet, quickly pressing one on yours as well. As soon as the display on your screen changed, you knew it was thermal vision. Your reflexes took control, making you grab your guns and provide cover fire for Jason, running to a pillar before rolling behind it. Jason teleported onto the second floor, his location appearing on your screen as you surveyed the area. Soon enough Robin was swinging his bo staff at you, the metal clinging off of the guards on your forearms.
“Above you,” you heard Jason, kicking Robin away in time to catch the staff Jason had thrown at you.
Flipping away, you avoided a few blasts from Starfire and Cyborg as you finally teleported to Jason’s side, preparing for the battle you dreaded ever since you joined the team.
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PMD 2: Super hero/magic AU ideas
I had an idea and i think it’s fun, but i don’t plan on actually writing it because I have other PMD stories I want to write first, so I’m putting it out here.
In this AU, the Guild is a Hogwarts/Camp Half Blood style institution that teaches those with powers how to wield them and how to help people with them.
like its a kind of boarding school situation, they all live there and have lessons on how to use their powers and stuff. Also has potential for Hijinks and Shenanigans, which is, in my opinion, a vitally imporant and underused part of any story in the explorers games
I think there’s still mystery dungeons, but some of them are like labyrinths under cities, and there can be multiple dungeons in one area, they kind of cross over each other. 
Everyone is human in this AU, but some manifestations of power lead to physical mutations that may allude to the power. For example, Corphish has the power to breath underwater, and has crawfish claws in place of his hands
Powers are very common, lots of people have at least some mild potential, but not everyone wants to use that for guild work. Marrowak, for example, uses his powers to help train others in combat, while Xautu has x-ray vision used for looking in boxes.
sometimes the mutations are the power- Chatot’s power is that he has bird wings that allowed him to fly, until the initial ambush in Brine Cave prevented him from being safely capable of flight.
Guildmaster Wigglytuff is a well known and very powerful hero who retired from active duty along side his sidekick Chatot to run the guild after Chatot’s injury. His powers were initially believed to be simply a basic, but potent super strength, but the attack in Brine Cave unlocked a secondary power that allows him to cause explosions and tremors. His control over this secondary power is less exact, and in times of extreme emotion, can loosen.
having secondary powers is rare but not unheard of, and the two powers aren’t always related. Its more unusual that the power didn’t manifest until late in his career.
The Guild members have a wide range of powers-  Loudred has an enhanced voice that can do damage through its sheer volume, Sunflora has control over plants as well as mild healing abilities, Crogunk is capable of making toxins in his skin and is skilled at martial arts, Chimeco has both Empath and Telekinetic powers, Dugtrio and Diglett both have earth bending powers, and Bidoof’s powers give him beaver traits (not an especially useful power, but he’s trying to make it work)
Team skull might also be a part of the guild idk
The partner, Chimchar in this case (going off of the Anime) has fire powers and desperately wants to join the guild
he finds the hero, Piplup, collapsed on the beach with no memory except the knowledge that this beak and these flippers are DEFIANTLY new. After some experimentation, they find they also have hydrokenis
The two of them decide to join the guild together because Piplup doesnt seem to have anywhere else to go and kind of wants to learn how to control their new powers
Some people have such strong powers that they are considered not entirely human, and more deific, particually as after a certain threshold of power, regardless of their actual ability they become functionally immortal. This is the case with Palkia and Dialga in particular, who are incredibly old, and have taken it upon themselves to maintain the correct workings of Time and Space. 
Grovyle has super speed, as well as very weak earth bending.
Celebi is also functionally imortal but is on the lower end of the power spectrum for that threshold. She is able to send other people back in time, as well as thoughts and information that allow her to manipulate the time stream, but cannot travel back herself.
Dusknoir has control over spirits, which manifest as the Sableye entourage. He is a loyal sidekick to Dialgia out of self-serving necessity.
