#next part won't be fun prone too

[wandixx]

Ghost of fries and Hero of cookies part 3

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Summary of whole work: Duke wasn't expecting to wake up from his quick rooftop nap to some meta kid with fries. He also wasn't expecting kid to stay

Or

Danny asked Dani to stay safe while she was in Gotham. Where would she be safer than under the wing of local hero? And he looked like he needed bad day combo anyway

This part summary: Joker goons are in for an orange surprise and Duke does not like it in the slightest

Beta read by @audhumla-sailor though English is second language for both of us, so proceed with this in mind. I also know all of the charaters through fics alone, so probably ooc. Stay catious if it's something you don't like

First part, Previous part

trigger warnings: gun violence, panic attacks, dissociation, mentions of Joker gas and what it doeas to people (tell me if i missed something, I'll add it)

Duke was having quite a good day. His schoolwork finally got lighter and up until now nothing notable happen on his patrol. Obviously, couldn’t have Gotham without at least one mugging and bank and corner shop robbery. About the last thing, if it was chain store he would conveniently arrive too late to stop it and just follow up to make sure cashier didn’t get fired. He used to be intimately close with hardships of getting necessary supplies like food or gas masks while corporate assholes were trying to suck people dry. But it was family business so he actually had to step in. He did mention secure way of getting resources to would be robbers though. All in all, not so bad, pretty good day. As for now, he was swinging on grapple to meet with Dani, armed with healthy snack Alfred demanded he took for her when he got texted on his Signal-work-phoneTM. It meant important business 90% of the time, so he stopped to check it out. Other 10% were memes from Dani that usually were worth it anyway.

Got it in one, Hoopoe texted. He opened chat expecting funny video or something instead to be greeted by:

Dani: Hey Signal

Dani: Peple aint spossedf t get out f Arkham

Dani: Amirite?

His stomach dropped. He wished it was hypothetical question but he knew better than to believe such fantasies. Things didn’t go so well in Gotham, especially not with Hoopoe.

You: Yeah, your right. What’s up?

You: You’re*

Dani: Nerd

Dani: Whatre you’re thots on clowns

Dani: ?

His stomach officially landed at his feet and decided it wasn’t enough dropping and ended up on a street below. Even if Joker was still locked up, his goons being active were bad news.

You: Where are you?

You: Hoopoe, where are you?

Dani: Clm dow I ned to chek

Dani: I have ni ieda

Dani: The box building rod

Dani: roof*

Dani: Warehouse?

Dani: That the wors

Dani: I think

You: There are over 1000 warehouses in Gotham

Dani: Idk wht yu want me totll yu

Dani: Therere other warehous arond?

You: Okay

You: Check corners for symbol and number

Back in the day everyone other than Bruce decided to take part in a challenge to count all of the warehouses in Gotham manually. They each got their sector and graffiti spray to mark counted buildings. Later it kinda turned into a way of identifying them. 

Dani: Red blb with too wite dots

Dani: #83

Okay, he wasn’t too far. He risked roof hopping and checking texts to make sure she didn’t try anything stu-

Dani: Im goin in

You: No!

You: Stay where you are!

You: Hoopoe!

You: Hoopoe!

Dani: Calm down worrywart

Dani: Jus wante ti get ab look

Dani: Invisible

Dani: M not dump

I doubt it

You entered building with Joker’s goons with no back-up or plan. It’s extremely dangerous

Dani: Yeah, yeah don care

Dani: 5 goons in clown masks

Dani: Maks idk wat of

Dani: Not northern hemisphere of sky for sure

Dani: Weird containter s

Dani: Ari smells funny

Dani: Giggly i guess

Dani: U prbl know better

You: Get out of there

You: NOW!

You: Try not breathing it in

Dani: K

Dani: Ill stop brething then

You: GET OUT!

Dani: K

Dani: Why so agressive

Because Duke knew what Joker gas could do to person. He knew how it took wonderful people (like his parents) and left shells wand shadows of who they used to be. Because every gas release left him with panic attack. Because he knew it was more dangerous than even some vigilantes thought it was.

You: Wait until I get there

Dani: K

He almost tripped with how much he tried to speed up.

Dani was actually vibrating when he arrived but stayed quiet. Good. If she breathed in some Joker gas it wasn’t working dose yet. Duke had deep feeling not even Alfred’s cookies would be enough to deter her from entering. Offering her a granola bar he sat at the edge of the roof with bone deep sigh. Girl took snack eagerly, bouncing around like puppy high on caffeine.

“How about we take a note of this happening and get going? Other Bats are better equipped to deal with this,” They weren’t but he didn’t want Dani anywhere near this mess. He himself didn’t want to be anywhere near it either.

Kid got deadly still, staring at him as if she could read his deepest secrets if she looked hard enough.

“They’re scaring you” she whispered with strong feeling but Duke had trouble reading what feeling was it. He put his face in his hands for a moment. How was he even supposed to answer that?

“Joker is one of the most dangerous people in Gotham and these guys are working for him. They have guns. Of course I’m a little scared”

Judging by the face Dani made, she wanted to call him out on his bullshit but thought better of it. She floated to sit next to him, swallowing granola in few bites.

“My friend Johnny mentioned him,” she started between chewing ”he said ‘bastard murdered my baby bro Jay and Jay knew his way in fight, stay away from him Dani’. Normally Johnny isn’t so careful”

“All more reasons to leave it for others!” Duke almost shouted, hope growing in his chest. Maybe he could steer her away from it!

“He also told me to hit him if I happen to meet him. He would owe me ‘big one’ then. Do you think I could get ‘small one’ for couple of goons?!”

“Hoopoe no!”

Girl looked thoughtful and after over two weeks of working together he learned to fear this expression.

“Whatever you’re thinking, no. I’ll buy you biggest fries, just leave this–” he waved vaguely at the warehouse hoping it would get message across “–whole mess alone” There was lump in his throat.

Dani haven’t abandon whatever thought got her like that and nodded to herself few time. She drifted around a bit, shifted under her way too long cloak and finally settled with a soft smile.

“You’re scared… Terrified. You’re terrified of them,” she started calmly, like she would talk to a victim if she actually knew how to do it ”It’s okay. It’s great. Fear is what keeps humans alive,” she nodded as if she recounted something from textbook properly in front of the class “But I’m not scared and I fought people much stronger than them and I’m even better now thanks to you. If you’re so terrified, it means they need to be dealt with and it needs to be done fast. It’s okay,” her grin from soft turned devilish “I was itching for some fun fight anyway”

“Dani-”

“It’ll be quick, I promise,” she said, serious again “Don’t worry,” she stood up, saluted and fell through the roof, all too fast to react or not miss it with a blink. Frankly, it caught Duke so off guard he couldn’t even move for a few seconds after the whole ordeal anyway. He threw himself down to the nearest window as soon as he regained control over his body. His heart was stuck in his throat.

Dani tackled first goon with delighted giggle right when he crashed inside. He checked if his mask was secure on reflexes he plummeted towards the ground, moving his body to land safely on top of the shelf. Warehouses were weird place to fight. Easy to get vantage point like Duke just did but was also hard in a way. Little space made it hard to use wider streaks, easy get backed into corner. Annoying more than anything.

Dani’s wrestling match was so attention grabbing that nobody even looked at Duke, despite his far from subtle arrival. He threw himself forward when he caught telltale shine of the gun in one of goons hands. It was dumb move when Dani was so close to his ally, but who he was to criticize Joker goon’s live choices. It didn’t take Signal long to understand he wouldn’t make it on time. He had to but there was no-

Two gunshots rang in rapid succession split second before Duke got to the goon and, with swiftness granted only by adrenaline and fury people got when someone their got hurt, knocked man out cold. Before body could hit the ground he spun around to see the damage because Dani still refused to wear any armor and from this close goon would have to be Storm Trooper to miss her. Because she was most likely bleeding heavily. What if they hit something instantly lethal?

He faced a fight right in time to see Dani jumping at another goon also openly wielding a gun. He wanted to yell at her but bullets were fired before he got a chance. He looked for blood dripping from her torso while dodging another man  barely taking his eyes off Dani.

“That wasn’t nice,” she sounded like she pouted! At being shot! “If I was anyone else I would be seriously hurt right now, you know?” her voice was somewhat off. Like it wasn’t quite made by her vocal cords but some awkward voice generator.

Before the appalled man could react, he got technically not too good right hook to the jaw. It was strong enough to make him unconscious and get quite loud creak out of his neck. Duke hoped Dani didn’t mess up the guy's spine. He was criminal but he didn’t deserve this type of treatment.

Duke focused back on his own fight when he made sure that girl wasn’t in immediate danger of dying. He dodged running goon again, who literally ran himself into the shelf because of that. Signal used his short confusion to hit him in the side of his neck, rendering the opponent unconscious. Okay, they made it, this was the last-

Another gunshot made his sped-up heart skip a beat. Lump in his throat suffocated him.

No, no, no, no, no-

“I shot you in the face!”

 He looked her way ready to see unmoving body and red decorating concrete floor.

“There was a good quip for- oh right” she started cheerfully, entirely unharmed, before her face twisted into something actually demonic.

“Y̶o̸u̵r̵ ̶p̵e̶s̴k̶y̵ ̴l̷i̷t̶t̸l̶e̸ ̵b̷u̸l̴l̴e̶t̷s̵ ̴w̸o̴n̵'̸t̵ ̵h̶u̵r̶t̸ ̸m̷e̶, ₥ØⱤ₮₳Ⱡ₴”

She laughed in distinctly Dani way, all bright and joyful while also so not like herself, distorted and echoey it mage hairs at the back of his neck stand.

Duke froze when goon fired again and there was no way she dodged it. There was not enough space. She had to get shot. She got shot and he did nothing to stop it. A child got hurt because of him-

He looked at but hadn’t quite seen how Dani knocked out last goon and flew up to him. He heard her voice but words were impossible to understand over rush of blood in his ears. He could tell she was laughing. They should get out. Dani mentioned giggly smell in the air. It had to mean Joker gas. They needed to be out yesterday.

He stumbled a bit, forcing his leg to cooperate, half caring, half dragging girl to the nearest exit point. Fact that he could touch her and didn’t feel any blood was grounding a bit.

“-gnal, Signal are you okay? Your heart is beating weird,” Dani asked, sounding a bit scared for the first time today. Duke’s brain felt too fuzzy to care “Signal, you’re freaking out, calm down, please”

Light assaulted their eyes the moment they were out. Before he got fully used to it, he set girl in front of him and detached her cape. She may have squawked at this action but he didn’t care. She was shot, he needed to check her for injuries.

She got shot, she got shot, she got shot-

“Signal what-” he was clearly freaking her out “Oh. You think I’m hurt. I told you I could handle it. I’m fine. Signal I’m really fine. I have intangibility, bullets can’t hurt me. I’m fine Signal”

Duke wanted to make sure. Adrenaline or simple wish to not worry him could make her ignore something. He couldn’t let her. He made her turn maybe a little to roughly.

He wouldn’t be able to forgive himself if she bled out.

She was actually fine.

Relief hit him so strong he crumbled against the wall, his mind finally succumbing to the haze. It was fine. It was all actually fine.

He may have heard some yelling.

Next thing he registered was something tad too warm, almost burning his palms. His gloves did their job of protection well though. There was a herbal smell. Melissa, he registered after a moment. It took him some more time to realize that the source of the smell was in his hands. He had scathingly hot cup of melissa in his hands. He stared at a little bit squashed paper again trying to get used to the light. He didn’t even realize he closed his eyes. Sound of the paper bag made him look up where Dani, still without her cape, crouched few feet away from him.

“You back?” she asked cautiously. Duke wasn’t sure how to answer. He was and he wasn’t. His mouth didn’t work anyway. He shrugged, mindful of the cup in his hands. Blanket, he didn’t even know he was wrapped in, fell from one of his shoulders.

“I don’t know what happened but Jazz likes this tea when she needs to calm down. Though she usually needs to drink it to make it work,” Dani rambled, gesturing widely “You’re still breathing kinda funny, can you slow down? It’s not good for humans to breathe so fast. It doesn’t let good stuff from air get in your blood and travel around your body and it’s not healthy. I know, Jazz told me and she is really smart. She wants to be this doctor who stabs brain back into working. She had this smart word for it… Neurosurgeon, I think it’s this one. She said breathing like that is not good for brain so slow down? In for four, out for four? I don’t know, Signal, just calm down?”

Right, he still was hyperventilating. Duke focused on his lungs, forcing them to expand, trying to match up Dani’s slightly gasping breaths.

He really was freaking her out, wasn’t he?

Melissa was almost lukewarm by the time he was back in his body enough to drink it. It was sweet, a bit too much for his taste.

“You good now?” Dani asked and Duke nodded. He was as good as he could at the moment “Great, I didn’t want to leave you for too long so I don’t have BatBurger. I got cookies though. And I can go get it now”

“Don’t,” he caught her arm and squeezed, not sure why he did it himself.

“Huh?”

“Don’t go anywhere”

“Sure. Wanna cookie? I have chocolate chips and healthy, wheat ones”

“Chocolate”

“Okay” she nodded and fixed blanket on his arms. It was comfy. If Duke was firing on all cylinders, he would wonder where she got it.

“Don’t ever do it again”

“What is it though?”

“Jumping into danger like that”

“Oh, really? It wasn’t that dangerous, they were normal humans”

“They had Joker gas and guns”

“Intangibility means I can ignore bullets Signal, don’t be such worrywart. It’s bad for your health. What’s Joker gas?”

Question and the whole statement felt so surreal that Duke couldn’t help but laugh, choked and hysterical as it was. She didn’t know what Joker gas was. Worrying about her getting shot was bad for his health. He just had a panic attack and was comforted by a ten years old girl with cookies and melissa. What the fuck?

“Hey!” Dani pouted “Don’t laugh like that! Jazz always says that you shouldn’t laugh when someone doesn’t know something, just explain it to them! Signal!” she whined but the damn broke he couldn’t rear his hysteria back in “Alright, I’m Googling it”

She did as Duke’s laughter winded down. He was almost calm when she deemed her research enough.

“Alright, this is some nasty shit”

This sentence startled him into full silence. Dani was ten, swearing wasn’t something she did, like, ever. He must’ve scared her a lot.

“I’m fine though. I didn’t breathe it in. Did you? This laughter sounded a bit worrying to be honest”

“I’m okay, I had gas mask. People sometime laugh to release tension”

“Oh”

“Yeah. But you were in the building with it and didn’t have gas mask”

“I wasn’t breathing”

“You were talking”

“Our fucked up biology, as Danny likes to put it, means that one doesn’t mean another. I just don’t use it often because humans find it uncanny and my throat gets itchy after some time”

Something in Duke wanted to argue more but it was squashed but utter exhaustion that crashed him.

“Alright”

They sat for a long moment.

“Are you ready to patrol now?”

Duke would laugh again if he had any energy left.

“I think we should end for today. I would be useless like that”

“Okay, valid. You go home I’ll fly around a bit”

“No. You’re going home too. I don’t have enough emotional energy to worry about you getting into some mess like this again”

They stared at each other for a long moment before Dani looked away with angry huff.

