#idk how much this drawing gives away but just in case I guess

[nousanti]

Lately I did wonder if you did it all to make you feel desired, for love to replace your shame.

#mithrun #mithrun dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi spoilers #idk how much this drawing gives away but just in case I guess #hi im still cryign about mithrun #yeah its been over a month yeas #more tamino lyrics also DONT BE MAD AT ME #dugneon meshi fanart

[glitch-pep]

I made a tadc oc! Her name is Piper! :D

Part 1.)

[Character info is under the cut.]

Piper has an explosive personality, in every sense of the word.

She has anger issues that she tries to control but ultimately isn't successful at it, no matter how many motivational and calming monologues she tells to herself.

The only thing she somewhat remembers about her life before the circus is that she used to be an active smoker, which she isn't anymore because it's not kid friendly so Caine doesn't allow it. It was apparently such a habit that she asked if anyone had one shortly after entering the circus. Instead of cigarettes he gave her a bubble pipe. She was pissed about it at first but eventually it became a trademark thing she always carries around, looking at them calms her down and it entertains her a bit.

This is also where her name came from. She's named after the pipe. The bubbles, since she doesn't have a mouth, show up when she presses a little button on the pipe. The bubbles then float around her until they pop.

Due to the fact that she shows appreciation for the bubble pipe, Bubble has developed a very weird one sided crush on her. She doesn't care about an npc so she just pops him each time. But no matter how many times she rejects him, he doesn't give it up. (For the record this isn't a ship, I just thought it'll be funny-)

She doesn't like her digital form, because no one takes her seriously because of it. Despite the fact that she's older than most of them, at 46 years old. She doesn't try to help with anything anymore because no one listens to her anyways.

The more progressively mad she is, the more her fuse lights up. Whenever it reaches the end, her head explodes, leaving her without it until Caine spawns a new one for her. It can also go back to not being lit if she calms down.

Whenever she's headless she's tehnically able to talk, but only throughout silent movie text cards. While us, the audience, see the text card on screen, it appears as an actual physical card in the circus.

The explosions cause her to have a constant headache, which means that her being at least grumpy is always the default.

She often breaks things in a fit of anger, like the pipe, the text card... or anything that's close by.

Her head is detachable from her body and any action being done with it makes her feel dizzy.

Currently, she just tries to get it all over with each day as fast as possible or she tries to not get involved all together... which never really works out, much to her dismay. She's often used for cartoony jokes.

Her design is inspired by old black and white cartoons, all of those old bomb explosion Looney Tunes cartoon gags and basically any majorly mad cartoon character archetype ever. Her fancy demeanor is supposed to be a contrast to her opposing personality.

#my ocs #my art #my oc's #my oc #piper #tadc oc #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus oc #I made her a while ago but I was too busy to make art so you're getting her now- #Anyways this is my most self indulgent oc design yet take a wild guess why that's the case :'D #Idk how to draw heels properly I'll hopefully get the hang of it eventually just gimme some time- #Describing her character is difficult but I hope I got it across properly at least a little- #I have had so many oc thoughts lately and my brain is itching but I can't say anything ghhhvghhlffvivivjhbgf #I'll stop typing before I give away too much on accident-

[tmntxthings]

∑一 Gasoline・゜・。

author’s note: so I started this months ago and came back today and somehow finished it? it’s now 4 am and idk what I’ve written but we posting it babyyyyyyy

song: reckless driving by lizzy mcalpine, ben kessler

warnings: cursing, narcissism, over-dramatics, cringe, sarcasm, flirting, confessions, unedited

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Okay, I’ll admit. I’m not the best when it comes to..following the rules? Heeding caution? Listening to anyone??? Yeah not the greatest in that department.

But! I’m practically flying high in all others. Better brother, better turtle, cooler weapon, and not to mention handsome as fuuuck. So handsome in fact, I know I’ve snagged your attention. Heh. Call it what you will, intuition or gut-feeling, I know I’ve been occupying your mind.

But the thing is, you won’t admit it. No matter how much I prod, tease, or blatantly ask. It’s always “Leo, no.” “Leo, stop!” “Leo, shut up!!” And never “Yes, I think about you endlessly Leo, you’re right, and super handsome, be my one and only turtle”

…

Yeah…

It’s never ever that. And maybe that’s the reason why I can’t let this go. Because I know I’m right. If I wasn’t why would you keep coming around? Why would you spare glances my way? Why would you wear blue? It was all so infuriating to see these little details only to be denied again and again.

Raph says I’m getting a little obsessed. Donnie doesn’t give two fucks. And Mikey says something even worse, that I’m in love. Barf. Gross. Me? Love? Hell no. I collect admirers. I flirt with everyone. Unabashedly. Why would I fall in love with someone who is so clearly in denial that they are in love with me??? All I’m doing is getting them to admit the truth, and then they’ll be another tally mark. Another addition to the ever growing list of admirers I have.

It comes with the title of being the Face Man and all of that. Perks of being me I guess!

And so I was up to my usual antics.

“Keys Y/n, keys babe!” You scoffed pushing my hands away. “Keep your grabby mitts away, there’s no way in hell I’m letting you drive.”

“I curbed one time Y/n. Once! Give a turtle some slack here!!” I’m practically begging at this point. Because I have a plan. A genius plan to get you to finally admit the truth. It’s going to be epic.

“I think you’re also forgetting the three times you purposely ran into trash cans. You almost backed into another vehicle. And don’t get me started on how many times you accidentally forgot the keys in the car!”

…Okay so maybe there are a few more reasons as to why I shouldn’t be driving. But no matter! I’m a master manipulator. I can sway those around me like a pro. Plus since ya have feelings for me, I’m sure you actually really do just wanna hand over those keys. You’re just like playing a little hard to get is all.

“Whaaaa?? Are you sure that wasn’t Angelo? Pretty sure that was totally him and not me.” A big cheesy smile lights up my face trying to turn that frown of yours upside down. “Plus in any case I’ve got super rad portal powers to snab the forgotten keys!”

“Leo. No.”

And the actual begging and groaning and bemoaning ensues. I don’t throw temper tantrums that often. Only when necessary. After many ‘pleases’ and promises to drive extra careful. I finally get my long awaited—

“Leo, I said noooooooooo!”

A hard flick resonates against the space right above the middle of my eyes. Dramatically I flinch backwards crying out in faux pain. My hands going up, one covering the space that has just been so grievously wounded. “Oh c’mon that didn’t hurt…”

“Did it?”

Peeking through my three fingers I see the wisps of concern on your features and it’s at this moment where my all-of-the-sudden-plan enacts. As you draw closer out of worry it’s just too easy to create a small portal with my other hand that is behind my back. Don’t ask how the dagger got in my palm. Sometimes being a ninja just has its perks.

And just like that the keys to your car are securely in my hand and I bolt before you can realize you’ve been…hand-pocketed? Pick-pocketed? Whatever the case!

As I gloat from the driver’s side window, with the locks safely on so you couldn’t just rip open the door and strangle me like you were threatening to do right now. I make a show of raising the volume in your car and celebrating more with a little dance in the drivers seat. It’s not until you shake your head and the flames extinguish from your eyes do I dare to unlock the passenger door for you to get in.

You do slam the door close though. “Dramatic much?”

I can’t help but tease. I love winning. I love rubbing it in everyone’s face. And it makes my bones sing to see you get so riled up all over little ol’ me. You glower, somehow holding your tongue, perhaps giving me the silent treatment as you take over the music.

Driver gets veto power though. So I skip a bunch of songs you choose until I feel the flames start to rise again and I worry we (or rather I) may never even make it out of your driveway before I turn into roasted turtle. And that can’t be tasty.

So I let this particular song play. Humming along since I don’t know the words as I start to pull out and drive on the road. You stay silent for the most part and that just won’t do so I may or may not get a little too close to a curb for comfort on your side of the vehicle.

“God damnit Leo if you curb!!” You hiss as you clutch the handle on the car door. “Whoopsie!” I laugh getting back to the middle of the lane easily enough. “Where did you want to go so badly anyways?” You grump. But at least you’re talking now! “It’s a surprise!” I sing-song.

Now initially, my plan to force your admission of feelings was to continue to drive really recklessly and maybe almost die in a car crash or something like in the movies. And while you think I’m about to die you just have to tell me that you are helplessly in love and like magic. Confession secured.

But now thinking about it more seriously there are plenty of unknown factors like, what if I do actually kill myself in the process. Or ya know, you get hurt? Or I just wreck the car and we both are totally fine?! I don’t see myself surviving much longer after that if that ends up being the case. So I have nothing. Zilch. Nada. No back up plan was really made.

So I just drive.

