#it becomes an ambigram

[donuteater13]

The current number of articles on the English Wikipedia is very satisfying to look at

#if you drop of the millions #it becomes an ambigram #which is cool

[r-osehips]

just watched angels & demons (a perfect airplane movie) and i really think they just should have let ewan macgregor become pope after he did all that. like, if you:

kill the pope without arousing any suspicion

design a bunch of very metal ambigrams

go to great expense to hire a highly competent assassin; then kill that assassin without him seeing it coming

plan four murders that the phantom of the opera himself could not outdo in terms of aesthetic, drama, and doomfulness

risk your life to fly a jar of antimatter into the sky in a helicopter

parachute out of said helicopter, backlit by the coolest and most beautiful explosion ever seen, and not only survive but land perfectly and dramatically on the steps of the vatacin

literally brand yourself with a brand you had custom made for that purpose

manipulate hundreds of cardinals with your pleasing manner and dutiful acts

all while being a clean-shaven, soft-spoken ewan mcgregor who was tragically orphaned by the UVF?

you should get to be pope.

#like I’m sorry the church of ‘we have committed atrocities for literal thousands of years #and will continue to do so with little to no remorse #with The Aesthetic being one of our main appeals’ #has no grounds to reject this man as its leader #angels and demons #ewan mcgregor #…also if your parents were murdered by a colonizer paramilitary i think you should be allowed to be a little unhinged. #as a treat.

[flippythedoodle]

hey can u give some tips for a beginner ambigrammist to refine her ambigrams and make the process easier?

i'll just put what ive learned from others and my own experience (i kinda put a lot so imma put it all under a read more)

1. you need to really know what letters look like

one of the talents an ambigrammist needs is to know the details of what makes a letter a letter, and what strengthens or weakens this reading. for example:

on the right are what i would say are very readable letters, almost instantly recognizable. on the left however are essentially the same letters, but missing the core elements of what makes them them. i recommend looking at fonts if you really want to fully understand, but as long as you know the glyphs, you can ambigram them!

additionally, there are so many other forms to choose from. we're all used to the simple, elementary alphabet we were taught, but there is a vast sea of different forms of letters you can try! things such as style, form, and mutations if done correctly will look cohesive in a design! experiment with cursive, square, fancy, blackletter, capitalization, italicization, the world is possible! for example, here are the many ways to write an r that i've collected:

14!!

14 for the LETTER R ALONE. the modifications may be subtle, but in the world of ambigramming where totally legible ambigrams are far and few between, every possible form counts bc you'll have more options at your disposal to choose from. as you see more ambigrams (and trust me, you probably will), you'll learn more about what's possible with them!

2. get feedback!!

the unique thing about ambigrams is theyre made to be seen by others, to be read and gawked at by onlookers, and so any outside feedback means the world to development. let family members, friends, preferreably people that mostly read normal words, try to read them, if they missed any letters, try and improve it. reiteration and tiny modifications help so much, even the tiniest of changes can help. sometimes we may be tunnel-visioned into thinking our ambigram is legible, because we know the word already, we see what it's supposed to look like. but when you get opinions from others, its almost like getting a new perspective, the ambigrammists equivalent of flipping a canvas. there are also communities dedicated to creating good ambigrams out there! (to name some, Ambigram Aficionados the discord server and ambigr.am the website, both of which are linked if you want :3)

3. know the methods!!

there are two main methods that ambigrammists "officially" recognize, downstroke matching, and shape matching

shape matching

this is the more freeform of the two methods, providing more space to do whatever, and thusly, maybe come up with either cool new stuff or bad new stuff. this matches "shapes" of letters, straight, curvy, half curve, spirally, etc etc. this one takes more experience to master, but if done well works wonderfully. heres an example with "greener"

(hey, look! weird R from earlier!)

downstroke matching

is one of the easier of the two, and most often than not yields the best results. in essence, letters are broken down into their vertical strokes, which are then "cut in half" and aligned to each other. this comes from the notion that people read the top parts of a letter more than its undersides. so, when flipping, all that crazy stuff that used to be on the top is now on the bottom, becoming flourishes and designs. this is kind of a precursor to shape matching, as if pretending all letters are squarish before actually taking into account their shape. an example with the word "Basket" would be:

this of course, has its downfall in curvy letters like b and o, as these have specific curves to follow, which may get lost in how strokes are made straight. i got lucky here with the e curving the same way the B would normally, but this isnt always the case.

the best ambigrammists tend to find a good balance between the two, making sure both form and style are as optimized as possible!

finally,

4. not all ambigrams are possible*.

*as a normal rotational

unfortunately, jojo, hello, uwu, and many more words aren't (currently) possible just because of how theyre built at words. so don't be disappointed if some seem impossible, because (like chloe *wink wink*) they might just be. you can then resort to different types of ambigrams, or different modifications!

here jojo works okay as a lake, uwu works perfectly and naturally as a mirror, and chloe and hello work as chain rotationals! another somewhat crucial element of making an ambigram work is flourishes. these help hide the modifications made to a letter, almost like camouflage, or even to hade a letter itself. here are some examples:

this one uses a curvy flourish for the hoops of the Ps, tiny dots for the i tittle and the Es midline, and a bit more flourishes to hide them like serifs and extra curves

this one turns a C into a drawing of a cockatoo! the flourish being the cockatoo, hiding the otherwise awkward C

this one's rather extreme, S and e being turned into flourishes. these are then surrounded by more flourishes to hide them, which works semi-okayly

thats all i think i know about ambigramming, i hope it was semi-useful!

(find me on ambigr.am at chump, and discord as shin_dig :3)

bonus resources: John Langdon (ambigram god)'s advice: https://www.johnlangdon.net/thoughts/advice-on-ambigrams/

Write Words Make Magic (who's also on here @writewordsmakemagic! makes much more in-depth videos on downstroke matching and ambigrams in general on youtube and tiktok)

#ambigram #art #calligraphy #digital art #my art #rotational #ambigrams

[catholickedd]

HOLY SHIT @writewordsmakemagic FOLLOWS ME??? TEARING MY HAIR OUT THE AMBIGRAM GOD?????? COLIN ROBINSON IF HE DECIDED TO BECOME AN AMBIGRAMMIST???? THE REASON I AMBIGRAM? FOLLOWS ME?

[trendingtattoo]

What are some creative ideas for name designs in tattoos?

When it comes to name designs in tattoos, creativity knows no bounds. One imaginative approach is to incorporate the name into a visually striking ambigram, where the letters read the same when flipped or rotated. This adds an element of intrigue to the design, making it a captivating piece of body art.

Another creative idea is to blend the name seamlessly with symbolic elements or imagery that holds personal significance. Whether it's floral motifs, animals, or abstract shapes, intertwining these elements with the name can transform the tattoo into a rich tapestry of meaning.

For a minimalist yet impactful style, consider experimenting with different font styles and sizes. Play with typography, spacing, and even negative space to create a design that reflects the personality of the individual being honored. Incorporating meaningful quotes or dates alongside the name is another way to elevate the design, adding layers of sentimental value.

Ultimately, the key to a creative name tattoo lies in personalization. Tailoring the design to tell a unique story or capture a specific memory ensures that the ink becomes not just a name but a cherished piece of art etched on the canvas of the skin.

#nametattoo #tattoos

[art-of-mathematics]

Ambigram Invertium

The point of invertium in my concept of information weaving is a threshold of simultaneous inversion of extreme states of information density, like an information singularity that annihilates its own information weaving pattern (like a wool ball of information (that us like a more-dimensional manifold) turning into a sole line of string (pure form of a sole imaginary number, 0-D, so to speak)), and re-arranges (begins to re-uncoil itself) - working like ironing quantum foam to become smooth again - so it can re-fold and re-uncoil itself - like a reset button of ripples in spacetime (the more rippled and fuzzy the denser the information density, and increasing gravity as information clustering mechanism, as well as heat and entropy (seen as activity and interaction/interweaving coefficient - so to speak)...

As a singularity is an extreme form and anomaly of density in General Relativity, the critical density threshold, and what happens with information there - in a concrete manner- might be explainable by using that information-theoretical inspired concept of interpretation... It has similarity to string theory, but I dunno if it is the same. Let's say it is merely similar.

#information weaving #invertium #singularity #black holes #quantum gravity #string theory #gravity #general relativity #informazion theoretical approach of quantum mechanics #quantum mechanics #analogis #analogy #ambigram #ambigrams #duality #food for thought #my research stuff #... or such idk #physics #theoretical physics #math #mathematics #information density #it from qubit #from the backyard of my theoretical bullshittery factory #artsy approach to math #art and science

[afactaday]

#aFactADay2023

#837: creating ambigrams is a skill, maybe even an art. it's an interesting artform because it's self-restrictive, just like the restrictive writing Perec and so on use (fotd#597). there are algorithms to make basic unoriginal ones, and there are ways to computerise more complex ones. but a hint of creativity is always needed, especially when mapping letters to different numbers of letters (eg. two Cs become a single U). nonetheless, there are some tips for beginners. for half-turn ambigrams, you can just stick a letter on top of another if you get stuck, because when reading quickly, your eyes tend towards the bottom of a word, for example here, where the "i" and "o" are frankenstein'd together.

i thought i'd try my hand at some ambigrams of myself, so here goes nothing. i hope you can recognise the simple half-turn "boomboy", but the reflective ambigram on "pocketpenguin" is much less good. very much a shoehorn job. then below those i tried a more iconographic style for FoTD. let me know your thoughts, and i'd love to see if you try to make any ambigrams of your own!!

