#i want this to be my first exposure to warrior cats
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Pebbles In order of appearance.
@druidshollow lore lore lore Dune lore lore
@flickering-nightfall whole reason I draw Pebbles the way I do since first exposure
@toxictoxicities b u f f
@dennis7231 still waiting on them dropwigs >:)
@weepinglilvessel ant snooooot
@mudkirby me :> 🔫
@shkika love your Suns
@northflowerowo Sorry I shoved him so far down lol
Honourable mentions/ shout outs: @trashiiplant Howwow Knight and Wainwowld :D
@kelnexia is lurking.
@daszombes Thank you for explaining lore, giving us peak story telling and characters to simp for in the form of the Iterator Logs. What? No Pebbles? Don't care. You're on here now.
Druid's Hollow, the first time I ever saw your YouTube channel was with the Distant Frontier video after just having gotten into Iterator Logs. One of the most pivotal pieces of media you've made in my life was God- Jake Daniels. That single video alone gave me the push I needed to make my first Rainworld oc Parting Clouds. The stories surrounding your characters (and Dune) are creative beyond my ability to write stories. Keep up your top tier memery.
Flickering Nightfall, I'ma put this in a nutshell. Duckdance. After that I found your blog via Google before I made a Tumblr and became enthralled by your content. From something as obscure to me as Infinity Train to Pebbles ragdolling, you were essentially my gateway into liking Iterators. I love the purple. I need moar.
Vic, b u f f I haven't known your blog long and was introduced to you through the My Goodbye animation. Since I was sort of entirely new to Rainworld at that point, I had no idea what was happening. I just saw a well drawn thing and went "oooooo". I'm all for Suns' antenna twitches and NSH box head. Also, body pillow 💀
Dennis, one of the first blogs I found when I first started Tumblr. I found you through the @iterator-ask-blog and found bullying Pebbles hilarious. I love the way you draw the yellow things on his head and I just appreciate that you do digital in general. I do not, will not and proceeds to die if I must. I've seen quick progress with your art style as well. Keep going.
Vessel, I barely know you. Who da heck are ye? I saw your art style once and knew I needed to follow. The way you draw Pebbles and Moon are so satisfying to stare at for minutes and I had way too much fun replicating that s n o o t. I don't know what you're up to with them aside from chaos. Murky Seas' story and design are fantastic. RIP
Shkika, I only found you through the @ask-looks-to-the-moon blog and love the way you draw the Iterators. It's very stylistic without straying too far. The three fingered hands to the goofy faces Moon expresses makes me smile. B a l l s. My Suns design was more so inspired by the way you make him as you were somehow the first Suns exposure. You're the only reason I can't see him without fluff. How did you make Pebbles cute kavvkatkcfadal
Northflowo, way back in 2022 in my first exposure to Hollow Knight, I found your channel through the Baby Mantis skin video with Nosk along with the lore in a nutshell video. Any other content I saw I forgor. In any case, your channel was there in my search for knowledge on that game. Fast-forward to the near conclusion of 2023 when I was first introduced to Rainworld. In my hunt for memes and more knowledge, I found the other lore in a nutshell video and realized you were the perfect channel for me as you had plenty of other content on that subject. Your art still manages to astound me, especially with the shot you did in the map Pliocene and the Warrior Cats redraws like with the waterfall. I'm trash at drawing backgrounds and might learn something from you.
And of great importance to me, @bornt-urnge/@zigmatism
@kitterjitters /@offended-dragon
Thank you for every moment of drawing from Pokemon to Kirby to Mire (oc) and anything else. You have made some of the largest impacts on my life, drawing, game choices and I've enjoyed every moment. I want to have more ridiculous sessions like that in the future and look forward to it.
Some of you have been around in my life for some time and others I've just found. All the same, every single art piece you've made has inspired me no matter how polished, memed or "trash". All of you have made an impact on me, no matter how miniscule. I look forward to the future with anticipation for all of your art. Have a terrific year, and with my deepest gratitude, thank you. Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading this.
#rain world#iterator#five pebbles#fp rw#art#me when when uhhh me theeeeee uuhhh umm me when the#adhd/add#man#pinned post#mud rants#i wrote this at like 1 am#i felt really generous#looking at it now i regret nothing#at least 1 am me was licid enough to make this good
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I've been thinking, what if there's a rank between kit and apprentice? Like the cat gets this rank at 6 moons, and after that becomes an apprentice at 10. It would affect when an apprentice finished training, but my question is, how would that rank look and what would they do? Would they be allowed to leave camp to explore the territory with a warrior's company? Would they be able to start collecting moss and bedding, and caring for the elders? Would they be able to train to hunt and fight?
I think, when considering this, you should plot out what age equivalent each rank is?
For example, I usually consider the first 6 moons of life in my clans, but to be equivalent to 2 human years each.
So by the time a cat is six months old, they are equivalent to about 12 years in human understanding, at least mentally.
The next six months function about the same as human years in my estimation, so apprentices 6-12 moons are equivalent to 12-18 year olds mentally.
If you want a rank in between, my honest suggestion, would be to start at 4 moons and end at 8. And then look at what older elementary schoolers and middle schoolers can do.
Most likely it would be more theoretical learning. Maybe they get a course in first aid from the medicine cats, or several lessons in clan history, culture, and etiquette from the elders. They can start helping with chores around camp, learning responsibility. And then as they get towards when they would start their actual apprenticeship, maybe the leader can decide a bit better what mentor would suit them, what path they could follow. This would also allow medicine cats a much easier path for deciding their apprentice, as they would have had some exposure and worked with these young cats.
But really, it's how you want to do it, these are just suggestions. Get creative!
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I grow weary of the HP/JKR discourse.
Honestly HP - Dramione to be exact - is my first fandom, and my oldest. I’ve read for it for 20 years, over half my life. I used to be more involved, and when I was younger I bought some merch, but I haven’t bought anything new for HP in over 7 years, and I won’t in the future because I don’t want to monetarily support JKR.
But I bought the films 10 years ago. My books are older than that. JKR doesn’t get any money from me re-reading once every 5 years or watching physical media I have owned for decades. HP got me through some really rough points in life, when all I wanted was to escape. I grew up with Harry and the rest. My best friend, who is the 1 person in my life that I trust to share every part of myself with, we became friends at first because neither of our friend groups were into HP and we could talk about it with each other. We’ve been best friends for 20 years now, and I wouldn’t have her without all the bonding we did through our shared love of HP at first.
I get why people cut it out entirely, I can understand why some people choose not to engage with it at all. However, I don’t agree that creating or engaging with fan works means implicit support of JKR or her beliefs. Sorry not sorry, but me reading fic and leaving kudos and liking fanart of a non-canon ship gives nothing to JKR. The argument that free fan works are keeping HP alive and giving JKR money simply through “exposure” doesn’t ring genuine for me, not when there’s literal theme parks and public channels play the movies and businesses pay for licensing to make HP costumes, and mugs, and bedding, and dishware, and watches, and everything.
There are plenty of fandoms that survive and thrive that have no or very little merch available, it isn’t necessary, and people can really just stop buying HP stuff - like I did. And some companies have stopped their HP stuff, and I’m sure that trend will continue, but I doubt they will ALL stop, because in the end JKR isn’t the only person with shitty beliefs.
HP isn’t my only fandom, it’s not something I give 100% of my attention to, and I fall into new stuff all the time, but this whole idea of recommending other things to replace HP in peoples’ lives? Regardless of how many other books I read or shows I watch, HP is irreplaceable in my life. That ship has sailed. It sailed over 20 years. I don’t go on about it all the time or even recommend that people read them now, I tend to talk about more relevant media on a day-to-day basis (House of the Dragon, superhero stuff, Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Queen’s Thief books, All Souls books-and show, etc). But none of those can replace what HP was for me, and still is to a degree. I have to scroll down to see all the Ao3 bookmarks when I open a new tab because I have so many, but nothing else will ever comfort me like a fluffy Dramione one-shot after a truly awful day. Because they were the first ship I really fell in love with, and it’s been 20 fucking years.
I’m just tired of seeing posts about how people should read The Magicians instead (which, there was a rape scene and pedophilia - in the show at least - so not something I would put in the same category as HP) or Warrior Cats (please). By all means, recommend media you like to people, recommend new things and don’t engage with HP at all if you don’t want to. But please stop acting like it’s as simple as liking something new will make people stop liking HP, or that they’ll get the same things out of them. Sorry, this turned out way longer than I planned.
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Can. Can I ask to hear more of the it was only Tuesday AU? It sounds really neat (plus powers in the real world is my JAM).
Thanks for the ask anon! o7
And yeah, I'd be happy to talk about one of my many crossover fics (seriously I have a ton lmfaooo).
Recapping "For Me, It Was Only Today": CL/MLB AU with combining lores, Lyoko powers sprouting irl, and some Odd/Adrien rarepair shipping
Okay I'll admit straight off that I didn't realize how much content I made in the trio AUs for a CL/MLB crossover. I thought it was just Cherrybird with all the stuff I wrote up but I'm looking at this one and Strays and it's hitting me my notes are so deep haha
They were so thought out that I got stuck for a moment thinking about how I'd explain this but here I'll try my best:
I mentioned this above but this fic of the trio I do plan to mix the lores together without going uh, too crazy. I don't want to reveal my hand given it's supposed to be a big plot point properly unveiled in this version's take on the episode Franz Hopper (I had to specify episode but it's also fun adjusting Hopper the character in this lore shift).
