#cave huntsman spider

[herpsandbirds]

Laotian White Cave Huntsman Spider (Sinopoda caeca), female, family Sparassidae, northern Laos

Known from one cave in Vientiane Province.

photograph by Dimitri Spanglar Pineal

#huntsman spider #spider #sparassidae #sinopoda #arachnid #entomology #animals #nature #caves #asia

[everydayesterday]

Sinopoda, an eyeless, cave-dwelling species of Huntsman spider, found in the Xe Bang Fai cave in Laos in 2012.

The lack of eyes and pigmentation is an adaptation to living in complete darkness.

[photo by Senckenberg Research Institute, via Phys.org]

#huntsman spider #sinopoda #Sinopoda scurion #Laos #Xe Bang Fai #cave spider #spiders #arthropods #arachnids

[crevicedwelling]

I mentioned I’d left out a huntsman spider I saw in Malaysia in the post below, and here it is! I spotted it on a rock beneath a small cave or overhang while on a night walk.

this one had everything; legspan, “teleportation” speed, and gorgeous colors. didn’t like me very much, though!

if you notice that its left leg 3 is slightly shorter and a different color, that’s most likely because it was lost a few molts ago, but grew back over the course of said molts & is almost good as new.

#bugs #arachnid #spider #sparassidae #huntsman spider

[graceofagodswrath]

Ok ok ok your "Humans of Transformers franchise are space orcs" rant is out of this world.

I detest with passion when humans are reduced to pets and plot devices when instead the story could be about two alien species finding one another equally amazing/terrifying for their own respective reasons.

Here is my question: do humans and Cybertronians see how eerily similar they are? They have love of music, familial relationships, similar urban infrastructure, societal structure, financial systems, competitive entertainment, organized societies and war, colonialism, recreational intercourse, marriage...

Not to mention, why was it never addressed how similar both species look: bipedal, waists, noses, cheekbones, 5 fingers, chins, facial expressions and sense of aesthetics and beauty? Sure, humans have hair but in rather strategic places.

Veins and wires, blood and energon, metal and flesh, nanobytes and blood cells, Sparks and brain impulses, sexual organs...

Imagine Autobots arrive on Earth for the first time expecting some primitive cave-dwellers, only to encounter a less advanced mini-version of Cybertronian cities (New York, Singapore, London, Rome, Tokyo, Rio, Dubai...) and societies running on scientific, artistic and philosophical development which has no right existing on the ruthless, all-organic planet such as Earth is. Societes run by creatures who 4.000.000 (the duration of their war) years ago were hanging from the trees btw.

Autobots would be terrified.

Lemme make sure this response saves this time, cause it took me a minute to answer cause my first deleted and I had so much written I got unbelievably angry and refused to even look at the tumblr app.

But here we are.

So, this is EXACTLY what I have been thinking about for who k owe how long. It’s also the intro to this wack as fuck universe idea I’ve had in my head a while, and have kinda hinted at in my other works, but I’ve never gone into detail about.

And I still won’t.

Anyways, yes. It’s crazy that we backlit humans so much when any other sentient species is about. Transformers, TMNT, etc (I’m on a one track mind, feel free to jot down any other fandoms I can’t think of). The main theme of these stories? HUMANS SUCK. And that is severely unfair. People want to cry about how much our generation doesn’t give a shit anymore. Have you SEEN the media we feed kids???

That’s why I live Humans are Space Orcs so much. It really puts into perspective how unique and batshit our species is.

So, onto the Transformers vs humans concepts. The ONLY reason (forgoing technoism and general hate towards organics) cybertronians don’t see humanity as an imminent threat, or one in general, is because of size. WE BE SMALL AF. Can’t blame them, I get it. We do the same. Insects? Fuck them mfs.

But have you seen a botfly or tick burrow into your skin? The infection that comes form that? Have you seen ants jump a small animal as a colony and absolutely shred it? Or a spider only biting you, and the horror the venom causes (recluses and huntsman’s specifically). We have a good fucking reason for disliking these mfs.

But transformers? These are organic experiences. Worst they go through are rust infections, spark death, the works. They are not at risk the same way we are. That is why they view organics as small and inconsequential. They have no idea how hard we fight to simply stay alive.

And now the similarities. It’s understandable that they wouldn’t immediately recognize the physical, cultural, and psychological similarities between our species. Transformers are an incredibly diverse race, like any other. But specifically in physical form. Your average cybertronian holds a similar appearance to your average human. We tend to have the same features, just with different names. Eyes, noses, faceplates, ears, two arms, two legs. Sure that’s average for them too. But they are unique because of the fact that they have two forms. Vehicle mode. Their mode decides what they’re second mode looks like, which can create extreme diversity is appearance. Small, large, many limbed or not.

So the immediate similarities probably wouldn’t jump out to them in an odd way. There’s also the idea that because they’re so spread out in the universe, they’ve seen other organic races that are also similar. Pairs of every body part could be the common denominator among species.

That goes culturally too. War, love, music, government, politics, it’s all a natural form of sentient evolution. Another common denominator. It’s how it’s done that makes it unique. And the similarities between human and cybertronian culture is uncomfortably familiar.

I think that’s why cybertronians are seen being closest with humans rather than other species in the shows and comics (obviously because the audience is human and they need relation to characters but shhhh forget that for a sec). This is where the theories start.

Let’s say cybertronians begin to recognize the weird similarities between our species. The really, really weird stuff. The itty bitty details. Like:

- how we also mainstream kissing on the lips as the top tier romantic gesture.

- use verbal tone and cues for our language.

- have intensely complicated interpersonal relationships in the exact same manner.

- suffer from extreme mental health issues like depression, anxiety, PTSD (I totally headcannon that forms of adhd, autism, and ocd exist in cybertronian society, have y’all not seen my boy rodimus prime??)

- will also destroy each other in the name of our gods, until we have a common enemy.

That’s just the basics I could come up with. The only time I actually saw a moment where a transformer genuinely take a moment to realize that humans can be a threat, was in transformers prime. Episode 6 of beast wars (I think, correct me if wrong), where Miko beats the ever loving fuck out of an insecticon (I think) and upon Megatron hearing this, just goes blank Kubrick stare for a hot second. Man had an ugly realization that did not fit in with anything he had experienced his whole life.

AND THEY NEVER FUCKING ADDRESSED IT EVER AGAIN. Sick of this shit. Could’ve had the most badass character development, where the humans actually proved useful and did something (it would have fit Milo’s character so perfectly too) and scared the utter shit out of the transformers. BUT NO. They continue to be annoying as fuck.

One thing I loved about TF Prime was that it canonically turned Unicron into Earth. And humans came from the earth. Which relates humans beings and cybertronians so hard. Cousins Fr. We are the cybertronian equivalent of organics, and transformers the inorganic equivalent of humans. The individuality, the chaos, the culture, it clicks. There is so much material to really go into it.

But they never do. Don’t get me wrong, I love Transformers lord and just discovering more without humans being involved. We’re just annoying af at this point. But there is so much u tapped potential in transformers actually taking the chance to LEARN about us. But we’re just friends (pets) to these mfs.

That’s why I love TF Earthspark so far. Transformers ingrained into human culture because they’re not from Cybertron, and cybertronians having to adapt to human culture because they have no where else to go. Granted, it’s a kids show. There’s only so much they can do. But I’m excited for where it’ll lead. It really shows how much of threat and ally humans are, and how we are just as diverse as cybertronians.

I need to write another fic about cybertronians meeting humans their size from our world tho. Need to continue my old piece. Would give me so much life. Y’all help motivate me, college draining my ass.

#shower thoughts #humans are crazy #humans are space orcs #humans are space australians #humans are deathworlders #humans are weird #Transformers #transformers prime #transformers earthspark #rant

[terrytheinsane]

Arachnophobia: A bedrock edition mod

Hunstman spiders are active predators which spawn the same areas as wolf spiders (vanilla spiders) at a slightly less common rate. They behave mostly the same as wolf spiders, but are much faster and vary in size, larger huntsman spiders are more common in warmer climates.

Cellar spiders (also known as daddy longlegs) are common cave dwellers that solemn move unless disturbed. Upon spawning they will seek out or build a web and lie perfectly still until another mob touches it. Their venom isn't lethal, but beware that they can easily trap you in silk if you don't pay attention to where you're going.

The vinegaroon is a strange arachnid resembling a cross between a spider and a scorpion, they spawn in swamps and jungles in the dark. Vinegaroons are not venomous, but instead have the ability to spray acid projectiles from their abdomen. Real life vinegaroon acid is akin to vinegar (hence their name), but arachnophobia's vinegaroon sprays hydrochloric acid instead, and it can destroy some blocks.

Jumping spiders are commonly found in densely wooded biomes and are typically docile to players. Though they have very little health, they hit hard for their size and are quite agile, they also specialize in hunting other spiders and deal twice as much damage to arachnids. Jumping spiders can be tamed by giving them spider eyes, they can sit on your head and will immediately pounce on any threat. Like frogs, jumping spiders have three variants based on the climate they spawn in.

Whip spiders are cave dwelling arachnids which are not venomous, but they hit hard and they are absurdly fast. Whip spiders are highly aggressive and cannibalistic towards their own kind, but only sometime attack players unprovoked, every once in a while one will run up and punch you, launching you tens of blocks away. If a hostile mob is nearby, the whip spider will wave its "antennae", and will wave them more intensely if a particularly dangerous mob is near, just remember that the mob only has to be a potential threat to the whip spider, so it'll warn you if there's something less dangerous to players such as an iron golem.

