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thedroneranger · 1 year

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Jake "Hangman" Seresin

Synopsis: Mrs. Seresin returns from a bachelorette trip and brings Jake home a souvenir...or two...

Notes: A To-Do List imagine.

Warnings: Suggestive, strong language, disregard for proper tattoo care.

Word count: 0.8k

It was rare Jake was on airport pick-up duty, so it didn’t bother him in the slightest. He was bright-eyed and holding her favorite latte, ready for her to appear at any moment as waves of people sputtered into the luggage pick-up area.

There she was. Jeans, sneakers and an oversized sweater. Hair piled in a messy bun as she scanned the baggage claim area. They locked eyes, and her face lit up. She bound toward him and carefully curled into him, avoiding the latte.

After a solid hug, she accepted her drink and took a sip. He loved how happy something as simple as a latte made her.

She looked at him. “Wanna see something?” Jake was usually more of the morning person of the duo, but she was bushy-tailed this morning.

He quirked an eyebrow and wrapped an arm around her waist, slotting a couple fingers into her pocket to hold her next to him. She passed her rolling carry-on to him so he could drag it as they walked.

“Sure.” He didn’t know what to expect—he never did.

She tilted her head back so she could look at him as he peered down at her. Her fingers formed a V-shape and rolled back her bottom lip to reveal the phrase “Bite me” in black ink. Jake couldn’t help but smile, a reaction she mirrored as she let her lip flip back into place.

He tightened his slack arm around her to pull her closer. “Don’t have to tell me twice.” He leaned down and nipped her lip. She giggled as he tugged her bottom lip when he pulled away.

“At least wait until we’re home!” she teased as they parted. Jake smirked as he squeezed her hip, his fingers still in her pocket. Together, they strolled to the parking garage.

“What possessed you?” Jake was curious.

“It was the least permanent option for a drunken tattoo during a bachelorette weekend.” She laughed. “I was more surprised that I managed to talk the tattooer into doing it.”

Jake shook his head and smiled. “You could sell water to a fish.” He paused. “But also, they were willing to tattoo a bunch of drunken women…” Jake trailed off.

She feigned annoyance with his latter comment, but then addressed the former quip. “Of course, I can—who do you think upsells clients on micro tile and wallpaper accents?”

He kissed her temple as they continued to the vehicle.

Once home, Ruck greeted her with endless kisses, and then trailed her upstairs as she went to unpack. Jake puttered around downstairs until she texted him she was going to take a nap.

Chauffeuring her home from her redeye flight, Jake felt he earned one, too. He arrived at their bedroom to find her in the ensuite bathroom, washing her face. Her short silk robe was open with the belt tied behind her back to keep it from falling.

After Jake stripped to his underwear, ready to cuddle her to sleep, he sat at the end of the bed and watched the fabric grazing her bare thighs as she patted her face dry.

“Like what you see?” She acknowledged him.

His smile lines deepened as she walked toward him. He felt his blood pump faster as she turned to reveal the tiny triangle of fabric she called underwear and her pert nipples under a well-worn tank top.

Jake’s palms held him up as he leaned back on the bed. His gaze tracked her as she slipped on the bed beside him, sitting on her calves. Her feet and the tail of her robe hung over the edge as she looked at Jake.

“Yes?” He waited for her to say something.

She bit her lip before responding. Amused, Jake watched as she filtered her thoughts. “I got you something.”

“Oh?” Jake kept his gaze on her. She scooted toward him, further onto the bed. Her shoulders rolled, allowing her robe to slide down her back and pool behind her.

She motioned with a head tilt toward her backside. “Why don’t you take a look.” Skeptical, Jake leaned forward. His eyes followed the line of her back until it reached her ass.

There, following the swell of her buttcheek, in the finest line possible, was the phrase “Good girl.”

Immediately, Jake felt all the blood in his body rush to his lap. He exhaled and squeezed his eyes shut as he tilted his chin toward the ceiling.

While he collected himself, she seized the opportunity to straddle him. Hands on his knees, she slipped into his lap. Jake’s eyes shot open to find her pulling her shirt over her head.

Looking down he had the perfect view of her tattoo as her ass pressed against his stomach. “Did I pick the right spot?” She asked as she ground herself into his budding erection.

“Perfect.” He groaned as his hands traversed her curves until his fingers sank into the hinges of her hips. She leaned forward, her palms still on his knees for support. Her hips rolled in circular motions. She looked over her shoulder to find Jake staring at her.

“Take it for a test drive?” She winked at him. His signature smile appeared.

“I thought you’d never ask.”

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cloudsofteeth · 5 months

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You have any spare obey me headcanons? Or whb? 👀 (also, picturing Ivory being carried by Beel, who's slowly being climbed on by his brothers to join Ivory and now he's on his workout routine with how many he's carrying but doesn't complain. Man's a family man who's happy. Food is good too)

Omg you best believe imma be drawing Beel bench pressing Ivory and throwing his weight around to help her out of situations

Diavolo- he’s the Biggest. In height, heart, tiddy size, ambition, di-

he’s the ultimate Himbo put passively gets petty and throws micro tantrums when he doesn’t get his bi-weekly play dates with ivory. Honestly wishes she could live at the castle instead of the house of lamentation but that isn’t allowed :(

Would honestly grab a demon that hurts his favorite people and just rip them apart as if they were a chicken sandwich.

Barbatos- he’s a bit Miffed ivory doesn’t like tea. She does engage with his interests though and learned how to properly brew it but she thinks it’s yucky. They both love cooking though like omg.. he’s the reason why ivory puffed up a little and struggles to lose the weight. His desserts are very very good and he’s the one who helped her adjust to the scary foods of the devildom. His calm cool mysterious vibes make Ivory kinda follow him around the way Luke does.. he’s her favorite demon to watch, and yet he’s the one with the most secrets out of them all, it feels like he’s Unreachable.

Lucifer- Ivory gives him cuteness aggression.. like he just pats her head and then presses down on her skull, causing her spine to scrunch and her neck to pop. Likes it almost too much when she sits in his lap and he can squeeze and hug her like a stress ball. She enjoys being smushed but sometimes it’s a bit much :(

He acts so stoic and untouchable, and he truly tries to be, but what scares him more is that she sees right through him with those dumb innocent eyes. His image…! It doesn’t matter for her and there is a deep guilty pleasure in not having to put up a front but if anyone were to find out it would be catastrophic.

