#also I think the witches should have transformations too!! I don't remember if it was a thing in the show but we can pretend hehe

[part-time-pixie]

Miraculous ✧ Winx AU ✧

💛 Fairy Chloé & Witch Zoé 🖤

I'm still not sure about their powers, but I'll try to think of something soon 😂

#au: winx #ml winx au #I wanted to add pixie pollen to this but I didn't like how her design turned out so I will try again another time #also I think the witches should have transformations too!! I don't remember if it was a thing in the show but we can pretend hehe #so this is Zoe's witch transformation outfit #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #miraculous fanart #miraculous au #miraculous chloe #miraculous zoe #chloe burgeois #zoe lee #🌸

[catierambles]

Blood Curse Ch.1 (?)

Pairing: Walter Marshall x Melody Cartwright (OFC)

(possibly also Sy x Melody and August x Melody I haven't decided yet. I also don't know if this is going to go anywhere so temper your expectations)

Walter walked down the hall from his office, paper cup of coffee in his hand. Getting called into the Captains office first thing should have worried him, but he was too tired for that. Knocking on the door once to announce his arrival, he pushed open the door, his eyes immediately going to the woman sitting across from the Captain. She had long, curly dark hair gathered in a thick braid down her back which was to him as she sat in the chair.

"Lieutenant." His Captain said, "Thanks for coming to see me this early."

"Of course." He said, "Everything all right?"

"Absolutely." He said, "I'm calling in the senior officers for a one on one meeting before making a general announcement. Walter, this is ADA Melody Cartwright, she's our new liaison with the District Attorney's office." She stood at that, turning to face him, and he was momentarily struck by the purity of her blue eyes.

"What happened to Frank?" Walter asked, turning his attention back to the Captain.

"Frank retired, Ms. Cartwright transferred from Port City to fill the vacancy. She was the DA's liaison to Organized Crime there." His Captain said and he looked at her again.

"It's nice to meet you, Lieutenant." She said, extending her hand with a professional smile. Reaching out, he took it, but as his skin touched hers, a small buzz went through his palm and there was a enraged snarling in the back of his mind. She must have felt it too, a flicker of confusion crossing over her features before she pulled her hand away, shaking it slightly.

"How long did you work with Organized Crime?" Walter asked.

"Five years, before that I was a Prosecutor who worked with anyone who needed me." She said, clenching and unclenching her hand.

"Something wrong with your hand?" He asked but she shook her head.

"Must be dry in here, you shocked me pretty good."

"That's just my electric personality." Walter said and she snorted, a small smile pulling at her lips.

"That was terrible."

"I know, I'm sorry." The snarling in his mind was getting louder and he felt the muscles between his shoulders stiffen. "Is that all, Captain?"

"Yeah, Walter, that's it." His Captain said.

"It was nice meeting you, Melody." He said and she gave him another small smile.

"You as well, Walter." She said and he left the office, heading to his own and closing and locking the door when he was inside. His heart was pounding, his muscles spasming, and he sat down heavily in his chair, breathing through the urge. There was only one reason why his Beast would be reacting the way it was, and it made sense given her surname.

She was a Cartwright witch, a line whose progenitor had cursed his to transform into a ravening beast on the full moon. His ancestor had deserved it, but the curse made it all the way down to him and his male relatives, and only the males. Due to this, it had passed over his daughter from a previous marriage, thankfully. Angie despised him enough. Punching a number into his desk phone with a slightly shaking hand, he put it on speaker and it rang for a bit.

“Sy.”

“Derek.” His voice was tense, the mans name said through gritted teeth.

“The fuck happened?”

“Cartwright witch.” He said simply and he gave a sigh.

“Fuck, man. Breathe. She do anythin’?”

“New ADA.” He said, “It reacted to her. Don’t think she knows.”

“Walt, man, you gotta breathe. You can’t go shiftin’ in the middle of the station, it’d be a bloodbath.”

“I know.”

“You ever run into one before?” Sy asked and Walter shook his head but then remembered the other man couldn’t see him.

“No.” He said.

“What makes you think she’s in the dark about it?”

“The fact that she didn’t try to kill me the moment she saw me?”

“That’d do it.” Sy said and there was a knock on his office door.

“Lieutenant Marshall? It’s Melody. Are you—are you okay?”

“Fuck, that her?” Sy asked.

“Yeah.”

“She must be feelin’ your Beast tryin’ to push to the surface.” He said, “Get rid of her.”

“I’m fine, Melody!” He called back, but he knew he sounded anything but.

“Lieutenant Marsh—Walter, I know we just met but...I can tell you’re not. Can I come in?”

“No!” He snapped, a growl to his voice.

“Walter, breathe.” Sy said, “Get her away from your door, she’s makin’ it worse.”

“I’m—I’m fine, Melody.” He said, carefully controlling his voice, even as the snarling in his head grew louder, “Just a bit of a headache.” There was silence on the other side of the door before the lock clicked back on it’s own and she pushed into the office.

“Sorry, I picked the lock, I—” She was cut off as he crossed the room, pushing her against the wall and making the shelves clatter. Her fear spiked in the air and he resisted the urge to wrap his hands around her throat and squeeze.

“Breathe, Walter!” Sy said through the speaker, his tone urgent. “Fuck! I’m on my way over to the station! Don’t do anythin’!”

“No!” He snapped back. If he was having this reaction, Sy would only throw gasoline on the fire. Her hands pressed to his chest to put some distance between them and a shock went through him, making him jerk. The snarling turned into a roar and he felt the bones of his hands start to pop and shift.

“Easy.” She whispered, her hands sliding over his chest through his sweater. “Breathe, Walter.” Taking his hand, she pressed it to her own chest, taking deep measured breaths. “With me. Breathe with me.” He could tear out her heart, it would be easy, simple, let the change come, rip through skin and bone. Feast on it while it was still warm and beating. Let her blood coat his fur, hot and thick. “Walter.” The roaring cut off, the crashing silence making him flinch. “Breathe.” She pulled him into her arms, tucking his face into her neck and he breathed. His hands slid over her suit jacket and he breathed. His arms moved to encircle her waist and he breathed.

“How did you—how did you do that?” He asked, his voice thick.

“I don’t know.” She admitted, “But I could feel...something building inside me and it just...came out. Now, you want to tell me what that was, exactly? You looked like you were going to tear me apart."

"Why didn't you run?"

"You would have chased me." He would have chased her. He would have hunted her.

"You don't know?"

"Know what?"

"About your family?"

"I don’t talk to my family."

"The Cartwrights?"

"Stevens. Cartwright is my birth surname, legally changed it back when I turned eighteen. Parents died when I was little, spent some time in the system before I was adopted. To say my adoptive family wasn’t the best would be an understatement so I went no contact."

"Walt?" He had forgotten all about Sy on the phone.

"I'm here." He said, his face still buried in the curve of her neck. "I'm fine. She made it quiet."

"They gave it to us, they can control it. If, ya know, it doesn't kill'em before they get the chance." Sy said.

"Walter?" Melody asked, and she tried to pull back, but his arms tightened around her, keeping her still as he pressed his face further into her neck.

"You made it quiet." He said, the low growling that was a constant in the back of his mind since his first shift utterly silent. Sy had turned it into white noise, ignoring it. August listened to it, giving into it more than they did. "You make it quiet."

#henry cavill #captain syverson #walter marshall #august walker #blood curse

[tealeafgrimm]

Wrongly Accused

Fred Weasley x Reader

Words: 1.1k

Summary: You didn't like him. And for a good reason. At least that's what you thought. But as it turns out, the reason for your quarrel is not his fault at all.

A/N: I am so sorry! I'm very stressed with my job at the moment and just can't find enough time to write. I really want to get back to my schedule, but for now I think I'll just post whenever I can. So please bear with me. I hope you still enjoy this one-shot.

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That was just your luck. Of all people, you had to work with HIM. Of all the people in the class, he was the one. You didn't know whether to laugh hysterically or cry. If you hadn't been completely wrong, you could have sworn that Professor McGonagall had even smiled slightly when she had read out your names. The old witch knew exactly what she had done. You were sure of that.

While the whole school (apart from maybe the Slytherins) loved the Weasley twins, you were at war with them. Well, actually, only with Fred Weasley. Since your first year at Hogwarts, you couldn't stand each other and you always clashed. And he was the one you were supposed to be with, preparing your transformation project? You would have been better off with Moaning Myrtle. You'd have been able to stand her better than Fred Weasley's face.

And Fred, too, was thunderstruck at the mention of your name as his project partner. While his twin brother laughed, Fred gave you a scathing look, which you were only too happy to return.

"Now that the groups have been divided, please get together to discuss the next steps. Remember, the grade of the project is one third of the final mark. Therefore, I advise you to make an effort. Transformation classes will be cancelled for the next three weeks so that you can use the time to complete your project. If you have any questions or problems, please see me in my office hours," Professor McGonagall announced, before gesturing for you to get together in your respective partner groups.

Neither Fred nor you moved. Only when Angelina Johnson hinted to Fred that she needed his space to work with George did he reluctantly stand up. Inwardly you grinned that he had to make the first move. Your pride wouldn't have allowed it. With an expression on his face as if he had been told he was to spend the next three weeks alone with Professor Snape, he dropped into the chair beside you without saying a word.

There was an unsettling silence between you before you decided to say something.

"Okay, listen Weasley. I know you don't care about your grade. But I do. And I'm not going to let your incompetence get me a bad grade at the end of the semester, understand? So, if you still want to enjoy your life, I suggest you follow my rules and at least use your remaining brain cells on this project."

"And why should I do that?" asked Fred, annoyed, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"Because you don't want to know what happens if you don't. I'll meet you in that empty classroom on the third floor during normal hours, understand?"

"Like I'm scared of you," he laughed maliciously, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, I never said anything about being scared. But I happen to know all those secret passages you always use. And it really would be a shame if the teachers knew about them, wouldn't it. And I also know that the little 'accident' the Slytherins had last week wasn't Peeves' fault. Maybe I should clear that up sometime too," you hissed at him. With satisfaction, you could see the colour drain from Fred's face.

“You wouldn’t”, Fred hissed. “Try me and find out”, you shrugged your shoulders, clearing your desk, ready to leave the classroom. “Don’t be late Weasley.”

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You didn't know how you had survived the next few days without being at each other's throats. But with each day your emotions bubbled more and more.

After barely a week, you finally had enough.

"Say that again and I swear to you Weasley, you'll wish you'd never been born!"

"Sitting here with you makes me wish that all the time!"

"You're such an ignorant idiot do you know that? Life is not just a joke!" Your voice was getting louder and louder and you could hear the vein at your temple throbbing.

"And you're obnoxious! Do you even have friends at this school? I don't think anyone likes you anyway!"

"I have friends! Imagine being friends with people without constantly doing something at someone else's expense!"

"You're one to talk! You're always up in my business!"

"Well, YOU deserve it! After all, you started it!"

For a few seconds Fred looked at you in amazement before exploding.

"I started it? You're just way too sensitive. How vindictive are you? Just because I threw food at you once when I wanted to hit Lee?!"

Now you were speechless. Perplexed, you looked at Fred.

"What are you talking about?" Your voice took on a normal pitch.

"Well, the first year Halloween feast? George and I wanted to start a food fight. I wanted to throw mashed potatoes at Lee, you leaned forward over the table and I hit you right in the face?"

You remembered the situation that you hadn't thought about it in ages and began to laug out loud.

