#and like. I want her to have wings Bc I think wings are neat
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Gray Wing's got me thinking for the longest time: how are pronouns, specifically neopronouns, translated and spoken in Clanmew? Do Clan cats, when invoking/talking about xem, use xeir pronouns correctly or default to he/him or something more "normal"?
On a more general matter, how common is it for modern Clan cats to use neopronouns? Do you think it's something they picked up from a kittypet in Chelford and they were like "whaaaat lmao that's kinda neat" lol bc I kinda like that idea. Sorry I'm rambling I'm just really really happy abt the neopronoun rep :'3
Oh Clanmew doesn't have gendered pronouns at all! There are eight pronouns, entirely based on threat level. There aren't any neopronouns in Clanmew because the use of these pronouns is constantly reaffirming the relationship between two cats, or signalling some sort of meaningful shift based on context.
Format: THEY/YOU/INCLUSIVE WE/EXCLUSIVE WE
Wi/Wees/Weep/Wik
(Babies, prey, things that pose absolutely no threat to you)
Nya/Nyams/Nyap/Nyamsk
(Family; Things you do not harm by choice.)
Pyrr/Pyrrs/Pyrrp/Pyrrsk
(Honorably less dangerous; a Cleric, an exhausted warrior, helpful objects)
Urr/Urrs/Urrp/Urrsk
(Equal footing of a Clanmate, things on your level. Briarlight refers to her mobility device with this pronoun as an extension of herself. ONLY USED FOR THE SAME CLAN.)
Ar/Ars/Arp/Arsk
(Cat who is above you in the same Clan; person who outranks you significantly. Your mentor while you're training, the deputy, your own leader. Has a sarcastic air of "your highness" when used on those of similar rank.)
Rarr/Rarrs/Rarrp/Rarrsk
(Honorable outsider; Clan cats of other Clans. Used to correct overfriendliness, friends of other Clans will sometimes find excuses to use other pronouns, though it can be frowned upon. Used for mildly dangerous prey like some ducks and gray squirrels. NEVER used on Clanmates without insult.)
Mwrr/Mwrrs/Mwrrp/Mwrrsk
(Rogues, very dangerous animals. Actively aggressive and acts without honor; a MASSIVE insult used on any Clan cat.)
Ssar/Ssars/Ssarp/Ssarsk
(NATURAL DISASTERS AND STARCLAN. Unpredictable, dangerous, unstoppable. For the leaders of other Clans or used as a very high compliment to another Clan's deputy or high-ranking warrior, but if overused could be seen as cowardly.)
So to use a neopronoun in Clanmew would be seen as very 'evasive' at best and rude at worst. You'd be bypassing a big part of their language and culture by not making your relationship and feelings towards that person clear to your conversation partner. It's very different from English where pronouns are just about gender!
"pi woomoerpbum Hrra'aborrl nyanomna"
Heathertail: Breezepelt my beloved is eating a tunnelbun.
"pi woomoerpbum Hrra'aborrl rarrnomna"
Heathertail: THAT BASTARD BREEZEPELT IS EATING A TUNNELBUN
There are three accepted genders in Clan Culture, Molly, Tom, and Gib. Gibs I refer to with xe/canon pronouns; canon just when it's less confusing. Blackstar for example is actually a gib in BB, so he's He/They/Xey.
(Queer cats still exist though, Dustpelt is an example of a GNC cat, Twigbranch is agender, Finleap is multigender, but Clan cats have a trinary gender system)
When the character has no canon gender though it's instant Gib and they're They/xe. Billowcloud is an example of that.
Gray Wing gets Xe pretty exclusively in my writing though for a few reasons, 1. Xe is the "archetype" of the roles associated with being a Gib and I want to emphasize this as the Patron of Wisdom, 2. The singular nonbinary pronoun is super super helpful with the fact Gray Wing has a ton of "talking to a group/on behalf of a group" scenes, it helps distinguish Xem from Them.
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i saw season 2 of the adorable little donghua 'no doubt in us' was released and i enjoyed it so much :) the first season was about an emperor and empress who dislike each other but are forced by a spell to swap bodies and as they are forced to live as the other they fall for each other ... although that season did the great crime of ending not just after they had acknowledged they really were in love and kissed and changed back - but a scene later where they're being all awkward and then in MID CONVERSATION the episode just ends and its like "come back for season 2!" !!!!!!!! come on! laziest cliff hanger of my entire life.
but anyway season 2 they do act a bit shy at first but mostly the long misunderstanding season 1 is based on is over and its so NICE to spend some time with a romantic pair AFTER the misunderstanding has been resolved and watch them grow together rather than just have the curtains close. there is So Much interesting bits to focus on in a relationship when they're actually together WHY do so many stories seem unable to try anything but keeping them apart (as they repeatedly betray each others trust to "protect" each other) to give the narrative spice. Anyway, it was really cool to see how they gradually got to know each other and trust each other more deeply, and became more comfortable being affectionate. It felt so genuine! but ESPECIALLY because in the political plot, they are able to come out victorious because they choose to trust each other and work together, even in moments where it looks doubtful, it makes their relationship stronger, the plot more interesting, and the ending more satisfying than pointless self-sacrifice and secret keeping between lovers for no reason i can tell but to bait viewers. AHEM FAIRY AND DEVIL AHEM.
anyway there's also something about ... when the series began the emperor was this quiet, rigid, studious man, and the empress was energetic, likes being outside and doing martial arts, uncomfortable and avoids official duties and navigating social niceties bc she's kind of clumbsy. they both kind of don't get each other, thinks the other despises their way of being and so is defensive against them for that... after their body swap is over they have an appreciation for the other it's like they can become more themselves and more confident in who they are because they are loved. there's this part where the empress bursts onto the scene (pregnant) in armour and the emperor (who can barely hold a sword) is just having a major "😍!! that's my WIFE" moment. and he doesnt want to try to subdue her anymore. i mean the empress also appreciates his political cunning and intelligence blah blah, i think it's obvious who I'm here for haha.
there's some iiiiinteresting very softly gendery sexuality playfulness i think too. first of all the emperor becoming so sweet and silly after the body swap and empress becoming so fierce and grumpy ... i was like, oh. and then there's a whole part where the empress-as-emperor goes to meet with a tatar queen and they go horseback riding, heavy drinking, sparring (all the things the real emperor can't do) and they GREATLY enjoy each others company. then later when the tatar queen comes and realizes the emperor is different she finds out the secret of the body swap, and is just like cool, so the empress is actually my soulmate (implied) then she and the empress spend every day together and seem to be very close. and i just think that's neat! (can the empress have a harem? well actually she kind of ends up with one :P)
also the emperor's brother is typical frivolous, chatty, pleasure-house-going, expert fan wielder, who has a very flirty relationship with the extremely sexy and mysterious imperial astrologer purple man who has robes where the sleeves looks kind of like feathery wings in certain angles?? very good!
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Only Bones
Rating: Mature
Pairings: Alastor x ReaderOC, Vox x ReaderOC, Future Lucifer x ReaderOC
Second Person POV, Change of POV, Slow burn (or fast burn - really moving through the plot quickly), please forgive the typos.
Warnings: Dark Themes: Altered state of consciousness, possessive behavior, mention of dv, non-con elements in the future, cannibalism and just things not being nice--it's Hell.
General Notes: Still not sure if Alastor will remain ace within the confines of my story. Also, operating under many assumptions for Season 2 so walk with me on this one.
Ch 2 Notes: I know nothing about TV production so I'm just winging most of this bit. Also Kudos to you if you know the song used on this chapter. Continuing with the breakneck pace bc otherwise I'd spend 5 more chapters setting shit up.
Chapter 2:
You're packaging the last bit of the pies into neat little boxes. These are smaller than the regular size you sell at the shop, they were a pain to cut but the buyer did offer to pay extra for the commission and well, how could you say no to that? They ordered every kind you had too, including the herb and cheese ones - had to pay Kory, the local smuggling succubus, extra to get the three different kinds of cheeses you needed.
The water with the devilfoot root comes to a boil, you hurry over to take it off the stove before the root disintegrates making the whole thing undrinkable. Pouring it on a separate container to sift the bits that did come off, you then add the crimson scarab from the jar of crimson scarabs Jo catches for you—and that should do it: Your very own calming remedy!
You close the old almanac gifted to you, placing it back into your tote bag to close shop too. Jo was long gone for to rest as instructed to be up for an early start tomorrow.
Covering yourself with your old worn shawl, you adjust your tote bag underneath to brave the elements for the short trip back home. This part of the city was usually quiet compared to others, but you could never be too careful. The dagger in your bag is always accessible if you needed it—and you had needed it before.
As you walk you’re already thinking of tomorrow, of the financial possibilities if the buyer likes the pies and they ask you to keep coming back. You might be able to reach your goal sooner than you think and though you know you shouldn't get too excited, a glimmer of hope still shines within you.
Your steps feel that much lighter over the filthy city concrete below.
