#i need to stop reviving and killing my blog

[vonev]

me finding the will to finish my dozens of WIPs

#vonev chats #why’d i do this to myself #should i just make this super long one shot a 2-3 parts instead #i need to stop reviving and killing my blog

[linkedspirit-fanartfunart]

Look out its a Linkblr Dashboard Simulator!

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So who was gonna tell me the Surface is Real, huh? Who.

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Where are you from?? What....what are you??? ....God?

🪶 redwingskies Follow

Nah turns out she's my best friend though.

🪶 redwingskies Follow

Hey btw, If I kill a god does that make me one? Is there like. Rules for this? Asking for a friend. (Like seriously. I don't care. He does.)

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Today's Fact: Did you know Trains are the reason New Hyrule has Standardized Time Zones? As citizens needed to know when to get to a train station, the council lobbied for standardized time that could be applied precisely for travel by train! The entire modern perception of time is because of the Train!

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Thanks, I hate it. Lets go back to living by the sun rise and set.

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??? We've always had standard time zones??? What are you talking about. Trains didn't invent that.

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...they literally did. I re-researched this to double check. What are YOU talking about?

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Time zones? Like. The era of Legend, the Golden era, bullfish like that?

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... you can swear you know? I'm 12 not a baby.

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you're HOW OLD? I thought you were a Royal Engineer???

🚋 train-life Follow

12? It's in my bio?

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I love you but get the hell off of this website why are you here

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Can we go back to the weirdo who thinks Time Zones are HISTORICAL PERIODS?

🌸 dont-look-at-me Follow

Haha yea total weirdo, what, are they like 400 years old or something? Lol

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Actually I wanna get back to why a 12 year old has a job

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Hey anybody willing to lend me bail money? I'm short like 10 rupees and it's really annoying.

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Wait shit wrong account! Wrong account!!

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Why do you have access to a hyper-famous Zora Band's account??

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Their lead guitarist died in front of me and I am very nice. Now get me out of jail goatman.

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#hi #i saw a cool bird today #the camera was left on selfie mode so it only got a picture of me squinting at it #the bird noticed the flash and it pecked me until I fell out of the tree #straight into a malice puddle #the bird was pretty tho #so I say my day went great!

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Hey apparently I need to update people on my boundaries. So. Here is a list of what's okay:

Hugging

Kissing me

Kissing me directly on the lips

👀

Parasocial relationships where you praise me constantly <3

And this is NOT okay

Hunting me for my blood to revive the prince of darkness

Ignoring me

Thank you, that's really all, I'm kinda sad that this has to be said but clarity is wisdom and all.

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Link. This is not what I told you to post.

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Well EXUSe ME if my boundaries look different than yours!!

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Hey pulled the Four Sword again so we need help figuring out who gets to run the blog lol.

Thanks everybody

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Lol this loser doesn't know how to make sideblogs

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The poll says "Who gets to be Link on MAIN" though, so maybe they do? They just wanna have one person in charge of the first blog?

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The path to truth is unity. Many voices can be heard within one "main".

-The Diety

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...ignore him, I've made him a sideblog and he refuses to use it.

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Hey wait no let him come back, he's the only smart person I've ever heard

-Green (?)

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I am going to kill you.

#we have all agreed to not utilize this blog until the poll is complete #so shut up green

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#tumblr dash simulator #loz au #legend of zelda #loz #ls hope #ls sky #ls forest #ls bean #ls smith #ls ordon #ls glider #ls engineer #ls wind #ls rinku #long post #linked spirit au #death mention tw #blood sacrifice mention #unreality tw #not sure its 100% that but

[celiciaa]

ELBERT GREETIA EVENT STORY....

CHAPTER TWO.

I want to steal you.

translations are not 100% accurate. expect mistakes.

minors and ageless blogs dni.

When we woke up the next morning, we finally changed into our dried clothes and decided to search the mansion.

The heavy rain was still continuing, and the curtains were closed, making the inside of the house as dim as night.

Elbert: How are you feeling….?

Kate: I'm fine. ....Thanks to Lord Elbert, I was able to warm up.

Elbert: Good.

(It seems….like I’m the only one who's aware.)

(That's why…it's a little lonely.)

I was surprised to find myself thinking such a thing about Lord Elbert as usual.

(…What am I thinking?)

Kate: Well then...shall we look for evidence of the kidnapping?

Elbert:….If Will was here, I'm sure he'd be able to find out right away.

Kate: Hehe, true.

Kate: I wonder what kind of training it takes to become that sharp.

Elbert:…..

Elbert:….In Will's case, I have a feeling he was born this way.

We, who were not as sharp as William, walked around the baron’s large mansion and looked into various rooms.

Kate: First of all, what kind of evidence is there for a kidnapping?

Elbert: The criminal's personal belongings….if it's human trafficking, the contract, and the order list.

Elbert: Worst case scenario, the victim himself——

When he opened the heavy iron door, Lord Elbert stopped in his tracks.

Kate: What's wrong?

Elbert:…I found the evidence.

Kate: Eh!?

I can't see inside because it's hidden/covered behind him.

Elbert: It's at its worst, and you—— don't need to see it.

Kate:….Is he dead by any chance?

Elbert:…Even worse.

Lord Elbert’s face turned pale, and my chest was filled with impatience.

And Lord Elbert always shelters me from such a sad sight.

He tries to warm me up even though he doesn't like to be touched.

(But...Lord Elbert's mind and body…will always remain unprotected.)

(You look like you're in a lot of pain.)

Kate:….Why….

Elbert:…?

Kate: Why are you always so protective of me?

Elbert:….

Elbert: Because one day you will leave the castle. …I don’t want you to be tormented by sad memories.

Elbert: Sad memories can easily kill a person.

Reviving sad memories and tormenting the opponent—— that is Lord Elbert's ability.

(Is that why you are so sensitive to people's grief...?)

It is tempting to jump to easy predictions, but his sad face suggests something much more sincere.

As a crown member, I felt that it was not because of his ability to condemn evil.

(For example….to grieve for someone you care about,)

(And you’ve killed a lot of people….)

To the extent that speculation holds true, just looking at his sorrowful profile makes my heart ache.

Kate: Isn't it sad, Lord Elbert, that you are the same way….?

Elbert: Eh…?

Kate: I’m happy that you are protecting me. But….I don’t want Lord Elbert to be alone for this.

Kate: You hunted down the kidnapper...and killed him.

Kate: The sadness you feel is what you see now.

Kate: At least let me carry it on my back with me during this mission.

Elbert:….Why.

Kate: If you split the sorrow in half between two people, it’s better rather than carrying it alone,

Kate: It might give you a little room in your heart to feel something other than sadness.

(I….)

Kate: Because…I want Lord Elbert to smile.

Putting it into words brought feelings into relief.

(I want to be there for him in his grief. Like he does for me from time to time.)

It was an honest voice of my heart.

(It is thanks to William that I can express my feelings…in such an honest way.)

Elbert:…You're strong and kind.

Kate: Eh…?

Elbert: Yesterday, when I told you not to be sad….you forced yourself to smile.

Elbert: Even now, you’re trying to look at sad things for me

Elbert: You are strong...and kind.

Kate:…I was thinking the same thing about you, Lord Elbert.

Kate: You are kind and…I want to return the same to you.

Elbert:….

Elbert:…Me too.

Kate: Eh…?

Elbert: I want you to smile.

Elbert: When you smile…I can't take my eyes off you.

Elbert: It makes me want to stare at it forever….

This sounded more like a confession of love, and my heart was pounding.

But his gaze was dark—— and seemed to be filled with an unfathomable darkness,

A shiver ran down my spine, as if to deny the beating of my heart.