"I haven't thought about that at all!", you snorted as Fred looked at you open-mouthed.

"I don't understand. I thought that was the reason we were fighting?", he finally asks as you wiped away a tear from the corner of your eye.

"What, I wouldn't have been mad about that! I'm all about that Potions lesson where you deliberately threw that stinky tincture at me that made me come out with pustules all over my face!"

Now it was Fred who started laughing.

"Oh, you think that's funny huh?" you asked angrily. You had spent hours in the hospital wing before Madame Pomfrey could make the painful pustules disappear.

"That wasn't me! That was George!", Fred finally replied, trying to suppress another laugh.

"That wasn't you at all? It's still not funny!

"I'm sorry, you're right. I just can't believe that all this time we thought the origin of everything was two completely different things. And in the end, I wasn't even involved. And just so you know, George felt awful afterwards, he just thought your hair was changing colour. He wanted to apologise but he didn't know what to say."

For a while you sat next to each other without saying anything. Finally Fred held out his hand to you. Wonderingly you looked at him.

"Well, I guess now that we know that I never actually did anything to you, we can bury the war hatchet, can't we?" he asked and winked at you.

"Hmm, I don't know, depends a bit on how the mark turns out for our project," you replied, smiling at him before returning his handshake.

"I still think you're taking the whole grade thing too seriously. Maybe we should just..." But before he could finish his sentence, you raised your hand to silence him.

"Don't finish that sentence Weasley. You may not have done anything then, but that doesn't mean I can't change my mind. So get to work and you're not dismissed until we finish the assignments."

#fred weasley one shot #fred weasley fic #fred weasley fanfiction #fred weasley #fred weasely x y/n #fred weasly x reader #fred weasley x you #george weasley #harry potter series #harry potter fanfiction #harry potter #reader insert #harry potter oneshot #one shot

[phantombanquet]

Main Story: Diasomnia Book Chapter 6 Episode 7-88: Difficult Transport! (Translation)

Episode 7-88-1

⚠️ Major Diasomnia spoilers! Proceed with caution.

Location: Land of Briar - Land near Castle

Grim: Funyaarh... Where's this place?

Sebek: This scenery... There is no doubt to it.

This is the place where we were swallowed by the “darkness”! We've returned!

Silver: Where are father and the others?

Sebek: He was supposed to be heading towards the dark forest...

Silver: !! Everyone, look at the ground. These are marks of iron shoes!

Father and the others are in danger. LET'S CHASE AFTER THEM QUICKLY!!

Iron Ones A: W-What is this power!

Iron Ones B: If the magicians had not kept the flames out, we would have been entirely roasted by now.....!

Knight of Dawn: Don't let your guard down! You'll be trampled on!

Mallenoa (Dragon): ROAARRRR—!!!!

Iron Ones C: DON'T GIVE THE WITCH ANY TIME TO REST! GO, GO——!!

Iron Ones: ARGHHHH!!!

Sebek: Ahh...... Mallenoa-sama!

Grim: Sebek, quit messin’ around!

If I remember correctly, we can't be too separated from the owner of the dream! We’ll lose Lilia if we don't do somethin’!

Sebek: You don't have to tell me! But even though I know it's just a dream…… Damn it!

[Choice 1] Yuu: I know it's tough, but we have to go.

[Choice 2] Yuu: Even if we turn back here now, it won't change the past.

Silver: ……Yeah. Let's hurry before the rain washes away their footprints!

Location: Land of Briar - Vicinity of Castle

Grim: Funyaargh~! The rain keeps on gettin’ heavier and heavier!

Sebek: The road is getting muddy and the sun is already setting…… You guys better hurry up! We'll lose track of their footprints!

Grim: Stop sayin’ nonsense! I can't run any faster than this!

Sebek, can't ya use the magic you used when you were looking for Silver earlier?

It went BABABAT! While it was shining and moving real quick.

Sebek: Are you talking about “Living Bolt”?

Silver: I also saw that magic for the first time. Since when did you learn your Unique Magic?

Sebek: When you entered Night Raven College, I was training all by myself in Briar Valley……

I seized the opportunity to continue my great efforts to immediately respond to the Young Lord's needs, in case of an emergency.

However… It is still far from being ‘mastered’.

It is a magic that transforms one’s body into lightning for movement and attack. But……

Since I still lack the skill needed, it leaves my body a bit damaged for a little while once I use it.

It was fortunate enough that my opponent earlier was a half-asleep Silver, but if it was an enemy, they would not wait for the damage to heal.

Even if I used that magic now to catch up with Lilia-sama and the others, I would have become a burden.

Actually, I was never really planning to use it in public.

I never thought I would have to use it to wake up the sleepyhead, Silver, of all people……

Silver: That is…… I’m sorry. But, it's a Unique Magic that’s just like you.

Sebek: Hm. (whispering) …I’m within a dream, but I guess it’s still fine to make a big deal out of it…… Jeez……

Silver: There is something I have been thinking about since we crossed Father’s dream.

Even if this is a dream shown to us through the magic of Malleus-sama—

I wonder why there were so many painful things that happened.

[Choice 1] Yuu: Now that you mentioned it…..

[Choice 2] Yuu: It’s been a series of difficult events……

Silver: In the dream that Sebek had, Father and Malleus-sama were going to an off-campus training program together……

According to Malleus-sama’s words, the person themselves is happy.

We should be able to continue seeing convenient dreams.

If that was the case, Father would not have to fight with humans and Malleus-sama’s parents would have still been alive,

We should have been able to see the dream of Briar Valley continuing to survive as a great power.

Sebek: Mhm… You certainly have a point.

Silver: Malleus-sama said he’s monitoring our dreams and that…… He’s governing over our dreams…

If he is aware of our presence, I wouldn't be surprised if he eliminates us right away, like what he did when we were in Sebek’s dream.

Sebek: Hm……

This is merely a prediction, but…

Perhaps Malleus-sama is unable to monitor Lilia-sama’s dream for some reason.

Silver: It’s possible. I wish I could somehow get Father to wake up from his dream to ask for his help……

*sounds of swords clashing*

Everyone: !!

Sebek: The sound of a sword fight!

Silver: It sounds close! Let’s hurry!

TO BE CONTINUED...

personal translator's note: not jp proofread as i hurriedly translated this to help those who do not understand jp. i'm not sure if i can translate the entire episode 7-88 but i will definitely translate up until the part of sebek's new ssr card.

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst translation #diasomnia #diasomnia chapter 6 #silver twst #sebek zigvolt #liila vanrouge #baul zigvolt #malleus draconia #twst grim #twst yuu #diasomnia spoilers #twst spoilers #phantombanquet #phantombanquet twst

[andreal831]

Elijah the enabler

I came across many posts of Elijah and Klaus’ potential suffering in afterlife.

Which is immensely interesting.

TVDU’ afterlife doesn’t make sense, and is left for interpretation.

Going to a deeper Analysis of Elijah- he was an enabler of Klaus. All Elijah ever did was endorse and provoke him.

Explains more of why Elijah hates himself so much. He knows he’s the reason of Klaus’ behaviors from the start. Ex. Wanting to kill Lucien, Klaus held a vote - showing democracy instead of Klaus’ mafia family he created. Elijah wanted to kill Lucien. Making Elijah more willing to Kill out of all his siblings,not for food but because he can. Elijah’s known for lying to himself about “always and forever “ so, Elijah saying it was for Vampiric survival. They were immortal and the world hadn’t become so globalized and interconnected yet, so the fear of witches and their father was probably just an excuse. Lucien was alone, a guy they could’ve compelled not to tell, wouldn’t have told. He wouldn’t even been suspected. As long as the Mikaelsons didn’t too close with Lucien.

Elijah also likes to fix, could Klaus be a mistake of his? And why do you think he likes to fix ? Klaus likes painting because of control,Anakin from star-wars also likes to fix because of control.

If both Elijah and Klaus did go to hell, what do you think they’d be in for ? Hayley found peace and she was a killer , so the bar is low. Mass murder isn’t the reason. Elijah’s selfishness was providing for his family. But he also hated himself, so a self hating selfish guy is where I’m at right now.

I’m not trying to blame Elijah for Klaus being a bad person or the rest of the Mikaelsons’ ,I just came ask what Elijah would be in for.

This a long ask but I'm going to try and answer it as best as I can!

I personally think it's hypocritical that Elijah is often called an enabler by the fandom, but none of the other Mikaelsons are. Yes, Klaus was a monster for a thousand years and Elijah doesn't do much to stop it. We see him attempt to temper Klaus' bloodlust, mostly to avoid being found by Mikael. However, we see Kol and Rebekah actually participate in these acts more than we see Elijah, yet they are rarely called enablers. Sure, Elijah could have done more, and should have, but so should everyone.

I don't really remember any times when Elijah did something to 'provoke' Klaus. Besides falling in love or caring for people outside of Klaus, but that's just shifting the blame to the victim of Klaus' abuse rather than holding Klaus accountable.

I do think Elijah blames himself for not guiding his siblings better and for helping contain Klaus' werewolf side. But again, blaming Elijah just shifts the accountability from Klaus, the one actually doing the bad deeds. Klaus' sob story about losing his werewolf side would have been more compelling if they had shown him actually care about it at any point. To me, it always just looked like he wanted the power of a hybrid so he could be the strongest creature, even over his own siblings. But he never tried to be a part of a pack or even transform after he unlocked it. Klaus used it as an excuse to be a monster and blame Elijah for his actions.

As for Lucien, Elijah knew they had to keep their curse a secret. As we saw with the Hunters, news traveled pretty quickly even back then. Elijah has always had to make the hard decisions to protect his family. We see this as a theme throughout the show and flashbacks. I wouldn't really say the others were less likely to kill since they all murdered an entire family moments before that. Kol even rejoiced in it and Rebekah wanted to keep Lucien as a present. We also hear from Lucien that "monsters" are murdering villagers and Elijah gets upset with his siblings for being so careless, so I don't believe their father was an excuse. Mikael less than a year before this had murdered their entire time and, as they believed at the time, murdered their mother. They also didn't know how to compel yet. Elijah was always the practical sibling, kill one more human to save all of his siblings, and he wouldn't hesitate.

But later, even after becoming friends with Lucien, Klaus was ready to kill Lucien even under a perceived threat. In fact, Elijah stopped him twice (probably a mistake #ripCami). I wouldn't say Elijah was more willing to kill, but rather more practical about his killing. Klaus had no issue murdering anyone (#ripEsther #ripJenna #ripTim #ripCarol #ripIsobel #ripDozensofHybrids #ripPetrovaFamily #ripRandomWomenWhoHadACough). We don't really see Elijah kill unless his family is threatened, but yes, if he perceives a threat against his family, he doesn't hesitate. I'm not saying this is a good thing, but to me, it's at least more noble than killing for power or out of annoyance/boredom.

I'm not sure what you mean about Elijah lying about "always and forever." I assume it's the normal rhetoric about him not holding it for all of his siblings. But the vow was just between Rebekah, him, and Klaus. As a sibling myself, siblings have ones who they are closer to. Elijah, Rebekah, and Klaus always had a closer relationship. After their mother's death, Finn and Kol ran off, leaving them to grieve on their own. And in that grief, they made their vow. No, it wasn't perfect, but Elijah honored it until he died by his brother's side a thousand years later.

