#omg this is so long
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who's the scientist why r they eating chilis like theyre candy 😭
Super sad I don't have a picture of him grrrrr my coauthor never designed it, so just pretend he’s looks like this instead.
The Scientist is a part of the very special and totally uniquely named group of semi-aquatic creatures called “Sea People”. The Scientist is (well yeah a scientist but like everyone else is too) kind of a nobody. Just a regular intelligent sea creature doing his job.
The “Sea People” area can be split into 2 dominions, they don't have names yet, but we can call them the Hippies and Scholars.
The Scientist is a part of this “scholar kingdom", that is driven in the pursuit of knowledge. They are VERY academic.
They kind of pride themselves on being neutral and unbiased (it's a fucking lie). They have entire cities dedicated to preserving, categorizing research, and making information widely available (except they don't share it with anyone but themselves fucking hypocrites).
Everyone is always on the scholar grind it's wild. The Scientist worked in the department for Genetics/DNA (or whatever the equivalent would be as they're not humannnn) and then switched over to robotics + construction and now he’s earning his degree in tortureeeeee.
The Scholars would tolerate the “Land People", as they hate everyone and everything that is not from the sea... The water was already shaky *wink wink* but then...the Sonic Pulse happened, it was literally an "until the fire nation attacked scenario". The Scholars would welcome anyone into their kingdom as an exchange student. They really fw niggas who tryna learn.
But The Lord attacked their kingdom (almost killed everyone with her stupid sonic pulse) and The Scholars basically shut everything down and are now refusing to cooperate with anyone on ANYTHING.
A “fuck you and yo mama good luck on your own” if you will (they petty) as they need each other's resources to function.
The Scholars hate this limitation and are working diligently to be able to exist independently. But for now, everything is thrown out of balance (thanks Arlinda).
The Scientist was originally sent to the surface as a spy researcher of some sort. Even though The Scholars are "beyond petty governmental disputes" and "don't engage with stupid ideologies like speciesism, classism, etc" they are still discriminatory asf in the kingdom
The Scientist is kinda a peasant and The Scholars see him and others like him as disposable (they literally eat the peasants).
It's not in his nature to argue or say no (accepting rules and authority is ingrained into everyone who lives there), but he is still really pissed about it…how dare they take him away from super important research!
He's rereading his favorite book written by some random from 200000 billion years ago while giggling and kicking his feet...
Going to the surface to be with the "Land People" is kind of a death sentence. The "Land People" have a reputation for being horrendous, bloodthirsty, dirty, freaky monsters. Not to mention The Rabid spreading like crazy. The Scientist hates being on the land so much but it's unlimited new information to learn...he’s creaming. (would never admit it tho).
He got lost in the sauce and after a while, stopped reporting to The Scholar that was assigned to him. Everyone assumed he died and forgot about him.
The Scientist doesn't care about fame and fortune, though he did want to use the new information he learned as leverage to get himself into more elite circles.
Which would give him access to classified or secret projects The Creators were working on. The Scientist also REALLY wants the meet The Elders.
However, as he adapted to "Land People" he found that he can survive comfortably there (so far) so now he doesn't give a shit about "Sea People" and is focusing on learning actual NEW information.
(Since The Scholars hate "Land People" and think their kind isn't worth learning about, no one knows anything about them).
The Scientist still doesn't think they’re worth learning about but it's not like he's NOT going to record everything he’s experiencing while he's here. (He's obsessed).
In a sense, you can say he turned on his own kind. While on land he quickly learned about The Lord and joined up with her. He’s only there for the resources and learning experience. During this time he came into his mad scientist era and hasn't left, so now he can go balls off the walls and there are only people who encourage himmm (The Scientist sees The Lord as his Elder so he is in awe of her, and wants to get closer to her. If you point this out he'll kill you).
The Scientist has a daughter, her name is Natalia, and she is an android (but not fleshy, she's full metal).
Natalia is reminiscent of a porcelain doll (and she's also the fucking Terminator) he made Natalia at the request of The Madam.
The Madam wanted to make the humans they captured feel safer and at ease but boi that does NOT work.
(He also has a second daughter her name is Pheobe, The Doctor made Pheobe as a "warning" to all humans who disobey or cause trouble. Pheobe is kind of like a Frankenstein blob creature. Her and Natalia are sisters!! Natalia hates her <3)
The Scientist is always fighting with The Madam about Natalia.
The Scientist: "You know nothing about technology, I am not changing its primary programming. This weapon was made to provide security to the base. You will not adorn it with useless trinkets. Leave my lab, now."
The Madam: "...you...you stupid fuck...what are you talking about???? i PAID you to make her FOR MEEEE!!! I AM YOUR SUPERIOR!!!"
The Scientist hates her <3
His personality is almost non-existent mostly because he never had a chance to develop one (lame ahh nigga) but he gets irritated easily (especially being on land).
So he’s very mean and doesn't fuck around, if you’re not behaving within the first 2 seconds of meeting him he'll put you in time out (the electric chair) but out of all the creature he’s the easiest one to become friends with.
As long as you word whatever you want to do as a new learning experience he'll stick around.
He gets a lil sillay after he leaves the kingdom and is no longer constantly watched to maintain societal expectations.
A lot of the information gathered by The Scholars is learned by observing rather than experiencing.
Being on land kind of…changed him and now he’s a little reckless. (the chaos of the land is getting to him possibly maybe?)
Think Brave Wildness and how the guy lets himself get stung or bitten and ranks them. Or the video of the girl eating the black death candy?
Yeah, that's something The Scientist would do too :)
So to answer your question...
The Scientist: "wtf is a chile?? Wtf is chile oil??? It is spicy? How spicy?................ Uh so is anyone going to taste and meticulously record each of thes-"
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sorry for typos oof
#bobs looseleaf#beastly bordello#The Scientist#omg this is so long#I hope this is#coherent#I was going to give about 3 more paragraphs of information#in the tags but#I'm worn out#ugh#you're safe for now#I'm not proof reading#good luck#ahhh
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@othunderous
there is much to apologize for. much that he has wished he could say, over the years. knowing where to begin is impossible; he settles for one that often occupies his mind.
it is late, quiet. hours have passed since that teary eyes reunion. if life has taught thor anything, it's that leaving things unsaid is never wise. he chooses not to waste another second, when right now is all he has.
"do you remember when we left asgard for svartalfheim, to face malekith?" curiously, his head tilts, though he doesn't look at his brother. "the things you had said about jane, about me. . ."
now, all these years later, he understands it better than he had in the moment. "i. . . am sorry that i never quite knew how to help you through the loss of her, brother. i am sorry that i never tried to understand it. mostly, i am sorry i left you to wade through it alone. you were right; it's. . . unbearable."
Realistically, Loki doesn’t know how much longer they have left on the timeline for this visit. They can only ever approximate – it really doesn’t help that they experience time differently now – and even then, they could easily be called away at a moment’s notice. They are beholden to the branches now, their whole being thrumming with the evergreen seiðr of the tree that gives life to everything around them; Yggdrasil cannot last long without it’s heart, and Loki must heed the familiar call when it comes.
For now, though, they sit with their brother in the afternoon hours. Leia rests in their lap, beautiful eyes wide, fingers grasping for the gold rings that adorn their hands. The rattle Loki had originally summoned to entertain their niece lies discarded on the floor, the toy far too noisy for either adult to want to retrieve it once the child had flung it on the floor. The silence ever since then has been heavy.
“Hmmm…” A hum of agreement and recognition. Thor knows that Loki wasn’t there themselves for anything beyond New York, but that they have observed the rest of the story from their lonely throne – so the trickster doesn’t correct their brother’s choice of words, and focuses on their meaning instead. “I remember.” You'll never be ready. The only woman whose love you've prized will be snatched from you. “Those were not kind words on my part: I apologise.”
Who would ever have guessed: Loki Friggason, choosing to apologise? Even now though, such a sentiment is easier to dwell on than the memory of the person Thor speaks of. Golden hair, woven through with fresh blossoms. Sapphire eyes that saw to his core without even needing to try. Gentle touches, kind words; healing spells and parchment scrolls. Truth to their lies, faithfulness to their capriciousness. Goddess of Fidelity to the end.
Gaze remains fixed on their niece’s dark hair. “Thank you.” They don’t speak of the timelines where Sigyn lives, where her love transforms the god of mischief into another person entirely; content, seen, loved. At least, not yet: there is time enough for that. “There was a great deal you did not understand in those days, brother. Most of that was not your doing.” Words tread the unfamiliar line of acceptance, forgiveness, understanding. They both know the man responsible is not present to bear the blame. “I am sorry that you experienced something similar.”
