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#my art#ocs#furry#anthro#wolf#owl#hes a wolf owl hybrid <3#rly the only way it shows is he has little downy feather patches on him. also wings sometimes when i feel like it#also sometimes i draw his ears pointed kinda out like horned owl tufts
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Little Gardener's Pirate Odyssey Chapter 3
A/n: Chapter three, here we go! It is at this point that now I am overthinking and overanalyzing every single sentence cause I'm scared it will ruin the flow of the characters and the overall plot but we cooking homies
Dividers by @firefly-graphics and @sweetxmelody
Chapter 1 , Chapter 2
“I do,” Sanji nods,
“I’m guessing she’s had a rough life so far?” He watches as Viridi caresses Alexandra, a soft expression appearing on Sanji’s face as he watches the interaction.
“She has,” Viridi sighs.
“I will answer all the questions you may have, as long as you respect our decision to skip questions if we feel they are too personal or if it may put her in danger.”
Sanji nods his head understandingly, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it.
“Sounds fair enough,” he says, glancing at the fairy as he slowly exhaled the smoke in a thin wisp.
“Are you two okay with me asking questions now?”
“Make it quick,” Rogue grumbles.
“Don’t mind him; he just wants what’s best for Alexandra, though he goes about it the wrong way,”
“Okay,” Sanji says with a slight chuckle.
“So, where did you guys come from? North Blue? She mentioned she got those powers when she was young. Did she eat a devil fruit?”
“We are not from a round here, nor are we familiar with names or geography of the place, so I’m not sure what is ‘North Blue’, but we came from really far, im also not sure what a ‘devil fruit’ is but no, she did not get powers from eating something”
“That’s a really long story, and it gets quite grim. Are you ready for that?” she adds.
“I’m ready.” He sighs, realizing the story he’s about to hear probably isn’t a pleasant one, but he nods his head anyway
“We are not from around here; all three of us are from a different world, you remember how Alexandra got scared once we got here?”
“Yeah, you said people were fighting near her, and she got scared and ran and ended up hiding in the cabinet.”
“Well, when we ‘jump’ from world to world, we really don’t have any control as to where we end up; we just kind of follow along wherever it takes us. Alexandra loves adventures, so we just go along with it; she just didn’t expect the first thing to see to be fighting and roughhousing.”
“Huh, I see; so you can jump to different worlds at will?”
“Yes, Rogue and I have been given that power by Alexandra’s big sister.”
“Older sister?” He glances up at Viridi, raising an eyebrow.
“Where is this older sister now? Why wasn’t she with you guys?”
“Well, she is a sworn sister just like the rest of her siblings, but to go into that, we should start by the beginning, from where Alexandra was born.”
“Okay,” he says, putting the cigarette in his mouth and inhaling deeply.
“All three of us came from a world named Kénbori; it was a world filled with magic. Alexandra was from a village in it called Tihayo; Alexandra’s parents and the rest of the Tihayo village served as guardians to Kénbori, always aiding those who called for them with their powers as the villagewas the home of a unique race, even amongst all the magical creatures that filled Kenbori, shapeshifters were seen as powerful guardians deities guided by Village heads who not only possessed the ability to transform their bodies into animals but also had the affinity to a specific element, which would change from head to head.”
Sanji’s hums, brow furrowing at the new information,
“And Alexandra was a shapeshifter?”
He receives a nod from the fairy at his inquiry.
“At the time of the tragedy, the village heads at the time were Alexandra’s parents. Esther, an owl hybrid with an affinity to poison, and Vanny, a wolf hybrid with an affinity to sound. As was tradition, Alexandra was expected to be the next village head. Still, there was one problem, despite Alexandra inheriting her father’s hybrid features and what seemed like an incredible sense of hearing, no special affinity had seemed to develop. To make matters worse, she also seemed unable to shift.”
Sanji frowns, having a bad feeling about where their story is headed.
“This didn’t sit well with some of Kénborians, especially ones in a higher power such as Kings and Religious heads.”
“They couldn’t accept a girl who didn’t have immense powers to protect their sorry asses, even though the Henkan Clan had protected their pathetic life and the life of their ancestors for thousands of years,” Rogue snarls.
“Shapeshifters are also known for their immense, almost immortal-like lifespans, so Esther and Vinny had indeed protected those people for thousands of years,” Viridi adds to Rogue’s statement.
“Huh,” Sanji’s frown deepens.
“What did they do?”
“A shapeshifter’s powers develop as soon as they are born, so it was immediately evident that Alexandra was different. The higher powers didn’t take kindly to this; we didn’t know it then, but those in power had come together in secret meetings for years to try to summon something more dangerous and powerful to protect them instead of Alexandra….and they succeeded” she says, a bitter undertone in her voice.
“I still remember that day; the stars looked as if they were falling from the sky, and from one of them came what the higher powers had been trying to summon, a dark entity, one who relished in devastation and pain. They had hoped that the entity would be indebted to them for freeing him from his Starry prison,” Viridi said, glancing at Sanji.
“They were wrong;Jaime had no intentions of ever being under anyone’s rule, regardless if all their rituals were the ones who freed him; he obliterated them,” Rogue states.
Sanji’s head snaps up in surprise as he looks at Rogue,
“He killed them?”
Viridi nods
“I heard it from neighboring kingdoms; Jaime easily took over Kénbori slowly. He was able to bring immense pain with a single glance, and he did so with glee, happily torturing any poor soul that stood in his way. Even though the higher Kénborians were the ones who brought this upon Kénbori, Vanny, and Esther couldn’t turn a blind eye to the innocent Kénborians who didn’t ask for this, nor could they watch as the world was consumed with death. But they also knew it was a losing battle; to Ensure Alexandra’s survival, they used an otherwordly power to open a portal to a different world away from Jaime and sent us with her.”
“We were residents of Tihayo, and we were looked down upon because of our races, but Alexandra stumbled upon us; despite her being a toddler, she still had that innate want to help, and she introduced us to her parents, who immediately took us in and treated us with nothing but kindness
So we agreed to protect Alexandra and help her escape, but Jaime was quick. We weren’t able to escape completely unscathed. “
Viridi flutters next to Alexandra’s knee and gently moves her skirt to reveal a big scar just below her knee; it seemed as if something had cut her open previously.
“He managed to injure her, but her parents stopped him from killing her and held him back; the only thing we could do was to run through the portal with little Alexandra and watch as the portal closed behind us with the Henkans fighting Jaime to protect her daughter, we had to watch as Jaime killed them, laughing in glee while doing it.
Sanji looks down at the scar as Viridi talks, looking at it with a sense of horror, and then he glances up at Viridi, a bit shaken by the new information. He looks back at Alexandra in his lap, still peaceful and quiet.
“We raised little Alexandra for over 50 years alone, until we stumbled upon Miyu, a moon goddess. Fate works in weird ways because we found out that her magic was the ‘otherworldly’ power that had saved us and allowed us to escape through that portal in the first place. Alexandra has an innate power to connect to people, so it wasn’t before long before they had become sworn sisters. Years after the Faens family grew and with Miyu’s power, they created a whole new dimension, a home where they could be safe.”
“The brat loves exploring, so she asked Miyu to bless us with the power to create portals to different worlds. She agreed, but seeing as it is only a fraction of her power, we don’t have much control over it, so we just let us take it wherever we end up. Thus how we are able to go from world to world ourselves and how we are here. Miyu and the other Faens siblings trust the brat to us to keep her safe, as they should, knowing no amount of convincing will keep her still,” Rogue finishes.
Sanji looks up at Rogue and Viridi with a sad look still clear on his face. But deep down, he was glad that despite everything, it seemed that Alexandra’s parents had gone through so much pain and trouble to protect and raise their daughter and had people by her to help her through the cataclysm.
Viridi gives him a tight smile.
“I did warn you it was quite a long story.”
“Yeah, you definitely weren’t wrong,” he sighs, chuckling dryly,
“You said earlier you would answer all of my questions, right?”
“Yes, I did. Do you still have any questions?”
“Hm, I think I just have one for now,”.
