#;long post

[nexility-sims]

𝐍𝐎. 𝟏   ❛ 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 ❜   |   VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND YEARS

❧  𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬  /  𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

❛ The queen’s voice broke as she talked. Staring into the camera, she willed the tears to stay. Her eyes grew glassy, and the small audience before her—palace staffers and journalists, a mixed array of stone faces and quivering lips—blurred into a white haze. The decision to speak had come early in the morning as she sat alone in bed. The windows and doors were thrown open, and she stared at the moon until she could see the rabbits dancing upon its surface. Her hair was gone by then, wrapped in a bundle to accompany her daughter into the first of her graves. With one hand, Beatriz felt her scalp, with its hair shorter now than even on the day she was born. Mothering had never come easy to her. Neither her children nor her subjects received her love in full, or the way they desired it, or when they needed it. She had tried her hardest for Sayfa, of which she made no secret. Still, because she could not trust herself to have shown it, she also could not trust that her daughter had known.

𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 ↓

❧ woo, finally ! mixed feelings, but the important part is that it's done. my favorite part is the rowena guest appearance, personally :^)

TRANSCRIPT:

[RV] Good morning. I’m Inti Rivera. Today, the nation prepares for the funeral of Princess Safya. This daytime in memoriam edition of UBC Nightly News will be followed by live coverage of the procession.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya was born in 1950 to the recently crowned Queen Beatriz and her second husband, Matias Villar. With the preference for male heirs ended, the princess was presumed to be a future queen.

[RV V.O.] The Queen elected to reveal her daughter’s name at the annual naming festival in Yaas. She was the first royal infant in two generations to participate. Princess Safya would later do the same with all three of her own children.

[RV V.O.] Although she was her mother’s heir and began accompanying the queen on business early, the princess was also close with her father. Commentators regularly noted their similar personalities and interests, as did Queen Beatriz herself.

[RV V.O.] Mother Rowena, formerly queen, returned to public life following Princess Safya’s birth. The princess shared her first patronage with her grandmother, and the pair became the most popular royals. [I] Can you tell us where you were today, my princess? [S] We visited an orphanage. The children are less fortunate, so we take care of them. I’m happy to say that is my responsibility now.

[I] How did the princess do today, Mother Rowena? [R] I don’t know how she can stand upright with a heart of gold! She’s full of empathy, this little girl, for others. She’ll be a servant her whole life, just like her grandfather. I envy everyone who’ll live to see it. [S] {Gasps.}

[RV V.O.] In the eyes of many, Princess Safya ceased to be a little girl when she announced her engagement in 1968 to Rodrigo Dardarich. The news excited the public but was not without controversy. [S] Some will say this is quick. We accept that. It is. However, it’s also true what they say: when you know, you know.

[RV V.O.] The Princess married in 1969. In a first, the family shared behind-the-scenes photographs of preparation for the ceremonies. Her new husband, in another break from tradition, would not share Safya’s titles. The princess penned a letter to the public for the occasion, calling her marriage, quote, “the first true act of my own, my first real decision.”

[RV V.O.] Critics who expressed suspicion of the relationship were vindicated soon enough. The princess and Lord Rodrigo became a favorite subject of photographers. The most skilled captured public arguments on multiple occasions throughout the years. These photos proved lucrative as interest in the couple and their life together continued to grow.

[RV V.O.] In 1975, the Office of the Crown Princess issued a formal statement refuting an “investigation” published by Concordia that year. The paper alleged impending divorce, with lurid but unsubstantiated details of infidelity and financial strain. The Crown declined to support privacy legislation proposed by the Assembly of Uspana in 1976, 1977, and 1980.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya and Lord Rodrigo gave a joint interview on the state of their marriage in 1985. The unprecedented, polarizing broadcast broke daytime viewership records. The interviewer, Isabel Eannes, was widely panned by most viewers and commentators. [S] I don’t think that’s a fair question. [I] So, you disagree, then? You haven’t been unhappy?

[R] She’s unhappy right now—she hates combative journalists. [S] {Laughs.} No! I don’t hate anyone. We asked for this. We begged.

[I] Let’s talk about the ring, then. It’s new. Smaller. Why? [S] People like us don’t get do-overs. But, we’re trying anyway. [R] The alternative is being apart. That’s impossible. It can’t happen. We must try, even if it isn’t easy. [S] It’s hard, but that’s love. ‘To love someone is to suffer for them.’ [I] {Scoffs.} That is Tecuani maxim, isn’t it?

[RV V.O.] The princess gave birth to her first child, Leonor, in 1970. To the nation’s delight, Princess Safya and her new baby were inseparable. [R] Let us see her! Can you talk a minute? Share something! [S] We’re late for a meeting, I’m sorry!

[RV V.O.] In 1974, Princess Safya and Lord Rodrigo welcomed their second child, Mateo. Her office announced two years later, on the heels of former Queen Rowena’s death, that Princess Safya would be scaling back to, quote, “refocus on her growing family.” She would regain her place as Uspana’s “hardest working royal” by 1981.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya’s final child, Gil, was born in 1979. The princess had declared a decade prior that she hoped for a trio of children.

[RV V.O.] When asked in 1985 if she wanted more children, Princess Safya remarked that she was, quote, “retired” and “content” to await her future grandchildren instead of “competing” with her mother. Queen Beatriz has six children, all born between 1950 and 1962.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya, like heirs before her, formally began her career as a working royal at the age of ten. Commentators described her that year as, quote, “articulate,” “cautious,” and “soft-spoken.”

[RV V.O.] The princess and her younger brother, Prince Arnaut, became regular members of their mother’s retinue. The Queen described her feelings on the matter in passing during a press conference: [B V.O.] “Teenager” is a weak term. Once, Safya would have governed a province in her own right as a teenager. No longer. We coddle and undertrain our heirs just like everyone else now. The assembly tells me that’s a “parenting” problem. Well, what I say is it certainly won’t be my problem when I’m dead, and you’re stuck with them! {Laughs.}

[RV V.O.] Queen Beatriz and Princess Safya were proactive concerning Leonor’s training as well. The pair remained inseparable in public, gaining valuable experience together. Before her death, the princess announced her daughter would join the team she intended to task with passing a new education initiative through the Assembly.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya began crafting policy proposals in 1988 to encourage and improve access to higher education. In addition to boosting funding for Uspana’s institutions, the princess was in talks with lawmakers to make attending schools abroad a feasible, affordable option.

[RV V.O.] Princess Safya’s last official public appearance was during a tour of elementary schools in southern Uspana. The fatal yachting trip capped a month of nonstop travel. Having allegedly, quote, “hit a wall” with legislators, the princess was focusing on what she did best. Commentators as well as school administrators, teachers, parents, and students described her in warm terms. The princess was enthusiastic and always connected on a human level with her future subjects.

[RV] That concludes this morning’s in memoriam special. Now, we go to Bernardo Rea for live coverage at Nakawe Palace.

[RE] Good morning. The mood is somber at Nakawe Palace as the family and silent gathered crowds prepare for the procession. Moments ago, Queen Beatriz unexpectedly announced she intends to give televised remarks. We are waiting to be invited inside.

[B] My firstborn will be interred today. I doubt that requires prefacing. How can it? It’s reality. The burden is immense. I’ve done what I can to lift it from my family. After funeral rites, the most sacred ritual we have is to shear our hair. This is surrendering power—spirituality vulnerability. It says, “Give me the pain of mourning. I can carry it for us all.” Not just anyone can be so burdened. You must be ready. You have to be empty.