Elijah is often criticized for wanting to "fix" Klaus but is also called an enabler. He honestly can't do both. Either he enabled the bad behavior or he was trying to "fix" Klaus from becoming a monster. Elijah watched his siblings lose themselves to bloodlust and hated that he couldn't guide them better (even though that was not his job). Essentially, to the fandom, Elijah can do nothing right. Which is funny because, to the fandom, Klaus can do no wrong. Elijah becomes the scapegoat so people can continue to love a deeply flawed, narcissistic man. Elijah wanted his brother to have redemption. He feared for his brother's soul to the point he damned his soul over and over again to give his brother a chance at redemption. It was never about controlling Klaus, otherwise, he would have pulled rank on him more. It was about reminding Klaus who he was at his core/when he was human.

I don't think TVDU afterlife is how we view it in most modern interpretations. It's not good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell. We see there is some kind of "purgatory" and then "peace," nothing else after Bonnie destroyed Hell and the otherside was destroyed. No, I don't think there was anything Elijah or Klaus (or any of the Mikaelsons) could have done to go to our idea of heaven after everything bad they've done. But my interpretation of TVDU peace, is that it is more of an inner peace. I think Elijah would have had a harder time finding that peace because he did hold himself responsible for his actions whereas Klaus was able to justify a lot of his wrongdoings.

I know in Legacies, it's mentioned that Klaus can't find peace until Hope does (which is super manipulative and terrible of the writers). But it does sort of fit my theory. Klaus didn't regret any death and destruction he caused, but I think he did regret dying and leaving his daughter on her own (because let's face it, it was selfish). So Klaus could find peace once Hope found happiness and he no longer felt guilty for leaving her. Elijah would have a lot more to work through. He has felt guilt for every life, every betrayal, every wrong he has done. But I do think eventually he would be able to get there. He would be able to find inner peace and come to terms with what he's done.

I hope I fully answered your question! Thanks for asking <3

#tvdu #the originals #the mikaelsons #the vampire diaries #tvd #elijah mikealson #klaus mikaelson #rebekah mikaelson #peace

[vigilskeep]

a while back there was mention of dragon age daemon au but i don't remember, did you share your daemon headcanons?

for a very simple au i think that everyone has a daemon except dwarves, who don’t because they don’t have a connection to the fade (sorry guys :( it just makes sense in my heart they can have cool other stuff) and mages’ daemons can do stuff thats creepy to everyone else like witches in hdm. i actually think it would be fun if only mages’ daemons could talk or smth like that. obviously “severing” from your daemon is equivalent to being made tranquil

umm for a more layered au that ties it more deeply into da lore it would be fun to tie it more deeply into the da concept of spirits and demons. like everyone has a spirit but it can transform into a demon; chantry lore says that this is when there’s evil in your heart, but really it can also just be when you need a protector. or something like that. templar lyrium probably cuts them off from their spirits in some way which is part of why it does damage. when you templar silence a mage’s powers it deafens their connection to their spirit.

anyway onto the more important things, morrigan has a wolf (looks cool and tough as hell, actually should have a pack). to keep symbolism going with that pair i want to give alistair a sheep which he’s kind of embarrassed abt but it’s like one of the cool ones with sick horns that has soft wool AND could totally gore someone to death if it felt like it. velanna has um a porcupine. fenris has a white tiger and anders has a fox and he’s not saying he’s mad abt the canine feline assignment but yeah he IS mad abt it actually and HE thinks that— anyway anders’ might turn into something else bc of justice? or it’s already justice and “becomes” a different vengeance (affectionate) form during da2? merrill has something she thinks is boring but is actually kind of metal and also still cute like a little bird that traditionally migrates insanely long distances or like uhhh a poisonous newt. dorian has that cool monkey from the concept art or smth. leliana has an owl she wishes was a songbird. solas um has some kind of spirit he’s buddies with that’s pretending to be his spirit so he can cover up for not having one because it was Different somehow in his day, and possibly the spirit is cole idk just throwing that out there. cassandra has a shy little daemon she blushes furiously abt bc she thinks it’s too small and it hides in her armour. sera has a dragonfly. that’s what i have for u

[sergeantsporks]

The post hoot - i actually read the post about it on your blog, i think, that the writers wanted to explore how darius achieved his abomination transformation by doing dark sacrifices.

I reay don't think the shortening is an excuse for darius' treatment- just a meaningful mention of him by hunter, or a 10 seconds moment of him helping civilians in the background in the DoU flashback would have worked without taking much time. Like, bump is also puppeted, but it is clear he is important to others, so i stay bitter.

and it's not like it is the case of the bat queen where her story was hinted before the shortening, almost all darius stuff is after, so if there was never any plans for the conclusion of his and hunters development they should have made raine connect to hunter instead, and actually show darius and ebers friendship, instead they used darius to move hunters plot forward and then completely dropped him, which is both a sloppy writing choice, and unfair to the character, imo.

Hmmmm I don't remember that. Oh, well, I reblog a lot of stuff. I mean, we know that Darius is chillish with making sacrifices, you don't get to be coven head by NOT stomping on a few people. So I don't think that's exactly contrary to his character. He was willing to sacrifice the world for Eber, even knowing that Eber would die anyway, which is to say, Darius does NOT always make the most nonselfish choices. Even though ultimately he wants a good thing, he can stumble or do wrong things along the way, or do self motivated things rather than what's necessarily right or best for the collective good.

Yeah, I mean. Like I said, I'm keeping the clown makeup ON and hoping for a dadrius reunion, but in general. Idk about helping civilians, he was pretty passed out last we saw him, and I'm not sure he would have BEEN puppetified in the first place if he had been awake (he has a warping ability, after all, and he's a powerful witch), so I can see why they might not have gone there. But yeah, I would have liked for more from him.

Idk, I don't think he was ever a main enough character to really BE sidelined. I get what you're saying, why would they introduce these character dynamics and use him to push Hunter's character along only to not go anywhere with it, but, well. He's a side character, much as I love him. You don't ask why Adrian isn't showing up more despite this dynamic that was created between him and Gus, now do you? Or Steve, Steve pushed King's character development (and Lilith's, too), but I don't think anyone expects King to talk specifically how he misses Steve and hopes he's okay, no, he's focused Eda and Luz, and that's expected. Eda and Lilith haven't mentioned their parents ONCE, despite the huge role the two of them played in shaping them and how much is still unresolved between Dell and Eda (I mean, there's a whole plot point with Dell and that seed!) Similarly, Hunter's been way more focused on Flapjack, and Luz, and Belos, people who ultimately played a MUCH larger role in his development than Darius did. Sometimes side characters are THERE to push development for a more main character and then slink off gracefully. We've extrapolated that maybe Darius and Hunter hung out more, but we don't technically have any canon confirmation that they did. Hunter expressed concern for him at the DoU, which is probably most of the conclusion we're getting from that. Yeah. They care about each other. Moving on.

Much as we would LIKE to have more Darius, he is, at the end of the day, a secondary antagonist turned extra rebellion member. He's gotten about as much screen time as characters like that get. Not every single character has to be fully fleshed out on screen. sometimes things have to be left to interpretation and implications, because otherwise, your story can get too crowded/busy, even with all the time in the world.

#toh #asks #the owl house #darius deamonne

[moonlightsmasquerade]

Lil' writing for MiM Swap , I actually wrote some notes on this during class breaks

-Didn't have much ideas for Ruth and Thatcher , unfortunately , but I do think that the sequence of events leading up to them being bitten is a bit different . Maybe when they open the crypt they don't go inside , letting the "person" come out by themselves if they're able to , then maybe that's when the werewolf attacks them . They both try to fight it off but then the zombie comes out and attacks as well , so Thatcher tells Ruth that he'll distract the zombie so that she can focus on the other monster , and like in canon MiM he also jumps out of a window . But things don't end too well for them

-Uh I guess Ruth might try to hide the fact that she's now a werewolf from her daughter (whose name I have completely forgotten) but eventually she decides it will be for the best if she tells her . Her daughter is probably going to be a bit freaked out at first but might end up accepting the reality of it in a good way

-After Mark gets transformed into a vampire and consequently turns Cesar into a dhampir , he enters into a panic that really messes up his monster instincts and ends up with him flying around the county with no destination . Some people saw him during his frenzy , including a young Jonah , but it was talked off as just a giant mutant bird . Keep that part of little Jo in mind , it will be important later

-Evelin is born already a shoggoth and the whole thing of Six killing her parents happens , but before that tragedy Evie's parents had asked their friend Lynn if she could become their daughter's legal guardian should anything happen to them both and she had agreed ( legal guardianship involves a lot of paperwork and signing documents so it wasn't an overnight thing ) . So Evelin was raised through her teenage years by Lynn Murray alongside her own son , Adam! Though , that brought some consequences… Adam begins complaining of insomnia episodes and of a "shadow man" on the corner of his room some nights . When he was a kid he also had problems sleeping because every little movement or sound scared him , but this felt different , "real" somehow . Some nights he feels he has gone back to being a kid again , cowering under his blankets as the man in the corner stares , speaks to him , sometimes he'd even sit at the edge of Adam's bed . He doesn't remember what the man says , but whenever he's in his room he always has nightmares , so Adam assumes the man's words are their cause . His best friend since childhood , Jonah , quickly notices how much more tired and anxious Adam has become ever since Evie went to live with him , and when Adam tells him of the shadow person in his bedroom , Jo starts suspecting that it really is connected with Evie's arrival . So with Adam's story , his own theory and having seen what he wholeheartedly believes was a vampire when he was a child , Jo begins to go down a path of searching for answers and ways to keep himself and others safe , no matter where he finds the resources . And that's pretty much what leads Jonah into becoming a witch later on .

-But someone else who also heard Adam's tellings of the "shadow man" was Evelin , even if he never told her directly , she'd hear him telling his mother about his nights . Evie feels she has seen someone like that in the past , when her parents disappeared . So she decides to create BPS , to meet other people who too are into the paranormal , but also to have an excuse as to why she actively seeks the supernatural . The only other member is Sarah , who wants to know if her brother Mark and his bestie Cesar's unusual behavior since 92 are related to the sudden appearance of monsters in the county . She did suspect the truth , but she would've felt bad accusing them both without proof to back-up her claims .

-I think the whole revelation part stays mostly the same , except that after Evie accidentally kills Sarah from fright and also accidentally transforms her into a ghoul , she doesn't stay there much longer to see her friend wake up from the dead . And maybe it's the fact that Sarah wakes back up all alone and as a monster that leads her to think Evelin had abandoned her to die , and that's why Rah would be unwilling to forgive her at first .

-Anyway , while Evie is running desperate without even taking notice of where she's going , she bumps into Adam who was just getting out of his shift at MandelaTech . He asks why she looks so distressed , and she starts telling him what happened and what she did , but she's freaking out so much her words are barely understandable . Before he can even say anything back , Adam passes out and Evie starts crying and screaming in despair , and that would be how Ruth and Thatcher find her . Adam wakes up in the hospital , where he's told he underwent a sudden transformation and is now a gremlin . He knows his boss Dave visited him when he was half-conscious , but he also remembers someone else being in his hospital room . They ran a hand through his hair and said that "Miller finally awakened" . He can't quite remember their face , but he knows they were smiling . Once he's discharged he decides to talk to Evelin about what happened in the woods .

This was a bit harder to get out , not only because I'm in normal sugar levels but also because of college , but I hope this was enjoyable enough .

