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katierosefun · 2 months

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[deep breath] not me suddenly getting hit by tcw feelings in this year 2024 but like. truly ough i love likening ahsoka and anakin and obi-wan's entire dynamic as tragic siblings because that's the closest approximation we have to it but also just like. there's tragic siblings because they're the ones you're supposed to joke with and play with and look up to when it seems like everything is falling apart.

and then there's the whole tragic student-teacher element to all of it and maybe it's just like. i look up to you i owe you so much i know you've only ever tried and wanted to make me better i know you saw something in me worth cultivating and keeping you exasperate me sometimes because why the hell do i need to know this kind of stuff why the hell are you nitpicking this kind of stuff why do you care so much about why i succeed or not you're not my parent and i don't want you to be my parent but also you helped me learn more about myself and the world than i've ever realized. can i ask for your opinion about this later. can i still ask you for help on this problem.

and then the whole flip side of that is like. you were someone who mentored me and taught me and now you're a monster i barely know or recognize and how could you do this how could you say that how could you hurt me like this i know you think you're doing the right thing and you're so much older and wiser and i'm still waiting at the door like a little kid but also i don't think being taught lessons is meant to feel like this and i can't tell if i'm still acting childish or if maybe, more horrifyingly, everyone who warned me about you was right and you really are a monster and you've taught me how to be a monster and what do i do now and i guess i just have to grapple with the fact that you molded me and shaped me and if you broke off one of my arms while doing that, then who am i to tell

#caroline talks #tcw #listen to me yes i love u sibling relationships yes i love u sibling relationships #and of course siblings can mentor and teach their siblings too #but i also think about like. okay if we also remember the whole master-padawan dynamic too.#it's the whole. yeah that's literally your mentor who's going to guide you and make sure you're going to survive out there.#anyways. i love u screwed up siblings and tragic siblings #and kind of related to that. i love u screwed up mentorships.#like. where's that one suits quote.#the one that's like 'he's my mentor. it's a difficult relationship to explain'#and it's just like. yup! sure can! your mentor can be like your family. they can be family at some point #but also it's like. 'well they started off as my teacher. they started off as my mentor. to guide me and help me grow'#and it's just like. OUGh.

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bonefall · 1 year

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I was never able to really get a feel for Leafpool's personality in the books, especially since she's always contrasted with Squirrelflight who has a pretty consistent personality (at least for Warriors standards). She's kind of like Hollyleaf where they change her personality depending on what they want to happen in the plot I think. How do you approach writing her? I'm really fond of your Spottedleaf, so I was wonder if Leafpool has any fun quirks like her.

[ID: Leafpool from Warrior Cats. She is chunky, has a mane, and green eyes. Her stripes are horizontal.]

I approach Leafpool as being VERY tired. Her life is characterized as never really being in control of her own fate, being punished for any simple pleasures she takes tenfold, so I write her as becoming very defeatist. Poor girl.

Because Leafpool is never in REAL control, somehow, it gives her this air that she's in total control. You can't scare her. StarClan can tell her that her kids are cursed, Hollyleaf can tell her to kill herself, Bramblestar can jump in front of her and snarl, she's never more than briefly phased. "Yeah sure this may as well happen."

In a way, she's almost the total opposite of Jayfeather, who never met a rule he wasn't willing to punch. It is interesting that each one of the Three has a unique relationship to the fate that chains up Leafpool.

Allows herself to love Mothpaw... war breaks out and Moth has to return to RiverClan.

Tries to warn Squilf about Brambleclaw in spite of StarClan wanting them to be together, first fight with her sister ever.

Runs off with Crowfeather, returns home to find out her mentor died before she could say goodbye.

Gives birth, allows Squilf to take them, eventually gets threatened by Hollyleaf.

(side note: i am considering leafpool's name being an honor title, with her old name being Leafstripe, and Squirrelpaw failing two assessments just like Nightheart)

But a big change in my rewrite is that the dramatic scenes that aren't consistent with that resigned sorrow go to Crowfeather. He's a complete and utter ham. Leafpool isn't out here trying to name Hollykit 'Crowkit' or confessing her unwavering love for him in front of his wife and child, THAT is Crowfeather making an ass of HIMSELF in front of that wife and child lmao.

Leaf's feelings are more complicated and repressed. Hard life.

On the bright side though, there ARE changes from canon so that the Clan has more nuanced feelings about her instead of her whole life being a nonstop beatdown.

Most of ThunderClan, which heavily leans Fire Alone, agrees that Leafpool did the right thing by giving her kits to Squilf to invoke the Queen's Rights. Sure she lapsed, but Fire Alone cats are softer on the Cleric's Vow in general.

Bramblestar demoting her in Cruel Season has a VERY mixed reception. It's Leafpool!! Leafpool Moonpool!!!

Her death many years later in the Sister Raid actually tanks Bramblestar's reputation. It was seen as cruel, pointless, and avoidable, and they lost a very popular and experienced Cleric.

(side note again: still considering how the 'unclear sign' plot beat is going to go in my rewrite, because i cannot imagine jayfeather not just lying about that. "yeah yeah yeah they said yes bramblestar, im supposed to heal this cat obviously. move.")

Misc Design Stuff:

She's got a mane that you can see on Dovewing too, since Dove is Leaf's grandchild now.

Like Sandstorm, uncle Longtail, and grandpaw Runningwind, Leafpool's stripes are horizontal.

I'm still doing research into what she has specifically, but Bonefall Leafpool is intersex. Those are stud jowls.

Considering the cat version of PCOS because it explains a lot; weight gain, a receding hairline that could be shared with Lionblaze, the jowls as a facial hair parallel, difficult pregnancy, etc.

Still doing my research though.

And lastly, Mothpool is endgame in this Rewrite. They can never be together officially, but it's about the yearning. It's about finding freedom with your escapist fantasy partner or being in shackles with your true love. She chose the CHAINS.

#BF Leaf and BF Spotty are like the NOTHING IN LIFE MATTERS meme lmao #Bonefall Leafpool #Bonefall Rewrite #Bonefall Po3 #Bonefall TNP #art #sketch requests

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heyimcelery · 24 days

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Okay so I watched all of Ninjago Dragons Rising s2p2! I've got so many thoughts and I'm dumping them all here in a long list. SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

to start: Cole!! He's a family man! He's got a boyfriend and they hold hands and they care for their kids and Bonzle so obviously came out to them and omg I wanted to cry. The joy of acceptance. I mean come one she kept saying how alone she felt, they're found family, she was repeating that she chose he town name and identity and the villains were insistent that she wants a person but just a spell like come on

But there's more than that, I have questions I have concerns!! Like wtf happend on Coles quest?? With Sensei Wu??? Like he disappeared and turned up again and said he would explain but never did.

Cole also came back from that in his bolder form so did he figure out he could do it on his own then? Is that what he learned on his quest?? If so it's gonna be a little awkward when he tried to explain that to his bf Geo.

With part 2 I really want to see the whole gang meet them and talk and catch up on everything. Like cole has been missing since the merge and no one this season cared. At all. They hadn't seen him in ages- didn't even know if he was alive until drs1 but nope no worries or concerns. Not even a question of what he was up to.

When he came through the portal Zane wasn't worried or confused at all, just oh? You need some help?? Sure let's beat these bad guys and not worry or show emotions! Is a tearful reunion for my fav character too much to ask?? Cuz he clearly deserves it. :(

And then into both Zane and Coke this season!! Love them!! They've always been my fav duo (gonna have to start shipping geo/Cole/Zane as poly now) it was so fun to see them going around together with Bonzle. They had some great moments and I'm praying we get more in the next part.

On the other hand it was a shame they got such small roles- just seperated from the others as a way to help Bonzle. It means they didn't have the same lessons or knowledge the others got which is totally unfair!! They have a lot to catch up on. They also never got a chance to be part of the main battle

It's dumb but I was kinda hoping for Cole to show off his stronger powers (he always seems to get new powers every other season but that's a discussion for another day). Like sure he could use his robotic mech suit but that's been done before! He can do his boulder thing now (unless somehow he still thinks he can't which means he kept up that form for several days on his quest) and when he made that giant mid hut to protect his family!! I want to see him do that again! Let me man go ape shit to protect Bonzle.

And on another note, Geo my beloved, you should get a chance to shine with your powers. A chance to show off or at least have a talk about them with Cole.

Next up WyldFyre. I was worried they would make her the annoying comic relief cuz if her injury but her talks about losing loved ones and dragon culture and her home were really sweet and it was great to see some development so driven by battles. I love those too don't get me wrong but like I needed to see this side of her. And I adore her relationship with Kai, being besties/mentors/dad for her works so great for both characters.

I will be first to admit that

Kai wasn't really my favourite. If you couldn't tell I love Cole followed by Zane. Always have and likely always will. I suppose that early Kai reminded me too much of some guys form my class and they turned into shitheads and I've always struggled to reconcile Kai's image form theirs. He was always a little too brash, hotheaded, and too often written as stupid to fall into my good graces.