“Okay. You’re worse than Danny, you know?”

“I don’t care. Go home and stay safe”

“You sure you will be alright if I go now? I can walk or fly you somewhere, not home if you don't want me to but maybe somewhere closer?”

“I’ll be fine. I can call my brother. Just go please”

“Sure. See you tomorrow, Signal. You were really brave today”

“Thank you, Hoopoe” If she answered, he didn’t hear her. He fumbled with his comm to turn it on with still shaky hands. Finally he managed and called a pick up in the form of Jason. It was great to have older brother who always had time like that. Even if it meant a lot of unnecessary questions about what happened Duke wasn’t up to answering it yet and threats of serious violence on his enemies.

Duke couldn't force himself to let go of the orange blanket. It was grounding.

Though Alfred made him hot chocolate with marshmallows. He wouldn’t repeat today for that, but it certainly was nice accent.

*********

"Humouristic" summary of this part

Dani: Yo, there are goons here. Gonna investigate.

Duke: *quietly freaks out*

Random Joker's goons: *do normal goon things*

Dani: *attacks them* HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Duke: Is this what minor heart attack feels like?

Goons: *start shooting*

Duke: Is this what major heart attack feels like?

Dani: Dude, you good? Here, get some tea, cookies and blanket

*

Dani, few hours later, texting: Hey Signal, remeber to bring back my cape tmrw

Duke, internally: Wait, this is her cape?

Duke, also texting: Wanna better one? Like Spoiler has?

Dani, somehow conveing Ghost Speak via text: Don't you dare

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[demonvibez]

Clueless

A/N: These requests were just too good, and I had quite a bit of fun with it. Karen Smith is such an icon, I had to take this idea and run with it, lol. Mostly fun, a few serious parts. Hope you guys like it - may expand on this later (perhaps with an nsfw version). Anyways, enjoy! ♡ Characters: Demon Brothers x GN Reader Word Count: 3.7k+ Rating: Teen [Suggestive Themes] Tags: gn reader, dumb reader, implied violence, suggestive themes/implied sex

☆ LUCIFER:

-> He believed it all to be an act at first - surely he and Lord Diavolo had the sense to acquire a human for the exchange program that would actually be up to the task to complete it. Surely you were just pulling a prank on him, much like his younger brothers would. You aren't actually this dense...right? 

-> Feels even more responsible for you than normal, so he feels the need to keep a tight leash on you. You bring a lot of chaos to the Devildom, and he can't have you ruining any reputations (yours, his or Lord Diavolo's), so he practically becomes your shadow in order to minimize any mayhem you may cause - especially since you're so prone to injury.

-> Has a hard time punishing you - your obliviousness causes you to have a hard time taking any of it seriously. He'll never forget the first time you started giggling during one of his lectures, after he caught you and two of his brothers destroying the kitchen. After many headaches, he's had to come up with whole new ways to deal with you - most of which are torture via boredom.

♡ He's not sure when, but somehow, he began to find you rather endearing - and next thing he knew, he had actually fallen for you. No one is more shocked than he is - maybe it's the innocence in your eyes when you look up at him, or the way your smile brings a blush to his cheeks. But now he can't help but to feel affection for all of those dumb little things you do. You have turned the Lucifer Morningstar into a full-blown morosexual for you, and there's no turning back for him now - he is beyond smitten with you, although he does often question himself. "How can a human such as you stir such emotions within me?" So innocent, so earnest, so loyal. Many aspects of Lucifer's life is difficult, but loving you is so easy.

♡ As the Avatar of Pride, he has no issues being very blunt with his feelings for you. The night before, he stays up late in his study, writing several drafts of the confession he plans to recite to you over dinner at Ristorante Six. He knows you, after all, and wants to make himself very clear.

♡ He loves that you depend on him, he practically lives for it. You constantly need his help and protection, and his already ineffable Pride gets inflated every time you turn to him with those innocent eyes and pouty face of yours. It gets to a point where he is used to always being with you - you fall into a synchronicity, a routine. It gets to the point where Lucifer even asks you to move into his room; he would love to share the space with you, and it would just be much simpler for you both - he knows what's best for you, after all.

-> If anyone ever questions his relationship with you, he shuts it down instantly with a singular murderous glare. Pride is unshakable, but Lucifer is still prone to annoyance. He'll string them up in the middle of the RAD courtyard without even breaking a sweat. Nothing like a little public shaming to show the naysayers who the true imbeciles are.

☆ MAMMON:

-> Idiocy loves company, and he's beyond glad to have you in his company! Two peas in a pod, no wonder Lucifer stuck the two of you together!

-> He loves how easy it is to rope you along into pulling schemes with him - he's never had a better partner in crime! And when the two of you inevitably get caught by Lucifer, your cluelessness tends to come in handy.

-> He also loves how your grades are equally bad! It means he won't have to suffer the wrath of Satan's study sessions alone anymore.

-> Pretty much becomes your shadow when he notices how clumsy you are - any human would be in danger in the Devildom, but your stupidity leads you into more peril than normal. After a couple of minor injuries (and a scrape with a lower demon), Mammon decides it's best if he doesn't let you out of his sight. Lucifer put him in charge of you after all, he's just doin' what he's told!

♡ But in all honesty, it's another way you two connect. He loves all the crazy times you two have together, the impulsive adventures you get yourselves into. He feels like you both understand each other better than anyone! The only problem is, between his tsundere act and your extreme obliviousness, your relationship is stuck in limbo. All of his brothers' teasing goes right over your head, and a flustered Mammon usually denies it while trying to hide what a blushing mess he really is. Until, one day, he can't take it anymore - "I'm in love with ya, ya big dummy," he blurts out as the two of you ride in his Demonio 666. 

♡ And ever since that random Tuesday afternoon, you and Mammon have been inseparable. You two are truly like twin flames - consequences don't even matter as long as you're by his side. He'd take a million lectures, be strung up a million times, hell he'd even cut up his credit cards into a million pieces if it means he gets to keep you forever. That dumb smile of yours is worth more than all the Grimm in the Devildom, and he'd do anything for you to flash it at him, even if just for a moment. He wasn't sure he believed in soul mates before, but now that he has you, he's damn sure you're his.

-> No one really gives Mammon grief about his relationship with you, seeing as you're a perfect match made in Hell (affectionate). But you can imagine if they did, they'd suddenly find themselves in more debt than the Avatar himself. And if that doesn't work, he'll fight for ya! Mammon is no stranger to winning a scrap ;)

☆ LEVIATHAN:

-> He makes a lot of assumptions about you at first - you're just another basic normie, aren't you?!

-> Sometimes believes you are mocking him with your questions - especially when it comes to his special interests. How can you possibly be so clueless?! He's explained this game to you literally ten times?!?! You must be inting or something!! You have to be doing this on purpose!!!

-> Also believes your forgetfulness is on purpose, thinking you secretly hate him - or at the very least, don't really care for him. He figures when you agree to hang out with him that you're either just being nice, or are too dumb to figure out how to get out of it, so you must just go along with it. So when you forget him, he thinks you're purposely ghosting him for someone better.

-> He eventually confronts you about all of this, only for him to be met with a confused look on your face. The two of you awkwardly chat it out, and afterward he starts to think that he may be the bigger idiot for making so many assumptions.

-> But once he understands you, you start to grow on him - you remind him of that one MC from 'Oops! That Normie Who Dropped in from Another Realm is Now My Bestie and I May Be Developing a Crush!' and how they may say and do stupid things, but it's actually kind of endearingly cute! And they're so soo loyal! Wait, you actually kinda look like them, too. Prepare yourself - new cosplay incoming, courtesy of Leviathan. He does second guess himself over it a bit - Is it weird if he makes the matching cosplay to go along with yours? It's totally weird, isn't it?! No it isn't, because you're too dumb to think too deeply into it! But he will overthink it all the same.

♡ Not the best at openly talking about his emotions, and he doesn't want to ruin your current relationship with him, so it may be more difficult for him to get across his feelings to you. He keeps dropping subtle little hints in the hopes that you'll eventually pick up on it. And if you never do, one day he just blurts it out (after numerous pep talks from his brothers). He tries writing a confession in the notes app of his DDD to read off for you, but he gets so nervous he drops his phone and ends up just shouting, "I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!" - after which is followed with a flurry of apologies from the otaku demon. 

♡ And after that, you find yourself practically living in his room - and he finds himself purposely losing at games so that you can get a few wins, all to see that excited look on your face that he adores so much. He truly has found his player two! ^.^

-> It would be unusual to find the hikikomori demon in a social situation where someone is questioning your relationship to his face - he does spend a lot of time defending you online, however, and has been successful in getting a few of your haters' accounts nuked. RIP.

☆ SATAN:

-> Honestly annoyed by you at first. You just ask so damn many questions, and it seems like you don't even retain the answers. 

-> Then one day he overhears Lucifer lecturing you about your failing grades - Challenge accepted. You are now his new project. How hard could it possibly be? It would be quite the accomplishment for him, and he's sure it will annoy Lucifer in the mean time! Seeing him put so much effort into the stupid human is sure to throw Lucifer off of his game! The Old Man will think he is plotting something nefarious, but-

-> Ahem. Anyways, expect your bookshelves to rapidly fill up with gifts from him - with everything from textbooks, to picture books, to entire series of epic novels. Expect him to be over after dinner every night, to sit with you an indulge in one of these books. He'll let you pick something most of the time, but he occasionally becomes insistent of one of his own picks - the erotica he reads to you tends to go over your head, anyways.

-> Quickly finds he has to adjust his teaching style, having to go over rudimentary concepts with you multiple times. He's much more patient with you than he is with Mammon his brothers, his temper non-existent as he slowly repeats the lesson to you again. He knows you are trying your best, and is willing to put in the same effort you put forth. Occasionally you do aggravate him in this regard - he usually just takes it out on the first one of his brothers he sees, instead of you. Thankfully.

-> He's unsure what it is about you, but something about you really calms the wrath raging within him. Maybe it's your carefree, peaceful nature that soothes the storm within him. Maybe it's that adorable smile that can light up the darkest of Devildom nights. Maybe it's the way you never fail to make him laugh when you make Lucifer lose his temper. Either way he hasn't failed to notice that his days are better with you in them.

-> Sometimes his patience for you does wear thin though - especially when your stupidity gets you hurt! 'You're not going to survive in this realm if you keep acting so thoughtlessly,' he says through gritted teeth, as he patches up the lacerations on your arm - caused by you touching a killer plant adorned with a very large warning sign. He does his best to keep his anger within, but he's yelled at you a few times, almost desperate to finally get his point across to you.

♡ It is quite obvious to him why he has fallen for you, so he wastes no time in planning his confession. He knows his romantic gesture will have to be overt, the goal being that you truly comprehend understand his feelings for you. A thoughtful gift along with a handwritten letter, simply stating how he is deeply in love with you - and if any confusion remains, he'd be happy to explain. 

♡ And after that, he spends each day with you in bliss. As the moonlight illuminates the pages of his book, he softly reads the words to you; and as you fall asleep in his arms, he knows that this is what true happiness is. He may never be allowed in the Celestial Realm, but being with you makes him feel like he's already there.

-> If people question his relationship with you, they only do so in hushed tones - no one wants to be on the receiving end of his Wrath, especially after that one demon went missing after gawking at the two of you on a date.

☆ ASMODEUS:

-> Excited to adopt you into his inner circle - he knows someone like you would be the perfect little doll for him! He already thinks you're just oh so adorable, and it will be incredibly easy for him to turn you into his little Mini Asmo.

-> New style, new hair, new everything! Be prepared to truly become his twin, for he wants you to become his shadow. Doesn't even take him much effort to convince you to change your schedule to match his! 

-> Asmo is definitely the Queen Bee of RAD, but you're basically the Queen's Hand - he regards your thoughts and opinions highly, as if they are the royal decree. He may also lightly tease you at times, wanting nothing more than to see the many cute faces you make, but he would never stab you in the back. HBIC's have to look out for each other, after all! 

-> Your grades actually go up, shockingly enough, thanks to Asmo having his fan club do all of your schoolwork. You don't have time for that nonsense! 'Pamper and Pre-Game' with Asmo is way more important than writing some silly Devildom Law essay - you don't wanna be late to the Fall, after all!

-> The two of you pretty much run the school, constantly making waves and setting trends. You get your own fan club, but you also have a fair amount of haters! Either way, all eyes are on you, and every dumb little thing you do ends up going viral online. Some days you're being praised for your fashion, others you're being meme'd for your clumsiness. And of course, Asmo always helps you take advantage of these moments, good or bad. Never a dull day on the Devilnet!

-> He especially loves that your air-headedness leaves a lot of room for you to be open minded to experimentation (or maybe you're just easy to convince, hehe). It's lead to a lot of wild nights in his bedroom, with the two of you experiencing unfathomable euphoria - those nights will forever live rent free in his mind. Perhaps he can convince you to let Sol join the two of you next time...

-> On the other hand, he notices he has to keep an extra sharp eye on you when the two of you are out partying together - your obliviousness has almost led you to a few dangerous situations, one that ended up leaving Asmo's strawberry-blonde hair stained crimson. He is now hyper-vigilant over you, always guarding your drinks and cutting in on the dancefloor.

♡ How could the Avatar of Lust not fall you for? His best friend, his partner in crime, his darling human~♡! He comes to the realization that he loves you even more than himself, and that he must start making a plan! The date of all dates to sweep you off of your feet and right into his arms~♡ He knows he'll have to be clear and concise when he makes his confession - not only are you a bit dense, but his usual Avatar of Lust brand of affection may make it... confusing for you, to figure out that he truly loves you romantically. Whatever, who cares! He'll tell you a million times over if you need him to ♡!

♡ After that, not too much will change, for you were already inseparable before his confession! He may become a bit more possessive, but that comes with the territory of being Lust's Chosen One. The two of you are RAD's Power Couple, and he will make damn sure the entire Devildom knows it!

-> When it comes to your relationship, Asmodeus is ride or die. If anyone ever questions it, he brushes it off with his signature smile and a cold remark - at first. Like a scorpion, he strikes from the shadows. Pink may be his color, but he is also well aware how amazing he looks in red~♡ ;)

☆ BEELZEBUB:

-> Doesn't think too much about it at first - you're just that nice human with the pretty smile and the fun stash of human world snacks. 

-> The least judgmental of his brothers, while also being the first to get to know you deeply. He feels like you're really easy to understand, and he finds that it's really easy to open up to you. He becomes a lot more talkative when you're around, and soon the two of you have you own dumb little inside jokes that his brothers are jealous they aren't in on. You don't even get each other's jokes half the time (which is mostly your fault, no offense) but laughter truly is contagious, and you have so much fun in each other's company.

-> Once he really gets to know you, he worries about you endlessly! He feels the need to become even more protective over you than he already is. Not only does your clumsiness worry him, but your forgetfulness too. He knows for a fact that humans need to eat to survive! What do you mean you forgot to eat lunch?! How can you forget something like that...and before you know it, he's adding some of his Acidic Hell Fries to your plate.

