#I'm an old cat lady who technically has no cats
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I'm just happy I've finally got some cute badges next to my name and that they're cat paws 😭
#I'm an old cat lady who technically has no cats#but spiritually i do#all the other ones have been ugly af#there's no way i was laying down money for any#i love kitty kats so much#🐈⬛
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is it possible for a Carol Danvers x reader where Reader is a new caretaker of the baby flerkens/kittens and sometimes asks Carol tips since she looks after Goose while this is happening Kamala ships it and asks Kate to help her ship set sail and the two of them tries to be like spies like the Black Widow siblings but fails and in the end Carol has the guts to asks reader out but Kamala and Kate has to do training about stealth as punishment?
this is so cuteeee ahhh
love the flerkens with all my heart so i'm so excited to write this <3
it'll actually be the first carol oneshot i've posted!! (despite writing hundreds and hating all of them lol) so thank you for requesting bestie <3333
sorry it took so long but here you go :)
pairing: Carol Danvers x gn reader
summary: taking care of baby flerkens is scary. That's for sure. But would such a positive outcome of getting a date with a pretty superhero be enough to make you stay?
a/n: love the ask, hate my writing. just like always.
carol is wifey tho so we chill.
You wouldn’t exactly say your job is superhero important, but taking care of thirty kittens who can open up their mouths and swallow you whole at any second has its own set of risks.
It started with you going to visit the vet place you used to work at as a doctor before leaving to pursue other interests. You’re still close friends with the rest of the vet’s there, so you go and visit when you have time. While you were there, your friend Maggie had been telling you about some girl that came in with thirty cats, which surprisingly, has been seen before. That wasn't why this lady was remembered in the office so well. It was because the kittens kept eating workers, just to spit them back up perfectly fine- well maybe a little bit covered in saliva- about an hour later.
When Maggie described the woman, an older blonde woman that had manners, was accompanied by two young girls that wouldn't stop getting on her nerves, and had fists that glowed when one of the girls accidentally ate a dog treat that was shaped like a cupcake. The woman's name was Carol Danvers- a superhero you and millions of other people were familiar with- and her friends, Kamala Khan and Kate Bishop.
Fun day for the office, and you could only say you wish you’d been there to see it. The smirk on your friend's face was one you see quite often, one she only has when she’s planning something.
So that day, you left the vet building with a piece of paper in hand, one that had a messily scribbled out phone number. Carol’s number. She’s looking for someone to take care of the flerken kittens while she's at work, and she was so happy to hear back from someone that she hired you without even asking to see your credentials.
That's how you find yourself here, chasing around one of the kittens with a treat in hand. Kamala, the sweetest angel, was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now she’s in the wrong place. I.E, one of the kittens' stomachs. As Carol explained it, whatever goes in their mouths aren't technically in their stomachs, just in a pocket of time and space that starts in their stomachs. At least, that's what you thought she said. You were too busy watching the way her arm muscles flexed in the tank top she was wearing while she was hammering a nail to connect parts of the giant bed she’s building for the kittens.
Suddenly, as you get into the kitchen with the cat still several feet in front of you, somebody chuckles and leans down to catch the meowing animal before it can escape again. It’s Carol, dressed in her usual attire of slightly baggy jeans, an old band t-shirt and converse.
She holds the cat up but it’s armpits, facing him away from her and in the opposite direction of you before she says, “give her back.” That’s all it takes, and then the kitten opens it’s mouth and spits out Kamala.
You’re barely paying attention to the girl gasping for air on the floor though, instead you’re watching Carol's cute smile as she nuzzles the cat and then sets him back on the ground. “How’ you do that?” You start, trying to get your breathing back to normal. “I’ve been trying to catch him for like an hour.”
“Yeah, that was a really long time!” Kamala chimes in, but neither you nor Carol are listening.
“I learned from Goose that if you show disappointment in your voice, they’ll let ‘em go. Weird, but effective.” The blonde says before she goes back to cooking. “I’m making lunch. You want some, honey?
You find yourself turning crimson at the nickname, about to say no thank you before suddenly Carol is speaking again, panic in her voice. “I mean do you want honey! In the tea! That I haven’t made yet. Not you honey! This honey!” She holds up a honey container shaped like a bear to prove her point.
Kamala smirks, awkwardly winking at Carol and mouthing the word, “Smooth!” before the superhero finally just shoves her out of the room.
You sigh, nodding your head before grabbing the baby flerken and making your way out of the room. It’s obvious she doesn’t feel the same way and you shouldn’t be surprised. Why would a superhero like her fall for…you?
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Carol Danvers is madly in love with you.
You don’t know that, of course. But she is.
It’s why she’s here, panicking in the kitchen after accidentally calling you a nickname. Someone snickers behind her, and without missing a beat, she throws a rag towards Kamala’s head. “Shut up. That sucked! What is wrong with me? The blonde pleads, and Kamala’s eyes soften even though her tone is still teasing as she says in a sing-songy voice, “You like them.”
“No shit sherlock. Of course I like them. Have you seen their smile? And the little laugh they do whenever one of the flerkens eat something? Or-”
She’s cut off by Kate barling into the kitchen, Goose in her arms and training suit on. “What’s going on?”
“Carol’s telling us about her crush on the flerkins caretaker.”
“Ooooo! Are you gonna ask them out?”
“Can you two shut up?”
“No. I totally ship you guys!”
“Fine. How about this, if you don’t shut up and let me handle this, I’ll make you do 48 extra hours of training over the course of the next two weeks. That's almost two extra hours a day.”
They shut up.
It’s not like she doesn’t want to go out with you. That would be amazing. But she hasn’t had a relationship in years. Well, there was that little situationship with Valkyrie but we don’t talk about that!
Point is, she doesn’t know all the proper dating etiquette nowadays. Should she take you to dinner and a movie? Ask your kin if it’s okay? Recite poetry?
The two younger girls notice her spiral as she leaves the kitchen, making them feel sorry for their friend. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Kate asks with a smile.
Kamala is silent for a minute before she says, “We should go to the store and get Goose to steal ice cream sandwiches for us because we’re poor?”
“Later. Right now, I think we need to help Carol get a date.”
“I don’t know about this Kate. It’s clear she doesn’t want our help.”
“Wow. Since when did Kamala Khan not want to meddle? It’s like your favorite activity.”
The young girl sighs, petting Goose before she says, “You’re right. Carol needs our help and it’s going to take serious meddling.”
So, with that idea in mind, they come up with a plan. As superheroes, their main job is keeping people out of danger. It’s what Carol also does on a daily basis. If they can put you in a dangerous situation, Carol can swoop in and save you.
It’s why they went to the store and got 2 pounds of butter, melting it over the stove before dumping it all over the living room floor.
Just because they’re superheroes doesn’t mean they’re smart.
Then, they hide behind the kitchen counter, heads peeking over the side that makes it obvious it’s them.
You open the front door, back from your lunch as you call out for the baby flerkens. You stop in your tracks when you see the butter, eyes darting around the house as you call out, “Carol?”
She comes running in, successfully slipping in the butter before you can catch her. Kamala and Kate gasp from their hiding spot, hiding their heads again when Carol narrows her eyes towards them.
“Are you okay? Do you need help?” You say, but she just shakes her head with a grimace. “No. I’m fine. Go on. The kittens are in my room.” With a hesitant nod, you walk around the pool of butter with your crush smack dab in the middle of it, then into the hallway and towards her room.
Carol takes a deep breath while closing her eyes, deciding to lay in shame and butter. Kamala and Kate quietly get up from their hiding spot, taking her moment of silence to escape this situation. “Three hours of extra stealth training tomorrow. A punishment for this and because I don’t know how the hell you two become superheroes. And please….for the love of god….clean up the fucking butter.” The blonde mumbles with her eyes closed, the younger girls grabbing each other's arms as they hold in a groan and continue trying to sneak out despite the fact they’ve already been caught.
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After a quick trip to the grocery store for ice cream, Kamala and Kate spend all night watching movies, eating, and coming up with a new plan to make their ship sail.
Carols a good cook, having had to learn how when she got tired of eating packaged space food on her ship. You don't get home cooked meals a lot, so maybe they can invite you over for a dinner so that you and Carol can have more time to talk about things that aren't work related.
You easily accept their invitation with the idea that Carol knows you'll be there, so its a bit upsetting when you show up and she frowns in confusion. "Hey. Did you forget something?" Carol questions when she opens the front door to see you.
"Um....no. Kamala and Kate invited me for dinner? I figured you knew." You say with a frown of confusion, and she lets out an annoyed sigh that for a second your kinda scared is pointed towards you until she yells, "Kate! Kamala!
They jump up from behind the couch, the nervousness clear in their eyes. "Oh hey Carol. We were just hanging out."
"Behind the couch?"
"Yup. This is our....meeting spot. How'd you not know that?"
The blonde stares at them for a minute before she snickers. "That's another hour of stealth training. Leave the spy stuff to Yelena and Nat from now on girls." You’re still confused about what's happening, but in the end just decide to leave it be and come inside with the dessert you brought.
Carol follows you into the kitchen, thanking you for the treats with a bright smile. “I already ate, and I have to do some repairs on my ship, but I’ll see you tomorrow alright?” With that, she leaves, once again squashing any hope you ever had of starting a relationship with her.
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The next day, you show up at the house to take care of the flerkens like usual though something feels off. The air is more tense, and there’s not laughing going on from some dumb joke Kamala told like there would usually be. It’s always been such a fun, energetic home. Right now though, you feel like you’re in a library and have to stay quiet so a 100 year old librarian doesn’t come and tell you to shut up.
After a awkward run in with Carol in the hallway while you’re on your way to the flerkens room and she’s on her way to make breakfast before leaving packing her bags for the week long job she has to go on in space, she walks into the kitchen were Kamala and Kate are sitting at opposite ends of the table. They’re on their phones, both texting someone.
They’re texting each other about a new plan, but Carol doesn’t need to know that.
“What’s this?” They finally look up from their phones when the blonde speaks, her tone bitter and confused as she holds up a takeaway coffee cup with someone's phone number scribbled messily on it. It’s not her phone number, and it’s not one of the girl’s ethier.
“I don’t know. It’s something your little crush brought in. Said something about the girl behind the counter at the coffee place hitting on them.” Kamala chuckles, fighting the urge to roll her eyes when Kate begins to hit her arm repeatedly.
The archer takes a moment to compose herself before she says in the most casual voice she can muster, “Seems like you missed your chance.”