If this got posted this would likely be a fusion type of crossover I think.
This fic in particular is limited to Ulrich's POV given I want to have the story be about the Warriors seeing Odd's shifting relationship with Chat Noir. The wacky lore is just stuff that goes on in day-to-day. Also sorta open ended to leave room for additional content given the lore of this particular fic is pretty big + the cast leaves ample other stories to tell from their perspectives.
But I digress, we're talking about the Ulrich POV for this fic in particular.
I'll first start off by focusing on the format of this fic in particular. There should be about 12 chapter to match up with the Subdigitals album because I'm a bit corny and wanted to pair that up haha
Each chapter takes the premise of a episode (whether it be CL or MLB) and meshes it together with the crossover/lore shift.
An example I can throw out is the first chapter, which would just be Ulrich and Odd chatting while watching some of the events of Prime Queen happen from their phones (given Nadia did host her segment etc etc).
The CL powers though I agree I'm also a big "powers in the real world" enjoyer haha. Sometimes I just think about this AU in a bubble without the crossover and ponder the shenanigans that can crop up if you just play the power exposure as comedy instead of the angsty potential it is.
Love this AU because the kids are not alright. They have to adjust to shifting into things very much not human, despite having some of the basic human traits.
Odd gets the worst of it given he's a literal cat-boy in Lyoko. The Digitization process is subtle at first but then it becomes extremely difficult to hide that he's growing purple fur, he's nursing intense migraines whenever a Future Flash decides to crop up, his vision nearly landed him some glasses, etc.
Yumi and Ulrich don't have it as bad, but the pains that settle in once Telekinesis and Super Sprint respectively show up for each of them is exhausting. Their clothing tends to get shifted by their exposure, so there's a bit of a running gag of swapping shoes out so they don't constantly lose them (at one point Ulrich has more sandals than shoes lmao)
I also toss in some new abilities because as they grow older aka as the chapters progress in the fic. Odd deals with camouflage that glitches whenever his emotions get out of control (it changes the color of his purple fur like it's a mood ring), Ulrich has to keep a certain mask on him (the one on the back of his S1-S3 outfit) just to make sure he's not phasing through the earth every few minutes, and Yumi has to be very cautious when it comes to stepping in shadows in fear of getting stuck in them.
Digitization (i.e. the term Jeremie coins to explain the shifts the four are going through) is not completely defined all at once. It takes time and as they grow older, their forms will only grow stronger and more defined.
The process isn't immediate for anyone. It shows up with frequent scanner usage, though it isn't until the events of Frontier that it truly settles in that Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi are not exactly humans anymore.
Will also mention that I abuse the concept of TransWatches that Evolution introduced and rehash them to be a temporary solution to let the kids blend in as proper humans. It doesn't prevent some of their glitches from leaking out though, just hides away their outfit changes or their cosmetic changes (i.e. Odd's fur or Yumi's makeup).
Aelita does not immediately experience Digitization given she only used the scanners once then stayed on Lyoko for a long time. Throughout S2 she'll deal with her own changes and will catch up in time with her creativity ability being very uh, destructive when it comes to her nightmares making the power flare. This fic in particular glosses over it given it's not her perspective focus but I feel like I should mention Aelita since I don't give her a lot of love in these recaps ;-;
I also feel extremely bad for Jeremie since he always has the weight of the world on his shoulders all because of his decision. He's the leader of the group and sometimes his plans don't pan out which result in him being extremely cautious to give them another shot unless he's forced to.
One of these plans was trying to enlist Ladybug and Chat Noir for help at the very beginning of this mess. A RTTP stopped the duo from trying to get rid of the machine to prevent XANA from ever harming the real world again. So it's obvious why he wouldn't be the biggest fan of Odd turning around and trying to court Chat Noir.
I'll talk about the Chat Noir in the room. Why him? Why not Ladybug? Well besides my own shipping agenda, I do have a bit of a fic logic haha
The fic in particular starts in the midst of MLB S2. Ladybug and Chat Noir have been established in Paris enough. The whole reason Adrien gets involved is due to Fluff.
She's the one able to sense all this time phenomenons and wants to know more. Fu is already busy with training Marinette to be the Guardian atp, so he decides to give this investigation mission to Chat Noir to satisfy Fluff's curiosity.
Hence Adrien gets his own time companion and has to keep this secret from Ladybug (Fu doesn't want it to leak out to anyone that Chat currently possesses another Miraculous, that and he worries Ladybug would become distracted if she found out that Chat is working on other things not involving her).
MLB S2 is working around the same time as CL S1. So thanks to Fluff's Miraculous, Adrien can feel the time shifts too. He just can't completely remember things.
This is how Adrien gets to remember some of his interactions with the Warriors, and how he and Odd start to bond a bit. A Great Day is when Fluff can finally fulfill her satisfaction and Burrows herself, Adrien, and Plagg into these Time Phenomenons.
After that the shenanigans can properly ensue where Adrien can remember everything after a RTTP has been done. He also has to give Fluff back as she's perfectly fine with these phenomenons now that she can properly access them in her Burrow.
Adrien couldn't leave well enough alone though, way too curious about why these things were happening in the first place. It's why he continues his investigation to the other plot points that happen generally in the fic.
I'm sorry if this one seems pretty jumbled haha. I have been having some issues with sleep so my brain was just all over the place trying to convey this recap without like giving up everything plotted out.
Once again thank you for the ask anon, and thanks to anyone who reads this o7
#code lyoko#code lyoko au#odd della robbia#ummm#mlb au#chat noir#adrien agreste#oh boy tagging another fandom to this lmaooo#fmiwot au#grrr how about#album au#that's better ig#ulrich stern#man how do i tag this#adriodd#oddrien#maybe one of those is the ship tag idfk lmaooo#chatodd#answered ask moment#anon ask
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15 Questions for 15 Mutuals
I was tagged by the lovely @pipergirl17 <3 LET'S GO!
Are you named after anyone?
Not really, but my mother and I share the same middle name which was her grandmother's name translated to English!
Do you have kids?
Nope, not yet :)
Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Psssh, never.... ;)
When was the last time you cried?
December, after we moved and our cat Arya passed away suddenly while we were out getting more boxes :(
What’s the first thing you notice about people?
Their eyes, it's my favorite!
Eye color?
Blue
What sports do you/have you played?
Soccer and dance! And then track for quite a bit.
Any special talents?
This is weird, but I'm very keyed into reading non-verbal body language. I once scared the international student I was partnered up with in our college's cultural exposure program. She was trying to host me and spoke in korean to her boyfriend to figure out where they should take me. And just by observing how they reacted to each other, I interjected appropriately and shocked her into thinking I'd known korean this whole time lol.
This freak talent helped a lot when I worked in healthcare especially for non-english speaking patients.
Where were you born?
East coast, darlings :)
Scary Movies or Happy Endings?
Can't a girl have both??
Do you have any pets?
1 warrior kitty named Eowyn whose finally learned that we're a cuddle family.
How tall are you?
5’9"
What are your hobbies?
Writing, reading, making bookmarks, and painting
Favorite subject in school?
I was a sucker for math back in the day. But I also loved learning languages!
Dream Job?
Either medical translator ( to bridge the gap between patient and doctor and avoid miseducation during serious medical intervention) or English tutor/teacher (if the pay was better/more stable).
I am tagging @chrissy-n-eddie @justhere4thevibez @nspired1fanfiction @black-kitkat & anyone else who wants to participate, please share!
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Jak and Daxter AU
So Jak and Dexter fandom, I have an AU I wanna share it’s kinda self indulgent but I wanna share it anyway. it is also a crossover with paella magi madoka magic cause that was a big thing for me when I first came up with this au and stuck around.
@radioactivepeasant since I really enjoy your Jak content I tagged you since I want you to see this. Its kinda a mess right now but I hope it catches your interest.
So everyone knows at this point that King Damas of Spargus is Jak’s father, and is the previous ruler of Haven before Baron Praxis overthrew him.
So my au is that whenever Jak was born he came into the world with a twin.
So Damas is looking for his sons, but by the time Jak & hit twin meets Damas he's actually got a son and a daughter.
This twin has been given the name Kira.
So when Count Velcro (its Veger!) kidnapps the two when they escape they get separated Young Jak/Mar is found by the underground while Unfortunately Young Kira is swept up into the dark warrior program, as Young Kira was passed over by Kor, she was left in the slums and in area where the poor and unfortunate were vanished off the streets to be used as test subjects in the dark warrior program.
Kira thanks to her bloodline and being relatively young was able to survive these Dark Eco experiments relatively unscathed, Kira has permanent horns, stains on her skin from dark eco exposure, sharper teeth with stronger jaw structure, (if you put fingers close to her mouth there a good chance you’ll lose them), night vision and a tapetum lucid. (the things that make cats eyes glow in the dark)
The Puella Magi stuff comes in briefly when an Incubator shows up and offers a wish Kira’s wish is rather wordy and is best boiled down to a desire to know and understand the why and how the Dark Warrior Program operated. She made the wish got the information and decided to GTFO.
Her “boon” from the wish was she automatically gets the basics of how or why something eco based works, provided that the thing is man made if its a precursor artifact she’s gonna come up with zilch.