And yet this season I adored him. Of course I've never hated him but like this season made me see what all his fans (many many fans) see in him.

I thought Kai being the first to master such a new, difficult and crucial skill was incredibly satisfying. Form all the way back to season 1 he's been the butt of jokes- having to learn he's not the centre of the universe and sometimes it's others like Lloyd who are the chosen ones. That's all great but him now getting a starting role, his ability being fueled by thoughts of his family, by his childhood and by protecting is friends was just too good to ignore him. Love this form of his character more than any other I've seen.

And now Kai is trapped :(

I'm glad he's got Bonzle with him tho so hopefully they can have each other's backs (she's meant to be a POWERFUL spell after all) they'll need each other if they're trapped with those other 4 guys. If they can apparently demolish everything then I'm rather worried for the duo. Tbh I'm sure they'll survive just fine, probably making jokes at Cole's expense all the while.

On a side note, I found it super cute how WyldFyre was willing to protect and go down with Kai. Besties I'm telling ya

Now Jay. I've never thought too hard about him I know he's one of the favs of the fandom but like Kai I was never so besotted with him. Still a great guy and omg I feel so bad. One of his worst fears was always being alone and now stuck, confused, forced to hide such a fundamental part of himself.

On the other hand he's got a gun now so that's fun!!

And you can't talk about him without mentioning Nya. He worst fears being him forgetting hurts my soul. And she was so sure it could never be true that she snapped out of her nightmare state!! She's going to break when she finds out.

She's already grieving her own brother, we saw her break down into WyldFyre (more proof she's an honorary sibling by now) but now knowing what's happening with Jay, I'm saying the angst is going to be overpowering. It's a greek tragedy fr

Part 2 is going to be rough. Jay only had a single scene but it's already a sign for the worst to come.

Speaking of things being rough, Lloyd is going THROUGH IT!! give this poor guy a break. I do appreciate that we physically get to see the effects of all his trauma- that everything that's happened has real consequences for his character and the story but I can't help but feel bad.

I've also suffered from anxiety for most of my life so to see it in a character like that feels really personal to me. Hope he gets a little break though, god knows he deserves it.

Have to say it's pretty funny that Lloyd's had so much Oni trauma that he forgot that he's part dragon too. Yes ninjas dragons can do spinjitsu why are you surprised at this point

The animation this season has been incredible, the fights were beautiful the angles so interesting and dynamic and I could go on for hours about how much I love it. It's always great when kids -and even animation in general is treated with respect. It doesn't dumb it's ideas and stories and characters for the sake of it's younger audience, and that makes it so much better for me who is definitely out of the age range.

I have my more points to make but I've been adding stuff in and off for ages so I'll probably go through this all later. Thanks for reading, please I want to know your own thoughts too I love discussing that kinda stuff!!

#cole ninjago #ninjago kai #ninjago cole #lego ninjago #ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #ninjago dr spoilers #ninjago analysis #dragons rising season two #spoilers #ninjago spoilers #thoughts #discussion

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jmdbjk · 10 months

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BTS: Beyond the Story

These are just my personal thoughts and opinions after finishing the book. I don't quote the book in this blog post. I don't talk about specific topics so I don't really give any spoilers. But I do talk about my thoughts on what I've read. If you don’t want to know ANYTHING about the book, keep scrolling.

My overall impression: Wow. Amazing.

I have learned so much. If you've been with me a while on this blog, you may already know that my BTS journey began right before the release of Map of the Soul:7.

My journey could be described as: if you will, visualize opening a Google map and dragging that little Street View dude/dudette to the middle of a huge city and dropping him/her/them there and then just moving along in street view as you explore. I was that little guy going this way and that trying to consume BTS content and trying to make sense of it all but I was zig zagging backwards and forwards in time with no view from above to see where I was going or where I had been. I'd watch something that would lead me this way and then the next thing I watched would propel me back in time and then I'd have to stop and watch the current Run BTS (show) as it dropped and I was ALL. OVER. THE. PLACE. consuming content back and forth chronologically and it was difficult to put it all in order because there is so much content available on so many different platforms.

But this book lays it out all nice in a straight line with the visual, musical and information references to go with everything. I LOVE IT! I feel like I graduated from Bangtan Academy with an undergrad degree in BTSology.

And now in their own words I have a much better understanding of their process as they worked on specific albums and songs, what their motivations, fears, happiness and goals were. And what the songs, albums and concepts were about, what the lyrics meant to them.

My personal takeaways:

• The members struggled with imposter syndrome as they experienced success and the more popular they became. A lot of times they were unsure if they deserved the success they were achieving. Each success made them work hard for the next goal but the sudden overwhelming global recognition was hard to handle.

• They consider this their job. They understand its a business that exists to make money. And most of the time, they love this job. And they work very hard at it.

• At the same time, they also define themselves strongly as members of BTS. They are a team who know each others strengths and weaknesses.

• Their bond with each other is rare in the entertainment world.

• They each describe themselves very clearly.

• I am seeing JM and JK in a new light here. Jimin and Jungkook's words and thoughts impressed me. Their poise and awareness and eloquence even when they were explaining how they were struggling and wondering if what they were doing was right and going to work. Their determination can be felt in their words as they explain how they wondered if they would make it, and once they did, how would they survive the pressure. Jimin was always tuned in emotionally to what was going on.

• Jungkook is wise beyond his years. His baby image is not real. Many are not giving him the credit he deserves when it comes to knowing what he’s doing. He grew up fast in a world we know nothing about because we don't live in it.

• The fact that Jimin and Jungkook's trip to Tokyo has its own section under the title "Real" Love is mind blowing.

• The relationship of the group and the company working together to make it all happen was one of the reasons they made it. Their mentor Bang Si-Hyuk, nurtured their art and pushed them until they soared. And every one of them speaks highly of Bang PD.

• The haters, the amount of hate and the types of hate aimed at them was unbelievable. I always thought there was a little exaggeration in regards to that but no. Some form of hate/backlash/bullying/efforts to discredit them, was there from the beginning, from all sides. It is a fucking miracle they are still with us. I am in awe of their ability to walk through that fire.

• I feel like my habit of looking at the "big picture" gained a wider scope into their world.

I will re-read and refer to some of my favorite content not included in the QR codes in the book so I can see if what I know now changes how I feel. Hopefully I will come away with a post-grad degree in BTSology after that.

The vernacular in translating Korean to English is not a smooth word for word translation so I think some of the passion and emotion in what the members were trying to convey does not easily come across with as much emphasis as it probably was said during their interviews but it does not diminish the meaning of what they said. When I re-read I am going to really concentrate on hearing their own voices as I read the member's words again.

The only real issue I had and it is very minor: the method of using italicized all-caps for the lengthy album titles became burdensome to read. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE: PT. 1; THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE: PT. 2 and THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE: YOUNG FOREVER were a lot for my eyeballs and brain to handle when they were repeated again and again in paragraph after paragraph.

#bts: beyond the story #my heart lurched many times while reading

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miryum · 10 months

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Foundling Villa- Chapter 13

Royal!Charles Leclerc x Reader. Princess Y/n is arranged to marry Prince Charles. There will be many ups and downs that the author hasn’t planned out yet, but read along to find out more! (Yes, I know that sounds super cheesy) Warnings per chapter. Hope you guys enjoy!

Tag list: @notleclerc @sunsumonner @saturnsrinqs @livster @chonkybonky @eau-rougee @champomiel @justyouraverageeverydaysimp @multifandom-loser

Warnings: Swearing, I think...? Is that all?

ao3 link next chapter>>

“Do you hear yourself?” Arthur chuckled nervously. “Charles, you can’t be serious.”

“Maybe not, but we can at least spare a cavalry, right? Give the bastards a taste of their own medicine.”

“Charles….” Lorenzo cradled his head in his hands. “We are not sending our men over to Redull just because one of their Dukes insulted Princess Y/n.”

“He put his hands on her!” Charles’ tried to keep his voice from rising. It was proving difficult.

“And you punched him. All is fair,” Arthur said.

“I still don’t like it,” Charles grumbled and slouched down in his chair. Pascale wanted to roll her eyes at her son’s immaturity, but she was happy it came from a place of love. She wasn’t sure what your relationship with Charles was, but Pascale knew love-struck fools when she saw them.

“If it makes you feel better,” Lorenzo said, “I had Hasting removed from his title of Dukedom.”

Charles mumbled something under his breath, but his brothers couldn’t hear what he said. Arthur would bet his title it was a flurry of swear words. “I still want Y/n to have more protection and security,” Charles insisted.

“Understandable. As would I, if someone hurt my wife.” Lorenzo nodded and gestured for someone to step forward. “That’s why I’ve asked Jules to accompany her to the Schumacher Estate. You may instruct one of your men to join them.”