Team charm are a heroic team headed by Loppuny, who has Super Jumping Powers (think Remy from Taz: C) She maybe has manifested rabbit ears? idk i also like the big hatsune miku ponytales i give her in my design. which ever is more fun is what she has. Gardivouir has claravoient powers, and Medicham has the power of both Very good Punching, as well as mild psychic abilities. 
Lapras is maybe a giant or something in this au? im not really sure how he carrys people. who knows maybe he can shapeshift into a boat. thats pretty cool.
Manaphy is a child Chimchar and Piplup find with strong Hydrokenis, and they can tell he is likely to become one of the deific heros in the future. He has such a strong connection to the ocean he has to raised in it.
idk thats it basically
i think this is a fun au, i came up with the idea after reading a homestuck fic called doc scratch’s school for exeptional puplis or something along those lines
its very good, very fun super school shenangians as well as high stakes
takes place on a moon, very cool. weird mysterys are happening
if you like homestuck you should read it basically
feel free to add more ideas if you have any, i’d love to talk to people about this au!
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Captain Marvel spoiler review
Ok. I give up on figuring out the spoiler cut on mobile. If you haven’t seen, please skip this!
Spoilers!
You have probably seen that I have been pretty defensive about Captain Marvel on tumblr. That is because I think she should get the same chance as a male MCU hero, not because i think she is perfect or anything.
One thing I was actively worried about with this film was the origin story. Carol’s origin is weird and complicated. There was an alien named Mar-Vell and he had powers and fought this bad guy. There was a machine called a psyche-magnetron that exploded and gave her powers. At least that is how it goes in the comics. But it is SO dated for her to literally get her powers from a man, especially if Marvel wants her to be their standout female character.
And it’s not easily summed up. To further complicate things, she is of two worlds. She is from Earth but had Kree DNA.
Watching the film, I thought about Thor. The first Thor movie also had two worlds and I liked the parts on Earth best, but the Asgardian world had a distinct look to it. I think Boden/Fleck were a bit hamstrung by the fact that the Kree were somewhat established in Guardians of the Galaxy. You see Hala and think “alien planet” but not like “wow, that is beautiful and different” if that makes sense.
It’s always interesting to see these films with my sister, because she doesn’t read comics or get all obsessed on tumblr like I do. When we got home she was looking at how the MCU films were ranked (not on RottenTomatoes but another similar site) and she was like, “this is wrong. It was better than some of these.”
We agreed immediately that it wasn’t as good as Black Panther. And I think it would be tough to be the first origin story to follow that one, because usually they are a bit wobbly and crammed with backstory. Certainly think it’s on par with other origin stories, like the aforementioned Thor.
I was also worried about Maria and Monica. For those that don’t know, Monica Rambeau is a superhero who was also Captain Marvel and she was before Carol was. She has since changed her name to Spectrum (and Photon, which was Maria’s Air Force call signal) which is confusing.
I wanted Monica in the movie—it felt right since she was Captain Marvel too—but I did not want her to feel like a sidekick, because Carol and Monica don’t have that relationship. I was iffy on “Maria” who is really just a name in the comics, and then Lashana Lynch came into the project late after the first actress dropped out and I was like, “oh no, what happened?” Is the script changing? What is this part?
But I liked Maria a lot. She does feel like “the black friend,” which we have already seen from Iron Man and Captain America: Winter Soldier. But Sam and Rhodey are faves of mine so I am not mad at it exactly. I just want more for characters of color. I was very glad that we got to see Monica do some flying and even take out a Kree of her own (though I was sad about which one it was) because she could have been in Carol’s place that day. Then she would have the crazy powers. Carol just got there first. I thought Lynch did a really good job and is someone to watch.
Plus, I feel there is a bud of hope that young Monica is a future star, not a supporting player. Though I am still worried she comes off a bit more like Kamala Khan than Monica Rambeau (again, neither of these characters are bad they are just different). But Kamala is a star too. Perhaps in the intervening years, Monica will grow into someone more like the character we know. Hopefully. (She would be in her mid-30s during the events of Infinity War.)