She uses the warp gate in the prison to escape by overclocking it with eco with the intent of scrambling it so she wouldn't be followed, by overclocking she got spat out in another timeline/universe where thanks to the timey wimey ball grows up and becomes an adult in a similar manner to Jak.
Kira received her name from another contractor she met, Kaho Okumura. In this context it was chosen since it sounder like the English word for killer, and for the Japanese onomatopoeia ぎらぎら romanized “kirakira” which means the sound of something glimmering or sparkling, sometimes referring to a determined gleam or sparkle in ones eye.
Kira’s personality is prickly, she's very guarded and tends to be very snarky, and jaded with people. Though she almost never beats around the bush and is very blunt, she says what she means and she means what she says. she often works on her own and is incredibly self reliant. She also does not enjoy being touched much.
But if you’ve known her for a while and have earned her trust Kira will loosen up, shell be a bit more open with her expression instead of having resting bitch face all the time, she’ll be willing to play games and relax instead of constantly being on her guard and ready to defend against a physical attack.
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Physically she's shorter than Jak but not by much, she’s about eye level with Jak’s shoulders. she’s also somewhat stockier, having a fair bit more muscle definition and strength then Jak, who is built more for running, parkour, and the like. Kira is built more to brawling, and physical strength, and can take more hits.
In a physical completion Jak would beat Kira in contests of speed and agility. while Kira would beat Jak in contests of strength or endurance.
Kira is well versed in rock climbing as the area she ended up in is very mountainous with lots of cliffs.
Kira’s gun is a modified sniper rifle that fires metal bullets that have been infused with eco, while Jak’s morph gun shoots blasts of raw eco.
Kira also refuses to touch light eco with a 10 foot pole.
Kira and Tess would get along surprisingly well, since with Tess’s skills as a gunsmith would catch Kira’s attention and she would want to compare notes since Kira modified her gun herself.
#Jak and daxter au#Jak and daxter 2 renegade#Jak and daxter 3 wastlander#Jak and daxter#Damas#Tess#Jak fan character
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20221221🐚 Mom are you sure that [sand] is sanitary? It looks questionable to me! - probably Logan (Tarzan) ____ After encountering so many kids at my work that only had one day to rest and the rest of the week are jam-packed with classes, tutors, homework, and how tired and desperate to just play they were I knew I didn't want to do that to my child. But I can't lie now that Logan is here I see the competition that drives parents to do that much clearer. I still will strive not to unless he wants it or needs it and instead I want to teach him all I can organically. One of the first things I want to teach him is about nature through experience and to love animals which I didn't think I had to since I thought kids are naturally born loving them. I mean my siblings and I spent our vacations at our aunt's who rescues dogs and Colombian wildlife. My mom takes home every little stray cat she sees and all my high school classmates have more than one pet they adore. So you can imagine my surprise when T told me he was not fond of birds, or big dogs (it has been a learning curve) or at work when more than one child told me that aside from kittens and bunnies they don't like animals, I was literally the shocked Pikachu meme. I guess it's because of the lack of exposure to animals, and native wildlife they can naturally encounter. That's why it's important to me to teach most importantly of all to respect them and their habitat even if it's as small and seemingly unimportant as a seashell. For now, he's absolutely obsessed with Bean so we're doing okay. I can't say I'm a wildlife warrior since I have much to learn and change myself but we're on our way. . . . #seoul #iseoulu #visitseoul #korea #korean #koreanstyle #koreanmakeup #koreanbeauty #koreastyle #korealife #koreabyme #koreaexpat #expatlife #데이트 #internationalcouple #데이트코스 #국네여행 #seoul🇰🇷 #expatinkorea #expat #travel #seoulkorea #gangreung #바다 #kpop #육아 #imagineyourkorea #강릉 #koreatravel (at 강릉) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaaBgepkjz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#seoul#iseoulu#visitseoul#korea#korean#koreanstyle#koreanmakeup#koreanbeauty#koreastyle#korealife#koreabyme#koreaexpat#expatlife#데이트#internationalcouple#데이트코스#국네여행#seoul🇰🇷#expatinkorea#expat#travel#seoulkorea#gangreung#바다#kpop#육아#imagineyourkorea#강릉#koreatravel
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Started thinking about this as I’m slowly rereading the first series, but I think more people who are doing rewrites of the first series should think about cutting out Redtail completely and just replacing him with Lionheart.
I know a lot of people cringe at the idea of cutting any character because warrior cats are like pokemon, doesn’t matter how forgettable or pointless they are individually, every one is still SOMEONE’S favorite for some obscure reason or another. And I know Redtail became a fan favorite for many because....idk actually, cause he’s pretty??? maybe just b/c he’s inherently nostalgic due to his death kicking off Tigerclaw’s murder-journey? it’s not like he’s got much canon personality. but imo if you don’t have some specific fixation on Redtail for personal reasons, the story would be better off just combining him into Lionheart
As I’m going through Fire and Ice, I can’t help but feel like this focus on Fireheart wanting to solve the deputies death would feel more personal and impactful if we actually...knew who he was. Redtail had no canon presence for years, we just have to HEAR over and over that he was a great and noble guy and his death was a tragedy and that second hand info alone is driving Fireheart. But Lionheart, Fireheart knew him, he was one of the first cats he met, he helped welcome him to the clan, he was his best friends mentor etc. His wrongful death has reason to actually stick in his mind and trouble him so much.
And its so anticlimactic that through the murder-mystery part of the books, its driven in over and over how awful it is that Tigerclaw murdered the deputy so he could take his place! but then........the deputy he replaced isn’t even the one that he murdered?? honestly its so weird looking back on it that they just shoved an in-between deputy, kind of takes the grandiosity away from the act because lmao it didn’t even WORK. You’d think he’d only do a murder when he was sure no one would be chosen over him, but then he just. Wasn’t chosen. Didn’t do anythign to secure it apparently lol.
But the story still repeats over and over that Tigerclaw killed the deputy and then took his place. It’s so bizarre that it lead to a whole lot of people misremembering Lionheart’s death and mistakenly think that Tigerclaw had something to do with it, that would make sense after all, but like. He didn’t. He had nothing to do with Lioneart’s death at all, he presumably just sat on his hands fuming that his murder plan didn’t work and then stumbled into the deputy position later on by pure dumb luck that ShadowClan happened to attack and get Lionheart out of the way for him (wow what a master strategist out main villain is). It was such a weird delay that its like. Why was Lionheart even made deputy just to force him to have a pointless completely unrelated death? why did that happen? And why is this deputy’s death, the guy we actually knew and started to form a bit of attachment to, overshadowed for the rest of the series by this Redtail guys death, someone we’ve never met??
As i’ve made fun of in the past with my one popular post, it’s SUPER WEIRD that Firepaw’s intro the the clan was interrupted by the death of Redtail, because the story CLEARLY doesn’t actually want to deal with the traumatic death of an important clan member right now, it doesn’t have time to. What needs to be happening right then is “Firepaw is accepted into the clan, shown around camp, introduced to clan life, and he is excited about it” and that’s it. Fighting Longtail is more then enough excitement for that section. Redtail’s death is glossed over and ignored and incredibly awkwardly put in, and Firepaw doesn’t even have time to notice or care that it happened. A sudden bloody death is very at-odds to the emotions Firepaw is supposed to be feeling right then (how can you be excited after just seeing a dead body for the first time???? seriously, all you 1st series re-writers out there, however you do it PLEASE MOVE THAT SCENE AND HAVE IT HAPPEN AT A DIFFERENT TIME IT’S SO AWKWARD ASDHFBRJHGJRHD)
Anyway, Lionheart should have just been the deputy right off the bat, that 2nd battle with RiverClan should have happened a little after Firepaw joined, and it should have been Lionheart murdered by Tigerclaw so Tigerclaw’s evil plan could *actually succeed* and he can immediately take his place as deputy. Fireheart has more personal stakes in avenging the murder (and so does the reader), and his first exposure to death is more impactful for him because he knew who they were.
Also I just think Lionheart is cooler and I wish he got the attention Nobody-tail gets now instead of having a pointless overshadowed death in-between them. Redtail stans don’t come for me
Idk what the point to this long post was, I just felt like rambling about unimportant topics this morning b/c i’m procrastinating doing work.
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I would love to hear those Akito headcanons! (Also your Akito metas are amazing :D)
Thanks!!! As requested, here's some of the Akito headcanons from my masterdoc:
-Akito slowly and intimidatingly slinks around the estate because she is a powerful and scary God certainly not because she will pass out if she stands up too fast
-at the end of Furuba Akito should have permanently ended things with Shigure and then walked around acting like a 50 year old twice divorced woman even though she's like around 20 and they weren't even formally dating. Ex: Akito, wearing a huge vintage fur coat she found in some closet over slacks and a blouse, taking a sip from a glass filled with a beverage comprised of like one drop of wine and a bunch of cranberry juice: "Just kicked my ex out for the second time. Good riddance, you see-"
-Stole an eyeliner from Kagura one time when she was like 13 and promptly stabbed herself in the eye with it on accident and blamed Kagura.
-Can't even use a microwave. Don't let her cook your kitchen will burn
-When she was a baby Ayame tried to recreate the presentation of Simba with her and dropped her on the floor
-The one time she broke a bone it was because she got pissed off and punched a wall really hard
-Didn't like lit class. Likes reading but hates things like "effort" and "critical thinking." Payed someone else to write the essays she mailed in to school.
