#maybe it's the accents idk

[rocksanddeadflowers]

when I finally started listening to the amazing devil (more than just the song the horror and the wild on loop I mean) i was already sorta hyper fixating on the mechanisms so uuuuhhhh that may have lead to only being able to mentally picture joey batey as gunpowder tim while listening. do with that what you will?

#feel like following this madeleine hyland would be toy soldier #MAYBE raph actually but i think toy works #also i think the gunpowdy tim idea spawned from the horror and the wild album art #bc i got the two in thr album picture switched around and thought “wow that looks like tims hair cool” #bc brainrot obviously #ALSO their voices sounded similar at the time so that and the pic kinda solidified the brainrot idea #maybe it's the accents idk #the mechanisms #gunpowder tim #tim my beloved #the amazing devil #joey batey #ah yes #the ol switcheroo

[the-ace-with-spades]

(I adore fics where Johnny’s family loves Ghost from day one, but, you know…angst)

Soap and Ghost had been together for almost two years. They never name the relationship, really, but it's serious and they both know it.

Thing is, Johnny's seen Ghost's face a total of four times, counting Las Almas.

Well, he sees parts of it regularly, more than others. Ghost will either roll the balaclava up when they're reading together in bed or when they're eating. Sometimes, when Soap wants to go out and Ghost indulges him, he goes in public in just either a face mask or a gaiter and Soap can see his short wavy blonde hair sticking all over the place and 

The four times he had seen Simon’s face in it’s whole — obviously, Las Almas; one time when he was unconscious and bleeding from a head wound and Johnny had to check; one time when they took a shower together, Simon stayed with his back toward him through most of it, but when they finished, he let Johnny dry off his hair; one time, when Johnny asked him to see him for his birthday presents, a few minutes after midnight.

Johnny wasn’t sure why exactly Simon didn’t want to show him his face. It wasn’t a trust thing — he trusted Johnny with more than his own life — and it wasn’t like he was ugly — he was downright sinful. He never drilled the topic because he didn’t care, if SImon wasn’t ready, then he wasn’t ready, but if he had to guess, it was all to do with identity and being seen. No one knew his face — people could know his name, Simon “Ghost” Riley, but they wouldn’t know the man behind the mask. Wouldn’t know the people behind Simon “Ghost” Riley.

(Johnny wasn’t completely off on the assumption — Simon didn’t want anyone to know his face because faceless people weren’t missed. Faceless graves — like his own — didn’t have people to leave behind, and faceless soldiers didn’t have loved ones to find and he was both. No one could get hurt if he remained faceless. Or at least that’s what he’d been telling himself.)

And Johnny is okay with that — if Simon never showe him his face again, he’d still love him all the same. Johnny’s family? Not so much.

They’re supposed to be in Glasgow for five days total, leaving after Boxing Day. Johnny gives them all a warning, that Ghost is a bit shy and doesn’t like showing his face, he’ll most likely stay covered the whole time, he might be wearing a balaclava, or a mask, he probably won't eat at the table.

When they arrive at his parents house, it almost seems like everyone forgot. Like everyone thought it'd be more mild or that Johnny was exaggerating.

There are looks. There is silence. People can't stop staring.

His mam takes one look at Simon’s balaclava once they enter the living room and looks funny at them. “Ah thooght Ah tauld ye boays tae strip doon.”

“Mam, lea him alane,” he tries but he can tell that Simon is getting tense and his mam is getting tense.

His mam, who is usually the sweetest person ever, is uncharacteristically quiet and curt whenever Simon is around. Simon doesn't really know how to make it better — Johnny's never seen him so silent outside of stealth missions, he just stands there like a sore thumb, not making anything less awkward. He didn't expect him to — Simon's social skills are lacking and he loves him that way — but he expected his own family to not make such a big deal out of that mask.

His da is stern and silent, which is as disapproving as he gets. His sisters are a bit weirded out, but mostly focused on teasing Johnny, even making fun of the mask. With a stupid grin, his older sister asks, “Does he keep it oan in bed?”

Johnny doesn't say anything to that, even though his face feels red. His sisters stop laughing.

