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luvring · 3 months

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hi!! I’m not the anon who rq’d the ais falling in love with reader/mc but I would love if you could do a similar post for vere! big fan of when smooth talking pretty boys catch feelings and get mad about it…

VERE FALLING IN LOVE

gn!reader | here we go everybodayyy!!!

gaining vere's genuine affection and trust is tricky. you can entertain him, you can flirt, he can help you out or make deals, but seeing the 'real vere' takes work

so more than the others, there's a big danger of it getting messy. you could think it's going fast, but it could all be undone just as quickly if you step over a line or push him too far too fast

anyway. a lot of distrust in the beginning. obviously. he isn't surprised by this either. somehow, he says, you'd be just as dumb to trust him as you are not currently trusting him. you might think this doesn't make sense but it does

take him somewhere new, or try something new. he knows the city much better than you, so you have to think outside of the box. you aren't going to wait in a long ass line to get into that restaurant, you're going to make the meals yourself or sneak your way in. take him to a place that he's never gone because he thinks it looks and smells like shit, just because you heard a band was going to perform. go around daring each other to do things. maybe it all ends terribly, but vere tells you that it was enjoyable anyway (but let him pick the place next time, he's really questioning your taste)

if you're not much of a daredevil or thrill seeker, more just someone whipped going PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE that's fair. it works for softer or fluffier ideas too because he's not used to that, is he! say Let's go on a picnic with what few things i can afford, and we can draw each other, sit down and enjoy the sun on a roof or something. just ask him if he wants to grab dinner. nothing crazy or weird, you just want to go get ? pasta

^ with your luck something crazy happens, probably because of the guy you're with. vere apologizes after (doesn't really mean it) but, maybe to his surprise, finds himself endeared by your exasperation and looks forward to next time

scratches head. i was like why do i feel like i've thought these thoughts before. Um. my vulnerable vere headcanons. everyone feel free to check those out. truly because they fit here and i don't want to repeat them all LOL.

some other moments... standing up for/protecting him. he says he doesn't need you to help him, but you roll your eyes and say you want to, so shut up. no one should talk to him that way, y'know.

giving vere a genuine compliment too. saying his hair looks especially nice when the sun hits it, or that despite being an annoying asshole, you really enjoy his company and you're grateful you know him. he doesn't know what to do. he glitches a little. know that he'll be thinking about it for a While.

vere falling in love is threats growing empty, taunting pet names growing endearing, letting you touch him rather than the other way around, helping you when he gains nothing in return, sudden serious reassurance or advice, secrets and vulnerability he hates all exposed to you

like in the vulnerable hcs, whatever sets your relationship off the deep end for a while is probably some involuntary exposure. fear, regret, dread, an expectation of such.

the messiness of it all.....vere is avoidant, but he can be more aggressive, and won't falter as easily as someone as mhin for example. (sorry mhin. both of these guys may want genuine connection but mhin's emotions feel... more raw? more willing, more hopeful)

^ if he mocks you for thinking it meant anything, you need to say more than a "fuck you, you liar," to catch him. his walls are higher, he's been here longer—you have to hit hard. but also ?? Somehow not Too hard. he can kill you in the demo after all. and you're too close now for him to think of killing you (which is incredibly annoying to his avoidant brain), but he might do some (emotional?) damage he'll come to regret later.

the others notice quickly when they see both of you in bad moods and avoiding each other. i don't put it past leander to try making a joke like Where's vere? The both of you usually show up together, lovers' quarrel? and then going ...! Ah.

you might want to talk to ais, honestly. he already expects you when you walk in. and you try to ask for help and he's like. ? you sure you need my help, sparrow? i'm pretty sure you know what he's doing just as well as i do.

so kind of fruitless but hey you get a complaint buddy who fr gets you! he wishes you luck (you'll need it)

if/when vere falls in love it's Serious. he doesn't just open up to anyone. You are Not Just Anyone. This is it. he didn't think he'd let this happen, think it could happen, yet here you are. the level of trust and loyalty he has with you is .??!?! off the charts.

if you doubt how much he cares about you at this point, vere is genuinely confused because ?? After Everything? He knows you're smarter than that.

he really isn't trying to invalidate you though. he does his best to reassure you and remind you of all the things he'll only do for/with you!

Saying I love you? ............. guh

vere thinks about how he dealt with his feelings before, and he realizes he needs to get himself together because he doesn't want to project and hurt you again. < feels guilty for ages if he knows it hit deep

.. i just remembered his blushing smiling sprite while talking about ais and the luvring in me wants to think about vere taking that step before you. R U JOKING really go look at that sprite again. R U JOKING.

sigh. yeah yeah feels ooc leave me alone. ok. he's scared Because of what happened with ais. you tell him you love him and you stare at each other and his tail is unnaturally still and he tries to play it off. you tell him he doesn't have to say it back and he laughs because of course you're being annnoyingly (/affectionate) understanding even now

moving on. what if . established relationship with vere where you say "i love you" and he says "of course you do" and when you hit his arm and complain about him hating you he rolls his eyes and kisses you and says of course he loves you too.

and it's with a nickname like love you too, darling. love you too, hon. whaattt who said that ?!

what if vere is actually sooo whipped and gets mushy when he feels super safe and happy and while he's being doted on. his tail wags and his ears flick when he hears you and he can't believe you were gone all day, leaving no one around to give him attention Guys let's think about this. you compliment and kiss him and he tries to act annoyed but leans in because Who is Vere to Reject Attention From You. vere who's so endlessly amused by and in love with you that he keeps grinning while you banter with each other. who blushes when you kiss his nose and tell him you love him before finally getting out of bed. RAAHH!!

well. whatever. btw feel free to hold whatever he said and did during the messy break over his head. Fair Shot. like oh, might i remind you that you trapped me against a wall and pointed out a deep insecurity i shared with you because you were scared and angry, vere. You're going to deal with putting on these stupid matching outfits or else i'm getting back-up.

guys i'm being so serious about the affectionate vere thing. Walk with me. please. somebody walk with me....

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bidisasterevankinard · 2 months

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Fuck it Friday

I have a goal to end I want to dance with you tonight (and for the rest of my life) till Saturday and post so more from it

“Make love to me, Tommy.”

The prettiest smile on Tommy’s face, makes Buck smile too. Careful hands grab his hips again tonight, with less hot burning lust, yet not less passion and with way more tenderness, almost not touching his naked skin above the pants, not trying to claim his skin, but trying to make him feel the desire and care from Tommy, which Buck knows boils in man’s blood. He feels it all too. Both his and Tommy’s. He hopes the man feels his too.

The hands move to his thighs, nudging him to let Tommy pull him up, moving Buck's legs so that they are around his waist. Tommy strokes his legs gently and Buck is covered in goosebumps at how good it feels even when there is a thin layer of sweatpants between Tommy's big and warm hands and his skin.

They kiss all the way to Tommy’s bedroom, and Buck is really happy it’s not a big house, with a bedroom close to the living room, without any stairs they need to get over to make it to bed.

and if you want some angst for my new bucktommy mpreg fic I started today, go under cut(the scene is godfather Eddie and baby Sky, but bucktommy mentioned and implied) (@houseofevanbuckley you was interesting so tagging you)

“Hey, sweetheart, it’s your godfather Eddie,” Eddie smiles, looking into the baby blue eyes. He knows they will get only darker and brighter like her daddies’. He is just interested if her eyes will be like Buck’s electric blue, or Tommy’s intense steel blue. Buck once read a long lecture about how he and his boyfriends had different blue eyes and his daughter better take as much from him as she could because he's the one pregnant and he would ground her if she’s Tommy’s mini copy.

Eddie chuckles from the thought, with wet eyes, “he was joking, by the way, sweetheart. Your daddy will never make you do anything you don’t want to. And will never punish you for something that just can't be your fault. He loves you anyway. The way you are. And no matter what your eyes’ color is gonna be anyway it will be perfect like you already are. Perfect little princess .”

He strokes little round cheek, leaving a light kiss there, trying hard not to cry. He should be stronger for his friends, for Tommy, for Sky, for Buck. He should be the rock of the family right now. Because Tommy, Sky and Buck need him. Buck was protector of him and Chris for a lot of time, it’s Eddie’s time to be protector of Buck’s family. Be the best godfather ever possible.

“I know we should have met not like that,” Eddie whispers through a lump in the throat, “your daddy and papa should have introduced you to me officially, letting me hold you after they will take you together from the hospital. But, unfortunately, your daddy's dumb luck struck again, but,” Eddie lets the most beautiful baby girl clutch his finger in a firm grip. He grins at this, kissing her hand like a true princess, “your daddy is a fighter. The strongest man I know. He will fight to get back to you and your papa. And till then I will be here to make sure your papa takes care of himself. Because I know he will take the best care of you. But not himself.”

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#fic: I want to dance with you tonight (and for the rest of my life)#bucktommy mpreg wip #evan buckley #911 #evan buck buckley #911 abc #bucktommy #tuck #tevan #kinkley #my wips

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glojo · 2 months

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❝ 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 ❞ ‣ 𝐊. 𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐈

❝synopsis❞ ‣ nanami kento, a man of little words. a man who keeps to himself. a man who doesn't have crushes. well, he didn't until he saw you waltz through the door without a care in the world. he wants to learn more about you, finds himself wishing there was a way he could connect with you.

・❥・PAIRING(S) › nanami kento x female!reader ・❥・GENRE(S) › fluff/(little)angst ・❥・WORD(S) › 1.7k+ ・❥・WARNING(S) › infidelity (disguised as a open relationship), reader has a girlfriend, pan!reader, sunshine!reader, and just nanami being down bad. ・❥・POST DATE › 04.13.24 ・❥・SONG PLAYING › never be the same by camila cabello ・❥・A/N › nothing really, I'm so down bad for Nanami though and I stand on the hill that he deserved better, gege! So I'm going to give him better lol. anyway, enjoy!

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who sees you for the first time when he’s leaving to pick up his lunch. He notes you’re delivering food but in ‘civilian’ clothes. (Some short shorts, an off-the-shoulder tee, and gladiator sandals) so he knows you don’t belong to a company. So maybe Doordash? UberEats? He doesn’t know but the moment you smile at him, he knows he’s a goner.

Have you ever seen a grown man blush? No? Well, you waltz right by him without a care in the world as his cheeks heat up like he’s cooking in a sauna.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who can’t stop thinking about you. He wonders who you are, where you’ve been his whole life, and how he can find you. He wants to get to know you (if you’ll let him of course).