The harvestman (also called the daddy longlegs, a title it shares with the cellar spider) is a harmless omnivore arachnid that spawns in roofed forests and redwoods. Harvestmen can be mounted if you feed them a poisonous potato, and controlled with a special item. If a predatory arachnid is nearby, the harvestman will panic and flee, becoming incredibly fast when mounted.

Neith is a powerful boss which can be summoned using a special eye rarely dropped by spiders, and alternates between melee, ranged and AOE attacks, and has the ability to control spiders. If you defeat Neith, she will reward you with a special armor which can be infused with the shed exoskeleton of an arachnid to gain their abilities, receiving both a buff and debuff (e.g. jumping spider armor allows you to jump super far, but it also makes you tiny).

The tarantula is a huge spider that sometimes spawns in caves above y coordinate 45 and cannot be controlled by neith, as she considers them to be heathens. Tarantulas are territorial and solemn go far from their home, and prefer to hunt at night. They will attack any other mob and will defend their territory fiercely from other tarantulas, once it's day they retreat to their caves, their aggro radius is halved and they will warn you before attacking.

One of serveral non-arachnids in the mod, moths are flying insects which commonly spawn at night in most overworld biomes and have a variety of biome specific variants, are frequently preyed upon by arachnids, especially web spiders such as the daddy longlegs. Moths are harmless although some variants are poisonous (they inflict debuffs if you hit them, but don't actually fight back), and will start to slowly die if they exist in the world for too long. Moths will often fly towards länterns, and will follow you if you hold one, they also have a rare chance to drop their wings which can be equipped.

The wolf spider is literally just the vanilla minecraft spider, but remodeled. It's behavior has not been altered in any way.

Like the wolf spider, the redback spider is the vanilla cave spider but redesigned.

Emperor scorpions can be found in tropical biomes at night. They are not very fast, but are large and powerful and can use their shield-like pincers to deflect attacks.

Deathstalkers are scorpions that spawn in arid biomes at night, especially in deserts. They are much smaller and weaker than emperors, but possess deadly venom.

A massive semi-aquatic arachnid, the thunder scorpion is a force to be reckoned with. Thunder scorpions do not spawn naturally, and instead are found in a similar way to the sniffer, since like the sniffer it is also an extinct prehistoric species.

Thunder scorpions can be raised and will be docile towards whoever raises them, but to anything and anyone else they can become aggressive, they start out very small and grow very slowly, but over a long time will continue to grow and become an eventually unstoppable killing machine. The modern day atmosphere is much different from that of the thunder scorpion's original time period, meaning that fully grown thunder scorpions slowly grow weaker until they inevitably die.

#minecraft #mcbe #minecraft addon #tw: arachnophobia #tw: spiders #Arachnophobia #minecraft mod #will pin until mod is published #this will probably be released after Halloween sadly because my pc screen isn't working and all of the mod's files are on it #unpinned because of masterpost #will reblog/make new post when mod is published

[grandmother-goblin]

Field Study - Chapter 14

Ao3 - Masterlist

Chapter Summary: Astarion comes face to face with Cas's older brother, a famous and brutal monster hunter, and fears for his life.

Relationships: Astarion x Female!Tav

Rating: Explicit (18+)

Word Count: 4.1k

Chapter Tags: Meeting the family, sibling tomfoolery, relationship talk, kissing.

Every one of Astarion’s survival instincts had agreed on one course of action in that moment:

Run.

Run as fast and as hard as his legs would take him. Run until he found a place to hide deep within the depths of the woods. Or the dark bowels of a cave crawling with spiders. Hells, he’d even go back to that goblin-infested hellhole.

Then maybe, just maybe, he would buy himself a few more precious moments before the Huntsman of Neverwinter rammed a stake through his heart.

He swallowed as his eyes scoured over the Huntsman; the man was nearly as large as Halsin. Fitted leather armor emphasized his muscular build and sunlight glinted off the steel of the (menacing) sword strapped to his back and the daggers secured to his belt. And those were only the weapons Astarion could see — who knew how many other lethal instruments the Huntsman might have concealed on his person.

There was a sharpness to the Huntsman’s features that reminded him of Cas. But his face held none of her softness.

His dark eyes were alert and calculating, like a hawk perched high on a building as it tracked a mouse scurrying about an open street. Four prominent scars marred his neck — two pairs of separate, unmistakably vampiric bite marks — that tore down to his collarbone like he had ripped the vampire away with their fangs still embedded in his throat. The man moved with easy, confident grace like he knew damn well he was the most dangerous being for miles around.

A man who turned monsters and predators into mere prey.

Gods. Cazador would hate him.

The man exuded power in a way Cazador could only dream of. There was a natural, unspoken charisma to the Huntsman that his former master would never have been able to emulate even if he tried.

It was a presence that commanded respect; not because he expected it, but because one couldn’t help but give it freely.

Astarion was pulled from his musings when Cas’s fingers squeezed his gently. “Just be yourself,” she said, her voice echoing in his mind as the tadpole squirmed. “You don’t have anything to worry about.”

Nothing to worry about? Was she out of her mind?

As much as he wanted to believe her, experience and instinct told trust the truth of what was standing before him. And the truth was that he stood face-to-face with a large elf who was armed to the teeth and had a reputation for killing monsters. Efficiently.

Although Cas didn’t treat him like a monster, Astarion couldn’t be certain that her brother would extend him the same courtesy.

Yet if the stories were to be believed, the Huntsman would have long since sent him to Kelemvor already - had he been inclined to do so. Even the exaggerated tales told by bards made a point to emphasize how quick the Huntsman was. And how his prey never saw him coming.

But, Astarion was still in one piece. For now.

Even with that in mind, a lump remained firmly lodged in his throat as his feet stayed rooted to the spot. His fingers tightened around Cas’s hand, holding it like it was the only thing keeping him tethered to the Material Plane as he stared at the Huntsman.

Planning had never been Astarion’s strong suit. As much as he had wanted to have the Huntsman as an ally against Cazador, he never considered how an actual encounter with the man might go. And he most certainly never envisioned meeting the Huntsman…

Well…

He certainly never envisioned meeting him like this.

What in the hells was he supposed to say? ‘Hello Mr. Huntsman, Sir, you see, we were just coming back from a nice morning walk. The bite marks? Well that certainly wasn’t from last night when your little sister was on her hands and knees begging for my cock. Where did you get that idea?’

Yes, because that would certainly win him over.

As if hearing Astarion’s thoughts, the Huntsman’s eyes snapped onto him. He couldn’t help but shrink under the man’s gaze, subconsciously curling in on himself as he looked everywhere but at the threatening presence looming before him.

Was looking away the smartest decision? No. But maybe if he made himself seem pathetic enough, the man would take pity on him and let him live.

Honestly, that plan had a better chance of working than running away did.

What had he been thinking — seducing the Huntsman’s sister? Did he expect the man to immediately welcome him into the family or something? For the monster hunter not to question the motivations of a monster? For him to say ‘Thank you for sleeping with my sister. To show my appreciation, let me kill Cazador for you’?

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

“Cas.” The Huntsman’s voice broke through Astarion’s thoughts. There was a soothing quality to it, a deep and rich timbre that could probably make the reading of bank records sound interesting.

Much to Astarion’s immediate relief, the Huntsman’s attention had returned to Cas, releasing him from the oppressive weight of the man’s gaze. Now that it wasn’t on him, Astarion almost felt like he could think straight again.

Cas had said that he had nothing to worry about, so perhaps he should just… trust her. She knew her brother better than he did, after all.

Despite how he tried to reassure himself, his nerves remained on edge. Centuries of conditioning told him that he was far from safe in the Huntsman’s presence, and no amount of positive thinking could change that.

When he felt Cas’s fingers detangle from his, a tendril of dread slithered through him. Immediately, Astarion wanted to take hold of her hand again. Though he would never admit it, holding her hand felt like the only thing keeping him grounded at the moment.

Or from running off into the woods like a coward, at the very least.

When her hand slipped fully out of his, he closed his fingers around the open air as if trying to grasp at an invisible tether between them.

Seemingly obvious to Astarion’s tumultuous inner thoughts, Cas started towards her brother.

“How long were you ominously posing there for?” she asked cheekily.

The Huntsman said nothing as he lifted her off her feet and pulled her into a hug so tight that Astarion swore he heard some of her bones pop.

A strangled sound came from Cas’s throat as she half-heartedly (and unsuccessfully) kicked at him. Her arms were pinned to her sides, rendering her practically helpless until the Huntsman decided to let her go. “You’re crushing me,” she groaned.

“I am so fucking pissed at you,” he said, his muscles bulging as he squeezed Cas even tighter. “I thought I lost your stupid ass.”

“Can’t breathe,” Cas squeaked with another pitiful kick of her legs. “Being squished.”

“Good,” he said before placing her firmly on the ground and releasing her from his embrace. The Huntsman settled his hands on Cas’s shoulders and bent down to eye level with her. “Do you have any idea how terrified I was when I couldn’t find you?”

Cas averted her eyes, and her brother repositioned himself to stay within her line of sight. With the new angle, Astarion could see the man’s expression. There was a slight furrow to his brow and his lips tugged almost imperceptibly downward.

“I tried to reach out as soon as I could,” she replied, still doing her best not to look at her brother, her voice sounding smaller than Astarion had ever heard it.

