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[Retired Leaders AU]

Thought I'd post a portion of the info post, specifically the basics and part of the characters section. I'll use "[...]" where there is more stuff within the sections I included, but I cut it out.

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The Basics:

It's a "Good Uncle" kind of AU, where Belos is a better person. He actually tried to unite the realms, because he believed it would be beneficial for both, but it was doomed from the start and went horribly wrong. He has publicly admitted to and apologized for his wrongdoings and resigned from his position, and the Coven System was abolished. His family occupied leadership positions within his Coven and also left those roles behind, hence the AU's title.

I refer to the family as the Wolf Fam. It consists of Belos, Steven, Hunter and Kiki, along with their palismen. They all live together in a newly built house.

The Characters:

This isn't a list of all characters that exist, just the Wolf Fam and a handful of others, mostly OCs.

Belos Wittebane (he/him; mid 410s): Former Lord of the Boiling Isles; now a palisman carver; husband of Steven.

Steven Bellamy (he/him; 53 y/o): Husband of Belos; former Head of the Lord's Coven; now a P.E. teacher at Hexside.

Hunter Wittebane (he/him; 17 y/o): Nephew of Belos, raised by him and Steven; former Golden Guard; now mainly focused on pursuing his interest in engineering and tech.

Kikimora Volk (she/her; mid 20s): A sort of adopted daughter to Belos and Steven and adopted sister to Hunter; former Secretary; now works at a history museum.

Crescent (they/them): A floating snow leopard palisman belonging to Belos.

Ash (he/him, they/them): A dark gray wolf palisman belonging to Steven.

Waffles (she/her, they/them): A winged red wolf palisman belonging to Hunter.

Grusha (she/her): A spotted hyena palisman belonging to Kiki.

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[...] One thing to note is that the Collector doesn't exist in this version.

And you may have also noticed that "Steve" is a little different. I created this version back when we only had one scene with Steve and had no idea he was going to get a face reveal and more canon info, and I just chose not to change the name after that happened. So Steve technically exists, but it's not canon Steve. They do have some similarities though.

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The full post will include more characters, a few paragraphs summarizing the story, and some extra info I thought was worth including.

Btw in case you're wondering if Steven is related to Matt, yes, he's Matt's uncle. Matt's dad is Steven's half-brother. I made this change/addition sometime after the face reveal of canon Steve.

#the owl house #retired leaders au #self reblog

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Forgot to post this here earlier, but I got an idea for how the ship Nadya (past Lev) was on in 1957 sunk:

I'm thinking, since mermaids and sirens are a thing in this universe, and there's specifically deep ocean ones, perhaps a handful came up to the surface (possibly triggered by something the ship did, or just by its presence), and one of the guys on board, assuming they were hostile, shot at a mermaid, injuring it, which angered the group and they sunk the ship with their water powers.

Nadya tried to apologize and calm them at first, and yelled at the guy who shot, but it didn't work, and the mermaids sunk the ship - though Nadya, in trying to create a shield around herself and the ship, accidentally froze both instead, and they weren't found by humans again until 2007. (I'm still debating on whether the crew survived, or if only Nadya did)

Those mermaids wouldn't have had much contact with the human world, in part because of how deep down they live - they just don't cross paths, and they'd have no reason to seek out other humans to report this situation to, because why would they?

They were attacked, and who knows, other humans might attack them as well; plus in any case, they had no reason to believe this ship was special, sunken ships weren't new to them, and they wouldn't have known how significant Nadya was in the human world. They might have noticed that it was a bit unusual for a human to use such powerful magic, but again, wouldn't do anything about it for reasons stated above.

As for reasons why that guy would've assumed they were hostile, 1) simply based on the fact that they look different, humanoid but not human; 2) they are Big; 3) if they're sirens and were singing, if he initially got hypnotized, but then broke out of it, he might have assumed they were trying to kill him (even if that's not the sole reason sirens sing). 'Cause you know, mythology/folklore about sirens still exists, and may have presented them as more malicious than they actually are.

Also, I've come up with what mission Nadya and the ship were on before they got sunk.

I'm thinking maybe the rumors of the existence of the magical island were becoming more substantiated, and the Soviets heard that the country on it was supposedly a socialist one, so they sent a diplomatic mission to try and find the island and potentially establish diplomatic ties or even some kind of alliance.

Nadya was brought on both as a defensive measure in case they were met with hostility (either by the country or by someone else trying to attack the ship), and also in hopes that the presence of a magic user on board will somehow influence the ship's ability to reach the island, like maybe it will either bypass the enchantment keeping it hidden, or at least Nadya would sense the magic and know they're somewhere close.