Jules bowed to Charles and while he felt a blooming of relief at seeing his old friend and mentor, Charles still had his doubts. He would protect you at any cost, even if it meant checking over details thrice. “And why not the Foundling Villa?” Charles asked. “She feels more comfortable there.”

“Because, as you may have realised, the Foundling Villa cannot hold the amount of guards and servants Jules employs. Princess Y/n will have plenty of space for her and her servants, if she wishes to bring them.”

“Lorenzo,” Charles cut his brother off. “What is the real reason? We both know Jules doesn’t need the amount of servants the Schumacher Estate requires. He could easily move into the Foundling Villa if he chooses.”

Lorenzo sighed. Charles took notice of the eyebags and Lorenzo’s stuck up hair from running his hand through it one too many times. “Charles, I didn’t want to tell you this in fear of you informing Princess Y/n, but we have lost our alliance to Williams.”

“How is that possible?” Charles gaped. “The entire purpose of my marriage is to secure that alliance.”

“No, the entire purpose of your marriage was to secure supplies. Your little… argument with King and Queen L/n disrupted that tense trust. The alliance was shaky to begin with, but now it has crumbled.” Lorenzo explained, “We don’t know if Williams will now side with Redull, but we cannot trust Williams. King and Queen L/n know the location of the Foundling Villa, but the Schumacher Estate is very well hidden, protected, and easily defendable, as you’re aware.” Charles nodded once and Lorenzo continued, “For Princess Y/n’s safety, I want to move her there. I would done it whether or not Hasting came onto her.”

Pascale places her hand on Charles’. “My dear, I know the question running through your mind.” Charles’ eyes pricked with the telltale sign of tears. He blinked hard, pushing them away. His chest ached as though someone had splintered his heart. Charles was terrified. Pascale took a breath, and said, “if she wishes, then yes, she could divorce you. There is nothing binding you anymore.”

Charles turned and gripped his mother. His hug was more of a plea; a plea for Pascale to make you stay. His throat burned with a sob, but he held it in. Advisors were still in the room. He couldn’t let the extent of his sadness show. Pascale ran a hand through his hair, quiet. It should be you comforting him. But Charles would make sure you never knew. He would do everything in his power to keep you with him.

Even if it meant lying.

The carriage bumped along and you cursed. The letter you were attempting to write was ruined by a streak of wayward ink. Pierre Gasly snickered beside you. You glared at him, but both of you knew it was fake. You could never be mad at Pierre. Charles had chosen him to accompany you for a reason- the two of you got a lot splendidly.

Jules rolled his eyes, sitting across from you as you ripped the parchment and started over.

My dearest siblings,

Is it true? Are you forbidden from writing? Do Mother and Father have such a grip over you that they control what you pen?

It saddens me that they have such an impact on our lives.

I’m moving, once again. I didn’t mean to- nor am I sure I want to. But Charles thinks it’s for the best.

Speaking of my husband, what do I do if I fear he’s hiding from me? He’s been reserved the past few days, and I don’t know why. Brenda or Robert, do you have any suggestions? I know Ralph won’t have any helpful hints. Ralph, I want you to know that I am mentally flipping you off. There’s no reason behind it, other than you’re an asshole.

Even if you have ideas or can think of a way to help, I doubt you’ll be able to write to me. I don’t know where I’m going. The estate where I shall be residing is concealed to a point where only Jules and a select few know where it is.

Whatever happens, I love you. More than Mother or Father could break or distance. I don’t fault you for their actions. Give Kaitlyn and Marie my undying love.

Your sister,

Y/n

“I can send that for you, once we reach the Estate,” Jules suggested. You nodded gratefully. Pierre reached over and snatched the feather from you. He scratched some doodles into the margins of the parchment, snickering. Jules rolled his eyes. You had to cross some of his sketches out. You deemed them too graphic for your family, even though Brenda would likely find them hilarious.

The carriage suddenly veered to the right and you cursed, slamming into the window. Pierre laughed loudly and you brought your heel down onto his toes. This time, it was Pierre who swore and Jules was the one to chuckle.

You peeked your head out the window and instantly had to duck, a tree branch almost whacking you in the face. “Where the hell are we?” The carriage didn’t seem to be heading down a distinct path. The “road” was dirt and mud, but the horses seemed to know their way. You thought back to your servants in the carriage behind you and hoped they were faring on this rocky path better than you. You had only taken Elena, Sara, Yuki, and Lando. Technically, you didn’t need Yuki or Lando to join you, but they had become part of your family. Lando’s face when you asked him to come along was worth it.

After another fifteen minutes of twists and turns on the rocky road, Jules leaned out of the window “to make sure no one followed us.” When he was satisfied, the carriage turned once more, carefully weaved through a set of trees, and the Schumacher Estate came into view.

It was a majestic house- if you could even call it that. Only royalty could look at the Schumacher Estate and see a house. It was shaped in a W with light brown stone constructing the base. The roof was a pale green, which you later learned was to blend in with the trees. Two large windows stood at the front and smaller ones peppered the sides. Two spires paralleled the house and what Charles never told you was that the spires were built specifically for defence. They were the perfect places to strike down an enemy, even if the enemy outnumbered you.

A small stable sat to the side and you instantly instructed Lando to give the horses water and comfort. Against Jules’ better judgement you had brought along Sixteen and Fifty-Five. You still had yet to name them.

As Jules’ servants were helping you move in, you caught a snatch of Pierre and Jules’ conversation. “How long will we stay here?” Pierre asked quietly.

Jules didn’t answer, waving Pierre away and giving him a stern look.

“Don’t do that,” Pierre grunted. “I need to know what you and the Leclercs have discussed if I’m to keep Princess Y/n safe. You can’t hide things from me.”

“Just like how we’re not hiding the alliance development from Princess Y/n?” Jules shot back.

You turned to glance at them and both men shut up. “What’s wrong with the alliance?”

“Princess, you needn’t worry about it. King Lorenzo and Prince Charles are working on it.” Jules smiled softly.

“But if they're working on it, then something must be wrong with it.” You frowned, stepping towards the pair. Panic started to build within you. What would this mean for you and Charles? “Does this have to do with Charles and I’s marriage? I- I know Williams has broken communications with Enza, but I’m sure I can help my parents see the error of their ways. It’s- it’s not over.”

“Princess, please don’t worry.” Jules reiterated, gently taking your elbow and guiding you into the house. He led you up two flights of stairs and into a large room. “This shall be your room for the time being. I hope you can settle in and find your stay comfortable.”

“I’m sure I will…” You were a little disoriented by the quick subject change and it seemed like Jules would do everything in his power to avoid your questioning. “But what about Charles-” You whirled around to see the door close. Jules was gone.

Sinking down into the bed, you wondered how things could go from content to uncertain so quickly.

You remembered the carriage ride back to Enza from Redull. Charles had spoken softly about his childhood and you, in turn, swapped stories. It had felt as if a dam had been torn down. But now, by not knowing what was happening, the dam was being built up again. You could do nothing but watch as people separated you and Charles; he stood at one end of the river, and you the other, as wood was piled on to conceal you from him. Water slowly filled the river you stood in and you were helpless as you began to drown.

Maybe you were taking the metaphor too far, but needless to say, you felt as if your timid connection with Charles was splintering. And you were pretty sure it had something to do with the alliance your parents secured with Enza. If the alliance was breaking, would your marriage with Charles break as well?

As you sat in this foreign room, you couldn’t help but realise: You missed Charles.

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sailforvalinor · 1 year

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Unhinged thoughts I've had recently about Ienzo/Zexion in no particular order:

We learn from Even in BBS that Ienzo was adopted by Ansem the Wise at a young age after something happened to his parents and he was orphaned. However, for Ienzo's parents to even be mentioned here is really Odd for Kingdom Hearts--we've never seen a canonical appearance of a character's parent in any of the games, and there are only a handful of times they've even been mentioned (Riku mentions that Sora's dad usually takes them out on the boats in BBS, Terra calls Eraqus his father but is not related to him by blood, Sora's mom notoriously calls him in to dinner in KH1, and Kairi had a grandmother in Radiant Garden if you want to count that). The only time we've ever seen the canonical appearance of a parent in the games is Xehanort's mother in KHUX/Dark Road, and that was extremely recent and considered very abnormal. Kingdom Hearts, up until KHUX, was always very unconcerned with the concept of blood family, so the fact that this bit of dialogue was included about Ienzo feels way too out of place not to be deliberate, especially since no other Organization member's parents are ever discussed (even though Lea and Isa were also kids). Given that Nomura seems particularly intent on exploring bloodlines in his current and future KH projects, I wonder if this detail will turn out to be something significant.