[B] My request for all of you, the hundreds of thousands who I suspect will gather across Uspana, is this: empty yourself for her. Cry for my daughter. Weep as profusely as you can. Fill the streets with water so it will carry her home—to the mountains that chose her, that chose to take her away from us all, from me. We will let her go together, as one People.

#;long post #ts4 story #sims story #sims 4 story #ts4 royalty #sims 4 royalty #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 royal family #royal sims #simblr #ts4 legacy #1992.story.post #1992.a1 #1992.e02

[arklayraven]

I should try to sleep...

Anyway random facts about MC Jayce.

Tied to each series: 🐑 = OM | 🌻 = ADWD | 💖 = 14DWY | 🎃 = TKATB

Main F/Os involved from each series: Asmo from OM, Grim from ADWD, Ren/Redacted from 14DWY, Sol from TKATB.

They draw, but aren't good at it, but do doodle anyways. (rarely ever shows their art to anyone. Will literally bite you if you try to steal their sketchbook to take a peek. Their partner get a pass though...sometimes.) 🐑🌻💖🎃

Likes to cook and is kinda good at it. Though isn't trusted with the knife. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Has and is taking self defense classes(with a friend) to better defend themselves, and their loved one. 🐑

Can use magic, is a sorcerer. Call them a witch however, they will literally give you the most threatening death glare you will ever know. 🐑

Can't swim. Literally hates the ocean. Big bodies of water kinda frightens them. But ironically loves the beach, when its not crowded that is. Though hates sand or getting it on them lol 🐑🌻💖🎃

Hates large crowds, loud noises and just being out having to socialize in general. (Let them stay home in the safety of their room, maybe cuddled with their love too preferably.) 🐑🌻💖🎃

Hates bugs? It depends. They love butterflies though. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Loves cats. Isn't really a dog person. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Loves video games, mostly survival horror games, and sometimes mystery/thrillers story driven games. As well supernatural stuff, but lowkey they get kinda spooked by ghost. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Almost always is listening to music. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Can/has taken the form of a literal small sheep. 🐑

Deals with bad insomnia. (Their love is trying to fix that though.) 🌻💖🎃 (Asmo already got Jayce sleeping with him more better now so...)

Only speaks spanish when very angry/upset or trying to flirt/charm their love. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Has a literal love for pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns. Owns a little(big) collection of pumpkin related things. (It's Halloween everyday to them pfff) 🎃

Favorite holiday is Halloween. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Might have anger issues... 🐑🌻💖🎃

Deals with trust issues... 🐑🌻💖🎃

Almost always spends their time at the library. 💖🎃

Has a pet(changes often). 🌻/ Has no pet. 🐑💖🎃

Loves coffee(maybe too much) 🐑🌻💖🎃

Depending on the timeline/universe. Is a reaper. 🌻

Can't dance to even save their own life. 🐑🌻💖🎃 / Is being taught how to dance or will by their love. 🐑🎃

Only wears black or dark colors. 🌻🎃 / Wears all types of colors, most often to match with their love. 🐑💖

Always has their nails painted to match or symbolize their partner. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Seems quiet and shy at first, but once you get to know them. And they open up to someone they trust or love. Starts to show their real wild(and sometimes frightening?) mischievous side. 🐑🌻💖🎃

Refuses to go to heaven now if they die and will go to hell just to stay with their demon love and possible other partners. (Polyamory~ 💕) 🐑

Is short(5'1), their partner is taller than them. (So smol, can fit in their pocket. lmao) 🐑🌻💖🎃

#;arklay outbreak #okay now i sleep lol #;long post #;mc jayce

[onippep]

Wait, do you two live together? Can we get to know a little more about you?

Kkkkiiiinda. It's... Eh, alright, let's give a little rundown from when the Tower collapsed:

I grabbed "Fake Peppino," as we knew it at the time, on my way out of the Tower. It was instinct. I couldn't leave anyone in there in good faith, even if they kicked my ass.

"Fake Peppino" took to this rescue in a way that was really weird to me. First this creepy clone-thing of me was trying to kill me in that tower, now he's crawling around the walls of my Pizzeria, copying my moves and hanging out with everyone.

It was an active few months from then on out. Peppino's Pizza became a bit of a hangout spot for the Tower's refugees. I... loved it, to bits. It got annoying and stressful, and my anxiety would always make things worse, but in the end it was always some loud, goofy fun. Business boomed. I stayed afloat and partially payed off some of my loan.

Eventually, stuff started to calm down. Construction projects started popping up nearby; Toppins and cheeseslimes and Bosses and the likes making homes for themselves, relocating, finding new places to go. Business slowed.

I'd encounter Fake-me at odd times, like after dark or at dawn before opening. He'd always coincidentally be taking out the trash at the same time as me, or it'd somehow already be in the parlor before it opens, cleaning dishes, mopping the floor... like it owned the place. It pissed me off.

Thinking this guy was trying to take over my Pizzeria and commit identity fraud, I met it out back after closing one night, ready to lay down a good beating, verbal or physical.

You said to me, "I don't know what your deal is, but you can't stay here."

Up to that point, I was working on how I would fit as a piece in this new world Peppino created. I figured-- the easiest thing to do-- was what I formed to do in the first place. Mimicry was safe. Mimicry was all I knew.

So I picked up on his habits-- his daily routines, his day at work. My prior makeup has allowed me to keep up, cooking wise, and knew I could seek refuge in the place I was named for. It worked at the Tower all those ages ago, after all.

That night behind the Parlor was difficult. I repeated back at him, ",ereh yats t'nac uoy tub ,si laed ruoy tahw wonk t'nod I"-- I felt the burst of emotion from him that came after that. Not anger-- fear.

We fought. Violently.

Eventually Peppino tired himself out, and he stopped. So I stopped. He was out of breath, so was I. He was snarling in fright. So was I.

We sat and stared at each-other for an hour. I breathed, stared, sat and moved as he did. Peppino noticed. He'd lift a hand, I'd lift one. He'd stand up, I'd stand up. He'd cower back, I'd cower back. And so on.

That's about the part when I realized how much more simple this was. So I experimented a bit. Moved around, see what Fake-me would do, and see how uncanny-but-accurate he could get. It weirded me the hell out, seeing it so close. So...

Docile.

Sure, he'd hang out in the background, copying me from afar, but we'd never really... interacted face to face for such a long period of time. Now that everyone was sorta gone, this was kinda... the moment. To get to know it more.

So I kinda broke down. To my embarrassment, so did Fake-me. Just as ugly, gross, and pathetic of a crier as I am. After that, we sorta made up.

First off, I didn't know Fake-me could speak. Mumbles and backwards, repeating me here and there, but... Actual genuine conversation? It scared the shit out of me. In the silence, it asked, "Where do we go," and I didn't have an answer.

This fucker disarmed me with that sentence. I kinda realized this whole time I was scared of stuff going back to... the ghost-town that I'm used to. And I wouldn't really have anyone around.

I asked its name. It replied, "Onipepp". My name backwards, of course. "Onipepp?" I repeated back, and it nodded. "...Oni. Like a demon. I'll call you Oni from now on." He liked that.

And from there... Uh, sheesh, we've gone on for a while. Anything to add?

You offered me a job. "Since Gustavo and Brick opened their own place," you said. "They're competition now. I'll need the help."

I went through training. He was impressed with my previous skills, often showing a bit of fear or insecurity. That eventually went away.

