#i found this instead of sleeping

[viaalterego]

#i found this instead of sleeping #writeblr #writing #fanfiction #ao3 #whumblr #whump

[shikai-the-storyteller]

I've been thinking a lot about Leonarda's not-death ever since it happened back in April.

("What death?" you might ask, to which I say: "EXACTLY!")

Back in mid-April, Vegetta and Leonarda were mining together in a one-block wide tunnel. A mob (a Petriman) got between the two of them, and Vegetta told Leonarda to step back while he took care of it. At this point, they'd spent enough time together that he trusted Leo to listen to him.

Instead, she was killed by the same sweeping edge bug that killed her siblings.

-

Vegetta's reaction here is what's really interesting to me. Unlike most other parents on the Island, there are no shouts or tears – only a very brief "Hmm" and then silence. He very quietly takes stock of the situation, saying "Vegetta, no" and wondering aloud why Leo didn't defend herself. In chat, Foolish says "It was a bug, right? LAG" to which Vegetta slowly responds "Yes, lag. Bug." (Despite this, Foolish still asks "WHAT HAPPENED" in chat, though Vegetta doesn't reply).

Instead, he creates a slightly wider space in the tunnel where Leo's body is. He continues quietly taking stock of the situation, wondering why Leo didn't defend herself (which is what necessitated his intervention). She'd been lagging a lot that day, and he figures that must be the cause, and eventually when Leo re-appears out of thin air in the middle of the cave and collects her stuff, she confirms that the lag got to her and that's why she didn't fight the mob.

Now here's where things get interesting:

Vegetta checks the tab list. Online, it's just him, Leonarda, Roier, and Foolish. He quietly tells Leonarda "The body has already disappeared, and without a body, there is no crime. Nothing is happening. Did you die?" Leo shakes her head, and Vegetta shakes his head too, and in the kind voice he uses sometimes with Leo, he says: "I believe you have not died. Where is the body? It isn't anywhere, no mija. If it was a mistake, it was a mistake."

Leo says: "I saw Diosito (God) pa, and I was scared. God, what am I doing here?" and Vegetta laughs, telling her it's alright. Leo says "No pasa nada (don't worry / nothing happened)" and Vegetta says: "And the people who are watching us have not seen it either." To Foolish and Roier, he messages: "Secreto."

And the funniest thing about this is it worked.

Not a single person spoke about it. I saw this entire event go down live and I didn't see a WHISPER of what transpired among fans. I can't even remember if the QSMP official accounts talked about it (they sure didn't mention it in Vegetta's recap of the day). We could discuss this in meta terms of course– Leo was having known lag issues that day, Vegetta's beloved by the admins so of course they're willing to turn a blind eye rather than slap a "?" over Leonarda's life on the Eggstatistics, but meta talk isn't what I'm interested in here.

I'm interested in q!Vegetta, the weird "god-adjacent" aura he's got, and the way the universe bends to his will.

Before he took a break from the server, Rubius seemed to be a caretaker for the Eggs who died (for example, he was present when Maxo, Quackity, and Mariana & Slime said their final goodbyes to Trumpet, Tilin, and JuanaFlippa). Because of his role as an "angel" and some of his dialogue during the early days of the server, it's not a stretch to say he probably came to collect any Egg who lost a life. I can imagine he did the same when he saw Leonarda die – that is, until Vegetta said "And the people who are watching us have not seen it either." Realistically, we know Vegetta was saying this to Chat (and possibly the admins as well), but again, we're looking at this from an "in-universe" perspective.

I wonder if Vegetta was aware of Rubius' role, and this was his way of telling Rubius "No. I won't allow that to happen." We know Rubius has a soft-spot for Vegetta (and we also know that Rubius was cast out of heaven several months later) so it makes me wonder if these two instances are connected.

Either way, this isn't the first time the laws of the QSMP universe have bent for Vegetta, and I certainly don't think it'll be the last.

