#or in this case a magic sword

[technetiumai]

I’m going to try very hard not to spend my first WIP Wednesday in months complaining about all of the reasons why it’s been months since I’ve participated in WIP Wednesday 😅. Or you know, written... at all... 😭

And, as usual, my choice of what to share baffles even me, as it demonstrates no obvious connection between this fic and the Carry On universe, but I just share what feels right.

(I wrote this, the bit I’m sharing and the tumblr post, after waking up from a nap after taking one of my stronger migraine pills, so I’m a little... loopy? Jello-y? And I also feel kind of like a bag of sand? And I really can’t see the screen or the keyboard properly, 😆. I just felt like I should warn you.)

CW for violence, flippant reference to suicide/self-harm/mental health issues/trauma, and men saying horrible things about women? Is that too specific of a CW? Idk, I myself might need a CW for that, so...

“Men don’t need armour or axes. We subsist on our own strength. Which is why we have real power, and all you have is tears, and pity, and vigilante justice. Because all of you are weak.”

Suddenly he is held aloft by one armoured hand around his throat and another in a fist, lodged under his ribcage.

“And fear is not a weapon?” Her words echo against the surrounding buildings. 

When she speaks again it is lower, with a sneer that must be felt, though it is hidden by the mask. “Fear for themselves? For their sisters? For the loss of every glimpse of life they are permitted? Fear of the loss of the human race is not a weapon?” She shakes her head slowly, leaning into him so that our cold metal brushes against his face. “There are no weak women.” 

He laughs and tries to turn his head. She pushes closer, putting more venom in our voice---more magic. “With only the choices we have, there is no path that does not require strength!”

“Really?” He persists with a greedy smile despite the tin of starlight that has begun to encase him. “What about the ones who lose themselves---who shrink up into corners---dead eyed and soulless---or perpetually whimpering. Or the cowards who throw themselves over the edge? Sometimes with-child? No, you don’t care about those things---”

His head and spine are crushed against the wall in a sudden release of anger.

“Or,” he tries again when the shock subsides, “what about Mistress Pitch—?”

He winces at the surge of pain as his skull cracks against the wall again.

“All of those people do only what they can. That’s what we all do. Us women. There are no good choices for any of us. And Mistress Pitch will die for her choices. But there are---” her whole body is against him now, her fist pressed so far under his ribs that it’s leaving him more breathless than the hand around his throat, “No. Weak. Women.”

Finally, she breathes the request we’ve been waiting for---so low that only we can hear it.

“The suit of shining armour becomes a keen and bloody sword.”

And we obey her.

Now, this is a fictional au, about an extreme situation in a dystopian world, and the story has been in my head for quite a while. So, the opinions expressed by characters in this fic are not reflective of my feelings about things happening in modern times... that being said, as I write this (and as I find myself incapable of focusing on much else, fic-wise) I feel it will be very obvious which recent current events have been weighing heavily on my mind. I don’t know if that’s a good thing, a bad thing, or a neutral thing. But it is what it is.

Tags? I’m just gonna... tag... mutuals who I see around a lot... 😆 I think I might be done with thinking for today. 

@ivelovedhimthroughworse, @cutestkilla, @captain-aralias, @gekkoinapeartree, @bookish-bogwitch, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @facewithoutheart, @bazzybelle, @artsyunderstudy @mrskrementz, @messofthejess, @fatalfangirl, @gampyre, @aristocratic-otter

#so many ellipses in this post #this is the dystopian Niamh is a superhero/vigilante/dexter-style murderer au btw #dexter-style like the people she targets not the methods of murder #she generally uses a magic ax #or in this case a magic sword #and other magic things #including HER FISTS #I'm so tired and I still have an 8 hour work day starting in two hours #carry on #WIP Wednesday #cw violence #violence cw

[goldengirlgalaxy]

An Assassin Child and His Ghost Sword

For whatever reason, Danny has become a magical sword and been thrown through time and space, eventually landing in a completely different world far in the past.

In all honesty, being a magic sword isn't the worst thing ever, to the point he's basically using it as an extended vacation. Whenever he's alone he sleeps, whenever he has a wielder, he gives them advice and extra abilities and the like. If he gets bored in one area, he's able to move himself to another.

