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completeoveranalysis · 7 months

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The brutal contrast of Lava Lamp instantly agreeing to stay in the castle vs Syaoran at the start of Tsubasa having the same offer but continually refusing it, because he didn’t think it was proper.

And maybe that’s a natural difference between different sets of people in slightly different scenarios, or maybe it’s the general decline from 'Good' things into less good things when the timeline was interfered with. Like how previously Fujitaka was king and happily married to Nadeshiko, but the next time around Clow was king and Nadeshiko was nowhere to be seen, with Fujitaka already passed away. Like how Sakura used to be involved in purity rituals in the reservoir, but then it was just a ruin being excavated and nothing to do with Sakura.

I mostly just have a growing list of suspicions but let’s put a pin in it for now.

OH

NOW THAT IS PRECIOUS

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yanderes-galore · 2 months

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Sans from Undertale romantic concept, please?

Combined these two as my concepts tend to default to human darlings. Not proofread!

Yandere Alphabet For Sans Here

Undertale Masterlist For Other Content

Yandere! Sans The Skeleton Concept

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Human Darling, Obsession, Stalking, Overprotective behavior, Manipulation, Slight clingy behavior, Possessive behavior, Self-Aware Sans, Kidnapping mentioned, Violence mentioned, Sans is slowly going insane, Forced/Dubious relationship.

Honestly, Sans is probably one of the most laid-back yanderes.

He's naturally lazy as is, which probably carries into his obsession.

I combined these two requests because I naturally default to a human darling when I write.

He would make a terrifying yet laid-back yandere due to the knowledge he holds.

Maybe he's even known you from other timelines, similar to other Sans AUs I've done.

Which may be an idea that feeds into his obsession.

Similar to canon Undertale Sans, I feel as a yandere he would be more than meets the eye.

To you he just seems like a laid-back protective skeleton that you naturally see around all the time.

He seems nice to be around and you just don't suspect anything weird.

Yet you have no idea how much he knows about you...

You have no clue about his powers, or how much he cares about you.

This probably isn't even the first time you two have met, but you don't know that, you wouldn't even understand it if he told you.

Truthfully, Sans has met you and fallen for you many times.

It's just after every reset... you never seem to remember fully.

That's one way to work for Sans, it works betters with a monster darling.

However, for a human darling you could view it like this.

Maybe you are a human with Frisk or even replace Frisk who thinks no one else knows about the resets.

Soon you'll find out that's untrue once Sans stops pretending he doesn't.

In fact, an even better idea is you keep resetting the timeline to try and fix Sans' obsession with you.

Soon you'll have to eventually tire out, right?

His obsession isn't going to go away... it'll just persist through timelines.

Just your luck.

But, enough of that, how is he as a yandere?

As said before, usually very docile at first.

He would treat you like any other human he's seen, even if it's all just an act.

Sans would be a very "casual" stalker.

He mostly stays out of sight due to his teleportation, but when he's caught he easily plays it off.

Oh, he was just check in on you.

He's just being a kind friend.

His more sinister behavior is unbelievable unless you actually see it.

For example, you do a Genocide Run.

You'd think he hates you after that, maybe somewhere in him he does, yet he can't seem to let this obsession go.

Definitely just follows you around it plays it off for the most part.

But I do think there's times he does get jealous to the point he feels he needs to step in.

Oh, is he interrupting something? Sorry!

Sans is around you all the time.

He is even capable of subtle threats towards other monsters, or maybe even you if you push him.

He is capable of using his powers, but would rather not resort to violence if he doesn't have to.

He prefers not to be like Chara.

I did say in other concepts that Sans would kidnap.

However I feel it would be a last ditch effort.

You'd have to make him desperate enough to do it as he is so laid-back.

Laid-back does not mean harmless.

Sans is capable of some heinous things, he just has self-control.

He wants you to have freedoms, unless you're going to hurt him in some way.

He may even pretend he's no longer madly in love with you after a reset to keep you around longer.

I just think the idea of Sans knowing more than he lets on like in canon is a fun idea to toy with when speaking about his obsession.

Truthfully, you are both the only ones aware of your resets.

So why bother resetting anymore?

No matter what you do... in some way Sans will love you.

So why not accept him?

He's sure he'll find some way to keep you in one timeline beside him.

After all, you drive him insane with every reset.

He doesn't understand what you want.

Sans loves you, he wants you...

One way or another he'll find a way to have you... even if it requires breaking that dreaded reset button or convincing you to stay with him willingly.

#yandere undertale #yandere sans #yandere sans the skeleton

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thewertsearch · 10 months

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I never really thought about it before, but John was throwing bombs around earlier, on this planet covered in oil. He's honestly pretty lucky that it took this long for it to catch fire.

Is this... is this fixable? Has Jack just destroyed another planet?

The whole world revolves around its Heir.

Alright. What do you have to say for yourself?

AG: I was the one who put you to sleep. [...] EB: you can do that? AG: Yes, that seems to 8e the limit to what I can do to your primitive species.

For now, at least. I'm sure you're working on it.

...hey, never mind her psionics. Can Vriska steal luck between sessions? Because that would arguably be worse.

EB: why would you put me to sleep and put me in this predicament? AG: John, soon you will understand that you are meant to rise to gr8tness. AG: This can't possi8ly happen unless you are challenged.

Again - Sburb is challenging enough without you making things worse. Exactly how miserable do you want John to be, before you're finally satisfied?

Oh, right.

There isn't an upper limit. You're just going to keep pushing and pushing and pushing until someone who cares about John realizes what you're doing, and puts a stop to it.

EB: if you're seeing my future, and you know those things are the outcome, then why are you going back and… EB: i guess, involving yourself with these events? see what i mean? [...] AG: You are going to 8ecome a gr8 hero, that much is sure. AG: 8ut I want to 8e the one responsi8le for it!

Well, this is nonsense - but it's very Vriska nonsense.

I'm reminded of the Discworld novel, Witches Abroad. The villain of the story is a fairy godmother, who uses her magic to turn the people around her into characters from various fairy tales - Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and the like. These people are then forced to follow the 'plot' of the story they've been shoved into, whether they like it or not.

She's accrued plenty of wealth and influence from doing so, but her primary motivation is to feel important. Lily derives enormous satisfaction from being the cause of the stories around her - of being the one behind the curtain, the fulcrum around which the narrative turns. At the end of the day, it's pure ego.

Vriska is the same. She's trying to mold John's journey into The Thief's Apprentice, a story with herself at the center. She doesn't really care about this action's effect on the timeline, and she'd certainly never admit that she didn't really have any agency in this event.

All that matters is that, as far as Vriska is concerned, this is her story now.