(yes i know the image quality is awful but it's probably for the best, considering the quality of the ambigrams.)

#afactaday #aFactADay2023 #fact of the day #fotd837 #this post was auto-posted by flanbot

[speedsiteoccupy]

Ambigram creator two words

Which reads, “Live Not On Evil” one way and “Dogma I Am God” when rotated 180 degrees! Pretty cool. They worked on it and as they themselves say, they “set the bar pretty high right out of the gate.” They created a palindromic ambigram where,īoth the upright and inverse phrases are palindromes that can be read forward and backward, and the entire ambigram rotates to become the opposite phrase. You get the idea… Nothing but ambigrams and palindromes. If the ambigram says something different upside-down, of course, that ALSO must be a palindrome. Here is the challenge: Try to create an ambigram that is also a palindrome (or a palindrome that you can turn into an ambigram). We wanted to add a whole new level of challenge to creating an ambigram… They want to know if one can create a design that is both an ambigram AND a palindrome. create words that read the same backwards and forward AND are symmetric in terms of rotation (or reflection), and this is the crux of the latest challenge on. There have been some attempts to combine the two, i.e. Of course the style of writing matters a great deal in the case of ambigrams. Also, how a word is written (font or style) doesn’t matter in the case of palindromes. So if we are to differentiate between palindromes and ambigrams, I would say, that palindromes are essentially a form of verbal wordplay, while ambigrams are a form of visual word play. We now have a ambigram of the word palindromes. With some visual manipulation, we now have the word “Palindromes” written in a manner such that it reads the same, right side up, or rotated 180 degrees. Here is what it looks like when rotated by 180 degrees. We had mentioned that the word “palindromes” was not a palindrome. So the way “ambigram” is written in this sentence is not readable when rotated 180 degrees. Neither are they ambigrams when not written in a special kind of way. Note that the words ambigram (or ambigrams) are not palindromes. Here is a reflection ambigram, this time for the word “ambigrams.” This reads the same even when reflected in a mirror. It reads the same when rotated 180 degrees. Here is an ambigram for the word ambigram. Ambigrams, are words that can be read in multiple ways – rotated, reflected etc. However most palindromes (and semordnilaps) are not ambigrams. The word “dog” which reads “god” backward is a semordnilap!) This is in contrast to palindromes that read the same when read backwards or forwards. Reading it backwards actually gets you a somewhat unpronounceable “semordnilap.” (Just as a aside, “semordnilap,” unpronunceble though it maybe, turns out to be a neologism that stands for words that can be read as two different words, backwards and forwards. Consider the word “palindromes.” As it turns out, the word “palindromes” is NOT a palindrome. Ambigrams are a kind of visual pun, where the shapes of the letters can be interpreted in two or more ways.Ī good way of thinking of the difference between the two is by looking at a few examples (or non-examples). Palindromes are words, phrases or sentences that can be read forwards or backwards, (“No x in Nixon” or “Madam I’m Adam” being two famous examples). Both have to do with writing words such that they can be read in multiple ways. Both are forms of wordplay that depend on symmetry. What is a palindromic ambigram you ask? A palindrogram? An Ambidrome? People often confuse between palindromes and ambigrams. I now have a technique, using which, anybody can create a palindromic ambigram of any length! How cool is that. Well, I ended up with more than I had anticipated. This is something I had tried a few time a long time ago – but their challenge pushed me to go back and come up with some solutions. In brief, they challenged people to create palindromic ambigrams. One recent one was related to palindromes. They often conduct competitions and other fun challenges for readers. Lots of cool stuff for enthusiasts and novices alike. is a website about ambigrams and the people who make them.

#Ambigram creator two words

[freejohn]

Flipscript ambigram creator

When the brand image gets stuck in the customer’s mind, it ensures that more sales will take place and it also guarantees customer satisfaction. Using this, you can also come up with a title for your company that is different from others and it can be creative enough to attract customer’s attention. This means that even new businesses can use these generators without having to pay a penny. The first and most obvious reason to use these generators is that they are free of cost.

So you will always have acess to the best ambigram designs in the market for free. We try out best to bring you some of the creative designs and will keep this list up to date. If you are especially looking for Ambigram fonts then you can have a look on our another article in which we have shared almost all popular fonts of ambigram that you can use to make your designs even more better. Thus, the logo needs to be unique and catchy so that it gets stuck in the minds of your customers. It is the one thing that a company or business is recognized by and it later becomes the identity of the company. In such cases, it is advisable to take help from these online Free Ambigram Generators so that the task is made easier is cheap. There are free Ambigram Generators available on the internet that can help those new businesses that want to create creative logos but do not have the financial means to hire someone and nor do they have the experience to design one themselves. The best example of this is a logo for any company that looks different when viewed from above and different when looked from the side.

What is Ambigram Generator?įor those of you who do not know, an Ambigram is a font or a way of writing something in a way that it remains the same or its meaning or look changes when its orientation is changed. This is one of the simplest ways to be different and creative at the same time. For this, companies and individual business runners are using free Ambigram Generators. To be unique in a business, you need to have a unique name and a logo so that you can appear unique amongst the pool of people doing the same thing. However many people will use them in web design and graphic design work to make their designs more stylish. But If you are tattoos maker then ambigram designs will increase your popularity in the industry. As you know that you can also use them in tatto designs that will not only help you to make your tattoos designs more creative and unique. Many people around the world would love to use Ambigram generators for their personal use. If you are the same as everyone as, there is no way you are going to get the extra attention that you need. If you are unique, you have more chance of succeeding. Innovation is the key to success in this fast world of change. In the world where new things are coming out every day and new technology is being used so extensively, you need to keep up with the trends and make something that is trendy yet unique. This guide will not only help you to learn almost anything about ambigram generators but also provide you different sources to create your desired ambigrams. An ambigram generator is one of the best way that help you to type two names, words or texts and turn them into a unique looking ambigram.

#Flipscript ambigram creator

[aliencrypt-x]

Ambigram Abstraction - Concreteness - Analogies, and the (iso)morphism of ideas - distortions in the plane of the hyperconnected long-term memory - or: the quantum foam of cognition: and the brain - a biological calabi-yau-manifold and its interwoven information. - memories as information web -structure- , cognitive processing as information weaving process - the structure-process-complex, and the emergence of form and function - or: how to shape a mind via information transforms [self-reference, self-replication, self-interference, self-organization] - switching between multiple channels and levels of perception and trains of thought - a cyclic collective rendering process in the perfused fractal of the vivid plastic memory: through unexactness to exactness: stability by plasticity... Self-organization in action. Let chaos order itself...The extraction process of the recursive, iterative combinatorial approach towards precise exactness of the detailled specialications of an advanced multi-level generalization - or: finding the pillars of the genesis of creation itself: autogenesis of reality, duality and contradiction as base of creation: light as annihilation. The indistinguishability of creation and destruction as literal form of simultaneous duality, and contradiction. Fio ergo sum. I become, therefore I am. - or: How reality has turned herself into reality by manifestation of her own imagination: the complex placebo effect, and deception as base of existence - Furthermore: Information weaving as manifestation of physical reality: weaving sequences of imaginary numbers

#ambigram #word art #words #abstraction #concreteness #math #analogies #cognitive science #hyperconnected memory #plasticity of the long-term memory #generalization #specialization #logical induction #logical deduction #combinatorial approach #philosophy #philo brabble

[katesattic]

Does’t believe in alchemy or zodiacs symbolising anything about me but also really wants this tattooed on my arm:

Because it becomes an ambigram if it’s looked at from the other side:

And fuck, man, I like ambigrams.

#alchemic elements #earth fire #water air #personal #tattoos #ambigrams

[mermaidxatxheart]

As You Wish

So, my birthday was a couple weeks ago. I didn’t do much, but what I did do was watch one of my favorite movies. The Princess Bride. If you haven’t watched it, you definitely should. So, here’s my little homage-not nearly the caliber of that genius. But, I hope you enjoy it all the same. Message me or send me an ask telling me what you thought. If you’d like to be tagged in anything I write, just let me know. Lots of love~Jamie.

Pairing: Bucky X Reader

Word Count: 3900

Warnings: Angst, fluff, mentions of violence and PTSD. 

Summary: You’ve been watching movies with Bucky, trying to help him catch up on all the things he’s missed over the years. But, he’s having a difficult time adjusting to a Hydra-free life, and in the process, hurts your feelings. Can he ever make it up to you? And how would you ever believe him?

“Bucky! Ready to watch a movie?” You skip into his room, as you always do, without knocking and never gently.

 He’s come to expect it, enjoy it even, but he’d never let you know it. Once it’s known that he likes something it gets taken away. And he can’t let you go. So, he pretends to tolerate you, just barely managing to keep you at arms—length.

 “What is it this time?” He asks with a sigh, coming out of his bedroom.

 “The Princess Bride. Steve said you would have never seen it, so I thought it was perfect. It’s one of my favorite movies!” You skip to his couch, ignoring his sighs as you usually do. He loves that about you. You just don’t care that you are potentially putting yourself in danger every time you’re with him. 