“He does?” When Johnny tries to step out of the room and avoid the conversation, his sister’s tone changes. “Hae ye e’en seen his face?”

“O’ coorse Ah hae,” he spits out. He doesn’t specify it was only four times — he doesn’t think it’d help. “And ‘s a bonnie ane, alricht.”

It doesn’t save the situation and his sisters are also weirded out and wary from then on.

 The kids do not care — they ask maybe two questions, tilts their head as Simon explains and that’s it — and Johnny breathes a little easier as soon as his nieces push Simon outside to help them build a snowman.

The judgment doesn’t stop. Johnny’s blood boils any time it shows and even though Simon says it’s all fine, he can’t stop feeling angry about this. They just can’t get past the mask.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are difficult to Simon and Johnny knows it. He’s given him the option to omit the family dinner on both those days if he’s not feeling alright enough to spend those days in crowdy house filled with a flock of loud and cheery people of all ages.

Simon knows this. He also knows that if he says he wants to stay at Johnny’s flat for the time being, Johnny is going to insist he doesn’t have to go either, that he’d prefer to stay in with him and not go for the Christmas dinner. Which he also knows is bullshit — Johnny loves Christmas, loves spenidng time with his family, that was basically why he kept on insisting Simon couldn’t stay alone at the base for Christmas another year in a row. It was the main reason why he agreed to go with Johnny in the first place, he was pretty sure if he didn’t go with him, Johnny would insist he stays, too. 

So Simon stays in for Christmas Eve — or rather goes to a pub while Soap spends the day with his parents — but insists they go to Christmas dinner. 

His family is disappointed to see him there, to the point the usual manuevering around politeness and disapproving go onto a backburner.

“John said yer nae a fan o’ Christmas,” Johnny’s mum says to him pointedly.

“That’s right.”

“And yet ye’r ’ere,” she notes.

Johnny is far away from the earshot and he doesn’t want to lie to her so he admits, “If I didn’t come, Johnny would insist on keepin’ me company.”

“How come ye dinnae try to hae a bit mair cheer fur th' holidays then? Put a bit mair effort in for ma baby.” 

Johnny notices and soon enough, he’s next to him, their arms brushing, Johnny’s hand on the small of his back. “Lea him alane, mam.”

“It’s fine,” he says even though it’s not fine. They deserve an explanation, even just to know what they son is getting himself into. “My family was murdered on Christmas Eve. I’m—I’m trying.”

The silence falls over the room — Johnny’s mum, dad, his sister, all present, not looking at them. Simon closes his eyes, tries to breathe.

Johnny rubs his back. “Let’s gae home.”

“I’m not ruining Christmas for you, Johnny,” he says. Before Johnny can deny it — and he knows he’d try — he tries to placate, “Let’s just have ourselves a minute to calm down.”

Maybe it’s the way his voice is perfectly levelled or the way his hand trembles as he squeezes Johnny’s, but he lets him leave the room.

He steps outside — to the backyard. Sits down on the step to the garden and lets the snow soak through his jeans and the top o his balaclava.

The kids come outside, tripping over Simon’s legs. They were all oblivious to the trails and errors of Simon’s integration into the family, so they approach him as always

“Whit's wrang?”

There’s just something so innocent in having a six-year-old girl covered from head to toe in pink and glitter worry about you. Simon would never admit it in front of Johnny, but he finds the accent cute.

Simon takes off the mask.

The kids all look at him and look at him, a bit unsure maybe a bit fearful — it can be a scary sight, he admits, the elongated, jagged smile that sticks to him no matter the mood, makes him more crazy than he already is — but only one of Johnny’s niece keeps her eyes on Simon’s face. 

Shily, she asks, “Does it hurt?”

“No,” he replies. When she smiles, he smiles back.

Not anymore.

This is Johnny’s family. Simon can deny it all he wants, but Johnny’s seen him as family, as someone he’d leave behind, and it hadn’t been unrequited. He can’t hide behind a mask forever and maybe this was the kick he needed.

He steps back inside when his hands turn numb. He doesn’t put the mask back on.

Johnny’s eyes widen. “Simon?”