Kate: Lord Elbert….?

Lord Elbert slowly blinked.

Elbert: That’s why, I still can't show you...this sight.

The darkness that had made my heart fluttered was gone behind the smile.

(I wonder…what was your gaze just now.)

I felt something was different from the usual Lord Elbert.

I can't believe that I am afraid—— of such a kind man.

Kate:….I understand. …..Thank you very much.

Elbert: Hm….

Kate: All that's left now is to wait for the rain to stop and find a way home.

Elbert:…I agree. I have a map of the area around the mansion…so all that is left is to figure out the route.

Outside the window, it is still raining.

Kate: I don't know if I can make it back before my appointment with William…..

Elbert:…Appointment?

Kate: I was invited to see the play. The theater gave me an invitation ticket.

(I'm sorry, but I'm sure there are many others who would love to go with William.)

(William is a free spirit. He won't mind. He'll have fun.)

Elbert:…When is the appointment?

Kate: Huh...? Um...the day after tomorrow, I think.

Elbert: I see….

Lord Elbert glanced out the window and then——

Elbert:….I'll bring you something you can eat for lunch... just wait here.

Without waiting for my response, he left the room.

The rain was still pounding against the window.

Elbert:….I couldn't say I hope the rain stops soon.

In the hallway, where only the sound of rain echoed, Elbert muttered to himself.

Elbert: I——

Elbert: ——I don’t want to send Kate back.

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[gentrychild]

Hi! I'm not exactly a fan of BNHA and most of my knowledge about it came from fics and your blog. Curiosity about Bakugo's "death" led me to read the last 3 chapters, and the newest one confused me. I'm hoping you could shed some light on it?

Why is it important to the heroes that Bakugo lives? To the point an older, more experienced hero is prepared to sacrifice himself to revive Bakugo? Does he have some kind of secret weapon the heroes can use? What makes him /that/ important and vital to the current crisis?

Thanks for the help. I hope you have a fabulous day! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

I think you already know the answer to your question.

More seriously, I have waited quite a while before answering this ask because I wanted to see what the next chapters would deliver and also so I was sure not to be instantly proven wrong after unleashing a vast quantity of salt. But I don't want to wait longer so here are the usual warnings: this is going to be a salt post, this is my opinion and not some absolute truth, and I accept the risk of being disproved.

Bakugou's death and everything that happened afterwards was pointless and cheap.

I personally found Bakugou's "death" very underwhelming because, especially for such a popular character, there are far better ways to bring one incredible death scene. The manga tried to show us that he went Plus Ultra and how much he had changed but the way it was brought made it underwhelming. His death could have brought more damage to Shigaraki. Or, one could have gone in the opposite direction and shown that yes, he didn't stand a chance against ShigarAFO but put more emotion into it to show that he fought for every additional second. Or he could have "died" protecting someone, which would nicely tie-in with his character arc of learning to be a hero who saves people.

Instead, the result was lukewarm. And the fact that pretty much everyone knows he isn't really dead doesn't bother me. But the last chapters did, especially when Bakugou already got seemingly killed by ShigarAFO during the war arc (and got away with only a couple of cool scars).

But what was a "Ah! That happened! Pretty cool quirk application moment and I like the change we see in Bakugou once he is waiting in purgatory with Flame Might!" moment because a clusterfuck of epic proportion with what is done to try to bring Bakugou back.

The asspulls of all asspulls. The most "WTF" moment of the entire manga and I am saying that while fully aware that Mirio twerked in front of Shigaraki one chapter later.

Edgeshot decides to kill himself on the off chance of bringing Bakugou back to life. He intends to fold himself à la Plus Ultra to become Bakugou's new heart, performing one of the most WTF open-heart surgeries ever on the middle of the battlefield while ShigarAFO is stomping on the remaining members of the Dream team.

How does he know how to do that? Is that how one of his parents die? Why is he doing that? Because his generation failed Bakugou's so he must atone and as an adult, he must save the kid.

The sheer troll logic one must attain to decide something like that is beyond my comprehension.

Edgeshot isn't dying at the time. It's not a "At least, my death might save him" moment. No, this is a top hero, who decided that he had to die to save one kid while the Big Three are fighting for their lives. In the time it took him to pull that not-so-life-saving procedure, Miruko has now lost all of her limbs, now channeling the Dark Knight of Monthy Python but hey, at least, she is certainly doing a better job than Edgeshot at trying to stop Shigaraki from killing them all and destroying UA, which is, in case I need to remind someone, FULL OF PEOPLE WORKING TO KEEP THAT THING IN THE AIR.

To answer your question, not only was "saving" (because, again, Edgeshot doesn't even know if it will work) Bakugou detrimental to the whole operation because they sacrificed a top hero during a situation where all hands on deck were required but it might have been for absolutely nothing.

Even if Bakugou, now part jeans and part ninja, starts breathing again, no one sane of mind would expect to get back to his feet and to fight again. 

Now, I will hazard a guess as to why this so-called death was necessary. I could be wrong. But I feel that this was a desperate attempt for Bakugou’s character to have an excuse not to do anything while Izuku is fighting Shigaraki.

Because there has been kind of an elephant in the room for several arcs now.

The manga doesn’t want to outright say that by now, Izuku is stronger than Bakugou. Not just stronger, as in “in a fight, Deku would win”. I am talking about Izuku being in a league on his own by now.

Because here is the thing: you have Bakugou who is a really popular character, who rose to the rank of deuteragonist, and who is defined by two things: he never stops fighting and he never loses. And now that he is fighting the big bad (well, one of them), it’s a problem because if Bakugou wins, that means the entire hero society is incompetent, so is the villain (since he got beaten by a first year) and the MC and OFA is useless. But if he loses or just shown not to be able to keep up with ShigarAFO and Deku and has to stay on the sideline, it’s almost out of character for him because one of the things he keeps repeating to Izuku is “Don’t try to do things alone.” (The Jakku battle and the solo arc, in case you’re wondering.)

I disgress but that’s another thing the solo arc could have been useful for. Really setting up the fact that Izuku can fight with Shigaraki on his own and that he was now in a different power category than his classmates. Instead, we got the “This is the story of how we all become heroes” and the plot must now bend over backwards to justify it.

Also, there is a 75% chance that Bakugou wakes up at some point, with Edgeshot’s quirk, and helps finish ShigarAFO.

So, to answer your question, no, there was no reason for Edgeshot to kill himself over the possibility of reviving Bakugou. Bakugou and Edgeshot had no prior interaction that could justify this. And if Izuku arrived ten seconds later, this sacrifice would have been for nothing.

#Sorry for unleashing the salt on you but you caught me in a moment of weakness #bnha salt #bnha manga spoilers

[new-king-kasa-official-archived]

oh god this is gonna be my longest post yet. here we go

blog runner- @dreamblues

other rp blogs of mine connected to this one: @guardian-angel-minori, @umbra-kasa-official

tags:

ic: tsukasa

ooc: mun

ship: (insert ship here)

please ask if you need any triggers tagged

notes:

mlm leaning aroace-spec

audhd

uses he/she (girlboy <3)

rp blog masterlist

ok ok. the lore is under here. godspeed this is long

last edited: 11/29/2023

This Tsukasa has switched places with another version of himself as a result of an incident in which his previous powers were stolen after being abducted. He is now set to become a king if he is to ever go to his new universe. Down below is lore for his previous identity.

This is a blog for an au version of Tsukasa who was killed in an incident involving a time anomaly and was later revived by another timekeeper (WXS Miku)

In his universe, he was responsible for preventing time anomalies before they can interfere with events in the timeline. His revival was meant to correct a mistake before it could have a severe impact on the flow of time.