The scene in KHII Final Mix where Xigbar interrogates Zexion about what Xemnas is up to in the Chamber of Repose rings especially strange now that we know that Xigbar is actually Luxu (and additionally because the scene was not originally in the game and added to Final Mix, though probably this was to set up plotlines for BBS). What did Luxu think Zexion knew? He doesn't appear to actually glean any information from him--it's Zexion who gets information in this scene, he learns that Xemnas is looking for Ventus. Additionally, if Luxu already knew that Xemnas was looking for the Chamber of Waking to find Ven, he definitely knew that he was talking to Aqua in some way in the Chamber of Repose--my guess is that he was trying to learn from Zexion whether Xemnas had actually captured Aqua herself. (Luxu's ultimate goal here, remember, is to get Xehanort to act as the "scapegoat" and recreate the Keyblade War, and he's trying to keep as close of tabs on his progress as possible. Xemnas was trying to track down more ancient Keyblade wielders at this point--Luxu having just recruited Lauriam--and he likely wanted to know if he had managed to turn Aqua to their cause.) However, as Luxu is almost as inscrutable as MoM himself and his motives are extremely difficult to read, it is possible there's something else that he was trying to learn from him. If this is the case, I'd say that it was probably something that Zexion didn't even know he knew, or else he probably would have told Sora in KH3 if he had deemed it important.

Additionally, this exchange makes one question why Luxu would go to Zexion for this information in the first place, as he had already instated himself as Xemnas' right-hand man and is the person Xemnas would be most likely to tell this information. Nomura has stated in the past that Xemnas and Zexion shared a sort of "master-servant or teacher-student" relationship, which would likely explain this. This also explains why Saix believed that he was a threat to his rise to prominence within the Organization, even though he was a lesser number than him, and had Axel eliminate him in Castle Oblivion. It's kind of a shame that we never got to see this dynamic.

It does seem odd that Xemnas would deliberately mentor Zexion, a non-Keyblade wielder, if he was deliberately looking for Keyblade wielders of old to be his vessels. However, since Ienzo was only around eight or nine years old when he was manipulated into becoming a Nobody (which, side note, that's messed up), it's possible that he believed he might grow to have this potential--or, more likely, he knows what happened to his parents and believes him to have some connection to or be descended from a Keyblade wielder of old.

Zexion is the only Nobody besides Roxas and Namine to have a complete opposite personality to their recompleted self--while Zexion is reserved, terse, manipulative, and delights in cruelty and deception, Ienzo is warm, helpful, and borderline extroverted. While his lack of evil intent and fanatical devotion to the Organization's goals can be chalked up to his being recompleted, just as the other recompleted Organization members are no longer evil, it can't be denied that the difference between Ienzo and Zexion is like night and day. (Take Axel and Aeleus, for example--though they are no longer Nobodies and their goals are different, their personalities remain the same for all intents and purposes.) Ienzo mentions to Sora that they are no longer evil because they were out from under Xemnas's influence, so it's possible that we could ascribe this personality shift to that, especially as we know that he and Xemnas had a mentor-student relationship, and because we know that Ienzo was lied to as a child and made to believe that Ansem the Wise (his guardian) had gone mad and abandoned them (he says that "they" told him this, but it seems likely that this was Xehanort himself, which might be why he became closer to him rather than Vexen). However, as Ienzo does not learn that this information was false until late in KH3, this seems unlikely--and honestly, that drastic of a personality shift still seems unlikely in the short amount of time (at least, to him) between his being killed in CoM and recompleted in DDD. This makes me wonder if, like Roxas and Namine, his transformation from a human into a Nobody was somehow abnormal, though in what way I'm not sure.

Zexion's lexicon is called "The Book of Retribution," and I'm desperate to know why. Retribution for what? His guardian abandoning him?

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╰┈➤ ❝ The Chain as Social Link ❞

┊ ➶ ｡˚ ° yesss, let's go with the puuuun lmao. The big reason why I wanted to make this crossover ahah;;; I swear this was a difficult one. "Once you know a Link, you've known them all '' and that couldn't be truer while I was giving them the arcana— anyways, I managed to play and fit it!

┊ ➶ ｡˚ ° I'll put the symbolism, game-wise and story-wise!

┊ ➶ ｡˚ ° Linked Universe x Persona Crossover

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┊・❥ Time - The Hermit

Symbolizes wisdom, introspection, solitude, retreat and philosophical searches.

Gameplay-wise they deal with mental-ailments and are hermit figures...

Story-wise, I was debating whether to put Hermit or Hierophant but in the end I chose the former!

Both plays the "wise mentor" however the Hierophant leans more on a religious figure which I suppose Time tries to stay out of for reasons.

So, Hermit Arcana! Time spent his life "hidden" voluntarily and involuntarily.

Was hidden in the forest, was hidden in a sacred realm, his adventure became a story in the adult timeline and forgotten in the child timeline— that's probably a few of it!

┊・❥ Twilight - The Moon

There's a lot to unpack but in short it represent being attuned subconsciously to the world and gaining the ability to sense things

Kinda like psych which works with Twilight becoming a wolf

Was thinking if to give this or not since story-wise of persona this arcana tends to project their fears or faults on others, which mainly the protagonist.

Gameplay-wise this arcana excels in physical abilities with average magic which fits Twilight!

But I could see some way this would work with all the shadow and other world stuff going on.

I feel like because of his experience with shadows he is more sensitive to the Reader who is in contact with them too.

And due to his supportive side he tends to look out more to the reader. Like, uh, platonically explained? He is a protective big bro!

┊・❥ Warrior - The Chariot

Symbol of victory, conquest, self-assertion, self-confidence, control, war and command.

It's fitting just on-point for Warrior.

Gameplay-wise they excels in physical attacks and figures of warriors.

They also have special physical skills! Which Idk how to implement since all Link have it. I think Warrior gives special effects like how in-game of HW the weapons have elemental skills.

Edit: I remembered that skill which instant-kill the enemy. With Warrior who's game is more hack&slash.

Story-wise figures also tend to hide their doubts and weaknesses. This is Warrior we talkin' about. He hides them with smug, flirts and jokes. That mistake of power getting through his head was a scar on his back. Ouch.

Please give him a pat on the shoulder to reassure him ó_ò)

I'd also like to imagine Warrior being the one to teach the Reader about fighting instead of just being Time ^^) he trained with the knights so he does have the experience in teaching and sparring!

┊・❥ Wild - The Hanged Man

OH BOI HERE WE GO— MY FAVOURITE—

Symbolize self-sacrifice for the sake of enlightenment and paradoxes that hangs between sky and earth and also renewal.

Gameplay-wise they excels in survivability!

I guess he could provide Reader about the necessity? Like Iwai who can provide weapons to the Protag—

Story-wise, this the card of the martyr.

Wild life is surrounded by sacrifices. For the champions who sacrificed themselves, Zelda, the King, Hyrule itself.

Wild was in a situation which he had little control over. Not only the calamity, but also the burden he has. The eyes on him.

Yet once the eyes and expectations were gone, he still held on to his task and ended what's left.

Also what I like about this is the hanged man have a leg crossed to the other forming a "4" which makes me think of Wild and the four champions 🫠

Anyways, characters with this cards are in dilemma about their loss. Unable to move on, they can't choose without making sacrificing part of their identity.

So the relationship that the Reader build with them is to face the problem head-on.

Doesn't mean in the end, it's gone. The characters problem with consequences that remain but won't burden them (*cough*tearsofthekingdom*cough*)

┊・❥ Sky - The Justice

Symbolizes the strict allegory of justice, objectivity, rationality and analysis.

The card represent up-coming trials which are fitting for Sky's journey.

Gameplay-wise they excels in light-ability which fits on Sky since he is more close on the divine ones: Zelda as the reincarnation of Hylia, he is the first reincarnation of the hero, if we go to joke he lives literally above the clouds, a very lightened place lol

I have no idea what kind if ability Sky can give to the Reader and I can hear y'all yelling that Sky have more affinity at sword-wielding probably more than Warrior but listen—! ...Maybe I'll give him the bonus: detecting enemy stats, better communication and increasing critical hits 😊

Uuh, story-wise… for those who played persona, knows the tendency what this arcana has and I don't want to spoil others.

Sky. He is just there standing in the background and is mostly viewed as the soft-sky boi but when you push that anger too far?

Funny fact, this characters tend to be stoic individuals but when pushed too far they tend to take drastic measures.

He did have to deal with bullies, unfairness in competitions, his bird being treated unjustly— he gone for blood during his battle with Demise—

Anyways, I'm curious how to implement this in the story 👀

┊・❥ Legend - The Star

The arcana also symbolizes hope, fitting for Legend who brought the timeline in its Golden Era.

Gameplay-wise they excel in elemental attacks and represent multi-talented figures.

So I was thinking about skills gained by Hifum* Tog* since Legend have more experience (and worked in team in TriforceHeroes) to leave battle strategy with him instead of Four and Warrior.

Story-wise they are also multi-talented individuals which can resonate with Legend's journey. He ain't called "vet" for nothing!