I continue to think they were smart to bring Sam Jackson back. You know I have missed him. I talk about it all the time. But here what is so evident is how he grounds a film so well. Like think about all the crazy shit Nick Fury has to make seem real. It’s astounding. I don’t necessarily think that Phil Coulson needed to be there. (In the theater, people cheered when he came on screen and the little boy next to me said, “who is that?” Which reminded me that The Avengers was actually a long time ago and that we are old.)
I read a review that said they wished Carol could retroactively show up in Avengers and, indeed, that does seem to be what the film builds toward. So seeing Carol pop up in the mid-credit sequence was the biggest cheer moment in the film, which maybe doesn’t speak that well of the actual film? I am not sure where I am going with this thought. Except to say it succeeds in that it convinces us there was a hole in the Avengers team this entire time and we didn’t know about it. Which is both cool and a bummer.
As for the cast, they did trick me with Annette Bening. I thought she would be Helen Cobb, Carol’s mentor from the Kelly Sue DeConnick (cameo in the train station! I saw her red hair!) run. Bening just looks like her. And I didn’t see the twist that she was Mar-Vell coming. Though perhaps it was obvious to some.
My sister said she thought Bening was miscast. And that got me wondering if they intentionally cast someone who looked like Helen. Sister said she wished Glenn Close had gotten this role instead of the throwaway in Guardians of the Galaxy. I am always in favor of more Glenn Close and do hope she might be in a “Nova” film because she was sorely wasted.
I think Jude Law is kind of perfect for the possible leading man but is really a dick turn. You almost believe him when he says, “I’m so proud of you.” Between this and Spy, I am starting to wonder if I missed the boat on Jude Law.
My real fave of the Kree was Min-Erva (Gemma Chan) and I really thought she would come back and be the main villain of the sequel so I was kind of devastated when she died. I loved how blunt she was with “I just didn’t like you.” I would love to see a head-to-head with her. Just two very different women.
Everyone loved Goose. I am still sad they didn’t call her Chewie. The biggest cliffhanger is WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOSE. Did she did? Do Flerken age like cats do? Has she just been in Nick Fury’s office all this time? No, she can’t be. She wasn’t in Winter Soldier.
Maybe she bailed after coughing up the Tesseract (which I did not know was going to be in this film at all. I thought Howard Stark found it and that was how it got to SHIELD. I think that makes Howard even lamer?) and she went to find Monica? I would love it if Carol comes back and Monica is like “bitch, where have you been? Your cat peed on my laundry.” (And somehow led Monica on adventures that gave her her own superpowers? A girl can dream.)
We need to cast someone awesome as adult Monica. I have been looking through IMDb. It’s a sickness. I like Spectrum. I like all lady heroes. We still need MORE.
Do you hear me, dumb fanboys? We were not done with female superheroes after Wonder Woman. We were not done after Jessica Jones. We are not done after Captain Marvel. And guess what, we will not be done after Black Widow either, so stop acting like babies and just get the fuck out of the way.
Because if you try to pull the shit that you pulled about this movie with Monica or Kamala or Storm? We will have to kill you. Full stop.
FINAL THOUGHT: Goose can hold the Tesseract. Red Skull died holding the Tesseract. Red Skull founded Hydra. Hydra was part of the Nazi Party. Goose is stronger than Nazis.
This is science.
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Starry Nights Part 12
Pairings: Hulk x Reader Bruce Banner x Reader
Summary: It is simply the end.
Part 11 Sequel!
Oh my gosh you guys, it’s over and I wish it wasn’t but I’ve entirely wrapped up the story. Thank you so much for going on this journey of one of my first real writing attempts with me and please if you have time leave a nice comment! It makes my day.
Bruce groaned and slowly blinked his eyes open. He sat up holding his head as it throbbed.