Timekeepers are capable of detecting objects or living beings that are at risk of triggering a time anomaly if left unchecked, and thus they're required to take care of them in any way they see fit until the time anomaly is successfully averted. In Tsukasa's case, she usually resorts to either picking up objects and putting them into a huge living space she shares with Miku or simply luring living beings away from the events playing at hand.

Timekeepers are also able to time travel to any point in time

Tsukasa is unable to make his presence known to anyone in his universe because of the risks that could come with revealing the existence of timekeepers to the world. There was an incident where he did, in fact, have to reveal himself to the public in order to stop a serious time anomaly, causing him to be forced to wipe everyone’s memory of him to make sure no one spreads the truth. This incident has left him deeply traumatized.

Since Timekeeper Tsukasa is... a unique case, she got transported into what I'm going to call ✨the pjsk rp verse✨ through different means. It was a mere accident on her part in which she tried to travel to the future, but instead sent herself into a whole other universe separate from hers. Because she's not in the one she's supposed to be from, her powers grow unstable and she's unable to return home until her powers completely stabilize. She also loses the ability to detect time anomalies, though she can't figure out a reason why. Right now, she's just a god who can't use her powers whatsoever.

Because of his circumstances, he never got the chance to meet Emu, Nene, and Rui. That means the only ones he knows from the main cast would have to be Ichika, Saki, Honami, Shiho, Shizuku, Toya, and maybe Airi (in the sense that he only knows about her through what Saki's said about her. Pretty sure it's canon Saki was a huge fan of Happy Happy Everyday)

He may end up confused by the existence of sekai at first, as this au wasn't built with sekai existing in mind

Because Miku is a timekeeper (and possibly other vs) in this au, the concept of virtual singers may not be present in Tsukasa’s universe, as they would exist in different forms

Will add more lore if I have to

Update: on 11/28/2023, there has been a recent discovery that Tsukasa can get prophetic visions through his dreams. Whether this is his powers manifesting once more in a different form or something else is currently unknown to everyone around her.

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[hornet-best-bug]

Could you tell us more about your oc onto which you doodled horns? (Btw, full permission to infodump everything you want about them)

OH MY GOD NO-ONE REALLY ASKS ME TO INFODUMP OTHER THAN ONE PERSON ON HERE AND MY PARTNER. HOLD ON ESSAY INCOMING

Her name is Revive V Regor, and the idea was based off of Pavooko's Void angel idea. (Its warframe related. I fucking love warframe.) The idea was in simple terms "what if, in this AU of warframe, she broke her deal with the man in the wall, and he in retaliation removed her memories of everything and sent her onto the Zarimen derelict, while also leaving her vunerable to the lure of the angels song"

Most of that AU isn't cannon to her true character, and i only have the premise of that AU drafted as a short story you can find on my blog somewhere 😅 so i'll ramble about her cannon self in an alternate AU me and my partner work on together.

Revive was an experiment of Tyl Regor and Alad V ( the community calls Alad "Salad V" a lot, which i think is funny) in an attempt to see whether combining corpus genetics and grineer genetics would stop clone rot. (Clone rot is where grineer clone slowly deteriorate, it's a mutation in the genetics that causes their bodies to essentially "rot" killing them. Hence the name "Clone rot" it formed from years of cloning clones of clones, so on so forth)

Revive was only created successfully on the fith and final attempt, as Alad didn't really fully understand how the cloning process worked. Alad at the time was also recovering from his infestation (cannonially we, the tenno helped him, however for the sake of this au and the fact that we ship Alad and Tyl, Tyl is the one who helps Alad) so Revive does have some dormant infestated genetics, which was what was hoped to stop the clone rot.

Revive went through most of her childhood with her two crazy dads, though she didn't see Alad too much. Revive lived in the grineer Sea Labs a majority of the time, sometimes staying at Alads if Tyl needed her out of the way for a bit.

Revive as a kid was one of those "gifted kids" but she wasn't from the start ever using it for things people would deem "good" rather, she found an innate attraction towards weaponry, particularly explosives. Younger Revive having been so obsessed with grenades and bombs, was given a bomb plushie for her sixth birthday.

At 6, while she was logic smart, she still had a very creative side, often doodling plans for a gun she wanted to make, which ended up being the MK-1 of Firecracker. She liked to play games where she was the bad guy terrorising a city, when she met the man in the wall. He'd taken an interest in her potential for havoc, and so, after introducing himself and making her think he was some "imaginary friend" he made a deal with her. Now keeping in mind she'd around 6-8 at this time. Logic is escaping her because she thinks this is all part of the little roleplay.

The deal was of immorality to everything minus clone-rot as that's her achilies heel, although, wally (wally = the man in the wall) himself is another weakness as she ended up owing him her soul.

At 9 years old, with careful supervision and very limited resources to keep her safe, was allowed to make the MK-1 of Firecracker, her custom grenade launcher that packs quite a punch while sending out live grenades.

After that deal, she continued to play with him, and eventually, once she hit her teenage years, stopped seeing him, and frankly, isn't able to recall much of her childhood.

She, at around 13-16, started making a new, improved version of Firecracker, commandeering corpus weaponry that Alad gave her when she asked to study their reactors. She took apart a reactor she thought would work until she could do the maths for the correct formula for the custom reactor, and managed to make a semi-decent version of her gun. Though she wasn't fully satisfied, with the limited resources she was allowed, it was a decent start and a huge upgrade from the one she made at 9.

Through these years, Tyl and Alad would often have debates on where Revive should live. Should she remain in grineer territory, which at this point is all she knows, or should Alad take her to Corpus territory in hopes of giving her a life that Tyl knows he can't give.

They eventually came to an agreement of alternating where Revive stays. Two weeks at the labs and two weeks at Alads, rinse and repeat.

Revive has so many siblings, but the ones that have names are Kahl-175 (He is a cannon character you meet him in the new war and get to pkay as him in his own quest called Veilbreaker) Virmek and Gant. Gant is the youngest of the trio, and is very attatched to his technically little sister Revive. However, Gant is a manic, so he is tiny and childish, hence revive considers him a little brother instead.

At 14 Revive found herself developing clone rot, and started to conceal it from Tyl and Alad, though it eventually in her adult hood is discovered after tyl finds her bleeding through a very bad bandaging job.

She eventually gets a job in corupus territory, though she dislikes her boss, who is a total dick. She doesn't really get paid much despite her work demanding a higher wage. She doesn't work in finance. She works in weaponry as an explosives expert. Her salary is high, but corpus like to hoard their money, and i doubt they ever pay their employees fairly. (Just like the real world, am i right)

During this whole fiasco of working, she makes some friends with a group of Solaris. Jack, Tiffany, Scott. Revive has nicknames for the three

Jack = Jacky Wacky

Tiffany= Tiffy

Scott =Scottie

Revive ends up agreeing to help the Solaris with their issues, though dislikes working alongside the Tenno.

So not only is Revive working a full time job, she's being a babysitter for her brothers, helping out solaris United, dealing with the man in the wall who randomly pops back into existence one day, and is also dealing with a lot of insanity in her mind that she's constantly pushing back.

A note about her hair is that as a child it was completely light brown hair, however as she got older and did a ton of dangerous things she *should* have died from, white streaks would form in her hair. At the age of 23, her hair turned completely white, which was when Wally popped back into existence.

