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They must be really good friends 😳
#xiaoven#venxiao#venti#xiao#genshin impact#fanart#genshin fanart#they are dating your honor#i will not believe otherwise#i was hoping for lantern rite crumbs but that trailer was a whole feast#ik it's been almost two days but I will not shut up about it until at least 2024#anyway damn my hands drew that?#i got possessed by the spirit of canon interaction and blacked out#also pls ignore the weird blurry empty space everywhere I wanted them to look good side by side and ended up f ing up the rest ;'P#ALSO can you believe it's my first time drawing two character kissing outside of shitposts? (it was still them anyway but still)#ravidraws
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👻 GHOST - do they believe in ghosts? what are their "ghostly experiences", if any?
For Secundo, Terzo, and Judith.
I was also gonna ask for Copia but we know about his canonical ghostly interactions so.
𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒! / / @dilffactory
so regarding secundo, i haven't really written it much but in my head (also thanks to sam) i can't get over the idea of secundo having personally summoned alpha, not to mention his summonings being a task that is embarked on by him alone. yet, i also believe his empathic nature attracts the dead to him. secundo, due to his religion, initially believed that our souls will be sent to the fire to rest eternally. now, when he does encounter spirits he infers it as a sort of purgatory. i'd say probably in his days as a cardinal he's dabbled in ouija & communication practices, yet at the same time i feel like due to his sensing of auras and the abilities he has -- he's kind of got one foot into the spiritual realm. i believe just as human auras flock, the dead will feel safe in that he is a man to be trusted with their feelings. sort of a conduit of emotion, i feel as though it would be highly regular for secundo to just see ghosts. in his moments alone in the graveyard, perhaps -- or just walking by, he might see one weaving through the tombstones. or, maybe in the back pew during black mass. he acknowledges them, perhaps they acknowledge each other.
i think terzo has the capacity to believe in anything mystical. in my head he's a very pro-fortune kind of guy. he'll read your palm, your cards... he's no secundo, he has to make his own premonitions.. but he will. perhaps due to jealousy, secundo tells little people about his afflictions yet terzo does know, & it infuriated him for years (and still) that his brother is more 'special' than he. i feel like if he wasn't a satanic clergyman he'd probably be a scammer, doing all that shit above / seances to channel marilyn monroe or charlie chaplin or some shit. or like, pretend to be a medium. but, i think he'd probably actually tried to do seances as a teenager, & maybe beyond. perhaps he'd even try it now, if someone asked him. tbh i'm already way off topic but i also, in my head, imagine him being able to do small little magic tricks / party tricks, like the dove gag & perhaps making things appear from behind your ear, & slide of hand. has terzo ever seen a ghost? no. at least not one he knew was a ghost. i think he's seen anomalies caused by them, such as using a planchette on a ouija board, or with flickering lights or moving / floating items. he's even felt phantom touches, before. but he is aware that there is no one without the other, & that this makes anything possible. he is not sure if ghosts are ghosts, or something else undefined. though he does not banish the idea, nor try to explain away his experiences.
she's still figuring out what she believes. in the ghost verse, in main verse -- in every verse, she's on a journey to find out what she really feels instead of letting biases of the world decide for her. her head is really jumbled up, not knowing if she can trust the one thing she's known her entire life. one side saying god is the only way to salvation, while the other almost condemns her for her faith alone. saying that after being educated, if she stood for the church she was an evil fool. religion itself believes in possession, though this is more in the demonic sense. yet there are also things like guardian angels, or being chosen by a saint. i think she believes that the people we love are watching over us from somewhere or another, but to what extent she doesn't know. i think she wants to let the world surprise her, as she doesn't like dealing with definite things. she's much happier being open to all possibilities. but with her view point expanding, & seeing all the interesting things she has? the things without explaination? i think she believes in ghosts, yet i don't think she's ever had an experience. if not something minor, an overlooked.
#judith andrews * / headcanon#papa emeritus iii * / headcanon#papa emeritus ii * / headcanon#headcanon.#lmfao i went off on the first two#misc * / out of character
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Give me the secret Shuu thoughts, please 👀
aasdbfasdf thanks for the ask tho sync
this was connected to an old fic idea i decided to post outlines publicly of in ao3 so here goes it is under the cut.
So anyway, this is like years after the conclusion of what I've planned for that fic outline??
A TLDR summary of the fic outline: I wrote an SI fic Idea outline of Fate/Stay Night mixed with Fate/EXTRA elements because I was broken up over what happened to Charlemagne in Fate/Extella Link and it devolved from there, somewhat. And this is a story I imagined as some sequel to the first one.
Nanashi (The SI and protagonist of the fic) didn't get to stay in the FSN verse after all is over and Moon Cell is finally put back to slumber where it belongs, but she doesn't really got a place to stay anywhere... well, until Merlin showed up, summoning himself out of Avalon using the Moon Cell grail system because he is amused with Nanashi's presence and actions.
He offers to basically take Nanashi under his wing since she technically has nowhere to go and even if she stayed, but because Moon Cell is the one that isekai'ed Nanashi from her original world, an awakened Moon Cell from a different alternate reality would just easily spirit her away and get her involved in the Moon Cell Grail war and potentially erase her.
So Nanashi ended up accepting Merlin's offer since Avalon is not a place that Moon Cell can easily access or gain entry to.
After some farewell with the still alive and present Karl and Charlemagne and getting some memento's of them, Nanashi left with Merlin to Avalon.
Fast forward centuries later, Nanashi has taken a new name under Merlin's suggestion and is now capable of using magic strongly but still got more to go to be on Merlin's level since she isn't a Servant like Merlin would become in FGO.
This may have made her the new Nimue, potentially. I did not think too far yet about the implications of FGO Merlin taking in a new student.
Anyway!
Nanashi now took the name Alice Winters, her initial black hair changed to a black with purple highlights due to staying in Avalon for too long and her initially brown eyes are also changed as side effect of staying in Avalon and also due to learning everything that she knew of magic under Merlin.
Merlin would often take her to trips in alternate realities or different points of history as part of his lessons for her and also to mess with her a bit.
But one particular trip... the black carriage from Twisted Wonderland came over and brought her away.
Due to her now advanced magic and being taught a way to return to Avalon on her own, Nanashi/Alice would have left quietly after the fiasco is over... except that she can't.
The MC of this particular Twisted Wonderland is not the canonical Yuu, but Kishinami Hakuno post Fate/EXTRA. Not the one from Fate/EXTRA CCC, but the vanilla original Fate/EXTRA where their end is to be deleted by Moon Cell for going against their intended role as an NPC and stop Twice's plan.
Whenever Hakuno is active, there's a chance that Moon Cell would be involved as well, so Nanashi/Alice stayed, enrolled as a Diasomnia student and discretely watch and guide Hakuno.
Midway though, Moon Cell finally got to Hakuno and tried to take over Hakuno as a vessel for them to interact with Twisted Wonderland and Nanashi/Alice interfered and got herself possessed by Moon Cell instead to free Hakuno.
A fight later ensues with Hakuno ft. Everyone of the Twisted Wonderland cast fighting a Moon Cell possessed Nanashi/Alice.
After the Moon Cell confrontation, Nanashi/Alice eventually chose to return to Avalon with Merlin fetching her, with Hakuno and some of the Twisted Wonderland residents that Nanashi/Alice befriended with making a promise that they will find her.
...Or well, that's what I have for the idea somewhat.
There probably needs a polish or two but I half just want to write a Hakuno in Twisted Wonderland story through this with Nanashi/Alice as the pseudo mentor for Hakuno.
And yes, the fic was also inspired by elements of the Society and Foe arc from Granblue Fantasy (bricked)
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Mortal Kombat 11 Michiko vs Canon intro fight dialogues
TW: implications of torture and ptsd
Michiko, Reiki, and Nozomi are my OCs. Reiki is genderfluid and goes by she/her and he/him pronouns. I decided to replace the guest characters with canon characters from previous games that make sense for said OC to be interacting with. Also, Sindel in this, is not the retcon Sindel she is in the games. Plus I include my own HCs. I will post the other part to this when I am finished with it. Please read below the cut.
Baraka vs Michiko
Baraka: I smell the scent of a demon.
Michiko: I would turn that nose away before you catch the scent of your own blood!
Baraka: Come and try “Earthrealmer”.
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Baraka: How well do you handle blades?
Michiko: As long as they aren’t running with a buzz I’m cool with it.
Baraka: Then you’re in luck.
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Baraka: Your mate burned half our camp!
Michiko: He got scared!
Baraka: He will pay!
Cassie vs Michiko
Cassie: I didn’t know there was another woman Lin Kuei.
Michiko: Wait, another!?
Cassie: Oh you have got to meet Frost!
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Cassie: Wait, you’re Sektor’s sister!?
Michiko: I’m trying to forget that myself...
Cassie: Then how did you get powers and he didn’t?
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Cassie: Sooo heard you and a certain fire type were together?
Michiko: Who told you about Reiki and I!?
Cassie: Yes! It’s cannon!
Cetrion vs Michiko
Cetrion: You’re friends with my niece?
Michiko: Nozomi was the first one there for me when I became lost.
Cetrion: Treasure that friendship young one.
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Cetrion: You aren't a cryomancer?
Michiko: I’m what you would call a demon.
Cetrion: then I must send you back into the Netherrealm.
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Cetrion: Your anger in Hanzo is misplaced.
Michiko: he’s trying to take Reiki away from me!
Cetrion: Trust me, those aren’t his intentions.
D’vorah vs Michiko
D’vorah: This one is intrigued by your ice
Michiko: Please observe from a distance.
D’vorah: Afraid of bugs, Michiko?
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D’Vorah: The hive would like a word with your fiery friend
Michiko: You won’t put one stinger near him!
D’vorah: Fine, this one will put them in you.
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D’vorah: You are not human?
Michiko: no.
D’vorah: This one will end you just the same
Erron vs Michiko
Erron: Boy you must be real valuable to have a warrant this high
Michiko: What are you talking about Erron?
Erron: Your brother paid me to bring ya home.
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Erron: You stepped out with Bi Han?
Michiko: Err almost..
Erron: Hit and miss?
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Erron: Need help with courting some ladies?
Michiko: if I did I wouldn’t ask you.
Erron: that hurt worse than a caliber.
Frost vs Michiko
Frost: Family reunion!
Michiko: Huh? What do you mean?
Frost: You're back, and Uncle Sektor is too!
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Frost: Wait, you’re a demon?
Michiko: Unfortunately, yes.
Frost: You just became even more badass!
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Frost: I heard you really tore Kuai a new one when he kicked me out
Michiko: Frost, you are the only reason I returned to the Lin Kuei a few years back
Frost: You... you came back for me?
Fujin vs Michiko
Fujin: Despite being of odd origins, I sense you are more human than most
Michiko: I’m a demon Fujin. A monster.
Fujin: Even demons can achieve humanity.
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Fujin: What has possessed you to act so violently?
Michiko: Possessed. Ha, good one Fujin.
Fujin: I am being serious Michiko!
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Fujin: Your love for Reiki carries across the winds
Michiko: Could you bless our wedding?
Fujin: I am no Elder God.
Geras vs Michiko
Geras: For an ice type, you boil over so easily
Michiko: If people could just leave me and Reiki alone I wouldn’t be angry all the time
Geras: There’s more to your anger than just your fear of losing your lover.
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Geras: Michiko. Demon of the Lin Kuei.
Michiko: Strange sandman. Weirdo of whatever.
Geras: You are not like many others.
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Geras: What is your greatest desire?
Michiko: I want to be far away from Earthrealm with Reiki!
Geras: Serve Kronika, and she will grant your wish
Jacqui vs Michiko
Jacqui: You’re cooler than Sub-Zero!
Michiko: Is that a compliment or an observation?
Jacqui: Both!
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Jacqui: So are you like the girl version of Sub-Zero, or Sektor?
Michiko: Ah! Don’t compare me to my brother!
Jacqui: Roger that.
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Jacqui: What’s your deal with Hanzo?
Michiko: He doesn’t know how to stay away from my mate!
Jacqui: A little relationship tip for ya, jealousy isn’t romantic.
Jade vs Michiko
Jade: Do you work for Quan Chi?
Michiko: I’m a demon. Not a bitch.
Jade: That does not answer my question.
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Jade: Child of a nymph
Michiko: how did you know?
Jade: I like to study in my free time.
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Jade: No you may not borrow my staff!
Michiko: awe please! Just for a day!
Jade: I know what your intentions are Michiko.
Jax vs Michiko
Jax: What do they call you back home?
Michiko: Depends on who you’re referring to.
Jax: Is that good or bad?
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Jax: You’re Lin Kuei?
Michiko: Was. And I’d like to keep it that way.
Jax: Shit. Must have been a bad trip.
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Jax: Don’t let others define you based on your origins Michiko.
Michiko: Where was this advice when I was a kid?
Jax: Probably just outside those cold walls.
Johnny vs Michiko
Johnny: So if you’re actually a demon, then where are the horns and pitchfork?
Michiko: What do you base your imagery of demons off of?
Johnny: No comment.
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Johnny: Cassie and I thought of some ship names for you and Reiki!
Michiko: Oh by the Elder Gods, spare me!
Johnny: What about IcyHot? No no! Freezer Burn!
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Johnny: You may have the coldest ice around, but I’m still cooler than you!
Michiko: Tch. I’m not even gonna argue with you Cage.
Johnny: ha! So you admit it!
Kabal vs Michiko
Kabal: So do you eat souls or some shit like that?
Michiko: I eat life essence, not souls.
Kabal: What’s the difference?
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Kabal: How are you able to withstand Reiki’s heat?
Michiko: She can control the amount of heat in her flame.
Kabal: That’s actually badass.
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Kabal: There’s no way you and Sektor are related!
Michiko: not by blood. No.
Kabal: Wait, you're adopted?
Kano vs Michiko
Kano: could use a gal like you in the Black Dragon.
Michiko: I’d rather avoid clans. Thanks..
Kano: eh. You’re loss
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Kano: I could help you for a favor in return.
Michiko: Didn’t your parents teach you not to make deals with demons?
Kano: Making bad deals is in me blood.
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Kano: You know your brother’s been lookin for ya.
Michiko: Whatever he paid you, I’ll triple if you can pretend you never met me.
Kano: Deal!
Kitana vs Michiko
Kitana: You are not like many other demons
Michiko: dare I ask how?
Kitana: You have more control than you realize.
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Kitana: I’ve heard others call you a princess. Is this true?
Michiko: Oh no! It’s just a nickname they gave me.
Kitana: I hope it is used in a good way.
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Kitana: What brings you to Outworld?