Rubius or no, Leo didn't die that day.

Vegetta made sure of it.

#i talk #QSMP talk #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #I FOUND IT #I wrote this post TWO MONTHS AGO #MAYBE LONGER!!! #I had clips and links prepared but I have no idea where those went #I'm not gonna bother saving this as a draft and risk losing it again #I have nearly 70000 drafts on my main blog but by some miracle this got saved in my art blogs' drafts instead #than the stars #Anyways. Leo was killed by a whale a few days later because Foolish was in the bathroom lmao #''powerful god-adjacent man who bends the laws of the universe'' vs. ''man whose entire life is a series of sitcom episodes'' #I still really want to write out that ''QSMP genre'' thought I had ages ago. It's still relevant and always will be relevant #but anyways #I wrote this months ago on very little sleep but DANG. It's a banger. #I miss writing analysis stuff I wish I was in a headspace where I could do this more like I used to #QSMP analysis

[hood-ex]

I just remembered that when Dick was in the circus and shared a bunk bed with a performer named Tombo, he was so bothered by Tombo's snoring that he decided he was going to go sleep in a tree.

Nightwing (Vol. 4) #8

#also where the FUCK are tombo's clothes?? why are john and mary letting him sleep like that when dick's in the room?? #also also is ''tree'' possibly slang for something? bc it's weird he would say THE tree instead of A tree #like does he have a specific tree he enjoys alskdja or is tree like... the top of their trailer? idk lmao #i do think it would be funny if bruce and alfred randomly found dick sleeping in trees sometimes though #Dick Grayson

[why-the-heck-not]

a productive all-nighter starts by making a clear to do list & getting to work spending an hour or so searching for the music that hits the vibe just right

#it’s important #for the morale #but I found a new band I rly rly like so it wasn’t time wasted (best thing for morale) #tho they have only 4 songs so far so can’t fill the whole night with just that #but it can fill The Void so it's a start #(love finding bands that are like somewhat new instead of my usual ''omg I love this band'' 'only to find out they disbanded years ago) #(after deleting other social media apps I've been spending way too long times browsing Spotify but at least it's bringing me joy) #(except why THE FUCK are they trying to bring short-form content there also?? I refuse that's the worst way to find music) #also don't ask me why I'm doing an all-nighter ik I do these way too often it's great (sarcasm) #i'm dumb and been too anxious the past days so haven't done shit and now am in deep trouble #but luckily for me the anxiety turned today to the ''I'll never sleep so time goes by slower''-mode #instead the usual ''will have billion naps as a form of escapism'' which sucks ass #april 2024 #2024

[kiwichaeng]

Waiting for my wife (ao3) to come back from war 😔

#ao3 #was reading this destial au I found and this is what happens #maybe this is a sign that I should go to sleep instead #evie's random shit

[monstrouscrew]

almost lost our driftwood sleep token, replaced the cord finally and made an addition which felt right. High Water on repeat after that, and these are the first drawings of 2024.

just the waves without reference photos

and someone familiar

(IDs in the alt text)

for the curious ones, the addition below the cut

#k's wave #k's art #k's craft #sing for me #sleep token #sea #i was ready to make a new one instead of the lost #thx my neighbours i guess they found it and put it where i could find it

[veveisveryuncool]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'VE NEVER DRAWN DAROACH BEFORE????

#its rodent on the exponent for the top left lmao #not very creative on that one #anyways people SLEEP on daroach and the squeaks #hes prime sexyman material!! a rodent with a cape who evades the law!!! #AND the squeaks are canonically found family so #you know im a sucker for that #alt universe where daroach got popular instead of magolor #jkjk i just wish squeak squad was better received #kirby series #kirby #daroach #doc kirby #spinni kirby #veves ultra cool art

[xanderscollection]

My beloved has left me (ao3 won't load)