 He really didn’t want to watch what sounded like a very boring chick flick, but then you look at him with those big round eyes and how the fuck is he supposed to say no to you now?

 “I guess we’re watching,” he picks up the case. “The Princess Bride. Why does the cover look like that? The writing is so loopy.” 

 You laugh at him and take the case out of his hand, turning it upside down. It takes him a second but he realizes the writing upside down spells the same thing as it does right side up. 

 “Oh, that’s cool. What’s the word for that? Um...” he struggles to think of the word for a minute before looking to you. He knows you know it, and he knows you’ve had it on the tip of your tongue since he looked at the case. He also knows that you would never blurt it out, waiting to see if he can find his way there. Sometimes he does, sometimes it escapes him, but you’re always there with what he needs.

 “Ambigram.” You smile up at him, taking the case and slipping the round disc into the player.

 “Twentieth-anniversary edition?” He looks at the case again. Gold scrolling letters form the title over mirror images of scarlets and blues that somehow both work together. 

 “Yeah, it came out in 1987, just before I was born.” You say looking at him as you head back to the couch. 

 He groans loudly. “You’re making me feel old.”

 “You are old, Bucky.” You laugh and he swears, you could make fun of him all day long if only you keep laughing like that. You take the seat in the middle of the couch and he’s left with a conundrum. If he sits on either side of you, he’ll be close enough to pull you against his side, and even though he wants that more than anything, he would rather have you in his life than just a few seconds of touching you. But if he sits in the armchair, he knows you’ll be hurt. 

 “Bucky, I don’t bite that hard, sit down.” You tell him, patting the seat next to you. 

 He bites back a second groan at the images that are now running through his head. He takes the seat next to you, shifting the pillow to put a pathetic barrier between your body and his. 

 He’s not an idiot, he knows you see it. He also knows that even if it hurts you, you’d never let him know. 

 Fuck.

 It’s like you were put on this earth just to torment him with what he can’t have. And even if he could, he’d never deserve you, never be good enough for you, with all the blood he has on his hands? And you, you’re so innocent, so pure, why would you ever want someone so broken?

 But, of course, that’s why he loves you so fucking much. Because you’re everything he’s not.

 “So, not gonna lie, this is my favorite movie, hands down. I know every line, start to finish, so if I get annoying, just smack me with a pillow.” You warn him with a teasing smile.

 You make that offer every time you bring a movie to his room, but he never takes you up on it. For one, he loves watching you mouth the words along with the characters, and for two, the thought of hitting you, even jokingly with something soft like a pillow makes his stomach curdle and his skin crawl. He would never hurt you. 

 And now he’s curious because he’s never seen you so excited over a movie before. You press play and settle back into the couch. Your legs are cross under you and you seem to almost fold in on yourself and he feels he needs to do something to relax you.

 “Why do they show all these things at the beginning?” He asks and you look at him for a minute.

 “It’s just to advertise what movies are coming out soon or that they’re out and you can buy them now.” You shrug. 

 “But this movie was made... thirty years ago.” He adds quickly in his head. “What’s the point of having them on there now?”

 “To complete the experience? It would feel incomplete, almost amateurish if it didn’t have previews beforehand. It’s just something people expect.” You explain patiently. You never lose your cool with him, always patient. 

 “They didn’t use to.” He sighs, thinking about how complicated the world has become. 

 You simply smile at home and fast forward through the rest. “I never usually watch them anyway, unless it’s the first time.” You select ‘play’ and the screen changes to black and a weird noise sounds.

 “What is that?” Bucky asks, tilting his head. 

 “It’s a video game that was popular back in the ’80s. Like an interactive baseball game.” You say, a smile curling on your perfect lips.

 He aches to trace it with his thumb, to feel your tongue swipe over it, the silky feel of you wrapping your lips around it—he forces the thoughts down. Those lead down dangerous paths and he has to stay away.

 He turns his attention back to the screen, deciding if this one is so important to you, he can watch it instead of you.

 “Farmboy, polish my horse’s saddle. I want to see my face shining in it by morning.”

 “As you wish.”

 “As you wish was all he ever said to her.”

 “Farmboy, fill these with water...please.”

 “As you wish.”

 “That day she was amazed to discover that when he was saying ‘as you wish’ what he meant was ‘I love you’. And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back.”

 “Farmboy! ......fetch me that pitcher.”

 “As you wish.”

 That doesn’t mean he isn’t hyper-aware of you mouthing every word, sitting so close that all he has to do is twitch his hand out to touch you.

 “Inhale this, but do not touch.”

 “I smell nothing.”

 “What you do not smell is called iocaine powder. It is odorless, tasteless and dissolves instantly in water. It is among the more deadly poisons known to man.”

 He’s conscious of you looking over at him but he keeps his eyes on the screen. You’re not annoying him at all, how could you? Your enthusiasm for this movie is infectious and he’s hooked. 

 What he isn’t aware of is that you’re subtly shifting closer to him. With each adjustment or stretch, it brings you closer to his side. 

 “Boo! Boo! Boo!”

 “Why do you do this?”

 “Because you had love in your hands and you gave it up!”

 “But they would have killed Westley if I hadn’t done it.”

 “Your true love lives, and you marry another! True love saved her in the Fire Swamp and she treated it like garbage! And that’s what she is! The Queen of Refuse. So, bow down to her if you want, bow to her. Bow to the queen of slime, the queen of filth, the queen of putrescence.”

 You mouth every word in perfect synch. The words feel familiar to Bucky, not necessarily the true love part, but the name-calling. He feels that on a personal level. 

 Suddenly, you’re there, snuggling into his side, pulling his arm tight around you. Your fingers trace the plates on his fingers and knuckles and you’re so hot against the metal, he almost loses focus on the movie. He tenses, you have to feel it, but you don’t pull away, and he doesn’t push you away. 

 “Why don’t you ever touch me?” You ask. Your voice is so soft, so quiet that if it weren’t for his enhanced hearing, he never would have heard you. 

 His blood stills in his veins.

 He tries to keep his eyes on the screen so you can’t see him panic.

 “I don’t know what you mean. We’re touching right now.” He says quietly.

 You let out a loud sigh. “Because I’m making you. If you had your way, I’d be at the other end of the couch. You touch Steve, even Sam when he’s not bothering you to death. Natasha, Wanda, you touch them.”

 “You’re missing the movie.” He points out, a bead of sweat trickling down the back of his neck.

 You pout and he loves the way your bottom lip pokes out. “Can I stay like this?” You ask and he’s absolutely too weak to say no.

 “If you stop talking so I can hear.” He tells you, corners or his mouth tugging. 

 You smile brightly and worm your way impossibly closer to his side.

 How is he supposed to say no when you look at him like that?

 “A technicality that will shortly be remedied. But first thing’s first. To the death!”

 “No! To the pain.”

 “...I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.”

 “I’ll explain. And I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.”

 “That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me.”

 “It won’t be the last.”

 He’s so enthralled with the movie that he doesn’t see Steve pass by the door. The blond man doesn’t miss a thing when it comes to Bucky.

 The credits roll and you turn to Bucky. “What’d you think?” 

 He quickly arranges his face into his normal scowl. “It was alright, a bit sappy. I can see why you like it, though. The satirical aspect of it really made it.”

 You laugh, easing up away from him. He almost doesn’t let you go, but there’s a knock on his door. He jerks away from you, guilt churning in his gut at having been caught. Steve pokes his head in with an apologetic smile.

 “Sorry to interrupt. Y/N, can I have a few minutes with Bucky?” He asks you.

 You nod and scoop up your movie. A part of him wishes you would leave it behind so you would have a reason to come back. But he lets you go, pretending you’re not there, turning away at the last minute so that he doesn’t see your happy wave. The door clicks shut and Steve is so silent Bucky almost thinks he left, too.

 “What’s going on?” He asks finally. Bucky turns away from him, meticulously fixing the cushions on the couch. “Bucky, tell me the truth.” 

 “Nothing is going on, Steve. She likes movies.” He shrugs.

 “Buck. She only watches them with you. You like her?” Steve guesses, hitting the nail on the head.

 Bucky flinches. “No. She just wants company. Easy to tune her out.” 

 Steve rubs the back of his neck. “You’re hiding something from me. I don’t know what it is, but I can feel it. Whenever you’re ready to tell me the truth, you know where to find me.” He turns to leave, opening the door and freezing. “Y/N.” He says and Bucky’s heart plummets, but he refuses to turn around.

 “I just forgot my phone.” You say, clearly struggling to keep your voice even.

 Bucky’s heart constricts at the sound of it, but he scoops up your phone, handing it to you. He walks out of his quarters and heads for the gym without a second look. He can use a brutal workout right now. 

 He changes in the locker room and wraps his hand in the boxing tape. He steps up to the bag and starts punching. The burning of his muscles is welcome as he dances around, light on his feet. It’s something to focus on besides the way you smell, the feel of your fingers on his metal hand. Anything but the way you feel against his side, so natural and warm.

 He becomes aware of Steve leaning against the wall next to him. He doesn’t know how long he’s been there, but he refuses to break the silence. Strands of hair are plastered to his face and neck.