Michiko: Escape with my mate.
Kitana: I can only offer you both so much refuge
Kollector vs Michiko
Kollector: Everyone who comes to Outworld must pay a fee
Michiko: I heard you don’t actually serve the current Kahn
Kollector: She won’t be Kahn for long.
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Kollector: How do you get by without any wealth?
Michiko: Do you know what I am?
Kollector: A pitiful mortal.
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Kollector: I wager you're more nymph than demon.
Michiko: You know I can’t really answer that.
Kollector: I will take my wage in hand now.
Kotal Kahn vs Michiko
Kotal Kahn: Weren’t Nymphs once considered minor Goddesses?
Michiko: Not the Nymphs of this world.
Kotal Kahn: There are others?
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Kotal Kahn: Which lineage do you honor?
Michiko: Can’t honor a lineage that died before it could really grow, now can you?
Kotal Kahn: Surely one of your parents has a deeper origin than what is known.
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Kotal Kahn: You seem more human than anything.
Michiko: That’s because I was raised as a human.
Kotal Kahn: So it is of nurture rather than nature
Kung Lao vs Michiko
Kung Lao: You face a Shaolin warrior
Michiko: And you face whatever the fuck you feel like calling me today.
Kung Lao: I know a God that can offer you great counseling.
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Kung Lao: Have you seen your brother?
Michiko: What brother?
Kung Lao: Are you not related to Sektor?
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Kung Lao: Did you ever eat any Shaolin life essence?
Michiko: see that’s the thing. I don’t remember anything when I am in that form.
Kung Lao: For your sake, you better hope you didn’t!
Liu Kang vs Michiko
Liu Kang: I know a God that can offer you great counseling.
Michiko: Is it Raiden or Fujin?
Liu Kang: Ah, I see you’ve met them both.
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Liu Kang: You do have a heart Michiko.
Michiko: What makes you so sure?
Liu Kang: Your love for Reiki proves it so.
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Liu Kang: The monks can help you with your anger.
Michiko: They’d probably just exorcise me.
Liu Kang: You judge incorrectly, Karasugawa.
Mileena vs Michiko
Mileena: I heard you spoken with my sister. How is she?
Michiko: She’s doing fine actually.
Mileena: Good. Mother and I do worry about her.
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Mileena: I heard a certain shadow’s been calling your name.
Michiko: I will have nothing to do with that traitor!
Mileena: A bitter break up?
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Mileena: Amuse me Nymph.
Michiko: No thanks, Edenian.
Mileena: You’re actually good at this.
Nightwolf vs Michiko
Nightwolf: I seek peace with my demons. You can do the same with yours.
Michiko: I am my demons, Nightwolf.
Nightwolf: Not all of them.
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Nightwolf: Why not help de-cyberize the Lin Kuei?
Michiko: I want nothing to do with that place!
Nightwolf: Is it the place you fear, or its current inhabitants?
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Nightwolf: You have lost yourself Michiko.
Michiko: Do I even have a self Nightwolf? Do I?
Nightwolf: The Great Spirit can help you find it.
Noob Saibot vs Michiko
Noob Saibot: Where has your love for me gone Michiko?
Michiko: It died when you joined my brother in the time merger!
Noob Saibot: Let me explain myself.
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Noob Saibot: I see you’re friendly with those flames now.
Michiko: At least Reiki won’t betra- flames?
Noob Saibot: Oh sweet, naïve, Michiko. Have you truly not noticed him following you like a lost puppy?
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Noob Saibot: Do you still remember our promise?
Michiko: That promise is broken and gone like the love and trust I had for you.
Noob Saibot: You’re a terrible liar, Michiko.
Raiden vs Michiko
Raiden: I normally do not allow demons in my temple.
Michiko: I am not just a demon, Raiden.
Raiden: I am aware of this.
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Raiden: You’re of Hinpar origins?
Michiko: And Earthrealm origins too.
Raiden: So the lost realms do exist.
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Raiden: I sense a deeper madness in you.
Michiko: No matter how far I run, I can still sense my brother nearby.
Raiden: Blame the sorcery that has been cast to bind you two.
Rain vs Michiko
Rain: You will make a powerful ally.
Michiko: Ally or servant?
Rain: You have befriended Nozomi. So ally.
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Rain: Your power type falls under mine.
Michiko: My ice is a category all on its own.
Rain: Prove it to me.
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Rain: Worship me as you do Nozomi.
Michiko: I work with Nozomi, not worship her.
Rain: You would be wise to do both.
Scorpion vs Michiko
Scorpion: I promised Reiki I wouldn't let you get hurt
Michiko: That was when we all though he was dead!
Scorpion: A promise is still a promise!
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Scorpion: How did you walk so calmly through those flames?
Michiko: My ice is not that of a cryomancer’s Hanzo.
Scorpion: It is of a Nymph, isn’t it?
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Scorpion: We share one thing in common.
Michiko: And what is that, Hasashi?
Scorpion: Loyalty to our loved ones.
Shang Tsung vs Michiko
Shang Tsung: Are you having fun sharing thoughts with your brother, Sektor?
Michiko: So it was you who binded us!
Shang Tsung: It was your fathers’ idea.
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Shang Tsung: Your soul will prove most delicious.
Michiko: Jokes on you, I don’t have a soul.
Shang Tsung: You have one somewhere.
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Shang Tsung: Michiko Karasugawa. A demon-nymph of dual origins.
Michiko: How do you know of that name?
Shang Tsung: I know of its true demise.
Shao Kahn vs Michiko
Shao Kahn: Nymphs used to serve the gods.
Michiko: That’s cause the gods have treated us like their own.
Shao Kahn: Today, they will serve me
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Shao Kahn: Do you consume souls like that wretched sorcerer?
Michiko: I don’t eat souls, Shao
Shao Kahn: That’s Shao Kahn to you, demon!
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Shao Kahn: Your lover is a powerful one.
Michiko: Touch her and you’re dead.
Shao Kahn: Just try and kill me, nymph!
Sheeva vs Michiko
Sheeva: You release too much of your anger in the wrong way.
Michiko: There’s a right way?
Sheeva: Through Kombat.
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Sheeva: You and Reiki will make fine warriors!
Michiko: How so?
Sheeva: There is no greater strength, then two lovers on the battlefield together.
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Sheeva: The Lin Kuei need you Michiko.
Michiko: I’m not going back there!
Sheeva: Even the toughest of warriors must face their fears.
Sindel vs Michiko
Sindel: You are much like my Mileena.
Michiko: Wait, how?
Sindel: You have chosen to be with your lover among all else.
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Sindel: As queen of Edenia, I welcome you and Reiki to our realm
Michiko: We might not stay long, but thank you, your highness.
Sindel: Stay as long as you need to. This is a safe place.
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Sindel: Where in the realms did you learn to scream like that?
Michiko: I used to have at least nine screaming matches a day with my father.
Sindel: By the Elder Gods child.
Skarlet vs Michiko
Skarlet: So you are nymph and demon?
Michiko: I am.
Skarlet: Your blood must be delicious.
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Skarlet: You and I are of similar origins.
Michiko: How?
Skarlet: I too come from a line of nymphs.
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Skarlet: You excel at taking life?
Michiko: I am not proud of it.
Skarlet: You should be!
Sonya vs Michiko
Sonya: I am surprised to see you back at SF.
Michiko: I need more relationship tips from Jacqui.
Sonya: I can offer them too you know?
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Sonya: We need your help with dealing with Sektor.
Michiko: I am sorry Sonya, but I would rather keep my distance from him and that place.
Sonya: But you are the only one who can help us take him down.
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Sonya: You really don’t have a legacy to live up to huh?
Michiko: Unless you count being a demon and a nymph.
Sonya: Well that’s when you make your own!
Sub-Zero vs Michiko
Sub-Zero: You know, since the time merger, I have not seen your past self.
Michiko: That’s because I had once lived outside the time dome of this world.
Sub-Zero: Where did you go when you died?
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Sub-Zero: Please come back.
Michiko: Why, to look at their portaits and be reminded that I too am a monster?
Sub-Zero: You are no monster Michiko.
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Sub-Zero: How did you escape the cyber initiative?
Michiko: buzzsaw. Buzzsaw. BuzzSaw!
Sub-zero: Michiko?
Sektor vs Michiko
Sektor: Many others have told me you fear me. Why?
Michiko: You use the magic that binds us to screw with me!
Sektor: I just wanted to be close to you...
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Sektor: You and Reiki are engaged?
Michiko: She is my soulmate after all.
Sektor: As long as she makes you happy.
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Sektor: Come back home, little sister.
Michiko: So long as that painful, loud machinery operates, the answer is no!
Sektor: How badly have I hurt you?
Cyrax vs Michiko
Cyrax: If I’m mustard, and your brother’s ketchup, what does that make you and Reiki?
Michiko: Cherry and Plum.
Cyrax: Sweet!
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Cyrax: Be lucky you managed to escape before you were cyberized.
Michiko: Be lucky the anesthesia actually worked for you.
Cyrax: You were awake during the process?!
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Cyrax: Do I have permission to marry Sektor?
Michiko: Do I look like my brother's keeper?
Cyrax: Yes you do, Cain. Now answer the question.
Smoke vs Michiko
Smoke: You and my Enenra are friends?
Michiko: Wait, Enenra considers me a friend?
Smoke: He does call you his demon friend.
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Smoke: We both harbor demons in us.
Michiko: You have a demon, I am a demon. There’s a difference Vrbada!
Smoke: Not in our circumstances, there isn’t.
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Smoke: I finally know how you feel now…
Michiko: What are you- oh, no. Come here Tomas.
Smoke: I’ll be fine Michiko
Hydro vs Michiko
Hydro: You and Kuai both need to be careful about the fire types you associate with!
Michiko: I’m not a cryomancer, Hydro. I can handle the heat!
Hydro: That doesn’t mean you can’t be hurt!
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Hydro: You have grown since the last time we met.
Michiko: Well demons do age quite fast.
Hydro: But you are of two odd origins.
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Hydro: You may be grown, but have you really honed your skills little snowball?
Michiko: I have honed more skill than you can ever imagine, water spout
Hydro: Then shall we test them, little fox?
Sareena vs Michiko
Sareena: I’ve never met such a cute demon
Michiko: Wait, there are more demons?
Sareena: oh you poor baby.
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Sareena: We can form our own clan.
Michiko: I’m quite sick of them.
Sareena: Just give it a shot.
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Sareena: Tell me, how often do you get to release that pent up rage of yours?
Michiko: When the moon is either red or gone
Sareena: I can show you another way.
#tw: torture implication#tw: ptsd implication#mk oc michiko#mk oc reiki#mk oc nozomi#mk baraka#mk cassie cage#mk cetrion#mk d'vorah#mk erron black#mk frost#mk fujin#mk geras#mk jacqui#mk jade#mk jax#mk johnny#mk kabal#mk kano#mk kitana#mk kollector#mk kotal kahn#mk kung lao#mk#liu kang#mk mileena#mk nightwolf#mk noob saibot#mk raiden#mk rain
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Why Ship Batarou? (ʃƪ˘ﻬ˘)
Cover made by @paperficwriter!!
EDITED!!!
This post is made in collaboration with @koeharu <3<3<3
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I'm tired of people outside heating a ship just to unload some personal anger on people they don't even know.
All those people who have asked the questions:
¨Why you shipping them? ¨
¨Is it even posible? ¨
¨Where is the dynamics of this? ¨
Well, well don’t worry... this is a post dedicated to answering those questions... and also in case someone wants to save energy against a hater.
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1.- Personality QwQ
¨One of my favorite things about the ship that drew me to it in the first place is their personalities! My initial thought was that in different circumstances, these two would get along since they’re both quite wild characters.” -K
Yeah!, uwu let's see:
-Both are proud and stubborn.
-They don't give up on anything and nobody.
-They are the boys who pretend to be rude and dry but have a big heart (among those firm pectorals 7w7)
-Both are good with children; they would never hurt an innocent civilian.
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¨Which led my to my next thought, we don't know much about Badd's outside life but it seems he only has his sister and we KNOW Garou is completely alone so they would both need someone there for them which they can find in each other ¨ -K
Exactly. The phrase "God makes them and they come together" would sound great. Sometime loneliness is a necessary feeling, but in a long time it will end up breaking you.
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¨And considering how they have both shown to be protective about things they care about they would be protective towards each other and that’s what really cemented the idea of this ship to me. It’s just so pure hearted but also fun in the different ways it can be explored ^^ ¨ -K
Garou did not have a good childhood, there was no one to share his thoughts even if he onley want to had a good conversation, he was always pointed with a finger and be recriminated.
Then we know that Badd is a protective guy and although many things will drive him out of his mind he is always willing to help, if he finds out about that sad past he would surely have a lot more empathy with Garou. Badd is not stupid (reckless maybe ... but not an idiot), he knew that Garou was lying when he said:
- "I have no time to lose with you".
He could not attack his sister because Garou possesses morality (much more than other heroes), he watched him go for a moment even naive of the situation. Something clearly did not fit and instead of being angry with, he simply let him go and continue with his work. (This point will be taken back later, remember *)
Assuming several things happen end up meeting again, and Badd gives him help, Garou would not forget that, many things have been denied to him but he would certainly be eternally grateful to found someone to give him a helping hand. Badd would then become his beginning, a way to start his life again. It’s that something that keeps us safe, that listens to us, that looks for us. If so, Garou would be under great care and esteem fort something that stays by his side and treats him as an equal: In this case Badd.
Also: Garou saved Zenko, even though he did it "unconsciously"
... The image speaks for itself.
2.- Design UwU
There are people who accuse us by saying that the only reason we have for shipping them is that they are “attractive”…. I'm like ... WTF?!
I mean, put the brain to work before the tongue in move.
Of course they are handsome! Of course they are attractive!! (I'm talking about the manga) to say otherwise would indicate that you need glasses!!! But that is not the point...
Another thing that we loved is the contrast of style baby :D. How saying it… it is as if they were the yin yang, the "perfect complement" for each other. Look in detail please:
@donlemefo draw!
G: Black shoes -B: White shoes (canonically on the manga)
G: White pants -B: Black pants
G: Dark sweatshirt -B: Color sweater
G: White Hair -B: Black Hair
G: Golden eyes -B: Brown eyes
U///U so akHKSASG yesss...
3.- Interactions
(* Returning to the previous point)
I have also heard people say that it is "impossible" that B and G get along again, arguing this: - Why would Garou want to have something to do with the person who almost killed him? And why would Badd talk to someone who beat him up earlier? -
¬_¬ Seriously ... SERIOUSLY?!!! ufff...