Carol’s eyes finally move away from the cup to look at her younger friend with wide eyes. “You really think so?” Kamala smiles knowingly and hums. “Yup. I do.”
You come into the kitchen with a flerken in your arms right at that moment, not exactly reading the room as you grab the cup from Carol’s hand and smile. “Thanks captain. I was looking for that.”
You begin to make your way out of the room, but she gently grabs ahold of your wrist before you can so you turn around to face her. She’s nervous, you can tell that by the way her hand absentmindedly draws stars on the counter and she uses her other hand to tap the beat of the Star Wars theme song against her thigh.
“You okay Carol?” You ask with a small chuckle, reaching over to put your hand over the one drawing stars which only seems to make her more nervous.
Kate coughs then whispers, “Chicken.” Carol narrows her eyes at the giggling pair at the table, point towards the entryway to the kitchen. “Out.”
They grumble something about her being a big baby as they leave, but you have a feeling they don’t get very far.
“So I was thinking.” She starts.
You snicker before saying, “That’s never good.”
She groans, playfully shoving you away. The joking helps to ease her nerves a little, and she can finally look you in the eyes as she speaks. “I was thinking….that if you’re free, and you want to, we can maybe….go out to dinner together? Like more than friends? Only if you want to though! I totally understand if you don’t want to and I guess this might have been a little too-” Your laughter cuts her off, but it doesn't help her nerves.
“What's so funny?” She tries to awkwardly giggle as well.
One look at her face is all you need to go silent.
“You’re not kidding?” The question comes out as more of a whisper. Her stomach churns as she shrugs. “Not really.”
You think about it for a minute before asking, “You like me?”
“I really, really like you. But it’s okay if you don’t feel the same way. I totally understand.”
She watches as a small smile forms on your face, then changes to a cheshire cat grin. “I….I would love to go out to dinner with you Carol. Because I really, really, really like you too.” With that, you pull her into one of the tightest hugs she's ever gotten, her arms hesitantly wrapping around your waist to bring you even closer.
You guys stand there in silence for a few seconds, just enjoying each other's embrace before she suddenly calls out and is followed by loud groans and your laughter, “Girls, I know you’re in the hallway. That’s five hours of stealth training. Really, how have you guys saved cities?"
bonus:
Carol: And me? Oh, I'm 60 years old.
Kate and kamala: damn!
Carol: ……
Kate and kamala: ……we’re sorry.
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Aw, bud I'm so sorry to hear you're having a rough time :( But know that you are loved, after all, who else could we go to with all of our horny ideas and get as good of a response? Speaking of!
Catboy Dream isn't technically allowed to go outside. Not because Hob wants to keep him locked up, but mostly because Dream doesn't look as tough as some of the toms around the neighborhood look. He's tall but lacks the strength due to living such a pampered life in Hob's home. Also, why would he go outside in the cold when he's got a warm bed and a loving master?
Well, after his first heat, he gets the confidence to go outside! He needs some form of territory after all if he wants to prove himself as the best cat on the block. So he takes a few steps out and finally gets a good look at the local colony. They're all neutral to him, he's very clearly got an owner and won't be a permanent part of the colony. If anything he's just another pretender, which wound his ego some so he traipses around the neighborhood trying to find some bit of land to claim as his own.
He enters the wrong backyard. Cori is a semi-feral catboy. He hangs around the neighborhood bc the old lady four houses down always sets out food for the poor ferals but other than that he is exclusively an outdoor sort. They end up hissing and spitting at each other before fighting. Dream gets his ass handed to him and he goes crying home to Hob. Who is less sympathetic, he warned Dream after all! So after bandaging his wounds and giving his pet a solid spanking, he sets out to capture this feral beastie.
He sets up a trap with some of Dream's special wet food and waits. At first, the trap goes off and it's a raccoon. He resets the trap and it goes off again, this time sans Cori. He doesn't give up hope though and this time sets it to go off a few seconds later, which results in an overconfident Cori becoming trapped.
Then comes the socialization process! He lets Cori loose in a spare bedroom with everything a catboy needs. Dream is growling at the door, but Hob knows his precious pet would love to have a friend. So he gets to work trying to tame this wild animal. At first, it's slow going. Cori likes to hiss and scratch when Hob sits in the room, but he doesn't give up. He then tries to claim various bits of the room as his, but Hob is quick to replace blankets and other things. He takes things slow, but Cori refuses to budge and he's spent the better part of a week ignoring Dream and his needs. Time for more drastic measures.
He puts Cori in a cage and brings Dream in. Dream is wearing his collar which he rarely does. He tells Cori that he's given him no other choice since he doesn't want to play nice, he'll just have to see what he's missing out on.
First, he gives Dream some very special treats for being such a good boy, which Cori finds ridiculous even though his mouth is watering at the smell. Then he pets and grooms Dream til he squirms with all the attention. Cori can't help but notice that he's very dirty compared to the luxurious skin and fur of that waste of space on the bed, and he wants his fur to be even better than that kitty pet.
Then comes the piece de resistance. He rolls his pet over to face the carrier, still squirming from all the attention and praise, and gently licks him open. Dream is a needy little boy from all the time Hob spent with Cori and not giving him orgasms every night. He carefully works his pet open with his tongue and a few fingers until he's begging for it. Then he fucks Dream so slowly and lovingly that he near forgets about the other cat boy in the cage. Cori whines and cries as he listens to Dream's moans and Hob's praises about how good of a pet he is and how much he loves Dream. By the end of it, Dream has come more than enough to make up for lost time and Cori is crying in his carrier. He wants to be a good boy! He wants treats and cuddles! He'll be the best boy Hob has ever seen!
Hob knows then that he won, and Cori will keep to his word. So he lets him out and allows him to join their cuddle session. Dream hisses slightly but one little look from Hob has him cooperating. They settle down and enjoy the feeling of the newest addition to their family.
That is until Cori ruts against Hob's thigh and he soon realizes that he has two pets now to care for.
- 🤜 Anon
Thank you so much for saying nice things, friend! I appreciate it!!!!
And I also appreciate this scenario SO much. House catboy Dream and feral catboy Cori are a match made in hell, and I sure hope that Hob knows what he's got himself into.
They constantly fight for Hob’s attention, but the fights are more like Dream rolling onto his back and yowling before Cori has so much as scratched him - when Hob comes running into the room, Cori looks like the guilty party and Dream gets cuddles and kisses. This lasts for approximately 3 days before Hob clues into what's going on, and he gives Dream a stern telling off for being so deceitful.
Hob decides that his boys clearly need some serious socialising, so he takes them both to a kind of catboy play centre where they can mingle safely with others. It's there that Dream and Cori form an uneasy alliance against the other catboys and proceed to wreak absolute havoc. The management politely request that Hob should not bring them back again.
After that there is at least some peace in the household. Dream even shares his favourite cuddly raven toy with Cori! Cori also finally submits to the indignity of grooming (he's so desperate for his blond fur to be sleek and smooth like Dream’s, even though he HATES being brushed). He gets a special reward for that: he finally gets Hob’s cock inside his hole! He's been begging for ages but Hob was holding out on him. When he finally gets fucked he's so loud, mewling and squirming like the pathetic little kitty he truly is. Dream pretends not to watch but his little cock is so hard afterwards, of course Hob can't resist. He bends over and lets Dream fuck him, and he tells Cori that if he carries on being a good pet then he'll be allowed to do it too!
Hob’s kitties are the most spoiled in the entire neighbourhood. They're so soft and shiny. And they only get the best food, and so many treats. Each night they squeeze into Hob’s lap, purring happily. Sooner or later one of them squirms down to nuzzle his cock, and he gets a hot little mouth to fuck into. Its not exactly easy having two big, headstrong pets in his bed but he wouldn't have it any other way <3
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Neighbors
Part 1 Parte2
Words: 1.625
Paring: Connor x Fm reader
Warnings: None, SFW
Summary : The front apartment has been empty for years, and now someone has decided to occupy it.
Notes: I dont speak English, just the basics, I used a translator to do this story so be warned. I'm not very good at summaries either, sorry.
If you want me to tag you let me know!
Maybe living in an apartment wasn't as boring as you thought at first. You started living on your own as soon as you turned twenty, with a job that paid poorly and a dream of being someone you took your stuff from your parents' house and rented an old apartment in a somewhat distant part of the city.
Locality wasn't a big problem, that's what you tried to convince yourself every day when the only means of transportation you had was your legs. The apartment you lived in was small and old, most of the neighbors you had were also old, this made your life more peaceful since the only nuisance was the next door neighbor's cat that jumped into your apartment a few times a day, you lost count of how many times you had to knock on your neighbor's door just to return it. It wasn't really a nuisance, the cat was cute and you had even developed a fondness for the cat even though you preferred dogs.
It was a surprise to you when the apartment across the street was rented out, it had been closed for quite some time you know, a good few years. The ladies who lived in the building were quick to gossip, and the same day later you learned that it was a young man who had moved into the front apartment. You caught a glimpse of him a few hours later when you looked out the window and he was moving boxes around the apartment, he looked handsome from afar, that was the first impression you got of him.
It surprised you to have someone who looks about your age, after all most of the building were widowed ladies and a few old couples. Except for you and the woman who lived down the hall, she must have been in her thirties but had the manners of an eighty year old lady, you never really got to talk to her. The woman wasn't home most of the time, and when she was she made a point of ignoring anyone who knocked on her door.
Not long after, you took your much-desired vacation, finally being able to stay home for a few days without having to work, days spent reading some books you had bought and trying to make family recipes, which for some reason seemed to go wrong every time. You ended up at the window one day looking at the dark sky, the clouds prevented you from seeing any stars, it was then that you noticed a movement ahead, your new neighbor, the one you haven't met yet, was on the porch holding something you thought was a bottle and a glass. You watched him place both objects on the small table on the balcony and stare at them. It had been a week since he moved in, you hadn't seen anyone else in the apartment but him, that is until that night, when he went inside the house and after a few minutes came back with a man who looked identical to him, you didn't have the best view and you were far away but if you had to guess you would say they were twin brothers, or close relatives.
You were kind of surprised when hours later you came back to the window only to see the new neighbor with another companion, this time a big dog, a Saint Bernard that was following the man around the balcony while he was collecting some boxes that were on the balcony.