But on the way, as I said, the ship encountered sirens, and then one of the crew members angered them, so they sunk the ship.

#sideblog reblogs #misha's original stuff

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I just realized that Zhenya would probably vibe with Laios from Dungeon Meshi.

#sideblog reblogs #misha's original stuff

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Note: I am by no means a professional in health or otherwise. This is personal experience. I made this as a metaphor to help my parents understand me better.

#neurodivergence #nd creatures #nd info #good damn art #reblog

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A lil Freckle drawing I made a while back

#lackadaisy #good damn art #reblog

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Dress by James Galanos, 1960, USA.

#fashion #reblog

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Symptom poll time. You know the drill. Self-diagnosed people are welcome to this poll, reblog for a bigger sample size.

Please share your experiences in replies and reblogs. I made this because usually HPD is left out of the empathy conversations about our cluster so I am hoping to see why, and maybe help boost HPD experiences with empathy a bit.

I forgot a fluctuating empathy button despite experiencing it myself. Please go with what you experience most often.

#neurodivergence #tumblr polls #reblog

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To any trans man who needs to hear this: When they say they “hate all men” or want to “kill all men,” you don’t have to just accept that. It’s okay to feel hurt, it’s okay to feel unsafe. It’s okay to recognize that they are either othering your manhood or demonizing you for it, and to call them out for it if you’re in a position to. If they have trauma around men, they can work on that in private instead of expressing harmful sentiments around their marginalized male friends. You deserve love and safety. I love you and I hope I can help you feel safe.

#social issues #sexism #patriarchy #reblog

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#dungeon meshi #reblog

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If you didnt believe Laios was autistic before todays episode i hope it clears that up for you

we were first shown his special interest, a very autistic trait to have. We get to see him indulge in his interest, we get to see him happy.

but this episode contains the scene that makes it clear Laios cannot understand social cues, tone of voice, sarcasm, or subtlety. He actively suffers socially with other humans.

Shuro is pissed Laios didnt pick up on the fact that he hated Laios, because he was being passive aggressive (at best, Shuro bottled up a lot of feelings), and said verbally he was Laios' friend. Laios takes things at face value, if someone says "im your friend" that's what he believes is true.

He hates that Laios "gets to be genuine". I hate the way he says that "gets" as if its a privilege for Laios. It's a privilege for Shuro who is nobility and has his behavior and emotions stifled. Laios doesnt understand that others are NOT genuine. he's not from that world.

that's why Laios asks "why didnt you TELL me?" and Shuro says it should have been obvious.

it was NOT obvious to Laios, not at all.

And also, that was who Laios thought was his FIRST friend on the island. he thought he made a friend, something actively difficult for him to do.

it devastated him to learn that he was wrong the entire time.

#dungeon meshi #dunmeshi analysis #reblog

[aroacemisha]

toshiro is also autistic and clearly envies how much laios doesn't mask and is able to say whatever he's thinking outright (he literally says so after their fight). and he was raised as like a minor lord or whatever in feudal japan so he learned to mask early on and that combination of masking + raised in a high-context culture + being in a foreign land with different etiquette means that he'll go through herculean levels of discomfort to not upset any perceived group balance and only snaps when he's like three days away from dropping dead. which is also something he sees in falin btw and is a big reason why he's drawn to her. imo

#dungeon meshi #reblog

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not to keep beating this dead horse (jk when do i ever shut up) but i do think him and laios yelling at and beating the shit out of each other was like a gateway drug for shuro. he broke the seal on saying words out loud with his human mouth now he can say other crazy things like "thanks for following me cross-country to go dungeon diving for me i appreciate you doing that"

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #described #reblog

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i'm such a big fan of laios using being well fed as proof that he's serious. like there's so many techbros & etc who will use not eating breakfast as proof that they're productive & just in general, the idea of being "too busy to eat" is getting more common (which is exactly what toshiro is doing here!) but laios is like. no. i'm so serious about this i'm thinking about what comes next. i'm so serious about this i'm making sure my body can do everything it can when i need it.

the fact that everyone in the party took care of themselves & carefully planned out their route & when they'd take breaks is what made them so successful. they always made sure to understand their limits

#dungeon meshi #reblog

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Evening dress by House of Worth, 1910s. Whitaker Auctions.

#fashion #reblog

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source

#makeup #gif #reblog

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Court dress, late 1800s-early 1900s, Russia.

#fashion #reblog

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#makeup #gif #reblog