That was a lot of background, but I feel like it will set up the mood for the future, and it helps Sanji connect with her more. I think next chapter is gonna have wholesome fatherly sanji in action 👀
#alexandra faens henkan#one piece#one piece x oc#one piece x reader#sanji x reader#vinsmoke sanji#sanji x child!reader#Original characters#Rogue#Viridi#one piece x child!reader#sanji#one piece sanji#black leg sanji
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So I had discovered monster hunter (the game) and loved the monsters. Specifically lore videos. So I had a thought, 'what if there were hybrids of human and monsters?' Yes, I know about the wyverians but I mean them looking similar to the monster they're descended from rather than having a few inhumane traits that hints at it. Then I thought of Zinogre!Ren and I then the idea was made. The monster hunter au! It's an au where all the hermits are monster hybrids. For Scar I thought of Shara (short for Shara Ishvalda) because Scar's a terra former and Shara also does this. Ren being a Zinogre is a bit obvious as he is often drawn as a wolf/dog. And for Grian I don't exactly have 1 solid monster for him as I have 3. A Chameleos because they're little gremlins, a Malfestio as it's a jester like owl and Grian is a pesky bird, and a Valstrax as they fly at bare minimum mach 1. Malfestio is the only one I have a design for but you can imagine him as any of these 3 also the pictures will be at the bottom. You can use it however you want as long as you credit me.
#mcyt#hermitcraft#Grian#goodtimeswithscar#Monster hunter world au#Rendog#valstrax#Malfestio#zinogre#chameleos#shara ishvalda
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WELCOME TO MY PAGE!!
we are a system of less than 15 ^^. we are bodily 17, our collective pronouns are it/its. won't be dropping our collective name for safety reasons BUT! you can call us aki if you don't know who's fronting.
we VERY RARELY take requests in making content! unless we really like that idea so much we gotta execute it LOL. still, don't be afraid to request, but only anything in our fandoms list! in mind that we want this blog to be sfw, so do not bring up/request nsfw topics. we can make art or headcanoms
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I know it's cringe but this is my Poppy Playtime OCs that I intended to be bosses so hear me out
1. The Mustard Man : militaristic man in a combination of combat gear and hazmat suit, wearing the gas mask and armed with tear gas canister, sleeping agents and a revolver.
No one know who he actually is or what is his mission but he is dreaded by every living toys around, he roamed the inner part of factory and will choke anyone who dared stand between him and his enigmatic mission.
Rumor says he is the military contractor of Playtime Co. who being hired to keep the toys in line. Another says he is one of the orphans who has been turned into militaristic action figures and some even says he is one of the mad scientist who just want to kill for the sake of killing.
Anyone who try to get the answer often end up being coated with chemicals of lethal ideal or bullet wound between the eyes.
2. Bedtime Beagle : Saggy skinned blue and lavender beanbag big beagle dog plushy, this once lovely and adorable caretaker of Playcare is now a horrifying hound who hunt the twisted orphanage. He maybe blinded my mustard gas long time ago but his sense of smell is incredibly sharp, his hearing abilities is very sensitive and he is very agile creature who can ran across the industrial labyrinth in a matter of minutes.
Make sure you coated yourself with mustard or else your free trial of being alive will soon expired.
3. The motherboard : gigantic boogie bot style super computer with chatty personality and like to manipulate people into further her goals. She can summon Servant dummies to fight you the whole encounter.
Hardcore Parkour and platforming your way through this trap filled puzzle boss to reach her CPU and cleanse this computer from her malware once and for all.
4. Tinpot tyrant : an animatronic made in the shape of over exaggerated caricature of militaristic dictator. This bitter head of cartoony banana republic surrounded himself with many lieutenants who ready to throw some fist and beat the living daylight out of you.
Goes through a Built-in fast food restaurant/paintball range hybrid called Braveheart Bistro and learned the dark truth behind this demented dictator.
5. Famine frog : gluttonous toy frog with huge wind up key on her back, she want nothing more than have you as her next big meal to sate her agonising everlasting horror hunger.
This super persistent predator will stop at nothing to feast her insatiable mouth, it's either you become her next appetite or her being defeated.
6. Rosary : the literal "Yellow rose of texas", she is a big yellow toy rose who wearing cowboy hat, sheriff badge and hold a colt revolver.
She being Shelfed due controversy (especially promoting gun violence and connection to confederacy) and now haunted the forgotten wild west themed corner of the factory, forever angry at being left behind to rot and died alone for her whole existence as an orphan girl or failed toy.
7. Arnie the Apex Seawolf : oceanic themed Swap-imal mixed between grey wolf and mako shark, the monstrous predator lurking in flooded area of the factory and will maul anyone who dare to trespass his hunting ground, the mournful howl of this foul beast echo the sunken Hall in lowest part of Playtime Co.
He still missed the day of being good boy and being take care by his beloved owner but all good thing must come to an end, now this ex-siberian husky is overflown with hunter instinct and ready to kill.
8. Hamada the Sticky icky ninja : this fast and agile assassin will harassing you through out the lightless part of factory, he is at his strongest and deadliest when he is shrouded by pitch black darkness.
When stay beneath the shadow you have no place to hide, so be keen and aware while keep the light by your side.
9. Sue you Roo and Judge Joey : literal kangaroo court, you better know a thing or two about Playtime Co. Legal team or else you will never get past this judge, jury and prosecutor.
Her fist is very strong and his sentence is deady so be ready to appeal to the court or you'll be persecuted.
10. Timer the clock owl : massive owl shaped clock that will punish you if you stay in it's domain for too long, every mission is timed mission when this nightmare clock bird is on loose.
Unlike the real owl, this thing always emitting tick tock sounds which will be more and more intense when your time is running low. Like the real owl, it's aerial attack is silence and basically one shotted you the moment tick tock clock stop making noise.
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Self-Rec Game!
Thank you @chimknj for tagging me in this as it gave me a reason to go back and look through my fics again! 💗
There are currently 74 posted with my name on AO3 O.o
So that’s why it took me a little while to decide on my personal favs. I noticed that most of them have fantasy elements (hybrids, magic etc.) so I guess my love for fantasy is kinda showing in my writing too ;D
Anyways, here are my own top 10‘s!
1. Give me your hand and I'll hold it
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Fandom: Stray kids
Pairing: Bangchan x everyone (not necessarily sexual, btw)
AU: wolf pack
Chan is living together with the other six members of his pack. It’s a calm life - until one day he runs into a fellow wolf named Minho. The other looks scared and Chan tries to help but taking Minho in isn’t as easy as it first seemed – because Minho can’t get away from his past.
My latest fic and one of my first stray kids ones I posted.
I was a little bit nervous because of the fandom switch - so I’m really happy about all the kudos, sweet comments and positive feedback I’ve gotten so far :)
2. Lost and Found
(written with @softjeon, like the following fics)
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Fandom: BTS
Pairing: YoonKook
AU: Hybrids; Pika-hybrid!Jungkook x human!Yoongi
Jungkook as a pika Hybrid is just so cute! If you don’t know what Pikas look or sound like you should totally look them up for an extra serotonin boost :3
I don’t want to spoil too much but after the angst there’s lots of cuteness, so it’s worth it I promise ;)
3. Birds of a feather
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Fandom: BTS
Pairing: YoonKook
AU: Hybrids; Eagle-owl!Yoongi x white-tailed-Kite!Jungkook
Another hybrid one, another yoonkook – and yet this has a completely different vibe!
I loved the whole idea with the mating ceremony and the nest building and it was fun to describe the different feathers and looks!
