#(subtype: questionable)

[sysciety]

To anyone who identifies with OSDD-1a, could you tell me your experiences with it? I'm aware it's more of a community term than a medical one so there's a bit of variety on how to define it, but I've rarely heard from anyone who actually uses the label. Mainly looking for how you'd describe having alters/nodes (which term you use) but general experience is appreciated too

#osdd 1a #osdd 1 #osdd system #system stuff #system questions #genuinely curious #since most osdd spaces are normally 1b or don't use a subtype #actually dissociative

[sprucetreeconspiracy]

Do you have any tips for making masc goth outfits? Especially for summer, that's what I'm struggling with the most

hello! I'm not an expert considering how much crossdressing I'm quite comfortable with and how feminine my style is in the end but I'll try! my thoughts are prolly quite generic and recycle various other people's ideas.

if it's too hot for jeans or sth worse (fake leather from plastic) i usually wear shorts, often from the women's section because they will have shorter legs (my legs are the best part of me) and often more fun materials like velvet or sth shiny. guys shorts have the too long and too boring/sporty/"casual" for a good look -disease for me most of the time. you know the cargo short type.

cut out shorts from any old trousers you wanna snip will do fine if you've got those available.

sometimes i wear tights underneath for aesthetic reasons but that may not read as masc depending on how traditional we're thinking.

too hot for boots? I'd like to get myself a pair of winklepickers but rn i have cesare gaspari's take on what a dr martens 3 eyelet platform 1461 would look with a bit more heel. A simple black dress shoe can also work rly well, like plain toe oxfords, monk strap version too if buckles are ur thing. for rain I've got rubber chelsea boots. overdressing w shoes a bit is fun because they're a thing you will see of yourself without a mirror. because I'm a bit of an xmas tree i sometimes accessorise w some flavour of leather straps (narrow recycled belts or stray bag straps) around an ankle or sth.

sun hats are fun and if it's not a bajillion degrees a woolen one will be fine too. for when it is i got myself a black wide trimmed sunny from a random grocery shop.

some shirts can be easily layered as a light jacket if you wish to have sleeves and or layers, or if the cut makes for a cool shape.

my generic tip is to avoid materials that don't breathe as much as you can and to focus on the aesthetic you want to achieve regardless of where the clothes came from, as the masculinity or femininity isn't all in the labelling. think of yourself as a character designer when outfit planning if that's a helpful way to conceptualise.

and when secondhand shopping i usually just browse by colour first, then fabric (visually), then i look at the actual piece like is it sth i could wear or customise into a wearable thing, is the condition ok for what I'd get it for, is it a shite material that gets sweaty easily etc. (sometimes i still get crappy materials cuz they work for the aesthetic like dude i can't afford leather trousers even secondhand and most see through stuff is like polyester or some shit.)

I also buy accessories secondhand and attach them into clothing or wear them on my body in some unintended way. like my fav way to wear my velvet shorts is to safety pin a thrifted black feathery chain necklace to the top so the charms and chains dangle a bit below the short leg.

dissecting old clothes that are no longer useful for anything else is also fun. got some fun zippers and studs from old pleather jacket and boots that were rubbish otherwise. and leather bits with eyelets for laces that I'm yet to slap on anything but their time will come.

a hardware store can be your friend for diy accessories, good for chains, o-rings and the like. got myself a shitton of chain from the boat section last year (and am yet to chop it into smaller accessories cuz i didnt remember to get a tool to cut it w... wore it as a harness a couple of times by stitching it together w safety pins tho).

craft shops for keyring materials are also friends, good for attaching aforementioned pieces.

so. I'd say create a silhouette you like then accessorise and keep your eyes open for pieces that could be a part of something bigger with or without some modifications. in terms of masculinity and or femininity I'd look at like traditional formal and smart wear from whatever historical period u wish and looking into the details that speak to you, then boiling them into the why that's appealing - is it the cut, the material, the fit, the shape - and finding or making sth that embraces some of those aspects.

this was a rly fun thing to think about so thank you for asking!