I'd spend days with Peppino. At night, I'd linger in the rafters, as I always would. I'd chase off all sorts of threats to the Parlor he wouldn't even think about. But I would never follow him home.

I didn't know where he lived, or what was considered his home. I've always lived in the places I form for. I never questioned it.

I keep to myself, but sometimes Peppino would ask me things. "Do you get lonely in here?" "Do you eat? Sleep? Do you need anything?" I'd always respond "I don't know."

A big storm happened, and wrecked the roof of the Parlor. Construction had to happen. It got cold, it got wet, it was noisy. I followed him home that night.

He didn't stop me, like I thought he would. Not a word was said. I was let inside, I looked around, and he says, "Make yourself at home". The phrase confused me.

Regardless-- I'm welcome here now, whenever I want.

Uh-huh. Been a wild few months for you. But you've managed pretty damn well, I gotta say.

(...you have too.)

#;peppino speaks #;oni speaks #;pizzasks #;pizzacanon #pizza filled filing cabinet #;long post #((STORYTIME #((i gotta write a fic or something it was hard not going into super details

[oathtorn]

// Doing the thing I said an hour ago I wouldn't do— Minthara's younger siblings, in order: Jereth, Dhaunirra (☠), the twins Filgred (☠) and Beslanna (☠), Myrineyl and Aumon

#;long post #i wanted to do three and three but didnt want to separate the twins #;about #;jereth

[sonicprim3d]

@wintershub asked: *sliiiides into the inbox* Might I inquire the Mothra lore? She's my favorite character and when I watched "Godzilla vs the Monsters' they didn't explain a whole lot about where she came from, etc, etc.

Not a problem at all, I got you.

But also there's like over 70 years of films to talk about. So. It's all under the read more cuz there is a lot.

Mothra's lore changes depending on which incarnation we're going with, though for the most part, it usually sticks very closely to the original version of her from the 1961 Mothra film. Put simply, she's a guardian of the natural order of Earth who often opposes Godzilla due to his constant rampaging against humanity.

Alongside that, she also acted as the guardian deity to a group of previously uncontacted humans on Infant Island, and among them existed a duo known as the Shobijin, who are, for all intense and purposes, tiny fairy priestesses for Mothra who can communicate with her on a telepathic level. They also can do similar with other humans, and even with other Kaiju.

Following this, Mothra would come into conflict with Godzilla in the 1964 film Mothra vs. Godzilla, when Mothra's egg washed ashore in Japan following a typhoon, only to be claimed as the property of two greedy businessmen looking to make a quick buck off of them. Not long after that, Godzilla reappears and begins to rampage across Japan, heading straight for the eggs, so a group of humans traveled to Infant Island to plead to a dying Mothra to use the last of her strength to fight Godzilla to defend her eggs and the innocent people in his way.

During this whole conflict, the egg would hatch, and twin larvae of Mothra would emerge, also contributing to the fight after Mothra had died. But not to worry! As, being a creature of more magic, telepathy, and spirituality than anything else, she is reborn through her children. That's right, Mothra is a cyclic creature! Anyways, with Godzilla fended off, the larvae and the Shobijin would return to Infant Island, and the movie ends.

From there on, during what is known as the "Showa Era" of the Godzilla films, Mothra would make constant appearances in the films. But, after Mothra vs. Godzilla, she would reappear as an ally of Godzilla instead of an enemy. In fact, in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster they would team up to defeat the space dragon, with this marking the point where Godzilla officially begins the switch from "destroyer of Tokyo" to "defender of Japan". So one could say that she dragged Godzilla kicking and screaming into having a moral compass lmao

But, then, the Showa Era would wind down to a close in the mid-70s, as dwindling returns on the films demonstrated a growing disinterest in the Japanese market toward Godzilla. So, Toho put the franchise on ice. But then, in 1984, on the 30th anniversary of the release of the original Godzilla film, the Big G would be revived with the Return of Godzilla film. In this new continuity, the only Godzilla film that happened prior was the original, as all others were discarded to create the new "Heisei Era" of films.

And then, in 1992, Mothra would return too with the film Godzilla vs. Mothra. In this, Godzilla is reawoken when a meteorite crashes into Earth, but alongside him is awoken an entity known as Battra, and in response, the Cosmos, the Heisei Era's version of the Shobijin, appear to warn humanity about Battra. They explain that Battra was created by the Earth itself to act as an opposite to their people's deity, Mothra, and as such exists as an evil nature-destroying bat-moth thing. Fans like to create content of him being Mothra's brother lol

Initially, the fight was a three-way between them. But as Godzilla rampaged more and more, the two nature spirits teamed up to fight the King of the Monsters, for the first time in history. The two are able to subdue Godzilla and begin to fly him away from Japan, but as they get over the ocean, Godzilla kills Battra and forces Mothra to drop him into the water bellow. She then places a seal over the ocean in the hopes of preventing Godzilla from returning, and to honor Battra's sacrifice.

Unfortunately, the following day, it is revealed that Battra was destined to destroy a giant meteor that was heading toward Earth. So Mothra must travel into deep space to try and change the course of the meteor, which will kill her in the process. But she would not be alone, as the Cosmos would join her in deep space.

Mothra's last appearance in the Godzilla Heisei films is in 1994's Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, where, during her travels through deep space to confront the incoming meteor, she becomes aware of an even graver threat hurtling toward Earth. Unable to abort her mission, she sends off several hundreds of tiny Fairy Moths, with one being sent back to Earth to warn a powerful psychic of SpaceGodzilla's impending arrival and urge her to try and keep Godzilla safe from his space clone's goals of killing him and conquering the Earth. After this, Mothra sacrifices herself to stop the meteor she initially set off to stop.

But Mothra would end up returning in a whole new way within the Heisei Era. As, following the Godzilla franchise's then conclusion with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Toho created the Rebirth of Mothra film trilogy (which has nothing to do with any films made before these ones), and follows Mothra's son, Mothra Leo, fighting monsters like the ancient Desghidorah, who is responsible for Mars being uninhabitable, in the first film and Dagahra in the second.

But the most interesting thing is that in the third film, Mothra Leo has to be sent back in time to fight King Ghidorah during the Cretaceous Period, due to him being much weaker at that time. While in the present, Ghidorah abducts children from Earth to consume their life force. Ghidorah is also responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs in this timeline. But, in the end, Leo must use all his strength to kill Ghidorah, ending with him sacrificing himself for a peaceful future.

Then, in 1999, the Godzilla franchise would once again return in Japan after the 1998 American attempt failed so badly, Toho couldn't help but bring Godzilla back out of fears that Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla In Name Only (GINO)" would taint the franchise. This would start the "Millenium Era" of Godzilla, and Mothra would make a few appearances here too.

Firstly in the 2001 film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, where she operates as something closer to a traditional Japanese Yokai, but this time she is allied with King Ghidorah and Baragon, who also act as guardian spirits of Japan in this film. With, this time, Godzilla being the combined anger of everyone the Japanese Imperial Army massacred during WWII, coming together to get revenge on Japan at a time when they have tried so hard to pretend none of it ever happened.

Now, it is important to state that the Millenium Era was an anthology series, as opposed to a continuous narrative like the Heisei Era, or a loose narrative like with Showa. So with every film, it was a whole new world doing brand new things.

The exception being the Kiryu Saga, starting with 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, and 2003's Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. In this, Mothra appears in her traditional guardian goddess role, with the Shobijin returning as well. This time, they are here to urge humanity to not continue using their new Mechagodzilla, nicknamed Kiryu, as he is built on top of the bones of the original 1954 Godzilla. Mothra views this as a perversion of the natural order of things, and she is right in the end as when they send Kiryu out to fight the current Godzilla, the dormant spirit of the original Godzilla reawakens and takes over Kiryu, leading to it rampaging.