It was the first time the neighbor looked in your direction, you were surprised and embarrassed, as if you had been caught in a wrong act, well technically watching your neighbor was kind of criminal. No one could have predicted that, I mean you couldn't have predicted that, that your neighbor would just smile and wave at you like someone completely nice. You, as a great person at embarrassing yourself, stared at him for a few more extremely embarrassing seconds, and waved back with a stiff smile before throwing yourself back into the house, your face burning with shame.
You didn't see it, but the man just laughed and continued what he was doing, finding the whole scene funny.
The ladies of the building began to organize meetings to discuss building matters. That's what they had said it would be, but it was really just a gathering of ladies, where they all sat in the living room of Shirley, the owner of the building and the one with the biggest apartment, to gossip about other people's lives, or to tell about their own. You went once because you thought it was important, only to realize that they were playing catch-up. The second time Shirley herself invited you, she came to your house and convinced you to go, obviously she left you with no way out and you were forced to go.
The third time, you decided to go on your own, since you knew the new neighbor would be dragged into it without knowing what it was about as you were at first, you thought it was a great opportunity to meet him. You put it in your head that you were just curious to know what he was like, to get to know him, and not because you find him attractive e....
In any case, you put on some comfortable overalls and picked up the cake you had bought a few hours ago to take away. One thing you learned is that the ladies loved it when someone brought something for afternoon coffee, you'd rather be friends with the ladies than enemies with them.
As soon as you knocked on the wooden door, one of the ladies you knew as Bernadete answered the door, she smiled kindly at you and announced your arrival as soon as you entered.
"Come dear, come and sit with us in the living room. Today we decided to cook together." She took the cake from you and led you into the living room where everyone was sitting on the sofa and chairs. Bernadette didn't even make a point of hiding from you that this wasn't a reunion, but a gathering of old friends, that now there were two intruders, and that they were just there to play time out.
"Ah, there you are dear, this is the new neighbor, Connor." Shirley smiled at you giving the new neighbor, Connor, little pats on the back, as if encouraging a child to introduce themselves.
"Hm, hello?" Connor cleared his throat before introducing himself, he looked embarrassed, you smiled at him, it would actually be a surprise if he wasn't embarrassed. "My name is Connor, I've recently moved into apartment number eight."
"Hi Connor." I told him my name and sat down in the chair Bernadette had placed for me next to Connor. "Thank you."
"Not at all dear." Bernadette soon took her place on the edge of the couch and Shirley clapped her hands to get the attention of the rest of the people.
"I have news!" She sounded excited and soon began to tell how her two grandchildren had passed a famous college. This sparked other topics of conversation among the ladies that kept them entertained for quite a while. You took advantage of this and tried to strike up a conversation with Connor, who looked a little confused, probably realizing this wasn't a building meeting.
"I bet this wasn't the meeting you were expecting." You smiled at him, keeping your voice a little lower so as not to disturb the other conversation but loud enough for Connor to hear.
Connor chuckled before speaking. "Really, I was hoping for a different kind of meeting. Maybe a scolding for putting my moving boxes in the wrong garbage can, or something."
"I've been scammed before too." You share the experience and Connor really pays attention to you.
"Maybe I should look for excuses to run away then?" Connor suggested after you told him Shirley dragged you here for the second time.
"Well, unless you like gossip from around the neighborhood." You shrug.
"Do you?" Connor tilts his head slightly to the side awaiting her answer. "I mean, do you like the gossip?" He rephrases the question when you delay answering, you force yourself to stop watching his face and answer him.
"Not really, I come for the free food." You joke, putting a finger over your lips to ask for secrecy. "But don't tell them that." Smiling when Connor agrees, shaking his head.
"I'll keep it a secret." He says it so seriously you can't help it and start laughing.
"Yes, please."
As soon as the soft bed came into your view you threw yourself onto it, the sheets and covers enveloping you so tightly that you almost fall asleep. A thought comes before you can stop it and you find yourself staring up at the ceiling for a few long minutes as you think about your front door neighbor.
He was nice and kind, Connor seemed so innocent it was kind of funny, you liked the way he tilted his head when something seemed confusing, or when he was waiting for an answer to something that interested him. He showed an incredible ease in slipping into the ladies' conversations and including you in them, not that you were too keen to join in, but he made a point of keeping everyone in the room involved. It was endearing.
For a moment you forgot that you would soon be going back to work and earning a pittance. You felt like a teenager again, in the prime of life without too many worries.
Maybe you had to visit the meetings more often.
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Reasons to read The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
They're written in the style of the great light classic novels. The promo material says people have compared them to Austen, L.M. Montgomery and Jean Webster, and they're right, though the strongest comparisons I see are Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, and Georgette Heyer.
They're (as the title indicates) presented as a series of journals by Emma M. Lion, a twenty(?) year old orphan who has recently come to live at Lapis Lazuli House in the quirky London neighborhood of St. Crispian's where she meets all kinds of colorful characters and gets into wild scrapes.
So far, there are six books in the series, with a seventh on the way, and a plan to have lots and lots more. Each book covers two months and kind of reads like episodes of a television show or an ongoing serial.
And that's basically all I knew before starting, and part of the joy of this series is uncovering the surprises along the way, so if you don't want to read any further, that's okay, but I'm still going to talk about more details under the cut.
More Plot Details
Lapis Lazuli House is technically Emma's, because it's been willed to her, along with a living that should allow her to live at a modest but respectable level of comfort. Unfortunately, she hasn't reached her majority yet, and for now, the house comes with a horrid Cousin Archibald who resents Emma after the incident that gave him The Scar, so he forces her to live in a garret bedroom and refuses to provide her allowance. Emma's money troubles have a lot of twists and turns that lead to lots of different adventures that I won't spoil here.
Emma has an ongoing quest to build up her personal library. She had to sell off her father's books to pay for her education, and she can't use libraries because she wants to scribble in her books, so getting books is VERY important. (As all the best people understand). She's constantly engaging with different books, and adding books to her library provides some of the best moments of the series. (Each volume ends with a list of the books Emma now owns).
Those are the biggest (and least spoilery) overarching plot points of the series, but the true draw is Emma's interaction with
The Characters
Emma interacts with a sprawling cast of oddballs, including:
Cousin Archibald, previously mentioned Horrid Person, obsessed with clothes and with assuming Emma is the Personification of All Evil
Arabella, her beautiful, wealthy cousin who is expected to make a good match in The Season
Aunt Eugenia, her wealthy aunt who talks exactly like Wilde's Lady Bracknell, and who recruits Emma to attend high society social events as The Foil to make Arabella look good in comparison
Mary, a School Chum who makes a living as a typist
Jack, the con man Mary has hired to pretend to be her cousin so she can get free time away from her strict "respectable" boarding house
Young Hawkes, the handsome, fashionable, mysterious vicar who spends half his sermons reading poetry
The Redoubtable Ten, a group of Hawkes' rowdy Cambridge buddies (Hawkes is technically the tenth) who heckle him during most of his sermons and admire Emma for getting into scrapes even wilder than their own
The Tenant, also known as Niall Pierce, who rents the garret on the other side of Emma's bedroom wall. They pass notes through a crack in the wall and share a cat. He has a mysterious past, which includes years living in America even though he is Not An American.
The Duke of Islington, St. Crispian's only resident nobleman, who is Very Proper and Disapproves of Emma's wilder scrapes, but who secretly has a very poetic soul
Roland Sutherland, Emma's childhood nemesis who has grown up into a handsome, charming, and wealthy Sun God
Saffronia March, a thirty-something spinster artist who knew Emma's parents and brings Emma in contact with the art world
Mrs. Penury, the wife of Emma's banker, who hasn't spoken for ten years because she decided she had said everything she wanted to say
The other draw of the series is
St. Crispian's
A quirky London neighborhood with many oddball traditions and magical-realism happenings.
There's an ancient Roman ghost that the inhabitants are very fond of.
A yearly tradition of a highly-competitive scavenger hunt to score tickets to the local production of Julius Caesar.
A phenomenon where items go "wandering" from houses, only to be found in random places in the neighborhood (and a local cafe where people can bring found items to be picked up).
Among many others
All these oddities are presented as a normal part of life, no matter how strange outsiders might find them. Though, be warned, St. Crispian's is very fond of its traditions, and its odd rules can cause problems.
Other Thoughts
This series strings you along with book after book of Witty Banter and Silly Misadventures, until suddenly it sucker-punches you with moments of Sadness and Deep Emotions
These characters, even when they're comic archetypes, have deeper layers of complexity and history.
Emma's friendships, especially with the men of her neighborhood, develop into really strong bonds.
There are threads of romance, but they're overshadowed by the platonic relationships.
They take place in what's supposed to be 1883, and take advantage of some actual historical events, but it mostly feels like a light history-flavored fantasy because people don't really act much like historical people. Like, the amount of time that Emma spends alone in the company of unmarried men late at night is scandalous. But it's okay, because you don't expect realism here any more than you expect realism from P.G. Wodehouse.
Aside from some mild cursing from one character (and the stuff in the next bullet point) there's literally no objectionable content in this series.
The series has a really weird relationship with spirituality. Characters are technically Christian, but they take it casually and don't seem to know much about their faith. Hawkes is the Worst Vicar Ever who doesn't give any actual Christian advice (I'm still waiting for a reveal that he's not a real vicar). The magical realism parts are taken more seriously than actual religion. Yet there are some parts that do interact with actual Christian ideas. I'm not crazy about it, which you'd think would be a reason not to recommend it, but I don't think it overrides the good parts of the series, and I need to discuss it with someone, because it's an issue with a lot to explore.
These are some of my favorite books I've read this year, with several of my favorite characters and moments, and I need to have someone to talk to about them.
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if you're taking cat requests– maybe the rest of the gsa? they are all kitties 2 me
3 meowskis... (design info + extra notes below the cut ⬇️)
galahad/ambersong was initially supposed to be a tortiseshell but i found his design was a bit more balanced with white. i mean he's technically still a tortie by the coloring standards (relatively small white markings) so lol. also the smallest out of the gsa group.
i know ur galahad is a lady which is why i chose a mainly female-exclusive coat coloring that can be displayed in male cats in very rare instances... so really ambersong is a guy or girl depending on whos looking 😎
lancelot's/stormstrike's face scars are actually on the wrong side i just wanted his pose to be flipped... #justsoyouknow. i'd imagine he'd have webbed feet/be a very riverclan-esque cat for obvious reasons, though you can't see that here. vague maine coon aspects.
percival/maplethorn is a whatever. probably has some maine coon in there just like stormstrike but its mainly the stockiness/amount of fur rather than the massive old size. i had a... time trying to adapt his mohawk into a cat's fur but i'm very happy with the results. it looks very much like a mane!
