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shikariiin · 7 months
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How would Jed interact with Thomas and the others?
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Jednanigans (Ha!)
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Some rambles below🩵❤️💜
His interactions for the most part varies wildly, since he is a fusion of two completely opposite people.
In one side we have Edward who for the most part held out his tongue whenever he gets insulted, and one the other side we have James who would definitely argue with you if you ever slightly insult him.
I like to think because of their personality combining (and some inner monologue) it creates an environment where Edward gets his confidence of insulting back with colorful choices of words, and James being able to comfort someone without his pride getting in the way.
As to his interactions?
He’s 190cm in height, he would lean on Gordon going “small engine” LMAO, he’s petty as shit and is not guilty about it.
Edward would show more when it comes to Thomas, being a father son and all, but there ware times where James showed his caring side and would lift Thomas high up.
His other interactions are 50/50 depending on who’s currently taking over.
Their voice are a combination of eachother, but you can always tell who’s dominantly talking, though sometimes they’re talking at the same time when it comes to something they agree on.
“No James we’re not saying that”
“Boo!”
Or
“Oh that’s not my problem!”
“Is your funnel on your tender? Think for gods sake!”
Something like that🤭
I admit Edward probably is having the time of his life being sassy left to right with his new found confidence, while James gets embarrassed when Ed (during their inner monologue) brings up the fact that he’s actually really nice and caring.
I should add that their inner monologue towards eachother is usually where they :
Comfort eachother
Talking about things
Arguing about how to handle a current situation
Keep in mind they can feel eachother’s feelings, so their interactions is 100% with honesty and respect.
While also understanding eachother’s personalities even more.
Well that’s all for now, feel free to add your own headcanons, this is just a fun little AU after all hehe XD
Thank you for the ask anon!🩵
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nixotinix · 2 years
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Ok well since you can't stop me I'm posting my MH redesigns here :) going in an order that makes so much sense, I'm starting with,,,
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Holt Hyde!! (pls click Tumblr crumpled him like paper :/)
I'm not a huge huge fan of Holt's design in MH, so I changed up a few things. I like his colour palette though so I kept that. He's just a little guy and I have such a healthy obsession with him. Also, can't see em here, but I gave him wireless earbuds instead of headphones because they just. Felt clunky, idk. Anyways I love hims <333
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weirdmarioenemies · 29 days
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Name: Zomboni
Debut: Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies is such a silly game. Silly is baked into its very code. And I love that! You know me! I live under rotting wood, eating silly and breaking it down into nutrient-rich soil! But I think Zomboni has the honor of being the silliest thing in this already-silly game!
There is no way Zomboni would exist if it weren't for the wordplay. So thank goodness for the wordplay! A zombie, on a Zamboni. Though, we are informed that it is actually "more closely related to a space ogre than a Zombie". What impeccable word choice! So it's not even actually a space ogre. Just some weird guy creature. Awesome
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Zomboni drives an ice resurfacing machine, and I have no idea what the general public's knowledge level of these things is. Does the average person know the exist? I knew, but I played and hated playing hockey as a child so I got to watch the ice being resurfaced, which was the best part. Some guy who may or may not be tangentially related to space ogres will drive this machine around the ice rink, cutting down the surface and laying down fresh ice to make a nice and smooth surface, I think. Now, I may be using the generic term for this product, but commonly, there is one brand name that is used commonly, like Band-Aid or Q-Tip or Velcro, and for that we can thank...
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Name: Frank J. Zamboni
Debut: Utah
Frank J. Zamboni! Hooray! What do you have to say, Frank?
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Wow. So true, Frank. I'm sure this message is reaching its intended audience in this post. Anyway, ol' Ice Tank Frank made such an iconic machine that it is THE ice resurfacing machine in the public consciousness, and there is even a trademark for its iconic shape! That seems unnecessary but ok. Now, when the ghost of the Zamberino was scrying the mortal realm for references to his work in media, he came across parody in a funny video game, and OBVIOUSLY something had to be done about that!
And from then on, Zomboni's description was updated to reflect that it is NOT to be confused with a Zamboni® brand ice resurfacing machine, you silly billy, why would you think that? And they also plugged the Zamboni website in-game, so that the audience of, I must emphasize, a silly video game, would be more likely to buy an entire ice resurfacing machine, or at least its related merchandise. I really would think this would all be fine under parody law, but maybe it has to do with the shape trademark. Whatever. To the Zamboni company's credit, they have some incredible merchandise.
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What a powerful item. With this, the course of a baby's life can be changed forever...
Zomboni with an O, I mean with two Os, approaches while creating a trail of freshly laid ice that cannot be planted on. The brand-ambiguous ice resurfacing machine is quite tough, but instant-kill plants are effective, as are Spikeweeds and Spikerocks, which will instantly pop its tires!
Zomboni is a considerable threat, instantly flattening any plant it reaches before its destruction, though the player should be pretty well-equipped to combat it, and the ice is laid on the right side of the screen, rather than the precious left side. Pretty manageable! But Zomboni is only the beginning, and as much delight and intrigue as I have gleaned from Zomboni's existence, it's what FOLLOWS Zomboni that is, in fact, my favorite zombie(s) in the game.
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If Zomboni is allowed to create an ice trail, it will be used by Zombie Bobsled Team! Yeah, Frank got a whole "name/debut" section and these guys just get a bolded name in a sentence. You never know what I'm gonna do next! Hee hee!
Zombie Bobsled Team is exactly what it sounds like! A team of zombies, in a bobsled! So that's four zombies, with a defensive vehicle that has to be destroyed before they can be harmed! Zomboni was already over-the-top silly, and then Zombie Bobsled Team goes even higher over that top. And it's a Big Top, where they keep all the clowns. There is not much else I can say about Zombie Bobsled Team, but it really speaks for itself!
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For some reason there exists official art of "Mullet Zombie", the Zomboni driver without his vehicle and hat. And for an even somer reason, they put it on the box art for the DS version! PvZ1 is simply very strange when it comes to official key art. Messed up.
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Why I Dislike Rhysand, Part 2: #NotMyHighLord
Part 2 in the rant I have suppressed for the past several years. Rhysand Stans, be warned, this is not for you. Be prepared to see critiquing of SJM’s writing as well. Proceed at your own risk!! 
I feel like this section of the rant is going to be the one that most people have seen, heard, or expressed themselves already. I myself have seen many posts and takes on this before. There will probably be the least amount of original ideas in this post. Nonetheless, I can’t turn down an opportunity to finally say it in my own words. 
In Part 1 of my rant (and many other posts), I discussed how Sarah J Maas blatantly has an insane sort of obsession with Rhysand. It is impossible not to notice and acknowledge if you read the series from start to finish. All it takes is about 2 minutes listening to her speak about anything related to him for you to see it as well. He is unequivocally Her Favorite and she has demonstrated that by deeming him to be THE MOST of many different things, especially in comparison with others. I made a post last summer about how I really struggle to define what I think of Sarah as an author overall. She has given me some of my favorite fictional characters of all time, written scenes and exchanges between characters that I carry in my heart and soul and overall provided me with an endless amount of entertainment. On the other hand, a GLARING fault I find there to be with her is that she often writes in an extremely puzzling and contradictory way: beating us over the head with something about a character she presents as being true, verbally stated through the dialogue of characters or through the narrative of the story, while having these characters act and behave in a totally OPPOSITE way to the way they are being described by everyone. And this obviously contradictory behavior is never addressed by anyone in the story--or if it is, the ones calling attention to it are vilified and shown in a negative light, even though they are providing commentary on actions carried out canonly by these characters. 
In the simplest form, it’s like this: The author creates a character who others routinely say is the most kind, unselfish, loving, and generous person to grace the planet. An opportunity will NEVER be lost to state these things, through the narrative and through the dialogue of other characters. The fandom comes to accept these things as totally canon traits. You hear the author repeat these same beliefs. The character becomes a favorite of the fandom, who praises him/her for being so kind and selfless. You get excited to read about such a character and open the book yourself. . .only to find scene after scene where the character acts in a way that is cruel, selfish, and arrogant. All while everyone else continues to laud them for being so wonderful. There is a direct contradiction between what you’re seeing and what you’re being told. Tons and tons of readers seem to find nothing unusual about this. You’re left with the feeling that you’re in some kind of insane asylum where nothing makes sense but no one questions it. 
This is the feeling I get whenever I hear about what an amazing High Lord Rhysand is. 
As we’ve established, SJM is obsessed with Rhys. Therefore, she automatically makes Rhys the best at whatever he does. One day I’d love to do a drinking game where we take a shot every time someone reminds us that Rhys is The Most Powerful High Lord In Prythian’s History (he should really just get that phrase trademarked at this point). But in addition to that, we are also often reminded about what a good, just, fair, and progressive beloved ruler he is. 
Rhys as High King: he could think of no other male he’d trust more. No other male who would be a fairer ruler than Rhys. And with Feyre as High Queen. . .Prythian would be blessed to have such leaders. (Cassian, ACOSF, page 451) 
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There are a lot of ACOTAR lines that provoke actual visceral anger and disgust in me. This is probably in my All Time Top 3.