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who eventually stops leaving to get food and instead orders through DoorDash, UberEats, and any other app he knows of in hopes of being able to see you again. Yes, it costs more but he honestly doesn’t care. Is it dumb?

Probably, but what else does he have to lose?

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who promises he’s not stalking you, he only wants to talk to you! (Is what he tells himself to make himself feel better) because who goes through all this trouble to converse with someone? Honestly... Nanami Kento apparently (ha).

And well, it takes about two weeks for you to walk through the doors again and Nanami couldn’t be happier. Until he realizes you’re not carrying the food he ordered. You’re carrying someone else's. That doesn’t stop him from talking to you though.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who finally gets you as his delivery woman a couple of days later. Excitement buzzes as he bows and thanks you. You mention you've never delivered to him before but he tells you he's growing too busy to head out for lunch.

Simple explanation, right?

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTOwho continues using UberEats when you tell him it lets you keep most of the money you earned for the day. He ends up finding himself ordering lunch every day, just in the off chance he gets to see you again.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who loves making small talk with you whenever he does get to see you. Asking how your day is going, and what you have planned for the day. As you talk about taking your niece to the park, the spark in your eyes makes him smile from ear to ear.

He knows he's down bad.

You're simply being nice but damn, you don't understand how much he's yearning for you.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who decides on week four to try his luck and ask you on a date after so long of chatting. He’s even bought you a single red rose as he sees you walk through the rotating door. He can't help the smile that takes over as you skip his way, nerves on a hundred at the thought of even asking you out.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who takes you to the side and away from everyone because what if you do reject him? He won’t be able to handle his colleagues making fun of him (not about this).

That would be embarrassing.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who’s day has a rain cloud washed over it when you tell him you’re flattered but are in a relationship (a girlfriend to be specific). Of course, he apologizes for overstepping as you try your best to cheer him up but it's no use.

“If you weren't with your girlfriend would you have gone?” Nanami asks, still handing you the red rose. You try to hand it back to him but it's no use, shaking his head as if to tell you he doesn't want it. His eyes are downcast. You feel bad and don’t want to pour more salt into the wound. “I think you're amazing. You're nice to me unlike some of the people-” “Just… Yes or no?” Nanami sighs, not wanting to hear excuses. It's a simple answer. “Yes. I would have.” Your smile breaks his heart even more.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who stops ordering through the app, decides to get food from his workplace cafeteria instead or if he wants to eat out, he goes back to going to the restaurants. He's not mad at the revelation, just the outcome.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who still sees you from time to time when you deliver for his colleagues. He sees you scan the given badge for people who deliver and moving through the building without a care in the world. It’s not your fault he developed a crush on you, he just hates that you’re not emotionally available, at the moment.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who knows he doesn’t have the right to feel the way he does but he can’t help it. He allowed himself to get his hopes up only for them to be crushed in the end. Of course, you have a significant other. Someone as beautiful and kind-hearted as you. He can’t think of a reason for someone not to take a liking to you.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who tries to come to terms with the outcome of the situation but fails miserably.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who doesn’t see you again for a while. Maybe you stopped delivering? He hopes nothing bad has happened! Although, he’s also glad you’ve (unknowingly) given him a reprieve from his feelings for you.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who sees you one random morning (almost a month later) while going on a coffee run for some of his colleagues. You don’t look as cheery as you usually would and it makes him wonder why. Although, he knows it’s not in his place to ask. It’s not like you consider him a friend. You’ve only made small talk in passing and had one failed attempt at asking you out.

That’s hardly a friend.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who planned to leave you alone until he heard you faintly call his name. He doesn’t have the heart to ignore you so he smiles and tries to school his expressions. You ask him how he has been since the last time you saw each other and he’s trying so hard not to make it noticeable but he feels as if his heart has stopped the moment you acknowledged him.

All he can do is gaze at you (lovingly) while you’re talking his ear off. He doesn’t mind though, you’re too cute for your own good.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who steers the topic toward your girlfriend and finds out you’re (unfortunately) still with her. His heart plummeted. He hoped he had a chance but when you reveal she asked you to open your relationship, it left Nanami confused but intrigued.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who realizes sees some people waving you down as they try to get your attention. He doesn’t want to leave the conversation like this but he also has somewhere he needs to be too.

It isn’t until you ask him for his number that he knocks the shock from his body.

Of course, you can have his number, sweetheart!

And of course, he calls himself so he doesn’t have to wait for you to text or call him first for him to have it.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who leaves the coffee shop in a hurry because ‘oh shit the meeting started twenty minutes ago!’ but immediately texts you an apology once he gets to the office for having to rush out! He wanted to stay and continue chatting but it was an important meeting for an important client.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who is in his meeting now but doesn't truly listen to what's happening because you're texting him! His stomach is doing knots as the conversation goes on and eventually, the topic of your girlfriend comes up again and Nanami wants to say something but he doesn’t know how you’ll take it. So he decided against it.

[02:36pm] Princess🌸: I don’t know why she wanted to open the relationship😔

Is all you say but Nanami has a feeling that it wasn’t what you wanted it and it doesn’t stop him from asking.

[02:45pm] Ken🎔: Is that not what you want?

You don’t answer back and it leaves Nanami to realize that maybe he overstepped his boundaries. Shit! Maybe he shouldn’t have asked…

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who is home now and washing dishes when he hears his phone chime from his living room. He’s hoping it’s you (and knowing it is because who else is texting him?). He wants to apologize for yesterday. He realizes it’s not in his place to ask about your love life like that. You’re still getting to know each other. He doesn’t have the right.

Also, his mind was reeling at the possibility of you blocking him or not talking to him anymore.

Especially when he hasn’t even had a chance to take you out.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who answers your call a second too fast when his phone rings but he doesn’t care. You sound distraught. He can hear the sniffling and the hiccuping as he inquires what’s bothering you. Consoling you when you tell him how your girlfriend has been blowing you off for someone else. You had an inkling she was cheating before you were guilted into agreeing to open the relationship.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who feels so bad that he’s happy it’s not working out with her.

He knows it will probably take time but he’s willing to wait until you’re ready to start anew. Or hell, he’s ready to be whatever you need him to be right now.

A friend. A lover. A confidant.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who gets you to calm down enough to fall asleep.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who stays on the phone until it’s close to midnight. He notes he has to work in the morning, reluctantly hanging up when he can hear your soft snores.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who tries to fall asleep too but generally can’t. He finds himself lying down and staring at the ceiling and thinking.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who doesn’t register his phone going off until it lights up causing him to look at it.

[01:16pm] Princess🌸: I know this forward [01:20pm] Princess🌸: Can I call you again?

Nanami wastes no time in calling you instead. Unsure of what's wrong, he hopes nothing bad has happened in the short time after he hung up. The phone rings about two more times as you pick it up on the third.

"I-I'm sorry to bother you again so late at night..." He hates that you sound so tired and unsure.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who listens to you stumbling over your words as you sound so much different from when he first met you. He wonders what has you so jittery?

"Are you okay, sweeth-" "N-No." He hears you whimper, hiccupping as you try to find your voice again. "Is that why you're up again? I thought you fell asleep?" "I-I did... I just-" You pause the moment you hear a faint moan from the other room. "S-She’s here with someone and I don’t want to be here. Could I possibly crash at yours? It’s just for the night! Just until I figure out something-"

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who heart skips a beat at the thought of you spending the night at his place. He shouldn't be this happy. You're miserable, he knows this- he can hear it in your voice but damn, why was everything happening in his favor?

"K-Kento?"

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who loves the way his name falls from your lips with the whine that accompanies it. He shouldn't be feeling this way when you're stuck in a endless loop of misery right now.

"I'm here." Nanami smiles, he's sure you can hear it in his voice. "You can crash at my place for as long as you need, Honey."

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who knows you barely know each other but that won't stop him. You can get to know each other while you're with him.

"A-Are you sure? I don't want to intrude in your space... I’ll figure something else out if it's a-" "It's not a problem. Do I need to come get you?" "Please..." "Okay. Is there somewhere you can go until I get there? Text me your address."

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who hears shuffling on your end, knowing you're throwing things into bag as he's throwing on some sweats and t-shirt on, grabbing his keys and wallet off the table. He gets your text minutes later and starts off on his way to get to you.

୨୧───CORPORATE MAN!KENTO who realizes he's definitely not going to get any sleep tonight but he's okay with that.

Work will be fine without him for a day.

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buterccup · 1 year

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hey!! could i request some nsfw eyeless jack headcannons? i luv ur writing sm

Of course dear, and thank you so much it means a lot! And I'm sorry if this is shorter than my other headcanons, I hoped you enjoyed it anyway though anon!

Eyeless Jack NSFW HCS

NSFW POST MINORS AND AGELESS BLOGS DNI 18+

Warnings: oral, blowjobs, knife kink, praise, claiming kink, fingering, breeding kink, pet names, brief mention of pp size </3, rough but loving sex, mentions of roleplay kink, mention of heats, switch EJ? maybe

Character(s): Eyeless Jack x Reader

First things first, Jack loves your body to bits.

He loves every curve and side you have and always makes sure to kiss you all over during sex

Even with a scalpel in one hand gently being dragged on your arm he will always go out of his way to stroke, kiss, rub, even give you love bites, anything, to make you understand how much he loves your body.

He also loves to hear his darling's voice and always holds you close to hear them better

Although he is one of the quieter ones when it comes to sex being vocal with him and letting him hear your voice means a lot to him

It just makes him feel warm inside to know he is making you feel good.

EJ is a biggg boy

Like he is quite big

And he loves it when he sees you take all of it in

Whether it be in your mouth or hole he thinks it makes you look so beautiful

But he isn't opposed to giving you a treat as well

With Oral he doesn't care, he gives and receives

And did I mention this man is amazing at fingering.

I don't what it is about him but he is the type to be very skilled with his fingers,

And ohh boy be ready to be fucked until you are dumb and filled with his cum

Oh that rhymed!

Anyways jokes aside this man loves the sight of you filled with his cum.

And unlike Jeff and Hoodie EJ isn't the type to have sex in public

This is your time together and he hates the idea of someone interrupting you both

He wants to be able to have enough time with you and not feel stressed since he slender and the others already stress him out enough.

And if he ever comes back from a mission stressed and just pissed at one of the others he always ends up coming to you if his other ways of calming down fail

You always make him happy

But considering his size he is always checking if you're ready.

