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Each nations festivals for the Creator.
Mondstadt
It is known as The Ventus Dies Natalis (Latin: The Winds Birthday Festival).
Time of year: Spring
How long it lasts: weeks/ 14 days
Origins: The people of old Mondstadt wanted to honor the creation of the winds. Do to this they planned a festival that at first was a serious religious affair that lasted for a week, before it became a 2 week festival.
Traditions week by week
Week 1
Day 1: The people go to the cathedral plaza or inside the cathedral for prayer and to present offerings of Calla Lillies, Snapdragons, Dandelion Wine,and Fruits of the Festival, Mint Jelly, Moon Pie, and Northern Apple Stew.
Day 2: A tournament between the kinghts is held from sunrise untill noon. Once the final round has ended, the winner is given a crown of Calla Lillies, Snapdragons, and being honored with the title of Ventus Fortitudinis (Latin: Wind of Strength). The winner is beilved to be blessed with good fortune for as long as they retain the title, the current title holder is Bennett for two years in a row.
Day 3: A tournament is held between Mondstadt's archers from noon to sunset. The winner gains the title of Sagittarius Ventus (Latin: Archer of the wind) along with a Calla Lilly and Sanpdragon flower crown. The winner is beilved to be blessed with good fortune for as long as they retain the title, the current title holder is Amber for four years in a row.
Day 4: From sunset to midnight a contest for bards is held and the winner gains the title of Vates Ventus (Latin: Bard of the wind). The winner is beilved to be blessed with good fortune for as long as they retain the title, the current title holder is Venti for six years.
Day 5: The three winners throw a ball, similar to the Ludi Harpastum games, but these balls have two flower crowns on each ball. The three winners throw the balls and those who cath any of the balls and gain one of the six flowers crowns is believed to share in the original winners good fortune. After this the people good to play games, eat, and drink.
Day 6: This day is most for prayers to local shrines or at the cathedral.
Day 7: People go and either, buy of pick Calla Lillies and Snapdragons and spend time making flower crowns for their friends, fammily, or lovers. A large feast is had and people gift the flower crowns they made to each other.
Week 2
Day 1: People return to the Cathedral area for another prayer and this time no offerings are put at the statue offering table.
Day 2: Those who are willing with travel out to the separate shrine near the Thousand Winds Temple in order to deliver written prayers of the people.
Day 3: In cetian locations in the more rual areas will have games set up, like wind glider races.
Day 4: This is a day with many bards who share their poems, song, and stories with people in the plaza during one act performances that last from noon until sunset. Once the sun sets, people will spend their night drinking and eating.
Day 5: This is another rest day.
Day 6: drunken partying with lots of food.
Day 7: people gather around campfires or fire places and tell stories.
Week 3
Day 1: The church choir sing a few songs to start off the final festival week.
Day 2: The petals of Snapdragons and Calla Lillies are picked from the flower and case to the wind carrying prayers, often down by those who do not wish to write their prayers.
Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6: drinking, feasting and games.
Day 7: The people all blow on dandelions, making wishes as the fluff blows in the wind. A large feast like at the beginning of the festival is held in oder to cap off the festival itself.
Liyue
The Creator has been celebrated on Lantern Rite on few occasions.
The Creator has a festival of their own called Lóngfèng jié (Chinese: Dragon and phoenix festival).
Time of year: Spring
How long it lasts: 15 days/ 1 week and a day
Origins: When the adepti roamed the land along side humans, they saw how the humans would worship the Creator on the same days of worship for Rex Lapis. Once he was told, Rex Lapis said that the people shall have a festival for only the Creator every spring for 10 days before it became strethed to 15 days over the centuries. The times during Lantern Rite where the Creator was worshipped, happened during times where the spring was to rainy and dark for the typical festival.
Day 1: The citizens gather at their nearest shrine and present offerings of Snapdragons, Violetgrass, Lotus Flower Crisp, Stir-Fried Shrimp, and Stone Harbor Delicacies. This happens after the people say a prayer for good fortune.
Day 2: a parade is held with a dragon and phoenix being made to look like it is dancing by being controlled by a team of performers.
Day 3: There are kite design contests for both children and adults. Once the designing is done, there is a contest for who's kite can go the highest and farthest.
Day 4: A feast is held to honor the Creator's role in making the Archons.
Day 5: The Liyue Opera puts on a performance of the Creators brith from the stars and Celestia.
Day 6: Bouquets of Violetgrass and Snapdragons are traded between those who are close.
Day 7: People place a Snapdragon or Violetgrass flower into the sea as a prayer for good fortune.
Day 8: The shrines are decorated with Snapdragon Violetgree garland and only drink offerings are placed this day.
Day 9: A feast is held to celebrate the Creator's role of making the adepti.
Day 10: The Liyue Opera puts on a performance about how the Creator made the Archons, adepti, and humanity.
Day 11: Prayers are written onto pieces of paper and are then burned, they believe the smoke carried the prayers upto Celestia for the Creator to grant.
Day 12: A contest is held for who can make the best sculpture of the Creator from sunrise to noon. The winner is given the title of Shítou yìshùjiā (Chinese: Artist of stone) and the current title holder is Madam Ping. From noon till dusk a tournament is held to see who is the strongest fighter, it was used to see who would be a good guardian to the Creator, the winner gets the title of Fènghuáng wèishì (Chinese: Protector of the Phoenix), current title holder is Gaming. From dusk till sunset a contest held to test who would be a good advisor for the Creator, the winning title is Míngxīng gùwèn (Chinese: Advisor of the Stars) current title holder is Xingqiu.
Day 13: People tell smaller stories and myths about the Creators interaction with Liyue's archon and adepti at home or on stage.
Day 14: A final feast is held for the Creator's role in making humanity and everything on the mortal world.
Day 15: The Liyue Opera puts on a performance on the death and rebirth of the Creator. Kites with prayers and wishes written on them will be released as the streets are lit with lanterns.
Inazuma
The festival is called Hana-shin matsuri (Japanese: The flower god festival).
Time of year: Summer
How long it lasts: 10 days
Origins: The yokai started holding a small festival to thank the Creator for giving them life. When yokai and humanity became friends, the yokai shared some of the traditions with humans while making sure they were followed and done properly. Eventually the festival became a common part of life in Inazuma. It became even more important when the arachons of Inazuma were seen in public for the festival.
Day 1: A prayer service is held at Grand Narukami shirne in which special incense are burned and offerings of Dendrobium, Sakura, Sakura Mochi, Sakura Shrimp Crackers, and Tri-colored Dango.
Day 2: Kabuki theaters put on performances that tell important myths about the Creator, similar to the Liyue Opera.
Day 3: Sangonomiya shrine holds a prayer services with the same offerings as the first prayer day.
Day 4: A parade with floats moves through the streets of Inazuma city. Each float follows a set theme for the festival that year.
Day 5: The samurai and Inazuman warriors hold a contest of strength and skill. The winner gets the title of Hoshi no senshi, current title holder is Kujo Sara.
Day 6: Onikabuto trading, collecting and fighting amounts children is seen as a way for them to test their strength, Itto is still trying to win.
Day 7 and Day 8: Are the rest days untill the evening, in which there is a large feast.
Day 9: Sakura and Dendrobium flowers are put floating into the sea and a way of wishing or prayer.
Day 10: Fireworks are fired into the sky as way to end the festival.
Sumeru
This is known as Laghayati Parvan (Sanskrit: Color Festival).
Time of year: Summer
How long it lasts: 7 days
Origins: The people of Sumeru believed that since they were closest to nature, that they were closer to the Creator. They treat this time of year like a 7 day funeral service as it is believed that the Creator drew their last in the Avidya Forest, however it has become more light hearted in the last 20 years.
Day 1: People clean their homes and the nearest shrine before leaving offerings of Sumeru Rose, Mourning Flower, Padisarah Pudding and Baklava along with prayers.
Day 2: People get markings on their body in symbolic patterns using an ink made with Henna berries.
Day 3: The people lights bonfires to tell stories about the Creator and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. People in Sumeru ship them.
Day 4: People adorn their homes and local shrines with flower garlands and lanterns.
Day 5: People throw colored powder made with Henna berries at each other and decorate their homes and shrines with it.
Day 6: The colored Henna Berry powder is thrown as a welcoming gesture for the Creator.
Day 7: A clean up of all the colorful powder from the streets and buildings.
Fontaine
This is the Dieu créateur Carnival. (Fench: Creator gods carnival.)
Time of year: Late winter/early spring
How long it lasts: 7 days
Origins: It started as a way for devoted worshipers of the Creator to mark the end of their fasting period. Fontaine kept it like this for the whole time untill Furina became archon. Furina thought the Creator deserved a more fun and colorful celebration.
Day 1: Rainbow Roses and Romartime bouquets are gifted to shrines as offerings along with Fruity Trio and Fontaine Aspic.
Day 2: An 18 float parade goes through the streets lead by the king, queen, and carnivalon on floats. These floats are offer followed with performers from all nations.
Day 3: Another parade during those in costume on the floats throw up to 10,000 flowers into the crowd. During this time boquets of Rainbow Roses and Romartimes are exchanged between lovers, it is believed to bless the relationship with years of good luck so long as the partners are together. This parade is called the défilé de fleurs (French: flower parade).
Day 4: This is a repeat of the parade on day 2 expect the floats are decorated with lights of various colors. Known as Défilé de lumières (French: Parade of lights).
Day 5: On this night, people par take in games and drunken fun while dressed in costumes and masks.
Day 6: This is a day full of performances all having a common theme of myths about the Creator.
Day 7: The days in which people clean up from the weeks events of chaos and fun.
Currently all nations are either starting or preparing a festival to welcome the Creator back to Teyvat. I will explore these a bit more in the main plot line.
#genshin fanfic#cult au#sagau#creator!reader#sagau lore#genshin x reader#genshin impact x reader#this took sooooo long#I did research on irl festivals for this
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Hello, I just wanna say that your own Tabaluga adaptation is very amazing! I especially love your own designs for the characters.
If your AU is still around, I would like to know on what you have in mind for the Dragons and even the Worldbuilding between Greenland and Iceland. Also, I kinda would like to know, is Lilli (Arktos' creation who was supposed to be Tabaluga's love interest) involve in this Story as well?
First of all, thank you very much! I'm glad someone is interested in this, since it seemed to be a really good story.
This AU will always be around, I just don't have a lot of time do draw anymore, so there's not a lot of content done for anything.
My friend and I though about... A LOT of things for world-building.
Let's start with the planet itself.
When the world was created three wind were born with it:
Boreus - the northern snowstorm;
Notus - the southern dry wind;
And Zephirus - the western hurricane.
They were clashing with each other, semi-conscious, almost mindless forces of nature that could not be stopped or tamed.
Hovewer, in the heart of the storm, a tree was born. This tree was the one to create life on Earth, shielding it with its branches from harm.
The three winds saw this and decided - whoever can break this tree will be the strongest of them all. They started blowing, one by one, destroying life with every step taken closer...
But The Tree knew what to do. It planted a seed, and from this seed grew a dragon's egg. When the egg shattered, the first dragon was born.
He flapped his mighty wings three times to blow each wind away. From that moment, the life itself was saved, and all dragons became guardians of The Tree of Life and the Green Land below it.