Yeah, Rhysand is SUCH a great High Lord!! Didn’t you know. . . there are no slums in Velaris!!
There’s just, you know, female mutilation going on in the mountains!
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Where to even BEGIN unloading? 
I guess I’ll begin here: One of the reasons I strongly dislike Rhysand as a character is because he’s a terrible High Lord.
(And what makes me infuriated and passionately dislike Rhysand is the fact that we are beaten over the head by what an exceptionally wonderful High Lord he is despite the glaring faults shown in the text). 
I really really fail to understand how anyone can believe any differently, when it is canonly stated that two thirds of Rhysand’s court are hellish and terrible places. Women are oppressed and mutilated, people who are brutal and cruel are basically given free reign to do as they please, there is not an ounce of respect given to their so-called true ruler. 
And Rhys, “The Most Powerful High Lord in Prythian’s History” has done. . .nothing. Nothing to truly change either of these places. 
Let’s start with Illyria. 
We all know how horrible life is for Illyrian females. They are forbidden to train, are viewed as vessels for breeding, and have their wings clipped at a young age so they can’t fly. Cassian’s mother is raped by an Illyrian warrior and then worked to death, when her body is dumped off a cliff. Azriel’s mother has her young son taken from her by the male who sired him and relies on his mercy as to when he can be released from his literal prison cell to see him. Rhys’s mother was starving herself so she wouldn't get her period, which is when her wings would have been clipped when she was saved from her fate by his father’s mating bond. Emerie and her mother are horrifically abused by her father, resulting in her mother’s death. Emerie tells Nesta and Gwyn that he would slam her head into walls, crunch her fingers in doors, and that he broke her fucking back. Like most females, her wings are clipped so she’s unable to fly. Upon her father’s death, she gains control of his store much to the displeasure of her male family members who frequently harass and threaten her about it. 
It’s plain to see that these are not randomly occurring isolated situations. Abuse can happen anywhere, with anyone, but there is CLEARLY a cultivated system of abuse and oppression among Illyrian females. Rhys tells us that he has banned the clipping of Illyrian female wings and is slowly working towards implementing changes that will allow women to have more freedom and choices. He tells Feyre that the Illyrians are “slow to change” and that it will take a long time to completely undo the way they’ve lived their lives for centuries. 
I’m sorry, I call BULLSHIT.
The attempts we’ve seen towards this so far in the story have been half-assed at best. Rhysand makes these laws but doesn’t put anything into place to actually enforce them. In ACOMAF, we get this from Devlon, the war lord who rules over the Windhaven camp:
“Another inspection? Your dog,” he jerked his chin toward Cassian, “was here just the other week. The girls are training.”
Rhysand’s strategy to prevent female wing clipping: Tell the violent sexist males with all the power in the camps that it’s banned. Send Cassian in once a week to check up on it. 
That’s it. 
Allow me to demonstrate how utterly ridiculous and contradictory this is.
In ACOMAF, we have the scene where the IC visits the Court of Nightmares (oh don’t worry, we’ll touch on this place in a bit). Right before their departure, Keir insults Feyre and calls her a whore. (Sidenote: no one should ever be called a whore and I am no way in the SLIGHTEST defending Keir but honestly, I don’t know what Rhys expected. It’s like when Rhys goes out of his way to act evil and do evil things and then everyone takes offense to people calling him evil. He dresses Feyre up in skimpy revealing clothing, has her sit on his lap on his throne, and proceeds to basically finger her in front of an entire throne room of people. It’s stated a million times that fae can sense and smell arousal, and both her and Rhys are both completely turned on by this. Feyre calls HERSELF his whore: “The High Lord’s whore. Who I’d become Under the Mountain--who the world expected me to be. The dangerous new pet that Mor’s father would now seek to feel out.” Like. . .buddy, you have her play and act the part of “The High Lord’s whore” and make a public scene in front of a man who has no respect for women, and then are enraged when he calls her a whore. What did you think he would do?? How did you think he would respond?? It’s almost like he was purposely trying to goad Kier into a reaction so he could punish him for it, honestly). 
ANYWAY. . .Keir calls Feyre a whore. And Rhys loses his shit:
Night exploded into the room.
People cried out. And when the darkness cleared, Keir was on his knees.
Rhys still lounged on the throne. His face a mask of frozen rage.
“Apologize”, Rhys said. My heart thundered at the pure command, the utter wrath.
Keir’s neck muscles strained, and sweat broke out on his lip.
“I said,” Rhys intoned with such a horrible calm, “apologize”.
The Steward groaned. And when another heartbeat paused--
Bone cracked. Keir screamed.
And I watched--I watched as his arm fractured into not tow, not three, but four different pieces, the skin going taut and loose in all the wrong spots--
Another crack. His elbow disintegrated. My stomach churned.
Keir began sobbing, the tears half from rage, judging by the hatred in his eyes as he looked at me, then Rhys. But his lip formed the words, I’m sorry.
The bones of his other arm splintered, and it was an effort not to cringe.
Rhys smiled as Keir screamed again and said to the room, “Should I kill him for it?”
No one answered.
Rhys chuckled. He said to his Steward, “When you wake up, you’re not to see a healer. If I hear that you do. . .” Another crack--Keir’s pinkie finger went saggy. The male shrieked. “If I hear that you do, I’ll carve you into pieces and bury them where no one can stand a chance of putting you together again.”
Keir’s eyes widened in true terror now. Then, as if an invisible hand had struck the consciousness from him, he collapsed to the floor.
Rhys said to no one in particular, “Dump him in his room”. 
Now. . .does this in ANY way, shape, or form seem like a man who has trouble getting people who are opposed to him to do what he wants them to do?????????
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Rhys doesn’t even move off of his throne and he has Keir groveling on the floor with his arm shattered into pieces. It takes no effort whatsoever on his part. He is, after all, The Most Powerful High Lord in Prythian’s History, in case you’d forgotten. He later laments to Feyre about how ashamed he is for her to see “that side” of him. Feyre says:
“You’re my friend--and I understand that you’re High Lord. I understand that you will defend your true court, and punish threats against it.”
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DO YOU SEE THE RIDICULOUSNESS AT PLAY HERE.
Sarah. You can not have it both ways. You can not have Rhys claim that he is “doing all he can” to defend the Illyrian females and protect them from the violent males in their lives and then simultaneously give us this scene. Keir hates Rhys’s guts and I’m sure would gladly not only refuse every order he gave him, but also run him through with a sword. Does it seem like any bit of this matters in this moment? 
One of the responses to this I stumbled across on Reddit literally floored me. Someone brought up this very argument, that Rhys had more power to control the situation in Illyria if he really wanted to, and I saw several people respond with: “Well, if he literally tried to control them, either through physical intimidation or mind control, then he’d be a tyrant, and that’s not who Rhys is. That’s not who he wants to be. Is that really what you’re suggesting?? You want him to be a tyrant who controls people???”
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Um. . .YES???
Like. . .do these people hear what they’re saying??? Do they understand the concept of “context matters”????. Do I want Rhys to walk around flaunting his power over innocent law abiding citizens of the Night Court who are minding their own business and not hurting anybody? Obviously no. But do I want him to use his power in a meaningful way to punish people who are physically mutating and beating women to death??? Hello??? The lengths some people will go to to defend this man is incredible.
What is the POINT of Rhysand having all this power if he doesn’t use it to defend the good and the innocent??? What is the POINT of him being “tHE mOsT poWERful HiGH lORD in PryTHIAN’S hIsTorY” if he sits on his power while innocent people in his court are being abused under his watch???
Spoilers for Queen of Shadows: To me, this is like someone saying Lysandra shouldn’t slit Arobynn’s throat in his sleep because it would make her a murderer. Is that what I want??? For Lysandra to be a murderer?? Does the average person deserve to have their throat slit in their sleep?? No. But does Arobynn?? YES. 
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These Illyrian males, if they are behaving in the ways we hear about in the story, DESERVE to have their asses handed to them by Rhysand! They DESERVE whatever punishment comes their way! Don’t want your arm shattered into a million pieces?? Don’t fucking mutilate and beat your wife!!! Easy as that!!
For real change to come about in the Illyrian camps, there needs to be a zero tolerance policy, with public punishment and humiliation, to send a message to everyone that this kind of thing will no longer be tolerated under any circumstances. There needs to be trustworthy people from Rhys’s court stationed there at all times to actually enforce this. I’m not saying that there wouldn't be things that slip past the enforcers, or that Rhys and the Inner Circle have the power to actually change the will and opinions of the males who do this kind of thing. They almost certainly won’t gain any respect from these males. But at the end of the day, it’s very simple. You don’t have to like it, or us, but you WILL stop partaking in this behavior. If you don’t, your consequence is going to be so severe you’ll spend the rest of your life regretting it. 
One might ask, This seems pretty straightforward, why hasn’t Rhys attempted anything like this already?? If these males are willing to commit such evil deeds, why even waste his time at all with them? Who CARES if they go rogue and refuse to fight for him anymore? Could it possibly be because he needs the Illyrian soldiers as the main component of his armies? He doesn’t want to outwardly anger these war generals so strongly that they no longer cooperate or associate with him? 