-> So he starts inviting you to eat with him every single day, and he loves how easily you say yes! No matter the menu, no matter the restaurant, you're always down to go out with him and share a bite to eat - you don't even ask questions! And he really admires how adventurous you are - always ordering new dishes, never turning down a bite of some strange food when he offers it, the smile on your face when you actually do enjoy it. Sharing a simple meal with you quickly becomes the part of his day he looks forward to the most.

-> The two of you do get into your own share of trouble every now and then though. While Beel has been banned from the Devildom's various eating contests, you haven't been - and you never seem to learn how sick these contests make you, no matter how badly you wanna give the prize to Beel. And let's not forget all the times you've had to wash dishes at Hell's Kitchen because you both ran outta the House without making sure you had a single Grimm on you. Either way, the two of you have so much fun together, that you never regret it - or learn from it.

♡ He wears his heart on his sleeve, and while Beelzebub isn't dumb like you are, he does have a certain innocent honesty about him - so he has no problem telling you his true feelings about you. He may get the slightest bit frustrated after having to explain it so many times, but hand him a snack and he'll have all the patience in the world to sit with you and help you understand how much he truly loves you.

♡ And after that, you continue to spend your days with your sweet cinnamon roll of a boyfriend. Whether you're hanging with him at the gym or sneaking out for a late night snack, being with you always makes his heart feel so full - a feeling he would never trade, even for a thousand Shadow Goose Burgers. 

-> Doesn't even remotely pay attention to what others are saying about his relationship with you - why even bother worrying about that? Although there was that one time some random demon at RAD did question him about it, but Beel couldn't hear them over the rumble of his own stomach - which they hilariously mistook as a threat, causing them to run off in terror. 

☆ BELPHEGOR:

-> Your stupidity made his scheme in the attic all too easy! Truly like the wolf leading the lamb. He could have never dreamed that such a perfect target would just fall right into his lap, would stumble into the attic and right into his trap - it was almost comical. He could have also never dreamed that, once the veil of hate was lifted from his eyes, the amount of overwhelming guilt he would feel. Naïve, innocent little lamb. He'd do anything to make up for it - he's failed to protect you twice already, and he won't be making that mistake again.

-> Suddenly overprotective, as well as a bit possessive. He knows how easily you can be fooled into mortal danger, so you can expect him to lurk in the shadows. The circle of people he trusts (his brothers) is small, and he even occasionally has doubts about a few of them. 

-> Other than that, he is beyond amused by you, and he knows he's going to have a lot of mischievous fun with you by his side! The House of Lamentation was already chaotic with just the seven of them, but your arrival truly added a wild card to the mix. Your absentminded hijinks are usually funny enough for him to warrant losing a bit of sleep.

-> He pretty much makes you the mascot for the Anti-Lucifer League - any schemes he and the Fourth Born can think up, they rope you into. Typically used as bait, watching Lucifer freak out as you stand there looking clueless truly never gets old. No matter how many times they explain the pranks to you, you never really understand what's going on - which makes for a great defense when all three of you inevitably get lectured by the Eldest afterwards.

-> Loves how easy it is to convince you to skip class and nap with him - you're the only one he's shown all of his favorite hiding spots to. Partially because he knows you'll never remember where they are without his help, but also because he loves cuddling up with you. 

♡ He's actually tried several times to convey his feelings to you, with everything from romantic dreams to starlit dates. He's even kissed you, how much more obvious can he get?! If it were anyone but you, he probably would have given up and gone back to sleep. But you're you and you're worth it, so he stays up late conjuring up exactly what to say to you, hoping this time his bluntness makes it clear.

♡ And after that, the two of you spend the majority of your free time cuddled up in each other's loving embrace. It's nothing but sweet dreams and starry skies, so long as you have Belphie by your side.

-> Questioning his relationship with you (or badmouthing you in general) is probably one of the most egregious mistakes one could make. If the endless night terrors aren't enough to evoke instant regret, the Avatar of Sloth doesn't mind resorting to violence for you.

· demonvibez ♡ 2024 · do not copy, repost or modify · · likes, comments and reblogs are deeply appreciated! ♡ ·

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[pastelcheckereddreams]

Sooo, I bought the Lotus Tower model kit and, of course, I went overboard making it as accurate as possible to the show. To no one's surprise, I'm guessing? 😅

For reference, this is what the completed model (sans horses) looks like without most* of my alterations:

*The awning material and decoration is my only alteration at this point, as I didn't like the fabric they included with the kit.

I had so much fun with this model! It is well-made, has moving parts, and is actually fairly easy to put together, with most parts just clicking into place. It even has furniture details inside!

Let me know what you think! Have you got the kit? How are you finding the building process to be? If you want to hear a more detailed review of it and see my progress shots and details of my own creative additions, click below:

First, unboxing!

This is how the box arrives. I ordered it from CPOP Universe and it arrived well-packaged and undamaged within a matter of weeks.

Along with the kit itself - which as you can see consists of a stack of laser-cut sheets coded from A-Q, and numbers detailing the specific parts - you receive a coaster (ceramic, backed with cork, and very pretty), little standees of difanghua, a letter styled after the ones difang recieve from Li Lianhua, and a replica of the booklet of yangzhouman techniques.

The process:

The first floor came together pretty quickly:

Glue is provided, but isn't necessary for a lot of the pieces, as I found the measurements for a lot of the joints to be pretty snug and able to hold together themselves. Glue is necessary for some parts, though, particularly for areas such as the step up to the rear sleeping area. Strong glue. Here is what the fist floor looks like:

Fitting on the ceiling turned out to be the hardest part of most of the build. All of the holes on the second floor had to line up with every joint on top of the walls and doors.

The next big step I encountered was a curiosity. How to make the rear wall work? There was a curious piece clearly meant to anchor the rope, and a round hole that - much like the doors - meant that this piece was supposed to rotate - and even lock. But I received no instructions on how to achieve that. I found this puzzle (which I like to think was an intentional challenge, given the gadget-orientated FDB) to be a fun challenge. So I won't show you the inner workings and spoil it, but I'll show you the working product:

Next was the rather fiddly job of creating the sail awning. I imagine this will be quite difficult for some as there's no clear indication of how to fix the material in place.

My instinct was to sew it as that is also a craft I have practice in, though granted not everyone who buys this kit will be as comfortable with a sewing needle. The two swatches of fabric provided is also quite prone to fraying, and is quite thick and canvas-like. So, knowing that the awning is a big feature of Lotus Tower, I decided I could do better:

On the left is the provided fabric, and on the right is my own material (an old blouse that I never wore, with patches dyed with my promarker pens).

After that, things should've been an easy home run, as all I had to do was affix the wheels to their axis points and put the horses together. However, quite unfortunately, one of the wheels hadn't been cut out in my kit. I had to cut it out myself with a coping saw, a Stanley knife and much patience😅

It came out looking rough, but nothing a little sanding and a touch up with my promarkers couldn't fix. I also eventually glued the wheel caps to the axis to prevent the wheels popping off every time I touched it, and they all still spin fine (minus the one I had to cut myself, that one's a little sticky😅). Then came the horses, and I was done!

Or so I thought. "Don't you think it looks a little too brown?" said my detail-obsessed brain. "We could do... more...."

And so I did.

My additions:

I used scraps coloured by my blue marker to create the beams of the house, and later coloured the fence posts red.

I made a second sail to hand under the stairs.

I created a second planter box (again, from the scraps and coloured with promarkers - two sets of flowers were included in the kit, so I could put one in each planter.)

And I even created a rain chain using old earring backs, jewellery findings and a chain, spray painted matte black and then painted blue-grey.

To colour the roofs, I likewise painted them a light blue-grey (/brown for Hulijing's kennel), then used a darker blue promarker to roughly add in texture.

I painted the weather vane, and used scraps to add in its missing two cardinal points.

And then finally, I made a winch for the rear wall! It's also easy to turn with the roof on, so I'm very pleased even though it's a little rough looking 😅

Had to gif my video clip because tumblr said boo no to more than one :(

And that's it, that's my latest build! I found this kit very fun, loved the process and seeing Lotus Tower come to life. I also loved adding in all the details to make it just that bit more accurate to the show. My only true criticisms are 1) small design oversights with the base wood colour being a tad too dark imo; the missing arms on the weather vane; and no second flowerbed (although I may be being a tad too pedantic about it 😅). 2) The fact that one of the wheels in my kit didn't get cut out properly (a quality check issue).

Obviously, I made the choice to use a different material than the fabric included so I can't speak to how satisfactory it is. However, if I were ever in the position to give IQiYi direct feedback, I'd suggest they include thinner fabric, and paint (or paint suggestions, as I know model paints aren't usually allowed through customs in these kinds of kits) for the roofs, because (by way of how they're constructed) they're just raw edges of the reinforced card parts - completely uncoloured, despite being a very visual element of the piece.

Thank you for reading this far lol Keep an eye out for more art and craft posts! (I have a Siji Manor set update coming shortly 👀)

#mysterious lotus casebook #lotus tower #莲花楼 #lian hua lou #model kit #model building #my builds #nikkidraws #iqiyi merch #mlc merch #mysterious lotus casebook merch #arts and crafts #li lianhua #li xiangyi #lian hua lou merch #lhl merch #now where do i keep this thing

[willowser]

the tag “he’s not having sex!!” is killing me im trying so hard to keep it together in this coffee shop rn trying not to cackle

also yeah dabi probably considered the time that you helped him take a fully clothed shower (because he wasnt comfortable at the moment even if he was by himself to be naked) to be third base. maybe even a home run idk

LMAOOO okay okay, not to get on a serious note, but your shower bit 🥺 i genuinely think dabi would be so, so fun for friends to lovers. because a totally platonic relationship with him must be hilarious; this man is a smart ass, okay? he will always have you cracking up. and i think if he views you as just some acquaintance of his, he's more prone to like. just chatting with you or shooting the shit or drinking or walking around at all hours of the night when neither of you can sleep. it's not until things start to get a little...softer, i think, that he pulls back—but that's what makes it so good !

because it could come out of nowhere, for either of you. one minute you're sharing a bottle in a brown paper bag under the bright city lights, talking shit about pro heroes, and the next—

"fuck, i'm freezing." you laugh as you say it, but your teeth won't stop chattering and your legs are starting to feel like they're made of lead. you have to come to a stop, leaning against some abandoned shop in this lesser part of town.

"should'a dressed right," dabi murmurs, having the audacity to tell you such a thing even though he's in pants with holes in the knees, without a jacket. already he sounds like he's sobering up, but you suppose he can't help it; his metabolism probably eats through everything.

"can't all be so h-hot-blooded."

tired, his mouth stretches in a lazy smirk, and he rolls his eyes like you're being dramatic—despite the fact that it's snowing. "ain't that bad."

you beg to differ. "feel my hands!"

he watches you carefully as you offer them, like he's putting too much thought into it, suddenly. it's not often that you two really touch, not if he can help it, because there's never been a need. not before now.

the facade of his nonchalance is readjusted, though there's a tension lining his mouth that you've never seen on him, not with you. he tucks the bag underneath his armpit so that he can use both his hands, and then he folds your fingers down into fists and covers them with his own.

entirely, the long and rough expanse of his palms dwarfing you. it's hot, immediately, and the sensation has you shuddering in relief, letting out a grateful little sound as your body sways closer to his on instinct. neither of you say anything, and you're too tipsy too notice the grit of his jaw or the bob of his adam's apple.

been a long time since he touched someone, just 'cause. with the intention of helping instead of harming.

you don't care, only let out another teeth chattering whine before pressing your cheek into the back of his hand. yours is icy, but his own heat at the sight of you nuzzling into him like a fucking kitten.

it's weird, but only lasts for a moment before you're pulling away and turning to wobble down the sidewalk, back in the direction of the hideout. you almost slip once and the screech you let out is enough to make you both laugh, for now—but neither of you will be able to sleep tonight without thinking about it, his skin against yours.

#i just want to love him PLEASE 😭 #i cam absolutely picture you both coming back one night after having had too much to drink #and you know how you come up with all these shitty dumb plans when you're wasted ?? and they all sound like a good idea in the moment #flash forward fifteen minutes and you are both tumped over in the shower LAUGHING #his hair dye is washing out and staining your clothes and his and you're like YOU'RE SO DIRTY. LEMME WASH YOUR HAIR #and he's like FUCK OFF DON'T TOUCH ME #but you're both just playfully fighting with each other #and then you actually DO wash his hair and he's just kind of. subdued. letting you. #bc when was the last time someone did this for him ?? #BYE BYE 🥺🥺 #this is definitely a home run in his book LMAOOOO #✿ willow writes #✿ ask willow #✿ thoughts: dabi/touya

[marshmallowprotection]

Your thoughts on Saeyoung creating a robot similar to Meowy, but for his sibling in law? I am a bit of a tech nerd, and his love for creating all these cute weird little robots always made me giddy. I'd love nothing else than to have an adorable robo-kitty (or robo-bird, since I am a bird lover!) following me wherever I go! And maybe spit out fire, too. But, Saeran will scold us for that. Really, Saeran would be the rational one between the three of us, 'cause I'm all for the weirdness!

Hmm. Saeyoung wouldn't discriminate. He wants to take care of his family, and you're a part of his family now, and that means he's going to do everything in his power to make sure you have everything you need to be happy. You make his brother happy, and that’s all he’s ever wanted for his brother. He’s always dreamed of a life for Saeran that's everything he’s ever dreamed of. As long as his brother can smile and walk down a street without any trace of fear to show for it, that’s a life well-lived. 

Since you did go after his brother and do all sorts of things that put your life at risk, he would assume you were accident-prone from the start. That justifies his need to create something to keep you safe and amused. Don't think he won't do the same for his baby brother, because he definitely will, but you deserve something nice as well. It depends on what animal you like, because God knows he could very easily craft animal!

Now, he would love to add all kinds of wacky features, but Saeran would probably tell him to hold back on a flamethrower. You might get him to compromise with a confetti cannon or a flashlight. Those could equally stun somebody in a situation where they had no idea that could happen, and depending on how small your favorite animal is, it would be that much funnier if they had a lot of firepower for the attack.

If it could be helpful in more than one situation, Saeran would be okay with that.

He wants you to have fun and bond with his brother, though, so he might be willing to let some of those things slide. It's nice to see you laughing with his brother, because just as much as it means a lot to Saeyoung to see you with Saeran, it means the same in the opposite. Just don't blow up the garage, okay? There's been way too much in the way of bombs lately.  

In your case, get ready to see a little bird land on your shoulder at the next charity party.

#natasha in space #mod kait #mystic messenger #ask #mysme #saeran choi #mysticmessenger #mm #saeyoung choi #choi saeran #choi saeyoung #luciel choi #choi luciel #seven #707 #saeran #ge saeran #saeray #character analysis

[little-cereal-draws]

So here's a little hc i thought of, fueling my need for Nimona-found-family-including-blitzmeyer fluff.