And he always praises you when he pounds into you

"You feel so good darling~"

"I love it when I feel you squeeze around me honey"

And on rare occasions you sometimes bring roleplay into your time together.

I feel like EJ favourite scenario is Doctor and patient.

It's just the power he feels and the trust you have in him during the moment that makes the time so special and overall makes it feel better for him.

Oh and be ready for his heats

When you both first got together he was a little hesitant with you helping with them since our demon boy over here thought he may hurt you.

But now he finds it easier to ask you to help him.

And back to where I mentioned that he hates the thought of a person walking in on your time together he would have a little cabin in the woods just for his heats

Even though he is the quiet type he gets rather loud while he is going through his heat cycle.

And if you want to or are feeling more dominant he is more than happy for you to take control

But he can get quite bratty and still try to overpower you

so...good luck<333

Aftercare with this man is heaven though.

He will always stay with you to cuddle after sex

especially during heat.

He knows he can get carried away and he wants to make sure okay.

He even prepares a warm bath for you two to have together

Requests: Open

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shiny-jr · 2 years

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by the hand that makes

Warning: Yes, this is a yandere thing. You have been warned. Gender-neutral reader.

Characters: Ace Trappola, Deuce Spade, Cater Diamond, Trey Clover, Riddle Rosehearts.

Summary: A simple trip made to retrieve your deceased family member’s belongings spirals into a fall leading to a magic world. To survive, you must enroll in a prestigious university of magics. It's revealed that you do indeed have magic–– you're a rare witch known as a "creator." With your hands, you can create life and shape beings that have darker intentions. (the world is not twisted wonderland and the university is not night raven college, I promise)

Note: New series when the others are not yet finished, yay. Y’all know me by now, this is how I roll. I write what’s fun, when I want to. Anyways, I had this idea because this is actually a concept I had for one of my own stories! It’s called “The Creator” and it revolves around my ocs (yanderes). It’s on Quotev which is linked in the pinned post of my profile, if anyone is interested. But anyways, I thought this concept might be fun with the twst cast. Might write more for others characters and even more detailed parts another time, if people like this enough. Feel free to ask stuff about this concept/au. I feel like writing for this right now, and I’m curious to see what kind of ideas y’all have and if they interest me enough to write scenarios and stuff for it.

Somehow you fell through the door of an antique shop into a magic world filled with monsters, witches, wizards, and other creatures of myths and legends. All you wanted to do was retrieve some items from some deceased family members, items that the shopkeeper was keeping safe for you. Well, you got the items and a necklace with a key, but you tumbled through a portal instead of the exit. It somehow led you to go from average broke tired college student, to magical broke tired college student miraculously accepted into a prestigious university of magics.

The headmaster gave you a quick lesson and overview. You were accepted purely because it was discovered that you were a rare type of magic user called a “creator.” As the headmaster explained it, creators use elements and magic to make creations, beings made of elemental magic with souls from other realms. Creations being some of the most revered beings in history. There are three stages creations can go through, the greatest skip the beginning stages. Most very young creators, when making a creation, end up with a creation in the first stage, the soul stage. It just looks like a peculiar blob of an element, and can’t do much yet. With enough growth, or if you’re lucky enough, you’ll end up with a second stage creation, the beast stage. At that point the creation’s taken the form of some type of animal, not much more useful. The real treasure is the final stage! If you’re skilled enough and just have dumb luck, you’ll get a creation in the mortal stage! These beings are the strongest of all, they’ll appear as people that can manipulate the element they’re made of! Be cautious though, these mortal creations can be quite fickle and since they’re essentially their own person, so they tend to have minds of their own. Creations have been known to leave, betray, or even kill their own creators if they’re treated badly or simply don’t like their maker.

The headmaster of the university will allow you to stay with shelter, food, and other necessities, as long as you attend classes and become a star pupil, so the school can boast about their rare creator student! Besides, you don’t have much of a choice since you don’t have anything with you except the items you had when you fell through the door. Not to mention there’s an evil emperor who killed most creators in the past and keeps those remaining strictly regulated under his command. You wouldn’t want to be thrown out into the public and be hunted down for simply being blessed with a certain type of magic, would you?

Back to the lesson, there are nine elements in three categories. The easiest elements to master or make a creation out of are water, plant, ice, electric and fire. Then air and earth. Most stop there, but the two strongest and rarest of all are dark and light! Did you get that? Good, because the headmaster will be giving you a test! Not your standardized exam, oh no. They will be testing you on your creating abilities, and in order to pass you must show them a living breathing creation you made all on your own. So make a creation by the deadline and remain safe on campus, or fail and be hunted down by the emperor.

GRIM

To say you were nervous on your first day of class would be a major understatement. You were terrified. You had been tossed into this strange world, and one wrong move could get you killed. The judgmental stares of other students, witches and wizards, did not help in the slightest. That’s when you found a gray cat wandering around on campus grounds, Grim. You weren’t expecting to befriend a talking cat as soon as you arrived, but he was by far the nicest one here. Even if he wasn’t very nice at first, it was considerably better than others.

This was how you encountered Grim and he soon became your familiar, with the agreement that he was allowed to stay on campus and study magic just as you did. If you could, you’d place the burden of studying on him, but you’d rather not place your life in the paws of a monster cat who can’t sit still for one minute. Still, he was good company, albeit mischievous. It was actually nice to have a friend, and he quickly moved into your large dorm that was empty, seeing as you were the only creator student at this university. Grim was a hassle, but he tended to listen to you and stay out of trouble if you told him so. He would sit in your lap, helping you read over the textbooks of how to create, the same books that for some reason were in the crate of objects belonging to deceased relatives of your family.

No one knew how to create except professional creators under the emperor, and you were pretty new at this whole thing. Not about to waltz up to another creator and ask for advice in fear of exposing yourself, you and Grim consulted books after books. Only your books, since the huge university library held no information about the actual creating process. So together with your feline familiar, you managed to formulate a rough idea of how the procedure would work. After a few days, you both managed to map out the steps.

Step one: the setting. There had to be enough space for a cauldron, candles, and pentagram. It had to be in a private location with no onlookers, since it was a personal and confidential ceremony. Only the creator and their familiar could be present. All the windows and blinds had to be shut, the doors locked, they couldn’t risk anyone peeking.

Step two: offerings and ingredients. To attract a soul from another realm, there had to be offerings that would appeal to them. Anything will do, as long as someone would like it. Ingredients would have to be added to the base in the cauldron, which would help form the actual body of the creation once an element later became present to solidify it.

Step three: the pentagram. Various types of pentagrams could be used. It’s not entirely certain what they are there for. Some books theorized that it dictated what realm the soul would be from, others believed it would help sway the creation to become a certain type of element. Again, no one is sure, but it is necessary and it must have candles as well.

Step four: the incantation and sacrifice. A special incantation must be said. It is said that the incantation is typically a greeting, proclamation, or creating of a contract. Some incantations are copied from one another, but most creators choose to write their own incantations to make the moment even more special. To top it all off, a sacrifice must be presented. Not like a goat or cat or anything, no. It had to be something from your body. It couldn’t be a strand of hair or drop of blood, that was not nearly enough to create anything. It was usually a limb, but the books said to never offer your heart, mind, or soul. The sacrificed part wouldn’t be taken away. The only time a sacrificed body part would be stolen, is if your creation happens to die, then that part you offered to them will disappear just as your creation will vanish.

Now that you reviewed everything, on to the hard part... actually creating a creation...

HEARTSLABYUL

Step one: the setting. Check. All furniture was pushed aside, the blinds were closed and the doors were all locked.

Step two: offerings and ingredients. Honestly, you weren’t sure what kinds of items would attract a soul from another realm. So, you went to the store on campus where the owner gave you a discount if you promised to bring your creation when you were done. From the store, you purchased a variety of items with the allowance the headmaster gave you for the project. Perhaps the soul might be thirsty which is why you bought and brewed some rose tea in a cheap porcelain cup, although thinking about it now it was silly because how would a soul be thirsty? There had been black glasses on a rack labeled 25% off, a pack of different flavors of ramen which you could eat later if the souls didn’t want it, a cute tiny wind-up chick toy that was less than $5, and a heart shaped pillow, among various other objects. Really, you bought anything cheap and anything of interest. For the ingredients, you were able to take supplies from the potionology class, which included things for the cauldron such as soot, molten liquids, banshee blood, rare flower petals, and many other ingredients you had never once heard of.

Step three: the pentagram. For this first ritual, you opted to copy one of the pentagrams drawn in the textbooks. The chalk you used marked the spot on the wooden floorboards, created bits of fine white dust along the lines of shapes. The circle was less than perfect, but it was complete and it wasn’t too bad after your fifth attempt at redrawing it. The candles were also cheap scented ones from the store. Lighting them made the room smell like roses, tea, and baked goods.

Step four: the incantation and sacrifice. You followed the vague instructions on the book, using a paint brush and white paint to mark an X over your left arm for the sacrifice. This was just a trial run. Even if something did happen, you would keep your arm until the creation died. It would be alright, you assured yourself. Now, for the incantation.

Clearing your throat, you picked up the journal and proceeded unsurely and awkwardly, “Um… I offer up this left limb as sacrifice, so souls hear my plea. May any spirit find satisfaction with these gifts I humbly bear.” Wasn’t this next part supposed to be about a specific element to hopefully sway the soul to become a certain type of element? Well, you weren’t really picky. You read how many creating rituals ended in failure, so you just hoped that it worked. It didn’t matter what kind of element the creation was.

Grim hung dangerously close to the edge of the cauldron, curiously peering into the stew of seemingly random ingredients thrown in and mixed haphazardly. The blue flames of his ears and tail helped to keep the room dimly lit. His unnatural blue eyes then shifted from the insides of the cauldron to the mess of items around the pentagram which included toys, snacks, knick-knacks, and other items that could’ve been found at a dollar store. “Whatever you put in this thing looks like vomit. You really think this mess is gonna attract an otherworldly being?”

“Shh! I’m incantating! Where was I…? Oh, right! Whether you be of dark or light, earth or sky, sea or flames, green as nature, cold as ice, or like the blinding lightning, all I ask for is a reply! By these hands I––”

“Pffft––”

“I’m trying my best here!” You hissed at the cackling cat. Him rolling around the ground in laughter at your attempt was sure to mess up the chalk pentagram. Once his laughing died down and only a smug smile remained on his whiskered face as he sat on the rim of the cauldron, you begrudgingly lifted your left arm and continued with less enthusiasm, “As the first creator did, I ask for magic life to grace this land. By hand I created, please reveal the creation, oh grand…!”