But, in Tokyo SOS, she takes an active role of fighting Kiryu alongside Godzilla to restore the balance of nature, though she also fights Godzilla due to him, y'know, stomping on humans. In the end, Kiryu and the spirit of the original Godzilla reconcile and become one, sacrificing themself to drive Godzilla away and keep their pilot safe. All the while, Mothra goes through the usual process of death and rebirth through her larvae.

Mothra also makes an appearance in 2004's Godzilla Final Wars, a big bombastic Kaiju smackdown finale for the Millenium Era, but so does every other Kaiju in Toho's arsenal, so she doesn't get much to do. And she wouldn't have much to do in the plot of that film anyway, as it is just about an alien species secretly taking control of every monster on Earth, except for Godzilla who was defeated in the past when he was dropped inside of a giant canyon in the arctic and buried in it. He is then woken up by a desperate group of humans and led across Earth to mop up the alien-controlled Kaiju and defeat the aliens.

The Godzilla franchise then goes back to sleep for another 10 years, with it being woken up by Legendary's Godzilla, and the start of the Monsterverse. Mothra, like always, returns eventually as well. In 2019's King of the Monsters, she appears as a stronger ally of Godzilla, with the film going so far as to state that she and him have a symbiotic relationship. Her wings are even designed to have patterns based off of Godzilla's eyes on them.

For the film's plot, she happens to awaken at just the right time, as a group of eco-terrorists looking to use Titan radiation to return Earth to its natural state, as Titan radiation does cause rapid and extreme plant growth, break into a top-secret Monarch site in the arctic to release and awaken King Ghidorah, while not knowing that he is an invasive apex predator, one that almost killed Godzilla before, and almost does again during the film. But, in the end, Mothra sacrifices herself for Godzilla. And when she dies over him, she releases a special sort of radiation that supercharges him, letting him absolutely obliterate King Ghidorah, and reduce him into nothing but ash.

And now we come to spoilers for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. So if you haven't seen that yet, but plan on it, don't read!

But, as you can guess, in this film, Mothra returns once more! In this film, they reveal that she is the guardian deity of the Iwi people, a group of humans that once resided on Kong's Skull Island before it was destroyed by the eternal storm that once kept the island hidden from the outside world, as well as the Hollow Earth that all Titans, and maybe all animals in the world, came from. She is reawoken in accordance to an Iwi prophecy, which states that an Iwi from Skull Island, which is Jia, who was introduced in Godzilla Vs. Kong, would reawaken Mothra at in time for her to help Godzilla fight the tyrant Skar King and his enslaved ancient apex Titan, Shimo, to stop him from conquering the Earth.

They, of course, do just that. And she lives this time! Horray! Now. Honorary shout-outs to a couple of facts:

The director of King of the Monsters, Michael Dougherty, is a shameless Godzilla x Mothra shipper, and his opinions on that ship shaped their relationship in the Monstervers. To such an extent that, in KOTM, a US Marine, upon learning about Godzilla and Mothra's symbiosis, makes a sex joke. Asking, "So do they got like. A thing going on?"

This relationship continues in Adam Wingard's GxK, where Mothra is the only creature in existence that can tell Godzilla to be nice to Kong, who he was previously attempting to fucking murder because they had an agreement at the end of GvK. "You stay down there, I stay up here, and we never see each other again." All the while, Kong is trying so desperately to tell Godzilla that they need to go down to Hollow Earth to fight Skar King together. As best he can with a creature that only knows Anger.

Mothra's most prominent moves in all films is her ability to shoot webs, something no moth can do, and using various different "scales" to attack or heal or do whatever. Once again, something no moth can do.

#𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 [ General | OOC ] #𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝟮 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧! [ General | Ask Answered ] #thewinterhub #;long post

[ashenwinds]

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tagged by the lovely @magicbrush 💜 Steal it from me, live the life of a pirate

peace or war

sun or stars

flowers or trees

crescent moon or full moon

streets or skyscrapers

rooftops or balconies

ink or glitter

life or death

order or chaos

candle or bonfire

ocean or sky

leather or silk

sweet or sour

over-stimulation or under stimulation

book or letter

soft or coarse

fight or flight

spoken or written

silver or gold

playing cards or tarot cards

circles or angles

cramped or vast

checkers or chess

peace or war

sun or stars

flowers or trees

crescent moon or full moon

streets or skyscrapers

rooftops or balconies

ink or glitter

life or death

order or chaos

candle or bonfire

ocean or sky

leather or silk

sweet or sour

over-stimulation or under stimulation

book or letter

soft or coarse

fight or flight

spoken or written

silver or gold

playing cards or tarot cards

circles or angles

cramped or vast

checkers or chess

#✦ dash game #;long post #(as if some of these would be up for debate LOL) #(give then fire war death gold and the ocean any day) #(they will throw skelli-hands with anybody given the chance)

[amareinmortis]

The Analysts decided it’s time to go out in style.

#;my art #MBTI #MBTI Analysts #ENTJ #ENTP #INTP #INTJ #and bonus #ENFP #;long post #They’ve temporarily taken over me #INTP is intentionally drawn without glasses #strange how drawings of them are oft funny #but the written work is much more somber/serious #ENFP rocking the poet-shirt + scarf and palazzo look #ENTJ female #INTP she/they #INTJ male #ENTP male #ENFP female

[kolak-magiya]

Not me obsessing over some of my dnd ocs and being tempted to add them into my ffxiv roster with matching verses,,,

anyway if you like elezen or elves in general, I've got info (and art!~) under the cut~

Lyrei Daelamin (Lie-ray DIE-luh-mine) is fairly well known for his skills in martial arts - or at least he was until recently. In his campaign, he volunteered to be a test subject for a man's experiments to rid an individual of "creation taint" thus ridding Lyrei of any abilities he gained from using canisters of powerful substance. The event nearly killed him, causing one of his arms to literally wither away, as well as being paralyzed from the neck down.

He's currently temporarily retired until his prosthetic is finished. When complete, it'll not only replace his missing limb, but the roots of the prosthetic will span his entire body, replacing his damaged nervous system and giving him full mobility back.

In his ffxiv verse, he's a Monk, and a magical accident resulted in him being paralyzed. He was rescued and brought back to Gridania. While his life was saved, there was little to be done about his missing limb, until he agreed to allow some druids to test some prototypes on him. After almost a full year, they've come up with a livewood prosthetic, granting him his arm and movement once more at the cost of regular returns to maintain its magic.

Kairo is by all means a beast among his people. Where most male Drow are under 6', he stands at an imposing 6'6", with a muscular build and the look of a hunter to match. He was not always this way, however.

Before this, Kairo was a young elven noble who dreamed of exploring the world, which he set out to do as soon as possible. His journey was quickly cut short, however, when he was kidnapped and sent to a fighting arena, run by a Tiefling named Myza. For a few years, Kairo fought among the lesser warriors, until he spoke out against Myza. In retaliation, she cut his throat, silencing him forever, and sent him off to be experimented on by a group of eager mages.

Years of experimentation later, Kairo was now almost twice as big as he was before, standing over a foot taller with scars and stretch marks littering his skin from trying to hold himself together after such rapid growth.

