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mechanicalriddle · 6 months

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the moment weve all been waiting for EXALTED SECRET 2023 BIOS YAAAAAY

Heres my bios for the secret santa ! this years theme is Girls Who Rot, Have Rotted Previously, or Are Rotting Right Now

I like to provide some little details, tidbits, tone and setting ideas in my bios in case you want to draw them in like a little scene; don't feel obligated to get that fancy, though!

without further ado.

Pleione (Plin for short, she/they, roughly equivalent to early 20s) is a Marrow Aspect forged from the remnants of a young royal from a long-forgotten kingdom, resuscitated from the depths of the mausoleum in which her body was interred by (accidental) necromantic means. She's spent the past two decades quietly living on her Anchor's manse-estate, indulging in her passions for art and botany.

Plin is a big chicken who is deathly terrified of conflict and does a lot of screaming and cowering when things come to blows for someone who

Her personality is particular, peculiar, and holier-than-thou. She's got dynastic sensibilities, snobbish and disinclined to associate with 'the proles'. Get her on the subject of one of her special interests, though, and you might find each other fast friends.

Motifs- Plin has an orchid motif on account of the fact that she needs a dose of a special tea made from a (formerly) extinct orchid several times a day in order to NOT DIE. She hasn't died yet. She doesnt know she can come back give her a break. Some other motifs include glass, terrariums, spiders & fireflies; marble & porcelain, old-timey anatomical drawings, delicate floral and baroque patterns; antique-white, minty green, deep purple, and black.

Ideas- If you want to draw her doing something she is equally likely to be found reclining on a huge pile of pillows with a book or with her knees planted in the dirt rooting around in a thorny shrub. She loves to dissect and draw plants and is liable to be found at a desk or behind an easel doing one of those activities

Anima- Currently I am thinking... a grove filled with ghostly-white plants twining over enormous bones (hopefully of the animal variety, but hard to say, really) and probably features giant flowering orchids that are shaped suspiciously like skulls... Also its hard to say but the ground does look an awful lot like meat, and those stringy bits look an awful lot like connective tissue... hmm

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Desert Fang Grim Devil Lioness (Grim for short, she/her, 36 yrs old) is a renegade Midnight caste former-warlord-turned-backwoods vampire-MILF. upgrades!

Grim was fazed a lot as a child (being pawned off by your family as a slave will do that to you) and vowed to grow up into a woman who Wouldn't Be Fazed By Anything. Having achieved this (with a few notable exceptions), she mostly gets her way by via being larger, stronger, and scarier than as many of her problems as possible. Sometimes problems don't and can't have physical largeness, though, which is annoying.

One of these problems included being counter-merc'd by one of her targets and dying of exposure under the desert sun. She didn't... quite... let this stop her, though. There are people in need of her skillsets, and dying isn't really a disqualifier for their service. She was raised as a deathknight and for several years served as one of the First and Forsaken Lion's most fearsome officers.

Another problem is... More recent. Having run off with her lunar mate and tried to start a family far, far from FAFL's stomping grounds, it turns out toughing it out in the wilds of the North can kind of suck.

Motifs- Pretty normal deathknight stuff. Black iron of the wrought variety, and soulsteel; tattered and blood-drenched fabric, rough-hewn basalt and dark masonry. Honestly got stronger canid than felid vibes, to spite the name. Black-and-red is an obvious throughline but grimy grays and natural tones complete her overall color scheme. Things that are totally inert and lifeless, and will always remain as such.

Ideas- Riding her terrifying steed (basically just a half rotting perma-permafrosted elk corpse with a broken antler), slicing something in half with her awesome reaver daiklaive, hovering over a pot of survival-stew boiling over a crude hearth, walking thru the woods in the dark covered in blood. Or maybe hanging out with her awesome baby (pictured) if youre inclined to draw something... Nicer :)

Anima- A bit stereotypical, I think like. a blasted land with bloodsoaked earth so barren and expansive that it blends with the crimson sky, as well as off in the distance banners that tower like skyscrapers which only flutter by virtue of their enormity. Not even Mela's breath will touch this forsaken place.

Grim is the current wielder of Gorgon.

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(WHOOPS forgot the tattoos in the second thing but like hell im fixing that at this point)

Last but not least, the Gunstar Autochthonia Girl Hirudana Siithavari (Siithi for short, she/her, 32 y.o.) a No Moon ostensibly still answering to the Deliberative; at heart, a roustabout and a scallywag. She crawled deep into Authochthon's world-body on a suicide mission and then beat all odds by sheer cockroach-style stubbornness, earning her Luna's favor. Also, terrible death-sorcery (necromancy is sort of an unknown factor in our rendition of the Gunstar shard but she somehow managed to make contact with the neverborn and stumble into its practice)

she likes drinking, and gambling, and yelling, and generally being a nuisance. Sometimes a little bit of heart-of-gold shines through, and quite frankly everyone is probably better off with the secrets of necromancy in her hands rather than someone slightly less grounded in reality.

theres more pics of her in her tag if you want to poke around.