Although they also deal with internal and external struggles.

┊・❥ Hyrule - The Magician

It symbolizes power, potential, and the unification of the physical and spiritual worlds.

Uhm, basically stern will and unfailing determination, also a resourceful individual which fits Hyrule so well... if you played his game (I saw a gameplay and that's...that requires a loooot of determination to finish;;;)

Gameplay-wise they excel in magic!

In simple words, he can teach Reader magic.

Also story-wise, they also tends to be the protagonist first friend.

Warrior deals with physical combat teaching so if Reader wants to learn magic Hyrule would be the one and be glad to help! And it's a good form of bonding since you both are gonna be together for.. knows how long.

┊・❥ Four - The Temperance

Symbol of synthesis, prudence, harmony, and the merging of opposites.

Gameplay-wise its figure is well-rounded and figures associated with balance

Story-wise, Four is probably the most balanced in the group, through and through.

Perhaps it's just me but he hasn't got a lot going on with him… on the outside!

He is good at hiding it and has to remind himself about self-control to not use the four sword.

┊・❥ Wind - The Sun

Symbolizes happiness, joy, energy, optimism, and accomplishment

It literally represented by a child riding a horse (in Wind's case a boat)

Story-wise, these characters find themselves in severe terrible situations but they still manage to keep optimistic despite the tragedy of their past.

No one has been this arcana in team-party in persona so game-play wise idk how they are besides being associated with light, sun and fire.

This is kinda like every Link ngl.

Unlike in Declined Hyrule which focuses more on hopefulness, the New World does focuses more on optimism to find something else beyond in the Great Sea.

Perhaps Wind didn't have a tragic story like Wild or a big one like Time. And the light-hearted style of the game (with dark story) but it does have it's message of letting go of the past and moving on to a better tomorrow.

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That's it! That's all! For now!

A/N: Thanks for reading all the way here! I'm thinking to separate the list in parts because it's too long but at the same time I don't wanna to not... flood the tags about my crossover junk QwQ) What do you guys think?

Next time I'll give info how the Reader summons their, uh, persona UwU)

#🖊 ima writes #linked universe #linked universe x reader #lu time #lu twilight #lu warrior #lu wild #lu legend #lu hyrule #lu four #lu wind #lu sky #linked crossover

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lutawolf · 2 years

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I need to address this because it bothers me that much. I'm not going to call out anyone. I'm just going to give my opinion.

"If you see someone justifying THOSE shows that claim to be part of the BDSM community, I call BS. The BDSM community knows consent, they have to.... torture/kidnappings/etc. From my experience, most in that community are FIERCELY against SA" We'll give them credit for at least not using triggering words.

I am part of the kink community. If you doubt me. That's fine, that's your right. So, for those with an open mind here is some info on me. I joined the community when I was 19, my mentor is a mutual on here. To which people have seen her collaborate my story. I've been in a lifestyle D/s relationship for over 17 years. I'm not only into D/s but S&M.

Kinksters motto is absolutely Safe, Sane, And Consensual. As an SA myself, you bet your ass I'm against it. I am not against Kinnporsche, LITA, or others. Why? Because it's fucking fiction. It's art and I can recognize that. People have the right to express their feelings through art or live vicariously through art. You can not like it. That's fine but you don't get to dictate because you don't like something. Let me ask you, who is it harming? Don't tell me the queer community because this same type of art is shown in straight media all the time. If you are going to hold queer media to a higher standard, than you are part of the problem. You are perpetuating a system that would have us treated differently.

Now, it would be an issue if any of this was not recognized as problematic behavior. That's not what is going on here. We all know that we wouldn't want to meet Vegas in real life and what he did was fucked up. We all admit that Pai slides into unacceptable in real life. No one is denying the problems. In some cases we don't give a fuck and maybe some are living vicariously through art. In others maybe it's stimulating critical thinking skills in order for us to see the grey outside of black and white.

"They've dealt with the stereotypes of wanting to abduct some stranger to sexually torture them"

That's actually a kink dude. There are kinksters who are into role play of non-consent or abduction and even torture. I personally don't cause that isn't for me and wow would I flash back. However, I know individuals who have them. They don't hurt people. Some have a difficult time explaining why they have them and they feel guilty enough without someone saying they're a problem. True people of the community and allies don't put down other kinksters. Even if it's not our flavor, we strive to understand. BDSM isn't where you work out your problems but no one can deny that there is a psychological connection to what we do. I say bravo to the individuals who do this in the SAFEST, SANE, AND CONSENSUAL manner in which they can. Which is to live vicariously through fantasy.

"No, those individuals probably just enjoy fluffy handcuffs and think THAT'S kinky"

I know that I personally made comments about fluffy handcuffs and I'm sorry. I apologize to anyone offended by my comments. I was up in my feels because it felt this person was saying I wasn't community that I let it blind me. It's unacceptable to judge another kinkster. Light play is still kink. I know plenty of people who have fluffy handcuffs and a paddle. You are still kinkster and I'm truly sorry for being inconsiderate.

Okay, so there is my opinion. Take it or leave it.

#love in the air the series #lita #love in the air kink #kinnporsche #kinnporsche kink #big dragon the series #big dragon kink #coconuts mafia

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idea for a story i had i cant quite get out my mind bear with me this is long

it revolves mainly around a group of cavers sent to explore a very deep cave by local authorities, the man that is said to oversee the expedition (from the official side) is young and overworked, desperate to prove himself as fit for the position his father placed him in

he meets with the group of cavers, between them he bonds specifically with the leader, a man in his mid thirties who really saw how tired and anxious he was and who spent what little time they had in private telling him wonderfull stories about previous dives like fairytales. the young man is really touched by his passion and is determined to help him from his side as much as possible.

the group was large, but only one other person caught the mans attention, a man only slightly older than himself that seemed really close with the captain, he heard one of the other men in the group whisper that he was the newest addition to the group and that this would be his first big mission

the other young man was nervous but exited and he clings to the olders arm when possible.

he sees them desend into the darkness togheter as the first ones of the group.

the story would follow 2 pov, out og office boy and the caver boy going one day at a time.

very quickly communication with the team below becomes difficult, the setting in my mind is not truly modern, i imagine theyll be doing their best to set up cables from the entrance to the cave to get direct communication.

during the office boy (he doesnt have a name sorry) segments hed be stressing over the whole thing, the consensus on the surface is that the expedition should be called off. what little information they get from below paints an incresitly worrying picture and office boy becomes very quickly overwhelmed by it all, his father presures him quite a bit too.

every time he goes to sleep the story switches povs.

the cavers seem to be doing fine actually! sure the issues w comunication are a bummer but theyre making good progress and everyones chilling! here we would get to see the relationship betwen cave boy and the captian, a sortan mentor/student bond, almost like father and son.

most of the worrying things said trhough comms seem like horible misundersteandings here. "we're runnning low on food' cut out right before they could explain how they found lots of edible mushrooms growing in the walls.

meanwhile in the surface, after comms cut out completly, the team below is presumed dead by everyone but office boy whos very clearly hanging all his self worth on this going right and seems to belive he knows every man on that team better than everyone else.

he talks with the mens families, particularly the captains. his wife doesnt seem to fond of him and neither do his children, the man they describe is far from the one that so sweetly told office boy all the wonderfull things about his life and his team, far too from the loving man we've seen from cave boys povs

that same night the divers find fresh water on a stream below the ground, they eat while laughing and joking with each other, not tired from thier jurney at all.

he talks with cave boys family next, his brother seems to not like him too much either, he talks about the captain with disgust too, calling him a cheater and a horrible influence, and implies a lot of things that office boy actively ignores

as he finds out more about these men, their issues with each other and the other people in their lives and how they really where beyond the smile they showed him (their superior mind you) things in the cave seem to get better and better before it becomes abuntantly clear to the audience that we never saw the pov of the cavers, and all that storyline was office boys daydreams based completely in the embelished stories the captain told him before going

he never knew cave boy, but he placed himself in his shoes anyways. he saw a split second of what he thought was a mentor/student dinamic and ran with it, HE wished he could have simply gone down into the cave instead of dealing w his current life, HE wished he could be guided by a man as seemingly patient and loving as the captain

so he ignored all the sppl telling stories of him having been cruel to his team members, negletfull towards his children, unloving towards his wife.

he wanted to be cave boy, who carried himself with confidence despite his busted shoes, who so casually talked to the captain like knew each other as more than just coworkers, he wanted to be that guy that would look just like him if you where to iron his shirt and comb his hair

he still lies to himself about this for a while longer, he argues with his peers about this all being true like he himself was there to know. it becomes clear to everyone around him,specially his father, that hes lost his mind.