Not to make it long I will give the easiest example in the history of anime:
More than 20 years ago nobody, ABSOLUTELY nobody would have imagined that Vegeta would become one of Goku's best friends and his training partner.
So don't come to tell me that it is "impossible" for Garou and Badd to reconcile in the future dude. U-U*
Even YM took the time to make this nice section: This is just for them because in a way Badd once again realized that G was not completely bad.
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.....But there is one more bit ... something that was not seen elsewhere. Badd is not the only one who endured a good fight, of course. But nevertheless it is the one that by default would have won ... or at least leave him very badly injured. What our heart says most for this couple is:
4.- The teaching Badd left to Garou.
Garou learns almost instantly as he fights, but are physical-teachings. I explain:
+ Tank top Master = Brute Force
+ Golden Ball = Predict projectiles
+ Spring Mustache = Tolerate Weapons
+ Watchdog man = Beastly / Wild Movements
+ Mumen Rider = ……. Dodge crazy bike attack? X’D
But Badd is most acclaimed by us for his soul-teaching
Fighting Spirit! <3 HEART EYES MF! <3
Although Garou is a prodigy in what he does, it takes him a long time to understand what Badd told him at the time. He not only understood; He felt it and took it out of one the biggest trouble he got into.
Against a mental power you don't just have to be physically strong, if your spirit and thought is incorruptible… you are unstoppable. (Those who read the webcomic and manga understand what I say)
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This is the most recent that has come out. Is't not curious? That among all the fights that Garou has had; a "parallel" of his fight with Badd it's made again?
Here, explicitly Darkshine thinks the words that Garou said of Badd back time.
D: ¨His movements actually getting faster? ¨
G: "His swings are getting faster?"
Including a subtle reference to increased power, since Garou is not giving up... just like MB.
Or Murata is doing all this unconsciously ... or really knows perfectly what he does. Remember that what Murata draws has to be made aware from ONE, then ... I will continue waiting for wich will be his next move.
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It is true that Garou interacted with more characters. But, like many of us, we focus on Badd for a ship. What our sense tells is that there is no other character that "fits" better with him that Badd. They are a good mix ... a good couple.
Comment what do you like about this ship, I would love to read your ideas!
@koeharu @dies-first @neko09oarmy
Finally I want to clarify something very important ... this is for you. That's right ... FOR YOU person who loves to see the world burn. If you do not agree with a ship, there is a nice option to block everything you don't want to see on tumblr. Do not waste your strength to argue with someone, you just look worse than you try to make the ship and its derivatives look bad. -K & T
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#batarou#garou#badd#opm season 2#why ship them?#<3<3<3#ajsghfd#the hero hunter#metal bat#garou x metalbat#ship#soo many feelings!!!#tag#i love these boys#batarou4ever!!
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Theres no way that i could ask for a break down of what you see in his ftes in ask format is is there?? I already love korekiyo, but I'm really curious about what you have to say.
I can do that! The only thing is that most of what he says I’ll be quoting from memory, but direct quotes can be found in his FTEs and in-game dialogue on wiki. I’ll do my best to provide as many screenshots as I can, but I doubt I will be able to find all, it’s a very long process and I dont have the whole day.V3 spoilers below, ofc. Also TW various types of abuse, you know the drill if you played the game. Long post!Let’s start from what we know about Korekiyo. What makes him Korekiyo, what makes him stand out, what’s special about him.
- Unique outfit- Long hair- His deep knowledge of anthropology- His interest in occult/speaking to the dead- His deep relationship with death, grief and how he looks at it- His love for ropes- Being a serial killer
Now let’s break down every trait he has and where it comes from.
Unique outfit
FTE 3, he tells us his sister made it for him to suit her tastes, claiming his school uniform doesnt suit him.
Long hairI don’t remember if it was mentioned in-game, but it was mentioned in V3 manga anthology, that his long hair is a memento to his sister, since she had long hair, so he refuses to cut it. It is stated that events of manga obviously not canon, but I dont think this claim was outside of his canon characterisation.
His deep knowledge of anthropology
In the same FTE he mentions that Sister was the one who “pushed him to research as much as he could”
His interest in occult/speaking to the dead + his relationship with death and griefI dont think i gotta find proof for that, he mentioned travelling looking to speak to the dead, the whole ch 3 with Caged Child + he mentioned having near-death experience after a seanse (see next bullet point), and that’s how his Sister came to him.He speaks about human mortality and coming to terms with it, but he himself cant do that.
He doesnt fear death, maybe he even seeks it - to reunite with his Sister [cut to him enduring his execution and seeing his spirit happy and free, ready to meet her] but no way he could properly cope with human mortality and his own grief. That’s where all the occult stuff comes in - him telling how he tried so many things and how nothing worked (?). He says it during ch3 investigation, if you wanna look for a direct quote. Him being into occult, speaking with the dead, being possessed by his Sister - all of it is just his ways of coping with loss. He was very dependant on her (I’ll talk about it more below) and couldnt stand being alone.
His love for ropesOf course it can be a kinky thing but also look closely at this exchange:
This incident with ropes is what actually ended up “reuniting” him with his Sister. Of course he’d hold a special interest to this kind of activity after.
Being a serial killerWell this one is obvious. Who did he kill? Girls. Why did he do it? To bring friends to his Sister. Simple as that.
Now look back at every bullet point and tell me: do you see a pattern? Yep, every aspect of his life, likes, personality, experiences, even his looks - it all traces back to his Sister. Controlling what he wears, what he does, what he likes; even after her death he is deeply affected and is devoted to doing everything in her name. Now try to recall one single thing about Korekiyo that wasn’t his Sister influence. Something he likes maybe? Something he enjoys on his own free time? Even his official dislike is a reference to a gift you might give in-game, an air refreshener that exorcises ghosts [He believes that he is possesed]. All I can think of is him telling he prefers green tea over black in one of FTEs. Korekiyo that we see and interact with in game isn’t his own person, just a reflection of grief, his Sister wants and needs. His whole existence is just a devotion to his late Sister, and it was the same way when she was alive.
Sister’s personality
From what I mentioned you should already hear the faint bells ringing in your head. “Pushed me to study” “Told me my uniform doesnt suit me” “I will kill people because her spirit told me to”He respected her, depended on her a lot. No shit, Sherlock - he was his Older Sibling. A side note, he never mentioned anyone else from his family, only said that they “had to hide their relationship from others” once. Sadly, I cant remember where it was said. No matter if he had any family present or not (having no family would worsen the case, but with family present its still fucked up) he still depended on her a lot, maybe considered her a parental figure, or at the very least - a role model. Korekiyo’s analysis on youtube brings up a very valid point - anthropology couldve been her passion as well, she just couldnt actually fullfill it because of the sickness. Explains her “pushing” him to research it.Basically we have an older sibling holding power over a younger sibling, presumably, from a younger age. More of her personality and influence can be seen in his trial. “You mustnt lose composure, you mustnt become flustered, you mustnt waver”Im linking this bit, but I strongly recommend rewatching the full version where his Sister appears. She appears to be his guardian, keeping him in check, making him act right. Telling him what to do and how to act. She appears in moments of distress when he needs comfort. He depends on her, he listens, he does everything she tells him to. Im not gonna get into the whole tulpa thing, so if youre not on board with it, I recommend reading into it more, even wiki has a brief explanation. Basically this possession is just his mind, but it does hold her true personality. So Sister is: assertive, calm, plays a role of guardian, has power over Korekiyo due her age, his respect and dependance on her, probably her being his parental figure.
Now tell me, how this power dynamic could be healthy, consensual and (a very popular opinion in the fandom) this relationship was started from Korekiyo’s advances? How a younger sibling, that was so dependant and devoted could be in a consensual relationship with his older sibling that always tells him what to do?Korekiyo was groomed, he’s a victim. Most people in fandom hate him for being creepy and a sister-banging freak, because he doesn’t fit your cookie-cutter perseption of abuse victims. Everyone thinks that abuse victims only come in “i hate my abuser, i am currently away from them and i am healing” package. Korekiyo was never given a chance to realize it was wrong, he never got a chance to heal. He was groomed, abused, used and forced into relationship. Told that it was secret and sacred, that theyre breaking the boundaries, that’s why he mustnt tell anyone about it. Of course he believed her - its his Sister. She convinced him that his love and dependance on her was romantic/sexual love.
The same analysis brings up a good point of his Sister guilt tripping him because of her illness. Never getting a chance for romantic love, never getting a chance to make friends.
What breaks my heart is that after all of this, after devoting his life to his Sister, studying what she wanted, wearing what she wanted, killing for her sake and even being executed because of her - he says that he wasn’t enough.
TLDR - Their power dynamic is very obvious from his FTEs and the trial, he was clearly groomed and abused, never got to recover from her manipulations. And fandom either fetishisizes their relationship, excusing their nasty kinks by saying it was consensual, or hates him because they never took the time to analyze the content. He was abused, he was manipulated, god knows what else was done to him when she was alive, and he died driven to insanity, full of grief devoted to his Sister and blaming himself for not being enough. As a side-note: it is completely okay being uncomfortable with his character/everything that happened in ch3. You dont owe anyone interacting with the piece of media depicting such topics. Your comfort and safety comes first. Kodaka is a shitty fucking writer. What is not okay is hating a character for being a victim.
I probably missed a lot, my brain is very disorganized, so feel free to ask more questions/add your own opinion.
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i guess it’s still farran yells into the void about poetry hour because i’m still obsessing over the incantations except bitter snow this time. specifically the sun/moon incantations and the decay incantation, the healing incantation is the same.
(but farran, you ask, why would you change them? because LORE, that’s why)
(and also because i love to torture myself i guess)
incantations in general
the 5/5/5/6 trochaic pattern is a convention originating with the moonstone cult in aphelion. in the original aphelionese [which doesn’t really exist yet] they don’t rhyme; the ABCB rhyming scheme is something demanitus did when he translated them into his own language and then replicated when he began to create his own incantations.
there are other incantations from all over the world that follow different patterns. most of them relate to the moonstone, or more specifically to the black rocks, and in general incantations originate wherever a) black rocks break the surface and b) the people living there realize that they respond to song. sundrop incantations are much rarer, since there’s only one sundrop flower, and are mostly found in regions and cultures with a significant underground presence—i.e., where people are more likely to come into contact with the sundrop’s roots.
if i ever get so deep in this that i start writing other incantations please kill me
the moonstone incantations
for the purposes of bitter snow these are the “original” incantations. i’m not sure they’re the oldest but they’re quite old and they have the distinction of being the only incantations crafted by people who had immediate, direct access to the power being invoked. most incantations, as i said, developed out of interaction between people and the roots of one of the drops, with only an indirect connection to the drops themselves; the aphelionese incantations, by contrast, developed out of the cult’s understanding of what the moonstone actually does, and directly invokes its power. so they’re much more potent.
anyway.
the decay incantation
opal in the dark
grant the night to me
let the shadows burn
and set the spirit free
wither and decay
end this destiny
break these earthly chains
and set the spirit free
in bitter snow lore, the purpose of the moonstone is to control the “shadows” of the sundrop’s power, which it accomplishes by transforming them into the black rocks. these shadows are the natural opposite of the sundrop, so they’re associated with darkness, destruction, corruption, and rot.
so the literal function of this incantation is to release the sundrop’s shadows from the inert stone form and place them under the caster’s control. (as i’m sure you can imagine, this is catastrophic when it goes wrong.) if the first verse is recited by itself it invokes the sundrop instead—this is unintended and also catastrophic. in either case it’s volatile magic.
the moon incantation
i outright rewrote this one for bitter snow, not because the original is bad, but because the original is very tailored to cassandra’s usage of it in cassandra’s revenge and i wanted something more in line with my lore.
crescent high above
watching from the skies
set the stars ablaze
and by your light i’ll rise
let me shake the seas
wake me from my lies
lend to me your wings
and by your light i’ll rise
unlike the decay incantation, this one is calling upon the moonstone’s own power, which is associated with change, transformation, and movement. so it begins with an invocation to the moon and focuses on characteristics associated with the moon (the appearance of stars; the movement of tides; clarity of thought*, light, rising and flight).
(*this is an inversion of the irl folklore associating the moon with madness; in aphelion, with its cultural admiration of the moon, it makes sense to me that the moon would still have folkloric links to the mind but in a positive way. i think the underlying logic here is that it’s easiest to see clearly at night if the moon is full, therefore the association becomes moonlight = clarity.)
it’s also very much a prayer. in canon the sun/moon incantations grant whoever possesses the drops complete control over their power, but i don’t think that is remotely the intention for this incantation in the bitter snow ’verse; the people who crafted it were people who worshipped the moon and the moonstone, and the basic idea here is “loan me your power so i can edify you with it.” possession of the moonstone is irrelevant. even proximity to the moonstone is irrelevant as long as the caster has some preexisting connection to it i.e. the kind of link created by worshipping it.
of course, for both of these incantations, the closer you are to the moonstone on a... spiritual? level, the more potent its effect will be. e.g., members of the brotherhood would get a much stronger kick from using the moon incantation than your average aphelionese farmer with no special connection to the moonstone, and for someone like cass—who becomes its avatar—the incantation is essentially god mode. likewise, the bigger the kick the harder the crash, so our farmer might feel a bit tired once it ebbs but the brotherhood member would be need a few days to recover and cass is just laid out after.
the sundrop incantations
these incantations are the ones demanitus wrote for the sundrop based on his understanding of the aphelionese moonstone cult and their incantations. they’re modeled off the aphelionese incantations, but they lack the religious context because demanitus focused on the power of the drops and wasn’t especially interested in the worship aspect.
the healing incantation
this is the only incantation in bitter snow that’s 100% untouched canon.
flower, gleam and glow
let your power shine
make the clock reverse
bring back what once was mine
heal what has been hurt
change the fates’ design
save what has been lost
bring back what once was mine
demanitus wrote this one first. i sort of imagine him attempting a direct, literal reverse of the decay incantation but eventually giving up in frustration because, unlike the decay incantation, he could never get it to work at range.
the reason for this is that the decay incantation unleashes the shadows, which are everywhere—literally, they are at the core of the world, the black rocks spread across the whole globe, and the metaphorical “light” of the sundrop’s magic is always creating more—whereas the healing incantation calls on the sundrop’s magic directly and without any preexisting connection with the caster, its magic cannot be drawn from a distance.
i think a devout priest of corona’s sun cult could have used this incantation at range before frederic uprooted the sundrop, but being eaten and then inhabiting rapunzel sort of... scrambled everything. however, i don’t think demanitus and the sun cult got on very well [because he didn’t care about the religious aspect at all] so he never shared his incantations with them.
