#saw “My Alpha”

[mindmeld1000]

Nothing prepared me to see ABO stories just out in the wild on a Saturday morning

#On AO3? Expected #In my local indigo on a Saturday when i'm hungover and trying to find a book for a christmas gift? Not expected #Just casually looking through the fantasy section #turned the book over to read the summary #saw “My Alpha” #put the book down and questioned a few things

[cringefail-clown]

wip wip wip

#homestuck #homestuck au #turnabout au #homestuck turnabout #jake english #dirk strider #roxy lalonde #jane crocker #lil hal #hal strider #alpha kids #turnabout earth c my beloved #wanted to draw them bein frens so here we go >:] #and also saw a fun pose ref on pinterest and couldnt help myself

[redbean-nom]

Cadets

(aka trash children, chaos children, and children who understand 98 is getting graded on this)

Inspired by @thefoundationproject! Closeups under the cut:

jesse got this pic from jangotat:

#star wars #tcw #soft wars #doodling in the soft wars sandbox #i think that'll be my tag for these things #alpha 6 #commander fox #commander neyo #alpha 17 #captain rex #commander wolffe #jangotat #commander doom #commander davijaan #(probably?) #shebse #edee #chekar #i may have messed up the ages oops #but hey we can pretend that the shebse found rex when he was a baby/toddler but he didn't officially join the squad until he was older! #hopefully i did 6's expression justice #against his better instincts he loves his trash children but he is also so so tired of fishing them out of the garbage #6 is grumpy as always; 98 is smug as always; and 17 is too busy getting bitten by a baby to have any other concerns at the moment #(he is about to have many more concerns) #wolffe climbed up 17s back to bite him while he was distracted with the tubie gnawing on his arm #specifically to bite 17s neck because he saw a video of an actual wolf taking down a space-deer and wanted to try it out #i just realized the alphas were still in training for most of the cadet-raising #poor 17 had to write strategy essays or whatever with four 10 yr olds competing to see who can provoke him the most #and a 6 yr old chomping on his ankles #not to mention 16 in the soft wars eu dealing with half of 44's squad on top of his own cadets and probably assorted shebse too

[kwillow]

Old Wounds

So excited to finally post this comic collab between @chocodile and I! She did the initial thumbnails and colors and provided the evil wizard rabbit, and I did the script, sketch and lines and provided the pathetic prettyboy unicorn.

Old Wounds is a look into the alliance between Duke Hyden and Lord de Luxe, an alliance that winds up being a mere ploy for Hyden’s experimentation with unicorn blood and leaves Ambroys feeling rather drained (and often unconscious on Hyden’s floor). It takes place towards the end of their “friendship”, after there’s some serious bad blood between the two - bad blood that sustains a centuries-long grudge.

(Well - I say “bad blood,” but Hyden seems to think the blood is juuuust fine.)

#sorry if you saw me upload and delete and re-upload this - tumblr wouldn't let me post this unless I #specifically made page 7 smaller than the other pages. I don't know why. #this is such a functional website #chocodile says ambroys is a poor little meow meow in this #a poor little neigh neigh if you will #but I promise outside of this circumstance he's a horrible awful git with barely restrained rage issues #and there's a reason he has to work with hyden of all people #it's just that he's a coward #and Hyden is the Alpha Villain around these parts #ANYWAYS... hope this post works this time and I hope you guys like it! we worked very hard on this! :'D #comics #ambroys #amaranthine #my draws #furry

[harbingersecho]

let me go, please -- i don't wanna do this!

#rvb #red vs blue #lavernius tucker #restoration spoilers #rvb19 spoilers #mine #*24 #tucker #meta #ai fragments #my condolences to all the massive tucker stans for how little focus the guy got. hes main cast and the final villain and we barely saw him #a missed opportunity but i do like what was there. you know me im like a bloodhound for bodily autonomy/self/identity/etc angst #-> points to my favorite rvb guys like locus doc maine and alpha #i rly did like this scene tho. like not only was it one of the like... 2? meta!tucker scenes but it also showed all the fragments talking. #theta's childish voice going '[tucker]'s tired and scared' and sigma going 'no one asked you'... #and tucker's real voice echoing over the meta's voice was a really nice touch. i love possession shit like this lol #the binary just says delta btw there's no hidden code there dont waste your time

[lifeisstrange-incorrectquotes]

Chloe: Dandelions symbolize everything I want to be in life.