#this became so long haha #also disclosure time i actually wanna get a long black skirt for next summer but i haven't found one i like ... nor have I decided what #i want exactly so i haven't been able to commission it (too tired to make a thing from scratch haha) #it goes into the fun silhouette category for me #sprucetree asks #fashion advice #(subtype: questionable)

[funkymbtifiction]

hey! bouncing off the previous ask about the variants, how would each dominant instinct respond or what types of things would pop to mind first when being asked how they are? and would secondary instinct influence that at all? like an sp/so thinking first about how they slept, if they’re hungry/fed and then considering how soc related things are going vs sp/sx thinking about those sp things first and then considering sx things as well?

sx-doms: thinking about whether they are satisfied, aroused, successful in hooking people, how are they 'doing' in that department (with attraction/repulsion strategies -- am I hooking the person I am talking to? are they bored? aroused? excited? intrigued? do I care? do I feel chemistry with you? what can I do to put heat into this conversation? Could I bring up something 'controversial or 'inappropriate' to see how you respond to it?)

soc-doms: thinking about the state of their relationship, what you are doing, what you expect from me, what the circumstances invite of me, what I can do to participate, am I doing this right, connecting, reciprocating, how am I doing with my relationships at the moment? Soc-doms respond with more relational things, seem more engaged, interested in you, desiring to deeply connect.

sp-doms: as mentioned earlier, how they are feeling, whats' going on in their life, what projects they are doing, how much things cost, if they are comfortable, etc.

Play zone is less important to them than the dominant; and one of them (the blind spot) they either never think about at all, or they outsource in some way (like an sx-blind outsourcing sx to their entertainment, writing, etc -- a place to explore intense attraction, chemistry, heat, and sexuality without it affecting their stability).

soc-second -- interacting with people is easy, not too high of pressure, don't care if it leads to anything or not; sx-second -- finding chemistry and heat and intensity with people is fun/flirty, but not intended to be serious; sp-second -- self-care is just something I do, it's easy for me and not of particular importance, it just gets done.

#question #enneagram #subtypes

[gossamer-green]

wait does rumi actually canonically have ocd. not 'i'm so quirky i hate being messy i'm so ocd lol 🤪" but actual ocd

#rumi perfectionism subtype ocd real question mark exclamation point #jrwi #jrwi rumi

[thatonebjp]

Legendary instant/sorceries

#custom cards #with having a small legendary theme this seemed fitting #might even adjust the chainweaving rules so you can also chainweave by casting a spell that shares a super type #so you could cast a legendary creature #and then chainweave the fitting legendary sorcery #Arden's Final Standoff is the only one here that doesn't have the legend as its own card in the set #because the event in question happened long before this story starts #and as you may have guessed he didn't survive #that card is also probably worded really akwardly #wasn't sure how else to word it without breaking the card tho #also I think a creature winning a fight isn't technically something supported by the rules #but it appeared on one Arena only card so I'll roll with it #maybe I let chainweaving include subtypes too because of adventures #not like it really matters since these aren't ever getting played lol #custom cards 1

[the-habitat-sysblog]

DID ALTER EXPLAINS: TYPES OF CDDs

so, what are CDDs? complex dissociative disorders are dissociative disorders that occur with the presence of "alternate self states" - alters. this includes DID, OSDD1, P-DID & some presentations of UDD. in this post, i will cover quick overviews regarding the key differences between these complex dissociative disorders.

DID - DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

likely the most well-known complex dissociative disorder, DID is classified by:

the existence of two or more distinct identity states (as said before, i will be referring to these as "alters") accompanied by changes in behaviour, memory & thinking.

dissociative amnesia, which includes both partial & complete episodes of memory loss.

DPDR that affects daily life & functioning.

the symptoms must not be caused by substance use or another medical condition, & must not be part of normal cultural or religious practices.

this is a summary of the diagnostic criteria for DID¹, however there may be many other features present as well. common phenomena include: alters taking control of the patient's body in turns, the existence of an "internal world", as well as comorbid C-PTSD symptoms (flashbacks, hypervigilance, etc).

NOTE: DID with polyfragmentation (sometimes called complex DID) will be discussed in a later post.

OSDD1 - OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER (TYPE 1)

OSDD1 as a diagnosis - previously called DDNOS (dissociative disorder not otherwise specified) - is given to patients who nearly fit the diagnostic criteria for DID, however they lack one of the criteria needed to make a DID diagnosis.

OSDD1, therefore, is a spectrum of experiences².

in the online CDD community, you may hear talk of two OSDD1 subtypes: OSDD1-a & OSDD1-b. these are community terms that describe two of the most common OSDD1 presentations. take note, not all OSDD1 cases will fit neatly into either of these subtypes, but many still find these labels important when describing their experiences. here is a short overview:

OSDD1-a: the lacking criterion comes in where i mentioned "distinct identity states". in OSDD1-a patients, their alters are separated by the amnesia barriers present in DID, however the individual alters are often very similar in identity. these alters tend to seem more like "modes" of the same person, rather than distinct individuals. an example would be a patient named sarah, whose alters could perhaps be describes as "angry sarah", "childlike sarah" & "happy sarah".

OSDD1-b: the lacking criterion here is the presence of amnesia. those with OSDD1-b do not experience dissociative amnesia.

