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attwdc · 3 months

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fun little canon-adjacent thing which I keep thinking about: canonically a lot of the magic that keeps Life's house (& her lab specifically) running and in order is more of less just an extension of her since she spends all her time There and it gives her very close control over all of it.

but, at least once in a millennium, she needs a break. and that includes Not Constantly Dedicating Like Ten Percent Of Herself To Keeping It Together. maybe even more often than once in a millennium honestly. sometimes you need to Consult Possible Futures and for her that means taking a little nap ["little" means "anywhere between a day to three years"].

so, what's she to do?

well, here's the thing. while maintaining her experiments and keeping track of them is something she only does herself with rare assistance from whoever she's trained to be her apprentice (in ATTWDC's timeframe, this is Zeta), the magic that just Keeps The House Running is, ostensibly, also something Death could do. hypothetically. it's essentially just a bundle of very complicated enchantments which are manually kept in balance, which requires being able to keep a constant magical connection to all the Stuff (which is just a bit out of the range of most Sentient magic practitioners. just a bit). and, canonically, he Can maintain enchantments that she's cast -- it comes up in arc 4 with enchanted bandages that Karyn has to wear. so, hypothetically, it's possible.

with one small issue.

in order to do this, their relationship has to be mutually good enough such that (1) Life actually trusts Death enough to Maintain Her House, and furthermore, (2) Death somehow doesn't resent Life enough to say no out of spite and also you want me to baby your house? with all of your precious little experiments in it? for how long while you go take a break? very funny joke.

now, sometimes Death can be persuaded with the argument that it's mutually beneficial for Life to take a peek at potential futures. but, he would argue that this puts a pretty low time cap on her "vacation", and anyways technically she doesn't have to Sleep TM to do that.

but, like, really -- what benefit does it serve Death to do this? it means that he's stuck in her house instead (cringe), can't take any breaks (rough), has to do a type of work he hates (pass), and moreover do it for a potentially extended period of time? [death voice] "absolutely not, die, never ask me of this again"

except. this most certainly counts as Doing Life A Favor. which, in their messy and very antagonistic relationship, means that Death gets to make a Equivalent Or At Least Ostensibly Equal Demand in response. sometimes involving some of those aforementioned experiments which Life famously does Not like Death knowing about or meddling with. sometimes involving external political disputes that they've ended up on opposing sides of. sometimes a Avoid Judgment For Making Questionable Decisions card, abolitionist relative of the Monopoly game get out of jail free card. no Death will not tell you what he plans to use that card for ahead of time, best not to speculate about it too much.

which puts them at a fun little impasse: are they getting well enough along for this to be a conversation in the first place? are the mutual potential rewards worth the mundane or potentially high-chaotic side effects? will this be the time that fuck it, Life decides she wants to try one of those century-long naps that Death used to take all the time back in the Pliocene? party like it's 3200 BC? engage herself in a little terrorism with the factions who misbehaved most recently? will Death decide that maybe now would be the great time to take all of her work hostage because fuck you I'm still not over how you blew my cover back in the third century AD? or even not for any reason, just as a power play, see how much you enjoy being flexed on for no good reason? doesn't even do anything overtly malicious, but just slightly rearranges the rooms in her house because it'll be funny to mess with her muscle memory?

and ultimately, I think they probably do end up agreeing mutually so she can Take A Much Needed Break once every few hundred years or so since Life took residence in her lunar abode. but every time, rest assured, there are at least five levels of mind games going on, and neither of them are 100% sure that they got the winning end of the bargain.

#from the writer's den #amwriting #worldbuilding #life #death

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scarefox · 1 month

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Seeing the paying problems rise in the thai BL (film) industry. I would rather have less BL/QL/GL but with quality and paid, well treated actors than one production after another with mediocre quality and unhappy actors waiting for their money :/

Why is this happening so often lately??

Quality over quantity please....

#thai film industry #bl drama #gl drama #ql drama #this btw also goes out for the writers... like seeing Den running from one complex plot to the next can not be good on the long run

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lucksea · 2 months

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the inoue experience is such a fun one bc after like one show by him you can recognize his writing everywhere. me and my friend made a drinking game of guessing when a ryuki ep was written by inoue and we never got it wrong

his style of writing is honestly interesting. i didnt make it through kiva because i got so genuinely tired of more and more things happening without anything being elaborated on but im liking agito. vulpine LOVED fourze and marzen really like ryuki which as youve said had him on sometimes so i think he is truly a hit or miss writer. either you really like his choices or you do not comprehend them at all

once im done with agito im going to try and watch all of the showa era shows bc im also halfway through amazon and i really like the vibe of the older suits' simplicity and i want to know skyrider and black rx personally . but i look forward to eventually watching All of the shows. so i will be seeing inoue much more in the future