“Oh you’re awake!” Y/N chirped happily, turning her iPad off and looking to him.
Bruce jumped at her voice and looked at her shocked. So she wasn’t a dream… “You’re here…” He breathed out and smiled.
“Yeah, I’m here.” Y/N smiled back happily.
“What happened?”
“You fainted when I told you, you were a father.”
The colour drained from Bruce’s face.
“Please don’t faint again. It’s only funny once.”
Bruce swallowed nervously. “Are you-are you sure it’s mine…?”
“Do you want me to slap you again?” Y/N raised a brow as a frown tugged to her face.
“Sorry.” Bruce muttered. “I just- l never thought I could have… I mean after the accident… l left you pregnant?” Bruce’s sentences were jumbled and half finished, they were as broken as his thoughts. “I left you pregnant…” He confirmed to himself, he sounded like he was about to break.
“Hey hey hey.” Y/N leaned forward and delicately grabbed his hand. “You did it to protect me remember? We stayed safe because of you.” Y/N forced herself to say, her feelings were VERY different from her words but she couldn’t stand seeing how shattered he looked and she knew he would never forgive himself otherwise.
“… Is he like me…?”
“You mean is he smart, handsome and sweet like you? That’s definitely a yes to all three.”
“You know what I mean…”
“He’s never turned green and as far as I know it’s just him in there.”
Bruce heaved a breath as his eyes welled with tears. “Can I see him?”
“Of course silly! You’re his father.” Y/N grinned at his shy question. “It’s all I’ve wanted.” She felt her eyes start to water as well. Unable to contain herself anymore, Y/N leaned forward pressing her lips to his with vigour. Bruce let out a moan of shock before wrapping his arms around her, kissing back with just as much enthusiasm and pulling her forward, helping her climb onto the bed with him.
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S/N hadn’t left Steve’s side, much to Tony’s chagrin. Both men were currently sitting at the table with S/N plopped in the centre of the table as Tony was trying to convince him Iron Man was better.
“No no, we like Iron Man!” Tony said loudly and enthusiastically. “He’s cool!” Tony raised both his thumbs. “He can fly!” He held up his hands in the classic Superman pose. “Shoot lasers!” He made shooting noises as he pretended to fire his hand repulsors. “Captain America is a booooring old man.” Tony made a dramatic frowning face as he nodded towards Steve. S/N watched him with interest.
“So whose your faaaaavouriite hero?”
“Capin Merca!!!!!!l”
“Sorry Tony.” Steve smiled apologetically.
“Rejected by my own Godson!”
“Who made you his Godfather?” Y/N scoffed as she walked into the room hand in hand with Bruce.
“Mama!!!!!” S/N made excited grabby hands as Y/N let go of Bruce’s hand in favour of walking towards and picking up her son, pressing a kiss to his warm cheek.
“I can pay for his entire education.” Tony said with a smirk.
“… Nice to meet you Godfather!” Y/N let out a cackle of a laugh and clapped Tony’s shoulder who smirked back proudly.
“You’ll see I’ll be his favourite superhero yet! He can be my sidekick when he’s older!” Tony was already mentally designing a mini iron man suit.
“Tony.” Bruce chastised defensively. “He’s not going to be a hero.”
“Weeeeeell.” Y/N chimed in causing both men to look at her confused.
Y/N gently set S/N down. “Baby why don’t you show everyone how strong you are.”
“I allowed?!?!”
“Just this once.”
S/N toddled forward with a determined face and grabbed onto the tables leg with both hands. With a small grunt he hoisted the table up raising it high above his head. He lost his balance and with a tiny “oomph!” as he landed on his butt.
Steve, Tony and Bruce’s eyes all almost bulged out of their skulls as they stared at the small child in shock.
Y/N crossed her arms proudly. “You should see his tantrums.”
Bruce looked the most offended as the men gazed at her. “He has the Hulk’s strength?!”