So, what you’re saying is. . .Rhys turns a blind eye to female abuse in his court . .because he needs the might from these people in his armies.
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If I’m wrong and you have a rebuttal, I’m all ears. But I’m not really sure what other conclusion I’m supposed to arrive at. Rhys CAN control, humiliate, and intimidate powerful people who go against him. But he’s choosing not to do it here. . .why? Because controlling and intimidating people is bad?? Even if it’s directed towards those who are killing and mutilating innocent people?? I don’t understand and I don’t think I ever will. 
Honestly, I thought the reason Illyria was being left as such a mess was deliberately done, because that was what Nesta’s story and arc was going to revolve heavily around. When they announced in that teaser way back in 2018 that she was going with Cassian to train in the Illyrian mountains, I was fully convinced that that was how she was going to “find herself”, by changing the lives of the Illyrian women and empowering them. I thought she would be a major catalyst in whatever happened there. And. . .that’s not what happened. Maybe that part of the story is still yet to be told, maybe she’s saving it for Azriel’s book or something. . .who knows. For the time being, I guess it’s just there for aesthetics, so the Bat Boys can have a tragic backstory. Still, even if it DOES change in later books, I would still be left wondering why Rhys, who Sarah claims is as different from the other High Lords as humans are to fae, didn’t do something about it sooner. 
On the subject of Illyrians, let’s talk about Feyre and her shape-shifted Illyrian wings for a minute. I’m sure everyone knows what I’m going to say, and you might argue that this is a critique of Feyre’s character and not Rhys’s. I both agree and disagree with that and to explain my reasoning, we’re going to have to back up a little bit. 
I made a post a couple years ago about how Feyre’s title as High Lady holds no real weight in the ACOTAR world and is nothing more than a fancy title and a sign of respect from her husband. Which is admirable in it’s own right, but it’s not truly what all the stans make it out to be. It’s stated as canon fact in the series that the High Lord is determined by whoever this mystical force (is it supposed to be The Mother? I don’t even know) in each court chooses. It’s not a monarchy. If I don’t like my High Lord, I can’t go out and kill him and declare myself the new High Lord. The magic of the court decides who it is. That’s how you end up having people like Tamlin, who have no desire to be High Lord become one. 
Anyway, all of this means that Feyre is NOT equal in power to Rhys, no matter what title he gives her. Let’s pretend their dumb-ass suicide pact doesn’t exist and Feyre can live on if he were to die. If Rhys were to die, Feyre wouldn't continue on as the magical High Lady ruler of the Night Court, while they all just did without a High Lord. The magic would select someone else to be the High Lord, with no regard for her. Feyre is only “High Lady” because Rhys says she is. She has no magical tie to the Night Court. She is a ruler in title only.
Don’t like it? Doesn’t sound very feminist?? Yeah, I’d agree. And for some insane reason, TAMLIN is blamed for the lack of High Ladies in Prythian rather than, uh. . .the woman who created the magic system that made it this way!!! 
(Seriously, the fact that Tamlin is shit on for telling Feyre there are no High Ladies is asinine. Tamlin is not giving personal commentary, he is stating fact. Remember how shocked everyone is when the IC shows up to the High Lord’s meeting in ACOWAR and Rhys announces that Feyre is High Lady? There AREN’T any High Ladies of Prythian! But in ACOMAF, SJM has Rhys tell Feyre that there absolutely are. This is what I mean when I say SJM makes Rhys say and do completely nonsensical things simply for the sake of inflating him as a character. Logic doesn’t have to enter the conversation, if it makes him look good, that’s all that matters. Even if it directly contradicts something SHE wrote!!! It’s mind blowing, honestly). 
Wow, I got REALLY side tracked!! Anyway, you get the point: Feyre’s role as High Lady is really just a fancy title with no true magical tie behind it. But despite this, she is still Rhys’s wife, and therefore a certain level of respect is expected to be given to her. 
And if I were an Illyrian female, I’d find it REAL hard to conjure up any of that respect. 
In my opinion, SJM is guilty of not truly writing these characters with the scope that their immortality entails. Feyre is physically mature and an adult by human standards. But what constitutes an “adult” by fae standards? The IC is collectively thousands of years old. I find it hard to believe that they wouldn't have a hard time seeing someone in their early twenties as someone super young and naive. Especially if this someone wasn’t born a fae and was only transformed into one within the past couple years. 
Think about it. . .how many times have you had a conversation with someone who is older than you, maybe by generations, maybe by just several years and they’ve made comments about how young you are, or how “one day you’ll feel differently” or “one day you’ll understand”. They speak with a wisdom that they claim comes from simply existing longer and going through phases of life you haven’t reached yet. 
Now imagine somehow being over 500 years old and interacting with someone who is 21. They’d be an infant to you!! 
My point in saying this isn’t necessarily to say that I think Feysand’s relationship is creepy because he’s so much older than her. It’s really to say that, as I’ve stated, you can’t really hold Rhys and Feyre accountable in the same way as far as being high fae leaders goes. She hasn’t been alive even a fraction of the amount of time he has and she wasn’t born a fae. This isn’t her fault and I don’t think it’s something she should necessarily be disrespected for. She’s definitely smart and capable of making her own observations and decisions but at the end of the day, I don’t think you can really argue that it falls back on Rhys to help to guide and navigate her through this political life they lead. Rhys had been leading a country for 500 years by the time Feyre was shitting in diapers. Their experience is NOT the same. 
So at the end of the day, I think that Feyre’s use of Illyrian wings says as much about Rhys as it does about her. 
Imagine the pain and the anger you would feel as an Illyrian woman to see your so-called “High Lady” flaunting the wings you were born with and using them to escape to the freedom of the skies, something you had been denied of against your will. She knows nothing of the trials and tribulations you face each day, the abuse you endure. She was not born into your culture, nor does she take the time to try and help you, or get to know you, or learn about you. But she shifts the Illyrian wings onto her back and takes to the sky to do really important things like have sexual intercourse with the High Lord above the most populated city in the court, while you remain trapped on the ground. Imagine the anger you’d feel at your so-called High Lord, who allows his new wife to flutter around Velaris on perfect un-maimed wings, while claiming he wants to advocate for and protect you but does the bare minimum. 
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To be clear: I most certainly hold Feyre accountable for this thoughtless decision. She is more than capable of deciding for herself what she feels is right and wrong. But as I’ve stated, I have a really hard time not also putting part of the blame on Rhys here. As I established, Feyre was not born into fae culture and she is a child compared to most of the fae living in the Night Court. Rhys, on the other hand, is over 500 years old, has Illyrian culture in his bloodline, and has been living among these people, leading them, for almost his entire life. I’d like to think he’d have the foresight to pull Feyre aside and explain to her that while she may not have initially considered it, it could be viewed as disrespectful and offensive for the Illyrian women to see her gallivanting around with Illyrian wings when most of theirs have been clipped. 
If I were an Illyrian women, I think it would be nearly impossible for me not to feel a strong bitterness towards Feyre and Rhysand. One could make the argument that Feyre is young and naive and doesn’t truly understand Illyrian culture. The same argument could NOT be said about Rhys. 
So thanks, High Lord, for flapping around shiny happy Velaris with your wife and her fake Illyrian wings, having kinky Illyrian wing sex, while doing the bare minimum to help and protect the women who were actually BORN with Illyrian wings. 
Alright, moving on from that mess, let’s touch on the Court of Nightmares. 
Now, a lot of what I have to say here is going to be the same as what I said about Illyria. But honestly, I feel like this place gets the even shorter end of the stick. 
One of the most truly bizarre things to me in the ACOTAR series is this idea that the people of Hewn City/the Court of Nightmares are somehow just all evil malicious wicked people who are happy to live sequestered in this underground kingdom. This is a super weird notion and I’m not sure at all how Sarah validates it. Especially when a character like Mor exists. You’re telling me she was the only “dreamer” born into the Court of Nightmares? No one else is suffering the way she was? I don’t get it. 
I’ve heard the argument made before that it’s quite possible that this kind of wickedness is specific only to Mor’s family. I’ve heard people say that we’ve never really seen anything in the Court of Nightmares other than the household she grew up in. So it’s actually quite plausible, people say, that the rest of the court is just a normal court, there’s no evidence to suggest that this kind of abuse is happening among the entire group of people. (They claim we are “reaching” for things to blame Rhys for). 
Yeah, NO. Sorry, that’s just a willfully stupid take. Here’s what we hear about this place from ACOMAF:
“The nobility of the Night Court fall into one of three categories: those who hated me enough that when Amarantha took over, they joined her court and later found themselves dead; those who hated me enough to try to overthrow me and faced the consequences; and those who hated me, but not enough to be stupid and have since tolerated a half-breed’s rule, especially when it so rarely interferes with their miserable lives.”
“Are they--are they the ones who live beneath the mountain?”
A nod. “In the Hewn City, yes. I gave it to them, for not being fools. They’re happy to stay there, rarely leaving, ruling themselves and being as wicked as they please, for all eternity.” 
That was the court he must have shown Amarantha when she first arrived--and its wickedness must have pleased her enough that she modeled her own after it. (pages 175-176)
Not enough to convince you? Here’s Mor explaining it in her own words:
“In the Court of Nightmares,” she went on, that voice falling soft and a bit cold once more, “females are. . .prized. Our virginity is guarded, then sold off to the highest bidder--whatever male will be of the most advantage to our families.”