Most of this is completed lore, and thats about it at the moment because everything is still a work in progress 😅

#warframe #warframe oc #oc dump #oc lore dump #fucking hell this is long #rambles #inbox #inbox open

[godza]

guys you have to read sssrh. im not sure how else to entice you. umm what do people like? lgbtness. one character is a lesbian and she sucks really bad but shes one of my faves. found family is another big one the whole novel is basically about family but the mc adopts like 200 people/creatures he builds a family clan. my lesbian fave is the chancellor. the mcs wife is so wonderful the mc gets pegged. the story is about redemption, revenge, and learning to love and care for others. dont worry about the mc being weird in the beginning, he kills someone and gets better. god i need to reread the comic.

the comic. the tapas tl sucks and translates his name which throws off everything. its like americanizing a japanese girl named yuri to make her name lily when everything else stays the same. the novels on woopread its up to 200 chapters and the translation has stalled but thats still so much to read. once you get past ch 90 theres no way to stop you will read until you cant anymore. what else do people like. tjeres a ghost that follows the mc around and heckles him but also gives him advice. the mcs solution to everything is just killing himself bc thats kinda the whole premise he revives after dying.

READ IT. if you do you need to tell me your thoughts. live blog it. gongjas my son

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[whimsicaldragonette]

Blog Tour & Arc Review: The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

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Publication Date: May 30, 2023

Welcome to the Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies book tour with Berkley Publishing Group. (This blog tour post is also posted on my Wordpress book review blog Whimsical Dragonette.)

Synopsis:

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. Lady Augusta Colebrook, “Gus,” is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents to rescue their friend’s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband.   The sisters set out to Caroline’s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots and injures the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia twenty years ago. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses, and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan. Back in London, Gus can’t stop thinking about her unlikely (not to mention handsome) comrade-in-arms. She is convinced Lord Evan was falsely accused of murder, and she is going to prove it. She persuades Julia to join her in a quest to help Lord Evan, and others in need—society be damned! And so begins the beguiling secret life and adventures of the Colebrook twins.

Author Bio:

Alison Goodman is the New York Times bestselling author of Eon and Eona and The Dark Days Club series. Learn more online at www.alisongoodman.com.au/

Author photo credit: Tania Jovanovic

My Rating: ★★★★★

*My Review, Favorite Quotes, and Non-Exclusive Excerpt below the cut.

My Review:

This was utterly delightful. I love a good regency adventure, especially with a feminist bent and a woman who defies societal norms to solve crimes and right wrongs. What I did not realize I was missing, however, was for said society-norm-defying-women to be a pair of 42-year-old spinster sisters. It was delicious. I was immediately struck, upon starting, with how familiar the storytelling felt and how appropriate it seemed for someone setting out to solve mysteries. It reminds me of the Sherlock Holmes stories with the first-person narration of Dr. Watson. In this case we have the first-person narration of Lady Augusta Colebrook, using a similar dry and slightly amused tone. It also reminds me of the narration of the Enola Holmes novels (which are likely based on those about Sherlock). I like that the mysteries Lady Augusta elects to solve and the crimes she seeks to address all involve women being wronged, from the initial retrieval of a packet of incriminating letters to the final adventure of rescuing the inhabitants of a brutal madhouse. Each is a step farther along the path and take her a step away from the 'neither seen nor heard' proper lady her brother wishes to force her to be. Her relationship with her sister was wonderful (despite the less-than-likely entire conversations held entirely in gestures -- alongside the multi-sentence exchanges those gestures are purported to represent). Lady Julia is suffering from breast cancer (a disease which killed their mother and aunt) and is much more concerned with propriety than her sister, but she gamely shows up for Gus again and again, lending her skills to their rescue attempts and occasionally threatening the villains at gunpoint. The love and trust between the sisters really shines. The disgraced Lord Evan - escaped convict, horse thief, and charming rogue - makes a wonderful partner in crime for Gus and it quickly becomes clear that he is her perfect match. I loved seeing them work together from the beginning and how their schemes grew more complicated each time but often relied on standing together and winging it moment to moment. The villains in this are truly villainous and the misogyny and brutality against women of all ages and statuses are hard to stomach. From brothel to madhouse, the many, many ways that men have invented to be cruel to women are on display. It is hard to read in places and each encounter stokes Gus' (and the reader's) righteous fury. Things worked out just a little too easily in some of the later more complicated schemes, but never enough that it took me out of the story. I'm glad that Julia gets a love interest by the end and doesn't have to sink back into mourning for her deceased fiance forever, and greatly enjoyed how that happened and how Julia seems much more in control of the situation. I can't wait for more of Gus and Julia and Lord Evan and Kent. It's clear by the end of this that their story is only beginning which makes me very happy what with how much I enjoyed this one. *Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for providing an early copy for review.

Favorite Quotes:

“Is he truly senseless? Can we be sure?” It occurred to me that I had been checking people’s vitals far too often in the past few hours.

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“So, finis,” I said as the front door closed. “Not at all,” Julia said. “He will be back.” “What makes you think that?” She smiled. “Because he did not need to come this time.”

Non-Exclusive Excerpt:

"We should have worn half boots," I said. "I can feel every pebble through my slippers." "One cannot wear half boots with full dress," Julia said firmly. "Even in circumstances of duress." I stifled a smile. My sister's sense of style and occasion was always impeccable, and rather too easy to poke. Julia glanced sideways at me. "Oh, very funny. Next you'll be suggesting we wear unmentionables." "If only we could," I said. "Breeches would be far more convenient than silk gowns." "How would you know?" Julia demanded. "Heavens, Gus, you haven't actually donned Father's clothing, have you?" She knew I had kept some of our father's clothes after his death; he and I had been much the same height and wiry build. By all rights, the clothes belonged to our brother on his succession to the title-as all our father's property did-but I had taken them, anyway. A connection to him and a memento mori of sorts. "Of course not. I am only surmising." Julia settled back against my arm. "To even try them would be ghoulish." She nudged me gently and angled her sweet smile up at me. "Even so, you would look rather dashing in, say, a hussars uniform. You have the commanding height for it, and the gold trim would match your hair." I snorted. Julia was, as ever, being too loyal. My brown hair did not even approach gold-in fact, it now had streaks of silver-and my five foot nine inches had so far in my life proved to be more awkward than commanding. She, on the other hand, had been blessed with the Colebrook chestnut hair, as yet untouched by age, and stood at a more dainty five foot two inches. When we were children I had once cried because we were not identical. Our father had taken me aside and told me that he found such duplications unsettling and he was well satisfied with his two mismatched girls. He had been a good father and a better man. Yet in the eyes of society, his sordid death atop a rookery whore five years ago had become the sum of him. It had nearly tainted my sister and me, too, for I had recklessly gone to the hovel to retrieve my father-I could not bear to think of his body gawped at by the masses, or as a source of their sport. As fate would have it, I was seen at the brothel. An unmarried woman of breeding should not even know about such places, let alone debase herself by entering one and speaking to the inhabitants. I became the latest on-dit and it was only the staunch support of our most influential friends that silenced the scandalmongers and returned us to the invitation lists. A small group of middlings-the women with shawls clasped over dimity gowns and the men in belcher neckerchiefs and sober wools-clustered around a singer at the side of the path. The woman's plaintive ballad turned Julia's head as we passed. "'The Fairy Song,'" she said. "One of Robert's favorites." I quickened our pace past the memory; fate seemed to be conspiring against me. We attracted a few glances as we walked toward the gloomy entrance to the Dark Walk, mainly from women on the arms of their spouses, their thoughts in the tight pinch of their mouths. "Maybe we should have brought Samuel and Albert," Julia whispered. She had seen the matronly judgment too. "Charlotte does not want our footmen knowing her business," I said. "Besides, we are not quivering girls in our first season. We do not need to be chaperoned all the time." "Do you remember the code we girls made up to warn each other about the men in our circle?" Julia asked. "The code based on these gardens." "Vaguely." I searched my memory. "Let me see: a Grand Walk was a pompous bore, a Supper Box was a fortune hunter . . ." "And a Dark Walk was the reddest of red flags," Julia said. "Totally untrustworthy, never be alone with him. It was based on all those awful attacks that happened in the Dark Walk at the time. Do you recall?" I did-respectable young girls pulled off the path and assaulted in the worst way. "That was more than twenty years ago, my dear. We are women of forty-two now, well able to look after ourselves." "That is not what Duffy would say."