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I want to talk about Stanarrator for a second here because they’ve been on my mind lately
A confession actually, I feel like making them just this cutesy in love at all times couple feels so… boring? Somehow it feels like it would not be them at all, I am not saying you can’t or they can’t have their “wholesome” moments if you will but I feel like some people tone down Narrator’s mean personality on this, he IS a mean old guy sometimes it’s shown many times (although Stanley is quite hard to figure since we technically control him and we barely see him show some self control) Narrator has his personality across the entire game if you think you’re not grasping him correctly go play the game ! /lh.
But going back at the topic of their relationship, I don’t hate Stanarrator nor I think it would not work at all (Altough it’s complicated) but there’s so much potential to HOW you can show their relationship and how much they care for each other in inusitaded ways, Narrator does not undertand how humans works (and honestly I think neither does Stanley, normal human logic or feeling would not apply to them when it came to feelings or anything at all, make them have dumb fights or argue in a lighthearted way, shake up that relationship ! You know?
Well I can’t explain well how I personally view them (I have drawn and posted them technically but it’s mostly for funsies) but I guess I don’t need nor want them to outright say they love each other? They’re close and care but it’s a mutual understanding that’s very personal on both sides, I don’t think they would NEED a vocaliztion or a “what are we?” Question, they just.. are what they are.
Just to close off I said once (not here tho) that In an AU where they scaped the parable Stanley and Narrator would never quite say they were friends but also would never say to each other “do we go different ways now?” They just stick together, they don’t know why they don’t question each other about it but they don’t leave each other’s side and they don’t NEED a confirmation or anything bc that’s enough for both (I also like to think they would both get closer with the whole human world thingy and figuring out things about each other)
#OMG THIS IS SO LONG#i am sorry#or I would be if ai had fun#I’m most active on Twitter but I feel as if Tumblr is the perfect place to ramble such things#specially when it’s me just analyzing these silly guys that run around my brain#it’s also something I love about the fandom in itself#the discussion and theories really feel as if it brings the game to life#anyways I think I’ve said enough#tsp#the stanley parable#rambles
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this is gonna be, so weird, but here we go.
We might be hollow (but we're brave) by Stttmsbwa.
How do I start? It was SOOOO GOD, I mean there is a cat, a cat I love andreil with cats. Yeah, I know I give it three stars out of five but let me explain it, the only problem with this fanfic was his extension. It should've been longer, however at the same time, it was perfect this way.
Okey, stop. First the fanfic, then the review.
We might be hollow (but we're brave) it's an au where Neil and Andrew are neighbors, and Neil's cat keeps sneaking into Andrew's apartment, so Andrew and Neil are drawn into interacting with each other because of the cat.
It is a fanfic in which both are still fighting to be okay in the real world. Please check the tw before reading it.
There are many scenes from the book like new ones (of course), a lot of interactions with the cat AND MUGS, (I know it might seem stupid but they drink coffee and those moments were beautiful)
It is faster? yes, it's definitely not a slow burn, BUT it's beautiful (Jesus, how many times have I said this? I really need to take more English classes). There aren't many interactions with other characters, but in that way, we can feel closeness and intimacy from them.
It's short, is very comfortable, and I don't know how to say it, but sweet (not in a normal way, obviously we're talking about aftg, but it makes you feel good)
I loved it.
#Aftg#Aftg fanfic#ao3#andrew minyard#neil josten#fic rec#aftg foxes#andreil#cats and fanfiction#omg this is so long#this was a bad idea i already regret it#andreil with cats
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Hi! Hokage Itachi x yn. (She's younger than him and Itachi would have a crush on her idk) and Yn is Gojo's sister but her appearance was completely opposite she had black straight hair and her skin color would be like brown) but nobody knew cause yn never disclosed any info before she came to konoha for a mission. She came alone bc she could handle single missions very well. She was strong and capable. So ofc Itachi would know about her since she came here for a mission which is related to the village. So when Gojo would come everyone knows him right? And people would see yn and Gojo and they will get the wrong idea that she's his gf or something and Itachi would jealous.
Omg it's so long😃 but take your time
no problem! I tried to get this done as soon as I could :D also sorry it took so long also tell me if I did good ;-;
a/n: I never really dug too much into y/n’a appearance cus everyone has different skin tones, hair, eye color, etc. but just make any inference u want!
Hokage Itachi x reader
“Excuse me?” A deep voice called you. You look up to see a tall man with dark hair that was pulled back and dark eyes. you infected this was the hokage considered by the cloak he was wearing.
“Hmph.” You nod and stand up to join him in his office.
“so your here on a mission, yes?” He asks
“Correct.” You reply
“I wish you well on your mission but since it starts tomorrow I assume you’d like a tour of the area?” He says as he straightens a stack of papers neatly.
“oh, you really don’t have to-“
“But I want to.” He smiles at you.
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“you know, I never got your name.” You say while looking up at a willow tree.
“itachi, itachi uchiha.”
“are you sure you don’t want me to call you sir or hokage or anything?”
“I’m sure. And your y/n, right?” He asks.
“yup. Well thank you for showing me around.”
“of course! If you ever need anything you know where to go.”
“Yeah, we’ll i better get going.” You sigh.
“let me walk you back” he insists.
“Oh, you really don’t have to-“
“miss l/n, we’ve been through this before. I want to” you smile at his chivalry. once you made your way to your temporary home you thank him and get ready for dinner. You were on a mission to help escort a princess to an event. But she was well known and no one wanted her to get captured or anything. Since you were a very skilled shining they trusted you to go by yourself.
“miss l/n, we’ve been through this before. I want to” you smile at his chivalry. once you made your way to your temporary home you thank him and get ready for dinner. You were on a mission to help escort a princess to an event. But she was well known and no one wanted her to get captured or anything. Since you were a very skilled shining they trusted you to go by yourself.
as you lay in bed that night, you thought about itachi. he had been very considerate and kind to you today and you knew no one had ever really treated you that nice. that is besides one other person. and he was decent looking too. no. not decent, good. we’re you falling for him already? you sure hoped not.
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You started your mission today. Nothing was going wrong and I’m fact you were getting the princess escorted fairly quickly. You decided to stay in a nice hotel that night since you come across a small town and obviously the princess wasn’t gonna stay in some ratty old tent.
The next day went smoothly too. You didn’t come across any rouge ninjas or out her enemies. That was until the night after. you both stayed in a tent that night since there wasn’t any towns in sight. the princess didn’t complain since you were protecting her.
You first heard the slight rusting out side of the tent. You looked next to you to still see the princess. Whoever was out there must’ve not been very skilled since they weren’t being quiet about it. you were tired and didn’t want much trouble so you hoped out, used a couple Justus, then went back to sleeping soundly. hey, I wasn’t kidding about you being a skilled shinobi.
The mission was complete after a few more days. You were now back in konoha since you quite liked it there.
“good job on your mission, y/n.” Itachi said. You sat next to him on a bench. You’d gotten closer with itachi for the few weeks you were in konoha and you were starting to think he was falling for you too. your new friends also teased the both of you about it. You became friends with a certain energetic blonde and talkative cherry blossom. there were others you knew too. a sleepy pineapple head, shy violet haired girl, and a messy haired dog loving brunette. It felt like you belonged somewhere once in your life.
“oh, y/n why don’t you just move here already?” Sakura asked.
“all of my things are back home. everything invested known is back there.” You explain
“well this could be something new! someone could come with you to get your stuff. Or your parents or someone could bring it.” She suggests.
“I dunno… it’s complicated.”
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You awoke the next morning feeling different. You had some weird feeling that something was going to happen today but you couldn’t tell if it was for the better or worse. You walk into town and decide you’re in the mood for ramen. You sit down at ichiraku and see a familiar blonde haired boy sit next to you.
“hey y/n chan!” He says excitedly.
“haha, hey naruto.” You reply
“You know, that offer is still open” he winks at you
“for the 10th time, no I am not going on a date with you!” You yell. You loved naruto. Really. But not like that. In the friend way. He just couldn’t seem to get that.
“alright, alright. Well at least let me pay for your ramen today.” He slides a bunch of cash to the man once you get your ramen.
“I know who you do like though.” He grins
“w-who?” Oh shit. He couldn’t know, right?
“Nah I’m just kiddin! Maybe someday you’ll find that special someone though.” He starts shoveling ramen into his mouth.