Every three months or so is "hair dye day." Ballister has helped Ambrosius dye his hair a few times so somehow, he got delegated to be the official hairdresser. He tried to protest and say he only helped a few times with the roots but no one was listening.

It's an all day activity. Everyone puts on their ratty t-shirts and prepares. He usually starts with Ambrosius and they chat (read: flirt). He takes his time touching his roots up because he likes playing with Ambrosius' hair and will usually throw in a super secret head massage too. (Don't tell the others, they'll get jealous.)

He does Blitzmeyer next. He doesn't rush hers but he doesn't take his sweet time either. They joke and gossip and debate things only nerds would care about like weather balloons or deep sea worms or whatever. It always ends on friendly terms but it can get pretty heated in the middle lol There have been a few times where Nimona and Ambrosius will run in thinking there's a serious fight/problem/attack because they hear yelling but when they get there it's just "BIRDS ARE NOT REPITILES! THEY'RE A DIFFERENT PARAOHYLETIC CLADE!" "YES, BUT SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF PARAPHYLETIC TAXA BECAUSE IT'S OUTDATED AND MISLEADING!" "WELL, 'REPTILE' IS A TERM THAT'S NOT BASED IN TAXONOMICAL BASIS AND IS USED TO GENERALLY DESCRIBE COLD BLOODED SCALY THINGS." "THE TERM 'REPTILE' IS LITERALLY TAXONOMY but giving you the benefit of the doubt, WHAT ABOUT FEATHERED DINOSAURS AND MAMMILIAN REPTILES, HUH? ARE WE EXCLUDING THEM?? " "I REFUSE TO TALK TO YOU ANY MORE ABOUT THIS. FACE FORWARD BEFORE I POUR THE BOTTLE OF DYE DOWN THE BACK OF YOUR SHIRT!" Ambrosius and Nimona silently leave and let them figure it out on their own lol Bal and Blitzmeyer usually forget about it a few hours later so it's all good.

Nimona goes last because she usually takes the longest. Sometimes she just wants her roots redone, sometimes she wants to recolor her whole head. Ballister has asked her if she could just shift it to the color she wants and she said she could but that isn't as much fun, and she wanted to be included. So he'll dye her whole head. And it takes hours. They have to strip off the existing dye, let it sit, and then put the new dye on. She's done pink, of course, purple, green, and blue. It can be hard for her to sit still the last few hours and Bal has been doing this all day so he's tired and prone to falling for any fights she tries to pick to entertain herself. Ambrosius and Blitzmeyer will have to come and sit with them and they'll have a group discussion.

For the most part though Ballister doesn't actually mind dying their hair. It's a good bonding experience and being able to play with their hair relaxes him. It's the waiting for it to set part that stresses him. Ofc everyone is walking around w bags/plastic on their heads in ratty tshirsts and towels but Ambrosius and Blitzmeyer are both very excitable and spacey and Nimona is a troublemaker so just because they're taking precautions doesn't mean his couch won't get dyed. And then there's the mad scramble for the shower that takes three hours and leaves the tub looking like it got tie-dyed lol Even though they're all spaced out so they can take showers comfortably, Ambroisius and Blitzmeyer forget until Nimona tries to get in. And then it's "Wait, it's my turn! I've been done for four hours." "Well, I've been done for seven hours!" "Yeah, but I'm the one already in the bathroom so..."

At the end of the day, everyone, but especially Ballister, are exhausted. They'll turn on a movie and flop on the couch until bed. It might not be Ballister's favorite day but in the end, he loves to be able to help them and will do it every time.

#nimona #nimona headcanon #ballister boldheart #ambrosius goldenloin #meredith blitzmeyer #dr blitzmeyer

[rayclubs]

Nobody asked for this but I'm rating TMA fear entities by how scary they are.

The Eye

This bitch should be afraid of me

I set my 0.5L bear head shaped glass mug of discount bootleg pepsi on the table and say "Watch This" and the ceaseless wanker never recovers

0/10 turn your gaze upon. My peanits

The Web

Kind of a MILF and they do intimidate me if I'm being honest

Spiders are pretty disturbing ever since I wrote that story about a gigantic man-eating species with blades for legs, but then there's Jolene who lives on my window and catches the bugs that are Far Worse so I don't even know

4/10 for honest effort, you go girl

The Dark

Scary in the sense that I will stab me goddamn toe

So fun fact, when I was a kid my parents brought home a wooden crate full of pears and set it on the floor near the kitchen doorframe and I ran by at full speed and whacked my pinky toe against it full force, it was bleeding like fuck but for whatever genius reason my parents didn't move the crate so next day I ran the exact same trajectory and didn't have a nail on my pinky toe for six months. But that was in broad daylight so

2/10 get torched idiot

The Vast

I could never be afraid of something so, so sexy

I guess I have an instinctive moderate fear of heights? I did fall off a tree once, and I am prone to window-jumping attempts, but it's not like I can't climb a ladder or anything. The ocean though? The open space? Tell me more

3/10 we on purposed kiss

The Buried

I would DIE in the buried

Petition to rename Too Close I Cannot Breathe to Get The Fuck Away From Me

7/10 can you tell I'm familiar with the crushing weight of poverty

The Flesh

Too funny to be scary

Yeah blood, yeah meat, I'm made of it babygirl don't even worry. I bet you only hate Viscera because your ribs are weird. Not me. Could never be me. My rib is beautiful and pristine, my bone marrow is delish, and my garden is FLOURISHING.

2/10 for the fear of actually going to the gym

The Hunt

It's Gonna Getcha

Kind of boring? Neighborhood stray dogs are scary but at some point you just say "fuck it" and walk the shortcut anyway. We don't have wolves or bears here where I live, it's pretty chill.

2/10 vampires aren't even that sexy (sorry)

The Corruption

I do NOT. Fuck with The Corruption. I DO NOT. Fucking hell.

Bone-chilling, terrifying, absolute bullshit whore of a fear, I HATE her, I hate her SO MUCH, watch me run out of my house screaming upon encountering one motherfucking bitch of a worm, I'm calling extermination services so quick you won't even have the time to say "Filth", FUCK The Corruption

10/10 aaa a a aa a a

The Stranger

Who

I don't know what "uncanny valley" means. I've read the definition but I do not understand the concept. Plastic people don't make any sense to me. "Things that aren't what they should be" does not make sense to me. I Might have identity issues

0/10 fucking clowns

The Slaughter

Soldier TF2

Respectfully and conceptually frightening but not on any personal level. Don't like thinking about it because there's a war just over the border right now, but also everyday things still need done y'know?

5/10

The Spiral

Hawt

Another thing that is conceptually scary but I would just deal with it in a producthve manner because I'm autism powers. Also I get lost even in normal, non-distorted places, so I'm what you may call experienced

4/10 mickey

The Lonely

MY GORGEOUS WIFE

I think about The Lonely at least once a day, I want to go there forever. Will you go to The Lonely with me? Will you? Will you?

0/10 she makes me so happy I want to cry

The Desolation

Yeah fire doesn't do it for me

Can't be scared of losing your home if you don't have a home in the first place

3/10 I'm scared of mean women

The Extinction

Been there done that

More hopeful than scary. Made in Heaven that shit aye

1/10 who gives a shits

The End

Ah well

I mean, I could die tomorrow and I wouldn't care. Cause I'd be dead. Cheers for the living but I'm different.

2/10 the scariest part is all the tentacles

#tma #the magnus archives #ray's bs

[snugglyporos]

// also one strange thing, that might just be my age talking, is that I have a very different mindset to what I call 'the modern tabletop fandom.'

Now, I cut my teeth on 3.5e, but I played a lot of Vampire the Masquerade, and at some point I got involved in 2e D&D. And I would say that in every case, the way we played was a lot more live fast, die quickly, have a good story after.

Part of this is because we decided to play 2e's Temple of Elemental Evil, which for those of you unfamiliar with it, is less a game module and more a character sheet shredder.

I'm not kidding, you basically have to play this by bringing a stack of sheets because it's grindy as hell and every time you fail a throw you might as well replace that character.

Now, you might think that's boring, but actually it's pretty fun simply because you never know what's going to happen next and you can pretty much guarantee you're going to have some interesting times.

I don't think I've ever had a character in any game survive more than like, seven or eight sessions. Usually because I do something insane with them.

Granted, to me that's the fun part; I'll roll characters who I know damn well won't survive the dawn just because it'll lead to an interesting story. Though sometimes they live but I can't think of any other way to play them, as seen when I played an Oozemancer in a party of otherwise lawful goods.

For those unaware, Oozemancers are magic users who, for reasons no one understands, decide that the best application of their time is to talk to the oozes. Or find a way to do so. Or become the ooze. This does not particularly help their sanity, because worshipping Jubliex, demon lord of Ooze, does not exactly mark one as a rational person.

However, I made it work because he and his pet gelatinous cube (which was also his mount), essentially tagged along with the party because A. adventurers create lots of dead bodies, and B. adventurers tend to look the other way when you're helpful. Also, you can store things in the cube! Which will also get all those unfortunate fleshy bits off of them. It's like a sentient washing machine!

However, I mostly did it because I never got tired of our paladin going insane trying to convince everyone that it was not rational to keep an ooze worshipping version of the Lorax in the party, no matter how many suits of armor his slime could carry. I will also say that it led to one fun night where our rogue bluffed our way into a castle by explaining that no, the Oozemancer isn't insane, he's a circus performer who trained a gelatinous cube to do tricks!

Anyway, my point is that I am basically allergic now to any 'normal' tabletop game because I'm too prone to going 'I have the worst idea.' Developing things like long term survival instincts just isn't in my nature as a player.

Ironically, this worked out when playing Call of Cthulhu, but I always felt it needed an even earlier version, rather than the 1920s one. Ah well.

[ethicaltreatmentofcowplants]

Quick Juniper (dumpster diving Simmy) update since I haven't done one for a while. She's been taking advantage of the random toddler around the Greenberg's to hone her parenting skills, without the drawbacks of having to potty train and feed the thing herself.

Also during their brief time together, Lou asked to move in with her. She said yes, mostly because I clicked the wrong button in trying to cancel something else, but it's in her character to help out a friend in a rough place. Even if she's dating that friend and it's prone to getting messy.

She tried to be a good influence on him and it worked - to an extent.

"Don't steal from the Greenbergs - they've been good to me." "Okay, I won't steal from the Greenbergs..."

He 'liberated' something from the Villareal household the next day, but let's be real, they're not going to miss it.

Then in an attempt to rid him of his Occult prejudices, she took him around to meet everyone's favourite Starter Vampires - the Vatores.

He and Caleb hit it off and even spent part of the night stargazing together there have been worse ships.

They also bonded over their shared interest in music.

"You like BlackPink?!? Me too*."

*This is actually canon. As a fun little Easter egg, when you go into Lou's CAS it states that he likes S-Pop music and that his favourite colours are black and pink.

Fortunately they realised that they were better off as friends in time for them to actually remain friends. And Juniper's got big time into neighbourhood action plans while she narrows down her shortlist of potential Baby Daddies.

#my sims #juniper green #dumpster diving challenge #sims 4 challenge #sims 4 gameplay #evergreen harbor #caleb vatore #lou howell #tina tinker #sims 4 vampires #sims 4 werewolves

[the-queen-in-yell0w]

Title: Blood Moon Characters: Two OC's (a STAR and KLBR unit) and Elster Word count: ~2k Warnings: Possible spoilers Notes: Is this how you do this? I...have never published anything on this site so I apologize for the messy information. This is some content for two OCs I came up with. I had a lot of fun with the formatting and I think this overall turned out pretty good! If there's interest I have an idea for another part, but otherwise hope you enjoy! Thanks to @/purrluto for translation help!

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"FALL BACK! EVERYONE FALL BACK!"

The sound of gun fire and squealed screams filled the air.

"THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM!"

A STAR scanned the corpses of fallen allies; allies falling.

"IS THERE NO MORE BACK-UP!?"

Her gun began to click.

"GET BEHIND THE DOOR!"

She lowered the empty weapon and her shield.

"EVERYONE! BEHIND THE DOOR, NOW!"

...were they in there? Beyond the infected? Are they alive?

Another STAR grabbed her arm.

"Zero, come on! We have to move!"

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A lone STAR huddled in the corner. A lone star in a dark room. The furnishings had been tossed and parts of the floor had been charred black. Blood stains covered certain tables and spots on the tile floor. Yet one table—a table to her left—stood against the wall with a single desk lamp softly flickering. Across the room was a door sloppily barricaded with tables and chairs.

She hugged her knees tighter and put her chin down against them, closing her eyes.

She's a coward for running. But...

The small room echoed with the sharp noise of the door raising open. Her eyes shot open as her head snapped to the source: a slight shadowed figure moving the chairs and tables. She rose to meet her with the corner as her support, backing further into it and raising the revolver to point it at the girl who stopped once she noticed her.

She watched the STAR tremble. She took in her damaged form. The skin on her cheeks were torn off, exposing the barred metal teeth once covered. Multiple lacerations on her body were wrapped in bandages. Her shield—leaned against the wall—sported blood stains and as did the face mask next to it. Her weapon was empty yet she held it ready; her eyes quivered with the rest of her body.

"An LSTR...? Those...those were never deployed here." Elster slowly entered the room farther. "Relax. I won't hurt you" The STAR didn't respond for a moment before she slowly began to lower her weapon. "Sorry..." She sighed. "It's just....I....yeah....sorry...." With that Elster went to the table and placed down her weapon—a shotgun. "What are you doing here? There were never any..." The STAR trailed off. "Do you have a name?"

"I suppose so...I'm STAR-0000, but everyone just calls me Zero. What about you?" Elster shook her head as she turned her focus to the table and the weapon. "Just Elster, then...." Zero mumbled. She'd begun to disassemble the firearm and inspecting the various parts; it was slightly dirty thus prone to dysfunction. "I'm looking for someone—a Gestalt, Alina Seo. Familiar?" Zero shook her head as she once again put her back to the wall and allowed herself to sink to the floor. "No I don't think so. But if she's a Gestalt she'd most likely be in the mines."

"Mm, so I've been told."

A lull of silence came about as Zero watched her clean the various parts of the firearm, before finally she swallowed and spoke up. "Um....hey, did you happen to see any Kolibri units on the way here?" Elster paused and looked down to her as she continued. "I'm....also looking for someone."

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The metal door slammed shut. "How long will that hold them....?" One STAR asked. "Will that hold at all?" Another added. Their commander turned from the door to them. "We don't know how much time we have and no one's coming to help us. The only way out is through the elevator and we need to reach the upper floors; they're probably flooding up the stairs."

"Captain! It's out of order!" A STAR called to her from the elevator button. The captain pushed passed everyone to see for herself, eventually resorting to attempts at prying the doors open. With no avail whatsoever, she stepped back and swore under her breath. "The stairs are back where we came..." She thought to herself. "Do we have any bullets? Any at all?"

"I'm out." "Me too." "I used everything." "Empty."

Nothing but a chorus of similar words among shuffles.