Rachel: Fluffy and dead from a gust of wind?

Chloe: Unapologetic. Hard to kill. Feral, filled with sunlight, bright, beautiful in a way that the conventional and controlling hate but cannot ever fully destroy. Stubborn. Happy. Bastardous. Friends with bees. Highly disapproving of lawns . Full of wishes that will be carried far after I die.

Max: *scrolling through her phone learning about dandelions* They're also edible.

#submission #chloe's line in this is so good tho. dandelions have always been my favorite flower for a reason!!! #plus they're hella yellow #their best quality #reminds me of the time i was a kid and mom and i were shopping for seeds for her garden #and i saw a packet of dandelion seeds and discreetly slipped them into the cart #and then later when my mom was unpacking the bags she was like ALPHA WHAT IS THIS #and i was like hehehehehe muahaha DANDELIONS #anyway #thanks for the submission!!! #chloe price #rachel amber #max caulfield #amberpricefield #life is memes #life is strange #life is strange before the storm #incorrect quotes #oh yeah also for context my name is alpha

[agentark]

one of my favorite moments in rvb, that I always forget about until it happens, is when Caboose is trying to catch Tucker up on how Church is NOT a ghost, but is in fact an artificial intelligence program, and Tucker is like, "Yeah, duh?? I already knew that??"

#smart tucker my bestie #let's not talk about how Tucker and alpha church never saw each other again after blood gulch #and then when he sees the reds and blues at the temple one of the first things he asks is where Church is #abchats #rvb

[praazlwurm]

Giratina's Temple and the Celestica Ruins

aka Giratina/platinum clan theory is back (also sorry for using mspaint lmao)

So we all know about the Shrouded Ruins, yeah?

(This is the only spoiler warning for Pokemon Legends: Arceus you're gonna get)

Spooky. Ever-cloaked in mists and mystery, surrounded by black-stoned cairns like graves and home to the giant Odd Keystone that once (?) housed 108 souls. Very ghost-centric.

Well what if I told you it was a temple?

Greco-roman temples (and, problematic or otherwise the celestica are absolutely greco-roman coded) are constructed relatively uniformly, with an outer later of columns holding up the roof and an inner layer holding up an internal structure, providing additional support, ect.

We have a perfect in-game model to project from, too, in the Temple of Sinnoh (pre-explosion). You can see that some of the smaller columns are sometimes decorative - likely they held up torches or, in the case of the two nearest the 'altar,' offerings

So knowing that style and having the remaining structures we do see in-game, we can approximate a lay out of what the building may have looked like.

What makes this a temple, however, is more open to interpretation. My evidence to support that it is is actually the blue-tinged pedestals seen within the outline of the building - the place(s) of honor in any temple. Irl, the inner structure - the cella - was often fully-walled in, though sometimes this was constructed via wood and other materials that don't withstand time.

Now, ENORMOUS shout-out to pokemaniacchris and the incredible Crimson Mirelands Archeological Survey Project for a really detailed, in-character breakdown of the ruins structures throughout the mirelands. I can only assume the 'surveyors' hadn't reached Mt. Coronet yet in their explorations.

Pedestals like these (at least superficially similar) are found beneath dozens of statues around Mt. Coronet, including beneath Giratina, Palkia and Dialga in the Sacred Plaza area. Now, I know I'm supposed to be claiming that this is a temple to Giratina, but if we work on the assumption that the four pedestals corollate with Giratina, Palkia, Dialga, and Arceus, a new conclusion can, perhaps, be drawn:

That whoever built this temple saw all four of them on the same 'level' of power or -- and this is my hc taking over -- if the statues were placed in a certain orientation (see below) that they saw Arceus and Giratina on equal footing, with Dialga and Palkia one rank below.

And there is, imo, more evidence to support this disruption of the 'creation trio' into two pairs on equal footing, found in the Celestica Ruins! So, among the structures there are two notable, circular buildings that the Greeks also utilized, called tholoi (plural). Irl, tholoi were a mix of secular-use and small-scale temples, and seeing as these two are small (maybe 10ft across inside?) I would maintain the claim that they're small temples.