For some reason, Astarion wanted to reach out to Cas and make that distress in her eyes disappear. He yearned to pull her into his arms and… oh, he didn’t know. Provide some comfort, maybe?

Gods, when was the last time he had wanted to comfort someone? He wasn’t even sure he knew how.

The Huntsman dismissed Cas’s response with a shake of his head. “You never should have been in this position in the first place,” he said sternly, like a parent lecturing a child. “That nautiloid was going after me. Not you. If you hadn’t—”

“I couldn’t let it get you!” Cas snapped as she took a step back, breaking her brother’s grasp on her shoulders.

Her outburst didn’t appear to surprise the Huntsman one bit. He just continued to watch her with a slightly melancholy and expectant look in his eyes — as if he already knew what she was going to say and was just waiting for her to say it.

“I had the opportunity to save you for once, so I did,” Cas continued, her voice taking on a calmer tone once again. “The people of Faerun can’t afford to lose you.”

“And I can’t afford to lose you.” Though the Huntsman’s voice was level, Astarion could hear a tremor of fear behind it.

Her brother was furious, there was no doubt about that. Yet, that anger seemed to be born out of more than just fear of losing her. It seemed to be born out of love. Something Astarion wasn’t sure he had ever experienced, he realized.

“I’m sorry,” Cas said, crossing her arms like she was trying to hold herself together..

“It’s okay.” The Huntsman straightened and ran his fingers through his short, brown hair as he exhaled deeply. “We can talk about this later. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

Cas nodded and pursed her lips, like there were more words she wanted to say but she had stopped herself. “I’m glad you’re okay too.”

Throwing his arm around his sister’s shoulder, the Huntsman gave her a brief squeeze before stepping away.

Then the man’s eyes locked onto Astarion’s once again, and even though he was smiling, the intensity of his piercing gaze was unsettling. It was like the Huntsman’s eyes were dissecting him, peeling back all of his layers to the undead heart in his chest.

A chill went up Astarion’s spine and his insides twisted uncomfortably, but he couldn’t bring himself to do anything but stare back. He could only hope that the Huntsman couldn’t see the darkness that lurked within.

He swallowed, tilting his head up toward the Huntsman as the man stopped directly in front of him, blocking out the morning sun like an eclipse.

If he thought any of the gods might have listened, this was when Astarion would have prayed.

“I didn’t mean to ignore you,” the Huntsman said, his smile turning apologetic as he extended his hand cordially. “I’m Vesryn.”

Vesryn’s hand was heavily calloused and littered with scars — clear evidence of his decades of hunting and wielding weapons, although it looked like he at least tried to take care of them. Given all the politicians, patriars, and nobles he brushed elbows with when he made special appearances, he probably felt like he had to. Signing autographs, shaking hands, kissing babies; all the things a celebrity of his caliber did.

Carefully, Astarion grasped his hand and introduced himself in turn, his voice sounding high pitched to his own ears.

Gods, were his palms sweaty? He hoped he didn’t just shake the Huntsman’s hand with sweaty palms. How mortifying would that be?

“Astarion,” Vesryn repeated back to him, a flicker of recognition flashing across his eye. He released his grip and placed his hands on his hips, taking on a more relaxed posture. Or perhaps he was trying to subtly wipe the sweat off of his palms. “It’s good to meet you. Cas mentioned you in one of her sendings.”

Surprise mixed with a feeling of flattery at his words. More importantly, Astarion felt relieved. Tension eased from his shoulders and the lump in his throat diminished.

Maybe the Huntsman just didn’t know Astarion was one of the very monsters he was famous for hunting yet. Oh, who was he kidding? Of course the bloody Huntsman of Neverwinter knew he was a vampire. Even with his ability to walk around in the sun, there were a couple of things about him that were very hard to miss.

Not to mention, the bite mark on Cas’s neck.

Though if Vesryn took offense, he was doing a spectacular job of hiding it. In fact, Vesryn seemed sincerely happy to meet him. He didn’t seem like he wanted to attack, kill, or maim him at all.

And that felt… wrong.

Astarion cleared his throat, hoping his voice would go back to normal. “Did she now?” he asked, not knowing how else to respond. “All good things, I hope?”

If he were talking to anyone else, he might have come up with something witty. But he needed to play it safe. At least until he had a better idea of what kind of person Vesryn was.

Historically speaking, his smart mouth got him into trouble more often than anything else he did. Just because Cas found him funny didn’t mean her brother shared her humor.

“Twenty five words a spell and she used most of them telling me how handsome and wonderful you are. It was nauseating, really.”

“Vesryn,” Cas hissed and slapped her brother’s armored arm as an adorable redness tinged her cheeks.

A cheeky grin tugged at Vesryn’s lips. “She actually used two spells.”

“I did not,” Cas protested, her face flushing further even as she rolled her eyes. “Don’t believe a word he says. He’s just trying to embarrass me.”

“Trying? I’m succeeding,” Vesryn replied, standing straighter with an air of self-satisfaction. Then he playfully poked at Cas’s ribs, making her jump. “You don’t normally get this flustered in front of someone. You must really like him.”

“Ves!” Another smack landed against the Huntsman’s armor, followed by a bellow of laughter.

Vesryn rubbed over the spot Cas had hit with an exaggerated wince. “I can’t believe you’re being so mean to me in front of your friend.” He glanced at Astarion with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes. “Is she this mean to you?”

The smartass in him told him to say ‘yes’ but his survival instincts reined him in. “I’ve always found her to be delightful company.”

“Oh, lucky you,” he replied and cocked his chin toward the forest. “Take my advice and run while you can. She only gets worse.”

Cas groaned and dragged her palm down her face. “Remember when I said I was glad you were okay? I take that back.”

She placed both hands on Vesyrn’s chest before firmly and persistently pushing the wall of a man back toward the direction of camp. It wasn’t until she managed to make him budge a single step that they both started to lose their composure. “Get your ass out of here,” Cas said, her voice sounding like she was trying to hold back a laugh.

“See? So mean.”

“Yes, I’m a bully,” she agreed and pushed him another step. “Can you give Astarion and I a moment? We were talking about something.”

“‘Talking’, sure.” Vesryn made finger quotes in the air but then relented, letting Cas push him a few more steps toward camp. “Okay, okay, I‘ll give you a few minutes. No need to be so pushy.”

Cas made a shooing motion with her hands like the Huntsman of Neverwinter was nothing more than a wayward pigeon. “We’ll catch up with you in a bit.”

Vesryn threw a smile over his shoulder, the kind a storybook hero or a handsome prince might give their admirers. “It was nice meeting you, Astarion,” he said before starting back toward the campsite.

‘Nice’ wasn’t the word Astarion would have chosen. It was anxiety-inducing, terrifying, and worst of all… confusing? But it definitely wasn’t ‘nice’.

The Huntsman was nothing like Astarion had expected — the man hunted monsters such as vampires for a living. There were tales of him slaying all manner of creatures from devils to dragons. Not to mention how a mere decade ago, Vesryn had killed a vampire lord, the Collector. A vampire so ancient that he made Cazador seem like a child in comparison. And if the stories were to be believed, Vesryn had killed the Collector in the monster’s own lair amidst hundreds of spawn.

There was no doubt in Astarion’s mind that the Collector had done what any vampire lord would have done: using his spawn as fodder in an attempt to save his own skin, and most certainly, Vesryn had killed them all.

And yet, Vesryn was being downright friendly with a vampire spawn who quite obviously fed on his little sister.

Perhaps if Cas hadn’t been around, things might have been different. Perhaps the friendliness was just an act to throw Astarion off guard and make it easier to ram a stake through him when he least expected it. If that was the case, the Huntsman had certainly succeeded in throwing him off.

Still, there was something about Vesryn that seemed so genuine. His handshake was firm, but not dominating. His eagle-like eyes, keen and observant, were also warm and curious. Then there was the way Vesryn interacted with Cas with such open affection and camaraderie — it was disarming to say the least.

As the Huntsman’s form retreated, Astarion felt a weight lifting from his chest. Like the man’s presence was a heavy fog that emanated from his very being, enveloping those who didn’t know how to navigate it.

Though Astarion had never been in the presence of a god, he suspected it probably felt a little something like standing in front of the Huntsman of Neverwinter.

The nervous, prickling sensation on his skin eased as he felt himself begin to relax. He exhaled slowly, trying to breathe out the tension that coiled in his veins.

He hoped he hadn’t accidentally made a fool of himself in front of the Huntsman. Not that it really mattered, but he wanted Vesryn to have a good impression of him. It would probably please Cas if he and her brother were on good terms after all.

Instinctively, something old and ingrained tried to push back against the selfless thought despite the fact that he was becoming more and more comfortable with caring about someone other than himself.

A few weeks ago, Cas’s happiness wouldn’t have been the first thing that he would have thought of when it came to building a relationship with the Huntsman. Hells, even a few days ago his motives had been purely selfish. The only feelings that had mattered were his own, and Cas was nothing more than a tool he could use to get what he wanted.

How quickly things had changed.

A brush of her fingers against his palm drew him from his thoughts. “Are you alright?” Cas asked with gentle amusement. “That’s not how I pictured you meeting my brother.”

“Well, that makes two of us.” Astarion intertwined his fingers with hers, the simple connection like a balm on his frayed nerves. “Did you really tell him about me?”

Cas shook her head. “He asked who I was with, and I gave him everyone’s name. Anything else he knows he either picked up from just now or from talking to everyone back at camp.”