Yoongi cleaning Kookie’s wings at the lake... *sighs dreamily* I just really enjoyed this universe
4. Home
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Fandom: BTS
Pairing/main characters: Namjoon and Yoongi (platonic)
AU: Hybrids; Arcticfox-hybrid!Yoongi & human!Namjoon
Another hybrid one, this time platonic, with Namjoon stumbling completely unprepared into being a hybrid owner. More exactle, the owner of an arctic-fox-hybrid who’s still half wild and anything but tame. Yoongi cherishes his freedom more than anything… at least in the beginning ;)
5. Caim
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Fandom: BTS
Pairing: NamGi
AU: Magic, Witch!Yoongi x human! Namjoon
Closely followed by „Color me in“ where BTS are all witches and Jungkook has to figure out his magic) but I really like Yoongi as a witch in this one. I think he just fits the magic!Aesthetics so perfectly <3
Namjoon finds Yoongi with a little help from Yoongi’s cat who likes messing with his owner. They’re both interested in each other – but then Namjoon catches Yoongi doing spell work, the spell goes wrong and suddenly Namjoon is marked by a deadly curse!
Not gonna spoil the ending though ;)
6. The perfect Illusion
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Fandom: BTS
Pairings: MinJoon, YoonKook
AU: Geisha/TeahouseAU with Namjoon and Yoongi falling for Geisha!Jimin and Maiko!Jungkook
This one is a classical hurt/comfort one about the fates of two people in a teahouse: Jimin as a Geisha and Jungkook as the Maiko he took under his wings. It’s a colorful, dramatic AU with 81k to enjoy!
Please read the tags first though to make sure you’re aware of the TWs!
7. Drown in me
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Fandom: BTS
Pairings: YoonKook
AU: PirateAU, with Captain!Yoongi and Siren!Jungkook
I simply LOVE seacreatures!
Especially with mermay happening right now, this is a great read for you if you like exciting quests by ship, including pirates and a splash of magic ;)
8. Wolfsbane
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Fandom: BTS
Pairings: YoonKook
AU: WolfpackAU
It was a close call between this and „Everything you’re not“ (another wolfpack-AU, with Jikook as a wolf-and-human-pairing) but „Wolfsbane“ won, because I adore Jungkook as this wild and playful newly turned wolf who rushes head on into lone-wolf-Yoongi’s life. There’s an old feud between Yoongi and the pack that took Jungkook in (the rest of BTS) and …
you’ll have to read it to find out what it was about and what will happen to Yoongi and Jungkook ;)
9. Through the Veil
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Fandom: BTS
Pairings: YoonKook
AU: Demon/UnderworldAU; demon!Yoongi x (spoilers!XD)Jungkook
Number nine is this monster here!
TTV is unbelievable 126 k long and contains Jungkook summoning demon!Yoongi by accident who then pulls him into a world of mythical creatures and gods, where Jungkook has to face the underworld and decide between life and death.
10.And, last but not least, number ten, equally shared by these two „Oldies“
Speed Lane (a MinJoon racer!Au) and Solanacea
(a MinJoon fic which is summarized as „How a gang leader fell for a cute little stripper by accident“. It’s a full on GangAU that’s connected with „Colorblind“,another story in the same universe.)
They are both a little older but that’s exactly why they came to mind.
It was back when iI still put way too much thought into what to name the chapters for each fic, „Speed Line“ even had an extra part where I explained their meaning and all! Nowadays I’m lazy and just use numbers XD
Well, that was a lot! :D
Kudos if you read this all <3
I hope you found something that intigued you and you’ll enjoy what you chose (please tell me if you did <3)
Have fun reading!
C.
P.S. For this game I tag @dreamcatchersdaughter @jkeuphoriadreamland @lizardkingeliot @jeonsdear @today-we-will-survive
#tagging game#self rec#my works#mywriting#Which ones are your favourites?#I still can't believe I have 74 works on Ao3 XD
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A review of a book on the werewolves in Antiquity, with a reference to Herodotus’ report of the story about the lycanthropism of the people of Neurians
“The werewolf in the ancient world
Daniel Ogden, The werewolf in the ancient world. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. Pp. 288. ISBN 9780198854319 $32.99.
Review by Scott Bruce, Fordham University. [email protected]
Stories about werewolves, defined in this book as “a creature that changes form, or appears to do so, or can be inferred to do so, in whole or in part, between the humanoid and the lupine” (p. 7) are vanishingly rare in ancient Greek and Latin texts. Other than a vivid vignette told by Petronius in chapter 68 of the Satyricon (c. 66 CE), in which a soldier transforms into a wolf in a graveyard, terrorizes a local farm until it is wounded with a spear, and is later revealed to be a “skin-changer” (versipellis) by the persistence of that wound when he returns to human form, most ancient references to people changing into wolves and back again are pithy and laconic. Undeterred by this limitation, Daniel Ogden sets out in this book to examine ancient references to these skin-changers through the lens of folklore and to provide lengthy translations of primary sources that allude to “werewolfism.” The resulting book – part comparative history and part sourcebook – shares the hybrid character of its subject matter. The results are mixed as well. Readers lured by the title may be disappointed to find that not only are werewolves very scarce in this book, for the reasons cited above, but also in many places medieval, early modern, and modern comparanda overshadow the meagre ancient evidence.
The Werewolf in the Ancient World comprises six chapters. Chapter 1 argues that the metamorphosis of human beings into wolves and back again in ancient literature often involved the agency of witches, who could turn hapless people into animals, as Circe did to her visitors, or transform themselves in the same way, as Herodotus claimed the race of the Neuri could do. Much of the chapter is given over to the witches (striges) themselves, who were also known to take the form of animals, usually the eponymous screech owl (strix), but only rarely wolves. Chapter 2 explores the association between werewolves and ghosts in ancient thought. Here the tissue of evidence is very thin and largely associative. Ancient skin-changers, like Petronius’ soldier, often changed their form in graveyards, and individuals afflicted with medical lycanthropy, a condition that caused them to “go out by night in the month of February in imitation of wolves or dogs in all respects,” were known “to hang around tombs” (p. 71) until the sun rose. Chapter 3 examines some persistent motifs in premodern werewolve literature: the belief that skin-changers abandon their clothing to assume their wolf-form and must later recover them to become human again; the notion that some people are wolves on the inside, a fact only revealed upon their deaths when their hearts are found to be stuffed with hair; the claim that skin-changers in human form carry the wounds received when they were wolves; the idea that the ingestion of certain kinds of food, especially human flesh, precipitates the transformation from human to wolf or vice versa; and the impulse of the newly-changed wolf to abandon the city for the forest. While this chapter presents a rich summary of these folkloric motifs, most of the examples are not drawn from ancient sources. The reliance on post-ancient evidence also pervades Chapter 4, on the association of werewolfism with shamanistic soul-projection. Here Ogden dwells at length on late medieval, early modern, and modern examples, but contends that statements by Augustine and John Damascene and the feats of Greek shamans in the Pythagorean tradition hint at the ancient origins of this association. Building on the affinities presented in Chapter 2, Chapter 5 argues at length that the wolfskin-wearing ghost of Polites, a crewman of Odysseus, should be considered a werewolf, while Chapter 6 disentangles the myths and rites pertaining to the festival on Mount Lykaion in Arcadia, during which young men assume the lifestyle of wolves as a rite of passage. Both chapters provide dense textual analysis to make their respective arguments, but the werewolves themselves remain elusive. It is telling that the summary of “good stories about werewolves we can document, directly or indirectly, for the ancient world” (p. 206) barely takes up two pages of the book.
Unlike Ogden’s previous work on ancient dragons, which yielded a hefty monograph and a rich primary source reader, there is simply not enough evidence about ancient werewolves to sustain a treatment of this length.[1] The book’s frequent reliance on post-ancient source material suggests that a broader approach to the premodern werewolf that positioned the ancient sources alongside their medieval and early modern analogues would have reduced the significant burden that the Greek and Roman material struggles to bear in the present study.[2] Readers will most certainly find lasting value in the many long translations of primary source materials marshalled in The Werewolf in the Ancient World, which will provide a useful refernce for all future discussions of the ancient and mysterious versipellis.
Notes
[1] Daniel Ogden, Drakōn: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds (Oxford, 2013); and Dragons, Serpents and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds: A Sourcebook, ed. Daniel Ogden (New York, 2013).
[2] For a successful example of this approach, see Mercedes Aguirre and Richard Buxton, Cyclops: The Myth and its Cultural History (Oxford, 2020), reviewed by Scott G. Bruce in BMCR 2021.07.10.”