However, Danny ended up screwing up somewhere down the line. See, he has the ability to only work for those who are 'worthy' (basically a catch all term for the people Danny likes or can at the very least be civil with). If someone 'unworthy' picks him up, he'll curse them.

Unfortunately, after a long string of unworthy people, everyone now believes Danny is solely a cursed blade, his ability to bless others forgotten when he finally goes down in the history books.

Then when Danny finally come to the modern age, he ends up being found by one Damian Al Ghul.

Damian is all by himself for one reason or another (running from the League, disagreement with the Bats, etc.) when he finds Danny. And frankly, what kid wouldn't want a magical, talking sword that grants incredible powers, especially when you've been trained in how to actually wield them. He doesn't really have a plan, so he decides to just travel around trying to find a place he belongs.

Danny likes the kid and decides to look after him since he's all by himself. He helps the kid travel around the world, teaches him how the world works, helps him with any moral issues that being raised by assassins brings, etc.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is wondering who this small, wandering child with the sword is.

#dp x dc #dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc prompt #magic sword #I got this idea while looking at an isekai #Damian becomes a wandering swordsman who helps protect those who need it #If this is a case of him leaving the Bats they are scrambling to find Damian #Anyone who learns Danny is 'cursed' believe Danny is manipulating Damian to corrupt him #He's actually giving him a better moral compass and is a good source of support for the kid #What Danny's 'curses' were was anything mild like making a person trip at inconvenient times to straight up murder #That one was for someone who killed a wielder he liked

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

weeee fantasy au scribbles look at these Guys

#ft. the magnificent return of Wormie #i say as if didnt mention wormie exactly Once.... #but believe me wormie lives in my mind. wormie is forever up there. i have a rich inner world you must Understand #fantasy wormie is a literal magic worm barnaby found & got attached to #and thus wormie has become the neighborhood's mascot / group pet #she can usually be found under barnaby's hat or somewhere in poppy's feathers #scribble salad #wh fantasy au #tw blood #< its only a lil bit but just in case... #eddie 🤝 poppy - paranoid about frank's Lack of armor despite his fighting style #he has leather shoulder pauldrons & a gambeson and thats It <3 #meanwhile eddie looks like the fuckin tin man #even julie has armor!! and her Giant Sword! #wally & sally skimp on the armor cause they're distance fighters - and magic gives them a protective edge #barnaby either doesnt fight or uses his magic - also its tough to land a hit on him. hes Skilled #and howdy shoots first asks questions later so no one gets Close #and poppy stays out of the fighting <3 #& i once again drew wally Too Small.... #someday ill be able to grasp consistent size differences. someday

[oreostarlight]

Shane: Why are you up ther-

Farmer: [standing on a table] EXCUSE YOU! This is MY house, which means I get to stand WHEREVER I WANT, thank you very much!

Shane:

Shane: Where’s the spider?

Farmer: it’s under the fridge please kill it please

#stardew valley #sdv #sdv incorrect quotes #stardew valley incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes #sdv shane #stardew valley shane #stardew shane #sdv farmer #stardew valley farmer #stardew farmer #shane x farmer #i like the thought that #a farmer that carries a sword and a huge ass hammer 24/7 #literally knows magic #probably has a bunch of bombs in their pockets just in case #just frantically climbing the closest furniture to escape this eight legged beast #if shane didn’t come in when he did the house would probably be ✨on fire✨

[fromtheseventhhell]

I also find it funny that fandom will only accept Lyanna being her non-conforming, wild self in the context of saying that Arya isn't meant to be pretty; Any other day we get back-to-back posts about how Lyanna is actually super traditionally feminine cause she sniffled at a song once, so she's actually more like Sansa. Instead of constantly speaking on Arya and Lyanna, how about you guys reflect on why your standards of beauty for women are attached to how well they perform feminity within the patriarchy?