‘I was born stronger than anyone in my family. Even the males. And I couldn’t hide it, because they could smell it--the same way you can smell a High Lord’s Heir before he comes to power. The power leaves a mark, an. . .echo. When I was twelve, before I bled, I  prayed it meant no male would take me as a wife, that I would escape what my elder cousins had endured: loveless, sometimes brutal, marriages.”
“But then I began bleeding a few days after I turned seventeen. And the moment my first blood came, my power awoke in full force, and even that gods-damned mountain trembled around us. But instead of being horrified, every single ruling family in the Hewn City saw me as a prize mare. Saw that power and wanted it bred into their bloodline, over and over again.”
Is everyone sufficiently convinced now? Okay great. 
And Rhys, by his own omission, allows them to “rule themselves” as a reward for not being foolish enough to challenge HIS authority.
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But do they REALLY rule themselves?? Take a second and scroll back up to read the excerpt I already included where Keir calls Feyre a whore and Rhys absolutely wrecks him. Who does it seem like is really in charge here? 
I’m sorry, I get viscerally angry over this. In the Court of Nightmares scene, Keir is written 100% completely and totally as Rhysand’s groveling little bitch. He is literally nothing compared to Rhys. Rhys is total power and domination. Seriously:
He led me the few steps onto the dais--to the throne. He sat, smiling faintly at his monstrous court. He owned every inch of the throne. These people. (page 409)
Before Rhys, Keir was nothing more than a sullen child. Yet I knew Mor’s father was older. Far older. The Steward clung to power, it seemed. 
Rhys was power. (page 411) 
This entire scene honestly disgusts me and is so stupid. Rhys swaggers in and the entire throne room drops to one knee in submission. It’s told over and over that he exudes raw power that no one there can even hope to compete with. We’re told he “owns” the people, that Keir is nothing more than a child compared to him. He snaps his fingers and orders Keir to bring Feyre wine and he does it! Mor calls Rhys “Your High Lord” when speaking to Keir. Keir “grovels” when Rhys suggests that the wine he brought them is poisoned. And then the ordeal where he starts shattering bones in his arm one at a time, forbidding him from seeking any healing on pain of death, eventually knocking him out. 
SO IF THIS IS THE CASE. . .WHY. TOLERATE. KEIR. AT. ALL????????????????
If this is how easy it is to control this man, why on EARTH is he given one INCH of control in this place???? The whole scene loses its meaning entirely. . .why do they need to STEAL this orb from him?? In ACOWAR, why does Rhys need to BARGAIN with him about the use of his armies??? (at the expense of Mor’s feelings and security!!!!) Why are these people ALLOWED to treat females the way they treated Mor??!? 
There are two answers here and both of them are shitty:
Option 1) SJM just wants to write scenes to fulfill her dark!Rhys fetish. She needs the Court of Nightmares for her Rhys aesthetic. That’s where the true reason for scenes like this begin and end. She wants to write scenes where we all marvel and swoon at Rhys’s “raw power”. We don’t need logic, it has no place here. We’re supposed to ignore everything else and just swoon over Rhys, as usual. We’re not really supposed to think too hard about Keir because he’s literally just a prop that is there for the purpose of having Rhys flex his power. It’s the epitome of wanting to have your cake and eat it too. She wants all aspects of what makes Rhys sexy and doesn’t care how she makes it happen. She wants the hot, powerful, wicked High Lord we got to see in ACOTAR, but she also wants the saint she made him out to be in the rest of the series. So we’re just supposed to ignore the fact that in making it plainly obvious that he is able to control these people means that he should be able to apply this to making innocent people’s lives better down there but isn’t. 
Option 2) Rhys is deliberately allowing the wickedness and evil behavior to continue to put on a front for the rest of the world. He says that the Court of Nightmares is the version the outside world gets to see of the Night Court. It’s how Amarantha came to design her own court with it as an inspiration. It’s why everyone has such a negative view of the Night Court. Rhys is praised by the IC and pitied by much of the fandom for the “sacrifice” he makes in putting on this evil front and lets the world believe of him, in order to protect his “true” court--the Court of Dreams, the City of Starlight. I’m sorry, what sacrifice???? What is Rhys sacrificing of himself by doing this? He sits on his throne in total control and power while others grovel at his feet. I’m supposed to feel sorry for him that his reputation is being tarnished by the rest of the world seeing this while people like Mor are having nails driven into their bodies because they went against their family’s wishes regarding their virginity and marriage??? No, I’m sorry. The only people I feel sorry for are the people he is doing this on the backs of. Because the fact of the matter is: Rhys needs an evil court to put on this show for the rest of the world. And you can not have evil people without evil deeds. And you can not have evil deeds without victims. Evil people are evil because of their actions to other people. 
So Option 2 is. . .Rhys is allowing people to be abused in the Court of Nightmares and not putting a stop to it because he needs an “Evil Court” smokescreen to protect his REAL court. 
Again. . .do you see why I have such a hard time liking him???
Also, after ACOMAF the whole world knows about Velaris anyway. So there’s no need for a smokescreen evil court anymore. But has anything changed?? NOPE. 
Not only that. . .but if this is the face he puts on for the people of the Hewn City, this is who most of the people there probably believe him to truly be. If another female, or anyone else really, is in a horrible situation like Mor’s, what would make them think that Rhys is someone they could approach or reach out to for help? They're probably terrified of him! The whole situation is just so fucked up and awful. 
What’s also fucked up and awful is the fact that while all of this exists in both Illyria and the Hewn City, Rhys has a shelter/sanctuary in Velaris for abused women. Sorry, get your fake feminism out of here. You can’t stick that detail into the story and expect it to erase blatant abuse of women happening in two thirds of Rhysand’s court. . .under his watch!!!!! When he has the power to stop it!!! 
I’ve heard many people try and make the claim that Rhys is written to be contradictory in this way to prove that he is a “morally gray character” and to that, I call total bullshit. For one, allowing the blatant abuse of women when you have the power to stop it isn’t “morally gray” , its borderline irredeemable. And two, I’ve said it before. . .listen to SJM talk about Rhys. Read the ACOTAR series. This woman is so far up his butthole, I’m wondering if he somehow offered her her own riverfront mansion. She honestly believes him to be God’s gift to humanity!! 
So again, we’re back to my same age-old question: Is SJM a good writer or a bad writer?? I don’t really think it’s as simple as sticking one word on her writing to label it one way or the other. As I said, I’ve gotten immense enjoyment out of some of Sarah’s work and have been blown away by the places she takes her characters and stories. But in this case. . .it’s objectively awful. You’re giving me this character who you’re constantly telling me is good and righteous and incredible, beating me over the head with the level of worship he gets by the narrative, but then you’re making him do things that are like really blatantly terrible. And he faces NO accountability for it! Like???? You are the author??? You can control the things he does?? If you really believe that he’s that great, why don’t you just write him that way??? Why beat us over the head with how great he is, only to make him do awful things and then completely ignore them?? I’m telling you, it’s almost bizarre. . .like she’s seeing just how far she can go with what people will excuse. It's mind boggling!! 
(Honestly what’s even more mind boggling is the sheer number of people who lap this up and accept it completely. For the life of me, I can not understand how people are so blind to this stuff!) 
You can’t have it both ways, Sarah. You can’t tell us Rhys is the most powerful high lord ever born and expect me to believe that there’s nothing more he can do for Illyrian females and the “dreamers” of the Court of Nightmares. Especially when we’ve seen him demonstrate otherwise! Like I said earlier. . .if he’s not using his power for good, what is even the point of it?? 
So, to sum up: We are told over and over again how utterly powerful and incomparable Rhys is as well as what an honorable and giving High Lord he is. We see raw power displays from him where he swiftly and forcefully exerts brutal punishment on those who offend or go against him without so much as breaking a sweat. Despite this, he adopts a passive view on the Illyrians, banning wing clipping and the mistreatment of females but not doing anything to really enforce it, and continues to allow females in the Court of Nightmares to be abused and brutalized because he needs his evil Night Court aesthetic to protect the IC and Velaris. 
My Ick Factor is OFF THE CHARTS. 
And let me just end by saying….try and picture our Queen and Savior, Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius allowing the mutilation and abuse of women in Terrasen because “change is slow to happen”….and she needed some armies. AELIN WOULD NEVER.
It is a dream of mine to see her humble Rhys.
So, yeah. . .Rhys is a terrible High Lord. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
Part 3 is probably my most highly anticipated rant---we’ll call it “Let’s Talk About Tamlin”. Coming soon! 
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autisticempathydaemon · 8 months
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Redacted-tober 2023 Day Eleven
Prompt: Lasko & Costume
Pairing: DAMN polycule
cw: suggestive language and behavior
Summary: Lasko’s a little nervous about the group costume, and his partners hype him up.
Available on AO3 here!
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“I’m- I’m not sure about this, guys!” Lasko bellows from behind the shut bathroom door.
“Are you not sure because you’re uncomfortable-“ Freelancer asks from the foot of the bed.