Indeed, our brother, the Earl of Duffield, would be horrified to know we had gone to Vauxhall Gardens on our own, let alone braved the lewd reputation of the Dark Walk. "Duffy would have us forever hunched over embroidery or taking tea with every mama who saw her daughter as the new Lady Duffield." "True," Julia said, "but you are so vehement only because you know this is beyond the pale. Not to mention dangerous." I did not meet her eye. My sister knew me too well. "Well, we are here, anyway," I said, indicating the Dark Walk to our right. Huge gnarly oaks lined either side of the path, their overhanging branches almost meeting in the middle to make a shadowy tunnel of foliage. One lamp lit the entrance but I could see no other light farther along the path. Nor any other person. "It lives up to its name," Julia said. We both considered its impenetrable depths. "Should we do as Duffy would want and turn back?" I asked. "I'd rather wear dimity to the opera," Julia said and pulled me onward. I knew my sister just as well as she knew me.

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Excerpted from The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman Copyright © 2023 by Alison Goodman. Excerpted by permission of Berkley. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

#alison goodman #berkley #the benevolent society of ill-mannered ladies #historical romance #regency romance #blog tour #spinster sisters solve crimes #best books of 2023 #shilo reads #arc review #netgalley #favorites #romance

[bonegrieve]

Headcanon: Riqyn & A Bhaalspawn's Purpose ( Put below a cut as it contains talk of CSA, SA, self harm/mutilation, and child abuse. Cult stuff. DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT. )

I haven't really touched this part of Riqyn's backstory / character because it's a very dark topic and while I understand that I have been nothing but forthcoming about the contents of my blog, this backstory pushes my own personal comfort level. I’ve been content to leave it hazy and forgotten as part of Riqyn’s nature as a Dark Urge playthrough, but it isn’t true to her character. She does not get tadpoled. She remembers everything except for what her mind has forced her to forget as a trauma response. But this still remains content I would not be comfortable bringing up in a thread, so I’ve hesitated to post anything about it. But after talking to (@)musezieren about a cut Dark Urge ending that I didn't know about, I figured I should just probably stop shying away from it because it is canonical, it is fucked up, and if I make a post about it, I can always reference it under caution. Its a very big part of the reason Riqyn is the way she is - it would be disingenuous to her character to simply ignore it. So without further ado, Riqyn’s full backstory under the cut.

Riqyn's entire purpose, the whole reason she was made, was to be a breeder. She was never meant to be the Chosen. Her role was never as a leader or priestess, never as a sacrificial lamb. She was always meant to be a cog in a well-oiled machine, and never anything more than that. Bhaal tried to "prepare" her for such a life by hand-choosing the human couple that would raise her. The husband was a serial predator of girls and young women, and the wife looked past it because it meant she wasn't getting raped and abused. She was a victim herself, but despite that, Riqyn blamed her for a lot of the abuse she suffered. In her eyes, her mother was supposed to protect her from harm. Instead she perpetuated it by remaining silent. The abuse started young, and continued until their deaths when she was a preteen; leading to her unhinged personality. Like most children who are abused, she developed a pattern of violent, unruly, and worrying behaviors that raised a lot of concerns among other parents and children alike.

Unfortunately, they chalked it up to her being a Tiefling, rather than any potential psychological issue or abuse. It was not uncommon to see her come home with black eyes or scraped knees from fights she had gotten into, but this was not appreciated. Her father especially was worried about her behavior drawing too much attention to himself and his misdeeds, and would beat her regularly for acting out. Her parents simply could not and did not want to handle her unruly behavior properly. When she finally snapped, she killed them both; ending her mother’s life quickly and mercifully while she enjoyed the slow torture of her father’s death over several days.

By the time she’s recalled to the temple in her teens, Bhaal has already prepared a set of suitors who would produce incredibly powerful Bhaalspawn children. However, due to the abuse she suffered, she had not developed enough physically in order to conceive and bear children. A small issue, which time would resolve quickly enough. While waiting for such a time, she was assigned as the attendant of the Chosen. The specifics of her role vary depending on the interaction/verse, but consist of things like sexual gratification of the Chosen, a live prey item for murder practice or enjoyment ( she would be revived after ), companionship for the Chosen, and any other activities the Chosen assigned her. It was during this time that she trained and honed her blade skills without Bhaal's blessing.

Once Riqyn came of age ( finally, in her very late teens to early twenties, again depending on verse ) scars and bruises became punishable offenses. That meant anyone who brought undue harm to her could be killed. As her body needed to be in "excellent form", intensive physical activity such as sparring was also expressly forbidden. She was removed from her role as attendant and set into the life she was meant to live. Her room was far more lavish than most, as it served to host many of Bhaal’s most powerful allies — the ones who would sire his army of Bhaalspawn. It was, however, little more than a prison cell for the young woman. She was isolated and lonely, and had to host as many of her father’s chosen sires as she possibly could. She was never allowed to say no, no matter who or what walked through her door. From this, she surmised she simply needed to make him love her more. She sought this love through obedience, growing numb to the grim reality of her life and accepting her fate. She grew close with Orin, capitalizing on their shared love of Bhaal. Despite it all, there was little that could prepare her for the shock of actually conceiving a child. It would have been the first of many, a realization that shattered her calm acceptance and sent her spiraling again for the second time in her life.

In a fit of fear and bloodlust, she took a blade to her belly, cutting out the parts of her that Bhaal had forced her to carry; throwing them onto a burning altar before collapsing from blood loss. She was rushed to Kressa Bonedaughter to mend, but before she could find suitable replacement organs, the Chosen fell into her lap. With a far more important and interesting task at hand, Riqyn remained injured and unresponsive until waking up in the wreckage of a Nautiloid. An accidental shipment crashed and lost among the wilds Faerûn; forever freed from her duty.

#🦴 headcanon ( riqyn ) #heed the warnings

[inukag]

I'm not an Inukag shipper but I personally don't really see InuKik as a relationship that would've worked out long term. Even without inuyasha meeting kagome or Naraku, there were trust issues at hand and kikyo wanted inuyasha to give up being a half demon, something that's very important to his identity. There's also the fact that Inuyasha destroyed the village, which was disproportionate even if Kikyo was manipulated into attacking him. Kikyo hurting him after her revival cements my opinion.

I think it's interesting that you don't ship inukag but still follow me! At least I think you do since you saw my other asks, lol. I hope you have a good time on my blog despite the overwhelming amount of inukag 😂

But yeah I just can't imagine a scenario where inu/kik would work either. Even if you change the way the shikon jewel works and you imagine a scenario where Inuyasha did become human and the jewel was purified, I think Inuyasha would deeply regret his decision and resent Kikyo for making him change himself. At some point Sesshomaru would show up looking for Tessaiga and Inuyasha would lose his eye permanently and learn that he can't use the sword that his dad made just for him because he decided to forsake his yokai blood. Also like you said, there are trust issues in their relationship. Inuyasha learned to trust Kagome because she cried for him and showed him that she genuinely cares about him, his life and his well-being, which Kikyo never did not even post-resurrection after she was back to "normal". That's one of my main issue about their relationship too, I do believe Inuyasha loved Kikyo but I don't believe he felt loved and cherished by her the way he does with Kagome. In general I think Kikyo loved the idea of being a normal woman and being loved by someone more than she loved Inuyasha himself. If she did love him we would have seen her take back the claim she made on his life and instead encourage him to live and be happy with Kagome, which she never did.