In his ffxiv verse, Kairo would be the result of someone's cruel experiments. Forced to consume dragon blood, Kairo was changed slowly. He cannot change his form into that of a dragon, however he does maintain some characteristics that could resemble them. He is most certainly feared by the people of Ishgard.

#;long post #watch me gab about my dnd characters because they're living in my head rent free lol #but also would anyone want to write with them if I added them to my roster? :3c

[coollyinterferes]

Plotted starter for @redlineoffate [for child!Bruno]

A lovely trip through Italy with his godson... Quite the lovely thing it had been so far. That was, of course, not counting the unexpected turn things had taken just earlier that morning. The second day of their stay in this small coastal village saw George having a little accident. A misstep that ended up with the young man tripping and falling not so graciously to the ground. The whole thing didn't seem to be anything too serious, most likely just a sprained ankle. Painful, yes, but nothing that would require more specialized treatment in one of the Foundation's hospitals, which is why they were here, in the local hospital.

Being a small village (and one that Robert so far could tell hid more than met the eye, based on his own experiences from his crime days), it was common for most studies of a non-life threatening ailment to take more time to come back with a result than they usually would take when performed at bigger institutions. In this case, they were just waiting for the bone scan of George's ankle to come back so the doctor could determine the severity of the injury and assign him the proper treatment. Half hour was the expected waiting time as they performed some scans on other patients and printed everything in one batch.

And so, having been forced to skip breakfast due to their impromptu visit to the hospital, both Robert and George were currently quite hungry. Normally, it would be George the first to offer himself to go get them something to eat (though most of times Robert and him would go together anyway) but, given the circumstances at the moment, he was unable to join Robert and go with him to grab something for them to munch on for the time being, until they were discharged from the hospital.

As Robert waited by the counter for their food to be served, his gaze landed on a child, amidst the crowd, sitting on one of the tables. He was all alone and looked beyond mortified, appearing to not even having touched his food as it sat before him on the table. Minutes went by and no one seemed to come to join him. A rather unusual sight, especially at a place like a hospital, where kids are not supposed to be left alone.

Having seen that troubled look mixed with helplessness countless times before during some of the direst days of his youth, Robert could tell something was... off, even for this type of usually grim setting. Call it a gut feeling if you may.

His attention was drawn away from the child for a moment when the lady at the counter informed Speedwagon that his order was ready. He paid and thanked her before he walked over to the kid's table, hoping not to intrude or even trouble him further than he already appeared to be. But, then again, he couldn't just leave without at least asking and making sure the kid was okay (as okay as someone visiting a hospital could be, that is) or had someone around to look after him.

"Hi." He greeted, keeping his tone soft so as not to startle the boy. "Sorry to bother. I don't mean to intrude, it's just... well, I couldn't help but notice..." He commented, his genuine concern beginning to seep through his facade and his voice. For now, his main concern was that of the child's well-being. It couldn't be possible that he was here all alone, possibly in charge of someone, right?

"...Are your parents here with you? Maybe a sibling or any other adult?" Came the standard questions, not meaning harm. All the opposite really. But, of course, Robert had no way of knowing beforehand the reason that had brought the boy to the hospital in the first place.

#[and here's where I apologize for this being a bit late. but i hope the starter is worth the delay! ;v;] #[let me know if you need me to change anything here!] #[no need to match length btw!! i tend to go ham with descriptions and etc for placing a basic setting and all that jazz] #[but that doesn't mean partners are required to match length for me ever <3] #redlineoffate #[hope it's okay for me to go iconless for now!! i don't have more than maybe 2 icons feat middle-aged speeb ;v; </3] #;long post #(?

[nexility-sims]

𝐍𝐎. 𝟏  𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞   |   VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DECEMBER 1990

❧  𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲  /  𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

‎‎‎‎‎ ❛ The banality of human tragedy wasn’t enough for a princess. Some may have said it was an insult. The publishers, insatiable in their hunger for a story, chased answers. They would force slippery, delicate reality into the shackles of narrative. They would explain the unexplainable. Numerous leads bubbled forth in the immediate days following the event. At first, they came as a respectful trickle of whispers. Then, they came in a loud burst that could fill the amorphous space between breaking news and solemn coverage of a state funeral. Most of the claims were false: the queen had held the gaze of an owl twenty days prior; a storm had thrown and scattered stones in an ominous glyph; waterway residents had heard plaintive weeping from the water before the disappearance; a daykeeper sent a letter to the palace warning the mountains were shaking with longing; the princess was terrified of water and had diligently avoided it before this fateful outing. The latter was true.

𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 & 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 ↓

It wasn’t moving water that paralyzed her. She had appreciated the crashing of beach waves and the foaming, rushing flow of rivers. The waterfalls in Yaas had captivated her. The problem was still water. Placid and smooth, the expanses of lakes and ponds and swimming pools unsettled her to the core. Others saw them as gentle and inviting; these comely traits, to her, were the duplicity inherent to any natural danger.

As with many fears, this one had been formative. These bodies summoned memories of gasping and flailing—a visceral recollection of the moment in which her swimming education both began and ended. The publishers would report that she refused to bathe in tubs or put her face beneath a shower head. These details were embellishments, but they knitted together the perfect narrative to rendered the death star-crossed, inevitable, and shadowing even in the unobstructed light of day. With such winking glints of absurdity, a deluge of articles teased intrigue from something utterly ordinary.

Indeed, that was the wretched truth with which the family had to contend, even as days of newsprint consoled the public with fantasy. Once the body was recovered a few hours later, the coroner called it what her fellow passengers had assumed: an accident. People drowned in Uspana every day. Such a demise was considered divinely favored, and the context—the story that underwrote it—didn’t matter. The mountains claimed their favorites regardless of whether their lungs filled with a few inches of bathwater or deep inhales of Canarís Bay saltwater. These favorites were regular people. They were also, from time to time, royalty.

The cause was misadventure, not malevolence.

Still, when Beatriz stumbled over to the telephone on the day she received the news, she took a deep breath to steady herself and said with conviction, “Arnaut, he's finally killed her. Please come home.”

TRANSCRIPT:

[A] Boating? Seriously? [S] New yacht, too. He named it the Safyanora. Sweet, isn't it?

[A] I just can't believe he convinced you to go on it. [S] Me either.

[S] We've been giving each other space for a few weeks. [A] Is that what you call it?

[S] I should put in effort, you know? Be forgiving. [A] You do. You are. The problem is when he takes advantage of it, which is every single time.

[S] Friends will be there with us. There'll be no fighting—not the terribly unfun kind, anyway. [A] {Sighs.}

[A] And you're still not wearing the ring?

[S] For now. We'll see how I feel after this trip. [A] Uh huh.

[S] He promised a romantic getaway! Maybe that's what I need. [A] It's true. You work too much.

[S] No, you don't work enough—[A] Hold on. Someone's here.

[S] I can let you go … I do have work to do. [A] {Chuckling.}

[A] Abelina, tell Auntie hello. [AB] Hi Safy! [S] Hello, baby girl.

[A] It's bedtime story o'clock, unfortunately. [S] I'll call you when I'm home in a few days. [A] Good. I love you. Have fun. [S] I love you, too. Goodnight.

[S] {V.O.} Hi Mama. Sorry I missed you.

[S] {V.O.} We arrived in Intizara a couple days ago. There were more cameras than usual. It was disconcerting.

[S] {V.O.} Anyway, I'm calling you from the water.

[S] {V.O.} Aren't you proud of me? {Chuckles.}

[S] {V.O.} Manuel and Eita are with us.

[S] {V.O.} We're having fun, all of us.