P-DID - PARTIAL DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

P-DID is quite different compared to other complex dissociative disorders in terms of how it presents! the disorder is (typically) classified as such:

there are no episodes of amnesia.

one identity state exists as the "dominant" consciousness.

the dominant identity is intruded upon by 1 or more non-dominant self states, who do not recurrently take full control of the patient's consciousness & body (however episodes thereof may occur occasionally).

P-DID³ is under-researched compared to DID & even OSDD1.

UDD - UNSPECIFIED DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER

the diagnosis of UDD is given to those whose symptoms do not neatly fit into the criteria of another dissociative disorder⁴, including complex dissociative disorders.

as such, those with UDD may or may not note the presence of alters. it will all depend on the individual experience of patients with UDD.

this diagnosis may also be made in emergencies, or when a clinician is not able to gather enough information to diagnose a more specified CDD/DD.

these are all of the recognised types of complex dissociative disorders!

i hope i was able to set out this information in a manner that makes sense to those both within the online CDD community, & those new to it. thank you for taking this time to educate yourself on these dissociative disorders! if you have any questions, my askbox is open.

POST AUTHOR: finn🍄 (he/it) | dazey🐛 (they/she)

SOURCES: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

DISCLAIMER: this post - alongside any other posts from @the-habitat-sysblog - is not a substitute for professional medical help. the DID ALTER EXPLAINS series is written with reference to the medical research of others, CDD community input & the author's personal experience.

#finn🍄.txt #dazey🐛.txt #; #🎤 #[ #did alter explains #did system #actually traumagenic #traumagenic system #cdd #sysblr #system #cdd community #system stuff #osdd1 #udd #pdid #dissociative identity disorder #otherwise specified dissociative disorder 1 #partial did #partial dissociative identity disorder #unspecified dissociative disorder #did community #]

[grizzlyofthesea]

Okay, everyone. Look deep inside yourselves, and be honest about this super important, life-altering question. Don't answer with what you want. Respond with what you think you'd really be.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #the legend of korra #legend of korra #tlok #waterbending #earthbending #firebending #airbending #poll

[samamakhalid]

#tmagp #the magnus protocol #alice dyer #tmag alice #sam khalid #samama khalid #tmag sam #tmag samama #gwen bouchard #tmagp gwen #tmagp lena #fr3 d1 #fr3-d1 #tmagp freddy #fr3d1

[ipso-faculty]

Compiling some terms/posts useful for people questioning if intersex

Note: If a definition in is in quotes, the source material it is quoted from is linked to by the relevant term.

Highly relevant terms

Extersex - "[A] term for those who do not know whether they are dyadic or intersex. It could be because one feels as though they might be some form of intersex, but are unable to medically confirm it, or cannot confirm what intersex variation it is. It may also be for those who have a variation that may be considered intersex, but are uncertain if they want to identify as intersex." - @themogaidragon

Inter-Questioning - "a term for anyone who is questioning if they’re intersex, for any reason. (Whether it’s due to one’s physical body, familial experiences that imply one is, or possibly simply a mental feeling that one is intersex.)" - @eldorr

Quoisex - "[An] umbrella term for anyone who doesn't quite understand their sex or doesn't want to define their sex." - LGBTQIA+ Wiki Note: I understand this as more general than extersex, and would include people questioning if altersex. See the wiki entry for subtypes (quoigonadal, quoichest, etc)

Altersex - "An umbrella term to describe having or wanting primary or secondary sex traits/characteristics that do not align with the binary sex model that a significant portion of society has adopted. It is primarily used by those who are not intersex and are trans+ and wish to or transition specifically to have a body that does not fit the aforementioned sex model." -@intersex-questions Note: Being altersex does not make somebody intersex. I include it because many people questioning their intersex status realize this is what they're looking for.

Anisohormonal - "Aniso (unequal/uneven) + hormonal (relating to hormones). An individual who has an imbalance of hormones for any number of reasons. Such individuals may or may not also be intersex." - @sproutflags Note: includes non-intersex variations such as diabetes.

Subtypes of intersex people

Note: In my experience most people questioning if they're intersex have a hormonal intersex variation like PCOS, so I'm skewing towards this accordingly.

Dysgonadal - "[having] dysfunctional gonads. This includes agonadal (no gonads) and hypogonadal. Also known as gonadal agenesis/dysgenesis, dyssex and nullogonadal/asexed (null sex or avaginal/aphallia)." - @arco-pluris Note: contrasted with eugonadal - "people with functional gonads (reproductive cells). Includes hypergonadal (hyperfunctional gonads)"

Interhormonal - "Someone who is intersex and anisohormonal and/or feels that being intersex has impacted their identity as anisohormonal in some way and/or that their identity as anisohormonal has impacted their identity as intersex in some way." - @sproutflags

Intermeer - "a term used to describe all intersex variations that are caused by an overproduction of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.)" - LGBTQIA+ Wiki Variations include: AES, FMPP, PCOS. Part of The Autre System for categorizing intersex variations.