Source: https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2021/2021.12.11/
I think that it must be clarified that Herodotus records the tale about the lycanthropy of the nation of Neurians who lived beyond the Scythians, in the fringes of the inhabited world as known to the Greeks, but he states that he disbelieves it (The Histories 4,105, as translated in The Landmark Herodotus edition):
“ It might well be true that these people [the Neurians] are sorcerers, for according to the Scythians and the Hellenes who inhabit Scythia, once each year every one of ther Neurians turns into a wolf, and, after a few days, changes back to himself again. Those who make these claims do not convince me, but nonetheless, that is what they say, and they swear it really happens.”
Aldo Corcella’s commentary of this passage (in D. Asheri -A. B. Lloyd-A Corcella “A Commentary on Herodotus Books I-IV”, OUP, P. 656) links the reported story to traditions of lycanthropism in the folklor of different peoples and proposes the explanation that perhaps the core of truth of the story about the lycanthropism of Neurians was some collective ritual of disguise, similar to the one practised in the festival of Lycaea in Arcadia.
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List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥
we're gonna answer this for my favorite cheese haired boi whom I still adore despite my other sim hyperfixations lately ❤️
1. tho he's only a spellcaster in my game, he's supposed to be a vampire/spellcaster hybrid!! altho ngl if hybrids worked I'd almost consider making him a mooncaster because his wolf form would be so cool- he also has a very cute familiar, her name is eve and she's a Sixam owl 🦉
2. he's an actor in a super popular tv show
3. how he is now is not how he was intended to be-- first of all he was supposed to be the asshole of the story but then I changed that, also the only reason he's with his spouse is cause I thought it'd be funny and then got attached. I don't like talking about how he used to be before adkskfmdm
4. though this would never be relevant in canon I like to imagine he has a popular YouTube channel where he posts song covers/original songs but he also likes to stream playing video games. he would 100% animal crossing and the Sims and yes that's a paradox but it's just true
5. you can't see it in any of the images I've posted since the initial decision BUT he's got a prosthetic leg
#lyricist.txt#ask game#sim: takumi#i kind of started fumbling at the end idk why but nothing felt interesting enough akskdkdk#ladylyricist
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Dark and Deliverance
Daredevil #303
Poor.
Final showdown with The Owl.
Chichester is an abysmal storyteller. On more than one occasion here, I had to re-read a section to get a clearer understanding of what was going on. I’ve read thousands of comics without having to do that. But some of this is impenetrable. And the dialogue doesn’t help. It’s not as bad as Kirby’s but it rarely sounds like something a real person would say.
Between 1977 and 2003, The Owl appeared in 4 issues of DAREDEVIL. A fill-in in 1989, and this 3-parter which revamped the character by revealing that... he could turn his head around. The wolf-hybrids, which have been foreshadowed with sledgehammer-like subtlety, are brought into play here. The fact that they are being used against a villain who can fly indicates the level of thought that has gone into this script.
On Sale Date: February 4, 1992.
Total Paid Circulation: 230,475 (average #299-310).
Wizard Top 100: 44.
D.G. Chichester (12 of 38).
M.C. Wyman (3 of 4).
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10/3/22
Centurians Lives Matter!
(BB's 100th Birthday!)
Morning Songs
Centurians Lives Matter!
Celebrating Barbara
Bradford!
She Turned 100
Yesterday!
On October 2, 2022
I Knew That Was
Alot of 2's
When I Woke Up!
Eddy Said,
Our Handyman:
"It Was
Babs 100th Birthday!"
Drove By
My Old Home
At The Pomegranate
Farm!
Where Sarita Fischer
Sold Me Out!
On A Mental Health
Warrant Bribe!
With Darin David
Joye- My Gigolo Paralegal
Rockstar Actor Divine!
And Her Son
Jeremiah- The Marine
Vet- with A Beard Down To
His Belly Button!
A "Curcie" He Was
Thru and Through!
Didn't Enjoy
Being An Aguanga
"Mrs. Robinson!"
Trafficked to Sarita's
Son! My Movin' Men
On A Bribe!
Nor Her Leprechaun Red Headed
Partner Earl
Twinin' Jeremiah With A Beard
Down To His Harley Davidson
Hello Angel's
Belt Buckle!
Peepin' In On Me!
IDrivin' by in Vintage Trucks!
Mary Jane's Alcoholic
Jealous Rants!
Barbara Bradford's
Granddaughter
Over Eddy,
A Handyman's
Trials!
Over 50 Years
Of Devotion
From Earl!
They Come!
And Go! On
Barbara Bradford
Farm!
Hopin' To See
Old Handyman
Tom!
And Tom Mcgiffin!
At The Dinosaur
Fruit Stand!
His Latina Ladies
We're Sweet!
Welcomin' Me!
And Grateful Babs at 100
Remembered Me!
Crystal Jolly Blue Eyes
Lit Up Like Trumpleberries
Tribes!
Could've Been My
Centurian Great
Aunt Juanita Huntley's
Dear
Americana Cousin!
Who Knows?
How We're All Related?
Aborigines?
Or Crystal Blue Eyes?
Twinklin'!
Hybrids, Humans!!
Starlight!
Gotta Love 'Em!
Maybe An Endangered
Species?
A Cahuillan
American
Dinosaur!
Granada!
Pomegranate!
Pirates Steal 'Em!
Raidin' Orchards!
Thinkin' They're
Rubies! Or Garnets!
From The Great Persian Harems!
Pike 'Em On Their
Fences For Eternal
Ornaments!
#Nitya4Eternity
Keep Away The Bugs!
Kill Your Parasites!
Make Juice!
Teach Cleansin'!
My Dear 'Ol
Gluten Free
Centur- "Rani!"
Centurian
We Love Thee!
Grateful
For Granada!
$3.99 for 5
Down The Road!
From The Dinosaur
Latina
Fruit Stand Or
Babs In Aguanga
On Barbara Bradford
Road!
And If You Look Up
On A Clear
Night!
You'll See A Star
Named After
Her…
"Barbara
The Centuriini"
How Many
Been Singin'
Your Praises Ma?
Since 1960?
Like The Temptations?
My Doctor Judy Knows Of Your
Shootin' Stars!
Down The Old
American Trail
West
Our Pilgrims
Soldiered On!
To StageCoach!
Past My Springbox
For Relief,
Agua Pura,
Water,
Like Ramona
And All The
Cahuillan Agua
Calliente Indians
Must've Done.
Like Cougars!
Like Ravens!
Like Owls!
Bobcats!
Like Breeding Bumblebees!
Like My Wolf Husky Dog!
Like Indigenous Birds!
Eagles and Hawks!
Dropping Feathers!
Carving Crystal's!
Picassos!
Fish!
Keepin' A Piece Of Me!
I Wanna Own
My Springbox!
I Wanna Do A Lease
To Buy!
With Solar Electric!
Call Our Realtor!
Carletta!
And Make It
Happen!
Make A Deal!
On This
Auspicious
Centurian- Barbara
Bradford
Day!
💕
Nitya Nella Davigo Azam Moezzi Huntley Rawal
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AirLock Anon:
Hybrid AU
HC’s, coming wounded! People’s favorites <3
Axolotl y/n x Wilford
You went for a walk, your tail swaying, humming happily. Until of course the Wolf clan decided to pick on the poor salamander you.
You returned only a few bruises and a bite on your tail, along with a few scratches. “M’ back!” You hummed and crawled into the tank shoving off the helmet and sat in your cave. You held your tail and just let the blood stop on it’s own like the many times before that bigger creatures decided that a Axolotl would be fun.
Or humans. Humans always batted you around like toys. Wilford walked out and noticed the red streams from the cave. He knocked on the glass and you erupted the streams hanging off of you. You couldn’t hear well from under the water and pointed up.
