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nellasbookplanet · 9 months

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Book recs: many worlds, portal fantasy edition

A typical portal fantasy follows a human from our world who steps through a portal into a magical land (think of narnia). But there are many fun variations of this trope! Sometimes it's the magical people who come to our world; sometimes we get to follow people who have returned from their adventures and are seeking for new meaning; sometimes our world isn't involved at all. As might be assumed, most portal fantasies are fantasy stories, but some lean more toward magical realism, others toward sci-fi. It's a fun spectrum!

I'm separating portal fantasies from alternate timelines/parallel worlds type stories (which will get their own rec post soon-ish). I also generally do not include stories where the character travels to fairyland/land of the dead/etc as those feel like a genre of their own to me, but the lines between them sometimes blur and this is, obviously, a subjective list.

(Titles marked with * are my personal favorites)

Other book rec posts:

Really cool fantasy worldbuilding, really cool sci-fi worldbuilding, dark sapphic romances, mermaid books, vampire books

For more detailed info on the books, continue under the cut.

The Magicians (Magicians trilogy) by Lev Grossman*

You may not have heard of this book, but you have probably heard of the scyfy series of the same name that crashed and burned a few years ago. This is the book it’s based on (pros: it doesn’t end in the same way; cons: it doesn’t feature the juggernaut ship of the show in any major way). For the uninitiated: features what is essentially a (secret) magic university for tormented geniuses. When he finds magic isn't enough to grant him happiness, main character Quentin goes digging into the truth surrounding his favorite childhood books searching for meaning, and finds out that the magical other world they describe might not be so fictional after all.

Stray (Touchstone trilogy) by Andrea K. Höst*

Young adult told through diary entries. Including this as a portal fantasy is a bit of a stretch, but essentially: Cassandra unkowingly walks through a wormhole and lands herself on another planet, where she has to survive on her own until she is rescued. Soon she finds herself embroiled in a war between creatures from dreamlike other dimensions and the people who saved her. Skirts the line between scifi and fantasy (it has psychic space ninjas!), but generally feels mostly like sci-fi. Absolutely fantastic worldbuilding.

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan*

Young adult. Kids who can walk between our world and a magical one get recruited into a magical school that trains them either to be fighters or sort-of diplomats. Our lead decides that fighting is stupid and that he’s going to peacefully solve every conflict ever, all while being the most delightfully obnoxious little brat possible and getting incolved in the most bisexual love triangle imaginable. Very good, funny, and heart-felt coming of age story.

NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth series) by Drew Hayes*

This one only counts as a portal fantasy on a technicality and on the fact that I love it and this is my list. Follows a group of DnD players whose characters immediately die, forcing them to make new characters, and, parallel to their adventures, a group of NPCs from the fantasy world who find themselves forced to take the place of a party of recently deceased adventurers. The two parties do cross path on occasion, but there aren't actually any portals involved as all characters (mostly) stay in their respective world. A fun and light-hearted adventure that turns a lot of the expected tropes of the genre and of character archetypes on their heads.

The Time of the Dark (The Darwath series) by Barbara Hambly

1982 classic. Medieval history student Gil and biker Rudy are complete strangers, but when they get mixed up with a wizard from another world the two must work together to survive and get back home. Fairly traditional fantasy with its fair share of issues, but! It has cool swordswomen, creepy lovecraftian monsters and also mammoths!

The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono*

Young adult, light novel. Yoko Nakajima is a regular high school student, or at least she was one until a strange man showed up in her school, swore allegiance to her and whisked her away to another world. As the two get separated, Yoko is stuck on her own in a strange world, hunted by humans and demons alike as she travels in search of a way home. Absolute high point of isekai literature, with an incredible main character and really cool and unique worldbuilding (also available as an anime, however I have yet to watch it and can't speak to its quality just yet).

Peter Darling by Austin Chant*

Novella. An older Peter Pan returns to Neverland after years spent in our world, only to find that everything is different. Before he knows it, he finds himself working with his lifelong enemy, Captain Hook. Very gay and very trans, with interesting takes on toxic masculinity. Made my heart ache in the best of ways.

A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Young adult. A retelling of beauty and the beast, where 'beauty' is a girl brought in from our world to a fantastical one and the narrative focuses a lot on what actually happens to the kingdom when the royal family suddenly disappears, and whether it’s even possible to fall in love with someone you know is deliberately trying to seduce you to break a curse. This is part one of a trilogy, however I'm only really recommending the first book as the second did not work for me at all.