gothel did use this incantation from a distance, because her familiarity with and regular use of the sundrop flower created that preexisting connection that is required. however, the effect is weaker from farther away—it’s like heat from a fire where closer = warmer—so in bitter snow, gothel’s regular use of the incantation at range was a matter of daily maintenance, preserving her health and allowing her to age normally, while she made trips to the flower itself to de-age herself every half a century or so.
in the bitter snow ’verse, the sundrop flower was found and uprooted a week before rapunzel’s birth, and then there’s a six month gap between her birth and gothel’s kidnapping. i think gothel goes about three months without realizing that her daily recitation isn’t... working anymore—i picture her cutting herself chopping vegetables or something and trying the incantation and then being like “...fuck” when it doesn’t heal—and then it takes her another three months to figure out what happened and plan her infiltration of the palace.
in bitter snow, the sundrop being uprooted and then absorbed into baby rapunzel damaged it. to return to the light source metaphor: the magic of the intact sundrop is the light from an electric lamp—steady, bright, casting a regular and predictable shadow—but after the flower is uprooted, the sundrop’s roots stay in the ground while its magic ends up in rapunzel’s hair, and the magic channeled through her hair is more like the light of a candle flame—fragile, dim, casting a flickering and unpredictable shadow.
the sun incantation
the canonical sun incantation worked with the bitter snow lore better than the moon one did; however, since demanitus modeled his sun incantation on the aphelionese moonstone incantation, i wanted the sun incantation to more directly mirror my version of the moon incantation. so instead of rewriting it outright, i took the bits of the canon sun incantation that worked well for me and remixed them.
jewel of the sky
blazing high and bright
burn away the dark
and let my hope ignite
purge my heart of fear
restore my fading sight
strengthen me with fire
and let my hope ignite
for this one, i imagine demanitus attempting to replicate the aesthetic of the moon incantation without quite grasping its religious implications; he looks at the moon incantation and sees a poetic invocation of the moon followed by a request for power but misses how the moon incantation reflects back on and extols the moon itself, so demanitus’s sun version lacks that element of giving anything back. a command, rather than an exchange.
this one, he considered a success, because he was able to make it work even without having found the sundrop flower itself. what he didn’t realize is that he was able to do so because of how extremely potent this incantation really is—so potent that even somebody like demanitus, who had never even seen the sundrop flower, was able to use it with noticeable effect.
on a functional level, the purpose of the reflection back to the moon in the moon incantation is to create a whole circuit between the moon and the caster, so that all that power has somewhere to go after the incantation is finished. this sacrifices some power in exchange for making the incantation much safer to use, because the power flows through the caster. they can hold onto it for a while after completing the incantation, but it’s hard, and it requires considerable force of will to do so, because the magic wants to complete the circle by flowing out of the caster and back to the moon.
demanitus’s sun incantation, by comparison, creates a straight line: power flows from the sun and into the caster, who then becomes a vessel for it. with this incantation, the magic gets dammed up inside the caster, which is what makes it so potent, but it also wants to stay there, and must be forcefully pushed back the way it came when the incantation is finished. and that’s dangerous, because it’s simply too much power for a human body to contain. this is why the sun incantation takes such a severe physical toll on its casters (unless they’re like demanitus, have no other link to the sundrop, and are getting only a tiny fraction of the potential output).
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Beware of the Nemphians (Horror Story)
My sister Justice is an animal science major and her 2 best friends were assisting her with her research on animal behavior. When they went to Olympic National Park to investigate why the animals around the area are migrating away from the park so quickly, they soon find the answer. This is all the information I was able to acquire from her journal.
“Hm. Do I want to wear my hair in a low pony, 2 buns, 2 buns at the top with the rest out, 1 bun, or maybe-“
“Oh my God, Justice. If you don’t decide already. You’re not even going anywhere today. Don’t you have to decide what you’re going to do your research on by tomorrow anyway?” Shayla rudely said as she laid on my bed scrolling through Instagram.
As I wet my hair with my spray bottle, applied gel to the front and brushed my hair into a low pony, I turned around from my mirror to face Shay and responded with, “Actually, I plan on taking selfies.”
Now that I think about it, I do need to get started on this research. It’s not really mandatory, but it sure would look good on my resume. Shay and Damion (my other best friend), wanted to tag along to gain experience, too.
“Okay, you’re right. I do need to think about where to go for this research. Now, I was thinking about going to Death Valley to see how the different wild life there interact with one another.”
“Well, for one, we live in D.C., and that’s too far, and secondly, it’s where Charles Manson was arrested. NO MA’AM. I don’t need none of those evil energies around me. NEXT.” Shay dramatically said as she made a shooing away gesture with both hands.
“Um, maybe I heard it wrong, but I thought he died.”
“He did. But I don’t want his spirit following me back to my dorm. NO MA’AM.”
“Oh, here you go with this supernatural bull. Please, not today, Shay. No more conspiracy theories, okay?” I responded getting a bit annoyed. I hate when people start talking like they have top secret information on things they never seen first hand. I love Shay to death, but sometimes I wonder what she do on her free time.
“Okay. Okay. Geez. No more. I promise. I didn’t mean to scare you.” Shay responded in a teasing tone.
“I’m not scared, you nincompoop. Why would I be scared of something that doesn’t exist? Anyway, I think I’m going to research why so many animals are migrating away so quickly from Olympic National Park. Some researchers say they’ve never seen anything like it.”
Shay stoop up and started pacing. She didn’t say a thing. I normally expect some insane response from her, but I’m honestly shoc-
Before I could finish my thought, the spirit of delusional inevitably possessed Shay’s tongue and she blurted out, “Ugh! Sorry! I can’t hold it any longer. Now I heard that-“
Oh dear God. I knew it was coming.
“Uh uh! Stop right there!” I said stopping her mid sentence.
“But-“
“Nope! Keep it in the forums! You don’t have to come, you know.”
“Yeah, there’s no way I’m leaving your gullible ass alone. Plus, I can tidy up my journalism skills.”
“Oh, I didn’t tell you? Damion was coming to be the camera man. You know, to “tidy up” his videography skills.” Dammit, self. Stop smiling like a school girl.
Shay started to smile like the Grinch and said, “Oooooh you sneaky little devil.”
“Yeah, I think it’s time for you to go. See you later, girl.” I said as I gently pushed her back toward the door.
“What did I sa-“
Before she could finish the question, I slammed the door in her face.
“You damn scaredy cat! He’s not going to wait forever you know!!” she yelled outside my door.
“Yeah. Yeah. Tell it to the “boogeyman” under your bed. See you tomorrow, big mouth”. I yelled back as I walked toward my cluttered desk. God, my life is a mess. When did I get this messy? Guess I’ll straighten up a bit.
After I organized the clutter, I texted Damion to tell him about the plan.
It was finally October 12th, 2018. I decided to blow dry my hair and just wear it in a pony so it won’t get in the way. I put on a basic olive green top, a blue jean jacket and jeans that’s the same color, and an old pair of white tennis shoes. After I packed my brown satchel with a small magnifying glass, a tape recorder, binoculars, pens and pencils, a travel sized water bottle, and a notebook, I went to the Starbucks around the corner to meet with Shay and Damion.
“Damn, how did y’all get here that fast?! AND y’all ordered without me?” I said in a slightly higher pitched tone.
Shay looked at me up and down and then looked back at her phone and responded with, “Look here, black NANCY DREW....you were supposed to be here 35 minutes ago.”
“Well, let’s not get technical.” I wittingly said.
After looking at their outfits, I seen that Shay had on her Howard Uni sweat shirt, blue jeans, and red vans. Damion had on a Howard Uni burgundy snap back, his black Howard Uni tee, a burgundy bomber jacket, black jeans, old pair of white Nike’s, and his Canon Vixia camera around his neck that I got him for Christmas last year. It’s not my fault I’m the only one with fashion sense in this group that don’t just wear school merch.
“Are y’all done yet? Cus I’m tryna get my detective on. I’m kind of excited!” Damion said while getting up to stretch.
Shay and I just shook our heads and headed toward the door.
“What? Y’all know I don’t have a life outside of football.” He said as he followed us. “And anime.” He quietly continued, as if people were listening.
After we hopped in my 2016 Jeep Wrangler, we were on our way to Olympic National Park.
We finally arrived and as soon as we got out of the car, we immediately smelled something that wasn’t quite right. It was the scent of death. That’s the only way I could put it. The smell of rotten flesh. I scoped the area with my binoculars to get an idea as to what can explain this god awful smell. Not an animal in sight. Only thing visible were the few stars and the full moon that illuminated the sky, and the branches of the 100ft maple tree. As I looked a little further, I noticed a black, tarry like substance that I haven’t seen before. Everything in me told me to turn back, but the science side of me told me to investigate.
As I started walking toward the track that the substance left behind, I heard Shay yell, “Justice, have you lost your damn mind?!”
I turned around and responded with, “What are you talking about!? I came here to see what’s been happening with these animals and this substance just might give me a clue.”
“Justice, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I agree with Shay. I mean, you don’t know if it’s airborne or what.” Damion said with a worried look on his face.
I shifted my gaze back and forth to Damion and Shay and told them, “Look, you guys. I understand if you don’t want to help, but I’m going. So, give me the camera and the extra notebook.”
As I began walking their direction to collect the items, Shay sighed and said, “No. No. We’ll help.”
“Oui? Shay, when did you start speaking French, because I’m sure you didn’t just say “we”. You know, the word that means more than one person is involved.”
“Damion!” Shay said as she hit him on his arm.
“What? I was just playing. Kinda. Sorta. Not really. But I’ll go. Just for 10 minutes, and I’m dragging both of y’all out.”
“You guys really don’t have to. I’ll go and be quic-“
“Girl, shut the hell up before I change my mind!” Shay exclaimed as she started walking ahead.
“Yeah, what she said”. Damion said as he began walking toward me. “And Shay. I need to tell you something after we get back. It’s been on my mind for a while.” He continued as he walked ahead of me.
Tell me something? What does that mean? Could it be that-. No, Justice. Get a hold of yourself. Worry about that later. Now, you need to focus on the agenda at hand.
“Damn! Can y’all slow asses move any slower?! COME ON!” Shay impatiently yelled out.
When Damion and I got to her, the three of us continued down the trail. “Damion, are you recording?” I asked as I turned around to kneel down to get a closer look at the substance.
“Yeah. I got you. Is your head getting bigger, or is it just the camera adding 15 pounds?” Damion said while he bust into laughter.
“This is not the time for jokes. What the hell is this?” I said in disgust as I poked it with my pencil. It was the black, tarry substance again. It’s not uncommon to find weird kind of colors in a place like this, but the texture of it is what got me perplexed. I pulled out my magnifying glass and noticed that it was something moving inside. Like tiny particles that I shouldn’t be able to detect with the naked eye. I’ve never seen anything like it. What the hell is going on?
“Shay, can you write this down? I’m a bit busy at the moment.” Silence. Pure silence. She normally would say something snarky, but it was just...silence. I rose up from my kneeled position and turned around. “Shay?!” I yelled as I noticed that she wasn’t there. Damion turned around and started yelling her name too. “Did you even see her walk anywhere?!” I asked as I began to panic. “No. No, I didn’t hear a thing!”
As we both continued to shout her name, I reached into my bag for my binoculars.
“I’m getting worried, Justice. It isn’t like her to wander off at a place like this alone.” Damion said as he paced back and forth. “I know! I know! I’m going to see if I can see her with these!” I frantically responded. As I was scoping the area, all I seen was the regular terrain. Trees, moss, and more trees. Then I looked up a bit further to my right in the direction where the full moon was, and saw something up in the tree. I immediately fell to my knees.
“Justice! What’s wrong? What happened?!” What did you see?!” I know Damion was talking, but it was as if the world around me simultaneously stopped at the same time, and the only thing I could see was my best friend, Shay, getting her head decapitated and her skin being ripped clean off her body by a demon-alien like creature. It looked kind of like that thing from Jeepers Creepers, but uglier without wings. About 7 feet tall. Its gnarled fingers were at least 20 inches and they were all the same size. The finger nails were razor sharp, narrow and were about 10 inches. The only thing I could hear was my accelerated heartbeat that sounded like it would combust any minute.
I tried to put the binoculars down, but I couldnt move a muscle. I used every fiber of my being to make any sort of movement. Couldn’t even move my tongue to speak. My breathing is getting shallower by the minute. It’s as if that thing is controlling me somehow. Or maybe it’s my body’s natural response to danger. There was another demon like alien behind the one that just mutilated my best friend. I’m not sure how I just thought that so nonchalantly. Is this what they call ‘shock’? The second creature spotted me and smiled while putting its finger against its lips in a shushing gesture. It then mouthed some words and touched its throat with the other hand. Within a blink of an eye, they both disappeared into some type of portal with Shay’s remains. In that moment I was able to get up on my feet.
“JUSTICE!! JUSTICE! JUSTICE!!” Damion shouted as I rose to my feet. “I’ve been shouting your name and shaking you for the past 3 or so minutes!!”
3 minutes. It’s been 3 minutes.
As I turned around to face him, I emotionlessly said, “She’s dead. It killed her. She’s gone.” When I started to walk pass him, I heard him say, “What Justice?! I can’t hear you! Why are you mouthing words?”
I stopped dead in my tracks. Mouthing words? What is he talking about? I turned around and yelled at him, “SHE’S DEAD. SHE’S GONE. THE CREATURE KILLED HER! I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT WE HAVE TO GO!!”
“Justice, what are you saying?!?! Stop playing around, and use your voice! We still have to find Shay!” Damion responded with seriousness in his voice.
Use my voice? Wait. That thing! I-I-It did something to my voice somehow! I know it did. God, I sound like one of the crazies off the internet, but I know what I saw! I’m not crazy. I’m not crazy. I’m not crazy. I’m not cra-
“Justice!” Damion exclaimed, bringing me out of my thoughts.
I immediately pulled out my notebook and wrote “She’s dead!! Shay!! This thing skinned her! And took her head!” I know it was damn near un-readable with the way I was shaking as I was writing, but I had to try. I showed it to Damion and he responded in confusion with, “What the hell are you talking about?! Why are you saying these things? How do you know she’s dead?”
As I was about to write my response, Damion eyes nearly bulged out his sockets, and he pushed me out the way as he seen the creature appear out of nowhere behind me. The 7 foot beast smiled from ear to ear and flashed its razor sharp teeth. It was at least a hundred. No. Hundreds. The thing then began to break out into a malicious laugh. It’s as if that abomination wanted that to happen. Within a blink of an eye, it took Damion into the portal.