And if you remove both the shikon jewel and Naraku, I don't think Kikyo would have paid any attention to him. She outright said that the only reason she hadn't killed him is because she sees herself in him, so if she wasn't the guardian of the shikon jewel she would have nothing in common with him at all. I think it's a common misconception in this fandom that Kikyo's position as a miko is what makes her lonely, but it's not. She explicitly said she will be a normal woman if the jewel is purified. She dislikes having to fight demons who are constantly trying to take the jewel from her, she doesn't seem to dislike normal miko duty like helping people in need. Also being a miko doesn't stop Kaede from accepting yokai into her home, and it doesn't stop Kagome from marrying Inuyasha, so it's definitely not what stopped Kikyo from being with him.

You bring up an interesting point about Inuyasha attacking the village, it's funny how no one in the series ever brings that up, lol. You would think Kaede would be mad at him since it seems like she lost her eye in that event (in the manga at least, I know anime filler said something different). Or the older villagers who were there would remember. Anyway, even if you imagine Kikyo being resurrected properly and Inuyasha picking her over Kagome, I STILL think Inuyasha would regret his decision and would not be able to forget Kagome. But that's obviously completely up to interpretation and personal opinion. I don't think Inuyasha is as devoted to Kikyo as people make him out to be, I think he did what was necessary for someone he loved who was murdered and brought back to life, but if he truly loved her as much as the fandom says he does, he wouldn't be spending 99% of his time with Kagome while Kikyo is alone, sad and at risk of getting killed by her murderer again. And she did get killed by Naraku again... twice... after Inuyasha told her he wouldn't let that happen.

#ask #Anon #inukik-critical #also forgot to address the 'without meeting kagome' part #but my answer is already long enough lol #if somehow kikyo was resurrected and she unsealed inuyasha #i think it goes back to me feeling like kikyo doesn't really love HIM

[softmafia]

Hisoka and The Crow

!!!!!!!!OC X CANON WARNING!!!!!!!!

+spoiler warnings +mentions of sexual intercourse

I think I’m going to make this a oc x canon blog, or just a blog for my au. Anyways this is an updated version of Hisoka and Crow’s relationship dynamic.

Following the guise of my AU:

Crow was already a big name in the underground crime business, Hisoka heard of her but they didn’t interact with each other until the election arc. A few months after Crow was sentenced to life in prison, Hisoka had came in to bail her out.(In my AU, licensed hunters have the ability to take inmates out of prison. There’s more to this privilege but I’m not going to explain it here.)

Hisoka hired Crow and Milluki to assist Killua in getting Alluka to Gon so she could heal him. After that, Hisoka saw that Crow could be a useful ally to have by his side. And he also wanted to see more of her skills in action. It was a small attraction for Hisoka at first but over time it started to grow into something more. Eventually, he hired her as his personal body guard.(he also offered to give her a home at his place, but she declined.)

Crow’s subservience to Hisoka turned out to be pretty convenient for him— if he had a mission he wasn’t interested in, he could just send her to do it for him. If he needed information on any criminals for a target, Crow could easily get that info for him and he wouldn’t even have to move a finger. (And if he really wanted to, he could ask Crow to give him an army of crooks to work for him, but he has no interest in that right now.)

During Hisoka’s fight with Chrollo, he ordered Crow to keep watch outside of the stadium and kill any Heaven’s Arena staff that would try to stop the fight.

After the fight— Crow killed Machi on her own accord for unknown reasons, after that, Hisoka told her to tell the troupe that he was coming for revenge. Crow agreed to send the message, but refused to work for him after that.(just until he got over the post-revival god complex)

They’re both currently on the Black Whale, but are unaware of each other’s presence.

Their personal relationship

Hisoka is a bit of a tease(of course he is), he’s a smooth talker when he’s with Crow, calling her endearing names, giving her flowers(specifically tulips and peonies). Besides Illumi, Crow is probably one of the closest people to Hisoka which is surprising since they’ve only known each other for a few months.

She sleeps in his bed whenever she stays the night, and whenever it’s cold she lets him cuddle with her. (They might’ve gotten a bit intimate once or twice)

Whenever they have off time, they play late-night chess games. Hisoka enjoys the time he spends with her during these games and sometimes he sits and waits for her to come so they can play again.

Will I make them official in my AU?? Maybe? It depends bc Crow has a rocky relationship with another character that she still needs to work out. But I might.

#hunter x hunter #hisoka morrow #oc x canon #hisoka x oc #hxh oc #hunter x hunter original character #original character x canon

[icharchivist]

Ah, so today was Belial's angst day, huh... I see... I hope one day he will get damn help

From Bubs episode I remember only him cry and throwing up over Lucifer's beauty

I had gore idea but you know? Fuck it.

Belial and Beelzebub gets tired of Lucilius and just... If they could revive him, then why not Lucifer? At least he would be little nicer.

Also... Lucifer don't need to destroy a world because he already fought God and then moved on with his day. It's therapeutic, I guess. Also I think I remember in first part of wmtsb that Four Primarchs have together power equal to God and like... How do you know? Did Lucifer told you? How much stronger is Lucifer? Excuse me???

Also, Lucifer with his theme of evolution isn't kind of opposition to Baha with his rebirth and destruction, again and again, like he non stop repeat some sort of loop? And God of Stars is opposite to Sky God?? And they fight to become whole as Omnipresent?? But Lucifer also is opposite AND equal in power, soo...???

I am just thinking too much about possibility that God of Stars has power to change world around her (ee, main story? Sus woman appears with Baha?), but she wants unchanging cycle as her order

While Baha wants world to be freed from that cycle, but his power can only destroy and recreate, but does it changes something?? (Baha just getting tired of trying and using Lucifer as substitute for God of Stars and Lucifer is just like "Yeah that's my deal, to evolve, I see no reason to refuse your proposition"). There is something about Lucifer in that garden, still conscious.

Yeah, once again I listened too much to Wings of Terror, version by Stella Magna. I am sure remix of this, Paradise Lost and Zero would be pretty nice as Lucifer theme *inhale enormous amount of copium and loses conscious*

weird things happen on this blog at time i swear, but yes, Belial angst. Wishing for him to get help as well.

And yeah i remember that too (Bubs being compromised by his huge ugly crush on the Lucifaces…. embarassing for him but also relatable) but yeah i also remember the Otherworlds stuff being a bit hard to swallow.

and oh god, promising.

The idea of the duo that went through all the length possible to kill Lucifer going "actually let's bring Lucifer back" is so funny to me please.

And that's a good point. Lucifer would indeed not destroy the world, he wouldn't care for that, but as for the primarches… tbh i'd be inclined to think they reckonned it by now, bc knowing Lucifer had met God at this point it really makes it like a bold comment to make.