Intermindre - "a term used to describe all intersex variations that are caused by a lack of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.)" Note: The wiki lists AIS and EIS as examples although they are not due to a lack of hormones, but rather a lack of sensitivity to them. Part of The Autre System for categorizing intersex variations. See the wiki for more subtypes. Thank you to anon asker who pointed out the AIS/EIS issue.

Mesosex - "[A] person who has an intersex variation, but one which does not conform to perisex (non-intersex) ideas of what intersex is. For example, people who have intersex traits that are considered "mild", or who have variations such as PCOS Hyperandrogenism and Poland Syndrome." - @ipso-faculty

More intersex terminology

Intersex Terminology Masterpost by @intersexfairy

Edits: - 2023-12-13: corrected AIS mischaracterized as lack of hormones, ty to anon for correction - 2023-12-13: added interdynamic - 2023-12-20: added inter-questioning, thank you @fazbears-horror-attraction for sharing it! - 2023-12-21: removed interdynamic. Apparently "secondary sex" means something entirely different in omegaverse. Ty to anon for correction.

#let me know if there's relevant terms I'm missing! #doing research for coining some new terms #intersex terminology #intersex #intersex questioning #extersex #mesosex #intermeer #intermindre #autre system #interhormonal #quoisex #anisohormonal #dysgonadal #pcos #hyperandrogenism #interdynamic #mogai peer review #actuallyintersex #actually intersex

[preservationofnormalcy]

[I am in a nature preserve in rural Louisiana. A small ranger station-like structure in the middle of the wetlands welcomes me through chain link fences as my driver signals his approach, and as I exit my vehicle, a man steps out of the station.

He is heavy-set, tall, a little overweight but in that working-man sort of way where his strength is evident. He’s wearing a white labcoat over a colorful shirt and jeans, with messy hair and old school mutton chops. I can’t decide if he’s going for a vintage look or just doesn’t want to deal with his facial hair. Huge hands clap together once as I walk up to the building, and he smiles.]

Meghan] Mr McCollough?

Jethro] Please, please ma’am, call me Jethro. Please, come in.

[The first room seems typical of what I would expect a station in the middle of the swamplands to look - a cot, couches, radios and locked long glass-paneled cabinets with guns. A large metal door on one end leads me into the next room, and this one is different. Computers, rows and rows of filing cabinets, and haphazard piles of paperwork on a laboratory benchtop that yield to clean, colored tape-zoned areas holding glassware, boxes of “Vacutainer” tubes, plastic racks. A well-used benchtop centrifuge in the sun-bleached cream and baby blue colors of equipment from the 80s holds tubes of separated liquid – clear on top, a strip of white, and deep red at the bottom. Another metal door on the opposite side leads further into the building. He gestures to a somewhat empty table with a chair on either side.

Jethro’s accent is slight but noticeable, quiet but gregarious. He doesn’t sit yet, but fumbles with a kettle and a hot plate.]

J] Don’t get many visitors out here. Pardon the mess. Tea?

M] Oh. Please, actually.

J] Yes, ma’am. The people above my head tell me you’re here to ask questions.

M] That’s right. I saw the, uh… immunization posters in the Virginia site I toured.

J] Oh, sure. That’s been routine for decades, now. Since they were developed in the 50s. Lots of progress, of course, but always lots to do. Half the issue’s the paperwork, you know. But, uh, yeah.

M] Does everyone get immunized?

J] If I had my way, yes. That’d be the right way to do it. But no, it’s only really required for so-called high risk zones, that’s what they decided.

[He gives me a wry smile over his shoulder.]

J] This here’s a high risk zone, ma’am. But…you won’t be here long enough for it to matter.

M] …here’s hoping. Umm. I had a list of questions.

J] Top of the list is probably “Jesus H, they’re real?”

[He laughs briefly at his own joke.]

M] …my work is more about the efficacy and efficiency of the Office’s divisions, departments, and programs. But yeah, kind of.

[He pours the hot water into two teacups, and hands me one, sitting on the opposite side of the table. His cup looks comically small in his large hands.]

J] Get the feeling you’ll be asking that a lot in the next months.

M] I do too. Let me see… what is the objective of the… Abnormal Virology Department?

J] So our mission statement is about the research, control, and prevention of diseases – viral diseases specifically, but other stuff comes up, but y’know, that’s another story – uh, diseases that fall outside the Office’s definition of “normal,” and our big goals hopefully are curative or preventative treatments for those diseases. It’s a tall order.