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials trilogy) by Philip Pullman

Young adult/middle grade, fantasy but has a lot of sci-fi aspects as well. Already well-known and for good reason, the His Dark Materials trilogy starts as what seems a pretty typical fantasy with some cool unique aspects (everyone has a soul-bound animal only they can speak to as their best friend!), and soon veers into a truly one of a kind story. It has magical portals, it has strange worlds with equally strange inhuman creatures, it has physics, it has god murder, it has gay angels, it has tragedy, and it’s very much worth your time.

Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children series) by Seanan McGuire*

A tumblr favorite, the Wayward Children novellas feature a school open to children who have returned from adventures in other realms and now have trouble adapting back to regular life. Some installments are set in our world, others follow children as they have their otherworldly adventures. The main characters vary between books, but are generally pretty diverse with among others asexual, trans, intersexual and sapphic leads. Both funny and dark, it takes a closer look at the trauma many endure growing up different.

Otherside Picnic (Otherside Picnic series) by Iori Miyazawa

Sapphic light novel with a surreal and episodic horror vibe. Following the directions of an urban legend, university student Sorawo finds her way to a reality populated by horrifying creatures from ghost stories and modern urban legends (of which I'm sure you'll recognize many). Here she teams up with fellow explorer Toriko, both to both find out more about this strange world and to help Toriko find a missing loved one. Also available as a manga and (one season of) an anime.

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Young adult. Brody is dealing with a lot, but it all gets a little easier when he meets Nico, who shows him how to access Everland, a magical land where he feels less out of place. But when the doors to Everland start disappearing, Brody must choose which world is really home. I'd categorize this less as fantasy and more as coming of age with a fantasy slant. It's also very gay.

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Surreal and fairy tale-esque, The Starless Sea is stories within a story, following graduate student Zachary as he finds a strange book which, in-between other tales, tells a story from his own childhood. Trying to find out how this came to be, Zachary gets involved with a pink-haired woman and a handsome man who are doing their utmost to protect a strange, otherworldly library available only through magical doors. It's a book hard to put in words, but which I once described as "romantic without being a romance while stile having a love story at it's core", and which can be summed up only as "an Experience". It's also quite gay!

The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck

Listen, there’s a whole bunch of Swedish portal fantasies I read growing up that I'm dying to include here, but I'm not because they’re not available in English. The Memory Theater however is available, and is very good. Two children who were stolen into an otherworldly realm that wants them dead fight return to earth, and are followed by one of their captors across universes. The story has the feel of a dark fairy tale, and their captors, while not fey, are very reminiscent of them.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow*

Historical young adult, more magical realism than fantasy. In the early 20th century, January is living under the care of her father's employer while he travels the world searching for valuables and secrets. But both her father and her caretaker are keeping something from her, something about her own family's history. When she one day stumbles upon a strange book, one that speaks of other worlds, she finally sets out to find the truth. However, there are those seeking to stop her and destroy the doors between worlds, no matter what.

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher*

Horror rather than fantasy. After having divorced, Kara moves to stay with her uncle and help him run his museum of curiosities, until one day she discovers a hole in the wall of his house. The hole leads to a strange bunker, and beyond that, a dark and dangerous world beyond her understanding. In the company of a friend, she goes to explore this world, but quickly comes to regret her decision to do so.

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood*

The sort of portal fantasy you get when all the worlds connected by portals are fantasy worlds, and none of them are ours. The portals themselves become simply a part of the worldbuilding that the characters use to travel between fascinating places, and it's all really cool. It follows Csorwe (lesbian orc assassin whom I love), who grew up in a cult, indoctrinated as a child sacrifice to a god. But on the day she was meant to die, she instead chose to follow a powerful wizard and train to become his loyal servant and sword. Aside from being an excellent fantasy, it's also a close look at the hard path of unlearning indoctrination and the search for love and validation where you'll never find it, and learning to live for yourself.

Odin's Child (the Raven Rings trilogy) by Siri Pettersen

Norwegian (vaguely Norse mythology inspired) young adult. Fifteen-year-old Hirka grew up thinking she simply lost her tail to a wolf attack, but one day she finds out she never had one: she's an Odin's child, a human, sent from another world and rumored to spread rot and ruin wherever she goes. To keep her secret safe, she goes on the run, but there are forces hunting for her, wanting to use her in their war. This reads mostly as a fairly typical epic fantasy, with the portal aspect not playing a major role until the second book.