He gave a mock pout, as if her not gossiping about him was a huge disappointment. When she gave him a smile in response, he stepped into her space and placed his hands on her hips, pulling her close enough that her chest brushed against his when she took a breath. That little touch was enough to send a thrill through him, and part of him was tempted to steal her away again.

For whatever reason, he felt like everything was about to change.

He wanted a few more moments with just the two of them. A few more moments where they could pretend their problems didn’t exist and they could just be together.

“Pity,” Astarion said, his thumbs brushing over the jut of her hip bone through the thin fabric of her shirt. “I would have loved to have heard how wonderful and beautiful I am.”

Cas blinked at him, looking completely unimpressed. “You’re wonderful and beautiful,” she said flatly.

A smile tugged at his lips as he pulled her flush against him, his hands sliding around to her backside. “For the love of the gods, would it kill you to put some enthusiasm into it?”

Cas slipped her arms over his shoulders. “I think you heard plenty of enthusiasm last night,” she replied in a low and husky voice that made his blood stir.

She tilted her face up toward his, her lips just a breath away from his own with a silent invitation. It was an invitation he was all too happy to accept. His mouth caught hers in a brief, sugary sweet kiss. Nothing but the gentle pressure of her lush lips against his, the subtle and intoxicating taste of her on his tongue. It would have been all too easy to lose himself in that moment.

Before he fell too deep into whatever spell she wove around him, he pulled away. Her brother was waiting only a few hundred feet away, and Astarion didn’t want to push his luck.

Cas tasted her lips as though she already missed his touch. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other, her head tilted thoughtfully as her fingers played with the hair at the nape of his neck. “Vesryn is going to ask about you and me,” she said matter-of-factly. “I don’t want to tell him anything you don’t want me to.”

Of course, the Huntsman was going to ask about their relationship. What kind of big brother would he be if he didn’t? Especially considering Astarion’s nature, it only made sense that the monster hunter would at least check in on her.

Yet, Astarion had never expected Cas to ask for his thoughts. Or his permission. He just figured that Cas would tell her brother whatever she felt like without any input from him.

“What were you thinking of telling him?” he asked, feeling a little off-guard and wanting to get some idea of Cas’s stance on the matter before he risked fouling things up.

Cas shrugged. “That we’re friends,” she said, as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. Like it wasn’t a big deal.

Maybe it wasn’t a big deal to her, but to him? He wasn’t sure if anyone had considered him a friend before. At least, not enough of a friend to tell their family about him.

Yet, describing their relationship as something as simple as friendship didn’t sit quite right with him. After all they had been through together, after all the battles they fought, after all of their long conversations over a bottle of wine or the time spent with her skin against his…. It felt like what they had together was more than just friendship.

So much more.

Astarion tucked his finger under her chin, tilting her head up to better see her eyes. “Just friends?” he asked as he swiped his thumb across her lower lip — a reminder of all the times their lips had touched. “Is that all that we are?”

She wrapped her fingers around his hand and gently lifted it from her face. “What else would you have me say?”

That was the real question, wasn’t it?

What did he want her to say?

Cas wasn’t one of his victims or just another target. She wasn’t just a shield for him to hide behind, or a stranger with powerful connections. She wasn’t just another night he wished he could forget.

She was something.

They were something.

What that something was, he couldn’t put a name on it. But he knew what it wasn’t: just friendship.

Friendship may have laid the foundation, but they’d built something together that went far beyond that. Whatever that something was, it was messy, complicated, and probably not completely structurally sound — but it was theirs.

They could fill in the cracks as needed.

Cas gave his hand a reassuring squeeze, taking his silence as the answer he didn’t know how to articulate. “That’s what I thought,” she said lightly and laced her fingers with his. “We don’t have to figure it out now.”

An odd feeling of disappointment settled in his stomach. Part of him wanted her to change her answer. Or at the very least, agree that they were more than just friends.

Because people who were just friends didn’t do what he and Cas did.

He brought her hand to his lips, pressing a lingering kiss to the back of her fingers. “I suppose it’s kind of nice not to know exactly what we are, if I’m being completely honest,” he said as he gazed into her eyes. “But I am glad that ‘friends’, at the very least, is a certainty.”

Cas smiled at him. “Me too.”

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Beginning

Previous Chapter

#astarion #astarion x tav #astarion x female tav #astarion fanfic #astarion smut #field study bg3 fanfic #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3

[platinumrosetail]

Yandere shadowpeach dbk freenoodles sliktea and spider queen x baby moth girl reader ( like mothman)

Where she just fall into the Lego world scard and in the process of making her little baby cocoon cuz she's going for it early metamorphosis she just a cute little baby

And it during a huge fight and she scared and stops halfway Makin her cocoon her chrysalis when she see she about to get hurt and call for her mama or papa but no one comes cuz obviously we're in a different world

And the other's save her and they smell like her favorite fruit which is only in the cave where her mama and papa are so like comfort of home lol

And then she coos at them and then go back to Makin her cocoon being cute the whelly doing it. And she falls asleep and the one who wears the pants in the relationship Cough coughing mama macaq mama pigsy Mama huntsman pif Spider Queen cough cough

Hold her cocoon safe and take care of her while also giving her little foods to eat cuz your little mouth is open so like a little baby cuz she can't move it on her eyes are covered) I thought that was very cute)

And then when she gets out of the cocon she's all fluffy and cute and her little wings are pretty like imagine if her wings became the colors of her parents that took care of her ( like for dbk fiery looking wings )

And they help her fly the best they can and take good care of her

Such wholesome and a adorable request.

Warning: noob author, female child reader, dark theme, yandere platonic characters, and others.

Characters: shadowpeach, FreeNoodles, waterspider/silktea, dbk family, spider queen.

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Shadowpeach:

You were making a vaccine as to comfort yourself as you seem to have found out you’re in another world but of course you don’t really know that you’re in another world you just think you’re in a new environment now for some reason.

The two monkey found you when they came to visit mk and saw how some rogue bull clones that malfunctioned when the recent battles of many enemies surrounded your small form that had stoped making the cocoon to shake in fear.

They took care of the rogue bull clones, macaque made sure that you’re secure in his arms and made sure to not damage your cocoon that wasn’t finished. You notice how the two both smell like you favorite fruit and decided that they were safe to be with before falling asleep.

Since you’re just a baby you don’t really know what’s fully going and would get distracted sometimes from things that macaque and sun intended for you to be distracted with and other times out of the blue distractions like how you got distracted with sun absentmindedly waving his tail which got your attention and lead to him getting a bitten tail, which erupted a laughing fit from his mate.

Your favorite food is mango and peaches and sometimes when you visit mk he would make you a smoothie of those and maybe add few other ingredients instructed by pigsy.

Sun and macaque has to make sure that you don’t get bored and decide to go on an adventure and get lost and scared because they know how curious a baby can be when they get bored and such so they get you coloring books that mk and mei recommend and some books from pif on how to keep your baby entertained when they aren’t around or looking which isn’t that long maybe like a minute to on some occasions an hour.

When they do leave for a long period of time for a date or something else they leave you with mk, and the group. Bai he loves taking care of you and also loves being the older sister now and make sure that you’re taking care of like how her dads and brother do and soon she joins the boys with how protective she soon became.

Freenoodles:

It was some thugs that thought it was a bright idea to pick on a baby that just wants to make her cocoon without any ruffians to torment her; Pigsy whacked him with his rolling pin while tang punches the others when they had found you in the alleyway close to the shop.

The two made sure that you weren’t hurt from the thugs and kept you warm with tang’s scarf. You recognized a smell coming off of them and realized that they weren’t out to hurt you.

(I don’t know what they could smell like, maybe for pigsy pigsy or some type of ingredient that he uses while making noodles? And for tang maybe paper that smell like the trees they were made from? I guess, though I would like to hear y’all’s thoughts on this out of curiosity if you would like to leave a comment about it.)

Since you’re a baby moth pigsy has to resort to cooking other things than noodles which was kinda hard seeing as he made it muscle memory to make noodles.

(I feel like that could and have happened before 😂)

Tang loves reading you stories he get from his work; the library, especially if it involves monkey king and of course you being a baby don’t know anything about and just enjoy the story even if you don’t understand anything from it and just like his soft calming voice when he reads you a bed time story.

When you opened your cocoon after 21 days you finelly see them with your very own eyes, although blurry vision but it gets better over time.

When you finally get to eat noodles you eat about 8 to 10 rounds of it before getting food cause it’s that good; which strokes at pigsy’s ego a bit.

You color and draw you and your family a lot which by now hardly fights the fridge anymore. You, mk, and Bai he all draw different things like things from picture books or story that doesn’t have pictures in them to things that you made up on the spot.

Waterspider/silktea:

It was raining and therefore difficult to make your cocoon even if you go into a cardboard box for shield it’ll just bleed and drip through onto your cocoon. It wasn’t until sandy on a errand to find you and rescue you from your predicament.

He takes you home; dry you, feed you, make sure you all nice and cozy, and made sure that you were hydrated enough before you went to hibernate in your cocoon, this time finally able to without any difficulties in your way.

For 11 days were you in that cocoon, you somewhat met sandy already and with his smell and the way he acted towards you seemed safe for you but when you met another being especially a predator it was hard for you to get used to him and makes you want to go back to your cocoon; though sandy somehow coax you out in the end and you finally see huntsman as a parental figure about a month later after you got out of your cocoon.