 Finally, he can’t take Steve’s stare anymore. He thought he was tough, that he could handle it, but the guilt of hurting your feelings was already eating away at him.

 “Words are hard,” Bucky mutters, pausing and breathing hard. Steve remains silent, waiting. “I can’t...” Bucky shakes his head. “She’s too...” he looks helplessly at his best friend. “Important.”

 “You act like you don’t care about her.” Steve points out. “If she’s so important to you, why do you act like you don’t even like her that much?”

 “Because I have to.” Bucky snaps before blowing out a sigh.

 “You have to?” Steve repeats.

 “Steve, you don’t.... it wasn’t the same for you.” Bucky shakes his head and Steve stiffens.

 “Hydra.” He guesses.

 “I wasn’t allowed... if I liked anything....” Bucky rubs his face frustratedly. 

 “You’re not at Hydra anymore, Buck. No one is going to take her away from you.” Steve pushes himself off the wall. “How long have you felt like this?”

 “Couple months? Maybe a year? It’s hard to keep track of time.” Bucky shrugs.

 “You need to go talk to her.” 

 “And say what? I know I’ve been an asshole but really, I’m crazy about you? Yeah, that will go over well.” Bucky replies sarcastically. 

 “Guys, we have a mission. Take off in ten minutes.” Natasha pokes her head into the room. Steve looks at him and he sighs.

 “Alright.” He jumps in the shower quickly before getting dressed in his mission suit. He wants to run up to your room to say goodbye, but there isn’t time. 

 “You can talk when we get back,” Steve reassures his best friend.

 One week later

 “Bucky! Go left!” Steve shouts.

 Trusting his best friend, the Winter Soldier veers to the left, fighting off anyone the comes his way. Light flashes a split second before a boom echoes. Bucky is flipped over, plain flaring up his side. He gasps for air, his chest refusing to expand. 

 Something is wrong.

 “Bucky!” Steve shouts, quickly eliminating his opponents.

 Bucky rolls over onto his back, he can feel his chest is wet and the whole area burns as he presses his hand to it. Natasha is there, hovering over him. 

 “Can you hear me?” She asks.

 Bucky tries to push himself up but she forces him back. He needs to talk to you; he can’t die with you thinking he doesn’t care. “Y/N,” Bucky groans deliriously.

 “Stay down!” Natasha yells. 

 He can hear her, but her words aren’t making sense.

 “Bucky, stay down. Stay still.” Steve peels back the fabric of Bucky’s suit and winces. He snaps a couple pictures and sends them to Doctor Cho. 

 “That’s really bad,” Natasha says, her voice becoming muffled. The light filtering down between the leaves dims and Bucky is left in the dark, again.

 ***

There was a lot of commotion outside the kitchen, people running and shouting at each other. The team has been gone for a week and you were even more miserable than before.

 Bucky had left without saying goodbye to you, which just confirmed your fears. He really didn’t care. Maria informed you that it was just because there wasn’t time, but she didn’t know what you did, that Bucky only tolerated you. He didn’t care.

 All that time you spent falling in love with him was wasted. He just put up with you because you forced your company on him. 

 How could you be so blind?

 The commotion gets louder as people are running back the other way. What the heck is going on? You move to the door in time to see a gurney being moved at top speed. 

 You would recognize that dark brown hair anywhere, the silver arm and red star were just extra giveaways. 

 Your heart turns to ice in your chest and you sink back against the door, legs unable to support you. His side was bright crimson red and sticky wet. His face was pale, and he was still. 

 So very still.

 “Bucky?” You whisper. Your eyes turn blurry and you don’t understand why.

 “Y/N,” Steve starts, touching your shoulder. 

 You jerk away from him. “I... I think the ceiling is leaking?” You stammer. That didn’t make sense, you were 30 floors from any type of roof, and there was a gym above you. Nothing to leak. 

 “We should talk.” He says softly. He helps you stand up and leads you to a private room. 

 You slump into a chair and look up at him. “You might want to get Tony on that leak.” Your voice wavers.

 “There’s no leak, Y/N. You’re crying.”

 “Well, that’s a lie.”

 He gives a small smile. “Bucky is going to be okay.”

 A dozen waspish replies run through your head, but then you remember how he looked on the gurney and you swallow every last one. “What happened?”

 “A sniper. I missed it.” Steve curses under his breath. “I can’t believe I missed it.” 

 “You were gone for a long time.” You say.

 He kneels in front of you, his hands resting on your knees. “He won’t want me to say this, because he’s a punk. But he was coming to talk to you, to tell you how he really feels when we got the mission.”

 “Steve, you don’t have to do this. I know how he feels.” You sigh.

 “No, you really don’t. He’ll want to see you when he wakes up.” He looks up at you with those impossibly blue eyes. “I know you’re hurt, but please. This is important.”

 You nod wordlessly and he sits in the chair next to you.

 It’s silent for hours. Your entire body is tense and aching. Steve hasn’t stopped bouncing his knee the entire time. You’ve recited every line from the Princess Bride in your head and now you’ve taken to reciting plots to Indiana Jones. 

 “Should it be taking this long?” You ask, looking over at the big man.

 “I’m sure everything is fine.” He says, reassuring you.

 You are not reassured. 

 The door opens and Natasha pokes her head in. “He’s awake. Asking for Y/N.” She jerks her head at you. 

 You look at Steve and he gestures for you to go. “Just tell him I’m sorry.” He squeezes your hand and nudges you towards the door. 

 The walk down the hall to the medical wing was the hardest, longest walk of your life. You hesitate outside the door before knocking once.

 “Was.... was that a knock? I couldn’t tell.” You hear his voice on the other side of the door, sounding a little tired but still strong and it’s like a dam breaks in your chest. You lean against the door, unable to open it because you don’t want him to see you a crying mess.

 “Y/N?” He calls.

 “I-I’m here.” You reply.

 “Are you going to come in?” You can hear the smirk in his voice and it makes you want to smack him a little. 

 “No. I-I think I’ll stay out here.” You can’t handle seeing him lying in that bed right now.

 “As you wish.”

 “Are you okay?” You ask, sliding down the door.

 “I’ve had worse.” He says lightly. 

 “Steve feels bad. He blames himself.”

 “Typical. He’s an idiot.” 

 “Bucky?” You start and he lets out a sigh. “Bucky? Are you okay?” You rush, reaching for the doorknob.

 “I like the way you say my name.” He says softly. “Are you sure you won’t come in?”

 “Can we just talk like this for a little bit?” You ask, rubbing your eyes.

 He’s quiet for a minute. “As you wish.” 

 “I’m sorry I forced my company on you.” You say and he groans. “If I had known that it bothered you that much-“ the door behind you opens and you topple backward. “What are you doing out of bed?” You yell at his retreating back.

 “I couldn’t hear you.” He says and you can’t tell if he’s lying or not.

 “Get back in the bed!”

 “As you wish.” He says patiently, hobbling back to the bed. 

 You scramble up and follow him. He eases himself back into the bed with a groan, capturing your hand as you stand next to him. 

 “Bucky,” you start again and he closes his eyes. His words sink in and you look at him sharply.

 He laces his fingers with yours, his thumb tracing the shapes. 

 “Why do you keep saying that?”

 “Saying what?” He mumbles, resting your intertwined hands on his very broad chest.

 “You know what! Stop it.”

 “As you wish.” He says evenly. His eyes open and he looks at you square on. You try to back away but he holds you tight. “You wouldn’t fight a guy that just almost died, would you?”

 You look at him for a minute before yanking your hand out of his. His perfect blue-green eyes turn sad as he nods a little.

 “I understand.” He says softly. 

 You can’t hide the smile as you throw your arms over his shoulders, hugging him as best you could, so instead, you choose to hide your face. He lets out a small groan but his arms encircle you anyway. Then you remember that he was shot.

 “Oh shit!” You try to pull away but he doesn’t let you. “Bucky-“

 “It’s worth the pain.” He shifts you so that you’re more on the bed than off, and still able to touch him. “You asked why I never touched you.”

 “We don’t have to talk about that.” You rush, just wanting him to rest.

 “But I want to, so we’re going to.” He takes your hand and rests it on his chest, playing with your fingers. “It was ingrained into me over and over again, for seventy years, that I was nothing. That I deserved nothing. Anything I wanted, anything I enjoyed, it was taken away. I couldn’t let anyone see how I really felt, you’d be taken away.”

 “You don’t think you deserve to be happy? Even after all this time? All the pain you’ve been through?”

 “How can I? After everything I’ve done?”

 You press a finger to his lips. “Because if you had a choice, you wouldn’t have done all those things. That’s the difference between you and The Winter Soldier. You deserve all the happiness in the world, Bucky.” You say gently, leaning forward and kissing his cheek. “And I’m going to be here to make sure you get it all.”

 “As you wish.” He mumbles quietly.

Tag List: (If I forget anyone, I’m so sorry.)

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[mountphoenixrp]

We have a new citizen in Mount Phoenix:

                                  Libra Ryu, who is known by no other name;                                                     a 26 year old son of Dagda.                                               He is the owner of Rip n Rage and                                              a psychiatrist at Asclepius General.