#null havoc damage #from what i see its especially interesting when inoue is on for episodes in a show he doesnt typically write for #because like it really is such a different vibe from normal. he has such a particular thing #like his episodes for den-o felt so out of place. i didnt NOT enjoy them but they were kind of jarring in comparison to the tone of the res #i know theres a lot of talk abt him being a nepo baby #i dont think inoue is a bad writer. i think his take on the world is just so different from every other kr writer out there #im also not sure i like his style. its driving me crazy. but i Am having fun

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mochapanda · 27 days

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sometimes i really hate the political options in disco elysium like. theres a 12 year old right outside the door snorting cocaine 24/7 and ur telling me you wanna control the drug trade to keep them OUT of martinaise? bc youre already doing such a FANTASTIC job keeping out DRUGS by diffusing organized crime with your drunk redneck militia? and you give me the dialogue options of 1. stupid capitalist 2. stupid liberal 3. stupid monarchist or 4. stupid in general. bro.

#not that i think the writers didnt already know how ironic this is like i think its 100% intentional #its clearly not supposed to be good union vs evil corporation #but it *is* irritating how stupid harry is sometimes ToT #also a lot of the options when discussing the union trafficking drugs is like #'we dont want this to fall into the wrong hands so wed rather be the ones in control of it than someone worse'#like how in tgcf hua cheng explains that if he wasnt running the gamblers den someone else would and hed rather be the one in control #but like. whereas hua cheng is actually *good* at controlling it. these fucking morons cant tell their head from their asshole #because EVERYONE in martinaise is tripping balls 24/7 #literal fucking children are getting their hands on hard drugs like in what fucking world would i trust you bitches in facilitating #a fucking international drug ring #especially since their 'youth center' is just a cover for driving everyone out of the fishing village #instead of actually getting help for the alcoholics there #its a very smart writing decision to give the union this complexity so nothing against that #i just wish i could point it out and call evrart a fucking moron to his face

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thehmn · 11 months

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Just read a perfectly fine fanfiction that took place in Germany but something that stood out to me was a chapter where the characters walk across a field and is approached by the farmer yelling at them to get off his land.

I’ve come across this plot point a few times and I feel like it’s worth telling writers that most of Europe has some version of Right To Roam. The laws aren’t the same in every country but generally you’re allowed to walk and rest on private property like fields and forests so long as you don’t destroy crops or leave trash, but not gardens or fenced in areas. Depending on the country you also have the right to pick mushrooms, berries, nuts and other edible things in forests but without chopping trees down or breaking branches. The owner of the land might put up a sign asking you to follow certain guidelines like no horses or keeping your dog on a leash but but there’s no real repercussions to not following the rules besides the owner eventually fencing the area off so people can’t enjoy it anymore.

I’ve personally walked around on a field while the farmer was harvesting potatoes with his big ass machine and collected the leftovers while my dog was trotting calmly besides me and he looked straight at me and didn’t care one bit because Denmark also has an old tradition of letting people collect what’s left as a form of charity (for my fellow Danes, that’s what “rev vi marken let, det er gammel ret, fuglen og den fattige skal også være mæt” means in the song Marken Er Mejet) This is just a tradition and not a law however so it depends on the farmer.

The very north of Europe like Norway and Sweden even give people the right to put up tents and camp on other people’s private land (except gardens and such). Again, the laws vary from country to country but as a rule of thumb you have more right to roam the further north you go and less the further south but if you want to write in a specific country look up the laws there.

#writing advice #right to roam #laws #writing reference

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goodnighttexas · 1 year

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I CANNOT BELIEVE EZRA WAS JUST GOIBG TO LEAVE THE FUCKING DARK SABER IN A BACK WATER CAVE ON DATHAMOIR oh my fucking god. like obviously he doesn’t know the lore but one does not simply look at the dark saber and think “huh let me just leave this in a cave on a dead planet”

#tbf it’s not a back water cave btw #it was the den of the night sisters #WHICH might I add I would do anything from #for* WRITERS TO STOP TRYING TO KILL THEM DEAD #the night sisters are cool as fuck they don’t need to go extinct #smack stop smack trying smack to smack will smack the nightsisters smack #remy star wars arc

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hotofferforyou · 2 years

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The Best Advice You Could Ever Get About Prima Weight Loss Dragons Den UK

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carpe-mamilia · 6 months

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Ghosts’ Larry Rickard Explains Why They Chose the Captain’s First Name

Photo: Monumental,Guido Mandozzi

It couldn’t be a joke. That was one rule laid down by the Ghosts creators when it came to choosing a first name for Willbond’s character. Until series five, the WWII ghost had been known only as The Captain – a mystery seized upon by fans of the show.