You swam up seeing him already on the edge with rolled up pants. “Hi!” You hummed kicking your legs and treading water. “How’d all this happen?” You looked at the claw marks and the bite in your tail. “Ah just some Wolven Clan! Nothing new I’ll heal I’m a giffy and be out of the waters in no time!” You smiled as he rested a hand on your chin. “Oh. Well I think Google is Calling me. I’ve gotta go.” You hummed and swam back under water.
Wonder what Will’s doing? [HAHA NO MORE WOLVES]
Scorpion y/n x actor
You let him go. He got too overbearing and you didn’t want to get attached. And he said “haha too late.” And now he just stays with you and constantly just picks at things. “Bugs are so gross.” He scoffed as you groaned. “This again??!” He stuck out his tongue.
“I’m going for a walk. Don’t get caught.” Your clan already knew him since he sucked at sneaking in. Your venom doesn’t kill automatically it takes two stings for that. One sting knocked the prey/attacker out. You walked out and ended up at Desert Bird territory.
“Fuck off feather brains.” You scoffed at the border. “This is free land Buggie boo!” The roadrunner chirped trying to nip at your tail or pinchers. “And? I said fuck off.” You hissed until you felt arms hold you up. “That’s rude!” An desert owl laughed as you kicked and flung your tail desperately around.
You hated to talk about what happened next. But you wobbled back into The Clan House, the healers patched you up and of course Actor walked in while they stung you to help you sleep while they put on the bandages.
“WHAT THE HELL?!” You sat down as he squawked on in your den. “It’s not my fault-��� “WELL NO SHIT!! It’s free land over there! Isn’t that punishable?! Why didn’t you say shit?!” You scoffed. “Because it’ll be extra. It’s how things are.” You hummed as he just sat on your lap.
“Then your on house arrest. Your not leaving until 1) you heal or 2) you go tell them what happened!”
Let’s say your ego didn’t let you leave the house- maybe it was kinda cute how he fell asleep in the first hour of “Night Watch.”
Human y/n x Black Cat Dark [Clan’s Favorite]
You preferred not to say anything. But it went south when you tried entering the human tribe to trade your soups and fresh baked breads.
You limped inside and immediately got caught by your housemate who stayed with you instead of his original home of The Feline Clan. Dark sat you on the table and started wrapping up your legs and arms. “What did I say about human “Colonies” ?! You could’ve been killed.” He hissed.
“It’s fine just a few rocks, and a gun, annnnnd I think a few knives?” You sighed as your vision blurred. “I’ma need you to stay awake for this one.” He sighed and pulled out the thorns. As you hissed “HM! Really wanna tear the bandage off?” He finished the last of the thorns and wrapped up your legs and arms.
“Thank you dear.” You smiled as he gently carried you to the bed. “I wouldn’t have too if you just stayed home.” He hummed back as he laid you down and changed into comfy clothes and walked out as you changed. He returned shortly after you laid back down and curled into your chest.
“Sleep. You’ll heal faster.” He mumbled as you nodded and started drifting off. All of that past adrenaline escaping your body and replaced itself with exhaust. “Night Darkie.” You hummed and he just sighed. “Good night human.”
Awww I love all of these!
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My NSR ocs as a part of @chiquitabanana5 NSR Beauty and the Beast au, with a bit of info about them :3
These animals from the forest have been cursed by the Enchantress to remain their animal forms during the day, but at night become human with their animal traits lingering about. The spell can only be broken once the curse on the half of Vinyl City is lifted, and once that happens the animals can return to being- well animals. But if they fall in love with a human and that love is returned, then they will permanently become human and no longer be their wild self.
Anyway lemme introduce you to the animal human hybrids of the forest :D
Artemis- A large white grizzly bear that likes humans, especially one in particular that happens to be the manager of Bunk Bed Junction. She thought that the curse the Enchantress bestowed on the half was Vinyl City was too harsh, and therefore is the main reason why she and her friends become human at night. Some of her friends are a bit mad at her for the state she's put them in, but Artemis hopes that their minds can be changed.
Olive- A very big and fluffy pink 9 tailed fox that likes the idea of interacting with humans, although she has never seen one herself. She's also the very naive and innocent being of the group, so it would make sense as to why her friends are protective of her, even though she's the biggest of the group. Olive is on board with the idea of being human at night, but at the same time doesn't want to give up her fluffy 9 tails.
Axle- An owl that is the only animal of her friends that can fly, giving her the chance to leave the forest and go to the other side of Vinyl City that wasn't cursed by the Enchantress. Despite the protests from her other friends when Artemis spoke up about the Enchantress' curse on Vinyl City, Axle doesn't seem to mind being human at night since she can still fly, but she's wanting to spend more than nights visiting the other side of Vinyl City, not to catch mice, but to see a cool dude she's taken intrest in.
Gypsy- A raccoon that now has a visor for whatever reason, but it seems that their friends are cool with it. She doesn't really talk much, but is considered to be the most vocal about their own opinions when it comes to matters about being cursed to become human at night. They were a bit mad at Artemis for allowing the Enchantress to bestow her curse, but overtime she has gotten used to their changing form in the night and daytime.
Percy- A wolf that likes to roam freely in the forest, Percy didn't like being human at night at first, but he got used to it and found some advantages in the curse he and his friends are under. He was the first one to protest Artemis suggesting the idea that the curse the Enchantress bestowed upon Vinyl City was a bit to harsh, so you can imagine how mad he was at the bear when she agreed to let the Enchantress cast her spell on the group of animals. Percy has hopes in being back to his wolf self once the curse is lifted, but his slow attraction to a cursed yellow member of a kpop robot/reindeer boy band might have other ideas-
Singel- A porcupine that is very sharp at wit, thinking, and quills- literally- Singel comes up with the most brilliant ideas in whatever situation she and her friends happen to be in, and the one they're in right now is no exception. She was mad at Artemis at first for allowing the Enchantress to curse the group without talking to her about it first, but has come to terms that it is what it is, and there's no going back. Singel coordinates on how she and her friends patrol the forest and keep an eye out for anyone coming to break the curse on Vinyl City, and her attention is set on the indie rock duo that's shown up to find a way to save their side of the city from no power.
Likes and Reblogs are appreciated!
#doveria draws#doveria speaks#my art#no straight roads#nsr oc#nsr au#nsr beauty and the beast au#artemis#olive#axle#gypsy#percy#singel#nsr
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Also me:
A headcanon:
Basically, the characters stop growing when they reach a certain age. At their final year, most will be sick for days (at least a week), like having a really high fever. Once the 'sick week' is done, they will stop growing physically (like fingernails, toenails, and hair). However, while they can't die from old age, they can still die from heavy injuries, starvation, drowning, and others methods.
This also happens to hybrids (Origin SMP) who age different than human depending on their origin.
Enderian: 7 months (based on basilisk lizards lifespan, lizard that can walk on water)
Merling: 5 month (based on salmon lifespan, can migrate in both salt and fresh water. Also Sally the Salmon)
Phantom: 3 month (based on barn owl lifespan, looks like a ghost)
Elytrian: 45 months (based on griffon vulture lifespan, highest flying bird)
Blazeborn: 65 months (based on Galápagos land iguana lifespan, animal that can live in volcano)
Avian: 8 months (based on chicken lifespan)
Arachnid: 18 months (based on Mexican red-knee tarantulas lifespan, spider that has red and black on its body)
Shulk: 41 months (based on snapping turtle lifespan, one of the most dangerous turtle)
Feline: 10 months (based on ocelot lifespan)
Slimecician: 6 months (based on snail lifespan, the closest thing I can think off for a slime)
Piglin: 13 months (based of domestic pig lifespan)
Canine: 7 months (based on grey wolf lifespan)
So, for example, Tommy is an avian (adopted by Phil). For him, 1 avian year is equal to 8 human months. So, if he left for adventure in 16 avian years old, in human eyes, he was leaving when he was 10 years 8 months.
Meanwhile, for Tubbo, who is a Shulk, 1 year is equal to 41 human months (3 years 5 months). So, if he also went for his first adventure at 16 shulk years, he's the same age as a 54 years 8 months human.
This would means, even though both Tommy and Tubbo stop growing at age 16 (in their perspective origin age), Tubbo is technically older than Tommy.