M] And… lycanthropy is a virus, like the flu?

J] I mean, as much as any virus is like another. Each one’s unique, even the flu subtypes, but yeah. If I may use some jargon,

[He pauses with a hint of eagerness for affirmation before continuing.]

J] It's a lysogenic virus, so if you get infected, it integrates into the host genome, more like, uh, I guess herpesvirus is one most people would know. Once you get it, you got it for life because it hides in your DNA. Like herpesviruses too, you have lytic phases too, where it becomes active again, it emerges out of the genome based on cues from environmental pressures or host conditions. Like the phase of the moon, you know, which is kind of unique. When it’s not actively causing disease, when it’s just sitting in your genome at these sequence specific integration sites across the chromosomes, it also screws with normal gene regulation. The sites it sits down, you get dysregulation of normal transcription, you start growing more body hair, eyes change color. Where the virus integrates is a little different across host genetic backgrounds, think like ancestries; do you know SNPs?

[He clears his throat.]

Anyway, that lysogenic, passive phase is why we need the boosters, it’s laying low, immune cells don’t see anything to protect against, and it preferentially hides out in memory B cells, some lymphocytes, and that also kind of messes up a normal immune response. Which is why you have the immunoglobulin in the shot too, but that’s getting into the weeds. Because if you don’t have a way for the immune system to stop it quickly when it decides to jump out of the genome again, then, of course, you have the active phase, which… you can guess about that.

M] How successful would you say the treatments are?

J] It’s pretty good, especially given this stuff is almost the same as we were using mid-century. If you have a healthy immune system, if you’re vaccinated at least a few weeks before exposure, so you have your standard immune repertoire ready to go, and then they’re exposed – assuming the inoculum isn’t, you know, that can be pretty high sometimes – then they probably won’t “catch it,” so to speak, it’s neutralized and doesn’t integrate into the genome, so you don’t have a permanent case of it. We can also suppress symptoms with treatments for those with especially bad cases. Treatment’s kinda heavy, with the administration and the side effects; not like you’re just popping a pill under your tongue; but once it’s taken hold, there’s no, uh, no real cure.

[Jethro is quiet for a moment, taking a glance out the window as he drinks.]

J] … listen, ma’am. I’m biased. I got a personal stake in all this. I’m kind of a lab guy, sure, but sometimes I go out there and actually… you know. I’m the boots on the ground here too. And I don’t carry the big guns like the guys in Security do, no, I’m here giving out shots to kids and families. There’s communities in this country, whole towns out in the swamps or up in the hollers that are majority-infected. They live with it, they make do. And they have a chance at that, at life, because of us. Hard to quantify, of course. If you’re looking for hard numbers, I can try and find ‘em–

[He gestures to the filing cabinets.]

J] If you got a week or two.

M] We can… coordinate records later. But we’ve successfully eradicated things like… you know, smallpox. Can we eradicate things like lycanthropy?

[He gives me a strange, wary look and picks up a plastic knife from the table, oddly stirring his drink. I take a sip of mine.]

J] I’d be careful, talking like that. Lotta people don’t just think they’re sick, they- we’re talking about people. People with a condition, sure, but the minute you start talking about eradicating is when we start having camps again.

M] … again?

J] There’s rural areas in this country that the Office hasn’t been in for decades. We aren’t welcome.

M] Can I ask what happened?

[Jethro takes a deep breath.]

J] In ‘55, the United States rolled out its polio vaccine program. Of course, the Office used the infrastructure, hustle and bustle of the whole thing as a cover for our own lycanthropic treatment programs. We, and when I say “we,” I mean the Office in general of course. I wasn’t even a pup then. But a couple Office research groups, the Wagner lab, they’d done deep research into the condition, validated a few hypotheses, and they were ready to pilot the production of a vaccine. They just needed plasma. From infected hosts.

M] … I think I see.

J] Yeah. Yeah, back then infected folks were basically ignored unless they were in legal trouble. Legal personhood hadn't been extended to lycanthropes yet.

M] Legal personhood?

J] Ask Ferd about that when you get back to Virginia. Unfortunately, that plasma was taken from… people who didn’t volunteer. Inmates at first, murderers. But scaling up collection, then it came from people who stole some cows, and then people who were even just accused of things. When the Wagner people showed the shot was actually working, the Office needed a lot more to even think about rolling it out everywhere it was needed, and people weren’t really volunteering, so…

[He sighs.]

J] We shouldn’t have been surprised when a lot of communities then rejected us after that. Word travels fast, and the symbol–

[He taps the OPN crest on his badge.]