“-or because you’re worried you look silly?” Damien finishes, splayed spread eagle and tired on the rug.
“…the latter,” Lasko’s disembodied voice reluctantly responds, and Damien throws a pillow at the door with a soft whump.
“Come on out, Professor, let’s see it!” Gavin yells, stretched lazily across his deviant’s lap. Huxley’s rich basso comes through the door in hushed, encouraging murmurs, and his body soon follows gently tugging a bashful Lasko behind him. The incubus sits up straight with a wolf whistle and a wicked grin. “Call me teacher’s pet, because I’m coming to every office hours.”
“I hate it here,” the air elemental whines, burying his face in his hands and trying to hide behind his earth elemental boyfriend. Freelancer had the fantastic idea that they should all dress as sexy versions of each other for Halloween, and Lasko- barely dressed in the daisy dukes of gym shorts and tiniest, most see through of white singlets- makes a stunning Sexy Huxley.
“I love it here,” Freelancer says eagerly, leaning their elbows on their knees and arching their eyebrows suggestively behind Damien’s spare glasses. Gavin, dressed in a cropped DAMN hoodie and jeans, nods while eyeing him up and down.
“Shut the fuck up, Moore, you look good,” Damien concurs with a pinched frown and flushed cheeks. Behind him, Huxley presses a kiss to Lasko’s temple and soothingly strokes his sides with large, warm hands.
“Better than good,” he says with a sweet, gigawatt smile before putting his trademark 69 sweater over Lasko’s shoulders. “You look fucking hot, dude.”
“If you say s-so,” the air elemental hedges, hands fidgeting with his bangs now that he’s put on contacts and his glasses aren’t there to keep them out of his eyes. Huxley gingerly brushes them aside and smiles down at the shorter man with a wide grin and shining, perfect teeth.
“Would you feel better if I went and got changed into my Gavin costume?”
“God, yes.”
note: if you’ve seen today’s EA post, you’ve seen witness to my seer powers manifesting /j
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lokisasylum · 10 months
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I warned ya'll...
I warned ya'll about the company pushing shipping dynamics to benefit ONE member. And as the days tick by the worse its gonna get.
One of these ship dynamics would make one member look bad, and the other like the good guy.
That if you weren't gonna grow a thicker skin and be here for JIMIN, to tap out and KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUTS.
But all it took was 2 awkward vlive interactions for some of you to turn against Jimin, slip into my DMs and start questioning everything.
One of you even called Jimin a "hoe" for "letting the company take advantage of him". (And of course it had to be a shipper, because only shippers use derogatory terms that men use towards women for him).
And this is how I know that a lot of you are either too young or too ignorant to understand how this industry works. This is KPOP industry, this ain't American music industry where artists rebel (once they've made money for themselves of course) if they don't like how their label pulls shit on them.
In KPOP you are BOUND BY A CONTRACT and until that contract ends you don't do what you want entirely ("Oh but their solo promos--" yes they had some say in it, but the company still has to approve or not in the end).
And if you've shown signs of not wanting to sign/renew for mistreatment, unfairness between yourself and other co-workers, ect... they will destroy you (like they are doing with Jimin through all those articles downplaying his achievements and comparing him to j/k to make it look like he didn't do well on his own).
The company OWNS YOU until that contract expires entirely.
Why do you guys think Jimin asked during last year's Festa if it would feel okay to keep referring to "their fans" as "Army" during solo era, since Army is for BTS?
Because Bighit Labels/HYBE has copyright/trademark over everything that has to do with BTS; from their group name, image, songs, fandom name--ITS ALL UNDER HYBE'S NAME. The company OWNS it all.
And if one or more should consider going full SOLO they can't use any of it. Unless they pull a GOT/7, and slowly start buying back all their trademarks from the og company before leaving it for a new label.
This is why we've been fighting sun up and sun down that there is no ot7 during solo era, there is no "army" in solo era; EVERYONE IS A SOLO STAN BY ASSOCIATION BECAUSE NO ONE IS FULLY SUPPORTING ALL 7 MEMBERS.
Even the new CEO of HYBE had THIS to say about fandoms:
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junjiie · 5 months
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⊹ . ⠀ for my faves !!! ☆
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♡ ⠀ you know who you are be fr.. My Four Faves!!!! (and taeil). i feel like tht shld be a trademarked phrase or sth LMAOO. anw. my gross little msgs for you 🤓 in no particular order i promise 😓 happy new yearr my sillies muah i love you all lots and lots!!!
› ⠀ GO ⠀ ★ ⠀ !
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( @wave2love ) ⠀ ✦ ⠀ KARMA 🫧
let’s get this over with i Guess.. THE FIRST!!!! (on this acc anw). my main supporter when i was nothing but a nugu fr. i might start repeating what i said in my christmas msgs so sorry if i do but first. I LOVE YOUUU!!! MY STARMA!!! you are so strange and it’s a chore and a half to find songs you like and you spend way too much money on tiny bits of cardboard that really you could probably just print off and you make fun of me on twitter but i am taking one for the team and shouldering it all because i really do love you a lot 💗 my best friend!!! even if you call me a senior and apparently i have the worst reads ever (still scarred from how i got TORN TO PIECES over assigning you an idol and a song like. your other friends are crazy it was never that serious..) thank you for all the karma updates and the random little asks saying “us” (they really make my day) and reading over or looking at the things i send you and for letting me YAP on and on for two long ass paragraphs with multiple spelling mistakes about plots i am never going to actually follow through with (#RIPROCKET because let’s face it im probably never getting around to it). i still remember our pact and hopefully i’ll actually make a start on it this year. my tyun, my chenle, my ricky, my younger brother. i love you 💗
an us song ♪ ⠀ might b kind of an odd choice.. but it’s one i introduced you to!!! and you put it on your playlist!!! so it’s ours now ^.^
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( @mins-fins ) ⠀ ✿ ⠀ ISA 🧸
ISAAA ML 🫶 another one of this accs first iktr.. I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHH i love your fics and your ocs and your brain (eats it) and all the comments you leave on my own stuff and all your asks (that i should really work on reciprocating omg!!! one of my resolutions will be to pop up in your inbox more i promise) and i just want to wrap you in a massive hug and spin you around until we fall over. even if you do make me want to log off permanently and start bawling with some of your angst fics (angst for MARK LEE of all people.. crazy). you are another one of my best friends ever!!! one of my favourites ever!!! you are so soft blanket cuddly teddy bear i want to do something really dumb and cringe with you like lie on a blanket in a park and look at the weird shaped clouds like they do in romcoms 😭 thank you for being one of the best parts of my year!!! you always make my day when we talk even just a little bit. i think you’re like an actual little pill of happiness omg.. i just love you so much. let’s have lots of fun this year too ^.^ isa wisaaa you’re my cinnamoroll jeno!!! and if i had to give us some other duos i think we’re quite haobin and sunkyu too 💗 (i think you’re very hanbin and changmin. for sure).
an us song ♪ ⠀ dream scenario where we’re in a dark room with blinding flashing disco lights and dancing and having fun and this is playing way too loudly in the background. this is our song now deal with it!! i love a bit of kylie omg.. x
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( @so2uv @taeiun ) ⠀ ⟡ ⠀ SOL 🪼
i never know when you’re on which acc so i’ll j tag both. ‘become a dreamzen’ BETTER be on your to-do list for this year because so help me god i am going to make it happen. another from-the-start whaaaat!!! (all four of u are idk why i keep saying it like We Know..) I LOVE YOU SO BADDD CHEESECAKE OMG!!! actually so happy we got closer because you’re so cool and funny and amazing and a little Strange and Odd. in a good way. like i want to make you a little jellyfish tank in my heart or brain or chest something so you can live there and i can feed you. jellyfish food (????? boy i don’t know what jellyfish eat). thank you for the song recs and for listening to MY song recs (even if it takes you a while) and listening to my rambling and letting me in on things for fics or your ocs early (it makes me feel so special i fr giggle a little bit like what) and matching pfps w me (#2MIN4L.. we’re just too good) and forgiving me for unfollowing you like twice now 😓 (AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES I SWEAR). i love you a lot you’re so silly and fun and i’m glad i met you!!! i hope we talk a lot and have some fun this year too! and longer after that!!! my minho, my hyunjin, my renjun, my 원할 땐 맘껏 뿌려 jalapenos.. muah 💗
an us song ♪ ⠀ no, it’s not pretzel. it should’ve been. but it’s not. this is my favourite onlyoneof song, and i think it sounds a bit like you. so it’s ours now. Wink (ˊᗜˋ*)
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( @astrozuya ) ⠀ ✶ ⠀ LUKA 💫
the FIRST first.. raise your hand if you remember heartchikara. and i55ji. and 7irara. ok the last 2 were the same acc but still. SFTOPP i went back and reread the thing i wrote you for your birthday and oh my god 😭 Call the Gay police.. this guy right here 🚨🚨🚔 ahhh but to be fr though i really meant it all :( i love you so baddd it makes my eye twitch and i start like breaking out into nervous giggles and i am at constant risk of exploding. i know we’ve kinda drifted a couple times this year so i am being FOR REAL when i say for 2024 im gonna try and annoy you so hard!!! you’ll be sick to death of me and scream for it to stop!!! but i just won’t!!! maybe not the long ass us otd ones as much (running out of us pictures.. there’s only so many duos i can pull out of my ass) but just. tiny little updates and stuff with songs that gave me a real #LUKAVIBE. thank you for still wanting to talk to me and listening to my song recs and sending me cute little asks and most of all for just. sticking around (๑´ㅂ`๑) it’s us forever loca!!! you are stuck with me i fear.. you’re a cute little rock or sea creature or something and im the barnacle attached to you. Forever. or maybe not if that’s too weird. #SOZ. so yeah. i love you so so soooo much. jjka (???? it was on the fly forgive me) duo 4L! my hyuka, my haechan, my hao, my slime (LMFAOO), and my star ⭐
an us song ♪ ⠀ it’s nothing new because it’s already on your playlist (sorry :<) but i just love it so much. steve lacy fr called me up and asked what i wanted to say to you and then made this song. Not even joking.