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I HEARD THERE IS HYBRID/ANIMAL AU-
I'm all ears 👀👀
*ahem*
Okay so imagine Dazai as a fox or a kitsune, he's perfect for the role since they're known to be mischievous and sly
Atsushi is a tiger or cat sure <3
Kunikida gives me Horse vibes for no reason at all
Kyouka can be a bunny who often has mood swings and will bite you while Kenji can be a cow or puppy
Ranpo as a Racoon 🏃♀️
Yosano as a king fisher? Pls I have no explanation for these just yes
Fukuwaza can be another cat while Mori can be a dog.. I mean I think this is explainable
Chuuya is a pomeranian... For sure. An angry one.
Akutagawa as a wolf? I mean he kinda acts like one, just really calm
Gin as a humming bird
This is so random but Ango as an owl??
Fyodor is a rat, it's kinda obvious-
and yeah, who else– 😋
Pls imagine them having an animal kingdom LMAO
or we're Mowgli/Tarzan...
yes let's pls take out the part where some are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores and will probably kill or eat each other
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Hey everyone, @astrid-foreverythingelse here! So this drabble is actually for a request we received on our AO3 account (hence no ask to answer) but we still wanted to be able to share it with you in case it was something you guys were interested in. Hope you enjoy!
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Modern AU Hiccup and Astrid take Zephyr and Nuffink to the Berk Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary for "Bring Your Kid To Work Day". They introduce them to their most well-known inhabitants; Toothless, a black jaguar and Luna, an albino leopard, Stormfly, a Newfoundland white wolf/Florida black wolf hybrid, Hookfang, a tigon (a hybrid born from a tiger and a lioness), Meatlug, a Syrian Brown Bear, Barf and Belch, a two-headed King cobra, Cloudjumper, a great gray owl, (Strix nebulosa lapponica), Skullcrusher, a northern white rhino, Grump, a Bornean sun bear, Windshear, an Iberian lynx, and Sharpshot, a vervet monkey and the sanctuary's mascot.
I absolutely loved the challenge this prompt was so thank you so much for submitting it, and I hope its at least somewhat like what you had in mind! It's quite a long one so it's coming in at least 3 parts. Enjoy, Parts 2 and 3 to come soon!
Wild Life
“Alright, now do we remember all the rules?” Astrid looked down at her two children vibrating in place with excitement.
Her husband chuckled behind her. “I don’t think they’re listening anymore.”
“This isn’t funny, Hiccup. Some of these animals can be very dangerous.”
“I’m aware, but we aren’t seeing those animals today.”
“Guys, I’m serious. Animals aren’t always predictable, especially when they’re hurt like these animals are, so we have to be careful today. Understood?”
The children nodded fervently, bouncing in place. Astrid sighed, knowing it was a losing battle, and simply opened the door to the Berk Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary, gesturing her children into the large welcoming center. Light poured in from the glass ceiling as the children spun slowly in awe, soaking up every bit of information their little brains could handle.
Suddenly, a Vervet monkey jumped down from his perch above the door and onto Hiccup’s shoulder. He scratched the monkey’s cheek as the kids ran over to meet him.
“Daddy, is that Sharpshot?” Zephyr asked excitedly.
“Yes it is! Our first resident and very own mascot!” Hiccup confirmed, kneeling down so the kids could get a better look. “We found him when he was just a little baby. We think he was abandoned because he had two broken legs and a broken arm. He might have fallen from a tree and his parents couldn’t find him.”
“That’s sad,” Nuffink said, puckering his lower lip as he reached out to the little monkey. His forlorn expression didn’t last long, though, as Sharpshot immediately ran down Hiccup’s arm and onto Nuffink’s shoulder.
“It is sad,” Astrid jumped in, “But since we’ve had him for almost as long as he’s been alive, he loves being around humans. He’s very quiet and gentle, so that’s why he’s our mascot.”
Hiccup stood up as Nuffink and Zephyr played with Sharpshot, jokingly bumping into his wife. “Still think they won’t want to join the family business?” Hiccup smirked.
Astrid rolled her eyes and smiled. “I never said they wouldn’t. They have far too much of you in them.”
“Oh, sure,” Hiccup added sarcastically. “Alright, heathens, do you want to meet more animals or is this little guy all you wanted to see?”
“MORE!” the children screamed in unison.
“Then let’s get moving!”
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Astrid and Hiccup couldn’t get enough of the wide-eyed wonder rolling off of their children in the backseat of the doorless Jeep as they drove to check on the first two animals, Sharpshot jumping between Nuffink and Zephyr’s laps and Hiccup and Astrid’s shoulders. Astrid tried yet again to warn the children of the wild nature of these animals and how they weren’t all necessarily as playful as Sharpshot, but the warning seemed to fall on deaf ears. She knew they were listening from their distant nods, but they were also much more intrigued by the rehabilitation center flying by around them.
“Hey there, Snotlout!” Hiccup said, pulling up to the first fenced-in area.
Snotlout spun around at the sound of his name, eyes falling on the Haddocks. “Hey Hiccup, Astrid,” he said, walking up to lean against the fence. “I should’ve known you’d be the ones to actually take part in Bring Your Kids To Work Day.”
“Hi Snotlout!” Nuffink cried from the backseat.
“Hey, Nuff! Have you ever seen a tigon before?”
“What’s a tigon?” Zephyr asked.
Snotlout didn’t answer; he only smiled and turned his back. He took a deep breath and bellowed, “Hookfang! Lunch time!”
Zephyr and Nuffink looked around curiously as Hiccup and Astrid smiled at each other. The air was still, disturbed only by a gentle breeze rustling the leaves in the nearby trees.
Suddenly, a roar broke through the calm as a big cat bounded out of the tall grass towards the unconcerned Snotlout within the enclosure. Zephyr and Nuffink screamed as the man was tackled by the animal.
Astrid laughed. “It’s okay! Look!”
The fearful, wide-eyed pair frantically looked back to see the animal simply licking Snotlout’s face. He laughed as he playfully pushed the big cat off of him. “Alright, alright, come on, Hookie, get off!”
Snotlout wiped off his face as he stood and looked back to the kids. “Zephyr, Nuffink, meet Hookfang the Tigon.”
This time they truly paid attention to the big cat now rubbing his head against Snotlout’s stomach. He wasn’t very large as compared to a lion or other “big cats” of the wild, but he was quite muscular. His belly was covered in white fur and the rest of his body orange, with faint black stripes peppered across his back.
Well, most of his back.
“What happened to him?” Zephyr asked quietly, eyes fixed on the large patches of exposed skin.
Snotlout pursed his lips. “Well, do you know where tigons are from?”
Nuffink jumped up, eager to answer the question, but stopped when he couldn’t think of one.
Zephyr pondered for a moment. “Um...”
“Exactly,” Snotlout interrupted. “They’re not an animal that happens naturally in the wild. Tigers and lions don’t live on the same continent. So tigons and ligers, you can only find them in captivity.”
“Oh,” Zephyr said.
“This guy,” Snotlout continued, scratching behind Hookfang’s ears, “had another owner. This guy was an exotic animal enthusiast. He had all kinds of animals on this big property hidden back in some woods, and not all of them legal.” He paused for a moment to reach for the lid of a cooler. “Back, Hookfang!”
The tigon obeyed, turning his back and walking away towards the tall grass. Snotlout pulled out a large steak of meat and hurled it towards Hookfang, who lunged at and grabbed the meat before disappearing back into the grass.
Snotlout walked back to the fence, continuing his story. “There was a big fire, no one is really sure how it started. They think it might have been something in the barn that caught, but by the time anyone found it, the entire property was up in flames. Including the enclosures. Most of the animals had died by the time anyone got back to the property, and the owner, too. The few that did survive the fire ended up dying because their burns were so bad. Hookfang was the only one that made it.”
Zephyr gasped quietly, and Hiccup turned around to see tears in not only her eyes, but Nuffink’s as well. Even Sharpshot was sitting solemnly still in Zephyr’s lap.