I decided to explore a very different route of Adam and Evie being adoptive siblings instead of partners , but I guess it's up to you if I executed it well . Also , I know Amanda is kind of a part of MiM , but honestly I don't think she's that important to the au , so that's why I didn't include her

Like I said before , Six and Adam dynamics fuck up my brain , but I truly do hope the part I somewhat explore that didn't ruin the experience

-Ace Anon

OH this is cool! I think thats actually really interesting making Adam and Evelin's relationship go in a more platonic/familial one. ALSO YOUNG JONAH KNOWING ABOUT THE MONSTERS oooo this is so neat

#i feel like if ruth had been the werewolf her daughter would have found out a lot sooner #also love the six dynamic LEAVE ADAM ALONE YOUR SPOOKING THE BOY!!! #this is awesome #mim swap

[adleryoung]

SLURP

I'm going to need another one of these to help me narrate the next part.

After everyone left, I spent the first day glued to my Mumble-Mug, waiting for Vernier to call. Eventually she did, and informed me that they all got past the rabbits safely and had all gone their separate ways to start the rest of their lives.

The Ixies had gotten through too, mostly unscathed, and scattered after their mission was complete. However, none of them returned to the stone circle in the forest.

Vernier and I established a time for her to call every evening, so I wouldn't have to sit around with the mug against my ear all day long. (Somehow she knew that was what I had been doing.)

After a few calls we began to realize that the mugs were not very well made. I could patch mine, but Vernier had no magickal skill - and my ability to repair the mug remotely without seeing it was very limited. We decided she should use the mug less, to save wear and tear, and subsequently she only called me once a week.

I decided it would do me good to pass the time in prayer and meditation. Getting back in touch with Fuma and honing my mind and spirit might help me better accept my fate and figure out why the Lady's Blessing of Luck had let things turn out so badly (or at least it seemed that way). I did a little physical training too, to maintain the skills that Adoyret Sam had taught me. I decided I might as well use this time to transform myself into the wise and strong Emperor I was always meant to be.

Honestly, a little solitude could only do me good. Vernier had been a breath of fresh air, but all the other people I met recently were just a bunch of crazy weirdos. This hiatus would be a refreshing pause. I should think of it like a vacation, some much needed "me-time." It probably wouldn't last very long, before some intrepid soul was lured here by tales of the mysterious White Elf. My witches' amazing wishes were clear evidence of my power, and surely the rumor would spread…

Nobody came.

In one of her calls, Vernier informed me that she had married some lowfolk shlub and changed her last name to O'Dor.

She called a few more times but I don't remember much of what she said, partly because her mug was getting to be in pretty bad shape.

Finally the day came when she didn't call at her scheduled time. She didn't call the next week, or the week after that. How long had it been since she and my coven left, the day after the disastrous witch trial? Was that event already a dimly-remembered piece of local history? For all I knew, Vernier was an old crone, or she could even be dead by now.

I sat and thought about that for a while.

Eventually I decided there was no point in waiting for a call that was probably never going to come. It would be best now to return to Faerie and let the time-slip eat up some of these interminably passing days. I could also survey what was left of my domain. Surely the lingering poison from the Plague of Battles had dissipated by now, and I could begin exploring - perhaps restoring - the ruins of Albric Tor.

I got up, crushed my Mumble-Mug to dust, and went through the Gate. I climbed the stairs onto the porch of the scrying tower, and looked down over the railing where I had stood that fateful day. The ominous fog was completely gone, but that meant I could clearly see the hundreds - nay, thousands of skeletons strewn across the field below.

#furry #adventure #story #plot #cartoon #skunk #elf #tboay

[magicaltecito]

𝑷𝑰𝑪𝑲 𝑨 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑫: Pantheon & deities that been calling you to work with (and that I think you could be a nice team)

Admin Sun ☀️ Instructions: Focus on the energy of asking for guidance and choose the pile that calls to you intuitively! If it's more than one, then read them!. My style: I used tarot, and oracle cards (mostly the star dragon oracle) but this was almost 90% intuition and what I felt they were trying to communicate to me!. I work with Hermes, he's my patron so I did this with his help uvu. Disclaimer: First of all deity work is super personal, so keep what resonates with you! and my advice is to learn about the deity before contacting always! I did this because a lot of my friends ask me this question a lot because they don't know how to start or who is a nice match to them, so I figure out it will be nice to help someone else that has the same doubts. Pile 1 I got the Norse pantheon for this pile, I got the energy of Odin and Sigyn specifically. Odin is the head god in Norse mythology, he's the god of wisdom, healing, royalty, knowledge, battle, magic and so much more, Sigyn is the goddess of fidelity, loyalty, divine victory. I believe the reason they want to work with you is that you just recently passed for a huge transformation, you healed some parts of you and kinda reparented yourself, now they want to give you guidance and help in your next steps as a more confident person, they want to teach you the things you need to accomplish your higher purpose. Sigyn wants to be the key in your new way of mothering yourself after this dark period, in your new light while Odin wants to give you the wisdom and the strategy to the next goal. Pile 2 Greek Pantheon here, when I tell you that Hermes jumped haha, well He wants to help you, also Lady Demeter. There's huge energy of focusing on your goals, they want to help you achieve a dream that you planted when you were a child, it's time to make that flower bloom! you have to speak out about what you want openly because you have kept this a secret for too long. They want to help you move to another place too, I feel the energy of holding hands with you and traveling to your higher destination, this could be a new job, home or another country. They want to water your seed and help you grow into the beautiful sunflower they know you can be! Pile 3 Haniel and Cassiel here, they're archangels of the biblical pantheon. Cassiel is usually an angel that just observes and watches what happens here on Earth without interfering so working with him is very rare from what I know, He's also believed to be in charge of past life experiences and reincarnation, Haniel for the other side is the archangel of joy, she's associated with magic and psychic gifts, the reason I think they're here, is because you're a lightworker of some sorts, and they want to help you remember your gifts and guide you through the awakening your potential as a spiritual person (witch, priest, sorcerer, medium, whatever you feel called to do). They're definitely a great duet because one will teach you, while the other will protect you and help you with your shadow work!. Pile 4 So I got two pairs here, one is from the Egyptian pantheon and the other from the Nordic, you could work with both of them or with just one!, First we have Hathor and Horus, they want to help you be more independent and have peace with that, to put your beliefs and your goals before what anyone else told you what they think you should be, they're talking about carving your own path and realizing that by choosing yourself you'll have the harmonious peace you desire so much, they want you to know that everything you want will come with divine timing but first you need to be open and brave about being true to yourself. On the other hand, we have Lady Frigg and Hel, they want to help you heal and grief the part of yourself that died. Recently you've been grieving about your childhood, about the little kid that's not here anymore, they want you to accept the loss and understand that even if they are not here anymore you can heal, they want to help you give love to that wound, they're saying that even tho you're having a dark time, you

have to make a conscious choice to continue, learn and believe of yourself as much as you used to when you were a child. Pile 5 Here we have the goetic, specifically King Paimon and the Marquis Gamigin, They are here because first of all there is so much anger inside your soul, anger that came from so much rooted hurt, they want to help release all of that so you can cherish the day. They know you're super artistic, probably drawing, painting, or/ and music, so they want to teach you how to express all your feelings in that. They want to give you the resources and knowledge so you can instead of destroying everything with these huge emotions canalize it into something beautiful that will give you pride and would make a huge difference in your life and the ones you care about. Pile 6 Lugh and Arianrhod from the Celtic pantheon, their energy is super chill and joyful, to be honest, is really warm and bright, they're here for a simple reason. they want to help you manifest all your dreams, to reinvent yourself in this dream persona you have, they want you to break the chains of limitations and give you the resources you need to achieve all that you can imagine. I got this image of inviting them to do a mood board with you, like a party with friends with some wine and music, and just chill planning your life. That's all, I hope it helps you a little bit!, if you have any questions don't doubt ask us! Soon the Spanish version of this will be up!

#PAC #pick a pile #free tarot readings #intuitive readings #deity work #polytheism #deity worship #hellenism #goetic demons #archangels #greek gods #celtic #norse deities

[aliasimagines]

Miraculous: Tales of Kick-Ass

requested by a lovely anon 💕

Dave Lizewski x fem!reader (miraculous au)

warnings: cursing.

word count: 1814

a/n: Dave has a kwami!! Cause if we are going with Miraculous au, we are doing it properly.

“I am here again, live ,with New York’s favourite superhero battling against his archnemesis in the background. But do not worry! I just saw Hit Girl arrive at the scene and they seem to have everything under control.” the reporter, Lizzie Blonde, says through the tv in Atomic Comics. You are not sure when all of this has started, when New York turned into a battlefield for superheros and supervillains. New York used to be normal. Alright, scratch that, New York was always one crazy place. 

Not that you mind particularly, you were always a fan of superheroes and comics and to see them, in your city? That was beyond exciting. Not to mention your major crush on kick-Ass.

You took a sip from your milkshake and looked around the comic store. Dave should be here by now. Not that you are surprised he is not here. He is always late nowadays. Marty and Todd fanboyed next to you about hit Girl as you kept looking at your phone and the door, waiting for your best friend to give any sign of him.

In the tv the superhero pair just took out the Motherfucker’s minions.  You sigh a bit worried. What if Dave got in trouble? What if he is in that part of the city where the fight is going on? It’s only a few blocks away and if he got hurt it would explain why he is not responding to your messages..

You hesitantly stood up and walked outside the shop. You heard a loud crash in the distance. You bit your lip, debating whether you should go and look for Dave or not. You heard a loud cheer coming from outside, the heros probably won. Again.

You finally decided to go and look for Dave, so you started speed walking toward the street you saw in the news. Maybe you will not only find Dave but see Kick-Ass too! 

Of course Dave is more important but.. You saw a green figure flash from one of the rooftops. You gasped, Kick-Ass jumped on a building, only a few meters away from you. 

The hero seemed to notice you and waved his hand at you. 

You almost fainted, but went to grab your phone to take a picture of him but by the time you looked up he was long gone. You looked around confused but quickly remembered why you came. You started running again, when from an alleyway someone ran into you.

“AAA”

“AAAA” 

“Oh my god y/n!”

“Dave! What are you doing here?” you grasp your chest, hoping your heart won’t fall out of its place.

“I could ask the same!”

“I was worried about you! So I came looking and..Are you alright?” you carefully touch his cheek where a small cut is, slightly bleeding.  The boy slightly brushes your hand away and tries to hide the light pink flash on his cheek.

“I’m fine, I was on my way to Atomic’s when the fight started and I figured I would be safer here.” he lied effortlessly. You nodded.

“I’m glad you are okay.” you say, before remembering what happened a few seconds ago. “Oh my gosh, Dave! I was walking on the street looking for you and you will never believe what happened! Kick-Ass, The Kick-Ass saw me and waved! Ahh! It was so awesome!”

Dave laughed softly, “I bet it was. Let’s go back to Atomic’s, okay?”

 You guys spend most of your afternoon there, talking about the fight and the superhero duo.

“..so in conclusion, I love Hit Girl and she is so awesome. But Kick-Ass? Gosh, he is so hot!” you gesture with your hands. Dave clears his throat and lifts his drink to his lips. Marty rolls his eyes at you.

“You can’t even see his face!” he throws his hand in the air. Dave and Todd start laughing.

“Hey, man, leave the girl alone.” Dave says, slightly nudging your side. “But really y/n, Kick-Ass could be a nerd like me, for all you know.”