And as previously mentioned, I’m not the best driver…

So you are on edge the entire time and constantly telling me to “Watch out!” “Don’t curb!” “Don’t hit that dude crossing the street!” “Red means stop!” “Yellow means slooow!”

Thankfully I know what green means. Aka turtle. Aka go ninja go ninja go. I’m proud of that one. Anywho, the drive winds up and down the backstreets of New York until even I don’t know where the fuck we are.

I pull over, parallel parking. Miraculously it’s one of the few tricks I can do with a car and you breath out a very unnecessary sigh of relief. “So this is the surprise?” You are looking around the low rise buildings with slight curiosity but more confusion than anything.

Nothing here is really special. No shops. No bright sparkly lights. It’s actually pretty grim because a few of the streetlights are out making the dark night even darker. It’s probably the least romantic place in the world. Definitely holds no sentimental value for an awe-inspiring confession.

My head hits the steering wheel as I close my eyes and say “Yup!” As bright and false as possible. I feel like a jerk and even worse than that a failure. I’m greeted with silence and I don’t open my eyes to check your face. I’m sure it’s turning into disappointment right now.

“Leo, everything okay?”

My head turns slightly, if only because your voice sounds a little different. I mean you usually are quite serious, but it’s also one filled with… care? “Just thinking.” And that is not a lie, just a very vague statement.

“Wanna talk about it?”

I mull it over. What am I even thinking? Driving around in the middle of the night. Being chaotic. Being a nuisance. Being with you. Dragging you along. Trying to get you to say something you’ll never say in a million years. And turtles sadly don’t live that long.

“Y/n, do you like me?”

I don’t dare take my eyes off of you now. Truthfully I feel like spewing out nonsense to cover up my mistake. I just had to open my big fat mouth. To actually say shit I actually mean. Or in this case something I really want to know. Your eyes widen ever so slightly, and you tilt your head as if you hadn’t even considered that a possibility. Liking me.

I’m instantly filling up the silence. “Like better than Mikey right? Pretty sure I don’t have to sweat over Donnie. And Raph may be second place but I’m definitely number one right?”

This way it’s easy. This way it’s safe. This way no one gets hurt. This way I don’t get hurt. This way I can play it off.

“I do like you.”

My thoughts empty and I straighten up. Swallowing back the spit that’s suddenly filling up my entire mouth. “Right duh, of course you do. Everyone does!” I laugh, smiling big as if nothing you just said affected me. Like I totally won’t be thinking about this even later tonight back at the lair. Overthinking it. Surely you meant it as a friend… but a turtle can hope?

“Even though you are so annoying.” You tack on, but your smile is too much. It’s genuine. It’s not plastered on like mine. It doesn’t hide anything.

Oh shit.

I just continue on, blabbering complete and utter nonsense at this point. Because part of me can’t believe it. That you really said it. That you do like me. That this surely isn’t possible, that you’re about to laugh and say that this was all some funny joke.

“Do you like me?”

And where there was nonstop chatter, it turns to silence. I avoid your stare now. In fact I turn my whole face away because I can feel my red marks heating up. Which is never a good sign. Blushing will only end in embarrassment. More than I can handle.

“Whaaaat? Me? Like you?”

I leave it open ended. To be inferred that I couldn’t possibly. But I think I just continue shooting or maybe slicing myself in the foot. Over and over and over again. Because in the window I can see you’re still looking my way. And your lips are pursed together in a small know-it-all smile. I whip my head back around, forgetting all about the embarrassing heat that covers my face.

“Y-yeah. I do.”

And then you lean forward.

Time slows.

And I feel your lips on mine.

And my eyes are so wide. I don’t know what to do but just stare. I don’t move. I don’t breath. Your eyes are closed and your lips are soft if only a little chapped. You pull away slightly, and I can feel your breath fan over my face.

“Good.” Is all you say. And I nod like a dumb pile of rocks is all I have for brains. “Now how about I drive?” Again I’m nodding.

The only thing that breaks the trance is the warning beep from your display signaling that I’ve just wasted all of the gas left in your tank.

…

Whoops!

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#rise leonardo x you #tmnt fandom #tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #leonardo #leonardo hamato #rottmnt x reader #leo x y/n #rise leonardo x reader #rise leo x you #rise leo #tmnt leonardo #rise leo x reader #rottmnt leo x reader #leonardo x reader #rottmnt leonardo x reader #leonardo x you #tmnt leonardo x reader #drabble #song inspired #lizzy mcalpine #rise tmnt oneshot

[oh-shtars]

Hello flick’s cool alternative blog! Can I christen it with a prompt? Give any random thing you’re excited to explore in your AU

Heeeyy!!!!! ✨✨

You know, I was planning to accompany this ask with doodles but I’m going to have a busy week and most likely won’t get the time. But then I didn’t want to keep you waiting for a while so. DAMMIT-

For now, I’ll answer this with words. But keep an eye out for the RFTS!Drawing Dump I’d be posting here on @oh-shtars. (Friendly reminder to follow this RFTS!Blog if you haven’t already.)

But yeah, some random things I’m excited to explore in the Reach for the Stars!AU! :)

1. Valentino

Okay, I know what you’re thinking. “wtf Flicker-?” Hear me out first.

I did attempt to make Valentino (or ‘Tino’ for short) a lot more endearing than his canon version. And honestly, I grew to like the little guy.

He’s just a 1 month old kid who views Asha as his parent after his actual mother rejected him. (Some animal moms tend to do that.) Once he was bottle-fed and grew stronger, he’s ready to face the world head-first.

No really, he would headbutt anything that bothers him or Asha, regardless of who they are. She even adorably dubbed him her “loyal protector.” Don’t worry, the headbutts don’t hurt as much and the worst they can be is annoying. Tino is impulsive and brave but cares a whole lot about Asha.

He didn’t like Star at first, even when the latter tried to ensure him he’s no threat. Tino disliked him for scaring Asha at their first meeting and over the story, gets a little jealous and bratty that he’s getting a lot closer to her. Like a lot… Idk, I find it funny that their first interaction is something like:

But eventually, Tino grows to like him and comes to become protective and endearing to BOTH of them now. Just imagine this scene, but instead of Canon!Star, Tino was more than ready to charge at Magnifico while RFTS!Asha and Star lunged to stop him:

So yeah. I, Flicker, had gotten to love RFTS!Valentino more than I expected. Not only would he be a little comedic animal sidekick, but he’s going to play a neat role in the final battle and have Asha’s back the entire time, while not letting his size stop him.

Tino’s going to be fun to write :))

………

2. Magnifico’s Character

Remember when I said RFTS!Magnifico is just brimming with unresolved trauma/issues? Well, then he projects all that towards people that don’t deserve it. He’s sour and furious on how the universe turned its back on him as a little kid when he watched his village get destroyed.

And under being raised by his adoptive father, who just never seems to listen to him, Magnifico thirsts for revenge and thinks he deserves to get the world that he and Amaya were denied from. So he would step on other people to get his way.

Another thing about him, is that the moment Magnifico discovered Wishing Stars exist, he genuinely thought they ignored his pleas for help and downright hates it. He unleashes that frustration onto Star and his whole kind.

Frustrations like how people only really care about you for your potential and the things you can offer. Mag had a belief that King Oliver had only took him in just so that he would have an heir for the throne, but didn’t actually loved or cared for him like a son. (Which wasn’t true.) So Magnifico projected that onto Star for the past decade he was caged, stating that:

“You know people only value you for what you could offer…. In your case, it’s your ability to grant wishes. For mine, it’s being a sorcerer AND an heir... But without all that..Well, you can really only imagine…”

So guess where Star’s insecurities came from:

RFTS!Magnifico is going to be an interesting villain, that’s for sure.

……..

3. Asha’s Wish

Asha, before and through the story, has a little habit she does every night before going to sleep. She whispers to the sky her wishes and desires and some of her concerns.

It’s a little thing her father used to do with her before he passed away, and she holds onto it as a memory of him. Tomás used to say that if she does this every night, then she wakes up the next day feeling refreshed and start the morning new. Maybe, just maybe, the stars above would be listening and would try to help.

Present Asha now believes that all those stories were just fairytales but she still hung onto them dearly since it’s one of the remaining things left of her dad. She also has this one wish:

“For everything to go back to the way it was. When dad is still here and that I never drifted away from my 7 friends. To wake up and see that the incident was just a mere dream.”

Welp….I sure hope that one wish doesn’t come back to bite her in the arse anytime soon-

…….

4. The 7 Teens

Somehow, I found a way I could make each of them have a part to play. Each friend that Asha had gotten estranged from ever since the “incident with her dad,” share a bit about themselves and rekindle their relationship with Asha. These short plots would be scattered at certain times throughout the story as Asha and Star encounter them on their journey.