In that instant, the flames on the candles went out, leaving the room in near darkness. The only source of light left was Grim’s blue fire. Looking at the gray cat, you rolled your eyes as his attempt to make you believe something happened. “That’s not very convincing, Grim.”

“That… That wasn’t me!”

It only took a moment for you to feel strange, your entire left arm became numb and you felt somewhat woozy as you attempted to steady yourself on the cauldron. In that instant, a hot burst of air came up from the cauldron, sending you and your feline companion stumbling back against the dark. Smoke arose from the cauldron, growing higher and higher, almost touching the ceiling until–– BOOM!

There was a powerful blast like a clap of thunder, blinding you and making your ears ring. The candles had magically been relit, and the cauldron was on its side now. Instead of the mix inside of the cauldron leaking out, there floated five peculiar orbs.

Ace Trappola

The first orb, the one on the very left, was a soft scarlet color. Like the others, it floated in mid-air, making no movements, but you knew it was alive. It was like it was a ball of gravity-defying jelly, emitting a glowing light. It was only when Grim became brave enough to not only approach it but to poke it, did it spring to life.

As soon as your feline familiar touched it, the red orb grew bright and hot, like a ball of flames, until its shape expanded into that of a young man. His body was covered by simple red silk, keeping him from being indecent. The messy ginger hair on his head reminded you of the shape of fire, and on his cheeks were freckles that looked like the small airborne embers of flames. Even his eyes, like scarlet, reminded you of the red color of fire. That’s when his red eyes became focused on you.

The young man stretched an arm behind his head, looking annoyed. But as soon as his gaze landed on you, he seemed just as taken aback as you were, apparently not expecting any company. His cheeks turned a deep vermillion, it felt as if flames would start shooting from his fingertips as he exclaimed,

“Y-You?! You’re the one that summoned me? You're kidding me! Obviously this cat and his stubby little paws didn’t do it! Wait, hold on a second, let me get this whole thing straight. You are supposed to be my creator?”

Ace was the first creation to take proper shape. For some reason, it seemed that this otherworldly being settled for the heart shaped pillow among the pile of inexpensive offerings. It seems that there were a few items in the cauldron that helped him take shape as a fire creation. Perhaps it was the tongue of a fire breathing lizard and sprinkled soot from an ancient flame that helped bring him to life.

As mentioned before, Ace is a fire creation, although not a very good one judging by the lack of control over his powers. But that can be improved over time with training and experience. Well, he doesn’t have complete control of his powers yet, but he has enough power to burn your enemies––! What? He’s joking! …Maybe.

When asked about his previous life in the realm he came from, he shrugs and admits he wasn’t a person of high standing or anything. All he remembers is trying to incite a rebellion or something, but he won’t say why or against who.

Wow, Grim is seriously your only friend? That’s kinda pathetic, no offense, Grim (the cat is very offended). Well, guess he has no choice but to call himself your best friend! You won’t have to sit alone in class and go all day without a conversation, because now he’s here! This may have not been a good idea, because now Ace won’t stop pestering you.

He gets very irritating if someone else that isn’t one of your own creations tries to take up too much of your time. It’s so obvious that he’s jealous as he casually wraps an arm around your shoulder and frowns at the poor person just trying to ask you about a class assignment. He’s joked about roasting them with his flames, but is he really joking…?

This is a second chance, you gave him another chance at life. It was something he never expected, but he’s definitely not gonna waste it! This time, he’ll use this life to live happily, without any oppressive rules. And he gets to live this second life with the person who gave him the second chance, he wouldn’t trade this away for anything else in the world!

Deuce Spade

The second orb, the one that had been closest to Ace, was a dark shade of blue. It floated somewhat sleepily, looking like a ball of blue jello until the fire creation nudged it so that the blob jolted upright and awake. It crackled, glowing dangerously at the sudden touch that woke it so suddenly.

You had expected the orb to maybe drip liquids, since it must’ve been a water creation judging by its color, right? Wrong. Instead, it crackled and popped, in a bright flash it expanded rapidly into another young man. Like Ace, he too was covered in red silk. But he was noticeably different, with short dark blue hair and bright cyan eyes. What caught your eye was a strange long scar across his left arm, like small branches that spread across his flesh. You recognized those scars, that type of mark could only be found in those struck by lightning.

The fresh creation looked down with interest at the cauldron beside him, somehow missing the cat, fellow creation, and creator just a few feet away. When Ace finally had enough of watching his clueless counterpart, he called him out and made their presence known. Immediately the blue creation jumped, startled judging by the small buzz of electricity his hand gave off, he looked shocked to see others there.

“Ow…! Wait, that didn’t hurt–– Oh, no, introductions first––! It’s nice to meet you, creator!! Ah–– I’m sorry!!! I only meant to shake your hand! I didn’t mean to shock you, I promise! This is all going so wrong…”

Whatever could have attracted a second creation? Why, the windup chick toy, of course. What else could an otherworldly being desire? Okay, but seriously, you have no idea why he picked that as his offering but he seems to like it. Anyways, you were able to deduce which ingredients formed this creation. It must’ve been the thunder caps (uncommon mushrooms that only sprout during a thunderstorm) and herbs from a blitz bush (a specific type of bush that changes when struck by lightning).

It’s fairly obvious now that Deuce is no water creation, but an electric creation. Like Ace, he had little control of his powers. Well, it made sense for him to be an electric creation. Fires tend to spark after lightning strikes, and whenever there’s trouble, it’s Deuce that tends to get involved first before bringing in Ace.

If you ask about his previous life, he’ll answer that he doesn’t recall the minor details. All he can remember is that he was fighting a lot. When he was young and stupid, and then he was still fighting as he got older. Why? He thinks he was fighting for a good cause but… he can’t recall for certain.

Deuce feels bad when you tell him about your time alone with Grim. He used to be like, that’s how he got involved with the wrong type of people in his past life. He doesn’t want that for you, so he’ll be your best friend too! (“Hey, you can’t do that, I’m already their best friend!” says Ace). Oh yeah? Watch him. Doesn’t matter, Deuce will still be your friend, whether Ace likes it or not.

The electric creation is endearing and slightly clumsy, but he isn’t harmless. Oh no, not in the slightest. The university is full of aggressive students looking for a challenge, so he’s immediately zapping all those that even try to challenge you to a duel. Why even lift a finger when Deuce holds enough power to fry their organs from the inside with just one strike?

In truth, Deuce can’t help but feel he wasted his life. But this time, he’s determined to not make the same mistake again! It’s a miracle he even got this opportunity, so he’s going to make the most of it! He can’t ever thank you enough for this chance! So, he’s decided. To make this life worthwhile, he’ll stay by you! He’ll raise his fists again and fight tooth and nail to protect the one that gave him this life.

Cater Diamond

The orb in the very middle was peculiar. It was an orange color. You wanted to guess that it was a fire creation, but there was always the chance of being incorrect like with Deuce’s case. At the slightest movement around it, it seemed to sense the commotion so it quickly bounced to life.

As soon as it became too loud (no thanks to Ace and Deuce’s squabbling), the orange orb crystallized before shattering and expanding in size to resemble a human form. It was another man, but this one was a bit taller than the previous two creations. The red silk complimented his orange shoulder length hair nicely, and his green eyes were dull before lighting up with a spark when he realized there was company. Honestly, you couldn’t pinpoint what element he was composed of, but his lifeless gaze before he quickly brightened up and smiled threw you off.

This third creation swiftly took notice of your form, and he seemed quite friendly. He gave a quick wave and immediately bounded over, eyes sparkling as he hesitantly took your hands in his. He paid no mind to the other two creations whose moods soured upon seeing you were now paying attention to this new creation.

“It… It really happened…? You’re the one that made me, right? I can totally tell! It’s like, I instantly felt this super powerful bond with you! You feel it too, right? Or is it just a me thing creations feel? Well, whatever, it’s so nice to meet you, creator!”

So Cater really liked the ramen, which was a bit of a disappointment because you wanted to keep that. But he promised to share if you let him feed you. You agreed, which flustered him because he wasn’t actually expecting you to say yes! Anyways, it took a bit of analyzing to figure out which ingredients from the cauldron helped form him. There’s a chance it was a bundle of crushed winter diamonds (an arctic flower) and a jar of icy mists.

Yes, it was impossible to tell earlier, but Cater was an ice creation. You certainly never expected that. He has a bit more control over his powers, so that was good. Actually… the ice element made sense now that you thought about it. It’s hard to tell, but Cater acts a bit strange. He has this calm side he immediately pushes to the side when others are around, but you’ve noticed it. Maybe that’s why he’s of the ice element.

If you ask about his previous life, he’ll laugh a bit and casually bring up the past life of his fellow creations instead. What gives? Why won’t he tell you? Is he just that secretive or that insecure? It’s hard to tell.

Ah, you poor thing! All on your own out here. Don’t worry, whatever you need, Kay’s on the case! Cater is quick to find out details of this world, assisting you in learning the ups and downs of this magic world as well. He melts with any bit of praise too. Thank him and praise him for a job well done, that’s your first step to getting him to open up more.

Really, Cater is so desperate for company and validation, specifically from you. But he keeps his desperation hidden under a carefully crafted cheerful and preppy personality that hides some sort of mysterious icy interior. Was it so wrong to want your attention? To do anything to keep your eyes on him?

Part of him constantly wonders if he truly deserved a second chance. Of course not, so why him? Why did he get lucky? Why was he given this opportunity by you of all people? He felt undeserving, but at the same time he was so grateful, he wanted to believe that none of it was a mistake. He wished to believe that somehow, he could truly achieve happiness in this life with you.

Trey Clover

The second to last orb was a sage green, immediately reminding you of the greenery of nature. It took only the slightest prodding from Cater for the orb’s glow to increase to a soft glow. Its shaking signified it was awake, and moments from transforming.

A small storm of leaves magically appeared, concealing it until the storm grew in size and suddenly stopped. The leaves drifted down to the ground, revealing another tall young man but with short dark green hair that contrasted against the red silk over his body. He had hazel eyes that were squinting, as if he were struggling to see. You connected the dots and reached for the glasses, carefully putting them over his eyes. Now with clear vision, he could see properly, and the first thing he saw was you.