FC NAME/GROUP: Kim Yugyeom / GOT7 CHARACTER NAME: Libra Ryu AGE/DATE OF BIRTH: 26 / Nov. 17th, 1993 PLACE OF BIRTH: Milltown Malbay, Ireland OCCUPATION: Psychiatrist at Asclepius General, Owner of Rip N Rage HEIGHT: 6’ 0" WEIGHT: 147lbs DEFINING FEATURES: heterochromia (blue right eye, brown left eye), life and death ambigram tattoo on right inner forearm, balance tattoo behind left ear, cross with wings tatoo on back, ears pierced in a few places. unlike his brother, Libra naturally exudes a dangerous aura causing the air around him to feel suffocating. it’s only when he lets someone in beyond his layers of protection that he can be calm and breatheable to be around; which currently is only his twin brother Gem.

PERSONALITY: Libra is the walking explanation of emotional detchment disorder. He /refuses/ to let people close to him, for their own safety. Not only due to the fact that he is the darker of the Ryu twins with a sadistic streak, but because he doesn’t feel he deserves to have people care about him because of his past. A past he hugs close to his chest, that defines his every day actions no matter what they are. Much like his brother, he is quiet and observant - and harnesses the skill to learn people simply by watching them long enough.

Despite all of this though, Libra tries his best to integrate back into society. He looks up to his brother and often marvels in his brother’s light - while trying not to taint it with his natural darkness. Together, Libra is trying to find his own path back to center balance with the help of Gemini - while simultaneously assisting his brother in getting out of his own head. Slowly but surely, Libra is coming around to his new life.

HISTORY: Born just minutes after his brother, the small bundle that was pink and colored but silent as the grave earned wary from his mother. He was looked on by the ladies around with worried expressions, as no amount of prodding or poking earned a sound from him. His eyes remained closed, though his breathing remain in tact. He was named Libra, a frightening balance that reminded her of Dagda’s warning. The resurgence of powers in twins. And thus, their mother made the decision to hand her second born to the midwife – and order her to take him far away from them. She could not handle two at once, and she chose the one leaning towards life.

With Libra in her arms, the midwife drifted all over until she found a setting for the demi-god to prosper in. He was given to a family of mortal wealth and stature – without explanation for their station. And the midwife did not care to ask. She’d done her task. Little did she know that she’d delivered the boy into the hands of the mortal mob – and a family that thrived in darkness. Libra barely remembers his young years growing with this family. Memory littered with flashes of learning how to shoot, how to fight, how to clean or sharpen weapons. Which compounds made explosives, which tactics could give the intended results. He was raised to be an heir to the underground King, and Libra embraced it, as it was all he knew.

Through his blood-soaked life, Libra found power in his stature – until his ability reared it’s head at the ripe age of eight-teen. A fight between his people an a family in debt had broken loose, prompting Libra to have to step in to take care of the mess. With his gun in hand, and a weeping girl at the end of it, his head began to mess with him. Something sparked within him, and for the first time, he turned the gun around and chose to spare a life. He went against everything he was ever taught – and found himself questioning why. He’d never second guessed himself before. Why now?

Returning home, news of his failure had reached his family. His parents were locked away in his father’s study arguing about how to handle it. Libra wasn’t supposed to hear their conversation, but one part of it caught his unwavering attention. The knowledge of learning he was not their blood son; that he’d come from somewhere far away, belonged to a different blood line than what he’d known. It put long lasting questions into his mind he hadn’t thought of in years.

With that knowledge, Libra broke into his father’s office while they were away and found the information kept on him within his files. It did not specify who he’d come from, but it left a trail he most certainly would find and end to. Taking away in the middle of the night, the confused boy began his journey to recover the answers he sought; where did he come from, who did he belong to, maybe they had an explanation for this sudden..change in him. Maybe that had the answers, maybe they didn’t – but Libra wouldn’t stop until he found something.

From the midwife in her old age, to the town he was born in – Li was at a loss for answers with no one to tell him where to go. That was, until an old crone in town remembered the mention of twins born to a woman around the time frame he would have been born. Twins? He had a sibling? And a mother. There was no guarantee it was him, but for some reason Libra felt it to be right. He was told where he could find his mother, and found at her doorstep no warm welcome. They spoke through the door and nothing more – seeming to fear him more than embrace him along. She gave him only a piece of paper. A name and a place; where his answers might come from.

Gemini Ryu, Mount Phoenix.

PANTHEON: Celtic CHILD OF: Dagda POWERS: Any weapon they touch becomes a taker and bringer of life; a single touch from the business end will bring someone to the precipice of death, but a touch from the hilt will bring them back.

STRENGTHS:

Numb; after so long of being prone to killing and death, Libra handles the ability as pertaining to drawing life rather well. He can easily make the dark decision if need be.

Grief; Libra is filled with a sense of empathy for any passing. Because of this, he has an inept depth to the negative feelings and how to handle them.

Balance; Though he is dark, Libra is slowly embracing the balance in his ability and life, and is steering away from making any dark decisions.

WEAKNESSES:

Light; due to his past, and his inner darkness, he finds himself struggling to stay positive that he can change. His own mentality can crumble from time to time, leaving him in dismay of regret.

Inclusion; Libra struggles to push to include himself into activities and events involving other people. He tends to stay alone, other than entertaining the audience of his brother Gem.

Self Improvement; Though his job is to help and aide others with their negativity – he himself is drowning in his own. He can’t seem to work his own way through his own darkness, and relies on Gemini to help him in those instances to get free.

#kpop rp #krp #got7 #kim yugyeom #got7 yugyeom #mp; welcome

[pendragonshoard]

Riley’s Davekat Fic Rec Masterpost

Long post under the cut...

Davekat, Pre Retcon: 

Paint the Roses Red - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck highschool AU

You can't love someone else, and you can't expect someone else to love you. Not when you can't love yourself. It takes a special kind of person to make you understand what that means, though, and an even more special person to help you embrace yourself. Sometimes, if you're very, very lucky, this person will find you all on their own, and they will never really know about the spell that they cast on you because you were too busy working your own accidental magic on them. 

The Morning Dew Betwixt Thine Thighs - NSFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

You had thought he’d been so adamant about you coming over after school today to ask you out. And instead he gives you a fucking dick in a box and you tell him to take off his pants. Fucking great. Wow you suck.

Two Characters Encounter Alternate Versions of Themselves Doing Things and Then Proceed to Build up Amounts of UST Before Getting Over Themselves and Getting Their Acts Together. - NSFW - Meteor Fic - Multichapter - Complete

Instead of taking the bait, you store your sickles in your specibus and punch him instead. He catches that too, and forces you back against the table, knocking your book clean off the top, and pressing you into it fiercely. His sword is away too. Fucking how is this your life?

The next thing you know, his knee is between your thighs, pressing against your sheathe and nook, and you have a mouthful of Strider, pulling your hair. Your bulge tries to wriggle out, but the pressure over the sheathe is too much, and it's nearly painful but a humiliating pain and it's so perfect you moan and chitter into Dave's mouth, and he bites your lip

Lousy Stupid Goddamn Pretty Troll Boy - NSFW - Oneshot

John introduces his best human friend to his best troll friend. Maybe the three of them sit down to watch romcoms, maybe they're just hanging around a lab in the veil, but whatever the circumstance, Dave has trouble paying attention to the conversation at hand. Karkat is good looking and distracting and it's just not fair. Naturally, he begins distracting Karkat while John's talking. Little touches, lip licks, etc. Karkat gets flustered, Dave is thrilled, John is oblivious. It turns into a competition to see who can flirt the most without alerting John to their UST-fueled game. 

Improvidence - NSFW - Series - Complete - Meteor Fic - Post Game Speculation

Oh, I Miss the Kiss of Treachery - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck

Your name is Karkat Vantas, and you would be damned if you were going to miss the Grimdark concert because of a cold.

In which Dave is the lead singer of a band, and Karkat has front row tickets.

Gray and Red - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Soulmates AU - Humanstuck

The flower—the flower, it's . . . it's delicacy and strength. There's an imperceptible fragility to the boldness of the color. It looks loud, out there and brave, it looks like passion and heat, but a cooler, more human kind of heat. It's striped with a paler version of itself that emanates an ethereal kind of refreshing springtime feeling. It is, to put it in a nutshell, fucking beautiful. In which you only see color once you meet your soulmate, and the first color you see is the same as your soulmate's eyes.

Finally Out -  SFW - Oneshot - Post Game Speculation

The beta kids are released from the juju after a long time. Dave wants to see Karkat and is worried about him. After being gone so long.

Midnight on the Demon Patrol - NSFW - Multichapter - Updating - Demon Summoner AU

Fighting fire with fire is okay in theory but Detective-Summoner Dave L. Strider figures trying to summon corporeal demons to the mortal plane to fight other demons is likely to backfire spectacularly. Sadly for him his inner Knight gets the vapors at the thought of letting anyone else play guinea pig.

Yup, he is totally hogging the demon. What could go wrong? (Oh no, Dave, why did you have to think that.)

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures - NSFW - Oneshot - Heatfic

Karkat starts his heat cycle and Dave becomes more culturally aware. Best bros or not, desperate times call for desperate measures. Screwing your best friend? That's definitely a desperate measure.