This story is something of a legend told by oldest of creatures. The dragons themselves are very interesting creatures.
After The First Dragon, a lot of them vere born to guard the land and save it whenever winds dared to return. Each dragon was unique: their breath was not just fire. It was a Gift of nature to create and sustain life. One could breath water to create rivers, the other's breath created leaves on the trees, third one could call on lightning to light up the path during hailstorms...
Basically, each dragon had a unique force of nature in its breath. Whatever The Tree needed at the moment, like water or soil or protection, was created in the form a dragon.
But why have all of them disappeared?
Well, the answer is easy. Death.
Dragons can live for hundreds of years, but they are not immune to being killed. And what is a better weapon against nature than a human mind.
There is another legend, of how the icy, barren fields of Boreus became an advanced kingdom.
A strange humanoid creature appeared there once. It's desire for power and control was so strong that it was able to tame one of the three winds, striking a deal. And this is how Arktos was born - power-hungry, cold and cruel, a mix between a force of nature and a living being with only one goal in mind - to destroy The Tree and to conquer the Green Land, turning it into one of his frozen lands.
But first, he needed to destroy the guardians.
The dragons were powerless against Arktos. His ability to destroy life was beyond their ability to create. So they fell, one by one, until only a few was left.
Some dragons decided to join Arktos to save themselves and their loved ones. The cold of Ice Land either killed them, or made those, who survived, into ice dragons, who's breath was cold and deadly, destinied to destroy whatever life they touch. Something of a curse, a terrible price paid for their selfishness.
When all hope was lost, from The Tree was born what was thought to be the last dragon - Tyrion. His breath was so scalding hot it rivalled the sun. It was created... To destroy. But that was the thing The Tree needed - to get rid of the threat before it ended all life.
Tyrion and Arktos clashed in a battle of two deadly forces. Fire against ice. And Tyrion, with every ounce of his power, was able to beat Arktos, sending him back to his kingdom. He brought a lot of harm to Arktos, taking most of his power and sealing it into a crystal. But Tyrion was also mortally wounded himself.
He passed away at a place that later was called the Dragon Mountain, his spirit stayed there to guard the crystal with powers of Boreus.
Tyrion was the one dragon everyone remembers the best. The legendary hero of the Green Land.
So when Tabaluga was born, people expected him to be just like Tyrion... But he never grew into those expectations.
His fire was not nearly as hot, and he couldn't understand his purpose for a long time, not knowing why he was born so 'weak' and 'useless'. But later in the story Tabaluga will find his own purpose, the reason he was created.
It's to heal. The Tree saw how much pain and destruction the fight between Arktos and Tyrion has caused, so it was able to call on the nature and creat a dragon, that could not only heal, but create life itself - Tabaluga.
His healing flame could even revive those frozen by Arktos, essentialy freeing them from the comatose state they entered in the ice.
And this leads us to a long confrontation between the Green Land and the Ice Land.
You see, Arktos was partially human once, and this is why he knew how to make technology. He basically created his own kingdom, ruled by fear, but also really advanced in terms of technological progress and society.
Green Land and Ice Land is like a village being compared to a megalopolis (lmao)
Greenlanders are in a defensive position, because they are weaker, but Arktos is also not strong enough to conquer them while Tabaluga is still around.
I'd say it's like a game of chess where only the white pieces are making attacking moves. Arktos always sends in his goons with new machines to cut down forests and expand his territory, while Tabaluga and his friends break said machines and try to stop whatever plan is in motion.
Also, I'd like to mention that between Green Land and Ice Land there is a place called Red Forest. It is, basically, a maze where time is alway stuck at autumn season, so the trees are always red, but they never shed their leaves. It's something of a border between two lands, like a border between summer and winter.
And yeah, about Lilly. There is no Lilly, sorry xd
There is an arctic fox character called Lilly, but she's just a friend of Happy from the Ice Land.
The character of the original Lilly was replaced with Blizzard - an ice dragon, who Arktos found and took in, because he hoped that if whoever would be able destroy Tabaluga, it's another dragon.
Blizzard is, in no way as friendly as Lilly. She was treated and raised to be a weapon, hateful and cold. Untill Tabaluga showed her, that she can be a good person and is not destinied to only bring death and destruction with her breath.
She's not his love interest in this story, but is like a sister to him, basically. I know that original story came from songs and has a different meaning, but I think that it's good to re-imagine as a story about finding yourself and being someone you want to be in spite of what others tell you you are.
My arm hurts from writing so much xd
But that's the gist of it. If you have any more questions, please let me know in the comments, I'll answer)
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Chapter 5
Up in the trees an owl hooted before taking flight as it spotted food running across the ground below, as it took flight the owl’s wings momentarily cast a shadow upon a skylight at the top of a cabin before swooping down and landing on a vole. It took off with another hoot as it retreated to the trees. Inside the cabin, a man lay in bed, his hand clutching the blanket as sweat trickled down his neck.
His dreams were troubled, there was a young man who appeared ageless walking across a path that had no end, all around him people lined the path, sitting in the dirt, on scorched earth, on stones, all crying out to him for help. As the young man walked more, the people grew more desperate, the images got steadier more violent, the people started wailing as their children were cut down by invisible forces, mothers screamed at the young man for allowing this to happen. A giant flood washed them all away, only for more to appear as the waters fell back. He watched entire cities fall, fire raining from the sky and burning the flesh off the bones. He could hear their skin crackling as it cooked. He walked on and even though all around him were hellish scenes, he didn’t care at all.
It didn’t bother him as these were just his toys, these were just things he had created, they had multiplied and grown far faster than how he wanted them too, they over populated the world he had created, what did it matter if they died, as there were always far too many of them. The young man grew into an adult by choice as the path went on, he always controlled his age and never appeared too young or too old, he would always be in his prime.
The slaughtering of humanity beside him carried on as he walked. He watched as ancient empires battled each other, plague victims fell in the streets, people marching in his name to kill people also marching in his name. He watched as war victims were bombed from above and suddenly he became aware the path ahead was now blocked to him by a human who had somehow joined him on the path, he had not been expecting this, it could not have happened.
“Dean” He sneered, rather amused that the eldest Winchester had somehow gotten onto his path. Dean’s green eyes glared into his own, but he didn’t say anything, slowly the man became aware of somebody behind him. He turned to see Sam behind him, holding a gun up right between the man’s eyes.
He fired.
Chuck jumped, his legs kicking out as he raised his hands to his head to touch the wound, but of course they wasn’t one.
Just another bad dream.
Chuck crossed his legs as he rubbed his head, pushing his curly hair away from his face, the sweat was chilly in the night air, his heart rate steadily getting slower as he calmed down.
There was a noise at his bedroom door as something dark slid into the room, a dark shadow moving towards him as Chuck fumbled for the light switch to the string of fairy lights around his skylight. Warm white light dimly lit the room as the black shadow jumped up onto his bed
“Hey Lilly, I’m sorry, did I wake you?” Chuck said as he stroked the blue heeler’s large ears. She yawned and dog breath hit his nostrils, then she licked his face while he stroked her neck. He had lost count of how many times she had been there for him after the nightmares came but she never left his side. Her bed was just outside his room on the passage, she had the run of the cabin, she could sleep on the sofa if she wanted, but she kept wanting to be near him, so he moved her bed from the kitchen to outside his room.
While the dog settled on his bed, Chuck rubbed his eyes. That dream was one that kept coming back to him in different forms, but it was always the same concept. He was God, watching his own creation suffer with cold indifference and was always ended by the Winchesters, Becky, Jack, his own sons or Amara. No matter what he did or where he went, they were always at the end of every dream waiting for him.
Chuck looked over at the alarm clock, it was just after 4am and he knew he probably wouldn’t be going back to sleep any time soon which was annoying as he had a shift later that morning, he got up and threw his dressing gown over his top and shorts, the dog followed him behind as Chuck went out into the passage and turned on the light. The cottage lit up and Chuck went down the small stairs to the sitting area. There was a kitchen underneath the ceiling to where his bedroom and bathroom where. He loved his retreat, people came to places like this for winter holidays or summer breaks, he lived here all year around and had been for five years now.
As he boiled milk in a pan he pressed his lips together. It had really been five years ago, almost six, since he became human. Soon it would be ten years. The time had flown by and that scared Chuck a lot. Physically he reckoned he was roughly the age of a fifty-five-year-old by now, however his aging was unpredictable, having been immortal once. He tried not to think of his mortality as it made him feel like he would be sick from the anxiety.
He walked over to the air con and set it to a warm heat to take the chill away from the night air. Lilly started crunching her biscuits by the corner, it wasn’t fancy food, just stuff he had taken from the Gas N Sip where he worked. The sound calmed him down, it was normal noise, the sound of home.
He poured the steaming milk onto his hot chocolate powder and took it to the sofa, he placed it down on his coffee table and pulled the soft throw over him. He turned the TV on the news, sometimes he would watch just to reassure himself that humanity was doing ok, they were still out there, still going through the motions. Jack had brought everybody back and Chuck was ok with that, he believed back then he wanted everything gone, humanity, the animals, every single dog, all gone. Lilly met his eyes as she lifted her head, still crunching her food, and Chuck felt a little judged
“You didn’t even exist back then” He found himself telling her “If you did, I would have kept you, promise”
Chuck checked the headlines as they ran past the screen, then watched a little as the newscaster did a night time story on a special report. He wasn’t really watching the news but thinking of the one topic he thought of often.
What were Sam and Dean doing right now?
Working in the Gas N Sip, Chuck had loads of time to think about a scenario that often played on his mind. What would he do if he was at work and Sam, Dean and Jack pulled up in the impala? What would he do? What would he even say to them, where would he begin? Would he watch as they entered the store and wait for them to see him, would he hide and hope they would go away? Lock the door to the store before they even got out of the car and pretend to be closed? Would he say hello and then apologize to them while scanning Dean’s beer and swiping the fake credit card, say sorry to them for all he had done? Show them the anti possession and tracking tattoos he had done, inspired by them and Castiel, on his hip after the incident back down in Lake Town? It just seemed so crazy, but he often thought about it. Maybe they would be on a hunt in the local area and come in for information and find a familiar yet unwelcome face. During his working hours, it was just him at the Gas N Sip, nobody seemed to visit, during the past five years he had one or two customers each week and no more. Most days he played games on his phone, had Lilly behind the counter as they shopped online for new books, or read the books he had ordered before. Did he expect the impala to come up the road? He did, all the time. Often he had looked up fast as a familiar car noise hit his ears, but it was never the impala. He sipped the hot chocolate; it was an indulgence he had learned to love. He never loved it before, but now it was all he wanted after the sun had set. As he drank he yet again imagined himself and the Winchesters face to face. He would say sorry, he knew that now, much time had passed for him to see how he had acted towards them over the years was wrong. Being human had opened his eyes to the struggle’s humanity had, how hard it was to fend off hunger, the cold, loneliness. He didn’t need to add to that, by trying to get the brothers to kill each other, throwing monster after monster their way.