The creation blinked, surprised but he smiled gratefully and nodded his head in thanks. There was an air of peace and maturity to him that was unlike the three before him. Not to mention that he stayed relatively calm compared to the eager and panicked reactions from Ace, Deuce, and Cater.

“Thank you… Creator, I’m assuming? The first person I see is supposed to be my creator, and that was you. A bond between a creator and their creation is supposed to be sacred. So, may I introduce myself? After all, we’re bonded together now.”

The glasses seemed like a fitting offering for the creation with vision problems. They helped him significantly, so it’s nice knowing that one of your purchases was actually worth it. Now to note down what ingredients may have formed this creation. It looks like it may have been the roots from the deep wilderness of the forest and bits of vine from wandering wooden treefolk.

Trey is a plant creation, and he appears to have a good grip over his abilities. What a great plant creation, he even acted like the typical plant creations described in the books! It’s said that they’re usually very calm and intelligent creations that have a strong instinct to nurture and care for, especially for their creator.

If you prod into his past, he’ll answer the same every time. He served a powerful person who wasn’t doing the right thing. He’ll give no more crumbs of details, even if you continue to prod.

Guess who’s taken up the responsibility to care for you? Trey has. He’s constantly checking up on your health, cooking to feed you, and even keeping the others rooted in place (quite literally with roots) if they’re being particularly troublesome. Say goodbye to ramen and dirt cheap lunches, because Trey is here to save the day!

Trey is a bit more passive compared to the others who can cause trouble if not properly monitored. But, not to fear, that’s why he’s here. To keep the young ones in line, and maybe you’ll appreciate his efforts. He’ll care for the other creations, but he wants to care for you the most if you’ll let him.

In this second life, he’s determined to not let things get out of hand like last time. He wants to keep the peace, and so he’ll aim to keep it as stress-free as possible. If he can live this life peacefully with you and the others he’s come to care for, then that’s all he can ever ask for.

Riddle Rosehearts

Finally, the last orb. This crimson one has been growing hotter and hotter, ever since Ace was the first to awake. There was something peculiar about this one, because it simply didn’t wake. It took several minutes after Trey awoke, continuously prodding and poking from the others did nothing but seemingly make it angrier as it got even hotter. So hot it was emitting steam.

After more waiting, it didn’t wake up. You had found the others a change of clothes to get them out of the silk cloth, Grim had helped you clean up the remnants of the ritual, the candles were reaching the ends of their lifespan, and still it didn’t move. Grim sat, staring at the orb that was much too hot to touch, before finally turning towards you and inquiring, “Why don’tcha try something to wake it up?”

Unsurely you approached the orb, carefully placing your hands under it but not touching it. Just grazing it would leave a nasty burn. As you moved your hands up, it floated up as well until you held it at eye level. “Uh… hello?”

As soon as you spoke, the orb flashed a fiery red. You quickly removed your hands, just in time as the flames grew bigger, resembling the shape of a short figure. The flames were so strong that it caused the entire room to grow sweltering hot. When the smoke and the flames disappeared, the air cooled and there was the fifth and final creation. It was a short young man with crimson hair and wide gray eyes. He looked like a doll. The hair matched the flames and the silk on his body, while his stern expression nearly matched the intensity of the heat from just moments ago.

Slowly he opened his eyes and gazed at you. There was a soft and welcoming smile on his face, which was unlike what you just experienced seconds ago with the powerful heat from the fire. This young man appeared so tranquil and delighted, it was hard to believe that his previous sphere form was probably the most dangerous by far. His pale cheeks became a rosy hue as he greeted,

“Hello, creator. You have my sincerest gratitude for this chance. I am–– was... queen, but now I am yours. Yours to command and yours to bend to your will. Use me as you see fit. May I have the honor of knowing your name?”

Riddle is the last creation to take shape, but he is by far the strongest. Perhaps it was because of his destructive element, or it may have something to do with his background. Whatever it may be, his soul was lured here by the promise of a warm cup of tea (he was thirsty!). He is the same element that Ace is, so there’s a chance that the same ingredients helped form Riddle.

Riddle is a strong fire creation, with way more power than his fellow creations. Don’t worry, he won’t be using his abilities all willy-nilly like Ace would. It’s obvious that you can place your faith in Riddle. If you wish for him to never use his powers outside a battle or even if you instruct him to burn an offender to a crisp, then it will be done without question!

He’ll answer everything honestly, including if you want to know about his previous life. This fire creation was a queen that ruled with an iron-fist, until she met an unfortunate end at the hand of some unruly subjects.

Riddle thrives in this learning environment. He’ll become the torch to lead your way during these dark tumultuous times of study and lessons. He’s exceptionally good at all subjects, despite not even being a student. If you’re worried about failing, don’t fret, he’ll gladly tutor you! Rest assured, he’ll help you pass these classes!

Like Trey, Riddle keeps everyone in line, but the fire creation’s methods greatly differ from the plant creation. Trey is gentle and convincing, while Riddle can grow frustrated if the younger two refuse to listen. How dare they?! If you tell him to tone it down, Riddle will immediately do so. He’ll remain strict, but he will no longer lash out should anyone fall out of line. The others are thankful you tell Riddle to be lenient.

This fire creation holds your reputation in high regard, which is why he becomes personally offended when anyone insults you. He’s gotten into a duel or two because of foolish students that believe you’re an easy target, and he won them swiftly. Oh, Riddle swears to make all of your enemies rue the day they decide to cross you! It’s frightening to see this petite young man who normally acts so well-mannered and sweet to you, become a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield as he punishes the offenders with the intensity of his flames.

After his death, he believed that was it. His reign was over, his life was cut short, and that was all. There was nothing left for him… until there was. Until he was granted a chance at a proper ending, with a brand new fresh clean slate. He wouldn’t have the power and status of his last life, but he would have something better, something to cherish: his creator, you.

After...

It was impossible! After checking the records and textbooks and journals with Grim, you had confirmed that no past creator had ever managed to summon more than one creation at a time! Hell, in fact, most creators were only able to summon one creation in their lifetime! So for you to summon not one, not two, but five creations in one ritual? It had never been done before, at least that’s what the records showed. You had just started, you had thrown together random ingredients and offerings, you had zero experience, while past creators who studied for years, prepared even longer for rituals, and got priceless gifts and artifacts for the process, would usually end up empty handed. So how was this possible? Five creations was more than enough for you. There would be no more creating. You had five creations to show the headmaster, and making anymore would mean sacrificing another limb. There was no need for it, you couldn’t do it again, right…?

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TBOSAS: my second read annotations

"Who were all these people hanging around on a weekday at the zoo? Didn't they have jobs? Shouldn't the children be in school? No wonder the country was such a mess." (P.49)

Annotation: omg he sounds like a Tory, boy shut upppp

"Without turning he knew it was the girl, his girl, and he felt immense relief that he was not entirely alone." (P.49)

Annotation: you cannot convince me he sees Lucy Gray as an equal. His possession isn't romantic it's degrading.

"She ran her thumb over the glossy, white surface and slipped the petal into her mouth, closing her eyes to savour the flavour. 'Tastes like bedtime.'" (p.42)

Annotation: Literally consuming the symbol of his wealth -> foreshadowing him leaving the capital for her/because of her.

"She parceled out her roses like diamonds, though, so it has taken a good bit of persuasion to get this beauty." (P.38)

Annotation: roses - Snow's symbol from a sought gift and sign of wealth, plus ties to his mother. In THG they (the roses) are all white (a lack of colour representing Lucy?) and used as threats.

Addition: I think some of the rose symbolism for snow is obvious of course. Something beautiful but with thorns. And him gifting one to Lucy Gray as a token that represents him being another sign of ownership which creeps up throughout. And this parallels his interactions with Katniss and the rose in Mockingjay where it serves as a reminder that he will always own her.

"'Imagine how terrified she must be, Coryo,' Tigris has said. 'How alone she must feel If it was me, anything you could do to make you feel like you cared about me would go a long way. No, more than that. Like I was of value.'" (p.37-38)

Annotation: The way she has to remind him about empathy.... Snow is not an empath.

Addition: Tigris spitting bars as usual.

"The mayor glowered at the camera as he slapped his hand into the second bag and pulled several slips out. A few fluttered down to the stage as he read the remaining paper. 'The District Twelve boy tribute is Jessup Diggs.'" (p.29)

Annotation: the sealing of fate done so carelessly? Doesn't the boy even deserve grace?

Addition: something about this just hurt, after Lucy Gray slipped the snake down Mayfair's dress the Mayor doesn't even have the courtesy to be careful picking out a name. And the way the other names fall it truly is just terrible luck for Jessup, any of those names could have been it. It really hits how many children stand on the execution block at this moment.

"This District 12 girl? Could there be a bigger slap in the face?" (P.22)

Annotation: foreshadowing (or preshadowing) Katniss. Snows weakness since the beginning has been underestimating the districts. And his own self-imposed importance

"'You forget I'm part of that litter,' said Sejanus hoarsley."

Annotation: oh Sejanus baby :/

"He thought of people putting a price on her [Tigris]. With her long, pointed nose and skinny body... She had a sweetness, a vulnerability that invited abuse... The idea made him feel sick and helpless, and consequently, disgusted with himself." (P.4)

Annotation: weren't so disgusted to not do it to Finnick though we're you?

Addition: Collins very neatly tries to handle SA as a topic in a way that is palatable to the age range of her books whilst also not dismissing it. On a series built on exploitation it would be a disservice to recognise the role SA does play in this on all sides. It's especially interesting how Snow later becomes an abuser and SA facilitator when it suits him despite his revulsion here. I don't know if that's because he cares about Tigris or the damage to their reputation if she sold her body as he is alluding too.

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I don't normally do posts like this and I doubt people care but if you do wanna see more feel free to let me know! Also had no idea how to format these so included text IDs below for accessibility/legibility. Anyway have my dumb thoughts.

#the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #coriolanus snow #lucy gray baird #the hunger games #thg #sejanus plinth #if you can't tell i absolutley hate snow #book annotations #reading #bookblr #TW: SA #tw: sa mention

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s0lairee · 3 months

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USUALLY i keep the incoherent rambling to @xanyiaz's dms, but y’all know how i feel about vincent. so, here: roughly 2000 words of me talking abt him and the house of solaire.