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You hold on as Jo makes a sharp turn. “Are you sure you don’t want some of my tea? You seem nervous.”
“Nah, I’m good.” He replies. You know he's a bit of road demon but today he seems more on edge, he’s also way more chatty than usual. “So anyway, I told her she needed to get real for once and… “
You take a big gulp from your thermo letting him talk through his nervousness as VoxTek Tower comes closer. It was visible from the third floor of your apartment complex and it always seemed like such a distant aspect of life here in Pentagram City, so inconsequential to your own afterlife—but up front? You can literally feel the corporate presence sucking away your soul.
You’re directed towards the back once you pull up, and are given directions to the studio coordinator who made the order.
There’s chaos all around you when you pull up, huge props and costumes wheeled to and from. Groups of technicians with lights and camera in tow. People with phones and clipboards shouting orders. Your van and cart of pies oddly fit right along the organized mayhem.
“This is kinda cool.” Jo says hauling down one of the carts.
“Right?”
Both of you do your best to avoid running into anyone on your way to the elevators, which are thankfully big enough to accommodate the carts.
The 13th floor is just as busy as the ground floor, maybe even more. You attempt to follow the sign that reads: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH FYTOR when a horde of demons rushes past you.
“He’s here!” “Shit, do we have everything ready?” “If anything goes wrong, I … !”
Jo glances at you and you shrug until you see him.
Vox, the CEO and owner of the VoxTek Enterprise.
He made sure his image was unavoidable if you resided in any part of the Pride Ring, more so than any of the other Overlords if you were one to keep up to date.
“Wow.” Jo says.
And he’s right, the Overlord has so much more presence in person, towering over those crowding him.
“Woah there, no pictures, no pictures.” He says while fixing his coat, all long limbs and charisma. “I’m here on business, my valuable employees.”
“And so are we.” You remind Jo, who continues to gawk at the Overlord.
“I’ve seen two Overlords in less than a month, it must be a sign or something, Nuria.” He says, glancing back.
“I hope it's a sign for wealth.” You reply.
Soon you’re at the back of the set, speaking with Myrna, the bizarre horse-snake chimera mix. “This all of them?” She asks with the same thick southern accent you heard on the phone.
“Yes, ma’am, all hundred of them.” You answer. Jo is ready with receipt and pen. “Now if you could sign here just to verify our delivery.”
She ignores you as she grabs one of the pies, taking it out of its tiny box eating it all in one bite. You and Jo look at each other, unsure now if you’ll be paid. This wouldn’t be your first time, not because of the quality of the pies but because it was Hell and people were generally assholes, specially when it came to paying up sometimes.
“Oh Goodness Gracious!” She finally says, turning around to sign your form and grabbing another pie from the cart. You breathe easy again. “Set them over there, sugar.”
“A pleasure to do business with you!” You offer a smile and a handshake. “We hope we can continue catering your events!”
“Of course!” She responds already walking away ignoring your hand. You sigh, so much for networking.
You get busy anyway, moving some things around in the already lavish snack table to make room for your delivery Upon seeing who was visiting, the elaborate set up made sense. “I think we’re going to need another table.” You finally admit defeat after playing tray tetris, some stuff looked too expensive to touch.
“Let me see if I can find someone.” Jo offers.
And you’re left there to wait while he does that, that's what you liked about Jo an observant self-starter, you should look into increasing his pay soon. You're thinking that watching the crew work, it really does take a lot of manpower to get production on air. You kind of wish you had been invited to the ‘Yeah, I Fucked Your Sister So What?’ Set instead. It was your guilty pleasure, putting it on as background noise while you worked on the pies for the following day. Maybe you’ll get lucky and see one of the actors on your way out.
“Homemade pie?! It’s been decades!” A crisp male voice says from behind.
Great, a potential customer! “Oh, our shop has been op— “ It’s Vox, the very CEO you saw on the halls before. He's leaning over the table taking in the smell.
“Are you the owner?” He asks sizing you up, his eyes going from your horns, face, body and finally settling on the wings at your hips. He quirks a brow at the sight, you hide them further back, a knee jerk reflex whenever people looked at them too long. You hated them.
“I sure am, sir. A pleasure to meet you.” You extend a hand out before he comments on the wings.
He takes your hand, doing a little bow to meet your eyes. “Well I do love a woman that can cook!” You do your best to keep the frown off your face. But aside from that, it was truly impressive to see the Overlord up-close. The light from his screen engulfs you in the low light of the set as his upper body tilts closer and you have to squint to keep the light from hurting your vision. “One so pretty as well. Are you one of the guests. What do you go by, doll?”
“You’re too kind, sir. Nuria is the name. And no, sir, we're just here for delivery.”
“Vox, Sir! We were looking all over for you. The producer is eager to meet you.” A crew member emerges from one of the curtains. “Follow me, please.” They urge.
“Of course, of course. My apologies.” He answers, brilliant smile back on. “But I hope to see you around, Nuria.” He says letting go of your hand with a wink and a light sting of electricity from his body to the underside of your wrist. Your hand pulls back startled, he chuckles as he struts away.
Jerk, you murmur under your breath.
Jo comes back a few moments later dragging a large folding table borrowed from somewhere.
“Let me give you a hand!”
You finish fairly quickly after that, when Myrna comes back again, taking the last bite of her second pie and seemingly ready for a third one. “You’re welcome to stay if you’d like.”
“Really?” Jo chirps. And you don’t have the heart to say no, your wrist still tingling from her boss' "greeting."
You’re herded to a corner though, where several screens show different angles of the set. One screen dictates what’s to happen at which times intervals during the show. One segment draws your attention. Special Guests, it reads, the name of the performing musical group - and then a live performance of a song you immediately recognize.
Sudden screaming from one of the hallways leading to another part of the studio has you and Jo glancing around. There’s the sound of slamming doors and objects being thrown around followed by a string of swears accompanied by several footsteps running towards the source of the screams.
“What the fuck is going on now?!” Myrna screams into her headset as she follows the chaos.
“Maybe it’s time we skedaddle?” Jo suggests scratching his cheek in mild concern.
But now it’s you who doesn’t want to leave. “We’ll be fine, Jo, besides I really want to see this.” You point to the screen. “Mamá Tozi, my grandmother, used to play this song all the time when I was little. It’s an oldie but a goodie, didn’t expect to see it here of all places.” You explain. “Want me to teach you how to dance cumbia?”
“No?“
Too late you’re already grabbing his hands, placing them in position. “Let’s see, it goes 1, 2, 3… Nunca es suficiente para mí… ” You step forward, tilting one hip to the side and then to the other. It’s a bit difficult without the actual beat of the song but you manage following your own, “Tan-tan-tan, tan... “ Jo tries his best to follow along. “Porque siempre quiero más de ti. Yo quisiera hacerte más feliz.” And then a hum for the parts there’s no words for. You move his hand while keeping the other in a loose grip so you can do a half twirl and return to position, then motion with your hand for him to do the same. He follows through and you giggle as Jo rolls his eyes but continues to follow along. “Mi corazón estalla por tu amor. ¿Y tú que crees que esto es muy normal? Acostumbrado estás tanto al amor.”
“You know the song?” Myrna asks out of nowhere, you let go of Jo's hands (you hadn't notice when she came back.) “Have you performed before?” She presses.
“No… ” High school and karaoke performances didn’t count, though you had been told you weren’t half bad.
“Well there’s always a first time for everything.” Oh you did not where this was going.
“Turns out the vocalist for our scheduled group is feelin’ a little under the weather t’day, and by that I mean she’s too fucking wasted to even stand up, so we’re gonna need to improvise.” We? Who’s we? “Our CEO is here.” Our?
“Well I do wish you the best of luck and would you look at the time, Jo, we should be driving back soon.” You say looking at the black screen of your phone, then search for Jo’s hand again to get out of there as quickly as possible. But Myrna’s talons snatch your arm first.
“Hey!” Jo tries to reach for you, but she easily pushes him back with the other hand.
“You’ll do just as well.” She sneers.
“There’s no way you think I’ll get out there to put on a professional performance! Are you nuts?!” You drop the professional act, glaring at her instead - trying not to wince in pain, her grip hurts.
“I don’t think - I know you will.” She says, you’re standing on the tip of your toes with the way she continues to hold onto you. “Or there won’t be any payment for the order, AND I’ll make sure to run your little shop’s reputation to the ground. Would that be enough motivation for you?”
“Oh yeah?” Jo speaks up, “You don’t know who you’re messing with!” Myrna hisses at him as response.
“I want triple the pay for the pies.” You say before Jo says anything else. There’s no need to involve Rosie.
Her eyes narrow. “Whatever.” She says and calls for a dressing room assistant.
“Nuria, but… “ Jo whispers.
“It’s okay, I’ll be fine, and we’ll make a killing on this one.” You smile as Myrna drags you further back.
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He sits right on the front row.