And at the same time, each teen presents a positive trait of theirs that shows a very cautious Star, how not all humans are terrible people. Each show an example of an admirable trait:

Safi - Selflessness and integrity. Helping others even if it inconveniences him (Allergies)

Simon - Protectiveness. He means well but it doesn’t always show up right.

Bazeema - Consideration and kindness for others. (Doing small things to make them comfortable)

Dahlia - Determination + Loyalty

Dario - Patience + Forgiveness (Especially since he’s hard of hearing)

Gabo - Justice and hatred towards prejudice (it’s why he’s grumpy)

Hal - Helpfulness and the happiness received from doing so

Asha - Empathy and Love for others

Basically, these group of friends revive Star’s wonder and slowly help him become more trusting and open. In Star’s eyes, it’s amazing how they do all these incredible things for others even without the need for magic!

Idk, I think all this would be a very sweet thing to brainstorm. Haven’t finished developing this idea yet but I’m loving it so far 💖

[iraprince]

hi idk if this is a weird question but like. how do u Make Art with adhd? you mentioned in your comic that you struggled w various other creative hobbies, but like drawing feels to me always like the Big Bad Thing I Cannot Ever do. even tho i want to make it my career LOL

how'd you get past that?

not a weird question at all! this is actually a question i ask myself pretty much every day, bc generally my answer to "how do i make art with adhd" has always been: With Great Difficulty, lmfao.

it's hard! i am not always good at it! i made art my job bc i realistically couldn't imagine being truly happy with anything else; if that wasn't the case, i'm not sure i would be doing this. like, that ends up being a big divide between the hobbies mentioned in that comic vs art, which is something that it seems (according to viewing my online activity) i do "Consistently;" it is my career, so there's a level of like, urgency and necessity there that my hobbies don't have. which, like, obviously my advice is not "make it your job so that you HAVE to OR ELSE :)" because it doesn't work like that. i am spending an amount of time OR-ELSE-ing that i think might surprise ppl, and i am frankly very lucky that my wife is the primary provider for our family, because it gives me a safety net for when my brain makes a loud grinding noise and then belches a big cloud of smoke and i have to spend a week hitting it with a wrench.

ANYWAY. this is going to get long bc i have a lot of thoughts abt it. there's really no one answer to getting past it, and i am not "past it," i don't know if i think anyone ever can be! we can just try really hard to keep going in ways that won't burn us out. if i had to pull out the absolute #1 most important thing i've learned over the past few years, it is -- and i know this sounds like dumb corny bullshit but you really have to stay with me here -- being kind and patient with yourself.

i'm being so dead serious. if beating yourself up and freaking out and constantly agonizing over how much more you Could be drawing worked, you would be drawing right now. if beating ourselves up over our output worked, EVERYONE would be drawing ALL the time. it doesn't fucking work! it does not! do literally anything other than yelling at yourself. it's bullshit. it's fuckery. it does not work.

on the other hand, cultivating as much kindness and patience and compassion as i can muster -- saying, "well, it looks like i just don't have it today. that's okay, let's try again tomorrow," even if i'm saying it through clenched teeth and i don't really believe it -- THAT works, because it chips away at the idea of drawing being life or death. it's probably a very similar feeling to you describing art as The Big Bad Thing. of course if you hang all your self worth on it and let it become immense and dominating, it's going to be hard to interact with it! it's scary! it becomes easier to avoid it than to try to tackle it and then feel disappointed in yourself in a more active way (vs. just disappointed in yet another day where u didn't try). but every time i sigh and say "okay" when my brain is screaming and crying bc art just is not working, and i decide to rest and try again tomorrow, 1. it is easier to do a little bit of work the next day when i'm rested than it is to do ANY work when i chain myself to my desk for 9 hours and demand results, and 2. i learn that it is not the end of the world. it just isn't. and so art gets smaller, and less frightening, and it can just be my job (something i have to wrangle my adhd around just like anything else, like grocery shopping and keeping the house clean and keeping up with my friends) instead of some huge destructive boss battle with my identity hanging in the balance.

sometimes you have to talk to yourself like a little kid. if a little kid came to you upset and was like "i wanna draw but i just can't. i don't know why." you would (hopefully) not be like, "whatever, i guess you're just not cut out for it then!" or whatever other mean shit we say to ourselves when we can't draw. you would be like, "well, okay. do you want me to sit with you? how do we start? where's some stuff we can draw with? hm, i can't really think of what to draw either. did you see anything pretty or cool today? let's just draw some shapes." etc etc. and if the kid got frustrated and it still wasn't working you'd be like, you know what, that was a good try. let's have some lunch and try again later. and you deserve that same level of patience, and that level of CURIOUS problem-solving ("what can we try? what might be easier?") instead of, like, adversarial/blame-assigning problem solving ("what the fuck is the matter with you? why can't you just do it?")

also, shaking things up!! one of the most frustrating things abt adhd for me is i'll find a new strategy that Works, but it only works for like, two weeks or whatever, and then it stops working and i have to do something else. i have had a way better time just accepting that that's how things work vs thinking of these cycles as "failures."

if i start dreading working at my desk, i throw a block of printer paper onto a clip board and work on the couch for a few weeks. when that stops working, i get back on drawpile and do all my warmup sketches on an interactive canvas, with strangers around me (virtual coffeeshop lol?). when i get tired of that, then maybe i'm ready to be alone with clip studio again. nope, still not working? okay, let's stream while i'm working for a while then. let's start drawing differently. let's change the background color i draw on. just, like, i keep shaking things up to see if maybe i can trick my brain into feeling like we're doing something totally new for a while, and a lot of the times it works, and when it does not work i am not an asshole to myself, which is, as i keep reiterating, super vital.

when i make the most art is when i get super excited about something and i let myself go apeshit. (there's a reason my guild wars 2 stuff is corralled on a sideblog lmao.) when commissions start grinding to a halt for me, a lot of times it's bc i've let them become Tasks on a to-do list instead of remembering that each piece is a DRAWING; it can help for me to sit down and go through each piece in my queue and really look at it, and remind myself that these are DRAWINGS and i LOVE drawing, and to point out to myself stuff in the wip that i like, and stuff i'm excited to draw the next time i work on it. it's very easy to flatten stuff into just An Obligation if you stress too much about it, but it's very helpful to slow down and step back and remind yourself WHY you care that much. it's not just bc you have to.

i don't really want this to get much longer than it already is, especially when i don't really have concrete tips so much as rambling opinions and examples of stuff that Kind Of works for me Sometimes. i think the tldr is: relax, be nice, keep it fresh. i hope at least some of this is helpful!

#ira answers

[anewp0tat0]

Chapter 198

I've wanted a Christmas filler chapter for a while, just because I think it would have some great phantomfam interactions + some snide comments from Sebastian about how useless God is or whatever he likes to brag about... but I know we may never get that, so I am over the moon with this image here. this is all I need😫 Ciel's scarf bow is our Christmas present.

and Ciel gets a muff too FINALLY☺️. it seems that once again yana really doesn't care about the fact that she's giving him predominantly female gendered clothing for the time era(as far as I know), but when has she ever cared. let's just congratulate Sebastian on his good parenting and feminism. or rather in this case, traditional values?.... mhm

it's just adorable.

...

we also got weird interactions like this:

yea Theo knows. and he angry. the real question is if in the end, he'll help the others escape their fledging day(most likely O!ciel's aptitude) or simply work to save himself(most likely R!ciel's aptitude).

finny is the best possible boy though, and who knows maybe this will all be solved by the power of friendship and Theo will ultimately put his trust in team O!ciel. that would be great!

...

;_;

this truly makes me so upset, it's not fair for Mabel to feel anything other than bittersweetness that her friend is leaving, rather than agony. same goes for everyone else.

....

these 2 kids are strong and it's is pretty odd, but I guess when compared to other characters like Jane, it's not too surprising...

maybe Doll gave them circus training, who knows. Mabel most likely, since Doll spends most time with her group, at least I'm assuming from the clothes.

also, I'm not a knife expert but those look like something they probably just plucked from the kitchen. if doll is with them, she isn't giving them special weapons like Layla owned. that's probably just a kitchen knife the "collie class" have access to.

