what’s Bright Storm like? Since she didn’t get fridged like every woman in the original dotc series
She was always curious and dependable. Bright Storm's the kind of gal who would give you the shirt off her back if she wore a shirt to give you!
Long before they set off on the Sun Trail, she would occasionally confide in Clear Sky how much she wanted to see the world. Travelers aren't unheard of; this was before the Tribe split into its 3 separate Wards and welcomed a lot of comers and goers, but it's not that no one had ever left before. It was more that she had friends and family she was committed to.
Clear Sky pressured her into it, reminding her of how much they'd see, how they'd raise their kits somewhere new, and that he'd be sad and alone forever if she didn't come. Every chance he got, he was bringing it up. He was always her weakness, she hated letting him down.
Her dependability was based on how good of a listener she was, even Gray Wing the Wise appreciated it. She was always keeping an eye out for people's wants and needs, making connections between little 'tips' she'd heard from one source or another. After Gray Wing's death, she found herself in demand for this ability.
She couldn't make a plan quite AS good as xem, but she was better at making a plan into a 'group project.' She'd brainstorm and encourage everyone to join in, putting their brains together until it all fell into place. She could be good at delegating authority based on it, too, though Tall Shadow had much more confidence than her.
And really it's her confidence that holds her back, and can you blame her?
She tried to keep Jagged Peak alive for a moon, but barely caught enough for herself, let alone him AND her unborn kittens. But how could she go back to the camp and just pretend he wasn't out here, dying?
When she goes shuffling back with her son in tow, it was humiliating, it was heartbreaking. It became soulcrushing when Clear Sky rejected her again. With just a few words, she doubted everything.
...was she capable of knowing if she was interpreting this sign correctly? ...had she done the right thing, or did she just make everything complicated? ...he's right, it must be her fault the other two died, if she hadn't--
Tall Shadow interrupted this thought spiral, but Clear Sky is like an infection in her mind. She'd tell you, in a moment of shame many years later,
"I wasn't strong enough to beat him. No no honey, I mean it like the truth. Clea-- Skystar now, he's powerful if nothing else, and he makes you believe it too. It's a special sort of person who can say no to that. I said a lot of his words before I even realized I still had his tongue in my mouth."
Bright doesn't realize how smart she is, because she's so smart she realizes how little she knows. And that can make her doubt herself. She's genuine and caring, but susceptible to more self-assured people making her doubt her own judgement.
But there's no one else Thunder Storm would rather have in his corner, that's for sure.
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in the empty spaces (there is you and there am i) 1/4
Dream & Punz, Dream/Punz || Dream Escapes Prison (Technically?), Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Sapnap Bullying, Bitter Punz, Classic VM Not Shutting Up (Sorry), Should’ve Been A Oneshot (Sorry Again)
5.4k || 1/4 || the bait and switch
Summary:
After a satisfying showdown, Pandora's Vault now houses the server's greatest enemy within its black walls, under the purview of the prison's appointed Warden to ensure the threat is contained. The server's days of strife have come to a decisive end, victory snatched through banding together against Dream's evils. Things will finally be able to turn peaceful again, no longer haunted by an unwanted shadow looming over them all.
Punz waits a lonely vigil outside the foreboding black blight on the landscape. His thoughts wander over the day's events and a little more besides, left to brood on his own as the server celebrates. Alone. At least, until he isn't.
He sucks air through his teeth and sighs, gusty and frustrated by the weight of, well, everything. The day's drama, the tiresome urge to strangle Sapnap that's become a staple, his uncharitable thoughts, his worries about Dream...all of it feels like someone's boxed him in with anvil-laden traps and the only thing standing between him and deathy-by-anvil is a thin, cracked glass pane.
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top 7 survivors to compress into a cube
i think the post single handedly ruined my life after death. anyway heres the real one.
7. emil. ada is on it that doesnt change i wasnt lying. she cubes him i believe it
6. orpheus. hes a nerd what do you want from me. i could break him like a little glass figure. this goes for the survivor and a little less for the detective but detective is still above emil. i think he should sit in the chair with his notebook and think about what hes done (take me out of the basement so the surv with him can rescue the other half of the team.) ive seen a couple really good players and a couple really bad ones. a great performance is world-ending in the moment but it isn't hard to get back from
5. aesop is like the little autism creature. i want to squish him in my hands. his ability is really annoying if you let him use it. im waiting to go into a match where he does it for a teammate but they dont know how to use it. the long chases are fine i guess but eventually it just gets tedious. get on the chair aesop. have to down him and immediately spot the coffin. making me run across the map to resume chase is annoying as hell. you could at least sit on the chair for a while to lure someone over here.