Fights the urge to yawn while waiting for the next section as his employees scamper behind the camera. Someone offers him a second cup of whiskey which he takes without even looking to see who is offering it, he should really try to make an effort to actually engage with them. It was easier to win them over with feigned kindness than by force (though his peers would disagree). Especially now that they had the entire playing field to themselves.
It was the reason why he was there at all. To ensure the 'magic of TV' ran smoothly for captivating quality content. Their plan to monopolize Hell depended on them capturing as much support from the public as possible, by any means necessary. Indeed, with the battle against heaven broadcast he could feel himself growing in influence and power as every wretched sinner tuned in to watch. So strike and improve while the iron is hot was one of his many mottos.
It’s all he thinks as he watches the Host announce the next performer.
The lights dim as the cameras focus on the stage.
The lively melody of a trumpet is followed by the rest of the band’s instruments as flood lights cast over the vocalist at the center of the stage.
A tight sequin dress glimmers with the curve of her swaying hips, her shoulders also moving to the beat of the music.
But then she sings and suddenly it's the most interesting thing he’s seen all week.
“Oh thank fuck!” Vox overhears one of the producer’s heads loud-whisper to someone on his right.
“ Y tú te vas jugando a enamorar. Todas las ilusiones vagabundas que se dejan alcanzar.“ Her voice young and smooth in Spanish, he understands very little but knows them to be of a romantic melancholic nature. She spins, grabbing one of the trumpet players to accompany her on her dance and her solo dance from before flourishes with the new companion.
“Who’s that?” He finally asks, curious.
“She’s ah… an up and coming artist.” The producer’s heads answer in unison, then go over his notes to look for her actual name. The CEO watches as the ratings are directly sent to his screen.
“Oh yeah?” He says taking a swing of his whiskey, liking the data he’s receiving.
“Nunca es suficiente para mí. Porque siempre quiero más de ti.” Her voice rises without losing the harmony in it, the musicians behind her faithfully follow her rhythm, nearing the end of the song. The numbers on Vox’ screen hit are all time high for the month, impressive considering this show’s underperformance in ratings.
“Wowowee!! How do you like them apples?” Fytor, the Host, gestures for a round of applause that goes on for some time. Someone whistles in admiration. “Los Demonios Azules!! Premiering our cultural segment, everyone.” He says for one last round of applause before the cut.
And just like that, the vocalist who sang with such charm and charisma only moments prior drops the microphone and yanks the colorful fur wrap off her shoulders to throw it on the floor as well. Vox barely catches the moment she also yanks the gloves off her hands, stomping off the stage in a petty tantrum that could rival one of Val’s.
“Well, looks like your little variety show gets to survives another year!” Vox remarks as he gets up from the chair. Both of the producer’s heads beam at the news. “Now if you’ll excuse me.” He says, adjusting his clothes in place before zapping himself away from the set to the dressing rooms.
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You’re taking off the gaudy and incredibly heavy earrings you were made to wear when a spark of electric blue appears behind you and you get up alarmed holding onto the dresser behind you. “Holy— “
VoxTek’s CEO materializes before you.
“Greetings, my dear!” He smiles, “I don’t believe we were introduced.”
The initial shock wears off quickly. “Yes we were!” You tear the humongous blonde wig off your head, then smear part of the makeup off with one hand.
There is a pause where only the muffled screaming of the neighboring dressing room is audible. The band you performed with was infighting over the close call they had thanks to their drunken vocalist.
“The pie girl?!” He asks incredulous after a moment before doubling over in laughter as if you just told the funniest joke he'd ever heard. Your fists tighten at your sides.
“Is everything ok in there?” Jo asks knocking at the door.
“Yeah, I’m fine. Be there soon, just taking care of a new fan.” You shout, voice dripping with sarcasm. You’re angry at being made to perform like a little wind up monkey but him laughing over it infuriates you even more. “Your bitch of an employee, Myrna, threatened to withhold my pay for the pies if I didn’t replace the singer.” You struggle to untie the gladiator shoes. How the fuck did they tie these damn shoes on you?! “Your guests suck, by the way.”
“My sincerest apologies, my dear. I’ll make sure you get paid, money is not an issue.” He says going on knee to undo the knot. You pause, surprised by the gentleness in the sudden action. He takes all the time in the world taking off the shoe, then motions for the other foot placing it over his knee, no minding soiling his very expensive looking trousers.
“Ever thought about a career on television?” His tone is casual as he works.
“No, sir,” You reply, all anger fizzled out, but quick to take your foot back, “I already have a contract with someone.”
The expression on the screen changes, now intrigued. “Oh? And may I know who the lucky demon is?” Hoping the answer will deter further questions you answer truthfully.
“Rosie.”
His screen glitches for a second, distorted static repeats the name. “Ro-rosie? Cannibal Town's Rosie? You don’t say!”
You immediately sense that might have been the wrong answer, having forgotten the intricate web of relationships Hell’s Overlords maintained - and if his reaction was anything to go by, Rosie might not be someone he particularly cares for, for whatever reason.
You reach for your clothes inching towards the door with the sequin dress still on, you don’t want to find out what else he might say. Or do over the new information.
“Yes, sir, now if you’ll excuse me.”
He slams the door shut when you open it and for a moment prickling fear overtakes you. Shit. You’re too scared to meet his eyes, feel him instead stand very close to you, but then the tie holding your wings together at your back to hide them comes off.
“This one hid from me.” You don’t need to see the cocky smile displayed on his screen as he speaks, “Here’s my assistant’s contact if you ever get tired of making pies, doll.”
“Thank you, I appreciate the offer, sir” You whisper, tone calm despite the lump in your throat, taking the card offered.
Jo straightens up when the door opens. You school your face into neutrality so as not to freak him out.
“C’mon, let’s go.”
Though you’re sure he catches a glimpse of the CEO as the door closes behind you.
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You work in silence for the rest of the week, the small tv in the shop’s kitchen remained disconnected, missing several episodes of Yeah, I Fucked Your Sister, So What? Testament of the bad taste the trip to VoxTek Tower left in your mouth. But it was nothing a good bath of crushed roses and herbs couldn’t fix. You had Jo do the bath too to make sure las malas vibras didn’t linger, even if “This is Hell, Nuria, we are all made of bad vibes.”
And before you knew it, Rosie’s new shipment arrived and that occupied your mind instead.
“No heads this time, Theo?”
“Nah, old hag Susan got it in her head that she wanted to start a forever soup business. Rosie would only let ‘er have the heads though.”
“I see.” Works for you, that was the least favorite part you liked to work with, all that hair and eyeballs… made it hard to pretend it was sinners—not just regular game meat. Some things you don’t think you’ll be able to get used to no matter how many years passed down here.
You worked quickly, more than usual, finding yourself eager to see Rosie. Maybe out of some odd need to feel reassured under her protection. Which is how you found yourself at her place in less than two days.
You’re almost done at the Town’s plaza uneasily distributing the pies, without major incident. They listen, for the most part, Susan giving you a bit of a hard time but Theo was there to reinforce authority where usually Rosie would be the one overseeing the distribution. Today though, you were told, she was entertaining important company.
“Well, that’s the last of them.” You keep one for Rosie. Theo walks you to her place, chatting about the colony’s new found reputation from dangerous bloodthirsty savages to dangerous heroic bloodthirsty savages.
“I’m sure that’s gotta count for something, Theo.” You nod along as you walk up to Rosie’s.
“Nuria, my precious girl!” Rosie calls out as soon as you enter her place. She’s coming for a hug, you barely have time to move the pie out of the way as she smothers you into her bosom. She seems more cheery than usual. “Come, come. I want you to meet my friend.” She says pulling you along to a table at the back. You don't think much of it this time either - as she's always trying to get you socialize more.
“Alastor, honey, this is Nuria! The girl I told you so much about.”
Her long fingers wiggle as she motions to the man sitting by the table.
Alastor? Oh but that can't be...
You're frozen, pie in hand as the Radio Demon himself stands, the shadow covering his form dissipating to reveal his tall slender form.
So this was The Important Company.
“Charmed!” He smiles, the crackling static of his voice immediately setting you on edge.
Rosie's hand at your back gently pushes you forward to respond.
“Likewise, sir.” You manage, taking his hand in greeting. The handshake is solid and unexpectedly friendly.
"Oh now, Nuria, is okay—he doesn't bite, for the most part!" They both chuckle at the shared joke. You force yourself to chuckle along too.
“I stopped by your pie shop the other day, but it was about to close I’m afraid.” Of course, you heard all about it from Jo.
“Ah y-yes, my assistant did mention it. But please do visit again, we do make a couple of extra pies for special clientele.” You had to, some people didn’t take no for an answer.
“It wasn’t necessary, I was just passing by and the smell got my attention. It worked out for the best, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to try them in such good company.” He motions to Rosie.
“Oh Alastor, there you go again.” She says absolutely smitten. “Let me make us some more tea now that the refreshment is here. I mean the pie, Nuria, don’t fret.” You laugh; ha-ha! Yes, funny.