#lyanna stark #arya stark #asoiaf #/Lyanna isn't actually pretty she was a wild tomboy/ Those two things are not mutually exclusive 😭 #how you look is not a reflection of your personality and this is also a running theme within the story #we have morally good characters who are ugly and morally bad characters who are beautiful this is like...kindergarten level #Lyanna is idealized in terms of her personality hence /you saw her beauty but not the iron underneath/ #and Ned correcting Robert when he said Lyanna wouldn't have shamed him like Cersei had #he's a very shallow misogynistic character and I truly doubt he would've been as attached to the idea of her without surface level beauty #reminds me of people saying that Olivia Hussey is a bad fancast for them because she has a /doll like/ beauty and they're /rougher/ 😭 #as though their entire facial structure magically changed once they realized they enjoyed playing with swords instead of sewing sdksdkdsksd #it's giving that one tiktok with the /cat pretty vs doe pretty vs bunny pretty/ #even if you wanted to make the case that her beauty is idealized in her death we get Arya described a pretty multiple times? #idk it's just so wild to me to use personality as an indication of looks it just sounds so stupid #Arya/Lyanna can still have /delicate/ features (which is extremely subjective) and still have a wild personality #how about we acknowledge that the perception of both of them is warped by strict patriarchal gender norms instead? #some real analysis just to shake things up idk

[minecraftbookshelf]

So there is like, a 98% chance this will never come up in actual fic but just in case anyone was wondering…

The “sword mains” for Marriage of State are, in alphabetical (by username) order:

Sausage, Pearl, Jimmy, and Xornoth

Make of that what you will

#marriage of state au #rain rambles #im just gonna leave this here #okay bye #pearl does also use an axe and a sickle just as often as a sword #and jimmy also has a trident #and xornoth fire magic #multi-classed icons #or in pearls case just badass

[kuipernebula]

forget power scaling. which magical girl idols out-sing eachother.

i am on the fence if aikatsu and the pretty series count rather than being idol series that are magical, i'm willing to hear opinions how they fair against mermaid melody, full moon, creamy mami, etc.

#magical girls who are separately idols don't really count #in case you wanna bring up makoto cure sword or ojamajo onpu or pgsm minako aino sailor venus #i'll still hear the opinion but i'm mostly referring to the girlies whose deal is that they are magic and mainly use their magic to be idol

[swashbucklery]

Was thinking about fic before bed and my brain fed met the most insane Kit/Jade AU in which Jade was secretly a werewolf and trying to hide it from Kit. And it culminated in the most dramatic scene, where [the danger] was happening and Jade looking directly into Kit’s eyes like, “Whatever happens, remember what I said. Remember that [the monster] was cursed, right? That [the atrocities] weren’t their fault. Remember that I love you.”

And Kit just like, “Yeah, yeah of course. I love you. What’s going to happen?”

AND THEN I WOKE UP but fuck me is that a fic, also @isaidquirky come collect your dream.

#i mean the reason it was a dream and not a fic i'm writing #is because the danger in this case #was that they were at fantasy jurassic park and the dinosaurs were escaping #but other than that 10/10 good dream #and also jade werewolf transformation jet black eyes sharp teeth #can you just? #i know you can #tanthamore #kit tanthalos: girl prince #jade sword: sword lesbian #i don't have a werewolf au tag #writing tag #willow: medium powerful magic once adjusted for inflation

[bunabi]

introducing: the latest romance option of da4. featuring; butch character thats only available to men, wlw romance written by a white cishet dude, no dwarf romance, only rouges and mages as your lgbt options, and an apostate romance with someone who will end up betraying you!

2014 was almost ten years ago, so I'd be surprised if there were no improvements on that end

Now more than ever I want to be held by an ideals-driven companion who believes a better world is possible, and I want my friends to be cocooned in the muscles of a tall woman

I hope the next companion betrayal is a warrior because I love a hot dark knight

#replies #im weak to Tortured Villain With Sword moreso than Evil Wizard #case in point: Sephiroth #if that man used spells the magic would be lost im ngl

[1tsjusty0u]

people really exaggerate marcille and falins relationship. sometimes theyre just wrong. unless im wrong right now?