4. luchino. i have a soft spot for the identity switch survs i think. this fucked up guy is going to get worse whether i chair him over and over or not. he also makes the game soooo annoying if other survivors are aware of him like people are getting free hits left and right.. hes got that smug aura about him i think that makes you wanna punch him. and i do. the stun? one of the worst. he's hell to chase but that makes the satisfaction of chairing him 100% better
3. joker. havent seen a player who knows how to use him yet but if i did this place would absolutely be earned. his hunter counterpart/self is really really scary so i imagine he could be really really annoying with rescues and stuff. like the mercenary with a stupid run but with another survivor halfway across the map. i bet the player would need to know the area if they wanted to get out of a corner, but if theres open space. sheesh
2. victor is a little sad i think. i like letters and writing them and he also is like that. imagine never getting one back. couldnt be me (is literally me) i know what his dog sounds like and usually his players rely on it too much. the cooldown will kill him if you have excitement equipped. which i need to start doing because i cant ban every stunner in rank. and theyre annoying i hate being stunned im going to cube you. i think victor is really cute too all of his skins are adorable. survivors that get circles when you chair them every time
1. edgar is like if bitch was a derogatory word for a boy instead of a girl but apparently he has tgirl and tboy swag. whenever im in matches with him usually his player isnt that good at the game. hes also a stunner but not really. his recharge is worse than eli's, having to see your face and not just you in general. ive had one match where i think i got paintinged three times and i think it pushed me over the edge i need to kill him in real life. affectionate
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Shows you should save physically immediately
Over the Garden Wall -- It's being pulled from HBO Max on August 31 and knowing HBO, there's a chance it'll be pulled sooner. *I have now made a Google Drive of all the episodes of OTGW. Please, please, please, PLEASE, save these on a physical device.
The Owl House -- Disney has tried to bury this show many times (giving it a weird release schedule, cutting the budget, etc) and has even cancelled the show. Also, Disney+ is going to nuke their catalogue soon and I doubt TOH will survive*I have now also saved all the episodes of TOH. Click here for the posts with all of the episodes
Amphibia -- I know less about the behind the scenes BS than TOH but Amphibia was screwed over by Disney mainly by poor promotion. Also since one of the protagonist is openly bisexual*, like TOH, I really can't imagine this would survive.*Amphibia has also been saved. Go here for the post with all the episodes.
Steven Universe -- Cartoon Network cancelled Steven Universe and gave it a weird release schedule, it has also just been pulled from HBO Max.
Gravity Falls -- Once again, Disney+ is going to nuke their catalogue at some point in the future and between Wendy being canonically bi, Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland being in a relationship, and Alex Hirsch (being the amazing man that he is) constantly calling Disney out on their BS, I imagine that Disney would be more than willing to nuke Gravity Falls. *I’ve also saved Gravity Falls now go to the main post here to see all the episodes.
and most importantly
Every single show, book, game, fanfiction, movie, etc you've ever loved
We now know that at any moment's notice, streaming services can and will just nuke their catalogue without hesitation. If it's digital, it can be removed and there's a likely chance you'll never see it again.
So, please take some time to save anything you love on an external device. It could be a box set (it can be official or fan-made one), a USB, or anything.
If you have a physical copy of something, it's yours forever and no one can take that away from you.
*Edit because I’ve seen some confusion about this. Read this again, it’s “one of the protagonists” not “the protagonist.” Sasha is the one who’s bi, Anne’s sexuality hasn’t been confirmed.
Also in addition to this, people have reblogged this to say Steven Universe is still on HBO. Since I don’t have HBO, I’ve been going off of what people have been saying and I’ve seen it mentioned that HBO was taking off SU. You should still save it though.
*Edit 2 if any of the links here don’t work, check the original post as I might’ve changed/updated them. If that still doesn’t work, send me an ask or DM I’ll give them to you.
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