“It was the question we got asked more than anything. His name,” actor and writer Larry Rickard tells Den of Geek. “Once we got to series three, you could see that we were deliberately cutting away and deliberately avoiding it. We were fuelling the fire because we knew at some point we’d tell them.”

In “Carpe Diem”, the episode written by Rickard and Ben Willbond that finally reveals The Captain’s death story, they did tell us. After years of guessing, clue-spotting and debate, Ghosts revealed that The Captain’s first name is James. At the same time, we also learned that James’ colleague Lieutenant Havers’ first name was Anthony.

The ordinariness of those two names, says Rickard, is the point.

“The only thing we were really clear about is that we didn’t want one of those names that only exists in tellyland. It shouldn’t be ‘Cormoran’ or ‘Endeavour’. They should just be some men’s names and they’re important to them. The point was that they were everyday.”

Choosing first names for The Captain and Havers was a long process not unlike naming a baby, Rickard agrees. “It almost comes down to looking at the faces of the characters and saying, what’s right?”

“We talked for ages. For a long time I kept thinking ‘Duncan and James’, and then I was like ah no! That would have turned it into a gag and been awful!” Inescapably in the minds of a certain generation, Duncan James is a member of noughties boyband Blue. “Maybe with Anthony I was thinking of Anthony Costa!” Rickard says in mock horror, referencing another member of the band.

Lieutenant Havers wasn’t just The Captain’s second in command while stationed at Button House; he was also the man James loved. Because homosexuality was criminalised in England during James’ lifetime, he was forced to hide his feelings for Anthony from society, and to some extent even from himself.

In “Carpe Diem”, the ghosts (mistakenly) prepare for the last day of their afterlives, prompting The Captain to finally tell his story. Though not explicit about his sexual identity, the others understand and accept what he tells them – and led by Lady Button, all agree that he’s a brave man.

Getting the balance right of what The Captain does and doesn’t say was key to the episode. “It wasn’t just a personal choice of his to go ‘I’m going to remain in the closet’,” explains Rickard. “There wasn’t an option there to explore the things that either of them felt. That couldn’t be done back then – there are so many stories which have come out since the War about the dangers of doing that.

“We wanted to tell his personal story but also try to ensure that there was a level at which you understood why they couldn’t be open, that even in this moment where he’s finally telling the other ghosts his story, he never comes out and says it overtly because that would be too much for him as a character from that time.

“He says enough for them to know, and enough for him to feel unburdened but it’s in the fact that they’re using their first names which militarily they would never have done, and in the literal passing of the baton”.

The baton is a bonus reveal when fans learned that The Captain’s military stick wasn’t a memento of his career, but of Havers. As James suffers a fatal heart attack during a VE day celebration at Button House, Anthony rushes to his side and the stick passes from one to the other as they share a moment of tragic understanding.

“From really early on, we had the idea that anything you’re holding [when you die] stays with you. So it wasn’t just your clothes you were wearing, we had the stuff with Thomas’ letter reappearing in his pocket and so on. And the assumption being that it was something The Captain couldn’t put down, it felt so nice to be able to say it was something he didn’t want to put down.”

Rickard lists “Carpe Diem”, co-written with Ben Willbond, among his series five highlights. He’s pleased with the end result, praises Willbond’s performance, and loved being on set to see Button House dressed for the 1940s. He’s particularly pleased that a checklist of moments they wanted to land with the audience all managed to be included. “Normally something’s fallen by the wayside just because of the way TV’s made, it’s always imperfect or it’s slightly rushed, but it feels like it’s all there.”

Rickard and Willbond also knew by this point in the show’s lifetime, that they could trust Ghosts fans to pick up on small details. “Nothing is missed,” he says. “Early on, you’re always thinking, is that going to get across? But once we got to series five, there are little tiny things within corners of shots and you know that’s going to be spotted. Particularly in that very short exchange between Havers and the Captain. We worried less about the minutiae of it because you go, that’s going to be rewound and rewatched, nothing will be missed.”

The team were also grateful they’d resisted the temptation to tell The Captain’s story sooner. “We’d talked about it every series since series two, whether or not now was the time, but because he’s such a hard and starchy character in a lot of ways you needed the time to understand his softer side I think before you had that final honest beat from him.”

“What a ridiculously normal name to have so much weight put on it for five years,” laughs Rickard fondly. “Good old James.”

