#resplendeo

[suzukiblu]

Ko-fi thank-you sentences for resplendeo; Billy and Damian and the whole soulmate thing.

Batman pulls his cowl back up, because he’s Bruce Wayne and people would recognize him if he didn’t, and Billy flees as adult-ly as possible back to the meeting room. Everyone else is still there, including a very clearly tense Robin, and Billy has absolutely no idea what to say. 

“Um, so–” he tries to start, and Robin immediately bristles and draws himself up to his full height. 

“Silence!” he snaps, baring his teeth at him. “I want nothing to do with you. I have nothing to do with you.” 

“I mean, that’s not actually true?” Billy says, trying not to wince. “Like the soulmate thing is definitely a thing. If you don’t want me around, I understand, just first can I try to–” 

“I do not want you! You are superfluous!” Robin snarls, and, well, at least Billy knows why he’s picking the specific insults he’s picking this time. Though he doesn’t really know why Robin is so convinced of that even thinking that they’re familial soulmates. What’s wrong with having more family members? 

Like, ones who aren’t asshole uncles who’ll steal your inheritance and leave you homeless and destitute on the street just for kicks, he means. Obviously. 

Maybe Robin’s had an asshole uncle or two in his family. Billy can understand that. But also, like . . . that’s really not what’s happening here, so . . . he really needs to figure out how to, like, spin this or something. Or . . . something. 

“I would really like to talk to you first,” Billy says. “Like–just if you let me–” 

“No!” Robin snaps, clenching his fists as his shoulders stiffen. “You are unnecessary and I want nothing to do with you! I have a father, and he is neither dead nor derelict in his duties and I have no desire for–Father, I want nothing to do with him, don’t give me to some other–I am your son and I don’t want a different father!” 

“Oh,” Batman says quietly, and Billy cringes in guilt. Oh. Okay. 

He really, really didn’t mean to make Robin feel like his dad wouldn’t want him just because he had a soulmate. 

Shit. 

Batman opens his mouth and starts to say something, but the speed of Mercury and also guilt gets there first. 

“Please don’t freak out, I promise I’m not your dad,” Billy says with another cringe, half-covering his face with a hand, and Robin–pauses, and frowns.

“Wait, what?” Green Lantern says with a frown of his own. “You said you were the kid’s soulmate.” 

“I mean . . .” Billy winces, then drags his hand down his face. “I am? Just, uh–right, okay, so I maybe kind of joined the Justice League under pretenses that in a certain light might appear to be false and I am so sorry for how weird I have made . . . literally all of this, pretty much, pretty much everything ever? Also, um. Shazam.” 

The lightning hits in a blinding flash. Captain Marvel disappears. 

Everyone says absolutely nothing. A whole lot of nothing. 

Then Green Arrow falls out of his seat. 

“Marvel,” Flash says, just staring at Billy. “What the actual, literal, entire fuck.” 

“What the hell, Cap?!” Green Lantern yells. Billy, since he’s now not incapable of acting like a sassy little bastard with a heart of brass at best, just shrugs and stuffs his hands into the pockets of his hoodie. 

“Should you guys be swearing in front of the children like that?” he asks skeptically. Green Lantern makes a strangled noise. Green Arrow manages to fall out of his seat again without actually having successfully gotten back into it. 

“Is this your true form?” Wonder Woman asks, looking perplexed. Billy shrugs. Black Canary puts her face in her hands. 

“You–you are grounded, Mister,” she says. 

“No I’m not,” Billy says, making a face at her. “You can’t ground me, my parents are too dead for you to tell on me, and I’ll just Captain Marvel myself away if you try and stick me back in foster care. So there.”

Black Canary keeps her face in her hands and makes a very pained sound, for some reason. Superman looks very, very stressed out. 

Robin just tilts his head, looking much less upset than before. So that’s something, Billy figures. Like, that was what he was going for here, with ‘fessing up to this and all. He really was not intending to confess to this before Robin happened. 

“I see,” Robin says after a moment, narrowing his eyes assessingly as he looks Billy over. Billy resists the stupid urge to straighten his hoodie. “So you are a romantic soulmate to me, not a familial one. And you are also a nigh-unstoppable force of magic in possession of incredible godly powers.” 

“I . . . technically, I guess?” Billy says, not sure how to take that. 

“But you are also a literal twelve year-old,” Robin says, his eyes narrowing a little more. 

“Unfortunately, yes,” Billy says with a grimace. Robin frowns. 

“I really don’t know how I feel about this,” he says.