“Well then,” Clearing your throat you set the pie on the table, “it’s been a pleasure— “
“Aht, aht aht! I know what you’re about to do, dear, and I’m not having it.” Rosie’s hands rest at her hips. “Sit down, you’re a guest today.”
“Oh but I… “ You shut up when she levels you with a look, not quite threatening yet, but getting there. You have never taken her there. Still, “I can help prepare the tea, I know this great recipe— “
“Sit down.”
You sit on the nearest chair.
“Be right back~!” She shimmies away to her kitchen.
So you’re left alone with her friend. You knew at the periphery of awareness of the rumors about Rosie and the Radio Demon being close, but you never expected, nor in all honesty wanted, to run into him or any of her acquaintances. In and Out was your tried and proven method of operation. It had kept you safe, figures the one time you decided to stay at the VoxTek Tower you would—
“Lovely weather we’re having today.” His static voice takes you out of your thoughts.
“Hm? Oh yes, quite nice, I mean as nice as it can get.” You answer.
“My, Rosie was not kidding when she said you were a very new here.” He observes, and you’re not sure how to take that. “How are you finding the new lifestyle?” He asks, tone polite.
What an odd thing to ask, miserable of course - everyone was miserable down here, but you get the feeling he wasn’t looking for honesty as much as just conversation. So you oblige. “Well, all things considered. It’s not too bad I suppose. I haven’t been purged yet so there’s that.”
“Ah, an optimist, a rare breed. My cat could learn a thing or two from you.” He says crossing his legs.
“Your cat, sir?”
“Please, call me Alastor, we can’t be that far apart in age when death came to us.”
True, but calling him solely by his first name felt odd with the way he talked and just his general seniority over you in hell. “Um, what year did you… erm pass? if it’s not too rude to ask of me?”
“1933! And what a year it was.”
Oh wow. “That was during the Great Depression, am I correct? My grandmother was born during that period in history, quite amazing when you stop to think it.”
“Well I have been called old in nastier ways I suppose,” He laughs, your hand covers your mouth.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to insult.”
“Oh it's quite alright, I was merely messing with you!” He chuckles, “It sounds like your grandmother was very precious to you.”
“Of course, my grandmother was a very wise woman, though I think most would say that about their mothers.”
“And you would be right, my dear, mothers, grandmothers, matriarchs—all irreplaceable pillars of support in a decent society.” He responds and maybe you were being way too dramatic when Rosie introduced you to him.
“Tea is ready~! I hope both of you are getting along.” Rosie sings-songs with a tray of freshly brewed tea.
“We’re getting along just fine.” Alastor replies.
“Good, good.”
You busy yourself with helping Rosie cut the pie, serving two slices, relieved Rosie thought to bring cookies alongside the tea so you would have that instead.
“I hope it’s to your liking.” You serve Rosie’s guest first as she watches on, pleased.
“I’m sure I will, dear.” He replies. And it’s so strange how different, how normal, he actually is from the rumors on the street. They made him seem almost otherworldly even by hell’s standards.
“Delicious as always, Nuria.” Rosie exclaims at the first bite. You smile in response. “Go on, Alastor, give it a try.”
He follows suit. “There has yet to be the occasion where you have been wrong, my dear friend. One can still taste the panicked screams.”
Now that made him sound closer to the stories about him. “Thank you, sir.”
“Oh she calls you ‘sir,’ Alastor, isn’t she precious!” She says pinching your cheek.
“I already said there’s no need. But I do appreciate the good manners.” He replies before taking another bite of the pie. “You know Charlie has been talking about a Grand Re-opening ceremony for the Hotel. I think these tasty treats would do a wonderful addition to the event!”
You almost choke on your tea.
“My Goodness, you are right!” Rosie’s dark eyes set on you expectantly. “What do you say, Nuria?”
Clearing your throat, you think of the nicest way to refuse. “I’d love to but I think we’ll be taking a break from commissions for a bit.”
“Oh? But didn’t you just get a really big one from VoxTek?”
You cough to clear your throat, oblivious to the way her guest’s eyes narrow at the mention “Yes, well… “
“Don’t tell me they didn’t pay you!” You can hear Rosie’s mood quickly souring, her demeanor darkening.
“No, no! On the contrary, they paid me thrice as much but—hm. I should, maybe I should start from the beginning.” So you tell them how your little jokey-joke dance forcefully landed you in front of the cameras and consequently with an offer by VoxTek’s CEO himself to work for his company, omitting the specific detail of how the offer was extended to you. “The whole ordeal was very degrading to be completely honest. I’m just thankful Jo and I were able to leave in one piece.”
“Ha! Why this sounds like the plot of a spicy novel!” The Radio Demon chuckles bemused. “A regular girl’s break into stardom by a sudden twist of sheer luck!” Rosie swats at him with her fan when she sees you’re not laughing along this time.
“Alastor, can you not this once?” After glaring at him she turns to you. “That’s terrible, darling! I’m sorry that happened. But do let me know if they ever give you any more trouble.” She says placing a hand over yours.
“Thank you, Rosie.” You already feel better about telling her about the ordeal, all you needed was to feel safe. “I think I got it for now.”
“That’s my girl.”
“Well rest assured, Nuria, Charlie has far more class than the demons at the Vee tower. I can arrange for a visit if you’d like. I think it would benefit you as Rosie tells me you're saving up to move out of Pentagram City, though I can't imagine why anyone would want live away from such wonderful daily entertainment.” Oh wow, Rosie really did talk a lot about you. “Think of it as helping a friend of a friend.” His face and eyes are all sweet charisma, they look almost genuine. And you wonder if he’s only nice to you due to his friendship with Rosie or because he really is just like that with some people. “The reward could be handsome, she is the Princess of Hell after all, I’m sure you’ll be able to name your price once you charm her.”
Oh boy, the delivery van will be due for maintenance soon too…
“Does she have a date for the re-opening yet, sir?”
Both Rosie and her guest share a smug look of triumph.
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I would like you to info dump about the kirby gijinkas 👀
AVA I LOVE YOU UM UM SO!!!
kirby:just kid stuff like rain boots, hair accessories n overalls, they also have two designs-one for older games n one for newer games!! n a scrapped off old one cuz it looked too fancy </3 also the bag is angel themed bc i thought thatd just look cute ngl
bandana dee:as i said on another post i got inspired by smash dedede having a shirt that rly looks like the beginning of a yukata or a kimono!! also he doesnt have a mouth, design on the right was an early concept lol (by "isn't allowed" on the sheet i mean im not sure if having it over the haori could straight be an insulting mistake or if its just something most people would not think of doing bc why would you) i bullshitted an eye design but my best friend rly liked them so i never changed them lol
marx: i literally finished his final design yesterday.even tho nothing changed i just gave him elf ears bc he looks silly w them lol.anyways its just a jester design tbh? since his hat has two differing patterns i thought itd be neat to add both the sun and the moon from his little villain plan to his outfit (i miss his fluffy hat balls a little though </3) also he has no arms tho his wings can work as them sometimes.bc im a firm believer in always having characters who lack limbs in their original design either not have them or have a fun replacement
elfilin:theyre themed around a more cutesy aesthetic for angels n space! contrasting forgo and elfilis more dark theme of those, also w an inspiration of retro futurism! and yes their outfit is completely stupid and overly complicated thats part of the charm <3 theyre like a scene kid to me.also a little star bc all of kirbys friends get one.fun fact they had 4 beta designs bc nothing looked good
fecto forgo:(sorry for bad pic i need to redo its entire reference sheet) just an hospital gown w medical tomes that werent removed from them (my best friend gave me that idea n what to add lol), i think theyre best described as a blob of weird elfilis slime that can take a humanesque form rather than a human form that can blob, theyre constantly melting n all its veins are visible, theyre v cold to touch n in the tube their body flows in a way that gives them cherub imagery similar to what was intended w canon forgo, also its legs are useless, theyre very weak and unstable and not naturally formed (also since i picture the elfilis split as some uh.physical form?? of disassociative trauma random trivia when they front post game elfilins eyes get replaced w theirs, just for the aesthetic)(credits to my bestie for coming up w that interpretation lol)
shadow kirby:they get two designs like kirby, both inspired off theirs but just like.emo lol.dont ask why their hair started doing that its whatever reason they became purple in canon.they have overalls beneath that coat btw
and miscellaneous designs i havent given a final sheet to yet!! taranza and dark taranza r based off more fantasy victorian (? medieval???) clothing, susie is holographic bc i didnt want to give her gray shading n her limbs r all floaty (i imagine shes always making some weird electric noise due to that), gooey is just like cute tbh? their cape is based off their mock matter form, chuchus hair is based off the shape the octopus species she apparently is has, i dont have any notable commentary for drawcia or claycia (was that her name) other than drawcia is like a paint blob.also claycias supposed to be way chubbier but i underestimated how huge her coat would look.gotta fix that
thats all the ones i have!! GOD it feels good to finally share them lol
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Pleaseee would you ever expand on why those pony typecasts?? I was never into the mlp source material but mlp aus are always so fun and people explaining their pony assignments is so interesting 🦊
YAYYYY i would love to talk about it ofcourse.!!!!!. some of them i picked off of pure vibes some i thought abt their personalities+ story arcs
for earth ponies i chose the people who had a 'grounded' personality, like both the sect leaders & tang soso :3 for chung jin and yoon jong, a big part of their characters is that despite not being special they have their own parts to play, so i put them in earth pony category.