“DAMION!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMIOOOOON!!!!!! YOU UGLY BASTARD. BRING HIM BACK!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!!!!!!!!!!” As I yelled his name like a raging banshee over and over, I seen a portal open about 10 ft from me, and one of the creatures came out with Damion.
“Damion! You’re aliv-“
“JUSTICE RUN! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN, AND DONT TURN BACK NO MATTER WHAT!!!!” Damion screamed as he coughed up blood.
“BUT-“
“JUST GO!”
As I reluctantly turned my back and began running, I heard Damion yell at the top of his lungs, “JUSTICE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YO-
My body wanted to run, but my heart told me to stop when I heard those words, and when I did, the only sound I was able to hear was my best friend, the man that I always loved, head fall onto the ground and the sound of his skin being ripped off.
I assume the sound of my voice fully came back when the 2 creatures went into the portal with Damion’s remains because the screams that I let out were so ear-piercing, that the few animals who were still in the area somewhere hiding started to run from fear. The only thing I was able to say was, “It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault” in a trance like state. I said that until I tired myself and the last thing I remember is me passing out.
That was the last thing my sister, Justice, wrote in her journal. Her unconscious body was found by a couple of joggers who were passing by and they immediately took her to the hospital. For the past day, she would randomly wake up and yell, “THEY KILLED THEM. THEY’RE GONE. THE CREATURES. THE ALIENS!” After being interrogated by police, they determined that she needed mental evaluation the more she talked about creatures, aliens, portals, and decapitated, skinless bodies. They searched the area, but wasn’t able to even find a trace of blood.
During my sister’s week stay at the mental hospital, she begged me to read the journal the last day I saw her. I knew she was working on something because every time I came to visit her, it was as if her fingers were moving at lightning speed. That’s all she would do. Write. I always told her to stop making up things like this if she ever wanted to get out of this hospital. But for some reason, on the last day I saw her, I decided to take the journal.
Later on that day, out of curiosity, I read a few pages and ended up reading the whole thing. I didn’t know what to think of it. It was all lies, right? The next day, I checked my mailbox and saw an envelope with no name on it. As soon as I read it, something in me told me to drive as fast as I can to the hospital.
When I arrived, one of the nurses told me they went to check on her, and they found her hanging lifeless like she’s been dead for days, even though they just seen her 30 minutes ago. The stench alone was enough to wake a mummy. The nurse told me she clutched the crucifix around her neck, and walked a little further in to grab the paper on the floor that was near the bed. It read:
“They’ll take your love
They’ll cause you pain
They’ll make sure that you’ll never sleep again
You’ll go insane
You’ll lose your mind
The ‘what if’s’ will keep you up at night
It doesn’t matter if youre not alone
They will still catch you and no one will know
No one will believe you
No one will care
All they will do is lock you up in here
You don’t know when you’ll be next
Or when a friend will end up dead
You just won’t know until.
But all you really need to know
Is that they’re real “
I let out a blood curdling scream and was escorted out from scaring the patients. I looked back at the mysterious letter that I received in my mailbox that read:
“This is all I know: They’re an ancient demon-alien hybrid that come from a planet 50 light years away called Nemphus. They’re a species known as Nemphians. It’s a certain ritual they have to do every 100 years to please their god, Zeranus. The ritual requires a full moon, blood from a hell hound being smeared around the area (the black substance), a group of 3, the head and skin of 2 human victims, and the battered, damaged soul of the other person (witness) in the group who were close to the victims. The witness always end up killing theirself due to the psychological torment and the isolation they endure from people not believing them. Once the witness kill their self, the Nemphian who killed the ones they loved, takes their soul, which rapidly age their corpse.
Having everything in the right place at the right time is tricky, so they keep track of full moons and look out for a group of 3 by themselves in an area outside. Preferably with a lot of trees. They track potential human victims through a form of mini portals called ‘The Looker’ that’s invisible to the naked eye.
Nemphian abilities: They can open portals from one place to another, ranging in size. Super strength. Can do certain spells and summonings. Can manipulate sound. “
The letter also had ancient copies of text and cases of missing people that goes back every 100 years. I then connected the dots and immediately knew what my sister meant. The journal. The poem. Now this mysterious letter. So, my sister was telling the truth. What is going on? All of this can’t be a coincidence. I think I’m actually starting to believe this stuff. If only I knew who sent the letter.
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; I’ve been working on some sub-verses and some AU verses for Mary, you can find them HERE ! Anyone is free to request them when you like a starter call or send me a meme, or plot with me! ooor honestly just toss them at me if you write me a starter! They include verses for Harry Potter, historical/legendary/epic settings, The Vampire Diaries/The Originals, The Hundred, Bates Motel, a college verse, The Following and a Heroes/Marvel/DC/etc verse. She is still Bloody Mary, the spirit, in all of them, but there are twists. I still want to have an OUAT verse, maybe a pirate verse and a few others, but these will come later.
The verses are under the cut for my own reference but if you wanna check them out you should go HERE because I have more pretty icons there and you should appreciate them haha!
v; slithering through mirrors (Hogwarts)
Mary Worthington was a 5th year Slytherin student at Hogwarts, but something had changed by the time 6th year started. Her friends and other students could tell something was off-- Mary was skipping a lot of classes and sometimes her eyes would spontaneously bleed. The professors didn’t acknowledge it or brushed it off, but they added a mysterious mirror to the Slytherin girls’ dormitory; they knew what happened. Mary kept it a secret from everybody else but the truth was she was dead now. Murdered during the summer between 5th and 6th year, her restless, vengeful spirit attached itself to a mirror. The magical energy surrounding Hogwarts helps her stay corporeal and out of the mirror (though she can still be summoned too), and the legend of Bloody Mary has yet to spread. Who killed her, how she died and the mythology behind the mirror, the summoning, the killing etc are exactly like in Mary’s main verse, but she is a born witch here; no demonic deals needed. Also note she is eternally sixteen in this verse, the only verse where she is underage.
v; the legend of the dead witch (historical)
Not a fandom-specific verse but geared toward anything that as a mythological, legendary, epic, historical or fairytale vibe. Mary Worthington was a well known powerful witch, who traveled between kingdoms and used her abilities to help others, often staying in kingly courts or powerful covens. She gained her magic not through a demonic deal but through a deal with one of the Fae, a member of the Seelie Court (the fae’s identity is thread-dependent!), who favored Mary due to her open heart and closeness with nature. Her powers are mostly relating to working with the elements, healing, glamours and of course using herbs, but can wander into darker territories if necessary. Her fame granted her many admirers but not all were convinced; some feared and were threatened by anyone who possessed magic. It was one such man who wounded her with iron (a weakness inherited from her Fae patron) and murdered her while her magic was bound. He gouged out her eyes and she tried to write a blood spell on the mirror, but couldn’t finish it before succumbing to her injuries. Perhaps it was a combination of the Fae folk watching over her, her half-done ritual on the mirror and the anger and trauma of the murder that brought her back to life, as the vengeful ghost of Bloody Mary (the summoning/killing rules are the same as in her main verse!). But instead of fading into being thought of as a myth, she made sure everyone knew she was still around, murdering those that kept murderous secrets and even innocents if they didn’t summon her correctly. She maintained her presence on the courts and covens, still trying to use her powers for good whenever she could, and her fame only grew.
v; blood sacrifices (TVD/TO)
When a witch dies with vampire blood in her system, she loses her magic and ceases being a witch; everyone knows that. But what happens if a soul that is to become a restless, vengeful spirit has vampire blood inside her upon her death? Something weird, and Bloody Mary is proof of it. Her backstory in this verse is the same as her main verse, up until the murder and attempt to write the killer’s name on a mirror. She died and was brought back to life because of the vampire blood in her system, given to her by a friend who knew a killer was after her. Mary didn’t want to live like that, so she refused to feed and died again, peacefully. That should’ve been the end, but the anger and trauma of the murder and the injustice that the murderer was never caught brought her back as the vengeful spirit known as Bloody Mary, same as the main verse. The difference is, something of the vampiric blood still affected her: she grew fangs and could sustain herself by drinking blood. Unlike a vampire, she doesn’t need to feed (she is still a ghost, after all), but whenever she’s out of the mirror, in corporeal form, she can increase the length of time she’s free by consuming the vital life energy contained in blood. Hearing that Mystic Falls and New Orleans are hotbeds of supernatural activity, she traveled to those locations in search of something that could free her from mirrors and end the curse of the bloody Mary once and for all. [Please note that her strengths and weaknesses remain that of a ghost, not a vampire. Her eyes flash red and fangs grow when she feeds and that’s about all the vampiric you get from her!]
v; space pocket mirror (The 100)
Mary Worthington was 21 when she lived on the Ark. There was a little girl she cared for like she was her own sister, and the girl got sick. Instead of a demonic deal for witchy powers like on her main verse, in this verse Mary’s solution was much more mundane. She stole antibiotics and saved the girl, but she got caught. Arrested, and floated. Her mother watched, and cried, clutching a pocket mirror Mary had given her as a way to remain close to her family in the afterlife. The last thing Mary saw as she drifted into space was this blinding light that hurt her eyes, and then she was dead. And then she was back--- kind of, thanks to the anger over her death sentence being unfair, and seeing her mother’s grief. Mary’s spirit was stuck inside the mirror now, bloody tears coming from her eyes, the only way to free her was with a surge of energy...which she didn’t know about. When The 100 were sent down to Earth, someone took the mirror too, unknowingly bringing Bloody Mary along for the ride and separating her from her family again. The violence freed her from her prison (the mirror/summoning rules are the same as her main verse) and a girl that lived her whole life in space has to learn to adapt to living on a nearly empty Earth, among nature and enemies.
v; the eyes are the windows to the soul (The Following)
I’ve yet to come across any muses from TF, but a girl can hope (this verse works well with any police investigation type of universe, anyway!) With Mary’s canon death involving her eyes being gouged out, and Joe Carroll’s canon MO being exactly that, the verse kind of wrote itself. Mary was a modern day witch, pursuing an English degree at Winslow University, Virginia, right around the time the Virginia Campus Murders started . Nobody suspected the rather well-liked (and Edgar Allan Poe obsessed, thus equating beauty with death) literature professor, Joe Carroll, of being a serial killer. Unfortunately for Mary, she fit his victim profile to a T, and he killed her. Drawing her last breaths, she wrote the letter J on a mirror, attempting to write the name of the killer, but she died before finishing. Several other female students would still be murdered before FBI agent Ryan Hardy apprehended Joe. The traumatic death and the anger at the injustice kept Mary’s spirit trapped in mirrors, and from that point on everything is the same as her main verse, with one addition: when the cult of Joe emerged she did her best to work with the police to find them, but only very few people within the task force knew one of Joe’s victims had returned as a ghost.
v; peering through a broken mirror (Bates Motel)
A sub-verse that is part of her main verse, started as a thing between me and ofwrittenschemes’ Norman but open to anyone that wants to interact within this setting! Everything is the same as the main verse up until two girls who are staying at the Bates Motel decide to play the Bloody Mary game, summoning Mary who has no choice but to kill them. Just as the now-corporeal ghost stepped out of the mirror, motel manager Norman came into the room and Mary had to quickly pretend that she was a victim too, the only survivor of a paranormal attack. Little does she know that Norman is hiding something too. Now Mary is staying in White Pine Bay, a small town with a history of crime, conspiracies and mob wars, and the pair have some crimes to cover up, some crimes to try and solve, and they have to decide whether to trust each other with their secrets or not. At least until Mary’s time is up and she’s swept back into the mirror.
v; haunted sorority house (college)
Also a sub-verse that is part of her main verse, meaning everything is the same up until she is summoned by some college boys playing the Bloody Mary game. They die, the energy lets her loose on campus, where curiosity and a desire to live a normal life make her decide to stay and blend in, pretending to be a student with an undeclared major. She even manages to rush a sorority, all while keeping her ghostly identity a secret from most.
v; vengeful vigilante (Heroes/DC/Marvel)
Also a sub-verse that is part of her main verse, meaning everything is the same up until the rise of superheroes and supervillains. The wave of vigilante crime fighting resonates with Mary, who decides to put her supernatural skills to good use whenever she’s out of the mirror and learns how to physically fight too. She finds those guilty of murder and gets them arrested or, sometimes, killed. Whenever she’s out crime fighting she wears black, ties her hair up and often times she’s crying blood; Mary doesn’t bother with a mask because she can’t be caught or found anyway--- she lives in mirrors and is a spirit that died centuries ago. She goes by Blood Tears, but many people refer to her as Bloody Mary because she ‘reminds them of the urban legend’, not realizing she is, in fact, the urban legend. They usually assume she’s some kind of metahuman/evo/mutant that can travel through mirrors and/or control blood. She’s not a hero, she’s an antihero who is not above murder and petty crimes if they help her stop other killers.
#tag drop#v; slithering through mirrors (Hogwarts)#v; the legend of the dead witch (historical)#v; peering through a broken mirror (Bates Motel)#v; haunted sorority house (college)#v; blood sacrifices (TVD/TO)#v; vengeful vigilante (Heroes/DC/Marvel)#v; the eyes are the windows to the soul (The Following)#v; space pocket mirror (The 100)
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SALTY ASKS uhhh, 4 8 15 16 & 23?
Thank you, Randy!
4. Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?
- Keep any and all romantic BB/Rae away from me. I don’t care what version, what AU, what rationale, I just don’t like their dynamic. I see absolutely NO romantic potential there. (I have seen.... two stories, in the entire history of Me Reading Fanfiction, wherein they were in-character, developed, and actually okay together. And one of those was my very favorite Raven RPer.) But the vast majority of the fanbase? Yuck. One or both are always out-of-character. Things are taken out of context. The foundation for their relationship seems to be whipped up from nothing. Canonically, they... literally mocked each other in the cartoon, barely even spoke to each other in the original comics, only had a relationship in recent comics when the writers had them Very Out of Character (or randomly got smacked back together, esp. in the end of TT v3? why even bother???)... It’s just, a really bad ship all around. I will unfollow people for not tagging it, it’s that bad. Bro-ship between them is on thin fucking ice.
- And then there’s... t/endershipping. (In Yugioh-- Ryou and Yami Bakura.) Oh gods. This one’s worse. Because it is legitimately an abusive dynamic. I mean, bullying, forcing someone to go against his wishes, threatening his friends, twisting selfish actions to say they were selfless, literally injuring him to use his injury as blackmail, not to mention inuring him in the throes of will-battle, and then there’s the literal spiritual possession thing. You know, “forces your will/consciousness to fuck off so I can do whatever I want in disguise as you” kind of dynamic? What the Fuck? There’s no trust, no respect, literally NOTHING to build ANY kind of POSITIVE relationship on, and all the TRAUMA that spirit put Ryou through is absolutely NOT the kind of thing that should make ANYONE fall in love?! I genuinely WORRY for the people who see what the spirit of the ring did to him, and think “they’d be cute together”. Gods. Gods!