meanwhile in "the cave" the teams finds everything they conviniently would ever need, the dreams becoming shameless self indulgence for a man whose life is falling apart

finally cave boys brother one day shares with him ( who has been obssesibly calling him as mcuh as he can) that he suspected his brother was having an afair with the captain. this of course makes out insane office boy really mad, he tries to argues about the lives of strangers hes never truly met with someone that shared a house wiht one of them. the brother refuses to talk to him after that

the team at the cave sleep in comfortable beds made of soft moss in a spacious cave softly illuminated by undiscovered mushrooms while office boy falls asleep at his desk

he gets fired,of couse and in my head this ends with him killinh himself but idk about that i think itll make sense but idlkkk

#wddy

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ectoplaasm · 5 months

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Please share I'd love to hear the lore

TEE HEE if you insist >:) I have a feeling this is gonna be Long so strap in

First things first: this

So in my little narrative, I have it that Maeve and Simon met in college (Fall 2019) (in an econ class but tbh any GED class works) and became friends. She's studying computer science and Simon is like "woah that's crazy--you know my sister is a robotics engineer maybe I can introduce you guys." And Maeve is like "hell yeah of course that sounds awesome." So she visits GYAXA with him and meets Aura, Metis, and another woman I've named Claudette, and they're all on the robotics team (because, realistically, NASA wouldn't have JUST two robotics scientists). They hit it off well enough that Aura offers her a co-op position (RE: Clay Terran also receiving an early internship. For some reason) (oh, also, this means Maeve does school full-time in the fall and part-time in the spring while she interns at GYAXA) and her mentor is Claudette. I should also mention that Simon and Maeve started dating sometime in October 2019.

Sometime around March 2020, Something happens to Claudette where she mysteriously disappears from GYAXA, seemingly kidnapped as there is a sign of struggle in her office, but she is not heard from after that. She was working on some sort of glasses software that Maeve has now inherited (it's kind of like a remote hack--if I ever make AAI: TWotP it would be the mechanic she supplies Blackquill with). Needless to say, Maeve is now intern-mentoring under Aura, likely on the projects with Metis as well, so Maeve would then know Athena at least a little.

Flash forwards: UR-1. Tragedy riiight after their first anniversary (at which time Maeve receives that locket I always draw her with). Remember, though, that this is when Maeve is full-time at school, so this explains why she wasn't there when it happened. I think during this time she would act as an older sister to Athena and help set her up for going to Europe (since uh. No hate at Aura but I don't think she would have helped...), also, since Metis is gone and can't do it, I think she would upkeep maintenance on Widget (this relationship between the two of them is why I gave Maeve gloves similar to Athena's since she also interacts with the glasses technology). Then, of course, Maeve would also visit Simon for a while in prison, since maybe he keeps some of his old self for a while (which I imagine he's grateful for since I think no one else is confirmed to visit him ever...?). Eventually, after a long enough time of being broken down by the system, he would break up with her around December 2022 under the guise of "I get so annoyed every time you visit; leave me to rot alone here in peace" when it's really him pushing everyone he loves away to protect them from his eventual demise. And Maeve accepts this, albeit extremely sadly, and does not return to the prison. Perhaps she writes letters whenever something significant happens, and perhaps Simon silently cherishes them every time he receives them... but we'll never know.

MEANWHILE: Aura and Maeve are the last two on their little team remaining. They have shifted to develop some scanning thing that sends out a wave to analyze everyone's psychological profiles in a certain (likely very small) radius to try and seek the Phantom. It's a hard thing to get working, and it never seems to yield results as LA is a huge place. This frustrates Aura and she eventually abandons the project, and Maeve focuses on finishing school (she has a difficult time with it as she is understandably very upset from everything, especially now that the project is over and she has no way to help Simon out in the background). Eventually, she graduates, and she goes back to work for GYAXA on the robotics team full-time doing whatever it is Aura was doing when we met her in DD.

Flash forward to post-DD, where Maeve is the only (only) person left from that robotics team. I think there would be a lot of pressure on her, carrying on both of her old mentors' and Metis' research, as well as the police coming to her for help on making this thing called the Badger Bot using Ponco and Clonco's facial recognition tech (which has a LOT of ethical nuance behind it that will get addressed in TWotP). Because she's working with the police, she does run into Blackquill once he's out, and there's a very strained relationship between them now since they're both convinced the other hates them when the reality of the fact is that they miss each other deeply. Maeve still wears the locket Blackquill gave her when they were younger, though, which he notices (the locket is used to hold a very important SSD that eventually gets stolen, meaning Simon is lowkey protecting those files). They're investigative partners in TWotP since she's doing research for the Bot, and the events of that help to bring them back around to each other again as they get to know each other, both now extremely jaded individuals, and they learn they still have a lot of things in common despite the years spent apart.

Parallels I am proud of in this: Simon and Maeve losing their mentors, Athena and Maeve doing background work to save Simon, Maeve cutting all of her hair off after her and Aura's project gets scrapped vs. Simon's hair growing out as he experiences the length of his sentence.

ALSO: Maven is a piece of software used to build programming projects, and Kaspersky is an antivirus company. In case you were wondering how I Ace Attorneyed her name :,))))))

#I HOPE YOU ENJOYED I have thought about all of this AT LENGTH for a while now #because like it's hard to build a relationship with Simon bc of the way that he is but I think. I think I got it to work #And I hope I got it to work in a way that makes sense. Bc I have such a huge respect for canon I wanna make their story super believable!!#maeve kaspersky #plaasks #mutual brigade #self-insert shenanigans #aa5 spoilers #iggy don't look

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have been messing w my alola prev-gen plot lately and i keep seeing art of these two together as young trainers so i thought i would try a different sort of prev-gen for a bit. (:

[multi-part pre-dppt drabble(s). 1/? cynthia & sycamore & rowan]

the professor's summer intern picks him up from the airport.

cute, stubby, pumped full of life, and definitely younger than he. augustine cannot contain his disappointment at having his first in-person meeting with his mentor postponed. he was hoping for a grand tour around jubilife to mark his first day in the sinnoh region, but this, too, doesn't go as expected.

shirona, she introduces herself as. carefully, and without any excess language. she's clearly expecting him to attempt conversation with an odd assimilation of broken basic in a tongue heavy with his foreign accent. augustine surprises her by a near-perfect greeting, muttered over his shoulder while he hefts his one suitcase from the conveyor belt. (of course he could speak and understand basic – he'd needed to in some degree in order to make his research study here worthwhile.)

once they're out of the airport and on the streets, shirona takes one is his bags and tosses the strap over her shoulder so it hangs off of her back. she grabs his now-free hand and starts pulling him down the road. "c'mon, sandgem isn't far! nothing like a quick nature walk around here."

"and the professor will be there?" he asks, forcing his light frown into a neutral line. his shoes, unlike her travel boots, aren't really made for a 'brisk trip through nature'. which is on him, actually. he knew field work would be a big part of his tasks here. his other shoes were in his carry-on.

"no," shirona leads, trailing augustine's disappointment in her wake. "professor rowan had an errand to run today. that's why he sent me to get you! well, that's part of the reason, but–" she stops, mouth held open with no sound to be heard. after a moment she picks up the pace and allows her lips to curve into a soft grin. "nah, it's not that important."

exiting through the city gates leaves them in the midst of a sprawling wild space. shirona confirms he has a pokemon on him before sliding a pokeball of her own out of a pocket of her coat. she enlarges it for easy access and starts leading him through the maze, claiming a shortcut to rowan's lab.

some of augustine's sourness dies down as they begin to encounter wild pokemon. it's not much, the same four or so species, but it's enough to capture his curiosity. his companion is happy to explain to him the basics, and then augustine simply observes from there. moves, nuances, natures, size, everything his eyes and ears can track he inputs into his brain for safekeeping, until he can sit down later to jot it all down for real.

(shirona's partner is a gible. it comes as a shock. one that leaves him fingering the switch to his own gible's pokeball every now and then. her gible looks healthy, and just as peppy as its trainer. happy. excited to be there. it gives the young trainer more credibility in his eyes, probably more so than anything else she's done since they've met. probably the most credible thing she can do, in his eyes – demonstrate a great relationship with a hardy and stubborn breed of pokemon. it's well-known, after all, that dragon-types are the most difficult to train.)

just when he thinks he may be getting used to her loud company, the route opens out, and their first steps into sandgem send his mind tumbling down many other directions, leaving the quiet musings to die.

"pro~fes~sor!" shirona calls as soon as she throws the front doors to the lab wide open. "oh, wow, it's a wreck in here."

no one answers her call. augustine squeezes past and stands just left of the doorway, grip on the handle of his suitcase growing tight as he takes in the disaster of scattered papers and loose power cords.

"huh." shirona doesn't enter further. she sets one hand on her hip and the other under her chin, lost in thought. it's just enough hesitation to make augustine realize this condition isn't normal. isn't standard. that something is most likely wrong.