I agree on Lucifer being the opposite of Bahamut as his thematic of evolution VS destruction, or more like, they have drastically different approach to how to let the world exist without it specifically being on a scale, so it does leave Baha on the scale with the God of the Stars/Sky God thingy. so Lucifer is kinda a representant of the skyrealm, of the people living here, who is caught in the crossfire but who's existance is the one thing that can push through, to not let destruction whip away what evolution worked so long to create.

i haven't reached the point of the main story where i could think about the God of Stars though…

That said the whole idea regarding how he would view Lucifer in all this is pretty compelling i'd say.

and HELPP. amazing brainrot going on there i see! Thanks for sharing ;D

#sorry long time to reply it all i had another brainrot going on i had a hard time shifting rails again #but that was a neat read #ichareply #ichafantalks gbf #lucyferros #ichablogging wmtsb

[salted-caramel-tea]

either way i think drantis are way worse than the reputation they’ve built for dream fans despite how much they preach political correctness and moral superiority . i’ve been watching dream for just over two years now and here’s a list of my interactions with antis

March 2021 - Somi Malek

a 16 year old girl from new york made a total of 8 tumblr accounts to

-harass me

- send me fanfiction about mutiliation rape incest and animal abuse

- write a fanfiction in my asks about me being raped by both dream and sapnap (separate asks)

- sent me suicide bait, death threats, rape threats

- downloaded and sent mw pictures of myself from my private social media accounts and threatened to post them online on body rating sites .

i almost had to get the police involved because tumblr wasn’t responding to my harassment reports

this was because i posted under #dreamwastaken

The First Las Nevadas Stream (also march 2021)

i made a post saying it made me uncomfortable that people were saying dream deserved to be tortured under the cc!dream tag

antis used this an excuse to tell me

- i deserved to be tortured ‘just like that f****t streamer*

- i needed to be raped with a rusty pipe (i’ll never forget that one)

- i got sent suicide bait for a week straight

there was some overlap with the somi incident here

October 2022-

anti commented under my post about how ugly dream is and whatnot post face reveal stuff u know anyway i told them it was unnecessary and to get some friends and make their own post and they

- called me a slut

- tried to imply i was a child predator for telling a minor to stop fighting with them under my post (i have the word slut in my url which means all my interactions have a sexual undertone apparently)

- tried multiple times to trick me into saying i hated poly people

- when i shut down the conversation they forged screenshots of me saying i hate poly people and they aren’t valid and threatened to send it to people

this was for saying idc if dream isn’t your type tell him he’s pretty which most people would know is lighthearted stan behaviour

those are the biggest issues thatve stuck with me but there’s been so many incidents where i’ve had to shut my ask box or close anon asks or take a whole break from tumblr because people stalk the dream smp tag to see who they can target

i get hate asks on a near daily basis and here’s what they come to

- sapnap would sexually assault me

- i deserved my sa (happened after i opened up about it for the first time and when i said i hates what minx said about the recent situation)

- general death threats

- slut shaming

- dream is a bad person (the reason varies) and he would commit a violent crime on me (also varies sometimes he wants me dead sometimes he wants to rape me depends on what the antis are thinking about)

- sui bait (expected)

- sui baiting dream in my inbox

- dream is going to rape george

- sapnap is going to beat george to death for being gay

amongst other things this is only the things i can think of that happened to ME and i know that there’s so many people who revive so much violent hate for just existing on their blog and posting about their interests from people who take a personal offence to people being a fan of someome they don’t like . and they have the gall to say that WE are the aggressors in the situation when they’ve been telling us to kill ourselves for years now

dream fans have a reputation from the way SOME people acted on twitter, but antis are using the facade of moral righteousness to disguise the fact that they are displaying all the violent behaviours they project into us

#tw rape mention #tw sa mention #tw animal cruelty #tw incest mention #tw sui bait #i don’t know if i tagged everything let me know if i didn’t

[iturbide]

oof, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise.

!! WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS for AG !!

at some point after the timeskip, dimitri and edelgard are fighting for control of arianrhod when thales, having been biding his time since he was ousted two years ago, interrupts, pulls out a crest stone, and somehow uses it to forcibly transform her into her hegemon form from AM. she proceeds to wreck mindless havoc on the fort with dimitri and co. barely escaping.

afterwards, it's shown thales retreated with edelgard in tow (having somehow un-transformed her?) and she's… clearly not herself, uncharacteristically silent with a slightly terrified expression in her portrait. a little later we find out that duke aegir's been appointed regent by thales given the emperor's "condition"—much to the complete detestation of the adrestrian countryside (having fallen to ruin from what, at best, seems to be severe neglect). hubert and ferdinand are reportedly MIA and not heard from again for the rest of the story (they never say they’re dead, but given we know hubert, at least, would literally die before letting edelgard come to any harm, it really doesn’t bode well).

the next time we see edelgard on the battlefield, it’s as mouthpiece by duke aegir for morale and her sentences are notably stilted and simple. then she tells us during the bonus chapter where she's temporarily fully cognizant again (don’t ask—its contrived so that the chapter is consistent with the other two routes) that after un-transforming, her body's been more or less on autopilot while her consciousness has been looking on from the inside, unable to do anything.

during the final battle she's being compelled to fight at thales' side and he revives her a couple times throughout the fight to act as a meatshield (though not transforming her for it??? we never actually get to fight hegemon edelgard) afterwards, when he's dead, she's just kneeling there on the ground looking absolutely lost and, having seemingly regressed into the mind of her twelve year old self, refers to dimitri by her old childhood nickname for him in confusion. to which dimitri is shocked before—in perhaps one of the most bafflingly out-of-character moments in the game, which is saying something—turning away and leaving her there without a word to go reconvene with both his army and the church and alliance forces.

the war is then said to still going on (despite the fact that the adrestria is in shambles, just about every prominent figure is either dead, defeated, or otherwise unaccounted for and the emperor who started it is now mentally impaired) and claude is implied to be about to make a move against the central church. the end.

note that this is the better of AG's two endings and, arguably, the best ending of all three routes (based on both the body count and the fact claude is actually in character for almost the entirety of it).

so. yeah. the writers would literally rather have edelgard outwardly reduced to the mindset of a child and inwardly living out her worst nightmare trapped inside of her own body than for the route to end with her in a bad light. which, for me, is more disrespectful to her character than just killing her outright.

okay I am primarily posting it because I need this to be on my blog for reference purposes instead of stashed in my inbox or lost to the ether but just

good gods

I honestly didn’t think that the character assassination could get much worse after what I’d heard about Golden Wildfire but somehow this ramps it up again you’re absolutely right this is utterly disrespectful for Edelgard’s character

And it doesn’t even make the plot contrivance any easier to stomach.  Thales isn’t responsible for Edelgard’s transformation into her Hegemon form in Three Houses: she transforms seemingly of her own volition as a means of trying to achieve enough power to stop Dimitri and turn the tides of this war (and possibly to clue Dimitri in on the fact that the other power at play alongside the Empire likely won’t fall with her -- a silent warning to stay vigilant for Those Who Slither, who are otherwise unaddressed in Azure Moon).  Thales is dead when she takes on her Hegemon form in Three Houses, and she never uses that form in other routes...so if he had that power, why didn’t he use it in Three Houses?  Given that the Twisted were ousted early, the capacity had to have been implanted well before that, meaning it had to have been possible in Three Houses, so including it here but giving Edelgard a ‘happy ending’ in Three Houses when she openly went against the Twisted at Arianrhod.  They could have -- and arguably should have -- let her finish off Rhea and then exerted full control over her.  It makes the whole CF ending reek of lies, knowing they could just do that the whole time.

(And this is coming from me, who thinks that CF’s endcards came up too rosy given the hard road she likely had ahead after conquering her way through two independent nations.  Even I wanted to see Edelgard do something that wasn’t ‘get leashed to Thales will and forced into the same role of puppet Emperor that her father was chained to.’)

I had heard so many interesting things about Azure Gleam being a good route with solid characterizations, but if they’re doing that to Edelgard I’m starting to question my sanity about what makes for a good route.