for jogul and hye yeon, physical strength is their thing so i put them there too hehe
the unicorns are the 'cunning' ones? i dont have a particular reason for them being there i just think these characters would be the ones that'd most fit the unicorn type and make the most of it :3
but since im sobyeong and jang ilso are the most 'similar' to chung myung in canon, they all get to be unicorns together. geumryong gets to be a unicorn bc he's the pride of the family and im sure using magic is a big plus 👍👍
as for the pegasus, 'freedom' is the biggest factor! tang bo is a pegasus bc he loves freedom the most and his butterfly motif alrdy makes him wing-coded yaknow(also he's the flight to chung myung's magic)
baekcheon is a pegasus also to contrast geumryong and bc he's 'free' too, in a way :3 i typecast yu iseol as a unicorn at first but i thought abt how speed is always a thing in her attacks. also it's fun to think abt how as a pegasus, she taught tang soso the earthpony how to be free...
the others i picked off of pure vibes..lol...... but since there were 3 elders i wanted to make it so that they're all their own thing hehe
cheonma is an alicorn for ummm obvious reasons. but honestly thinking abt it wouldn't it be neat to imagine him as a changeling queen like chrysalis?
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Terry Jr for that character ask game ?
Hihihi Aether! Hope you're doing well, lovebird <333
So, Terry Jr. TJ. Teej. *begins weeping*
First impression: A little bit of a brat. Somewhat understandable between juggling teenage angst and adjusting to Ron's, uh, Ron-ness (affectionate <3), but would it kill him to be a little nicer about it? :/
Impression now: THAT'S MY FUCKING SON AND I MISS HIM TERRIBLY!!! So sick and twisted of Anthony to do that to him 😭😭😭 He's been through so much and he just wants to be there for his stepdaughter like his stepfather was there for him and!!!! Dissolves into a puddle of tears.
Favorite moment: Either the entire Thing that was the end of Tower of Terry or when he spotted Scary picking up the lunch he made for her and smiled about it :') I love him so much
Idea for a story: Hhhhhh this is one I've been meaning to actually write for a bit and have talked about a ton on Discord but! AU with seasoned vampire Terry Jr attempting to take fledgling vampire Scary under his wing. Scary is Not Having It, obviously (and is even MORE adamantly against it once she figures out he's coincidentally the new guy her mom's been seeing), but eventually she falls super ill bc she hasn't had blood in awhile and so Terry guiltily takes care of her while she's too out of it to argue. It only further complicates things that they were both Turned by the same man (Willy Stampler, obviously). They end up having a bit of a heart-to-heart on what it is to be a monster and how to live with yourself when you have to kill to stay alive sometimes and when you have the knowledge that you'll outlive everyone you know and love. Terry has no idea if she'll remember any of this conversation once she gets a good day's rest, but it feels like something of a breakthrough to him :')
Unpopular opinion: Hmmm idk the general opinion the fandom has bc it seems like things are mixed rn. The only "unpopular" option that's coming to mind for him right now is him just. Not coming back. But I do want him to come back in some way, so??? Hm. Oh! I think it would be cool if he switched classes between seasons from a caster to more of a fighter - not ONLY would it explain why Anthony is constantly referring to him as a "swordboy" and why he hasn't cast a single spell, it also gives him another parallel with Scary - they have both given up some element of the past selves (Scary, her peppy persona, Terry, his wizardry) in order to pursue what they think will serve them best. Also, it's quite possible that Terry associates his talent for learning magic with his trauma from Faerun and is attempting to distance himself from that (his mother is a therapist, after all, so I think that if one of the kiddads is going to make a single choice in favor of their own mental wellbeing, it's probably him). Anyway. Is this anything.
Favorite relationship: Terry and Scary I think! They just mirror each other in SUCH interesting and complex ways and episode 36 has only further solidified that for me 🥰
Favorite headcanon: Not so much a headcanon as a series of predictions, but I LOVE the idea of Terry coming back as a vampire. I also saw someone mention the possibility of Terry coming back as an Aasimar, which would be soooooo fucking neat, especially since it draws an interesting dichotomy between himself and Nicky. Angel/demon imagery and all that. I can already feel the desire to make Terrick content if that ends up being the case. That said, I hope he comes back and I hope he comes back Wrong :)))
#terry jr. is actually something that can be so personal...#ough. the tears i have cried over this kid who is also a dad. he's so much truly he is.#he NEEDS to finish out his arc though. do you hear me mr. burch. PLEASE i'm begging 🙏🙏🙏#anyway sorry this ask took me 50 years to answer i spent about half that time with my head buried in my hands. mourning.#thanks for the ask aether!!!#ask game#justablah56#dndads#dndads s2 spoilers
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Yay, first ask is exciting!
April Showers and May Flowers is a neat title, it sounds like it'll be a pretty fun one!
Writing for fandoms is hard...I tried a little bit but I never wrote very much because I just wasn't suited for it...I bet you'll do great tho bc I tend to give up too easy sometimes
Also word vomits are the best! Do it some more and talk about whatever you want, it's enjoyable!
I reached out bc I saw you read my Fallen Angel story earlier and I wanna thank you for the like, it was fun to see someone new show up since I'm not popular at all
Tell me about your ocs, if you don't mind!
Hello again! (Big word vomit under cut.) This is platonic ppl.
TWs: Abuse, emotional manipulation (does it count if it doesn't work?), dehumanization ig?, orphans, hybrids, spoilers for a future work?
April Showers should be the angst buildup and healing while May Flowers is the final healing and fluff.
So, there are four characters: Willa, Mina, Retribution (idk what his civillian name should be, so I'm taking suggestions!), and Tao. I have the character's physical traits (and a few more personality traits) and a bit of plot and worldbuilding before I write! So, I'll start with Willa, the protagonist!
Three are orphans and the other's parents aren't mentioned because I am not going through the pain of writing parents. This is a superhero (dystopian?) world about the classic superheroes aren't always good, but I made the villain adopters vigilante friends.
Willa is a she / her female who was born in May (see what I did?). Her power is a healing voice, like a switch when she sings. She's a nightingale avian hybrid and she's really quiet, and when she talks, she kinda half sings because her power works to some degree. Her power's drawback is after healing, her voice will get scratchy and hurt or just stop working, depending on the severity of the injury.
She wanted to help the heroes because they're good! ...Right? Well, they're not, and when she joins the Hero Healing Program (so creative, ik), she is immediantly singled out because she's an avian and her power doesn't have a CRAZY drawback like pain or... idk, so they try to force an imprint. Unknown to them, she imprinted on a certain hero trainee named... you guessed it, Mina. Of course, forced healing doesn't work half as well, but the Hero Corporate doesn't know that!
She's cautious and nervous because she has been punished for breathing too loud. Breathing too loud. Crazy, right? She preens herself, but she's self taught and the heroes clipped her wings to keep her around and a tracker. Later, she and Mina run away to Mina's friend Retribution. Slowly, she heals and we get May Flowers' fluff! They run away to be vigilantes, and she becomes Nightingale!
A background worker helping her friends, she gets a power to force people to dance lol. But she has stage fright.
Anyways, onto Mina! She joined the Hero Program because she looked up to heroes as a kid, believing the world to be black and white, so she joined the hero commitee to join the well, "good" side. Her power is luck bending, and she gives good luck to those she thinks is good and bad to those who she thinks are bad.
She's with Mina because they were roomed together as dormmates (is that a word?) and she's a work all day kind of person, but she will stay up until 4 to be with a friend, so she's pretty friendly to her allies. If you're a stranger, she'll ignore you. They became friends after Willa pushed these guys who were bullying Mina because she's a hybrid (because they were technically insulting her too). Mina's a moth hybrid, and also keeps a little canister of poison gas, hence why she wears a gas mask when patrolling.
She's the quiet, serious girl who always repays debts. At the age of 12, she was enrolled in the program (you can start at 10), and she joined as soon as possible. Around this time, Willa is like 9. Later she becomes Karma the vigilante after pretending to retire as a hero (they were too busy looking for a certain lost avian to notice lol). Also, her hero name was Mothra.