The Barbed Coil by J.V. Jones

1997 classic. Tessa is a young woman with little going for her, until she stumbles upon a strange ring that transports her to a magical and dangerous other land. Here she meets Ravis, a mercenary who takes it upon himself to protect her, and discover her own special abilities, which she must use against an evil king whose mind has been corrupted and taken over by his crown, the Barbed Coil.

Skeen's Leap (Skeen trilogy) by Jo Clayton

1986 classic. While most portal stories are fantasy, this one has a distinct sci-fi flavour. Skeen is master thief wanted in a myriad solar systems, until her spaceship gets stolen and she's stranded on a backwater planet. Here she hears rumors of ruins leading to a strange other land. Hoping for treasure enough to get her off-planet, Skeen goes in search of this place, but finds herself stuck and unable to get back. This one has a unique, almost stream of consciousness prose that takes a while getting used to, but rewards you with a one of a kind experience.

Inkheart (Inkworld trilogy) by Cornelia Funke

German middle grade/young adult, in which the fantastical other worlds are those told of in books. Young Meggie's father has the ability to, when he reads, bring things and people out of the books, or put other people into said books. However, once having done so, he knows of no way to put anyone back where they belong. Now, years after he accidentally brought the terrible villain Capricorn and his henchmen out of their book, he and his daughter must evade them at all costs or be forced to bring further horrors out of the page and into the world.

Bonus AKA I haven't read these yet but they seem really cool

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

A teenage girl accidentally follows a worldwalker from her world to a magical realm on the brink of civil war. I believe this on has both a major polyamorous relationship and ace/aro characters?

The Sleeping Dragon (Guardians of the Flame series) by Joel Rosenberg

1983 classic. A group of college dnd players find themselves transported to the magical realm they previously thought just a game.

The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba

Webnovel. After having been transported to a magical world, Erin decides to, rather than become a warrior or a mage, start running an inn.

Honorary mentions AKA these didn't really work for me but maybe you guys will like them: The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele, The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay, Child of a Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica, Spellsinger by Alan Dean Foster, The Shattered Gates by Ginn Hale, The Awakening by Nora Roberts, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.

#extra bonus rec if you like critical role:#go read Things That Gods Despise by dawl_and_dapple #(and also maybe my fic The World's Between us)#i didnt includ neil gaimans coraline her bc i assumed most people know if it already #(and also i ran out of space)#but if you haven't heard of it consider this another rec lmao #anyway. i may be slightly obsessed with this genre #please recommend me more books (or fics!) if you know of any!!#nella talks books #book recs

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ace-and-the-rpg-horrors · 2 months

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don't mind me, just coming up with Sekais and image colours for my unit shuffle

Ariel's Music Box (Kanade, Saki, Ichika, Nene):

"Sea Sekai" is an underwater Sekai that's set in the Little Mermaid's palace courtyard which is scattered with music boxes. the Sekai was formed by Nene's feelings and is revealed to them after she joins the group, being the last one to do so. upon first entering their Sekai, each girl is given a key on a necklace that unlocks a special music box for each of them. Kanade's plays a song that her dad made her, and the twirling figures are a couple (her parents) dancing together. Saki's does not work and the figures seem to be broken off, much to their confusion. Ichika's has four children holding hands in a circle and the song is the one their old childhood band played when little. Nene's music box plays a soundtrack from the show she and Rui watched when little, the figures being a pair of children in costumes from that very performance, the girl dressed up as Ariel and the boy Ursula. the initial Virtual Singer is Luka who appears as a mermaid (as will the others when they come afterwards)

EMPEROR (An, Akito, Haruka, Shiho)

hardly different to canon, "Street Sekai" was formed by An and Akito's feelings. a colourful street that's lined with music and instrument shops. however, there are also a couple of nods to the idol industry, through posters and an abandoned stage that is more like the ones idols perform on rather than street musicians. the initial Virtual Singer is Meiko, who does still run a café. the VS that appear after her run some of the other shops

Suit Every Wonder (Emu, Rui, Mizuki, Airi)

"Storybook Sekai" is a cosy funfair that is themed after a different tale each day, "the page turning," yet the narrator, the initial Virtual Singer Kaito, always remains to guide the group. this Sekai was formed by Emu and Rui. rather than a gift shop, the funfair contains a small seamstress's atelier filled with outfits from children's books. one peculiar thing about the place is that although it is usually set during sunsets, the sky being a lovely pink, on some random occasions, the time seems to get later and the sky shifts to bluer hues as night suddenly falls. it is only Rui who is eventually able to work out the reason why- it is a reflection of Mizuki and/or Airi's feelings when dysphoric and he is the only one who knows both of their secrets