#its not down down #but i found a nice collection for an event but it WONT OPEN oTL #ao3 errors me once more #plz i wish to read sukuita i need it #ao3 is telling me to sleep and im offended #feel free to ignore this #pov ao3 wants me to write instead of read

[sleepanonymous]

AMPED UP: SLEEP TOKEN

(source)

Anonymous Brit metal cult big on peering down the rabbit hole…

??? (UK) 1 Aug 2018

“WE EXPLORE THE DEEPER RECESSES OF THE MIND…” HIM

Sleep Token are a band shrouded in mystery. The London metallers’ mix of high-tech riffs and dreamy soundscapes have earned them a good name for themselves since forming last year, but if you want to give them credit for it, you must do so to the masked, anonymous face of their enigmatic frontman, known only as Him. Him declines to reveal specifics about the ancient deity the band worship, Sleep, but he’s more forthcoming about his own artistic motivation.

“There exists a considerable body of art that explores the deeper recesses of the human mind,” he explains. “Sleep Token serve as a means to explore this on an individual basis. The music is a representation of one individual’s deepest and most fundamental emotions and desires. This is what people connect to. They see themselves in this individual, and the music becomes about them.”

Easy-going fare this isn’t, but there’s no denying it’s pretty captivating. Sleep Token have played fewer than 10 times (they refer to their gigs as “rituals”), but they’re already Download alumni. The industrial-ish thrust of new single Jaws, meanwhile, continues their philosophical, lyrical path. “Our jaws are the tools we have to rend apart,” Him explains. “They show our concealed aggression, and take something once hidden and burst it apart. You don’t know someone until you have seen them destroy something. Jaws is an exploration of the frustration which accompanies the sense that someone close to you is hiding their true self.”

But while Jaws looks to expose the darkness that lies inside us, when it comes to the hand’s own identities Sleep Token are steadfast in their belief that art comes before aesthetic.

“Art has become entangled with identity,” Him says of the band’s anonymity. “The aim is to provide something people can engage with without being obstructed by the identity of its creator. The true identities behind Sleep Token are irrelevant. Our identity is represented through the art and music itself.”

SLEEP TOKEN’S SINGLE JAWS IS OUT NOW. THE BAND PLAY READING & LEEDS FESTIVALS – SEE THE GIG GUIDE FOR INFO

#sleep token #vessel sleep token #vessel #lost media #(kind of) #sleep token interview #vessel interview #interview #found on twitter #but the quality is ass #i cannot read the interviewer's name #nor the text in the top left of the vessel pic #i imagine a lot of people would have trouble reading the article itself #so i transcribed it the best i could #i wonder when vessel started calling himself that #instead of just him #10/10 name upgrade tbh #the way i wanna dissect his words like biology class #standing here with a scalpel shaking my head #politely saying “i disagree sir!” #also how about that small insight into vessel's obsession with mouths huh? #as if i am not insane enough over jaws as it is #send help lol #also this interview isn't 100% factually accurate either #vessel and ii released thread the needle in sept 2016 #so sleep token had been around for at least two years

[bookshelf-in-progress]

Daughter of the House of Dreams: A Fragment

Author's Note: This is the opening to a long-abandoned "Sleeping Beauty" retelling that I no longer plan to write, but I still like it as a piece of prose, and it sparked my enduring interest in second-person narration, so it feels relevant, and why should long-dead authors be the only ones who get to have their unfinished fragments published?

If you ever travel to Monetta City, be sure to visit Faraway Lane. Walk past the glittering new shops, and the shoppers in their bright silk dresses and top hats, and you'll find a cozy stone shop at the end of the street. This shop isn't grand and mighty like the other shops. It won't sniff and turn you away if your clothes aren't the latest fashion. It's a grandmotherly old shop that shakes its head at the prancing and preening of the younger shops, and invites you in instead. It holds no wares in its windows; it hardly has windows at all. But it has a warm and wide wooden door, with a shingle hanging above—Alessia Day, maker of dreams.