Simon just—smiles. He can feel the scars pulling on the corners of his mouth, the stiffer skin, but he’s not faceless. He’s not been faceless for a while.

Edit (29/03/24): This is now a WIP for a minimum 15k fic, titled don't shoot me, santa, that will have 4 chapters and will be posted (hopefully) later in the year

#this is like a very shortened version with some points cropped out #maybe this will be a full-blown fic at some point #who knows? not me for sure #idk maybe closer to christmas or sth if i have inspiration #i headcanon soap speaks scots whenever he's home/speaking freely and softens the accent otherwise #i love glasgowian accents but im not good at writing them so #ghoap #ghostsoap #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #cod #call of duty #q #charlie writes #op

[bet-on-me-13]

Lady Gotham raises Danny as a single mother

Danny gets de-aged and Clockwork sends him to live with his Daughter, Lady Gotham.

You would expect Lady Gotham to look very Gothic. Like a noble lady from the 1600′s or a ghostly woman in a large veil. Maybe even just a mass of writhing shadows?

But no, Lady Gotham looks like your stereotypical Single Mother at all times, cause she always has to keep her Bat-Kids safe like the rambunctious children they are, and it’s a 24/7 job

She basically has the house-mom look, frizzy hair tied up in a ponytail, a stained apron from making dinner, always looks tired but always has time to indulge her kids games, all that

After she takes in Danny, she decides to create herself a Civilain Identity so she can raise him as both a Human and as a Ghost. And raising the future High King has it's side effects, for example he is constantly producing excess Ectoplasm which empowers her enough to maintain a Corporeal form for much longer than she could before.

Now she can just live in her City, and actually Interact with her citizens like she never could before!

She starts helping out more, dispelling some of the more Nasty curses placed on her City and making people feel more safe than before.

She gives packed lunches to homeless kids, every day without fail, and they are always filled with that kids favorite snacks alongskde some healthy foods. None of her children are going to go hungry on her watch!

She donates to the local homeless shelters, and gives them some Good Luck charms so they experience less problems. She needs to teach her kids good morals after all!

She starts a Rooftop Garden on her apartment Building, handing out the produce to anybody who asks to borrow some. Somehow she never runs out no matter how much they ask for. It's good manners to treat your neighbors with respect! A cup of sugar and all that!

She embodies the "Neighboorhood Mom" stereotype perfectly, just across the entire city instead.

And the Batfam don't even notice for a few months! She isn't doing anything big, just being a good Samaritan, and a good mom.

Then, one day, Red Hood shows up and tells everybody that he was kidnapped by a Lady who kept saying stuff like "We need to get that dirty ecto sorted out, we are long overdue for a check up!"

And now he feels perfectly fine. No more green vision, no more violent tendencies, he's just not as angry about that anymore.

Now the Batfam are trying to find thus lady, but it's kind of hard since all Jason could give for a description is "She looked like a Stereotypical Single Mom. That's all I can remember about her appearance."

#Dp x dc #Dpxdc #DC #Dcu #Danny phantom #Lady Gotham #Gotham Ghost #Lady Gotham is Clockworks daughter #Mom Look #Single Mom #Lady Gotham is a single mother of 1 millions kids #Except for the Joker #He's the neighbor's kid who everybody hates but nobody can get him to leave #Entitled little shit #Lady Gotham has a heavy Accent #Idk which one but she has one #Maybe New Yorker? Idk

[r-aindr0p]

Probably how the song cover yuu au would start, it branches from this headcanon post nothing too interesting as he mostly does it while alone but I figured I'll draw a little introduction in case I do random doodles of this little au.

Basically, he tries and sings >regrets it >posts the song >regrets it again >it gets shared >oh no >oh please no no no >ah fuck it, might as well film a clip for a cover at some point >not showing his real self tho

He labeled the songs as lost media as an excuse but he's not wrong and not right either, somehow... Since the songs are not from twisted wonderland they were never lost, but rather never existed but he can't tell this so yeah.