J] –became the mark of the Beast. Figuratively. It’s been decades getting to the point where we can help people, and pardon my bragging, ma’am, but it’s people like me who are the reason why we can. Part scientist, part… social worker, I guess.

[The phone rings, and Jethro slides over on his rolling chair to answer it. He seems immediately worried, and after a moment of conversation he hangs up and rubs his face.]

J] Real sorry ma’am, gonna have to cut this short. I know you had a long trip. Maybe I can meet you somewhere that ain’t so out of the way.

M] Oh. That’s okay, Jethro. Um. How’s next Saturday?

[He rolls over to a calendar on the wall. July 2021.]

J] No… no, I’ll be needing a day or two off ‘round then. For the… weather.

M] …I think I see. I’ll call you, we can finish over the phone.

J] Probably for the best, ma’am. If you’ll excuse me, I got an emergency downstate. Small outbreak just confirmed, got some of that social work to do.

M] Should I be worried?

[He grins, throwing his labcoat onto a chair and pulling a dirty jumpsuit out of a pile.]

J] Hell no, ma’am. We’re professionals. Ain’t gonna be any rowdy gators causing any trouble.

M] …gat–

J] I trust you’ll see yourself out, ma’am.

(Buy the poster here!)

#HUGE thanks to my good friend for editing the virology stuff #and giving his perspective #office for the preservation of normalcy #werewolves #lycanthropy #lycanthrope #interview

[twistedroseytoesy]

Octavinelle + jack with a mantis shrimp mer reader

fourth most popular on the poll! Thank you everyone for voting and helping me decide what to work on!

Reader is specifically a peacock mantis shrimp. Spear or club subtype will be specified. This is going to be a bit longer due to that.

Description

Many crustation-mer's human halves replace where the head of the crustation would be, so your lower half has the shrimp body and the curled deadly weapons for arms. You are smaller than most other mers, about 4 feet from head to tail tip. You have bright colorful markings and scale-like coverings along your body. you can see the usual range of color + ultraviolet range. you usually walk along the sea floor, only using your tail to shoot backward from danger. Your shrimp arms either end in a club-like way, with a large blunt end perfect for smashing open clams or shells. Or it is covered with small serrated edges, just like a mantises claws, these are perfect for spearing fish and ensnaring them to keep them from escaping.

Your human form is much weaker in your opinion, it is also fairly small, You're about 4'9". you still have impressive arm strength, easily able to punch through a wall or break bones with a single hit. You also have taught yourself martial arts to improve your form and be able to defend yourself well. you have markings along your body similar to the scales of your mer form and you like to wear bright and colorful clothing.

Octavinelle

Azul: Was very interested in your unique and bright clothing options. "You're rather small, you might need protection~ just sign here and you could have special magical protection and the eel twins to come to your aid! No? why ever not?" You then show that you can easily crumple someone and throw them across a room. He's a bit scared of you at how quickly your arm moved, he almost didn't see it! Still tries to hire you to work for mostro lounge, do you know how beneficial and effective of a bouncer you would be?! He'll pay you well, also because he knows you would crumple him like a piece of paper if he tried to undermine you.

Never would have guessed you were a mer. Stumbled to the pools to relax and found you in your mer form. Complimented you and showed he was slightly envious of your bright and beautiful colors. Complimented your strength when you easily turned a rock to dush with one club punch. Also impressed by how you easily speared a paper out of the air as it fluttered about. Still insists you work at the mostro lounge. You take pride in how much he compliments your mer form and like to show off to him, just to listen to the praises that always lead to him asking for you to work with him. Maybe someday...

Jade: Your bright colors yet defensive attitude were quite the fascinating mix that drew this eel to you. Observes you from a distance and knows not to mess with you physically due to your impressive strength and the many students with broken bones who tried to fight you. Likes to drop hints that he knows what you are and likes to tease you by eating any shrimp dishes when near you just to see you clench your jaw/fists. Likes to see you squirm under his uncomfortable questioning and vague threats.

Found you in your mer form one day at the octavinelle pools when he wanted to stretch out his fins. Slips into the water and tries to sneak up on you. honestly was startled that you turned and struck him with dizzying speed. Knocked onto his back as he was on the floor of the pool. when he got his breath back he weakly complimented your deadly skill with a spear/club. stays away from you but asks to observe your mer form a bit. Also tested your reflexes. you passed his drop test 100%. He's impressed. Tries to convince you to work a bit at the Mostro lounge as a bouncer, no one wants to be winded with one punch. Doesn't defend you since he knows you can defend yourself very well. Sometimes redirects people's anger toward you just to watch them get beaten in less than 10 seconds flat.