...

honestly, I've tried so far to be very suspicious and hostile towards these kids in the hope that they'll get to walk away into the sunset like the possible side antagonists they are. but really, I'm just very much hoping that they don't end up going through any pain. I don't want any more serious moments where children cry, please...

so the ambush, why did this happen: I'm guessing that these kids don't just guarding the hallway regularly, and they just so happened to run into Finny today. my guess is that they knew/found out that Finny would sneak around(probably with Doll's insight? cause this is his first night!) and quickly prepared for him. but most importantly, they must know one way or another that the orphanage staff(or Doll?) is prepared to kill Finny soon.

what's most surprising to me is that these kids want Finny alive. idk about the other kids, but I think plenty of us assumed that Theo would rather have Finny(and snake) disposed of. so either I was wrong, or what's going on here is a manipulation scheme where Theo makes Finny think that he's in danger, simply so that he can use him. this makes more sense to me because if both Finny and Snake were in immediate danger, they would probably wake up Snake, too. after all, Theo is a pomeranian, he could think of such a thing. in this case the kids may be working for Doll.

if however this isn't a scheme and instead a genuine attempt to help finny and Snake, then they probably aren't working with Doll, since she probably wouldn't want to sneak them into the inner working of the facility.

ah idk, well find out next chapter. or, the whole next chapter will be spent walking to the meet up room. maybe finny will start flashbacks right there right now. who knows.

where should I place my bets, that these kids are gonna take Finny back to some secret hide out room(possible blood drawing), or are they gonna take him back to where Doll is cause they're working with her...

...

also, it's really interesting how these two stay in "character" right here, both in the typical pose of the person/role they're mocking.

...

actually you know what, Theo probably figured that Finny was worth being recruited after this right here:

sorry, long post today, lots to worry about, and if you read all this then you mean the world to me! have a great day!

#god I love winter scenes so much this is a chapter cover I'm so gonna redraw someday just for funzies #also I was very pleased with the art in this chapter :D no dull moment. art wise I feel fulfilled this month #last month's chapter actually feels like 3 months ago for me so I'm glad I now have something to think about for a while #it's the morning and my thoughts are pretty jumbled rn so ill probably reread it and say something more coherent later #long post #sorry to be thinking about Lizzy rn but seeing finny work undercover like this just makes me think again of how I wish she would go #undercover as well- she would do so good I know it😩 but alas she is not on our side #theo redemption arc already woohoo #kuroshitsuji #black butler #kuro spoilers #kuroshitsuji spoilers #kuro chapter 198 #kuroshitsuji chapter 198 #chapter analysis #chapter review

[pinkeoni]

Is HNL Connected to Pennhurst?

(and why the show might not done with Pennhurst)

This is a thought I had when thinking about Victor’s fate in Pennhurst. We know for a fact that HNL has a connection to what happened with his family in at least some capacity, considering that they managed to get their hands on Henry and cover it up pretty quickly. I wouldn’t be surprised if Victor’s placement in Pennhurst was somehow orchestrated by the lab.

The patients and nurses of Pennhurst wear mostly white, not unlike the children and orderlies of the lab.

Also peep this patient with similar hair to Brenner:

Pennhurst is named after a real asylum that shut down in ‘87, and while we don’t see a lot of how show Pennhurst works, the lab actually functions pretty similarly to how irl Pennhurst worked.

IE, a lot of patient abuse and basically being a prison rather than a hospital.

There’s also the boys speculation in s1 that El could’ve been from Pennhurst, only for it to be revealed that she’s actually from HNL.

How do we know that the patients at Pennhurst are being treated the same way?

I guess there’s no confirmation, but there are some hints. When Dr. Hatch is giving Robin and Nancy the tour of Pennhurst he says this—

Idk man, if there was ever a veiled way to say “They can’t escape, they don’t choose to be here and they don’t like it here” this would be it. I think Robin bringing into question whether or not they can escape in the first place makes it clear that they are drawing attention to this point, why even talk about this point in the first place if it isn’t a question that the patients want to be there?

Why would HNL and Pennhurst have a connection anyway?

Honestly, some kind of agreement between HNL and the lab would be super beneficial for both parties, and I imagine something like that would have formed during the MK ULTRA days. The lab could get rid of cases that either cause a problem for them and/or prove to potentially be dangerous, and Pennhurst would recieve new patients. Or at least, that’s what I speculate their agreement could be. HNL has a place to lock up Victor so he can’t blab about anything supernatural that he witnessed, and even if he did, he would just be seen as another “nut job” at Pennhurst.

Why would Pennhurst be brought back to the show?

Now I don’t know this for sure (as is true with any theory of mine) but I believe that Pennhurst may be brought back in season 5.

Despite Robin and Nancy only being there for Victor, we get a pretty extensive tour of the place. Granted this could just be here to plant the thing about music, but the way that Pennhurst is established here doesn’t make it feel like a location they would used for only one episode. Why go into so much detail for a single episode location? Why go through the trouble of familiarizing the audience with the layout and part of how it functions if not to bring it back later?

I don’t know exactly what kind of storyline they could use at Pennhurst, but I don’t think it would be out of place nor would it take the place of any other important plotline. Rather, especially if Pennhurst is connected to the lab, I could see the location being used as a vehicle to deliver more information regarding the supernatural plot.

What’s the resolve for the Pennhurst plotline?

Let’s go back to that point about the patients wanting to escape. This has been hinted at, but not brought to fruition. When Robin and Nancy are escaping, we get a closeup of a patient who laughs as they run away.

Something that I stated earlier in the post is that Pennhurst is named after a real asylum that was closed in ‘87, which happened due the revelation of the abuse behind the scenes. We know there will be a timeskip in s5, and while it’s looking like it might be closer to ‘88, details of show Pennhurst don’t align exactly with irl Pennhurst. Penn irl is in Pennsylvania and show Penn is in Indiana, as stated in s1 by Lucas.

But still, if the show still intentionally took the name and some of the real asylum practices, one could assume that the show asylum might end up with the same fate.

IE the truth coming out regarding HNL and the abuse behind the scenes coming to light in the public eye, and more imporantly-

Liberation!

#also not to ignore the questionability of creating a plotline based around a real asylum #just looking at whats going on in the show for this one #stranger things #stranger things theory #my theory #victor creel #henry creel #its related anyway so tagging for the analysts there #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #byler #<- target audience #martin brenner

[mccoys-killer-queen]

Seeing REO Speedwagon and Styx ON THE SAME NIGHT- Part 1

Firstly this was at the Allentown fairgrounds, and it was the opening night of the fair, so it was CROWDED. I was 5th row which was a major disappointment to me personally bc I'm ALWAYS at the barrier for every show I'm at. I bought these tickets over 6 months ago, so much has happened since then, and the night has finally arrived...

When Rachel and I got to the fair we walked around for a short time until I saw an alley that looked like it led to the grandstands/concert area. I swore I heard music coming from there, so I let it draw me in and just kept walking towards it

It was Music Man. REO Speedwagon was soundchecking. We stood there and watched their soundcheck from afar

I went to search where the busses were JUST IN CASE i was able to give Kevin and Tommy prints of their portraits

^^I called this my Mission or The Mission. But in order to not get my hopes up, my prime directive was: Go to this concert and try everything you can to take whatever you can get under the circumstances you are given.

I stayed true to this Mission right until the very end, so in that sense, the Mission was completed.

I was so excited before REO came on i almost cried. The sky looked so beautiful and you could just FEEL something in the air

they were playing music on the speakers and then suddenly the song cut, and Allentown by Billy Joel started playing, signifying that they were about to come on, and that something you could feel in the air only got STRONGER

I tried going up to the barrier when REO first came out but only front row ppl were allowed to do that so I got turned away by security

should point out i was not exactly within pick-throwing range- like picks went over me but all in all it wasn't an ideal spot for that

I stg i was the only one dancing and jumping

BRUCETHAN ELIZABETH HALL. I had him WHIPPED the whole set. It started with him looking at me probably during the first or second song and nodding at me and smiling and it just rolled from there

The last (and only other time) I saw REO i was right in front of Dave the entire time and I had him whipped too so it was only right that I had Bruce this time

I'd be makin hearts and blowing kisses n shit and he'd laugh and smile and nod at me

At one point early on in their set he was at the back of the stage in between songs and I saw him looking in my direction, so I just kinda fluttered my fingers sheepishly at him and the MOTHERFUCKER COPIED ME SROGNSOGNIDFGIAENTIH i LOVE HIM

during Keep On Loving You- JUST like last time when Dave was singing it to me- BRUCE WAS SINGING IT TO ME AT THE PEAK OF THE SONG YHGFPHFGMHRISRYSM HE STUCK HIS TONGUE OUT AT ME I STG I NEED TO FIND A VIDEO OF IT

I was also being stupid and trying to hold up my prints at the end of the set int he hOPES someone would see it

Bruce definitely saw the Kevin portrait but idk if he could actually TELL what it was

unfortunately Bruce was the only person whose attention i got in REO this time

Kevin saying how Rick Springfield is the best guy to go to for beauty advice

Kevin's patriotism is a little alarming as always soigneorginaergonr he always makes this speech before Golden Country that's like very pro-nationalism yet talks about achieving peace and then plays Golden Country- the most radical song out there- and it's all very confusing tprthrprtkdtdthtsptjh