As the sun came up, Chuck grew bored of flicking between channels on TV, he stood and got dressed, returning downstairs to pick up Lilly’s lead, he decided he would take her for a walk in the light of dawn. As he stepped outside, the chilly morning air hit his face as his feet crunched over the frosty ground. He shivered, holding the scarf closer around his face. The winters up here were beautiful but cold, he was thankful for his large fireplace and the aircon system that blasted warm air into every room, but what he really wanted to see was a few minutes from his house, in the summer, it was a perfect place to sit and read, play music on his guitar, but in winter it was a frozen stream pooling into a small body of water with a small waterfall that was still falling down, with icicles handing down. It was beautiful and he had never apricated anything like this in such a long time. He could almost see the sun rising on the ice, the entire scene before him bathed in golden light with the frozen leaves behind in the background. He took out his phone and snapped a picture and opened his apps. Yet again he found Amara’s picture at the very top of his contacts, she was the only one on his list. He opened her messengers and posted the picture.
‘Almost makes early morning walks with Lilly in the freezing cold worth it. Almost! My feet are frozen #ConverseSuckInSnow. Love you Sis.’
He watched as the little tick appeared by his picture and comment and waited for the second tick to show that Amara had seen his post. The second tick never came, nor had it ever. She had never gotten back to any of his messages, he didn’t know if she even used this app any more, but he kept sending her them. Pictures of him, of his dog, pictures of the seasons, even a picture of his hot tub with #WishUWhereHere captioned over the top, she never replied, the single tick remained.
“I miss you Sis” He said, Lilly’s ears moved as Chuck stood there for a moment, hoping that maybe, just maybe she would give him a sign. There was nothing, Lilly sniffed the ground and Chucked moved to carry on their walk before both of their feet froze over. As he moved away, Amara watched him go from the trees, she had kept invisible and silent, preferring to watch her brother without him even knowing. It hurt her to stay away from him, she rubbed the wetness from her eyes, it was better this way for both of them. Her brother was finally growing, finally becoming his better self, she wasn’t going to ruin that by appearing before him. Every time he sent her something, she would go to him to see it in person, to be with him at that moment, and each time he looked sad and it hurt her so much.
He finished his walk an hour later and returned home, he had his shift at the Gas N Sip to get ready for. At work it was him and another person, but they didn’t often see each other as the low footfall of customers meant there was no need for two people to be at the shop at the same time, Chuck took Lilly with him and placed her behind the till. He wasn’t expecting any customers and didn’t get any all morning as he sat by the window behind the counter. He enjoyed using this time to read, he had began reading not too long after the pastor was killed, he wanted to know the real lives of humans he had abandoned. He considered it his penance, for all the humans he had led to ruin or just ignored, he read their stories. Famous singers he had forced into living rock star lives before crashing and burning through the years, early deaths, meltdowns, murders, suicide packs, movie stars whose lives were more dramatic than their roles. He read autobiographies, true crime books, everything he could order online, then he sent them to be given to second hand shops. He didn’t want to keep the books because he was ashamed of what he read in them. There were a set of books he had burned, his own. He had reread them all, every single one and he didn’t recognise the monster who had conducted all those events, he didn’t want to be that person anymore.
That was around the same time he had brought Lilly home, he had travelled to the closest shelter and asked to adopt the dog that had been there the longest, who was more at risk of being destroyed. There was a bit of paperwork but then they brought her out for him to view, her family had surrendered her at just over a year old because she had chewed everything in her reach and had high energy levels they couldn’t handle. Her breed wasn’t fluffy or desired, older but more cuter dogs had been rehomed before her, on top of that she had chewed her bed in the kennels putting off anybody who would have otherwise wanted her. Nobody wanted her and Chuck fully related to that. He took her home where she shredded ‘Tall Tales’ that very first night, rather than being angry, she had inspired Chuck to destroy the set entirely. Once the books were gone, Chuck vowed never to be that cruel God ever again. He even sent a picture to Amara along with the first ever picture of Lilly, but Amara had never replied.
The years were passing faster.
Chuck got up in the morning and his neck felt stiff, he yawned as he walked into the shower. The old bathtub he had before had been taken out due to him having trouble getting in and out of it, but now he had a pretty impressive shower, it allowed the hot water to fall around him like rain, the steam effect warmed his legs, easing the joints in his ankle. He got out and dressed in warm clothing as he made his way down the steps. From her bed in the corner of the living room, Lilly struggled to get it, slowly she rose, her face was full of white fur to match the grey in Chuck’s hair. She couldn’t get up the stairs anymore and as she slowly padded her way over to greet Chuck good morning she wobbled side to side, finally arriving by his side. Chuck reached down to rub her ears as a black cat jumped up on the kitchen counter, meowing to be fed. Jinx was the latest of Chuck’s rescued gang, nobody wanted him because he was fully black, which baffled Chuck. Humans were so odd, an animal’s pigments didn’t mean they belonged to witches, he knew plenty of witches in the past who had animals of all colours. Chuck fed them before going to work, Lilly no longer could manage the walk to the Gas N Sip so she and Jinx kept each other company and looked after the house while he was gone.
Seasons passed and came around again.
Chuck allowed the tears to run down his face as he looked at pictures of Lilly on his phone. He had just scattered her ashes around the stream. It had been her favourite place to walk during summer. He had found her passed away in her bed the week before, he knew she had been old, even for a blue heeler. He sobbed harder because he didn’t know where she would have gone after death, the pets in heaven before had been just echoes of people’s memories. He had wished he had set up an afterlife for animals too in that moment, but looking back he never even considered people’s pets worthy of a place in his kingdom after they had served their purpose.
Was it normal for one to hurt so badly?
His back hurt, his legs cramped and his feet always felt cold, even after a warm shower. There was always tingling in his hands and his ankles had swelled up. He couldn’t even eat Nacho Cheese anymore without getting crippling stomach pains. He fed Jinx on the kitchen counter now because he couldn’t bend down anymore without pain and he leaned on a walking stick to walk as his balance was slightly off.
He was old now, he had always been old, he had been there since the start of time, but now his body looked old, he also felt old.
He had giving away his guitar when his fingers would no longer move effortless over the strings. Jinx purred at him and rubbed her head on his bony wrists, even she was getting on now, Chuck had never got another dog because he couldn’t cope with walking one. He had also stopped trying to message Amara over a phone because his fingers could never hit the right buttons and his vision was not so good, even with his glasses. He, however, did pray to her each night, sure it wouldn’t be long now until he would no longer be there to pray to her.
Jinx left the cottage and didn’t come back that morning, nor was she around the next day. Nor for the rest of the week.
Chuck didn’t know where she had gone.
There was a knock on his cabin door and the door opened
“Hello Chuck” Came the smiling girl who now worked at the Gas N Sip, she had a copy of his key and had been checking in on him for the last three years. She always ensured he had food for himself and Jinx. He had met her during his last years at Gas N Sip before he retired, but he could never remember her name. It would come to him and then go again.
“Have you seen the cat?” He asked her. He was sitting on a high rising chair which was easier for his legs to stand up in, the days of hot tubs and comfy sofas were long past.
“I haven’t seen her, but I will keep looking”
Chuck had hopped for better news
“When I created cats, I noticed how private they were when they were dying, they wanted to be alone…”
The girl ignored his comment about him creating cats. Chuck often said odd things to her, he had told her a few months ago that God had been a fan of folk music once and ran a cat blog. He was such a sweet old man.
“Chuck, I’m sure she is fine. I will go call her name again along the path and see if I can see her, she is just probably hunting birds”
Chuck nodded his agreement.
Six months of looking for Jinx passed, and Chuck felt worse than ever.
He was having heart palpitations and he had even more tingles and shooting pains through his hands. His vision felt bright when he opened his eyes, but he was so tired he couldn’t keep them open for too long. He couldn’t get out of bed today, he wasn’t feeling so good.
The girl was back, he remembered her name today, it was Abigail.
She had found Chuck still in bed, feeling too dizzy to move.
“I’m going to phone an ambulance for you, is that ok? I just want to be safe”
Chuck didn’t open his eyes
“It’s okay. I understand what’s coming and it’s okay…I’ve done …terrible things and soon I will face God, I just …hope…my grandson will see I’ve changed”
Chuck’s breathing was getting really heavy, as though Jinx was sitting on his chest
“It’s ok, there’s an ambulance coming”
“Just stay please” Chuck said, he felt tired, he wanted to be free from this feeling. He had never felt this exhausted without being able to rest in all his existence.
“You’ll be ok. There’s some people to help you, they say they will be here soon” He heard her pacing the room, looking out of the window to see the road by the house.
“Hey” Chuck mumbled “There’s a heaven, for real, I made it myself. You don’t have to fear anything…” He coughed “It’s all okay”
So this was the end.
He could feel his heartbeat fluttering in his chest, it felt like the sound had been turned down on the world, there was a slight pressure in his head. His breathing didn’t feel automatic anymore, but more like each breath was forced.
“Am I going to hell?” He managed to get out “Empty?”
“You aren’t going anywhere” Abigail said “You’ll feel better soon”
Abigail. Abigail. Why did that name sound familiar to him?
“Abigail” Chuck said out loud.
“I am here” She said.
Chuck opened his eyes to look at her, but Abigail wasn’t there anymore.
“Sis?” Chuck asked, unsure if he was really seeing things.
His vision was so blurry now, but standing over his bed was a figure with long brown hair and golden clothing.
“Amara?” Chuck asked again. He tried to reach out for her but his arm wouldn’t move. He had lost all feeling in his arms.
“A-Ma..” He tried again, but his mouth stopped trying to form the words as his heart stopped beating. Chuck froze in fear for a second as he felt himself slip away into nothingness.
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Alolan Dusk 5
[Aether Paradise certainly is making headway, but there's still a lot to do before reaching their destination. For Gladion, it's hard to believe it could still be so far to land when they can already see the southern tip of Ula'ula entering the map. Strange in a way, wasn't it? To feel like coming home when the mansion was just a short stroll away. Maybe it would take another day or so at their current speed. He should let Lillie know. ...If he could ever get Colress out of his office.]
Colress:
[Flipping through the folder he found as he brims with curiosity.] Ultra Megalopolis had to seal Necrozma away in a massive tower, didn't they? Lusamine took it to mean we should help them to fight it, but I wonder if what the Ultra Recon Squad were after was our technological ability to store large creatures and objects in a much smaller space.
Gladion:
If we could somehow capture it, we wouldn't need this mass emigration we're working on.
Colress:
Only if we could do both. While we still have plenty to learn about the Shadows, they're the ones the people are fleeing from lately. Now, I don't suppose the Ultra Recon Squad left any physical information about Necrozma before leaving us. I know they spoke about this "Blinding One" as if it were some sort of god, and seeing the havoc it's caused in Alola, I dare to say it may even be stronger than our own.
Gladion:
You want the full story?
Colress:
Oh, yes, I need to know everything. [Takes Gladion's swivel chair at the desk as he quickly starts to tap on the device on his wrist. Ready to take notes.]