#its like. she doesnt immediately jump to the Biggest Ends to save her at least so far #before reviving her she mentioned getting a specialist and meat from above. this was just the last option #she absolutely cares (based on the anger towards namari). but yeag #also she doesnt excuse falin being weird ? if that makes sense? #ive seen memes of laois saying something and marcielle exploding him with her mind but when falin says it its fine #mmmaybe im not enough into the show? but during the scene of meeting falin she Was weirded out. she may be softer towards her but not that #soft #once again. i am not far. so this could be bad take bizillion on planet earth #if that is the case: i am sorry #anyways . ancient magic …………. #wonder if the sword mollusk is the winged lion ?

[betawooper]

sometimes you just gotta mash your current uncontrollable transbeaming tendency and the desires of your 10 year old self to make a magi girl series into an absurd yet deeply meaningful comedy about gender and how defeating monsters with the power of believing in yourself is always cool and based

#trans magi girl #i dont have a title for this Bear with me #but im obsessed with the concept of magic strength scaling with the user's connection to their gender #particularly femininity in this case #im obviously inspired by the breaking the sky sword stuff in orv sue me #and its always going to be relentlessly hilarious following the perspective of an uncracked magi girl #who for all intents and purposes shouldve came to the realization when shes able to cast magic #that only women can use #AND there is a prophecy about her #but nah shes gonna be Difficult about it and everyone around her are gonna be So Tired #i also think it would be interesting to have a side character whos an uncracked enby/trans boy to explore the opposite #when their powers get weaker bc of their continuous widening disconnect with femininity #its going to be sick and pog and great and awesome #bounding off the walls rn #talking

[neriyon]

And the last ship meme! Template once again here. (edit: I forgor to mention but mine is edited a little!)

This time it's ancient trio time~ ShB/Endwalker spoilers and lots of rambling under the cut

I'll start with mentioning that Eleos is Azem and Hawu'li is his shard. I think I've posted what he vaguely looks like in form of a picrew pic buuuut uh, this time you get a quick little scribble of his mask I drew instead.

Height and age - yeah no, I did not want to fuck with trying to choose anything for them since ancient world works weirdly. They are all of similar ages and fairly young, Hades has just aged a lot due to having to deal with his husbands lol. He's tallest of the three, with Eleos being just a tiny bit shorter than Hyth.

Jock - game keeps saying Emet is "the greatest mage" but honestly I could not mark him as nerd when he swings that huge drk sword so effortlessly in Ktisis. So to me he is also physically strong. Hyth is nerd on account of working basically a desk job and complaining how he doesn't usually fight, even if using a bow logically makes him somewhat buff too.

Affection - Hades is tsun so no pda. Hyth is used to this and knows not to tease him too much. Eleos does not care and teases both of them mercilessly with his affection, regardless of where they are or who is watching.

Confessions - Hyth and Hades were an item even before meeting Eleos, and their thing started from Hades managing to voice his feelings (Hyth had known about them already, but wanted to hear him say it). With Eleos, they kinda confessed together, with Hyth once again pushing Hades to admit his feelings out loud. By this point Eleos has been saying he loves them both for like, literal months but somehow also never initiated anything? Even Hyth was kinda confused if it was more plationical or not lol.

Kiss - Hades kisses both of them first: Hyth during a really sweet and romantic moment as teens, and Eleos to shut him up. Which surprisingly worked, as Eleos just kinda froze and was unable to process any thoughts for like half an hour. It has not worked ever since.

Propose - Hades is the most easily jealous one, so he really wanted something to seal the fact that they were all bound to eachother. All 3 have matching earring. Eleos also got a tiny magic circle drawn on his ringfinger - Emet's magic, made to contain both his and Hyth's essence to help calm Eleos down (he's strongly affected by feelings of others). It's usually invisible, but glows softly purple when touched.

Other stuff:

Hades and Eleos are both really stubborn so Hyth has to act as mediator between them

Hades first noticed Eleos from his soul (mix of orange and purple hues, like a really vibrant sunrise) which was so out of normal it got his attenttion in a big crowd (and Eleos did something really stupid right after so it really was unforgettable lol)

Eleos has a habit of just. Leaving in the middle of night if his wanderlust happens to hit. He's gotten really good at sneaking out and only leaving small "gone travelling, see you" note behind.