#answered #asperrusual #fire emblem warriors: three hopes #fewth spoilers #do i even want to know what happens in scarlet blaze #aside from ferdinand having a character arc apparently #i'm absolutely distraught about edelgard meeting that kind of end #she didn't deserve that #how could the same team of writers that made three houses have made this

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for the ask game hadestown cuz it's the first musical I thought of

ok well i haven't actually listened to hadestown but this is my blog and i do what i want & ik you like falsettos also so im gonna do falsettos instead . ok falsettos has a Lot of songs so im gonna try not to put too much thought into any of these & im combining songs that are combined in the cast recording

four jews in a room bitching: i'm neurotic / he's neurotic / they're neurotic / we're neurotic

a tight-knit family/love is blind: love is very often debris / when you find / what you find / then never never never never never do it over again (see: what more can i say)

the thrill of first love: we ask for passion at all times / we stand to passion and drink this toast / still it's awful trying / and we're not denying / that of all the lesser passions / we like fighting most

marvin at the psychiatrist: does she sleep in the nude / no

my father's a homo/everyone tells jason to see a psychiatrist: i think you like playing chess alone / that's not normal / what is normal / i wouldn't know

this had better come to a stop: chop chop chop chop chop i chopped it / i served his food the asshole forced me / and still the bastard divorced me

i'm breaking down: i wanna hate him but i really can't / it's like a nightmare how this all proceeds / i hope that whizzer don't fulfill his needs

please come to our house/jason's therapy: so you feel alright for about 10 minutes / feel alright for 20 minutes / feel alright for 40 minutes / drop it and smile / why don't you feel alright for the rest of your life

a marriage proposal/a tight-knit family (reprise): oftentimes lovers are crazy people / sometimes they kill each other / just like a biblical brother / did to his biblical brother / back in biblical times / biblical times? / biblical times / oh those biblical times

trina's song/march of the falsettos/trina's song (reprise): they fight too hard / and play too rough / they sometimes love / but not enough

the chess game: life's a sham and every move is wrong / we've examined every move as we move along

making a home: loving our / liking our / hating our lives / making a home

the games i play: play again the music / it's a song that i've been waiting to hear for much too long / years, years too long

marvin hits trina: mendel plans to rub my back / mendel's not a maniac / and he's sweet / and he's warm / and he loves me so

i never wanted to love you: i never wanted to love you / i only wanted to see my face in yours / jason's wild / save that child / how he adores / and hates me

father to son: a man, kid / you'll be, kid / if nothing goes wrong / sing for us all / as you march along

falsettoland/it's about time: one day i'd like to be / as mature as my son / who is 12 and a half / and this tall / that's all i'd like to be / that's all (honorable mention to: shiksa caterers / short insomniacs / hypochondriacs / yiddish-americans / feisty families / radiologists / intellectuals / nervous wrecks)

year of the child: there'll be food / like food never before (this line has always been SO hilarious to me for some reason)

miracle of judaism: would they come, though / if they were invited / and not / laugh at my hebrew / and not / laugh at my father and his friends

the baseball game: just what i wanted at a little league game / my ex husband's ex lover / isn't that what every mother dreams about / having at a little league game / looking at whizzer is like eating treyf

a day in falsettoland: in the 60's everyone had heart / in the 60's we were all a part of the same team / in the 60's we had a new world to start / could this / oh god don't say this / could this be / the new world we started

everyone hates his parents: everyone hates his parents / that's in the torah / it's what history shows / in fact, god said to moses / moses, everyone hates his parents / that's how it is / and god knew / because god hated his

what more can i say: can you tell / i have been revived / it's so swell / damn it / even i'm surprised

something bad is happening/more racquetball: my spirits sag / when i read the magazines / men dressed in drag / next to their moms / passion and fashion and filler / but not a word about the killer / i like the ballgowns but jesus christ

holding to the ground: i hold to the ground as the ground keeps shifting / keeping my balance square / trying not to care about this man whom marvin loves / but that's my life / he shared my life / yes that's my life

days like this: i think you need to play some chess / jason, sit down and begin / i'll let you win, whizzer / don't let me win / i'll let you win

canceling the bar mitzvah: why don't we tell him / that we don't have the answers / and that life can be grim / life's not all about him / and things rarely go according to plan / tell him things happen / for no damn good reason / and his lack of control kills what's best in his soul / and this is the start to his becoming a man

unlikely lovers: i can't help but feeling / i've failed / let's be scared together / let's pretend that nothing is awful / there's nothing to fear / just stay right here / i love you

another miracle of judaism: i don't know if you exist / i can't hear your fingers snapping / are you just a big psychiatrist / or can you make things not happen

something bad is happening (reprise): something that kills / something infectious (this was my attempt to not just do the entirety of this very short song lol)

you gotta die sometime: death's a funny pal with a weird sort of talent / he takes me in his arms and walks me to the bed / he pins me against the wall and kisses me like crazy / the many stupid things i thought about with dread / now delight / then the scene turns to white

jason's bar mitzvah: son of abraham, isaac, and jacob / son of marvin / son of trina / son of whizzer / son of mendel / and godchild to the lesbians from next door / sing, oh sing, oh sing

what would i do: do you regret / i'd do it again / i'd like to believe that i'd do it again and again and again (see: love is blind)

falsettoland (reprise): this is where we take a stand / welcome to falsettoland

send me an album & I'll pick my favorite lyrics from every song

#fun fact about falsettos is that i saw the tour cast w my friend in 2019 and she'd never seen/listened to it before #and she saw a bit of the aids quilt in the lobby and was like oh that's so cool that they have a bit of the aids quilt #and then she didn't think about it anymore until charlotte was like “bachelors arrive sick and frightened #they leave weeks later unenlightened” and she was like oh. oh. oh. Oh.. #asks #mina tag #falsettos #long post #very long post lmfao #i gave myself chills typing a lot of these out 😭😭 i have it BAD for this musical

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@musxaders asks... "Abandoned Mask" "Another Mask" and "Mask's Calling"

Three of them, so once again this is going under a read more.

Abandoned Mask: A character I no longer roleplay

doo doo DOOT DOOT--

Yeah, I kinda just fell out of favor with Undertale. I like it, but I feel like the landscape of tumblr, especially at the time, really just favored the meme interpretations of the Undertale characters, particularly Sans loving ketchup and Chara loving chocolate, which just left a sour taste in my mouth.

Like bad ketch-- I'll stop.

But I think things have settled, so if anyone's interested, maybe I'll pick him back up. Big maybe, though.

Mask's Calling: A character I'm on the fence about roleplaying

Ziro (Grim Reaper OC)

I know you remember this guy. A grim reaper OC of mine, I had made him years ago. I've wanted to bring him back, maybe on the multimuse blog, but I'm not sure if anyone would care too much.

The story goes that in his time, he and his wife were monster hunters. During a mission however, he loses his wife and is thrown in a deep spiral of depression. Well, he actually manages to find and plead with Death, asking for him to bring back his wife, which is really only met with "No." Stricken with grief, he would go on to literally kill the harvester of souls, allowing him to revive his wife.

This was not without consequence though, as not only was his wife in constant agony from being alive when she wasn't supposed to be, but this prevented all death everywhere from occurring, leaving many in a horrid state. He would return to Death's domain where Death's essence would explain that the world needs Death, in which Ziro would agree to take place of the god as a means of atonement, a job he still hates to this day.

...So, any takers?

Another's Mask: A muse I have on another blog

Scott Pilgrim (vs. The World) - @the-devils-toybox

Ah, one of my favorite fuck ups. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a great graphic novel, not being afraid to present its main character as a complete fuck up who really needs to overcome his own horrid personality and become a better person in the process. By the end of the comics, he tries to pick up his life and starts to show some promising change.

This is where my take on him comes in; a mix of the main comic continuity but a small divergence of him being single after the events of it. As it is, there are even fewer Ramona RPers these days than when I RPed as him on my old blog, so that's basically my canon now.

#;distant beats (ooc) #musxaders #;making a reservation? (asks)