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#bbc ghosts #bless you larry for doing all these den of geek interviews #I wonder if they just did one marathon session with him #inside ghosts was kind of disappointing this week #I guess Ben just wants to let the episode speak for itself and you're like yes but I would like to hear you talk about every detail #trust me we will be interested #long post #I really thought they loved the joke of nearly saying the Captain’s name so much that they'd never reveal it #so it's so lovely that they were like no this is not a joke name; he's a real man with an ordinary name #and we are going to tell you that in the most devastatingly romantic way #I am eating my words and they are delicious with that spread on top #also 'that's going to be rewound and rewatched' = 'I know you people are loopy so here is content specifically for you'#bbc ghosts spoilers

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gaydryad · 1 year

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finished my Ladybug costume redesign!

I wanted to evoke some of the visual differences between western ladybugs and Asian ladybugs for the wings and mask! also , I imagined the locks of hair that frame her face might be more curled inward, to resemble pincers.

#miraculous ladybug #ladybug redesign #mlb #ml #my art #void talks #from the writer's den #yes I'm also part of the Marinette Should Have Brown Eyes gang but I'm biased #(<--- is mixed chinese/white and has brown eyes)

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attwdc · 7 months

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attwdc in songs, draft 7 edition

Reduxing > THIS < post, because I've made a lot of changes in draft 7 so far and want to reflect that with an updated song lineup! this will be incomplete as to only reflect the sections I've rewritten (up to early-mid arc 3).

ARC 1: IGNORANCE

“Human of the Year” by Regina Spektor

"Keep It Together" by The Mystery Skulls [demo]

"Eyes Wide Open" by Gotye

“Death and All His Friends / The Escapist” by Coldplay

“January 28, 1986 + Galaxies” by Owl City

"Why Must We Tell Them, Why?" from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition

"Letters" from The Great Comet of 1812

ARC 2: DENIAL

“Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” by Queen

"New Rules / Are You That Somebody?" by Pentatonix

"Savages" by Marina and the Diamonds

“Walking Through Memories” by Nell

“Spring and the Storm” by Tally Hall

"C'mon" by Ke$ha

"Hurricane (Johnnie's Theme)" by Lord Huron

“Mr. Fear” by SIAMÉS

“The Phoenix” by Fall Out Boy

ARC 3: ANGER

"Dreams Extinction" by Alexander Panos

“Do Not Fight the Storm” from Allegiance

"Things We Lost in the Fire" by Bastille

"ta fête" by Stromae

"This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" by Fall Out Boy

"Find Someone" by Sheppard

——this covers about to chapter 25. I should also note that this is different from the music I actually listen to while writing, in part because I don't even have any singular playlist with all these tracks, but anyway. You can maybe note some shifts in when emotional beats happen / the pacing of arc 1 by comparing this version to the previous one. I took a slightly more chapter-by-chapter approach, which means that if this were a real playlist, some of these transitions would be ...chaotic. But that's just how it goes :)

#from the writer's den #etc #amwriting #attwdc #I think ''c'mon'' is technically like. a touch too sexual. but I didn't have a different song that had the right vibes but didnt have #some form of innuendo #so sorry Death -\_( :| )_/-#on the note of tone though #things we lost into ta fête into arms race into find someone is simultaneously whiplash as hell and like. probably the most cohesive sectio #lol

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lupunsus · 1 year

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lots of people like bunny hybrid, but I already have Gorou so I'll expand more on Tighnari so the fucker will come home.

based on genshin hybrid au by @cinnamonest

warning: ashamed novice writer writes bad smut, tighnari drugs, manipulates, and almost eats reader several times while treating them like a living fleshlight as well as emergency food. Reader is also degraded because he thinks you're a dumb bunny who can't do anything themselves :(

In a previous post, I left off on the cute floppy eared bunny, obliviously eating an aphrodisiac flower, which makes Tighnari throw all senses out of the window and act on his predatory instincts.

Of course, as a fennec fox, he had to have a taste of your blood first. What's the harm in biting down a little too hard on those cute ears of yours? Don't cry. You clearly wanted someone to breed you. Why else would you eat such a thing in his garden? Even if you didn't know, it's too late to go back now. As a fennec fox, he already saw you as his mate. And his kind mates for life. Do yours too? It doesn't matter. Tighnari will keep you in his den far away from the humans, in a nest he lovingly made for you, and you alone.

You should be thankful he chose you. Nobody else will be able to satiate you when he conducts his specialized research focused on how your body reacts to being his mate.