"God dammit..." The captain began to pace as she thought. This whole time Zero had her eyes trained on the door. At last she'd begun to slowly walk toward it, yet as she neared someone called out. "Hey!" Everyone turned as the STAR ran over and wrapped her arms under Zero's, dragging her away while she'd begun to writhe. "Get off me!" "Are you trying to kill us!?" "I need to go back!" "There's nothing for you back there!"

All eyes fell on her. An acute taste of disappointment filled their gaze as if this was expected—as if this was no surprise. Finally, Zero growled and leaned her head forward. "GET. OFF!" She aggressively buried the back of her head into the front of the STAR's face, breaking her nose and her mask. The pain caused her to release and Zero took off charging toward the door, shield out in front. "GET HER!" one called, but it was too late. She opened the door and slammed into the infected bodies with her shield, pushing them away as the door closed behind her.

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For a few moments Elster said nothing, both as if pondering the question and whether to tell her.

Tell her?

Yes No

"I have, yes."

Zero's head snapped up to attention. "What?" Elster put down the cleaning rag to fully turn to her. "At the 8th floor in the library. It needs a key to open."

Give her the key?

Yes No

Zero rose to meet her hand, holding out the key card. She gently took it while glancing back and forth between it and Elster without words. "I hope you realize that every hallway is filled with infected." Zero nodded. "I'll....I'll manage." She looked into Elster's eyes. "I don't know how to thank you..."

"You don't have to." Elster took four revolver bullets and set them on the edge of the table near to Zero. "They need you." Zero grabbed the bullets in growing desperation. "Thank you...thank you."

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我把他们都杀死了。。。

She pushed in, beset by squeals on all sides. She'd bash and swing, yet more filled the emptied space she created. They tore at her skin. They knocked off her mask and ripped the flesh off her cheeks.

| ⯀ | 可是我哪里都找不到了他。 。。。 。。。 。。。 Took Library Key.

。。。我的最后希望。

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Floor 7. She bashed an infected body to the floor with her shield on her way toward the moving elevators. Suddenly its hand came to grab her ankle, causing her to fall into the one moving downward. She turned as she lowered and saw it hissing while attempting to climb in through the closing gap. A single shot from her gun pierced the space in between the eyes.

Floor 8. She stepped off and rushed for the library door in the immediate room. At last the door opened after fumbling with the card and she immediately began to scan the surroundings until her eyes froze on a similar pair, peaking out from behind a desk. "Zero...?" They whispered. "Nyx...?"

They slowly began to rise out from cover to drink in her battered form; salty in taste with overwhelming metallic tinge. The bandages, the blood, the bio-flesh torn...and when she removed her mask, how ruined her face was....it all hit their eyes at once. Their words gently quivered out at the sight. "Oh god..." "Nyx..." Zero gently whispered back.

我的爱。。。

Nyx walked around the desk and ran to her, tightly throwing their arms around her as she dropped her weapons. "What happened....?" Their voice cracked as they asked. "I did everything I could to find you. I looked everywhere..." "Zero...they're all dead..." Whispers turned to whimpers running down with the tears. "It's so loud out there..." Zero held them tighter fighting not to break.

"We can get out, we can escape..." 我̷̛̛̹̪̥͖̥̤̱̓̽̽̀͛̊̃͘͝们̵̢̡̺͚̮̈̌会̷̨̡̛̙̩̦̺̺̰̯͎͇͐̔̐̾͛̅́̏̀̉͜ͅ吗̶̢̙̒̇̑̐̃̽̿̀̉͜。̶̩̘̘̱͎͖̹̳̗̬̌̇́̕ͅ。̸̨̠̺̞̮̪̒̄̍̓͒͋̿̚͝͝。̷̧̛̭͕̜͙̣̾̃̎？̴̢̣͂̓̋̒̄̋̊̄̚̚

"I'll protect you..." 。。。哪怕我再得去世。。。

。。。我也要保护你。

Nyx winced hearing her thoughts and pressed their face into her, shattering into full blown sobs. They began to sink; Zero joined until they both reduced to their knees. "I'm right here...I'm right here..." Even her comforts began to quiver. "I'll protect you..." Despite her warmth it all felt cold—like a home built on rotten planks to defend against a storm. Nyx tried to breathe in attempt to whisper. "Don't....don't do this to me....you're all I have left..."

Slams and thuds rang out from the closed metal door, which forced their attention. "Please....!" There was growing desperation as Zero began to rise. "Please!!" They watched her take her weaponry. "I..." Zero swallowed before continuing. "I'm gonna try to hold them off...while you make a run for it..." "PLEASE!" Nyx reached for her, but she already headed for the door. "If I don't make it..." "YOU'RE ALL I HAVE!" "...know that I love you...more than anything."

She swiped the card and the door opened to a group of three infected.

Zero put her shield out front. Then closed her eyes.

A group of gunshots vibrated the walls.

Her eyes shot open and all three were down bleeding and motionless. Proceeding the silence she slowly stepped out, minding the bodies, and looked to her left. Nyx peaked from the doorway to observe with her. Smoke left the barrel of Elster's gun as she lowered it. She looked between the two, then into Zero's eyes.

She nodded.

Zero nodded back.

With Zero's returned sentiment she turned and left through the adjacent exit. At her leave, Zero slowly turned to look at Nyx; both with heavy breaths. All they could do was remain in pause.

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Shots rang down the elevator shaft.

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"Come on come on, OPEN!"

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The snow hit sideways against the tarp wrapping Nyx and the shield Zero held. The two could barely see past the white shrouding the horizon and anything more than two meters in front. Least, until the shadow of a large rock stood tall against the sheet. With Nyx's lead they both made for its slight protective overhang.

Now under a form of shelter, Zero set her shield against the rock after using it in attempt to clear a patch of snow. There she seated while Nyx came from behind to press against her back and wrap the tarp around them both. Zero began to look back to speak, yet Nyx immediately interjected with a whisper in her ear.

"Let me take care of you...please...."

She froze at their words and sighed after a moment, turning back forward and taking the tarp's edges to pull them tighter.

"Where will we go?" Zero mumbled. "I don't know...another outpost, maybe..." "Mmn..."

Nyx rested their head on her shoulder, nuzzling closer.

"We'll make it...I promise." Zero gently nodded in response. "...we'll make it..."

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#solar flare ☀ #signalis #lstr 512 #oc content #i'll edit this with an ao3 link later whenever the invite gets to me

[thefoulbeast]

😥🐈🔶?

Maggot once again :3 :3

😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool?

He exists in a quantum state of stressed and calm. The thing about his vocation is that its so fucking stressful. You gotta be on your toes at all times as a stalker or else you just walk into an anomaly and die. So he's... keyed up, so to say. Head on swivel, twitching at noises and movement in his periphery vision. He isn't anxious per se, but he is. Attentive, I guess. But stress there is plenty of.

That being said, Maggot also knows how to relax and have fun. Usually that's through sex and booze. But he isn't above going home, taking a shower and passing out for the better part of the next 24 hrs.

🐈 CAT — does your oc prefer a wide circle of friends or a few close friends?

He tries his best to get himself in everyone's good books. I won't say why but even the bandits recognize him on sight and know not to shoot him immediately. His general easy-going nature and infamy afford him certain perks and he works hard to keep up the image he's crafted.

Even so, the circle of people he trusts is very small - consisting almost exclusively of his team. Andrey he trusts about as far as he can throw him. He trusts his family too but that's a bit of a sor subject.

🔶 LARGE ORANGE DIAMOND — does your oc know cpr? do they have any other medical expertise?

He doesn't know CPR but he does know basic field first aid, as do most stalkers. Mostly it's how to clean and dress wounds - but also discerning which ones need rest and which ones can be walked off. He knows some stuff about radiation sickness too, and how to spot the signs. But nothing official.

#ask #silenthillmutual #maggot #oc

[flambeaufelid]

Warrior Cats Chronological Liveblogging Part 1 - Dawn of the Clans - The Sun Trail - Prologue & Chapter 1

Prologue

Oh Warrior cat's prologues, how I hate thee. But that's not unique to Warriors. I find that prologues are often a huge turn-off. Starting a story with a bunch of vaguery is an easy way to disengage me. But maybe this one will exceed my expectations?

So far, yes, actually! It's doing a good enough job setting up a situation that'll be immediately relevant, and giving us some fanservice in the form of an appearance from Lion's Roar and Half-Moon! Fun.

Half-Moon gets our first divine intervention: a bright glowing sunlight that only she can see. This apparently means, according to her, that she needs to fracture her group, and send a bunch of people away, so that they won't starve. Amazing and coherent logic as always, Warriors...

Also she's still simping for Jay's Wing lmao. Bitch his fucking soul is time traveling or some shit.

...Okay, probably she gets to spend time in the afterlife with him in the time before he reincarnates, but I'm not sure they ever confirm that explicitly. So. Sad.

Chapter 1

Here we meet our POV character, Gray Wing. Lame name for a main character, honestly, compared to the others. Not to mention that we see his name RIGHT after seeing the name Jay's Wing, and I bet that caused someone out there to conflate the two.

...Unless he's another reincarnation of Jay's Wing, which would be hilarious, but also not make sense, so it's definitely not the case. It's such a stupid idea that I'm almost proud of it though.

First mention of Clear Sky! I remember him being the most interesting character of the part of the arc that I got through as a kid (first ~three books or so?), slipping in and out of a hyper-violent psychosis or something- though I feel like we don't see any of that this book.

Not a fan of how this initial scene characterizes them. It sets Grey Wing up as some kind of ahead-of-his-time good guy, by having him adhere to a standard of unselfishness that would become a formal rule in the decades to come. Meanwhile, Clear Sky gives us a hint of his dark side, being put out by his brother's insistence that they give away their catch.

Grey Wing insists that they'll be fine, because they're the best hunters in the tribe- but in that case, they could bring back whatever they catch next... I mean, I get that there are legitimately cats that need it more, starving kittens and all, but I don't think it's invalid for Clear Sky to want to eat the food he caught, and I'm annoyed that it's being used as a way of hinting at him being evil. I think that moral systems that villainize the absence of good actions rather than the presence of bad ones are prone to asking far too much of people.

...I mean, you could argue that it isn't actually hinting at any of that about these characters at all, and I'm reading into it too much, especially considering that Clear Sky relents easily, and that Grey Wing thinks that his brother knows this is the right thing to do. But then, this scene would be somewhat pointless. So.

And now this hawk that was described as scrawny is described as huge. Grey Wing says "it wont feed every cat". Implying that it comes anywhere close to doing so... maybe? I think??? Most of the cats in the clan proceed to get one bite. Top tier descriptions Erins! Not confusing at all. It's a minor problem, sure, but I fear this will be a reoccurring issue now that I'm old enough to notice such things while reading.

Bright Stream is introduced, and immediately shown to be a love interest for clear sky.

Followed... by... a sex joke...????? A really heavily veiled one, because these books are ostensibly for kids, but it's still slightly more risqué than usual.

Half-Moon tells everybody that they should leave because she's dreamed of a place full off sunlight. Grey Wing thinks that's stupid. Clear Sky thinks that sounds great. Bright stream is unsure, but immediately gets judgy over the idea that Clear Sky might go without her, rather than continuing to suffer the cold and starvation...

And that's the end of chapter one.

Back to masterpost.

#spoilers #warriors #warrior cats #liveblog #masterpost #warriors spoilers #warrior cats spoilers #Dawn of the Clans #The Sun Trail

[optimusphillip]

OptimusPhillip Reviews – Transformers: Power of the Primes Snarl

This is it. The last of the individual Dinobot reviews. Now, so far, the assortment has been a bit of a mixed bag, some figures more than others. But we might just be able to go out on something of a high note with this last Dinobot, Snarl.

Dinosaur Mode

Snarl turns into a Stegosaurus, and right off the bat, he is definitely the most colorful of the team. He uses the same base colors as his brethren, gray, black, red, and gold, but the way he uses these colors makes him much more fun to look at. Unlike the other Dinobots, who hid most of their red in dinosaur mode, Snarl has a large swathe of red forming the hindquarters. Not only that, but he also makes much more liberal use of gold. In fact, he's the only Dinobot to use gold plastic, here using it to make up the plates and the tip of the tail. And no, there's no swirling or metallic flakes, so I don't think Gold Plastic Syndrome is going to be a problem here. In fact, most of these parts are actually a softened plastic, specifically to prevent them from snapping off during a fall, or... you know, poking a kid's eye out. Unfortunately, this does make them prone to warping, so you should still be a little careful.

The detail work is largely what I've come to expect from these figures. A lot of sculpted detail meant to recreate the molding and sticker details of the original toy. Some creative liberties are taken, but most of the original details are at least referenced, if not recreated perfectly. Even the tail stickers are homaged. The only place where you won't find any sticker details referenced is on the red hindquarters, which have a bunch of wholly new sculpting on them. But there is a reason for this, and we'll see it later.

The paintwork is pretty standard as well. There are a couple of tampographs along the back, referencing the arrow stickers from the original toy, and an Autobot symbol on the top of his head, as well as a black paint app recreating the leg cavity from the old toy. But aside from that, most of the paint detail goes towards the clear plastic pieces, to create that layered look. Here, we see it in the dinosaur head, the front legs, and the hips. Unfortunately, the hips are done like Sludge's, where the silver paint is done on the inside and not the outside. And like Sludge, I think it hurts the look, muddling the exterior sculpted detail and making his hip look like it's made of glass. The front legs have the same problem, since only a little bit of gold is supposed to be inside the clear pieces, but I think it doesn't look as bad here, as the gold does make it seem more solid, and the interior and exterior detail actually work together, rather than clashing like the hind legs.

For extra features in this mode, we once again get some weapon integration. He has 5mm ports on his hips, allowing you to attach the Prime Armor or his sword, which has a 5mm tab on the cross-guard. Unlike the other Dinobots, there's no place to store the Prime Armor on his back, likely due to the plates. He does have an additional feature, however, as two of his plates are on hinges that allow them to fold down, revealing a pair of pegs for Prime Masters to ride on. There are two more pegs right behind them, too, so he can carry up to four Prime Masters on his back.

As for articulation, Snarl's front legs can rotate 360 degrees, but there are two stopping points for transformation. The hind legs, meanwhile, are ball-jointed at the hip, have swivels at the thigh, and can hinge at the knee. And that's all the articulation you get in this mode. Nothing at the head, tail, not even a jaw hinge. So you can get some poses out of him, but not a whole lot.

Next to the original Snarl toy, this figure is slightly smaller, and a bit narrower in proportion. But looking at them side by side really sells for me that, yes, this is very much a modern version of that classic toy. Especially in profile, you can see how much effort went into capturing the shape of the original Diaclone Stegosaurus Robo. It's really satisfying to look at.

Conversion

Of all five Dinobots, Snarl deviates the most from his original toy's conversion scheme. While the front of the Stegosaurus still unfolds to form his legs, this Snarl doesn't rotate at the midsection like the G1 version did. On the plus side, you get panels on the backs of the legs to cover the gaps where they fold up. From here, you have to lift the tail up before splitting it, which opens the compartment where his head is stored. The shoulders also shift upwards on a rotating arm, and the fists flip out from the inside of the forearms, unlike the G1 toy where the whole forearm pops out when you fold back the dinosaur feet.