Don't ponder the sign's message too long—it means exactly what it says. Just slip inside, shut the door behind you, and look. Don't breathe too deeply, unless you want a week of crazy dreams, but allow yourself one gasp of astonishment. You won't be able to stop yourself. No living person has failed to feel awe toward the rows and rows of shelves, longer than streets and taller than palaces, filled to bursting with glass bottles in such bright colors that the dresses in the other shops' windows would weep in envy. Some bottles are the size of thumbnails. Most fit comfortably in the palm. Some are as large as breadboxes or steamer trunks or carriage horses, but the shelves manage to fit them all. And each bottle is filled to the brim with dreams.

If you don't understand, ask Alessia Day. You'll find her at a counter half a mile from the door, polishing bottles and humming a song you've heard but can't remember. She's an old woman now, and proud of it, but squint your eyes and start to daydream, and you'll see her as I remember her—a willow-wand girl with shining brown hair and eyes that sparkle with half-formed jokes.

Tell this girl how pretty she is (she'll laugh and call you crazy) and ask about her dreams. She'll tell you of her stock and sell you any dream you ask for—daydreams and pipe dreams, dreams of love, dreams of adventure, dreams of loved ones lost and loved ones found and people you've never met but wish you had. She'll show you dreams of lush and perfect islands, dreams where fishes fly through the air, and dreams where people swim the seas with fishes' tails. She'll pull down dreams that last a second but linger a lifetime, dreams that fill a month of stormy nights, dreams that fade on waking and dreams that drown out memories. If you let her, she'll talk of dreams until you drift off, and she'll bottle up your dream while you doze.

But if you're smart (I know you are) you'll step to the counter with a clear glass bottle, empty of everything but air, and ask for her story instead. She'd distill it in a dream for you, and be glad to do it—I once saw her whip it up in half a minute, and I'll bet she's even faster now. Buy the dream, but don't drink it right away. You won't be ready for it. Linger in the shop a while. Hear the story first from Alessia Day's lips, in that voice of hers that's sweeter than singing.

You won't believe half of it, but when you stagger from the shop and wander the empty, starlit streets, you'll ponder over passages until you stumble into bed at sunrise. And when you wake, the world will be different—you'll see tiny footprints on the windowsills, know things about the shadows on the walls, tip your hat to creatures in the corner of your eye, and realize there is another color no one else can see. You'll laugh and call it your imagination, but every second Tuesday, you'll start to wonder if the old woman was right, if the things she told you were true.

If you drink the dream she made, you'll know. I'll understand if you don't—some things are easier not to know. But if you do, and dream through her story, come to my house and ring the bell. My man will let you in—he'll know you by the wonder on your face. He'll bring you to my study, set you in my oldest, softest chair, and get us both settled with a steaming pot of tea. Then, once you've finished babbling, I'll close my eyes and tell you my part in the tale.

#the bookshelf progresses #i had completely forgotten the story that this was supposed to be the prologue to #then over the weekend i found the plot summary again #it was actually pretty cool #it was about this girl whose family served as the most prestigious dream-makers in the nation #because they provide dreams to the famed cursed and sleeping princess #and then she discovers that the princess could have been woken a bunch of times over the century #but her family prevented it because they didn't want to lose their cash cow #and then of course she has to find a way to break the curse #i don't know why i thought having this random dude as narrator was the way to go #(unless the story morphed a lot between initial idea and whatever story i intended to write with this prologue) #he was probably in the prince role #and would marry the princess while remaining friends with alessia #beyond that i have no clue what i was going for #(also i don't think i would do the 'he teams up with this girl and marries someone else' plot if i did it today #because i hate marian halcombe situations where the hero develops a strong dynamic with his adventure partner #only to for some inexplicable reason marry someone pretty and boring) #anyway today's a day where i want to write and don't really have time to #so i'm just posting this instead

[mysterywriter2187]

Miscellaneous (non-Starbula) Post-Vol. 3 Headcanons

The Sovereign are so averse to making contact with "lesser beings" that they don't make physical greetings or signs of affection like hugs, handshakes, fist bumps, high fives, etc. Adam has been gradually learning these gestures since moving to Knowhere.