Ivory has 3 permanent scars from him.

Mammon- was incredibly rough around the edges and nearly forgot who he was before falling from grace. Being called a scumbag stings or can be brushed off like it’s nothing, he’s so used to it by now. It’s a nothing compared to when Ivory is deeply hurt by his actions and she’s on the verge of tears or is genuinely heartbroken. She doesn’t hide her feelings and he feels like the biggest piece of garbage alive.

Of course he still has his vices and addictions and whatnot but life is a little bit better now that he has a spark of joy. A safety blanket. He tries more than he used to, to not be so much of a piece of shit.

They got shared clothes and he always likes taking her outside to be exposed to fun things. He explodes at the smallest indication of affection.

Levi- His lack of self esteem is heartbreaking and depressing. Despite his behavior and being a shut in, I’m like 80% sure he goes swimming in some kind of private pool if they ever have one. it’s the only way he stays so fit. He dresses Ivory up in cosplay and uses her as a comfort buddy when he tries going out of his comfort zone. His fishtank is absolutely decked the fuck out with live plants, shrimp, and perfectly bioactive he’s a fish tank expert. No simple glass bowls here that’s lame and stupid!

Ivory has 1 scar from when he snapped at her in the beginning of her stay at the Devildom.

Satan- Stoic like Lucifer but if you filled him with firecrackers and landmines. He has a crying kink. Would probably take psychic damage if he saw ivory as a cat girl.

Curses? Spells? Yes. All the worst ones except he fucks up on accident sometimes. He knew Solomon could make mistakes but his are more likely to happen and when they do, the whole house is in chaos. Like turning everyone into kitties, or having everything is flipped upside down.

He likes to lay down with his head in her lap when he’s mad, and she runs her fingertips through his scalp, massaging and soothing him. It’s really nice for him.. she doesn’t ever seem afraid of him when he’s mad and she tries reaching out despite him at risk of directing his rage at her.

she has 2 scars from him

Asmodeus- he’s probably the only one who’s able to see and tell when Ivory’s at her limit, mentally. Despite his raging narcissism, he loves her second. Dresses her up in the prettiest clothes and paints her nails, figures out her skin care and helps her get devildom equivalents of her human medication. (They take Ibuprofen together). He is.. absolutely Horny and when he gets in a mood he’s a menace. He smiles and looks happy the entire time he does it though and whispers so many compliments. He’s a very caring lover and partner.

Don’t ask what he does with her hair when she gets a trim.

Beel- he shares his food even if it’s just a bite ;;

Enjoys playing sports or other physical activities. Is jacked despite eating a mountain once a week. All those calories burn into his muscles and I imagine he literally steams when he exorcises and is Very very warm in temperature. He’s a light sleeper and likes meat more than other flavors. Beware all you can eat buffets he takes it to heart and is blacklisted from every establishment. He’s the reason ivory cried her first day on dinner duty..

he’s shy when it comes to wanting affection, feeling a hunger in his heart, unsure of why he’s feeling this way. Butterflies in his tummy when he hasn’t eaten any butterflies? It makes him nervous.. Ivory likes to snack with him and learn about devildom snacks. He gets distracted looking at her mouth when she eats because it’s cute to him..

Belphegor- an absolute fucking Yandere in secret he probably stole her shirt to use as a pillowcase. Most likely to kill without hesitation (as he did to her when he was let out of the attic. Twice.) he’s trying to make up for what he did and how he hurt her, and finding out she’s Lilith’s descendant made him feel more self loathing. If he could take it all back, he would. It’s also why he’s trying to claw his way to be her most dependable demon, finding his freedom and regret for not saving Lilith in her.

Always, without fail, if Ivory and Belphie take a nap in the same room he always ends up face first in her titties. He has no idea how it happens. He swears he was hugging his cow pillow facing away from her on the other side of the bed.

Ivory has two massive scars from him.

And lastly Ivory headcannons because she doesn’t really get to show her inner thought process-

She hates being called Lilith, it makes her feel like she has even More responsibilities and expectations of her. She’s a crybaby and sheds tears rather easy. Tries to be eloquent and gentle but ends up cursing and spewing profanities when she’s very comfortable with them. Mentally fragile and tries to be a good girl, she doesn’t like it when people are mad at her. but BOY DOES SHE HATE HAVING TO DO SCHOOL ALL OVER AGAIN. She already got her Bachelors degree! And now she’s back (yeah she signed up for it but she never thought she’d get picked)

She loves them so much and is very happy with her 11 boyfriends and adopted son. She made a horrified expression when she found out Luke was like over 300 years old. Does she think about how weird it is to have 11 boyfriends and an adopted son? Yeah but they’re not human and Solomon’s immortal so she just shrugs and tries to survive and split her time up wisely.

#asks #obey me #SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG TO RESPOND IT SURE IS A LOT #IM NOT VERY COHERENT IM MENTALLY ILL

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thecandywrites · 2 months

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Monster March 2024- Day 12- Naga/Lamia- Adjacent- Moray Eel Micro-Mermaids.

A Prince Charming for Princess

Based off of A Moray- Which is a spoof of "That's Amore" by Dean Martin. And Morays are really just a different kind of nope rope in the sea.

As always, thanks to @borealwrites for their amazing Monster March 2024 Prompt List.

Monster March 2024- Day 12- Naga/Lamia

Adjacent. Watersnake /Eel micro mermaid.

That's a Moray

Pedro flicked the lights on and off in rapid succession to let his collection know it was feeding time as everyone eagerly partially hung out of their hides to let him know that they were more than ready to eat.

Predro began to sing one of his favorite songs on feeding day.

‘That’s a Moray’ which was sung in the style of ‘That’s Amore’ by Dean Martin.

Pedro knew his voice wasn’t as smooth as Dean Martin. But it was still fun.

“You're snorkeling beside a reef, you think it's safe, but think again…” Pedro began to sing as he fed his moray micro mermaids in their tanks around his tank room.

“While you're just swimming around, and you see fangs and a frown, that's a moray!” He cooed to see his morays smile at him as he dropped their food into the tank.

“You were minding your biz and you hope he minds his, that's a moray.” He offered as he fed the older ones first.