There's Lotl, another orphan, but he's crashing with Retribution. Lotl is a lizard / axolotl creature hybrid. He's based off the Tuatara lizard, the three eyed lizard that loses it later. He has a third eye that can scare most people to the point of paralysis, but that power disappears as he grows older, and subsequently, more human. He gains the power to control celestial matter (stars, nebula, etc) but he's like only a year older than Karma so he isn't able to do too much yet. Mainly using some weak sparks from stars to light up and some wind. He's close buds with Retribution, and he's like that one hero who poses for the news evem if he's illegal. He's chill, he's easygoing, and yeah. Karma tells him to hurry up and kick the bad guy already too often lol. Also, he can slit his eyes because cool stuff right there. His civillian name is Tio.
Finally, Retribution. He actually has parents (shocking I know) but we don't see them. They just kinda gave him a floor of the house and don't interact. His family's rich, but he doesn't really care. His power is emotion manipulation, and he always tries to talk before attacking. He sees enotions as clouds, colored dusty pibk to thundering, and can kinda cover his mind in clouds so mind readers can't read his mind. Speaking of, he can mind read in flashes of the clouds, and kinda paints the clouds to change emotions. He can do this best focusing on one person but if he focuses he can do it on a small crowd before almost passing out. He's scary serious, like way more than Karma, and he's really short, even though he's a few months older than Lotl, he's like 4'7.
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(warning!! Lots of capslock!)
AUGHHHRHRR OKAY THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Okay so my FUNNY BRAIN JUST HAD ME HYPERFIXATE ON HAZBIN ESPECIALLY BC OF THE SOUNDTRACK
THEN I WATCHED IT AND IT WAS SO GREAT ASYHEHHRHRHFHKEFMRMSMD
OKAY SO I’LL START ABT MY FAVOURITES
THEY’RE 5 SO FAR AND THEY’RE ALL SO NEAT I AM PUTTING THEM IN SEPARATE GLASS BALLS AND SHAKING THEM
WITH NO PARTICULAR ORDER, I SHALL NOW BEGIN
Ahehm.
1. Adam
That’s it that’s the gush. I literally have no words, my mind blanks out when I think about him—all I can manage to say is how much I love his voice. But trust me there’s so much I want to say. For example, the fact that he is 3m tall and his hands are HUGE? Sign me the heck up. The way he tucks his huge, beautiful golden wings underneath his arms like a small birb? Cute as fuck. The way he just loves getting into people’s personal space? The way he is handsy all the time? The way he moves people’s faces to make them look up at him? I’m on my knees Adam ONE CHANCE PLEASE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU-
2. Alastor. Alastor. ALASTOR.
I literally have no words, other than, ‘can I have his hand in marriage?’ /hj
I’m seriously awful at words, so I’ll just try to list what I LOVE about him and why.
I DON’T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS HIS HAIR IS SO PRETTY AND THE WAY IT FORMS HIS EARS AND WHEN IT MOVES LIKE A PAIR OF DEER EARS he is so adorable I am going to implode
HIS LITTLE HOOVES AND THE TAIL STOP HE’S SO AUGGHHHRRR *dramatically shakes fists in the air*
His old ass mentality, the fact that he hates technology that came after the 1930s, his mannerisms, EVERYTHING
His power. He’s so hot when he uses his powers and his face twists sadistically and his stitches show up as well as the cross on his forehead and GAAAAHHH- *blows up*
His voice is SO FFJRBFBEKFN
Like, when his radio effect falters and you can hear his real voice, or when it glitches because he wants to be intimidating, or when he adds cute little radio noises or music in the background, or WHEN HE SINGS OH I’M ON MY KNEES WHEN HE SINGS, and his cute transatlantic accent, and when he loses it because he’s surprised, and when he sings, and when he uses nicknames and pet names so casually, and when he’s sarcastic and witty and evil and powerful and when he sings and- *gets dragged off stage*
3. Lucifer
He is SO CUTE no one ever talk to me EVER again. I want to protecc. I want to cuddle. His cute pink cheeks are so pinchable and his hair is fabulous and the fact he’s canonically autistic and an adhder? THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER!! The way he loves and cares for his daughter so much!!! The way he’d do anything for her and to get her approval!!!!!
And per usual, HIS VOICE!!3!!3+€8_(4((?????? HELLO???????
Also the snatched waist. Lucifer. Lucifer I am having thought, Lucifer.
4. Vox
TV man............................. I need to be sectioned
He so smexy and powerful and I don't know why but he dresses so gender in my opinion. His power, his influence.... The moments when his voice glitches and the moments when he buffers...... So fucking hot....... VOX PLEASE I’M ON MY KNEES
5. Okay here comes a weird one but hear me out................ Zestial.
THE old soul. THE original Overlord. The way he speaks! It’s so silly but also charming! When he sings!!! EVERYONE IS SLEEPING ON THE WAY MY ZESTIAL SINGS!!!!!!!! The way he worries for Carmilla!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIS SILLY INTERACTION WITH ALASTOR!!!!??? I don’t care what everyone says HE’S CUTE. If nobody wants him then good, more for me.
Sorry if this got long but I was imploding with needs to gush. Thank you for reading through all this and letting me gush!!!!!!!
I wish you a great day :]
This is all so sweet, nonny!!
I hope you know that all of them love you very much! 🫂💙
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okay so @sorry-i-panicked accidentally reminded me wing aus exist so this one is inspired by them💪
anyways u know i have to make a ronance wing au like they’re practically made for it
switching things up by going with robin first! now: i know what you’re thinking. and NO. im not making her wings robin wings. i’m going with one of the smartest birds in the world- the kea parrot! :) they’re very curious and aren’t afraid of pissing people off lol. they’re also known for solving puzzles! their wings are so pretty and they’re known for their problem solving and though they can’t talk, they communicate effectively :)
LISTEN IK WHAT UR GONNA SAY
yeah yeah gay wings BUT im thinking robin has a pretty impressive wingspan! wider than usual and definitely long. she’s still clumsy in the air, but i like to think that sometimes, when she’s really in the groove, she looks pretty graceful. absolutely the type to wrap nancy up in her wings <3
they also move forward by hopping sideways?😭 insert robin having weird coordination joke here
okay onto nancy! a lot of this is biased by the fact that i want nancy to have pink in her wings so bad😩 so im going with the intelligent galah cockatoo! very intelligent and has a knack for picking up on speech and vocab, like a good journalist. while i don’t usually describe nancy as friendly she definitely CAN be and this is an au where people have wings so im not 1:1 comparison ok </3
also female galah’s have pink eyes u better BET ur ass im applying that to miss wheeler
look at this its so pretty😩
im thinking nancy’s wings are a bit big for her but nothing crazy! i like to think nancy is a talented flier bc she did it so much as a kid, really one of the only ways she felt free. galah’s are fast and known for acrobatics. she takes good care of her wings, making sure her feathers are neat and cared for
im thinking robin actually neglects to care for her own wings pretty often with her feathers always uncomfortably disorganized and messy, which gets her pretty frustrated with her wings. based on rebel robin her parents aren’t abusive they’re just really weird in a not so great way, so i can see her not really knowing how? nancy gets one look at them and is like “if you don’t sit down so i can FIX THESE”
nancy makes it a habit well into their friendship and eventual relationship, teaching robin how to herself but doing it often anyways because it’s relaxing and a bonding moment okay
the first time nancy see’s robin’s wings she’s awestruck bc they’re so pretty, especially when robin takes care of them, she always compliments them
robin also loves nancy’s wings, they’re so her and they’re very soft, especially near the inside by where they attach to her back, which nancy is super hesitant to let robin touch at first but eventually she’s welcome to, because she trusts her and especially because it feels good
firm believer in bird traits affecting them. nancy, following galah traits of nesting in tree hollows, always feels safe completely surrounded, always being fond of those kid princess tents because they surrounded her on all sides and were comfy! she also loves the smell of eucalyptus.
robin feels most comfortable in a nest of pillows and blankets on the floor, usually up against a wall, as following kea nesting habits of setting up nests in between tree roots!
the two of them team up and build the best blanket forts on the floor and they cuddle! it’s something special for the two of them and they try to do it often.
they both love fruit sm😩 for breakfast they eat fruit all the time. nancy cuts the fruit as the one of the two of them that is allowed to handle a knife (learned the hard way w an er trip) and robin arranges them into fun displays that make nancy laugh and kiss her on the cheek. nancy can’t handle meat well/just doesn’t like it as galahs are strictly herbivores so they like to try a ton of new stuff with vegetarian spins
feathers are often exchanged between the two, nancy wears a cluster of robin’s feathers on a necklace (made by robin) and robin keeps nancy’s softest feathers as a sensory thing, they’re really easy to run her her fingers over and keep her grounded, you can usually see pink feathers in her hand or in her pocket.
im thinking their first kiss happens mid air bc they’re going on a flying date that’s definitely not a date but is a date and robin sees nancy do this little spin and just laugh and robin just dives for her, cups her face and kisses her. nancy is only a little surprised before she eagerly returns it, going to wrap her arms around robin’s shoulders before quickly going to her waist to keep robin from falling and she has to remind robin through breathless giggles to “keep flapping birdie i can’t hold both of us” and robin quickly adjusts so that they can continue and
AGH
i love them so bad
#stranger things#nancy wheeler#robin buckley#ronance#what should i call this one#i don’t want to be boring#they’re technically not but idc so we’re calling this one#birds of paradise au#bc they’re gay
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Muse questions - I'm gonna direct these at whichever of your LOTRO hobbits seems best suited to answer each!