Phyla calls Nebula Mommy/Mama, Quill is Dad and Drax is Papa. All the other adults are Uncles or Aunts, except Rocket (he's Captain).

High Evolutionary considers most of Quill's playlist "not real music", so Rocket makes sure his prison cell is placed near one of the biggest speakers to annoy him whenever they play it.

Adam thinks Star-Lord is actual nobility, and he addresses Quill as Your Lordship.

Kraglin and Cosmo have built a specially made pen for Mantis' Abilisks on Knowhere, so they can stay there when/if she comes home.

Once they have all the buildings repaired (and any other new buildings/facilities they're planning to set up) Nebula wants to go looking around the other planets for more plant life to put on Knowhere so they can make it look nicer and greener. Groot will be her main consultant for picking the best ones.

When Rocket's new Guardians go on their missions, Phyla always likes to take souvenirs from the planets she goes to and bring them back to Knowhere to show Nebula. It's usually just mundane trinkets or even bits of rock or rubble, but she treats every one she collects like a beautiful treasure.

Adam, Phyla and the other rescued experiments don't know or remember when they were born and have no birth records. So they all share a "birthday" on the anniversary of the day they came to Knowhere and became part of the Guardians family.

Nebula's favourite music groups are Generation X and U2, but she hasn't told anyone this.

When Quill eventually comes back to Knowhere, he'll have caught up on all the trends, songs and pop culture changes that happened during his time in space and want to share them with everyone else. Most of them still prefer his 70's/80's stuff, though.

#guardians of the galaxy #gotg vol 3 #adam warlock #phyla vell #found family #nebula #i did this instead of sleeping #I got way too many fanfic ideas for this #high evolutionary #starbula headcanons can be their own post

[saltpepperbeard]

No but imagine a scene similar to the one where Stede is pretending to snore to avoid confrontation with Mary, but instead of something depressing like that, it’s something silly with Ed.

Like, Stede gets to bed first, and pretends to be asleep only so he can pounce on Ed with kisses or tickles or something of the like when Ed doesn’t expect it.

He hears Ed rummaging around in the bathroom or shedding his leather, and decides to go through with a light fuckery. He keeps his back to Ed, and pretends to snore, but he’s grinning the entire time. 

Ed gets into bed behind him, and leans over to softly ask, “Stede? You asleep, mate?” Stede has to bite his lip to keep himself from laughing, and fears that the light from his huge smile might give him away, but keeps his acting up.

The second Ed lets his guard down and presses a light “goodnight” kiss to Stede’s hair, Stede whirls around to tackle him into the mattress.

And that little bit of pretend sleep is the only sleep he gets for a while; the rest of the night is filled with laughter, banter, and of course plenty of kisses and love.

#OFMD #Gentlebeard #Blackbonnet #Edward Teach #Stede Bonnet #Revenge Rambles #Just thinking about them and drowning in Hopeless Romantic Imagery TM as per usual JSKLDHS #Also I couldn't help but notice some trouble stirrers running amok and found it pertinent to spread lovely scenes instead #SPREADING LOVE WITH THEIR LOVE #I simply want to put a bandaid over their bad moments and kiss them both on the head idk #Because the thought of Stede crying himself to sleep every night is SO heartbreaking #And I wouldn't be surprised if Ed was doing so too #Or numbing himself #Either way they both weren't happy at all so I just #God I ADORE to think about how soft and warm things will be once they're soundly back in each other's arms #IT'S JUST SUCH A COMFORTING THOUGHT

[zeeckz]

Part 1

(x)