[S] {V.O.} I needed this.

[S] {V.O.} We needed this.

[S] {V.O.} I know you don't want to hear it, but he's making an effort.

[S] {V.O.} I feel hopeful. Call me back. I love you.

[B] {V.O.} This is not a message for voicemail.

[B] {V.O.} I wish you had come to the phone just this once.

[B] {V.O.} How do I say this? It's unspeakable.

[B] {V.O.} {Sighs.}

[B] {V.O.} Arnaut, he's finally killed her.

[B] {V.O.} Please come home.

#it's TIME !!!!!!!!!! #;long post #ts4 story #ts4 royalty #ts4 historical #sims 4 story #sims 4 royalty #sims 4 historical #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 royal family #royal sims #sims 4 history #sims 4 royal story #sims 4 royal legacy #reyes.story.post #ch.saya #ch.arnaut #ch.beatriz #ch.lorraine #1992.story.post #1992.a1 #1992.ep01

[exaltatuss]

A Demiurge's Introspection

"Hm. Once you've lived long enough, you'll indeed eventually come to reflect on things. Me? I've certainly had it, several times at that."

"I've been many things in this life of mine. A daughter from a bloodline that yielded so much potential in her. An individual who gave in to the temptation in order to gain more power. A nigh unstoppable devourer with deep, unquenchable hunger, and now... A monarch of a great nation."

"Such a path was filled with wrong choices, atrocities, and the like, but regardless, this I've learned that quests for forgiveness, sympathy, or redemption, wouldn't matter to others. Thus, at this point, should I ever be asked if I have any regrets in the actions and atrocities I have partook in, the answer would be no."

Perhaps back then, she did regretted those actions, which of course, led to the transition between the old dream cycle to this current one... But nowadays, self-regret is something she had learned that binds her.

"I admit to the atrocities that I have wrought upon everyone involved, and likewise I cannot deny their impact."

"Many would look in disdain upon those tragedies, and upon me. Many more would also prefer it, like I once did, to bury such tragedies and be forgotten throughout history. But alas, I've learned that such thinking was simply akin to running away, instead of confronting what lies before you."

"Thus, if one were to look through the grime, the senseless actions and violations, they, too, would see something of value from such worthless drivel. A reminder and lesson on the importance of self-acceptance."

"However, I must be honest with myself. For the longest time, I never considered accepting myself back then. By never accepting the potentials I could have reached, my lust for power consumed me. I allowed hunger to control me, and allowed it to steer me into the path that I once had taken. By wanting more without ever questioning if its enough, I ended up burning bridges."

"... Nevertheless, this, too, is my legacy. And what is a legacy, without errors and pain? Without sacrifice and grief? And what good is a legacy if the future generation cannot learn from it? The duality of vices, and of virtues?"

"Ignorance, apathy, ignorance. Understanding, justice, unity. It is imperative that the people of the Ashen Empire would learn, understand and accept these concepts to the core. After all, they are more than mere words."

"They are attitudes, behaviors, world views. They can destroy whole civilizations or rebuild them. They can corrupt individuals, or enlighten them. They can cause war, or herald peace."

"Letting my people unravel secrets on their own freely without much supervision from myself, I may never know if such decision would make them learn from the sins of the past, or condemns themselves by repeating them... But that burden, that anxiety, is not mine to bear."

"To those who are able to read this, let it be known that everything can be tipped and nudged by a choice. Always a choice. That hunger of yours. Recognize it. Accept it. Nurture it. It is your fundamental right to taste every flavor there is in your lifetime, your fundamental right to sample everything reality and unreality has to offer... And if you were to make a choice, see for yourself on which direction that hunger would lead you? Make a choice you know you won't regret."

And with her now finalizing what she had written on the last page of a book now filled with her reflections and whatnot, the Ashen King would close the book, and slide it from one of many shelves in the Grand Ashen Library, available for her subjects to witness, should they come across it by happenstance.

#;ic #;long post #;random #;Osiria

[grimgrinnr]

diffxrentwxrlds replied:

do it, rant.

...Fuck it

Sonic Frontiers is empty and meaningless at best, potentially detrimental to the cast for a few years at worst.

Like, listen, if you enjoy it that’s fine! I like the game’s soundtrack and I think that the gameplay’s actually really fun! It’s just every other choice the game made is so. Meaningless, empty, pandering even.

Like, even the hyper realistic art style of the game is an issue! It clashes with the design of literally everything in the series, let alone in Frontiers. The fact that you can see cartoony blue hedgehog hold a realistic squid is just insane. Honestly Sega had nailed the look of the series with Unleashed and onwards, I hope we get to see that again.

The voice acting of everyone, sadly Roger and Cindy (Amy) especially, are hollow. They don’t sound like they were allowed to emote because it’s supposed to be a serious story with serious characters. So Sonic and Amy just... Don’t get to sound like themselves, but still try and talk like themselves, if that makes sense.

But the real biggest issues are the character arcs and Sage.

First, the character arcs in the game just. It isn’t anything. It doesn’t add anything, it takes character traits they already had, subtracts them, and then re-presents them like it’s something new! Amy didn’t need to learn to she wanted to share her love with the world, she was doing that all the way back in SA1 and SA2!

Knuckles’ motive is literally just the games going “You wanted us to reference him being the ME’s guardian again? FINE. That’s his only motivation.” Like. Cool! It’s literally the only thing he wants! Nothing interesting is even done with him thinking the Ancient’s architecture looks like stuff on Angel Island. It’s so empty the Japanese script gave him a new motive and everything!

Tails is the most egregious one of them all. It is a direct wink and a nod toward the audience. They tried to “lampshade” Tails’ “inconsistency” in previous games. That literally being one moment in Forces. Listen, I liked Forces, I don’t think it’s perfect. Do I think that the scene of Tails cowering wasn’t great? Yeah! But it was one fucking scene and then he went back to acting like normal the entire rest of the game, can we please move on from that??

Even beyond that, Tails wanting to become his own hero is like. It’s what he was already!! His story in SA1 is all about that, and then in SA2 he reaffirms that throughout the whole thing! He saves Sonic, sure, but that’s cuz he’s his friend and he knows he’s not guilty! When he thinks Sonic is dead near the end of the game, he still tries to save the world without him!!

And Sonic’s character arc is nonsense emptiness too. Him learning to appreciate his friends but let them go on their own adventures is a non-arc. He’s always been like that. Sonic has always cared about his friends, but has also always let them be their own people. Hell, he isn’t even always around them! He’s constantly doing his own thing!

In SA1, he’s off adventuring around and ends up in Station Square. In SA2, he was doing his own thing before being captured by G.U.N. In Heroes, Tails and Knuckles had to literally track him down just to give him “Eggman’s” message. Sonic isn’t a loner, nor is he neglectful, but he sure as hell doesn’t need to learn his friends have to go on their own adventures. They have to find him half of the time, he runs into them during an adventure without knowing they were gonna be there all the time, he gets doing stuff on their own.

Sage is a whole other mess. I like the idea of her character, I just don’t like what’s done with her and how she effects Eggman. An AI made by Eggman that gains sentience and begins to try and apply an organic worldview to the directs Eggman gave her, all the while being influenced by Sonic and his views? Cool! I just don’t like how they want a father daughter relationship out of her and Eggman in the end. How she doesn’t come to the right realization and turn against Eggman because he’s using her for his own means and doesn’t actually care about her. That he regularly abandons things that don’t live up to his standards, and the only thing keeping her from ending up like that is she hasn’t messed up yet.