Motifs- Bronze, brass, grimy earth tones mixed with bright accent colors. Black leather, studs, needles, teeth. Tubes, pipes, gears, grates and various industrial junk. Worms, bugs, and other vermin. Dankness, darkness, the sickly shadows of Black Non. Smoke-haze and drug paraphernalia.

Ideas- Generally she spends most of her time at the bar, the gym, in her lab, or asleep. you could draw her pumping iron, or taking a toke on a decrepit sofa in her dingy weed-cave (not a literal cave though that would be kind of fun), or sitting at an industrial workbench pouring over a half-disassembled chainsaw. or corpse. or both at the same time.

Anima- Her lower-level anima is kind of gloopy like a lava lamp. Iconic is a swamp with oil for water, populated by mangroves assembled from pipes and black plastic tube-vines, with the moon reflecting brightly on its surface. Her spirit shape is a Buffalo Leech, one of the largest species of leeches (on earth at least). i'll attach a pic of her hybrid form if you wanna draw that instead!

(necessary disclaimer for these sorts of things) youre welcome to take this as an opportunity to do some experimenting but if you don't think you can passably represent a certain characters body shape i would recommend picking one of the other options. thank you!

#exalted secret santa #exalted secret santa 2023 #exalted rpg #waaaagh im here. hi

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batpham-discord-highlights · 5 months

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Secret Santa exchange 2023!!! (pt6)

Art works!

The end of Superman by MariVictal For cementcake

Summary:

hope you enjoy it cementcake happy holydays

Fanfics!

Little Red Spider Hood by Cashmire For jaybirdscall

Summary:

Jason is working on taking over Crime Alley bit by bloody bit when suddenly a young hero wearing a suit made from sweatpants and a sweatshirt, of all things, literally falls into his life. Jason tries to talk him out of vigilanteism, he really tries. But if this kid is dead set on beating up criminals, then Jason can at least make sure he doesn't die. If Peter decides that he's going to get involved with the rest of the Bats, then that's on him.

Become a parent to mini gods by Cashmire For Bewitched_Forest

Summary:

John really needed to stop gambling with overpowered ancient men of indeterminate age. Now he was a parent to two ungodly powerful teenage boys. Who thought this was a good idea?

Love is a hand forged knife by Cashmire For fuckyeahphantom

Summary:

Danny meets this nerdy guy who offers to help him with his English homework. Not only is this man funny with way more appreciation for the classics than Danny has, but he's a great cook and he likes spending time with Danny. Maybe that's what leads him to take up blacksmithing classes and making him a knife. Little does Danny know, that's a sign of love and devotion for ghosts.

Tea and Sandwiches Fix Everything by RamblingGremlin For DuskyAshe (AshesGleamandGlow)

Summary:

Danny has to stay with his totally regular uncle and cousin for a bit. A gift for AshesGleamandGlow!

#dpxdc #batpham server #fic spotlight #art spotlight #Batpham secrat santa exchange

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mischief-and-tea-by-the-sea · 4 months

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Rating: Mature Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, M/M Fandoms: X-Men (Comicverse), Iron Man (Comics) Relationships: Emma Frost/Tony Stark, Emma Frost/Scott Summers, Tony Stark/Scott Summers, Emma Frost/Tony Stark/Scott Summers Characters: Emma Frost, Scott Summers, Tony Stark, Loki (Marvel) Additional Tags: Krakoa Era (X-Men), Post-Krakoa (X-Men), Hellfire Club (Marvel), Canon Divergent, Established Emma Frost/Tony Stark, Married Emma Frost/Tony Stark, Friends With Benefits, Fix-It, Fix-It of Sorts, Mention of Scott Summers/Logan, Loki joined the fight against Orchis, King Loki (Marvel), Loki's Magic, Minor Loki/Steve Rogers, Scott Summers was rescued, Hurt Scott Summers, Aftermath of Torture, Sex, Threesome - F/M/M, Lots of comic details, long talks Language: English Collections: Scott Summers Secret Santa Bingo 2023 Published: 2023-12-11 Words: 8,034 Chapters: 1/1

Summary:

After the tragic attack on the Hellfire Gala by Orchis, Scott Summers was taken and tortured. The mutants who weren't killed outright scattered either on Earth or escaped to Arrako (Mars). Emma Frost and Tony Stark managed to find and rescue each other, and through many strange events, have married while she is in disguise as Hazel Kendal. They currently reside at the NY chapter house of the Hellfire Club. In that time, Steve's Unity Team has managed to rescue Scott and bring him to the Hellfire Club, where King Loki of Jotunheim sees to his healing and protection - as well as the protection of all living in the Hellfire Club. How will Scott react to the news that his ex has married an Avenger? How will the three forge an alliance strong enough to go toe to toe with Orchis?