-Lesbian but doesn't know what a gay is. Doesn't think anyone suspects anything when she's climbing all over Kureno and Shigure not just because she's generally clingy but because she doesn't know gay people exist. Someone (Hana) has to stage an intervention to inform her that she is gay years in the future after months of everyone having to listen to her talk about how pretty and neat girls are as part of what she thinks is her unlearning being a raging misogynist.
-Demigirl she/they nonbinary but doesn't figure it out for years after she stopped presenting as a man
-Gets anxious about how clumsy Tohru is because of… that incident. One time saw Tohru fall down a flight of stairs and panicked and now she links arms with her anytime they go on stairs.
-Actually sorta likes dressing androgynously when it's her choice. Chronic dressing like a gay person syndrome.
-Didn't keep her hair long. Cut it off after like a month in a moment of passion with a pair of kitchen shears and then had to reluctantly slink off to have someone make it look presentable.
-Secretly loves plushies but is too embarrassed to buy them for herself. Slowly acquires a hoard postcanon and can bury herself in a pile of them.
-She's very light and can be easily picked up and carried around by any of her friends that want to
-Googled "is hitting people bad?"
-Hana can call Akki over by pspspsps ing at her like a cat and Akki HATES it but still falls for it every time
-Doesn't get anything more than a flip phone and work laptop until postcanon. Generally REALLY sheltered, would get addicted to the first video game she got to play. Probably Animal Crossing.
-Secretly read every book of Warriors as a middleschooler but it became unsecret when she got into a fight with Haru about who could do a better human!Scourge cosplay.
-As an adult Kisa is taller than her.
-Mega lightweight with pretty much everything. Will either LOOSE IT and have an anxious breakdown or space out staring at the wall for 3 hours if she drinks coffee. Would probably be strongly affected by too much sugar. Strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol.
-As a child tried to convince the boys that the zodiac girls all had cooties
-Either can't swim or taught herself in her stupidly large tub.
-Sensory issues, does badly with bright lights, loud/annoying noises, non neutral temperatures, ect.
-Has perpetual cold icicle hands
-Crashes through several rebellious teen phases as an adult trying to find herself postcanon. Bleaches her hair and dyes it some unnatural color in the bathroom, immediately regrets it and dyes it black again. Nobody ever knows.
-One time ate a leaf because she was bored and has -10 impulse control
-Makes other people order for her at restaurants
-Postcanon she has a pencil box FULL of animal shaped squishies Tohru gave her
-Was one of those kids that got A's without studying (also canonically homeschooled and ik that crowd)
-Starts painting her nails black after she meets Hana. Likes the symbolism
-Called Hatori her brother by accident once and they both silently agreed to never speak of it
-Rin anonymously mailed her the "I'm sorry women" hat
-Realized she had almost no interests and started ping ponging between hobbies as she tried and then ditched them upon not being immediately amazing at said hobbies. Eventually is given encouragement to keep on trying instead of giving up because she believes she won't be good at it. One of the things she liked was doing stuff with flowers, but she initially ditched it after she killed all the plants she tried to take care of (@ Akki, lying flopped down on a windowsill: Why is everything I touch destroyed… @ her dead flowers: *are dead*). She goes back to it though when she realizes accidentally offing some plants is not a universal statement about her morality and eventually figures it out. Is told to get a personal creative project to work on by her therapist and she sits in the garden and makes a little journal with entries about the flowers and their symbolism complete with illustrations.
-Connected, has a weirdly large amount of flower symbolism and lore memorised postcanon because of this (@ Tohru: wow a pretty flower! @ Akito: Ah yes, the poppy, did you know it symbolizes death, dreams, an eternal sleep… though is an eternal sleep not as good as death? Are dreams a small taste of what's to come? Also did you know they contain opi-" @ Tohru, confused but likes listening to her friends talking about their interests: 😶)
-Would probably do good with a pet cat for emotional support once she gets over the Sohma biases and can be trusted to take care of an animal.
-The Sohma mansion is always out of hot water because Akito uses it all taking hour long angst baths in the giant tub.
-Uo+Hana+Akito have a sleepover were Uo and Akito are talking and are just like wow we both sure had a thing for the same dude because of varied ulterior reasons haha that certainly doesn't mean anything and Hana just sits there wanting to bang their stupid heads together like rocks
-Due to general isolation and probable lack of exposure to "memery," I believe that Akito Sohma would fall for the "updog" trap, in this essay I will-
-Akito full on doesn't remember how old she is. Someone's just like "how old r u?" and she's just like (internally) "How long have I endured existing in this wretched world? Hmm" *sweats in the passage of time doesn't seem real when you dissociate in a dark room all day*. Nobody else remembers exactly either. (That's why Shigure put an "I think" on the end of his "he's in his 20's" lol) Hatori can remember if he needs to but that's because he has her medical records. One time one of the younger juuni is like how old is he??? And they talk for 30 minutes and only come up with "has to be close-ish to but older than Yuki and Kagura. Didn't go to school. Was he born or does he just exist???
-Akki would be that one person that's always cold and has to be lent sweaters by their friends when they're out. You go into Akki's room postcanon and there's a pile of sweaters on a chair that where SUPPOSED to be washed and returned but just haven't been yet
-If Akito was an animal she'd be a cat... claws, dramatically lounging around all day, climbing all over people, attacking and then being like??? But I want love??? I did nothing wrong??? She's got the vibes.
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okay i guess i just.
and this is all optional, like i'm not saying you have to, need to, or even that you should do any of what i'm saying.
but i see a lot of people who want to develop the clans. and again, this might be the last time i couch this, but understand it applies to the whole post, but again, you're allowed to have fun and not do this. i encourage you to. make cats whatever you want. just read a fic where cats have money and drawstring bags. it was great! have fun, kiddos and adults and awkward ages when you're not quite either!
but okay, maybe you're here for worldbuilding and development and i think learning to identify good and bad things and why they're good and bad is a useful skill.
like okay, i see a lot of people say that brightheart was a bad mentor to jaypaw, and i will argue that she's a bad mentor for him.
by which i mean, of Course because she's assigned to him, she knows it's the disabilities, so she's primed to think about what she had to do, what she had to learn, and that was how to function with half her sight. and i don't like. i think brightheart didn't match his personality, either.
(i, personally, suggest sandstorm as the Ideal mentor for jaypaw. just, personally speaking.)
anyway, this example is a little detatched, but the reason Why i think people blame brightheart is because well. she's Responsible, she's the adult, and she's not handling it well. and in universe, no one ever takes it up the chain. no one ever says "this is a bad mentor for this cat", at least not that i can recall.
fuck, darkstripe is fernpaw's mentor, and i think it takes darkstripe poisoning sorrelkit for firestar to say "hm maybe this is bad actually"
but if you want to fix warriors, if you want to improve it, i think it is worth learning to take a step back and analyze things from above the world of cats.
and that's like. maybe the cats Would blame brightheart. i can see that. but you should understand the difference between cats and narrative.
it's something the erins are Terrible at, so you know, i don't like. i know i've gotten very Preachy but again, you don't have to take my thoughts on this unless you want to, and also i don't like. i'm not Judging anyone or blaming them for this because it makes sense! the things i see people do that i think are bad decisions, i know why they think that! or at least i assume i know why.
or okay, for a more worldbuilding example, the elders' names in tpb. you know a lot of people hate that, they say, why are cats okay with this?, and this is bad and ableist and the thing is, you know, that's all a valid criticism. but the solution doesn't have to be, and maybe shouldn't even be, getting rid of it.
i usually lean more towards "this is a mark of respect for surviving something incredibly likely to kill you" but you can have it as A Bad Thing. that's, like, you can have cats be OK with this as how the world works until it's them being renamed, and you are allowed to have them be fine with it and support it.
and it's not something warriors as a series is going to teach you to do because warriors doesn't know how to do this. warriors can't self criticize, it either supports through arbitrary examples or retcons it to hell and back.
(lilywhisker in tsr as a defense of cinderpaw becoming a medicine cat, leafstar as a retcon to bsp)
so warriors is not going to teach you how to write a society with problems, you know? it's not. the series is bad at it. it doesn't know how to do that. and i don't know, i'm not sure where to start learning.
percy jackson does this? and the kane chronicles. and it's more common in more "mature" books i think. game of thrones, the books, had those vibes to me? there's some good historical fiction by ken follett that covers the problems in society, i believe pillars of the earth is the first book? followed by i think world without end.
and got, and the ken follett books, are very adult so i can't in good faith recommend them to everyone, but if you're 18+ and okay with dark themes, i suggest looking at them, but otherwise, i'm not really sure where to direct you.
but anyawy ig like. if you're at the point of recognizing warriors has bad worldbuilding, but you don't have exposure to good worldbuilding, or just self-critical worldbuilding, you might not have the tools to explain how and why it's bad and fix it.
and i'm not like. to be extra clear, i'm not saying that you're wrong to say "brightheart was a bad mentor to jaypaw and it is her fault" or "the elders' name change thing should just be removed from the books entirely" you're, you can have that, and you can do that in the spirit of my self critical worldbuilding theme here, but i think i just.
i think i just get frustrated when people use the same logic as the cats to explain why things are bad, i suppose.