#full liveblog #homestuck liveblog #act 5.2 #2969 #s84 #*furtively adds lily to my vriska chart*

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misc-obeyme · 8 months

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I had all these plans to finish a bunch of writing and then BAM Season 2 started with Lesson 21 and I got supremely distracted. I wasn't expecting it to come out so soon?!? I really thought there would be more time in between seasons. But I am not complaining!

At this point, I feel weird if I don't write a post about the lesson, so here I am. I swear I'll get back to writing fics after this lol.

Spoilers and screenshots below:

Okay so we've got the founding of RAD, MC and Solomon losing their magic, and characters acting weird.

The loss of MC's magic is pretty obvious and easy to understand. Like it works sometimes, but it doesn't at other times. (Though I have to say here that if the brothers asked me to open a jar with magic, I would laugh at them. I've never met a jar I couldn't open. It's called hot water. BUT ANYWAY) And obviously when they do use their magic, it's not as strong as it used to be. Solomon says he's having the same issue. He obviously notices it when he banishes the hellfire salamander, though if you ask him about it, he just says it's nothing. Which is funny because then he tells you all about his problem with it later when you're making dinner. I swear I lose my mind every time they use that clown music in the story.

Anyway, the most interesting part of this to me was when Solomon said these things:

At first I was like, is that what's happening? They're making it so that MC can't go back? Isn't that what we are all dreading?!

But then if you say you don't think you'll do it in time he says this:

Okay?? So should I be concerned or not?! I don't want to get stuck in the past, I want them to bring us back to the present or maybe merge the timelines or something?! I dunno, but I really can't figure out how they're going to wrap this up in a way that works. Unless they do what happened last time MC went to the past and erase everyone's memories. Which was something Michael did...

But overall, this situation seems pretty cut and dry. Gotta get those pacts, yo.

Mammon, on the other hand...

He seems to be going through something, huh? The thing is I can't figure out what it is. Something is definitely up, but what? Also it kinda seems like Simeon might be involved in this somehow?

MC is hurt. Mammon wants them to pay for the ointment that will heal them. Simeon shows up and just does it himself.

MC finds the coin and gives it to Simeon. Mammon takes it for himself and Simeon's just like yeah okay that's fine.

Then in the HARD LESSON (SPOILERS) Simeon actually blesses Mammon with good luck before he goes out to look for the lost coin. Not to mention their whole conversation about the Celestial Realm and the hot cocoa... (END SPOILERS)

And MC is aware that Mammon is not acting normally. But Simeon seems to be his usual self? I'm just wondering if whatever is going on with Mammon, Simeon might be the one to help him somehow? It kinda seemed to me like Mammon was being more greedy than usual, like something going on with his sin?

But MC isn't the only one who's noticed something is up with Mammon.

May I present: Lucifer, Avatar of Ellipses -

...

What is going on with this guy? I mean, okay, not all of these were about Mammon, but I'm pretty sure most of them were.

Anyway, Lucifer does this thing where it's obvious he's thinking about something or he's worried about something, but he just doesn't say anything about it. It drives me crazy. I'm like listen here MC is right there! Talk to them!

Okay that's all I really had to say about the lesson and story stuff, but there are a few other things that I just loved.

SIMEON oh my gosh the way he swoops in and heals MC I was like yes, please heal me forever thank you.

His precious look of concern...

... and then this confident smile!? I just love him.

Also going grocery shopping with Lucifer and Beel in 21-A was just so sweet and domestic?! Neither of them could remember what any of their brothers wanted, they would have been totally useless without MC there rattling everything off. It was adorable, but also just soft times with Lucifer are always my favorite thing.

Yeah. Concerned about how you can bottle all your feelings and still be so hot.

Anyway!

Wherever they're going with this magic weakening thing better not result in MC stuck in the past forever. But I do hope we're getting some Mammon story now because I love him, too.

#obey me #obey me nightbringer #obey me nightbringer lesson 21 #obey me nightbringer spoilers #obey me mammon #obey me lucifer #obey me simeon #obey me screenshots #misc lesson recap #misc rambles

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muninnhuginn · 4 months

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Fun time loop scenarios I've seen in various series that I think would be fascinating to apply to other shows:

You're a looper, but you don't know it. Outside of when you're reverting time, you retain no memories of your powers. However, the timeline still feels echoes of its previous self and sometimes, you do too.

The world takes a backup every year at the same time and date. If anything world-ending happens, you revert back to this same checkpoint. It has to be something on a world-ending scale though. Your girlfriend's death? Tough luck. Unless there's an apocalypse in the next few months, you're not getting her back. You shouldn't wish for the world to end, and yet.

You've had a lonely childhood, but finally you're free to properly live. You meet a girl and she's kind. Genuinely kind, no hidden motives to it. But she dies. So does everyone else. And what can you do, but go back and try to save her? You'll keep trying until you succeed. Until you're able to pay her back and keep her safe. Or so you think. Turns out that your very actions to save her have, in fact, doomed her to a worse fate. And because she's kind, she takes that fate and uses it to save everyone but herself.

You were in a time loop, but you escaped. It lasted years, maybe centuries, so perhaps you're not as fully past the whole ordeal as you pretend. You think you need some distance from the place where it happened. Sure, you grew up there, everyone you know lives there, but it's so tainted that you would just rather move on. You start school elsewhere, and for the most part, it's going well. You make new friends and you finally fit in in a way that you never have before. But then, you're back. Not just back to the village of your childhood, but back to the same loops you had thought you were free from. Is this your punishment? What sin have you committed to cause such a thing? Perhaps you'll never learn.

You're in a time loop with a stranger and you will find your way out of this if it kills you. And it has, several times. Still, this isn't as simple as figuring out the mechanics. No, the universe seems to be out to get you to learn some kind of lesson. And if there's no other way out, you guess you'll give it a shot. But, see, you were with your stranger. And now he doesn't recognise you. All that progress together is gone. Or is it? It's all very ouroboros, but your final loop was his first loop and vice versa. In some other universe you can't see, he is there with a version of you who hasn't met him yet. Your lesson? You both have to save each other.

#time loops #feel free to guess the series. I think at least one of them is super obvious #pls don't ask why second person. it just happened.