As a countermeasure, both Hyth and Hades sleep holding him really tight so he can't just dissappear to god knows where. Eleos doesn't seem to mind too much (but still manages to escape some nights)

All 3 spoil eachother so much but in completely different ways.

Emet overlooks so much of his husbands' mischief and no matter how busy, is always ready to give them his time if they want it

Hyth brings the other 2 interesting concepts from work as gifts

Eleos brings them whatever he find on his travels. He's especially good at picking things that pacify Hades' anger when he's done something stupid again.

#“wait what did eleos do when they met that was so unforgetable?” #he tried to fight escaped creation alone and almost died bc he had no training lol #he wasn't the brightest teen out there #also uhhh fun fact i had eleos be basically entelechy before endwalker even released #his namesake is “spirit of compassion mercy and pity” so it felt fitting for him to be affected by emotions of people around him #then endwalker came and meteion stole his job lol #he also has really long hair lol he and hyth often braid each other's hair before bed #ohhh and another fun fact! drk sword from hades ex is also called eleos! #i had no idea when choosing that name lol #but decided it meant no random npc would later steal it so i kept it #(pouring one out for all who named their ancient athena before pandae dropped) #endwalker spoilers #just in case since even the pics have some spoilers #answered wolqotd #uhh wait does eleos have a tag already....? #ah yes had to do some magic to find it but he does! #wandering sun

[stardustedknuckles]

Sometimes I see someone trying to draw an audience to a show by comparing it to something known and beloved and I'm like. The only thing they have in common is two girls kissing. Which is fine, but please don't tell me these two pieces of media are similar and if you liked one you'll like the other when quite literally nothing else about them matches up.

#You will like b/y and warrior nun only if you are here to see women love each other and thassit #The similarities between avatrice and beauyasha begin and end with 'they both fight good and like each other' #You can throw in religion but it's not the same #You can throw in circumstances that ought to keep them apart and that's every love story #If you're into one of those ships at all because you love their actual relationship and how it came to be #There's pretty much nothing that makes them similar #Even if some effort had been made to be like 'if you like a good sapphic battle couple' like yeah for sure #But 'if you like b/y you'll like avatrice' is such a weird stance #My love for b/y isn't transferable for one #But all you meant was that they fight evil stuff with swords and a little divine magic and that's fine #Sdk has thoughts #Just in case #Anyway warrior nun is fine as its own thing and the relationship is even good in its own right #But as comparisons go it's they're both ready to throw down and also one of them has faith and they kiss

[chimaerakitten]

Losing it over how fucking looney toones this shit is.

#the magic sword test told us who the king is #only we didn’t like the answer so we’re going to procrastinate until the next holiday in case the answer changes #I know Arthur’s supposed to be super young here but I can’t help but picture him in his forties and So Done (tm) #Arthur project

[lucius-the-sinful]

i will continue to read your mid fantasy book as long as there is 1 (one) character i like.

#in this case: nonbinary elf #and it seems the elves in this world can “declare” their gender #which i think is pretty neat #and thats the only thing i have gathered about elves other than they are warmongers and magically adept #they use little wisp creatures to light things? which is cute #the other human characters are extremely mid its serving unseasoned stuffing #that is to say they are bland #couldn't recommend it but i will keep reading it for the they/them sword wielding elf

[swashbucklery]

a;dlkfjas;lf Kit confessing her love to Jade over swordfighting after having (nearly) kissed one (1) canonical time peak dumb teen chasing an orgasm BABYGIRL MAKE OUT WITH HER FIRST. TAKE THE EDGE OFF AND MAKE SURE YOU’RE STILL IN LOVE ONCE YOU CALM DOWN.

#like i know that we can make the case that the swordfighting is subtext #and a proxy #for all of the making out disney won't let them show #but also it's twenty twenty three sack up and let them kiss more than once disney let these baby gays breathe #also also kit just staring at elora unblinking and then suddenly like WE NEED TO FIGHT SWORDS #make up your minds guys is this a proxy for gay sex #asldfks;alfj #kit tanthalos: sports princess #willow: medium powerful magic once adjusted for inflation #willow 2022 spoilers