#next up... yami and kit hehe#my art#warrior cats#kirby#sir percival#sir falspar#sir galahad#sir dragato#sir lancelot#sir nonsurat#art request#camachine#friends asks#catstruck
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9 books
9? Just 9 most favorite books of all time? Oh the inhumanity! Thank you for the tag @cricketnationrise I had a ten minute existential crisis and then wrote the following, which is not particularly helpful and breaks all the rules:
Tortall series by Tamora Pierce
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Innkeepers series by Ilona Andrews
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu
everything Margaret Rogerson has written
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
everything T Kingfisher has written (minus her horror, I'm working my way up to it)
It's also a fuck ton of books (as well as a lot of books people already know about), so I also offer my 9 favorite books I've read this year ("isn't that just introducing even MORE books? Are you just using this platform to get as many books as possible in front of people's faces?" I hear you ask, to which I say "shhhhhhhhh")
The Witch's Hand by Nathan Page [Hardy Boys but gayer and also a comic]
Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best [queer locked room mystery in space]
Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha (3rd book of a trilogy) [post-apocalyptic hopepunk romance featuring found family + building a community + everyone's casually bi]
Network Effect by Martha Wells [murderbot continues to reluctantly save the galaxy and make friends against its will; #5 in the series, though I maintain the events of book #6 happen before this one]
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton [witches, romance, very proper lady pirates in flying houses, victorian society, old lady cat fights. Technically book #2, but I think it could work as a standalone]
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [contemporary, found family, romance]
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson [possessed lady knight attempts to save world, very murderbot vibes actually, ace rep]
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian [gay 1950s cozy British mystery]
My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows [it's just delightfully silly, reimagining of Tudor history, now with spontaneous animal shape shifting, murder plots that DON'T succeed, inappropriately timed horses, enemies to lovers arranged marriage]
Tagging @vhenadahls @dancemakestheworldgoround @pendwick @starthecozy @appalamutte @zimmerdouche @alocalband @bookish-owlette @theunembarrassedalto and literally anyone else who sees this!! Gimme those recs!!
#tag games#book recs#i started reccing books when i worked at the bookstore in michigan and have been unable to turn it off ever since#things it killed me not to include on the first list: Anne of Green Gables. Red White and Royal Blue. Lord of the Rings.#The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries. Nancy Drew. all of Alexandra Petri's books. Agatha Christie.
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The Hello Puppets and MLB "crossover"
Disclaimer: This is not a crossover, but a universe inspired by Miraculous Ladybug. I am not much of a fan of the series anymore but I do enjoy it. I probably won't tag it there because the fandom sorta terrifies me (hence this disclaimer) Although I may have problems with the creator and the show itself, I do think it holds pretty well and my rewrites and changes are entirely for my own universe and lore. This was just for fun
I am not really finished with this universe as I have other projects like Riley Drew and Fallen. I am doing this mostly as casual projects and fun ideas. This has been in my mind for about a year and I remember its existence until a few days ago.
As this was inspired by the MLB lore, I am showing my major changes:
No love square and love triangles will be in here. The guys the main duo is a pre-established couple and will remain that way (most likely the only pairing)
No master Fu will be present, Scout is a sort of spirit guide but she's not exactly the best (best way possible)/Might add the other Scouts
Mayura will NOT be in love with Hawkmoth. She would only be his partner in crime and is platonically friends with him
Some of the stories will be more linear and episodes will be connected.
The powers will be severely limited to keep it in balance (So no lucky charm that magically fixes everything.) I'm still working on that aspect
The story would be more about teens and up
There won't be much akumatized character because I don't have the brain power to create an akuma of the day. So akumatization would be occasional, and the powers of the moth will be different.
The villains will have some allies who they'll akumatize, so villains will repeat but upgraded
In a future I will also change a bit the Kwamiis as I am not really a fan of their designs (don't kill me)
Ok, let's dive into the fun part, and start with the basics of the series, the characters, some lore, and a bit of a plot twist which I won't give too much information. Be aware a long post is ahead!
Also, there will not be any cannon x cannon in this
Feel free to ask questions in my ask box ^^
Overall series summary: The Amazing adventures of Lord Bug and Lady Kitty Noir tells the story of high school sweethearts Sarabeth "Beth" Jenkins and Anthony Pierson. At day, they are aspiring journalists with a love of the supernatural, but in night they are the fighting crime famous duo: Lord Bug and Lady Kitty Noir. A duo of superheros fighting the forces of evil along with their spirit kid guy, allies and friends while also learning balance and the hardships of that heroes. often face.
As for now If I ever write this, this would be divided into 2 seasons with 24 "episodes" each (technically it would be divided by parts. Each with some specials each (chapters that connect to each other)
Season 1: After discovering a long time secret from her late Aunt and Uncle, Beth and her boyfriend Anthony decide to continue the legacy of the late heroes "Miss Bug" and "The Black Cat" as a new duo of heroes called "Lord Bug" and "Lady Kitty Noir" as an old enemy of the city returns along with some new faces, and a new partner in crime joining his side seeking revenge against the city.
Season 1 right now has six special episodes (Two special events, all of them add to six.) They would be the longest, and as episodes let's say about 40 minutes each.
Episodes 1 and 2: "Origins"
Episode 1: Miraculous
Episode 2: Lord Bug and Lady Kitty Noir
Episodes 9-12 "Rise of the Phantasm"
I haven't planned out the chapter names yet but this could be it/note: this could change. This will be Mayura's origin story.
Episode 9: "The peacock miraculous"
Episode 10: "A dark new dawn"
Episode 11: "Phantasmagoria"
Episode 12: "The Phantasm strikes"
Season 2: Beth and Anthony are still facing the harsh realities of being a superhero and at the same time joggling the responsibilities of high school students. Things don't look exactly bright however as Shadow and Phantasm started to make their attacks more frequent, disrupting their established balance, not to mention the introduction of a new miraculous holder makes things easier than they already were.
Season 2 is undecided what would happen, but it would complete the same format as 24 episodes/chapters, Two specials with the total of 6 special episodes.
Two parted special would not be the premiere of season two, maybe mid-season or season finale
Special: "Through the Rabbit's hole"
Episode TBD - "Clockin' around"/Tittle might change
Episode TBD - "MadHat Hattie"
Four parted special is still a name in progress "Hero's day", this could be either mid-season or season finale
Episode TBD/ Part 1 - Hero's day
Episode TBD/ Part 2 -Mr. Foxglove and Phantasm
Episode TBD/Part 3 - "Captain Honeybee"
Episode TBD/ Part 4 - "Certain truths"
This is what we have around with episodes, so now let's dive into the characters and their alter egos (I won't be sharing much information about some)
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Anthony Pierson (Protagonist)
Note: His actual hair and eyes are others, since I injured my wrist I have to limit my drawing and writing. His eye is actually gray, and his hair is more brown (close to black) and his hair is exactly like the picrew I originally made with the Vox Veritas' gang.
He's 17-years-old.
He currently studies at Summer Creek's High School in a journalist program with Beth.
He is the boyfriend of Sarabeth "Beth" Jenkins.
He lives with his mom, and takes care of his little niece Sally (@dolly-royal OC)
He had some troubles with the law around his preteen years due to many issues with his estranged father Victor, but he has worked his best to better his ways and works towards bringing awareness through journalism.
He's the ladybug miraculous porter.
Tikki's owner.
He's like a brother to Scout.
His personality is more like in the cannon version, but he's more laid back and keeps himself from breaking other laws again.
Alter ego is "Lord Bug"
"Lord Bug" - Anthony's Alter ego
He has a Ladybug shaped metal backpack that contains his wings to fly (not removable)
He's weapon is still a yo-yo. It's store on his
Under his goggles there is a mask like the OG Lady bug has.
He has level booths with some spikes as well (not removable)
He can't exactly remove his googles but he can move them up to his head. This help him have eye protection when he sees.
Once he activates his wings, his googles automatically extend to create a safety helmet.
His lucky charm is a bit different from cannon. He has the ultimate lucky charm, which creates a bigger item that he can use to fight crime but will disappear once his time runs out. He has the lucky charms, which are small charms with different uses. He has to limit his use because it would drain transformation energy.
He has the ability to fly thanks to his backpack, and other miraculous can activate their personal googles is he needs to carry them.
His booths and gloves give him the ability to climb and stick on the walls, although some surfaces are limited.
He has a shield that he can activate by spinning his yo-yo (a ladybug symbol appears)
This is what I have for now.
Sarabeth "Beth" Jenkins (Protagonist)
Note: Beth's appearance is in fact quite similar to the first colored drawing I gave her. I would just add some minor changes. She has a beauty mark on the left side of her cheek like in the drawing
She's 16-years old
Her mother passed away at birth and her father died while serving in the army. She lives with her Aunt Daisy (who is not her aunt, but she promised to take care of her after her best friend Amyrose died.)
She used to live with her Aunt Amy and her husband Owen, long before they mysteriously passed away in a fire.
Her personality is pretty much like in "Ambition" but she's more energetic and juvenile.
Anthony Pierson's girlfriend
Studies at Summer Creek High School at the same journalist program with Anthony
Is the high school journalist. She works with her counselor and editor Ericka Swan (no picrew yet)
She's like a sister to Scout
She originally was intended to inherit the ladybug Miraculous, but she chose to have the black cat miraculous.
Plagg's Owner
The Black chat miraculous holder.
Alter ego is "Lady Kitty Noir"
Lady Kitty Noir - Beth's alter ego
Just like the original Chat Noir, her gloves have claws, but she can get them out whenever she wishes too.
She has night vision and super hearing abilities.
Her weapon is the same as Chat Noir, but besides extending it, she can separate it into two.
Her suit grants her the ability to climb walls, although some surfaces are limited.
She has supper speed (like she can run around the same speed cats can) and can jump up to 6 feet tall thanks to her booths.
Her powers are still in definition but she can use catalyst (it will be like small ones) but it would take up her transformation time. They would look like cat scratches to be honest. She has the ultimate cataclysm which would be the equivalent of the OG power but to a larger scale. This would also take some suit power.
Her flexibility and a delicate sensor ability.
Her shield is activated through a special button with a kitty paw. She makes a circle with her weapon and it appears (it has a Kitty cat symbol)
This is all I have for now.