You love the cats even though they sometimes like to play and mess with your moth like features! Mo helps you move around and help you adjust when sandy and huntsman aren’t around to help you move around their; now yours as well, place.

They join you when you draw, even invites mk and Bai he to draw with you when they can’t and when the two aren’t busy.

And when it’s cold, sandy knits you and everyone nice cozy clothes to keep warm from the weather of winter season.

Sandy likes to take you and huntsman on nature walks as a way to relax when things might get stressful for y’all or sometimes just to go out and breath in nature air along with making friends with the animals that are in the forest that y’all walk in.

Dbk family:

You met them when mk brought your cocoon over that he had found near their house close to a open fire and was wondering if the family knew you were there or not. The didn’t know that you were there and therefore want to take responsibility as you’re just a baby still and need to be taken care of as you’re too young to that yourself yet.

They at first didn’t know how to take care of you as you’re not what their used to which lead to all of them to read books about moths and experiment from there.

Seeing as you’re a month you prone to follow anything that lights up which includes fire and seeing as they have fire around their home that seem to be hard to let you be by yourself; that which made them overprotective and want to either stay with you so you don’t get hurt or have a bull clone supervise you to make sure you don’t do anything dangerous.

You like to follow redson around as he seems more brighter and can control fire which is light though he does make sure to always carry a flashlight if he needs to get your attention on him.

You be a little model for pif as she seem to have a hobby of making clothes for herself and her family, so that’s what you and her do when you two spend time together.

You and dbk don’t really speak much but you seem to like to always sleep on his shoulder when he watches his coupling show but sometimes when you are awake you do make small talking about what y’all should have for dinner and if you could have what was showing on the tv for dinner one night before going back to sleep.

They would definitely grow attach to you as you do cute and sweet gestures for them and be a good little daughter which leads to redson turning you into a demon if you’re aren’t considered a moth demon to them yet.

Spiderqueen:

You honestly are scared of everyone in the spider group as they are predators to you even if they smell like grape juice.

(I don’t even know why I picked that lol 😂)

Spiderqueen make sure to get you comfortable the most as she’ll be your your mother from now on and of course princess on the spiders.

With her webs she can make you clothes as it became a little hobby of hers since she was born/made as a demon plus it beats going to the store and stealing some.

She will make sure that you’re taught to always stay with her minions or her when they go out into the surface but also to stay in their general eyesight to make sure you’re safe and won’t be kidnapped. The gave you a play pin so you don’t run off either and so you could have a area to play in that won’t be anywhere near any dangerous equipment.

Syntax make sure to teach you things from math to history or well spiderqueen version of it I guess but also other things too so you can use that as an advantage when you become queen.

Huntsman makes sure you’re well fed and know what’s to eat and what’s not to eat to make sure you can survive in different climates plus where to hide to maybe make a cocoon to sleep in as well.

Strong spider is technically your bodyguard if the others are busy and would spend more time with you that the two other minions since he needs to make sure you don’t get hurt, lost, or kidnapped.

(A/n: OMG! This took forever didn’t it!? I’m so sorry! I just got distracted and stuff like that plus with the fact I needed to catch up on the dragon prince season 4 so I was a little busy anyway hope y’all like it!! And hope y’all have a wonderful day/evening/night!!!😁)

(P.s: also thank you so much for 100 followers on here!!! 🤩😁☺️.)

#anime #various x reader #anime x reader #x reader stories #lego monkie kid x reader #lego monkie kid #jttw #lmk macaque #x child reader #platonic #yandere x reader #yandere #lmk dbk #lmk freenoodles #lmk shadowpeach #silktea #lmk spider queen #mothman

[broke-art]

Syntax x Abused reader

Your coughing fit stole Syntax's attention from his work. He tilted his head at first, then threw you a glance over his shoulder.

"I thought I told you to rest."

You rubbed at your right eye sleepily.

"That's the pot calling the kettle black." You scoffed lightly.

Syntax set down his tools.

"In a manner of speaking, I am somewhat nocturnal." He took the first aid kit from the table and walked over to you. "You, on the other hand, are not."

"Oh did I thrash too much again?" You inquired with a guilty frown as he knelt next to your cot and began to replace the bandages on your arms.

"Mhm." He pulled his goggles over his eyes to remedy his far sightedness. "You kept apologizing as well. I was tempted to wake you, but then you went quiet. I assumed you had passed the worst of it."

"And my coughing gave me away?"

Syntax gently pressed your chin up to inspect the bandages around your throat.

"Indeed."

"What time is it?" You glanced around the room looking for a clock but found none.

"It's almost 4 in the morning." Syntax responded casually packing up the kit again.

Fatigue slammed against your senses forcing you to lay down.

"Syntax?"

He hummed over his shoulder as he put away the kit.

"Thank you." As your eyes slid closed you heard his light chuckle.

"Sleep well, y/n."

Some time later.

You awoke to a light tapping sound. You blinked slowly and sat up. The room's appearance was slightly brighter, but not much due to being in a cave.

"Morning." Syntax greeted as he walked over. "May I check your bandages?"

You nodded and allowed him to check each.

"No blood is seeping through, that's a good sign." He muttered then reached for something behind you.

A mental image of your father reaching for you flashed behind your eyes and you flinched. The movement was slight, but Syntax caught on to it.

He paused and studied you a moment. Then he retracted his hand and stepped around you carefully. Still he kept himself in your line of sight knowing you couldn't stand people standing behind you.

Guilt pricked you. His adjustment had been minor, but you hated to inconvenience him nonetheless.

"Syntax, I'm really sorry." You apologized as he walked back to his desk.

"For?" He glanced back at you curiously.

"Being annoying." You mumbled rubbing your upper right arm.

Syntax rose an eyebrow.

"I don't see how you have been annoying in any sense of the word."

You weren't sure how to explain what you meant so you simply let your gaze drop.

Syntax studied you and opened his mouth to speak when the lab doors opened suddenly.

Your heart felt as though it stopped in your chest at the sudden movement.

"Y/n! How's my sweet niece doing?"

You fidgeted on the cot glancing at Syntax who has taken a knee at the Queen's entrance.

"U-Um I'm ok." You mumbled wincing at how your voice broke.

"Aw I know you're still shaken up, sugar. But don't worry. That father of yours can't hurt you anymore." She spat the word 'father' as though it disgusted her. "Huntsman handled it effectively. Right, Huntsman?"

The Huntsman grinned at you and nodded.

"Yes, my queen."

Horror swept through you at the reality of never seeing your father again. Never leaving this cave.

"He's-" you couldn't bring yourself to say it. Of course he'd hurt you. Many times. And you hated him for that, but he was all you had.

"Oh don't worry, sugar." Spider Queen soothed. "You can stay here. And Syntax will make sure you get fixed up properly."

Panic tore through you. What if Spider Queen attacked you? Syntax couldn't defend you from her. Infact, he'd likely side with her. You didn't know these tunnels well. You were basically trapped here.

Air became scarce in your lungs and you began to gasp as the world blurred around you.

When your senses returned, Syntax was leaning over you.

"Y/n I need you to breathe." He instructed gently helping you sit up.

Your memory slammed back into you at the sight of Spider Queen. Her features broadcasted shock, but it didn't ease you any. Fear rushed through you again and you hugged Syntax's arm.

A blush burned across his features but Syntax coughed into his fist.

"My Queen, I believe she requires time to take in the information."

Spider Queen stared at the both of you. But when you refused to meet her gaze, she slowly nodded.

"Alright. You rest easy, sugar. Come along Huntsman."

You watched them leave and relaxed slightly at their absence.

Syntax smiled when your muscles laxed.

"Don't worry, I won't let Huntsman hurt you." He assured.

Relief flooded your heart and tears filled your eyes.

"You mean that?"

Syntax looked taken aback by your tears.

"Well...Of course."

"Thank you." You mumbled quietly.

Slowly over the weeks, you began to relax.

Syntax seemed to be endlessly patient and kind to you. He'd often help you sit on his desk so he could examine your injuries. Today was such a time.

"You look better rested." Syntax mentioned approvingly. "I take it you had better dreams?"

Your heart raced as the last dream you had of him flashed behind your eyes and your cheeks flared red.

"Yep!" You chirped quickly praying he didn't ask much more about the subject.

He rose a brow inquiringly, but didn't say much until he noticed a bruise on your cheek.

"What's this?" He asked gently cupping your face. "This wasn't here yesterday."

"Oh." Your hand flew to your cheek. "I was training with Huntsman."

Syntax scowled.

"Is that so? I seem to recall you telling me, you disliked those sparring matches."

You wrung your hands nervously.

"He cornered me while you were getting material."

Syntax took a deep breath.

"I should have known. Forgive me, I should have initiated the traps." Syntax pressed up his sleeve revealing a touch pad attached to his wrist.

"Oh no, I don't want the Queen to trip them." You stopped him by placing your hand on his.

Syntax's head snapped up and you froze. It had been the first time you had done anything even remotely contrary to him.

After a long pause Syntax dropped his arm.

"You have a point. I will leave the traps down, for now." He sighed. "But we will have to work on your ability to say, 'no'."

Your gut churned. People pleasing was a bad habit, but it was so difficult to break.

"How?"

Syntax grinned at you.

"Well I have a few ideas. We'll start off with something simple." He leaned against the table only a breath away from your face. "May I kiss you?"

Your pulse went wild and your face ignited into a scarlet blush. What kind of a test was this?! You were surely going to fail.

Syntax smirked at your reaction but waited patiently for your answer.