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starrystevie · 11 months

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hiya everyone! the month of june is a big one for not only myself personally but also for this blog so we'll be celebrating a few things:

my own birthday on june 24th!

reaching 2k followers! (which is still mind blowing where did y'all come from)

pride month!

now i may not be a gif maker or edit maker, but i do want to celebrate by interacting with you all in the ways i know how! i'm going to be hosting what i like to call "roll for...?", a mysterious way to get stranger things content from me for the rest of the month. starting today, june 13, you can send me in asks for things to roll for (just make sure you go over the rules before sending in an ask pls <3)

if you're interested in participating, click the read more for the rules!

how it works:

i'll have the following categories to pick from: drabble, playlist, or aesthetic/moodboard. pick one of those categories and then select up to 3 of the following subcategories for me to roll specifics for: ship, trope, vibe/colors, length, era, crossover. whatever subcategories go unchosen, i can use if i want to! each of the subcategories will have a few options in them that i will then roll for to leave the final product up to the luck of the roll. if needed, any additional details will be left up to me! if you would like it to be entirely my pick, please select 3 ships listed below for me to choose from and i will take it from there. warning, some categories will be easier for me to combine than others (ie vibe with crossover might be challenging) so please take every post with a grain of salt. this is all just for fun. these will be posted as i can get them done, so feel free to send in asks whenever you want to! i will stop accepting asks for this project on june 30th but will probably still have things to post after that. all posts will be tagged with #rollfor2023 to help keep things organized.

important to know!:

if you have any triggers or things you wouldn't want to me to include, please let me know what to avoid. i'll honor it no questions asked. all drabbles will be rated anywhere from general to mature with absolutely zero explicit smut unless you tell me you are comfortable with it being included. overcommunicate with me and we'll both be happy campers!

subcategory specifics:

ship: 1. steve/eddie, 2. robin/nancy, 3. robin/chrissy, 4. jonathan/argyle, 5. joyce/hopper, 6. bee's pick of steve ship (platonic or romantic) trope: 1. enemies to lovers, 2. friends to lovers, 3. one bed, 4. the italicized 'oh', 5. soulmates, 6. bee's pick of shop au vibe/colors: 1. whimsical/pastels, 2. angst/dark muted, 3. hopeless romantic/soft pinks, 4. cheerful/bright & bold, 5. bittersweet/blues & greys, 6. angry/dark reds length (around a certain word/song count): 1. 100-300 words/3 songs, 2. 300-500 words/5 songs, 3. 500-750 words/8 songs, 4. 750-1000 words/10 songs, 5. 1000-1500 words/15 songs, 6. bee's pick era: 1. ancient greek, 2. 1980s, 3. modern/2020s, 4. 1800s wild west, 5. 1940s, 6. unspecified fantasy world timeline ala lotr or got crossover (all chosen from my favorites!): 1. moulin rogue, 2. across the universe, 3. bee's pick of disney movie, 4. grishaverse, 5. glee, 6. supernatural

an example ask (can copy / paste if you'd like!):

i would like a drabble with a roll for ship, length, and crossover. avoid character death and mentions of drugs.

i hope this makes sense, so please let me know if you have questions! i'm truly just wanting to do something fun for the hell of it because isn't that we're all here for anyway?! rejoining the fandom side of tumblr this time last year has been such a great decision. i've been able to meet so many of you wonderful people and remember what it's like to enjoy fandom spaces again without shame. best of all, it's gotten me writing again, which had been such a big part of my hobbies that i had pushed aside. getting back into writing as a way to express myself and make content with some fucking guys from some fucking tv show has made a massive difference in my happiness over the last year.

i thank you all so sincerely for being with me along the ride. tagging some of my beloved buds here in no possible order because if it weren't for y'alls support, i never would have written half the things i have. thank you from the bottom of my heart, truly <3

@buckleydiaz @thefreakandthehair @yournowheregirl @scoops-stevie @gothbat99 @bayouteche @toburnup @stevethehairington @judasofsuburbia @henderdads @sharpbutsoft @kkpwnall @figthefruitfaeth @fastcardotmp3 @fragilecapric0rnn @wynnyfryd @stargyles @jeysuso @bitchsteve @lovespiralls @riality-check @cheatghost @legitcookie @hellsfireclub @sanguineterrain @kingofscoops @roykentt @sidekick-hero

#rollfor2023 #i was going to wait to post this but nah i wanted to go ahead and do it now #especially since i'm all anxious waiting for my bigbang claim email #love literally all of you sm thank you for maki ng tumblr fun #pls ignore any spelling errors but don't ignore if something doesn't make sense so i can clear it up #steddie #ronance #buckingham #jargyle #jopper #stranger than things #stranger things prompts

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ramayantika · 1 year

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Desi Middle Class ✨Aesthetic✨

Kiraya ka ghar, chai ki tapri, buying new clothes twice or at max thrice a year during festive occasions, steel ka dabba, bigger uniform size to make sure you keep fitting into it for at least two years, feeling proud to own a Trimax pen, dada dadi or nana nani's tel malish, visiting temple towns for vacations, train journeys with lots of chips packed to munch on and mummy ke parathe or puri bhaji, having to wait patiently for your turn to use the bathroom unless and until you have two bathrooms and both of them are equally functional, never been on a flight or have been only once by luck, noticing that your dad rarely buys new shirts for himself, lingering looks on that beautiful but expensive dress, your mother touches that one lovely saree for the last time and you promise to yourself that when you start earning, you will gift her every saree she will land her gaze upon, covering rough notebooks with newspapers, start studying maths for the new school year during summer vacation, sharing a room and sometimes the same study table with your siblings, beaming at your bade bhaiya or didi when they show you how to make a paper boat/paper airplane, you are growing up and for the first time you see your older sibling break down in their room all by themselves and realization dawns that even they need a comforting hug, Tu kab badi huyi?, Wanting to gift a good car to your father with your own salary, the entire family dreams to own their own house someday, the first time you realize what a middle class family really is, fights and quarrels that always end with silent apologies over the dining table, beta doctor ya engineer? Kya matlab arts lena hai? Humare family se just pass hone vale bhi science liye? You wipe your own tears and strengthen your resolve to fight for your own dreams, parents are proud that you proved them wrong with your career and subject choice, sadly dropping out of dance, music, arts and sports classes as soon as you begin 10th grade -- lucky ones still continue them, watching Indian tv serials with mummy during afternoons after coming back from school, thoda toh pocket money badha do?? Storing money everywhere in the house, counting coins as a child and thinking yourself to be very rich, chota ghar magar sapne bade yeh hai middle class parivar ki kahani

I was watching Wagle ki duniya and later mummy and I were talking about our lifestyle after which she played a Sudha Murthy video where she was talking about the middle class lifestyle, and then I made this post by reflecting on some of my own experiences. I know that the above post doesn't still complete the middle class life there are so many things remaining but I tried my best to summarise from my own observation and experiences.

I have lived a small part of my life with the more economically advantaged groups too (samridhi just say rich) and I am seeing and have also seen the other side too that isn't as gleaming as I used to think but nevertheless it's colourful, so I wanted to write something on it as a lesson I learnt in these 3 years and for the lesson which will live with me for my future endeavours. Probably this post will also be a sahara sort of thing when I again spiral down some crying lane over my exams.