Floyd: You're so bright and colorful and tiny! but man can you throw a punch! when he popped up behind you he didn't expect to get a swift gut punch, he likes your bravery! Called you "mantis shrimpy" Wasn't expecting to be so on the nose. He loves to watch you fight, you break things so quickly! you also are able to break out of his grasp when he tried to squeeze you. Your arms move so fast too! He nags you to teach him some moves. Thinks you're super fun and cool! you're one of the only people who will not hesitate to be blunt with Floyd even on his bad-mood days.

On a particularly bad day when you escaped his grasp, he challenged you by saying "you wouldn't be able to beat me in my mer-form little mantis shrimp." You accepted his challenge. "ehhhh? Do you wanna get beaten so badly? fine by me~" He hops into the water and transforms his about 3 times your length. Despite that difference, you stood your ground and transformed as well. His grouchiness dissipated and he almost completely forgot that this was supposed to be a fight. He rushes at you to look you over and squeeze you cause you're so small and cute and pretty! You daze him with a swift club to the chest, winding him. If you had the spear you would have cut into his arm a bit as you redirected his speed past yourself. The eel had sparkles in his eyes as he watches you hold him down with your powerful arms. Happily admits defeat and zooms around you to look at your little form! and asks to take you for a ride on his back someday. Up to you what happens then.

with a special guest!

Jack: Honestly, appreciates how you want to get stronger and how hard you work to defend yourself due to your short height. Is your best workout buddy, and you spar often with each other. He has learned a lot of patience with you and learned some martial arts from you too. He's proud of how far you both have gone in a short amount of training. Amazed at how fast your reflexes are. you could grab a fly out of the air with your fingers easily! looks up to you even if you are in the same grade. If anyone is stupid enough to mess with you, they will get flung, immediately K.O., or they will be paralyzed from precise jabs to different parts of their body.

When you show him your mer form, you take pride in his awed expression. He compliments you in his tsundere way as his tail wags. He appreciates your trust and the gesture of friendship. Might hop in the water to spar with you if you challenged him. your scales are tough and you easily stunned him with a single hit from your club to his back. You were careful to not hurt him though. With your spear, you just entrapped him faster than he could have reacted, careful to not cut him with your serrated claws. You let him feel your merform in return for getting to feel his beast form.

Also, these shrimp are so interesting! their punches or spearing abilities are as fast as a bullet and can easily do as much damage as one too. they are smart and fast too. even with their small size, they are scary strong!

#octavinelle #azul x reader #azul ashengrotto #my stuff #my writing #jade leech #Floyd leech #tweels #octatrio #twst x reader #Floyd x reader #jade x reader #twst #twisted wonderland #jack #jack x reader #another fun one! #a bit longer than usual #but hey! #its still good #hope you like it! #can defenetly see the reder being very cold to those they dont know #tried to keep it fairly vague #roses ramblings

[knightcore-rant]

my controversial opinion on knightcore fashion

or: how to dress like a knight on a daily basis without any armor so, you're a knight just like me. you're chivalrous and noble. you want some adventures, medieval literature and a sword. maybe you even want to date a prince or a princess! that's cool and then, you're searching for "knightcore fashion" to incorporate your aesthetic into your daily life and... there's nothing that fits quite right.

img src: Rachel Maksy on youtube pinterest outfits are cool, but they are too much medieval-ish? historically accurate? LARP-ish? not suitable for school and office? that's bugs me a lot and then there's amazing @/donttesstme on tiktok, that does "workspace fantasy fits" series. that's more like it, but she hasn't done a knight part yet

well, here's my take on "how to dress like a modern knight without an armor, a sword and without expensive accessories"

important note: this advices may look a little weird and confusing at first. that's okay, and I'm going to explain why: I'm doing character design for years, and I really like fashion. armorless and swordless knights are impossibly hard to design, because their key features are... armor and sword. that's what makes them recognizable. without these components an outfit may look confusing and dull alas, swords are expensive, and armor may look a little weird on you while studying. that's why I'm going to tell you how to include some secondary knighcore motifs into your outfit. it may be subtle, but the intention makes it all 1. gather some inspiration: firstly, think about yourself, your current personal style and identity. this is important, because all knights are different maybe you're a kind, noble person with a strong moral code, who prefers light clothes and golden color? then maybe paladin archetype is going to be the best for you maybe you're a pessimistic gamer goth person, and you want to keep that. then think about your favorite gothic brutal knights from dark fantasy games maybe you just like bright colors? search for some art of medieval joust armor, it's actually colorful maybe your favorite knight is Link, maybe you're the Geralt of Rivia type of person. everyone is different, so gather some unique inspiration pictures.