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TAEIL ⠀ ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎
laugh it up #IDGAF. guys he Will see this i am NOT crazy. stop do you wanna know sth funny.. before i started love, love, love he wasn’t even on my bias list 😭 back then it was mark jaehyun & doie LOLL. and then i wanted someone to be like a recurring theme so i chose taeil at random and then. i just fell down a massive rabbit hole. he’s so odd and weird and silly and strange and like genuinely i love him so bad????? he’s my ULT ult like i will never feel this crazy over another kpop guy EVER this is the end of the road for me. he is stuck with me forever (he does not know i exist). plus we’re literally #CONNECTED like my fave sanrio character is badtz-maru and guess who he got in the collab.. Yeah. ik ur all in shock rn. jjaeil is real johnny move over. kinda the worst year to become a mds though like he’s been THROUGH IT this year omg. i hope 2024 goes better for him and he makes a full recovery ^.^ god knows how im gonna cope when he enlists but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. thank you taeil for being my favourite and bringing me comfort, i love you ♡
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you all deserve like. the whole world and more. muah 💕 happy new year lomls.. stay safe, maybe get a little drunk (NOT karma. go to bed toddler..), have fun, and i wish you all love and happiness and money and good music and good movies and good food. KISSESSS from ur fave (Me). baii!!!
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My editor changed the subject from the food. “I fear for you — and don’t ask, I’m going to retire; it’s the last straw. They’re going to make Pamela Paul head of Review features, and you, Susie Bright, will never see another assignment.” “What?” “You should see what she did to the children’s section. She’s a hardcore Dworkinite and a dedicated anti-communist.” “Come on, man!” “Oh, I’m not joking. She knows your politics and . . . it’s over.” Everything he said came true. Paul was on a lengthy campaign. She testified in 2005 to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the perils of “porn addiction.” She’s practically the architect of the term. If you read her testimony you’ll find all the trademarks of barely-disguised homophobia, sex-loathing, traditional role-mongering, and “nuclear family is our bedrock” paternalistic faith. —The old “men are beasts and bourgeois wives must hold the leash.” Here’s the deal: she’s not the exception. Every critic over-40 in the contemporary trans-bashing universe had an earlier incarnation as porn fighters and a sex-calamitizers. They’ve been hysterical about “going to the bathroom” FOREVER. They’re the kind of people who called the police in the 1980s because there was a butch with short hair minding her own business in a stall. Yeah, I remember that era. The Pamela’s were the puritanical busybodies active in the 19th century suffragette movement. And often, more often than anyone specifies, they subscribed to anti-labor views. They specifically refuted socialist ideas. Take note. They believe everyone decent should pull themselves up by their bootstraps. And if they can’t, then rescue-charity must be applied, firmly.
Susie Bright, Behind Every J. K. Rowling Defense
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Hihi!
Question: How did you develop your art style, and do you have multiple?(like a more realistic and a more chibi?) Also! Who inspires you to make such pretty masterpieces?
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Thank you so much!!! You’re so kind!
Sorry, in advance for the extremely long response :') My hand slipped/j
These are the 3 big tips for developing an art style I wish knew when I was younger:
Find the things that inspire you, and break down what you specifically like about them.
Experiment! Try new things! Practice! Your art style will develop on its own as long as you keep creating. 
Have fun! Draw what you enjoy and what makes you happy. Your style is yours; you should enjoy it.
When I was younger, I caught myself thinking things like, "I would like to draw the eyes like this, but I can't because it's not my art style." Then I realized that I was getting in my own way. Once I overcame that mental blockade, I started having fun drawing again. When I allowed myself to experiment, it also caused me to improve faster because I could figure out the things I liked and the things I didn't like. Everyone's art journey and process are different, but this helped me personally.
Yes, I do have multiple different art styles. I have my regular art style, a cartoony art style (I am not currently happy with it. I have a lot to work on), a silly doodle art style, and a realism style (or as close as I can get to it). I also draw eyes differently depending on the feeling I want. For example, I draw tear ducts on characters that I want to have a sort of scary horror vibe, and I don't on other characters (I don't really know why or how it started). I also experiment a lot, which causes my art to always look slightly different. 
I also like to prioritize drawing the things that I enjoy the most. I really like drawing faces and expressions so I've practiced that the most (along with neglecting things I don't enjoy like coloring, I'm working on it I swear, I digress). 
There are also a ton of little trademarks that show up over and over again. Like giving characters sideburns or hair strands that frame their faces, never adding highlights in eyes, adding swirls in hair, and there is this weird thing where I associate the number of eyelashes I give characters to their personalities (I couldn't explain it if I tried 😅). I think it's important to stumble upon little things you enjoy drawing and to keep doing it. 
I never made a list of things that inspire my art even though I really should. Below, I'll list off some artists who inspire me who you can find here on Tumblr.
☆Cryptidw00rm 
(also highly recommend their YouTube animatics they're absolutely breathtaking)
☆Seiishindraws
☆Sinlizards. 
☆Nanamis-username 
☆Viria
(their drawing tutorials have left a lasting impact on me from when I was younger. I really suggest looking them up; they're really in-depth. I couldn’t find the original posts, but it's the first results when you Google "viria art tutorial".)
I'm always instantly enamored whenever I see these artists' works. They are such a huge inspiration. Please go check them out!
There are also a ton of other artists and things that inspire me too, but I'll spare y'all for now. >:)
As a bonus, here is a little example of how my art has developed. I just found my old art from each of the listed times. This is my OC Amaryllis over the years.
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Below are some collages of sketches that I hope will showcase my style (these took forever to compile)
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And finally, have a Megamind that I am proud of but never posted *thumbs up*
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bakafox · 10 months
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As someone who got into J-rock as a teen and in my early 20's, the "X Japan" thing just has me rolling this morning.
But even with the regular "X" stuff just like...
Elon never had anyone do an internet search to see if the most 'edgy' letter for nineties teens was already pretty used up by other groups or companies, it doesn't even occur to that man that other people may have trademarked a fucking popular letter of the alphabet and only he thinks it's cool.
Elon is the absolute pinnacle of someone who was shielded from all dissent and consequences during formative years by his money. He's a billionaire CEO who doesn't even understand the basics of how one should name a company or project so they don't get into deep shit.
I was a manic 23 year old college dropout when I tried starting my doomed to fail online tee-shirt business and art studio stuff, and even I actually at least briefly looked to see how many other people were out there using the cool nerd name I was obsessed with and wanted to use.
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nostalgicamerica · 1 year
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The hyper fixation of negativity is a trademark of Donald Trump. It's a hallmark of his speeches. You know, truth is truth. He's got the Truth Social where he tells his never-ending story of wo is me they stole the election only I can fix it. When a person or a cult following believes everything the speaker says, we have a problem. I was just reading a transcript of part of the Jan. 6 committee investigation into the then DOJ going over to Italy to investigate their so-called involvement in the "stolen election". You know. The Italians zapped the voting machines with their satellite in order to change the vote. Must have been a dead aim because it changed the Presidential outcome to favor Biden but it didn't touch all of the votes the Republicans got for Senate and House Seats. I'm just wondering what kind of kool aide these people are drinking. Even if the truth hits them in the face they still can't believe it. Of course, a smart person wouldn't have to ask if the Italians really changed the vote with a laser. "We have plenty of theories, just no evidence" Rudy Giuliani
Let me be clear: I. Don't. Care.
I don't care that Donald J Trump is impolitic, rude, bombastic, sketchy-as-hell, and egocentric.
I especially do not care if he pissed off every world leader on the planet. He wasn't hired to be president of the world. He - and every president before and since - was hired to be the POTUS.
Every politician in DC, on both sides of the aisle, is corrupt through and through, and if we had any pride at all we'd put down our phones, stop posting on Tumblr, and get involved to try to affect a change. At the very least, we'd demand better from the fuckers in DC.
$31 trillion in debt! We're not going to grow our way out of it. We're not going to tax our way out of it. We're not going to cut our way out of it. In the extremely near future we'll be looking at 100% of GDP just to pay the interest on the debt.
It is only common sense that, that which cannot continue, won't. We - you and I - have allowed this without raising holy hell about it. We've buried our great, great grandkids, grandkids.