I have so many stories from my 11th 12th and drop year timeline that I will soon share because as I always believe in the end being good no matter what, be it whatever college I get in or whatever I do, this experience taught me things that no school classroom could do. I may sound like a dadi now but yes maybe in the upcoming time if some of you younger lot do stumble on this in times that seem dark and full of certainty, I hope those stories will bring hope in your hearts

Bas bhai yeh dadimaa kirdar ab kuch samay paschat

#samridhi speaks #samridhi writes #desiblr

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ofpolitics · 1 year

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𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚘

𝙾 𝙽 𝙴 / listen, i don't know if this is 'nifty' but it's kind of important but also a cool skill in a way, so here it is: because tenel ka's sense of humor is notoriously bad, she usually knows if someone laughs at her jokes they want something from her. she's amused by things rarely and generally, it's things she shouldn't be amused by. if she's witty sounding.... she did it completely on accident. she's actually being either sardonic or utterly serious. she wasn't intending to be witty or funny, and she rarely jokes.

𝚃 𝚆 𝙾 / she believes it is more important to rely upon what one's body can physically do unassisted rather than anything her force sensitivity can augment, so she is actually quite the opponent even without the force. her hand to hand combat skills are impeccable, and her physical endurance impressive ( think olympic athlete level ) ... even before bringing any powers onto the board. with both, in either timeline, she is as deadly as they come. her one slight flaw is her dislike for ranged weapons, so her accuracy, while naturally good, isn't the best there.

𝚃 𝙷 𝚁 𝙴 𝙴 / both due to a natural need as the queen mother of the hapes consortium and her abilities with the force, tenel ka is extremely perceptive of other's emotions. even if they're masking them through, as she does, through a careful management of her body language and facial movements, she can often perceive the general turn of another's emotions. if they are shielding from her in the force, it is far more difficult for her, but rarely does she meet someone with that ability. otherwise known as: she'll probably know if you're lying to her.

𝙵 𝙾 𝚄 𝚁 / one of her few hobbies is somewhat tied to her role as queen mother, but she does enjoy it: cultivating rare orchids. typically, a queen mother chooses some skill which both mirrors her beauty as her education. her choice was both something she could reasonably accomplish on her own as well as another excuse to spend some time alone. it is, however, a subject on which she has become quite knowledgable, and it is a safe and pleasant choice for conversation.

𝙵 𝙸 𝚅 𝙴 / another, which is almost unknown unless you have a source connected to her clan, is the ability to both tame and ride rancors. she's quite able at this... and it is how she came to earn her dathomiri battle armor. due to this, she's actually quite fond of rancors...

𝚂 𝙸 𝚇 / she is supremely organized. at any one time, she is aware of and juggling up to a dozen intrigues. at least half of them are her own. she allows scheming nobles to remain close to her because of their more powerful and loyal connections while at the same time, manipulating them against her enemies... or themselves. she is nearly impossible to catch out in this way.

𝚂 𝙴 𝚅 𝙴 𝙽 / if she had to blend in with 'the lower classes', she absolutely could. she's never been fond of her power, let alone the grievous deeds of the dynasty that she's inherited. combine this with so many of her childhood years being spent with the jedi or the dathomiri clan of her mother, she can blend in with ease... and would be more than content and comfortable with it. ( she would canonically love to leave it all and raise her daughter in a modest apartment on coruscant near the girl's grandparents... but she knows both of them would be hunted down and killed. )

𝙴 𝙸 𝙶 𝙷 𝚃 / her sabaac face is unparalleled. give up now while you still can. this woman will beat you every time.

𝙽 𝙸 𝙽 𝙴 / good luck getting her to break her emotional mask. you can't. not even if you threaten her daughter's life. ( that being said, she's actually quite an emotional and affectionate person... if she trusts you. )

tagged by : @debelltio tagging : @mutatiio @notimminent @b1rkn @visionhaunted @croyant @lionthought @jaigalorad @scoundrvls and whoever wants to cause this was FUN

#am i using the pinned post thing until i get around to actually making new banners? yes #shhhhh #· headcanon / tenel ka » this is the hapan consortium: i govern here‚ not you

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negative-speedforce · 9 months

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uncommon questions for Siv, Jay, Esme, Cassandra, and E-2002 Eobard #s 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 43 and B, D, I, and J (sorry it's so many lol)

1: What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

Siv: Depends on their mood. If they're zoned out, they can just sit there staring into space for 20+ minutes. However, most of the time, Siv's ADHD ass can't sit still for more than 2 or 3 minutes.

Jay: He has the attention span of a squirrel on cocaine, so probably like 5 minutes or so.

Esme: After about 5 minutes, she'll start fidgeting and singing to herself.

Cassandra: About 10 minutes, then she gets bored and goes and finds something to do.

Eobard: He can sit completely still for hours and it is creepy. Siv, as a kid, has mistaken him for dead because he just sat there, completely still, staring into nothing for like, an hour.

2: How easy is it for your character to laugh?

Siv: Usually, her laughs are ironic, so if you hear Siv laugh when you've done something to piss them off, RUN. However, a genuine laugh is not impossible, although much more unlikely (show her a picture of Delilah being silly and she'll 100% laugh)

Jay: It's pretty easy to make him laugh. Just say/do something funny and you'll probably get at least a chuckle or a snort out of him.

Esme: Depends on how drunk she is. If she's sober, it has to be actually really funny, however, Drunk!Esme will laugh at just about anything.

Cassandra: Good luck, unless your name is Jay.

Eobard: Good luck. It's not happening.

3: How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

Siv: falls asleep scrolling through their phone

Jay falls asleep snuggling Cassandra.

Cassandra: reads to fall asleep

Esme: falls asleep with headphones on

Eobard: falls asleep on a dime, usually with one or both eyes partially open.

8: What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Siv: Stop fighting and cursing at the other children.

Jay: Get off his computer

Esme: Do her homework

Cassandra: Stop trying to boss around and micromanage her siblings

Eobard: Stop falling asleep sitting up with his eyes open (please stop, it's very creepy)

9: Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

Siv swears like a sailor, and Eobard hasn't been able to stop them ever since they first learned the "no-no words".

Jay doesn't swear much, and he didn't start swearing until high school.

Esme swears a lot (not quite as much as her sister), and her first swear word was when she was 4, Tess dropped her keys in a puddle and said "Oh-" and Esme finished with "Shit!"

Eobard doesn't swear much except for the occasional "fuck!" when something goes really wrong, and he barely remembers his childhood due to having changed the timeline so many times.

10: What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

Siv: I'm nothing like him

Jay: I'd never compromise what I believe in

Cassandra: Dark magic isn't dangerous

Esme: I got a 1340 on my SAT

Eobard: I love you

11: How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

Siv: Pretends she understands

Jay: Pretends to understand, asks Cassandra later

Cassandra: Pretends to understand, asks Jay later

Ember: Asks for clarification

Eobard: Depends on which one will manipulate you into giving him what he wants.