Wherein our resident ornery troll spends about a bilunar perigee doing almost nothing but examine the specifics of his relationship with our favorite coolkid (the krabby 2 dope remix) - NSFW - Oneshot - Sequel to “Lousy Stupid Goddamn Pretty Troll Boy” - Karkat POV

You are Karkat Vantas, and you’re pretty sure a certain human is burning up your lifetime supply of chill. Not that it was a substantial amount to begin with.

Not Friends - NSFW - Oneshot - Sequel to “Lousy Stupid Goddamn Pretty Troll Boy” - Dave POV

You're still Dave Strider, and you're pretty sure a certain troll is burning up your lifetime supply of chill.

Dave has convinced himself that the thing he has with Karkat is about lust and only lust -- yet when the curiosity of his his closest friends forces him to examine it in more detail, he's acutely uncomfortable with what he finds.

Closeted - NSFW - Oneshot - John POV - John sits in the closet while they fuck basically - Onesided johndave

PWP AU Where John Is A Prankster But His Prank Lands Him In VoyeurLand.

I Don't Know What I Want - NSFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

It's two AM and you aren't sleeping.

Dave Strider's Stupid Fucking Jawline - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

“So Karkat has a crush on Dave,” Jade says.

You and John both choke on your ice cream. “Where the fuck did you hear that load of garbage?” you demand.

---

Generic high school AU. Dave's jawline is really distracting and Karkat does NOT have a crush on him (shut up, Kanaya).

I Just Wanted You To Marry Me - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

It's Dave and Karkat's 4th year anniversary of dating, and Dave knows he's ready to take the next step.

Curiosity Killed the Cat - NSFW (in the second part) - Series - Complete - No SBURB AU

Paper Hearts - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

This Valentine's Day just might be worse than all of the previous ones, because someone had been leaving you a paper heart every day for two weeks, and you STILL had no idea who it might be.

Status is Green, Captain Vantas. All Thrusters Go. - NSFW - Oneshot - Meteorfic

The first time you'd ever tried to fool around with Karkat, you'd gotten your hands onto his hips and then stopped because he'd started doing that thing where he breathes too fast then feels sick and gets dizzy and has to hide in his room because suddenly being around people makes him feel trapped. The second time it was you who'd backed off, wondering if he'd think you were some disgusting scrawny alien with too many scars and not enough wits to avoid earning them. He'd just pulled you against his broad chest and fallen asleep curled almost protectively around you. You couldn't look at him for a week. This time, so far both of you are still a green for go.

Post Retcon: 

Your Interpersonal, Intergalactic Relationship: A Beginner's Guide - SFW - Oneshot - Meteorfic

A beginner's guide to playing hopscotch, overcoming internalized homophobia, and falling in love with your alien best friend.

Disclaimer: results may take up to three (3) years to appear.

Albinos, Deaf Baristas, and Nosy Friends - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

Your name is Karkat Vantas, you're deaf, and you work at a coffee shop with your best friend, Eridan. Also, some asshole named Dave is way too attractive for words and you can't seem to get your shit together enough to ask him out.

Ambigram - NSFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

His lips are soft and sweet. They taste like mint and wax and you find it kind of funny that you can separate the taste of his chapstick from the taste of his mouth. With him hovering over you for a change, he’s quick to take charge, tongue dipping down between your lips. You have yet to figure out if he’s naturally a total top or if he’s trying to compensate, but either way it’s adorable; you love it.

You love him.

Damn.

(Sequel to The Morning Dew Betwix Thine Thighs)

To Defy Gods and Devils - SFW - Oneshot 

You're a demon, and he's an angel, and you suppose it was always bound to end like this, ironic or not.

Sugar and Spice - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck

You remember the first time you really realized you were fucked up.

You were five. First year of kindergarten, miserable as all fuck. The teacher told the boys to line up on one side of the room and the girls on the other. You don't even remember why. You just remember the result.

Within, Without - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

Dave just wants to be left alone. What's the point of anything when what's broken can never be completely fixed?

This is the story of Dave Strider and Karkat Vantas, on the longest journey of their lives.

Transstuck Davekats - NSFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

[Davekat have a sleepover]

I'll Write On Your Cup (Until You Ask Him Out) - SFW - Oneshot - No SBURB AU

"Yeah, well, that means your bestie over here has been writing pick-up lines on my cups for a month, acting like it was you."

---

The one where Karkat and Dave are oblivious idiots and you have to be the one to set them up. Obviously.

Sxyvaan - NSFW - Series - Complete - No SBURB AU

Karkat is a singer with a gorgeous voice and an affinity for simplicity. He’s got a gift for words, a love of classic things (like his ancient VW Beetle), and a truly magnificent temper, and he’s fluent in eighteen foreign languages. Dave is an ace at literally any instrument under the sun, with a master's degree in classical composition. He’s got a stupid-ass poker face, an unbelievably tiny apartment (which he rarely lives in anyways), and a truly magnificent collection of stringed instruments, and he’s a ridiculous idiot. How the fuck they ended up starting a rock band is a mystery to all.

How they made it to number one, on the other hand, is a mystery to no one.

Don't Forget the Sun - SFW - Multichapter - Discontinued but honestly still a very good read

Karkat Vantas always accepted the fact that he was not going to live past nine sweeps. It was just a certainty of his sad, miserable life. At least, that was until his friends found out and decided to hatch a plan to get him out of the Alternian empire. A plan that actually worked.

Now, he was stranded on an alien planet, at the mercy of some strange creature that was either trying to help him or going about some freaky ritual of flirting with your food before you eat it.

Also, aliens have sunglasses.

He was better off dying on Alternia, wasn't he?

The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater - SFW - Oneshot - Meteorfic

Knitting, it seems, is one of the most dangerous skills that one can acquire. You lose sleep, your fingers bleed, your relationships crumble, you have to fight every iteration of Sollux Captor for the right to--

Why are you laughing? What, you think I'm kidding?

Of Heaven and Earth - SFW - Multichapter - Discontinued but again still a very good read

Dave Strider is part of an organization that eradicates evil creatures that kill humans for food. No one knows where these spirits come from, only that the sooner they are destroyed the better. That is his mission right now, to hunt down a weak new spirit before it can kill anyone and grow stronger.

Karkat Vantas is fucking dead, and if that wasn't horrible enough, now he's being hunted by some sword wielding maniac. At least there seems to be others like him in this world to help him adjust to this mindfuckery.

I spy - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Part 1 of a series - No SBURB AU - Rosemary in the sequel

You're just trying to get home, have a peaceful trip, stay as calm as a troll like you can until you get back to your moirail. All that shit. You didn't expect to make any lasting connections on the train, especially ones that live in your area. You definitely didn't expect to meet anyone quite like Dave Strider. Apparently the universe likes to prove you wrong.

Somehow after that train ride, he fuses himself into your life. Another stubborn fucking barnacle with an uncanny ability to inconvenience you at every possible moment. Even while sleeping. But somehow, despite all the trouble, you still feel like he has the potential to make your life infuriatingly better. And you definitely can't act on it or let him know. Definitely.

Perspective - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

ORIGINALLY TITLED: In which Dave Strider and Karkat Vantas are Bored as Hell and Eventually Grow Close to Each Other in Multiple Ways

Karkat wants nothing more then to be entertained, Dave can supply that entertainment.

A story of friendship turned crush between my favorite dorks.

Act one: complete Intermission one: complete Act two: complete Intermission two: complete Act three: complete

We Could Be Wonderful Together - NSFW - Multichapter - Updating - Humanstuck

There comes a point in every man's life when he must ponder the merits of marrying his best bro and roommate of ten years. Or maybe that's just you. Yeah, actually, it's probably just you.

Don't Tap On The Glass - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic - bonus smutty sequel

When Dave makes two terrible mistakes in the space of 24 hours, he finds himself dealing with them in a body that's not his own.

Astronomy in Reverse - SFW - Multichapter - Updating - No SBURB AU

Dave and Karkat are intergalactic pen pals, originally paired together for an extra credit school outreach project. Now, three years of correspondence later, they're best friends... and Karkat is finally immigrating to Earth.

how...did you tell your friends - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Earth C

Unfortunately, you don't fancy your brother's suggestion on how to break the news to John... There's no other way out of it, you're going to have to just tell him.

Thirteen And A Half Mixtapes - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck

"What is it? What is it?" Nepeta presses right up against his shoulder to get a better look. "It's a cassette." Karkat is dumbfounded, "Where the shit do you even get a cassette?"

"Is there a note?"

"No, nothing." He checks the packaging one last time. There's not even a return address.

"Any idea who would send you a cassette?"

"Fuck if I know." Karkat says, "Definitely not John or Jade, though I guess Jade might have access to one. But she would have covered it in stickers or something, not just left it blank. Sollux would have sent a disk, if anything. He'd probably have just emailed me a file instead of going to all this trouble anyway."

"Well, whoever it is, they really don't want you to know that it's from them." Nepeta is inspecting the tape, "This is crazy. This is like..." Suddenly, her big, brown eyes seem to light up, "This is just like a rom-com! A mysterious tape... From a lover!"

tank time - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck - Part 1 of a series

>User: Karkat Vantas Objective: Sabotage any and all customer attempts to purchase a live pet from the undermanaged retail hell you call a job.

>User: Dave Strider Objective: Obtain a cat before your sister's birthday next month.

Match: begin.