"Don't be shy, princess. I'll wait."

Your heart felt like it might explode with how face it was beating.

"Yes?" You asked finally.

Syntax rose an eyebrow at you but his smirk never faded.

"That isn't the right answer, princess. Try again." Despite how smug he looked, his tone was sincere and gentle.

"Am I supposed to say no?" You asked trying to breathe normally.

"Your answer depends entirely on what you want." He explained simply.

Only it wasn't simple.

"What if I want to say yes?" You asked quietly feeling your face burn brighter.

Syntax's smirk turned into an amused smile.

"Then say yes."

It took a few minutes to work up your courage but eventually you mumbled the word.

"Yes."

Syntax swiped a kiss on your lips that was sweet but swift and then gave you your space.

"That's... Not what I was expecting." You admitted dazed as you touched your fingers to your lips.

Syntax chuckled.

"Well, we don't want to make you hyperventilate again, now do we?"

You smiled at his tease and pressed a kiss on his cheek.

Syntax blushed and tossed you a smile.

As the weeks passed you did grow better at saying 'no' and get more comfortable with your surroundings.

And after what felt like forever Syntax finally asked you to be his. And once you agreed, the lair finally began to feel like home.

#lego monkie kid #jttw sun wukong #jttw wukong #lego red son #jttw #lego monkie king #lego #lego nezha #redson #lmk #lmk syntax x reader #lmk syntax #lmk spider queen #lmk spider demons

[twinklecupcake]

So remember how I ended up caving and making a strongsmoothie kid?

Here’s Bell. 

Notes:

Yes, her name is spelled like that, no E at the end. Named for the Diving Bell Spider.

Was a home birth, with the rest of the Spiders posited as guards for both her and Meiyun. 

Being a spider-human hybrid, she does not have extra limbs. May develop the spidery legs when she’s older.

Quiet, observant, super sweet. Likes to watch Syntax work.

Loves small animals, bunnies especially. (Huntsman is forbidden to show her what happens to animals he traps.)

The baby/”princess” of the clan. No, it doesn’t matter that SQ isn’t her mom: she’s the newest member, she’s a child, the queen has the power to give titles, so Bell gets the title of princess. SQ will fight you. 

Can wall-climb, see in the dark, shoot webs.

#lmk fankid #lmk oc #strongsmoothieshipping #bell #lmk goliath #meiyun

[cynthiadasorceress]

My Wings of Fire fantribe (Part 1)

Tribe name: WebWings

Royalty: Queen Maratus, Prince Huntsman, Princesses Sicarius, Arachnid, and Tarantula

Territory: The mountains of Pantala

Kingdom description: Large webs span across the areas between mountains. They are layered far enough apart to walk, but not enough to fly. Cave systems inside the mountains are used as houses, schools, and a palace. The main outdoor area is referred to as The Webs, and it is like a marketplace and popular hang out.

Colors: Main scales are typically shades of brown or black, with web patterns on the underside of the wings. May have different color patterns covering the body.

Body type: Small torsos with long, thin legs and necks. Rounded wings. Four extra arms that are noticeably smaller.

Extra information: Heavily based on spiders. Silk glands can be on the tail or near the snout - if they are on the snout, the dragon has mandibles, I'd the glands are on the tail, the dragon will have spinnerets. All WebWings have venom, which is injected through biting. Either eight or six eyes, depending on the dragon. Omnivores with a strong preference for bugs. Early WebWings are said to have been cannibalistic.

Dark black (on the face): Example of mandibles (not every dragon has these!)

Blue (tip of tail and behind mandible example): potential silk glands locations

Red (torso): small, extra limbs

Green (in mouth): venom fangs

(By the way, though I doubt anybody will want to use my WebWing design, if you do, please ask and credit me!)

#wings of fire #wof #wof fantribe #tui t sutherland #spider web #wings of fire fantribe #wings of fire dragon #wings of fire drawing #wings of fire design #spider #webs #kingdom #digital art #concept art #original species #ask to use #ask to make

[macaqueisbestmonkie]

LEGO MONKIE KID AU/MAIN AU

this is a slendytubbies x Lego Monkie Kid

Roles:

tinky winky- season 4 mask guy

Dipsy/no head- mei

Laa Laa- macaque

Po- MK

guardian/white tubby- Sun Wukong

shadow tubby- The Mayor

Noo Noo- Lady Bone Demon

newborns- Flower Fruit Mountain Monkeys

cave tubby- spider queen

yeti tubby- scorpion queen

arrow tubby-huntsman

SGT. Miles- redson

Ron- Meis parents

Richard/military captain- Azure Lion

Dutch- YellowTusk

Finn- Golden-Winged Peng

((GOREY PICTURES DOWN BELOW the art is not mine but I will possibly get banned if I show the actual designs))

Laa Laa has great hearing but it blind because of getting attack please read the story if confused. So that why macaque is her role

Part about this au story- the main four (tinky winky Dipsy Laa Laa Po) have been there before anyone else so has walten/guardian. So in the story wukong (saviour basically) sees the last infected by Noo Noo. Guardian ofc or should I say crawler tubby who looks like.. this. ((OLD AND NEW))

Crawler tubby is somewhat comforted by Sun Wukong so he doesn’t attack basically joining the journey but can easily get trigger by loud noises he gets aggressive AND WILL ATTACK.

The other tubbys look abit off but I’ll show anyways

((Tinky winky/purple one and Dipsy Green one.))

((Laa Laa yellow one yeti tubby cave tubby arrow tubby and po red one))

So it’s based of the kids show teletubbies but turned it into a horror game.. the main antagonist is Noo Noo (evil robot) and in the beginning you are po (red one and youngest) you start of all happy and cute but when you talk to Laa Laa (yellow one) she says she had a nightmare. With shadow tubby (antagonist in the episodes and gameplay) she explains that this thing said that they were all gonna die and get killed by tinky winky (purple one) po comforts Laa Laa. And they went on to their day until po had to make tubby custard (thing that makes them go insane.) she feeds it to Dipsy (green one) tinky winky Laa Laa and herself at nighttime po couldn’t sleep and tinky winky woke up. He got up and broke the tubby custard machine before running off (you have a choice to like wake up the others and chase after him only Laa Laa wakes up because Dipsy is to lazy../j or let them sleep and chase after tinky winky yourself let’s just say u chose woke up Laa Laa) when po wake up Laa Laa they grab giant ass flashlights and go into the woods chasing after tinky they had to separate at some point after looking everywhere she found tinky winky at the beach. But (TRIGGER WARNING MAJOR TRIGGER WARJIJG: blood and death.) Laa Laa was dead under a pine tree with eyes ripped out because tinky winky went fucking insane his skin went pale and pure black eyes with black shit coming down it you run to house to find also Dipsy dead (deception so no head) po runs other way to only get corner and (TRIGGER WARNING ANOTHER TRIGGER WARNING: more death and hanging.!) and po gets h@nged by tinky winky. This is where you come along the guardian the one who watches over everyone you have to go collect custards and see what’s wrong with them but you also stumble across dead bodies and during some time tinky winky comes along when you grab one more custard he consumes it and turns into GIANT ass hulk thing and the guardian/walten runs (you can either run to the mountains where you meet yeti tubby another evil infected or if you go into cave you meet cave tubby. ALSO INFECTED everybody’s monster.) in the cave after you do some maze you see Laa Laa as a hideous monster being having giant claws and scratched out eyes so she’s blind but she has incredible hearing like macaque sorta so you have to be quiet while collecting custards. When you grab the last custard Laa Laa is blocking entrance you have to distract her- so you throw a rock at a pillar which causes Laa Laa to attack the pillars making it collapse on her which you can decide to kill her by (trigger warning) bashing her head with a rock or just leaving her to die slowly you make it to the desserts (where you meet Dipsy in a station to contact the military.) you go into the station and meet a guy named ron a blue/indigo tubby (he dies by Dipsy chainsaw) he explains that you need to find a keycard from somebody’s dead body and also explains about Dipsy. He has no head (ofc i said that) and a chainsaw are started to kill everybody when you grab keycard from a (TRIGGER WARNING) dead corpse you see Ron get (TRIGGER WARNING.) sliced into pieces by Dipsy chainsaw you soon yk start to hallucinate about the tubbys saying ‘come play with us!!!’ And crap and you follow them while seeing them you see one of Dipsy and knock out of it and boom chase theme. Dipsy falls over a laser which kills him and how you optain his chainsaw you use keycard to go to the other room. But meet TADADADAAA Noo Noo. He explains that he is just fixing them and making them stronger you two can argue but then he uses a giant robot which you fight with chainsaw. And you won you contact military and go outside to see Noo Noo again talking about his plans and you can choose to die and became a evil infected (you lose your legs.) or be weak and get killed (dw you fight po and win) after you win pos fight you kill Noo Noo. Of course the military shows up so your of course JOINING THE ARMY YIPPEEEE and the story goes along by there.

#slendytubbies #lego monkie kid sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk mayor #lmk lbd #GEGHSHSHABAHGAGAGAGHA #YIPPPEEEWEE #STIMS #RAHHH

[callmemrskenway]

My LMK Ocs dealing with a crush:

The Silk Prince:

- He definetly has a past of just casually dating people just to get what he wants or because he's bored and decides to use his good looks for evil, so usually he's used to people falling for him so when HE falls for someone, HE IS PANICKING.

- His crush will catch his eye either by not being affected by his suave and charismatic personality or they just call him out knowing full well who he is. Either way, he's in his web hammock in the cave screaming into a pillow and the other spiders are confused and try to comfort him.