“He's an Eel, not a friendly seal, and you start to feel that's it's really the end now. You can't run, it's no longer fun, life, it could be done, this is a really bad weekend now. You're to scared to move, He sees you, you're seafood now that's a moray.” He continued to serenade as he watched his elderly moray micro mermaids do their best to devour their food. Bless their little hearts.

“Better not stick around, or a you- going down, that's for sure, you have got to get gone, cause you're just a big prawn in his doorway. You should flee or. You're gonna be chicken under the sea for a moray.” He cooed as the older, cranky ones grabbed as much food as they could carry and slipped back to the comfort of their caves.

“You are frozen like a stone, floating there all alone, with a moray, a moray. Your poor heart starts to pound. As he stares you down like a gourmand, like a gourmet. Does he want to bite. Does he want to fight? How's his appetite? Your whole life flashes by you. Why you stay? He don't want to play, live another day, that moray he don't like you.” Pedro cooed as he pointed to his most favorite and crankiest of older moray males who he was sure was living for pure spite, who managed to flip Pedro off between heaving mouthfuls of food as Pedro barked a laugh and waved in response before shaking his head as the older one managed to get his food back to his cave.

“What a you gonna do now, you're a facing the jowls. Of a moray? Of a moray? If you back away slow, maybe he let a you go try and see. As you drift towards the shore. You're in danger no more! Huh! Guess you ok. You face death and you live, you can a tell your grandkids the great store-any of your day with a moray!” Pedro finished with his older ones and went to his current breeders who seemed eager to be fed as well.

“Yes, yes, I know, I know, I’m coming.” He agreed as he closed the lids on the last line of tanks before moving to the wall where he had the active breeders.

“When an ell bites your thigh and you bleed out and die, that’s a moray.” Pedro continued as he slipped the fish into

“When the jaws open wide and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a moray.” He continued as he made sure to put in extra food for the little ones to eat up as the food- practically incited a feeding frenzy among the kids.

“See the thing in the reef with the big shiny teeth that's a moray a moray. Put your hand in the crack and you won't get it back from a moray, a moray.” Pedro kicked his voice up high as if he was trying to sound like a chorus girl which got the younger ones to giggle as they were happy to eat.

“He can swim, he can glide but he'd rather hide in the coral. In the coral. If you dive, stay alive, listen to me there's a moral, a moral. Use a prong 10 feet long when you meet that mean Eel called a moray. A moray. He's hungry and you see you are the meal he'll adoray. Adoray. Down below, you'll know he's that meanie, they call him a moray, a moray. Put your hand in that crack and you won't get it back from a moray, a moray. See that thing in the reef, big shiny teeth, that's a moray. A moray! He's hungry and you'll see, you are the meal he will adoray. Adoray. Down below you will know he's a meanie, they call him a moray, a moray. Put your hand in that crack and you won't get it back from a moray, a moray. When the Eel starts to shine like a, you've had too much brine, that's a moray. A morey!” Pedro kicked his voice into the highest of falsettos to get the chorus just right, but he did it and his food got a show in watching him try to sing and dance a little to his own song before.

“You gonna be ready for that mating tank?” He asked his largest tank- the pool of subadults- about to go and be paired. As they all practically wiggled and nodded once they finished eating their favorite meal before they happily got into his net as he poured them into the buckets he used to transport them from his home to the aquatic center. Because in the world of micro mermaids, Pedro was one of the best breeders of them because he understood that like their purely fish like cousins, morays, like other kinds of fish really just needed a good and secure cave to “wait” out their prey items. And while juveniles needed to be fed twice a week, the adults actually did best with only feeding once a week or even a week and a half, because, like sharks, they were prone to overeating and then dying from organ failure.

And honestly, in captivity? All they needed was enough length of the tank that was at least three times their length, since for normal moray eels, they needed at leat one and a half times their length for their tank size. But those got so much bigger than micro-mermaid moray eels.

Plus micros were just- so stinking cute. As one in particular seemed reluctant to get in the net as she looked at him expectantly.

“Oh my goodness! You spoiled brat.” Pedro teased before he put his hand in the tank and she swam up against his hand so that his whole hand could pet down her long body as he just laughed and shook his head.

“I’ve created a monster is what I’ve done.” He playfully chastised himself as used his fingernails to scratch down her back as she seemed to try to hold and still so he could scratch that one itchy spot on her back that she could never reach.

“You need a man -girlfriend. You need to get yourself a man with really sharp claws to scratch your back all day. I swear, you pull this at the breeding tank and they’re gonna think my tanks have parasites.” He urged as he seemed to satisfy that itch and get a few more before she seemed reluctant to go into the net.

‘What?’ Pedro used ASL to sign to her.

‘I get mate, you bring me back here, to my new home? Promise?’ She signed to him as she pointed to the tank she wanted to move into once she would come back from finding a mate.

‘Yes, you in net. Go- find mate.’ He signed back to her before she seemed to nod and sigh as she finally swam into the net so he could put her in the same bucket as her other siblings and cousins.

Pedro- as a last ditch effort- then poured in a bucket full of algae eating fish so they could feast on the huge PVC pipe system that was in this tank so that Pedro could keep batches of at least a few dozen moray micros all at the same time.

“Get a head start for me guys.” He urged them before he began to put lids on the buckets so that the eels wouldn’t get out or lose water as he drove them in. Once the lids were on, he used his fingertips to drum a little rhythm beat as a way to ask if they were still ok before he got several beats back by all the individuals inside the bucket at the lid.

“Good to go.” Pedro smiled as he got them up and walked the buckets by twos- one in each hand into the back of his van where the back seats were laid down to have enough room for all of them.

“Pedro!” Dr. Ethel Atwood greeted happily as she waited by the bay of the center as many others were coming to drop off their micros to her.

“Hey Madre Ethel, how are you?” He asked as he hugged her tightly.

“I’m good, I’m good, so? How many did you bring me this time?” She asked excitedly as he walked her to the back of his van to open the hatch.

“Twenty seven, 15 females, twelve males.” He beamed.

“Ooh, that’s great. And how many are you hoping to bring back with you?” She asked.

“Only two pairs. Princess and Big Blue.”

“And how is Princess?” Ethel asked as she happily helped get two buckets as he grabbed two more as more assistants grabbed the rest and brought them over to receiving.