“That would be some Peter Parker shit.” you say grabbing a french fry. “But, I don’t really care for his looks, like.. The idea of him? You know? Like  he is a motherducking hero for Stan Lee's sake!"

" That's kinda.. I don't know. Shallow? Having a crush on someone you don't even know? " Dave says and barely noticeably tucks a small piece of pizza in his pocket. Before you can say anything Todd beats you to it. 

"Well that's rich coming from the guy who was practically drooling over Scarlet Witch in The Ultimates." 

"That's a completely different thing." 

Todd opens his mouth to respond when the harsh sound of the news channel floods the comic shop. You all turn to the tv and see that New York is once again under attack. Dave furrows his eyebrows. 

"Twice?" he asks himself. Before he jumps up from the booth you all are sitting at. 

"I just uhm… I just remembered I have to rush home to help my dad!" 

"Yo dude, what the heck?" yells Todd after your best friend. 

"Sorry, guys I have to run!" and with that Dave is out the door, leaving all his friends including you, confused and kinda upset. He finds the first alleyway and soon his kwami flies out of his pocket. 

"Dave? What's going on? We never have to fight twice a day." the little kwami, Kai says. His name is not actually Kai but as he is a lost kwami he never learned what his name is so Dave was the one to give him the name Kai. 

"I don't know, little dude but we better check it out." 

There wasn't anything big, Chris Damico just couldn't take the fact that he lost again and angrily tried to strike at the innocent citizens of New York in hopes of destroying Kick-Ass too. Instead he ended up getting his.. Well getting his ass kicked. 

Dave didn't change back just yet, instead he jumped from rooftop to rooftop to get home. It got pretty late so it would be stupid to go back to Atomic Comics as you guys probably left. He felt bad for bailing on you again. He hated leaving you. Even if he could play superhero and save people. The look on your face every time he rushed away to a fight? Ugh, he hates it. 

Dave jumps down to an alleyway to transform back when a girl turns into the alley. Wait. It's not just a girl, it's you! 

Dave tries to jump behind trash bags to hide but you already saw him. 

"Kick-Ass?" he hears your voice. He sighs and comes out of his impromptu hiding spot. 

"Haha, guilty as charged."

"Oh my gosh, we met earlier! You waved at me, do you remember? Ah, of course you don't, you meet so many people every day." you would have kept on rambling if it wasn't for Dave. He tried his hardest not to giggle at your fangirling, that he knows oh so well and said. 

" I actually do remember you y/-, random citizen! " 

Fuck! Dave curses himself. He almost said your name! Stupid, stupid, stupid! 

You did seem to hear anything but the fact that your superhero crush remembered you from earlier. You felt your cheeks heating up a bit. 

"You.. You do? Gosh, really? That's so awesome, you are like… ahgh you are so awesome."

"You think so?" Kick-Ass asks, smiling. "Well, you seem like a pretty awesome girl, too. What is a pretty, awesome girl like you doing out this late?" 

Dave feels weird talking to you like this, cause you don't know he is actually your best friend but… Dave also finds that a bit helpful? He could never compliment you as Dave, not like this. He would end up blushing and dying from embarrassment. But Kick-Ass? He is a cool dude, who has no problem flirting with the ladies. 

"Oh, well I was hanging with my friends at Atomic Comics." 

"So you like superheros?" he asks, leaning against a wall in a 'cool way'. 

"Oh, yeah."you nod, gulping."I love them." 

You slowly mingled in conversation. Dave softly flirted with you every once in a while and you always responded with a sweet smile and some nice comeback. Both of you were so in the conversation, you didn't even bother to pay attention to your surroundings. Dave for example, didn't even hear the beeping, the warning that he would transfer back from Kick-Ass to Dave Lizewski. When he realized what was going on it was already too late. His kwami fell tiredly into his hands. 

"Oh shit, oh no, oh shit, shit.. Aah." Dave looked around for help, any help but it was worthless. You already saw him transform. You know. 

Dave slowly, terrified of your reaction, gazed over to you. 

But you just stared at him.

"Look, n/n-"

"This is some Peter Parker shit." you whispered,still starring. But then you snapped out of it. "What the actual fuck, Dave?" 

"I know, I know, I am so sorry y/n! I couldn't tell you and fuck! I am so sorry for flirting with you, it's just I could never have the confidence to do that as Dave and- Ah, I just ruined our friendship and I think I should just leave.." he turned around and tried to walk away but you grabbed his hand and pulled him back. You quickly pressed your lips against his. Dave barely had time to react, he froze. Was this really happening? Is this a dream? 

" You are a real asshole, Dave. "you say after pulling away." You are lucky I love you. "

"You what?" Dave asks with his eyes wide open. "I thought you had a 'major crush' on Kick-Ass." 

"Well, yeah, but I like you better." you say with a small smile. Before Dave can say anything you spot the tired kwami in his hand. "Dave, what the fuck is that?" 

"Oh shit." he pulls out a small snack from his pocket and gives it to Kai who starts munching on it immediately. "He is Kai. He is my kwami, he is basically the source of my powers." 

"Uhm, hi." you wave at the small creature. 

The kwami looks up at you and then at Dave. 

"This is wrooong." 

"Shut up, little dude." he turns to you, scratching his back with his free hand. "So, uhm can I walk you home… as not your best friend?" 

You shake your head with a laugh. 

"I want nothing more." you take his hand and you two walk with huge smiles on both of your faces. 

Maybe this was an accident, but at the end of the day Kick-Ass defeated his enemy, saved New York twice, but it was Dave Lizewski who ended up getting the girl.

Here's how I imagined Kai, his kwami (i am no digital artist, i know it look horrible 😂😂) :

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[liibrii]

Chapter 1 of Stillness || yokai hunter!Suna x fem!kitsune!reader || wc: 3.3k || 🦊

Synopsis: Arrival of an unexpected visitor promises your coming days to be interesting...

Genre: supernatural!au, enemies to lovers, angst & fluff, eventual smut

Warnings: reader is a nuisance, fire, mentions of blood

a/n: I'm no expert on Japanese mythology. I did my research but also took creative liberties so please keep in mind the information on yokai in this fic is lacking. Here are some links with basic info on yokai appearing in this series. 

as always feedback is greatly appreciated and if you want to be tagged let me know!

A streak of the new highway is planned to cut through your favourite part of the forest, the one you walk through when heading east to the river kappas inhabit. First trees have already fallen. You caress the bark of the mighty maple that once touched the sky and now lays at your feet, cut and bleeding from the wounds humans inflicted. You still remember when it was a sprout pushing roots into earth and hungrily reaching for the sun rays. Half a century later you fell asleep under its shade and hid in his branches from those chasing you. Why is this how you say goodbye?

Forest spirits peek out of their hiding places, their terrified chimes fill the air. They cling to you, your clothes, your tails. Some you have to convince to leave the branches of the fallen trees, the hollows in their barks that have offered them sanctuary for so many long years. They cry in pain.

And pain has a way of turning into anger.

It's searing and all consuming, spreading through your body as bright blue flames shoot from your hands. They burn all standing in their path. Equipment of workers, their machines and their boxes of metal go up in flames. Truck standing by the fence catches on fire. You transform back into your fox form, running away as it explodes with a bang echoing through the night.

It's a lonely existence, being a kitsune. With years most of your kind have hidden in the forest, many have moved to cities living together with humans, pretending to be them. As if they could ever be. You hold a bit of pity for them but mostly you just don't understand. Why do they go where humans live? Why do they want to live as humans live? Humans are interesting and fun to observe, that much you never denied, but they are also cruel and blind and they drove so many of your kind away. Empty lairs is all they leave behind.

You water the flowers around the temple as you do every morning before heading to bed. From your pocket a forest spirit you've rescued from one of the fallen trees peeks out. Morning sun makes it blink and rattle in confusion. None of your words reassure it so you leave the matter be. It needs time. Time to breathe and time to heal. As you pull out some weeds from between the cobble stones it watches and chimes, sorrowfully.

“I can't say.“ Weeds in your hands catch aflame and whither. You lay them down on the black soil. “We will find you a nicer home. There is a beautiful cherry blossom tree growing by the entrance. Would you like that?“ It gives a soft chime. “We can have a look at it later, alright? Careful!“ you catch it on your outstretched palm. “Stay with me, I'm almost finished with my duties. Do you have a name? Ah I see,“ you nod when it chimes. “How about I call you Koda? Would you like that? Now make sure not to fall off again, alright?“ You help it climb on your shoulder.

Koda turns it's head in all directions taking in the sight. It's probably its first time seeing anything but endless sky and branches. Not that the temple is anything special. It's small, with only two wooden buildings in need of repair and pond you hold particularly dear. No ducks live near it. You brought a pair once in hopes they'd have ducklings to keep you company but sadly before a month passed they became dinner to passing yokai. Ever since the only ducks at the temple are the ones on the edges of the roof.

Surrounding trees grow closely together, casting long shadows over the roofs and the small yard. In their shade a steep staircase leads towards the entrance of the temple. Every morning and every evening you sweep the leaves from the stairs, picking up and keeping the ones you find particularly beautiful. The golden, the deep crimson, and bright green, ones sprouting first when spring arrives, are your favourite. Moss has overgrown most of the steps. Koda chimes for you to put it on it and it sits on the soft green blanket seeming calm for the first time. Its home was taken but what said it couldn't make a new one here, with you? The temple has been your home for as long as you can remember and you doubt you'll ever know any other.

Your new friend still watches in amazement (At least you think it's amazement. Even you find spirits' expressions hard to read) and when you return to check on offerings you consider waking Chochin to help you reassure it. After a short consideration you decide against the idea. The stillness of the early morning is your favourite part of the day after all and you'll hear from your possessed lantern before noon rolls around anyway. Besides Chochin would only scare already rattled Koda. You'd like to spare the spirit further shocks, at least for a while. Luckily most days the temple grounds stand deserted. With each passing year less and less humans come to pay their respect to Inari. Less and less fields are to be found in the area so it's no wonder they forget how much depends on good harvest. They take it for granted and they forget. If centuries have thought you anything is that humans are incredibly good at forgetting.

You're just about to sweep the two fox statues by the entrance when you catch the sound of approaching steps. One person. Must be an early riser. You make your tails disappear and straighten the sleeves of your hoodie before instructing Koda to hide.

A young man steps through the tori gate. He's tall and lanky, a beanpole with dark hair. Most people pant and heave for air when reaching the top. He looks like he just took a pleasant stroll in the park. He takes in his surroundings then walks over to you. “Good morning,“ he greets with a polite smile that doesn't quite reach his slanted eyes.

There's an aura surrounding him. You can tell he's the kind of man people take a second glance at when passing him by. If you asked them why they'd give you a confused look. “I, I have no idea,“ they'd answer, “There was... something.“ If you asked them an hour later they'd be even more confused because they have already forgotten about him. But he is the kind of a man who wants to be forgotten. How else would he hunt yokai in peace?

“Morning,“ you return the pleasantries. Koda in your pockets shivers.

“I'd like to pay my respects. Can I offer alone or-?“ If he's embarrassed by being unsure of how to proceed you can't tell it from his face. You show him to the temple and excuse yourself, aware of how his eyes follow you as you walk across the small courtyard. You don't want him here. But you can't deny him entry.

He doesn't scare you. He's as green as sprouting grass, too young to have any real experience. He probably only recently accepted yokai are real and not just a folktale used to scare children. You might be the first he'd ever meet. At least one that isn't harmless. Still there is something about his calm voice and bored expression that keeps you alerted.