What is in your pockets/bag/etc. right now? (I mean. How could we not ask this of a hobbit? :-D)
What scares you the most? And if it really happened… how would you deal with it?
Do you have any pets? If so, what are their names? What are they like personality-wise? Can we see them?
Do you have a favorite article of clothing or accessory? Do you go out of your way to always wear it when you can? Why is it your favorite?
What is in your pockets/bag/etc. right now?
Rhianlin: In my bag? *after some rummaging* Let's see.... treats for Rilli(raven comp) and Constance(badger pet), string for my braid.... *more rummaging, interrupted by a whoop of pleased surprise* THAT'S WHERE THAT WENT- a sketch I wanted to give Meneldir but couldn't find last night, some hard tack he gave me in case I get hungry, half an apple, sketchbook and charcoal, jerky.... couple changes of clothes, cornhusk d- figure Tegwyn gave me- it has a stick sword! Isn't that neat?
What scares you the most? And if it really happened… how would you deal with it?
Ziinia: Y'know, I hadn't really thought about that? *laughs* I guess either something happening that keeps me apart from my animals, or something bad happening to my family--there's a lot of us and we're all really close. I like to think I'd keep it together and think of a solution if either actually occurred, but I dunno. I love my family and my animals, so I'm not sure I wouldn't completely fall apart if one of those came to pass.
Do you have any pets? If so, what are their names? What are they like personality-wise? Can we see them?
Siltera: I've picked up a few in my travels. There's Rushes, she's a hound dog, very good for sniffing out mushrooms and following a scent, also loves to sleep. Looks at me with big sad eyes if I wake her early. Puddle is a black cat, doesn't much care what I do as long as I remember to feed her and will spend enough time sitting still she can use me as a seat part of the day. Squall is a crow I found out near Clegur; an avanc had knocked him into some reeds and his wing got caught. I wasn't expecting him to follow me around after I freed him, but he did. He's very good, if a touch mischievous. Likes to let out one ridiculous caw in the wee hours of the morning, just for the fun of it. Sometimes he brings me trinkets, I think in thanks for not shooing him off.
(have wiki pictures of the pets bc I don't have screenies of them myself)
Do you have a favorite article of clothing or accessory? Do you go out of your way to always wear it when you can? Why is it your favorite?
Rhianlin: My blouse. My ma made it for me, an' put lots of pretty embroidery on the collar and sleeves, an' around the buttons. It's very soft and reminds me of home, so, yeah, I wear it a lot. [River Hobbit cosmetic blouse]
Ziinia: My gloves. I picked up these very sturdy fingerless gloves... awhile ago, and they've come in handy for so many things. I wear them just about all the time. [I thought they were anniversary cosmetic, but I don't see them listed]
Siltera: *sheepish smile* Mine's actually a somewhat recent addition that was given to me while I was traveling through Tharbad. *tugs out a sturdy cord necklace with a wolf's tooth hanging from it* It was given to me by a... fellow traveler--all the way from Gondor!--after I helped him retrieve some stolen property. *tucks it away, bites her lip* He was very kind, very courteous, and spun a wonderful story. He called this a lucky charm, and it's certainly proven so for me. [Lucky Wolf's Tooth pocket item from Boromir]
Muse Asks
#muses asks#sorry for the posting delay i got hung up on an answer#rhianlin#siltera#ziinia#i realized in answering this that just maaaybe possibly tera has a bit of a crush on boromir oops
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i am still salty and sad about Geeta’s champion battle so these are my own rambling thoughts on what i think her team should have been
the kids make a comment about how the Glimmora in Area Zero are like the one the champion has, so imo it would’ve been neat if she had a team with pokemon that can be found in the crater! instead of fuckin... gogoat.... look i love gogoat but its stats are PATHETIC and i want to cry bc i have a shiny gogoat
Glimmora - let Geeta keep her wig except it should come out first to set up hazards. i really question why this is her ace and the last to be sent out when it’s a pokemon that excels at setting entry hazards... maybe they wanted to keep her battle relatively simple because Nemona comes right after her, but it’s such a huge disservice to a character that’s supposedly the top champion. let her fuck up the player a bit with some toxic spikes and spikes and stealth rocks!! let her be annoying!! show us why the gym leaders REALLY hate her!!!!
Garganacl - another pokemon found in Area Zero, to replace that Avalugg. phys tank except this one comes with built-in semi-resistance to ghost and is resistant to status moves. more interesting to fight than one-shotting avalugg with a flamethrower. i mean Garganacl can also be one-shotted with a surf or whatever but
Espathra - this one’s fine. give it speed boost tho for shenanigans
Talonflame - gale wings
Hydreigon - idk i feel like this one just fits her, somehow. it’s supposed to be insanely strong and dangerous (in pokedex entries) so Geeta being able to train one would be fitting for her strong personality
Kingambit - another one i think is fine from her og team. would’ve been cool if this one was the last one she sent out tho, as a sort of final gambit to fit its name.
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A cmjf body horror au :)))))))) maybe Max finds a puzzle box and is offered a world of twisted pleasures by Punk-cenobite in Hellraiser style :))))))
send me an AU and i’ll give five headcanons for it
this is going to be less organised than actual headcanons i think but i am definitely vibrating abt this
max is absolutely the type to be a dumbass like frank who opens the box bc hes like "wow theres going to be hot people in the other dimension to have sex w" and hes not going to actually think thru meaning of like. hell/heaven dimension of pain and pleasure indivisible. babygirl some of that pain's gonna be yours!!!
punk totally got knockoff-cenobite-ed by raven ����😳😳
i want to add that maybe ravens fucked up body horror design would include SOME kind of fleshy gory wings?? either whatever han.nibal episode one had going on or like, some kind of flaying thing. yk how it si
im envisioning... i don't think cenobites are like, in general, big on personality on a human scale bc they've so pushed themselves past the brink of experience. so maybe punk should still be early/ier in the process of becoming a cenobite - definitely pushing his look towards the extreme body modifications we've seen but he still has his personality. bunch of piercings hfsldfhs i don't have a more interesting idea yet but i think its neat if hes still In Process. also i think that means if he doesn't have full powers or whatever this has to be more of an extended "seduction" where he has to actually get max to agree
i literally dont remember if i got this idea from hellbound? or if i just dreamed it? but i feel like there was an implication of like, a moment of kirsty aligning with sadism and that like, also aligning her w the cenobites/being a win for them bc like, their domain is sadomasochism (an alternate title of the film was "sadomasochists from beyond the grave!")! that's a long way to say that i think punk is an incorrigible masochistic freak and max should get to use that a bit. give him a fun new piercing or smth <333
#nsfz#oh jeez. moments i wish my tagging system was less literal lmao#wrestling#ill put this under a cut i think ghsldhsgls#body horror cw#gore cw#cmjf#wrestling fic
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i suppose i will christen this blog with my top 30 wc characters and talk about The Them. i did the favorite picker a few months back and yeah
of note i did not include anyone from avos on here bc i hadn’t read those books yet (i’m still only partway through tbc lol)
anyway swiftpaw is at the top bc i wrote a swiftpaw lives au and it has spiralled out of control into a 150k+ affair and counting, which i’ll have to make another post about. at any rate i adore him, i think he’s awesome, and i believe in swift/bright/cloud supremacy
ivypool is self explanatory. i think she’s Neat.
longtail and whitewing are both natural extensions of swiftpaw (swift/bright/cloud means he’s whitewing’s other dad in my head). plus i think longtail is super interesting as one of the only reformed villains, and whitewing is also really cool and a good friend/mom.
tallstar is my gay dad. nuff said
i hc mousewhisker as gay and trans for fun (sorry minnowmouse shippers) and he’s the mc of a top secret fanfic i’ve had on the backburner for years (and will continue to stay there bc it’s now entwined with swiftpaw fic and i have to write up to it) so basically i also love him. just a silly little guy
jayfeather, sorreltail, cinderpelt, and crowfeather are pretty standard faves i think. and possibly gray wing? idk he’s Also my dad. dotc was the first arc i read way back when so despite its flaws it’s very special to me. i like that gray wing was just sort of dragged into the plot but genuinely tried his best to do right by everyone even when no one else wanted to.
have you seen moonkitti’s talking video about poppyfrost? it converted me i’m a poppyfrost stan now.
brightheart, dovewing, squirrelflight, leafpool, and hollyleaf are all pretty standard faves as well. i personally headcanon nightcloud as aroace (or a lesbian depending on if i wanna ship squirrelnight. or both oriented aroaces are valid) who got just as much out of a marriage of convenience type deal with crowfeather as he did. i like that story better than her getting reduced to “crazy jealous wife” just because she messes up leafcrow. idc if it’s not canon, justice for nightcloud, she’s a good mom in a weird situation.