Robot Mode

Once again, Snarl in robot mode looks very much like his G1 toy, albeit stretched somewhat vertically, and cleaned up a little bit. The biggest deviation is probably in the shape of his torso, which is much more cuboidal than his original design. Aside from that, the tail wings are higher set and flipped backwards, and the plates on his back don't show from the front. Also, there isn't a pair of Stegosaurus head halves hanging off the sides of his legs. Still, it's obvious where the design inspiration came from, and I think he pulls off the look spectacularly.

Looking closely at the chest, we can see some more G1-referential detailing. The rectangular indents on his chest are fully sculpted, and there are tampographs referencing the original stickers that went around them. These are the details that were missing from dinosaur mode, and now the reason for their absence is clear. While the original toy's chest formed the back of the Stegosaurus, here it was hidden on the underbelly, due to the lack of a torso rotation. I'm assuming this is all for the sake of his eventual combination mode.

Speaking of, Snarl is the only Dinobot to wear his combiner peg on his chest, and considering how his back is engineered, I think this might be the only place it could go. It's actually designed to resemble the original toy's Diaclone cockpit. There's even molded detail mimicking the crosshairs sticker on the original toy. Though the port for the Prime Armor means the Autobot symbol has to be tampographed over it. It's a little awkward, but the detail is still all visible, so I can live with it. Even the waist and hips are sculpted to match the sticker detail of the original toy, complete with the headlight detail around his belt area.

Like the other Dinobots, the head design goes for more of a cartoon-accurate look, with flat, sloping sides to the helmet, and more angular horns. Though in the course of writing this review, I've noticed some paint chipping on both the forehead crest and the face. The crest does sometimes rub against the tail base when flipping out, but I can only assume that the face itself must also be rubbing against the cover panel somehow, which is really strange. Regardless, he seems to be holding up better than Sludge so far.

As for articulation in this mode, The neck is on a ball joint, with alright tilting in all directions. The shoulders are the same as the dinosaur hips, so they're also on ball joints, but the placement of the joint makes it look a little weird in motion. It looks like it should rotate about the center of the disk, but instead, they rotate about the top point. It looks even weirder when moving outward, like the arm is just floating there. That aside, he also gets bicep swivels and 90-degree elbows. The waist is on a mushroom peg and has full rotation, and the hips are on ball joints. Though on my copy, there seems to be some mismolding, keeping the left hip from moving as freely as it should. He also has thigh swivels and 90-degree knees. No ankle articulation, but the fact that he actually has a solid back to his legs means he can still stand in pretty much any pose you can get him in, which is quite a lot.

Like Swoop, Snarl comes with a Prime Armor chest plate and a sword based on his original toy. While slightly downscaled, the sword is a very faithful recreation of the original toy's sword, but for some reason, it's done entirely in clear plastic, and not even painted red like Swoop's. The Prime Armor piece is the same piece that came with the others, but with a gold peg instead of black. Unfortunately, like in Stegosaurus mode, there's no place for it to store on his back, only on his chest and arms. So you have to set it aside if you don't want it showing in robot mode.

While slightly smaller in dinosaur mode, Snarl is actually just a hair taller head-to-head than his G1 toy in robot mode. Of course, he's also a fair bit thinner, and a lot lighter due to the lack of die-cast metal. And of course, he's the same height as the other Power of the Primes Dinobots, which makes him quite small in proportion to the rest of the G1 cast. It is what it is, but it will definitely turn some people off.

Combination

Like the other quadrupeds, Snarl's leg mode is fundamentally a modification of his dinosaur mode. Just fold the head down and around to expose the ankle connector, bring the hind legs forward and tab them into place, fold up the tail, and flip out the combiner peg. And do not split the tail for leg mode! I've seen people do that, but it's not in the instructions and causes clashing between the limbs. Officially, per the instructions, the front legs of the Stegosaurus are supposed to remain in their dinosaur mode position in this mode, but I like to flip them around to point forward, where they better conform to the shape and actually have dedicated locking points.

As a leg, Snarl isn't quite as beefy-looking as Sludge and Slug, even though he's actually the same size in all directions. I'm guessing that it's an optical illusion, caused by the additional height he gains from the giant knee spike. And to be fair, it is pretty gnarly looking, with the Stegosaurus plates running across the entire shin, making me feel incredibly sorry for anyone who gets kicked with this leg.

The arm mode, meanwhile, is essentially just a modification of his robot mode. Fold the head and fists away, then rotate the biceps and tab the arms into the sides. Combine the legs to form the forearm, fold out the wrist connector from inside the leg panels, and bring out the combiner peg.

While the forearm does still look a little scrawny, Snarl's arm mode is about as powerful looking as Slug and Sludge's arm modes. I also really like the red shoulder, it gives another nice hit of color. Unfortunately, the issue with my figure's hip carries over into the elbow joint, though I can still get some good range of motion out of it. Also, the wrist connector is a bit loose on my copy, your mileage may vary. The instructions say to put the front of the legs forward, so the plates are on top of the forearm, but you can also rotate it around and get some more room to work with his elbow thanks to the robot knees.

There is a pretty major design flaw in both of these modes, however. If you have the combiner peg one click away from fully extended, the ratcheted swivel clashes with the corners of his chest plate. It doesn't completely hinder the movement, but it does keep the connector block from springing back down to secure the position, and could put stress on the chest piece. So just be aware of that when trying to pose him.

Final Thoughts

Snarl is definitely one of the better Dinobots in the Power of the Primes assortment. While he makes some big sacrifices for the sake of the combined mode, I think he pulls off the G1 toy homage incredibly well. The Stegosaurus mode is translated almost perfectly, and the robot mode isn't much further off. And while I have a hard time forgiving the design flaw with the connection peg, he's probably the best overall combiner limb of the four. If you want a show-accurate Snarl, definitely wait and see how the Studio Series version turns out. But if a toy-style design is what you're looking for, I would give this guy a strong recommendation.

And with that, my individual coverage of the Power of the Primes Dinobots comes to an end. Now all that's left is to talk about... the big guy.

#transformers #power of the primes #generations #prime wars trilogy #snarl #dinobot #volcanicus #toy review

[mino-diabolik]

"Hello, Mystic. I'm well aware you've most likely celebrated far more birthdays than I have, and that today is just another ordinary day for you. However, ever since you greeted me for my own and sent me those kind regards in spite of everything, I feel not only the need to return the favor but also to show my appreciation for you after all this time. Now, before you poke fun at me for my choice in gifts, just know that this is a once-a-year occasion. I won't cook food like this too often, but I know how fond you are of... fast food, and such."

Freshly cooked homemade hamburgers and fries skillfully prepared from the potatoes in Yuma's garden rested atop a plate, still slightly steaming from the hot temperature of the gourmet food that would shame any three-star Michelin restaurant.

"It's not exactly to my liking, but I was hoping we could share this meal together. Just the two of us," the Vampire smiled as he neared Mystic's face, revealing a set of smaller presents in his hand. "While we wait for the food to cool down, I want you to open your other gifts."

Inside the first box was a package of pristine charcoal pencils and traditional compressed sticks as well, even containing several white variants as well for an all-black canvas as well as a sharpener.

"Perhaps these will be less unkempt and prone to smearing like your other materials," chuckled Ruki as he recalled the other's face from the classroom. "In all seriousness, I know you enjoy drawing a great deal, Mystic. It's a very honorable talent to have, and your compositions are quite remarkable. I should like to see how far you go."

Next, the second box, when opened, contained an array of bullets ranging from all sizes imported specifically from the demon realm.

"As much as I would prefer to shield you from danger myself, I want to ensure you are well-defended on your own, too. These bullets can penetrate the most adamant of surfaces, so use them wisely."

Last but not least, a smaller box, this time taken out of Ruki's pocket directly, laid in his hands. Rather than allowing the birthday celebrant to open it, he quickly unraveled its lid and wrapping paper to expose an effulgent pendant that shone a myriad of bright colors under the lights of the chandelier. Upon closer inspection, one could see the eldest Mukami's name engraved on the backside in exquisite font.

"At first, I debated getting you a collar once and for all—but this will have to suffice."

Swerving behind the Founder, chain unhooked in both hands, Ruki locked the lobster claw of the pendant in place from around his neck, peeking from over the shoulder to get a better look at a subtle, yet stylish token of his possession.

"Hm... It looks absolutely perfect on you, just as I thought."

Arms enclosed around the other's waist from behind, the Vampire leaned forth to steal an eager kiss, smirking from the pleasant sensation of holding Mystic in his embrace and pampering him for once. An affectionate warmth suffused Ruki as he nipped gently at his lower lip, the tips of his fangs nearly threatening to draw blood.

"Happy Birthday, Mystic. Truth told, you endear me more than I can fathom. Forevermore, I wish to keep you in my grasp as we are now, standing by one another's side... Stay with me always."

The mouthwatering scent wafted over to Mystic before Ruki presented the handcrafted, gourmet version of the very arrangement of food he enjoyed so much. He stood, speechless for the most part as he listened to the Vampire speak. Their momentary encounter back at the academy had certainly been more than he had expected to receive from Ruki, even if it was an occasion as significant as his birthday. The fact he had settled to prepare something Mystic liked and was willing to sit down to enjoy it in his company was mind-blowing in it of itself.

“I knew you’d give in eventually,” teased Mystic. His unbothered attitude was a facade to disguise just how incredibly touched he actually was, and it was painfully obvious this was the case. He had never managed to master an emotionless expression like the rest of his family, after all.

He blinked, slightly taken aback at the mention of further presents. “The—there’s more…?”

First came the charcoal kit, those of which were the most finely crafted than his old-fashioned charcoal he’d grown accustomed from his childhood—when said hobby had begun developing. Hours of fixation on a singular piece always retrieved his attention from the mess said tools would cause, so Mystic never truly stopped to considered changing what he used in his works. As it was a gift handpicked by Ruki, it couldn’t hurt to try the tidier way, right? He inspected the quality of the pencils and others inside the box, before turning back to the next gift.

The case of bullets was a shock, to put it simply. The shots of varying sizes were quite the wonder. Mystic could’ve firmly argued they were near as perfect as the ones Kazuha took care of creating for him to take on missions. “You, of all people, should very well know I won’t break so easily,” he snickered. The Founder wondered just where Ruki had acquired them from, but decided to just admire the quality. A thumping at his ears from the unusually rapid rhythm of his heartbeat made him space out momentarily.

It was the final gift which officially left him mouth-agape. The tag chain was already hooked around his neck before he could even process what Ruki was saying. He picked the tag and flipped it, almost collapsing on his spot as he gazed at the Mukami’s name engraved into it. The worst part of it was that Mystic actually couldn’t muster any negative feelings towards the situation as a whole.

He couldn’t say that, though.

Just as the Founder lifted his head once more to thank the Vampire for his thoughtful presents, he was trapped in the other’s arms and liquefied into the heat from their locked lips. His body sparked in bliss from the pit of his stomach and out to every tip of his extremities. He clutched the tag of the chain still in his hand, almost letting himself go. A faint sting on his bottom lip from the Vampire’s fangs pinching down into his skin made him jolt back to reality.

Mystic, unwilling to move out of Ruki’s arms, could only smile for the longest time. A subtle tint of red adorned the edges of his cheekbones as he tilted his head and grinned widely enough for his eyes to arch up into crescents. “Yes…”

#[*SOB*] #[STOP IM CRYING FUCK—] #[THERE ARE LITERAL TEARS IN MY EYES 😩😩😭✨] #happy birthday mystic 2022 #happy birthday mystic #diabolikloversoc #mystic tsukinami #ruki mukami #rustic #ruki--mukami #interaction

[franklimarine]

Prepare your boat for the coming year.

Avast, mariners! As we say farewell to the old year and hello to the new one, boat preparation and maintenance get underway. Keeping your boat in good condition is essential whether you're just out for the weekend or you sail frequently. Put on your captain's hat and come along as we discuss boat maintenance and get ready for some exciting voyages. We offer complete service, from updated safety equipment to winter storage.

The Value of Regular Boat Maintenance

Regular upkeep is crucial for a boat's health and performance. It requires upkeep on a regular basis just like any other valuable possession. Skipping scheduled maintenance on your yacht can shorten its lifespan, increase the risk to passengers, and cost you money.

One primary goal of boat upkeep is to delay the onset of wear and tear. There will be rust, paint fading, and upholstery degradation if your yacht is exposed to the elements of the sea and the sun.

 Your boat can withstand these elements if you maintain a regular cleaning and protection schedule.

Regular inspections are essential for effective vessel maintenance. Preventing major problems that could leave you stranded on the ocean can be achieved by routine maintenance checks, such as those performed on the hull for cracks or leaks, engine components, and electrical systems.

Open-sea functionality is also enhanced by regular maintenance. Maintaining your engine and propeller on a regular basis will increase your speed, maneuverability, and fuel economy. This guarantees problem-free travel.

Taking care of your boat demonstrates your commitment to keeping everyone on board safe. Maintaining working life preservers, fire extinguishers, and navigational tools helps keep boaters safe.

Putting Away for the Season

Winterizing your yacht is an important consideration as the year winds down. Preventing damage and getting your boat ready for the spring season by storing it properly throughout the winter is essential.

You should begin winterizing your boat by giving it a good scrub down. Cleaning the exterior entails washing it down, emptying the trash, and wiping down all of the storage bins and cubbies. Get rid of any food and drink that will spoil quickly.

A suitable waterproof cover should be used after washing your boat. This will protect it from the damaging effects of snow, rain, and other precipitation.

Next, get the engine ready for an extended period of storage. Change the oil and gas filters, add fuel stabilizer, and fog the engine to keep the tank from collecting condensation.

To avoid damage from freezing, remember to drain plumbing systems, remove batteries, and power down electronics.

If your house is too small, you should probably look into renting a storage unit. Storing items indoors protects them against the elements and acts of vandalism or theft.

By giving your boat the TLC it needs before putting it away for the winter, you may increase its lifespan and be ready for another fun season on the water.

Care and Maintenance Advice

Cleaning and detailing are essential parts of yacht upkeep. It improves the longevity and overall look of your boat. For help getting started, read on.

Start by washing the boat's outside. Dirt and grime can be washed away with a mild detergent and water solution. Pay special attention to the hull and deck, two areas prone to accumulation.

Enter the ship's cabin. Clean surfaces and vacuum upholstered furniture carefully. Keep out-of-sight storage areas and drink holders in mind.

Maintain the shine of your boat by waxing or polishing it after each washing. UV rays won't be able to fade or dull the material.

When detailing, don't overlook the insignificant little things. Clear views of the water from spotless inside and outdoor windows. Shine up metal components with polish.

Lubricate moving parts, inspect for leaks, and double-check all electrical connections frequently.

Keeping up with these cleaning and detailing tips throughout the year will ensure that your boat always looks and performs its best.