“It took a lot of surgeries and skin grafts and medicine, but Hookfang pulled through. And his skin is strong and healthy now. He won’t be able to grow fur back in the places where the worst burns were, but he doesn’t seem to mind. We can’t release him into the wild because he’s never lived in the wild before, so he’ll live here for the rest of his life unless we can find somewhere better for him.” Snotlout smiled at Zephyr’s sigh of relief. “He’s really happy here, I promise.”
“Alright, we’ve got a lot more animals to see,” Astrid interjected. “Thank you, Snotlout.”
“Thank you!” the kids said in unison.
Snotlout saluted the family as they took off towards the next healing animal.
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“Is that a polar bear?!” Zephyr cried.
“Not quite, Zeph,” Fishlegs corrected. “She’s actually a Syrian Brown Bear; see how she’s more of a gray color and has some darker brown patches on her back? She’s a lot smaller than a polar bear would be, too. Her name is Meatlug. Go on! Go up to the enclosure and meet her!”
Nuffink’s eyes grew wide and sparkly. “Really?!”
“Sure!” Fishlegs encouraged. “She’s and older bear, but she’s very playful. She fell down a cliff when she was young and suffered some brain damage. Physically, she’s one of our healthiest residents. Mentally, she’s still just a cub.”
“Is that why she’s still here?” Zephyr asked, running up to the enclosure.
“Yepp. At first we were afraid she just wouldn’t grow, but she did. Now we’re just worried that she’s too young mentally to defend herself.” Meatlug curiously watched the children bouncing excitedly on the opposite side of the fence as Fishlegs made his way inside the enclosure. “Come here, girl, it’s okay!”
Meatlug slowly approached Fishlegs, eyes on the children. When she was about three feet away from her caretaker, she froze and tilted her head.
“What is it, girl?” Fishlegs asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to be shy now!”
Meatlug turned to Fishlegs and sniffed his direction. She paused for a moment before standing up on her hind legs, tongue hanging out of her mouth, and bouncing over to him. Fishlegs laughed delightedly as he embraced her and scratched her neck.
“Come on, you silly bear!” he said, leading her over to fence where the children patiently stood.
Back in the Jeep, Hiccup sat with an arm around Astrid and his other hand scratching Sharpshot’s head. Astrid laid her head on Hiccup’s shoulder as they watched their children playing with the bear, both convinced the pair will end up in veterinarian school when they grow older.
Suddenly, they heard talons on the roof of the Jeep, making the three of them jump.
“Cloudjumper?” Astrid wondered aloud, jumping out of the Jeep. Hiccup did the same, pulling Sharpshot up on his shoulder.
Sure enough, the Great Gray Owl was perched on roof.
“That’s odd,” Astrid mused. “He only ever perches up there when we aren’t in it.”
“Unless-”
“Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!”
Astrid and Hiccup shared a worried look. Hiccup spun around. “Zephyr! Nuffink! Come on, we need to go!”
“Aw, but Dad!” Nuffink started. “Can’t we just-”
“Now, guys!”
Zephyr and Nuffink heard the worried urgency in their father’s voice now as they saw their parents scramble into the Jeep. They ran back as they watched the owl take off and fly down the road. The two were barely in their seats before Hiccup took off after the owl.
“Who’s that?” Zephyr asked.
“Cloudjumper,” Astrid explained. “He’s actually not a resident here anymore, he just sort of hangs around. He had a broken wing that we fixed a while back, but after we released him, he managed to find his way here again. We can’t really get him to leave.”
“So why are we following him?” Nuffink asked.
“Well, we figured out after a while of him being back that he doesn’t interact much with the animals. He just sort of... Hangs back, and watches. He never makes a sound, never bothers anyone. But if any of our animals are in trouble, he finds a staff member and pretty much harasses them until they follow. It’s the only time he approaches any other animal or human, and the only time he ever makes a sound.”
“Awesome,” Nuffink whispered.
“That’s one way to put it,” Astrid agreed, smiling back at her son.
“Who’s in trouble?” Zephyr asked.
“By the looks of the path were taking, probably Windshear,” Astrid thought aloud.
“Isn’t Heather here today? I thought she went out to see her this morning,” Hiccup said.
“Maybe she needs help,” Astrid offered.
“Who’s Windshear?” Zephyr asked.
“She’s a young Iberian lynx. After she left her mother, she wasn’t able to thrive. Since lynxes are endangered, we took her in, in the hopes that we’d be able to release her back. She hasn’t really taken to anyone except Heather, though.”
“Which is what worries me,” Hiccup added. “If Heather can’t wrangle her in, I don’t think anyone can.”
Cloudjumper did in fact lead them to Windshear’s enclosure, confirmed when the owl landed on a tree within it. “Stay here, guys,” Hiccup ordered his children as he and Astrid stepped out of the Jeep. Nuffink and Zephyr nervously watched as their parents carefully entered the enclosure.
“Windshear!” Astrid called. “Heather?”
“Everybody alright in here?” Hiccup asked.
No response was given, making Hiccup and Astrid more nervous.
“Do you think we should drive through and look for them?” Hiccup quietly asked Astrid.
“I don’t know. We don’t have doors on the Jeep, I don’t want her to jump out and grab the kids.”
“I don’t either, but these enclosures are huge. We can’t exactly walk it and look for them.”
Astrid gave her husband a displeased look; she was not looking for his sarcasm right now. “Maybe we should just walkie Control, they’ll know where Heather is. If she’s here, we’ll send for someone to help her. If not-”
“WINDSHEAR, NO!”
At the sound of Heather’s voice, much closer than either of them expected it to be, Hiccup immediately took off. Astrid spun around to the kids and cried, “Stay in the Jeep, do not go anywhere, we’ll be right back!” She sprinted after Hiccup before they could respond.
They burst through a line of shrubs and found Heather standing off with the lynx. She spun around for only a moment to see who it was that entered the clearing. “Astrid, Hiccup, stay back! I’ve got this!”
Astrid took in the sight of Windshear, ready to pounce. “Are you sure?” she asked warily.
“Yes!”
“What can we do?” Hiccup asked, ignoring her words.
“Get back behind the shrubs! I don’t want her to feel like we’re ganging up on her, she’s just scared.”
Hiccup and Astrid hesitantly obeyed, slowly backing into the shrubs to watch in case Heather needed help.
“Hey, Windshear,” Heather cooed. “It’s alright, girl, it’s just me. You’re okay...”
Hiccup and Astrid held their breath as Heather slowly approached Windshear. She may still be smaller than she should be from her low weight, but that only made her more vicious. Her ears twitched slightly at Heather’s soothing voice, prompting Heather to continue. “That’s right, it’s just me, girl. I just want to get a good look at you, make sure you’re okay.”
Windshear relaxed her stance slightly, laying on the ground as she watched Heather.
“That’s my good girl, Windshear. Come here, it’s okay.” Heather slowly lowered herself to the ground now, sitting in the grass and giving Windshear the chance to close the distance.
Windshear didn’t move for a moment, carefully watching Heather’s every move. Heather remained perfectly still, holding an outstretched hand in her direction. Eventually, Windshear slowly slinked towards Heather, sniffing the air and listening intently. Astrid grabbed Hiccup’s arm as the lynx slowly leaned in to sniff Heather’s fingers, desperately praying that she wouldn’t take a bite.
But instead, Windshear licked Heather’s fingers and rubbed her head against her hand, stepping into Heather’s lap and curling up comfortably.
Hiccup and Astrid both breathed a sigh of relief, catching Windshear’s attention.
Heather chuckled. “It’s okay, girl, they won’t hurt you,” she said, petting the lynx’s head.
Hiccup and Astrid slowly stood. “Are you alright?” Hiccup asked.
“Yeah, we’re all good now,” Heather said with a smile. “I can take it from here. Thanks, guys.” Windshear stiffened as Hiccup and Astrid straightened, lazer eyes locked on the pair. Heather’s smile faded as she observed her defensive stance over Heather. “Though I will politely ask you to slowly get out so she doesn’t freak out again.”