i feel like the last two rows are also pretty normal low-tier faves? extra-special shoutout to palebird tho, her arc is one of my favorite things about tallstar’s revenge and i am so glad she got to be happy eventually. her early appearances made me wanna cry with how cruel the other nursery queens were to her.
so there’s that, those are my favorite warriored cats. come tell me my taste is impeccable
#warrior cats#swiftpaw#longtail#whitewing#gray wing#palebird#idk im not tagging all them#nightcloud#there#i feel like the formatting is messed up but i can’t be bothered to fix it so pls pretend its not thanks
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okay one I love your new pfp! so satisfying to look at the shape of the face, and two! wings au fun fact the little girl saying her name was Phoenix the first time was me going "oh shit what's her name. she has a name but she hasn't told me yet." so it was a placeholder so I could figure it out and then share it when I could
but then that accidentally turned into a symbolic thing for her embodying the name of these people who had consumed all she was, and in her final act of deviance before she let herself be saved and leave it all behind she shed their name and took her own back, no longer a part of them, her own person once more. anyway. just thought that was neat
one, thank you so much!!! I never draw Fitz the way I want to and this is the first time I've been really happy at my design for him.
two, so fair bestie. I actually think that's hilarious. I think the number one reason why I don't have ocs is because I cannot come up with names, so I totally get that!!
And that symbolism flowed so naturally with the story too, honestly an amazing turn of events if you ask me. That entire scene was just so powerful and raw, it honestly filled me with dread bc as soon as the monsters calmed down I had two thoughts simultaneously.
a. Echo!!!!!! (even though that's a constant thought in my head tbh)
b. this bitch (Murad) is about to get decimated by his own creations.
So as soon as the monsters were off, before they even started crawling towards him I was filled with this deep dread for what was going to happen next. He's a bad guy, sure. But no one deserves to be torn apart so ruthlessly.
Especially w/ Olivia (which is a very fitting name btw. Idk why but as soon as she said it i was like yep this is a perfect name for her.) watching it happen.
idk!!! The symbolistic ending of both Fintan and Murad dying from their own hubris---you even compared Fintan to Icarus at one point which I enjoyed---was something that was so deeply disturbing but also fitting somehow.
Anyway. I've kind of just been reflecting upon how the story's ended, but please know I have been thinking about that climax this whole time. I can't even go out and be normal. I saw a black cat when we were out and I just solemnly started thinking abt Echo.
#asks#quil tag <33#this is VERY fun information i am enjoying this immensely#as stated by bob ross 'there are no mistakes just happy accidents'#esp if those happy accidents make incredibly masterful symbolism in your kotlc fanfic /lh
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ooc (or not idk) what are pousseys thoughts on like everyone (or anyone ig like..... 'relevant' rn?? like mary). bc i want to know blorbo opinions so bad
also did fusing with apoc bird affect him in any other ways than just the wings??
//OOC: Poussey's thoughts on everyone...Man, he's met a lot of people, I'll just do the ones I control, Yui, Vera, and the three birds for now
Mary is...an enigma to him at times, sometimes hard to read, but also his best friend, and maybe something more. Probably something more, to be honest. He knows they're competent and relatively logical, and he would trust them with his life. They'd probably trust their life with him, as well.
"M" is someone he has more mixed opinions on. Where did they come from? Why did they dump all that information onto him? They said they would help him, did they get distracted, or have they abandoned him? Or worse, can they simply not get into the timeline? They confuse him a lot.
He feels bad for Yui, I think, and a good bit guilty for not intervening in her abnormalification. He doesn't really know how to reconcile those feelings with the fact that Yui is, well, apparently fine with being contained, especially as his own fear of being contained is getting in the way of things.
Vera is another enigma to him, but also someone he considers a friend, if only through the screen. He hopes things turn out okay for her, and he kind of wishes she was his manager because things would probably be a lot better if that were the case.
Daemon...He kind of views Daemon the same way he views Judgement Bird, as sort of a solution-giver, someone who's wise. He thinks he's pretty neat. He likes birds a lot.
Malyn is a bit of a spitfire and he can respect that. He respects the kind of angry fire that she has, and kind of relates to her inability to hold her tongue, given that he is the exact same way and if you get him talking he will not stop. He thinks she's neat also.
Carmina is a bit weirder because the anons have actually acknowledged her existence and he's not sure how he feels about that? He's a little intimidated by her, but also not really. He kind of wishes she would stop staring at him but also accepts this will never happen. Oh well.
As for whether the Apocalypse Bird thing gave him anything other than the wings...Not really, to be honest, most of his strange weird powers are due to his innate abnormality, the Apocalypse Bird fusion just gave him a nasty case of EGO corrosion. Which mainly makes him want to eat seeds, but it did give him hollow bones and wings so ????
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hi ❤️
TM has Thoughts about the Sonic Cenimatic Universe part 2
So rings in the movies have a very different purpose than rings than in the games (duh) and I've been wondering how that difference might be handled regarding these two (bc. wearing them.)
The bigger elephant in the room is Shadow imo since those rings preserve his power, and it calls into question the origins and uses of rings in the movie verse. Sure, they could be his normal inhibitor rings, but I want to see the movies continue to shake things up. Do rings have more uses than just fast travel? Was a part of Project Shadow testing the rings for multiple uses? Imbuing the Ultimate Lifeform with the item's power to track how said power manifests in a living creature? Heck, if Shadow can teleport without a Chaos Emerald then the writers can easily say that he uses power from the LITERAL PORTALS he wears on his wrists (and maybe ankles). And of course, regarding what I've said, it's possible that the rings Shadow wears are the source of his power instead of a limiter, and him taking them off would make him tired for the opposite reason than what's normally portrayed.
Note that in the last paragraph I said "Chaos Emerald" and not "Chaos Control" in regards to Shadow's teleportation. I, personally, think it's possible that normal rings have either been imbued with Chaos energy or ARE pieces of solid Chaos energy, making them single-use Chaos Control items. This circles back to the question of "can the movie verse rings do more than just serve as portals," but that's a question that we really don't have an answer to.
It wouldn't be a stretch if it was possible to draw power from the the rings though.
Now. Amy. If the rings can do more than send the user over long distances, then that could explain how she stores her hammer. But like I said, I want to imagine that the movies will take this a little further. There's one post I reblogged that imagines Amy as someone who creates these rings, and I honestly love that a LOT. But for ideas independent of that? Maybe she's actually well versed in all these different ways to utilize rings, and by extension, Chaos energy.
To take this even further, we know that Amy is the reason Shadow remember's Maria's true final words in SA2, so I think it would be neat if there was a parallel between them; the power and how it relates to the rings they wear could be a good place to start. Perhaps both can be working to utilize their rings to their maximum potential... or at least Shadow was before the incident on the space colony. But the thing is, Shadow had to learn about Chaos energy through what the ppl on the a.r.k. told him with some trial and error, while Amy could've been taken under a Mobian's wing, so she has a better grasp on its limits and etc. Amy becomes a natural with Chaos. Shadow, on the other hand, had a somewhat unreliable source of information, and his ocean of power leaves him a potential danger to everything around him since he's not 100% sure What's Up. Especially if his memories were altered for the revenge route instead of just straight up amnesia like in that one game.
And uh. Amy could mentor him on how to control his power.
This started as a "how can the SCU rings relate to Shadow's and Amy's character designs" essay but it accidentally became "these two might meet and become mentor and mente to friends." Funny how that works.
Because like. In my vision of SCU Shadow, Gerald and his team of scientists are very much using Project Shadow to study Chaos energy, but the one who actually has that energy has no clue how to use it because the people around him have no clue either. He has to figure things out as he goes. The a.r.k. incident goes down, 50 years pass, stuff happens, and then Amy teleports to a battle (accidentally) and Gets Shadow Out Of There because he's outnumbered. Over the course of the movie they grow closer (which is possible even in the revenge route because Amy's no human) and Shadow becomes more.... for lack of better word, tame, over the course of them training together. Anything after that I need to think on more.
There's a lot of holes in this and I realize rereading that that Amy could take Rouge's place in that script, and that's not what I want to happen. I just think that it would be a disservice to Amy to come into the cenimatic universe in any movie later than 3 since she predates Shadow.
This was a mess, I'll get out of your inbox now ogxofzotxltx
Ooooh, these are very interesting thoughts! I especially like your thoughts on Amy, it'd be wonderful to see her better utilized, like she was in the comics. And the thought of Shadow having to figure out his powers as he goes... yes yes good stuff
Technically, though, the rings do have the same purpose as they do in the games... sorta. Because when you throw them they get big--that's based on the end-of-stage giant ring that appears. They did shrink them though, and my guess that form was taken from the rings you collect in-stage.
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