Vergifteter Apfel (Honami, Mafuyu, Kohane, Toya):

"Forest Sekai" is a Sekai set in the middle of fairytale-like woods, permanently evening and quite eerie, the sounds of wolves occasionally heard in the distance. it is unclear whose feelings formed it. the trees grow poisonous apples and there is a small cottage that they cannot enter for now. the initial Virtual Singers are Rin and Len, with Hansel and Gretel vibes, claiming to have been lost in the forest as long as they can remember

Wings from Fairyland (Shizuku, Ena, Tsukasa, Minori)

formed by Tsukasa and Minori's feelings, set in a mystical queendom above the clouds, "Fae Sekai" is based upon the European myths of fairies, ruled by its own Fairy Queen, Miku, the initial Virtual Singer of this Sekai. the concept of Seelie and Unseelie Courts are also present here. the first three VS that appear, during spring and summer, are of the former type, incredibly helpful, a little mischievous but otherwise pleasant (Miku, Kaito, Meiko) however, on Halloween, the initial three fairies disappear as the Unseelie Court takes over to rule during autumn and winter (Luka, Rin, Len) these fae being quite a bit more tricky...

character image colours:

#i sure wonder which unit i care about the most #ace's random thoughts :)#project sekai #pjsk #pjsk unit shuffle au

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maleficentmrsofallevil · 5 days

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Dolls I haven't bought

Even though I really want them. Just haven't pulled the trigger. I imagine it seems like I buy everything I see, but there's gotta be a stopping point somewhere...

DollZone The Hanged Man, blank, gray resin, in stock at Denver Doll Emporium (DDE). MSD, so technically too small. But those wings, man.

Dream Valley Eternal Vow Freyja Mantis full set, also in stock at DDE. I have Rita. I don't need two mantitaurs. I just want two.

Dream Valley Abyss Mermaid full set, in stock at DDE. Yes, I have one already. I want two, dammit.

Dream Valley (noticing a theme yet?) Belinda Elf full set, in stock at DDE. I already have Cecilia, which is what is stopping me. But I waaaants her.

Angel of Dream Zimei, ACBJD. I'd have to pre-order her, but AoD pre-orders are generally filled in a month or less, which is practically instant gratification in this hobby. I think she's going to be my next purchase. I've been eyeing her for a solid year.

Fairyland Nuia Elf Designer complete (full set), in stock at DDE. Two things make me balk: 1) the body. I have one. I am not a fan. 2) the price. Fairyland is expensive AF.

I stare at them longingly, and then I reluctantly close the browser. Not today. Maybe later.

Really think I'm going to get that AoD doll soon, though.

#dollblr #bjd #wish list

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iowriteswords · 9 months

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So many projects going on right now, so I thought I’d do a quick update.

Shards of Glass: novel written under the name Jenny Prater, about a girl crossing fairyland in search of her missing friend. Based on The Snow Queen. Coming out September 26, preorders open now, working on lots of promo stuff.

When Pinioned Birds Take Flight: currently ongoing Batfic.

Who Shall Make the Clown Laugh?: upcoming fic, fully written, will be shared in a few weeks, 1ch, 11k, follows Earth 3 Talon!Dick and Duela Dent.

On that note, the Duela Dent blog series that’s sort of on hold for now, but will pick up again.

Bird and Bee: upcoming fic following Earth 3 Talon!Jason at his new home in Earth 11, currently working on chapter 4 out of an estimated 5.

Untitled Talon!Cass and Lady Shiva story, currently in very early planning stages.

The Shoemaker Prince: this short story collection came out 2 years ago, but I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a second edition. The plan was originally just to reformat and correct some errors in the text, but the reformatting dramatically decreased the page count, so I ended up adding 3 more stories.

When the War Ends: my current novel which I set aside at 65k to focus on Pinioned, but I’m definitely gonna get back to it soon.

Take Off Your Happy Face: fic following Harley and Tim in Joker Junior aftermath, was supposed to be my next fic project, after finishing When the War Ends, then Pinioned, then another novel, but somehow it’s happening now.

Silence: the aforementioned another novel, about a mermaid; I’m 12 chapters in but have set it aside until finishing at least When the War Ends and Pinioned.