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goose-books productions: a 2020 review
view the image in higher quality here! (open the image in a new tab to zoom in.) thank you to my dearest @yvesdot for the template
transcripts and month-by-month details under the cut! for reference, you can find my projects here :-) overall, new and old followers, thank you for another good year over here! [holds your hand] [holds your hand] [holds your hand] [holds your h
january
i spent late 2019-early 2020 working on 2019’s nano project, quark, aka the speculative fiction thing about new york city and prophets and dissections of the chosen one trope and gay people. quark is my second-oldest project (five years!), but it’s also probably the most ambitious, so it’s been... difficult to wrangle into place, and i didn’t end up finishing a first draft. oh, well.
enjoy a snippet that is devastatingly emblematic of everything about quark. the tone. the homoerotic tension. the ensemble cast all talking over each other. the fact that caelum has spent pretty much this entire scene crying. fun autopsy report meeting.
Marble stares at the notebook in Shade’s hands. Or maybe he’s staring at Shade’s hands. Dawn feels a little voyeuristic, so she does what she does and says a dumb and unrelated thing: “Augustus, I think this pizza-on-the-floor thing is hurting my ass.”
Augustus flutters his hands. “Sometimes nonconformity is painful.”
“At least we’re originals,” Caelum mumbles into his sleeve.
“Exactly,” Augustus says.
“True originality doesn’t exist,” Marble says.
“Oh,” Shade deadpans, “it’s going to be a fun autopsy report meeting.”
It isn’t.
february
in january i stressed myself out trying to make the plot of quark work. so in february, i decided to take some time and write something Entirely For Fun. like, entirely for fun, no rules. and. my god. how do i explain the project i started calling “third eye for the bad guy.”
it was an unholy mashup of many of my past hyperfixations, including the gone series, a tale of two cities, warrior cats, and the left hand of darkness. one of the characters was a canon scalie and one was a canon fictionkinnie. it centered around a polycule of wannabe-evil-overlord high schoolers. i only wrote like three chapters but i was lost in the sauce for all of february and then i just… like… wiped it from my mind and moved on? somehow??? one character was a werewolf and that literally wasn’t relevant at ALL
I.
Someone was going to die on these steps.
This had been Ivy Lee Palomo’s thought last year during the all-school photo, and it rose in her mind again now. The one hundred marble stairs leading up to the great double doors of Saint Constantine Academy were the school’s pride and glory, steep as the mountain, sharp as the blade under Ivy Lee’s skirt. With the cutting wind and snow glazing the stone more often than not, with the freshmen wild and wired on their first day of their first year, it was really only a matter of time before someone slipped and cracked their fucking head open.
It wasn’t going to be her. Not when she had Doc Martens and reflexes like an electric coil. Still. Ivy Lee didn’t want to watch someone die. She didn’t get along with dead people.
march
in march, i got back to the project i’d started in 2019 - AMT, my podcast! it’s a shakespeare retelling set in a modern high school; this excerpt is funnier and also more unnerving in context. (double, double, toil and trouble...)
INDRAJIT: What the hell are you doing?
[PAUSE.]
DEE (like she’s lying): Making pasta.
[ALL THREE OF THEM LAUGH.]
NONA: That’s right.
MORA: We have the keys to Mab’s office.
DEE: We’re using her stove.
NONA: To make pasta.
DEE: Do you want some?
[A TENSE PAUSE.]
INDRAJIT: No.
april
and darkling rears its head! all of my other projects have existed for at least a year; darkling (specfic king lear retelling) is... special. it was conceived in april, when i started hyperfixating on king lear, and i still managed to write an absolutely ridiculous amount of content for it. it was like the power of hyperfixation let me speedrun the entire process. which. okay.
iv: control
They say Cressida Stayer was nine years old when she turned her hair to gold. They laid her down in bed blonde, and the next morning, the waves cascading down her shoulders were solid metal, glinting harshly in the sunlight, weighing her down, creating that odd head-cocked expression she still wears now. Nine years old. Two or three years before most people develop enough magic skills to dye a single curl. Much less transfigure their hair into precious metal.
People also say Leovald Stayer’s immediate reaction was to hack it off her head and melt it down for cash. But generally they say that part a lot quieter.
may
in may i wrote AMT episode 15, by which i mean that in may there was a day when i sat in my room with the door shut for literally five straight hours listening to the same three songs on loop as i wrote the climax of one of the plotlines of AMT. so. that sure was… a day.
ISAAC: Do you want… do you want someone to drive you home? Hawk, you’re worrying me -
HAWK (almost cutting him off): Don’t. Don’t say that. I’m here to help. With your… thing.
ISAAC (quietly): I… don’t know if you should be here to see this.
HAWK (a little louder, more audibly upset): Well - what else am I going to do? Go home and - and have my dads talk at me and - and not be able to answer them? Because I can’t? I can’t. I don’t know what to say.
[PAUSE.]
ISAAC (V.O.): I wonder if this is what he feels like, on the outside, looking in at me. Watching someone else hurting. Helpless and afraid.
He still fits perfectly in my arms. I rest my chin on top of his head and pull him close to me, like I can stop him from shaking, like I can stop anything from happening the way I know it’s going to. I bury my face in his hair. He smells so familiar. He’s so warm.
God, Hawk. I love you so much. You shouldn’t be here to see this. Something bad’s gonna happen. And you’re not the kind of person who belongs in a tragedy.
june
okay, honestly, i should talk about “night shift” here, because in june i wrote a whole short story in one night (and then foamed over it for a week), but i am still in the process of submitting it places! so i am terrified to put even a sentence of it online. instead: the other thing i did this month was to finish AMT! (sixteen episodes and somewhere around 175k, iirc, but don’t quote me.) these lines are the opener to the final episode!
RAHMA (V.O.): The combined series of sophomore year disasters stretched through November. It’s June now. It’s taken me… a long time to get this all put together. I was going to make a vlog about it, initially - well, calling it a vlog sounds frivolous. I was going to make a video recounting the whole deal. All of it. From when I kissed Avery Fairchilde to the very last night. I scripted dozens of drafts; I put together dozens of bullet-pointed lists of what to cover… and it was never enough. Because Avery and I weren’t the only ones involved. Even if I was only focused on the two of us, it wasn’t just the two of us.
So… I gathered up everyone else. The whole town of Ellisburg is still talking about the week the town went crazy, but it wasn’t just a week. There was a lot leading up to it. And I think if anyone’s going to talk about it, it should be us. The people who lived it. So here we are. The most ambitious Rahma Ashiq production of all time - at least so far.
july
every july i pause whatever else i’m doing to celebrate the birthday of aurum & argentate, twins from my oldest and dearest WIP The Mortal Realm. july fifteenth! mark your calendars. they’re princes, though argentate would really rather not be; you can read the full birthday piece here.
“Do you… plan to get dressed?” A bit of the usual humor crept back into Aurum’s voice. “Although if you want to speak to the kingdom in your underthings, by all means, you have my full support.”
Argentate scrubbed at his face. He wasn’t dressed, no, but the usual malaise hung over his shoulders like a cloak. Guilt. Nerves. The sick sense that he hadn’t done something he was supposed to. The numb knowledge that it was too late to change a thing.
“I meant to,” he said. “Get dressed, I mean.” The rest went unsaid: I have just been sitting here. On the floor. Thinking about how I should get dressed.
“Ah,” Aurum said, extending his hand. “The traditional route. We’ll save the nude speeches for the future, then.”
Argentate took his hand, stumbling a little as Aurum pulled him to his feet. He steadied himself on the closest wall, taking a few deep breaths. Don’t panic. Don’t panic. His hands found their way to the cross, again and again.
august
this summer, i wrote an entire draft of Valentine Van Velt is Dead, AKA “holden caulfield goes to exposure therapy,” AKA the weird little personal side project i keep tucked into my coat. interesting features include second-person narration from a narrator who doesn’t like the main character all that much. so reading it is kind of like the book wants to kill you? with an added dash of general melancholy.
You used to live here. That’s the thing that’s got you feeling so off.
You didn’t recognize your old house. I mean, you kind of did. You remembered that the road was on a hill. That hill felt like a goddamn forty-five degree angle when you were a kid. But if you didn’t have the address written down you wouldn’t have known it at all. It would have been just another little suburban house in rows of perfect little towns that make your skin crawl.
So now you’re in this diner looking out a gross smudgy window trying to block out the elevator music pumping through the speakers in the ceiling or whatever. I don’t know how speakers work. You’re trying to tune that shit out. The waitress comes over and catches you by surprise so you just point at some coffee thing on the menu so she’ll go away. For the record: you don’t drink coffee.
There’s a public library across the street. A little square building. You probably used to go there. The lady comes over and thunks your coffee on the table and gives you a kind of look, like she wants to know what in the goddamn hell you think you’re doing here and not at school. You sip your coffee and look out the window until she leaves you alone again. And then you spit it back into the cup because, for the record: you don’t drink coffee.
september
i spent september and october prepping for nano, so i was mostly working on darkling...
It’s late spring; still, at this time of night, on a rooftop, there’s a chill. The wind plays with the end of Ruby’s coat, with her hair. She hands the bottle off to Jasper, stares up at the fogged-over sky, wishes she were lying in Dany’s arms in Dany’s bed instead of here. Wishes, even, that Dany were the one on the roof with her. At least then they’d be cold together. At least then she wouldn’t have to imagine what Dany would say; she could just listen, and watch Dany’s flashing smile and her flinty eyes.
