Thinking about the skills again ok so what’s up with the deal/vow Harry made with Volition 16 years ago and what exactly does it entail? The way he says “I’m failing you” like he has an individual end of the bargain to hold up that goes beyond the agreed upon wake up time. So how long has he had these skills? Have they been with him his whole life? Did they all come at once, or did they add on one by one? On top of that (and I know this dialogue is silly but in my defense it was put in front of me and therefore I will talk about it) there’s the dialogue where they all talk about being located in different places/pushing buttons/talking about Harry like he isn’t there (and he isn’t, since one you get out of the loop your dialogue options indicate that he has no memory of what just happened)

Okay, so they all exist in different spaces, but they can see each other, because they refer to each other by what they look like (not by name though! As far as I can remember?)

So what’s their deal?!? These guys seem to exist in some capacity without him, but they still live inside of him and (if Volition is right) have been there for at least 16 years (at least, volition has, and again, if he’s right) maybe, like how shivers is part of Revachol herself, the other skills are also a part of something greater that’s speaking to you? That might explain why most of them are “he” but shivers is “she” and Rhetoric and perception are “we” and “they”

Idk I just find it fascinating and really really cool. I wanna hear what you guys think! Or if I missed some dialogue that actually explains everything that I talked about haha. Let me know!!! :3

Siren hatchlings hides in their dads hair until they can swim on their own

damn.

damn again.

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original

Shang Qinghua is man who has a vagina and Mobei Jun is a demon with a penis and Shang Qinghua is the one who eventually knocks up Mobei

It's definitely his biological child and Mobei Jun definitely carries it himself

Shen Qingqiu spends the rest of eternity trying to figure out HOW but is too afraid to ask

2024 reads / storygraph

Those Beyond The Wall

sequel/companion to The Space Between Worlds, set a decade later

character-focused sci-fi set in an area divided in two, the rich protected city on one side and everyone else in the post-apocalyptic desert

follows a woman who works under the Emperor in Ashtown, keeping the peace

when mangled bodies start showing up with seemingly no murderer, she’s tasked with finding the cause, and finds out that it’s the result of corruption spanning both cities and multiple worlds

explores oppression and messy revolution, police violence and apartheid

bi & polyamorous MC

For everyone who wanted bullfighter Nando when I mentioned it the other day, here you go :D

+ this one I don't feel like coloring yet(imagine he's in Ferrari colors!!!)

"their relationship is romantic" "their relationship is familial" "their relationship is platonic" you're thinking too narrow. their relationship goes beyond labels. the family is inherently queer. their platonic love is romantic. the erotic is familial. each one is the other and the other is them

idk if u guys noticed but I made these cute lil dividers

if u like them, then PLEEASE feel free to use them ! anyone is more than welcome to save & use for their own fics / headcanons, no credit needed ♡

This summer, I'm gonna teach myself how to ride a skateboard ✊😤 and I'm gonna give myself the same grace and patience Ollie would give me 😤😤😤

GOOD LUCK REMEMBER TO PUSH WITH UR BACK LEG AND KEEP YOUR KNEES BENT AND DONT STICK YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT OUT WHEN YOU FALL And dont push urself to serious injury but most of all go at ur own pace and hAVE FUNNNN!!!!

flowergirl

scuttles in

Dandy is precious and I feel like they would be friends with Gloom

Scuttles away

I AGREE I THINK THEY SHOULD BE FRIENDS!!!!

Gloom beloved @theknifeclown

on the topic of my "Illari gets recruited by Talon" theory, today I got a kill streak on her and she says "I've done worse, and I'll DO worse."

Doesn't sound like a very heroic thing to say lol

Independent El doesn’t mean she’s lonely it means we’ll get to see more of her interacting with everyone next season and not with just one person send tweet

The way you draw bf is so cute and i love it, can i give him a lil kiss on the forehead

aw thanks, I'm glad you like the way I doodle him and such ha

as for the lil kiss on the forehead...

don't think whitty'd like that very much sorry lol

I’m back from the dead muhahaha!

This is An Mei, she’s an OC from my sister and I’s AU!

A Review of Agency: The Progression of Stelle's Identity and Individuality

This piece was honestly a long time coming, but I never had the time or words to really go very in depth about it. I'll be discussing the progression of Stelle's sense of identity throughout the story from the prologue to where we currently are. Spoilers ahead for events from 1.5!

To cut right to the chase, Stelle's sense of identity is a fragile one. From the beginning, she woke with no memories, only a very small sense of self, a name, and the weight of some constant, foreign warmth in her chest. Going along with Dan Heng and March 7th, when she had no idea of anything going on, was her only real option. It was with them that she found her first sense of identity. The Express Crew, to her, are her first family. Anything before then doesn't matter. Why would it? She doesn't remember it.