13: How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

Siv: ignores it until it goes away

Jay: Asks Cassandra to take care of it

Cassandra: Asks Jay to take care of it

Esme: Turns any nearby object into an impromptu back scratcher

Eobard: VERY CAREFULLY phases through himself so he can reach the spot on the other side.

15: How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

Siv: Has no brain to mouth filter whatsoever, whatever you hear is what just went through their mind.

Jay: Thinks before he speaks

Cassandra: Retools what she's going to say repeatedly until she knows it'll have the right effect.

Esme: Depends on how drunk she is. Sober Esme thinks before speaking, Drunk Esme does not.

Eobard: Is the king of thinking before speaking. Will rehearse something until he knows he can manipulate someone with it.

19: What is their favorite number?

Siv: 666

Jay: 69

Esme: 420

Cassandra: 21 (the age she met Jay)

Eobard: 129 (police code for 'requesting back up' which is quite often any one who defies him's last words)

22: How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?

Siv pulls away from people when she's jealous. They don't like being reminded of what they can't have.

Jay attempts to stay calm and compartmentalize when he's jealous, until he can talk to his therapist.

Cassandra gets a little bit possessive, but she manages to keep this trait in check.

Esme pretends to not feel jealousy, but inside, she seethes towards the person she's jealous of.

Eobard "Possesive Petty Bitch" Thawne gets so possessive over people that he's willing to kill for it. Literally.

24: Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom?

Siv: They're very open about their sex life, mainly because she's a gremlin and it makes people uncomfortable. However, she's also very private about the nitty gritty details, and will only share that with their current partner.

Jay: He'll talk nasty with Cassandra and no one but Cassandra.

Cassandra: Nope. Not going to happen. (unless you're Jay)

Esme: Is very open about her sex life and enjoys letting her friends know what she likes so they can have better sex.

Eobard: Sweetie, he doesn't even speak about it with himself.

27: What causes them to feel dread?

Siv: Bad memories repeating.

Jay: The threat of losing someone.

Cassandra: Failing everyone.

Esme: Being tied down to one place/person.

Eobard: His plans failing.

43: If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so?

Siv: "Girls. Boobs. Women Pretty."

Jay: "Technically, I'm Pan, but I like to say I'm Cassandra-sexual."

Esme: "Spicy straight"

Cassandra: "I'm heterosexual aromantic. Now get back to work."

Eobard: "I don't talk about that." (he's very repressed and gay)

B: What inspired you to create them?

Siv was created because of an assignment my therapist gave me- journalling to process my own trauma and my complicated feelings towards my mother.

Jay was created because I needed a "Sam" to Siv's "Frodo". Someone pure of heart that could pull her back from the darkness.

Cassandra was originally just "Jay's Girlfriend", but now she's one of my most important characters lol.

Esme is a narrative foul to Siv. She's free-spirited and extroverted, where Siv is reclusive and cranky.

Eobard's just... Eobard. He's an asshole, he's a terrible dad, he needs a reality check, etc.

D: Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look?

Siv and Cassandra (version 1)

Current version:

Jay, Esme, and Eobard have always looked fairly the same.

I: Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe?

Absolutely, though I do have a Vampire AU that I'm writing (sexy lesbian vampires? why not?)

J: Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?

I play somewhat fast and loose with canon, and though I try to stay as close as possible to the canon timeline, if there's something I don't like or I think is stupid (e.g. the Lightning Lightsabers) I'll throw that out.

#ask revan #oc shit #vexic :D #Holy shit this one took forever to finish lol

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Imagine this, one night the rain is falling heavily outside. Everyone has tucked in for the night as the clock strikes midnight, though a certain skeleton and his s/o have yet to fall asleep. Dusty has come to visit his lover's au again due to repeating nightmares of them either dying or suddenly disappearing, and once he revealed this to them they promptly took him into his arms and tucked them both to bed.

Dusty is resting against their chest as he's being held within their embrace, though he will feel their arm move as their fingers suddenly come to stroke along his cheek. They start to hum a little as they trail their thumb over his cheekbone, and then they say: "I promise I won't ever leave you, Dusty. You have to believe me on that." A gentle kiss is placed on top of his skull, and they move again to tighten their embrace around him. They want him to feel secure and protected from anything or anyone out there who wishes to do him any harm. They cannot do much compared to him when sheer power is involved, but they can give him emotional support. They can hold him and reassure him that he is cherished, and that is exactly what they will do now. "I love you, Dusty. I always will." They'll say. "I know you don't think you deserve any of this, you've said so sometimes in your sleep… but I think you do." They lean in to nuzzle against his skull. "I think you deserve every ounce of love that I can give you."

His reaction to this, pretty please?

I literally teared up while writing this so... good luck :)

Dusty hated the fact that he had to do this.

Why the hell was his mind being so mean to him? Why did it like to make him see things that didn't happen? Or maybe it did! Maybe he killed his datemate in another timeline, and that means that he could do it in this AU too.

Pappy told him to do it a lot.

"You'll get more LV! That's what you want, isn't it? That's why you killed me. Isn't it? Isn't it?!" and no matter how much he tried, he could never get Pappy to shut up. He yelled, he shouted, he cried… nothing worked.

The only time Pappy would really shut up and go away, is when Dusty was killing, unless he was in danger then Pappy would show up and help him. It was… strange.

He was laid in their bed with them, his arms wrapped around them tightly, his head rested against their chest his chest rising and falling with soft breaths, trying his best to stay calm.

He didn't need this. He didn't need this much panic. He told them about his dreams, and they had been laying together in silence for a little.

When he felt the first touch, he almost flinched away, his breath hitching the smallest amount and his eyes shoot up to see their face.

They were looking at him, and they start to talk, "I promise I won't ever leave you, Dusty. You have to believe me on that." they say, while tracing their fingers against his cheek bones. They kissed his skull, and say to him, "I love you, Dusty. I always will." They said. "I know you don't think you deserve any of this, you've said so sometimes in your sleep… but I think you do." They nuzzle his skull, and mumble, "I think you deserve every ounce of love that I can give you."

He spoke in his sleep? They… he lets out the weakest and most broken whimper that he had ever heard from himself, and his soul hurt. A monster with this much LV, anyone with this much, shouldn't be able to feel this.

He shouldn't have to deal with this but… he was.

Letting out a shaky breath, he leans forward, nuzzling his skull against their cheek, then into their neck, mostly to hide letting out a shaky breath "T…Thank you Y/n," he mumbles, and clenches onto the back of their shirt, "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry" he didn't know if he was saying sorry to them, his brother, or… just anyone else.

He just felt like he should say that he was sorry.

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west-tokyo-incidents · 9 months

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Frozen Needles || Part 2

Dubois was right. And working with Songbird's whole team isn't making it any better. The whole conflict is happening in a dimension they can't access with their tools.