Gladion:
[Tch. He'd read over these pages so many times while trying to make sense of this mess, he feels confident he could tell him everything from memory. ...But he’s not in the mood and unlocks one of the bottom drawers on the desk to reveal folder after folder of photocopied texts.] Take your pick. Dulse’s word on how Necrozma went from being treated as a god to a menace in their world. Notes on Alola’s legends of how Solgaleo's coming here was likely from trying to escape Necrozma’s wrath. Notes on how the legends of both worlds match up to show some larger event between the two lead to Necrozma being sealed away. My father’s theories on how several of the smaller worlds in Ultra Space may have been a single world at some point that was literally torn apart. And Mother’s thoughts on how Necrozma’s rampant creation of Ultra Wormholes could have been the cause of that, reducing a previously recorded world called Auricanty to just Ultra Megalopolis. Or maybe, if Father was right, Megalopolis is the only one we're aware of. There’s also quite a few of my notes, but I’m not sure I’d call myself qualified as any type of expert. Especially when it's starting to feel like I'm the only one of our resistance group who's never seen the damn thing.
Colress:
[That'll be fun to read through then. A bit thoughtful at something Gladion mentioned] Auricanty… I believe I've heard that name somewhere before.
Gladion:
[Thoughtfully] Possibly. Zossie once said she had a feeling that their people had been Trainers like us at some point, but, after capturing Necrozma, the people drew close to the tower as the sole source of energy. And having access to such power, they must have become complacent with their technology and had no need to ever explore beyond the city’s borders. Of course, if my mother was right, then there wasn’t anything left to find outside the city anyway. The problem in either case is we'd still have to weaken it before we could capture it. And, given the number of Shadows, I think it's safe to say many have already tried and failed. I almost wonder if Necrozma has somehow gotten stronger now than when it first left Megalopolis. [Crosses arms with an air of suspicion as he leans back on the desk to look up at Colress] Didn't you make some infernal device that was supposed to restore Necrozma to its full power?
Colress:
Correct. I was given the task by Madam President herself since part of the plan to stop it from coming here was to try to restore it to its original form. And I succeeded~! To an extent. The twin devices only serve as a temporary solution since you can give Necrozma the burst of light it needs, but it can't sustain its original form very long outside of battle.
Gladion:
[Uh...huh. Dark tone] And what ever happened to those devices?
Employee:
[Runs in] Mr. President!
Gladion:
[Sighs with restrained frustration] Can it wait?
Employee:
I… I don't know. I don't think so. We've detected a small vessel heading our way, and it's not answering our calls. Looks like a private cruiser, but we want orders for how to proceed.
Gladion:
[Gives an uneasy glance at Colress.]
Colress:
[Seems to be sparkling with intrigue when he notices the president's gaze] Hm? If you'd like to investigate, I've got plenty to read here before you return.
Gladion:
In your own room, please. Go. [Shuts the folders and moves the stack to the researcher's arms. Presses a button to radio the control room while the man is being escorted out.] We're taking a boat to try to meet the unidentified unit before allowing it into the bay. I need you all to keep watch and be ready for any new instructions. [To the Employee] I'm going with you.
=+=
[Lillie quietly slips into the hospital wing to see for herself what all of the news was about. The Employees were in a bit of a tizzy today, and frankly, she was no exception. A halfhearted smile crosses her lips as she spots Gladion towards the end of the line of beds, though it wasn’t hard since the room was thankfully mostly unoccupied for the time being. Her tread begins to slow as she approaches, seeing her brother thoroughly engrossed as he flips through a passport book.]
Gladion:
[Finally looks up before she reaches them and snaps the book shut.] Ah! What are you doing here?
Lillie:
Word travels fast around here. I… I really needed to talk to you. [Nervously glances at the bed. The young man looks familiar in a way, though it's hard to tell through the IV tubes, the breathing mask, and the bandages. She scolds herself in her mind not to stare. Deep breath] I… Um… Since we were getting so close to the islands now, I thought I might, you know, give Professor Burnet a call to tell her we might be able to anchor by tomorrow. [Shakes head] She said our timing couldn’t have been worse. Something terrible has happened. Some kind of accident at the lab, [adds quickly] not her lab, Kukui's. You know that storm we had earlier this week? It seems it kept on north and eventually hit Alola the other day. And apparently Kukui called to say he was going to stay the night on Melemele to be safe… but then… they found the Pokemon Lab in a complete wreck! And she didn't want to worry me before, but since we’re so close, she knew I had to find out... [shakes head again as it was impossible to imagine.] They're starting to think there was some kind of foul play. They haven't found any sign of him anywhere, so she hoped, maybe with us being so close, he might have tried to come this way, because… … … [She glances again at the bed, though she already knows it can’t be him*] I heard you and some others went to meet a ship that was heading towards us… and I hoped…
Gladion:
I'm sorry, I hadn't heard anything about that. [Knowing how the pair had been like a second family to her, he really has no words to help her at the moment. In fact, the grim news only made his own findings all the worse.] I'm glad you're here though. [Hands her the passport he found, opened up to the first page.] He's the only one we found on board. It says he's a member of the E.I.A. branch of the Interpol, so his name here is probably some alias, but you've been keeping in touch with them. Maybe you could recognize him or remember something that would help identify him. If not, I'm sure the agency will be able to tell with the informa-
Lillie:
[There's a soft hitch in her throat as she stares at the photo, then to the bed, and back again. He was different than she remembered, sure, but the picture of their guest cleaned up and well dressed made it so much harder to deny.] It's… It's Ilima! He was a Captain while we were there, remember? I'd be surprised if you never met since he seemed to be involved with everything. Helping with the school, and the police, and Kahuna Quips, and… and Professor Kukui… and… [Her hands start shaking as she gets more choked up] Was Ilima at Melemele when he…?
Gladion:
… … …Come here. [Moves the bundle of clothes on the seat next to him to the floor and eases her into the chair.] The doctor said Ilima is going to be okay. I'm not gonna lie. He was in really bad shape when we found him, and we need to keep an eye on him for a while, but he should make a full recovery. [She nods softly and looks down at her hands in her lap. He kneels down and places a hand on hers.] Now, are you going to be okay? [He feels her tighten up as he's sure she's debating how to respond.] If you need to stay here, you can. We both knew it was going to be hard coming back here, but you and I had very different experiences in Alola. [Somberly as he closes his eyes] Just about anyone I cared for is long gone now. But you still have a lot of connections that... they may not be there anymore. I wouldn't be upset if you wanted me to go alone.
Lillie:
I can't ask you to do that.
Gladion:
You wouldn't have to. All of your friends will get here eventually, so it only makes sense that you should be here to make them feel welcome.
Lillie:
I know… [Hands him back the passport] But Alola is still a big place. And, um… I'm not sure a lot of people trust Aether after all that's happened. Even this mess is partially our fault. I need to be there. [Braces herself as she can just about imagine it already.] I need to see Quips and Burnet and… And I need to see the damage for myself. [Nods in a bit of determination, even as she still looks to be on the verge of tears] I'll be alright, I promise. We're a lot stronger than when we left. I'm all grown up now.
Gladion:
Just as long as you don't act like Mother and force yourself to keep up appearances. [Rises to his feet again and goes to gather up the clothes to take with them. Might as well have them cleaned for when their guest woke up.] You don't have to make a decision now, you know, since we're not leaving right this second. [There comes a small clatter on the floor and he pauses to look at the bundle in hand. Something had dropped out of the vest pocket, a small black stick with several colorful buttons on it. He stares at it, half wondering if he'd drop more trying to pick it up.]
Lillie:
[She's got it. Cracks a bit of a smile] Ilima really likes his electronics. I wouldn't even be surprised if there's more they missed in all of those pockets. [Curiously stares at it as she notices a tiny window screen. It's simply flashing an error message. Presses a button and it starts scrolling a message that it's full.] Some kind of storage device, I think?
Gladion:
Given his line of work, I think we'd better look at that in my office.
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A/N: These two have definitely been through a lot over the years, I almost feel bad. Unfortunately, as we move between Ultra Sun and Randomized Ultra Moon in this, even while things only get weirder from here. Speaking of weird runs, even if only a name drop here, Auricanty was from our playthrough of Pokemon Ultra which is certainly a hack that exists. Yup.
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the lillies you left on the sideboard filled my apartment with the scent of the words you spoke before you left
can it really be this easy?
things are supposed to be hard
(aren’t they?)
words are supposed to be misunderstood and timing is supposed to always be a little too soon or a little too late
and there are supposed to be games
and guessing
and confusion
and coolness
at least that’s what i thought
before i walked into my place at 11pm with all the lights off
hair damp with fire smoke and lake water still airtight in my new lake shoes
the ones you got me
because you wanted me to feel safe
as you captured me in the golden light of the evening
at the top of the lake
where water bugs make homes out of hollowed sticks
where you know to find me when i need to be alone with the Earth
with myself
where we spend time searching the sky
naming all the stars we find—
arcturus, rastaban, menket, cheleb
until we find the one that lands right on the tongue
feels familiar in pronunciation and sound
and reminds us
that we have done exactly this
from Lakes and Mountains and Stars and Moons
so many lifetimes before
the lillies you left on the sideboard filled my apartment with the scent of the words you spoke before you left
before you shut the door behind you
smile in your eyes
visualizing my entrance
the look on my face
your whole walk down the alleyway
freshly dyed dress
on the clothesline
bare feet
on the earth
creation
in our hands
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Using coffee as a canvas: N.B.-born. barista creates frothy famous faces
When actor Tilda Swinton swooned over a latte and scurried to get her camera, you knew there had to be something special in that cup – it was an image of Swinton herself.
The recent coffee creation was made by Brian Leonard, a Toronto-based barista who’s originally from Moncton, N.B.
Some know him as Barista Bryan -- a latte artist to the stars.
From Lilly Tomlin and Josh Brolin to Olivia Coleman and Seth Rogan, he’s leaving many speechless with his latte art.
“Meryl Streep called me a genius and it will be on my tombstone,” said Leonard.
About a decade ago, Leonard landed a restaurant gig, where his love of lattes began.
“I had to learn how to make coffee etc. and I just thought lattes were so cool,” said Leonard in a previous interview with CTV News in April. “I just started to draw on them, and draw my friends’ faces and it’s a rabbit hole I just kept going down.”
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He uses a bamboo stir stick to apply food colouring to the foam. He can crank out latte art in two to four minutes, though many of his subjects, like “Euphoria” actor Sydney Sweeney, don’t want to drink the artwork.
“I can’t ruin this,” she said as Leonard handed her a cup of his latest work.
On the other hand, Swinton used a straw to sip the sweet concoction.
“And it’s delicious,” Swinton said, sucking up her image.
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Bryan’s dream of being paid to perform Latte art at film festivals and events is coming true. He’s even made the “Foam-a-Lisa” – a delectable duplicate of the Leonardo De Vinci painting.
For his fans, he has only admiration: “Thanks a-latte,” Leonard said.
With files from CNN’s Jeanne Moos.
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Ok so au time. It's called the unholy grail au
In this au (partially inspired by @thesadcloud 's demon + priest cortropy au) is an au where a cult-like church is trying to purge the world of demons and half-demons alike. This cult worships the false god ivory, an egotistical and selfish woman who is really an old hag with a powerful gem who kicked lilly and the seven forces of darkness (then known as the seven forces of light) out of the heavens and into the darkness. In this au, everyone is either a human follower of ivory's church, a half demon outcast or a demon/corrupted human (a human turnt into a demon though various measures) under the protection of lilly (who, unlike the darkness, was able to hold onto the little light she had left, but now she also dabbles in dark magic).