I don’t like Eggdad stuff. I don’t like him having compassion for other people. I’m okay with people liking it, I just prefer Eggman only caring about Eggman.

The Ancients and their mysteries amounted to more mysteries. Like. Are they the Chao? Chaos? Did they all go extinct? Are the Koco all that’s left or just memories? They added nothing but an explination for The End and the Titans, and making more questions than answers.

Sonic’s Cybercorruption doesn’t matter and was just there for the drama. One moment of him fighting through the pain amounts to nothing because it’s in a cutscene and his overworld animations don’t change at all beyond his idle, which you’d barely see because you’re busy running and platforming.

The End is meaningless. It’s design is shit, and the explination made up for it is just an after thought pulled out to make it make sense. All The End does is talk up how bad it is, how dangerous it is, but then gets defeated all the same. Permanently. It’s fucking dead. Yeah, it blew up the Ancients’ planet, but it’s also dead. How is that the worst thing Sonic’s ever faced when Dark Gaia, Chaos, Solaris, and Eggman are all still alive and have done horrific things too?

Chaos could’ve easily raged across the whole world. Dark Gaia is literally fucking unkillable and constantly cracks open the planet to fight Light Gaia. Solaris erased time. And Eggman harnessed a different time god to rewrite history, blew open the planet twice, and refuses to die or be captured.

The End ain’t shit.

But worst of all? The last fucking line of the game. Amy’s unnecessary reference to Sticks the goddamn Badger. That is infuriating. That is painful. I do not like Ian Flynn. If someone lets me I can list all the reasons I do not like him, his writing, and his effects on the series and fandom. But this is one reason for why I don’t like him or his writing.

He is constantly badgering Sega to make things they don’t care about canon. And now he’s gone so far as to include a reference to a non-canon character into a canon game, because he once wrote for the Archie mini-series and a few episodes of the series. That, and the fans kinda like her, so he’s gotta reference her to make her canon, for the fans!

But all it does is confuse people. “Everything is canon” they say. But it’s not. The Sonic Team games are canon, and only the Sonic Team games.

Sonic Boom isn’t canon.

The movies aren’t canon.

Sonic Prime isn’t canon.

The IDW comics aren’t canon.

Sticks isn’t canon.

#text post #Off Air (ooc) #diffxrentwxrlds #rant tw #;long post #(this is just an off the top of my head rant) #(not structured at all) #(if i DID structure it idk what it'd be like but it'd cover the same points and ideas) #(ANYWAYS) #(UUUUUUUUUUUH) #(goodnight i guess it's real late after writing this all out alsdhgoerhg) #(once again never any shit or shade on those who do like frontiers) #(i just got opinions)

[xbrokenreflection]

💥 :)

WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

💥 ― a memory you wish you’d forget.

✩ New place, new name, new life --- that's what Ryu thought he'd achieved by choosing to stay in Twilight Town. Here, no one knew the truth about him (what he was, what he'd done) and it truly felt like things had changed for the better.

But then, one fateful afternoon, he hit a brick wall near the Sandlot when he bumped into one of the local youths. "Hey! Watch where you're going, loser!"

Ryu stopped dead in his tracks as he turned to glare at the taller punk, a seed of dark anger sprouting up in his chest.

"What did you just call me?!"

"You have ears, don't you?" the punk asked, scoffing. But a flash of recognition flared in his eyes as he gave Ryu a once-over, and his frown slowly became a scowl. "Haven't you already caused enough trouble in my town? Get lost now, before I make you."

Ryu couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of the whole situation.

"My town, he says," Ryu taunted, crossing his arms. "Shut up! This place doesn't belong to you!"

The other boy's glare narrowed further as he rolled his shoulders and stepped forward into a fighting stance. "Ha! I'll gladly teach you that lesson, wuss!"

The fight didn't last long. Despite all his bluster and brute strength, the punk wasn't too good at keeping his guard up.

It ended when Ryu saw one final opening and threw all his weight into a tackle, pinning the other boy up against a wall. He felt the other boy flinch as his grip dug into his bruised ribs... but Ryu refused to loosen his hold one bit.

"Some lesson," Ryu snarled. "I hope you learned when to quit!"

The anger was still seething inside him like a monstrous beast, little tendrils of Darkness curling out to embrace and soothe him... but something felt wrong about this.

"Okay, okay, you win!" The boy said, grimacing. "Let it go!"

"THREAT DETECTED!" A new voice called out, and Ryu spared a glance to the alleyway where two other kids now stood --- one of them pointing right at him. "BACK OFF!"

Ryu dropped the other boy quickly and stepped back, letting go of the Darkness he'd been tapping into as it dawned on him that... these other kids saw him as something to be afraid of, and maybe they were right to be.

He'd nearly gone too far, and that was the last thing he wanted.

So, as the other kid's friends rushed in to help him, Ryu did the only thing he could do when confronted with all this fresh guilt and shame: he ran away.

"Don't worry, Seifer! We'll get 'em, y'know!"

The last thing Ryu heard, very faintly, was Seifer's pained voice saying, "No.... Don't go after him. He's..."

Ryu didn't need to hear anything else, though, because he knew how that sentence would end:

He's too dangerous.

#litoredeem #✩ let me explain this {asks} #✩ new kid on the block {verse} #[ spoiler: Ryu is wrong about that last part haha ] #[ Seifer isn't STUPID - I'm sure he saw the way Ryu's expression changed as well ] #[ and I think... he'd realize the kind of anger Ryu was showing is the kind that comes from PAIN ] #[ he's not a troublemaker - he's troubled ] #[ but Ryu avoids them and they avoid Ryu enough after this that it'd take a while to clear that up LOL ] #[ also: I'm rolling with the headcanon that Seifer DEFINITELY saw Riku skulking about Twilight Town before ] #[ haha this got longer than intended but I had too much fun with it so!!! ] #✩ {knight writes} #;long post

[sonicprim3d]

}IT'S MARRIAGE TIME{

@already-know-this-story asked: 💍 + Well I can't not send it for Sonlise

Where They Get Married: While it'd always be Sonic's preference to have a smaller, more intimate, more low-key wedding someplace more rustic, he also knows that Elise has an important role in Soleanna's society. So, as such, he'd be just fine with getting married somewhere befitting of her position, like an old church or the castle. That being said, if possible, he'd also love it to be held on one of Soleanna's beaches.

When They Get Married: No matter if it's held somewhere important or somewhere rustic, they'd absolutely have a sunset wedding. He's a sucker for that kind of lighting, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was important to Soleanna's religion too.

What Traditions They Include: Look up a list of Italian wedding traditions. They probably include them all because, regardless of where they have it, it's still a big deal and there'd be some amount of photography documenting it. So they gotta keep up the traditions lmao

What Their Wedding Cake Looks Like: More than likely large and ornate, befitting of a royal wedding. Includes blue and orange colors in it to represent the two, along with those little bride and groom wedding toppers.

….Who Smashes Cake Into Whose Face: I could see Elise doing it to mess with Sonic, because he wouldn't want to do it to her. He's much more into eating food than trying to get others to wear it first.

Who Proposed to Who First: Considering Sonic's aversion to the responsibilities that would theoretically come with marrying her, I feel as though the topic would be one that they discuss together extensively beforehand. Go over what they want and don't want out of the relationship going forward, and understand each other's desires. So, technically, they both propose at the same time.