Scout (Tritagonist)
Guardian/Spirit form (True form)
Human form (Harper)
Scout is a kid spirit designated to care of the box of the miraculous and guide the next miraculous Ladybug and Black cat holders to the future (Recently assigned)
Although spirits have lived for centuries on earth, in Spirit age she's 12 years old.
Her personality is like in the games. She was a bit distrustful of the new set of heroes but eventually warmed up to them as their friend and spirit guardian.
She's rather clueless of her guardian abilities, but at least tries.
She can also turn herself into a golden retriever to get out of the world as it's too dangerous for her to live as a civil human.
She originally kept herself as a dog before Daisy learned the truth about the heroes. Now she can stay with her in her human form.
Her real power is being an annoying little shit/affectionate/positive
As a spirit she can fly
She gets the bunny miraculous on season 2
Fluff's owner
Alter ego is Madhat Hattie.
Madhat Hattie - Scout's alter ego
Her powers are way much different as the OG version because it was way over power. So she cannot travel in time, and her powers are more inspired by magicians and Alice in Wonderland
Her weapon is sorta her umbrella and is in her hat (she takes it out like a magic trick). Her real weapon are a limited deck of cards that she can use as shrikes
Her powers would be refences of Alice in Wonderland stuff. I haven't planned them out yet.
She can jump and run like a rabbit. Her umbrella will help her gracefully land by opening it.
Shield is activated by spinning her umbrella (bunny symbol appears)
Her superpower is Rabbit's luck. Her umbrella will become a drill that will let her create rabbit holes from a certain distance. It will also limit her super suit power.
Mayor Mortimer Handee - Main Antagonist
Mayor for about the two seasons before Rachel Breadstone takes the office.
Has an ok relationship with Nooro and treats him with respect. This is because there is a possibility that he'll have a redemption arc.
He's more serious and threatening but nowhere near his cannon version which is terrifying.
Has a vendetta against heroes and has a complex moral compass about his evil deeds. He doesn't do harm to people as he does take his duty to protect them, but questions if heroes are something necessary (quite complex that I am working on)
The moth miraculous (I am not calling the butterfly miraculous) was given to him by a minister during some duty stuff. He kept it ever since, and is presumably linked to the dead of that corrupt politician.
He actually was relieved when he stopped being mayor because the stress was bad.
Is in the search for the miraculous to keep them lock and end heroes as he believes there's evil that could abuse them as poor Nooro exhibits trauma.
Was good friends with Dr. Fred Ruckus
Moth Miraculous porter and Nooro's owner
Alter ego is "Shadow"
Shadow - Mortimer's alter ego
Note: I hate Hawkmoth and Mayura's design sorry not sorry
His villain name is because he's in the shadows and rarely makes appearances. He was named by Miss. Bug "Shadow" after he tried to akumatize her while introducing himself as simply "I am a simple guy in the shadows"
His cane is still his weapon. His shield is activated the same way Lady Kitty Noir activates her. It has a moth symbol.
He was the shadow for about 10–16 years.
Just like Lord Bug, he has a set of moth wings that he can activate, and his goggles can move up to his head. He was a mask underneath.
He still has the power of akumatization and can do it numerous times, but his suit time will run out and he would lose connection to the akuma. He can also upgrade former akumas and remove akumatization.
He actually creates the akumas with the power of his hands. I cannot take seriously Mortimer having a garden full of evil butterflies XD
For his ultimate power, I guess he can call an army of moths he creates that could work as a giant hand, or he as the ability to give himself one superpower with a time limit (TBD)
His personality is more jovial and cracks jocks. Phantasm is sick of his bird puns, but well sometimes he gets under her feathers
Dr. Riley Ruckus - Supporting character and now second main antagonist
Before becoming the Phantasm
Note: I forgot her freckles, sorry XD
Curator of the "Ruckus' Museum of Science" and daughter of Dr. Manfred "Fred" Ruckus.
She was friends and sorta is still friends with the duo. She tolerates Nicholas Nack (No. They're not related, and yes. I am keeping some of the cannon. No shipping) and had a rocky relationship with the mayor
She was very close to her father, Manfred (as her mother died in an expedition accident), and is the next Ruckus in line to inherit her family museum.
Her role was to investigate around the city and help the heroes find more about the akumatization.
Kids tend to stress her out a bit due to their lack of interest in her presentations as their attention was always drawn to the stupid Dino figure (who is historically inaccurate) Nick made as propaganda
Her family also found the book containing information about the miraculous, and her mother was the one who found about the peacock miraculous.
She used to have a bit of a secondary role until the special "Rise of the Phantasm"
She used to be an allied for the heroes.
After becoming Phantasm - Events after 4-part special
Note: The good boi is ok, he's being a good boi in the background doing good boi things
After the events and becoming the Phantasm, Riley became much colder and quite temperamental. She sorta remains friends with the main cast, but has become more distant due to the events
Her appearance drastically changed as she took over the museum she had to get into a more professional image, and was getting a bit more involved with candidate Rachel Breadstone and Mayor Handee was helping her with the museum.
She and Mortimer eventually learned each other's identities and formed an alliance as they fear the other could expose them. The eventually formed a Platonic bond and were in good terms, almost as best friends/ a mentoring relationship (No cannon x cannon shipping in this AU BTW)
She called off her deal with the two main heroes (in their hero alter egos) after they decided to redeem a group a bit related to her villain arc. She's rather cold and often ignores them.
She works very closely with Mortimer trying to translate the book her late mother found
Peacock miraculous holder and Owner of Duusuu
Duusuu does get along pretty well with Riley and she finds them tolerable. They basically adore her and drink Coffee with her.
Alter ego the Phantasm.
The Phantasm - Riley's alter ego
Note: Mayura is not really a pretty design and I gave her a mask for congruency. My AU my rules.
Her face mask is more reminiscent of a peacock. Her suit seems to be a dress, but it's a full suit with a not removable jacket that contains the peacock feathers.
Her fan is still her weapon and she can take one of the feathers and throw it as a dagger. She can also separate it into two to fight with her hands.
She works closely with Phantasmagoria for her public appearances, as she stays in the shadows working around and pulling variables to her advantage.
Her powers are basically the same as Mayura with the exception that she can create multiple amoks with the same consequences as Shadow has.
I haven't decided her ultimate power yet, but it's probably relating to creating a giant sentimoster to aid her. Sentimonsters tend to reflect what a person want and/or need the most.
Her suit can actually open her tail feathers, so that's her shield. They can also extend and make her land safely on her feet.
She makes clear that she's Shadow's partner in crime and not his assistant.
When contacting an amok or an akuma (if they're link) she can alter her voice to sound as Phantasmagoria.
Dr. Manfred Ruckus - Supporting character
He was more of a minor supporting character until the special "Rise of the Phantasm"
He was a great fanatic of heroes and the one who requested Nick to create Dino.
He took great care of Riley as she was the last remaining of his late wife, and the only family left.
His late father gave him the Ruckus museum and he often donated to charities
He rescued the Good boi and gave him to him as a gift for Riley during her time grieving over her late Mother
As Phantasmagoria
One day he was gone and the other day he appear to the public as Phantasmagoria.
Nothing is much know about his rise as a villain or his reason why. He's the face the Phantasm use for her public appearances.
He doesn't use his powers, but does fight with his fan (Which I forgot to mention it was made out of metal)
His mask is removable, but is speculated he uses it due to his accident. He no longer appears as Manfred but now as Phantasmagoria.
Nick Nack - Supporting character, now Anti-hero
Note: No, He doesn't have a fox as a pet is probably a statue
Artist and owns his own gallery. He has fair prices and sometimes lets people enter the gallery for free. His art varies from various inspirations
He made Dino the Dinosaur as per requested by Dr. Fred Ruckus. Riley told him to add feathers, Manfred told him to be created so he did not add them to piss off Riley. Dr. Fred loved his work
He's in an ok term with the heroes in their civil and hero form. He annoys them and they annoy him, but there is nothing that bad outside the occasional insulting Nick's supposed genius with criticizing his art
He's much nicer than the cannon version, and still has a lot of Daddy issues.
Mortimer ignores him, but at least he's in good terms with Daisy and she gives him goodies.
Owner and best friend of Trix
He found the fox miraculous and did try to tell the heroes but he was ignored. He kept it.
Alter ego is "Mr. Foxglove" (He gains it around season 2)
Mr. Foxglove - Nick's alter ego
His suit is more related to a fox but picrew was very limited.
Yes. He is named after Mr. Fox and Foxglove, it's meant to be a pun.
He has more of a trickster personality like a fox usually does in fables and stories.
Just like Lady Kitty Noir, his gloves have claws but he cannot exactly get them out whenever he pleases.
He has super hearing and speed. He has also the ability of camouflage
His flute is his weapon and he has to play a tune to activate his shield (Fox symbol)
He's more of an anti-hero as he helps both heroes and villains whenever he pleases or they convince him. He will help the Phantasm every time she threatens him (Why? Squirrels In My Pants/ They meet in season 3)
He accidentally slipped the whole Phantasm and Phantasmagoria deal after accidentally referring to Phantasmagoria as it and the Phantasm as she.
I am still deciding his powers, but he can make several illusions by playing minor notes. Prop ultimate power is a moving illusion with power suit consequences.
Daisy Danger - Supporting character, later hero
Note: not much info on her, so sorry Darlings
She's a character in progress sadly, so there is not much about her.
She's a home baker and a single mom. She took Beth under her wing and cares for her as an adoptive mother/aunt
She often helps with making pastries for special events and sent cookies to the Ruckus family.
She's sorta Riley's best friend and a mom friend to everyone.
She then becomes a mom to Scout, and makes sure she doesn't overwork herself during.
She becomes a miraculous holder thanks by Lady Kitty Noir choosing her to help her out. Beth gave her the miraculous back after revealing her identity. (Season 2)
She's now Pollen's owner
Alter ego is Captain Honey Bee
Captain Honeybee - Daisy's alter ego
Still under construction
Her googles basically function the same way as Shadow and Lord bug as well as her wings.
Her hair now has some black stripes and her suit resembles a bee.
Her weapon is still the same, but she can paralyze a couple of people. Still super suit downside
Her superpower would be the one that Multimouse has of becoming very small like a bee, which enhances her abilities to the max and is hard to spot.
Just as Lord Bug, she had to stick to the walls, and her vision is much better.
She also has super strength and her shield is shaped in a honey comb.