In Name and In Deed - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Dragon Rider AU - Part 1 of a series

“Two brothers face off for the year title in the relay division, against the infamous Scourge sisters all the way from ALTERNIAAAA! Watch these athletes defy the ODDS and the WIND as Ruby and Gold stand up to Turquoise and Aquamarine in a STUNNING show on the beach at mid-afternoon!” Or so the poster had advertised. Yeah right.

OR:

The story of the recovery of one Karkat Vantas, Colonel of Her Majesty's forces, after losing close to a fifth of himself in the war.

So It's Going - SFW - Series - Complete - Retconned No SBURB AU

The kids wake up on earth with a couple very... unique issues. Oh, and eventually there are trolls

Hard To Stay And Watch You Walk Away - SFW - Oneshot - Meteorfic

I thought too hard about scenes that happened in the GO timeline that we never saw the retcon version of and then this came out. The "will we still be able to be best bros" conversation re-imagined for post-retcon. Somehow Karkat is even more insecure. Also I always wanted Rose and Karkat to talk in canon so hey have a bunch of them too, thanks.

Dave Mutters to Self and is Gay - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

"Alright, bite the bullet here Strider, admit it to yourself. The first step to healing is acceptance. Or at least the last step of grief. Maybe? Why does everything gotta be an AA program, handing out steps left and right. Except instead of all admitting that we're middle aged men with an addiction to getting sloshed and beating our wives it's more 'Step 1: have homolust thoughts. Step 2: freak out. Step 3: who the fuck knows. Step 4: acceptance."

What.

“Hey wait shit is someone here?”

Fuck you said that out loud.

Red Ties - SFW - Oneshot - Soulmate AU - Humanstuck

Dave Strider's eyes never turned the color of his soulmates. With his rare eye-color, there's next to no chance they simply share an eye color.

One day he meets Karkat Vantas.

The Eurydice Suite - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - No SBURB AU

Dream-sharing. A highly illegal little industry in which agents delve into people's dreams and unearth their deepest secrets and memories. And the Strider-Lalondes are the best in the business.

Until Dirk Strider gets his fool ass trapped within the confines of his own subconscious, with his Auto-Responder playing malicious prison warden. To save him, it's going to take a team of the world's most talented dreamers to save him.

Backed by the token rich friend, lead by the surliest extractor ever bribed out of retirement, haunted by the shade of the l8est and gr8est agent in the biz, and on the run through a dangerous tiered dream in a hostile mind, it's going to take a miracle to pull this one off.

Oh Orpheus, sing to me all night...

You're So Fucked - NSFW - Series - Complete - Humanstuck - first part of series SFW 

[Dave and Karkat reunite at a DnD campaign due to mutual friends. Shenanigains ensue]

For Who Could Ever Learn to Love a Beast? - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Beauty and the Beast AU

Karkat is just having an awful birthday. It's raining, cold, and he has finals tomorrow. Literally the only thing that could make it worse would be if some witch from six hundred years ago decided to come cast a curse on him that would make him into some ugly horned monster until he could find true love. If true love is even a thing.

Helter Skelter - NSFW - Oneshot - Post Canon - 2 Daves 1 Karkat - exactly what you think

Dave gets a visit from Future Dave, and between the two of them, they give Karkat the night of his life. Over and over again.

A Bump in the Road - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck - this will give you a toothache

After earning his Master's degree in education, Karkat can't find a teaching job, so Kanaya gets him a job as a toddler teacher at a daycare, much to his chagrin. Dirk is his quietest and most behaved student; in fact, Karkat has never heard him speak, and he's curious. What kind of person could raise such a child? And just how long will Karkat's patience last in a room full of two year olds?

Here We Pokemon Go Again - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck - Part 1 of series

Karkat and Dave meet at a Pokestop while playing Pokemon Go.

Karkat is a 25 year old teacher on summer break who really likes Scythers. Dave is a 23 year old (not so) secretly nerdy DJ who really likes Karkat.

OR Wherein Karkat and Dave meet, catch Pokemon, and maybe fall in love.

Coming To Terms - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

Your name is Dave Strider, and you have skeletons in your closet. Literal skeletons and a metaphorical closet. There's a lot to come to terms with.

In Which Dave has Abs, Karkat has a Nice Ass, Jake Wears a Binder, Dirk Has to Socialize, and John Wields the Power of Balloons - SFW - Series - Updating - Humanstuck - Multiple Other Ships

Also known as "When the fuck does John Egbert find time to fill balloons with shaving cream?"

Also also known as "Despite the title there's going to be a fuck ton more characters."

All I Can Taste Is The Sugar In Your Hair - NSFW - Oneshot - Post Game

Trickster Dave is a god damn treasure and no one can tell me otherwise.

Some scenes from the Rosemary wedding, but really, this is about Dave being high on cherub candy and really, really, really wanting his boyfriend to fuck him. (Not intended to be dubcon, but if you have issues with altered mental states or pushy partners in the context of an established relationship it might be not great for you! Take care.)

In Contrast - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - No SBURB AU

Your name is Karkat Vantas, and you are a mutant, a freak of nature with red blood, which is frowned upon. You have been safe for many sweeps, but now your eyes have betrayed your blood color and you have beem practically exiled onto an alien planet. It's a suicidal mission that only your superiors know about, and not one of your friends do.

You are captured and taken into captivity, where you are tortured for information and studied like a caged animal because your species is alien to these...To these humans. These awful humans with their needles and weapons of torture, trying to hear you scream and decipher a language out of it, to see how you react to blood of animals.

Eventually one of your friends hears of your capture and gathers a rescue team, but you have fallen for one of the humans there.

Now your friends don't trust you either. You have affiliated yourself with the humans who have tortured you, and they don't know if you are a friend or an enemy. Everything is so mixed up and screwed that you feel like vomiting your own blood.

Midnight's Son - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - No SBURB AU

Dave Strider's father, a prominent detective, is tasked with infiltrating the Midnight Crew. Dave, worried about his father's safety, decides to do a little undercover work of his own and tries to befriend the boss's son, Karkat Vantas.

If I Lose Everything In The Fire - SFW but its not finished yet so - Multichapter - Updating - Pacific Rim AU

The Kaiju - or Horrorterrors, as the trolls call them - first invaded Earth through a transdimensional rift at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Serving the Condesce in her quest to add Earth to the Alternian Empire, these monsters have terrorized humanity for twelve years. With the help of rebel troll factions and the adaptation of Alternian mind integration technology - The Drift - the Interspecies Defense Program has fought back as the last line of defense between the Kaiju and Earth.

Karkat Vantas was a Jaeger pilot, fought for freedom in the Assault on the Breach that brought trolls to Earth. The loss of his co-pilot left him bitter and full of rage, but desperate times have lead to him being recruited to join the fray once more.

Dave Strider is the best and brightest the Interspec program has to offer. Jaeger Restoration Project Head, highest simulation score on record, and younger brother of the Deputy Marshal - except he's not allowed in a Jaeger.

Nobody expects them to be Drift Compatible.

If I lose everything in the fire, I'm sending all my love to you...

Flight Recorder From Viking 7 - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - No SBURB AU

Dave Strider is a way-too-lonely transport pilot assigned to a high-pay low-stakes mission over the Christmas holiday. He's got a blistering hangover, a conscience full of nightmares, and an angry copilot. All he needs now is a nice bout of feeling worthless and-- well would ya look at that, he's got that, too. Time for takeoff, Houston, the water's just fine.

Or: In which Dave Strider discovers a modicum of self worth while stuck on a trip through foreign space, with a short, irritable, and annoyingly attractive troll as his only conversational partner for the next two weeks.

i'm at the combination dunkin donuts & urgent care - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

Karkat Vantas is convinced beyond a doubt that his neighbor is some variety of murderer, until they actually meet in person. Highlights include blood at the laundromat, Dave's weird obsession with candles, and a box of shitty swords.

I Love Cheap Thrills - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Part 1 of series

You’ve been trading memes with an international pop sensation, and your drunk ass had no idea.

Classic.

Disengage - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

In which Dave attempts to confess his feelings to Karkat through a mirror and ends up enlisting the aid of the Mayor upon realizing that mirrors do not, in fact, talk back

IN WHICH TWO SETS OF HUMAN BROTHERLY BONDS ARE ESTABLISHED, SEVERAL CORRUPT INSTITUTIONS OF MORALITY ARE IDEOLOGICALLY DEMOLISHED, A DOG WITCH USES GOD POWERS TO MESS WITH EXQUISITELY CAREFULLY PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS FOR SOME TREES LIKE A JACKASS,-- SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Post Game - This one is just as much dirkjake as davekat

--APPROXIMATELY A BILLION FUCKING CONSORTS AND CHESS PEOPLE, ALONG WITH A LOT OF USELESS GOD MODED LAYABOUTS ARE LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL COLONIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT BY A SUCCESSFUL AND COMPASSIONATE LEADER, AND LONG-SUNDERED SOULMATES TORN APART BY FEAR AND DEVASTATING, MIND-BOGGLING STUPIDITY ARE REUNITED AT LAST BY A WISE, COMPASSIONATE BOSS / GUIDANCE FIGURE AND HIS LOYAL, EFFICIENT RIGHT-HAND MAN. THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE CRYING SCENES, TWO KISSES, AND OVER TEN TOTAL MINUTES OF REAL-TIME DESCRIPTION OF LONGING GAZES AND TENDER HUGS. 2 RESOUNDING ENDORSEMENTS OF BELOVED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS. PRIMERS ON HUMAN/TROLL INTERSPECIES ROMANCE.