(She cuddles. This is another thing Dany does that Dany probably shouldn’t do, based on everything about Dany; it’s not like rattlesnakes cuddle. But Dany likes to nuzzle into Ruby’s side and rest her head on Ruby’s collarbones and toss an arm over Ruby’s chest, and hold her down like she’s worried she’ll float off somewhere. She’ll card her fingers through Ruby’s hair and hum. Even though they could get caught, even though she’s probably got better places to be - Dany cuddles.)
Ruby imagines it, momentarily, both of them on the roof together, sprawled like horrifyingly beautiful gargoyles, sharp teeth flashing, blood running hot. Up here - it’d be like they ruled the world.
But whatever. Jasper’s fun. He’s hot. He’s got a sharp tongue in a lot more ways than one. And she likes when he lets the mask down. She likes seeing the soft bits underneath. She wants to sink her teeth and nails into them so hard she draws blood. Masks don’t bleed. Ruby would know; that’s why she is what she is.
october
...though i was also in creative writing class in school, and thus ended up writing a bunch of poems of varying quality (my teacher had a real thing for poetry) and also one darklingverse short story where rory and cressida hold hands! which you can find here.
Lorelai Rory Flowers is afraid of thunder.
This is a bit of an embarrassing thing to admit, as they’re seventeen (“at least seventeen,” they like to tell people, “maybe two hundred, who’s to say?”) and generally wise beyond their years, or whatever it is that adults say about kids with too much psychological baggage. Being afraid of thunder is not a very wise-beyond-one’s-years trait. And yet the state of affairs remains: loud noises make Rory want to melt into the earth. Back when they still went to school, even the fire alarm sent them scuttling under their desk to hide.
Right now, in the elevator, all they can do is shrink into their sweater.
They haven’t let go of Cressida’s hand yet.
november
and then november of course was nano which was an adventure all the way through. (opening tumblr on the fifth day of nano to find out about d*stiel... was something.)
“Apologize to me. Or get out of my house.”
Gracen’s voice is very, very low. For a moment she thinks he hasn’t heard her at all. Then he spins, eyes blazing. “What did you say?”
Gracen watches her own chest heave. She pushes herself up off the desk, stands with the effort of pushing a mountain off of her back. Leovald is six-foot-four. Gracen is six-foot-two. In her heels, in the heels she must wear to be a professional woman, to be a lady - they are the same height.
Gracen wipes her nose. When she lowers her arm, there’s a streak of blood across the back of her hand. Fire shivers in her chest; her heart rings in her ears; her voice could cut steel.
“I said,” she says, low, slow, volume building, “apologize to me. Or get. Out. Of. My. House.”
december
and finally, the poem i posted this year! it’s called the beast sonnet, and you can find it in its own post over here (with commentary! how sexy.)
i kill the beast and drop down to my knees,
my blade stained dark with blood of stygian hue,
and for a moment these scarred hands shake free,
and hold a world unfurled for me anew.
but once-mourned victims, victors, vices find;
fear winged me; now its absence strips me bare.
my sword now dulls, my legs, my voice, my mind;
the beast, pried from my throat, leaves no skill there.
and still i hear it laugh, O DEVOTEE—
O CHILD DEAR, NO GLORY WITHOUT ME.
i was quite productive this year; i have to think it was because i was avoiding things... the peak of my productivity happened over the summer and in november, AKA, college app hell. (almost done with the last applications! pray for me.)
a general breakdown of what occupied me this year:
(no, i don’t know why the “various other things” category ended up so large... i blame all the one-off projects i wrote a single page for, and also whatever the fuck happened in february. yes, i do know why it looks hideous; it’s because each of my WIPs has a theme color
thank you once again for spending some time at goose-books dot gov this year! what to expect for next year: well, i very much hope i can produce AMT... also hoping to get darkling ready for beta readers, so keep your eyes out!
#max.txt#and that's a wrap!!! what a goddamn year.#okay. breath in. tags:#quark tag#third eye tag#(i think there are like. two posts in that one?)#amt tag#darkling tag#tmr tag#vvvid tag#wow that was a lot of text. if you read all this... [blows you a kiss] thank you!#max actually writes#year in review
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Mao Mao's specific trigger should NOT be triggering to you, unless you've had your tail crushed in the same setting he has ...
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Mao Mao gave Snugglemagne permission to come to one of his therapy sessions, because he said he had some exciting news to share.
“Do you know what triggers are?” he asked the lion.
“Yes. You aren’t friends with a therapist for years and years without picking a few things up,” the royal shared a smile with the dog.
“Well, I’ve nearly beat my biggest one!” Mao Mao said triumphantly.
“Oh yes? Wonderful!”
“I haven’t told you this, Blue,” Mao Mao said, “but in the homeland, we actually call them something different.”
“What’s that?”
“‘Tin-derings” the cat said. “Like ‘kindling’ and ‘tinders’.”
“Ah. That’s peachy,” Blue snapped his fingers with one hand and drummed his claws excitedly on his desk with the other paw. “That fits perfectly. In forest fire management, kindling and tinder is what determines how extreme a fire will be in a given place and time. If there has recently been a fire in the area, and a new one is struck up soon after, the fire is not as ravaging, because there is less fuel.”
The red-clad cat nodded. “Same with anger. If I have found an outlet for any additional anger and annoyances piled up recently, the next time I will not get so mad. It is not only the situation that determines how angry someone gets, but how stressed they are. Also, of course, there’s the work to be aware of what might be triggering you for a specific reason.”
The cat lifted a paw, palm towards the ceiling, and cupped his other hand at his elbow. “Predictably enough, my biggest one I ever had to deal with was being in a cave. Even though the crushing of the spinal cord in my tail did not happen in the actual cave, my mind associated everything leading up to it with the agony. I’ve almost erased that trigger. It still bothers me sometimes, but it’s not nearly as bad as it once was.”
“Did you have exposure therapy?” Blue asked.
“What now?”
“It was first formulated to address phobias. But it can be used for trauma, as well.”
“How’s it work?”
“You gradually introduce the trigger. For example, someone with a fear of spiders may take a few months to look at pictures of spiders. Pretty spiders. Or. Cartoon spiders. Something relatively unthreatening, but loosely related. Then they work their way up to real pictures. Then a spider behind glass. Then a spider in their hands.”
“Uh, yeah. I guess you could say that, then. As the code instructs,” he pulled out the book and flipped through it, “I also gradually introduced it. I activated very vivid visualization in meditation of standing at the mouth of a cave, looking in. Then pictured nice things in the cave. Experimented with making it very open, instead of claustrophobic and narrow. Letting sunlight in. When I was ready, I moved it to intentional lucid dreaming, where I could always instantly back out of it if I wanted.”
“That’s fascinating!” Blue wagged his tail excitedly.
“I can show you the techniques to develop the ability, if you’d like.”
“Yes, please! It might help countless people. I’ll even contact my classmates all over the world from my university.”
But the lion’s heart leapt into his throat at the thought that he might’ve re-triggered Mao’s trauma by summoning Quinton to shuffle them through the secret underground tunnels of his kingdom. With no warning whatsoever, and prefaced by the lion’s loud screeching!! If they had met earlier in Mao Mao’s life, how horrible an experience would that have been for him??
“Nowadays, I’m thinking I’m about ready to go hunt dragons at their source.” The warrior pumped his fist excitedly. “And with a bat apprentice, I’m perfectly positioned. Go into the caves, the dragons’ dens, and flush them out!”
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Author’s Notes: The kanji in the comic are real, as is the historical term “battle fatigue.”
I may have to edit it a bit more to fit (I haven't posted this chapter yet) but it is an independent enough idea not to rely on other context.
http://www.archiveofourown.org/works/23697409/chapters/56896666 (where the most chapters are posted) Wattpad: Chapters posted so far: 5 https://www.wattpad.com/867914954-piercing-the-swordsman-intro See previous posts for related Pride Week Prompts.
#mao mao heroes of pure heart#mao mao snugglemagne#snugglemao#king snugglemagne#fanfiction#piercingtheswordsman
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The New Generation
Chapter One
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Peter Parker, Cassie Lang, Shuri, Lila Barton, Harley Keener, EDITH, Morgan Stark, FRIDAY, James Rhodes
Mentioned: Nick Fury, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor Odinson, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Scott Lang, T’Challa, Wanda Maximoff, May Parker, Ben Parker, Pepper Potts
There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people. So when we need them, they could fight the battles that we never could. This idea was known as the Avengers Initiative; the brainchild of a man named Nick Fury. The Director of SHIELD.
The world saw the Avengers in action for the first time in 2012 when an alien army known as the Chitauri attacked New York City. It started with six heroes whose names will never be forgotten.
Steve Rogers. Captain America. The World War II super soldier had been frozen in a crashed plane for seventy years when he was found by a SHIELD team. He’s known best for his shield, and only a few know that he is one of the few that have been deemed worthy to wield Mjolnir.
Tony Stark. Iron Man. Born into a wealthy family and given ownership of a multi billion dollar company at a young age. For years he manufactured weapons before seeing the war zones in Afghanistan. Instead, he started making suits to help fight against those who wanted nothing but war.