Inspecting and Replacing Wearing Components

Keep your boat in top shape by inspecting and replacing wearing components as needed. Before the new year begins, make sure you've checked all of your ship's essential components.

Check out the inner workings of the engine. Wear and degeneration manifest as leaks and loose connections. To prevent problems while out on the water, you should replace any worn belts, hoses, or filters.

Next, let's have a peek at the wiring. Remove any rust from the battery terminals if necessary. Make that the lights and switches are working properly. Garmin marine electronics Auckland can be purchased in Auckland and installed on your boat for improved navigation.

Put on your protective gear! Make that all emergency equipment, such as life vests, fire extinguishers, and flares, is in good working order. Substitute out anything that has lost its effectiveness due to age or use.

Propellers and steering systems are examples of something little but vital. Look for any signs of damage or wear that could reduce functionality. Repair any broken blades and oil the controls right away.

It's possible to lessen the dangers of boating if you inspect and replace worn or broken components right now. Preventative maintenance is the key to floating safely.

Refreshing Security Measures

Make sure your boat has up-to-date safety features so you may sail without fear. At the beginning of each year, it is important to inspect and upgrade all safety equipment.

Make sure everyone has a personal flotation device (PFD) on board. Substitute broken or worn items. Always make sure that everyone on board is wearing a properly adjusted life jacket.

Look over the fire suppression equipment. Verify that they are still valid and at what price. In the event of a shipfire, you'll need to know how to employ them effectively.

Take note of distress signals, such as flares. They should be readily available and up-to-date. Investing in electronic distress signals can reduce the time it takes for help to arrive in an emergency.

Charts, compasses, and GPS systems like those sold by Garmin marine electronics in Auckland are essential pieces of navigational gear. Verify their precision and functionality before setting sail.

Check the radios, satellite phones, and other forms of communication equipment, as well as the first aid kit, bilge pumps, anchor lines, and ropes.

Make sure your boat is equipped with the latest safety gear. Taking these steps at the beginning of the year will give you peace of mind knowing you are prepared for whatever lies ahead.

Preparing for Future Travel and Exciting Events

Now that you've given your electronics boat its annual checkup, you can start thinking about some interesting vacations for the New Year. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or just starting out on the open seas, a successful voyage demands careful preparation.

It is important where you go. Do you wish to go on an adventure on the open sea or sail along the stunning coastline of Auckland? Learn if any permissions or regulations are needed to travel a specific route.

The length of the trip is the next factor to think about. How much of a trip time are we talking about? Don't forget to stock up on necessities like petrol, food, and safety equipment.

Do a quick weather check before you head out. If you know what to expect on the water, you can better deal with the unexpected when it happens.

Before going boating with friends or family, make sure they know the rules and how to stay safe. Basic equipment and emergency procedures must be understood by all personnel.

Include everything that has to be done before you go. You can check for Corrosion testing on vital components like battery terminals, restock supplies from previous trips, test communication devices like Garmin marine electronics, and control electrical functions like lighting and climate.

Planning boat trips and expeditions with safety in mind (including routine maintenance checks) will help you have memorable experiences while minimizing risks associated with being on the water. Be open to fresh perspectives, then!

Conclusion

Maintenance is key to a boat's performance and lifespan. You can hit the water running this boating season if you take the time to get your vessel ready for the new year.

You should clean and detail your yacht before putting it away for the winter. This will keep it from rusting and breaking during the off season. If any vital components are broken or worn, replace them immediately.

Don't go on vacation or on an adventure without first updating your safety gear. In Auckland, it is important to maintain safety gear such as fire extinguishers, life vests, and navigational electronics such as Garmin.

Preparation is the key to a successful trip or outing. Discover new locations, organize your trip, and secure necessary authorizations. Better boating conditions are the result of meticulous planning.

Sailing will be more enjoyable and your boat will last longer if you follow these instructions and give it routine maintenance all year long. Get started right away, get your hands dirty, and take care of your cherished boat!

#garmin marine electronics auckland

[howlingmoonrise]

Dear Yuletide Writer (2022)

Hi and welcome to my long rambling letter!

I hope you have a lot of fun participating this year, and the below is meant to help you with that! As usual, the only things that are hard lines are the squicks listed on the Yuletide form, but I'd prefer if you respected my other dislikes/squicks as well, even if our likes don't match and you chose not to use any of these prompts! Feel free to mix and match what you like ;)

This year I tried to place things mostly under bullet points in an effort to cut down on my rambling but, uh, I don't think I succeeded. I'd rather you have plenty to choose from and a good grasp on my likes/dislikes, than you wanting ideas and not finding any, though!!

I hope you have an excellent time!

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GENERAL LIKES:

Truly egregious amounts of pining! Truly egregious amounts of increasingly obvious denial!

Non-established relationships - what I love most is the progression of the dynamics between two characters! 

Fake dating! This applies to all the fandoms, it's one of my favourite tropes if you want to give it a whirl. Same for time loop fics;

Despite the first three items above, either gen or romance is fine! What really does it for me is the dynamics between the characters, and how they find unprecedented levels of kinship and trust and intimacy and comfort and understanding with each other, not necessarily romantic acts. In fact, I don't particularly like huge romantic acts either, and would love a more subtle sort of thing if you're going down the romance road!

Bickering/banter is great! Doubly so if the characters are a bit petty!

Sticking to the tone of the original characterizations/canon/humour is definitely a plus! (though I definitely won't hold you to it when it comes to the Prose Edda, oof.) I love when ways of speaking and running gags and references to the original material show up!

Timestamp fics/missing scenes and "what-if" canon divergent situations are excellent and probably my favourite kind of fic, as well as continuations from canon! More details on this for each respective fandom on their sections below;

Casual intimacy! CASUAL INTIMACY! I'm a sucker for this and it's super fun, especially if placed amidst the bickering - it throws a whole different depth to their interactions and really shows how comfortable the characters are with each other. DOUBLY so if they have some enmity going on at that point since that makes it downright hilarious with the other half not really knowing how to react. A pair that communicates without needing to use words is also so intimate and great! I love this kind of thing;

Trope subversion all the way!!!

Usually smooth characters going tongue-tied when faced with the possibility of feelings or the presence of their crush;

Characters getting roped into shenanigans, the wilder the better. Double points if they have no clue how they got themselves into this and are very much bewildered at how the situation went this sideways;

Not really applicable to Recess, but otherwise: enemies/rivals-to-reluctant-allies-(to-maybe-friends?)-to-lovers, I'm a slut for that kind of development!

Idiots to lovers. Idiots to lovers. It's really, really important and hilarious to me that they're huge dumbasses about it if your gift isn't the serious poetical prose sort, even if the "to lovers" part doesn't get all the way there.

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GENERAL DISLIKES:

I really cannot overstate how much I don't want to see pregnancy or motherhood related stuff, mpreg and babies/toddlers included. Kidfics, babyfics, next gen fics, I could go on;

Unhappy endings (ambiguous or hopeful endings are more than okay!);

On the completely opposite direction, the stereotypical 2.5 kids white picket fence sort of happy ending;

Playing around with gender when it comes to characters that aren't canonically prone to it, and even for those nothing permanent;

Most hard AUs (further detailed under each fandom) but you can assume stuff like merpeople AU or high fantasy AUs are a pass from me, they rely too much on setting and often lose all which makes the setting and the characters... them;

No going into the hows and whys of a character's sexuality or gender or huge discussions of it - if they're bi/ace/etc, then they're bi/ace/etc and that's that, going into the backstory of it and other people's reactions is a no from me. I would prefer if there were no depictions of homophobia, sexism, racism, transphobia, etc, even from the mouths of villain/background antagonistic characters;

In general, unrequested, non-canon sexuality/gender/race/etc headcanons (unless it comes shapeshifters such as Loki, as specified further below);

Established relationships (marital status aside, as applicable to Loki and Sigyn). If you're more comfortable writing established, however, I'd prefer if it were more slice-of-life casual intimacy rather than outright declarations of love - something where the characters have clearly grown comfortable with each other and don't need that sort of thing because they know each other's care intimately, and just love to bask in each other's presence;

Huge time skips, unless you're writing for Recess (more on this on its specific section). Except for some specific situations it makes me feel as if I've missed way too much development, which is my favourite part when it comes to relationships;

Angst is.... *waggles hand*. I don't dislike angst, but it really depends on the sort and it can often be overdone. I'll give it a hard pass on stuff to do with major character death (unless canon or they get better), sexual abuse, self-harm, gender/sexuality angst, and the like. Other than that, feel free to go ahead (but definitely don't give it an unambiguously bad ending!);

Huge non-canon past trauma;

Cheating and infidelity are huge no-nos;

Sickfics, dysphoria, deep dives into mental illness and other disorders;

Script-based or roleplay fic is not really my preferred format, I really enjoy prose instead of nearly 100% dialogue!

Tons of gore, permanent disabilitating injury (it's fine if it's like… one leg or one eye getting fucked up, but more than that I'll pass), etc. I don't generally mind it, for these fandoms/characters in particular it's not really my scene;

Flashback/nightmare/dream sequences.

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IF YOU'RE GOING FOR NSFW:

Kinks:

Moderate masochism (pain is nice but maiming or an actual beating not so much);

Bondage (especially predicament bondage or unconvencional bindings);

Breathplay, knifeplay (preferably no blood drawn during specifically this for these character sets), nails digging on skin;

Edging/desperation play;

Ladies topping and calling the shots!

Long silky hair;

Lowkey cannibalism imagery and hunger, biting;

If for Loki/Sigyn in particular, devoted cunnilingus for sure!

Squicks:

Scat, vomit, bed-wetting, farting, wound-fucking, castration, CBT (myth for Loki already went there so. pass in general);

Dehumanization, slavery, pet-play;

Mommy/daddy/baby kinks, age play, anything involving diapers, pregnancy kink, mpreg;

Praise kink (this one isn't exactly a hard line, I just think it's overdone and doesn't really do anything for me);

Alpha/Beta/Omega AU/dynamics;

Forced feminization;

Stuff very involved with body hair;

Outright vore and/or shrinking;

Super big breasts, super small breasts, lactation, microdicks;

Humiliation or degradation to do with any physical characteristics of a character;

Non-con betwen these characters or with others. Dub-con such as fuck-or-die or sex pollen is fine.

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FANDOMS

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RUNEMARKS

Runemarks! Runemarks, my beloved. It's been so long, and I didn't read the Loki prequels/sequels/spinoffs because it'd been so long I needed a reread of the series to properly appreciate them, and I have no clue where I placed Runelight. (That being said, please do disregard Runelight while writing my request. I didn't entirely dislike it, but not only do I not remember it well, there also were some iffy things about it that didn't fit my tastes (crazy!possessive!Sigyn, Maggie/Adam, the Big Betrayal with no further resolution, lack of major Loki&Maddy interaction outside of that), and for me the essence of Runemarks lays, in fact, with the original book). You can of course add in details from the books I haven't read, I just won't recognize them.

What do I like? Loki! Maddy! Loki and Maddy! Not even necessarily romantically, but their dynamic is the thing that most grabbed me about the books and had me crazy about them. We love two unhinged, super tricky individuals who aren't used to others seeing through them and who end up terribly fond of each other because they're both so dishonest that when you put them together it flips all the way back into actual honesty. They SEE each other, your honour!!! Not as archetypes or what others expect of them, but as people!!! Plus, the banter. Can't forget about the banter.

What I would like to see/possible prompts:

Exploration of the dynamics between those two. I really can't say this enough. I don't care if it's gen or romantic or somewhere ambiguously in between (in fact, somewhere ambiguously in between is my favourite), but the ideal fic would dive into the relationship between these two and how similar yet different they are to each other.

Soft AUs/Canon-verse AUs: the Runemarks world placed slightly to the left - an added, unseen scene that might have happened in canon, or a world where some of the canon events didn't happen, or even the Runemarks world minus all the plot with a different meeting. Examples:

Canon-verse Maddy running into "The Captain"/"Lucky" post-identity reveal in some other (potentially hilarious) situation where Loki is really really hoping he didn't piss Maddy off enough on their last meeting that she'll spill the beans, and her having the time of her life teasing him with double-meanings and puns about his identity to make him (deservedly) sweat a bit;

Canon-verse (or not) Loki and Maddy falling simultaneously into the same troublesome scenario, shenanigans ensue;

Soft AU where the canon plot didn't happen and Maddy may or may not have moved away from the village (the Order did not come for her, or they did and she got away, etc), and runs into Loki-as-Captain/Lucky, or under some other job he's lying low in (bartender, soldier down on his luck, charming thief, etc), and they get in and out of trouble together, as some fun alternate first meeting;

Soft AU where the Order did come for Maddy, and Loki (who was in the surroundings and may or may not have had a snarky altercation with Maddy just before, where he felt Seen™) is begrudgingly roped into helping her escape them;

Canon-verse or soft AU where Maddy and Loki are linked somehow (soulmates link, some supernatural/god bullshit, a curse/geas, etc) while pretty far apart and with no clue of what it means or possibly even who each other are (depending on whether or not they've met already, dealer's choice) and try to figure it out/find each other/get rid of it while growing close or empathetic to one another during it.

TONS of banter, if possible. That sardonic tone of canon is fantastic, and doubly so with underlying fondness;

If going down the romantic route, I do like things more subtle - no grand declarations of love, but that sense of comfort and belonging and understanding with each other that they don't get with anyone else. I would rather have pink ears and flustered feelings at a brushed touch or a more flirty-bantery remark rather than outright romantic kissing, but this is entirely up to you. Start at pre-relationship if possible, please! What I like is the journey there, and being already established tends to skip over all those parts;

That being said, I'm definitely not opposed to some sexual tension. I mean, *gestures vaguely towards their interactions* it's them;

Moral ambiguity! I think they should be gay-- er, bi, and do crime, or at least seriously annoy people. Especially Loki. I love that little bastard.

What I wouldn't like to see:

Please no more humiliation and pain for Loki - give him a break! It's fine if he gets in a sticky situation (who is even Loki if he's not in some sort of trouble lmfao), but he should be able to get out of it unscathed. (This applies to Maddy too, but a special emphasis on Loki for this);

No female form/dress jokes, it's one thing for him to assume that form or wear a dress (which is fine), it's another to make it the butt of the situation or make it sound as if it's humiliating;

That being said, I wouldn't like to see a fic fully focused on gender-flipped Loki, or one that went super into gender or sexuality dynamics. Treat it as commonplace if possible!

Most hard AUs (such as a merpeople AU, role reversal AU, etc) would also not be favourites, but something like a steampunk AU could work if the focus is more on the characters and the setting is merely the background;

Please no love triangles or unrequited love! (Unless it's Adam with a creepy crush on Maddy/Maggie getting what's coming to him, that is);

Established relationship is fairly meh to me, I don't really derive much enjoyment from it;

Maddy-as-Modi AUs. Which isn't really an AU, but I like Maddy as Maddy - an AU where she grew up as Modi, or a canon-verse continuation where she grows into that role isn't really my thing;

In that line, Loki-that-isn't-Loki. He can (and should!) be under disguise at some point, or under an alias, but even if there's no true reveal we should for sure know that it's him under there, and that person is a little redhead scar-lipped shit-stirrer;

No other ships involving these two! Past relationship mention is fine, though I'd pass on past Odin/Loki;

Would probably pass on heavy smut for this.