#metal gear #metal gear solid #mgs #kazuhira miller #venom snake #vkaz #this one was sent to me by the same friend bc the micellar water lore is now The Trilogy(tm) and I keep updating her on its number of notes #tho the gamer otacon is slowly preparing to take over #anyway as i said it is now a trilogy. so there's more to come. at some point #i was originally gonna make kaz put some Steam Locomotive Sounds to Sleep - 10 Hours. but 1. I think he'd sleep in silence or #he'd put those Nature sounds instead #& 2. I was getting tired #before I finish - I also intended to give venom a rilakkuma sweater but found out it's rather recent... But snoopy was old enough... #then while looking at snoopy pics I saw the hug one and I had a revelation. like. that's literally them #so that's the backstory to the snoopy vkaz. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

[almond-tofu-chan]

chainsaw man makes you think its a sick action anime where a horny guy made of chainsaws murders a bunch of guys and gets a sorta fucked up found family along the way, but then you watch it and its actually about a 15 year old boy getting groomed and everybody hates everyone else but theyre mostly busy hating themselves and then everyone dies

#csm spoilers #chainsaw man spoilers #they introduce like 8 characters in one episode and then kill them like two episodes later #half the characters in the intro dont show up until yhe very last episode and they all get like one line apiece #not eyepatch finding out denji is a minor and then STILL TRYING TO SLEEP WITH HIM??? #'i didnt take advantage of you last night right? oh good i totally wouldve gone to jail' #HELLO????? DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF???????? #ik anime is like that but i still just couldnt stomach the show after that #she died like 5 minutes later tho so it was fine #you lied to me i was promised found family #and i got a bunch of fucked up teens who need therapy but instead get groomed #feel bad show of the year #i get its not supposed to make you feel good by the end #and maybe its really effective for that #but i was upset by the wrong things i think #i didnt care when any of the characters died because they had just been introduced like one episode agu #i didnt even remember any of their names #honestly not a good show #ive never liked mappas stuff #theyre allergic to filler and thats their proboem #they dont take the time to make me care about the characters before they kill them #tl;dr i didnt like it #chainsaw man #csm

[sweet-rabbit]

it's late, but i got this GW anthology doujin yesterday and i've been overworked and underpaid and unable to draw or relax for the past two weeks until tonight and i have been REVIVED as i'm 90% sure this a two page comic of trowa thinking he's drinking quatre's used bath water only to find out it's duo's and proceeding to vomit

i am a simple thing with simple needs that have been thoroughly met

#gundam wing #3x4 #trowa barton #quatre raberba winner #duo maxwell #i feel like a dragon #and my hoard is GW doujinshi with a heavy sway to 3x4 specifically #this particular one was primarily 1x2 stories but i ain't picky #lots of good art and despite not knowing the language i had quite a few laughs #what's funny is that there are few 3x4 doujin on the site that i found #but yet i KNOW that there are a lot more from memories of finding shrines for 3x4 on the internet when i was like 14 or something #i specifically remember one where trowa was a priest and had a two page shoulder width #clearly that has influenced my current art of him... #anyway maybe other 3x4 shippers around the world are hoarding them #lord knows i am #it's late i need sleep that's why i'm rambling #there were so many un-s in that explanation text... #also if anybody wants to correct me who knows japanese i won't be mad at all i shall instead be thoroughly pleased at receiving knowledge <

[rainbow-sparks]

this wasn't supposed to take 3+ hours for a joke I heard

#istg if that link doesn't work right :((( #I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE POLLS BY ACCIDENT???? #I CLICKED SOMETHING cause I didn't know ehat it was and IT JUST POPED UP??? HELP???? #svvagxgsgs anywhizzle!! #hehe uhhh I think nvm actually #mikey 2012 #michelangelo 2012 #donnie 2012 #donatello 2012 #2012 tmnt #2012 teenage mutant ninja turtles #was so tempted to put the evil nb flag (from that same video) on the computer instead but went with the regular one #I forgot the watermark-- I remembered when i was going to sleep and was gonna add it in the morning (thinking it wouldn't have notes) and #can you guess what happened? #oof :(