#Hello puppets#au#mlb crossover au#daisy danger#riley ruckus#mortimer handee#nick nack#scout hello puppets#superheros#villains#WIP#masterpost#inspired by show#Sarabeth “Beth” Jenkins (OC)#Beth Jenkins (OC)#Manfred Ruckus (OC)#Anthony pierson OC#No one is related and I have made my pov so many times that I am tired of repeating myself#yes I did call Nick that
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Do France have passport bros? Those guys that fly overseas to other countries expecting foreign women to love them for being western with money because apparently all western women are whores/too masculine/only care about money when those same guys also expect those women to be feminine, submissive, and family oriented while ALSO going 50:50 on bills
My brother just came back from backpacking all across the damn planet and got his ass HANDED to him by every woman he tried to date. He was the type to obsess over red pill videos and complain about how all girls in the west are old miserable single cat ladies and he convinced himself that he deserved a submissive wife. So he traveled a lot. He went to east Asia (Japan and Korea), got rejected. He flew to Vietnam and the Philippines and couldn’t find a girl there to stay with him. He went to Baltic countries and told my parents how he was scared of the men there when he tried to ask out the women. And when some girls did talk to him, they quickly left him. He couldn’t get a girl in Dubai to even look at him. Like, girls in the west have him a chance but none of these supposedly submissive girls did. Why? Well he would tell them that they needed to pay their bills for dinner while also telling them how he liked them for being feminine and “knowing their place”. So they ignored him and moved on. They expected this “alpha male” to be the provider which he thought wasn’t right because he was used to going 50:50 on dates. I’m embarrassed for him but also he had been bullying me for years for going to college and studying to be a doctor soooo 💀
Hm passeport bro aren't really a thing here tbh.
The whole incel wave contagion is becoming a thing on french internet but IRL there aren't men dedicated to go out of their way to marry women oversea.
Traveling to get married isn't really a novelty but rather a boomer thing here though. It's mostly old celibate men who go to matrimonial agency to marry eastern women (there are agency spefically for French men looking for eastern women) - but they are looked down by younger generation as losers lmao. technically these men aren't "passport bro" though because in the EU we can travel within the whole continent without passeport lol
The average french man is a bro choicer libfem ally so they wouldn't stand a traditional wife reluctant to split bills, not very pro abortion, housewife, etc. That's why "liberated" french women remain french men preference (there are still foreign women fetishist ofc - esp the nationalists ones 👀 one of the most infamous far right trolls here has a fetish for Black women for example)
And looking into the story of your passport bro brother, I'm not surprised he got rejected. Foreign women are starting to get the memo. Ofc there will always be pickme but even oversea women of value don't hand them over the first Western guy who gives them attention. Because they too know their worth. Western men are truly overestimating themselves. Beside, they aren't the only one in the market: Arab, Nigerian, East Asian men are great prices in the game of high value men. That's where all the new money is at. Not Joshua with a backpack.
Those women are smart. They are waaaay ahead Western women when it comes to hypergamy strategy that's why passeport bro get real shock when they realize that average women have such high standards. They won't have sex with them without a ring on. They won't split the bills. They won't accept Netflix & chill or 'taking a coffee' as a decent date. Passeport bro feel entitled to high value men privilege, while providing average men credentials. That's why it will never work out for them.
And let's not forget that the oversea women men won't let them go like that. Don't passeport bro get regularly assaulted, scammed or beat up in the shady countries they're going to? Men can be very protective of 'their' women, and that's something passeport didn't anticipate. Passeport bro are losers, so of course it would never occur to them to protect their women (especially Black diaspora men who are the most anti traditional and fail abiding in their masculine role of protecting women - African men stil abide in traditional roles though) but when they face men from other demographics actually doing the job they get shook. That's why the passeport bro movement couldn't become a thing of great amplitude. One time or another, those countries men would stop them from flocking over there (blocking their visa, like some countries did with Westerners adopting children because they championed child abuse 💀)
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Hey! Loved your fics. Am already halfway through your Maxenna ones already 💕 Would love your HC using prompts from 35 OTP questions: 10. What’s each member flirting style? 13. What was the most surprising thing they learned about one another once they started dating?21. What articles of clothing do they "borrow" from one another? 29. How likely are they to have fur babies? How many and what kind? 33. What is their sex life like? 35. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship :D
Hi Nonny! I'm so glad you're enjoying my fics, especially Maxenna. I'm so sorry for taking so long to reply. It's been a busy few months, and I've been in a bit of a brain fog. Here goes.
From this OTP Ask list.
10. What’s each member's flirting style?
Ethan: Unintentional flirt but I suppose Subtle Flirting is the closest. He has a dry wit, which can be appealing to some (aka Cassie). When he puts his mind to it, he is very successful, but he also doesn't have the patience for it.
Sienna: She's a mix of Sincere and Polite flirting. She pays attention, active listening, eye contact and compliments. She's all about building deeper connection, but Max brings out her playful side.
Cassie and Max: The twins are very flirty and always have been. It just comes naturally to them (and often gets them into trouble). Their styles are a mix of playful, physical and witty.
13. What was the most surprising thing they learned about one another once they started dating?
Ethan was surprised by how much Cassie treasured her alone time and quiet time. He always assumed she was an extrovert who needed people around her. But she likes the balance and is happy to stay home and read or watch TV. Cassie was surprised that Ethan enjoys cuddling on the couch (or in bed) and feeling connected physically. Physical touch is one of his love languages.
Max and Sienna knew each other extraordinarily well before they started dating because they had been friends for so many years. As such, there weren't any major surprises. Still, Sienna was surprised by how serious he could be, and seeing him in his world was eye-opening. Max was equally surprised by her stubbornness.
21. What articles of clothing do they "borrow" from one another?
Cassie often borrows Ethan's old tee shirts and refuses to give them back. He thinks she looks better in them anyway. Sienna tends to sleep in Max's shirts when he's traveling. She also borrows his old college hoodies when she's chilling at home.
29. How likely are they to have fur babies? How many and what kind?
Cassie wasn't allowed to have pets for the longest time because they would run away. But one day, in the distant future, she'll have Watson (who technically belongs to her children). You can read about that here.
Max gets Sienna a Westie for her birthday, which she named Bailey. I did a text fics/edit about that here. Bailey is the sweetest dog. I haven't decided if they will have more pets. They have four kids and busy careers/lives. But I hc that Amelia (the third child) likes animals and will convince her parents to get her a cat.
33. What is their sex life like?
I've answered a few asks about this, so I'm linking the main post here about both pairing's sex life.
35. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.
It's so hard to pick one song! My mind is blanking now, so here's a post about their songs.
These are the songs I listen to the most to put me in the mood for their relationship when I'm writing their fics:
Ethan & Cassie:
Labyrinth - Taylor Swift
Sanctuary - Serena Ryder
The Only One - James Blunt
Maxenna:
Me and You - Jake Bugg
Eyes on You - Chase Rice
Unforgettable - Thomas Rhett
Thanks for the ask!
Character Asks: @bluebelle08 @cariantha @crazy-loca-blog @coffeeheartaddict2 @lucy-268 @jerzwriter @lady-calypso @quixoticdreamer16 @rookiemartin @tessa-liam @trappedinfanfiction
#ask and answered#otp asks#open heart#ethan ramsey#ethan ramsey x cassie valentine#sienna trinh#sienna trinh x max valentine
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i am now compelled to make my account useful again. So have some apocalypse bitches that I love so goddamn much.
*SHARP INHALE*
Starting with:
VANQUISH they/them
° the most responsible of the crew, but also the snobbiest.
° arrogant af! Talk shit, get hit. (With an execution axe)
° judgmental (fitting for a corrupt judge)
° they run a little kangaroo court, where they see the jury and the prosecutors as little marionettes they can play with for their little sick, twisted, and unfair puppet show.
ILLNESS he/him
°feeshy 💚💜💚
°likes to sing, uses it to lure ppl in.
°plays the role of an "angel of mercy" (for those who don't know, that's a type of serial killer who kills people under their care who are very ill and are suffering from their illness, even if they can still be healed) except here, he's not actually sympathetic for you at all :)
° the tallest of the harebringers, and the most plump.
°makes his own special plagues himself. The one he's carrying rn doesn't have a name just yet, but it's his favorite by far.
°DON'T let those droopy eyes and soft voice fool you, he can lose his temper at the drop of a hat.
°Can and will cry. Like, a lot.
°has his own diseases himself,but he's pretty immune.
°has pollen allergies.
HATRED she/it
°ANT LADY
°likes spreading rumors about ppl she finds "problamatic"
°will fight you with her bare hands if she finds you a nuisance
°her braid makes her explode like a bomb, but it doesn't hurt or kill her. (Not like any of them CAN die anyhow)
°axe crazy arsonist
°don't say shit bout her shit plzdontyouwilldiehorriblypleasedon-
WILT he/him
°can sap any energy from plants and crops for himself, yet he is unable to gain weight... Especially with how much he takes. (Daym)
°his ragdoll look is supposed to be some sort of irony, he's a toy himself, yet he sees the people around him as toys for himself.
°speaking of, he uses his ragdoll appearance to manipulate children into thinking he's a doll their parents secretly threw away years ago. (He usually does this to 4-9 year olds)
°he also manipulates authority figures and law makers into raising the prices of food and bevrages.
°like the others, his short tempered side comes to light when things don't go his way, but out of all of them, his tantrums are the most destructive.
°he's a bit insecure about his lazy right eye. (His right)
DECAY she/her
°gives souls who died in the hands of the others a little comfort before spiriting them away.
°LOVES animals! Especially cats and crows.
°Despite her being all sweet n cute n stuff, she also has a reputation of goading people into suicide at times.
°illness and hatred are VERY protective over her (they aren't her parents, they all treat each other like siblings) make her cry, see what happens. :)
°she complains about headaches alot. But she refuses to remove the knife from her head, she calls it her "good luck charm"
° can turn into a crow herself.
WORMWOOD he/them
°leader of the harbringers
° technically the harebringer of havoc?
° HAHAHA HOW ARW YOU THAT SHORT-
° he's kinda scary despite his tiny stature...
°heard some of yall like those stained glass angel wings, SAY NO MORE!
°one of the "cavern angels" which are basically evil angels that are like that naturally and haven't been cast aside like fallen angels.
° birch tree, worm, get it??? Ha! Haha, ha... I'm not funny :(
°BE AFRAID!
Height comparison!
congratulations on getting thus far! Have some lore as a reward!