Yes, Donald Trump is flawed, but no more flawed than any other booger-eater in the House or Senate.
I am beginning to believe that anyone who wants to run for public office should be disqualified by that fact alone.
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marxthedumdum · 28 days
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crimsonoak fanchild hcs cheer everyone 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
✶ fast foward 9 months to when steven and daisy have children (or a single child, you do you) ✶ (but for this one i'll assume they have 2 children, one boy one girl) ✶ (and have whatever steven can do with missingno trademark passed onto them) ✶ both children would have some kind of black-ginger gradient as their hair color, dark-skinned, green-red heterochromia eyes or just green/red or a mix of the two colors ✶ i honestly have no idea for personality, so the boy could be the one shy kid whos waiting to release the energy inside him (<- aka waiting for something to happen to pop off, like galar's darkest day and whatever happened in hisui) and the girl be,,, maybe somewhat like melony from galar. mellow and out-going, uses gen z slang like skibidi, fanum tax and ri- /j ✶ ill name them devin (boy) and sevyn (girl) ✶ ^^^ i used a random name generator for this ✶ (but (again), imagine them as anything and have any name you want! this is just what I think how they look like) ✶ ANYWAYS. onto the actual hcs ✶ insert image of steven screaming "DAISY WHAT THE FUCK SHOULD I DO" while daisy got compressed into a stiff red rectangle by the babies' crying (and when he manages to calm his children by himself, he apologizes on behalf of them glitching tf out of daisy) ✶ daisy advising steven to teach their kids how to control their glitchy powers or else shit will get out of hands like the event above ✶ when daisy and steven isnt home, devin casually Fucks Up his and his sister's entire room because steven gave the children candy earlier and he went zoom ✶ ^^^ also insert him running around the walls, ceiling, floor, and the exterior of the house too ✶ steven + them staring at daisy with puppy eyes when she brings home a family sized fast food meal ✶ devin would be a MASSIVE bloons td/papa louie games fan and so is sevyn,,, they would also like roblox (istg if some of yall introduce them to regretavator /silly) ✶ devin loves ice cream rolls and sevyn loves sausages, especially the giant german (what would be the pokemon version of germany???) sausages ✶ once these two get their own pokemon tho, INSTANT rivals. ✶ they remind steven of red and blue and he finds it adorable :) ✶ (and yes, theyre warned NOT to use magical glitch stuff outside) ✶ we got steven w charizard, mike w blastoise, daisy w venusaur, so lets give devin and sevyn pikachu and eevee as their starters to comeplete the gen 1 starter circle ✶ (the lets go's pikachu and eevee specfically) ✶ devin casually sweeping through the region like its a speedrun ✶ meanwhile sevyn is the pokedex completionist
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medtech-mara · 10 months
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So, your other ocs. Are they involved in the campaign at all, or do they exist separately? Followup: Do any of them interact with each other in any capacity? Friends, coworkers, passing acquaintances, etc etc
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Short answer: Yes. I think what makes this campaign standout so much, at least mostly to me, with 18 years of roleplaying experience…Is how alive our Night City feels. These aren’t just some random newcomers, these are people born in Night city, they had lives before being mercs and it really shows throughout the campaign, where members are trying to hide what they are doing from those they love the most. One players family, friends, even ex-lovers have made huge marks on other players characters lives.  Long answer: YES. MY GOD THIS IS WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN. Mara/the Adams & the Desert Foxes/ Atredies are probably my crown jewels of life brought life into the city.  It started with me just loving how complex Mara’s life was juggling being a Medtech for a Clinic she Co-owns with her Childhood bestfriend/ love of her life that neither have found the words to say to each other yet & trying to hide her Merc life because Jack & Jayce wouldn't approve of it. Something about Jayce wanting to hide the fact he was working for Maxtac from Mara until he couldn’t any longer, Mara then having to go through great lengths to make moves around Maxtac district lockdowns to not be seen or caught by her brother. Having to come up with a good enough lie until I just started running out of them for Mara to tell Jack as to why she was leaving work early, or needed time off for a Gig.  Then, after meeting Jago’s mainline Chae-Rin after his passing, she became apart of Mara’s life some weeks after when she had to be rescued by Mara, and chose to never leave becoming her roommate. There was even a sibling like relationship between the two when Chae-Rin would retaliate against J I H Z Z Y using her Matcha bodysoap by sabotaging Mara’s expensive tech hair shampoo.  2023 had caused a massed homelessness that was solved by the city by using shipping containers and making them into districts around the city. A bulk of them reside in Santo domingo between the outskirts and the Sunset motel, so when rockerboy and new Night Raid member J I H Z Z Y and Mara started their notso Secret relationship, she spent a lot of time out there, and had come to learn and love the tight-knit community that is CD-82 and its residents that have helped raise J I H Z Z Y up from nothing.  These are just a couple examples. I know I refer to Mara a lot and/or jihzzy a lot, but its due to me being able to talk about them a little more liberally than I can with any of complex relationship tree we have going that shine MOST in the AU due to being able to create a little more freely there. It’s INSANE OVER THERE and I love it, I can’t wait to start the new one to further build our version of Night city. This story has all the dynamics, you name it. Even healthy family ones. *Points to the Shins*
okay, so this took me longer than it should have, again im so sorry. Lol. Anyway, I could go on more, but i gotta know who interests you the most, even if they aren't my character, I got the biography of my campaign mates, they always love indulging in some blorbolory (trademark pending?) I know I still don't have it all together yet, still slowly working my way thru it. I got a PH.D on this subject, I know it better than the writer for the campaign.
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average-zoo-bear · 11 months
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Y’allllllllll I asked chat gpt to write a batfamily fanfic and it legit wrote one. There isn’t much plot but this it’s so well written what the hell?????
Prompt entered to chatgpt:
Write a fanfiction approximately 1,200 words long. It should be a feel good story about the Justice League meeting Batman’s children and discovering the existence of Nightwing, Robin, Red Robin, and Red Hood
Result (everything below is exactly what it output):
Title: A Family United
Chapter 1: A Hero's Secret Revealed
The sun shone brightly over Gotham City as the members of the Justice League gathered at Wayne Manor. Batman, the Dark Knight, stood at the entrance, his gaze stern and unwavering. Today was the day he had decided to introduce his children to his fellow heroes, unveiling the secret he had guarded so fiercely. He knew it was time to reveal that beneath the cold, brooding facade, there was a man who had built a family.
As the Justice League members arrived one by one, they were greeted by Alfred, the loyal butler and confidant of the Wayne family. Alfred welcomed each hero inside with a warm smile, guiding them to the grand living room where Batman awaited.
Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman took their seats, their curiosity piqued. They knew little about Batman's personal life, apart from his solitary nature. They wondered what secrets he held within the walls of Wayne Manor.
The Batcave, hidden beneath the mansion, was a place of mystery. It housed the technological wonders and relics of Batman's crime-fighting career. But today, the focus would be on his most treasured possessions—his children.
Batman's children—Dick, Tim, Jason, and Damian—stood side by side, waiting nervously in the shadows. They shared a bond forged in tragedy and united by a common purpose: to protect Gotham City.
As Batman entered the room, the atmosphere grew solemn, but a glimmer of hope flickered in his eyes. He spoke with a voice that commanded attention, revealing a side of himself that few had ever witnessed.
"Members of the Justice League, today I share with you a secret I have guarded for years—a secret that has shaped my life and given me purpose. These are my children."
With those words, Batman beckoned his children forward. One by one, they stepped out of the shadows, their faces masked but their presence radiating determination.
The first to step forward was Dick Grayson, dressed in his iconic blue and black Nightwing suit. His acrobatic movements spoke volumes of his skill and agility.
Next came Tim Drake, known as Red Robin, with his staff at his side. He had a youthful energy about him, a brilliance that matched his technological prowess.
Jason Todd, the Red Hood, appeared with an air of defiance. His red helmet concealed his face, but his stance revealed the battle-hardened warrior he had become.
Lastly, Damian Wayne, the youngest of them all, emerged. Clad in his Robin costume, he exuded confidence despite his age, a testament to his relentless training under his father's tutelage.
The Justice League members sat in awe, realizing the magnitude of Batman's revelation. They had unknowingly fought alongside his children, unaware of the family ties that bound them.
Superman, the symbol of hope, was the first to break the silence. "Batman, these are remarkable individuals. We are honored to meet your children."
Wonder Woman, the embodiment of strength, added, "Your legacy is more than just your fight against crime, Batman. It's the family you've built."
The Flash, with his trademark humor, chimed in, "Who knew the Dark Knight had such a big heart, hiding all these sidekicks under his cape?"
Green Lantern and Aquaman nodded in agreement, their initial skepticism giving way to admiration.
As the Justice League members rose from their seats, they embraced Batman's children, welcoming them into their extended family. Bonds formed in battle were now solidified through shared purpose and understanding.
From that day forward, the Justice League fought side by side with Nightwing, Red Robin, Red Hood, and Robin. Gotham
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November reading wrapup
hmmm pretty good month for quantity but hit or miss for quality, i either loved or hated almost all of these. 💆🏻‍♀️
1. the lover, marguerite duras — tumblr girl classic, ur fav web weaving posts almost definitely feature a snippet of this. like woah 😭 ok very timeless very vivid and real. I did cry.