"sycamore, sir, wait here a moment."

augustine glances back over from where he'd been looking around the chaos of the lab. before he can get a word in, shirona has already darted off, heading deeper into the lab. her tight expression he catches a glimpse of is enough to set him on edge. he releases the suitcase handle to pull out gible's pokeball in its stead.

a minute passes with no signs of life. he's just taking a step forward, mind made up to seek out the girl, when the sound of someone running across the hardwood echoes back to him. shirona appears around the corner, harried, and waves a handwritten note around above her head in a frenzy.

"the lab pokemon are all gone!" she calls out. "they made a mess and then took off! this is terrible, really, if the professor comes back to this there will be big trouble!!"

"what kind of trouble, exactly?"

augustine's eyes widen at the sound of the gruff voice behind him, and shirona gulps, echoing his panic and then swallowing it with a squeak, arms moving behind her to hide the note.

when he turns around he finds himself face-to-face with his pokemon studies research mentor for the next six months.

"it's nothing, professor rowan, i just made a mess!" shirona confesses.

the door shuts with a loud clank by aid of the hand not holding a hefty briefcase. professor rowan takes this same hand and smoothes out his mustache, giving himself time to formulate a reply.

"you're much too well-behaved for something of this caliber," he decides. beside him, augustine nearly blanches. her? described like that??

then those same stern eyes are on him and augustine feels all the fight drain out of his body.

"you're the young sycamore, i take it?" he asks. augustine nods, all he can manage for the moment, but it's not ill-received, which is better than nothing at the moment. "maybe you can explain to me what is going on?"

"some, uh." he swallows rough. "some pokemon escaped, sir. apparently."

rowan's stare turns back to shirona in quick order, so fast that she surrenders the note to him out of pure intimidation before he can get another word out.

"we just got here ourselves," she confesses, head held low.

"then you cannot be held at fault," rowan states after giving the note a brief once-over. "i will still need your assistance, however."

shirona nods, standing to full height. her earlier confidence is still nowhere in sight, but there's some color to her face once again, which is a good sign.

"and you."

augustine gulps and stands at attention. the professor looks at him funny but doesn't question it. his eyes land on gible's pokeball and a twinkle gleams in their depths. they move around the lab's entrance next while he stuffs the paper into his coat pocket, observing all the deficits for himself.

"i'll give you the choice this first time," he decides. he might be smiling, but honestly, it's a little hard to tell from underneath the facial hair. he certainly seems more amused than he should be, given the condition of his laboratory. "you can stay behind and help me organize this mess, or set off with shirona to help locate the missing pokemon." one of his brows raises. "i will warn you. sorting paperwork is very boring. by far the least glamorous aspect of being a researcher."

"that's not a choice at all!" shirona exclaims, coming forward to take augustine's free hand. "of course he'd rather adventure with me! you can read reports to him all summer long. he only has one first day in sinnoh, and the sun's still up!"

"and?" the professor glances around her to meet his gaze once more. "what say you?"

"we won't come back until we find the pokemon," he promises.

the comment is shirona-approved, by the grin the shoots him. she doesn't give rowan a chance to reconsider, pulling them both from the lab with a shout about exploring –erm, checking– the beach first.

"but it's so cold out," he protests. "is the sea really worth seeing right now?"

her laughter rings loud in his ears. "absolutely."

#writing #dppt #pkmn #champion cynthia #professor sycamore #oops i didnt realize sycamore didnt have a first name in jap vers #i borrowed the english one and then jus kept the eng tree names HAH #but um in the future using jap naming schemes for sinnoh chars so (:#ill come up w a tag after another part ig

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rosesandalfazemas · 2 years

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Obsession - my perfect flower

Rarepair Hetalia Week - DAY III - Flowers

Third work for @hwsrarepairweek2022!

Ancient history is difficult to roleplay, because you need such a good and deep lecture, plus the translation to the Hetalia core. I always liked Ottoman, but I didn't pay much attention to Asia/Europe's Ancestors, because I did all my work, for many years, with Latinamerican's (which we call los Tatas in Latin Hetalia). So yep, the guilty there is me )?. Hope you like it! It was simplier this time.

Little story of this composition behind the cut!

Now I can see better Heracles and his mother, thanks to a really simp of those, @greengreekeyes25. And she asked me once to tell/play the beggining of this relationship, before Karpusi - and to explained why Türkiye loves him so much. So I took the work I did with Al Andalus and I followed the same HC. Sadiq (in that moment Anatolia - called Al Gharb, as a human name) had a great admiration for Greece, since she was older. He took her as a mentor. But history is history, and suddenly the turquish dinasties became stronger and longer and one day, he grew up. And she wanted to survive so, she started wanting him in other ways, because her hunger for power, as an Impire, obssesed her with him. Unfortunately, he was so strong that he took her, instead, for a period of time, and obsession became mutual.

#hetalia #hwsrarepairweek2022 #aphrarepairweek2022 #aph ancient greece #aph ottoman empire #aph ottoman #hws ancient greece #AncientGreOtoman #mama greece

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tokillamockingbird427 · 2 years

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fanfic ask game A D O N I S (im sorry)

A: How did you come up with the title to [insert fic]?

Gonna answer this for Two Birds, because I've been thinking about it lately and I've already explained Placeholders origin. Two Birds because I got the idea listening to Regina Spektor's "Two Birds." To me the song is about two people: One whose energetic and wants to explore the world, and the other who's kind of a drag. But their partner understands and decided to stick with them through anything.

D: Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [insert fic]?

I'm gonna answer this with a fic I have yet to write. Currently known as "Prompt #13" in my files and "Split Ghosts Au" on this good ol' hellsight, it's about the Ghosts splitting up following the end of the war and their failure to find Logan. The song I associate with it is: "In our bedroom after the war" by Stars. It's a song that takes place after a war. Which can mean any kind of conflict, but in my associated interpretation I take it literally. There's an air of sadness and loss through the whole song, despite the cheerier tune it drags into something bittersweet. Here's a few of the lines that relate most heavily to the Split au:

Wake up, say good morning to That sleepy person lying next to you If there's no one there then there's no one there But at least the war is over

All the living are dead and the dead are all living

Dishes, TV, bed, the dark was filled with dread But at least the war is over

We won or we think we did When you went away you were just a kid And if you lost it all and you lost it Well, we'll still be there when your war is over

O: How do you begin a story–with the plot, or the characters?

With the plot lol. The plot leaves spaces and requires a person for that space, and they get put in. Weather that's fanfiction or original fiction.

N: Is there a fic you wish someone else would write (or finish) for you?

Hm. How about Heaven and Hell were Words to me by Satan_Incarnate_666 on Ao3? They're a pretty good writer, I think you'd like their work. :) (All affectionate.)

I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?

Writing Tragic Romance. I don't know if anyone's noticed yet, but pretty much every romance I write or fix myself on is tragic. Keegan/Ajax: Keegan has to face losing Alex. Even in Placeholder, where Alex is alive, it's difficult for them to be together all the time like they were before due to what happened to Ajax. Keegan/Logan: Keegan has to face losing Logan when he's abducted, then has to face him afterwards. Weather Logan has turned or just been hollowed out and left a shell of his former self. Rorke/Elias: Both of them hate each other because they see the other as a traitor. Reconciliation of any kind is going to be very difficult. And Rorke straight up kills Elias in most universes.

Even if it's platonic! Logan+Hesh's relationship as siblings: Still tragic. They lose each other in the worst way possible, then have to face the other with both of them wildy altered by their trauma. Adonis+Keegan: Adonis comes back into Keegans life for just a moment, only to experience in what Keegan can only assume is a painful death.

S: Any fandom tropes you can’t resist?

Knowledgeable Old Guy who helps the main characters in some way. It's plot convenience at its finest. I also like them to be a bit Dad-ish. (Also falls under "Wise Old Mentor.")

I also very much enjoy "Good guy returns as the antagonist." Eat that shit up everytime.

#call of duty #call of duty ghosts #fanfiction #i got an ask!

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Not to mean this in any rude way or anything but while i think it is double standards with your shipping example that you gave, i think you should also respect those who do feel uncomfortable that you ship angeal with zack and block you because if it. Sure people dont ask for more insight or background and dont give you a chance or opportunity to explain, but you shouldnt get upset or comment negatively im public that people are trying to cater to what they want to see on their dashboards. Some people are nonconfrontational and your attitude and way you hold yourself about it makes it really difficult to approach you.

hello anon. i'm fine with people being uncomfortable with it. in fact, i've actually spoken to some like a grown adult. i get that not everybody is into the whole mentor x student ships and that's fine! it really is!

again, my problem isn't towards those who find any of those relationships uncomfortable ( and by this i mean they find both angeal x zack AND sephiroth x zack uncomfortable ). what bothers me is the double standards where people find angeal x zack uncomfortable but sephiroth x zack just fine. that's what i said in the initial post. hell ... i'm yet to find people who are weirded out by tseng x aerith because tseng was a grown ass adult when he first met aerith as a child and had gone to her house more than once to try and take her to the shinra hq. but people still ship that.

i genuinely don't mind people hardblocking me because of this issue i just think they should block EVERYONE who roleplays similar ships on tumblr due to the sheer amount of double standards. that's ultimately my issue. it's called equality / equal opportunity for a reason. we're entitled to ship whatever we want. i just don't think people should be fine with, say, sephiroth x zack / genesis x zack / tseng x aerith but not angeal x zack.

and i do genuinely apologize if my thoughts and opinions make me difficult to approach because i'm a pretty chill person. i'm also hella open-minded. i just wished people would understand that a vast majority of us are grown ass adults and can still be on good terms even if we have disagreements and different views on things. it's just a matter of respecting ones thoughts, opinions, views, and boundaries. that's it! :)

#anon hate tw #drama tw #i didn't necessarily take this as anon hate or anything. i just wanted to give my two cents on it.#but i'll delete this later.