Here's some au versions of characters (below cut)
Lilly:
Alot colder and knows alot of dark spells. Often hides her face but her true nature shows when it comes to her friends and family. The leader of the society of the golden rose.
B:
Still half pencil demon but hides it to work as an exorcist in the main opposing church. They take the demons they find and leads them to the church, alongside finding and saving other half demons. They are also incredibly cold and hard to become friends with. They rarely warm up to anyone.
N.tropy and cortex
Tropy is a priest and cortex is a type of demon known as an electric demon, a type of elemental demon at that. Since this is based on sad clouds's au, this bit will act similarly, with cortex egging tropy towards helping with lillys church and tropy being stuck in his ways. As you will see though, they end up falling in love and poor old nefarious becomes a demon anyways.
Tom phan:
Another priest, this time for a smaller but still important church, Tom somehow went his whole life up until now not knowing he was a half demon. In his defence, however, his father made him wear a hat and face mask his whole life and convinced him that his tail was just a weird growth he should hide. Ends up discovering this himself after a push from fellow half demon fire queen shatter, mocking him for his habits to "prevent vanity and lust" despite him being really prideful still
Spinel:
Spinel is a type of gem demon, demons that have their lifeforms based on a gemstone embedded somewhere on their bodies. Spinel's specific type is hard to pinpoint as she seems to take after multiple type, but the gem demon type is certain. B's main scorce of comfort in their awful life.
The darkness (exampled here is Frazic):
Frazic was once the embodiment of courage, but now is the opposite, fear. He took on the form of an oversized ant (much to his annoyance) and goes by guru at times. Often has a bad feeling in his stomach and is often spooked by small things, but isn't afraid of things most people and demons find scary, like bugs or the dark. Most of the other members of the darkness have similar experiences.
(Note:don't ask why he's all beaten up in this picture, it was a stylistic choice and I have no other picture of this small group)
Edit: moved the cut to give some information on what this au is without needing to click the "continue reading" bit
#land of creation#land of creation lilly#land of creation b#unholy grail#crash bandicoot#neo cortex#nefarious tropy#n.tropy#cortropy#phantom of the bwahpera#tom phan#Mario rabbids kingdom battle#rabbids#steven universe#spinel#parappa the rapper#guru ant#seven forces of darkness#frazic#au#more to come soon#and nit just from this au but from others i have as well
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Watching PTZ Part 2!
I made my corners of my mouth hurt from smiling during the pas de deux.
Principal Rapunzel huh. Really utilizing the Famous Fairytale characters. Looking forward to seeing what other roles they'll play in this new adventure.
Ahiru discovering Neko-sensei and hearing about Margot XD
Seeing Margot: "Where are the kittens?!"
Strikes a pose after her leap. "Hey she's gotten better! Princess Tutu's mastery still flows in her veins and muscles."
Lillie: Success.
Me: She stuck the landing. *CRACK* "Oof! Spoke too soon!"
Aw! I love Claudia's bun! The sapphire (?) blue is a neat contrast to Rue's crimson. Looks lovely on Claudia!
Hello!
That's great, it was fun to make!
Yes, Gold Krone is a very mysterious town... :)
Kittens are somewhere. The story is continous, so what is not seen yet doesn't mean it won't appear at some point.
Ahiru the duck danced amazingly during the final episode. She even perfected the Fouette turns:
It's a magical universe where ducks and anteaters can dance, but her level of talent peaked here. It made me wonder, is it because of remnants of Tutu-power, Fakir's writing, Ahiru's own ability to dance better as a duck or something else? We'll never know for sure, but I tend to think this was mostly due to spinner powers, because Tutu (Drossy's creation) was a perfect dancer whilst Ahiru dances poorly (mostly because of lack of practice, didn't get her pointe). Here, Ahiru is able to access Tutu-powers without henshin and in the end we see Tutu's ghost which implies to this even more, that's what I think. She already did all this, with the help of magic, but she can become a good dancer through hard work.
One of the things I like to do is create contrasts to avoid too much similarity ;D
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A Witchy Pirate part 5
Links!
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
And thus Luz makes herself known to some key figures to the Boiling Isles, this one was a lot of fun to write, and I hope y’all enjoy the fight scene!
Luz gave a soft groan as she felt herself coming to. Her eyes stayed closed as she thought of the last things she could remember happening.
The war, she was fighting against the newest creations of Dr. Vegapunk, she fell into the ocean after taking too many hits, and then… A light? Yeah a light, a familiar light that brought her to Great Blue in the first place opened up. There was a rush of motion and she was in the middle of a forest. The one outside of Bonesborourgh, when she noticed that, she dragged herself down a path that she remembered from a long time ago and found the house…
No. No, it had to have been some kind of dream, she died in that war, drowned like any devil fruit user had. Whatever that was it had to have been fake, at most she was fished out of the ocean and may be in Impel Down right now..
That had to be it, it was the only right way to think of things, she would open her eyes and see the inside of a cell that she would spend the rest of her life in.
“Best to get that over with…” She mumbled weekly and opened her eyes slowly.
What she saw though, wasn’t the inside of a cell, no it was a sight she had dreamed of for the past 7 years.
The familiar roof of the living room, it’s glowing marking of some kind of owl demon, turning her head to the side showed junk piled up all over the place. It was… It really was the Owl House!
She tried to sit up quickly, but took in a sharp intake of air as pain shot through her body and she grabbed her stomach. It was then she noticed that she was nearly completely covered in bandages, not exactly fresh, a few hours at least judging by the amount of blood that had soaked into them. That wasn’t the thing that jumped out to her the most though, no, there were glyphs on her bandages. The unmistakable glyphs of the Healing Coven dotted over her vital areas, pumping healing magic into her body to help speed up the process.
“I… I really am back? How? Why now, after all this time…?” She was about to tear up, either out of sheer joy at being back or fear that it really was just some kind of sick dream. That didn’t get to last though as she remembered. “Wait! The War? The others!? Are the-”
Boom!
Her head shot towards the front door as the sounds of a fight and screaming could be heard right outside. Was it Eda? Was she fighting someone?
Luz didn’t take much time to think about it as she slowly stood up, grabbing her jacket that was tossed nearby, still covered in blood, and threw it over her shoulders. She didn’t know what was happening outside, but she wasn’t about to leave it be and stay on the couch.
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Moment’s before
“Edalyn, we need to get her to an actual hospital.” Lilith continued trying to push to her sister, as she had for the last hour and half. “We don’t have what we need to properly take care of her here, I don’t think even when I was in the coven I’d seen wounds this bad.” She paused, looking to the sleeping form of the returned human. “Just on the surface things look terrible, she’s got multiple lacerations, some actual holes in her body that also look like they were burned in, and I don’t even need a medical scanning spell to see that she’s probably got a few shattered ribs. She needs more powerful healing magic and a real doctor.”
Eda growled and glared at her sister. “You think I don’t know that!? I’m trying to figure out the best way to do it, she’s come back to the Isles, Lilly. We have to be careful that the Emperor’s Coven doesn’t find out, who knows what they’d do if they did. By the Titan Lilly, I just got her back, I… I don’t want her taken away again.” Her voice cracked for a moment, the thought of Luz finally being back was still dawning on her and to have that taken away not long after… It might actually kill her.
Lilith’s face softened for a moment and she sighed. “Edalyn… I understand, and we’ll figure this out.” She placed a hand on her sister’s shoulder and gave a reassuring smile.
Eda was about to reply when both heard a sudden slamming of something outside and their heads shot towards the front door. They shared a look for a moment before heading out quickly.
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The two came out to quiet the sight, a large number of Emperor’s Coven soldiers right outside, with Hooty already having beaten up a few, and the slightly annoyed and amused looking visage of one Amity Blight.
Amity noticed the sisters coming out of the house and sighed. “Finally, Hooty wasn’t exactly being accommodating today.”
“Yeah, he doesn’t like when guests show up in mass. What do you want, Blight?” Eda asked with a bit of a glare at the young woman, fearing the reason why the Coven leader was here.
“What can we do for you, Amity? I hope things aren’t going to become a problem.” Lilith stated as she stood beside Eda.
Amity nodded, stepping forward. “I’m hoping not as well, but we are looking for something. You see about 2 hours ago, something came out of the Research and Development department and it’s landing was here in the forest. We’re looking for what that may have been.”
“Well we don’t know anything about it, things have been calm all day here.” Eda easily lied, she had gotten very good at that over the years.
“I’d be happy to believe you, Eda, I honestly would. If it wasn’t for the person sized crater and trail that led us right to the Owl house.” Amity stated, pointing to the very obvious trail of blood that led up to the door, even some bloodstains left behind on Hooty’s door itself, from where Luz had banged on it before.
Both women gave just the slightest flinch at that being pointed out, but were able to hide it from them. “Look, I get what you’re saying, but whatever it was, didn’t come in the house. It must have gone somewhere else, so leave. You know I don’t like you Emperor thugs on my property.” Eda glared, reaffirming her lie to protect her injured human.
“If that’s the case, you won’t mind my men doing a search then.” Amity said simply as she turned to one nearby and gave a nod for them to go check the house.
Said soldier nodded and started towards the door, cautious of Hooty who was waiting for Eda’s word at the moment. They got past Hooty and were getting closer to the door, as they reached for the nob.
CRACK!
They found their head on the receiving end of a swift smack from an angered Eda and her staff, sending them right back to the group and crashing with a groan. The other soldiers quickly called up or drew weapons, ready to attack.
“As a matter of fact, I do mind. Now leave. There’s nothing in here for you.” The Owl Lady glared as she pulled out some glyph papers and Lilith brought out her own staff and papers.
Amity sighed, honestly regretting what she would have to do now. “I wish you would just cooperate sometimes…” She mumbled before giving a stern face. “Arrest them and search the house.”
Her soldiers all gave battle cries as they charged the two.
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The fight had been going for a short time, Eda and Lilith able to keep the soldiers back for the most part. Both had become extremely proficient with Glyph magic rather quickly and that talent only grew as time went on.
Eda had a group currently bound in a mass of thorny vines, while Lilith was easily stopping further advances with earth glyphs that shattered the ground under their feet.
Of course that didn’t mean they could hold out forever, especially if Amity was to get into the fray.
Lilith knew well of what Amity’s potential as a witch was when she was younger and time only helped prove that. As of this moment, even with what binding on her magic the Emperor’s coven did, Amity held a very clear title as the most powerful Witch on the Boiling Isles, second only to Belos himself. Possibly far better if she wasn’t restricted.
They needed to find a way to get the group to retreat and make a plan.
The two continued until they had been forced together and an explosion of fire blasted them back.
Amity glared. “Just come quietly! We can get this over with and you’ll be let go, I promise.” She tried to reason.
“Yeah right! Like we can trust Belos to let u-” Eda had started, but froze as they all heard the door opening. “No…” She looked back, hoping it was going to be King.
The world froze for a moment for Amity as she saw the figure exiting the house. She had changed, older, far more developed and even mature looking in a way. The resemblance was unmistakable though as the dark skinned human exited the house, covered in bandages and seeming to be limping just slightly. “L-luz…?” Amity whispered, half expecting this to suddenly be a dream.
“Kid, go back inside, you’re still hurt!” Eda yelled as Luz walked past her and Lilith, giving her a small smile as she did.