#resplendeo #wip: billy and damian and the whole soulmate thing #long post

[onenicebugperday]

Hello! I was looking at your November 27 post that had a purple leaf-rolling weevil, and I've come to the conclusion that weevils might be the borzoi dog of the beetle world.*

I've also come to the conclusion that I would 100% name a borzoi dog "Weevil" and a weevil "Borzoi" if I had the chance; that would be a good species name, actually, if there isn't one already.

*(Source: their good snouts.)

It's true they're practically the same animal

#resplendeo

[copperbadge]

Hi, Sam! I had a food question for you. My partner has POTS and occasionally needs to eat something salty to feel better; this tends to happen most at night after the shops have closed, so running out for chips isn't an opthere.

Do you have any ideas as to easy snacks I can make in a relatively short amount of time out of my pantry with a decent amount of salt in them? Possibly recipes? Especially crunchy things. I've made buttered toast with salt sprinkled on top for him before, and making some kind of cracker might be doable... Thanks!

Ooh, hm, good question. I actually don't use much salt in my cooking (supertaster -- don't need much).

A number of cheeses are pretty salt-heavy; cheddar and camembert in particular, and camembert goes very well with crackers or on bread, even on toast. After my last surgery I often craved salt once I was back on solid foods and a go-to was a chunk of naan bread or a split pita, spread with pesto, topped with cambozola (a camembert-gorgonzola blend), and baked in the toaster oven. If you toast the bread first and then top it, it should stay pretty crispy.

Pesto is a good thing to have on hand because it's pretty salty (and you can add more) and it freezes well, so you can freeze it in small containers and take it out to thaw as needed, so you always have some in the fridge. If allergies are a concern it's relatively easy to make with substitutions (I make mine with almond or cashew butter instead of pine nuts) although you have to like basil. Goes on bread, toast, most veggies, can be used as a dip, etc.

Crackers sprinkled with salt are a good one; most crackers are just flour, liquid, sometimes a mild leavening agent, and if you have a pasta roller it's easy to make the dough thin enough to work like a regular cracker.

Most nut butters also have added salt and as with pesto you can add more (if he can tolerate nuts). If you have a toaster oven or an air fryer, freezer chips/fries bake pretty well and pretty fast in those, and re-salting them after they've heated actually crisps them up a bit too. Keeping salted nuts around is good. A quick google tells me that POTS patients should limit carbs, which is a lot of what I've mentioned here, so if he tolerates jerky, that's super salty and mostly protein, and there are a variety of places these days that do pretty high-quality jerky that doesn't have a lot of nonsense added.

If all else fails, definitely clear this with your doctor, but a glass of water with a shot of vinegar, a spoonful of salt, and a spoonful of sugar is an old recipe for essentially gatorade; it doesn't taste salty (I think it tastes like lemon water) but it gets salt into you and replenishes electrolytes. I'm not sure if it's recommended for POTS patients, though.

Readers, any suggestions? Remember to comment or reblog, as I don't repost asks sent in response to other asks.

#resplendeo #food #pots #salty food

[marmotteb]

Your Untitled Goose / Ankh Morpork art is so good, I had to do a silly fic based on it https://archiveofourown.org/works/40486401. It just works so well as a concept - thanks for the inspiration!

Thank you so much for your words and your contribution, it brought tears to my eyes

@resplendeo , look! Someone wrote what you imagined :D

#untitled goose game #discworld #vetinari #havelock vetinari #fanfiction #crossover

[americachavez]

I've been following you for like, literal years at this point. when you were still posting spn stuff. I didn't learn anything new about you over the last two weeks, I promise.

i was about to be like oh thank goodness im still unknowable and then i reread this sentence and. hm. forget everything you have ever learned about me this instant full stop

#reply tag #IM!!! UNKNOWABLE #resplendeo

[anthonycrowleymoved]

resplendeo replied to your post “don’t call urself a sour beer if you don’t make my mouth physically...”

omg what's it called i need it

it’s this but unfortunately it’s only available in like one place outside of boston and stupidly expensive

#resplendeo #replies #shut up maggie #text #it's great tho if u can get ur hands on it #like. literally my favorite beer #alcohol mention ///

[timeforlupsopinion]

man, reading your last couple posts - the 15-yr-old Lucretia lying about when adulthood is to the non-humans, and also the idea of a de-aged Starblaster crew somewhere in the cycles? imagine the non-humans in the crew figuring out just how dang young Lucretia is from that. like, maybe she's an actual tiny child bc it took 13 or 10 years off???? just imagining that confrontation

they get like their age halved so like 20 yr old magnus is ten and everyone’s like wow a smol boy and lucretia who they thought was the same basic level of maturity is like fuckin 7 and they’re like ???????????????? what the fuck lucretia??????????