Untitled Flightless Birds part 4: I’ve written a few scenes for this, but it’s mostly a project for later. However, I’ve had to do a lot of outlining for it already because it takes place in the main flightless birds world at the same time as Pinioned, so timelines have to match up since Tim is making phone calls into the Pinioned world. Currently brainstorming for titles including words flight, flown, flying, etc. Will feature new characters including Bart, Kara, and maybe Sin.

#my writing #batman #batfic #batman fanfiction #writing #batman fanfic #flightless birds #shards of glass #the shoemaker prince #silence

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boogiestronic80s · 7 months

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What are your favorite movies/series/cartoons/games and books?

Movies: The Beauty and the Beast, Home on the Range, Emperor's New Groove, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, The Great Mouse Detective, Fantasia 2000, Hercules (Disney), The Princess and the Frog, Encanto, Luca, Inside Out, Chicken Little, Coco, Jimmy Neutron movie, Wreck It Ralph, Trolls, Muppets Movie, Muppets Haunted Mansion, The Bad Guys, Hotel Transylvania movies, Rio movies, Ice Age movies, Toy Story, Puss in Boots 2, Shrek movies, Zootopia, Spiderman: Indo the Spiderverse, Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron, Megamind, Cats Don't Dance, Anastacia, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Lorax, Pets, Minions, Despicable Me movies, Rumble, Horton Hears a Who!, Klaus, Super Mario Movie (2023), The Book of the Life, Coraline, Paranorman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Wendell & Wild, Pinnochio (Guillermo Del Toro), Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Saw movies, Little Shop of Horrors, Bettlejuice, Friday the 13th movies, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre movies, Grown Ups, White Chicks, Venom, Scissorhands, Hairspray, Barbie (2023), Ghostbusters and The Rocky Horror Picture Show

After all, I'm waiting for two movies too, the FNaF movie and another movie that will be released on Netflix in 2024 called "Orion and the Dark"

Cartoons/Animes: Spongebob, Ren & Stimpy, El Tigre, Mighty B!, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, The Amazing World of Gumball, Looney Tunes, Flapjack, Animaniacs, Pinky & the Brain, Invader Zim, Oggy and the Cockroaches, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Evil Con Carne, Twisted Whiskers, The Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Gravity Falls, Jimmy Neutron, Dexter's Laboratory, Poppe the Performer, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Fairly Odd Parents, Batman series, The House of Mouse, Samurai Jack, The Cuphead Show, Total Drama, Clone High, Lazlo Camp, Happy Tree Friends, Jaime Got Tentacles, Pokemon, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Jojo Bizarre Adventure, Chowder, Tromba Trem, Historietas Assombradas, Irmão do Jorel, Carrapatos e Catapultas, Doraemon and Tales from Arcadia series

Series/Web series: The Mandela Catalogue, The Walten Files, World's Dumbest, Lackadaisy, The Amazing Digital Circus, Vita Carnis, Everybody Hates Chris, Salad Fingers, ENA, Love Death & Robots and One Piece (Live Action)

Games: Rayman Series, Banjo-Kazooie, Crash Bandicoot, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Bendy and the Dark Revival, Bendy in Nightmare Run, Poppy Playtime, Five Nights at Freddy's games, Undertale, Deltarune, Cuphead, Bulbboy, Chuchel, Super Mario Bros games, Sonic games, Super Smash Bros, Pokémon games, Animal Crossing, Amanda the Adventurer, Bonnie's Bakery, Batman Arkham games, Little Nightmares games, Bramble: The Mountain King, Shakes & Fidget, Splatoon Games, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Resident Evil games, Dead by Daylight and Pizza Tower

Books: How to Train Your Dragon, Fazbear Frights, FNaF Novels, Tales from the Pizzaplex, Sherlock Holmes, DC comics and I Hate Fairyland

I like a lot of things lol

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soloratiste · 2 years

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Everybody and their grandmother has done it at this point, but fuck it I wanna do it too.

Venus de Milo revamp, more specifically one for the ROTTMNT verse as the movie is out and I loved it.

Instead of being “Woman Caretaker Figure Who We Had To Deconfirm The Turtles Were Brothers For So They Can Want To Bone Her” I just decided that it’d be funny to have her be peak “weird little girl”-core.

She has a fascination with the supernatural and mysterious, but mostly because she wants to be a vampire-werewolf-witch-fairy-mermaid and be the king of fairyland. She tried eating moss once to fulfill her desire to become a warrior cat. She keeps getting in trouble for convincing Leo that it’s worth sacrificing him to summon a demon during slumber parties (she would’ve asked Mikey, but he’s a coward who doesn’t wanna be posessed by an ancient evil)

She is the best little sister and older twin any of them could ask for.

#Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt venus de milo #tmnt venus #redesign #fandom

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kosomolski-dolls · 10 months

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OK so. My mermaid came with these cute ear fins, right? But Mirwen doesn't have the magnets for them to keep them on.

So what did I do? Glue some in.

Only problem with that? Now the head doesn't close anymore.

So I grabbed my dreml and sanded some 'holes' into the backhead.

And now she can wear her ear pieces 🥰

And she looks fabulous in it.

#bjd #fairyland #doll #minifee Mirwen #kosomolski's dolls #kosomolski Nerissa #mermaid bjd

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samantabrzozowska · 8 months

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"Live as a mermaid on land,

as an angel from heaven,

as a fairy from fairyland,

as a child from little town."

~ Sam

#me #my portrait #my edit #my photography #my art blog #child of paradise #flower child #nature goddess #mermaid girl #spirituality of the eternal child of paradise #fairytaleliving #childhood dreams #be like a child #never grow up #god's children #kingdom of heaven #women empowering woman

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wanou-dorm · 2 years

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Twst OC -Shu Ibuki (Wanous Housewarden)

true form and Dorm uniform

@rubypearl31 and @pearlwhitecats for sprite and profile assets

Other Information

Sexuality: Bisexual Polyamorus

Twisted from: Various Depictions of Shuten Douji, Mainly Fates Shuten douji and Touhou's Sukia Ibuki.

Floyd's Nickname: Snaggletooth Shark

Rook Nickname : N/A (someone Give Me an Idea)

Unique Magic - Breaking the Moon

It Gives Shu the power to Control Density ,Not just of physical object and people but also

Thing with out shape(like thoughts) .It works like Sukia’s Ability where the Decrease in Density makes the objects into a mist that be then Reformed. As he decreases an object's density it tends to shrink and vice versa . He probably an expectation to the rule of not using unique magic inside of class cause without he'd be 10'0.

History and Backstory hint

He did tell People he was passed around several Foster Families for being a "problem child" several of them which were abusive according to Hoshiguma as Shu has scars on his back and one on his head but hidden by his bangs .

Floyd actually asked about the scar on his head, Shu said it was from being hit with an electrical wire.

Shu and most of Wanou dorm were good-hearted delinquents of their area basically chasing off others who cause the townspeople trouble. Many of the students have taken to call him,Ibaraki and Hoshiguma, Aniki .

Hoshi also said that was was worried that Shu's Drinking problem would be an issue... not surprisingly its related to getting away from abusive foster families it would often skyrocket ,This often affected any poems he wrote being depressing and Bizzare .

Hoshiguma did show the difference between poem to the house wardens one written at NRC and one written in onigashima . Most were disturbed by how morbid they got in onigashima compare to the poem that he wrote about the roses in Heartslabyul.

Hoshiguma is planning take in Shu so he isn't forced into the streets , his family thinks its a good Idea .

Misc.

Shu is apparently good at singing

Shu's full Name is Shuten but He says it's actaully Shuichi only people who know Shu personally call him Shuten .

... Floyd and Jade in His Mind are just normal ( adorable at times) he has no idea why people think their scary .

His actaul voice is said to sound like ASMR, Vil couldn't believe that the delinquent voice wasn't his normal voice.

He reallly likes Octavinelle especially after the incident , and seeing there Mermaid forms , he already liked thier vibe before now you tell me thier merpeople .

Shu seems to have the Rook and Floyd habit of giving Nicknames ,theme changes by Dorm

Heartslabyul( Tokustatsu mainly Ultraman )

Ace ( Rosso)

Deuce( Blu)

Octavinelle ( Sushi ingredients)

Azul - Tako

Jade - Anago

Floyd -Unagi

He tends to Call Lilia and Malleus Yosei

Leona is called a Shishi ,Jack a Komaiu

Vil varies on How Shu wants to treat him , calling him Onibaba or Yama uba when his making fun of him and Hinoe-uma when Shu mad at him .

More Fact about Shu here

Canon Relationship chart

Vil - Shu Butts Heads with him all the Time , It’s mainly Cause Vil thinks Shu ‘s Standards are Low For his Dorm Mate but Shu say ,” If they Don’t Feel like Doing thier hair For one day who I am I to Judge.”

Floyd - Shu Absolutely Loves Floyd’s Attuidue but Unfortunately due to Trauma he had Rejection anxiety So Choses to be a Secret Adminer . ( Floyd Kinda Likes it though he gets Free Snacks.)