#twisted wonderland #twst yuu #don't ask where the mic went when the keyboard spawned idk it's magic #first cover is decent he'll get better gradually though I don't think his vocal range is crazy he's just a lil guy after all #so he probably adapts some instrumentals according to his range 'cause yeah vocaloid songs go so high sometimes pls miku let us keep up w/ #no idea what song he makes covers of probably weeb stuff but with a slight accent #through the fire and flames is out of the question but maybe lilia could nail it death metal style #dude would probably cry if asked to sing in public so he is probably not suspected for now #i cringe at my own au but hey cringe is in the eye of the beholder just like art so it varies from person to person

[aeb-art]

they never went, but it was a nice thought at least

geo belongs you @8um8le as always 🙇

edit: realized this is a good soundtrack for this comic

#2024 #i love his room it's so pretty #stellar city #sc geo #self ship #self insert #sc ash #i said lightning bug instead of firefly bc of geo's storm clouds btw- i also called him that as a petname in another comic for that reason #y'know making all this art of geo with my sona has me thinking that what geo'd like most about dating is that he gets to feel normal #yeah maybe he wants a mundane life a lot more than the dating part but it's a nice bonus while he has it #and man after shit hits the fan later he's REALLY gonna be yearning for that normal life 😭 but no he's gonna be stuck with cat #i'm so glad i did the yellow accent instead of white space man i love yellow with greys so much #idk how i feel about the ending to this still but nothing felt right- this works tho i wouldn't post it if it didn't work #anyways everybody have a lovely day !!! xoxo

[tomthebassoon]

Ok listen. I'm dying. Reading the hunger games, I was vaguely aware that district 12 was supposed to be located in my homeland, but I didn't fully feel it till I read tbosas. Like, that's Appalachian folk music, baby! The music of my people! Lucy Gray talks like me!! The humidity Snow can't stop bitching about? That's my summer!!!

And then the movie came out and let me tell you, the joy I felt hearing the covey speak. That's my accent on the big screen!!! And of course, the music was just how I imagined it!! Straight up, The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird was *the same* melody I thought of when reading the book!!! (musicology is my passion ok). Every single song killed me I swear. And the cinematography of district 12! I can imagine my home town like that. I know meadows and lakes just like those. That's my home.

#the hunger games #tbosas #anyways i wish thg movies had given us the appalachian accents. ik they forgot that detail & thats ok #then again maybe it was on purpose to show that the culture faded. like how katniss is unique for knowing the old songs and hunting #most peopke in 12 don't have access to their culture at that point bc of the oppression of the capitol; live music was shut down #access to the woods was limited. so while some people might have been able to keep their accent #that piece of our culture was lost to katniss. #idk im probably rambling #katniss everdeen #district 12 #thg series #tbosas movie #thg movies #thg

[royal-harpy]

Moth accent release go! Not much to say about these but they went through so many sketches and editing before i went "yeah these look good". Lithium Chloride Flames is the top one while Static Whispers is the bottom one. Both are somehow accents and are 550g. The usual, reblog will have the thread.

#flight rising #my post #flight rising skins #fr skins and accents #flight rising skins and accents #LiCl flames is based on the actual flame itself lol #im becoming a master on somehow accidentally getting into the accent coverage range #will there be recolors? maybe idk we'll see #not a fan of the space for aether f but at least i got something

[almost-correct-quotes]

hc: sweets is also southern, but them and law still make fun of each others' accents because "mine's different"

#maybe they're from oklahoma and he's from texas. for the real drama #or vice versa idk #law's accent sounds like most folks i've met in texas but idk how different it is from oklahoma's accent #i'm sleep deprived #reverie audios #reverieaudios #law fuller #reverie audios sweets #reverie audios law

[ch0c00n]

i hc basil as southern bc the thought of him screaming ‘SWEET JESUS!’ or ‘heavens to betsey!’ with a southern accent pleases me. he doesn’t have one all the time but only when he’s nervous angry etc

cant believe they made applejack speech into a real accent

#/j #i like the hc #but audio examples would help like is it a strong or subtle accent #is it only noticeable when he pronounces some words #idk much about the differences of american accents #maybe thinking too much about this

[urmomw4ntsme]

not that i wanted to keep it a secret or whatever ajsgsjdh i’m just curious

it was my insane out of the world sherlock holmes detective skills actually ELEMENTARY MY DEAR WATSON !!!!!!!!