Written for KiAnLake on AO3

#scott summers bingo #ssb2023 #scott summers secret santa 2023 #ssb secret santa 2023 #Scott Summers #Cyclops #Emma Frost #White Queen #Tony Stark #Iron Man #Irondiamond #Ironqueen #Scemma #Emma x Tony #Emma x Scott #Emma x Scott x Tony #fanfic

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roboticonography · 10 months

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Fic: A New Name For Everything (3/7)

Title: A New Name For Everything

Relationship: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers

Rating: M

Word count: Approximately 19K total

Work summary: Officially, Steve and Peggy are in New York for their honeymoon; unofficially, they are faking photos and forging documents to establish Steve’s new backstory. But there’s also a third, secret reason for the trip.

It’s hard to plan a surprise for a man who’s already seen the future, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s Peggy Carter.

Notes:

For @somewhereapart for Steggy Secret Santa 2022. I promise it will be done someday!

Posted for Day 4 of @steggyfanevents Steggy Week 2023 - Family and Friends.

Read this chapter (AO3)

Read the story from the beginning (AO3)

#steggyweek23 #steve rogers #peggy carter #steggy #robofic

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scottsummersbingo · 6 months

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Summary: After the tragic attack on the Hellfire Gala by Orchis, Scott Summers was taken and tortured. The mutants who weren't killed outright scattered either on Earth or escaped to Arrako (Mars). Emma Frost and Tony Stark managed to find and rescue each other, and through many strange events, have married while she is in disguise as Hazel Kendal. They currently reside at the NY chapter house of the Hellfire Club. In that time, Steve's Unity Team has managed to rescue Scott and bring him to the Hellfire Club, where King Loki of Jotunheim sees to his healing and protection - as well as the protection of all living in the Hellfire Club. How will Scott react to the news that his ex has married an Avenger? How will the three forge an alliance strong enough to go toe to toe with Orchis?

Gifted to KiAnLake on AO3.

#scottsummersbingo #scott summers bingo #scott summers bingo secret santa 2023 #secret santa 2023

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a-still-small-vox · 5 months

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So I never got around to actually publishing this in 2022 (oops) so I’m going to publish it now for the record, then release the current one for 2023 immediately after.

Fics written in 2022, and their word counts:

A Royal Holiday | Homestuck | DaveJade | 4,901 words (Homestuck Secret Santa)

None But The Brave | Redwall | Mattimeo-centric | 9,146 words

Honey | FFXV x Dragon Age | Promptis | 4,802 words (FTH)

Poison Paradise | The Witcher | Geraskier | 2,524

The Immortor | FFXV | Promptis | 9,078 words

Tomber La Chemise | FFXV | Promptis | 1,088 words

Falling Water | FFXV | Promptis | 15,116 words

The Adventures of Prompto Argentum, Cyborg Mechanic | FFXV | Promptis | 9,615 words (Book Club Discord exchange)

Mountain Guardian | FFXV | Promptis | 5,838 words (Promptis discord holiday wishes event)

Irons In The Honey | Homestuck | Katnep | 5,603 words (Homestuck Secret Santa)

Because You Are My Friend | FFXV | Promptis | 7,906 (Promptis discord holiday wishes event)

The Painting Of Mao | No. 6 | Nezushi | 2,613 words (No. 6 Secret Santa)

Unreleased fics

Excerpt From The Chronicles of Bleaklow Monastery | 7,005 words - this was written for the No. 6 discord’s OC exchange

Four Slices | Avatar: the Last Airbender | Zuko & Iroh | 11,982 words - for the upcoming Forged In Flame zine

The Council Of Six | No. 6 | Nezushi | 2,753 words - for the No. 6 Zine by Kerminty, which is still available to buy digitally!

Other:

Blossoming Souls | FFXV | Promptis | 56,061 - this was a fic written for the FFXV Book Club Discord’s round robin fic writing event. I wrote roughly 1/3 of the word count. (~18,687 words)

High School And Forever | Avatar: the Last Airbender | Ty Lee-centric | 2,266 words - for the Crossroads Zine

Chapters 20 and 21 of Leviathan by SayNevermore - translation from French to English (1,990 + 1,288 words)

Total fics: 16 Total word count: 118,657

Wow! Absolutely blew 2021′s word count out of the water! In fact, my most productive year to date since I’ve been doing these wrap-up memes. The next highest is 98,382 words from 2020.