For now, he can't get enough of the feeling of your little insides suffocating him. It's a bit hard to get his knot in, but it must mean it's your first time. He'd reassure you and be more gentle, but it won't be long until the flower takes effect and turns you into a stupid whore begging for his knot. Ah, but should he call you that? You're just an innocent bunny who knows nothing of the human language. It isn't your fault that you were born without ever receiving an upbringing similar to what he had.

Tighnari would think of it as a sad thing, as maybe if you had an ounce of knowledge, you'd know better to assume he wouldn't devour an adorable thing like you are. He bets you don't even have a name or an identity. He'll teach you to address yourself as "Tighnari's Mate." The only name you'll ever need as the only place you'll be is by his side, coupling to his heart's content.

You don't understand the feeling of something trying to force its way into you.

At first, it hurt so much. Even worse than how hard he'd bite into your skin and tear it with his claws. It wasn't hard for him to mark his new territory as you were bare for everyone to see. But it was because you didn't need clothes! You were a wild animal, of course, and they'd be unconventional to wear if you needed to escape. Would it have been better to have something to cover you? Just to help shield yourself from the onslaught of his attacks? Why did it start to feel good? Like a feeling of pleasure and content. An itch that's finally been scratched.

When Tighnari finally forced his knot inside, you came.

This was your first time having this kind of experience, and it was exhausting. Not even the flower could keep you from passing out. It didn't matter to Tighnari, too drunk on how absolutely tight you became, the feeling of being smothered within your warm insides driving him crazy. He emptied his load into you soon after, sinking his teeth and claws into your flesh while he rode out his high. If this is how it felt to breed you, he really had to control the predatory urge to eat you.

His private quarters weren't too far. He mainly uses it when he's going through his ruts or when he absolutely can not be bothered. But it only means he can enjoy the feeling of keeping his knot inside without anyone walking in on the two of you. It crossed his mind before on whether someone would see you being bred out in the open by him, but after experiencing your sweet, delicious body, Tighnari was willing to take the risk. But you looked as though a wild animal got to you, so he would be in big trouble as it looked as though he fucked you while you were injured, but it was obvious that those were "love bites" by his design.

It's good he knows how to patch someone up. Such a cute bunny like you deserves to be kept. He can teach you how to be a good mate in his standard. What the different chirps he makes mean, how to tell his mood based on his body language, how to kiss him, his favourite position to take you in,

Ah, he's beginning to get hard again. You wouldn't mind taking in some more of his love while he bandages and licks your wounds clean, would you? Of course not. You're his beloved mate. Leaving him isn't a choice either, not when he can just make it so that you're too drugged to even walk properly. To have you crave him as much as he hungers for you. Just thinking about the future he has planned for the two of you is enough to bring him to the edge once more.

Tighnari thinks he can get used to this lifestyle.

You, on the other hand, can't even remember your life before meeting your mate.

Being so weak and unable to walk for long, he was attentive to all of your needs. It makes you feel useless to see him do things you're supposed to do, but he insists that he wants to do them. Reassuring you lovingly by nuzzling against you and whispering some words that you didn't understand. It's okay, though. The only words you need to know are the ones he teaches you. From calling him your "beloved mate" to breathily moaning out the filthiest things that will get him going.

Tighnari is always kind enough to give you "love marks" as well. Even if they hurt at first, they are meant to represent how much he loves you, as they remain on your body for long periods of time. And when they start to disappear, he leaves more, sometimes biting down to the point where you think he'll eat you alive. It's okay, some panicked squeaks and "Mm! H-Hurts..." Will snap him out of the trance. He always feels so guilty until he licks at the wound. The taste of your blood is so sweet to him. It's addicting.

The only way to get him to realize his precious little bunny is also his one and only mate is to try to intertwine your fingers with his own. Tighnari taught you that it's what mates do to tell each other that their love is true and will last forever.

"For, rever?" You curiously asked one day, looking up at him during another breeding session. He almost came then and there from how adorable you looked, but managed to stop himself and halt his movements. "Even after your eyes close for a long time." Was his response, but it was more of a reminder to himself to rein his instincts in when he gets too far. He's taught you to trust and love him unconditionally. Even if he were to eat you alive someday, you'd still look at him with hazy and unfocused eyes filled with love and adoration.

He's drugged you to rely on him and only him, to see him as your mate. Tighnari knows that if anyone were to see you two now, you'd be taken away from him, as people would see this entire relationship as toxic and inhumane. But without him, you'd probably be in the hands of some degenerate pervert who couldn't even experience sex with a fellow human. To him, though, you weren't something to be used, but something that provided nourishment to both his body and soul.

And if you were to be moved away from him, he'd be no better than other hybrids that developed an attachment to their masters. After all, no matter how many times Tighnari may use you as he pleases, and how incapacitated he's made you with drugs, you are the only thing that can bring Tighnari to his knees.