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lonewolfel · 2 years

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Fictober 2022 Day 2

Prompt: 12 - "You're making my head hurt."

Fandom: Owl House

Rating: G (Character Death off screen)

Relationships: hinted at Lumity

Characters: Luz, Eda, King, Gus, Hunter, Willow, Belos, Amity, and other characters mentioned

Time travel story where the Day of Unity is successful. The Collector isn't released. Eda, kids (minus Hunter), and wild witches are the only ones left alive. They are being hunted by the Abomitons which Belos used as a failsafe for destroying magic. Italics are events that are in the future. Also, Time Pools are not used due to the fact they aren't controllable, can't be made, and are difficult to find due to being hunted down.

It had worked. At least it seemed to. Eda, Luz, and King stood in the middle of the Owl House living room and it was filled with the random stuff that Eda had collected over the years.

Luz looked over at her mentor. Both Eda's eyes were bright gold just like how they were when they first met. Her right arm was back with no coven brand.

Luz couldn't hold back a giddy laugh of relief. She rushed forward and hugged both King and Eda. Tears stung her eyes as she tried to stop herself from crying.

"We did it," Luz said. She let out a sob at the end unable to stop it. Eda tightened the hug. Luz couldn't help but remember that horrible day.

Belos's beast form began to advance onto the group of friends. Hunter had collapsed onto the ground holding his right arm as gold veins covered his right side. Both Willow and Gus were beside him. Luz and Amity embraced each other. Belos prepared to strike when a scream echoed through the skull. With a wave, Belos was launched forward.

Those who were still standing ducked and Belos was thrown out of the skull. Luz looked over to where Belos had been. There was King.

"KING!" Luz exclaimed in shock. Gus rushed over to where Belos was thrown. Willow tried to help Hunter up but his right side was almost completely useless.

"I don't think Belos is going to be getting up," Gus said. The young teen looked sick as he peered down.

"King we needed him to undo the spell!" Luz exclaimed.

"Batata," Amity said. "He was never going to undo it." Luz felt tears build up in her eyes.

"No, Eda..." Luz muttered. Hunter let out a groan of pain. This being the first time he let out a sound of pain. The yellow veins are almost taking up the entirety of his face.

Luz couldn't believe she forgot about Hunter. She rushed forward towards the older teen. She grabbed his tight hand and pulled down his glove.

"Hunter is there a way to remove a sigil?" Luz desperately asked.

"I...i...do...n...know..." Hunter gritted out in pain. Luz's heart dropped. Of course, Belos wouldn't tell him how to remove the sigil in case he rebelled and managed to escape.

The hug broke. Tears were streaming down her face but she didn't pay any mind to it.

"Now we need to grab my friends and convince Hunter and Lilith to leave the Emperor's Coven and get into contact with the CATTs." Luz said.

"Simple, tell them that we are from the future and tell them what happens. BAM they'll help us." King added on.

"No that won't work," Eda said. Luz frowned.

"Why not?" Luz asked.

"Time travel was thought to be impossible until you and Lily discovered the Time Pools," Eda explained. The group paused trying to figure out how to get everyone on their side.

"You're making my head hurt," King whined. Eda chuckled.

"Your friends will be able easy. I can get us into contact with the CATTs and I can try to convince Lily to leave the Coven before..." Eda started to reason.

"Hunter will be the hard one," Luz said. It made her heart hurt but it was true.

It took going into the Emperor's mind in order for Hunter to leave. Her kindness hadn't even managed to keep Hunter with her until he was given a mission by Darius.

Eda seemed to figure out what was going on in the teen human's head. She reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry we'll figure out how to get the sad blonde on our side. Even if I have to force adopt him.

#fictober22 #owl house #the owl house #luz noceda #eda the owl lady #toh king #toh hunter #gus porter #amity blight #toh #fan fiction #fanfic

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Jumu'ah Sohbet: 26 April 2024

Onwards to this week's spiritual inspirations, Bismillah (with the name of Allah) ...

#1. During a difficult context in human history where we are witnessing a televised genocide in Palestine, a continued escalation of fighting and famine in Sudan, as well as in Congo. This is over and above how disparate the Muslim world have been in the past. Shaykh Nishaat echoed undeniable truth yet again.

"We have answers for how the different parts of the world should be and react, but we ourselves cannot live in harmony in our own house, community, and country. We must, therefore, first live in harmony in our micro worlds. Only then can we gradually hit the streets. We have to introspect and work out a formula and system for ourselves before we fight for the rights of others."

Retrospectively, I reflected on the transformative power at the micro-scale of our lives with Shaykh Taner and Anne's gifted Positivity Prayers. It enables one to park the judgment of others and instead to permeate positive frequencies that are tangibly transformative over time. Shukran Ya Allah (Divine gratitude) for realising the wisdom of our spiritual mentors!

#2. I then joined our Qur'an Contemplation and Action Session with Khalifa Rubina 12 minutes late because I was immersed in crafting your "Book Character Day" costumes. I naturally overcomplicated them, as I did my former profession of Architecture 😅 Alhamdulillah, we can all laugh about it, in spite of my nafs (lower self or ego), Shukran Ya Allah!

Towards the end of Khalifa Rubina's session she remembered an insight from our beloved Shaykh Taner who said: "If you want to know the level of your ability to surrender, it is tangibly felt as your love of and humility towards Allah increase." What does humility mean? Simply explained by your Abbu in another way, "In life, you have to roll with the punches!" When things don't work out how you would like, you have to surrender to Allah, keep loving Him and learn to laugh at yourself, like Ammu could about her complicated bunny and snail costumes 🐌

#3. Khalifa Rubina added that we must willingly and knowingly surrender to Allah. Whereas in my pre-accident life, I often relied on a sense of blind surrender. Only now, am I getting the opportunity to be still to truly contemplate and not chase my nafs's whims, again Shukran Ya Allah!

After having connected the deepest with the Qur'an, this past Ramadan. I am grateful for realising what Sister Katia professed, "The Qur'an is a dynamic document!" I am compelled to contemplate again and again unlike before, when I really craved this kind of deep connection. I used to feel like the yester year tales of Pharoah and the Prophets (Allah bless them all!) were impossible to relate to! Mind you, this was the time that I even embarked on the study of Qur'anic Arabic. I am eternally grateful for Allah giving me this second chance of understanding Him, through Shaykh Taner and team who compiled this version of the Qur'an's translation!

#4. Our Learning Circle, which occurs fortnightly, was led by Shaykh Nishaat. He referred to how Shaykh Taner and Anne epitomise the saying that the leader of the people is the servant of the people. Serving and being of service only comes with humility. This is what is at the heart of your Abbu's economic sustenance for us all with "Leadership Dialogue", see. Again, Shukran Ya Allah!

I can attest to what Shaykh Nishaat continued to tell us. In my post-accident state, I see that Islam is not about how much knowledge we accumulate, and instead, our good behaviour brings us closer to Allah as one gains spiritual intuition. This has meant a distancing of worldly distractions and our relationship with our spiritual leaders is, in fact, our training ground for how we are with everyone else.

#5. It was a week where our Tariqa (spiritual school) was smitten by Mawlana Rumi's esoteric and searing haq (truth) and hikmah (wisdom). He reflected that: God made the illusion look real and the real an illusion.

The illusion in the first instance refers to this worldly life and instead the Hereafter is what is falsely assumed as an illusion, by those that disregard what is coming. Thereafter, the quote below clarifies the difference between the human concept of love versus the realisation of Divine love, which is the reason that we were created. What poetic mastery conveyed with such simple yet profound analogies, Subhana'Allah (Divine glory)!

In conclusion, there are so many reasons to remain in gratitude to Allah. We just need to open our spiritual senses to fight our states of forgetfulness. Only now, I understand your Abbu's wisdom behind keeping a Gratitude Journal. Seeing how you guys are loving Journaling, let's intend to develop our spiritual senses by developing our own Gratitude Journals, what do you say ...

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