(also, all non-art, original posts that i make, whether they’re just me keysmashing or me actually dissecting a video will now be tagged as #jo speaks <3)

(possibly incomprehensible) spoilers for “questioning the king” underneath (and a bit from sam’s latest vid). this isn’t really theorising, it’s more “jo analyzes fictional characters and cries”

first of all. CAN we get a round of applause for the voicing and the thumbnail. erik did such a good job - i wasn’t actually expecting a william vid since hedral has been mia for two years, but this was INSANE. erik’s voice is much softer than hedral’s (i think it’s because erik is used to voicing younger characters?) and it really adds to the tone of the video. also, the thumbnail is so perfectly in style with the summit thumbnails. everything is wonderful i just needed a moment for that.

anyways. i did not expect the video to go like this? i mean, everyone expected vincent to call william out for everything at some point, but dude, this caught me so off-guard. and in hindsight, it shouldn’t have. obviously the fandom paints (or painted, before the summit) william as the vamp dad, but he’s a king. he’s going to be political, pragmatic, and sometimes callous. callousness is why he survived. if he was as feeling as vincent is, he wouldn’t have survived his maker.

but like. i completely expected william to stand his ground against vincent’s criticism and mention how it was the right thing to do, but i thought eventually he’d give in and (at the very least) apologise. what i DIDN’T expect was for william:

to not do that.

to pretty much only apologise for keeping vincent out of the loop

to emphasise that this was what being a vampire prince entailed - this was what politics meant

and to GIVE HIM AN ULTIMATUM. it didn’t seem like one, but “if you’re one of us, that’s part of the deal” very much implies “be a solaire and do what is expected of you, or leave.”

i’m glad that vin and william, in some way, found a middle ground. but (as much as i was on will’s side this whole time bc vin always seemed too naive for the rough politics), vincent is right. william shouldn’t have given that burden only to porter. that’s one vampire against dozens that are at least centuries old. also, not to mention, vincent would NOT have trusted porter. can you imagine the mental strength it took vincent to not only hear porter out, but hear stuff that his maker was supposed to tell him from the one person he couldn’t stand? can you imagine how porter felt to be the messenger caught between these two??? and somehow, it’s worse when william doesn’t back down and just accept that vincent was right. he can excuse everything else as politics, but he can’t excuse this. and it’s so weird that he tried so hard to brush past that.

also. william’s favouritism is incredibly obvious. it’s insane. like, this entire audio, he’s prioritising vincent (and lovely, to some extent). his literal first lines are him choosing to speak to vincent and lovely alone, when sam is RIGHT THERE. he refers to sam as samuel, being one of the only people who does that. he also took the time to explain himself to vincent, but to sam he just says “say what you will.” it gives the vibe of the older sibling that the parent knows will understand, and i know sam doesn’t care about the house like vincent does, but GOD it really rubs it in. i know there’s that convoluted father-son dynamic between vin and william, but william put the pack, their mates, sam and darlin’ into the firing line. porter only gave vincent and lovely an alibi. none of the others. this was the pack's first summit too. if sweetheart was caught eavesdropping, they would have been in SO much trouble. it’s pure dumb luck they escaped.

also. my brain ran away here. but porter, who isn't will's progeny but acts like his dutiful son, doing whatever is asked of his king because he saved his life - porter, who can't help but feel slighted when after everything, william still fights to justify his actions to vincent (while porter understands). porter who watches (in his mind, at least) vincent throw all of that away for what's "morally right". porter who is faultlessly loyal but so goddamn alone. are you picking up what im putting down <3

^ going off on that, the different reactions (or possible reactions) to will’s ultimatum have me frothing at the mouth.

i want to say porter is fiercely loyal to william and the house but i do think a lot of it is desperation and his own version of “morally right”? like to porter, the right thing is listening to whatever his king - the man that took him in and saved his life - says. or it could be cowardice. if he doesn’t do what will wants him to do, he would have to leave the house… and where would he go? to treasure? imagine explaining this shit to them. he literally has no choice.

to sam, it's the practical, good thing, and it's almost political. and this way of thinking is easy for sam, since he's not really as loyal to the house as vincent is. in fact, he's almost completely detached. so sam's idea of what's right is that william should've considered vincent’s opinion too, or have some kind of counsel, because they were the people who were most directly in the firing line. so when william so self-assuredly says he isn't wrong, and won't ever be wrong... he lost sam. (sam also never outright got the choice to leave like vincent did. he still made the decision. he's, like, 100% gone.)

and to vincent, it's almost completely emotional. he had this responsibility for the summit thrust onto him suddenly after william shielded him from a lot during his growing up as a vampire. he had so much information kept from him by his maker, his family, and he had to put up with the one person william knew he couldn't put up with. he also almost lost his partner, his brother and his friends in the whole mess.

+ need to add that vincent is very, very emotional. throughout the whole summit, there wasn’t one time when he was able to go with the (albeit fucked up) flow. partly, this is who he is; someone who feels everything in extremes, and partly because william had shielded him from the worst of the vampire world for so, so long. this isn’t a positive or negative character trait: it’s just a trait, and something will should have considered. then again, if not vincent, who would host the summit? not sam. certainly not alexis. and porter couldn’t.

(also, it’s precisely how emotional he is and how much importance he places on family that makes “a prince is supposed to answer to his king, not the other way around” STING.)

now the part that GUTTED me: the ultimatum, and why sam is most certainly leaving (and vincent might consider it, but GOD i fucking hope he doesn’t.)

erik has established both sam and darlin' as being completely self sufficient. like they've both expressed that they're better with each other, and that they've grown as people, but also they're not tied down by any obligations to anyone. darlin' may be fiercely protective of their pack and their identity as a wolf, but sam is heavily disconnected from the house. he might only be sticking around because of vincent, and those two are BROTHERS your honour. but like, he doesn't really feel anything emotional to them nor does he have an obligation to them, even as a vampire.

(especially as a vampire, a status he did not want and is going to give up some time in the future.)

but vincent has both emotional (and i wanna say political?) ties to the house. one, being turned saved his life. he didn't have the choice that lovely had, but he also doesn’t completely hate it like sam did (maybe bc he was unempowered before and the loss of power didn't hit as hard.) two, he's kinda reconciled with his status as a vampire prince. he really does love william. whatever relationship they have (had.) was good - there was some amount of trust there (that will broke now).

and also, being a vampire allowed him to save lovely. vin and lovely are COMPLETELY devoted to each other. they've had one of the most dramatic changes together.

more than that, the solaire house is family to vin. like, at least in the context of lore and the channel, it has been such a massive part of his life. he introduced his partner to his maker. he took them to the summit. he has confided in them abt princely duties. the house is, for better or for worse, his family.

(also, william bringing out all of vincent’s worst memories right in front of lovely (who was also there for those memories) is so fucking insane. wh. every argument he made in this video is so so insane.)

somehow, for all the analysing i'm doing, i can't predict lovely's emotions. i know they're gonna be angry in their own way: very soon after mastering their powers, they had it taken away from them; and very soon after being crowned in the house of solaire, they're watching it crumble.

will giving them an ultimatum felt very final. i know erik mentioned wanting to wrap up a few plotlines, and i’m totally ok with that (not . i need vincent. but i can make my peace w things) but if this is how it ends i will cry

in conclusion, will was fighting between politics and progeny. he tried, desperately, to have both. unfortunately, you can’t have both. fortunately, you can try to rebuild the relationship the choice broke. unfortunately, will didn’t do that. he wasn’t fair to a single person here. he still sees tasks and details as a privilege given to solaires, not something that is expected of him as vincent’s family.

most of erik’s plotlines have a theme, and this one seems to surround trust and choice and how the right thing isn’t always in black and white. so yeah it would fucking suck and i would bawl my ass off if vincent and lovely decide to leave the house …… i know it would be the right thing to do but also i wish porter could knock some sense into william or something.

i would love to see that, actually. feels shakespearean.

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skyss-personal-hell · 10 months

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As a fellow biter, I loved those hcs sm. In light of this, I present to you another one of my muses thoughts. Ahem, hosing them down with cold water. (P.S I hope you're alright)

-Previous anon

AYYYYYYY IM DOING CHILL RN HBU??? ANYWAYS ILYSM FOR UR IDEAS (/p) MWAHAHAHAHAHAH I’ll do the same characters as last time unless u want others thennnnnn oh well I’ll make more😈 Funny thing I usually listen to Mitski while writing these lol (gotta balance out the sad and silly) anywho I’ve chugged like 3 monsters so TIME TO WRITEEEE😋 Also i’m basing this kinda off of where I live cuz it’s HOT AS BALLS NO JOKE ITS 95 DEGREES BUT FEELS LIKE 103 WHAT THE FUCK NEBRASKA

Jouno (ehehehehehe my silly scrunkly ahjsndksnsjsmjsks)

• He’s pissed.

• Just standing there like “What the fuck is wrong with you”

• Yes, it was hot out but you made the water as COLD as possible by throwing some ice cubes with it.

• He was being extra sour and just a dick to everyone soooooo he kinda deserved it.

• As soon as the initial shock of the temperature change is over he scolds you for being so dumb as to do that.

“Cmon it was funnyyyy!”

The soaking wet man in front of you was not humored. In fact he seems to be more agitated.

“NO IT WASN’T!”

You laugh and scream as he runs at you with the hose. He quickly catches up to you duh but it’s still fun.

Dazai (ngh i want him so bad)

• He was just sitting enjoying the outdoors until you came along

• Was probs reminiscing of the past tbh

• Shocked. Absolutely shocked.

• How could you do this to him?!

• Would probably chase you with the hose (less viscously than Jouno but still)

• He’s laughing along with you as he runs after you

“I’m gonna get you!”

“Pssssshhh no you won’t! I’m waaaay faster!”

Right after that he had successfully caught up with you and sprayed the cold water on you.

At least you’re both soaking

Ranpo

• Absolutely devastated.

• You two were sitting outside together and he was eating his snacks

• YOU GOT HIS SNACKS WET😡

• He pesters and bugs you until you buy him new snacks

• Whines and complains that now he’s soaking wet

“YOU GOT MY CANDY WET!”

You shrug

“It’s still perfectly edible.”

He gives you the most disgusted and disturbed look in the world.

You ended up buying him new snacks…

Yosano (i love her sm)

• You die. (/hj)

• She would be absolutely furious

• Like more than Jouno

• Good luck

She didn’t say a word. Only smiling, menacingly.

Yosano then came running at you with her big ass knife thingy-mabobber (cleaver? idfk)

You then have to run for your life have fun!