“w-who?” Oh shit. He couldn’t know, right?
“Nah I’m just kiddin! Maybe someday you’ll find that special someone though.” He starts shoveling ramen into his mouth.
“excuse me, may I have the tonkotsu ramen?” You hear an all to familiar voice ask. It kind of sounded like… gojo? You look over and it really was!
“gojo!” You jumó up and hug him.
“woah, woah!” His arms hold still for a second before hugging you back.
“Why are you here?” You step back
“I mean I haven’t seen you in awhile. I thought maybe I should surprise you.” He says.
“y/n… who is this?” Naruto asks.
“oh, naruto this is gojo he’s-“
“you have a BOYFRIEND?!” naruto interrupts. this mf, you thought.
“no that’s not-“ he cuts you off once again by running out of ichiraku and off to somewhere else.
“it’s great to see you. maybe I should take you for a tour of the area?” He nods in response.
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“so how have you been doing back home?” You ask, sitting on a bench.
“oh, you know. normal. I’ve been going on missions too but I wanted to settle down for a bit and see you again. It’s just been too long” he scratches his neck and laughs, light and airy.
“yea, that’s for sure. Ooh maybe I should introduce you to my friends later.” You suggest.
“I’d actually like that.” He smiles.
“What’s up guys!” You walk to your hangout spot with gojo. You wanted him to get to know your friends since h’d be staying with you for awhile. He didn’t rent an apartment temporarily so obviously he’s staying with you. You hear some “hey’s!” And “what’s good’s” in response. Something you noticed was that everyone seemed so much quieter than usual. And itachi almost seemed… upset? You sit next to him in hopes to see what wrong.
“hey are you good? I wanted you to meet my-“
“boyfriend. I know.” there’s complete silence for a second. then it’s quickly interrupted by your bursting laughter. Everyone starts staring at. some shaking their heads, some just… staring.
“sorry! No, i really am!” You say as you wipe tears from your eyes, hand clutching your stomach.
“I guess I should explain..” you look at gojo.
“gojo is my brother. We’re just really close since… well, we’re all each other has ever had. Our parents died when we were really young.” Itachi looks at you with wide eyes.
“oh shoot, y/n I’m sorry. I didn’t know”
“it’s fine! I can see why you would think that.”
“no I mean I’m also sorry about your parents. I know it’s… hard. to not have them around.”
“alright lovebirds break it up!” Naruto pushes his arms in between you both.
“oh, ya know we all should get going.” Ino says as she nudges sakura.
“oh, right! Yeah come in guys. We should rest up since some of us have had a long day.” Sakura says in an odd robotic voice. Gojo winked at you before he left. You blushed when you realized.
soon it was just you and itachi.
“so…” you started.
“I like you.”
“w-what?” You freeze.
“I like you. No, I love you. I dunno when I realized it but seeing you with what I thought was your boyfriend made me really jealous. And I guess that’s when it clicked. I love you, y/n l/n.” He held your hands.
“I love you too itachi uchiha.”
and soon the gap between you both was nonexistent.
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Out of Control
Warnings: N/A. | Characters: Monsterwyn, Doc (guest character belonging to @/bunquest), Annie (guest character belonging to @/Bwooom), Zangari (guest character belonging to @/Bwooom), Spike (guest character belonging to @/Bwooom), Bobby (guest character belonging to @/Bwooom), Dave (guest character belonging to @/Bwooom). | Word-count: 6,634 | AN: this wasn't supposed to turn into me writing yuri.... love is in the air? WRONG BEAST.
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"Hey Annie…?" Doc asks.
"Yes, dear?" Annie answers.
"Where's Maldwyn? I haven't seen them in a while… And they love to be around me." Doc questions, "I thought they'd be in their room but…"
"Ah… I apologize… There was a… Miscalculation in their feeding schedule. According to the report… They had eaten… But apparently they were mistaken…." Annie says, "I thought they'd inform me that they're hungry but… It appears they go reclusive when they're hungry."
Doc tilts her head, "Well, what's the big deal with their feeding schedule being wrong…? They eat my snacks all the time…"
"Did they not tell you about how they have to eat people or they'll lose control of themself?" Annie asks.
Doc's eyes widen, "THEY WHAT. HUH…." she thinks to herself.
"Well they…. implied the cannibalism… not the other part." Doc tells her.
"Well, that happened… But we've gotten it under control. They're currently contained for now so they're not a danger to anyone." Annie says.
"Would feeding them fix it?" Doc asks.
Annie hums in approval, "I believe so, but… while they're like that… And we know we can contain them… It wouldn't hurt to do a few tests."
"Won't they get mad…? I don't think they like tests and experiments that much…" Doc says.
"It'll be fine, they've stated that they don't remember anything that happens when they lose control." Annie says.
".... Is this why they're so… Lonely?" Doc asks.
"I believe it's one of the factors, yes." Annie says.
"... I guess it makes sense… They are so… enthusiastic about eating and killing people." Doc says, her voice quieter, "Can I…. come see them? I know they won't remember but… they're always around me… There's probably a part of them that is upset that I'm not there… And if me being there helps… I want to be there…"
"It won't hurt to have you there. It would be nice to know if your powers still work while they're like that." Annie says.
The two of them walk to where Monsterwyn is being held. As they enter, they both can hear snarling, and an unmistakable sound of chains.
"Chains…? I thought they could escape those easily? They can melt, I've seen them…." Doc questions.
Annie nods, "That's true, but… something is… Odd with them in this state… It's almost like… They don't know how anymore… Or at least prefers brute force."
"That's weird… They use that ability so often…" Doc says, "I wonder why they'd just seemingly forget…"
"We have containing them under control, so regardless it should be fine." Annie says, "Now, shall we?"
Annie heads to turn the corner, making the snarling even louder and the sound of chains more frequent. Doc following suit.
Monsterwyn struggles against the chains, their focus on Annie, trying desperately to get closer, snapping and snarling the whole time.
"You…. have them in a little cell too? Why does the ZPA have this?" Doc asks.
"Ehh y'know, never know when you're going to need to take hostages to make bribes and such." Zangari chimes in, "Actually I don't even think we've used it that much."
After Doc speaks, Monsterwyn takes notice of her. They're staring at her, quieting down. They make a sort of strangled noise at the back of their throat, flicking their tongue out.
Annie starts writing this down on her clipboard, "You've got quite the way with them, honestly I'm a little surprised they didn't end up making me have to deal with your first formal complaint."
"Well, it's just cuz, they're not that bad. I think they're just confused, that's all. Well… I dunno about right now." Doc says, looking back at Monsterwyn, slow blinking at them.
"They're like a cat right…. so this'll work?" Doc thinks to herself.
Monsterwyn makes an odd noise at her, it's like a mix of a cat meowing and an unusual bird call. It almost sounds like a question.
"Have they um… Ever made that sound before?" Doc asks, "Does it mean anything?"
"I don't believe so… It's the first time I'm hearing it." Annie says, "So I don't know if it has any meaning."
Monsterwyn makes it again, tilting their head at her.
"I swear it sounds like some kind of bird… Maybe I should…" Doc takes her phone out of her pocket, "Maybe someone else'll know what kind…"
When Monsterwyn makes the sound again, she records it. Playing it aloud again as she thinks.
"It's like… I think that's a cat and a bird mixed up… right? Like the sorta… Mrrrr…" Doc says, trying her best to mimic the sound.
Even though it's not perfect, Monsterwyn seems to perk up, tail wagging. They repeat the noise again, followed by some chirping.
"Um…. Do you know if that's good or…? It sounds good but…" Doc says, "You never really know with wyn."
"I can't make assumptions too early… especially not with them." Annie says.
Monsterwyn struggles against the chains again now trying to get closer to Doc, now making sad meows at her.
"Awhh Annie they're just a little guy…. can't I take them out for a walk…?" Doc asks.
"Doc, they want to violently kill me." Annie says.
"But they're sad… Listen to them…" Doc says, looking up at Annie with a pleading look in her eyes.
Monsterwyn exerts more force on the chains, until one of the links snap, allowing them to start freeing themself.
"They're breaking out of the chains as we speak, they're very likely too dangerous." Annie says.
"Can't we at least try…. please?" Doc asks, somehow looking up at Annie even sadder.
Annie sighs, "I'll get Spike. Here's the key." She hands the key to Doc.
"Hey! I can protect you fine, plus can't Zangari just possess them if anything's wrong?" Doc asks.