It contradicts the way he treats you, but he truly wishes to see you happy while in his care. Even if you're not in the proper state of mind to realize that all of this is wrong and against your nature. That you have to run away from this man and live in a completely different country just to feel safe. But when he considers gradually decreasing the amount of drugs he has you on, he fears that the heaven he made for the two of you will completely disappear. And he'll have to eat you so the two of you can truly be together forever.

Tighnari has a feeling that a close friend of his knows about the secret he's kept from the other forest rangers, but seeing your tuckered out form laying in your shared nest, he decides that his friend would've stopped him a long time ago if they felt that his actions were truly wrong. But he can't help but consider a life with just you. The Withering has stopped appearing, and Collei's disease has been cured. Would it be ok to live in seclusion and succumb to his animal instincts?

"Mate..." You're calling out for him even in your dreams. He thinks you know when he's lost in his thoughts, as your actions bring him back to the present. Tighnari always sleeps with your naked bodies pressed closed together, to the point where one could consider it an attempt to strangle them. But you're used to it. Your body can tell when he doesn't have a protective grip on you, and you get really pouty in the mornings. He thinks it's adorable and apologizes by emptying several loads of his love into your body.

As Tighnari presses himself closer, nuzzling and licking at your cheeks, he wonders if he can make a potion that'll make you start lactating. When he succeeds, he'll consider finding a way to make you give birth to a healthy litter. And if there really is no way to make you compatible with his seed, he'll just fuck you enough times so your tummy stays round and full of him.

He doesn't mind pretending you're pregnant with his pups

#genshin au #genshin x gn reader #genshin x reader #hybrid au #.lurots #genshin hcs #genshin impact x reader #hybrid #yandere genshin #.luspicy #tighnari x gn reader #tighnari x reader #yandere genshin x reader #yandere tighnari #yandere tighnari x reader #genshin smut

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youledmehere · 11 days

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THE ONES WHO LIVE EPISODE FOUR: WHAT WE

[WRITTEN BY DANAI GURIRA]

-> Vulture: After some tedious lies and deceptions, in Michonne’s words, they needed a time-out. That’s exactly what they get in one of the best stand-alone episodes in all of The Walking Dead. (…) It’s like watching a two-person play, which makes sense, as the episode’s writer, Danai Gurira (Michonne herself), is an acclaimed and Tony-nominated playwright (…..) “What We” is not a bottle episode. Multiple sets in a single location, two characters with an internal conflict, and the special-effects budget make it a “Suitcase” episode. Editors Rating: 5 stars

Bloody-Disgusting: Andrew Lincoln once again showcases a masterclass of acting as Grimes cycles through his damaged psyche, desperately trying to figure out how to connect with Michonne. Gurira matches Lincoln’s emotional performance, evoking Michonne’s desperation and anger with authenticity. Letting Gurira take over writing duties for this specific episode proved extremely beneficial given the emotional legwork the character trudges through in this particular installment. If there’s anyone who can understand Michonne the best, it’s Danai Gurira.

The Hollywood Reporter: As the writer of the episode, Gurira felt she clearly understood Michonne’s arc, but she wanted to make sure her co-star and fellow executive producer Lincoln had enough meat to sink his teeth into, as well. “You want to give an actor like him everything you can,” she says. “Andy’s such a fantastic actor who throws everything into it. I was keen to give him that workout.” Lincoln added to THR, “It was thrilling to do all of this with friends, but Danai had one heck of a role as well as showrunning the fourth episode as an added responsibility. I thought the work she did on that was an astonishing testament to her skills, especially because apparently she only needs two hours a day to sleep.”

Den of Geek: To call it a bottle episode is dismissive. Certainly, there’s one major setting, and most of the episode contains little in the way of special effects (by the standards of the average Walking Dead Televisual Universe show). However, most bottle episodes aren’t this interesting, or this gripping. “What We” feels like The Walking Dead taking a stab at doing a spinoff of the Richard Linklater Before trilogy, not wallowing in the usual zombie action or soap opera frippery. It’s almost certainly going to be polarizing, but it’s one of the most captivating, emotionally-deep episodes of television from this universe, and it’s all down to the powerhouse that is Danai Gurira.

SpoilerTV: “What We” is a captivating exploration of love’s transformative force. Rick and Michonne shed their pretenses, abandoning deceit to forge a profound reconnection. Andrew Lincoln’s performance brilliantly resurrects Rick from the abyss of a living man who is dead inside, courtesy of Danai’s masterful writing.