“She demanded a back scratch and practically made me pinky promise I would bring her home. I figured it was better to scratch her back at home than here, were everyone might think I have parasites or something.” Pedro offered.

“Oh nonsense. With as pristine as you keep your tanks and as wonderful as your micros are, One even sneezes and you’re there with a tissue.” Ethel waived off before she tapped on the lid and grinned when she got a tap back as she took a screwdriver to open the lids of the buckets.

“Well hello gorgeous! Aren’t you just so pretty! You’re daddy’s little Princess aren’t you? Yes you are.” Ethel cooed to Princess as she recognized her from the pictures Pedro had shared with her as Princess seemed to preen at the praise and show off her pretty colors as Ethel did a quick test of the water to make sure the levels were within a good range as Princess tried to rub against the stick before Ethel happily dipped her finger in and scratched around Princess’ head as Princess practically melted into the bucket before the others wanted scratches too.

“You raise some of the most socialized, friendliest micro morays. Why’d you think they were practically stingray micros.” Ethel cooed as she was happy to pet them all affectionately.

“Ok, ok, I need my hands back, I need to sign off on some paperwork. You can get more pets from the others once you’re released into the mating tank.” She urged as she reluctantly pulled her hands from the water as she pat them all on the head before she had to dry her hands off on a towel on her hip as others came with clip boards for her to sign off on as they were quick to take the buckets and bring them over to the huge mating tank with it’s huge grid of pvc pipe, all freshly cleaned as others were dumping buckets of morays into the tank as most were eager to practically flee to the PVC pipe and the “safety” it represented and also, eager to take up a “cave” in the set up to hopefully attract a mate.

But Pedro’s micros continued to flutter at the top and swam from assistant to assistant, eager to get pets from everyone they could before he came in to the space himself from waiting to see the other micros who were arriving, and needing assistants to help bring them to the tank, but were sidetracked with the super cute micros who wanted pets.

“You attention whores! Like I don’t pet you enough at home. Come on now, you need to focus on getting a good mate, not getting as many pets as you can.” Pedro put his hand into the water and agitated it. Which was his signal to get their attention.

“Mate! Find a mate!” He urged them as he signed to them as he pointed to the others once he put the buckets he had picked up as he pointed down to the PVC pipes before Princess playfully splashed him with a giggle and then went down to meet with the others after she put her name over the cave she wanted, right in the middle of the matrix as she had put her blanket and pillow in the tube and kept her bag of exchange gifts with her as she met all the other males that were already in there and others that were moving in. As it was clear, she wanted to make sure she met every single male in there and that could be met.

‘Is that all of them?’ She asked Pedro when it seemed there was a pause in the buckets of others being dumped in.

‘No, more are coming.’ He signed back.

‘How many more?’ She asked.

‘3 more Big People. I don’t know how many micro-eels- each Big Person will have.’ He answered as she looked from him and looked inside her bag.

‘I only have 5 more gifts. I don’t have enough for everyone, most did not bring any courting gifts at all and had nothing to trade with me for.’ She signed to him worriedly.

‘I-worried, not enough. Miss mate- no gift.’ She swam up to the glass and barely had enough room between her and the glass to sign that to him as she looked worriedly up at him and about ready to cry- if she could.

‘Your mate- should only want you- no gift needed or wanted.’

‘What if- you- wrong?’ She asked.

‘These- are not the only mates to be had. You- still my Princess. Your Prince Charming will see you that way, without a crown.’ He signed to her.

‘My siblings tease me. That I’m Spoiled and Brat.’ She signed to him with a frown.

‘Siblings are siblings. They tease and make fun. Not serious.’ He reassured her.

‘Others not know- fun and tease, others think- serious. Mock me for no crown. Others call me ‘Royal Brat’ or ‘Your Spoiledness’ instead of Your Highness’ She signed back.

‘Do you want a crown?’ He asked.

‘No! No.’ She shook her head violently.

‘So how can I help?’ He asked.

‘More gifts? For my Prince Charming?’ She asked.

‘Yes. Only because you asked and want it to be fair.’ He caved before he dug into his pocket to pull out a special plastic bag and opened it before he opened it and then put it under the water’s surface so she could get more pretty little shells and other little trinkets as she practically grabbed everything and scooped it into her bag as she had to swim extra hard to keep holding it all before she dug into the bag to get the treasures from the back before Pedro tipped the bag over sideways so she could get in easier and the treasures out easier before she took them all and then took the bag and rolled it up to keep with her.

‘Thank you Big Daddy.’ She thanked him before she kissed his hand and then quickly swam back to her tube to organize her new treasures, and her old treasures, using her pillow case to store the exchanged gifts as others came to peek in on her as her more jealous siblings seemed to sneer at her treasures while others were eager to take any she didn’t want so that they could have more for the others too, namely- her brothers, since so far- the clutches were male heavy and her sisters already had their pick of other suitors.

Once she organized the gifts and “decorated” her tube as such, she could do little but sit and wait for the others to come.

And wait, and wait and wait as she could do little but comfort her single brothers who didn’t have a mate as they all practically crammed into the “communal” tubes to wait it out together.

“Are you sure you shouldn’t just pick your favorite now?” Big Blue asked as she rested her body over his as they waited.

“No. I want to meet all of the males first. And then pick from there. It’s not fair to the ones who aren’t here yet to choose now without them.” She sighed as the lights started to grow dimmer before the blue night lights went on.

“Shit.” She said before she bolted out of her hole and began looking around for Pedro as she swam around the tank before she swam up to the surface and splashed like crazy before Pedro and the others turned on flashlights and shown on her.

‘Where others?! It’s night! I won’t see them!’ She signed to them in a panic as she practically began to hyperventalate.

“Traffic. Stuck in traffic. Car accident on highway.” Pedro signed and said aloud.

‘Are they ok? Did they live? Die in bucket?’ She signed worriedly.

‘No, they had further to drive, and put bubbler in bucket to keep water good.’ Pedro signed back as she blew out a breath of relief as she put her hands to her chest and stomach.

‘But all females are already paired now. I’m only 1 not mated. Because I wait to meet all. Brothers not mated- panicked.’ She signed to him.

“They are still a few hours away. You and others should sleep. You meet them when you wake up.” Pedro signed as her shoulders slumped and frowned.

‘Ok, I wait, I try patient.’ She signed.