- He doesn't ever want his mom to find out because she's either gonna tease him or she's gonna track down his crush and be an embarrassing overprotective mom or she's gonna do both.

- After a while, he reminds himself he's the Silk Prince. So he flirts with his crush more often, gets a bit jealous when they decide to give someone else their attention so he tries to give them extravagant gifts (he's got Huntsman working overtime to find out what his crush likes), and he's also the: "If they don't pay me any attention, I'll literally die." kind of guy.

- His crush is gonna think he's just trying to manipulate them so he decides to break out his fabrics and sewing machine and use his abilities to make them an outfit. Something with a web design so they'll obviously think of him but also, something that fits their tastes. Literally he puts so much detail into the gift and he's never done anything like that before and he internally gets really happy whenever he sees them wearing it but then he catches himself and is all: "Yeah, I don't make outfits for just anyone so hopefully you start to feel honoured you've won my genuine affection."

- Then he walks away and he realizes how narcissistic he sounded and just grumbles and hides his face in his hands. He's a disaster, someone help him.

Jiao-Long:

- He's demisexual/demiromantic meaning he can only to be attracted to people he's already friends with or he has a connection to. So chances are his crush is already a good friend of his.

- He's a quiet guy and he's never really focused, just absolutely vibing, but he seems even more dazed when he's around them. Like they can talk to him and he HEARS their voice but not what they're saying, he's just more focused on looking at them.

- Does get visibly excited to be around you. Maybe Mei is trying to get him to go somewhere but he doesn't want to so she's all: "Okay, but a certain someone is gonna be there~" and now he's suddenly interested in going.

- Likes taking them on motorcycle rides, not gonna lie. He doesn't like it when his crush is scared but he'll purposely go faster just so they have to hold onto him tighter.

- He is the type to draw his crush a lot too or doodle about them, just drawing expressions he thinks are super cute about them, or he makes them just as beautiful as possible in his drawings and he doesn't mind showing it to them if they ask what he's drawing but he does give them a shy smile.

- NO BUT IF HE FINDS SOMETHING SHINY, HE JUST HAS TO SHOW IT OFF TO THEM. Like he finds a shiny pen on the ground and he just picks it up and goes to show them and yeah, it sounds lame, but he thought it was cool and wanted to share it with them...because they're also cool. I can also see him buying like a pair of earrings and he wears one earring and he gives the other to his crush!

#The Silk Prince #lmk zihao #Jiao-Long Dragon #lmk Jiao-Long Dragon #oc x reader #lmk oc x reader

[starsfic]

Spider Queen finding a 9-month-old Xiaotian laying in her "porch" and decides to raise the baby as her own

Zhizhu was used to seeing weird things in her lair.

She literally lived next to the city's sewer system. It was a surprise to see what kind of things people flushed away.

But this? The screaming baby wrapped in a blanket, perched at the end of the sewer line? This was new.

Zhizhu stared at the baby before another pitiful howl made her wince and scoop them up. It seemed that all the child wanted was to be held. The instant she was holding them, the wails ceased. Instead, the baby snuggled into her arms.

"Is that a baby?"

Huntsman, followed by Goliath, had finally shown up it seemed.

"Can you find who left them?" Zhizhu asked, turning to display the baby.

Huntsman eyed the child before leaning in and taking a sniff. He leaned back with a growl. "I can't smell them," he said. "The sewer smell is taking it all up." Zhizhu nodded in understanding, stepping to the side so he could get a look at the line.

It was big enough for a human to walk through and she, after a moment to remember, knew that there was a ladder up to the surface. Hopefully there was some tracks. Huntsman headed down with a quiet "I'll be back soon, your Majesty."

And then he was gone.

The silence was broken with a "Who just leaves a baby at the end of a sewer line?"

Unknowingly, Goliath had said what Zhizhu had been considering. She gave a glance over the child. She knew people left sickly children to die back in the old days.

Nowadays, hospitals are better, so that has stopped. And it didn't appear like the baby was sickly. After all, their lungs had been loud enough for Zhizhu to hear throughout the caves. Weren't there orphanages and much better places to leave a child if you couldn't care for them?

Now that she thought about it... the blanket looked rather lovely. It was an orange blanket with images of golden monkeys that made her think of a certain king. She ran a hand down it, and the side of her that liked the finer things in life gave a pleasurable purr. Yes, this blanket wasn't cheap.

But what was under the blanket?

Zhizhu unwrapped it. The child made a whimper as the cold air of the sewer hit them. But she was more focused on the dirt and such that covered the baby, as well as the clearly dirty diaper and the skinniness that suggested that meals were small...or someone just didn't care enough to feed them.

Thoughts started to click together.

"Goliath," she said. The strong spider straightened. "Go to the market and get diapers and formula. Use my purse." He bowed in understanding.

When he was gone, Zhizhu turned her eyes to the baby. "Alright, sugar," she said, glancing at the blanket. Qi Xiaotian shimmered there. "Let's get you a bath."

She had already decided, no matter what Huntsman found.

#my writing #au #Spider Queen #Qi Xiaotian #Huntsman #Goliath #LMK #LMK AU #Monkie Kid #Monkie Kid AU #Lego Monkie Kid #Lego Monkie Kid AU #my writing. #prompt fill #prompt fic #fic #fanfic #fanfiction

[tmattrpgideas]

Fear Manifestation - Giant Huntsman Spider

This creature is based on Giant Spiders in the Cypher core rulebook and on the Grey Hunter spiders in Mother of Learning.

These enormous arachnids only leave their dens when absolutely necessary, and fall under the Web and, in some cases, the Hunt, in Smirke's classification of the Fears.

Cypher System stats and additional descriptions under the cut.

Appearance

Enormous grey hunstman spiders, with very long legs, discreet symmetrical black dots on their abdomen, and short, silvery fur over their entire body. Females are as tall as an average adult, and carry their eggsacs with them for protection. Males are smaller and less tough, but still as quick and dangerous.

Nature

They are extremely intelligent animals, capable of learning their predators' (of which there are few) and prey's tactics. They are highly agressive.

Motive

To stalk, capture, web up and poison their prey, dragging them into their den. If the spider is female, she will want to capture more prey for her current or future brood.

Environment

Anywhere they can construct a large enough den, especially caves, tunnels, or other places where there is enough space for them.

Their dens are covered in funnel febs, which slow down non-flight (or non-teleportation) movement by one step (long movement becomes short movement, short becomes immediate, immediate becomes immobile).

Modifications

Sees in dim light as in daylight, and sees in the darkness as in dim light so long as it is within its web-covered area. Perception while near and in their den as lv 6.

Females are granted 5 additional health points.

Defends as lv7. Immune to poison.

Combat

Stays in their den until something walks on the webs they lay on the ground. Enters quickly, strikes, and is quick to retreat to favourable grounds, where they are faster. They will typically not go out to hunt frequently, and prefer to hide until they need to feed. A female whose egg sac was destroyed or otherwise compromised will enter a rage state, causing them to attack recklessly, trading their additional defence (they will defend as lv5 again) for an additional action each turn, and the ability to run along normal terrain as though it was webbed.

They can strike at their foes using their long legs, allowing them to target up to three opponents at once, or to move, target one opponent, and move again if within their webbed area.

They can bite a target (Speed defence task), dealing normal damage, and then the target has to succeed a Might defence roll else their speed is halved, and their ability to perform magic is doubled in cost. Each turn of the fight, the victim has to roll again or take 1 Int damage and 1 Speed damage and have their magic cost increased again (tripled, quadrupled, etc).

Once the fight is over, the poisoned individual has to succeed in a Might roll or take 2 Int and 2 Speed damage every 12 hours. Once they succeed, the poison is flushed from their system.

A Giant Huntsman will attempt to spin webs around their prey once they are poisoned or sufficiently weakened. They will attempt to grab (Speed defence) poisoned prey and will use the rest of their next two actions spinning the cocoon. The target becomes dazed (and immobile from the grapple) on the first action, and must succeed in a Might defence on their turn or be entirely encased in web during the spider's next action, at which point they can only escape on their own with two separate level 8 Might or Speed defences (while still dazed). The spider can repair the cocoon so long as it remains alive. A cocooned individual cannot perform any action requiring movement, and is frequently unable to cast magic due to the poison.

The spider's silk cocoon is considered an inert lv4 creature, and has 1 armour and 12hp. PCs should be careful when cutting these up, lest they destroy what lay within.

Interaction

This creature is entirely animalistic and extremely defensive of their territory.

Use

The player can be sent to retrieve an ingredient, or can venture into a dark cave in a forest or something of that sort and find a Giant Huntsman Spider.

Loot

A female's egg sac, if not damaged, can be traded to some Avatars or used as an ingredient to create Web or Hunt-based Artefacts and Cyphers. Their venom can be extracted and used later. Their dens can have 1d6+1 Cyphers, and occasionally 1 Artefact.

GM Intrusion Ideas

The female's eggs hatch, sending a lv 3 swarm of smaller spiders. A few smaller (lv 3, with 1 Armour) Giant Huntsmen Spiders emerge from its den - the last generation of young had yet to leave their home.

