Ship game: Laurentiis?

asfdhjalkhjfd the world wants to know: which of the Crystal Braves would Rhiki date?

Of the three characters I've been asked about so far, Laurentius and Rhiki would probably have the worst relationship. To be entirely honest Rhiki would never consider Laurentius as someone she might hook up with. There are a lot of reasons for this, but if she had to give just one it would be "his sideburns." More seriously, he doesn't have any qualities that she finds particularly attractive, and nothing sets him apart from the dozens of other casual acquaintances she has.

If I were going to write some sort of romance between them, I would say it would have started after he turns himself in for selling information to the Garleans. Maybe they encounter each other a few times around Gridania, either in passing or occasionally at the bar. Rhiki is her usual chatty self and doesn't bring up what happened with the Wood Wailers (he thinks it's because she want to start fresh, but more likely she just doesn't recognize him....) Maybe he develops a little crush on her. He would almost certainly have to ask her out - while Rhiki doesn't dislike him, there's also nothing about him that she's particularly attracted to. He's just a friendly face she occasionally encounters. At some point he mentions or she remembers that he was That Guy from when Frixio had been kidnapped, but he seemed to have learned his lesson so she lets bygones be bygones. Rhiki is a big fan of second chances.

Supposing he did work out the courage to ask him out... Rhiki might say yes because she feels kind of bad for him and it was sweet of him to put in the effort. She figures it won't be too long term. Just a few drinks or dinners. But, hey, maybe they end up having a good time. They both like alcohol, so that's something I guess. They're both Lancers... Other than that they don't really seem to have much in common, but who knows. Maybe feeling more satisfied with his life brings out a better side of him. M Maybe it's nice watching him turn over a new leaf. Maybe it's just nice to have a kind of normal relationship between all of the crazy primal fights and political intrigue.

She would have been very encouraging when he brings up joining the Crystal Braves (though she warns him the uniforms are not sexy.) Alphinaud seems excited about the whole thing and maybe it will build his confidence and give him a new sense of purpose. He can help save the world like he wanted to when he joined the Wood Wailers. She's very proud of him when he volunteers and even tells him that the uniform doesn't look that bad on him. But then things start to shift - he's more secretive, he spends less and less time with her, he's not as interested or as caring. At first she'd tell herself that he was around less because he was making new friends, he's gruffer and quieter than usual because he's got a lot more responsibilities now so he's tired and still adjusting. But Rhiki's not stupid (okay she is stupid but she's also very emotionally perceptive) and eventually she realizes something is definitely going on, though I'm not sure she'd guess what. She tries to talk to him about it, but he's evasive. She's not the type to secretly follow a partner to learn their secrets, and she's already got a lot going on with Moenbryda's death and the whole Crystal Tower things, so she just puts it out of her mind and they gradually see each other less and less.

Until they see each other at the banquet in Ul'dah. Rhiki would probably be surprised and hurt by the betrayal. There are a lot of things she can look past, but being willing to kill their friends for money (presumably? he didn't seem to have any prior interest in the Ala Mhigan conflict) is not one of them. She's hurt, sure, but she's not shattered (if she's being totally honest she was happy but not really that emotionally invested.) Laurentius is Just Some Guy and she's not going to compromise her morals for him, She doesn't hate him for what he did (Rhiki doesn't hate very many people) but she is disappointed, because she knows he has the potential to be a better person. As much as she likes to forgive people, she also knows when she has to cut someone off for her own good. She's a little angry when she sees him at Baelsar's wall, but she's mostly sad. When Raubahn tells her after the revolution that Laurentius and Yuyuhase have been found and arrested, she advocates for a fair but even-handed punishment, but it's not because of their past relationship. It's just what she would do for anyone. She doesn't go to see him.

(Send me a character and I'll tell you what a ship with them and Rhiki would be like!)

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fake psychic Tim but its just. its just psych. Jason dies and batman goes off the deep end so Tim (instead of becoming robin) starts going ham on the 'tips to the police' bc if the police can deal with the smaller crimes then Tim doesn't have to worry about batman killing a petty thief.

Except he's running himself into the ground and he starts getting sloppy bc he's giving the local police info, and bludhaven info (bc dick) AND probably giving Nightwing info when he can and someone catches him or he leaves a paper trail and then Officer Dick Grayson apprehends him and takes him in for questioning and Tim is like "you can't talk to me without my parents or a lawyer present, I'm a minor. And my parents are in Guatemala, so you better call my lawyer."

and Dick is like "kid you're not in trouble i just need to know who's giving you this information." Because there is NO WAY this kid isn't working with someone. Someone who is using a child to drop off information, which while noble to help the police, is putting this child in danger and tim is like, pretty offended actually. That it's being implied that he COULDN'T do this himself.