(I’m also hugely squicked out by memory/shipping, Ryou+Aigami, because? What? The fuck? Did you not SEE what he DID to him?! FUCKING NO?? But luckily the t|endershippers tend to be the memory/shippers too, so they’re fairly easily blocked.)
- I also have jas|pis blacklisted because Canonical Abusive Relationships are Not Dynamics I Enjoy At All, thank you. Especially not when their conversations sound like something right out of the things I witnessed in my mother’s own life. (I have no idea how popular it is because I’ve been blacklisting and blocking it since the moment I found out it exists.)
- Also: It’s not at all popular and not something I see often, but: I’m just squicked in general by terra\ven, because while I can see how a thing might be developed, I’m not the kind of person who can look at their Canon History and Interactions and think, “How romantic!” Bad communication, festering hatred, picking at each others’ weaknesses, mutual toxicity, and attempted murder don’t make a good backdrop for a relationship. Yikes.
8. Have you received anon hate? What about?
Kind...of? I’ve gotten asks hating on blog appearances, fandom opinions, and General Negativity, but nothing hating on me as a person.
The headcanon blog I help moderate got an ask once that could’ve started a shipping war (basically like, “How can people possibly ship RobRae?”), but I like to think I handled it well because I redirected that before it could explode.
Honestly, most of my anon hate came from fanfic.net reviews back in the “mary-sue” witch-hunt days. (The funny thing was, at the time I didn’t even know what that accusation meant. 8P )
15. Unpopular opinion about the manga/show?
I liked the Yugioh manga better in black/white than in color! (The! big! mystery! about! Ryou’s! eyes!! continues!! to stump!!! and frustrate me!!!!! For context: this one character has had his eyes colored brown, green, blue, lavender, gray, black, dark purple, magenta, red, and seafoam green! [x] What the HELL color are his EYES.)
And for the record, in the advance copy of the “Games” graphic novel my dad gave me, there were Certain Pages still in either ink-work or black/white coloring that I really liked more than the final product. That book is colored GORGEOUSLY, don’t get me wrong! But the pure linework shows a lot more of the “line of motion” and TEXTURE details that my non-visual brain can Grasp And Parse and Feel Things About much moreso than a colored page.
Also: Raven is a big softie deep down inside. Comic, cartoon, you name it. I don’t know why this is so controversial because it’s Genuinely Canon as Hell, but even some canonical writers miss out on this, and it’s like? guys have you READ a Raven comic???
16. If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?
RYOU BAKURA WOULD BE MORE THAN A GODDAMN PLOT DEVICE. As mentioned in the Other Answered Ask, this drives me to absolute annoyance and disappointment and disdain. (This is specifically directed at the “show”, of course. The manga [and even season 0!] did a much better job of, you know... remembering that he is also a human being and not just a shell that has a conveniently-possessed antagonist necklace.)
It’s just the treatment of certain characters for me, I guess. I’m really bad at looking at a canon and going “This Event Would Be Different” otherwise. Especially when I’m emotionally attached to the Canon Events...
Except “Titans”. That fucking stunt they pulled with Arella, one of the most strong-willed, independent, perseverant, traumatized female characters to ever rise fully above her past and find her own way in the worlds-- in MULTIPLE worlds!-- and they made her the lackey of the monster she has always defied. It STILL pisses me off. (There are other things I’d change about Titans-- many others. But that AU is so far off the mark that it would take a collegiate-length essay to “change” it just right.)
23. Unpopular character you love?
Jericho! Arella! Malachite! Rorek!
Joey is such a sweetheart and has such a unique and versatile power. Arella is such an inspiration and proves time and time again that she’s stronger than her trauma. Malachite just had so much POTENTIAL as her own character and I wish we had seen more of her as an individual. And Rorek of course? God those eyes and that hair trigger the demigray. (And I headcanon hardcore that Malchior used Rorek as a template for how he looked, sounded, and acted, and of course Rorek wrote the book, and I fell as hard for Malchior as Raven did. So like.... kind of a scapegoat to redirect that love, but it makes me happy, okay.)
And Mismagius, which I don’t understand because surely I’m NOT the only strategically-minded lover of the Ghost type? And I’m certainly not the only witch who practices pop culture magic with Pokemon (and Mismagius is literally based on a witch and called “the magical pokemon”)? But hey, loving the underdog has been my lifelong specialty. 8F
#rhs answered an ask#rhs makes yet another post about teen titans#rhs steven universe#rhs yugioh#impulse goblin
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More because I can: Dorian, Solas, Dennet, Varric, and Sten.
Got Dorian already! Also, Solas is last and under a cut because I am Solas Critical and I know that’s a touchy subject for some. I think its cool other people enjoy his character so much! But I don’t and while I am a happy witch, I don’t want to be subjected to a witch hunt. Again.
Dennet
How I feel about this character
The man with the horses. He's blunt but most horse folks are. I like how his coming to Skyhold is basically you children don't know horses ill save them from you. And he just rolls with the nugs and dracolisks? That's a funny-looking horse? I guess? I like him.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
His wife of course! They are a good team, he ie the horses and she is more the farming and its a good match.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Blackwall. They are stable buddies.
My unpopular opinion about this character
I don't have one?
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Hm. More reactions to the strange rides. I want to know how he reacts to feeding differences. How does he hire stablehands? Stablehands needed, must be good with raw sheep.
Varric
How I feel about this character
Varric is the worst. Terrible awful.
Ha
I love Varric. I love how he tells Hawke's story, never mind it's his story, he would never admit that. And not just Hawkes but the stories of each of these ragtag nightmares he wrangles to a table for drinking and wicked grace. I like how he is a good person, that does bad things. He lies, but is honest about his lying. I dig that he's with the merchants guild and just doesn't do any of it. And I love that he's a storyteller. Anything and everything is a story. Also, I find his arms, shoulders, and back to be aesthetically pleasing. Holy shit. Just stand there and flex pls ill die happy.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Hawke, with him and Rose being the otp. Admittedly when I read other Varric Hawke pairings I go this is good followed by sticking my nose in the air and going but mine is better. I am that person, but I think everyone is allowed to love their version of their OTP best.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Cole, I dig that whole found family thing. I dig his and Bull's distrusting trust too. Like they get along but definitely give each other the suspicious look. And Viv! He's gonna write a book about her!
My unpopular opinion about this character
LET US ROMANCE HIM BIOWARE. Also the relationship with Bianca, the dwarf, sucks. Like. Thats not his or hers fault but it is so bad at this point. I also don't dig the ship with Cassandra. I just….its got problems for me.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Ending it with Bianca, its no longer good for either of them. Romance him. Cowards. More games of wicked grace. The inquisitor gets to hug him if Hawke dies, why can't we hug him more. More hugs.
Sten
How I feel about this character
Sten. My murder child. You become friends over a sword. He's sarcastic as shit. You have found a wastebin. He's just the best.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
I don't. I just. I cant. He does not strike me as romanceable. He's gotta job to do and it ain't you.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Friend Warden and Shale. Team snark. And how many of your friends would rip someone's arms off for you. (If you are my friend, you can name one.)
My unpopular opinion about this character
Don't think I have one?
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
More Sten! All the time. He's Arishok in dai yeah? Interaction! Delegation! Get me the hell out of Ferelden!
Solas- FYI This is Solas Critical, if thats a prob, feel free to skip! No hard feelings from me.
How I feel about this character
Immediate dislike. He's arrogant and a know it all. The Dalish were mean to me once. Well with that attitude I wouldn't take you seriously either. And the I don't like how things are so I'm going to destroy the world is just. Wtf dude. Fucking chill. Maybe. Take a normal nap and have a cookie. Extremes don't fix shit, which you should have already learned by now, the King of Mistakes. Also, he was my first Bioware Romance. I am Bitter. Especially since my next romance was King Alistair, as a dwarf. He dumped me too. Throw them into the fire.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
...no one. The lying, about where he's from why he's there who he is. The absolute ripping he does on the Dalish. Oh yeah, your culturally important face tattoo is a sign of slaves and I'm dumping you. Like. Sigh. It's not healthy. And I will leave it at that.
My non-romantic OTP for this character
Varric. In their conversations, the man at the end of the world to be specific, they have two very different perspectives. Solas is pessimistic to his core. Varric is the one who sees someone surviving in spite of the odds and sees that survival as something worthy in of itself, as winning against the dark. Solas needs more influences that arent so doom and gloom. Flemeth/Mythal is the other. I think if she actually knew his end goal she wouldn't have handed over her power like what appears to have happened. She's spent how many years subtly guiding the hands that save the world? Why would she do that to let him destroy it? Unless of course, she knows things we don't. Or her spirit is laying in wait to possess him. Which I'm cool with.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Look, I dislike Solas and that's a dangerous opinion to have in fandom. My entire opinion is unpopular. Lol the one thing that probably irritates me the most is his treatment of Cole. Its all about what he thinks is best, not about what Cole wants. An important distinction. Cole wants to grow and do better and he's no its a spirit. While yelling that spirits need better treatment. Mmkay buddy
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
For someone who bitches about the black and white ideologies of the world, he's awful black and white himself. I would like someone to point it out. And I want the option to make him actually listen to the elves of the current time, the Dalish and the Alienages. Moping about in the past is good for exactly zero things. I mean apparently, he does in the books at some point? Masked Empire I think is what I have heard, I haven't read it yet. And we know he has this massive spy network. But does he actually pay attention to what his people are saying or is he so caught up in a million years ago? If you friend him, you see hints of it. But I want more damn it.
I understand why some folks love Solas, I however can’t. Its all good.
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So I sat down and wrote out this partial outline how Voltron could have played out in a way that would really lean into the entities and the clones.
Those are two ideas I’m fascinated with and had fun thinking about and playing with until I came up with this. It’s kinda long so I’ll put it under a cut:
Zarkon and Honerva are infected by entities from within the rift that warp their minds and manipulate them.
Just like canon, it happens when Zarkon forces Voltron into the rift to try and save Honerva’s life when she’s sick. (Honerva had also been studying the rift, just like in canon).
The entities want 2 things: they hunger for quintessence - life energy. And they want to re-open the rift to let more of themselves through.
They require a living host that has to be compatible with them. To be compatible requires a certain strength of quintessence and spirit, otherwise the entity just consumes you. Eats all your quintessence right up.
If you’re compatible, (like Zarkon and Honerva) it gives you extra powers, while poisoning your minds and taking over.
One of the ‘powers’ the entity allows is: if you die/get old and near death, you can make a clone of yourself and rip the entity and your spirit/quintessence out of your old body, and put it into the new one and go on living. You can do this over and over and over. (Haggar does this to them). Reforging yourself stronger and better each time. (Better, as in better for the entities). That is how Zarkon and Haggar have been around for 10,000 years and seem immortal. I think the BoM have carried out successful attempts on Zarkon’s life, just for him to come back again which is fucking confusing for them. They don’t know how it happens.
So there isn’t actually any quintessence in the rift, the entities are manipulating Zarkon and Haggar into thinking there is so they’ll open the rift and let more of them in.
I was thinking that inside the rift could something like anti-quintessence, which would be like liquefied dementor juice.
So anyways Shiro has that strength. He’s compatible.They infect him with an entity, and it’s one of the most successful takes they’ve ever seen, and then Ulaz helps him escape back to Earth. He doesn’t know what he’s carrying with him.
He’s still himself because the entity needs a lot of time to corrupt someone’s spirit, it’s a slow process.
At the end of season 2 when they capture Allura, Haggar sees this as her chance to get back Shiro. They figure Voltron will come for her, so they prepare a Shiro clone and set their trap. Haggar wants to rip his quintessence out of his body and put it in the new one so they have him.
I imagine that Haggar has access to Shiro through Zarkon’s bond with Black.
BUT Black is like NO. Sends Shiro away somewhere where he’ll be safe. Somewhere he can learn to get the entity out of him: Oriende.
Oriende isn’t a place for chosen Alteans, and also Alfor didn’t build the Lions. Lions have been around for millennia (hence them being legendary even though 10,000 years have passed since it was last seen). Oriende is a place where Paladins went to train and learn about their role, and connect with the past Paladins of their Lion. Usually existing Paladins will induct new Paladins, show them Oriende, but because the last Paladins all perished (except Zarkon) before new Paladins were chosen, there was no one to show the current Paladins where to go.
Shiro might fight the entity on the astral plane to get rid of it. There probably would have been some foreshadowing in the space mall episode when Shiro fought Zarkon on the astral plane.
Lotor/Kaltorius:
I have something totally different in mind for Lotor.
Kaltorius was born like Lotor in canon, 10k years ago and under much the same circumstances. (Kaltorius because in season 8 when there was that flashback with names I think this would be another version of a blend of the names Honerva and Zarkon chose).
Kaltorius is of course compatible with the entity. He’s better than his parents however, and rejects it. He would rather die trying to get rid of it, than live to be consumed and end up like his parents. That is what happens, he dies. Thousands of years pass.
A couple hundred years from the present the Red Lion falls into Zarkon’s possession, and he needs to find a pilot so he can use it to re-open the rift to allow more entities in. Zarkon can’t find a pilot though, because Red is PICKY.
And then he remembers his wayward son Kaltorius, and thinks that their quintessence might match. He has samples of Kaltorius’ DNA, he orders a clone to be made and allowed to grow from scratch naturally unlike the clones for the purpose of transplantation. He names him Lotor.
Lotor doesn’t know he’s a clone, thinks Kaltorius is his dead, disgraced older brother.
When he becomes of age, (18 probably) he’s presented to the Red Lion and swiftly rejected. Zarkon is not happy that this experiment didn’t work out for him, so he banishes Lotor.
From there I think Lotor is like ‘ fuck everyone’ and does his own thing for a long time. Maybe some piracy, some black market trade, and all the while he collects knowledge. He studies all he can about Altea, about where survivors could have gone, what’s going on politically, looking for clues about how his parents lived for 10,000 years, sees that things don’t add up and something fishy is going on. Researches his ‘older brother’ Kaltorius.
He hears about Voltron ‘killing’ Zarkon at the end of season 2, and hears that Zarkon is back again like nothing happened (just like nothing happened all the other times he ‘died’), he begins planning.