Thor Odinson. God of Thunder. An Asgardian warrior with the power of lightning. His hammer, Mjolnir, is one of the most powerful weapons in all the nine realms. His new axe, Stormbreaker, is even more powerful. Making him stronger than before.
Bruce Banner. Hulk. He was changed on accident after exposure to gamma radiation. For years he was seen as a monster, but he was deemed a hero after being recruited to join the Avengers. Over time, he’s learned to control his strange power and can finally trust himself.
Natasha Romanoff. Black Widow. The Russian spy trained in a place known as the Red Room. She became their master assassin, earning her mantle and following their orders until she was rescued by a SHIELD agent who was sent to kill her but decided she should be given a chance.
Clint Barton. Hawkeye. He was the SHIELD agent who decided Natasha deserved a chance. Skilled with a bow and having perfect eyesight and aim, he never misses his target. He watches from the sky, keeping his teammates safe from the enemy.
Every kid wanted to be an Avenger when they grew up. It was the dream of so many to fight by their side and help protect the world. I got lucky enough to be one of the few who will ever have that dream come true.
“Cassie, where you at?” Peter called over his communicator. He was stuck to the side of the Empire State Building, watching as his friends fought with the army of drones. It was always drones.
“Right here!” Cassie grew larger, kicking one of the drones out of the air before waving at Peter. There was only a second before she shrunk down again, flying away to the next enemy.
That’s Cassie Lang. Stinger. Her father is Scott Lang, Ant-Man, as you can probably see from her Pym Technology. She was just a kid when her father gained the mantle, but says she knew immediately that she wanted to be like him when she was older. Now, she’s a valuable member of the Avengers.
“I’m going to have to add wings to this suit,” Shuri huffed as Peter swung down beside her, shooting a web at the drone she had pinned to the ground. He couldn’t see her face because of the Black Panther suit, but he guessed that she was slightly annoyed but also thinking about ways to make that idea a reality.
“Pretty sure cats don’t fly, Shuri,” Peter chuckled as she stood up, the claws on her hands retracting into the suit. “But I would happily help you make that happen.”
Queen Shuri. Black Panther. Sister of King T’Challa. Shuri was already a warrior as a princess, helping fight alongside the Dore Mijae and her brother when Wakanda was in danger. When her brother died, she took over his mantle, promising to make him proud.
“Hey, I want wings,” Lila protested. Peter actually had no idea where she was at the moment, but he would see an arrow flying through the air every now and then and knew she was fine. “Shouldn’t Hawkeye get to fly before Black Panther?”
That’s Lila Barton. Hawkeye. Daughter of Clint Barton. Clint was not happy when he learned that Lila wanted to join the Avengers, but he knew he couldn’t stop her. In a lot of ways, she was just like him. She was determined and stubborn, and this was something she had always wanted. Even before she picked up her first bow.
“How many drones ‘re left, Parker?” Harley called. Peter could hear the whirring of his repulsors through the comms. He was a bit farther away, chasing drones that had gotten past them.
Harley Keener. Iron Lad. An engineer from Tennessee. You can probably tell from his accent he comes from Nashville. He lives in New York now, but I doubt his twang will ever fade completely.
“Hey, EDITH,” Peter murmured, glancing at the screen on the inside of his mask. He could still see dozens of red dots on the map, signifying battle drones. He was silently grateful that he had his AI with him this time. And his teammates. “How many drones are left?”
“I’m seeing around fifty active drones,” EDITH replied. “Are you sure I don’t need to call in Ms. Maximoff for backup?”
“No, let Wanda have her vacation,” Peter told her, shooting a web at the nearest drone. “She deserves it.”
And that’s me. Peter Parker. Spider-Man. I was only fourteen when I was bitten by a radioactive spider that gave me these crazy powers. I kept it a secret for six months before I came home from school and found my Aunt May talking to Tony Stark in our living room.
Being an Avenger had been my dream for years. I remember watching them fight on TV as a kid, begging Aunt May and Uncle Ben for more and more toys and Avengers pajamas. I never imagined that I would have that I would not only meet my hero but be asked to fight alongside him.
Peter heard a repulsor blast and a nearby drone exploded. He looked up, planning to see Harley’s white-and-orange suit, but frowned when he saw the faceplate of a gold-and-red suit lift. “Hi, Peter!”
Morgan Stark. Fourteen year old daughter of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. My pseudo sister. She started working on that suit when she was eight. I helped her in secret, knowing that Pepper would kill me if she ever found out.
“Morgan! What are you doing here?” he asked, shooting a web at another drone and bringing it to the ground. He heard Morgan firing up a repulsor again and groaned with frustration. “Your Mom’s going to kill you. Go home. Now.”
“I know what you’re gonna say,” Morgan started.
“You shouldn’t be here,” Peter told her. He suddenly found himself trying to go back to a spaceship on its way to Titan and shook his head. Not now.
“I was gonna stay home—”
“I don’t want to hear it,” Peter said sternly. He knew that the girl would just keep talking. She always did, especially when she was nervous. Usually he would just tease her for it but in the suit she already reminded him so much of her dad that it hurt.
“But FRIDAY said that you were fighting with the team and I couldn’t stop thinking about you. . .”
“And now I gotta hear it,” he sighed.
“And, I mean, you helped me make the suit.” Morgan looked at one of the gauntlets before shrugging. “So if anything, it’s your fault I’m here.”
Anyone would think we’re actually related. God, was I really this annoying? “What did you just say?” He asked, voice stern. He could imagine Morgan’s eyes widening behind the mask like his had.
“I take that back,” she said quickly. “But seriously. I’m here now, so just let me fight. Please, Petey. I want to fight.”
“No, Morgan. Go home,” Peter growled, turning as his Spider-Sense warned him of a drone coming towards them. He shot a web and threw it to the ground. “You’re fourteen. You can’t just come out here and fight. You’re not an Avenger.”
“You were only fourteen when Dad asked you to fight!” Morgan protested. “And you weren’t an Avenger either. So why is it any different for me?”
“Because I have powers to keep me safe and I had practice fighting everyday criminals before I fought anything like this,” Peter told her. “As amazing as these suits are, you can still get hurt in them. Trust me, I’ve seen it happen. I don’t want you to end up in the hospital or paralyzed because you’re so stubborn.”
Peter heard a repulsor firing up at the same time as his Spider-Sense went off. He looked over to see a drone coming at Morgan, then saw an orange beam blasting it away. The only problem? It didn’t come from Morgan’s suit. He winced and turned to the side. Sure enough, he saw a familiar silver suit. “You kids have some serious explaining to do.”
#mcu#marvel#avengers#peter parker#cassie lang#shuri#lila barton#harley keener#edith#morgan stark#friday#james rhodes#spider man#stinger#stature#iron lad#war machine#young avengers
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quarantine time!!
tagged by @theyoungflexer as you all know! LOL thank you again chelle ^^
rules: answer these questions and tag 5 mutuals
1. Flowers or chocolates? chocolates! i like food LOL
2. Between day and night I prefer: night (i accidentally became a night owl like two years ago and now... well...)
3. My favorite drink: boba hehehehe but i really like tea in general too!
4. Between sunrise and sunset I prefer: sunsets
5. Between dogs and cats I prefer: oooooof hard question but imma go with cats. a cat lived in my flat last year at school and i miss him deeply T___T
6. The vegetable i hate the most: idk brussel sprouts? i had a friend keep trying to convince me they’re good and each time just 🤮🤮
7. My favorite sound: uhhhhhhhh i’m blanking LMAO i kinda like how it sounds when it’s raining? but like only when i’m inside AHAHA
8. The first thing I notice about people: their smile? idk LOL
9. Would you prefer horror or fantasy? fantasy. i read too much ya fantasy for my own good (i say as if i actually read much anymore) also i’m a scaredy cat and cannot handle horror for my LIFE
10. I’d want to be stuck in a lift with: oh uh idk shownu? he’s such a generally calm person that it would (hopefully) balance out me panicking like crazy. plus it seems like he’ll actually figure out a way to get us out LOL
11. What city or town you’d like to live in? i want to live in seoul one day (that sounds so kboo of me oh my god) but like not permanently i dont think. it just seems like it’d be a pretty fun experience. i would also love to live in oxford! i was studying there for a summer and it was just SO beautiful and i loved the town so much and AGH definitely want to go back
12. What I value most in life: love, peace and happiness? LMAO THAT SOUNDS SO CHEESY but i just want a peaceful, secure life surrounded with love and what makes me happy and i also want that for my loved ones too. basically i just want there to be good in the world
13. If I could learn any skill, it’d be: cooking.... i literally can’t cook and that’s something i definitely need to learn at some point
14. Between the beach and the mountains, I prefer: beach but mostly bc i’m afraid of heights and have no stamina to hike LOL aesthetically tho? mountain! i lived in near perfect view of mt. rainier back at college and i MISS HER SO MUCH
15. I’d love to get married in: i’d like to get married period LOL. but no specific place i have in mind tho?
16. My hidden talent: ......i have no idea if i even have one?? nothing’s coming to mind so....
17. If I could bring anyone back to life, I’d bring back: jonghyun ;;
18. Why? i just... miss him ;; i want to be able to tell him he did really well and that many people love and miss him. i’m sure he’s in a better place now but i also just want to show him the amount of love he still has even tho he’s gone
19. Rainy or sunny day? SUNNY PLEASE. i have had enough rainy days living in washington to last my lifetime
20. Who’s the real model of your life? i’m assuming this means role model. in which case, honestly speaking, jun of ukiss. he’s super talented (QUADRUPLE THREAT) and capable and works super hard but is such a down-to-earth, humble guy who easily makes friends and loves deeply (nobody is a bigger ukiss fanboy than jun ;;) and i just admire the amount of dedication and passion he has
21. How I relax after a hard day: melting into the couch and staring into space LMAO i’m only half kidding. i also like to watch stupid youtube videos that makes me laugh and like not think
22. I like the way I look: ehhhhhhh.... i’m not exactly confident but i also don’t hate myself either
23. My most favorite facial features of myself is: ............... :) i don’t have an answer to that
24. My most favorite part of my body is: i have nice fingers hehe they’re long and pretty and i’ve gotten quite the few compliments on them so yeah
25. If I could change anything about my body: MY OILY FACE
26. If yes, what’s it: I’VE HAD A BREAKOUT ON MY CHEEKS SINCE LIKE APRIL AND IT HASN’T CLEARED UP AND I’M ANGRY!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE LIKE JOOHEON WHO ARE BORN WITH NEAR PERFECT SKIN MAKE ME ANGRY!!!!! I WANT THAT FOR ME WHY IS IT SO HARD!!!!!!!