So he's like "im not working for anyone."

and Dick is like "you have to be getting the info from somewhere. I just wanna help."

and Tim is like AUGH ADULTS "I just- i figured it out on my own" and its CLEAR that Dick doesn't believe him which is, first off, super insulting, never meet your heroes, and second he shouldn't be talking anyway or admit that he goes out at night or Dick will do something stupid like try to make him stop. So he's like (rolling eyes) "I'm psychic. Are you happy? Can I have my phone call now?"

Steven Universe meets Risk of Rain 2!

Stevonnie's ship has been destroyed. But this time, it wasn't Jungle Moon: it was the strange and dangerous planet Petrichor V! Now, they must salvage as much stuff they can to survive this gauntlet!

Ko-fi requested by @jeshuamorbus-blog!

So much items collected! :O

cheryl blossom / philip pullman 👍

Quick question. What would happen if someone came up on one of dipper's old graves and decided to resurrect him during one of his reincarnations? Would his soul leave the current vessel and get sucked back into the old one, or would his corpse just be filled with a whole lotta nothing?

That's an excellent question!

My first impulse is to say that resurrecting Dipper's old body wouldn't have an effect. Whoever did it would end up with a zombie, or the shell of a body with nothing in it.

My second impulse is: What if Dipper did get sucked out of his current body, and popped right back into his old one? Now you've got one very confused Dipper, and one extremely distressed demon who just saw the love of his life get his soul sucked out, going limp and dead right in front of his eye!

Overall, I guess it depends on exactly what kind of resurrection was pulled off. A body alone type thing will get you no brain or soul to go with it, but if it specifically targeted the soul itself? Then you better have enough oomph behind it to yank it out of someone who's currently alive.

Reveal your true talent and draw Edward Cullen

Here he is! Behold, true art. I also drew his notorious sidekicks, such as his future son in law and his future child bride! WOOOO!

Thank you for requesting this!

I already asked this question to @omleeiu but I’m curious to know your opinions. Favorite to least favorite Madoka characters ranked?

Hmmm… well! I guess it would be:

Homura, Madoka

The rest of the Holy Quintet. They’re in a silly competition for top 2 (Kyoko, Mami, Sayaka, Nagisa)

Madoka’s family!!! Especially Tatsuya, he’s so cute!!!

Shizuki Hitomi

Kyubey

Kamijo Kyosuke

And I think that’s it? I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the main cast though!!!! Just a note, I don’t hate Hitomi, Kyubey, or Kyosuke. Hitomi’s actually pretty cool and funny, Kyubey’s neat and well written (and cute too which is not supposed to be fun, also that STARE–), and Kyosuke is nice too! Don’t think I hate any character from the main series anyway… (no, not even Kyubey. But I do like making jokes about him exploding or getting shot by Homura!)

Let me know if I missed anyone! Thank you SO MUCH for this ask too!!!!!

🔥 I’m so curious any unpopular opinions you might have about Nikolai….

do you want me crucified? please nikolai is this fandom's baby 😭😭

I'm alksjdflks- neutral on Nikolai at the best of times and I dislike him at the worst of times.

as a character, I find him fun, but I also find the 'charming rogue' archetype tired when it comes to him. I don't necessarily hate the archetype, but for some reason the way bardugo leans on it so much to make nikolai appealing rubs me the wrong way. I think it's a cheap imitation of what could have been a better crafted character. the times I have found nikolai most appealing are when he's cunning, political, and practical - especially after he's infected by the merzost. I also really like how similar he actually is to the darkling in a lot of ways, that's compelling to me. but all of that just makes me neutral towards him.

what makes me often swing into dislike is his function within the narrative. he essentially serves as the White Savior, and even when he gives zoya power (which in itself is handled unrealistically), it is with the same functional plot power and armor of a White Savior. I don't like the way bardugo handled the grisha and the monarchy, and unfortunately nikolai is just too tied into it all.

but actually the biggest unpopular opinion about him for me is that I think he should have also been an antagonist. not only would it have actually given bardugo's message about 'men in power' a lot of weight, but it would have been a brilliant study in how being outcast and othered doesn't automatically make you bad, and how being loved and accepted (and actually charming lol - he would serve as a much better 'charming abuser in hiding' than the darkling) doesn't necessarily make you good.

because this scene -

“I’m telling you that if you want to be a leader, it’s time you started thinking and acting like one.”

“I’ve heard this before, you know, from the Darkling and his supporters. Be brutal. Be cruel. More lives will be saved in the long run.”

“Do you think I’m like the Darkling?” I studied him—the golden hair, the sharp uniform, those too-clever hazel eyes.

“No,” I said slowly. “I don’t think you are.” I rose to go join Mal. “But I’ve been wrong before.”

-is the perfect setup to such a plot, and it would have given actual weight to what bardugo was trying to convey about men and power. it also would have gotten rid of the white savior trope, cast a more realistic light on the vilification of her only activist for the oppressed minority, and added more complexity to all of the characters.

tl;dr - unpopular opinion: nikolai would have served better as another antagonist, and I think his narrative function was unpleasant

send me a 🔥 for an unpopular opinion (x)

i finally got around to centaurworld's finale and holy fucking shit??? they can go that hard??