"I'd rather not risk anything, considering Maldwyn's request that he not… But… I suppose they did say "only if he needed to." Annie says.
Doc smiles at her, going up to the door, carefully, as Monsterwyn bounds over towards her. They're reaching their claws out through the bars out towards her, making grabbing motions.
"Hey, it's okay… Calm down wyn… I'll let you out." She carefully takes one of their claws in both of her hands, gently rubbing her thumb on their hand.
Monsterwyn purrs, for a moment they close their eye. When she stops they open it again.
"Just wait a second, and you can come out, alright?" Doc says, her voice gentle.
Doc unlocks the door, opening it a crack and then stopping and stepping away as Monsterwyn practically bolts out.
Immediately they run up to and cling onto Doc, who smiles and embraces them as they repeat that odd noise from before but this time it doesn't sound like a question.
"Awh, sweetheart, it's okay… I know… it's confusing to be all alone in there…" Doc says, trying to comfort them.
Monsterwyn purrs, rubbing their face on her. They seem content, but when Annie steps closer they begin to snarl at her. This causing Doc to pat them on the head a few times.
"Shhh it's ok, she's a friend… Just get used to that… Okay? She won't hurt you… Right Annie?" Doc says.
"Thank you dear, I only want to do a few little tests, nothing too drastic." Annie says, "Though… Just a friend now, hm?"
"You know what I mean! Wyn, you get it right? She's an ally to you." Doc says, "Why did you get closer anyway?"
"I was making sure they weren't biting you. They're pretty dangerous, and I already tested the properties. No need for you to be a subject." Annie says.
"Their bite doesn't seem that dangerous though… I mean they drink blood from people perfectly fine." Doc says.
"The issue is that they have plenty of options that we won't be able to deal with, well, while they're like this. If they poisoned you it would be difficult to remove, and them letting go too early would likely kill you." Annie says, "If I knew if it was infectious or just similar in scope to… Well, regardless, you understand my point."
"Sometimes it amazes me just how dangerous they are despite how much they don't seem that way around me." Doc says.
"Well, you've got quite the ways with people. I should know." Annie says.
Doc giggles, "Of course, now, you're not gonna bite me, right wyn?"
Monsterwyn looks at her and mewls.
"Awww… Of course you wouldn't… Now let's go on a little walk together, alright? I imagine you're real restless after being stuck in there…" Doc says, starting to move towards the exit. She moves a bit slowly so as to not disturb or startle them too much.
Monsterwyn follows her out, looking around and chirping curiously.
"Alright Wyn, we're gonna walk over to my desk, if you behave maybe Annie'll let you roam around." Doc says, "Oh… But I'd have to introduce you to everyone… So you don't maul them…" She gets going, Monsterwyn following along, meowing, chirping and squeaking at things.
Of course, Annie is following along as well. "Doc, what do you think this will…. accomplish, exactly?" She asks.
"Well um… They hang out at my desk so much, maybe it'll… Make them feel calmer… Like… More at home… Since they can smell stuff and all that." Doc says.
As they get closer towards Doc's office, Spike turns the corner.
Oblivious to the current situation, they start to speak, "Oh hey Annie, Doc Doc, Wynnie. and I assume Z's here as well. What's up? Maldwyn chew up one of your papers again?"
Monsterwyn's tail spikes up, they start running straight at spike, claws bared and snarling.
When they lunge at Spike, they causally step to the side, grabbing the back of Monsterwyn's cape and holding them up like a kitten caught by the scruff of its neck. "Why are they more rabid than usual? I mean I haven't even had the chance to piss em off this week. They've vanished, who knows where this whole time and they get mad I wanna say hi?"
Annie clears her throat, "Apologies, Spike, Maldwyn's been… Out of control recently. I've had it handled but… Doc insisted she 'take them out on a walk' and has also managed to some degree to tame them."
"Hey, Wyn! Be nice! The people here are friendly! Sorry Spike they saw you so fast I couldn't even react… I didn't know their reaction speed was so quick…" Doc says.
Monsterwyn hisses, trying to swat at Spike, in an attempt to get them to let them down.
"Whaddya mean by out of control, this is still pretty Maldwyn behavior… Just kinda unprovoked, I mean do they really hate me that much?" Spike asks.
"It means most of what prevented them from trying to violently kill everyone here is gone. Perhaps due to a split in memories between their two states." Annie says, "It seems this state has a lot more animalistic impulses and can't seem to speak."
"Damn crazy…" Spike says. "Thought I'd get someone "new" to tease for a second." Spike puts monsterwyn down, and they immediately scamper behind Doc, hissing at Spike.
Doc pats them on the head, "It's okay Wyn… Remember… Everyone here's friendly… Yeah, they're not too different from how they usually are honestly… Just quieter. Errr… Well quieter in like… They don't talk, they still make noises."
"So they're still inseparable from you even like this, huh? Like it's a surprise at this point… you're just the Wynnie expert. Soooo… What's a walk supposed to do for them? Calm their bloodlust? I mean they still attacked me." Spike says.
"Well, I… Think they're confused. I mean you heard what Annie said. She thinks that their memories are split, so that must mean that they woke up in a weird new environment and… Reacted naturally." Doc says, "Since they seem to like me, I figure if we hang out where me and normal wyn hang out a lot… Maybe they'll relax a bit… I didn't think they were still so fight hungry though…"
"Can they even understand you?" Spike says, "I mean… They're more animalistic right?"
"I… Think they can… I'm still not sure… Um… Wyn, I'll handle unfamiliar people, you can just get behind me if you're scared or feel threatened, okay?" Doc says. "Um… I guess we'll know by how much they listen to that."
They all go over to Doc's office, Monsterwyn bounding ahead excitedly, curiously looking and smelling around. They go over to the desk, chirping curiously.
Doc has a seat, waiting for Wyn to settle down.
Monsterwyn picks up a pen from a pen holder on her desk with their teeth, trying to determine if it's tasty.
"Hey! Wyn, don't eat that. It's yucky… You already tried it, silly." Doc says, "Now make yourself comfortable, maybe hop in your cat tree?" Doc gestures over to it.
Monsterwyn bounds over to doc and climbs into her lap, curling up and letting out a loud purring sound.
"Ohhh, sweetie…" Doc says, her voice gentle and soft as she pats them on the head, "I think we can give them a little bit to relax and then…. well what else are you going to do with them?"
"All I really need are some combat samples and to figure out why they won't use their abilities…" Annie says.
"Maybe it's because Maldwyn doesn't use their's that often? I mean you said it yourself that you rarely got reports of them melting." Doc says.
"Man, you two lovebirds find a lot to say about anything. I mean, I can't even poke fun at this, only you two would get it." Spike says, having apparently stuck around, "It's not like we have our hands on research done before they were here, how would we figure the powers part out."
Doc looks thoughtful, "I think we might… but I've got no clue where wyn keeps it. They might've brought it back home with them already…."
"We… Do?" Annie expresses a hint of confusion, "They haven't shown me this supposed research."
"I guess they just trusted me enough to show me…." Doc says, "Though it is weird… I thought they liked you almost as much as me? I mean… They're so happy to go along with what you say to do."
"Yes, I thought so as well… do you have any clue why they trust you more?" Annie asks.
"No clue!" Doc says, "I mean I don't do anything special with them really, I mean I'd bake with nearly anyone who asked, I'm nice to everyone, and I bring in sweets for everyone…"
"Hm, I suppose they do display a bit of a sweet tooth, and they claim blood is 'sweet'... perhaps that's why…" Annie speculates.
"I guess that makes sense! They get so excited about them." Doc says, "You're so smart, love."
"Yes, Do you happen to remember the details of that research by the way?" Annie asks.
"Well, yes. It was an experiment log with a lot of em done on wyn. It was very… Brutal in parts. A lot of details on their wild side being really unpredictable and troublesome." Doc says.
"I see… It might make things easier if I take a quick scan of their belongings. I need to make sure they're not hoarding rotting items again away." Annie says, "Ah, and I suppose you can come along with Maldwyn if you'd like, Doc. Even though I know their heated blanket will probably calm them regardless of state, confirmation is always nice."
"Oh! Yeah sure, I guess if you find it and decide you wanna feed em, we'd have to move anyway… don't really wanna feed em in my office… They're probably a little vicious and messy eater." Doc says, petting them, "Alright Wyn we're gonna get moving again, alright?"
She shifts as if about to get up, and Monsterwyn hops off of her lap. They get up again as they hop onto the ground, chirping.