#modern au#hiccup#astrid#nuffink#zephyr#drabble requests#finished-prompts#wild life#the-dragon-central
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Wolf ties and Pretty eyes
Installment #3 of Ateez poly hybrid rewritten
A Hyunmintae production.
Impromptu: Hongjoong has a thing for things with pretty eyes and he also has a thing for ribbons and typing them around what’s his. After Y/N gave him a few rolls of ribbon he has been set on making her and all the other boy's chokers out of them.
“Joongie? What’s with all the ribbon everywhere?” Seonghwa asked as he walked into the bedroom of said hybrid.
“Oh! I’m making chokers for everyone. Come here, I made yours already!” Hongjoong said, excitement in his voice as he motioned Seonghwa over to him
Seonghwa smiled at the hybrid as he walked over and sat beside him on the bed, angling himself so Joong could wrap the silky purple garment around his neck.
“There we go! I even added a little owl on it because that would be your hybrid counterpart if you were one!” Hongjoong said as he smiled, running his fingers through Seonghwa’s hair before kissing him softly.
“You sure do like tying things around all of us,” Seonghwa mentioned as he moved closer to Hongjoong and pulled him in his lap.
“I-I... I just like putting things around people with pretty eyes that are mine.” Hongjoogn stuttered, curling in Seonghwa’s arms.
“I gotta go give the other’s theirs!” Hongjoong spoke u as he grabbed a handful of the chokers he had made and scurried out of Seonghwa’s lap and out of the room.
Seonghwa smiled and shook his head, bringing his hand pup to run it across the ribbon on his neck fiddling with the owl charm.
“Sannie! Mingi-ah! I have gifts!” Hongjoong said as he bounded into the living room over to the bunny and tiger hybrids.
San sat up from his laying position on Mingi and looked toward the wolf hybrid in curiosity, “Gifts? What are they?”
“Chokers! The nice ones that just hug your neck, not the bad ones that hurt.” Hongjoong explained as he pulled two of them from the bundle he had in his hoodie pocket.
“This one is your Sannie, it has a bunny charm on it.” Hongjoong smiled as he clipped the ribbon around San’s neck and fixed it for the charm hung right above the middle of his collar bones.
“This is yours, Mingi-ah. A tiger charm for our tiger.” Hongjoong mentioned as he moved to sit on his knees as he clipped the other ribbon around Mingi’s neck.
Seonghwa came into the living room, his purple ribbon choker on his neck as he smiled at San and Mingi, their blue and green ribbon chokers around their necks. Blue for San because he was the baby boy of the group and green for Mingi because that was the color that reminds him of the jungle. Purple for Seonghwa because he always looked good in purple, at least that’s what Y/N says.
“Who’s the black one for?” San asked as he picked it up, holding it gently in his hands.
“That one is for Yeosang, I think it will look good on him. Don’t you think?” Hongjoong said as he took it softly from San’s hands and stood up.
Before they could say anything he was off to deliver the rest of the gifts.
“Yeosang-ah! I have a present!” Hongjoog sing-songed as he walked into the hybrids bedroom, Yeosang was sprawled out of the floor, belly up as he looked up at Honngjoong who stood over him holding out the choker.
“Ohh pretty, did you make it Hyung?” Yeosang asked as he sat up and sat upon his knees in front of Hongjoong.
Joong smiled and nodded, “Made it for you. Yours is black to go with your brown ears and tail.” He told him as he bent over to clip it around his neck and kissed his forehead.
“So cute~” Hongjoong muttered.
Yeosang just smiled up at his Huyng as he fiddled with the little bear charm hanging from it.
Hongjoong pecked Yeo on his lips before he left the room in search of Jongho, Yunho, and Wooyoung.
He found two out of the three sitting in the office room, working on some work they had yet to catch up on.
“Yunho-ah~ Jongho-ah~” Hongjoong cooed as he scrunched his nose at how quick Yunho had turned around in his chair and how his tail was wagging faster than he had seen.
“Here you go Yunho-ah, a handsome choker for such a handsome boy.” Hongjoong smiled as he clipped the orange ribbon around Yunho’s neck.
“What’s this for Hyung?” Yunho asked, looking up at the wolf hybrid from his seated position.
“Just a gift, everyone has one. All different colors. Jongho-ah, here’s yours.” Hongjoong explained he walked over to the human and wrapped it around his neck.
"Yours has a deer on it because I think it suits you.” Hoongjoon cooed as he clipped it around his neck.
“Have either of you seen Wooyoung?” Hongjoong asked.
“I think I saw him lounging in the sunroom earlier, you know how he is when the sun is out and Y/N isn’t home,” Yunho mentioned, as his ears fell at the mention of Y/N not being home yet.
“Don’t worry, she’ll be home soon.” Jongho reminded Yunho as he turned back to finish his work.
“Thank you for the gift, Joongie Hyung.” They both replied as Hongjoong walked toward the sunroom.
“Woo? Are you in here?” Hongjoong called, looking around the bright room.
Windows lined every inch of the walls, it was a sunroom of course. with a large hybrid cat castle in the middle of the room. Hongjoong stepped down the steps until he was in the middle of the room looking around the cat castle. there were pillows everywhere and a bookcase on the wall by the door, the only wall not covered in windows.
“Yes, Joongie I’m in here.” Wooyoung’s voice floated through the air, coming from inside the castle.
Hongjoong smiled as he climbed his way through the castle before he was in the center of it. There layed Wooyoung, lounging in the sun as he rolled over onto his back, one leg bent toward the roof of the castle the other out flat his arms resting just over his head enough the make his shirt rise a little.
Hongjoong bit his lip as he looked at the cat hybrid, licking his lips at the slight exposure of said cat’s v-line.
“I-I made you a new choker Wooyoungie. It’s pink this time, that baby powder pink that you took a liking too.” Hongjoong stuttered as he made his way toward the cat.
Wooyoung purred as he pulled Hongjoong down to sit beside him so he could curl into his lap, “A new choker for me? Oh, Joongie you shouldn’t have.”
Hongjoong smiled as he clipped it around Woo’s neck, leaning down to peck his throat where the cat charm lay. Hongjoong could feel his cheeks turning red before he had time to control them.
“Joongie, why are you so flustered?” Wooyoung purred as he sat up a little bit and rubbed his head against Joong’s chest.
Wooyoung continued to purr as he licked his lips before pulling Hongjoongs face down to meet his as he kissed him. Soon all that was heard were loud purrs and quiet wolf howls, as well, you know what’s happening.
Hongjoong climbed out of the castle, hair ruffled and clothes a little crinkled, Wooyoung peaked his head out of one of the openings in the castle and smiled at Hongjoong.
“My babies! I’m home!” Y/N voice drifted through the house, Joong and Woo quickly sprinting to get to Y/N before the others.
Sadly, when they reached the entrance room Y/n was already being clung to by the others.
“I missed you all too! Aww, you all look so cute today.” Y/N cooed, she sat up as everyone backed off of her a little.
“Hmm, something seems different... what is it..?” Y/N wondered, looking around at the all before she noticed the little chokers on their necks.
“New collars? Why are you guys wearing them inside? Even Seonghwa and Jongho?” Y/N asked, reaching up to touch each of them.
“No, Jagiya. They are chokers, ribbons. Hongjoonie made them, he even made one for you.” Yeosang said as he motioned Hongjoong forward.
“Here, Jagiya. Your’s is white with a small penguin charm on it.” Hongjoong said as he showed Y/N and then clipped it around her neck.
“White for purity, pure love, and pure hope.” Wooyoung purred and he moved to sit beside Y/N.
“I love it Joognie, all of them. They make everyone look so pretty. The pink matched you so well Woo, along with the colors for the rest of you. Where is yours Joongie?” Y/N cooed before she looked at the wolf.
“Oh, right,” Hongjoong muttered before he pulled a rainbow ribbon form his pocket, formed with each color of every ribbon of the others.
Joong clipped the choker around his neck and smiled, “I like things with pretty eyes that are mine to have pretty ribbons wrapped around them.”
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