His eyes flicker over to Click, who has yet to wake up. Songbird is sitting with her, his wife's eyes securely on her vitals and constantly comparing them to the Paresse of this same timeline. She still has active signals and her sphere was still lit.

The Paresse still appears alive, his systems functional and capable of receiving signals to move... But he isn't sending them on his own. His sphere is also dull, barely functional.

Songbird's hand is occupied gently running her thumb over the back of Click's hand.

Dubois sighs softly, "Song, has Enlil reported anything new from the Parasite timeline?"

Parasite and Host. One timeline feeding on another and causing nothing but the suffering of the Host.

She looks up, then shakes her head. Nothing yet.

"Damn." He hisses, "It's been hours."

"How's Cross doing with tracking down all the possessed?"

"He's still trying to figure out if Rage is possessed or just under the Para-Snake's influence." He rubs at his temple, "Where the hell is that bastard hiding? And why hasn't he possessed this one?" He makes a motion to the unmoving body of the Host-Paresse.

Songbird just shrugs, "The only lead we have is Parasite-Fusataro's string of murders before her execution."

"Really gotta come up with a new codename." Puck sighs from at his desk nearby.

"You'll live." Songbird hisses. She doesn't approve of Dubois' choice in his team's new secretary, and she makes it known often. Her anger in the current situation only magnifies it.

Dubois just rolls his eyes, "Go easy on him, Song. He primarily worked with the Infecta Vas and variants before I recruited him."

She snorts and puts her attention back on the monitors. She has to, anyways. She's monitoring them for Kilter while the medic is tending to Taglamig in the next room.

It's daytime in both timelines. All involved who aren't dead are awake, so Click is likely relatively safe, wherever she is.

At least she should be.

And then her signals start to fluctuate.

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Click's only regret in volunteering to be their dream-scout is how long it's taking.

She idly gnaws on a piece of frozen bark as she stares at the lake, perched in a tree far from the rocky shore.

Goldie, as she's taken to nicknaming the Fusataro instance, had been pacing at its edge the night before. Watching the waters. Why?

She doesn't dare get close. She was there when the Host-Paresse was drowned. It was almost instant. Maybe from the shock of the water?Either way, she isn't planning on touching it.

She's circled the lake multiple times to try and find a better vantage point to see what the hell is in there. No such luck, unless she wants to risk the rotten corpse of a tree hanging over the water.

Absolutely not. She can't fly here, can't use her augments--hell, her fucking tits are gone!! That, she's the most pissed about. A factory reset. Gross. She shakes her head and stands up. She should get back to Desir's little burrow. The Kingsnake won't tolerate her being out and about for long.

Some of the 'ghosts' stay behind, their bodies killed in the waking world while they slept. There was... An almost comforting sense of companionship among those who hadn't been changed.

Desir was one of them, and had been insanely confused to see her, but happily welcomed her in.

She stays in the trees until the lake is out of sight and then drops down to the forest floor. The forest is always changing, the trees can't be trusted for more than a few meters. She relies on the rocks and the snow for her landmarks. She spits out the mangled bark and continues until she sees the snow start to turn brown from old blood. Then she follows the edge to a rocky outcrop. And there, just under a ledge, is a little cave with the faintest warmth coming from inside.

It was a squeeze, but opens up further in. And inside is a warm orange light and a mangled busy-body-bunny trying to help patch up whatever thin skin Rage has broken open again.

The beastial form being patched up thumps its tail as she comes into the firelight. Desir looks up and grins at her, "Hey. Anything fun happen this time?"

"Actually, yeah. Not sure about fun, per-say, but definitely something interesting." She goes over to the other side of the cave, where a map has been carved into the wall. She taps at one spot on the edge of the lake, "Goldie was pacing here, where you said the second Fusataro was drowned. Like she was waiting for something."

"..." Desir hops up and the Rage-Beast sits up, looking, too, "That's... Odd." The rabbit narrows the eyelids on his working eye, "Why?"

Click shakes her head, "I don't know. She looked nervous, though. I need to get a closer look at the water, without falling in. There's gotta be a reason the Kingsnake keeps the trees far away from it." She bites down on her knuckle, staring down the map, "But why?"

Desir sighs, "Short of flying over it, there's no way to get over the water to look without risking getting cornered."

Click nods, "But Goldie is nervous about something. It looked like she was ready to fight, but nothing happened."

Desir sighs, bites his lip, and then seems to decide to say what he's thinking, "If the Kingsnake decides to wake up today, Rage and I can keep watch as you go by the water's edge. Maybe test that dead tree? If the Kingsnake is awake, we can guard you from the other Frostbite."

Click makes a face, "Maybe. Not sure about the tree, but." Her eyes drift north of the lake, "I want to explore this cliffside after I warm up some more. Maybe if there's a large enough rock that we can knock down or get Eater to move, it'll land in the lake and give a more solid platform than the dead tree."

Rage scoffs and she can hear him plop down next to the fire behind them.

Desir sighs, "Eater is nearly Frostbitten."

"I know, I know." Click crosses her arms. Maybe she has so much faith in the douji because of her teammate, Taglamig, "But he's not yet. Let's wait for him to fall asleep tonight. And anyways, if Goldie is afraid of something in there, it's probably better that we make sure we do this as safely as possible."

Desir hesitates, "I hope you're right." He sighs before going over to Rage's side again.

Click can feel the doubt in their hearts. She's just about the only hope they have, but she's not Songbird. She knows they feel like she's turned down every single one of their ideas or plans to help. She wishes she could send out a signal to her captain to ask for help. To make sure she's doing the right thing...

"...how about this, if the Kingsnake does wake up in the next few days, we'll go test the dead tree. If he doesn't, I'll investigate the cliffside and we'll try and get Eater to move something."

A soft huff, but Rage's heart does lift some.

"Sounds like a plan."

#the facility: frozen needles #ress writes #mostly exposition and some angst #songbird is absolutely a mother figure to click

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https://twitter.com/dolcidoie/status/1540394207335985152?s=20&t=Jo1eviPJVQbNd_vwmCQQwg

I found this tweet funny. Doyoung does seem like the more confronting one. He's more straightforward and brave. Ironic because (in your opinion) JH is the one that confest first

Link

I found this twit funny too, but perhaps for a different reason than the OP. Jaehyun is a guy with no game, lol.

Jaehyun is a goal oriented person and he is very open about his feelings. When 127 neos were asked to match a holiday to a member, Doyoung chose Children's Day for Jaehyun. Jaehyun agreed, laughung, said it's because he was very open about his feelings (like a child). Jae was very persistent and persevering with courting Doyoung, he was constantly in Do's space. Even today you can catch him trying to take Do's attention on himself.