"Well as much as I'd like to stick around and snoop around Wynnie's belongings, I made plans with Mable so… Seeya two lovebirds and your new pet." Spike says, promptly leaving.
Doc laughs, waving a goodbye at them, "Bye Spike! Now, let's get going."
The three of them go to Monsterwyn's room. As they step inside Monsterwyn inspects the space carefully before hopping on the bed, feeling the material with their claws and starting to knead it.
Annie and Doc meanwhile search the room. "Hm… Maybe they listened to me, that's a bit better."
"Nothing under the bed… Which I guess makes sense… They love hiding under here." Doc says.
"Hm… Other than this chest, nothing of note in the closet. Perhaps they keep a key nearby." Annie muses.
"Uh…" Doc starts, "I don't think they use keys… At all. I mean, they get into my house fine, one time I caught them just unlocking the door without one."
"Which means… Other than brute force… We'll either need to pick the lock… Or get them to do it… I'll see if Bobby is free. If you figure out how to coax them into using their powers, text me." Annie says.
"Alright! Bye Sweetheart!" Doc says, blowing a kiss goodbye as Annie leaves, "Soooooo, wyn, do you think you could do a little favor for me?"
Monsterwyn tilts their head, sitting upright.
"Do you think you could open this? With your goo stuff and not breaking it open?" Doc asks.
Monsterwyn looks over at it, then back at Doc, tilting their head again in the other direction.
"Do you think you could try? I mean… It won't hurt, right?" Doc says, dragging the chest closer.
Monsterwyn pokes at it from their spot on the bed. They hop down in front of it, flicking their tongue out. They poke at the keyhole on the lock but nothing seems to happen. They try opening it, and fail unceremoniously, growling at frustration. They decide to bite the chest instead of continuing to try and open it.
"Hey, don't eat that Wyn!" Doc says, quickly pulling them away from the chest, "Why aren't you just using your powers… Usually it's not a problem for you…"
Monsterwyn whines in response to her.
"Do you just not know how…? But why wouldn't you know…?" Doc says, thinking aloud, "Uhhh.. you know how to nod and stuff right? Maybe we can figure this out…"
Monsterwyn blinks at her before nodding their head.
"Alright, Thank god… Okay I'll refresh you to make sure we're on the same page. That one you just did means yes. And the one I'm gonna do means no." Doc shakes her head, "Got it?"
Monsterwyn meows, nodding in response.
"Alright! So, Do you know how to use your powers?"
No.
"Hm… Are you able to use them at all? Like do they just activate in certain situations? Um… Answer both by just pausing before giving the second answer."
Yes. Yes.
"Okay, we just might have a chance… So, do you know when they activate? Do they activate when things are good?"
Yes. No.
"Hm… Do they activate when you feel bad? Or maybe… Do they activate when you're hurt?"
No. Yes.
"I guess that makes sense… More like self defense for you but… Why is that? Wyn normally doesn't have issues with this…" Doc wonders aloud, "And you're hungry, so why would you have that for self defense rather than for hunting? … Unless you had someone hunting for you…"
Monsterwyn meows at her.
"Oh?" Doc asks, "Does that mean I'm getting close?"
Yes.
"Okay… So I've made sense of that… Can you control your powers when they activate? While I wouldn't want to hurt you… It would be nice to know." Doc asks.
No.
"Um… That's not comforting but… Don't worry! If Annie lets you stick around more I know someone who might be able to help! Though, I don't know how much experience Garrett has with beasts… But you're young, right?" Doc says. "I dunno… Wyn normally doesn't consider themself a kid… But I guess it could make sense for you actually… If you come out so infrequently of course you won't have the time to learn and be normal… since you've been so confused and fighting all the time."
Monsterwyn blinks at her.
"I… Um… Sorry I was rambling a bit." Doc says, laughing nervously. "While I am mostly asking these for Annie's sake, I do think you're interesting… It's like… Getting a lense into, well, Maldwyn. I still don't really know what they are really…"
Monsterwyn tilts their head at her.
"Huh? What's confusing about that…? Well I guess there being two of you could be… so that's fair. I don't know how to make sense of that either…" Doc says.
Monsterwyn shakes their head, then points at themself twice then at Doc.
Doc tilts her head at this in return, "Huh? You… You… Me…? I don't really understand… What's up with us so much that you're confused…? Unless you mean we're… Alike in some way?"
Monsterwyn opens their mouth and points at their fangs, and then gets up to grab her arm, lifting her hand up so they can see it. They tilt their head in confusion when they do though, poking at her palm with their other claw.
She laughs softly at them, "What are you doing? I still don't understand…"
"Maybe they thought I was like them? But that's… silly. They saw me before… Right?" Doc thinks to herself.
Monsterwyn whines, letting go over her hand. Pausing for a moment, perhaps thinking to themself before opening their mouth and making noises akin to a baby bird demanding food.
Doc pauses herself, thinking to herself, "That sounds like a bird… Crying for food from it's parents… But that doesn't make sense… Wyn doesn't consider me their parent, so when did this one start to? I haven't fed them or anything!"
"Oh! Ohhhhhh I get it. Sorry Wyn you gotta wait a lil longer for food!..." Doc says.
"Should I be honest about not being immortal like them…? Would they get mad if I did…? I don't want to take advantage of their memory but… They seem so happy with thinking I'm their parent though…" She thinks to herself.
"And um, Wyn… Don't worry about my hands I just…" Doc trails off for a moment, thinking.
"What are you even here to do? Got some kind of illusion magic or something?" Monsterwyn's words echo in her mind.
"I'm just using some illusion magic, like my sparkes, see?" Doc says, and with that her sparkles intensify.
This explanation seems to satisfy Monsterwyn, and they start chirping happily.
Then, Annie returns, with Bobby following suit. Getting Monsterwyn's attention and making them back up towards Doc.
"Hello again, dear. I assume you couldn't get them to open the chest?" Annie asks.
"Yeah… I learned some things though, since they can understand us asking yes or no questions works!" Doc says.
"I see… Well you can tell me while Bobby picks the lock of that chest." Annie says.
"On it, boss." Bobby says, snickering to herself as she starts to pick the lock.
Monsterwyn looks at her curiously, slowly approaching, eventually they're right behind her, curiously peaking at her lock picking. Then, suddenly, they're lightly whacked in the face by her scarf. This causes them to jump back, hissing, and they quickly scamper over to Doc's side, whining.
Soon the chest clicks open, and Bobby turns to Annie. "All good." She's gives Annie a quick thumbs up before starting to leave
'Wait, how did you open it so fast?" Doc asks
"It was a real old fashioned lock, I'm honestly surprised it gave you two trouble. Or three…? Was Maldwyn helping?" Bobby says.
"A little bit! Normally it'd be no problem for them but they're… Kind of in a different state right now. A sort of… More violence hungry state. And for some reason they don't know how to use their powers." Doc explains.
"Huh. Well still better than them threatening to maul me I guess. Seems pretty not bloodthirsty right now…?" Bobby says.
"Yeah, I've gotten them pacified! So there's little to worry about!" Doc says, "Unless something we haven't accounted for happens…"
"Damn, crazy. Well see you later Doc!" Bobby says, leaving with not a lot of fanfare.
"I suppose we can have a look inside now." Annie says, opening the chest up.
"Oooh! What's inside?" Doc asks, peeking a look, Monsterwyn copying her.
"It appears to be… An experimentation log… Some scattered papers that appear to be from a diary, and this book without a title on its cover, nor an author…" Annie says picking up each except for the scattered papers.
"Looks like the same one they showed me." Doc confirms.
"Excellent. I'll have to cross reference this with my notes… But It shouldn't take too long. Annie skims through the notes, "Completely aggressive… Uncontrollable… Only pacified by warmth… Constantly stressed and wailing… Increased strength… Death wounds still cause a frenzy…?"
"Yeah I don't know what those are really… I think there's a diagram somewhere in there…" Doc says.
"Hm. I'll have to investigate with them sometime." Annie notes, opening up the unlabeled book, "This appears to be full "species" notes on what Maldwyn is. This'll be very useful."
"Huh. Wonder why wyn has this…" Doc wonders.
"Most likely to keep it from others. Having it here means they'll usually be close by." Annie theorizes. "I'll need to make copies of these so we don't cause an ordeal with them. Then I suppose we can feed them."
Monsterwyn starts wagging their tail, chirping happily at the prospect of being fed.