#tma ttrpg #ManifestationIdea #CW: arachnophobia #CW: spider

[melodyschaos]

FOR: ANON

HUSTMAN X READER FLUFF [THEY/THEM]

It was just past 2 AM. The Huntsman spider had been sent to the Jungle of Emerald Lakes with Y/N on a mission to track down a jade tiger that had been killing any humans who went near its territory. The two had spent their evening tracking the beast. When they finally found its den, they also found the tiger fresh from an unsuccessful hunting trip. It had managed to pounce on Huntsman before he could get his dagger out. Luckily they both survived, but Huntsman's shoulders were both bandaged as well as his neck. They had decided to set up camp for the night in the lion's den. When Y/N woke up, they saw Huntsman sitting outside the den with his sword beside him.

"You should be asleep, what are you doing still up?"

"The tiger might be dead, but we don't know if its streak will come following its scent. Go back to sleep Y/N."

"But you're the injured one. If you're staying up, I'm staying up." They go over and sit by the spider, who inches a bit away. They sit for a bit in silence, Huntsman's eyes carefully scanning the nature around them. Without the warmth of the fire in the den, Y/N shivers in the cold night's air. Without saying anything, Huntsman takes off his jacket, holding it out to them. Y/N looks at Huntsman and tilts their head.

"You bandaged me, use this to keep warm. If you get sick, I wouldn't be a good doctor."

"But you're injured, the cold could-"

Huntsman let out a sigh. He drapes the jacket over Y/N's shoulders, and uses one arm to hug them to his side. It's a stiff hug, and he's looking to the side. "There, now I'll take whatever heat you give off. Will you go back to sleep now?"

They smile and curl up, warmed by the coat. "Thank you, Huntsman."

The spider doesn't reply. After a time, Y/N's breathing steadies. The spider looks over and relaxes his arm. This...wasn't so bad. With one more glance at the surrounding area, he carefully picks up Y/N and brings them back to the fire they'd lit for warmth. He removes the jacket from their shoulders and uses it as a make-shift blanket to tuck them in. He wouldn't let himself fall asleep, but he supposed it wouldn't be so bad to watch over them inside the cave. He'd stay awake no matter tired he was, as long as he could keep Y/N safe.

#lmk fanfiction #lmk huntsman #lmk fluff #lmk huntsman fluff #lmk x reader #lmk x reader fluff #huntsman x reader #legomonkiekid #fanfic #drabble

[aimandfire21]

Lego Monkie Kid Hunger Games! (I made this while in class)

(Note-Bai is the little girl LBD possesed)

As the tributes stand on their podiums, the horn sounds!

MK grabs a sword (Hey not a bad weapon)

Iron Fan stays at the cornucopia for resources (100% a career tribute)

Strong Spider runs away with a lighter and some rope

Sandy finds a canteen full of water (Very on brand)

Wukong takes a handful of throwing knives

Bone Demon runs away from the Cornucopia

Scorpion Queen rips a mace out of Red Son's hands

Tang Sanzang breaks Mayor's nose for a basket of bread (Alright so the monk is kicking ass! Though it is the mayor so honestly I don't blame him)

Ao Lie runs away from the Cornucopia

Spider Demon Queen and Huntsman fight for a bag. Spider Demon Queen gives up and retreats.

Bai takes a spear from inside the cornucopia

Mei runs away from the Cornucopia

Macaque runs away from the Cornucopia

Chang'e gathers as much food as she can (Smart girl!)

Nezha snatches a pair of sais (I could totally see him with a pair of sais)

DBK runs into the cornucopia and hides

Yin runs away from the Cornucopia

Tang runs away from the Cornucopia

Guanyin rips a mace out of Syntax's hands

Pigsy stays at the cornucopia for resources

What? No death?

DAY ONE

Macaque explores the arena

Wukong, Chang'e, Mei, and Yin hunt for other tributes (Well no wonder they didn't find anyone. None of these people know how to shut the fuck up)

Bai practices her archery

Iron Fan sees smoke rising in the distance but decides not to investigate (She's just minding her own damn business, huh?)

Strong Spider explores the arena

Red Son explores the arena

Tang discovers a river (On the right track!)

Spider Demon Queen discovers a cave

Pigsy defeats DBK in a fight, but spares his life (Bruh what? Na, Pigsy would 100% murder his ass)

Syntax receives fresh food from an unknown sponsor

Scorpion Queen sets an explosive off, killing Ao Lie, Bone Demon, and Tang Sanzang (Well, that was damn effective)

Huntsman receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor (That's a good weapon for him)

Nezha overhears MK and Sandy talking in the distance (That would actually be a really cute convo)

Guanyin dies trying to escape the arena (Damn. Bye Bitch!)

Mayor receives a hatchet from an unknown sponsor

CANON SHOTS-4

NIGHT ONE

Ao Lie-District 3

Bone Demon-District 8

Tang Sanzang-District 3 (District three is OUT!)

Guanyin-District 1

Mei, MK, and Chang'e start fighting, but MK runs away as Mei kills Chang'e

Red Son and Syntax work together to drown Bai (Congratulations. It took a 500 year old demon and a spider to drown a little girl. You both suck)

Huntsman severely slices Sandy with a sword (Fucking ow)

Strong Spider lets DBK into his shelter (That is sweet, and very in character. The Strong Spider is actually really sweet and needs more fandom love)

Spider Demon Queen silently snaps Pigsy's neck (Mmm whicha sayyyy)

Wukong, Nezha, Yin, and Tang tell each other ghost stories to lighten the mood (Wukong, Nezha, and Yin are 100% telling the most horrific stories known to man and Tang is just sitting there, shaking in fear)

Mayor cries himself to sleep (Cry bitch)

Scorpion Queen thinks about home

Macaque thinks about winning

Iron Fan receives an explosive from an unknown sponsor (You know she'll use it well)

DAY TWO

Macaque sees smoke rising in the distance, but decides not to investigate

Tang begs for Spider Demon Queen to kill him. She refuses, keeping Tang alive (Tang is too pathetic to get murdered)

Scorpion Queen injures herself

Mei fishes

Strong Spider goes hunting

Wukong scares Red Son off

Nezha dies from thirst (Its been two days????? Like not even. Wtf dude???)

DBK runs away from Iron Fan (That's your wife you asshole!)

Mayor bleeds out due to untreated injuries (Is this from his broken nose?)

Huntsman receives clean water from an unknown sponsor

Yin makes a wooden spear

MK is pricked by thorns while picking berries

Syntax cannot handle the circumstances and commits suicide (Now I feel bad)

CANON SHOTS-7

NIGHT TWO

Chang'e-District 4

Bai-District 8 (District 8 is OUT)

Sandy-District 4 (District 4 is OUT)

Pigsy-District 9

Nezha-District 1 (District 1 is OUT)

Mayor-District 11

Syntax-District 5

Red Son begs for Macaque to kill him. He reluctantly obliges, killing Red Son :(

Mei and Tang tell stories about themselves to each other

Huntsman, MK, Strong Spider, and Wukong track down and kill Yin (I feel like that didn't require ALL four of you)

DBK ambushes Iron Fan and kills her (YOUR FUCKING WIFE!?!?!?)

Spider Demon Queen sees a fire, but stays hidden.

Scorpion Queen dies of dysentery (That sucks)

The cornucopia is replenished with food, supplies, weapons, and memoirs from the tributes' families

DBK takes a staff leaning against the cornucopia

Wukong decides not to go to The Feast

MK severely slices Macaque with a sword (Fucker had it coming)

Huntsman bashes Tang's head in with a mace

Strong Spider decides not to go to The Feast (Smart)

Mei stabs Spider Demon Queen with a tree branch (Thats all it took???)

DAY THREE

MK overhears Wukong and Mei talking in the distance

Strong Spider tries to spear fish with a trident

Huntsman injures himself (You made it so far my guy. Come on)

DBK makes a wooden spear (Don't you already have a weapon?)

CANON SHOTS-7

NIGHT THREE

Red Son-District 9 (District Nine is OUT)

Yin-District 12

Iron Fan-District 2

Scorpion Queen-District 11 (District Eleven is OUT)

Macaque-District 10

Tang-District 6

Spider Demon Queen-District 5 (District 5 is OUT)

DBK thinks about winning

MK, Strong Spider, Huntsman, and Mei tell each other ghost stories to lighten the mood

Wukong questions his sanity (Only NOW you're questioning it???)

DAY FOUR

Huntsman searches for firewood

MK tries to sleep through the entire day

Strong Spider injures himself

Mei travels to higher ground

Wukong explores the arena

DBK camouflages himself in the bushes

A cloud of poisonous smoke starts to fill the arena

MK sacrifices himself so Mei can get away (NOOOO! But also yeah he'd do that)

DBK slowly pushes Huntsman closer into the cloud until he can't resist any more (Just like fucking nudging him into the cloud)

Wukong survives (Did he even notice? I'm not sure he did)

Strong Spider is engulfed in the cloud of poisonous smoke

CANON SHOTS-THREE

NIGHT FOUR

MK-District 12 (District 12 is OUT)

Huntsman-District 7

Strong Spider-District 7 (District 7 is OUT)

DBK tends to Mei's wounds (Aw)

Wukong tries to sing himself to sleep

DAY FIVE

DBK tries to spear fish with a trident

Mei sets Wukong on fire with a molotov (Ok in character but also JESUS FUCK. You should have tried patching up her wounds instead)

A tsunami rolls into the the arena

Mei is swept away (You are literally a water dragon, come on)

The winner is DBK from District 2!!! (You murdered your fucking wife. I was right, Pigsy should have murdered you)

#lego monkie kid #lmk #lmk hunger games #hunger games simulator #demon bull king