Koda peeks out of your pocket and chimes, worriedly. “We'll see,“ you murmur in response and head over to the pond. It's so empty. Should you get some koi fish? Or would they all too soon become dinner too? Many of those yokai who remain are growing hungrier. Wilder. Hearing approaching footsteps you wonder if that is what brought Mr Witch to your humble abode.

“I've heard there's a kitsune living around here.“

You straighten and turn to face the unwelcome visitor. Was someone else in your shoes they'd act smart and deny their nature. But you can tell he isn't asking. He's just confirming what he already knows. “There is.“

Visibly taken aback he hesitates. “Is it you?“

“I am.“ You don't like his eyes. They are too fox-like.

He bows politely. “I'm Suna Rintarou.“

“Good for you.“

He ignores the poison in your voice. “News of someone destroying the construction site has reached Inarizaki Clan.“ Ah, that explains the lack of fear. If he's here with the backing of a clan naturally he'd feel secure enough to directly challenge you. “I was sent to let the ones responsible know their efforts are meaningless. The road will be built no matter what you- What they do.“

“Ask? Your kind doesn't ask.“

“This might be the one for history books then.“ His face irks you. There's no fear, no nerves showing, no twitch of his mouth or fingers to betray what he's thinking. Humans are as easy to read as open books but the young man in front of you is a blank sheet of paper.

“Leave,“ is all you answer.

To your surprise he bows and obeys. Watching him leave you think he should straighten up.

As the sun rises higher you head to bed, newcomer so heavy on your mind he haunts your dreams. The sole presence of a yokai hunter is something to be worried about. First one comes, then a second, next your kind is being chased away. The only reason you're still here is because the humans can't seem to figure out a way to chase you away for good. Not that they haven't tried. If only they knew worst things live deep in the woods.

When evening falls you sweep the stairs and leave still rattled Koda besides Chochin who disapprovingly rolls it's one eye at you.

The town is only a short run away. It's small, at least you think so since there aren't many you've visited in your relatively short life. You know every nook and cranny, you know which tombstones are nekomata's favourite, you know which of the old street cats will soon join them. They can be a handful but they're the closest thing to friends you have. You pass the old house where teenagers like to gather. Its cellar has been home to keukegen for years now. You catch a glimpse of a few leaving. No doubt the fault of that damn visitor.

The place he's staying at is easy to find. How careless of him. All you have to do is follow the magic of protective charms scattered across the town back to its source. They're sloppy. Almost as if a child made them. But some of them are particularly well made. Work of another clan member perhaps?

You hide in the bushes of the garden surrounding a small house. Mr Witch left the sliding door open. Even in the garden you smell herbs meant to ward away evil spirits. He's sitting on the floor and watching a curious looking thin screen similar to ones you've seen down at the train station. He seems disinterested. When he stands up and leaves the room you silently creep closer to peek inside. The smell of herbs is stronger here. You don't find it unpleasant though many of your yokai friends would disagree.

On the screen you see a map of the town. More maps lay on the low table. Some have scribbles you can't quite read, arrows, and question marks. You hear him returning and scurry back in the safe embrace of darkness and bushes. He sits back down to continue his work, not noticing you were in his home. You lean your head on your paws and watch.

Following Suna around becomes a daily routine. You sweep the stairs in the morning and water the flowers then run the fastest your legs can carry you to the town. Luckily for you he likes sleeping in. His days are uneventful. Boring to be honest. He eats breakfast. Goes to town. Looks at historical monuments downtown. Sits on the only bench in the park and eats ice cream. Heads to library. From time to time he visits the construction site to inquire if there have been any more incidents. There were a few but none of them were your doing. Mr Witch doesn't actually think you're the only one enraged by the new road, does he? Honestly as much as you detest it you're also a little relieved humans haven't decided to build over the northern part of the forest. That would be a lot more troublesome.

You follow on a safe distance as he inspects the surrounding trees, no doubt to chase away the remaining forest spirits. For a very long time he inspects some footprints. You carefully step closer trying to see what caught his attention. Suddenly he stands up and continues on his way. As you follow you glance at the ground. Ah, of course.

He heads back to town after that, returns home and you return to your spot in the bushes. Sun hasn't set yet,  the day is still warm so he brings a low table out on the porch and pours two glasses of dark bubbly liquid.

“Are you going to keep hiding or will you join me for a drink? I have some tofu I can fry if you want. Kitsune like it, right?“ he asks without looking in your direction.

Crap. Well, no point in trying to be sneaky anymore. You step out, head raised high and your tails gracefully swaying with each step. A silver gem radiating light balances on the middle one. Once you reach porch you shapeshift to a human and hide the gem from Suna's eyes. You don't bother hiding the tails though and you take a sit across from him, carefully eyeing and sniffing the contents of the glass.

“Only three tails?“

“Are you judging my age?“

“Sorry. I didn't mean to be rude.“ That's not what his face says. “Thank you for leaving the construction site be,“ he chats on seemingly unbothered by your icy glare. “You must've noticed those footprints too, right? Have any idea where I might find the owner?“

“That sounds like your job Mr Witch.“

“It's Suna actually.“ He keeps talking like you're old acquaintances and it's making your blood boil. “Can I ask for your name? Don't want to call you Miss Kitsune.“

“Why are you here?“

Suna gulps down half of his drink before answering. “To make sure construction continues without any accidents. You seem to think yourself some kind of a yokai protector. Then I'm a protector of humans.“

You bark a laugh. “As if your kind needs protecting.“

“All the people getting sick from those keukegen would disagree.“

“Sounds like it's their fault for not staying away from infested places,“ you retort.

“Then one easy fix would be getting rid of those infested places.“

“An undertaking you have no doubt already started.“

“I'm just doing my job.“

“You can't chase them away for long you know. Your kind has tried before. They always come back.“

You've hoped your words would elicit a response from him. Anything. A trace of frustration, an arrogant grin. Suna pours himself another glass. “Do you want some ice?“

“What I would very much like is for you to leave.“

A grin flashes over his face. “Get used to my presence because I won't go away for a very long time.“

So this is how he wants to play. He isn't the tiniest bit alerted when you abruptly stand up. “We'll see.“

Your daily routine continues. The only difference is you no longer care to hide. Wherever Suna goes you're not far behind. He wants to stay, play the protector of humans, does he? Pathetic. He doesn't seem to be bothered by you following him around. Just slightly unimpressed. It makes you want to set his pants on fire. Just to get a reaction. Just to see his expression change.

“How long do you plan on following me?“

“Who says I'm following you? World doesn't revolve around you Mr Witch. Maybe I just wanted to buy myself some mochi. Have you considered that?“ You pretend to be interested in melons on the shelf. “Aren't these kind of expensive?“

Suna ignores your question. “I'm grocery shopping. There are no yokai here. And I haven't even harmed anyone.“

“Yet. Such a short word. Yet. Somebody has to keep an eye on your nasty tricks.“ You peek into his shopping cart. “Instant ramen and crab chips? Even I know humans need some you know,“ you wave your hand trying to remember what it's called but the word is buried too deep in your memory, “healthy food!“ you say instead and place the most expensive melon in the cart. “Like fruit for example.“

“Put it back.“

“It's healthy.“

“It's expensive.“

“I got money.“ You pull a bundle of bank notes from your pocket.

He puts the melon back on the shelf and grabs the cart with more force than necessary. You hum contently before putting the money in your pocket where it changes back to leaves you picked up last autumn.

The sheer number of different products on the shelves amazes you. And also makes you a little sad. All the offering humans bring to the temple are just rice and tofu and sometimes curry. Not that you don't like rice and tofu but why can't they bring one of all these colourful sweets? Or the chips Suna just put in the cart. Would he notice if one of the bags disappeared?

Walking past the vegetable stand you grab three cucumber packages and plop them down in his cart. You notice he added a bag of brown rice to it.

“Really? Three packages?“ he asks.

“They're a gift for kappas up the stream,“ you smile, innocently.

“Buy them yourself. You got money, don't you?”

“Why, would you like some? What's the matter Mr Witch, job doesn't pay well? Maybe you should consider a career that doesn't rely on destroying our lives.“

“Maybe you should live a life that doesn't harm others.“

You grin, satisfied. And so facade begins to crumble. A loud cough distracts you from throwing back another insult. An older man gives the two of you a disapproving look before returning to reading labels.

Suna grabs the cart and continues his way to the next item on the crumpled shopping list. You trail behind looking like a lost puppy peeking from behind him to see what the next item on the list is, adding new items to the cart Suna immediately puts back in their place. Even by the register you add one more package of chewing gum to the pile.

“At least take one with a fruity flavour,“ says Suna so you grab two more packages with watermelon on them. You think you see his eye twitch though it might be just your imagination. While he puts the groceries in a bag you snatch a chocolate bar from the nearest shelf, then follow him outside to take the cucumbers from the bag he's holding.

“You've been quite busy yesterday,“ you remark as you walk down the street.

“Since you followed me around the entire time I take it you weren't.“ He outstretches his hand. “Your stuff was 700 yen. Pay up.“

You give him a crumbled wrapper.

“Any particular reason you're interested in the old Nishikawa house?“ you ask, continuing to smile innocently when Suna glares at you and puts the wrapper in his pocket.

“I thought you were the local expert on all things paranormal in this town. I'll let you guess twice.“ He peels the sticker off the bananas and sticks it on your forehead. “See you around Miss Kitsune.“

Ch. 2: Red beneath the moon

tag list: @blurring-stars

#suna x reader #suna x y/n #suna rintarou #suna rintaro x reader #suna rintarō #hqcorenet #hq #haikyuu fanfic #inarizaki x reader #inarizaki x y/n #inarizaki #suna fanfic #stillness #libri scribbles

[missnight0wl]

Like your thoughts on Chiara/Penny. Similar to the interpretations in my head but different in some cases. I thought Divination is an expression of her anxiety for future, but "faith" didn't quite click in my head, makes total sense. I don't think Chiara is physically infirm, she just avoids getting to emotionally attached to people. I feel JC is pretending PfYT don't exist after it was pulled. It's y3, Scarlett was killed "last summer" but y1 Halloween refers to it. [1/2]

I don't know if the dialogue changes depending on your PfYT potion choice, but I am inclinced to believe it is retconned and Penny always remembers Scarlett's death in Halloween. I think MC's public image improving happens in the background and doesn't need directly referring to - Chiara is too new anyway. (Head Kid SQ is key to MC/Chiara imo) I argue they are aware it's odd, and why MC&Ben are concerned about Chiara meeting a strange man. [2/2]

The reference post: here.

Glad you liked it!

As for Chiara being “physically infirm”, my point was rather that that’s kids/characters Chiara makes me think of – not necessarily that she’s like that per se. That being said, I also imagine that monthly transformations have to be really exhausting for your organism. So, while I absolutely agree that the main reason Chiara avoids many activities to not get emotionally attached, I assume that her health could also be a bit of a problem, like during sports. Wasn’t Lupin described as often looking-tired? I don’t know, Chiara just gives me an impression of a rather fragile person, though, of course, it could be her gentle personality for the most part. To be clear, I fully acknowledge that she’s a capable witch (for example, protecting students during the Fanged Frisbees accident at the end of Y5). I just don’t think magical prowess and physical fitness have to be connected.