"Just…. keep them occupied, I'll be back with Dave, let me know if there's any… Developments with their temperament" Annie says, "I'll make the copies as quickly as feasible without the risk of mistakes. As to not put you at risk."
"Awh Dear, you don't have to worry about it! I'm sure they'll be fine, I mean look at them… They're just curious and will go right back to curling up in my lap once they're not." Doc says, reassuringly.
"Alright… I'll see you later." Annie says leaning forward to give her a kiss on the cheek before leaving.
Monsterwyn chirps curiously as they watch.
"Yeah Wyn, we're partners. She's your mama too, okay?" Doc says, with the cadence of someone talking to a dog that has no clue what they're saying, "Do you wanna curl up in my lap again? I'll get on the bed this time."
Monsterwyn nods, proceeding to hop onto the bed, tail wagging while they wait for her to follow along.
Doc gets on the bed, sitting down quickly so that they can curl up on her lap.
Monsterwyn gets in her lap, circling in it before curling up, letting out a long purr when they do.
"Yeah… You're not so bad… Just look at you… Cutest little beast I know." Doc says, giving them some scritches.
Doc sits there with them for a long time, it almost seems like an eternity, a long peaceful eternity. With her giving them pets and scritches and them purring.
Eventually, Annie returns with Dave. Monsterwyn looking at them curiously but not wanting to get out of Doc's lap.
"Oh, Hi Dave! Alright Wyn, feeding time's coming right up! Just wait a sec, okay?" Doc says, petting them some more to keep them satisfied.
"Just remember what I said, about as much as an average person, you can go a little extra and it won't matter. I'll get someone to clean this up if Maldwyn won't later." Annie says to Dave.
"Okay." Dave says, and with that, half of their body starts to slough off, leaving their skeleton exposed for a brief moment while their flesh regenerates. They wait a moment for their regeneration to complete, then the other half does the same.
Monsterwyn stares at the flesh on the ground for a moment, looking up at Doc expectantly.
"Go on… get it, it's alright." Doc says.
Monsterwyn hops down from her lap, and cautiously approaches the flesh.
"Ah Dave, you might want to take a step back, don't want to scare them right now." Annie says.
Dave obliges, taking a few steps back. "It's funny, they're acting like it's a part of me and can lash out at any time. It's clearly dead flesh."
"Just add a little more to the pile and you're free to leave." Annie says, "I don't want to have an incident if they feel threatened by you."
"I can do that." Dave replies, some more flesh sloughing off their body, which they then toss into the pile, making Monsterwyn jump back in surprise. They quickly approach and grab a chunk of meat with their jaws and jump back onto the bed and onto Doc's lap, their back arched like a cat, and some spikes appearing on their body.
Doc quickly moves to gently and slowly pet them, trying to make them calm down. "It's okay… Nothing to be scared of."
When they calm down they turn towards Doc, looking up at her with the flesh in their mouth before carefully getting off her lap and placing it on her lap.
"U… Um.. wyn, what are you doing? There's nothing to wait for, dig in!" Doc says.
Monsterwyn chirps at her, nudging her leg with their face.
"Um… It's for me…?" Doc asks, "Uh… I… Wyn I'm flattered but um. I already… I already ate. So this is all for you, okay?"
Monsterwyn looks excited and immediately picks up and starts to dig into the flesh they placed on her lap. Though they get a bit of blood on Doc while doing so.
"They really enjoy this stuff huh… So excited at just being allowed to eat." Doc says.
"Normally they enjoy it just as much. Whenever they'd start talking about it they'd go on and on about it." Annie says.
Monsterwyn hops back off the bed once again, cautiously approaching again, this time hissing at Dave. They look back at Doc expectantly, and start meowing at her.
"Oh? What's up Wyn?" Doc says, getting off of the bed and walking up next to them.
Monsterwyn takes a few glances at Dave then at Doc and sits on the ground starting to dig into the flesh.
"I suppose they just wanted you closer for safety." Annie says, "Having a lookout for any danger is typical for many animals."
Monsterwyn chows down on it, it's not that eventful besides Dave taking their leave while they eat. When they finish they let out a yawn before licking their lips clean of blood. They get up sleepily and get next to Doc, drowsily leaning on her.
"Awh… Are you sleepy, Wyn?" Doc asks them, even though she knows they are, "It's okay… You can get cozy in your bed and go to sleep."
Monsterwyn seems to respond by clinging onto her, grumbling.
"I'll get you to bed, no need to be rude about it." Doc says, helping them get back over to the bed.
When they climb into bed they look at her expectedly, letting out a whine.
"Alright, I'll let you curl up in my lap… Can't say no to that cute little face…" Doc says, getting onto the bed, allowing them to climb into her lap.
Monsterwyn circles around and curls up, purring. They slowly close their eye, and a small smile appears on their face.
Doc gently pets them, making sure to lower her voice, "Ohh… Annie look they're so happy…"
"I'm looking." Annie says.
"Then sit with us." Doc says.
"Doc, I have work to be doing." Annie says.
"Well, you're not doing anything right now." Doc points out.
"...." Annie sighs and goes over and sits next to Doc.
"Y'know, it's kind of like we're a weird little family." Doc says as she leans against Annie, "Wyn's just kind of like a little baby right now… and we're their two moms."
"I wouldn't say that…" Annie says.
"What are you embarrassed of being a parent?" Doc says, laughing softly at her, "Oooo sleepy baby all for you."
Annie tries really hard not to laugh at that, but she can't help it. She lets out a brief snrk.
And this laughter is contagious, Doc laughs aloud after Annie does. Realizing after a moment that she's laughing a bit too loud and quiets down, starting to apologize to Monsterwyn, "Ohhh Sorry Wyn… Go back to sleep. I didn't mean to wake you Sweetie…"
Monsterwyn growls, slowly blinking awake, but quickly being pacified by Doc petting them.
This makes Annie tense up, and Doc quickly takes notice, "Honey… What's wrong?" Doc asks, looking at her with a concerned look on her face.
"It's nothing… Don't worry about it." Annie says.
"C'mon dear, you can be honest with me… It's not like Wyn will remember if they do hear." Doc says.
"It's just… I know how they can get when they're hungry… and I'm worried for you." Annie says.
"I already said there's no need to worry, I can handle them fine!" Doc says.
"It's not just that, you just don't know how dangerous they are. I mean, think about it, all the things you don't know about Maldwyn normally are so numerous. It's almost ridiculous that you can just be so calm when one of the most dangerous things is sleeping in your lap and at any time it could… do anything. When they get too mad they destroy whatever is in front of them." Annie says.
"Well, I don't need to know everything about them or anyone to extend some kindness towards them. Plus I don't need to be afraid of them, even though Wyn likes to say threatening things… I don't think they really want me to be afraid." Doc says, "I just think they want some company… Maybe a few nice laughs and this state of them is no different. Because… They're both kind of the same if you think about it."
"I'm not sure I follow." Annie says, "Maldwyn is… Well they're animalistic but… They've never been on anywhere near the kind of rampage this state of them does. Plus reasoning with them is not nearly as difficult. Maldwyn does have desires and wants and things they enjoy but… This state of them only wants to destroy things and violently maim people. I just don't get what was different with you."
"I don't know either, I'm just… Me. I didn't do anything different with them, y'know, they just got curious about me. I think they're misunderstood… Maybe a bit confused too… The both of them." Doc says, "Thinking about it now, this state of them only comes out when they're hungry, yeah? Well they're gonna be hungry and confused and maybe a little bit desperate. Since they have to eat people every time they're awake, they get hurt by people who are afraid of them or defending themselves. While I don't know the whole story for Wyn's whole situation… I know that people must not treat them well most of the time… I mean just listening to the things they say about themself. It's sad that they think of themself that way. They seem to think everyone will hurt them… How am I supposed to see that and just… Not have some sympathy? They're hurt, they're confused, they're sad and the worst part is they don't think anyone understands."
"Maldwyn was…. Well, still is getting used to a lot of things being vastly different than before. I'm sure they'll ease up enough that you won't need to worry so much anymore… I still need to get them to attend those therapy appointments…" Annie says.
"... But what about this Wyn…? Do you have any plans to help them?" Doc asks.
"Likely not… I'd rather prevent them from showing up again… Somehow they're even more unpredictable than Maldwyn is normally." Annie answers.
"But I've got them under control fine… They're behaving well!" Doc says.
"They still attacked Spike, while I trust you dear, I don't trust them to stay well behaved." Annie says, "If there wasn't any possibility of others getting harmed or any needless destruction that wastes time, I might be more inclined to it."