This is probably gonna be the last post I make today before I go to work 😭 but I’ll check when I’m back in like 3-5 hours 🔥🔥 Take care or urselves and ILYALL SM 💜💜💜💜

#bungou gay dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bungo stray dogs headcanons #bungou stray dogs jouno #jouno saigiku #yosano akiko #yosano headcanons #bungou stray dogs yosano #ranpo headcanons #bungou stray dogs ranpo #ranpo edogawa #dazaibsd #dazai headcanons #bungou stray dogs dazai #dazai osamu #big thanks to bsd generator

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reachartwork · 8 months

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Noblesse oblige isn't any more leftist than the individualist power fantasy tho 😭 That superhero post is such dogshit I seriously can't believe u reblogged it without comment... I'm at a loss for words how can anyone think that's compatible with any kind of progressive thought and not just white supremacy/white man's burden repackaged in a kinder, empathetic wrapper?? Like I'm not demanding u take it down or anything (which would be silly to expect regardless of content) I literally just want to understand how someone otherwise reasonable and generally thoughtful can square such a thoroughly reactionary concept with an otherwise progressive value system (which admittedly is something I've projected onto you as I don't actually Know you but seems a reasonable assumption to make based on how you present yourself)

note: extremely sleep deprived but also i think the point of noblisse oblige requires one be of noble status or otherwise privileged which the common superhero fantasy is not really about! almost every single superhero in modern times "lucked into it", iirc even superman is just normal without our super special sun empowering him or some shit like that (if you point out batman to me i'm throttling you, with love). anyway, nitpicking aside:

with all respect anon i think framing the idea of "someone getting power and using it to help people instead of becoming a tyrant" as something that's bad is an antisocial point of view, to say the least. i think framing it in the language of the white man's burden is......... strange, to say the least. there's a severe difference between "the supposed obligation of white people to manage their supposed lessers because they're supposedly too dumb to do it themselves" and "saving people's lives in an emergency situation". helping people is good! having the ability to help people and not doing so is bad - in my religion (judaism) it's in fact explicitly prohibited[1]. wanting the power and ability to help people because you as a normal mortal person feel helpless in the modern world is not exactly a power fantasy i would call "white supremacist" in its core messaging, even if many modern cape comics and stories end up taking that bend by virtue of many authors just being bad.

the *reason* i reblogged that post was mainly to make a pithy joke about chum. but also i think if you view the idea of craving the ability to be a helper in the world we live in the day as, like, a reactionary concept, i think that says more about you than it does about what is otherwise a fairly milquetoast feel good post.

if i had superpowers i would become a first responder with them! this is something i think about all the time, so much so i have written 250,000 words about it in the past three months.

works cited:

[1] Shulchan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 426

bonus reading:

The Golem and the Jewish Superhero, Jacob Geller

#superhero #superheroes #discourse #anon #ask #not art

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poetic-beats · 3 months

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Sometimes when I come back to this blog it just makes me cringe. Mostly because whenever I’m manic I start a ton of new projects whether its crappy art, jumping around to different sites for my poetry that I eventually ditch, different business ideas that I start but never finish, bad poetry I have written things I like but there’s also just bad poetry that served a purpose for me to vent but objectively is bad. It’s also a very open book of the events and stages I’ve gone through and some of you have followed me from the beginning and I just cringe at the thought of what it must look like seeing my erratic postings. And it’s a monument to all of my sadness and trauma and struggles and I don’t find that a bad thing though I guess because writing was helpful and I’m not ashamed of what I’ve struggled with but damn this blog was almost as much of a mess as my mind. Life has changed so much in the 7 years since I started this blog, I’m 30 now which is scary to be so old ( I know 30 isn’t actually old old but in context of where I am in my life) and yet feel like I’m so behind in adulting. It’s like when I hit 30 in my mind it changed you know until I hit that number I was still in my 20’s even if it was 29 it felt like okay I’m not an ‘adult’ adult yet so it’s fine my shits not together but its like okay I’ve hit 30 now I should’ve started checking some boxes off the list and whilst some things have improved I still have a long way to go. I’m in therapy now I managed to start early last year privately ofc because NHS sucks ass. Luckily she’s good about pricing clearly not in it for the money; was my old MH teams lead therapist before she quit didn’t know she’d gone private, found her by dumb luck. She’s really good & it’s already helped me so much. I managed to acquire a few new diagnoses at the end of last year not a surprise though nothing new or unexpected as such but sometimes does feel like it’s a never ending list. Oh I got a second cat!!! His names Shrimp and he’s adorable. Bagel loves him I’ll have to post a picture of them both at some point and after having not written/barely written anything for awhile I recently started writing poetry again. Not sure why I slowed down/stopped I guess things got really busy & I managed/coped in different ways I also just kinda lost it like I had a mental block when I did try writing. Anyways so I wrote some new stuff recently sadly it’s not exactly happy it’s more of a throwback to when I first started this blog, writing as a way to cope in the moment when emotions were too much, to sort of purge it from my mind. I’ve had some difficult things to deal with and it’s been a lot so being able to write again is bittersweet. I also can’t vouch for its quality but hey it helped me cope so does it really matter, guess not. Anyways idk that’s enough rambling from me now don’t know why I wrote this out on here I mean my blogs mostly dead apart from these random check ins I do where I give these life update posts which I”m not sure anyone even cares to read because this blog is so inactive now but here I am doing it anyways.

#erin talks #prsnl #long post #not poetry #life update

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zvtara-was-never-canon · 9 months

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what do you think about posts like this? I have seen such thoughts several times in different versions. Contrary to popular belief that the ZK are obsessed with the idea of being a canon, they are glad that zutara is not a canon, because "all canonical couples fucked up", and they would not want to trust bryks something so precious to them as zutara.

https://www.tumblr.com/burst-of-iridescent/728377977200656384

Some zutarians might SAY they don't mind that they weren't canon, and sometimes I even do believe SOME of them. But the overwhelming majority is just lying. There's a reason they still share fake interviews and conspiracy theories "explaining" how their ship was meant to be canon but was screwed over at the last second.

It's the equivalent of going "I never liked you anyway" when your crush turns you down. They thought they'd be canon, they weren't, so they lashed out.

And, personally, as someone who likes Sukka: HAHAHAHAHA, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? "Only ship that wasn't mishandled?" Are you insane? They got together only for Suki to immediately leave, Sokka flirted with Ty Lee in the meantime, and after having Azula lie to imply Suki was being tortured in prison Sokka is furious and demands to know where she is... only to then completely forget about her and only save her from the Boiling Rock out of dumb luck because he had gone there in the hopes of saving his dad and ONLY his dad.

Like I said, I ship them, they are really fucking cute, but the fact that large portions of the fandom (not just Zutarians) talks about them like they were the perfect romance, especially when compared to the other canon ships, is another proof for me that half of these people have either never rewatched the show since it first came out or always watch it with the nostalgia goggles on. I honestly think Sukka is tied with Yuekka as the worst developed of the canon romances, with the sole difference being that I can see Yuekka lasting, while I wouldn't be surprised if Sokka and Suki eventually broke up after awhile since they have the habit splitting up way too much for way too long.

I wouldn't be surprised if Zutarians latched onto it solely because the starting point of that ship was Suki teaching Sokka not to be sexist. Considering they love claiming "Zutara is the feminist ship" they probably see liking Sukka as a way to solidify their bullshit claim of "I only like feminist ships", and thus indirectly dunking on Maiko and specially Kataang.

#anti zutara

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popplebot-art · 1 year

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Been fantasizing about what I'd want the battle system in my RPG concept to be like, and I think I have a vague idea (not trying to talk big yet, I just want a clear goal to work towards)

Something with fairly traditional JRPG gameplay, but with status effects HEAVILY expanded upon as a mechanic, and situations where enemy behavior might change during battle

Every enemy has a wide variety of moves, many of which are only enabled (or disabled) when under the influence of specific statuses. Some enemies even inflict statuses on themselves or each other. So, how you manage status effects can greatly alter the flow of battle

Every attack the main characters can use have multiple possible statuses they can inflict. Every monster has its own weaknesses and immunities to specific effects, meaning different monsters might react in very different ways to certain attacks

Some status effects also grant immunities and weaknesses to other statuses while active. You might inflict Gloom on that minotaur if you're afraid of the flower enemy dusting it with Enrage powder. Or if an enemy is ALREADY Enraged, you'll have better luck inflicting Berserk, causing it to attack its own team. The Panic effect comes with its downsides, but it might be worth casting it on your whole party to prevent incoming Drowzy magic

And of course, bosses would have their own set of reactions to status effects as well. Ngl I always thought the solution of "bosses are immune to everything cuz we didn't feel like figuring out how to balance it" was kinda dumb

Anyway, this is all just talk rn, just felt like sharing some ideas. Sorry for such a long, non-art post. I won't do this TOO often, but maybe just when I've got some ideas I rly wanna talk about

Also if you know of any games that already did something similar to what I'm talking about, feel free to share them in the comments so I can look them up for additional insp

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faejilly · 5 months

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jilly's week in review?

I guess or something. Idek y'all, I was gonna try and do reviews but then I just rambled about what I did instead, so this is clearly gonna need a format revamp next week

anyway

READING

Finished Daughter of Witches

and also St. Peter's Fair, which I had started AGES ago and sort of lost track of, but I'm doing the January Challenge on TheStoryGraph and couldn't decide what to read next but needed to get my pages in, so I went digging for random shit and I have read it before and watched all the Cadfael mysteries so it's not like it was hard to get into to finish it so I could save my streak.😅

Read A House with Good Bones (on purpose from start to finish in one day!) because T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon is absofuckinglutely one of my favorites. (There's a thought here about my occasional forays into the horror genre, and how some horror is almost kind of cozy because it's about protecting what we love from what we fear, and that is very much a Kingfisher kind of thing, but that might need a new post and a more functional brain to figure out where I'm going with that.)

Listened to a little bit more of IT while doing housework; I'm not great at audio books except when I'm driving, but sometimes I can manage a little (and I didn't want to distract myself from dishes by picking up a new book instead). Stephen Weber is an excellent narrator btw, for anyone who's curious.

WATCHING

The husband was sick last week, and I was only sort of doing shit either, so he kind of just put the TV on and let it go and I definitely will not manage a nice list with links like I did with books. There was some M*A*S*H, (oh, I did finally watch the special that recently came out on Hulu), and RoboCop (largely because Thing 1 gave the husband the new game for Christmas) and several different Predator movies of various quality, and a bunch of other stuff I am not thinking of at the moment. I know I picked a couple and watched them myself but with everything else I can't remember what?