“Princess, your Prince- worth waiting for.” Pedro encouraged her.

‘Hope.’ She signed even though she still looked downcast.

“You want pet? Feel better?” Pedro offered.

‘Yes. Always good pets.’ She signed before he reached in and she snuggled onto his forearm as he pet down her head and the rest of her body as her sisters seemed to sneer and taunt that ‘she needed a bed time story and tucked in by Big Daddy’. As Princess just frowned and snuggled into his arm for comfort.

“Hey, can someone get ahold of Big Blue for me?” Pedro asked since his hands were currently busy with Princess.

“Yeah, I got him.” Another said as she took out a lazer light and grinned when- like a cat- seeing a red lazer light and instantly wanted to go hunt it before she brought it up to the edge of the tank and into the light of their flashlight before they moved the flashlight, so it wouldn’t blind the others.

‘Big Daddy Pedro wants to ask Big Blue some things.’ They signed before Big Blue nodded and swam up to where his sister was laying and silently crying into Pedro’s arm as he continued to pet and soothe and console her.

“I need you to communicate with him for me. My hands are busy.” Pedro requested.

“Okay, what do you want to ask him?” Arthur asked.

“Ask him who is making Princess cry.” Pedro asked.

‘Who makes Princess cry?’ Arthur signed to Big Blue.

‘Our sisters- mean, jealous of Princess- favor and gifts. Even when she tried sharing, they not take and be more mean. Now- they spit- mean words like poison. Turn every male who will listen- to not mate with “Spoiled Brat”. And to push her away. Hurts Princess feelings, make her hide. They even made her a crown to mock her.’ Big Blue signed.

Pedro and Arthur then had a whole conversation in Spanish about it and what they should or shouldn’t do about it.

‘If her sisters are mated, have them leave the tank with their mates now then. And be taken to their new homes. Get them out of there. Have all other males who avoid her- take the tubes on the outside. To keep as much distance between them and her. I want all who don’t believe the lies, to take up the tubes around Princess in the middle. When that’s done, come back and get Princess and put her in the middle tube. She will fall asleep soon.’ Arthur signed from the message that Pedro gave him.

‘Ok, I’ll go get them. But I need more light.’ Big blue said before they turned the blue lights up the highest they would go as Big Blue practically glowed blue as he went around and got, not jus this own sisters, but all the other mates and got them out and had them go to the opposite side of the tank that Pedro had Princess on as they were scooped up and put into temporary holding tanks as the others seemed to reorganize themselves accordingly. And once that was done they came back and gently picked Princess off of Pedro’s arm and swam her back to her tube before they piled into it with her so they didn’t feel as alone.

Four hours later, the sound of buckets being dumped didn’t even wake the micros as the new micros immediately fled to the open tubes to try to get some more sleep as they were beyond tired, and cranky and irritable for having to be stuck in a bucket with nothing but their siblings for anywhere from 8 hours, to 16 hours as the siblings were eager to put as much space between them as possible.

In the morning, to the newcomer’s horror. The whole mating tank was still- very male heavy.

‘Where are all the women? We only see a few females who are not our sisters! One has 5 mates crammed into her tube!’ They signed to their owners as the old males were overly aggressive and desperate to court the new females.

‘Those are not her mates, those are her brothers, they all stayed up to try to meet you and couldn’t stay awake until we came so late last night. None of the others even tried to stay up.’ Their owners explained.

‘So there was only 1 female who waited for us?’ They signed.

“Yes, her name is Princess, she wanted to wait to meet everyone first, to make it fair and even for everyone. Sadly, she was the only female who did. All her sisters made fun of her and were really mean to her and even turned all the males against her. So she only has you new guys to choose from.” They explained.

“Well our sisters deserve her brothers then.” They decided as they went back and got their sisters and told them the news just as their sisters were seeking solace from their overly eager pursuer and hid behind their brothers for safety as the sisters then practically moved all of their things and moved as close to the center as they could, around the ring of guys around this Princess.

“Princess?” The now, patiently waiting males tried to gently call out to her in the center tube when all they saw was one female wedged in the middle of five guys all squished in around her before she seemed to stir and then lift her head before her eyes went wide before she looked back down and tried wriggling and squirming, which got her brothers to look up before they all tried to move at once to try to get out and only got stuck further.

“Blue! You have to wait for us smaller ones to move around you!” Princess urged before she directed, based on how her own body was squished in the tube to tell which of her brothers to move and when and how to move to get them unstuck before they listened and eventually got unstuck and out as she had Blue get out last before she did.

“Good luck Blue.” She urged him before he swam out as she seemed to duck into a closed off connector tube to get her bag of gifts as she then emerged and made a point to meet every other single new male and get to know not just him but his brothers and his sisters as she even gave gifts to the sisters since they had- out of boredom and stress, either accidentally or purposefully break or crush their gifts to stay sane while they were stuck in traffic and apologize for sleeping so late while also not staying up late enough to meet them when they really did come in.

“It’s ok. It’s just really nice that at least you cared enough to wait. Thank you.” All the males were so gracious and happy that- she practically was a Princess in her own right. And just so sweet and so kind and thoughtful and had a heart big enough to care in the first place.

Blue was happy to explain why the tubes were occupied in the way that they were as now the new females were eager to avoid all the males in the outer ring altogether.

“So, are you looking for a Prince?” One in particular, Killian- asked her.

“No. I’m not a real Princess, it’s just a name, a term of endearment my Big Daddy gave me. But, it’s just stuck.” She shook her head no.

“So you’re not looking for a guy named Prince.” Killian gently teased.

“No, no, just, someone who- had our circumstances been reversed, would have waited to meet me too. And waited to at least give me a chance. Before deciding against me without meeting me at all. Or think that I wasn’t worth the wait either.” She answered.

“So, would any of you had really waited for me? Be honest. I’m not even that pretty, or smart or anything super special and I’m only Princess by name, nothing else. I don’t have a castle or even that big of a tank to call home or even a rich Big Daddy, but every dad should see his daughters as their little Princesses. That’s what I’m looking for, a man who will look at our daughters and see and treat each one as his precious little Princess.” She asked.