2. learn the basics any fashion mf knows, that there's several components of an outfit: 1. color pallete 2. silhouette 3. pattern 4. materials 5. styling (the way you put and combine items) and that's where you gonna need your inspiration pictures. analyze them, think of what's important. ask yourself questions: do I like the dark pallete? is this knitted material reminds me of something like a chain mail? does these tall boots look adventurous to me? maybe I want a bulky scarf? write it down and keep that in mind. congrats! this is your personal definition of what is knightcore fashion.

3. op's definition of knightcore fashion personally, I think that "casual knightcore" is more like an adventurecore subtype. for me, clothes like that supposed to be utilitarian and sporty, because knights tend to explore, fight with monsters and go on great adventures. I would go for hiking vibes and comfortable pieces I also would prefer to have some brown, beige and grey neutrals paired with muted green, red of dark blue. grey, metallic and silver are probably the main color for my dream casual knightcore wardrobe I wouldn't mind to add some whimsical fantasy elements, but in a subtle way. like bulky metallic jewelry with nature motifs, accessories like chunky combat boots and belts. maybe a cool DIY-ed unicorn embroidery on a jacket or pair of dagger earrings. jewelry supposed to be like a sentimental token from a lady or an artifact from a long journey also, ribbons, lace and fishnets are somehow knightcore to me?? like, recently I crocheted a oversized brown shrug for myself, and it screams chain mail in conclusion: generally, I would recommend search for some muted and natural colors, metallic jewelry, comfortable clothes for hiking, tall boots, tunik-shaped oversized shirts and huge scarfs. this is my vision of "modern knight" clothes, your vision may be different maybe I'm taking this far too serious anyway, hope that helps

#knightcore #royalcore #adventurecore #fashion #ootd #my post #long post

[funkymbtifiction]

Hi Charity, do you have any idea about sx-doms/users who are asexuals (who don't feel sexual attraction) or sex-repulsed (hates the idea of it) and how it could affect typing? Thanks! Could you also please make this anonymous? Thank you so much

They wold still be intensely drawn to/repulsed by things (no middle ground), seek platonic (non-sexual) intense chemistry with their friends, throw themselves after things heedless of the risk (sx is the anti-sp), and want to be provocative and/or "turn people off/onto me" as part of a strategy to weed the wheat from the chaff.

#question #enneagram #subtypes

[familyabolisher]

phenomenal subtype of callout post is the one where the person's like, and this user believes THIS and here's the PROOF [screenshot of the user in question saying something that is not even slightly suggesting they believe what they're being accused of believing]. like it's just so brazen i very nearly respect it

#.txt

[cryptotheism]

Hello! You’re the individual I know of that knows the most about various aspects of different religions as such I pose a question to you. Does it mean something different if someone says they’re catholic vs if they say Roman Catholic?

Roman Catholicism is a subtype of catholicism. All Roman Catholics are Catholic, but not all Catholics are Roman Catholics.

[feartoxinjelloshot]

As you've mentioned before, your Hatter isn't actually human, so the question is what exactly are they?

And are they wearing a human disguise/occupying a human (similar to Joker possessing Jay(?) Doe to use as their vessel), or did they create/find their own body to control? I'm so interested in your Mad Hatter!

short answer: the hatter's body is made of sticks and other debris - long answer: sooooooo its complicated. because. part of my thesis with the hatter/the joker/all those other guys is that their origins are supposed to be unexplained on purpose to keep the atmosphere and narrative of the story intact - i don't want to get too scientific with it or else it loses the kind of ambiguously grounded cosmic-horror qualities that i am aiming for - BUT i fucking love specbio and worldbuilding so there is SOME stuff that i legitimately just couldn't keep myself away from. so the gist of it is that the hatter could be considered a "subspecies" of the type of parasitic entity that the joker is; they both feed off of specific subtypes of human reaction but while the joker has to take a human vessel to interact with the world, the hatter's species are mimics - when he arrived on earth he happened to be near a copy of alice in wonderland, which is why his personality and beliefs revolve around it. and as i stated in the beginning his body is actually just made out of, well, basically trash. sticks, pencil sheddings, playing cards, book pages, empty tape rolls, plastics, ribbons, et cetera et cetera. but because of his convoluted looney-tunes denial of his own inhumanity, he doesn't actually know this about himself. if he was damaged (see fig. below) he would try to rationalize it as something being done to him rather than his actual insides being exposed. if he was pressured enough on the subject he would probably have some kind of mental breakdown over it. poor guy

EDIT: ALMOST FORGOT TO ADD as you can probably tell from the image this was influenced visually by bee and puppycat! i've always loved the colorful robot aesthetics in that show and thought it worked well w/ the hatter

#scribbles #clipsverse #ask #anonymous #jervis tetch #mad hatter