#also speaking of him #i started listening to an audiobook of the adventures of sherlock holmes #cis i wanted to get into audiobooks but start with smth basic #cus then i can js listen to a book omy home or smtj #idk how i fee about it yet ☹️☹️ the guy speaking has such a BRITISH accent 😭 #like i know sherlock is british bit im being unable to catch some words 😭 #i think i shud either start with a book i have alr read or maybe give it some time??? #also that was so random sorry 😭😭 #meowther

[qhazomb]

all my cosplay dragons that i made custom skins/accents for :)

#really need to get circuit for coomer but idk when i'll have the gems for that #flight rising #dragon share #that dragon petsite #VEGA's accent was the first one i ever made IIRC #tho this one he's sporting now is an updated version of it. didn't have the argent cell pearl before! #maybe one day FR will release a scene that feels fitting for feetman #(wow alliteration)

[quinn-pop]

Mayta Knight 26-28

26 - Dramatic

27 - Reading

28 - Arena

3 left!!

#text in notes !! #wow these are some of my favorites actually #mayta knight #yeah i make all my blorbos read warriors apparently #meta knight #Kirby #kirbyposting #my art or something have i forgotten to tag that lately #metadad #is bandana important enough to tag him here #bandana waddle dee #bandee #(i guess) #bla bla bla here goes my rant on character stuff ill save you the time #put that orb in situations #also does anyone wanna tell me what the right way to write díos mío is #idk if the accent marks are right so i tried to look it up and just confused myself way more than before because it seemed inconsistent #maybe im just a perfectionist idk

[coentinim]

I want a dream with JPM. And I want it interesting.

#maybe devils night #or sex #or murder or smth idk #or hearing him read in his sweet accent #or or or #idk #jpm

[ineffablecrisp]

Do I or do I not want to make Tom Kazansky a Soviet immigrant

#tom kazansky #iceman #jewish tom kazansky #there was a huge influx of Soviet Jews coming to America in the 70s #maybe he was a teen in the 70s and his family immigrated to a major US city from somewhere in Russia or Ukraine #and felt really isolated in America because of his accent so he got rid of it the more time he spent in America #also tried to hide being Jewish because he was bullied for it in the old country #then he decided that being in the navy would be cool so he went to the academy #by the time that happened he completely shed his accent and never told anyone he's Jewish #his accent occasionally comes out when he's stressed or upset #idk just a thought #some of these headcanons were also inspired by my family's experiences as Soviet Jewish immigrants #top gun 1986 #top gun maverick

[the-kestrels-feather]

So I'm watching the Great Gatsby movie (the 2013 Baz Luhrman one because I love it a lot), and Leonardo DiCaprio says "sport" weird it goes back and forth between "spohwrt" "spahwt"

#the great gatsby #great gatsby #great gatsby (2013) #baz luhrmann #leonardo dicaprio #i know leo DiCaprio is a creep but he does make a good Gatsby #maybe thats why #i was gonna say that gatsby is only kind of a creep but like he did stalk a married woman and bought a house across the bay so he could #watch her. Creep behavior if you ask me. #anyways this adaptation is shockingly really accurate. like there are a lot of oarts that are word for word #this ismy first time watching it after reading the book and its interesting #anyways idk if its the accent hes putting or if thats just how he talks but its weird

[ashmp3]

I am so pissed awf literally hate working with men WHYYYY do you hire an architect and then say mansplain things wow my stomach started hurting i wish bad things upon you

#how to explain a grown man that he can’t make a cafe on staircase without heating OHHHH MY GOOODDDDD #And also him saying No i trust you guys but i can make it myself there lwpwowkdkrje no you can’t no offense but there is a reason we went to #school like sit DOWN oh my god maybe i’m pissed off bc his accent is ugly idk maybe #No edit he just said No i really do trust you guys i see you are right. OF COURSE WE ARE?????????? #Omfg and the project we are working on is so fun so playful so cute and i hear his voice and it’s like nails on the chalkboard #tt