“He has your smarts!” Y/N fired back at him, picking S/N up when he put the table down. “He’s doing advanced math! Not because I’m making him, because he WANTS too!” She said emphasising his natural talent.
Bruce took a deep breath while Tony had the biggest grin on his face and Steve just looked concerned.
Bruce approached Y/N and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, gently guiding her forward. “I want to show you something.” Bruce announced ushering her towards the door before Tony had the chance to jump in and go off on another rant.
“I thought you said he wasn’t like me?” Bruce frowned as they stepped into the elevator.
“I said he didn’t turn green. There’s nothing wrong with him being like you and Hulk.” Y/N kept her tone civil as to not alert her oblivious son of the discomfort in the air. “Don’t you get it Y/N I’ve ruined his life.” Bruce picked up the hint and tried to keep his tone even as they stepped out of the elevator.
“Are you my daddy?” S/N spoke up before Y/N could respond to Bruce.
Bruce looked down at the child shocked.
“I told you he was smart.” She muttered, knowing he worked it out just from hearing their conversation.
S/N stared up innocent at Bruce who swallowed the lump in his throat. He nodded slowly. “Y-yeah, I am.” He said nervously, looking like a deer caught in headlights.
S/N made grabby hands at Bruce so Y/N lifted him off her hip and carefully placed him in Bruce’s arms once she was sure he wouldn’t drop him. S/N patted Bruce’s face with his hand. He smiled and wrapped his small arms around Bruce’s neck and nuzzled into him. “Daddy!”
Bruce looked up at Y/N and she ushered him quietly to go on.
Bruce bit his lip to try and keep his composure as he wrapped his arms protectively around the child. “Dad-Daddy’s here.” The word sounded foreign and strange on Bruce’s tongue but never the less right. “And he’s never going to leave you again.” His voice cracked slightly at the end of his sentence and Y/N let out a sob at the scene.
The three of them stayed in comfortable silence and after what seemed like an eternity S/N pulled away to yawn.
“Mama I tired.” S/N blinked sleepily reaching for her. She plucked him out of Bruce’s arms as she realised how late it actually was. “Right, we’ll get you to bed soon baby.”
“I still need to show you something first.” Bruce smiled, wiping at his eye before he continued to lead Y/N towards a small set of stairs.
She felt the warm air of the outside hit her as she looked around at the outdoors area. She looked at Bruce questionably.
“I thought you might… Want to watch the stars again…”
Y/N’s eyes widened as Bruce tugged his shirt off and let himself transform.
S/N eyes glistened in wonderment as he watched his father grow and turn green.
Hulk looked at Y/N warily as his eyes landed on S/N. He didn’t know how to react. He was almost half sure that he wouldn’t be allowed to be around the very fragile child.
Seeing that Hulk wasn’t moving she took the liberty to sit down and pat the ground beside her. Hulk carefully sat down beside her at a safe distance which caused Y/N to roll her eyes and scoot towards him. “Baby.” She said to S/N and gestured to Hulk.  “This is your other dad. Uh, this is Green Daddy.”
S/N eyes widened as his young mind processed what he was being told. Two daddys?! TWO daddys?! He didn’t even have one this morning! He once more made grabby hands as he leaned out of Y/N’s grip to reach Hulk, who in turn looked at Y/N nervously. She smiled and placed S/N into Hulk’s large hands, showing him how to hold S/N safely.
S/N made whining noises as he raised his arms which startled Hulk, immediately thinking he did something wrong his eyes darted to Y/N. She held her hands up to her chest simulating that was what S/N wanted so Hulk as carefully as he could raised up S/N to his chest allowing the small boy to reach and pat Hulk’s face like he did to Bruce. “Green Daddy!” He squealed in delight and nuzzled into Hulk’s neck.