Who Walks Down the Aisle and Who Waits at the Altar: Keeping with Italian traditions, and based off of what I've read about it, Sonic would be the one who'd be at the altar waiting with Elise being handed off by someone filling in the position of her father. Either that or keeping with some other Italian traditions, they both show up at the location together.

What Their Wedding Dresses/Suits Are Like: I imagine that Elise's gown would be one that is very eloquent and regal, perhaps a tad forced on her by tradition and her staff, but still something that she looks lovely in regardless. Something like this maybe. While Sonic would wear a more traditional tuxedo that he was much more specifically forced into by the royal staffers wanting him to keep true to some of the "stuffy traditions" of Soleanna. Something like this, maybe.

What Their Wedding Decor They Have: Lots of eloquent and royal whites and reds. And probably too many flags of Soleanna too.

What Flowers Are in the Bouquet: Cyclamens and lilies, because they are the national flowers of San Marino and Italy respectively.

What Their Vows Are: They both probably have a mix of the traditional and "necessary" vows for a Soleannan wedding, as well as a royal Soleannan wedding. In particular since Sonic is marrying into royalty. But, at the same time, having things they made themselves.

If Anyone’s Late to The Wedding: Still Knuckles and Team Dark. Always Knuckles and Team Dark. This time it's because Rouge had to be put through thorough screening before the castle guards could trust she wouldn't steal anything lmao

Who’s in the Bridal Parties/Groomsmen: Tails and Knuckles for Sonic, and probably just about every gal that's friends with Sonic for Elise. Plus, of course, any of Elise's friends and close staffers.

What Their Bridal Party/Groomsmen Are Wearing: According to Italian traditions, they can wear whatever they want, so long as it's weather-appropriate. Though, the bridal party is not supposed to wear white, that's for the bride only. Thankfully, Amy can work with that.

Who Gives Speeches at the Reception: All of Sonic's friends and family, as well as the people Elise is close to. Maybe even some Soleanna priests and politicians if they're allowed in.

Who Catches the Bouquet(s): There isn't any bouquet tossing in Italian traditions, as far as I can tell. But, if there is, Amy. Always Amy, she fights to be first lmao

What Their Wedding Photos Are Like: Absolutely adorable. Just the two of them having fun and being in love.

What Sort of Food They Have at The Reception: Both traditional Soleanna dishes that Elise likes and chili dogs

Who Cries First During the Ceremony: Sonic's family. Both because they're proud of him, and because Manik is sad that he knows Sonic won't send him any of the wealth he's marrying into lmao

How Wild Their Reception Gets: Probably not very, since Sonic's much more about lowkey events and I doubt Elise would want things to get too wild. Then again, who knows, maybe she's the one who gets plastered and Sonic has to wrangle his wife

What Their Rings Are Like: Ornate and gold, rings befitting of the royalty of Soleanna. A tradition Sonic can get behind, since he'd already have talked to Elise about not being one for sentimentality like that. He knows she loves him, she knows he loves her. The rings aren't what is important to him.

What Sort of Favors They Have: Probably some bombonieres, made of a present, confetti (sugared almonds), and printed ribbons

Where They Go For Their Honeymoon: He is taking her to Green Hill Zone and she will love it. Either that or somewhere in the Soleanna mountains.

Something Memorable That Happens During the Party/Ceremony: Shadow physically removes a member of the Soleanna clergy due to him being a little bitch toward Rouge. No one minds it.

Who Officiates the Ceremony: Oh, probably the head of the Soleanna church. Vector is, surprisingly enough, somehow very eligible for filling in that role if the head of the church can't be there.

What Song Their First Dance Is To: Can I make Escape the City canon? If so, then that lmao

Who Gives Who Away As They Walk Down the Aisle: As I said before, it'd be someone meant to fill in the role of Elise's father since he passed away when she was a child. Perhaps the elected leader of the country, if they have one. Or someone she trusts.

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[astralbcrn]

|| I wish we had more knowledge about how Ignis managed to get the... 'good ending' so to speak. From what I've gathered from Dawn of the Future, then a part of Ardyn was trapped in the Crystal/the Beyond when he reached out for it as seen in his backstory, which is part of the reason why Noctis has to die to fully destroy the scourge.

It's been a while since I played Episode Ignis, but he does defeat Ardyn (at least partly), but he does this in the real world, so there should still be a part of his soul trapped in the Beyond – aka. Noctis would still have to die, but he doesn't, he survives.

Now, killing Bahamut is one way of fixing everything as seen in DoTF, but... someone still dies, Ardyn just becomes the sacrifice instead of Noctis... and Ardyn is a Lucis Caelum, so it makes sense that he's able to do it.

I'm trying to think of a way where nobody has to die to fix things – if that's even possible without killing Bahamut? But Bahamut isn't part of the scourge, really, he's just... part of the problem since he's willing to destroy all of humanity in DoTF. As they destroy Bahamut, the Crystal absorbs and cleanses the rest of the scourge, but again – Ardyn still had to go to the Beyond to do it, so.

Maybe if Noctis didn't have to waste energy on killing Ardyn in the 'real world' he wouldn't have to die and could somehow make his way to the Beyond and back without dying? But I partly think Bahamut also wants him to die because Noctis should, in theory, be really goddamn powerful after getting all that power from the old Kings and the Crystal.

#;munspeak #;long post #|| i'm rambling #and this got really long #i guess a way to go about it would just be... by making something up lmao #it's not like it has to follow canon but like... supposedly there is a way to go about it (as seen in episode ignis) #they just didn't bother telling us how? #unless i missed something which is very possible tbh

[iilahalzili]

     "Tch. . . what a time to be reminded.” The shadows are toying with him, reminding him of the weakness he once had--being suppressed by a simple mortal like Rishid, begging and bargaining with his Hikari. . . being defeated by Atem and his little brat Yugi.

     “I wouldn’t have been forced to do such things if you didn’t destroy me to fragments. . .” Marik hisses aloud, glaring at the shadows lingering in the corners of his cabin, “I could have gotten that iadet’s soul if I was given my full power!”

     Do not argue with us, tifli, our power was not strong enough then--you needed an anchor. We could only give you so much with Ra’s power enveloping this wretched place.

     “Your power did nothing for me!” Marik snarls, baring his teeth at seemingly nothing, “If it was so strong to create me into the God of Shadows, then I should have been strong enough to devour Malik’s soul and that pathetic guardian! I would have been able to kill the Pharaoh and feed his soul to grow my power!”

     “Even now I am not strong enough to devour the souls needed for the Ritual!” He picks up the nearest item, a lamp that had been left over from the previous owner, throwing it with all his might at the darkness.      “You want me to become a devourer but you give me so little to work with!”

     Are you doubting us, child of nightmares? The shadows simply remain even with the lamp shattering against the wall, You will grow into it. . . but if you want to progress quicker. . . we can always take you there.      Tendrils of blackness reach out, twitching and writhing as they reach for Marik’s feet--a threat to drag him back to the deepest part of the Shadow Realm, shall we drag you to the Well of Shadows again, remind you what can be done?

     The mention of that place gets Marik to quiet instantly. Not that place. . . his body involuntarily twitches, a phantom memory of the searing pain.      Anything but that place.

     You must be patient, little one, when the time comes we will give you the gift you desire--you will become a Devourer of Worlds when you finish the Ritual of Dark Sacrifice. Until then, you must get the souls you can. Even if it is not Atem’s soul, a strong sacrifice will satisfy. . .

#𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕦𝕡𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕞𝕓 𝕨𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕤 ♛ ♕ writings // drabbles #(introducing Apopis // Apep) #(who is not good parent material at all) #;long post