“But you’re the one thing no other girl in here was- by choice, patient, and kind and fair. And you deserve a real Prince Charming. And while I feel pretty unworthy of the wonder that you are, and while I too, wanted to meet everyone first too, and broke all my courting gifts to keep myself from breaking out of that damn bucket to crawl my way here, so while I’m practically empty handed, I can honestly, and confidently say- I would try, every day, to be as charming as you can stand and be the best mate to you I could be. I would be honored if I could ever have daughters be just like you.” Killian offered.

“Well your hands aren’t empty now, are they?” Princess offered as she slipped both of her hands into his and gave his hands a squeeze with hers.

“Really? Me? You’ll take me?!” He asked.

“Yeah. All the others looked away guiltily when I asked if they would have waited. But you never did. You just nodded yes. And had we been in each other’s fins, I would have been happy such a great guy like you would have thought I was worth waiting for.” She smiled as she pulled him closer before he grabbed her face and kissed her deeply and soundly and practically swam in corkscrew to get her back to her tube.

“I hope we have nothing but daughters from here on out!” He crooned as she laughed as she hung onto him and swam with him. Happy that she found her Prince Charming after all.

#Monster March 2024 #Monster March 2024- Day 12- Naga/Lamia- Adjascent #Moray eel micro mermaids

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marisferasiop · 2 years

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Jake teeters drowsily in the elevator of their flat building, utterly exhausted. Marc had gotten them to Harrow's little village in the Alps, but the avalanche of tree trunks meant Jake had gotten them home. He was pissed about the date with that gorgeous lady from the museum, but finally dragging them home was its own treat. He didn't have to worry once he got them into bed.

Until the next time Khonshu showed up, anyway.

Alas, it is mid-morning and the neighbors are bustling about. An elderly lady natters at him on the ride up to floor 5, waves at him and says good morning as she approaches her door, which he says back with a duck of his chin, tiredly mimicking Steven's overly-exposed features and little wave until she closes her door and he can go to his.

He unlocks the door and flicks the light on, hanging their keys and coat, toeing off their shoes. He fills a glass with water, drinking it and refilling it twice more before he plucks out a frozen meal and warms it in micro. He moves to the sink and cleans up, washes his hands and face, avoiding the little magnetic mirror on the fridge.

He can tell the other two are deep under, but he has made it this far going unnoticed and doesn't want to call attention to himself now that Steven is starting to poke around suspiciously. He definitely knows something is up now, after yesterday.

Jake goes back to the drawers and digs out a fork, eats the shitty little micro meal in silence, leaning against the counter, and contemplates a shower.

He decides that one is probably necessary. Steven will hopefully wake up in a few hours convinced it was a dream, if Jake is thorough enough with the evening ritual.

So he showers, dresses them in Steven's preferred sleep clothes. He fixes the tape on the door and spreads the sand carefully, and, just as he's stepping over the sand to get into bed, remembers the fucking fish.

Oh, fuck.

He turns and goes over to Gus' tank, already expecting the little floating orange body. It's been at least three days with no food. He grimaces at it and finds the net, scoops him out. He stands there with a dripping net in the kitchen for a moment, deciding if he should take it to the fish shop for a new fish (mostly to make sure he gets a good replica) or not.

In the end, he drops Gus's corpse in a sandwich bag and puts some water in it. He heaves a bone-weary sigh, pulls some street clothes on, and stomps down to the bus stop. He hitches the bus to the fish shop, procures a new fish from the adamant keeper (who insists far too loudly that no, he cannot cut a fish's fin off and if he thinks he might she will not sell it to him. He promises he won't) and drops Gus' body in a bin while he waits on the bus back home.

Over an hour later than he'd wanted, with Gus II bobbling around in his tank, two-finned and clueless, Jake falls into the bed, dead on his feet. The sand had been replaced, the tape is on the door, the ankle restraint is on. Jake tics off the list in his head, relaxes into the bedding, and drifts off.

#i just feel like he takes way more care of curating Steven's life than we know #i think he got the replacement fish #and I think he makes sure all the evening rituals are done bc Marc isn't as meticulous #i just think he's neat #jake lockley #moon knight.#moon knight #moon system #steven grant #marc spector #marcstevenjake

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nanojungle · 7 months

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Fish Wishes!

(Images aren’t mine, snatched from google)

Ok so I’ve thought about this for awhile and I’ve seen a couple of these guys in fish stores and done the research to figure out what’s going to be happiest in my 15G nano tank.

Honey Gourami as the centrepiece fish

When I see these guys iRL, they’re always inquisitive, swimming right up to things and then giving them a little pat with their feelers. They’re cute and interesting to watch. Generally considered a peaceful community fish but Reddit has been full of stories of them bullying their own kind until they die :< As they’re happy solo, I think I can give them a stress free life being the centrepiece fish of the tank with a few easygoing nano fish friends.

Or Sparkling Gourami as the centrepiece?

I love the idea of Sparklers. I fell in love with the YouTube series from Foo the Flowerhorn where they set up a tank with sparklers and amanos. In reality I think it’s very risky for the amanos; I’ve had LFS guys and Reddit posts give me anecdotes about the sparklers eating shrimp or killing them off slowly by beating them into hiding. Let’s be honest, I do this hobby to relax. I’m not going to have violence in my tank! Such a shame as they’re so pretty. The image of these guys with their turquoise scales and a backdrop of a bunch of baby blue jelly shrimps would be soo cool but I know there would be suffering so it would never be worth it.

Nano fish

Celestial Pearl Danios

Excuse the shitty iPhone vid. Sometimes you just have to go to see some fish iRL to figure if you’re really going to love them.

I’ll tell you what, every time I see these guys in real life they make my heart flutter with how stinking cute they are. They have beautiful colours and are so small. The ones I’ve seen in store have been about 0.8” in length.

Chilli rasbora

These are another species that always catch my attention in person. Their little faces and big eyes are too cute to handle and their body shape looks like a miniature red shark. They’re also micro predators so they would have a great time gobbling up the creatures and loose eggs in the tank. Thankfully their mouths are too small to do any damage to shrimps!

Extras;

When I think of all the gross lil non-fish creatures I would enjoy in a tank, my mind always gravitates to cherry shrimp or amanos. With amanos I think i’d like the peace of mind to rely on these lil dudes to clean up the nastier hairier algae if it turns up.

However, a hoard of cherries swarming the tank and filling it with bright colours would also be so fun! Blue jellies are the cutest but bright orange ones look like you’ve got a tank full of pre cooked shrimp or living cheetos.