"They won't do it again, I promise! They're getting better, I know I'm making some progress here!" Doc says.
"Doc… I don't think you see what I'm… What I'm getting at."
"Huh? I know what you're getting at, you're just a bit too worked up-" Doc tries to get out before Annie cuts in, her words sharp like broken glass.
"I'm not worked up, I just… Listen, Doc… I… You're very dear to me, I love you… and if anything happened to you because of my poor judgment I…" Annie says, her voice starting to shake.
"... Oh, Oh love… It's alright… come here…" Doc says reassuringly, opening up her arms for a hug, "I'm still going to be here, with poor judgment or perfect judgment…"
Annie comes in for the hug. Silence filling the air aside from the three of them breathing. They stay like that for a good couple of moments until a new sound cuts in. Annie almost mistakes it for growling before coming to the realization…
"Aww… Wyn's snoring… I didn't know they did that… They're basically never asleep around me…" Doc says.
"Right… Um… How about you… Tuck then in and we can… Talk about this… Elsewhere." Annie suggests.
"I wouldn't mind staying in here… I mean they're asleep, pretty harmless now. So you can stop worrying a bit." Doc says.
"I appreciate the reassurance but…" Annie trails off, avoiding her gaze with a light blush dusting her cheeks.
The realization hits Doc, "Ohhhhhhhh, why didn't you just say so, love?." Doc gives her a smirk, "I suppose we could make some time in your office for an appointment."
Annie gives her some soft laughter, "Yes, I suppose we could."
"Nice! Now lemme figure out how to get Wyn off my lap without disturbing them too much…" Doc says, gently moving them off of her lap, pausing for a moment when she thinks she's disturbed them but eventually they're off. She slowly drapes their heated blanket over them and turns it on. "There we go! Baby is cozy!"
"Yes… Baby is cozy…" Annie repeats, "Now… Shall we?" She offers her hand to Doc.
"Of course." Doc takes her hand, softly laughing, "I hope that work you had to do can wait then."
"It can always wait, after all, my appointments with you are urgent." Annie says, giving her a small smile.
"Hehe… If you say so, dear." Doc says, the two of them starting to leave together. Doc making sure to carefully close the door behind them so that it barely makes a sound.
They both begin chatting happily, leaving Maldwyn to their long nap. Until they arrive at Annie's office. Annie has a seat first, making some adjustments before nodding to Doc. Doc wraps her hands around her in a gentle hug and Annie slowly does the same.
"That's perfect, thanks dear." Annie says.
"Anything to spend a little more checkup time with you, sweetheart." Doc says.
"It all does feel better… Even if I didn't necessarily need it now…" Annie says, "I love you Doc."
"I love you too Annie." Doc responds.
The two of them continue cuddling, Annie's worries about Maldwyn, of Doc, of anything else melt away. And all the while Monsterwyn sleeps peacefully, perhaps dreaming of something. One can only hope, and the two of them are too busy with each other to, and they wouldn't want it any other way.
#original writing#Monsterwyn#Doc#Annie#Zangari#Spike#Bobby#Dave#guest character#ZPA Monsterwyn#omg this is so long
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I've been thinking about how someone could probably, credibly argue that what they did with x-men green, and somewhat with the feminist themes in marauders, Duggan has presented an alternative to the vapid centricism that's frequently present in marvel comics. Like, what he writes isn't a both sides thing, it isn't respectability and civility - this is characters taking radical action.
This imaginary argument has entranced me and I'm just going to ramble about it
Fundamentally, I think this doesn't work as a defence of this writing. For a start, it's bad anyway. Like, the issues with the structureless self-indulgent blob of a story that is Marauders 2019 don't go away if you somehow manage to salvage the politics of it. Secondly, the "white feminist" vibes of Marauders are still not resolved by this defense. The fact that the series goes out of its way to retcon in victimhood of wealthy, villainous white women while ignoring the canon abuse of the queer men in the cast, while sidelining the poc and being just shamelessly "girl boss" in the least appealing way... that's all still true, yeah? Yeah. Yes, it is.
But like I've said before (I think?), if you enjoyed the feminist themes of the series, then great! Like, I'm glad you had a good time. Not everything has to be politically perfect to still have positives. Similarly with the eco-terrorist fantasy of X-Men: Green. If it works for you, go nuts.
But obviously, it didn't work for me.
I think the problem stems with the portraying of violence and specifically how it is framed in the story. So, the duggan-written x-men: green story centers around Nature Girl and Curse killing random men who are employed in industries that harm the environment. These killings are presented as triumphant moments, albeit dark ones. And at the end of the run, Krakoa itself (and Doug) is like "dw babes you did nothing wrong." But no. They're just killing random dudes and failing to help anybody.
It's not radical leftwing action, it's the vapid centrist idea of what radical leftwing activism is, right? They are literally being the "villain who has a good point but kills people so I guess he's bad", but being framed as the hero. The actual problem (i.e. presenting those who would try to bring about urgent change as inherently dangerous) is still there. So, yeah. I really don't think this would hold up as a defence of (duggan's run of) x-men green, because ultimately it buys into the same bullshit dichotomy.
Marauders has a similar problem, although it's less central to the story. Emma and Kate's "epic" takedown of Shaw is really brutally violent and entirely one-sided (for reasons that make no sense but whatever. It's not how his powers work. Plot hole. Ding.) and leaves him one-eyed and requiring a wheelchair to move. This is drawn out over several issues. And yes it does read as staggeringly ableist. The use of a wheelchair as punishment? It's just... I...
Duggan in general has an issue with the framing of violence in his stories. Elsewhere in Marauders, he has Bobby freeze a room full of guys, seriously hurting them, out of revenge/protectiveness over Kate. Which is fine as a dramatic moment, it's in character. But then later, one of those guys confronts him about how he literally froze his arm off and Bobby is like "wevs". That's weird, that's a weird way for a person to feel about that. Later, he has Bobby picking fights with random ice giants and presents it as fun and triumphant but no...? Starting fights on purpose? That's just a dick move. Or in X-Men, the controversial "Lorna puppeteers Laura's body" thing. It's clearly supposed to be comedic, but he draws it out over an entire comic and it just feels gross and nasty. Duggan is bad at framing violence in his stories. It's partly just forgetting that in-universe, the violence is real and has real consequences (so people should actually care more), and partly a problem imparting tone (things that are supposed to be fun don't feel fun).
So, the problem isn't really that our heroes (Kate and Emma) are being violent, but specifically the portrayal of it. It's presented as wholly triumphant and fun, when what we're being shown is really kind of rough. It's the tone problem. But if you were to interpret this as a radical feminist (like, "radical and feminist" not, like, "radfem") statement, then it's just nuts. Is this how we solve misogyny? No, obviously not. Like, this isn't a solution to anything and it just makes stuff worse.
So, the obvious thing to say here is that, well, the imaginary person I'm arguing against and I are both making the same mistake here. Neither of these stories are manifestos. They're exploitation stories. It's revenge fantasy. It's not a recommendation for action but rather an expression of anger at the system. This is true and tbh it's a very good point.
I think that exploitation (especially sexploitation) revenge narratives are really hard to get right. It's a delicate thing in general, and very subjective. Something might work amazingly for one person and be just offensive and awful to someone else. I, personally, don't find comfort in violent fantasies very often. It's not that I don't have those thoughts so much as they usually make me feel worse. But there are plenty of these types of stories that I do like, so idk maybe this is one of those times where it isn't working for me, but could be working well for someone else.
However, I do think the points about how violence is presented and framed are still relevant. What makes a revenge fantasy satisfying is really feeling the heroine's pain, feeling that her actions are justified, and being able to watch and enjoy without thinking "no, that's actually pretty nasty."
And, just circling back to what this was originally about, if you're not showing radical leftist action as actually doing anything good, then you're not doing a good job at endorsing it.
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I was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to do sorta realistic art digitally. I love your art and I want to be able to draw like that some day. This it what I draw. I need tips to make it better.
Hi~~ thank u for liking my art 🥰🥰
As for your work, in my opinion, if u want to pursue realistic art, i would suggest using real life references for poses, and only use the cartoon ones for the outfits (if the character u wanted to draw is from cartoon). Also, doing anatomy study is very very crucial if u want the shapes (human body or organic or non-organic subjects) to look right, and while is is a very troublesome task (god help me how many times i had skip it just to go back and do it anyway because the anatomy looked horrible without me first studied it), it helps your art tremendously. You can also flip your canvas to check if there is any mistakes in need of fixing, we in digital afterall 😌😌.