REO's setlist was short :( they cut out at least 3 songs because they weren't the "headliner" i guess... they didn't play That Ain't Love, Building the Bridge, Keep the Fire Burnin', or even Music Man ?!? they soundchecked with Music Man but they didn't play it ?!!?!? all those songs have been in all their recent setlists so i was disappointed in that

Derek (the replacement for Neal) is also phenomenal

the sky behind them (there were like nylon curtains at the back of the stage instead of a wall bc it's the fairgrounds) looked hEAVENLY- it looked like they were playing iN THE SKY

I cried a bit during their set ngl bc I was just like I Love REO Speedwagon So Much They Are Part Of My DNA

but all in all nothing will EVER top that very first time I saw them. That was my very first concert and it set my expectations EXTREMELY too high for every single concert I go to now

EDIT: they always pay tribute to Gary and when they did that, Bruce put a hand over his heart and looked up at the sky and i think that's when i cried

#concert log #concerts #reo speedwagon #as always will edit when and if more memories come along

[hoardlikegoldenirises]

He's a biter, you know.

details and un-shaded version (and also lineart version) under the cut:

I meant to draw this for peterfel week and made the sketch in like, literally February but didn't get around to finally finishing it until now… lol… well it's done now!!!

i dunno if i love how the dark shaded version turned out...

These are my base colors, but I guess I just felt like spending a couple hours with color overlays and fucking around to make the final moody blue version lol

as an aside the bokeh is a brush by Bunabi/Eriart which you can find as a freebie on her patreon - i saw it and was like omg wait i could use that

...the buildings are also brushes (well the windows are)

anyway here's the lineart

I also used a chain brush of course cause I ain't fuckin drawin all of that lmao —I used a brush from this set, they're pretty nice

😻 there she is oh i also used a diamond stamp 😂 the lesson to learn about me is if i can use a brush for something that would otherwise be tedious and it looks decent i will because i am lazy. unless i only have like a Single instance then I'll usually just draw it but when I have more than one it's either brushes or copy pasting lol

Felicia's outfit is a mix of sources, inspired by both her original costume, with the furry chest (in this case unzippable) as well as obviously more modern sexy latex outfits and so on... but i did NOT give her cleavage to her bellybutton cause I think that's dumb. though. to be fair in this case it would be more justifiable 😂

i love drawing her long long hair (angel medina's fault tbh) (sensational spider-man my beloved...)

rawr 😼

he's trying very hard not to laugh 😂 but he's into it, he's having fun

the muzzle ended up being like multiple designs from photo refs mashed into one so idk... how realistic it is other than the nose-forehead piece which was the same on both my refs. admittedly it looks a little loose but 🤷 still looks nice 😏

claws 😏

I also drew Peter in the classic suit, which I don't normally do, but I was doing more of the comic book look here instead of my own AUs and so on lol

he broke the cuffs so he could touch her butt 🙄 god peter don't you know how much real leather BDSM gear costs (don't tell him)

this new pen tablet is a lot of fun, it's way more comfortable to draw on and the increased pressure sensitivity makes it a lot easier to draw my favorite thing to draw: peter's arm hair 😂😂

the only weird thing is if I press down medium or harder while I'm drawing it... creaks? which is very funny, my old pen did not do that. it really is weirdly like using a felt tip pen or a very fine point marker. except it's plastic.

shoes. it may be classic style but I can never resist giving Peter sporty soles lol I know some people hate that but I just think it looks nice and I can handwave the sticking away as electrostatic forces or something. negative charge. electron transfer. blah blah blah. (in my AU i decided Peter has both electrostatic sticking that encompasses his whole body and ALSO adhesive secretions so if he gets his hands and feet bare i guess he has double the sticking power lol)

shaded versions just cause

tits

i really like drawing latex lol

also if you're wondering why i didn't give peter a boner to match his red face well i have an out and it's that long ago i decided he wears a dance belt under the costume so as not to inflict the outline of his dick and balls on the people of NYC on a daily basis, and dance belts are first of all designed as mentioned to smooth out and hide that outline but also you wear them with everything pointing north and the waistband is like 5 inches wide so i don't think he has to worry about his little buddy escaping LOL (though I'm sure it's possible it would be more visible... i didn't bother trying to google it lol)

really i just didn't feel like trying to draw a boner 😂

#peterfel #felicia hardy #black cat #peter parker #spiderman #spider-man #nadiart #fanadiart #shiny art

[estherax]

It’s not much to go off but I’m wondering how you feel about this? twitter dot com /martinluiga/status/1664288105376149504?s=46&t=GBiqosepIlUwin1chhX-zg

Thank you for sending me this tweet! I would have never seen it otherwise.

I completely agree that drawing so much attention to Kurvitz's unprofessionalism takes away from the main point.

However, completely ignoring employees' claims also feels very unfair; since one of the points of contention is unfair dismissal their statements could be used as evidence for workplace misconduct. I even looked up estonian labor law; I believe prior warning is not required if the contract breach is particularly severe, which is what I bet ZA/UM will go for in court with the entire "trying to sell the IP was the last straw" nonsense.

To me, the most frustrating part is the lack of concrete evidence. All we have are press releases, which are very biased and contradictory. And now the PMG video I guess. It's extremely difficult to anticipate a certain outcome based on the information we have now.

The PMG documentary definitely could have been better. The heavy focus on employees' opinions gave us more insight, but it also led to the majority of the video being focused on Kurvitz's behavior. I wish it was made clear that the legal dispute was initially about the share acquisition; unfair dismissal is just a consequence of that and it should be addressed separately.

The interviewer denounced Kurvitz's behavior and made sure to express worker's concerns to him in the interview, but I didn't see the same energy for Kompus and DE's IP being literally stolen from Kurvitz. Sure, they talked about the money and Haavel's involvement, but I'm curious how Kompus would've answered a direct question about taking the IP away from the game's creators. I believe Kurvitz and Rostov are still both minority shareholders, so they might still be able to block the decision to sell Elysium, but it doesn't grant them the right to use the IP since it technically belongs to a subsidiary of ZA/UM UK.

Idk if I'm reading too much into this, but I'm unhappy with the conclusion of the documentary. The wording comes off as quite one-sided: "the potential conspiracy", "if anything illegal has happened" is not really on the same plane with "this email is outrageous, I don't like where it's coming from", "Robert has entirely dismissed any criticism". I'm guessing the intent was to showcase both sides, but the conclusion definitely draws attention to Kurvitz's workplace misconduct. In my opinion, the email is unpleasantly vague, but the interviewer also gives it the most uncharitable interpretation. Mind you, he is completely correct in criticizing Kurvitz's behavior, but the video treats the dismissal and the share acquisition as the same issue, so denouncing Kurvitz here might make it seem like he can be blamed for the entire conflict.

This situation is a prime example of "stuck between a rock and a hard place", but what I'm trying to say is: I believe Kurvitz is still in the right when it comes to the ownership of DE and it's unfair to only support him under the assumption he's a perfect human being, who's never done anything wrong in his life.

I really hope the morality question won't interfere with the legality question. These two cases are not even about the same thing, and while workplace misconduct is clearly wrong, in this circumstance it's used to divert attention and make it seem like Kurvitz deserves to lose the rights to the game, since his employment at ZA/UM is directly tied to his access to Elysium's IP. If you ask me, being rude and not doing your job is not really comparable to laundering millions of euros, fraudulent share acquisition and ousting of employees while taking advantage of their creation.

#i sure hope i answered your question #if you meant something else please let me know i'm stupid #i don't know if this makes complete sense #sorry for rambling so much #if i got something wrong please let me know #ask away #disco elysium #za/um #studio zaum #long post

[lonepower]

idk as much about lilin so maybe this is too many, BUT: 2, 4, 5, 7 general, 14 for story and – idk if any of the dark urge stuff would apply for her since she’s your dark urge, right? if so, 15 + 17? if not, 10 + 11? and, 1, 2, 5 for romance?

Yeah, she's my durge! So much of who she is (how much of that is even left) is tied up in that fact, so for these purposes she's still Bhaal's Specialest Princess™ if you're not playing dark urge, and if you are... I guess you'll probably have to kill her, either because she's in your way or because if you're not going to become his Chosen, she'll definitely try to usurp you. Whoops.

(Sorry this took SO long btw, the more I got into her head the more I realized what a... complicated companion she'd make 😅)

2. Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?