#asked and answered #magnus #lucretia #'thats what me and barry have been trying to tell you cretia is an INFANT' #resplendeo

[fialleril]

so I've been reading several of your tatooine slave culture au threads, and the idea of secrecy & silence being sacred, dancing around the edges of plausible deniability, and respecting other people's secrets - that struck a chord. so, in an au where anakin is in touch with his roots, I feel like padme's shell game with the handmaidens would be - reminiscent of probably several legends? how identity, & trickery, & the protection that it brings - I'm not sure what I want to say but I'm screaming

Oooh, this is not a connection I had thought of but I love it!

Amidala is a bit of a shape changer isn't she? Especially in tpm, where all of the handmaidens (including Padme) can be and are Queen Amidala.

#replies #resplendeo #star wars #anakin skywalker #padme amidala #tatooine slave culture

[journalsanctuary]

I saw one of your spreads (jan first 2017) and I was very tired, so I thought it said "two thousand serpents: goals: be positive and motivated" and my immediate reaction was not "wow I'm tired" but "wow, two thousand serpents? such a high goal, I'm impressed" and it was kind of awesome. anywho, have a good one, and I'll go to bed now

Hi, that’s a nice story, but sadly that’s not my spread you’re talking about :’D sorry!

#finally have some time to get through some asks #ask #resplendeo

[suzukiblu]

for the prompt: how about sokka doing suki's hair?

#sukka #atla suki #sokka #atla #avatar: the last airbender #resplendeo #rinart

[onenicebugperday]

hello! I saw your post about Urania leilus, the swallowtail moth, and I'm confused: why is it classified as a moth? what separates the categories? I tried reading its Wikipedia page but it was very short. thank you!

Butterflies evolved from moths! They're all in the same order. What makes a butterfly different from a moth can get pretty complex, but this wikipedia page talks about a lot of the differences. Urania leilus is from a family of moths in which some species evolved to be diural, which explains the bright colors and butterfly-like appearance.

For those curious, here's the species they're referring to:

Photo by Andreas Kay

#resplendeo #the more you know #insects #bugs #moth #green banded urania

[shinykari]

technoturian answered your question “So, I’m about 90% convinced that I can run a one-shot D&D game...”

I would love to try this if the timing works out. I'm on EST.

screaming-towards-apotheosis replied to your post “@screaming-towards-apotheosis replied to your post: ...”

Yeah sure Im game :D Which edition are we gonna use?

resplendeo answered your question “So, I’m about 90% convinced that I can run a one-shot D&D game...” >

ooo that sounds fun; I could likely do that!

Huzzah! We’re going with 5e because that’s the only one I have any experience with, and it’s a lot simpler than some of the others. 2pm CST/3 Eastern.

rescuemepotts answered your question “So, I’m about 90% convinced that I can run a one-shot D&D game...” >

aw sad. :( i'm playing a oneshot at 2 with some of my regular group! would have loved to play with you!

madmaudlingoes replied to your post “@screaming-towards-apotheosis answered your question: ...” >

Ugh, sadly, timezones. :-(

Well if I don’t completely fuck this up, I’ll totally be up for trying again!

#technoturian #shinykari replies #rescuemepotts #madmaudlingoes #screaming-towards-apotheosis #resplendeo

[becoming-alice]

Coelacanth

Technique ~ Dirty Pour w/ Silicone

*This piece was named by @resplendeo 🤗

#art #acrylic pour #abstract #fluid art #abstractartist #abstractart #fluid acrylics #acrylic pour art #fluidpainting

[gendersanciau]

Resplendeogender

Resplendeogender: a gender that is bright like a midspring day. It becomes brighter over time before, unlike Splendeogender, it disappears at the end of summer. Etymology: Latin, “resplendeo” meaning “I shine, glitter”

#floros favs

[high-pot-in-noose]

your 'writing advice' tag seems broken -- or at least the button to it is broken on mobile. which is a shame, bc I was reading your fic and I was enjoying it a lot!! and I wanted to read a bit of writing advice bc of that. im not logged in but I am resplendeo

Huh, that's weird. I'll poke around and see what wrong with it, thanks for letting me know! (*ゝωб*)b

#asks

[timeforlupsopinion]

oh dang how much would 15-got-hired-by-foremost-planar-research-folks Lucretia identify with tiny boy genius detective Angus McDonald

SO MUCH LMAO she thinks he’s a little shit but also she’s exactly the same

#asked and answered #lucretia #angus #resplendeo