Doyoung didn't think he was gay, he didn't realise his crush was indeed a crush. It's actually funny to watch Rookies times Doyoung. However, seeing how Doyoung is very cautious and dependant on the opinion of the society, how afraid he is to be unlikeable, I don't think he would have confessed first even if he knew he was gay. Not to a co-member. JaeDo happened because of Jaehyun. I can go as far as say that I think in another century, with no internet and LGBT on the open, when arranged marriages with no love were the norm, Doyoung would live his life as a "straight" man, confusing affection/respect for a female for romantic love because society gives no other alternative. Unless there would be a Jaehyun in that century as well, heh. To confuse and ruin.

I can back up my opinion about Jaehyun confessing first. It's not only based on the timeline and JaeDo behaviour during 2017. Jaehyun said he is a person to confess right away, be forward with his feelings to his crush (Mark knowingly laughed). And JohnDoJae laughed at the proposed scenario of Doyoung looking like a guy who would never be confessed to first (his admirers would be scared and reluctant).

In the MITH episode with married couple Doyoung was very surprised that a couple with kids never kissed on the lips. He couldn't understand how they had sex without steps leading to it. Doyoung is a conformist of sorts. He isn't the type to marry on spot. He is the type to save for a house, live together for a test period, notify all relatives, and plan the wedding properly by the book.

The more I contemplate the confession period, the more I think Jaehyun did it more or less spontaneously, trying his luck. Looking at how he behaved in January and February, he didn't expect returned feelings, he simply wanted to be honest with his crush, let his feelings be known. Only later it downed on him that he wasn't prepared for a rejection and the crack in the friendship at all.

Jaehyun's acting task in Dear.M wasn't that hard, he just needed to tap into his own experience, heh.

#ask me away #cogito ergo ship #anatomy of jaedo #I'll be your morning star #will you be there?

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gr33napple · 1 year

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Broken Visions

Author Notes: Hehe Future Donnie sadness. I have no regrets.

...

Chapter 2: Memories?

The air was dry and hot. All around him, destroyed buildings and Krang dogs littered the wasteland. He knew where he was, though he hadn't ever seen the place before. It was Casey's timeline, The Krang Apocalypse.

He was holding something, a red and green blur. Others were around him, a failed mission had sent his group running.

They took cover behind a fallen building, the pink plasma blasts destroying the ground around them. That's when he recognized the blur.

Leo.

He was torn up, a large bruise on his face with many cuts littering his body. His arm was gone, the blast having cauterized the wound.

The blast he should have predicted, should have blocked, should have stopped from hitting his brother.

This whole mission was a failure.

His whole mission was a failure

"It's all my fault."

....

He was still in the wasteland, but his surroundings were different. He was running again, towards something instead of away. Leo was a few feet behind him, still getting used to his prosthetic.

The Krang communication tower was just a few hundred feet away. They had the drones aimed at the top, ready to fire. This would deal some major damage to Krang operations worldwide.

He was leading a small battalion, as their numbers were shrinking. Food was scarce, and water was starting to run out. Mikey was back at base, tending to the young and wounded.

He began speaking, the words making thier own way from his mouth. "Remember the plan: Get in, Plant the explosive, Get out. Nobody fights unless absolutely necessary."

It was a simple plan. Nothing should have gone wrong. Then again, luck is a fickle mistress.

Right as they reached the tower, a swarm of Krang zombies appeared, waiting for them. He could only yell one sentence before the carnage began.

"IT'S AN AMBUSH!"

The zombies lashed, snarling and whipping at the group. Two of the soldiers got stabbed in the arm, the slimey tendrils encasing them. They were gone in seconds.

The others weren't much better. Fifteen people against a Krang horde are already bad odds, but with their best fighter injured, they were screwed. Leo called for a retreat. The soldiers pushed their Donnie Pod™ buttons, Leo waiting for him.

If he didn't leave, he would die.

But they were so close!

Mind made up, he ran over to Leo, pulling him into a quick hug.

"Save the world Leo. I'll be waiting."

He jabbed Leo's button, running back towards the Leo. He could hear his brother scream his name, yet he kept running.

He had to do this: for Raph, for Dad, for Earth.

Activating his battle shell's weapons, he fought his way through the hoard, alive enough to keep moving. The pink blood covered his body, but it wouldn't be bothering him for long.

Bomb in hand, he made his way to the heart of the tower, slaying his way through.

Finally, he reached it, the pink flesh-like core staring him down. Literally, a huge yellow eye was in the center of the ball.

Ignoring the sensory nightmare, he punched in the ignition code, jamming the bomb in the middle of the eye. It popped, spewing a magenta, puss-like substance on his arms.

Damn Krang foulness! He recoiled, shaking his arms in disgust.

Looking back, he saw the timer nearing zero. If he was going out, it was gonna be in style.

He pressed at his wristlet, opening the Final Goodbye™ application. He had made it foe moments when soldiers knew they were dead, and wanted one last goodbye. He laughed at the irony, beginning his message.

"Hello, family. As you know, I, Donatello, aka Donnie, aka Othello Von Ryan, am dieing. I always knew I'd go out with a bang, just not in such a literal way.

First off, this isn't your fault, Leon. You've always had a tendency to blame yourself, so I thought I'd clear that up.

Secondly, I would prefer that my tale be told with glory rather than grief. I want people to feel hopeful when they hear of this, not depressed. If I'm facing death, I want my name associated with awesomeness.

The timer only has thirty seconds left, so I'd better wrap this up. I love you all, and will be waiting in the whatever-happens-after-death. I'm a turtle of science, but I can dream. Sayōnara, watashi no kyōdai-tachi."

The countdown reached zero.

BEEEEEEEEEEP

BOOM

Blinding white heat enveloped him, sealing him in his fleshy tomb.

#donnie #rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rise of tmnt #donatello #rottmnt angst #future donatello #donnie angst #save rise of the tmnt #tw death #tw blood mention #Krang Apocalypse #rottmnt krang

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More confirmation that Vriska really did die - probably to Aradia - and is currently inhabiting her Dream Self. She's lucky she wasn't on Prospit when the Demon showed up, or she would have died for good.

ARADIA: its really weird that y0u keep antag0nizing me ARADIA: i c0uld snap y0ur neck with a twitch VRISKA: Yeah 8ut you won't!

You probably think that predestination will protect you, since Aradia won't violate it - but should you really trust your safety to the whims of the Alpha timeline?

I mean, it's already sanctioned the loss of your arm, your eye, and one of your lives. I don't think it likes you very much.

VRISKA: You saw the demon up close, right? You fought him! Or at least your doppelgangers did. [...] VRISKA: What was he like! [...] VRISKA: Primarily I'm interested in your take on his weaknesses, tactical disadvantages, stuff like that. [...] ARADIA: are y0u seri0usly intending t0 fight him

Throwing hands with a First Guardian is suicide.