None of them trust her all that much: she's not currently outwardly murderous, but it's really clear there's something not-quite-right about her. Lae'zel disapproves, pretty steeply for early-game, if you free her from her pod (You find her trapped on the beach, where her pod has cracked open and buckled, pinning her legs. You can free her with STR/DEX, leave her to die, or if Zel is in the party, give her a merciful death). Astarion sees her washed out complexion and sharpened teeth and sunlight sensitivity (got that szarkai disadvantage) and is torn between trying to (not-so-)subtly deflect any Ambient Vampiric Behaviors onto her, and not drawing attention to it in case Tav notices the similarities. Gale wonders if she might be a fey of some kind and advises you to watch your wording around her; Wyll actually vaguely recognizes her, having noticed "such an unusual moon elf" once at a function, and muses that something is definitely off (perhaps drawing a connection later to Duke Stelmane?).

4. What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?

Despite the hit that her INT took by being lobotomized (it's 9, oof), she was a scientist—up-and-coming head of the physickers’ guild, not that she remembers this—so curiosity and intelligence will go a long way, as will any kind of magical or intellectual hubris (reading Thay, bargaining with Yurgir, getting both Mayrina and the hair from Ethel, etc) or dialogues using the [medicine] skill check. Reassuring her about her memory loss, lapses, and general Durgeiness will net approval pretty quickly, but will also heavily influence her to lean into them, so if you want to actually help her you're going to have to balance some regular approval loss. If that's not your concern, though, being vicious or unnecessarily cruel is always a good way to make her like you ♡ Conversely, she doesn't actually disapprove of being nice or offering to help, as long as she gets to kill someone, so she approves equally of (for example) slaughtering the grove and of slaughtering the goblin camp.

She is still super racist a noble-raised drow somewhere deep down, so she'll disapprove of what she sees as demeaning oneself before or conceding to "lesser" races, such as kissing the goblin's foot or stopping Nere from murdering the gnomes. (She does approve of leaving him to suffocate, though.) She also tends to disapprove of shying away from knowledge just because it's "tainted" or "unnatural", ie if you soothe or destroy the Necromancy of Thay, or if you let Gale cleanse the shadow circle in Balthazar's backroom. And if you actually treat her Urges as A Problem that she needs to put in work to help fix, she'll disapprove, at least at first—but it will turn out much better in the long run.

5. Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?

There's pretty much nothing you can do that will get her to leave, but there's plenty you can do that just straight up kills her. Non-Durge players can give her back to Kressa Bonedaughter, avoiding that fight. (Lae'zel approves; Astarion approves if your approval with both of them is low, and disapproves if your approval with one or both of them is high; and everyone else strongly disapproves.) She'll volunteer to be Malus's test subject, but you can scroll-of-revivify her afterwards (earning an inspiration point and a big chunk of approval from her, a little approval from Shadowheart, and a lot of not-quite-disapproving-horror from Wyll, Karlach, or Gale). If your approval is low enough, she will try and kill you, and will revive hostile no matter what. If you help her get the Slayer form, she'll use it in the final battles, but then you'll have to fight and kill her while she's in it unless you're planning to rule the Absolute together.

7. Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

This is the one that took me the longest, because honestly, having the dark urge as a companion character could actually be really cool, but it would also be pretty complicated! I think at its core it would revolve around a hardening/softening (or I guess "embracing/resisting") mechanic similar to Leliana in DA:I, where there's a hidden ticker for both player and ambient actions, similar to approval, that influences how far she's leaning into or fighting against her Urge. 

Stage one of the actual quest is of course figuring out the amnesia-and-murderosity thing, which mostly kicks into gear in act 2. If you pass a (pretty low, like DC5 or something) perception roll in the illithid colony you can ask her "hey... you don't happen to know why there's Another twitchy doll-like blind-eyed bone-pale silver-haired crazy lady waltzing around down here?", which of course she doesn't. Kressa's notes will also help with the figuring out the mystery thing. As for resolving it, there's two paths that I think would be fun: Withers, or the Mycology Husbands. If you do the whole parasite potion sidequest for Omeluum, you can ask it about mental shielding wrt the Urge. It can't help you in act 1, but promises to think about it, and if you then rescue it from the Iron Throne, that unlocks the turn-her-illithid ending (but she still has to be softened enough to accept it). Withers will, in turn, cryptically help you with the probably more rewarding route of "get this girl some goddamn therapy," which will require enlisting the others to actually, y'know, take her seriously. This starts after she kills—let's make it the backup bard so that poor Alfira isn't doomed no matter what. (If you're durge, there'll have to be some other way to handle this. this grove ain't big enough for Two demigod serial killers...)

On the other hand, if you're going the evil route, she's not complaining. If you want a goodbad end, just get her approval high and leave everything else alone, because her default state is "agreeable most of the time, and also extremely dangerous"; voilà, you've got an excellent attack dog. If you're also Dark Urge, though, you're going to have to watch out, because she won't be as keen to share the Chosen title with a competitor. If you don't soften her enough before act 3, she will turn on you, possibly in the Tribunal arc but definitely when the time comes to decide how to deal with the Absolute. And if you soften her while not resisting your own Urge, she's not going to appreciate your hypocrisy and will probably try to retaliate just on principle!

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14. How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer? Can they offer to become one themselves? Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 

Depending on your approval and what direction her quest has taken, she'll either be sort of melancholically approving, or just brush it off. "We've both become something our old selves wouldn't know." versus "I don't care what you are, if you're a threat I'll kill you and if you're not you're not." 

She doesn't offer to become one by default, but if she's softened enough and you've done that route of her quest, you can suggest it as a way to break Bhaal's control over her. In this ending she'll either return to the Underdark (if romanced, or if the Emperor/Orpheus are dead) or stick with your other illithid ally to help and/or learn from them.

10. How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?

Whether the player passes or fails the constitution check: "Oh, that looks good. Can I have some?" (Devnote: absolute, earnest sincerity)

[Rotten spider meat added to inventory]

You get +1 approval and some interesting facts about the chemical composition of displacer beast saliva if you give it to her.

11. What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

TAV: Lilin, why don't you go? You seem like you need cheering up.

LILIN: [+1 approval] Okay.

If she has high approval, isn't softened, and passes the hidden perception/dexterity roll, you only have to fight “Dribbles”'s lackeys, because she puts her arm through his ribcage when he tries to grab her. 

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1. Is your Tav a romanceable character? Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?

I think she could be, but I think it would go over poorly with a lot of players, because there's no way it wouldn't be either Weird or Difficult in like a lot of ways. for safety's sake we'll just say she can't be romanced as another dark urge at all, so we don't have to account for "wellllllll if they're not the same species are they really related", because that's Way more discourse than it's worth lmao. You can sleep with her at the goblin or tiefling party, where she's (outwardly) politely flattered and (privately) startled and more than a little relieved that you'd even think of her that way; all the other companions have been handling her like she's made of glass, so she's desperately glad that someone here is treating her like a consenting adult and not something to be equally feared and pitied. It's probably a prerequisite to romancing her at all, actually. Gale is in the background giving you this look:

Lilin is at least 35 years older than him and can kill him in more ways than he has scrolls, thank you very much.

2. Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough? / 5. Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?

Approval doesn't matter for the first fling with her, but you're going to have to get it pretty high to actually propose any kind of romantic partnership. You'll have to walk a pretty fine tightrope, too, because being patient or kind with her or downplaying her issues at all will raise your approval but is—as the companions in my playthrough learned with a lot more surprise than I thought they were due—going to do the opposite of help, reviling or lecturing her is going to close her off, and encouraging her is going to end badly for everyone. A lot of things that net approval will also point towards her Bad End, especially if you're the only one taking her seriously (which, as you noted with Amity, literally nobody except Halsin does). Making sure you're not her only lifeline will do a lot of good here; I imagine there could be an interesting role for Withers, given the part he plays in a resistant durge's ending, but you're going to have to get some of the others (Shadowheart, who she's close with in my playthrough, and Halsin, who actually fucking takes the "amnesia and murderous compulsions" thing seriously enough to suggest causes and solutions, come to mind) to come around as well. If you manage to undo the brainwashing, free her from Bhaal's control, and help her build an actual healthy support network, you could probably get a pretty good ending! On the other hand, there might be a fun GoodBad ending too where you do what Gortash proposes and rule the Elder Brain together. (If you try this as Durge, she attacks you in the very last scene and you have to pass a series of checks to 1) Not Die 2) kill or mind-control her and 3) maintain control of the brain, all while being Lightly Stabbed.)

tl;dr she is probably not worth the trouble akddnrh.