Also some Mythbusters when Thing 2 picked something to watch for awhile, which is pretty much always entertaining even when we're like: your sample size is nonexistent and just because you can't do it doesn't mean someone who knows what they're doing couldn't have done it so are you SURE you should have busted that? 😅

PLAYING

I got Garden Story for Christmas and got through the quest-lines and realized I was quite far away from all the upgrades, so I've been periodically poking at it and trying to get my villages/tools better before trying the Final Boss. I have had a good time with Concord though, it's fun, I'm just not sure the leveling functions, such as they are, are paced/balanced quite right? 😅 (Or perhaps I'm just Bad At Fighting In Cozy Games? This does seem to be a bit of a trend tbqh, probably why I liked Wylde Flowers' lack of combat so much.) I also have found VERY FEW of the memories/weird achievements so that's a thing I'm probably going to have to look up hints for soon-ish...

(I did finish Potion Permit last year, which is great, I recommend it whole-heartedly: the potion building mechanic is usually pretty solid, it has good characters, a nice aesthetic, I did actually mostly have fun rolling around and fighting things/gathering stuff, but I did reach the end of the main quest and then go... huh, is that it? just because it, yk, kept going after the finale but there didn't seem to be anything there beyond like, a couple personal quests that needed materials I couldn't unlock until the end.)

MORE ENTERTAININGLY I THINK, we did also play some board games

Paint The Roses is QUITE HARD with only two people even if you stick to the medium level whims; or maybe I'm just not that smart?!? We did in fact survive without getting our heads' chopped off by the Queen of Hearts, but we legit guessed the last two puzzles so. Dumb Luck™️ is not nearly as reliable as actually figuring out how to plot your plants better.

We did Escape the Dark Sector (with more people this time, tbf) on our first try though! That was pretty delightful. It is atmospheric and potentially almost deadly without feeling too awful at any point! Also I got to punch a tentacle monster!

Mice & Mystics can go dramatically bad if your dice aren't on your side and you do like, one stupid thing to compound that, and then if you're invested enough to start over you can suddenly realize you've been moving tiny plastic mice and bugs around the table for like four hours and still only got through the first chapter... but not regret it at all because you like your mice and are very proud of them for finally making it!

Can you tell we like co-op games? 🤣🤣🤣

(I did also do some rearranging so the game room was comfier, so like, win/win I adulted and played!)

THERE WAS NO WRITING OR CROSS-STITCHING OR PAINTING OR ANYTHING ELSE THIS WEEK, so uh. Clearly my balance of activities is bonkers and I should maybe get off the couch/game chair(s) a bit more often.

#jilly spam #jilly reads #jilly has a gaming problem #favorite shows #I guess for the brief MASH mention?#I can definitely recommend #a house with good bones #for feels and family dysfunction and weird/terrible magic shit and a Vulture and terrifying roses!#plus some interesting tangents on how batshit people can get #including historical examples!#(not that historical)#that makes no sense sorry I'll stop now #tag spam #week in review #will probably need a better tag for that too #but that is a problem #for tomorrow!jilly

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possiblyaworldbuilder · 9 months

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Time for more infodumping on magic!!

Another long (and long awaited) post!!Don't worry tho to make it less boring there's some art along the way for you! Anyways I hope it will be interesting anyways!

First a little more on the workings of the magic! As said in the previous post, every user of the magic has a certain amount of energy they use. This isn’t the same for everyone and some people have more than others. Why this is isn’t confirmed and at the moment it is most often thought of as just dumb luck. However, users can gain more energy over time. This is done with devotion. Both to Saròs, by worshiping, doing favours and ‘aligning’ yourself to Saròs, and to the art of the magic, by practicing and using the magic a lot. These methods are not very scientific at this point in time and exactly how well and how consistently they work is debatable. How much energy users gain also wildly varies. Some never get much further than what they started with and some get significantly more over time.

Anyways, with more energy you can do more stuff! Distances you can travel increase and also the radius in which children of Saròs can use their magic ‘sight’ increases. The passive abilities like the sense of direction will also improve by this. Users can also use more abilities at the same time. For instance: using their magic sight and while opening their pocket dimension or teleporting a large distance.

On top of that, skilled users can open tears without using their hands, and solely using their energy. Though, if both ends of the tear are far away the two distances between you and the tears add up. Commonly it is just used to open a tear close, and not having to use your hands is useful enough. For a multitude of reasons.

But now we get to some fun exploits of the system!

I assume most of you are well aware of the portal games. So you must know what happens when you put two above each other. You get an infinite falling loop! Now what if after you’ve build up all the speed, you could redirect the portals! This is something that gets used a lot by children of Saròs in various ways. But Lets get to the fun one first :)

FLIGHT!! Sorta. Not exactly. But close enough! After gaining enough speed in a loop, the user redirects the portal to shoot in whatever direction they want. For example upwards with a 45 degree angle. This way they get launched through the air in whatever way they want. They can then repeat this a few times, hopping through tears for large distances, and whenever they start to slow down, they can start another loop and continue on again. This is both fun and it can give you a nice and strategic view of any location from high up too. Now if you want to land again simply shoot upwards, wait until you lost your momentum, and you can teleport down safely. Users should always keep the current gravitation in mind while doing this.

Now this trick also works on people who don’t want to fly and who won’t be able to land safely. This is a good example for why opening tears without your hands can be fun. Just open one below someone and trap them in a loop until you send them to the clouds. This is however viewed as a disrespectful move, because it is needlessly cruel. This does not mean it is never done just that it’s not a something you try to do often if you don’t want a negative reputation. This is an acceptable move to pull on monsters during hunts.

Another way this trick is used is to launch projectiles. Thick heavy darts are commonly used for this. And I made a little (very rough) animation to illustrate it!!

Spears, arrows or just heavy rocks even can be used for this very effectively. Especially if gravity is on your side terminal velocity can be faster than here on earth and the impact force is enough to kill fully armoured opponents. Not only that but huge beasts and monsters are a lot easier to kill this way.

Now it can take a while to reach terminal velocity normally, but one little detail about the magic system can help with this. From the last post:

The tear closes again as soon as the user lets it go. Things that are still inside when it closes are pushed out in the direction of it’s momentum or to the side where the largest portion of it’s mass is.

closing the tear at the correct moment gives it extra speed. This added acceleration becomes bigger the higher the projectiles speed is while passing through. This way speeds can build up higher and faster than they would otherwise. It has in some cases been recorded that a loud booming noise occurred when objects were launched at incredible speeds. This is believed to be the roar of Saròs there to show that the projectile has reached a high enough speed and to bless it to hit it's target. (Yes this is actually a sonic boom from breaking the sound barrier.)

In sieges it is common to launch large rocks this way at walls. This has way more destructive potential than any catapult or trebuchet. Children of Saròs don't really have to take castles and fortresses seriously anyways, but using them to their full potential in sieges makes castles a lot less effective entirely. Gòlhyík having by far the most magic users means that they have a massive advantage in wars. This was in fact crucial in many ways to them regaining independence after the Banyíro occupation.

Another way the magic is used on a larger scale during battle is to avoid melee range. One user opens a tear and someone helps them to draw it out to a larger size. The other and it the tear can be placed above the enemy for example and a line of archers can shoot through it, or pike men can start stabbing from above or even behind enemies. As soon an the enemy adapt to the threat the magic user can close and open a new tear from another point and do the trick again. Dropping things in top of enemies is also common to do. Get in two or even more children of Saròs to work together and you can do even more crazy things. Really there’s a lot of creative and deadly ways to use magic and most likely there are still plenty to be discovered.

War and battle and fighting is what magic gets used for the most now, especially on large scale. Obviously there are a lot of non-violent uses too though. After the gaining of independence and before the assassination of the kings husband, there was more done with this. But that death took a great toll on the King and in turn Gòlhyík as a whole and so a lot of progress was stopped. Most of the magic users are monster hunting, fighting in border skirmishes, showing off in special tournaments or just busy with the religious aspect even though they could do more good for the people elsewhere.

Another very different way the magic is used is to help against the inconsistency of gravity. By carrying useless weight in their pocket dimensions, users feel less affected by weak gravity when they want to and they can loose dead weight when the gravitational pull is stronger.

That’s about all I’ll say about uses for now tho there are so many more that I forgot to mention or never even came up with yet. However now we get to a bit more of the mystery surrounding the gift of Saròs!

This starts with one very important place: the capital of Gòlhyík. See, in the capital, at the center is a gigantic, ancient tree. One that looks a little like this:

If you look at it you'll notice something at the bottom in the tree. This is a tear. A giant one. And it's a mystery.

One reason for that is that it is permanent. Normally tears closes when a child of Saròs stops using it. This one is not being held open by anyone. This has been investigated for a while until the assassination but it is hoped that there will be more investigation into it soon in the future. There have been experiments to keep portals open by hooking the edges and attaching it to poles. However if no magic user is using their energy to keep it open, it does not want to stay open. It seems like the force whith which it wants to close increases exponentially and in all the performed experiments the hooks either got bend or broken by it. The edges tear free no matter the material used for the hooks and closes. What makes it stranger is that the tear in the tree does not seem to be attached to it’s borders with hooks or any other way.

Yímálu, a well respected scholar and daughter of Saròs, has speculated that the tear is held open by in a way by “attaching the expended energy to the material” so that it does not want to be closed. She used the term ‘enchanting’ while talking about this. She had gone missing and presumed dead for a while before she returned. After this she had tried a while to get a patron for her research with little succes. Finally Mèrèk of Ìryítàr has decided to take up this role and her research was Able to continue. No break throughs have been made yet but it seems promising.

Another mystery surrounding has to do to where the other end goes to. See, the tear leads to Hedràr. The other world up above. This however is an incredibly long distance. Far longer than any distance even the most gifted child of Saròs could travel. The amount of magic energy that would be needed is massive, so much so that it’s commonly believed that it was Saròs itself that created it long ago. Some credible researchers (notably not including Yímálu) have theorised that it could have been than long ago in the time of the (even larger) Tèràl ancestors had access to stronger magic and were thus able to create it. Or that there is a way to combine the magic energy of multiple users together to pull it off. These are just theories so far though and have not been proved yet, nor do they have much strong evidence.

And I think that’s it for now!! Probably forgot some smaller points along the way but this is already long enough so I thinks it’s fine lol. Hope it was an interesting read though!! Let me know what you think! But for now goodbye again!

Havéja!

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