“It’s great to see you again, Eda.” Luz smiled, before looking back at the situation and glaring. “I’m giving you a fair warning now. Leave and there won’t be much trouble.” Was all she said, though her visage was that of a heavily injured person, some actually took a slight step back at her warning.
“Don’t you mock us!” One bold soldier wielding magic created chains yelled. “You’re just some injured person and judging by the ears,” they took a moment to spin the chain and launch it towards her, it extended out to ensnare Luz, “you’re the one we’re looking for anyway!”
Luz sighed, stupid people would exist no matter what world you were in. This was her thought as she closed her eyes and tilted to the side, letting the chain pass her and grabbing onto it. It pulled tight for a moment and she gave a heavy tug, pulling it, and the grunt closer her quickly.
“WHAT!” They yelled as they were suddenly flying at the bandaged human.
Said human let go of the chain and drew back her fist, for a moment it looked like it was heating up, like metal left in an open flame, before suddenly solidifying with a black sheen, a glint of purple coming off of it as it caught the light.
Just as the grunt came in closer, she buried her fist into their chest, launching them back with enough force that they took out a few other grunts and trees a good couple feet back. Luz stood back up and looked to the rest, an eyebrow raised to see if there would be more takers.
Most stood stunned for a moment, before another grunt yelled out. “Hit her from a distance, we can’t let down the Emperor!”
A few gave a yell of unity as they all started prepping spells, launching volleys of fire, ice, and lightning towards the human.
“That’ll work to then.” Luz smirked as she raised her arm and quickly drew a glyph in the air, shocking most that were paying attention.
The Glyph she formed was black, with what looked like six lines swirling into each other, it was a glyph not yet seen on the isles. Once completed, she spread her fingers out, directing the glyph around and first moving it in the path of the fire.
Once it struck, instead of spreading out, the glyph began to spiral and suck in the flames quickly. Once done it gave a glow and expanded in size. This was the same for each of the other spells launched her way, growing larger with each new spell it absorbed.
Amity watched in shock as this continued, Luz was a bit slow, but reacted fast enough to keep absorbing any spell launched her way with the strange new glyph. Then it hit her. “Stop casting at her, she’s storing the energy in that glyph you idiots!” She ordered, shocking her grunts out of continuing.
Luz grinned as that stopped, the glyph now about the size of herself and looked to Amity. “Still as sharp as ever, Amor?” She flirted slightly with the green haired woman, and coughing up a bit of blood from her agitated injuries. It was clear that while she was able to dodge and move, she was opening wounds on her body. As her bandages were starting to get redder with each passing moment and her movement had a clear look of pain to it. “Still, that should be enough for what I need.”
Luz tossed the glyph out, locking in place in the air not far from her. She then pulled one of the healing glyphs from her bandages and tossed it at the massive glyph. Once it made contact, it began to glow and the whole thing began to spiral and shift.
“Wh-what is she doing?” Lilith asked looking to her sister for some kind of answer. Only to get a shake of the head from Eda as a response, looking just as shocked as the rest of them did.
Amity gripped her staff tightly, readying herself for whatever Luz was planning, though what it had to do with the healing glyph, she had no idea.
They all watched as the glyph changed, shifting from black to blue and the inner glyph changing to a larger version of the Healing glyph itself. “Perfect, now come to mama.” Luz grinned as she reached out and pulled towards herself.
The massive glyph passed over her, glowing brightly as it did so.
Luz gave a near contented sigh as she felt her body beginning to heal much quicker, bones reforming and resetting, organs healing and sealing themself off, and pain practically evaporating away.
She took in a deep breath as the Glyph faded, it’s power used up, and gave a massive sigh of relief. “Much better! Gotta remember that Glyph for sure.” She grinned as she tore off her bandages, and tossed them away, revealing her more cut from underneath as removing those only left her in a jacket that was still over her shoulders and wearing a purple sports bra to cover her.. Years as a pirate commander and in more than her fair share of battles had left her body rather well toned.
Something that Amity was having a hard time not noticing. ‘I’m dreaming… this is so a dream… She can’t be back and this hot.. What the hell is happening right now!?’ She was also panicking, somethings really don’t change.
Luz started forming a new glyph, this one dark glowing purple with what looked like a skull inside. “Alright Bones, time to wake up and play!” She yelled, slamming it onto the ground and watched as it spread out around her.
The grunts all backed up and some even gave a yelp as a massive purple colored bony arm shot out of the ground and slammed down. It was quickly joined by another that pushed against the ground and revealed the large form of a purple skeleton. It’s vertebrae were spiked and the rib cage was a more golden color. In fact it’s whole form was laced with lines of gold, seeming to pulse with magic as it pulled itself out, standing about as tall as a Slitherbeast on its hind legs.
It gave a powerful roar as Luz created two more glyphs, these a more golden yellowish color and tossed them towards the named “Bones”.
It reached out and caught both, energy bursting and revealing a pair of glowing crescent moon shaped blades just bigger than it’s boney fists.
Now armed, it began slamming and charging its way through the grunts that surrounded it.
That was enough to bring Amity back to her senses. “Shit!” She explained quickly before lowering her staff down and spinning to draw a large pink circle around herself and jump back. With a spin of her staff and slamming the butt end down, the circle sparked to life. “Abomination, rise!” She commanded it.
From it came a massive Abomination, a bit more monstrous than her normal ones she’d made in her youth. This one held the same gooey texture, but had a far more reptilian form with four glowing red eyes and a gaping maw that gave an almost gurgling roar as a response. It’s clawed hands opening up and running towards Bones, knowing it’s target already.
As the beasts clashed, Luz’s grin grew. “Hey, Amity!” She yelled out, catching the coven leaders attention. “This kinda reminds me of that witch’s duel we had when we were kids! You know, except I can actually do magic this time.” She laughed.
“Is this really the time to be reminiscing!?” Amity yelled, blushing from the interaction just slightly.
“Of course it is! You have no idea how happy I am to see you again, I’ve missed you so much, mi amor!” Luz replied back, kissing towards the woman and even making a quick plant glyph that created a flower just for Amity, right in front of her.
Amity blushed as she took the flower, smiling softly at it. ’Okay, if this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up…’ She thought to herself, losing concentration on the fight for just a moment. Something that made her eyes go wide when she realized it.
The drop in concentration showed quickly as Bones overtook the reptilian abomination in the fight and was able to break up it’s form to the point it couldn’t recover.
“Sorry about this Am, but I think we should end this here for now!” Luz called out as she drew two new glyphs in the air, one lightning and the other fire. With a toss, both flew at Bones much like before with the blades.
This time however, the beast didn’t catch them, rather it opened it’s boney maw and chomped down on them as they entered. It leaned forward, hunching and bracing itself on the ground as it’s mouth began to glow a bright orange color that became more intense by the second.
In mere seconds since Bones ate the glyphs, it looked towards the group of attackers and opened it’s jaw. The act loosed a massive blast of orange energy towards them all.
Amity had just enough time to spin her staff and form a new circle, creating a massive shield that took the blast head on. She felt the strain as it pushed heavily on her defenses, she was able to hold though. “Retreat, now!” She ordered as she held against the blast, her men didn’t need a second order as they quickly ran from the beast.
Not long after the blast ended and Amity looked to Luz from behind the shield, shocked at the power she had displayed. With one more moment she turned to leave as the shield fell and found a bit of paper floating in front of her. She took one last look back and left quickly.
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“Whew, that was something.” Luz smiled, watching as they all left quickly and Bones crumbled back into the earth below, it’s power expended from the final attack. She turned to Eda and Lilith, her smile growing. “Hey E-”
She didn’t get to finish as she found the older woman slamming into her and hugging her tightly. “That was amazing, kiddo… We have so much to talk about…” Her body was shaking a bit as she was trying to keep herself from being overwhelmed by her emotions.
Luz returned the hug, holding her lost mother figure just as tightly. “Yeah… We do. I’ve missed you so much…”
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On the way back to make a report, Amity took the time to look at the paper. On it was a note.
We’ve got a lot to talk about and catching up to do,
meet up at Blood Lake tonight.
Luz ;)
Amity smiled softly and then frowned, holding the note close. They did, there was a lot that had changed...
#A Witchy Pirate#fanfiction#fanfic#crossover fanfiction#owl house#the owl house#toh#one piece#Luz Noceda#Luz#amity blight#Amity#Lumity#eda clawthorne#lilith clawthorne#mass crossover#seriously#I had so much fun with this fight!
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tbh.....would love to hear more about the time hula hoop if you're down 👀
what wouldn't I do for you goombaloompa
So I actually had planned this fic that took place in the mangaverse, so Moon is Dawn/Platinum's sister in this one, and she works as a scientist in the Aether Foundation after the events of the manga.
Details under the cut because I include snippits of the fic!
She mainly works in the botanics field, but secretly, she's working with Professor Burnet to find a way to manually open wormholes nilly-willy. Basically, what Lusamine and Mohn were after, both in a more responsible and less harmful way respectively. Moon is mostly inspired by the possibility of achieving great things in science and finding Mohn. She's aware that Gladion and Lillie would be VERY against this research for obvious reasons, but Moon has become very focused on her career as of late.
One night, she finally gets the pieces and formula right to create a wormhole. The following happens:
At first, it’s only a hole on the wall-- until light rips itself into existence and blinds Moon momentarily. A wormhole comes to life with a resonating detonation that shatters the windows of the laboratory to smithereens with a deafening noise.
An inexplicable wind pushes through the colorful portal, swirling into life with a magnificent blend of colors that soon turns blue and starts making a roar worthy of a tornado’s praise.
Rotom is sent backward, but Moon remains unmoved, lowering her arm to stare right at her creation, at the culmination of years of work and research. Burnett would be so proud if she could see this, and maybe Aether would also be mesmerized by her discovery.
The wind is powerful, sending Moon’s clothes into disarray and making the pictures attached to the wall flap in distress. One of her wheeled boards clatters to the ground and rolls to the back. Pots of plants are pushed and shattered, and Moon hears the distinct sound of her computer falling to the ground.
Everything is crashing around her, but the colors are magnificent, and while the roars coming from inside sound anything but natural and safe, she enjoys the view for as long as it lasts.
At the back, Rotom hits the wall, buzzing incoherently.
And all of a sudden, the momentum of the wind is abruptly reversed and the wind that was generously pushing into the room is suddenly pushing Moon in, absorbing her greedily. Her shoes hiss against the cracked tiles of her laboratory, and as Moon has nothing but herself to hold onto, she begins to slip and get closer to the portal.
Moon screams as all the pride and joy turns to unhinged fear for what is to come.
Seeing herself be moved against her will, what had felt like success becomes dread, pooling at the pit of her stomach. Rotom is pushed towards her, too light to be chained to the destroyed laboratory.
Moon holds onto it, releases one last shrill of fear, and then the wormhole swallows her whole and zips shut, washing the laboratory in unsteady silence.
wild shit
This ends with Moon landing in the Aether laboratories of 10 years (though I am also reading 5 years, I didn't get to fix that) into the future. So Moon is now in the future, and has to work out how to navigate this timeline. This crisis includes but is not limited to:
- Moon having to deal with an older version of herself that is obsessed with science and has a very strange fixation with Ultra Space (similar to Lusamine foreshadowing), a woman that has also become calculated and absorbed by work. Enter scientifically oriented Moon vs an ANNOYINGLY scientifically oriented Moon
“Next question.” Big Moon moves her head as she inspects her face, her body, and then her hair. “Do you remember how you got here?”