They're not just powerful, they're also blindingly fast, and if the Demon fought intelligently, it could teleport Vriska into a black hole before she could blink. She simply has no answer for a technique like that - not unless she's been holding back this whole time, and that definitely isn't Vriska's style.

Vriska could always cheat, though.

She may be overconfident, but she's not stupid. I have no doubt that she's fully aware that in a traditional battle, she's screwed - so if she's actually serious about killing the Demon, she must have something up her sleeve.

For example, she could:

Cause him to use up his energy reserves, which might not actually be infinite.

Send him aeons back in time. We know they can live for billions of years, but how about quadrillions?

Trick or manipulate him into destroying himself.

Separate him from his First Guardian powers. Perhaps the MEOW code can be erased from his genes?

A superintelligent First Guardian like Doc Scratch would see through most of these plans - but a superintelligent First Guardian would have already located the trolls. The Demon is apparently on a rampage, and his attacks don't seem to be all that calculated - so I suspect he's a creature of instinct, like Bec.

It's also possible that the Demon isn't actually a First Guardian, and is just using their powers somehow. This could be a good thing, since he might be less dangerous than the entities he's mimicking.

But it might also mean he's Lord English, and I have a horrible feeling that English is significantly more powerful than a First Guardian.

Either way - good luck, Vriska. Make sure your corpse falls somewhere Kernelsprite-accessible.

She might only play Chaotic Evil, but I do appreciate that Vriska's willing to roleplay with Nepeta.

NEPETA: :33 < i changed my mind, why dont we just not do any roleplaying instead VRISKA: ::::(

Half of Vriska thinks she's better than everyone else, and the other half just wants to be included.

VRISKA: [...] I demand that you spend the next several hours mastering stairs. [...] VRISKA: [...] Now hop to it, and don't think twice a8out it, or I'll know. We don't want to have to do it the hard way now, do we?

Kanaya is ten feet away, and she's pissed off enough as it is.

Vriska had better be careful, or she'll be buried under a Load Gaper Pile to match the Horn Pile across the hall.

I love that Vriska's quarters are just, inexplicably full of spider webs.

Like, where did she get them? Did she alchemize them for the aesthetic?

Who knew that something so terrible was stalking the depths of this laboratory?

This poor chess mutant didn't, that's for sure.

Wait.

Literally?

God damn. Well, she clearly wasn't kidding about having all the luck.

Vriska, the Thief of Light, steals favorable outcomes from her opponents, leaving unfavorable outcomes in their wake. Light represents luck - or, perhaps, good fortune.

I'm not sure how well that gels with Rose, though, since Jaspers didn't allude to luck when he was explaining her Quest. I'll have to go back over his speech.

...wait. I just realized something.

This really was an impossibly lucky roll! I was suspicious of it at the time, but so much else was going on that I forgot about it.

The probability of this outcome was less than 0.00001%, and Vriska still forced it into being. The ramifications of her being able to do this are staggering. Vriska can make miracles happen, and she's now the most cracked character in the entire comic.

She might actually have a shot at the Demon. This changes everything.

#homestuck liveblog #full liveblog #act 5.2 #s72 #2792

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Would you say the comics industry is rotten to the core? Or that change can happen if implemented? How would you change the comicbook industry for the better? /gen

Rotten isn't the word for it but "Are Marvel and DC fucked (to MY standards) to a point of no return" is a decent question

And... kinda?

I think there's still great runs out there, happening at the Big 2. And I've even tuned in for some of them.

But I do think they are kind of... irreversibly fucked because there's just too many issues at hand. A short list of them being:

The universes are meant to never end, thus never providing proper closure.

Since the universe never ends, you can't reliably follow anyone's story. To fit different marketing quotas or "shake ups," characters will be shifted to new teams, new dynamics, even when it makes them less interesting or removes them from what makes them likeable.

This constant movement to prove a connected universe also means readers are CONSTANTLY bombarded with new characters, teams, backstory that they are expected to know.

The issue with being expected to know things, beyond the basics of "having to do homework," is it's... nearly impossible to find out. Did this character get rebooted? SOFT rebooted? Is this a different universe/timeline version of that character? Did you know this character but then in a run you didn't read or even just in a single issue you didn't read something GAME CHANGING happened nad now everything you're meant to know about them is different?

Accessing single issues is nearly impossible if you do not buy them within 1-3 weeks of release. It's VERY expensive if you do not live near a comic book shop and still relatively expensive if you DO. Last time I went, single issues were $5.

If your character has a guest appearance in another run, you have to spend AT LEAST $5 to know what is going on. Often more. Good luck knowing you need to buy that other issue in time, though.

"Why are you talking about prices, go pirate it!" Comic piracy is actually pretty reliable BUT this is the one case where if enough people odn't buy this shit, they WILL cancel the comic mid run. With ZERO closure.

Also, good luck finding out it's been canceled.

Actually, good luck finding out about most comic book runs if you don't wanna be knee deep in fandom to find out. Information about comic book releases are VERY annoying.

And with aallllll that said, say you put in the work, you actually just get really into digital comics (even though Marvel has fucked around with their data base and moved it way too often, idk about DC)... okay... your fave run finishes. It went great! You wait... maybe a couple months, maybe a couple YEARS for your fave to be relevant enough for a good run... now a WHOLE ENTIRE NEW WRITER AND ARTIST is taking over (potentially mutliple different artists for some runs). That new writer wants to take your fave in a new direction :)

Just an example: Joss Whedon took over the runaways and literally tried to retcon a character's... gender and thus another character's sexuality. That retcon, even if you ignore it, suddenly has to be contended with in EVERY future run until THAT Is retconned.

It's retcons and reboots al lthe way down baby!!!!!!!!

How do you get interested and STAY interested in a story with no consistent author's vision, always at risk of being canceled, comes out slowly, costs $5 a pop, disappears quickly from shops unless you go digital, and then even if it's coompleted it still might be retconned or rebooted if fans dont' like it?

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mundanemiseries · 1 year

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Actually, bonus Kokabiel facts:

Considering he's not...originally from this timeline, Koko just...didn't legally exist for a while when Roman first took him in, the man having to help the kid get a hold of documents for himself so he'd like....exist on paper and all

side note: Koko prolly yoinked Ro's last name around that time.

to anyone that doesn't know what actually happened to him (so...everyone that isn't Ro and Lei tbh) the story they'll all get is that he's just some kid that ran away from home and ended up under Ro's care. Why did the kid seemingly know nothing about his own world when he first got taken in? Extremely sheltered upbringing....that's the excuse, at least.

His signature's written in orokin and thus completely unreadable to most people, any notes he makes for himself are written in the same manner, so unless he's taught you how to read it...good luck.

the bow and arrow was his main weapon of choice for a long time...in this world he probably just does archery as a hobby

Probably would've become an Archimedean like his mother if everything hadn't gone to hell.

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