Wants to ally with Voltron. They have firepower, and he has knowledge, and the Pedigree to step in to fill the power vacuum if they manage to permanently defeat Zarkon. Their long term goals align, and Lotor has done the maths; the Galra Empire does not need the amount of Quintessence they are sucking out of the universe. There is no way they could be using that much energy, it’s just ridiculous, so what the heck are they doing with it? He thinks it’s dumb, and that he’d run things better. (He’s right).
He kidnaps Keith wanting to talk to him because he's heard he's part galra and thinks he'll get a more sympathetic ear from him. Interesting interaction, Lotor examining this boy that Red accepted. Lotor’s has been curious about who the Red Lion finally chose after rejecting him, and also they’re both half Galra wanting to fight against the Galra.
(Totally self-indulgent: They drug Keith to make him docile when they talk but do a bad job knowing how much to give a small human.
Lotor: wow, we got the dosage of this wrong.... um *clears throat. I can't have an intelligent conversation with this. I will write a letter. *tucks letter written in Altean into Keith’s utility belt)
Or-
Lotor: oh for the love of-- Zethrid, look what you've done. >:/
Zethrid: not my fault he's puny.
Lotor: I said docile, not comatose.
Keith slurring: A-Allura? That you? Princess, why’d you tie me up? (It’s the long white hair that confuses him lol))
If there's gonna be drama between Lotor and the paladins, it's not gonna be because he was draining Alteans. That doesn't happen. It'll be over methods, he's more cut throat. Maybe Haggar decides to repurpose her Shiro clone to attack them, thinking his familiar face will get them to let their guard down. (She’s right). Lotor sees through it, kills/tries to kill him.
Other bits and pieces:
Black Paladin Allura, she fills in for Shiro in his absence. I’m emphasizing the lion-paladin bond so much, like Red rejected people for hundreds of years waiting for Keith specifically, so I don’t want to cheapen that by having him and Lance switch out of their lions.
Shiro shows up with the white lion of Oriende for Allura, and maybe they switch?? She pilots white, he pilots black again? Unsure about this. Maybe the white lion just teleports him somewhere out of Oriende convenient for the plot so the other Paladins can find him, and he can show them the way there.
Paladins learn/train in Oriende, and they learn history of past Paladins.
I feel like the entities should be an allegory for something...... like greed??
the 1%ers that make everyone work to the bone and hoard all the wealth and just consume the world for really no reason because no one needs that much money, just like no one needs that much quintessence. I think that's it: the entity is greed.
Keith’s Galra reveal would be framed differently, more focus on how Keith feels about it and him accepting himself rather than framing it as a lesson/problem Allura needs to learn/overcome. (If anyone’s curious about that, chuck me an ask and I’ll make a separate post about it).
And that’s all I got so far. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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American Gods - ‘The Ways of the Dead’ Review
Mr. Nancy: "Well praise Jesus and four more white zombies!"
Stop me if you've heard this one, but a Zombie and a Leprechaun walk into a swingers party...
This was by far the Bryan Fuller-est episode of American Gods since Bryan Fuller left the show. Not just the tonal soundscape during the lynching, which couldn't help but invoke 'The Bone Orchard,' but also in the way it used its imagery and the episode's plot's relationship to the larger story being told. I, for the most part, liked it.
As was the habit in season one, we stop off for an episode in a small town and explore a god or situation that wasn't really part of the novel but could be seen to be existing alongside the book's events. It makes me wonder if some portion of this episode's conception had its roots before Fuller left, as it's exactly the sort of world exploration that he liked to do, and which seems to have been the main point of contention between him and Neil Gaiman.
But, of course, I may be wrong about the extent of that contention, and perhaps Neil plotted this one himself. Who can say from the outside.
So, in the town of Cairo there exists a funeral parlor run by modern day manifestations of Anubis and Thoth. Mr. Jacquel and Mr. Ibis, respectfully. This isn't news, we've known that for some time. Shadow has made his way to the City of Cairo, and is staying with them for a bit. So far, so canonical. But this week we learn that the town of Cairo is also home to the vengeful spirit of Will James, a black man who was lynched, shot, and apparently burned after a white woman whom he had been observed passing in the street was later found murdered. Since that day, Will has been disfiguring the bodies of black men who die in the town, in retribution for the other black residents of the city not helping him as he was being murdered.
The way that Will James appears in the modern day is the most Fuller-esque use of imagery on display here, incidentally. The flaming head on top of a pole, presented in full view in all its strangeness is very much in keeping with the confrontational way strange imagery was presented as just existing during season one. It made me realize how much I'd been missing season one's visual style this year.
I think that this narrative thread could have benefited from a little more clarity. Apparently, Will James' desire for justice is sated by possessing Shadow and making a speech about injustice at a funeral attended by about ten people. So, is that it? Will the local dead no longer be disfigured post-mortem by his angry spirit?
And as long as we're asking questions, is Mr. Nancy correct in his insinuation that Ibis and Jacquel have been assisting the spirit in order to get more dead bodies in the door? Was it just a coincidence that the latest victim was Ruby Goodchild's brother, leaving Ruby with nothing to stay in town for? Why was Nancy following Jamal Goodchild? Did he know what was going to happen, or did he cause it?
I think that mainly the show was trying to open a discussion about race and faith in America, but I was left unsatisfied with how little we got to know about anyone involved's motivations.
But that was just the A-plot. Meanwhile, Salim, Ifrit, and Wednesday take Wednesday's recently acquired magic spear to the king of the dwarves to get its magic fixed. They get there and Alviss, the aforementioned king of the dwarves, looks at it and says, 'sorry, I can't help you, I'm the forge guy. You need the magic rune guy.' Wednesday and company leave, having accomplished nothing at all. Honestly, this whole plot thread was a complete waste of time, outside of Alviss being played by Lee Arenberg, fka everyone's favorite character on Once Upon a Time, Grumpy.
The road trip scenes with Wednesday, Ifrit, and Salim have some quality bitching and I like that they're addressing what it means for Salim to be a devout Muslim in a world where he knows for a fact that all the other gods are real. It still felt like a waste of time in this episode, however. Also, Ifrit's irritation at Salim's faith in Allah seemed to come out of nowhere.
And then there was the C-plot. This was without question the best parts of the episode. Laura and Mad Sweeney get to New Orleans and go clubbing with Baron Samedi and his lovely partner, Maman Brigitte. Laura gets a mostly finished potion to restore her humanity, and of course they end up having graphic, meta-physically partner swapping sex. You know, the way everyone does on their first trip to New Orleans. I loved Samedi and Brigitte's relationship. I love the way they interacted with Sweeney and Laura. I really love that Laura saved herself from Argus' dimension, wherever that was. And there aren't words for how much I love that they're acknowledging Sweeney and Laura's incredible chemistry together. I'm 'shipping those two so hard. Also, holy crap but Pablo Schreiber is ripped. I had no idea.
Quotes:
Wednesday: "I have things to do and people to see. And I shall be seeing them and doing them alone."
Ifrit: "Thomas Jefferson said all men are created equal. But he still owned slaves."
Ifrit: "Look, there are many gods, Salim. And they are all as selfish as that one is with his women."
Bilquis: "I am sustained by the tranquility of love."
Reverend: "God's Love?"
Bilquis: "Something like that."
Salim: "Your truth, it is not my truth."
Laura: "I have a long history of really shitty impulse control."
Wednesday: "So the twelve saffron robed monks chanted as one, 'Have a little melon, Kali baby.'"
Bits and Pieces:
-- Mr. Jacquel's absence is getting increasingly awkward. Moreso since I can't seem to find anywhere online the reason for it. Was he just prevented from returning by his Star Trek: Discovery commitments? Was he part of the Fuller fallout like Gillian Anderson and Kristin Chenoweth?
-- Their workaround at the moment is to have Anubis only appear in canine form. Which works I suppose, although that was clearly a Doberman and not a jackal.
-- That said, how wonderful is it to have such a huge percentage of the cast, both gods and mortals, played by actors of color?
-- I don't understand what Bilquis wants from Ruby Goodchild. It can't just be that she wants to absorb her, or she'd already have done it. It seems a little convenient that Ruby's brother and grandmother are both dead now.
-- Minor point, but they confirmed my theory on Sweeney's luck getting worse the farther he's away from Laura and his coin. It's nice to be proved right.
-- Strange coincidence, but Maman Brigitte also turned up in last week's episode of Cloak & Dagger. I'd never heard of her before. Also, popular Constantine antagonist Papa Midnite is basically Baron Samedi with a different name, and now Constantine is on Legends of Tomorrow. I think my universe is contracting.
-- Wednesday made a tiger balls reference to Mr. Nancy! That was a nice little nod to the book.
-- The postcards of the hanging were an oblique reference to a real life event in Duluth, Minnesota in 1920. They took pictures of the lynching of three African American circus workers who had been accused of rape. And they did indeed sell them as postcards. That's the reference Bob Dillon is making in the first lines of the song 'Desolation Row,' which was covered by My Chemical Romance for the Watchman movie. 'They're selling postcards of the hanging/ They're painting the passports brown/ The beauty parlor is full of sailors/ The circus is in town.'
-- It's a small detail, but I love the choices Orlando Jones is making as regards when he slips back into an African accent and when his accent is modern American.
1940s mens styles really work on Ricky Whittle
Another good installment, held back from being great by virtue of wasting a little too much time on the unnecessary details of one plot, and leaving another plotline too vague. Still absolutely worth an hour of your time, though.
Three out of four postcards.
Mikey Heinrich is, among other things, a freelance writer, volunteer firefighter, and roughly 78% water.
#American Gods#Shadow Moon#Mr Wednesday#Laura Moon#Mad Sweeney#Mr Nancy#American Gods Reviews#Doux Reviews#TV Reviews
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This is my letter for the Black Emporium rare pair exchange, signups are going on now if you want to join. So, dear writer/artist,
Hello! Thank you for offering to write/draw/art for one of these ships! Everything I've got to say here is absolutely optional - I hope this is enough to give you a starting point if you need one, but if you've got your own idea already, fantastic, do that. I can't wait to see your spin on these characters.
General likes/dislikes:
I'm easy to please when it comes to rare pairs! I like fluffy and lighthearted, bittersweet, dark and twisted, and everything in between. I like everything from G-rated gen to explicit PWP, introspective character studies or trope-filled pining or plot-filled adventures or whatever else is your favorite style. I'm not really interested in setting AUs in fics, but if you're doing art, then I'd love to see these ships in a different setting, whether that's elsewhere in Thedas or a modern AU or lost in spaaaaace or anywhere else.
Please take these general likes as prompts for any of these ships:
Some things I particularly like: Shapeshifting, possession, magical mishaps - pretty much anything using the quirks of magic or spirits or the Fade. Dreams. Altered states. Slice of life. Loyalty. Competency. Possessiveness. Sharing a bed. Huddling for warmth.
Some kinks I particularly like: Voyeurism and exhibitionism. Mirrors. Blindfolding as an expression of trust. Voice kink. Blood kink. Bite marks. Body worship. Nonpenetrative sex. Creative applications of magic.
Some things I'd rather not get: Please no non-con. And please no major character death, including those deaths that can optionally happen in canon (like killing any of the companions, leaving Hawke in the Fade, etc. The exception to this is Leliana - I kind of love the worldstate where she died in Origins and has returned as some kind of lyrium spirit for Inquisition and I wouldn't mind a fic about that at all).
About the Wardens or Inquisitors: For fic, I’m not looking for my Warden or Inquisitor here, so please feel free to use a generic one or your own. For art, my Warden would certainly be neat and there’s images on my OC page if that’s the direction you want to go, but that’s definitely not required - I love seeing other Wardens with the same LIs, so I’ll be just as delighted if you use your own Warden.
Requests:
Flemeth/Solas: I could listen to these two talk about worship and gods and the People forever. I'd love to see them interacting as Flemeth and Solas rather than Mythal and Fen'Harel, when they're being apostate hobos rather than gods. The Mythal he knew is dead, but a part of her still exists, the same but different; she still calls him old friend, they still have each other as this connection to the past when the rest of the world's changed so much. When did she first meet him as Flemeth? Did they meet in the Fade when she was younger, or only when he woke from uthenera?
Solas/Wisdom: What's it like to love a spirit? We saw how their relationship ended; I'd love to see anything and everything that came before. Did Solas ever visit Wisdom in the Fade during Inquisition? Does Wisdom remember Arlathan? Did it see the elvish kingdom in the Dales?
Female Amell/Mouse or Male Amell/Mouse: Whatever Mouse really is, an apprentice or a liar or playing a role so well he forgot it's not real, I'm not particular - I'd love to see a reunion. Or maybe Mouse never left the Warden's corner of the Fade at all. True tests never end and all that. What was Mouse up to when the Circle tower was overrun by demons, or during the mage rebellion, or when demons started spilling into the real world through rifts? How prideful is the Hero of Ferelden these days?
Morrigan/Male Mahariel/Zevran Arainai: The best solution to a love triangle is a threesome. How do Morrigan and Zevran relate to each other when they're both in love with the Warden, beyond just the jealous banter the game gives us? They have a lot in common, I think. Or seeing all three of them still together post-game would be fantastic. I'd love to see Zevran joining Morrigan at the Winter Palace, in his element with all the plots and assassinations; or all three of them raising Kieran together, Mahariel telling Kieran the kinds of Dalish stories and lullabies that Zevran never got to hear from his own Dalish mother.
Leliana/Female Trevelyan: There are so many parallels between their stories - the Inquisitor's vision of maybe-Andraste and Leliana's impossible rose in the chantry garden, and maybe it's truly a sign and maybe they really were chosen or maybe it's all just a mistake; both of them wrestling with how to do the right thing when you've got all this power and the best of intentions, but you don't know just what the right thing is, niceness or knives. And then there's that moment in the terrible future Redcliffe when Leliana calls you out for treating that world as just as an illusion, demanding that you see their suffering as real; and then raising her bow and buying you just that little more time - what Inquisitor wouldn't fall in love with her in that moment? Show me Divine Victoria and the leader of her personal honor guard sneaking private moments together, or an Andrastian Trevelyan dealing with their faith, or a mage Trevelyan falling in love with the woman who finally put an end to the Circles and set her people free - the Herald and the Divine, the mystic visionary mage rights power couple we deserve.
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Draknipur: Sword of Legends
Draknipur is Tola Balrahns weapon, and companion. The spirit within the blade has grown to care for Tola, thus allowing him to use the power he wields inside.
Long post, more below the cut.
Personality and Inspiriation:
Draknipur is loosely based off of Huehuecoyotl; The Aztec auspicious god of music, dance, mischief and song. Draknipur is a trickster, reveling in the chaos, misfortune, and dismay of others. He makes a joke out of almost every subject in conversation he partakes in, while laughing and cackling madly.