2. icebreaker, hannah grace — this is EMBARASSINGGGGGG i was going to a hockey game and was like woah let me get into this mindset... into this world… THIS BOOK WAS MISLEADING i thought itd be equal parts hockey world ice skater world equal parts romance and no.. it was nothing of the sort... this was just tooooo porny like WAY too much, even for me. AND I USED TO WRITE SM- *gunshot*
3. throne of glass, sarah j mass — does anyone have any good fantasy series recs that arent this?? like this is what years without winds of winter will do to a woman. im settling for this subpar garbage. but i am gonna keep reading it bc what else do i have, george???
4. mickey7, edward ashton — been on my tbr since rob pattinson was announced to be the lead in this in the bong joon-ho movie… i feel like with the creatives behind it thisll end up being one of those rare bones and all situations where the adaptation is wayyyyy better than the book. but idk. book itself was whatever good concept but didnt even really go anywhere. i thought that i had guessed a twist lie 3 quarters of the way thru but there was no twist literally nothing happened. therefore MID
5. blood meridian, cormac mccarthy — the only other time i had like a visceral tummy churning reaction to a book like this was when i read theons chapters in a dance with dragons 😭😭😭 anyway i like the lack of quotation marks and i also find it easier to write without them SHOOT ME
6. death valley, melissa broder — im really endeared to broder as a writer because i feel like she can only do one thing really well and shes very self aware of that.. which i respect.. also what the protag is going thru here at the start of the book is something ive also gone thru and it felt very strangely accurate and bizarre as a real person reading about a fake person going thru it. and literally within the book the protag references how writers poorly portray their characters accurately 'going thru it' (i keep saying going thru it bcoz im trying not to spoil even tho no ones gonna read my recs ALTHO this one deserves to be read i think) so that was cray and meta but umm what im trying to say is.. melissa i wanted to go to ur book signing i literally had my day cleared in my planner for u. why did u have to cancel the event.
7. indelicacy, amina cain — public announcement i guess but hey girl @noumenongirl i think you would love this one i dont know why but the whole time i was reading i was just like woah she’d love this😭 i liked it a lot
8. the penelopiad, margaret atwood — this is what circe by madeline miller wanted and tried to be but failed tremendously at.....
9. crown of midnight, sarah j mass — was better than throne of glass in the beginning actually but then they halfway thru lost me again..
10. the assassins blade, sarah j mass — im just hate reading at this point like i dont have anything else to do. Celaena youll never be daenerys girl like stop
11. elvis and me, priscilla beaulieu presley — ohhhh…. :,(((( my fav celeb memoir yet i think.....
+ bonus — im gonna add this to my december list but im like 75% of the way with fourth wing rn, good fawking heavens i wishthat grrm could trademark copyright the concept of dragons like i dont think anyone should be allowed to write about DRAGONS only him. like mini spoilers for fourth wing SORRY but WHY DO THE DRAGONS SPEAK ENGLISH, WHY DO THEY EVEN SPEAK AT ALL....cringe. but better than throne of glass at least😭 but it doesnt take much to be better than throne of glass to be fair. OK reading wrapup over.
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novankenn · 6 months
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J/C - the Idols of Beacon
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(Chapter Four - No... Please no!)
Two days without scrolls or tv's dragged by at a snails pace. With nothing else to do, and unwilling to really interact with each other, for reasons... the pair ended up mainly glutting out on the greasiest, heavily fried foods they could get their hands on.
Their personal items had arrived the first day, but aside from some familial mementos, and changes of clothes... that really didn't fit properly anymore. There was nothing to pass the time. Jaune bemoaned not thinking of buying a gaming console, seeing as normally she spent much her gaming time on her scroll.
Cardin wasn't much better. Grumbling and groaning about how her life was utterly destroyed. She like Jaune had nothing to occupy her time, and this whole situation had removed any drive she had to exercise. So she sat around letting time slid by and trying to think of a way to back out of this whole arrangement.
On the third day... Cardin now Carla was fighting hard to not visibly shake with terror. Not that Jaune now Joan, was doing much better. The pair stood ram-rod straight as before them stood the Fashionista of Bacon... one Coco Adel. Leader of team CFVY, and to Carla the scariest bitch he'd ever had to deal with.
"So before we leave..." Coco spoke as studied the pair over the rim of her trademark glasses. "I need to know what I'm working with... so strip."
"WHAT?" Joan and Carla screeched in unison.
"Strip. Down to your undies. I need to see assess your figures, without all the ill-fitting guys clothes. So hop to it. Down to your skivvies."
"N...n...no" Joan stammered as flashbacks of older sisters using her as a dress-up doll flooded her mind.
"No?"
"Fuck no." Carla replied crossing her arms over her bountiful chest, even though inside she was near pissing herself with fear.
"Ladies. I have been given a task by Professor Goodwitch, and I FULLY intend to complete it... now..." Coco reached up and took off her sunglasses to give the pair of young women a stern glare. "She has also instructed me that IF you do not comply with my instructions... that I was to inform her. So should I contact Goodwitch or are you going to do what I'm asking?"
"Your not asking: Joan countered, "You're ordering... there's a difference."
"There is, but that's a moot point. I need to see what I'm working with, so you're going to do. Now STRIP!"
The pair tried to hold tough. They screwed up their embarrassment into courage to defy the instructions... until Coco proceeded to pull out her scroll. She raised a single eyebrow, as she made a show of having her thumb hovering over the screen.
Their outer layer of clothes hit the floor faster than a Hentai Dating Game's Characters. Carla and Joan's faces glowed cherry red as they shuffled awkwardly, and tried to hide various 'assets' behind their delicate hands.
"What are you wearing?" Coco asked her tone filled with shock and disgust as she looked upon Joan and Carla, standing before her in undershirts and boxers. "Were is your underwear? DO either of you own a bra?"
"No." the pair responded weakly, their voices barely able to be heard.
"NO?" Coco repeated their answer with utter shock. "Seriously you girls are in need of some SERIOUS help. So I take it what you were wearing is what you normally wear?"
Carla and Joan just nodded.
"Un-fucking-believable." Coco groaned, "Goodwitch said you too would need help... but this... this is a crisis. I'm going to need a bigger budget."
"Budget?" Joan asked.
"Well yeah. I was informed that Beacon was going to cover the cost of your make-overs... with in reason... but now, I think I'll end up using in all just to get you girls some properly fitting street wear, IF I have anything left after getting you situated with proper undergarments."
"Can we... um?" Carla tried to ask.
"No." Coco responded before Carla could finish her question. "Hands at your sides... I need a good look... and would the two of you relax! It's just us here... and I don't bite... well I do but you have to ask first."
All the color drained from Joan's face, as she weaved on her feet. Carla seeing Joan just about collapsing, instinctively reached out and caught her, preventing her from crashing to the floor.
"What is your malfunction? You're both acting like this is the first time another girl has ever seen you partially dressed." Coco pinched the bridge of her nose to center he thoughts. "Carla I'll start with you. Joan go sit down before you fall down."
Coco took a deep breath, and click her tongue when she watched Joan turn and shuffle to the nearby couch. Even with the boxers, Coco could tell Joan had a behind that she would love to get her paws on. Shaking her head, Coco filed that thought away in order to concentrate on the task at hand.
"Okay, Carla what are your measurements?"
"Er... um... I... don't know?"
"How... how do... never mind." Coco shook her head again, while reaching into her pocket to withdraw a rolled up tape measure. "Arms up and out to your sides."
Two hours later Joan and Carla found themselves in Vale, or more specifically the shopping district... isolated with Coco Adel near the fitting rooms of an upscale boutique. The fact that storefront contained the Adel name was not lost on either of them.
"Okay, everything in your arms will fit you properly. You don;t have to try on the underwear or bras... BUT you do need to try on all the other clothes. So into the changing rooms. Put on an outfit and then come out so I can assess it's fit. Understood?"
Carla and Joan just numbly nodded.
"Good." Coco clapped her hands, "On with it ladies, because time is a wasting, and we still need to get you proper footwear."
Joan and Carla visibly shivered, causing Coco to sigh in frustration.
Five hours, thousands of lien, and three trips from a specially arranged for bullhead found Joan and Carla standing in their dorm looking at the piles of boxes, and shopping bags.
"I don't think I have enough room in for all this." Joan commented.
"That's what you're concerned about? Fuck, I'm starting to think I hit you in the head one too many times."
"Fine. What are you concerned about, because this is A LOT of stuff to put away, and half of it is yours."
"I'm freaking out about Coco being our fashion consultant! If she ever found out I'm Cardin..."
"So won't."
"How can you be so..."
"You have tits, and as long as you only act like an asshat in private... she'll never figure it out."
"But there is a chance... we sort of resemble ourselves... she could..."
"Cardin..."
"DON'T USE MY REAL NAME!"
"Shit! Sorry, but Carla you need to relax... seriously dude... relax. Go put your shit away, and then we'll order some food."
Carla took a few deep breaths before nodding, and starting the arduous task of carting her 'purchases' into her room and trying to fit everything into her dresser and closet.
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