Anyways, that’s my fish wishes! Im not going to get every one of these fish, just a centrepiece fish, some skrimps if compatible and a small shoal of nano fish.

Next weekend I might go to the LFS and see what I can find, I’m so excited!

#aquarium #nano aquarium #fish tank #tropical aquarium #tropical fish tank #tropical fish #freshwater tank #freshwater aquarium #freshwater snails #freshwater shrimp #shrimp #amano shrimp

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water-based · 3 months

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I gave my shrimps cooked carrot and the gift have been accepted!! Great succes!!

#shrimpblr #aquarium shrimps #shrimps #micro fish tank #fishblr #god i love macrolens in my phone #look at the details!!! ahhhh!!!

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Today (5/14), we had to deal with a nasty stench. It was most noticeable in the manager office and front entrance vestibule, and today was the first hot day of the year, so we thought something had died in the air vents and that the AC being on was spreading the smell. Before I got in, the store leader had shampooed the entrance rug TWICE thinking it was dog poop (we’re a SmartPet), but that did nothing. Multiple people independently said they thought it smelled like sewage, it smelled bad.

Finally, my new coworker noticed the smell over by the fish wall and opened up the cabinet to the isolation tank (we’re a micro store, we don’t have a pet care room where the iso tank would normally be). She immediately shut the cabinet again because the stench was so bad, but she’d found the source: about 50 goldfish that came in yesterday had ALL died and been rotting for probably at least 24 hours. They were all floating, so we could clearly see that the water was brown. You couldn’t even see through the tank, the water was so disgusting. She took one for the team though and scooped out all the decaying goldfish into a fish bag, which we wrapped in a trash bag, which I then wrapped in a plastic shopping bag to make sure there’d be no leakage. Our iso tank was just a regular fish tank from the shelf, so the store leader threw out the whole setup: the tank, heater, filter, two breeder nets we’d use for sick bettas, and the nets used to scoop out all the yuck.

By some miracle, a sick betta who’d been in the disgusting death tank was STILL ALIVE, so he got plopped into an in-wall tank that didn’t have any fish in it.

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What's the name of those clear containers that you photograph fish in?

photo tanks! I don't think they're so much their own distinct thing as they are random clear containers though. I get mine from tenkarabum, https://www.tenkarabum.com/micro-fishing-gear.html, & the last one I got said it was like a qtip container or something on the box lol.

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ajentmm · 6 months

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Journey Begins Theorycraft

I’m back! Why? Flame Emperor was the last GHB unit I theorycrafted for, and this month, she got her refine. Iago is next, so let’s get to it.

Journey Begins is a weirdly named banner that’s themed around Fire Emblem Fates Revelation, the beginning of the game. Lilith, Rinkah, and Iago are in the beginning of the game, but Midori and Forrest? Naw. Would they be in the FEH now if they weren’t this banner. IDK. Ask Mitama or Percy.

Lilith: Astral Daughter

Lvl. 40 5 ☆ 39/36/41/27/30 Max Invest: 49/46/51/36/40

Astral Breath: Grants Spd+3. Unit can move to a space adjacent to support partner. If unit is within 3 spaces of support partner, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Reposition – Atk/Spd Bond 3 – Def/Res Link 3 – Joint Drive Atk

Lilith is the dragon fish girl that runs the My Castle feature in Fates, even in the after life. With Astral projection powers and a micro dimension at her disposal, you would think she would be the Mythic classification with Askr or Sothis. Nope. But Veyle can be a mythic, why not? …. Actually, if she did get a Mythic that’s her ghost form like Sigurd and Deirdre, that be fine. They could make her a lighting / healing tower; she would deal damage to foes and restore health to allies out of combat, either at the start of turn, when attacking, or when an ally attacks. But this isn’t for a Lilith alt, this is for her refine.

Astral Breath: Grants Spd+3. Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of support partner. At start of turn, if unit is within 3 tile radius of support partner, grants Atk/Spd+6 and the following status to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn: "Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack)." If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

So, for the refine to Lilith’s Astral Breath, we look to Fallen Lilith. She got a greater ranged warp range and grants the ally “Special Charge +1” rather than [NFU]. This should help with Galeforce teams, not that Lilith can get Galeforce. Combined this with Guidance 4 (or Soaring Guidance) for more wrapping maneuvers.

If unit's HP >25%, grant Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit, deals damage = 15% of unit’s Spd, neutralize effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and prevent unit’s follow-up attacks. (X = 4 + highest bonus on each stat between unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit; calculates each stat bonus independently).

And this next part is per combat, something to make her surprise attack hit with a little more “omf”. She got Bonus Doubler 4, NFU, and 15% Spd damage boost. The DR tanks will still have her beat, but any conventional Res tanks that prevent follow-up, use guarantee follow-up, or Guard (cuz we got Breath), won’t be countered. Plus, she still has adaptive damage to ranged foes, so she can clean those guys up.

Midori: Reliable Chemist

Lvl. 40 5 ☆ 41/41/30/34/21 Max Invest: 51/51/39/44/31

Spendthrift Bow+: Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+7 to unit and inflicts Atk-7 on foe during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Special cooldown count+2 on unit. (Cannot exceed the unit's maximum Special cooldown.)

Rally Atk/Def+ - Close Foil – Chill Atk 3

Hey, remember Spendthrift Bow? Yeah, it’s really good for archers who’s Atk, Def, and Res were too low, and needed to invest in stat raising skills or wanted to use Close Foil. The downside was that their Special cooldown was almost reset after combat. Meaning you needed a Moonbow with guaranteed follow-up and special charge, or you can not use the Special at all. Look, 2020 was different. We now have a couple of bows that grant Atk/Def+5 and Peppy Bow that inflicts Atk/Def-5 while preventing follow-ups, while not effecting your Special at all. Also, Arcane bows exist.

Hey, remember Close Foil? It’s also a good skill for Def focused archers and dagger units that only fight physical foes. I talked about them before in my defensive tier 4 skill theorycraft, but this was the best one just because those units needed the stats and dragons were going to one-shot you anyway.

Hey, remember who introduced both those skills? Midori! There was nothing else interesting about her, aside from higher-than-average Def on an archer at the time. But hey, she’s an apothecary and her Spendthrift bow was named after the Spendthrift skill from Fates, which she could promote and obtain. How can we integrate that?