#replies #cannibalisticskittles #lilin duskryn #baldur's gate #sorry about the delay!!! this gave me some trouble ack #also sidebar it like. Hurts Me to refer to omeluum as ‘it’ #if blurg refers to it as such then those are probably what it prefers! but like!! it's a PERSON IT'S NOT AN ‘IT’ #i mean like it Is but. #the emperor is easy. i'm pretty sure they've been referred to by Every standard pronoun at this point so I just default to he/they #anyway!! thank you very very very much for the ask :D

[soaring-kite]

Hello, I hope you don’t mind but if your still doing prompts/ask’s but I love your KHR x DC fanfic so to cut to the chase, what would happen if the Bat Family meet the Arcobaleno?

stranger, I am never not open for asks and prompts.

So, long answer short: pandemonium.

Long answer long: it'd be like... an ex meeting a new s/o, I think (from what I know about relationships, ahah) because, for all that I think the Acrobaleno wasn't per say family, they were, for whatever short period, a team. They went through the same trauma together, they were brought together by the same Sky (even if unwillingly, maybe) and yeah. ok, so, there are two ways this could go in my opinion.

Canon!Acrobaleno are transported briefly for whatever reason into the DCU.

The Acrobaleno were reincarnated alongside Fon.

In the case of the first, then they actually wouldn't mind too much??? I think??? They've got their Fon and the DCU have got theirs. Like, yeah, they may not understand how and Verde might have a conniption, but that's it. Wait. And they're also very confused about the whole 'heroes vs. villains' thing because where do you draw the line? What is a hero? What is a villain?

In the case of the second, however...

Orange (we'll go with Luce, because she's... idk, the OG I guess): Her opinion won't really matter much to Fon, because she's the one who hurt him in his past life. As for her opinion, well, she understands. She accepts is and wishes him well. Fon will give her a tight, sad smile and then turn away as the Bats either look between them in curiosity, distrust or anger, depending on if he's told them about Luce.

Yellow: Reborn would act as if he doesn't care. He'll be a bit split, though, in reality. That easy camaraderie and laughter—that's what he wanted from the Acrobaleno, once upon a time even if he'd refuse to admit it. (That's what he wanted with Fon, before the Curse, once upon a time). Even if he comes off as a suave Italian, he's really an idiot. He'd sneer and lash out and the Bats wouldn't really take it well.

Green: Honestly? Verde wouldn't care that much. However, he would be eager to ask questions as to how, why, and when to a lot of things. Some of them sensitive. This will, obviously, rub the Bats the wrong way (ignoring some of their hypocrisy at times). Most of all, I think, he would be confused. The underworld offered so much, gave so much, gave respect and dignity and they wouldn't make you go to school, Fon. So why?

Blue: Colonello and Lal... would be wistful, I think. They were, once, before mafia, military. Sure, not... completely sane military, but military. They'd understand Fon's decision but, if it came down to it, they're not too sure they would make the same decisions as he did. They never were as nice as him, as forgiving as him, as moral as him. (That's what they admire about him, actually. Even after all he faced, he's so very inherently kind). The Bats like them second best and give them the same respect they'd give veterans.

Indigo: Viper... is Viper. Much like Verde, they want to know the how's and why's and when's. Again, this rubs the Bats in the wrong way. They don't like how Viper chases after money. It just feels wrong to them. They especially don't like it when Viper sneers at them and tells them that everything has a price. They almost chase Viper out for that.

Violet: Skull. God, Dick loves Skull, no joke. I've already done one for Skull in the past. The rest of the Bats are a bit more wary, but Skull is undoubtedly the favourite. Skull, meanwhile, is delighted to be the favourite for once and jumps into the mess with fervour.

#acrobaleno #my asks #khr #DCU

[dragonclaude]

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Okay. Okay. OKAY-

HEAR ME OUT-

So I know you said a while back when answering for an anon when making the THH survivor remnants for Makoto, it’s basically impossible for him to become a remnant. And honestly, I agree because the dude is too hopeful for that and it’d be near IMPOSSIBLE to shatter his spirit.

But HYPOTHETICALLY, if he were to become a remnant - say it’s him BEFORE the Tragedy occurred (or in some sorta scenario where the THH and the DR2 cast swapped places or something idk), what do ya think he would do?

Oh and also speaking of the survivors, is Toko the only one of the two a remnant? Imagine a scenario where Toko and Genocider kept alternating with Komaru or Makoto while Toko was a remnant? That’d be an interesting, and honestly kinda funny, convo where they’d probably be like “…whICH ONE OF YOU TWO AM I GONNA BE SAFER AROUND-?”

[This is referring to these drawings]

I hope you get how trying to add the trait “someone who’s given up on life” onto “the guy who literally never gives up” is so hard xD 

No matter what point in time you could pluck Makoto out of, his luck will just prevent that from happening to him; you would have to remove a part of his character for there to be a chance of him becoming a remnant. If he’s not lucky, he’ll have to ATLEAST be in the reserve course like Hajime which will change how he sees the world and if he doesn’t have his endless will to never give up, he’s not …..Makoto.

If you are somehow able to convince Makoto that life is boring/not worth living and that bringing other people into despair is the best way to live while also finding a way to suppress his luck somehow, I suppose I can see him being a morale support person who will befriend people and convert them through that bond. I guess he just won’t give up on despair instead of hope??? Which is weird to think about….

In the end I just rather not, it’ll take away too much. There’s a reason why he was the only one who can defeat Junko after all!

And for the last paragraph yes, only Toko would be a remnant in that case and therefore Makoto has to make sure she doesn’t switch when on adventures with Jack. Honestly, that could be a fun moment of tension, Makoto having to avoid remnant Toko but also having to “accidentally” his way around turning Toko back to Jack xD

#ask #anon #dr spoiler #dr spoilers #danganronpa spoiler #danganronpa spoilers #mytext

[slightlytoastedghost]

The Fate of Eddie Munson

Alright, with the new trailer that dropped this week and the heavy “someone is going to die” vibes everything has been giving out so far, I’ve been thinking about what might happen to everybody's favorite D&D nerd, Eddie Munson and I have a few theories.

Disclaimer: I am pretty new to the fandom, so if I get something wrong that has been established a while ago, please let me know.

Theory #1: Heroic Sacrifice/Running Motif

In general, it seems like the Duffer Brothers seem to favor two types of deaths: Heroic Sacrifices (Eleven, Bob, Hopper, Billy) and “Death of the Innocent” (Barb, Bob, Alexi, Chrissy) and unfortunately I think Eddie has a good chance of hitting both of them. In the most literal sense, Eddie is innocent. He is being blamed for all of Vecna’s murders when he just happened to be in the wrong place, wrong time and like D&D and the color black.

Additionally, all through Part 1, Eddie has had a motif of running away. He expresses it first to the Hellfire Club as they face Vecna:

And again when he ran away from the basketball team

And lastly to Steve, where he seems to show guilt at doing so

Now ultimately, I would love if the Duffer Brothers stuck to their guns on the “there’s no shame in running away” idea (and pretty much all of these theories are tied to this motif anyway), but I think they might try to swing this as Eddie’s character growth.

So far in the newest trailer, we see Eddie a handful of times:

In a camper (?) with the rest of the Hawkins group

Fighting something with Dustin in his trailer

Grabbing his guitar

And fucking shredding on the roof of his trailer with Dustin (which holy fuck is so cool)

Now, I think that maybe Eddie and Dustin are in Eddie’s trailer to guard the gate (and probably keep Dustin out of the main action). My first guess on what all these scenes mean was that something will happen where the rest of the Hawkins group is going to need a distraction or something, so Eddie is going chose to “not run away any more” and play his guitar on the roof as a distraction and get himself killed because honestly that is a very metal send off for Eddie, just look at the shot, and provides a conclusion to the running motif. However since Dustin is there with him, maybe they’re trying to act as a tether for someone with the curse, but I still think it will draw too much attention to them since we know something happens in the trailer, as we also have this shot of Dustin, noticeably Eddie-less.

Maybe Eddie just gets taken and will survive and that’s what’s causing Dustin’s distress, but given everything else, I don’t know.

It also makes the clean up of the whole situation a lot cleaner. If Eddie dies in the Upside Down, then the cops can say he died/we shot him/we arrested him and sent him to an out of state jail and everyone can believe they’re safe. This would FUCKING SUCK because it means Eddie’s name is never cleared and he dies as the monster the town thinks he is. Unfortunately, I think this is the most likely of the three theories, but it’s also my least favorite because I really like Eddie and want him to survive (and also he may be a third confirmed queer character depending on how intentional the costume department was and it would really suck if that was the case and he died).

Theory #2: Re-Homing

Honestly, this one is a nice middle group theory, “half-way-happy” if you will. The main thing this hinges on is being able to pin the Vecna murders on someone else, specifically 001 since, you know, he is the one killing everyone. I think if they find someway to pin the original murders and the new ones on 001 because he is a legal person (unlike El and the rest of the kids in the testing facility) and could reasonably be still alive to commit the new murders as he was only a child at the time (now, pinning the original murders on a child miiiiight be tricky, but idk maybe they could go for the old “copycat of the father” thing). This way, Eddie would still be alive and his name would be totally clear.