Moon’s eyes become dull. “It’s exactly why I need to talk to Professor Burnet.”
“Professor Burnet won’t see anybody she doesn’t trust.”
“I’m aware of that,” Moon says, crossing her arms over her blanket. “I’m her apprentice. I know her better than you do.”
“That’s mathematically impossible.”
“Being here should also be mathematically impossible but here I am.”
- The possibility that she may not make it back home
- Older Gladion. Enough said
- Older Gladion's feelings for Older Moon and vice-versa, and how everything has changed
It’s weird to see herself be even more collected than she is already. It’s not like Moon can complain about it-- but it’s off to see herself be so calm when Gladion is around. They always sneak some friendly banter here and there.
Moon wonders if it’s because of the circumstances or because their friendship has ended up mellow and quiet. Both options sit wrong with her.
- Moon thinking about HER Gladion as she reflects in the relationship between Older Moon and Older Gladbag, and sometimes getting advice from both and eventually realizing she has feelsies for her Gladion
- Eventually realizing Older Moon, despite having forgotten about her wormhole project with Burnet (the one that landed Moon in the future) is performing some dubious and dark investigations ™
- Things happen to everyone and Moon has to use the things that difference her from Older Moon to help everyone, especially when Older Moon goes under due to the consequences of her dark research
- Moon eventually making it back home, but forgetting about what has happened, which would render most of the fic pointless as it's as though nothing happened; hence why I didn't write it LMAO
This is as much as I can tell about the story because most of my outline is filled with filler and lots of unnecessary things, so these are the most important bits of the story AHAHAHA I hope your curiosity was satisfied babe <3 And thank you for asking!
#ask#the fanfic that never was chapter 1 LMAO#thank you for asking!!!!! perhaps one day I will finish it but..............
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For any of your Witcher OCs, what do they like to do in their free time? Do they do anything fun?
Thank you, my friend, ❤❤ This might get a little long 😂
Lillie
In her spare time Lillie tends to read up on the newest news in the diplomat and noble world, she likes to keep on top of it as it helps her with her work. Outside of that, she loves to go for long fast rides, just galloping across the countryside. Lillie loves to read too, so much so she sneaks into Emyhr’s personal library to find the best books.
Once she and Emyhr form an attachment she does like having sex, it’s something she enjoys.
After she goes back to Temeria Lillie withdraws a bit and stays to run the household and land. It’s only when Eskel arrives with a monster contract that she sort of learn to love riding again.
Kita
Kita usually in her spare time is practising her spells or trying to create new ones. She finds spell creation really interesting and really enjoys all the figuring out and research around it. She actually becomes partly famous for her Shield Spell.
As for fun, she does hang out with the rebels and just have a laugh. Kita has always got on better with men than many of the sorceresses she trained with Arteuza.
Annoying Roche is her favourite though, she loves flirting with him XD
Heather
Heather used to love to go exploring the hills of Toussaint looking for rare or unknown flowers to had to her collection. The thought of a long walk in the countryside was the best for her.
But after being attacked by grave robbers, she doesn’t really explore much beyond getting plants she needs.
However, after becoming friends with Regis she loves to help him out and one of her favourite hobbies is to sort, label and tidy his plant collection. Regis likes it and often leaves things out of place to she can tidy it.
Reynard
Reynard loves to make sure Bug is looked after and well-rested, her horse is very important. She likes to write in her journal about all the adventures she has.
She loves to annoy the hell out of people and make them laugh especially @moon-sugar’s Witcher Erich. She’s surprisingly a very happy Witcher!
Aneirin
Fun isn't something Aneirin is used too, with growing up with one goal in mind, to be a respected member of the Nilfgaardian army (forced by her parents). Normally in her spare time, she’ll train, read or look after her horse, nothing that interesting to an outsider.
But after she abandons the army, and ends up meeting new people and making friends they encourage her to find new hobbies and just have fun. It’s hard for her at first, but after their arrival in Toussaint it turns out Aneirin really likes competing in knightly arenas and story telling-something she has a natural flair for.
#Lillie of Temeria#Kita von Barre#Heather#Reynard of Skellige#Aneirin aep Morgana#The Witcher#The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt#wiedźmin#Witcher OC#Thank you <3
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What's the land entity au about?
I'm so glad you asked! 😂
Way back when, before Ninjago had been created by the First Spinjitzu Master, there was this primordial entity. Upon the creation of the new realm, which was now it's place of residence, and the appearance of these elemental masters; the Entity latched onto who was the first Elemental Master of Earth due to the level of power and influence they had on the earth and in turn, the world around them.
This Entity's purpose is to feed, store up energy, then go into hibernation for a few years, and then wake up and repeat the process. Now, it's tied resolutely to the liniage of the Earth Masters.
Sometimes it skips a generation or two, sometimes it's wake from hibernation can be predicted, but when it surfaces it basically spells an early doom and it's always been this way for all the masters of Earth. They're all aware of the axe over their heads, they all hope that the entity isn't latched to them, but it's just a matter of waiting. The fact that this premature end of the Earth Master line didn't get picked up is because they never seem to get close to dying of old age - it's always a battle or something which ends them, so their plight goes under the radar, not that they really shout about it.
Lilly knows of this so called "curse", since she was told by her father, and she made sure to tell her son of the story of this Entity. Sure, there are loads of folk tales around, scary stories for children to stop them from sneaking out or being naughty but Cole knows the truth of it.
Initially, it was assumed that this entity had skipped over Lilly's generation, since she'd lived a fair bit longer than previous masters. Until she gets sick, rapidly. Almost as if this entity had overslept, was too low on energy and it needed to feed quickly.
It starts with small things, weird dreams, light sickness. Sometimes illegible whispers in the background. Then their powers seem to get stronger briefly, like they've had a major boost of elemental ability.
Then it all goes downhill.
And Lilly, she succumbs to the sudden onset of illness before the Entity can drain all her power, but it goes dormant again.
Cole thinks that he's managed to skip out on this curse too, due to the loss of his mother.
Until a few years later, and his powers start to go a bit haywire. But that could be anything, right?
#ninjago#lego ninjago#lego#cole#cole ninjago#cole brookstone#Land Entity AU#lilly ninjago#mcfanely aus#mcfanely speaks#Asks#she speaks!#Anon#mcfanely
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Snakes and Roses
I’ve been avoiding writing this post for a long time. (I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot recently.) I’m not sure why. I think maybe because writing it will force me to examine myself in ways I’m not totally comfortable with. I guess we’ll find out. To be clear, I’ve been sitting on this post since April 2nd, 2019, when I wrote a post called “Snakes and Lillies,” which was about Severus Snape and his many complexities. Snape is a character I have always loved and defended, and someone I talk about a lot. It was only a matter of time before I dedicated a blog entry to him. But it wasn’t until I reached the final paragraph where I had the realization of something I think I’ve always known deep down. I wrote, “He probably never knew what it meant to truly be happy.” And that’s when it hit me, one of the big reasons I love Snape so much is because...well, he reminds me of me. I see myself in him. I relate to him in ways that I’ve never related to other fictional characters before.
The reason this realization hit me in that specific moment, is because the idea of never knowing what it is to truly be happy is something I have thought about myself, even said about myself, to a select few. It’s why I was able to drum up that line so quickly in my writing - it was already there, in my subconscious.
I don’t like to think about my childhood. To be frank, I don’t like to think about much of my life before 2016-ish. I prefer to live in the fantasy world of my creation, that my entire life has been a fog and I’ve sort of “come to” as a fully formed adult. Obviously, that’s not a realistic way to live life, especially in terms of overcoming trauma and bettering yourself, so it’s something I’ve been tackling in the last year or so. I could write my entire life story here, but a) that would probably be the longest post I’ve ever written (and some of them are already pretty fucking long), and b) I don’t want to. But I will include some background information, so my readers can see the parallels I’ve drawn, and the deep connection I feel with Mr. Severus Snape.
In some ways, my childhood was very different from Snape's. In other ways, my childhood was incredibly similar. I didn’t grow up poor, and for that, I’m extremely thankful. My parents weren’t abusive, to each other or to me, and I’m extremely thankful for that as well. Obviously, these were two very important aspects of Snape’s origin story. But for me, it’s not so much the cause as it is the effect. I developed severe emotional problems at a very young age, five years old. I was suicidal, I had extreme outbursts, I was that “weird kid” (and then later I was that “fat, weird kid”), I was misunderstood, and I didn’t have the maturity or vocabulary to communicate my feelings and issues to those around me. As a result, despite having an otherwise loving home, I became isolated. I was isolated from my family, who didn't know how to help me, and who I often felt ganged up on me. I was isolated from my peers, who saw a sad little loner and decided the best course of action was to bully and ostracize me (because we all know that “different” equals “bad”). I was isolated from my teachers, who only saw me as a “problem child,” and who often blamed me for things that weren’t my fault, and who concluded that my outbursts were the result of behavioral problems as opposed to being in psychic pain. I was so lonely. I had two friends, but even they avoided me at school, as they had their own friends, and I, of course, was not invited to participate in that group. I spent most of my days alone, thinking my thoughts, concentrating on school, using my imagination, and generally giving off “sad boy energy.” As much as I try to ignore what I consider to be some of the most painful years of my life, I can’t deny that I am largely the person I am today because of my childhood. It’s my own origin story.
Obviously, I’m glossing over a lot here, specifically the details of my emotional problems and outbursts, but I’m sure you get the gist. So, this is something Snape and I had in common. We were both bullied and excluded, albeit for different reasons. We both felt alone and misunderstood. We also both tended to be reprimanded for our own actions, often driven by pain, but watched as others who hurt us went completely unpunished, or even unacknowledged. (For example, when Snape dropped the branch on Petunia, he was yelled at by Lily, but Lily didn’t scold Petunia for her disparaging comments against Snape.) Things also changed for both of us in our teenage years. For Snape, it appears to have changed earlier, around 11. For me, it took a little longer, more like 14. But in both cases, we suddenly found ourselves accepted for the first time in our young lives, treated like equals. As a result of this, we both became slightly haughtier, a bit superior, and on occasion, not very nice.
This is where things begin to differ between the young Severus and myself, for a number of reasons. The first is that Snape was a follower, I was the leader. For the record, this wasn’t something I realized until I was an adult, but, indeed, I was the leader of my own little group. I was the one who brought everyone together, I was the one that many people looked up to, had feelings for, or wanted to be near. I wish I had appreciated it more at the time. Snape was more of a pack member, at least initially. It’s not clear who the leader was as he grew older. I’m sure Lucious Malfoy was the leader in the beginning, but he was a fifth year when Snape was a first year, so perhaps by his fourth year, Snape took his place. I’m not sure. However, I doubt it, because he was still mercilessly picked on by the Marauders and other classmates, who probably would have feared or respected him more if he had been the leader of the young Death Eaters. This leads to another difference, which is that Snape fell into a group of people who prided themselves on prejudiced ideations, and were in many ways bullies themselves, though Snape continued to be bullied as well. While I’ve certainly been ignorant, I’ve never espoused bigoted beliefs. I would also assert that I was never a bully per se, but I definitely spoke down to people and probably could have been much less selfish and bitchy than I was.