So basically, wormwood was always very lonely, so he made these guys out of calamity energy, he also bosses them around quite a bit, so sometimes, they sneak off and do their own thing. (Usually ends in them getting in trouble) wormwood was feeling generous one day, and decides to conquer an island for his harebringers to rule over their own piece of land and make it to their liking! The harebringers had a fuckin field day with this, and used this as an advantage to leech off the residents' sufferings. So now, it's up to Elpis to save the residents and end wormwood's schemes once again. (I'll give y'all Elpis later tho, I'm still working on her)
That's everything, thanks for listening to me ramble about my children.🩷
TL;DR art of the 5 harebringers in my version along side wormwood! Including vanquish, illness, hatred, wilt and decay.
#horsemen of the apocalypse#Conquest horsemen#War horseman#Famine horseman#Pestilence horseman#Death horseman#wormwood#oc art#art dump#BK rambles
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What are your favorite superstitions for the wardens? Like are there things people go to appease, track, communicate, keep away or just generally communicate with the wardens? X I think you made a fanfic talking about the different superstitions and I absolutely loved it x I love a good bit of world building x
I also love a bit of worldbuilding! So in order to try and keep this somewhere in the realm of brevity, I'm going to try and limit myself to one superstition per warden
The Queen of the Clouds: It's considered bad luck to wear a feather cloak, regardless of how you obtained the feathers, because the Queen might send you a storm. It varies from place to place whether she sends the storm as punishment, or she mistakes you for one of her birds and is trying to send you wind.
Lady Midnight: I'm breaking my rule already and including 2. Since the night sky is her hair, people leave spindles out on the night of the new moon when her eye is closed, hoping to tangle her in it. Some do it to try and get night itself to weave into glamours, and some do it to gain her attention, because she'll come down and untangle it. There's a related superstition that if she gives you a star (or you find one) it's a wish you can redeem any time by tossing it back into the sky.
Her High Lady Noon: While technically unreachable, and long since forgotten by living memory, some piece of her persists in old superstition. People still try and catch the sun in games of cat's cradle and other string games to stall winter's approach. But then again, almost no one is old enough to remember how to play the game right.
The Spring Lineage: Finding spring's a hard task, but if you run into the Spring Lineage you're not supposed to ask for your future, because they'll lie if you ask, but if they tell you unprompted it's the truth. (Whether this superstition is accurate is an entirely different matter.)
Madame Summer: A message can be sent to Madame Summer by putting it in a cracked bottle and sending it off to sea. When Sailors are shipwrecked and they send out a message in a bottle, they include a plea to Madame Summer incase the bottle becomes damaged, so that it still has a chance of reaching someone.
Enoch: There are cults that have, and some that still do, make human sacrifices to Enoch.
The Beast: People who want to ward off the Beast put apples in their windows. This one's part of an incredibly convoluted worldbuilding exercise I'm still working on that has to do with the Beast's relationship to apples, but the gist of it is: The Beast is a thing of the wilderness, he doesn't really venture into towns or cities, he sticks to the forest. Orchards are not really forests and they're not really civilization, but the Beast finds the fact that mortals cut down trees to plant new trees in neat even rows, taming nature infuriating, and considers orchards as civilized as he would a village, and so he doesn't hunt in them. This led to a realization that he would stop pursuing if a victim made it to an orchard (the same way he would stop pursuing at the edge of a town). Mortals being mortals misunderstood why he wouldn't chase them further, and eventually drew up a superstition that for some reason, the Beast could be repelled by apples.
#My favorite superstitions I've written are both about the beast#the one about the narrow doors and the one about swearing on his antlers#otgw#over the garden wall
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Tag game: Tour my bookshelf!
Thanks for the tag, @hirazuki
An estimate of how many physical books I own: I feel really behind as over the years and moving around I haven't held on to a lot of the books I had once had. At the moment my collection is of roughly 75 books (lost count when my cat wanted to be picked up) including reference books, 36 light novels, 132 manga volumes 11 of which are omnibuses (3-in-1 kind)
Favourite author: That's not actually an easy question for me mostly because I don't pick favourites when it comes to authors, I like different ones for different things. Like I love MXTX for fucked up relationships and situations. And I like the way Tasha Suri and Samantha Shannon describe food in their works The Burning Kingdoms trilogy and The Priory of the Orange Tree. That being said I haven't even tried MXTX's first novel, nor am I clamouring to grab Tasha Suri or Samantha Shannon's other novels, admittedly I am waiting for the prequel follow up to The Priory of the Orange Tree to release in paperback, and Tasha Suri is doing a Doctor Who novel and I'm mildly tempted to check that out, but that's more so the Doctor Who angle.
A popular book I've never read and never intend to read: Honest probably most YA that I didn't read as a kid, I gave an exception to Iron Widow just because I like the author and the youtube content they produced and the concept of imagining the rise to power of the first empress of China as a young woman dealing with some type of alien/monster invasion sounded neat. Another I would say is the first novel from MXTX. There are some tropes from it that sound enjoyable, but I really struggle with the kid eventually growing up and hooking up with his teacher crush for the romance angle. Like I get that because plot technically it shouldn't matter but idk it's just not what I look for when it comes to a romance, yknow?
A popular book I thought was just meh: Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune. He's the type of author I will only buy on sale as paperback. The House on the Cerulean Sea was super charming and fun, this was just, like sterilized handling of death. Idk I just was not a fan of it, plus the romance of it felt quite weak. Honestly Klune vibes like he'd be better off writing for tweens than adults.
Longest book I own: The Priory of the Orange Tree, if it isn't that then it's this dictionary I have specifically for old timey slang that I found while thrifting.
Longest series I own all the books to: Ascendance of a Bookworm is probably just overall the longest even comparing novels, as by the time they finish publishing it it's going to be some 35ish volumes each at least 300 pages (the odd picture probably drops it closer to 290). I'd say Tian Guan Ci Fu but that's mostly because english translations always wind up longer than the original mandarin, i.e. TGCF is only 3 books long in mandarin but getting 8 volumes in english due to length (although, honestly, I have problems with the way they keep constantly copy pasting the same glossary for each novel, could easily trim 30 pages of that and redistribute the overall story to cut out at least two of those volumes.) Inuyasha for manga and I don't even have half of the series.
Prettiest book I own: Maybe it's because I just finished it, but He Who Drowned the World has an absolutely gorgeous cover. The artwork by JungShan is just so pretty and I love the colour choices.
A book or series I wish more people knew about: Among Thieves and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Just a fun medium fantasy duology with the first book being set up and execution of the heist of a highly important magical item that will determine the fates for everyone around the world. The second dealing with the aftermath of that heist and finding out more about where magic comes from in this world.
Book I'm reading now: .......... The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady volume 3. I know how it sounds and honestly it's better than most isekai nowadays at least.
Book that's been on my TBR list for a while but I still haven't got around to it: The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tried The Hobbit in high school right around the time I lost interest in reading, feels like it was mostly a me problem so I figured I'd give them another shot. Just gotta find a very specific copy of Return of the King because I already have the others from that set and I don't wanna mix n match too much.
Do you have any books in a language other than English: I used to have a Japanese pokemon card, does that count? French instruction manuals? No? Then no.
And lastly, paperback, hardcover or ebook? Situational. I like hardcover for certain lengths, but I find once you're nearing 600 pages they become irritating. Hardcover is also dependant on how much I like the author/that series as I'm cheap and I've been burned once by disappointment and not letting it happen again. However I do like that certain manga are getting the hardcover treatment, it looks very classy for some of them, like the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe specials, and the Fullmetal Alchemist recent prints.
Tagging anyone who really wants to talk about their books!
#This response took nearly an hour#most of which was me debating if I wanted to get up to check things and count#I did wind up counting#but not super accurately on some things but it's whatever#I've also just been thrifting tons of new old books for myself#like I just nabbed the handmaid's tale and dracula recently#pride and prejudice and zombies#the book thief#so it keeps growing#I do wonder how large it would be if I didn't have a like 10+ year gap of just not reading#tags to clarify: I don't have all of ascendance of a bookworm yet#just what's translated into english in paperback
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I just realized I wrote myself into a corner, and the only way out was some very in-character hoop jumping on Bailey's part
Don't know if I can explain it well, but:
Bailey gets the armor, and elects to be a hero with her civvie ID a secret. She has family she wants to keep safe and far away from this danger. Niblings who deserve to grow up living normal lives and not having a crisis about being part space-alien and free of the responsibility that acknowledging their superpowers would give them.
The armor is reported lost, and likely stolen after the fight at the end of Takeoff (I'm working on it, I promise) wrecks the museum.
Bailey is now running around as Golden Eagle, helping old ladies cross the street, saving kittens from trees, and foiling the occasional Rogue's plot when she gets the chance. (You can't swing a cat without hitting a speedster in Central-Keystone. Not a lot of space to do the hero thing...)
Unfortunately for Bailey, she's forgotten one loose end. Nightwing had offered to help figure out this mystery, via a "contact" he was enlisting.
So now a new superhero shows up on the scene, in armor that seems awful close to Bailey's descriptions of the missing museum piece. Dick has seen connect-the-dots pictures on cereal boxes that were less obvious than this. But... There's always room for an incorrect assumption, as he's learned. And what would he even say? "Hi, I know your secret identity?" No! He has to be subtle about this.
Bailey is grinning like an idiot in the face of victory, when Nightwing melts out of the shadows like the weirdly attractive vampire he is and scares the daylights out of her. And then he's questioning her about the armor, where she got it, when she got it, does she know about the recent events in Keystone...
Bailey panics. I can't tell him the truth! The more people who know about Bailey Adler, the more danger my folks could be in. Besides, what if he thinks he has to reciprocate? That's way too much trust and responsibility, he doesn't know me, I don't know him, nope, no way, time to lie my ass off. Sort of.
The armor is hers. (Technically true!) She decided Earth was a decent place to live during the Thanagarian Invasion and decided to stay. (Also true! It just implies a Big Fucking Lie!) She's been quiet until now because... none of your business?? Why do you want to know her personal life?? She has to leave now for totally non-suspicious reasons that don't have anything to do with anything. Goodbye and good day, sir!
...Lying to him would be so much easier if her brain worked properly when he was around. Stupid charming jerk with his stupid pretty hair and stupid fucking smile... Ugh.
Dick, a little relieved by the fact that she has some kind of cover story and/or improv skills even if he doesn't understand where this sudden hostility came from, decides to try and have her defend from the other direction as well. He shows up at her apartment in Keystone with everything he can find on this new hero, the armor, Thanagar, and Andrew Fell.