As for color rendering, i would suggest the process of base color -> color blocking -> blend -> highlight, and try to stay away from over blending everything, as a beginner in digital art, we tend to blend and re-blend a specific part till it looks right to our eyes but forget about the overall work, and then when we zoom out things just look… off. So, soft part (soft shadow) -> blend, hard part (hard shadow) -> forget about blending and move on, if after awhile it still look stupid then we will comeback and fix it.
Overall, i think your work look fine enough with this style already, i can see what u want to focus on in the face, the facial expression looks good, the pose is well executed (i would say check on the half lower part of the body since it seems like her feet do not connect to her hip bone). If you want more art tips then samdoesarts is my go to channel on YouTube, you can check him out, he is quite funny and his tips is easy to understand. Hope this help!~~~
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shin soukoku and soukoku, because why not ;)
OH here we go
Shin soukoku
Ship It
What made you ship it?
The way they're written to be like two sides of the same coin, and especially their interactions in the fight against Fitzgerald and in the 'echo' chapters, the way that they both try to understand each other's motives so much that their 'reluctant' cooperation turns into real cooperation with the fusing of their abilities!! And then Atsushi making Ryuunosuke 'rabid dog' Akutagawa of the deadly Port Mafia promise not to kill anyone for six months and he promises i mean who agrees to a request from their """arch enemy"""" like that???
2. What are your favorite things about the ship?
The way that they each strive to understand the other so bad, and also how they start to become so supportive of each other in battle, and Akutagawa being 'a man of his word'. Also the way that because of Atsushi, Akutagawa has started showing a more human side to him, but conversely he also brings out Atsushi's more stubborn and selfish side, but either way they are hiding less of each other!
3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
Not so much the ship itself but the fandom's treatment of them, usually making Atsushi an uwu shy awkward baby instead of what he's canonically like around Akutagawa (much bolder and brazen and boisterous), or overly simplifying Akutagawa's character...
Soukoku
Don’t Ship It
Why don’t you ship it?
I don't really see any romantic chemstry between them, i just see their banter and 'history' more like that of close friends, especially with Fifteen/Stormbringer i feel it's more like they are each the closest thing to childhood friends they have had. I also don't like how Dazai and Chuuya are used in somewhat queerbaiting way in the series' marketing. Like when people talk about their scenes in Dead Apple 'having no straight explanatations' it's like yes there is... it's queerbait & 'fujoshi bait' & not even originally manga canon, even if Asagiri has decided to build on it later in canon.
2. What would have made you like it?
Probably if their relation was more equal, because there's already the power imbalance of Chuuya relying on Dazai's ability to stay alive every time he activates corruption, and then on top of that, Dazai's behaviour and attitude toward Chuuya can be quite unfair and disproportionate at times. Also it would help if the fanbase of hardcore skk shippers didn't treat Chuuya as only an accessory to Dazai or mischaracterise him so much, like blatantly making Chuuya the 'woman' in the relationship way too often.
3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?
I think they are more really interesting characters, and in their interactions together we get to see a different side of them both, especially Dazai who seems more like a normal Just Some Guy when he's around Chuuya instead of being this god-like demon prodigy!
Send me a ship?
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for the ‘send in a character’
crypto GO
First impression: luv at first sight!!! literally this sums it up:
considering he isn't as popular as some legends, ya know??
Impression now: i mean, pretty much the same??? he's my best friend in the whole entire world and he brings me so much comfort and joy and idk what i would do without him tbh
Favorite moment: OKAY SO- i really like that part in his sfto where he transforms into his "Crypto" persona.
THIS PART,,, he's literally so so cool omg,,,
and there's a lot to look into from this scene alone.
but i also like that in-game teaser where you can see him doing his hacking stuff on king's canyon and then he gets caught and runs away lol (i wasn't there to play unfortunately, so i couldn't see him for myself 😭)
Idea for a story: still thinking about how cool it would be if him and caustic made amends and became actual brothers...
uhmmm, but other than that i don't really have any ideas for stories??? i would like to see where that plot with him and Ash is going tho-
Unpopular opinion: uhm! tbh a lot of people ship him with wattson and i don't really like that! same goes with mirage tbh
with regard to shipping him with wattson, it's gotten to the point where I have genuinely questioned my own comprehension skills because a large part of the fandom talks about that ship as if it were fact, where I, on the other hand, have only really considered their relationship as platonic.
jsdjsdjsjd imma stop there before i go on a whole rant- i just have lots n lots of Thoughts(tm) and Feelings(tm)
(btw, i don't dislike you or anything if you like these ships! these r just my personal opinions and stuff, so yeah ^^)
Favorite relationship: okay after i just spewed all of that out- i really like crypto and wattson and mirage being best friends. it's the found family for me. there's just like,,, a lot of things that make it work and i can go on about how crypto initially gravitated towards wattson because she reminded him of mila. or how crypto sees the silly side of himself in mirage, and that's why he tolerated him at first, but eventually opened up after being consistently being nagged by mirage and. look i can go on forever, really i could
Favorite headcanon: hmmmm, this is hard but uhm,,, i am a big fan of Bisexual Nerd Crypto jsdjsjdsj
my version of crypto that lives in my head also has ocd. that hc is a bit more personal/special to me so yeah ^^
i also like the hc that he has eyesight issues and needs glasses, but they don't look cool so he opts for contact lenses instead.
#asks#omg this is so long#but idk what else u expected jdjsdjsdjs#ty for the ask btw! very much appreciated :]#long post#<- again sorry my bad didn't mean 2 write so much#i just luv himb so much...
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•. A visit in a dream .•
#the owl house#toh#my art#cw fatphobia#toh comic#amity blight#amity toh#toh amity#green haired amity#time skip amity#time skip Luz#luz noceda#lumity#angst#toh angst#it's finally done omg#idk why it took me so long to make this but it's a great improvement from my last comic imo
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late art for callie day 💖
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I do genuinely believe that the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (and arguably the Zelda franchise as a whole, though i myself have played literally none of these games) is closer to fitting the description of ‘Tolkien-esque Fantasy’ than most other movies/shows/games/books etc that claim that label
Like, compare this post by tumblr user wufflesvetinari, which makes an important point about Tolkien’s worldbuilding, and also lives in my head rent free:
and then these quotes from Jacob Geller’s “Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda”
and his conclusions about the messages in Zelda games are thematically very similar to the through-lines about friendship and love in LOTR, and what a lot of authors miss about what makes a fantasy story personal and memorable:
“A world without joy and humor isn’t a compelling world to fight for” is exactly why there are so many pieces of fantasy media out there that just feel like carbon copies of each other (i’ve seen many posts that explain this better than I can though I can’t find any specific ones at the moment, just know that I didn’t invent this thesis). You’ve got the cool swords, you’ve got the wizards and the spells and the battles, but first and foremost you need the LOVE.
#veesaysthings#thanks for attending my ted talk on this day#lord of the rings#tolkien#the legend of zelda#breath of the wild#again i've never played a zelda game in my life but Jacob Geller's video stuck with my like nothing else#i was hoping he'd draw parallels bc I was like omg! this is literally tolkien-esque! in the most literal non-corrupted sense of that phrase!#but he didn't bring it up (to my knowledge) so i'm doing it right here right now#long post
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a study of comfort 🌿✨💀
an illustration for a blanket available for preorder! (only open for two weeks!)
#illustration#artists on tumblr#dark academia#spooky#victorian aesthetic#omg i'm so so pleased and happy with how this turned out!!!#check out the preorder it's only available for two weeks!!#i hope this blanket gets made so so much i spent a whole long time on all those details <3
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Interior practice but I started it about 10 months ago… you know when the buttercups were still a thing that was happening
#I abandoned this for so long it’s not even funny lmao#I had so much fun with the colors omg#they were a pain in the ass but I love how they turned out#the buttercups#mcyt#my art#fanart#hermitcraft#hermitblr#hermitcraft fanart#goodtimeswithscar#mumbo jumbo#grian#buttercups#hc9#hermitcraft season 9
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captain and his first mate 🏴☠️
#i am so completely normal about them (they give me psychic damage if i think about them too long)#RAAAAHHHHH zolu my love my love#when my card declines at therapy and they remind me how devoted zolu are to each other#one piece#monkey d luffy#roronoa zoro#zolu#my doods#omg i didn’t even realize i posted this on valentine’s day#HAPPY VALENTINES TO MY LOVES ZOLU 🤯🫶❤️
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