Other notes:

No need to follow the plotline of Runemarks, honestly. You can, but it's definitely not a requirement, especially considering how complex it becomes! For me what matters most is really the character dynamics, I don't really need the plot (or any plot), so don't stress about it unless it's your kind of thing. I wasn't super into the Order thing Runelight went so far into anyway, but if you want to take any pieces of plot from the book anyway I'd rather you focused on the god drama and interdynamics, which are hilarious to me;

If you do bring Sigyn in, make her OOC - which is something I never thought I'd say about any character, ever! I am actually fond of Sigyn in myth despite there being so little on her (if you do check on my other requests, you'll see I'm actually requesting her and Loki on Prose Edda/Ancient Norse Mythology and Religion). Be kinder to her than Joanne was! The crazy marriage-obsessed lady is a bit. Uh. Yeah, no.

Bringing in Angrbod, Skadi, Hel, Jormungandr, and other god-related characters is obviously beyond fine, but more fun if Maddy is chill with everyone. Relationships with Loki may vary - possibly going down the disbelieving-look-at-Maddy route when she's clearly more than cool with him around (and would actively oppose it if someone tried to slice his head off, Skadi!) - and this contrast can be the inciting incident for the fic! No matter the relationship the other characters hold with Loki, negative or positive, they all question Maddy's life choices nonetheless, which is a mood.

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PROSE EDDA

There's SO LITTLE on Sigyn everywhere and yet. And yet. Despite her main mention in the Eddas being as the holder of the poison bowl and little else, you cannot imagine Loki would have a wife that 1) stuck with him, and 2) was devoted enough that she'd keep at the bowl thing towards infinity, without there being at least a little love, friendship, respect, and Sigyn for sure having a stronger sort of personality, regardless of the way it presents itself (cunning/sneaky/manipulative, shy yet stubborn as a mule, or super blunt, a troublemaker herself, etc), because no way in hell could anyone survive being married to Loki otherwise. Doubly so if they don't have at least a bit of personality in common.

HENCE. I would like an exploration of their relationship. How they met, or a moment where they realized there was that love/friendship/respect there, or a slice-of-life (as slice-of-life as you can get when Loki is involved, I guess) scene of their marriage - taking into consideration that marriage generally didn't begin with love in those days, but was more akin to a business negotiation between families - or even a series of shots on how their relationship develops.

I may possibly confuse events/characterization of the Prose and Poetic Eddas in the likes/dislikes below so please forgive me in advance.

What I would like to see/possible prompts:

Redhead beardless Loki, if it doesn't go against your preferences! Please just not a Marvel!Loki lookalike at least, it lowkey (heh) breaks my immersion to try and picture him that way;

Banter. Loki is Silvertongue, Liesmith, etc etc, and I cannot believe Sigyn would not give at least a little something back, and that she is also not at least a little (a lot!) cunning regarding words herself, having grown in Odin's court. Can start as a bit of an enmity/rivalry, depending on what you think the reasons for their marriage were, and develop into more friendly stuff. Progress!

A reason why Loki and Sigyn stuck together, how they came to be at least fond of each other;

How did the marriage come to be? Was it an ambiguous reward (or punishment) that neither of them wanted, did they know each other previously, did they stay out of each other's way at first or try to make it work? Was Loki frustrated at being tied down, initially? Did Sigyn have loftier, politically-inclined goals in mind, and hate that she was stuck with a wedding she hadn't planned for? Did she have someone else she wanted to marry (for political or romantic reasons), and this whole Loki business ruined it for her? Where does it go from here?

If they met before the whole marriage thing, how long ago was that? The fic could be a short sweet piece of them growing up as childhood/teenhood friends and getting into trouble together, and already having some fondness for each other far before marriages and alliances and suchlike ever came into play;

Divine retribution! Loki is not always the most well-treated god in the Eddas (though he's not the most well-behaved or kindest, either) and on some occasions (not always) it's pretty undeserved. A wife who holds some neutral-to-positive relationship with him would not stand for it (for either her own sake and reputation as his wife, or his), especially if she has a cunning or proud personality, and grew up as a child of Odin, who is also a trickster. A prompt could be Sigyn getting even with other gods for events in which Loki came out a little singed, or getting him out of them in the first place (this last one is preferrable since it spares him some pain - but if the situation is mostly harmless then either is cool!). This could even be the inciting factor that changes their relationship from enemies/frenemies/rivals/indifference to positive, since it would show off Sigyn in some interesting way and not have her just be some random placeholder lady Loki was roped into marrying, and whom he might not have been interested in getting to know so far (and vice-versa);

Moral ambiguity! On both sides! Give me trouble-maker Loki, and then throw at him trouble-maker Sigyn who is a LOT more subtle about it, to the point no one (including him) has realized how similar they actually are when it comes to mischief and cunning. Give me a couple who don't care if the world burns so long as the other is safe. Give me the Loki who plays the trickster role because the gods are too comfortable and pliant and must not remain that way for the sake of the realms, and a Sigyn who has become disillusioned with the gods due to that very issue (their marriage-as-punishment/unwanted-reward may have happened because of this) and who inwardly does agree they did need a kick in the butt as provided by Loki (regardless of what her relationship with him actually is);

A Sigyn who is one of the hundred thousand daughters of Odin and who was often overlooked, and who is seen as dutiful and compliant, and upon their marriage Loki does too, and she does nothing to disabuse him of that notion because why should she when they've agreed to stay out of each other's way? But as their relationship progresses, or an inciting incident happens, they come to realize how similar they actually are, and how they actually complement each other;

Alternatively, a well-known troublesome Sigyn who is one of the hundred thousand daughters of Odin and therefore has managed to fly under his radar anyway. Cue horror when people who actually know her (could be one of her siblings, like Thor) discover Odin has arranged her marriage to Loki of all people, and it's now too late to back out without causing offense;

Pre-marriage teen/young adult troublemakers Sigyn and Loki both unknowingly pulling a prank or similar at the same time and hiding in the same very cramped spot while trying desperately not to be seen;

Pre-wedding/childhood shy Sigyn who has no clue how to deal with boisterous, larger-than-life Loki but who does admire him in spite of or because of that. Bonus points if Loki is extra loud and boisterous and peacocky because he really wants her to like him but has no idea how to deal with shy people and it only makes it worse. They're dumbasses, your honour;

Tenderness! Respect! I don't mind if you don't go fully romantic or romantic at all with this gift, but an horribly tender fondness should work itself into their relationship and interactions somehow, when they get past a possible initial negative-to-indifferent relationship. They grow to love each other! Romantically or otherwise! They're best friends and allies and and and--

If you ARE going romantic, however, a flustered Loki when it comes to Sigyn would be my absolute favourite thing! The more he grows to like her, the more Loki Silvertongue gets tongue-tied and pink-eared, that would be so much fun!! Also a Loki that cannot successfully lie to Sigyn unless it's blatantly obvious she's supposed to know he's lying (or if you're going more plotty, if it plays into her own biases);

Going from the scenario directly above, Thor or some other friendlier god poking fun at Loki because it's the only time they've ever known him to lose his words/ability to lie;

Loki with the BIGGEST crush on Sigyn (works for pre or post-wedding). He keeps finding reasons to drop by Odin's court to make moon eyes at the tiniest glimpse of her. Others are very amused at this. Sigyn is entirely clueless, and may barely know who he is beyond the trickster/troublemaker reputation. In this situation, however, rather than insta-love it might have been a moment of kindness on Sigyn's part that was unnoticed by her but meant the world to him, or even encounters with Loki in an animal form so she doesn't know it's him but they've definitely hung out before.

What I wouldn't like to see:

Infidelity, of any kind. It's one thing if they have a poly arrangement (say, with Angrboda) but actual cheating is a big huge nope. The Angrboda thing could incite jealousy (on either side lol) but there shouldn't be catfights or cattiness in general over it (they all went into it knowing what they were getting into regardless of their actual feelings on the matter), and ultimately all members should be/end up chill with each other, even if the arrangement itself ends. Even if you make Sigyn jealous of Angrboda (or Loki jealous of Angrboda and/or Sigyn), the issue is not with the other person and they shouldn't treat each other badly over it;

Please no Loki/Odin even if poly;

No love triangles or unrequited love, please. References to past relationships are fine;

Iiiiiiii would rather not see pregnancy/children, at all. I know their kids show up in the Eddas, but motherhood in general is hugely squicky to me. Grown-up Loki kids from a previous relationship with Angrboda is fine though, just no ankle-biters or round bellies or a huge desire for either;

Stuff on women being inferior to men and having no say in marriages, being sold into them, their role being just a a childbearer, etc. That was not the case with the ancient Norse and I'd rather not see it.

Please no more humiliation and pain for Loki, dear gods - give him a break! It's fine if he gets in a sticky situation (who is even Loki if he's not in some sort of trouble), but he should be able to get out of it unscathed and not much more worse-off for it;

Gender-fuckery when it comes to Loki is fine, but never as the butt of the joke. That being said, I'd rather male Loki be present for the large portion of the fic, and no actual discussion on the hows or the whys of the gender-fuckery;

Even if you don't write them romantically with each other, neither should end with someone else. If a poly arrangement of sorts is involved, it should only remain until the end if both Loki and Sigyn are also at least romantically involved, otherwise it should end;

No huge age gap between the two - it's fine if there is some, but let us not put Loki at the same age as Odin or close to it;

No sex without consent between those two, even if for marriage consuming purposes. At least one of them is a liar and a trickster, and they could get around that easily, or an agreement could be reached. Even if at the start they don't like each other, they have enough respect for at least that;

Past rape is pretty much canon for Loki but I would hate to see it detailed in the fic. It can be mentioned, in particular in reference to the point above, but not actually going into it or it being brought up against him;

Hard AUs - modern era stuff with no gods is fine, but stuff like merpeople AU, Hogwarts AU, etc is a pass from me.

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RECESS

Full disclaimer, it's been like a decade and a half since I last watched Recess. Even so! I was so happy to see it was a fandom for Yuletide with both my faves listed! I love how close they are in canon, and their dynamic with Spinelli as the right-hand kid to TJ's leader, and neither of them taking each other's shit is fantastic.

What I would like to see/possible prompts:

I do like some romantic tension between those two, but it's more than fine if you want to write friendship!

In addition to the above, the friendship and companionship and trust part of their dynamic should always be above any romance (if you're going for romance). This can be part of the conflict/issues with the characters before being resolved (i.e.: not wanting to lose your best friend if a possible romance turns sour, or wondering if even a hint of feelings is going to make their friendship awkward instead of comfortable like they're used to, etc)

Older TJ and Spinelli - it's fine if you'd rather write them in canon ages, but as older teens or college students or even young adults would be ideal. Why? Because then you can play with them having drifted apart because of circumstances out of their control OwO

Longing! Missing each other! Even when the other is right there! Like I said, this works either romantically or platonically, but you know that childhood best friend (and possible crush and/or person that understood you the best on the things that really mattered) that you haven't spoken to in years and haven't heard of for the longest time, and then you finally find each other again but you've spent so long apart you're not sure if you even know each other anymore? Y E A H. *makes grabby hands*

HUGE nostalgia vibes. They haven't come home in a long time (away for college/work/whatever) and every time they do more of their old favourite shops are closed, or Old Rusty was finally taken down, or the old school clock has long since stopped working, and their friends have all moved away, and kids don't know about Señor Fusion anymore, and there's this perception that everything changed but they feel the same. The two of them just sitting together late at night at an old childhood hang out they should definitely not be at and reminiscing.

Spinelli keeping her leather jacket and big-ass boots, and still kicking ass. The kind of handy person that always has a swiss knife and electrical tape in her pocket. I cannot overemphasize how important her big-ass boots are to me. Big-ass boots, my beloved. Big-ass boots, TJ's beloved. Bonus points if he's horribly fond of the super scruffy steel-toed pair she stomps around in the most. I may be projecting my love for big-ass boots.

Setups: they both came back home for a friend/family wedding. Or they're both on college break from different colleges. Or one of them moved away at some point but came back to visit family or their friends and the other is anxiously pacing around waiting for them to get there so they can see them for the first time in ages. Or some remnant of their childhood is being closed down/destroyed and the old kids are banding up together to stop it. Or they haven't seen each other in years but never lost touch and purposefully agreed to visit home at the same time just so they could hang out with each other again. Or they've been friends all the way through highschool and it's the summer before they're off to college, and it's the first time they'll be separated for such a long time and they don't want to watch each other go/want to hang out together one last time. Or they're grown-up and established and haven't seen each other in years, Spinelli having grown to be a secret agent like her father and her job this time around involving TJ somehow. Or--

Honestly, huge bonus points if you work in hints of Spinelli having taken up spy/secret agent work in some way or being headed in that direction, regardless of the fic or ages (unless you're writing them very young). If you're working with a fully adult and settled gang, TJ I can see in politics, or as a teacher working his way to principal (ironically enough). To build up on that last prompt from the last bullet point, it could be that he's a target because of information he holds, or being targeted and she needs to subtly keep him safe, or his opposition to some politic is of nation-wide interest, or he keeps accidentally stumbling into her while she's meant to be working on some Super Secret Mission or another and they flirt like flustered clueless dumbasses while Spinelli kicks a body or two further under the table before he notices: regardless of the scenario, they end up irrevocably tangled again;

TJ remains mischievous but sweet, and they're both huge wisecrackers. I keep saying this for all my fandoms but. Banter! They're best friends, your honour!!! What are even best friends without a little snark and light-hearted ribbing!

Extra kudos for TJ's hat having some significance to the story or showing up on a cameo: him finding it again after it was lost in the back of the closet for years, or passing it on to someone else, or Spinelli stealing it to tease him mid-conversation if he kept wearing it through the years. As nostalgic and fantastic as Spinelli's boots;

Bonus points for old jokes/gags/slang from the show to be referenced!

What I wouldn't like to see:

Having had past relationships within the old gang when it comes to TJ and Spinelli. Between the others it's fine;

Either of them having had a relationship with Randall at some point lmao, other people it's okay;

Pregnancy, marriages, divorce, kids;

Poverty or homelessness. Them being broke college students or having a minimum wage job is fine, but abject poverty is just depressing, and that episode where Spinelli dreams of her future as homeless and poor is just plain trauma-inducing. Them having lost a job or job-searching and coming to live with their parents meanwhile is fine;

No love triangles or unrequited love, please. References to past relationships are fine;

An already established relationship;

Outright declarations of romantic love (I love a more subtle way to go about it!);

Heavy smut in general or most AUs (imho these characters work best within their established world - though I suppose I could make an exception for something like space outlaws, but not much else).

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Thank you so much for staying with me this far! I hope you have a fantastic time this Yuletide, and that you end up loving your own requested fic as well!

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