However, even if this does happen, I don’t think Eddie would want to stick around the town that was so willing to hunt him down. I think he would want to leave Hawkins (running away again fitting in with the motif) maybe with the help of Dr. Owens. Even if Eddie’s name doesn’t get cleared, Dr. Owens could probably pull the same stunt he did for El where he claims jurisdiction over him and just actually lets him go.

In the end, Eddie is alive, but we probably wouldn’t see him again in the final season. Which sucks, but hey, at least he’s alive.

Theory #3: Good Ending-Eddie Gets to Graduate

This is honestly my pipe-dream theory. Somehow, Eddie lives and gets his name cleared (probably similarly to theory #2). He gets to return to Hawkins High School and gets a bit of a break in his classes because, you know, the town hunted him down for crimes he didn’t commit but instead had to watch happen twice. He passes his classes and in the end of season time jump, we see he has graduated. Honestly, I could possibly see him being like “hey I’m going to stay in Hawkins to help in case this thing comes back”, but with the whole town turning against him, I think even in this good end, he would still leave. Maybe he and his band go to California to try and make it big. Maybe he stays weed buddies with Argyle and Jonathan and we get to see him again in the last season (that is, if the Byers don’t move back to Hawkins, but maybe he could still be friends with Argyle and we get a little cameo of the two in the last season). In the end, Eddie is free, alive, and happy and walks away from all of this with only a little bit of trauma.

But until July, who knows what will happen to this wonderful metalhead and if the first theory ends up being true, there’s always fanfic.

#stranger things #stranger things spoilers #stranger things season 4 #stranger things theory #eddie munson #my posts #I didnt notice dustin on the roof the first time so that gives me hope maybe that scene isn't gunna be super death flaggy as i thought #god i hope he makes it through this

[strangertheories]

Hi again! I’ll start this off by saying that my prior point with Eddie’s dad is that them stopping by the trailer before they find him at Lover’s Lake could be an introduction to him as a character. Now that i’m a little more awake, I think it’ll just be in reference to them finding Eddie there before they shift him to Lover’s Lake and that the Chrissy theory seems more in line with the card.

As for Eleven,

I’m willing to bet that she’s probably being observed from the sidelines by The Government. It’s been showcased time and time again that they’re not keen on valuing privacy, so I assume this would be amplified tenfold in the case of The Byers Family. Specifically with the one who was designed to be a telekinetic bio-weapon. There isn’t any way they’re letting her slip through the cracks again.

I don’t know what exactly would set them off: Eleven trying to use her powers in an aggressive way, the failure that comes after, etc. But based on this line of thought, something sends them crawling after her and she’s taken into police custody. If I had to guess from the list, I’d say the former beats out the latter by a longshot. With Mike around there’s potential for them to be excessively cautious about Eleven and her powers. You also have her finally reacting to all the bullying, which is bound to end poorly no matter who’s favor it ends up in. Then, after this, something happens around The Lenora Hills Treasurer that draws the line in the sand and they take her away.

This, again, brings up the issue of what actually happens to get her arrested. I still have no clue, honestly. It’s hard to make a guess for what goes down without much context for the situation itself.

By the way, I think Dr. Owen knows her powers aren’t working. It’s the same with the rest of the government. Her getting put in a holding cell is likely some type of preventative measure done so Dr. Owens can swing in and pull her out. Then he’ll give her the rundown about the war and pose the idea of her getting her powers back. El agrees, goes to lab, and the rest is brutal and unfortunate history. Why he chooses around then to take El to the lab can be written off as a strategy to reinvigorate her powers. She’s just getting to see Mike after a school year of being tormented by bullies and is suddenly ripped from him and everything that was an escape for her. Basically, he’s stressing her intentionally to stimulate her emotions and possibly her powers.

With that in mind, I kind of wonder if she’s even arrested for any real reason. Not that she’s framed, but that she’s just taken in without any elaboration.

Firstly, thanks for clarifying the point on Eddie's dad. For some reason, I convinced myself you meant he was put in a Vecna trance (idk why) so this makes a lot more sense.

Now onto your main point about Eleven. I think your explanation makes way more sense than whatever I was trying to think of before. Her being taken in for no apparent reason could be on purpose so it is easier for her to be taken by Dr Owens without running away. Also, it would make complete sense Owens hoped the arrest would somehow trigger her powers, especially with the separation from Mike who, from the sounds of it, she'll be very clingy to this season. This could be so she is easier to use as a weapon or so they could avoid her accidentally going full Carrie mode on them later. She went with them willingly though and Mike and Will didn't try fight back or run away. Maybe this was out of fear or maybe Eleven was threatened.

Speaking of Mike and Will, I wonder if her arrest could be linked with the raid on the Cali house? I have no idea how, but it seems way too coincidental that Eleven gets taken in by the military and then all of a sudden her old house is being blown to smithereens. Maybe it is part of a cover up or maybe something else. As I said, I don't know why this happens, but I thought it was something to put out into the universe.

Thanks for the ask and the explanation (:

#stranger things #stranger things four #stranger things theory #stranger theories #stranger things analysis #eleven hopper #will byers #mike wheeler

[nofoodclub]

Here's to manefesting good vibes and a future where i get to feel that level of sexual/romantic/platonic generalized bliss with J again, normally experiences like that esp first time are quite awkward at least from my perspective, but all of that felt like it happened exactly as the universe intended l. Nothing was rushed nothing was pushed it just happened. And really, the way he held me initially....i felt so safe. Everything just felt right. That moment confirmed what I had already suspected, that it was more than just sex, but i knew there wouldn't be any more confirmation than the connection i knew we both felt. Hes had his time doing risky shit and unfortunately i fit solidly into the category of extremely risky shit for him. I wish it wasnt this way, but this is the hand i was dealt and i gotta figure out how to make it work for me somehow. Massive depression most likely will ensue. Fuck its already starting. I need to stop. All i want is to sabotage. I want to text j and let myself get more into the place of wanting to destroy everything good, every chance i could possibly have at being better than this because why? Why should i have to carenso much? My life is supposed to be so great then why do i feel like the walls are caving in on me? Why do i feel like i cant or at least really dont want to exist without the external validation or people who i assign false importance to. I miss no one knowing. I miss my shit show of my own creation only catered to my own enjoyments. I miss drugs, i miss my friends, i miss stupidity, i miss near death so so so very much. I miss having the excuse of oh no no one knew shes just gone in an instant... that's all over now. Why did i ever give someone else so much power in my life? He took the first sign that i could figure out how to be ok without him and went and caved in my false sense of security. He took away a relationship that i improperly valued, but it still had a lot of significance to me and threatened his safety. I miss my friend so much. I miss the shitty parts of him, i miss his smell, his voice, the stupid way he plays with the kitties, i miss him. Relationships that evolve that quickly for me usualy come crashing down violently...i had no warning, no closure, it was just over. Done and gone like my addiction was something thats so easy to leave behind and never look back at all the the social lubrication it did, at all the times it made the loneliness not feel quite so bad, at all the times it stopped the big violent crashing wave of depression that is hitting home right about now from taking hold so many times previously. Thats all i want in life, is to get rid of this wave thats constantly over me pushing me down...or at least learn how to not care about it so much. Im already as low as can go, theres no depression limbo lower than this right here without being flat on my back, so i might as well try it right? Whats the harm in an i miss you text? Whats the worst that could happen anyways? I would get confirmation on my ground level status, or best case i would get to not be alone tonight. I am so tired of being alone. Fuck why cant i just hit send. Im already so low how much more could the sting of one tiny rejection really hurt? Probably enough to make me draw blood. Thats whats getting triggered rn. Its always just replacing one addiction with the other. These are pretty evenly matched. Scars or drugs....at least the drugs make me feel good longer. But blood is much cheaper, easier to come by, easier to conceal. Decisions, decisions....i guess that text will decide my fate....ill send it when i get home. Or maybe in the car. Or maybe never. Idk how low im feeeling yet. Its all still too numb. Dont want to feel it yet, or really ever. Itll be too much, itll consume me. Maybe thats what ive been waiting for? Still 25, still within my threshold of acceptance for the decision to end all other decisions. I want to. Im sonl tired of feeling like this all the time shit is exhausting. Thats why i miss j. He helped me see the light literally in the dark

Blood it is.

#sidebar in the tags mid ulta...i need to either not do this to this extent or get better at the anxious feelings #theres over $100 of shit in my jacket lmao hitting here 2 days in a row is v messy but like i know nothings gonna happen to me from this so #going for it with my $8 purchase to possibly ease suspicions lmao