Aight we love a lesbian squid yes

but does she fist fight other lesbians to be the best lesbian??

Looks like she’s got her hands full at the moment…

Otherwise she might get into fights, but probably just for fun. Simple zest for life, you know.

silly fanart question for people who like drawing Vegeta with scars: do you have a consistent set that you're giving him or is it just whatever feels right in the moment? If it isn't random, do you have like, a backstory in your head on what they're from?

I started listening to Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez on audiobook, and, to be honest, I sort of picked it as a hate read, (1) because it is a romcom, and I deeply dislike romance novels with rare exception (2) because the main characters are doctors, and I was expecting the medical inaccuracies to drive me crazy. But I’m a few chapters in now, and I gotta say, this is a fun book. I’m already pretty charmed by her characters, and I hope she can keep it up.

There’s a scene where the male love interest meets the female lead at work, and he’s so astonished by how beautiful she is that he becomes an awkward fumbling mess. And on the one hand, that’s corny af. On the other hand, why isn’t this happening to me? When is some hot doctor gonna be totally dumbstruck by my beauty at work, huh??

the gaang and associates + their most niche interests?

i love the use of the word associates. their business partners. colleagues, if you will

aang: is "being an air nomad" too out of pocket? ok im gonna go with "noodle portraiture"

katara: ecoterrorism <3

sokka: rhyming haikus (but let's be real, when it comes to "niche interests," the world's his oyster)

toph: i mean........ metalbending

zuko: reading sontag's notes on camp from cover to cover

suki: being so passionate about consuming bad art ironically that it ultimately just circles back around to being sincere

ty lee: does chi-blocking count if she (probably) invented it

mai: well she has exactly one interest and it is knives. so knives

azula: memorizing esoteric knowledge about military history to bust out at parties

I know Bill's the big bad demon everyone is afraid of and he will protect his husband at all costs (when no one's looking), but I think it's also worth mentioning that Dipper, even being the dorky, squishy human that he is, also cares about his dumb demon hubby and wants to keep him safe, even if it annoys Bill, and really, he doesn't need protecting the way Dipper does. He isn't going to puff out his chest and get in someone's face like some macho man, but I think Dipper knee-jerk reaction when Bill's in "danger" isn't to just shrug because he's an all-powerful demon who can handle it. If a blast that could level a whole town was aimed at Bill's head (for him, this just means a bad hair day and a new body), Dipper's immediate impulse is to push him out of the way or defend him against whatever wants to kill his familiar. Because he's not thinking "Bill could literally end this match in .3 seconds." He's thinking "if you touch even one hair on that asshole's head, I'm going to knock yours clean off your shoulders." I don't know what the point even is in this post, just that Dipper is this nerdy, unassuming guy who ends up being viciously protective under the right conditions. Like I think Dipper pulls off the bloody and vengeful look SO well that Bill immediately melts and just lets him handle the situation, even though it's not really Dipper's fight to begin with. He's beating the guy to a pulp with zero reserve, and Bill's off to the side swooning and twirling his hair over his man for getting his hands dirty for him.

It's true! While Bill's not the type to enjoy being underestimated, he has to admit! Seeing his adorable husband all riled up on his behalf is a hell of a sight.

The thing is, Dipper's a good guy! He can't help but put himself in danger over others. Even when all reason and logic say that Bill would be absolutely fine if he got his head exploded or a shiv in his kidney, Dipper's instinct is to fully and immediately get in the way of that. To, in fact, be protective.

Mostly this is only evident when Dipper has to stand up to Ford. Yes, yes, Bill's a vile horrible monstrosity, but he didn't do that particular thing you're accusing him of. Watching him stand up to his uncle is a particular treat!

For bigger threats, though - Well. Bill's gonna be absolutely fine, no matter what happens, thank you very much. But he's definitely not opposed to seeing some guy who was about to literally stab him in the back get a few of his teeth knocked out.

Okay every time I see a batfam headcanon post I cannot stop seeing your sarcastic post about "favorite batfam drinks" and how does it feel to be the most correct person in fandom?

Haha. Every time I come across a Batfam™ post that lavishes attention on the Batboys™ and only tacks on the others as boring afterthoughts, I bitterly mutter: "Cass likes WATER!" "Duke's favorite color is BEIGE!" "Stephanie enjoys BREATHING AIR!"

And so I decided to infect you guys with my internal monologue.

Okay so I took several days off of doing Cringetober since college stopped for half term but that doesn’t mean I’ll be fully stopping, I’ve got a pretty busy weekend but hopefully I’ll get round to doing more prompts at some point.

Anyways this is day 19s prompt dolls/puppets/etc so I did one of those shitty artists pose puppet thingys (((:

(Is this also an oc for the amazing digital circus because it’s the newest brainrot I’ve caught maybeeee)