Apothecary Bow: Effective against flying foes. At the start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of unit, restore 7 HP to unit and allies within 2 spaces, and also, if unit's HP > 25%, grant [Golden Bar] to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. At the start of combat, if unit's HP > 25%, grant Atk +7 to unit and inflict Atk-7 on foe during combat. [Golden Bar] Unit deals damage +10 and takes damage -10, but after combat, this bonus is removed.

THAT’S RIGHT! WE ARE MAKING BANK! GOLDEN BAR META COMENCE! THIS IS REAL SPENDTHRIFT! It’s just not a luck chance of getting a golden bar item that then gets consumed at the start of combat to give +10 damage and -10 damage taken, it’s a guaranteed chance to get a bonus effect that gives you a one-time use of +10 damage and -10 damage taken. Not only that, she shares this ability with everybody, share the wealth!

At the start of combat, if unit's HP > 50% or if [Bonus] is active on unit, grant Def/Res+5 to unit and inflict Def/Res-5 on foe during combat, grant unit guaranteed follow-up attack, prevent foe’s follow-up attack, and inflict Special cooldown charge-1 on foe per attack.

AND WE KEEP GOING! If she has her bonus or is above 50% HP, she gets more in combat stats, omni breaker, and Guard. Is this overkill? Maybe. Don’t care.

Rinkah: Scion of Flame

Lvl. 40 5 ☆ 40/34/39/41/18 Max Invest: 50/43/49/51/28

Rinkah's Club: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if unit's HP < 100% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def+5 and Special cooldown charge +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage.)

Bonfire – Distant Foil – Wrath 3 – Even Def Wave 3

*Insert picture of Spongebob licking Rinkah’s abs*

As in Fate’s, Rinkah is an underpowered axe unit with mix matched stats for an axe unit. She’s designed for the beginning, and falls off after getting her in Birthright and is immediately bad when obtained in Revelations. Her utility came from her personal, which gave more damage with 1 point of damage, wielding Clubs, which have higher Hit/Crit than axes, using her good Skill/Spd, and getting Spells + Death Blow when promoted. She like a sword master in a way. What she has in FEH is high Spd/Def and Low Atk/Res, a Special spamming Club, and Distant Foil to win match-ups with Physical attacking units. Her biggest weakness in Feh is magic foes, obviously. My goal for this refine is make her the best she can be again Physical attacking foe’s on mixed phase, while leaving her magic weakness, not adding to it.

Rinkah's Club: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if foe initiates combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99%, or if foe's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat.

So, let’s start with this. Thanks to Brash Assault 4 and Desperation 4, we have easy way to give her in combat boosts and Special charge she needs, before she takes damage, during player phase. I then just gave her the True Damage Reduction by 20% Def. You can use that high she has to shrug of physical attacks or lessen the power of magic attacks. But where is the True Damage?

If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's max Special cooldown count value ≥ 2 and unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, when unit's Special triggers (excluding area-of-effect Specials), neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills and calculates that attack's damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

And this is where all the power comes form. With Bonfire or Ignis, like Brave Robin, Coincidentally, Rinkah damage is hindered by the Def and DR of physical attacking units, which Close Foil only works on, and those foe’s tend to have lower Res. Rinkah promotion gets her Magic (if you go Oni Chieftain) so this is just her channeling that. Also, if you just get distant counter, cool, mages already have low def, and unless you are fighting certain mages and dragons, you aren’t dealing to DR. I should note, I can see them giving her an effect like her Flame Tribe alt, “inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 20% of unit's Def at start of combat” instead of TDR.

Iago: Nohr's Tactician

Lvl. 40 5 ☆ 42/38/27/23/32 Max Invest: 52/48/36/32/43

Iago's Tome: Grants Res+3. At start of odd-numbered turns, if any foe's HP ≤ unit's HP-3 and that foe is not adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk/Spd-4 and 【Guard】 on that foe. At start of even-numbered turns, if any foe's HP ≤ unit's HP-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Def/Res-4 and 【Panic】 on that foe.

Blazing Wind – HP/Atk 2 – Atk Opening 3

And here we have Iago, the … wait. We forget Forrest. …

And here we have Iago, the most gremlin-y of the dark advisors of the ancient dark dragon architype. His whole gimmick was flip flopping between nerfing the offensive power of foe’s with less HP then him on odd-numbered turns, and naffing the defensive power of foe’s with less HP then him on even-numbered turns. There was no escape, but the burden was set on you to attack offensively on even turn and act defensively on odd turns. Now a days, we got mages that debuff the whole team with better/more effects without an HP check or them needing to be near an ally, and they still put up a fight.

Iago's Tome: Grants Res+3. At start of odd-numbered turns, if any foe's HP ≤ unit's HP-1 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk/Spd-6 and 【Guard】 on that foe. At start of even-numbered turns, if any foe's HP ≤ unit's HP-1 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Def/Res-6 and 【Panic】 on that foe. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grant Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat.

So, the changes are as followed; decrease the required HP to be 1 higher rather than 3, make both effects work when that foe is adjacent to another foe (I get you are trying counter measures but no), increase the penalties inflicted to 6, and the basic +4 to all stats when healthy.

At start of combat, if 【Penalty】 is active on foe, foe's HP ≤ 99%, or unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-X on foe (X = highest penalty on each stat between target and foes within 2 spaces of target; calculates each stat penalty independently), unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, if this unit's HP ≥ foe's HP+5 at the start of combat and foe’s attack can trigger foe’s Special, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe’s first attack during combat (cannot exceed foe's maximum Special cooldown).

Now for the nutty stuff that makes him a tough nut to crack. When the foe has any penalty, is hurt slightly, or Iago is healthier, it’s +4 to all stats, the Sabbotage effect in combat, a guaranteed follow-up, and an HP check Snare, like with B!Tiki or Veyle’s C skill. The other examples uses Res, which Iago does have enough to benefit against some god swords, but if you want the other part of his tome to work, you are investing in HP. This maybe to strong of an effect for a Grail unit, but it’s harder to get that HP check then a RES check. You may need Savage Blow or other out of combat damaging skills to get those checks. It’s better than needing a support partner at least.

And with that, another banner is done. See you guys … whenever.

#fire emblem heroes #fire emblem #game design #theorycrafting #refines #banner refine

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