I mentioned earlier on that I often defend Snape, which is true. I have certainly had Snape-related conflicts with people, some more intense than others. About a year ago, around the time I posted “Snakes and Lillies” actually, I got into a heavy debate with a friend of a friend who maintained that Snape was a bad person who shouldn’t be celebrated in any capacity. No matter what I said, he remained unconvinced, and I walked away from that encounter feeling sour and angry. But why? Because it felt like a personal attack on my character. Everything my acquaintance said about Snape landed like he was saying it about me. I know he didn’t intention it that way, I’m sure he didn't even realize that’s how I was interpreting it. But when people tell me they think Snape is irredeemable, it feels like they’re saying I’M irredeemable.
Our lives may have gone on different paths, but I maintain that Severus Snape and I have the same, or very similar, core. We both grew up with a lot of pain and isolation. We both became embittered because of our respective childhoods, and that bitterness continued to follow us throughout our lives. We both experience a petty and vindictive pleasure when we are able to inflict suffering on those who have hurt us (though I’m sure he and I have very different ideas on who deserves it and who doesn't, as well as what levels of revenge are acceptable). We also both have the capacity for an incredibly deep and never-ending love, though most people never ever get to see it. We both have goodness in us that is often overlooked or minimized by others, who are too eager to see the bad things about us. And above all, as I said in my previous Snape-related post, neither of us has ever experienced a true and fulfilling happiness in our lives.
Of course, there is still hope for me, as I’m only in my mid-twenties, and have been doing a tremendous amount of work on myself, as well as in the interest of improving my life. Unfortunately, Snape did not have that opportunity, as his life was cut short in the midst of his mission. However, he was only in his late-thirties, and, had he been able to live, I like to believe he would have been able to begin the process of healing as well.
I’m finding it difficult to articulate why I feel so close to Severus Snape beyond what I’ve said already. Probably because they are feelings that are difficult for me to access. Snape was incredibly flawed, and so am I. Snape was incredibly broken, and so am I. Snape was, in my opinion, redeemable and overall a good person despite many of his questionable actions, which were largely the result of a miserable life. I feel similarly about myself.
I wonder how Snape’s life would have been different if the Harry Potter series took place today, in a climate where trauma and mental illness are more accepted, normalized, and discussed. Would he have been held accountable for his misdirected anger towards his students? Would he have been able to get the help he needed earlier on? What if he, as an adult, was shown more compassion and love? And I already know that many people might then ask, “What about Lily?” Yes, Lily showed Snape compassion and love. Lily cared deeply for Severus, and he was her best friend throughout her entire childhood. But when we are children, especially children who are in the midst of trauma, we don’t always recognize what love looks or feels like. This is something I relate to as well. There have been times when I was faced with real love, but due to the trauma I was still experiencing or working through, I did not truly see or appreciate it at the time. Sometimes, time needs to pass for us to be able to grow, mature, and make it through the trauma. We need to get to a place where we are able to look back and appreciate what we had, and to be able to heal and fully experience love in the present. Maybe, if someone had given Snape more affection and empathy as an adult, he would have been able to heal.
All I know is I find myself wishing I could reach through the pages of my books, or through my television screen, so I can wrap my arms around him and tell him he’s worthy of love, and there’s still time for him to heal and find happiness. Because, that’s what I’ve always wished people had done for me.
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May 19 Sims Community Finds
Updates:
Grim Sims
Sims 1
Grave Delights, Greenhouse, Grounds (Build Items, Fountains, Hunting Lodge, Lighting, Phones, Plants, Trees, & Leaves, Pool Items, Ropes & Signs, Sculptures, Seating & Tables, Sinister Items, Snowmen, Spooky Resort Items, Tomb Items, Witch's Market Items) uploaded
http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/index.php?board=233.0
Anno Sims
Sims 2
Enrosadira’s Recolors - Build Items, Decorative uploaded
http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/index.php?board=232.0
Two Fingers Whiskey
Sims 2
Clothing
https://2fingerswhiskey.livejournal.com/
Riekus13
Sims 2
PCs, Macs, wall stickers, cleaning items
https://riekus13.tumblr.com/
JulieJ’s Simblr
Sims 2
Clothing
https://julietoon.tumblr.com/post/618409643505582080/ts2-male-casual-outfit-two-feet-options-by
DeeDee Sims
Sims 2
Hair
https://deedee-sims.tumblr.com/
Great Cheesecake Persona
Sims 2
CleanUI Update
https://greatcheesecakepersona.tumblr.com/post/618470830589067264/clean-ui-update-14
Ethan Mcgregor
Sims 2
Art studio
https://ethanmcgregor.tumblr.com/post/618501813584429056/3t2-prism-art-studio-lot-reimagined-for-ts2
Zerographic
Sims 2
House
https://zerographic.tumblr.com/tagged/Zero-Downloads
Digital Angels
Sims 2
Feet resources
https://digitalangels.tumblr.com/post/618555067301265409/did-anyone-want-creators-resources-for-this-feet
CreeSims
Sims 2
Starter lot
https://creesims.tumblr.com/tagged/downloads
Alice Laufer
Sims 2
Beard packs
https://alicelauferr.tumblr.com/post/618306852536696832/beard-pack-original-by-pralinesims-download-all
https://alicelauferr.tumblr.com/post/618556674964406272/original-by-pralinesims-download-all-colors
Mod the Sims
Sims 2
Houses, apartments
http://www.modthesims.info/browse.php?gs=1
Fresh Prince Creations
Sims 3
2017 GMC Yukon
https://www.freshprincecreations.com/
Your Dork Brains
Sims 3
Several items
http://www.yourdorkbrains.com/
Mayu Sims
Sims 3
Hair
https://mayu-sims.tumblr.com/post/618298803073728512/cazys-hairs-ordinary-day-download-helena
Simbeings
Sims 3
World
https://simbeings.tumblr.com/post/618411524842799104/sim-state-db-files-my-sim-state-university-db
Hidden Gnomes
Sims 3
Antenna accessory
https://hiddengnomes.tumblr.com/post/618409036578275328/divadoom-dangly-antennae-4t3-converstion
Pandelabs
Sims 3
Hair
https://pandelabs.tumblr.com/post/618500390749716480/pandelabs-simpliciaty-physical-females
https://pandelabs.tumblr.com/post/618500055380443136/pandelabs-anto-brenda-females-teen-elder-my
Poses by Bee
Sims 3
Bridesmaid poses
https://poses-by-bee.tumblr.com/post/618399868940107776/the-three-bridesmaids-sims-3-3-poses-snap
Lillys Boutique
Sims 3
Blessed protein set
https://lillysboutique.tumblr.com/post/618366768614965248/blessed-protein-set-new-mesh-for-sims-3-and-sims
Olly Gummy vitamins
https://lillysboutique.tumblr.com/post/618370546860687360/olly-gummy-vitamins-new-mesh-for-sims-3-and-sims-4
Lord Simlish
Sims 3
Batman and Robin outfits
https://lordsimlish.tumblr.com/post/618330976087638016/batman-and-robin-outfits-I’ve-had-these-mods
Ifca Sims
Sims 3
Hair
https://ifcasims.tumblr.com/
ChazyBazzy
Sims 3
Hair
https://chazybazzy.tumblr.com/archive
Mod the Sims
Sims 3
Stroller crib, bookcases
http://www.modthesims.info/browse.php?gs=2&f=38&showType=1
B-5 Studio
Sims 4
Chairs, tables
https://www.b-5studio.com/2020/05/have-seat-2020.html
Your Dork Brains
Sims 4
Several items
http://www.yourdorkbrains.com/
Kerrigan House
Sims 4
Kitchen deco
https://kerriganhouse.tumblr.com/post/618099673585090560/khd-florian-teaset-1k-followers-gift
Dro Sims
Sims 4
Male clothing, accessories
https://drosims.tumblr.com/post/618564438507831296/drosims-curse-melone-and-his-stupid-sexy-outfit
Yunseol
Sims 4
Clothing
https://blog.naver.com/PostList.nhn?blogId=2233km&categoryNo=0&from=postList
Snow White
Sims 4
Hair
https://blog.naver.com/klo05012
Minha Dolce Vita Sims
Sims 4
Cinema
https://minhadocevidasims.tumblr.com/post/617587547950989312/sweet-cinema-lot-description-land-40x30
Jenni Sims
Sims 4
Clutter
http://jennisimsunanuevaexperiencia.blogspot.com/2020/05/clutter-decorative-unicorn-dreaming-58.html
Glaza
Sims 4
Clothing
https://allbyglaza.blogspot.com/
Sims Hairs
Sims 4
Hair
https://simshairs.tumblr.com/
Blacky’s
Sims 4
Sims
https://www.simszoo.de/filebase/category-file-list/3-sims-4/
Mod the Sims
Sims 4
Incense censor, portals, house
http://www.modthesims.info/browse.php?gs=4&f=38&showType=2
Sites for updates:
TerraLuna
Sims 1
https://terraluna.space/
Ad-Free Creators United
Sims 2, 3, 4
https://adfreecc.tumblr.com/
Lana
Sims 2, 3, 4
http://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/
Liquid Sims
Sims 2, 3, 4
https://www.liquidsims.com/
Sims Cave
Sims 2
New community updates
http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/index.php?board=172.0
Sims Cave
Sims 3
New community updates
http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/index.php?board=173.0
Sims Cave
Sims 4
New community updates
http://simscave.mustbedestroyed.org/index.php?board=225.0
Fia’s Finds
Sims 2
http://fias-finds-sims2.tumblr.com/
Pi’s S3 Update
Sims 3
https://pis3update.tumblr.com/
Insomnia S3CC Finds
https://nemiga-s3cc-finds.tumblr.com/
Kreativeplumbob’s S3CC Finds
https://kpccfinds.tumblr.com/
Sims 3 Updates
http://sims3updates.net/index.php
My Sims 3 Blog
Has updates
http://mysims3blog.blogspot.com/
Sims 4 Updates
http://sims4updates.net/
MMOutfitters
Sims 4
https://mmoutfitters.tumblr.com/
CC Faves
Sims 4
https://s4ccfaves.tumblr.com/
My Sims 4 Blog
http://mysims4blog.blogspot.com/
Amanda’s Sims 4 Updates
http://totallysims4updates.blogspot.com/
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I started a new sketchbook the other day and heres the first thing I drew.
#land of creation#land of creation shatter#land of creation azzie#land of creation lilly#land of creation b#land of creation cupid#land of creation brittany#land of creation liz#land of creation stargazer#land of creation splatter#land of creation just (among us oc but leans more on a characterized self-sona)#land of creation eastella#bedrock#pastel splatterink#n ialate#nadia ialate#stephanie showbiz#lullaby Midnight#crash bandicoot#cuphead#friday night funkin#mlp#rabbids#among us#bugsnax#steven universe#kirby#tf2#minecraft#osmosis jones
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💜✨ This is an Amazing Creator Award! Your creations are incredible, and they light up every dashboard they land on. Pass this on to ten of your favorite creators to show your appreciation and let them know their art is loved! ✨💜
🥺🥺 lilly u make my heart go JDSDKDZOOOM
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