27. If I could change something from my past: i can’t tell? i mean as much as i regret some decisions in the past, i’m fine with where i am now, so i don’t think i would change anything drastic. superficially tho, i wish i could’ve gone to a bap or the rose concert at least once bc i MISS THEM AND I HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO SEE THEM AND I DIDN’T TAKE THEM!!! WHICH WAS DUMB WHY DID I DO THAT
28. How many piercings I have: none LOL
29. I like makeup? no
30. I wear make up everyday: definitely no
31.My skin type is: def oily (see #25)
32. My skin tone: idk how to describe? i do know i got REALLY pale after i started going to college bc i got barely any sun exposure LMAO
33. My hair color: black and leftover red/auburn(?) from my dye job back in january
34. My height: 5′4″
35. My age: 20... BUT I’M TURNING 21 NEXT WEEK AHHHHHHH
36. My birthday: august 21 :)
37. My best friend: if you’re reading this melissa, it’s definitely not you >:( i’m kidding LOL i have several best friends and now that i’m listing it out in my head i’m like oh i have at least five if not a few more... idk what that says about me. i’m a loving person alright?
38. I have a pet or more: not anymore :(( warrior fish i miss you T_T
39. If I don’t, I’d like to adopt: no. imma be honest i suck at taking care of pets and i cannot handle the responsibility of another living being so even if i want a pet, i really know i shouldn’t get one
40. Video games or social media: social media
41. I’ve visited outside my country: yep. i have a major case of wanderlust
42. I’ve an innocent/dirty mind: depends? i have a dirtier mind than some of my friends but also sometimes dirty things just fly over my head and i’m left blinking innocently at the situation like wut o-o
43. Someone proposed me or asked me out? LMAO NO. i’ve been single since birth. i got asked to formal once but like.... it was the world’s lamest/dumbest asking and i didn’t end up going bc it was super last minute lmao
44. If yes, then I liked it and accepted or the opposite: read above
45. Do you follow some celebrities’ fashion: no? i have bought like a thing or two bc i thought a celebrity wearing it was cool but i never deliberately followed somebody’s fashion
46. What do you think about your fashion sense: plain, comfy, really generic LOL
47. You found someone copying your fashion: lmao my fashion sense is too generic for anybody to copy/want to follow so nice try
48. Can you do your makeup properly: uhhhhhhhhhh like the very very very basics: foundation, concealer, blush, eyeshadow. that’s about it
49. You go or used to go with makeup to school: still a no
50. What color suits you best? i wear a lot of gray, black, blue, green, turquoise/teal and purple LOL also a lot of stripes. but i think army green suits me best
51. Finally, how is quarantine going? ehhhhhhh about as good as it can go.
not tagging anyone again but feel free to do this if you want!
#thanks for tagging me again chelle!#your answers were pretty interesting haah#also the question about favorite sound is nagging at me bc i'm sure i have a more interesting answer BUT I CANT REMEMBER ANYTHING ARGH#anyways whatever i'M OVER IT
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I got tagged by @flamingoskull the pecking bird furry but since he called himself out, it’s time for me to call myself out!
Rules: Name ten favorite characters from ten different things (tv, movies, books, etc.), then tag ten people
1. Shapeshifter - A Hat in Time (Video Game Cut Content) - Literally anyone who knows me personally knows that I love this little shapeshifting bitch. I’m still a little sad they never made it into the primary game but that just gives me more room to work with!
2. Chopsuey AKA Experiment 621 - Stitch: Experiment 626 (Video Game) - I have a soft spot for mohawks and feral creatures so when 12-year-old me discovered this asshole way back when, I fell in love. While he’s not my absolute favourite character anymore, he’s still up there and holds a fond place in my heart.
3. Dark End - Stitch! Anime (TV Show) - Is it cheating to use the TV show as a separate thing from the games and movie? Probably. But I really like this creature okay???? Also once again: Mohawks. Plus, they’re very gender ambiguous and I would demise for them.
4. Scourge - Warriors Cats (Books) - Yes, I was one of these edgy kids who loved Scourge. And, tbh, I think one of the main reasons why, as an adult, I still like his character is because he is very small and legit everyone underestimates them because of his size and I like that trope a lot.
5. Mimic - IDW Sonic Comics (Comic Books) - ...If you didn’t know, I LOVE shapeshifting characters. And Mimic is exactly that. Plus I have a little bit of a weak spot for characters with very loose morals if you haven’t been able to tell.
6. Venom - Marvel Comics (Comic Books) - A Shapeshifter, symbiote, and a character with loose morals?? All wrapped up into one?? Yep that’s definitely a fave of mine. Honestly all of the symbiotes are super cool in my books but Venom was the first one that I discovered so *shrugs*
7. Remus Lupin - Harry Potter (Books/Movies) - When I was kid, I really loved werewolves, and Lupin was my first exposure to them. I’m still pissed about how R*wling had him finally be happy and then killed him off but that’s what fix-it fics are for! Tonks is a close second for the Harry Potter series fave, mainly bc shapeshifting plus I hc her as being genderfluid.
8. Chip/Light Gaia - Sonic Unleashed (Video Games) - Is this cheating again?? Probably but I don’t care! Even though that his English voice is,,,,grating at times, I still really like him and I have a soft spot for him bc he was a part of my childhood. Also there’s that thing of “characters not looking how they seem” so yay!!
9. Bill Cipher - Gravity Falls (TV Show) - Now, before any of you get on my case about including Bill in this list, I want y’all to know: Yes, he is an asshole. Yes, he’s a terrifying villian. And that’s why I adore him! He’s legit terrifying and intimidating despite not looking like it! Plus he’s very manipulative and knows how to toy with people which is cool to watch.
10. Discord - My Little Pony (TV Show) - ....you guys can probably guess why he’s here.
And that’s all 10! I’m not gonna tag anyone or any of these characters/fandoms, but if you want to do it, feel free to tag to show me!
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Might make a Watership Down Tumblr at some point too. I could reblog stuff here and do crossover art maybe. I love thinking about if they occured in the same universe.
Watership Down has a lingua franca universal "Hedgerow" language for talking to other animals, why not headcanon that's the language the animals use in AOFW to talk between species?
That and the Watership Down animals adopt a sort of broken Lapine to talk with the rabbits. This applies to mice, hedgehogs, Keehar etc. But less commonly to carnivores, although in the cartoon series we see the Weasel speak coherently. The movie and show both see Tabitha the farm cat speaking too, but the extent of their vocabulary isn't clear. Perhaps their exposure to other animals has led to learning the hedgerow languages somewhat, whereas wild predators most commonly hunt alone in the show. Maybe the Weasel, having hunted "longears" primarily is why he can speak it.
Domestic dogs being less independent than cats and spending most of their time around humans could explain their lack of hedgerow unferstanding in Watership Down. Or perhaps they (like Rollo in AOFW) are speaking in a language more universal than Hedgerow, but because we're watching from the perspective of the Rabbits with no experience with this language, we can't understand either.
I headcanon thay the Watership rabbits haven't learned a potentially existing more universal language. The Hedgerow we see in canon is pretty limited.
But warrens like The Farthing Wood rabbits' one are exposed to other animals a lot more, and even before the journey there was a lot of communication between the herbivores (I'd say after the events of The Adventure Begins when the wood first becomes endangered that's when the community became more closely knit - after the rabbits came into the wood from the fields after they were torn up) so perhaps their hedgerow developed more over time and the generations, adapting to another universal language that was shared by woodland animals.
I'm gonna expand on this lore further at some point. (Probably when I take a break from my Warrior Cats comic project) I love language and linguistics and I want to develop Lapine more, I want to expand on Hedgerow, and work on lore regarding the 'universal language' spoken by animals in AOFW. It would be fascinating to look at the variations in Hedgerow between species, and maybe develop languages seperately for the mice, the birds of prey, the foxes/badgers and domestic animals.
#vulpes is a massive language nerd#analysis#lore#watership down#the animals of farthing wood#aofw#language#linguistics#conlang#lapine#hedgerow#lingua franca#fantasy
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