Y/N wanted to laugh, she had never seen the ��incredible hulk’ the ‘strongest one there is’ so afraid before, he did however hold her tongue and allow them to have their moment. S/N was so comfortable on Hulk’s extremely warm chest he had ended up falling asleep. Hulk was once more startled when his child stopped moving but was assured that S/N had only fallen asleep as it was way past his regular bedtime.
Y/N stood and made her way up onto Hulk’s lap settling herself down comfortably. She smiled and looked up at him, looking at their son. She leaned against him and turned her attention towards the stars. She could finally watch the stars again with her beloved Hulk and she knew in her heart that this was the start of the four of them finally becoming a family.
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Just Jakk Corbin things~ ~
So y'all, since @glitchrichart drew my oc Jakk the other day (still not over it akdjfkllsjf) I have been in a huge “Jakk Corbin” mood and have been writing a lot about his character (i even made a playlist for him but it is FULL of emo music lmao) but yeah, I’m just gonna post all the character notes I wrote over the last few days just in case any of y'all want to see them 💙 enjoy ~
• There is a secret tuft of hair under Jakks hat. He usually puts gel in it to flatten it down because he thinks it looks messy and unprofessional, and is also too lazy to cut it (plus his paws are too big for most scissors). But during moments of extreme action, such as during performances, his hat may fly off if he doesn’t hold onto it and his hair will fly into a fluffy or spiky tuft that sticks out from his forehead. He is usually embarrassed when this happens but always keeps cool and puts his hat back on to hide it. Nobody is fooled.
• While hating to show weakness, Jakk has a special love for shiny things, specifically gold and silver. He has a secret box under his bed full of gold jewellery and gems that he will stare at and interact with for hours. These sessions are very private and personal to him and Teddy keeps a watchful eye for anyone (or anything) that may disrupt Jakks “happy time”. Anyone who finds out this secret either never lives to tell the tale or must swear a blood oath to never speak of it or else a deadly curse will be laid on their entire family for the next 50 generations.
• Jakk’s tail is a completely separate sentient being, which he has affectionately named Teddy since childhood. Teddy has no gender but Jakk refers to him as male. His skeleton consists of a long spine connected to Jakks pelvis (where his tailbone would be) and very thin, flexible ribs. His skull is long and flat, and his bottom jaw can unhinge for swallowing large prey whole. Jakk and Teddy have a shared digestive system, respiratory system and circulatory system. Teddy’s body only really has an oesophagus underneath the tough muscle, which links directly to Jakks and intestines, so anything Teddy eats is transported there. Teddy has no eyes or nose, but much like a snake uses his tongue to smell the air, creating an image of his surroundings in his brain. His brain is separate from Jakks and is capable of cognitive and intelligent thought, but is much more animalistic than Jakks, so Teddy is incapable of speech. However, since both brains are linked through the nervous system, Teddy is able to communicate to Jakk using thoughts and feelings. They can have full conversations without actually saying anything aloud. While technically Teddy only exists due to Jakks demon half of his genes, he considers Teddy a brother and a trusted sidekick. He likes to keep Teddy hidden from those who don’t know him personally, so Teddy’s large jaws are often hidden under the thick fur covering his body and he acts like a regular tail.
• Jakk has lucid dreams. In his dreams he can do whatever he wants. He is also a very deep sleeper, and is hard to wake up. Because of this, Teddy stays awake every night (he does not need sleep) and uses his keen sence of smell to keep guard. To wake Jakk, Teddy simply alerts him through their linked thoughts. Jakk senses this in his dream (in the dream it is much like hearing Teddy’s thoughts aloud) and becomes conscious immediately. But, being as stubborn as he is, unless it is an emergency, Jakk will ignore Teddy and continue to sleep.
Bonus trivia: Jakk absolutely HATES being dirty, like, he takes daily baths and always makes sure his fur is perfect, soft, and shiny. You get dirt on him, get ready to die.
Bonus trivia 2: Jakk is 9 feet fucking tall. Good luck sleeping tonight knowing this fucker is the height of your house.
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