Now, the issue with “Penny For Your Thoughts” SQ is complicated, to be honest. The first Halloween TLSQ definitely ignores it. As you pointed out, it’s supposed to be happening in Y1, yet, Penny mentions Scarlett’s death already – and as far as I know, she does it no matter what you chose in PFYT. However, there are still mentions of this quest being written in the new content, even after it was pulled out. In Y5Ch5, when Penny wants to take self-made Draught of Peace, MC mentions the situation with the Forgetfulness Potion. It’s similar with other quests no longer available in the game. One of the Weasley twins mentions Charlie gushing over the dragon scale he got from us in the “Egg Hunt” SQ, and the Weird Sisters mentioned recently our concert from their TLSQ. Therefore, I can’t really say that those quests were removed. Jam City doesn’t pretend they didn’t happen, they actually keep them in their minds all the time, even though the writing team probably changed a couple of times since then. I just don’t get why they didn’t bring them back yet.

MC’s public image is another more complicated thing. It’s pretty… inconsistent. In the beginning, MC is really worried about how they’re perceived because of Jacob. It continues in the first years, we’re also getting some rather mean lines during classes where students say that they should stay away from us to not get cursed etc. Then, we also have things like MC being worried they put Hogwarts in danger in the “Flying Solo” TLSQ and the Patronus TLSQ. They wondered whether Penny blamed them for Beatrice in Y5. The problem is, that it was never elaborated properly. In my opinion, it’s a shame because it’d be an opportunity to give more depth to MC’s character. I personally always enjoyed reading about Harry’s situation where on the one hand, he was the Chosen One, but then people were also blaming him for the Chamber of Secrets or suspecting he was the one responsible for putting his own name into the Goblet of Fire. I talked about it in a general sense, not only in the context of Chiara. And even so, we again have a situation of Jam City kind of screwing up because technically, we met her in Y2, and then she’s basically absent until the end of Y5, so…

I think that Ben would be concerned no matter who would be an intruder. The fact that it was Remus Lupin made it just weirder for us as players because of his future connection with Tonks. Also, I was probably still bothered more by the fact that Lupin advised MC to stay with Chiara that night. Like, from all people, he’d know how incredibly irresponsible advice it was, how dangerous Chiara would be without the Wolfsbane Potion. He knew that his friends had to become Animagi because werewolves are not as violent towards other animals as they are towards people. Of course, MC could’ve used his Animagus form as well, but 1) Remus didn’t know about it, so he couldn’t suggest it, 2) not every player is an Animagus. My point was mainly that it was just a poorly written part of the quest for the sake of fanservice.

#hogwarts mystery #hphm #hphm mc #jacob's sibling #chiara lobosca #penny haywood #jam city #ask #anonymous

[thatguywiththecoydog]

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope (2014)

Introduction

Fox's primary free-to-use streaming service, Tubi, had announced that they would be picking up at least 10 of the Anpanman movies to be released in English and Spanish back last October, with them slated for a fall 2020 release. This never happened, so many fans of the Anpanman franchise that spoke native English or Spanish would have to wait a little longer for dubs of these movies to come out.

The delay of these movie dubs went unannounced, leading fans to speculate that the dub was either in limbo or just silently canceled. This was until the first of them was released on April 15, 2021, with no announcement, or even complete details on who is dubbing them or the cast list. This had fans believing for a short while that the dub had taken a bit longer to assure its quality, but as you will soon read, this was most likely not the case.

Naturally, fans were excited as this was the first time these movies would see an official dubbed release in the west. There were other dubs of the franchise in English and Spanish, such as an English dub of the television series made for India that aired on Pogo, and a Spanish made in Spain sometime in the 1990s. However, these dubs are hard to come by and there are no official ways to watch these dubs in North America, as far as I'm aware.

Promo for the Indian Pogo dub posted by @doraedoramichan2021 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oxAx5EEdX_4

So now we have an official dub of one of the movies that can be watched at no charge with ads. Joy!

Plot synopsis (spoilers below)

The plot starts with Dokin (spelled as "Dokeen" in the dub) and Horrorman (dubbed as "Horror") as they read a book of fairy tales, landing on Snow White. They end up accidentally releasing a shadowy figure from the book as it flies off into the darkness.

Meanwhile, Melonpanna's and Creampanda's (spelled "Cream Panda" in the dub) class are making sketches of the ocean. This is where Baikinman comes in to cause trouble for them with his giant crab robot. Anpanman rushes in from the blue to beat the tar out of Baikinman to save the day as the theme song plays in the background.

After that, we cut to the movie's other titular character, Apple Boy, attempting to fly his hot air balloon over the ocean. After the balloon falls to the ocean, he is swept away by the current.

A whale finds him dehydrated and floating lifeless in the ocean, where he gives him to Anpanman so he can help. After offering a piece of his anpan head to Apple Boy, he takes him to Uncle Jam's bakery, where Uncle Jam and Batako let him stay while they wait for a new shipment of apples from SL-Man.

Back at Baikinman's lair, he discovers that the book of fairy tales was being read by Dokeen and Horror. Looking very worried, he explains to the two of them that he was told never to open that book.

Anpanman, Melonpanna, and Cream Panda find SL-Man with the apples, Baikinman comes by to ruin the apples with his giant caterpillar robot. After Anpanman slows him down, Melonpanna and Cream Panda take SL-Man to the bakery.

Uncle Jam and Batako receive the apples and make them into apple juice. They give the juice to Apple Boy which he quickly drinks and rejuvenates from.

As Anpanman is still fighting Baikinman, Melonpanna and Cream Panda come back with Apple Boy for assistance. Apple Boy ends up beating him by planting an instantly-growing apple seed on the robot's tongue, where Anpanman then punches him into the next time zone.

That evening at the bakery, Apple Boy explains to the crew, with Shokupanman (dubbed as Bread-head Man) and Currypanman there as well, that he needs his balloon to search for the fabled magic apple seeds that can apparently grow the biggest apples anyone has ever seen. Anpanman, Mellonpanna, and Cream Panda help him search for the tree that gives off the magic seeds, while Bread-head Man and Currypanman search for the Apple Balloon. With no luck in finding the tree, they return to the bakery.

As the heroes in the bakery are setting off to find Appleina, an apple girl who might have clues as to where one can find the magic seeds, Horror informs Baikinman and Dokeen of the whole situation through a mock TV newscast.

Once at Appleina's, she shows the crew (and by extension the young audience this movie caters to) how to grow large apples. After many hardships of growing the trees, they finally blossom. Just as they are admiring their hard work, a bunch of bats swoop in and suck the life out of all the other apple trees around them. Unrelated to this, Baikinman attempts to steal all the apples for himself.

At this point, the bats go together to form the wich from the Snow White book that Dokeen and Horror were reading at the beginning of the film, revealing that she was the shadowy figure at the beginning of the movie that escaped from the book.

The witch turns everyone into moldy apples for no other reason than she is evil. The only ones left standing are Apple Boy and Appleina. Uncle Jam and Batako rush to bake Anpanman a new anpan head so he can turn back from apple form and be powered up enough to beat the witch. However, the witch destroys the Anpanman Blimp's oven, meaning they can't bake the head. Apple Boy stuns the witch with the power of a magic apple that he ended up growing. This also bakes the cold head into a perfectly cooked one, giving Uncle Jam and Batako the chance to turn Anpanman back to normal.

They successfully do this and Anpanman beats the witch back into the storybook, as the movie ends and everyone sings about apples.

My opinions

Before you say it, I am fully aware this movie is made for young children, but that is no excuse not to have a quality movie in my opinion. If anything, kids deserve more good content so they can learn and remember seeing that content for years to come. It just makes me feel bad for these children who watch movies that don't have much substance purely because they are "made for children."

The movie itself

The movie is average at best, and boring at worst. I did type out a pretty large plot synopsis for this movie, making it sound like a lot, but there really was not as much as you would think. This movie is only 46 minutes in total too, so there really should have been more here. Like, there was some emotional stuff going on with Apple Boy back on the Apple Planet he came from, but it's never really relevant to the story, nor the series as a whole because of him being made for this movie and only this movie. The movie also has a surprising amount of filler. Like, the part where I briefly mention Anpanman looking for the tree is a montage in the movie that lasts about two minutes, along with a scene where Apple Boy falls off a cliff, which is also not relevant to the main plot. I want to say a good quarter of this movie in total was filler, so we only have about 33 minutes of actual plot.

The writing that is there is also broken. I believe that the most entertaining part about this series is the series villains, Baikinman, Dokeen, and Horror. They don't make too many appearances in this movie to serve as comic relief, rather, Baikinman feels shoved in here to serve as more padding to make that over-40-minute time slot. There are also parts of the movie that make absolutely no sense under any perspective, not just an outsider's. Like, why does giving Anpanman a new head suddenly transform him from a moldy apple back to normal?

Overall, I feel as though both adults and children would be bored to death by this movie. 3/10.

Dubbing quality

If the movie itself wasn't soleless enough, the dubbing somehow makes this worse.

The movie was dubbed by Macias Group, a Florida-based studio that is best known for dubbing English shows into Spanish but does have some English dubbing in their catalog.

They had hired voice actors that I have not even heard of, nor do I think anyone else has. This doesn't make the dubbing automatically bad, in fact, a no-name cast can be quite good if given the right direction. However, this cast I feel did not give enough life to the characters. Some characters sound fine, like Horror or Dokeen, but others sound like the actor is struggling to put on a good performance, like Baikinman.

The characters also tend to speak in a way I like to call "Dora the Explorer Syndrome." It's kind of hard to explain what this is over text, but characters will talk extremely slowly for the young children, along with sounding considerably condescending. Watch the first two minutes of a Dora episode and compare it to this movie and you'll hear what I mean.

The voice acting itself sounds a bit bland and flat, almost like the actors didn't really care for their roles and were just doing it for a small paycheck. I don't blame them, really. An obscure series that they most likely haven't even heard of streaming exclusively on an unpopular streaming service most likely won't pay too high certainly wouldn't get me motivated. To do something like this, it needs to pay high enough or be on a service where it will get more notoriety, and most importantly, the people need to have a passion for the project and voice acting in general, neither of which sounded like they were here. I also heard a bit of recording echo, but I'm going to chalk that up to the actors recording at home rather than a booth due to COVID restrictions. If the dub had a bit more heart, then I probably would have liked it that much more.

I feel as though some of the name changes could have been better. Like some were unnecessary like Dokin to Dokeen or Horrorman to Horror, but things like Baikinman and Anpanman were kept the same, which probably needed the most explanation to an English audience.

The iconic songs from the Japanese version were also translated to English, which is a rarity in 2021 dubbing land. However, the songs sound off from their Japanese counterparts. If you were to listen to the theme song (https://youtu.be/3qSiSWTJkzw) or the closing song (https://youtu.be/c4DY7xmLlQI), you hear that they are bouncy, happy, and catchy. The English versions sound a bit off-beat to the rhythm these songs are supposed to be in. Now, I don't mind if the rhythm is a bit different so it can be optimized to the English language better, but here, it's so off it makes the songs sound worse. Most likely, the singers were given no direction and only listened to the Japanese version a few times. Not only that, but the lyrics are nearly directly translated from Japanese, also messing with the flow of the songs. When listening to the Japanese musical tracks, it almost makes you wonder what could have been.

Overall, the dubbing is not too good and probably could have done better either with a different cast with more motivation, or a whole 'nother studio behind the wheel.