Despite this, he allows Tola use of the dark power the spirit truly possesses when Tola really needs it. While it is a chaotic, cruel entity - It does believe those who are deserving, should be protected.
Draknipur loves to cause trouble, but has swore to never use its power to do so. Thus, instead it weaves its words into weapons of chaos, often in-sighting fights, or disagreements; Or offense.
As all Aztec deities, Huehuecóyotl was dualistic in his exercise of good and evil. He was perceived as a balanced god; depictions of his dark side include a coyote appearance (non-human) with black or yellow feathers, as opposed to the customary green feathers.
Canonical Creation:
I got around to writing a story about how Draknipur and his legend came to be.
Legend tells of a wolf.
The wolf was alone, and found comfort, joy, and entertainment only in the hunt, and the dismay he could create for others. But the older the wolf became, the harder it was for him to find entertainment; To find someone to pick on, or hunt. This boredom he felt brought him to wander about; Looking for new challenges and feats to satisfy this hunger for chaos.
His journeys eventually led him to an isolated cave; Within, a young maiden. The wolf had never been afraid of man, but for some reason the woman made him uneasy, and cautious to approach. Upon doing so, he found she was extraordinarily beautiful; A shrine maiden that was tasked with protecting the waters of an ancient spring that was hidden inside the cave.
Though he couldn’t speak with her, she knew his intent; And offered the wolf sport, in exchange for great power - Power he could use to satisfy his thirst for chaos. So the wolf hunted for her, day after day; Bringing her materials for food, and clothes. His life was reinvigorated with this hunt, by his growing love for her; his blood-lust for chaos dimming by day instead wanting to please the fair maiden with his spoils.
However his hunts drew the attention of a settlement of men nearby. Angered by the skillful hunter that the wolf was, they tracked him back to the cave to kill him for hunting their game. The maiden knew what they wanted, and defended the old wolf with her life. Her death enraged the wolf, but setting foot in the water to retaliate blessed him with the great power she protected; Transforming him into something much more sinister, a monstrous, manlike version of itself.
The demi-god wolf struck the men down easily, and mourned the woman for 3 nights - Eventually realizing what he was now tasked with.
Looking himself over, he knew he couldn’t let anyone else get this power; So he set the spring behind various, dangerous trials to keep man and beast alike out.
Legend said if someone was able to find this spring, they’d be able to bath in it’s waters, day by day, and slowly be blessed with a little of the old wolfs strength. If that person were to prove their worth, he’d give them his entire strength; And accompany them through the rest of their life
Appearance:
Draknipur has no solid appearance. The spirit had taken possession of a simple short sword, and has since had many, many forms. It can’t change the form at will, requiring actual maintenance in order to do so. For example, before it took a katana form it was a scimitar. Tola had a scabbard made for Draknipur, and the spirits magic formed the blade to fit into the scabbard.
Its current appearance is that of a modified katana. Draknipur claims to love being beautiful, so the scabbard is decorated with jewels and ribbons. The blade itself is solid in color, and indestructible - Glowing subtly, often sifting with a slight haze. The haze of course, is completely for show. Tola claims this is Draknipur ‘being dramatic’.
(Draknipur in a more ‘physical’ form. Mostly a dramatization, but nonetheless correct.)
Draknipur has a physical form he never uses, which resembles a humanoid hyena of sorts. Depending on the severity of the need to protect his own ideals, will determine how developed the physical form is.
Magical Abilities
Draknipur possesses the ability to change the look of the facade, changing the feel and look of the weapon it is houses within with outside help. This shows that this particular skill requires actual, physical materials to for him to fully manifest.
The possessed weapon also has the ability to warp short distances, perhaps as an anti-theft or concealment ability.
Draknipurs’ only offensive magical ability is one meant to capture those who deserve persecution. It can summon force black, unbreakable chains that are chilled to the touch - Perhaps as a measure to slow those they ensnare. This is more of a trump card, and does no actual harm save for pinning someone down with no chance to escape until Tola or Draknipur willed it.
(A photo similar to how his chains work, they come in many; Like infinitely long tentacles searching to pin their target so they couldn’t escape.)
Draknipur is able to channel stored aether into Mist; A type of magical energy that is semi-visible to the naked eye.
Examples of speech. (Anything within < > markers is the sword talking.)
[16:29]Tola Balrahn blinked a few times, before the sword intervened. <"Nono. The scabbard is all I need to be beautiful again~"> It seemed the most enthusiastic about the case. <"I'm ready for you to bang me hard, Mr. Smith."> Screeches and childish noises followed, seemed it had some kind of sense of humor they might not fully understand. "...As he said, that is all that is needed. Its also a complicated matter."
"He mentioned you had noticed." *He beams, but no sooner had he stopped talking, the sword burst to life; Chirping and vibrating loudly. *<"Hello Lass! I've been wanting to talk to you so long I have! Well.. since I seen you. You seem interesting. Shes a looker Tola."> The Sword chirps happily finally acknowledged after so long. Its voice vibrated as if made of many different voices, every word causing the blade to vibrate and glow slightly. <"My boy, you always find the good ones. The HOT on-"> Its word were cut off by a strict jerk of the handle by Tola. She can't see it but hes making a frustrated face at the blade.* "Excuse my... friend. He has no manners." The blade tries to talk but the aether suppression muffled its words. <"mya anaghg sdafgs agsdh"> It murmured, finally allowed to finish talking as Tola released. <"My name is Draknipur, lass. Slayer of legends, woo-er of babes, companion and wing-man to my dear friend Tola here.">
Tola Balrahn chuckles; Rolling his eyes before the weapon responded. <"Mmm~ It was great. Its so tiring being so great and powerful.. But doing absolutely nothing for centuries!"> It has a good laugh to itself noticing the axe on Shinjis back. Tola notices too but lets Draknipur continue. <"Ohhhh! Is that her~">
The blade chuckles to itself for a bit before chiming in. <"Husband away time to play!~">
Hope you enjoyed my simple guide! I figured, explaining what he is would be fun and give certain people who interact or want to interact with him more information before doing so!
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Welcome to my 2018 Yuletide letter, Yuletide is a fanfiction exchange for rare fandoms that happens during the winter months. I’m on AO3 as ViolentFlowers and I’m a lurker who likes to write with a deadline breathing down my neck.
I’m not strict on the format for gifts, I love first/second/third pov, past or present tense, fic or art; so please feel free to write in what you enjoy the most. Any rating is fine.
Likes! I enjoy stories about women with established relationships where the sharp edges of the characters remain, but because of or in spite of those edges the characters still fit together and make each other happy. I like restraints and power plays. I’m into snarky characters that bounce back from being pushed down. I’m also way more into Rivals to Lovers then Friends to Lovers. I love femslash.
I’m open to dark themes, but I also really enjoy it when even dark stories can make me laugh. I enjoy crack so feel free to play around. My favorite type of story is one where the normal tropes are subverted in interesting ways. I’m very fond of music, band, or musician AUs. Throw them into any of these fandoms!
I love porn! I enjoy reading about characters exploring their bodies as they fantasize and figure out what gets them hot and bothered. Stories that include masturbation would be amazing. I’m interested in both plot-driven stories that have a sex and PWP (Plot What Plot/Porn), but I’m also fine if you fade to black on the sex or if the characters just show affection to each other. Hugs, hand holding, kissing, support, and love are also great! If for whatever reason you don’t want to write porn please don’t force yourself, I love the bond that characters can have with each other when they love each other and that doesn’t have to be detailed porn… unless you want to write that.
Do Not Wants - No incest, please. I do not want men raping women, but I’m okay with rape in other aspects. I do not want watersports or scat.
I would prefer if underage characters were aged up to 16 for explicit porn. For fade to black sex, I don’t mind if the characters are underage.
Fandoms!
Anya’s Ghost - Elizabeth Standard, Anya Borzakovskaya, and Siobhan
You do not need to include all of the characters I’ve requested in your story.
Anya Borzakovskaya - I’d love to see Anya deal with more ghosts or supernatural. What happens in the future? How does she deal with college and moving away? Does she share her experiences of the supernatural with anyone?
Siobhan - I’d like to see her encounter the supernatural just to see how she’d handle it. Does she freak out? Take it in stride? Call Anya in a panic? Does Anya ever tell Siobhan about her freaky ghost encounter?
Elizabeth Standard - I’d like to see what would push Elizabeth to the point of letting go of her bad relationship. I felt she was a pretty sympathetic character and would like to also see her deal with the supernatural. How would she handle it? What if she’d been the one to find Emily’s bones instead of Anya?
Femslash pairings (Any rating is great! Porn is awesome):
Anya/Siobhan - I’d love to see these two grow closer while dealing with the supernatural! Possessions, witches, spirits, werewolves, things that go bump in the night. How did they become friends? What kind of embarrassing crush on Anya has Siobhan been hiding? Or is it Anya that has the crush? Or does it turn out to be both? What happens when one or the other starts dating a boy/another girl? Does college change anything? Dealing with the supernatural? Getting a car?
Siobhan/Elizabeth - Siobhan is sort of a bad girl, I’d love to see her and Elizabeth, the popular girl, hook up. Sneaking around and hiding their relationship? Fake/pretend dating to get back at Sean? Siobhan and Elizabeth growing closer while trying to handle the supernatural?
Elizabeth/Anya - Has Elizabeth been trying to deny that she really likes girls or has it been a thing that she just tries not to think about because of course, she likes boys, right? All of the coming of age stories realizing that maybe they’re not straight, with spooky things.
Other ideas: Summer Camp! Ghost Busting! Cuddling for warmth! Bitten by a Werewolf!
(I know Emily was not nominated this year, but I’d still love to see her being a creepy ghost with any of my requested characters. If you want to go with possession, haunting, horror stuff or even further to rape/non-con, that would be awesome.)
Other Space - Karen Lipinski, Tina Shukshin
Karen Lipinski - Karen is terrible with feelings and I’d love any story where she is forced to admit that she has them. Where her being successful is the first clue she has that something is wrong. What would it have been like if she’d been captain of her own ship, still stuck with Tina and the crew?
Tina Shukshin - Tina is completely self-absorbed, I’d like to see her take over and be captain of the ship. How horrible/awesome would that be? I’d like to see way more of Karen and Tina interacting with each other. What was their time at the UMP Academy like? Did they hate each other on sight or was their dislike something that grew out of their hookup.
Femslash pairing (Any rating is great! Porn is awesome):
Karen Lipinski/Tina Shukshin - I really like Karen, and want her to get closer to Tina… But Karen can’t seem to handle emotions so it’s way more likely that they’d get dosed with space sex pollen or be accidentally married or get shot into space sharing a tiny escape pod that was originally a reality show closed set where they used to shoot porn.
Feel free to use any sort of cliche SF space plot, space madness, accidentally becoming gods to a tiny civilization, trapped on a planet, aliens made them do it, fake married, hey I grew a tentacle, end of the world sex, or good old body swap.
I’d love a story set back when they were both at the UMP Academy. Maybe a story where after Karen and Tina have their terrible first time together, they for some reason keep having unsatisfying sex over and over until they manage to have really amazing sex, which ruins everything.
I’d like them to wrestle in space jello for dominance! Neither of them lose, both of them win!
Annihilation (Movie) - Lena, Cass Sheppard, Anya Thorensen, and Josie Radek
You do not need to include all of the characters I’ve requested in your story. Also while I didn't have room to request her if you want to include Dr. Ventress in your story or pairing that'd be great.
I love this movie, so I’m very excited to see it in Yuletide. I would be super excited if you want to ship any of these women with each other in any combination and I would be very intrigued by selfcest for this fandom. I love porn and PWPs and I’m also interested in non-con/rape if you wanted to explore darker themes.
I’d love to learn more about these characters and their expedition into Area X. What happened in the days they can’t remember? How did they coop with the strange yet familiar environment and the horrifying dangers that lurk in it?
I’m open for all sorts of canon divergent scenarios either inside or outside the Simmer. What if someone else came back instead Lena? What if they all came back, but are changed? What if things went differently inside Area X?
The idea of self destruction is really strong and I would be down for all sorts of body horror or dark themes. Feel free to write about them changing into monsters or acting out monstrous thoughts. Maybe they die and are reborn again and again, or maybe they become something else all together. Maybe they somehow fuse together. Maybe they start acting out all of their worst thoughts and ideas. Maybe they don’t go to Area X at all, but it still finds them. Maybe they meet each other in a completely different way.
I have read all the books so feel free to include things from those if you want to.
A Simple Favor (Movie) - Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson
There’s just something about the relationship between these two women that’s really intriguing to me and I really want more of it. I ship these two really hard and would love a story about them getting together or just having sex.
Future fic where Stephanie can’t get Emily out of her head and visits her in jail. All those times Stephanie got drunk and kissed Emily, did it go further than that?
Maybe Stephanie never lost touch with her sister and they both fall hard for Emily and build a family with her. Or maybe they kidnap her.
I’m open to all sorts of AUs for this. Stephanie is a high class hooker that Emily hires every now and then. Coffee shop, youtuber, or fantasy AU! I’m also into dark fic so if you wanted to go the non-con/rape direction I’m down for it.
I rather liked Sean so please don’t kill him, just either have him be okay with his wife hooking up with another women or hand wave him away into a better life.
Uprooted - Agnieszka and Kasia
Agnieszka - Does Agnieszka end up with an apprentice to teach her strange version of magic to… or is it much like her own training where she ends up with an apprentice who needs to learn a wildly different form of magic?
Kasia - How does Kasia deal with her body being so changed? Being partly a magical tree must get weird.
Agnieszka/Kasia - I’d love to know more about what happens after the books with the two of them. Do they get together, pulled back towards each other like magnets?
Does Agnieszka end up back in the capital, back in the court, charming Kasia with her awkward unaccustomed handing of court intrigue? Does she show up to save the day or does Kasia end up needing to help her out?
What would the two of them talk about while locked in prison on false charges? They’ve been there before but now they’re older, wiser, and hopefully going to confess some feelings to each other.
Alternatively anything about the time in the tower right after Kasia was freed from the Wood-queen’s influence and Agnieszka tended to her, sleeping with in the same bed while nursing her back to health. Tender face touches, hair brushing, hand feeding, leaning on each other to walk around, stolen kisses, and hand holding.
Thanks again for writing for me! If you have any questions please feel free to send me an anonymous ask or look through any of my past yuletide letters for inspiration (I also still love any fandom I’ve asked for in my past letters and would be overjoyed to get a story for one of them).
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