Specifics:

Best/worst title?

Best: Falling Water

Worst: Irons In The Honey - what a dreadful mental image, lol

Best/worst first line?

Best: Sunlight trickled through the branches of the forest, beamed down from the clear blue sky to kiss the leaves and ground. (Falling Water) Why?: This image is very romantic and vivid. It isn’t the best constructed sentence I’ve ever constructed, but most of my other first lines were more serviceable than punchy or evocative. The runner up would be the first line from None But The Brave, which sets up a mood and conflict instantly -- “No one who had not been to the Kingdom of Malkariss could understand how utterly devoid of hope it was for the slaves who toiled there.”

Worst: Jaskier was well aware that Geralt had too much potion toxicity in his blood. (Poison Paradise) Why?: BOY is this clunky. RIP.

Best/worst last line?

Best: When they eventually left the valley, stocked with flower seeds, seedlings, secret potions, and triumph, they flew back to Ferelden in style. (Honey) Why?: LOOK! A ZEUGMA!!

(The one for Because You Are My Friend is pretty good too: “Noctis laughed and Prompto did too, heart so light he didn’t need his wings to fly.”)

Worst: Against Prompto’s new lips, Noctis felt perfect. (The Adventures of Prompto Argentum) Why?: It’s not horrible or anything, I’m just kinda Eh on it. Maybe because perfect is such a vague word. It just isn’t as strong as the rest of the fic, I feel. I’m also not super fond of the last lines of High School And Forever and The Painting Of Mao.

General questions:

Looking back, did you write more fics than you thought you would this year, less than you thought, or about what you predicted? Definitely more. I never in a million years expected Blossoming Souls to reach 56,000 words all on its own, let alone to outstrip the preceding years I’ve been doing this meme.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted last year? The Witcher - I haven’t seen the show, and I’ve only read one book. But I was inspired by a piece of fanart I saw on my dash.

What’s your favorite story this year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you the happiest. This is a hard one. Probably Blossoming Souls, although I also really like Falling Water and The Adventures of Prompto Argentum.

Okay, NOW your most popular story. By kudos it’s Poison Paradise. By hits it’s Blossoming Souls.

Story most underappreciated by the universe? Irons In The Honey doesn’t have any comments on it :( At least I know the gift recipient liked it. Story that could have been better? I’m really not thrilled with A Royal Holiday. It’s okay, but I feel like it just doesn’t work in the way that some of my other AUs do. Can’t figure out what it’s missing or what’s wrong with it. I did my best but I wish it had had a beta. Sexiest story? Poison Paradise

Saddest story? The Immortor Most fun? Blossoming Souls. Just writing in the fast-paced, group environment was so fun, especially given how much I vibed with the rest of my team. Story with single sweetest moment? Probably Four Slices. It’s about Iroh realising how much his darling nephew loves him, so hard to beat that in terms of fluff.

Hardest story to write? Also Four Slices. I’ve never written something from Iroh’s POV before, even though he is the best. It took me a while to complete, even though it’s fairly simple in concept.

Easiest/most fun story to write? In a way, Blossoming Souls was super easy. Words came out and they had to stay there. But of the more conventional fics, I’d say The Painting of Mao. I came up with a concept and put it to paper with no real stress.

Did any stories shift your perceptions of the characters? Four Slices forced me to do a little more research into the lore around Zuko and Iroh’s relationship from the comics. Reading Mattimeo and writing None But The Brave did shift my perception of some of the characters a bit. I had to find the sympathy in both Cynthia and Vitch in order to redeem them.

Most overdue story? The Immortor was from an older concept, but I can’t say that any of these fics were necessarily overdue as such.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them? It was definitely a risk to participate in a group writing project. If everyone else had flaked, that would’ve been the end of that. I don’t know what I learnt from it exactly, but I sure had a good time. It probably helped my ‘planning on the fly’ skills. I also got to flex my angst muscles a bit with The Immortor, which is good, because I don’t use them too often.

What are your fic writing goals for next year?

My writing goals for 2023 are:

1. Once again, write more original fiction. 3 short stories by 2024 is definitely doable. 2. Writing a story or fic in French. 3. Making progress on one of my unfinished works on AO3 (Perchance to Wake, OFF-Script, or Fateswap Beyond).

And if I had to pick one fic from my list of unwritten dream fics to complete, it would be Day by Day.

That’s all, folks! If anyone else wants to do this wrap up like it’s a meme and tag me, go right ahead. Happy New Year!

#vox news #2022 #writing #fic wrap up #new year's #new year #akumeoi #a-still-small-vox #a still small vox

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