Final thoughts and other recommendations

If you do want another English dub of Anpanman that I think is miles better, watch the fandub by Thomas Blue on Fandubbers Unite, starring myself as Anpanman (renamed to Bean-bun Man) and @clwsblog as Baikinman (renamed to Cavity Creep). It has better writing, better acting, and better songs. Both kids and adults alike will enjoy this version. Before you ask me, no, there is no bias here. I truly believe we did it better and for no pay!

Here is a link to Thomas Blue's dub:

https://fandubbersunite.weebly.com/beanbunman.html

If you really want to watch the official English though, even after my warnings, then go ahead. Here's a link to the Tubi listing:

https://tubitv.com/movies/592033/anpanman-apple-boy-and-everyone-s-hope?start=true

#anpanman #anime #tubi #english dub

[tarotjourney2021]

The Spiritual Community is getting on my nerves

Spirituality is weird, it's like a cult, but without giving it the title. It creeps on you, very vague, hidden, and tucked away. Wouldn't tell you much, but suggests it. Suggests it so obviously, right in front of my face, but it makes you question if I've imagined it, or if I am the kind of person who believes in such things.

I could almost swear, I've had an awakening. I was me one minute, the next minute this me has become a cast-away image of a blind confused person. The one way I can describe it, is 'I woke up'. There is a transformation happening that I cannot put in words, and as big as the earthquake that happened, everything and everyone else look exactly the same.

I almost feel like I have come to realizations, not that I am a scientist or special or anything, that I thought, of course, everyone else realized the same thing, but when I talk to them, I can see very clearly that they are similar to the old me. But I have changed, oooh I have changed, in what seems to be a split second... but when I look back, I know it started very subtly a very long time ago. All the signs were there, I was pulled to things that I have rationalized away, but underneath it all, it's all been there, but I didn't see it, I couldn't see it.

I've been depressed for as long as I can remember. In 2nd grade, I was already built-in with the desire to not be here. I never wanted to be here, never wanted to be alive. I know this sounds suicidal and for a while, I thought I was, but I wasn't. I just don't care to be here, I so don't care to be here, that I couldn't believe how much work you need to put in, just to be alive. Dealing with other people, people in my own family, weighed so much on me. My mother was terrifying. She was always upset. She blamed everything in life on us, she was miserable because of us. Everything was terrible because of us. I believed her when I was a child, I believed that I was to blame for everything. I carried the shame she wanted me to carry. I still carry some of it, the logical side of my brain still likes to carry some guilt, as a precaution ... just in case in some psychological analysis, it turns out that I contributed to her being who she is.

I heard a few people say, that everything in my life, I have manifested. This, on some level, makes sense. I do believe in past and upcoming lives, and in souls reincarnating themselves in different people. This sounds crazy to the person I used to be, in my religion, it wasn't mentioned, and not you weren't supposed to be asking too many questions.

At this moment, it makes much more sense to me how manifestation works, because if I have manifested everything in my life, even the painful things, from a previous life, or karma from a previous life. I have a side of me that can be cruel, really, brutal. I probably unleashed that part in a previous life. And now I am paying for it in my health, my mental health, and my physical health. I am 36, and I feel like I barely lived, because I've always been sick. Terrible migraines, that would stay for days, I couldn't do anything. The pain was always the most terrible pain I would ever have. I feared it so much. I still do.

Then with time, my mental health started declining too. I have been depressed. Bed-ridden depressed for months. The act that I would put up to hide it, you would think I am Angelina Jolie in 'Salt', very well and able of hiding her emotions. But many times, I wouldn't bother hiding it, even from people at work, I just didn't have the strength. Hiding things requires strength, a lot of emotional strength, that has been waining. In one of Anodea Judith's books, she talks about the demon of the throat chakra, lies. And my throat chakra has been blocked, that's the one thing it was apparent was blocked. I couldn't stop stuttering. It was embarrassing. It is still embarrassing when I do it, but luckily I don't stutter as much anymore, I think people barely notice it. Most people.

But I had to lie, cause no one would understand. My life ended up being dependent on it, no one could know what I was doing, everything was illegal. Anything that strikes a beautiful chord with you is illegal. You can't love, you definitely can't fall in love with someone outside your religion. It's illegal, there is a punishment, you could lose your life for falling in love under their law. You can't have pleasure, that too is illegal. Your body is a sin to be covered. Your voice as well, shut that up too. They had all their twisted absurdities to explain it all away. I don't think any of them actually tried thinking. Why would they? Their brain is only designed as a vessel to memorize what they have been told, it's a memory reserve. Even though productivity rule #1, is that your brain is not made for storing things, it is made to think. But how dare I think and cast doubt, I must submit. To who? To them?

Anyways, I lied so many times, I used up my reserve of lies, it's like that Denzel Washington in that pilot movie, he couldn't tell one more lie. Just one more lie to save himself from prison. I defended my lies, I was lying to protect my right to live, really live. And now I am unable to tell any more lies, about who I am, what I think, and what I feel. If you ask me, I would tell you, I have no energy left to hold up a lie anymore, to polish anything. Most people can handle a bit of bluntness, even when you take them aback. They call me open, honest, and vulnerable. I doubt I am any of these, I am just tired, too tired to play along.

I think I have paid quite a bit of my karmic debt, that's why I have earned this new beginning, and have earned my depression letting go of me a bit, even though it does like to glare at me from a distance, it is quite unnerving, especially with me being the only one who can see it. If it strikes again, I know I will have to either go back to the everything-is-okay dance, even with myself or bare it all again, how embarrassing.

Anyways, back to the title of this post, my gripe with the spiritual community. It doesn't seem to acknowledge mental health issues. It almost acts as if I am imagining my depression, that it is not real. Sounds too close for comfort to the religion I grew up in, several religions in fact. It is something 'we tell ourselves. A couple of spiritual guides and healers have said something similar, including my therapist if I can call what she does therapy. Healing is a more appropriate word, it insinuates what to expect, but she kept using the word therapy, that I thought someone who does therapy is a therapist.

I need a real therapist, and maybe have a healer on the side to add extra polish. I can't entirely rely on her to help me back on my feet.

I was offended, by their views on mental health, very condescending and problematic. It made me realized how much of a religion-like religion this is. They wouldn't call themselves part of a religion though, not openly. But the similarities are too obvious. The same religious structure with a few edits, the same look rebranded to fit with the times. I just ran away from one religion, and I am all too eager to jump into the next one. But I do like to adopt a 'scientist' mentality, which is an archetype of the way of thinking. Apparently, this mentality doesn't like to rule out any possibility, listens to all arguments, and just proceeds with what makes sense at the time, but when more evidence tip the scale in one direction, then they are open to change their minds and adopt the better-proven theory. It is difficult for a Taurus to change her mind about something, that's probably part of the reason why I am having such a hard time fully accepting this. This new spiritual world, and count myself part of it. Me and those weirdos belong to the same club? No.

Sometimes I am all in, just today I was browsing Etsy for more crystals believing those bracelets can cast their magic on me. I want to go to New Orleans, to get to know the black magic community there and elsewhere. Wanting to buy candles from witches, believing that the mix of my magic and theirs would do the trick. Who am I? This is absurd.

I do believe though that there is a part of the spiritual community that would work for me. I need to find my tribe, just like I am looking to find my tribe among the physical world. I feel like I am almost there, even though I still feel so alone and isolated, I almost feel dead.

One thing the spiritual community needs to do more of, is to talk like they got some sense. They say too many ridiculous things for me to take in all at once. I am a beginner here, talk to me like I am a muggle. Also, fake spiritual people should seriously stop it, they are ruining it for everybody.

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[magica-witch-project]

I would wish to be able to see all solutions to any problem, like maybe if a friend had an emotional problem or if there was a seemingly impossible problem. As for my personality, I kind of have a martyr complex? I put other's needs before my own and sacrifice my own needs for others. I feel useless if I'm not helping someone. I'm also very good at picking up on other people's emotions. I don't like myself a lot, and would rather live for someone else rather than myself.

Your magical girl form is, in a word, opalescent. It is a long-skirted dress with a sweetheart neckline, which is beaded with small clear crystals. In the center is a large belt made from the same material as the dress which joins in a large bow in the back. At a first glance, it appears to be quite plain- a soft, satiny white- but as the light catches on it, an array of pastel pinks, greens, blues, and violets are revealed, only disappear again in the blink of an eye. Watching you move is mystifying, to say the least. Your soul gem is equally reflective, and sits nestled in your hair as an elegant silver pin. Your weapon is an ornate bayonet rifle. It is solid white with polished silver adorning the sides. When paired with your newfound ability, you are a powerful fighter. Your new ability, of course, it quite unique. It isn’t seeing the future, exactly- it’s more like being able to see the branching paths that your reality could take. In this, you can see every possible solution available to you, as well as seeing every possible consequence of your actions. It’s overwhelming at first, but once you get the hang of it, you’re able to assess your situation in a matter of seconds. This makes you a skilled leader as well, since you can help your fellow magi avoid nasty fates with your new abilities. Off the battlefield, you have become everyone’s go-to for advice. Somehow, you always know just the thing to help them through their problems. Because of this, you finally feel like you’ve found your true purpose!

What your ability cannot do, however, is help you avoid an impossible situation. This realization comes to you far too late- while fighting alongside a couple of your comrades, the unlikely happens; the girls call to you for advice on what to do next, and only two options appear before you, each one directly leading to the death of one of the girls. You panic, frantically searching for another option, but there is no other way. You bark orders to one of them and try to warn the other of the witch’s attack, but the words leave your mouth mere seconds too late. You watch in horror as your partner is struck down by the witch, knowing there was nothing you could have done. You shoot at the beast with unbridled anger at what has happened before you- “why should she have died at my hands” you think over the sounds of your rifle, not noticing the creeping cloud of darkness over your soul gem. After the final blow is dealt, you crumple to the floor in a puddle of tears, the guilt of your lost partner a crushing weight upon you. As you shudder and bawl on the ground, your transformation begins. You are now Eulalia, the witch of Tarot. Her nature is interpreting. Eulalia’s barrier is quite surreal- everything in it is two-dimensional, as though it’s being animated by a flipbook of cards. To navigate it, one must run from one card to the next. The shapes and images on them are.. almost familiar, but off in an unsettling way. Where the text of each one should be is a series of unreadable, foreign characters. Everything moves in a slow, disjointed manner here, and each new card brings a different danger with it. The witch herself resides on the innermost card. She is a tall, featureless figure cloaked in light blue and white that seems to shift depending on the angle one sees her at. She is seated and still in the beginning, but will attack when someone enters her card. She moves quickly, her long arms tipped with needling fingers that any magia taking her on should avoid as best they can. Upon her defeat, the cards will all collapse into a neat stack before expelling all of those within it.

Thank you for the wish! If you would like anything changed, please let me know. I had a lot of fun with this one! If you couldn’t guess, Eulalia is vaguely based on The High Priestess of the major arcana. I thought she would be the best fit for this, as the card means “intuition” and “sacred knowledge”. I also liked the idea of using that opalescent look to convey the ever changing possibilities in life. But that’s enough of my rambling, I suppose. Advice! You sound like you tend to be a bit of a caretaker. That’s a great thing! But make sure to take time for yourself and make sure that your needs are met. You can’t fix everything my friend, so try no to let it weigh you down. And remember, a friendship is a two way street, so make sure you let your friends help you too! Love and luck to you!

-Mod Mami 

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