Bailey tries to kick him out because she still can't stand Richard Fucking Grayson, but relents when he points out that he crossed half a continent on the request of their "mutual friend" -- not Wally, the other guy -- and gives him the space of a cup of coffee to make his elevator pitch.
And suddenly (because like hell is this jackass gonna figure out her secret identity) Bailey has to start insisting that there's no connection between Thanagar and her family, the necklace and the armor were a funky coincidence, such a shame it was stolen after the museum exploded -- no, no, it didn't look anything like the armor the lady in the photos is wearing, something was clearly lost in the game of telephone, oh look your coffee is empty time to get out of my house forever goodbye now!
...Dick conveniently "forgets" the file on Fell as she scoops up his papers and shoves him out the door. He does want to help, even if she doesn't want to let him, and damn it all... It's been awhile since he's gotten under someone's skin like this without actual violence being involved. She's... kinda fun to annoy...
#chasing rabbits#maybe i can sleep now? maybe?#ship tag: birds of paradise#bailey adler (oc)#he knows but she doesn't know he knows and he can't let her know that he knows bc trust and secrets are clearly very important to her#oh this is gonna be a fun little love square to write
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Some recent 🅱️loodborne ideas notes reflecting my internal creative workings:
1) I was drawing Yurie with dark hair and only later learned her data has blonde hair, plus her name is correctly translated as Julie ( x ), so that kept bothering me... But honestly? Despite blonde color, she is bald, so like... What if I call it that she IS blonde but got early balding (like Patches xd), but was self-conscious and wearing a wig that just happens to be dark. I already was drawing her with different hairstyle every time as a gag, so like... This honestly wrote itself and makes too much sense ;-; gfjhjvhj
2) I decided I will actually split Caryll into two characters - one is this very smart scholar guy that created the alphabet for sounds of Great Ones, and another is the witch from Hemwick that invented the tool that burns runes in the mind and thus was honored by Old Hunters as statue in workshop and explored dungeons! They worked together as the witch got surgery to put literal eyes on her brain to listen to more sounds - while Caryll was writing them down and making sense of them! The fact that Hunter can learn a rune by killing someone or standing next to Adeline during her insight or something tells me being close to who perceives the sound could make you hear (see?) it too! I think even though Caryll is also a mistranslation and character's name is Karel (explicitly male name), giving him the Caryll works better as I opt out for localized names too. But I could name the witch Carolee - a variant of name Caryll (not name Karel!) that still avoids the confusion. Funny enough - 'runesmith' is ALSO a mistranslation, as Karel is actually 'transcriptor' in Japanese original. But runesmith fits her better, meanwhile transcriptor fits him better! Yeah, what else can I say except...
3) Gratia note! In real world, gigantism only effects males, and in Bloodborne lore we also notice that Pthumerians have gigantic variants... only found within male enemies. I also already safely assumed pthumerians and humans can mix (like vilebloods and BB Patches are easily mixed species), so this 'gene' might persist here too. Okay lets smoke harder - within the canon, particularly RED type of ginger hair is only shown in Gratia and females of Cainhurst, and if Lost Giant Children (known as 'abandoned at birth' in internal files) having whiplash scars on their backs means anything - this 'gene' could be considered a birth defect back I'm pthumerians and now vilebloods too. Gratia might be not just soulsbornishly tall - she might be 'giant'! Very strong and hulking but dimwitted (legit word used in Japanese). So basically, being born a woman with this anomaly is a miracle comparable with male calico cats (that are technically intersexual, and alas can't breed). So uh... Intersexual Gratia, anyone? Alas, most likely orphaned by Cainhurst.
4) I think I smoked THE strangest idea for Amelia's second parent and that came from NOwhere o_o But I mentioned that I think the white church woman at Surgery Altar was her mother? Okay like... I can't quite explain it, it wrote itself, but father could be Logarius. It just came to me on its own without any logical chain, by intuition, but after I looked at how I designed Amelia it made sense and I HATE it gdjjgjhh Vasylissa (the white church hunter lady) basically more or less used him specifically to get pregnant, as he appeared 'not TOO repulsive' in her eyes back then as just an intriguing local Evil!Ludwig rambling weird shit and being brutal hunter, nor she really wanted/planned to tie her life with a man in familial way. Raising the child with a (future) wife, on the other hand.... He was good for ensuring lack of lasting emotional attachment on his side as well, her concern was 'very good health for the baby' at most - she certainly didn't plan to die early and leave Amelia orphaned, though... Also for basically everyone else father is not known - nobody would believe Vasylissa as 'stop trying to dirty a HOLY man's name, he is ABOVE things like sex! >:(' .Granted, she didn't really want to talk about THAT herself either.
5) Izzy I wrote as a female character originally, much later learning she has male name originally too (variant of George basically). I still haven't decided whether to just change the character to be a feminine man, to have an intersexual parents named a male name thinking she was a boy for not having much medical knowledge, or to roll with 'well mom/dad wanted a boy and thus raised me as one'. I will see which one of the three works better as time goes by, but the latter probably flows the best - let's me not change much, and gives cathartic value to her 'at last' using silly ribbons and flowers and other feminine things like she was denied, even if she is an adult and looks like a brute from violent past and wrestling too many bears with her bare hands. XD Last option just... explains my design of her that was created intuitively - a strong, big, scarred woman but with even childish feminine accessories! Looks like interesting psychological situation - and that design came randomly! In either case after beasthood insight arc the character uses he and she interchangeably! But bottom line, I decided against the option of using the fake name that stuck, it just feels better if her name is her name! Plus Patches already grabbed the 'using a nickname that stuck' card. Nobody calls their child PATCHES fhhhghnkg
#use later#notes#ASS you can see ive been fixing some plot holes and turns out some things were working out all along#i am always right even when i make a mistake!!!!!!
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Tag Game To Better Know You!
Tagged by the lovely and talented @lady--lisa (So sorry for taking so long! I didn't forget! I just couldn't figure out a way to copy all the questions easily on mobile)
If you saw the first version of this no u didnt
What book are you currently reading?
I'm halfway through Anne of Avolea by L.M Montgomery and a few chapters into the Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I really should read more, I used to devour books back when I was a kid, but the library I volunteer at is based on community requests so its almost entirely formulaic ghostwritten thrillers (curse you James Pattison). If anyone has book recommendations let me know!
What’s your favourite movie you saw in theatres this year?
I think the only movie I saw was the new Top Gun, which I only watched because my mum loves the original and we went for her birthday. I wouldn't say its fantastic, but I did end up infodumping to my friends about propaganda and pop culture.
What do you usually wear?
Usually loose jeans or other sturdy pants and some variety of print t-shirt with my red flannel. Anxiety kind of made it into my uni uniform, I never thought I'd miss my high school uniform that much. When I'm at home I'm usually wearing shorts and an old singlet that I got in grade 8 or something. Winter means I get to wear big jumpers! I have this horrifically ugly one on it that says New Zealand with a red kiwi on it, I adore it. If I'm reaching out of my miniscule comfort zone I'll wear a funky button up or a more form fitting shirt, I've always dressed quite modestly (although not entirely by choice) and this year I cut my hair off and started to explore my masculinity and being openly and visibly queer. I pretty much only wear natural fibres and very practial/sensory friendly clothing, so most of my clothes are made to last and will be repaired until I deign them unwearable.
Fun fact, I used to actually dress in a style I'd say is somewhere between classic lolita and cottagecore, lots of pinafores and frilly shirts and ribbons. Next year I'd like to step out of my comfort zone and dress in any way that sparks joy, maybe experiment with makeup, different styles or more revealing clothing (ooh a shoulder, scandalous).
How tall are you?
I'm actually not quite sure, between 165cm and 170cm I think (5'5" to 5'7")
What’s your Star Sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event?
Gemini
Do you go by your name or a nick-name?
I introduce myself with my name but with hopes that I'll get a nickname, I've always wanted one.
Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?
I'm still in uni but by a technicality yes? I wanted to be a scientist but came to dislike science in high school, but now I'm doing archeology (and history) through an arts degree but I could do it through a science degree. I did really enjoy digging in the dirt as a child, so I think little me would be happy about that, even if i was more into paleontology.
Are you in a relationship? If not, who is your crush if you have one?
No. I do have a bit of a crush on my best friend, who I turned down a year ago because I'm the stupidest person alive and can't tell the difference between friendship feelings and romantic feelings.
What’s something you’re good at vs. something you’re bad at?
I'm good with precision and detail orientated things. I love knitting and I've picked up archery and bread making recently. Its actually why I got into archaeology, I wanted to work in restoration and conservation.
I'm bad at remembering to do stuff. It's the ADHD man. Assessments? whoops. Consistent meals? Forgot. Cleaning? sorry not happening
Dogs or cats?
Dogs, I've never had a cat and don't really know how they work.
If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favourite picture/favourite line/favourite etc. from something you created this year?
I knitted my best friend some lovely socks, they're my first pair of socks and my second time doing fair isle.
What’s something you would like to create content for?
Look I know this means fandom but I have to start planning for what I'm putting in the show next year, it's only 6 months away. I'd love to do some more sewing, maybe make a gunne sax style dress (provided my anxiety will let me wear it out of the house) and I want to find something technically challenging for knitting, maybe lacework? Send me knitting/crafting inspo. I was thinking of maybe picking up counted thread embroidery too (yes I hate myself).
What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?
Star Wars. I've got brain worms about it. I've been microwaving it for months. Its been on my mind constantly, yet I have no thoughts. I'm forcing all of my friends to watch it. I'm rewatching all of it. I know nothing but also everything. I'm being excessively autistic about a background character wearing a cable knit jumper.
Good thing is that it makes conversation with men under 25 incredibly easy. I've made industry connections over a conversation about Lego Star Wars.
What’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?
Uhhhhhh. My uni's archaeology society? The history society raised my standards high, they do a lot of fun events, whereas the archaeology one is useful but a lot more industry training and connections focused instead of having regular pizza and power-point nights like the history one.
What’s a hidden talent of yours?
Hmm. I'm not too sure. I can flip an egg without using anything other than the pan, does that count? Like just wiggle, wiggle, throw it up in the air and catch it.
Are you religious?
Catholic but in a cool and funky queer way
What’s something you wish to have at this moment?
A concrete plan of what the hell I'm doing and how to do it. A solution to my joint pain?
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