Bleeding Cool: But it’s Gurira pulling double duty that deserves all of the attention and tons of praise. Proving that she knows this couple and their dynamic better than anyone, Gurira presented us with what felt like a real couple going through the problems with real reactions- even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. I know that reviews can sometimes go to the extremes-positive or negative- but in the case of “What We”, we have an easy contender for one of the best single episodes of the franchises run.

#acting was amazing. writing was amazing. 10/10 #richonne #the ones who live #rick grimes #michonne #andrew lincoln #danai gurira #*

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gatorbites-imagines · 10 months

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I'm so sorry if you were not mental prepared for this info during your spiderman brainrot..

But, fun fact with a lot of spiders their mating rituals have the male lay down a "spermweb" to attract mates. As well as fear is a big part of what turns them on, female spiders being 2x the size of males, tending to have the dominant role. Pinning is also a big part of it as well. (Male spiders actually tend to be much more skishes.)

So imagine your spiderman of choice being in mating season, with a mix of these feelings due to them being half spider. Them making a den like structure with every blanket in their apartment, being very timid wanting to hide, because of how embrassing these feelings and thoughts are to them. But getting so unbelievably horny at the thought of you pinning them down in their den and fucking them until they see stars. You being extremely rough with them, them wanting you to mark up their entire body.

Them trying to get themselves off, and trying not to give into the urge to text/call you begging for you to comeover.

Ben Reilly x male reader

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Hallo everynyan. I am not dead, I just have felt the worst case of writers block I’ve had in a while. Trying to get myself out of this funk, so here’s something about Ben Reilly, as I haven’t seen a single x male reader about him.

You and Ben would have been dating for a while before his heat hits him, leaving him scrambling through his apartment to start gathering blankets and other materials he can use to make a structure.

It’s not fully a nest, its more like a pillow and blanket fort, closed off from the outside world. There’s webs all over it too, almost like Ben was marking his territory, or some animalistic part of himself was saying “hey, this is mine, back off”-

Ben would shoot off a text to his earths Peter, since they most likely work side by side, that he needs his patrol covered for personal reasons. Seeing as peter has heats as well, he understands and wishes Ben luck, offering to bring him stuff he needs.

After calling around with his job and getting his shifts covered, Ben would settle down into the structure, antsy and oh so uncomfortable in his skin. He would feel almost naked without you there, without your weight holding him down and your hands touching him.

Ben would never have told you about his heats if you weren’t another spider as they embarrass him so greatly, because they reduce him to a limp submissive mess. Normally he can just ride it out, but now that you two are dating his thoughts are filled with images of you, what he wants you to do to him, and how he wants you to do it.

He would wrap himself in the clothes you left at his apartment, his heightened senses letting him inhale your scent as he touches himself almost desperately.

It’s nowhere near enough without you there, but Ben is too proud to contact you. So it would end up with Ben laying there curled up in a ball, his fingers pumping in and out of himself as he listens to recording of you on his phone, be it voicemails or videos you two have taken.

If he has any pictures of you that show off your strength in any way, you bet he’s looking at those two. Think gym selfies, you hiking, you fixing a car, anything along those lines. It gets so bad that he busts just looking at a picture of you carrying 4 bags of heavy groceries on one arm.

After that shameful orgasm Ben realizes he probably won’t be able to do this without you, as the soul deep urge to be held and used by you grows by the day. In one of his less lucid and weaker moments he would send you a fumbled text before passing out.

When he wakes up you are there with him and taking care of him. Ben would try to play it off and stay cool, but he feels more submissive and meeker than usual, struggling to meet your eyes and lowering his head when you look at him.

You most likely contacted Peter for help, fearing Ben was dying or had been poisoned or something like that. When you learn it’s a spider heat, you are surprised but you would never leave Ben for something as small as that, you just wished he’d have told you before.

Ben would hesitate to let you help in the beginning, but soon the need for you, your power, your dominance, would break down his walls. He would follow orders so well, wanting nothing more than for you to tell him what to do.

He would burst immediately the first time you pin him down by the neck, his entire body locking up as he wails in pleasure, twitching and gasping. After that you’d take care of him, cleaning him up, and lay down on top of him as he slept.

Having you lay on top of him like a blanket help settle that deep urge inside him that he needs you there, and it tells his animal brain that you are watching out for him and protecting him as he sleeps.

After the heat is over you can expect Ben to be more open about his wants and needs, though he is still a little flustered about him. He’s still an overconfident guy, showing off and flexing his muscles at you, but he also wants to please you, and he melts under any and all praise you give him.