Throughout the Belobog, her sense of identity with the crew strengthened, and I'm sure that this would have been noticed by the crew too, as she settled into a comfortable confidence, settled into that natural leader role between the three who went on the expedition down to Jarilo-VI's surface. I like to think that the experiences in Belobog were the most formative for Stelle's current identity. It was here that her strange sense of pragmatism and practicality blossomed, what with her venturing into caverns and calyxes and hoarding materials. It's where she made her first true friends after joining the Express. Her sense of humor really solidified here, as did her protectiveness, her love for her companions, her selflessness, her heroism. It was on Belobog that she finally was able to say: Hi, I'm Stelle, a Nameless on the Astral Express.

All of that newly found sense of identity pretty much shattered on the Luofu. With my interpretation of Stelle, her questions followed those I chose during Kafka's one-truth-one-lie game: she asked about Blade and Dan Heng's history, and got a lie. She knew it was a lie because of what she'd already learned about the Luofu's customs and the importance of the Vidyadhara's High Elder. There was no way that he would have been an apprentice to whoever Blade was in the past. So she asked about herself.

That was a mistake.

Stelle'd always had a feeling that something was off about her, lack of memories notwithstanding. Her durability, her ability to house a Stellaron, her ability to switch between Paths so seamlessly, everything. But to have it confirmed to her, that she was artificial, that she was made to receive the Stellaron, that Kafka raised and trained her, rattled her from the inside out. She felt sick. These were the people that had abandoned her, effectively, weren't they? They stood in opposition to her family. There was still some fragment of hope that maybe -- just maybe -- Kafka had been lying, despite her promise to honor the rules of the game. All that was dashed across the pavement when Blade spoke to her, told her he remembered her.

She returned to the Express incredibly shaken, questioning everything she'd done. If she was made to receive the Stellaron, then was it truly her destiny to face Nanook? What would happen after she'd fulfilled that purpose?

...Would she just cease to exist?

It's here that Stelle's distaste for losing her agency comes out in full force, as she's still defiant of "destiny" and whatever fate Kafka says she has. She did everything she could to avoid the battles that Kafka said she'd have to deal with while Blade was incapacitated. This is another key aspect of her sense of self: Stelle is terrified of losing any sense of control over her own person. She refuses to get drunk or high, and taste testing that Flaming Potent Tea the first time, which she did out of kindness, was such a horrific experience that she never did it again. I know it's a daily mission, but Stelle would have never touched that tea again.

Returning to Belobog, saving them from the IPC, and participating in the Aetherium Wars was such a welcome reprieve for her, and she was able to find that sense of stability within herself again. Belobog truly is like a second home to her, with all the people she has befriended and grown to love.

Now we move onto 1.5, after Stelle has had a chance to recover somewhat from the revelation of her origins from Kafka.

Getting possessed by Cirrus fucked her up something fierce. Having something else (aside from the Stellaron) existing within her body? Losing control of her own voice? Being forced to say such awful things to Huohuo without any semblance of control, no matter how much she fought the possession? Awful. She felt disgusting, she -- she wanted to rip into her own body and tear Cirrus out herself, even though she knew she couldn't. Seeing the same thing happen to everyone else was nothing short of uncomfortable, and that is saying the least. Did she complain? No. Was she happy to help out? Yes. Did she even have fun at some points? Sure. But overall, the ghost hunting experience was very unpleasant for her. Everywhere she looked, the loss of agency, the corruption, only sowed more chaos and unhappiness. Plus, Fu Xuan's possession and the words she (Keralum) spoke only brought the memories of Kafka's idea of fate back into full force.

Stelle values having a sense of individuality so much as she was effectively made without any, and it's why she's fiercely protective of Dan Heng's own sense of individuality. It's going to take her a long time to recover from losing her autonomy so frequently in such a relatively short amount of time, and the idea that fate is not something that can be altered or changed is, going forward, going to be met with even more hostility than before.

Honestly, at this point, Stelle is glad to be done with the Luofu. She's grateful for the people she's met, but she signed up for exactly none of the experiences and all the turmoil and war hidden under the layers of grandeur. She lost a lot of confidence in herself and the idea of who she is as a person specifically on the Luofu, and she watched the same thing happen to Dan Heng, who is one of the most important people in the universe to her. She loves Huohuo and Sushang, but aside from them I can't exactly say she established a sense of closeness to any of the other residents. She's not very keen to return any time soon.