THIS TEXT IS SUGGESTED SCHOOLFEEDING MATERIAL FOR ALL REASONABLY GROWN HATCHLINGS GAZING OUT ON THE BLIGHTED WASTELAND OF THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, WISHING THEY WERE DEAD, AND DESPERATELY YEARNING SOMEONE WOULD CLUE THEM IN ON JUST WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON.

RATED 8(17)+ AND UP.

You Do Not Disappoint. - NSFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck

He's still staring at you, his milky red eyes are eerie, red in a different way to yours, yours are so brown they look a bit ruddy in some lights. They suit him, and there's so many ways you want to worship his body that he'll sneer at you for. This is just sex Vantas. Get your head in the game. And then when he's riding you he'll smirk down at you and say 'Wildcats' as you finish, and ruin it. You can't have nice things, because Dave isn't inherently nice. He's enough for you though.

It's not so bad. - SFW - Oneshot - Humanstuck - this one is just so sweet ok

A simple 'good morning' can turn into 'we'll get through this together'.

M.C. Escher that's my favourite MC - SFW - Multichapter - Updating - Part 1 of a series - Soulmate AU

Dirk has a plan, when he's 18 he's going to take Dave and get him the fuck out of their terrible lives and start over. Until then being the barrier between Dave and Bro is his only job, his soulmate is just going to have to wait goddamnit. Dave has a plan, it involves getting internet famous and not going gay, easy right? Karkat also has a plan, to repeatedly track down his dumb as rocks soulmate and get him to actually talk to him for fuck's sake.

Ever After - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Mind the tags - Humanstuck - Royalty AU

The job will be nearly impossible. Karkat Vantas - as skilled an assassin as he may be - has never been assigned such a high risk target. But the pay drives him to accept. He will kill the heir to the Dersite throne, and live like a king for the rest of his life. It should have been straightforward and emotionless. When he meets a peasant on the street and gets attached, however, he begins to question whether or not the risk is worth it when all he needs is Dave.

Who Are These Douchebags? - SFW - Series - Updating - Meteorfic - Post Game

Linked stories about douchebags being douchebags.

  Doc Scratch's School for Supernaturally Gifted Adolescents - SFW - Multichapter - Updating - Humanstuck

One minute you get a mysterious message from a man who types all in white like a jackass, and then the next thing you know you're being whisked away to a mystical school for kids with superpowers. If you weren't Dave fucking Strider, this sort of thing might bother you.

A Stunning Tour De Force - NSFW - Oneshot - Earth C

"A triumph." -Dave Strider, about getting his dick sucked for the first time

They're definitely dating - SFW - Oneshot - Meteorfic

She realizes that Dave and she had been holding hands during their entire conversation with the trolls, and idly wonders what they thought about that. Probably just that they were clingy siblings.

Time Displacement: Side A - SFW - Multichapter - Updating - Post Game - Part 1 of a series

After the events of the game, Dave wakes up in a universe that is familiarly unfamiliar. Sburb didn't happen, all their guardians are alive, and Bro is...different.

Knight of Blood (finally) - SFW - Oneshot - Post Game

Ascending? Post-game? It's more likely than you think.

The Calm Is Terrifying When The Storm Is All You've Known - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Part 1 of a series

There were two kinds of trolls who went to Earth: rich shitheads with too much money and free time, and desperate assholes who couldn’t survive on Alternia, even with the best efforts of the young Condesce. Karkat hated the planet almost immediately, but with his home planet too dangerous for mutants, he really didn’t have any choice but to hide out on this weird little diurnal planet. At least he’d be safe. Or so he thought, right before blundering his way into an accidental friendship with the son of an anti-troll terrorist.

Slow burn, shifting perspectives; romance really isn't the focus here but it'll still play a significant part; extra content warnings will be posted with each relevant chapter.

two for mirth - NSFW - Multichapter - Updating - No SBURB AU - Part 1 of a series

“Now about that gift I got you, remember how you’ve been all wistful about your concupiscent quadrants? Well I got you something to fix that.”

“What,” Karkat said blankly. “Gamzee no, tell me you didn’t get me sex toys.”

The good news is that it's not sextoys

The bad news is that it's a person.

Off Court - SFW - Multichapter - Updating - No SBURB AU

Your name is Dave Strider, and a hospital wasn’t the setting you had imagined when you thought of seeing your twin again.

Your name is Karkat Vantas, and having Terezi drag you around her weird human legislacerator training probably wasn’t the worst way you could spend the rest of your sweeps.

And then you meet him.

A Ten Step Plan For Wooing Karkat Vantas, Featuring A Multitude Of Illustrations By Your Esteemed Authors, As Well As Tips For The Aforementioned Wooing - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Meteorfic

Kanaya, because she's a saint, makes you a list.

The list is entitled "A Ten Step Plan For Wooing Karkat Vantas" and features a multitude of illustrations in purple pen.

"So we're doing this," you say. Your mouth threatens to twitch into something dangerously smile-shaped.

"Yes," says Kanaya. "We are making this happen."

"Hell yes."

Just A Thing We Do - NSFW - Oneshot - Post Game

“Apparently, you inspired him to try initiating amorous… activities… over these stupid devices!” Karkat waved his phone at him, punctuating the accusation. “Do you actually just casually proposition Dirk while he’s busy with other people?!”

Jake shot him a wide-eyed look, freezing halfway through shoveling a handful of popcorn in his mouth. He slowly lowered his hand, blinking rapidly, eyebrows furrowing behind his glasses. “I -- well, what’s that to any of you, exactly?”

(Or, as I have been calling it, The DaveKat Sexting Fic. ENJOY)

Turnt Heck Godhead - NSFW - Multichapter - Complete - Part 1 of a series - Post Game

Dave Strider is feeling different. Really, everyone is. Steps seem to carry more weight, voices seem to echo more, bodies seem thicker and more full of life and comfort. Something is changing here, on this new planet, in this new universe. The cans of the town seem more real than the buildings of society ever did. And sometimes if you close your eyes and listen there is something like a chorus, or an echo, from a place where things are different--but not by much.

All at once, the feeling becomes too much to ignore, and Dave needs to find out what's happening. But doing so means coming face to face with his old sprite, now become something totally unbearable and unfathomably graceful and self-assured. And now it seems Dave's curiosity may awaken in this new being a hunger...

A hunger for the illest beats ever dropped in the history of paradox space. Beats that could change Dave, and all of his friends, in ways they could never have expected.

Welcome to Davepeta and Jasprose's grand venue: Good drinks, dim halls, chill beats and comfy bean bags The Turnt Heck Godhead is open for business as long as you're open to the feelings it can cause.

Meditation - SFW - Oneshot - Teen Titans AU

"Order is good. It’s balanced. Don’t think on the fly. Don’t try anything funny. You’re not that thing anymore. Not that person you mean. Can’t afford to freestyle. This isn’t a spotlight solo on stage. Don’t start swinging when you can’t afford it. Don’t you dare start swinging.

Focus. Zone in. Zoom in. Focus."

In which Dave attempts to meditate and things end badly.

Book Covers - SFW - Multichapter - Complete - Humanstuck - Part 1 of a series

Karkat has had a shitty life and has had to bust his ass for everything he has. He has no patience for spoiled, delusional, lazy people and this is exactly what he thinks Dave Strider is. They get paired up together for a project in their college English class and when Karkat accidently learns that Dave is fighting to keep custody of his younger brother Dirk, he learns that he may have been completely wrong about Dave and shouldn't have judged a book by it's cover. A story of two damaged boys coming to each others rescue and growing as people. <3

#homestuck #davekat #davekat fic rec #fic rec #definitely not all of them but this post is long enough as is #long post #My posts

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Dream #8 - 21st February 2016

I’m in the United States before the Europeans invaded. There’s a tarantula spirit going around, terrorising towns. There’s a man screaming for his son to come home. His son doesn’t make it, and instead creates a magical portal to seal the spirit away. This isn’t a good solution however, as the spirit was essential for life and the environment, so now the boy must become the spirit. He becomes “ambigramal”, as my dream put it, where his body is wrapped in a strange material which gives him powers. Years later, this exact scenario has happened to two other people, so now there are three spirits. These three spirits have to go save the citizens of a massive, modern, dilapidated underground city, whose only light source is from a massive hole in the roof of the cavern. There are old, tilted skyscrapers that the three spirits run up and down.

#dream #dream journal #dreams #native america #tarantula #spirits #underground city #skyscrapers

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#834: you've heard of palindromes and semordnilaps (fotd#253), but have you heard of ambigrams? they're the general case of a palindrome: you can have mirror ambigrams (eg MAOAM), half-turn ambigrams, and many more. for example, "SWIMS" is a half-turn ambigram because it goes through 180° rotation and it becomes itself. however, a well-designed font can be a lot more clever. for example, the word "lift" in LIFT London's logo is an ambigram because by turning your head upside-down, it reads the same. you can also have hetero-ambigrams, the general case of a semordnilap. here is a very fun hetero-ambigram of "Wikipedia" and "ambigram"!

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