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ghost-bxrd · 26 days

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I know you JUST answered my ask but now I'm curious what Jason's favorite memories of Dick are 🦉

(I love all of your works so much you're deadass one of my favorite writers ever, Owl Song has my whole heart)

You’re so sweet arson 🥺 I’m happy you enjoy owl song as much as I do writing it 💚💚💚

Jason’s favorite memories of Dick include but aren’t limited to:

The first time he got Talon to smile. It made his entire face change from scary-nightmare to sickly-sewer-experiment-that-needs-cuddles. Jason stood no chance and allowed himself to be subjected to the first ever cuddle session

The first time Talon managed to from an entire sentence in response to Jason’s random chatter. Jason nearly walked into a lamppost because he was so stunned.

The moment Jason realized that Talon was safe, even while under the effects of Ivy’s pollen. That he can trust him.

The stunned look on Talon’s face when Jason tried mimicking the bird sounds for the first time. And the way his entire face just lit up a moment later.

Waking up with Tim, Dick, and Bruce all curled around each other in the nest, safe and protected

Dick perched on one of the shelves in the library and dropping down on an unsuspecting Bruce like a shadow demon, and how Bruce totally screamed like a little girl for a second.

Curling up with Bruce and Dick in the den to watch the newest run of Pride and Prejudice.

The way Dick made his overjoyed-wistful little coos and chirrups when Jason put on the Robin suit for the first time and proudly showed him the R on his chest.

Dick promising to always stay by his side and protect him; declaring them family

#owl song #talon dick grayson #jason todd #batfamily #dick grayson #robin #nightwing #oh look I nearly made myself cry #fun #batfam #bruce wayne #tim drake #batman

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hatkuu · 3 months

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cursing whoever sent me that last ask because now i'm STUCK thinking about naga kylar... (gotta link the OG naga kylar writer hehejej @everexpandingentropy !!!)

gen! reader x m! kylar below!!)

- maybe you stumble into his den one day (a cave hidden by an assortment of greenery, a cavern dug out from the side of a moutain, anywhere a naive human explorer should not be.)

- assuming that naga kylar has had no positive interactions with humans throughout his lifetime, he moves to tear into you with his fangs (i'm tossing up between paralysing venom or just normal venom) but stops himself.

- you smell... good for a human.

- he doesn't really know what to do with himself, just hovers over you, tongue flicking out to taste the air as you squeeze your eyes shut.

- ultimately, kylar decides to take you as his mate! it's common for nagas to choose human mates, after all! he's sure you'll be happy as his mate!

- any escape attempts are met with confusion. kylar probably just assumes the nest he's placed you in isn't up to your standards and adds more appropriate materials! when you still try to escape after that... he's stumped.

- extremely territorial. does not react well to any humans approaching his dwelling now that you're in it. when he's not out hunting, he'll be hovering outside the cave's entrance, tangled up with you in the nest, or basking in the sun with you held tightly in his arms.

- if any friends or family come looking for you or, even worse, try to take you back... it's better to just cover your eyes and ears. an angry naga isn't a pretty sight.

- loves any and all affection you give him! a stray glance from across the cave is automatically taken as consent for him to tangle his body with your own! he loves how warm you are! if he could speak human, he'd call you his own personal sun.

- if you pet or kiss or cuddle him, he's going to be over the moon! the only problem is that he now takes this as expected behaviour from you and gets sad if you don't snuggle with him :(

did i make this post as excuse to talk about naga kylar's double dicks? yeah.

- i think his first attempts at breeding with you would consist with a lot of rutting and confusion on his part. poor guy is going entirely off of instinct (snake virgin) and doesn't know what holes of yours to breed :(

- once he figures it out though, it's gonna hurt.

- you're squealing and kicking as soon as two dicks emerge from his sheathe. kylar just tilts his head at your horrified expression and rubs his forehead against yours (his cute attempt at reassuring you). awww! it must be your first time too! nevermind if it actually is or not, two big slimey naga dicks will ruin you beyond repair

- his tail will wrap itself around one of your legs, holding you snug against his body as he works his way into a seemingly much-too-tight hole. you'll feel his tongue flicking out against the nape of your neck, tasting the thick scent of sex filling up the den.

- once he's finished, you'll be so relieved after being stretched so wide, split out wider than your poor hole has ever been. that relief runs out quick once you feel a clawed hand resting over your stomach, petting you softly.

#hatkuurambles #kylar the loner #dol #dol kylar #kylar #kylar x reader #kuuskylarposting #nagakylar #yeesh.#sorry guys this was self indulgent #also if you can't get pregnant bro is going to keep trying. does not care #HAHANANJSJD #i mean #he's cute but hes not very bright...

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