And they align/mirror each other just as the statues of Palkia and Dialga do.

This part becomes pure conjecture, but I like to think the smaller structures in the ruins might be other small-scale temples for the various mythicals, honoring each much as the Greeks honored a pantheon.

Lastly, the CMASP describes the "Gapejaw Bog Complex" as being potentially an entire agora all its own and I can't agree more. Such evidence would support the idea of there being two groups of Celestica (Note: Not the Clans.)

I actually found myself wondering if the mirelands weren't always quite so swampy, and instead flooded at some point in the past with the depressions around Gapejaw - left by housing foundations - filled in with swamp water.

At the end of the day, I think there's a lot of evidence that the Celestica revered Giratina as well as Arceus, Dialga and Palkia - at least early on. Something happened to cause this schism, and the Old Verses/Plate inscriptions point to an outburst of rage from Giratina -- though, in "pick a god (and pray)" I actually argue it was mispercieved on the part of the Celestica and this misperception is what caused Arceus to despair and withdraw.

Open to discussion!! fellow nerds please interact!!

#pla #pokemon legends arceus #celestica #celestica people #pokemon lore #giratina #arceus #volo #i also think there's a correlation between the ancient hero story's bolts of rage and alphas/hisuian pokemon aggression #specifically my internal timeline is that the schism predates everything purely on the secular/human level #arceus then empowered the noble pokemons' ancestors and fought the hero and believed humans were worthy of his blessing until the celestica #blamed giratina for the rage lightning and shattered the statue and maybe even drove the gira sect out #this dismayed arceus and it withdrew leaving the rage to fade but still linger and make hisui inhospitable #the celestica left (of their own volition imo) to seek out arceus and other knowledge and the clans came after #the clans saw only two statues (palkia and dialga) and picked sides but still upheld the tradition honoring the nobles #i imagine cogita being direct celestica (immortal or otherwise) and volo being gira clan descended or otherwise descended from the diaspora #the celestica then went to sinjoh/johto and so on and so forth #long post #reference

[wyvernsrus]

Listen yall, these books mention how the Alphas are like as pure Jango you can get (Ill have to double check but I'm pretty sure they say it once) And ALSO describe the Nulls as the Kaminoans messing with them too much and being broader and heavier as a result and MY brain latched onto this fact by going "Wait, does that mean the Alphas are smaller than the Nulls?" I find this so funny cause all I can think of is Alpha-17 being shorter than like say Mereel for instance and this 5'8 man just THROWING Mereel off of Tipoca City like he's a particularly unruly bag of flour and I love this image so much it brings me so much join

#crab rambles #alpha 17 #alpha arcs #I dont actually know if they are smaller #but just know #I think of them as being shorter #because I believe Alpha-17 would BODILY THROW a Null ezpz #I also think as Alpha-17 being way more muscled than his brothers #cause I saw the panel of him being tortured #and went #HOLY CRAP THAT MAN IS B I G #so #just know #no Null is safe from being thrown across a room by Alpha-17 in my mind

[insufferablemod]

top 10 worst celebrities ever

#Look at this freak #Saw that post talking about how in canon only see him in a t shirt but also the suits are a vibe #And mini Dave made like a ton of them #So #I think he can pull of both looks he's versatile like that #dave strider #homestuck #hom3stuck #My art #alpha dave strider #Does he switch it up to throw of the paparazzi? And if so... Which one is the Director Strider Look tm cus Logically #You'd think it'd be the suit #But..it's Dave so would be funny if he dresses up nice as a disguise #Idk alpha Dave is such a vague character we don't know much about him... There's so many different things you can do with him #And knowing Dave's relationship with clothes and fashion #Like... Kid has to learn to do his own laundry???? That effects a kid and how they view clothes? #It's an interesting contrast how the moment he can he makes a bunch of fancy clothes and then spends 3 years wearing the One Outfit #And as funny as the idea of him wearing the t shirt as a director is theres also the whole putting in a persona thing #And then finally getting home and just dropping it all n wearing a r shirt he's had since he was 16 #Idk... Many many thoughts rattling around in here.. None of them coherent..

[daminini]

#1 spiderman fan (has never picked up a comic book a day in her life)

#ts4 #sims 4 #cas portraits #ts4 cas #she saw spider verse in theaters 8 times and still thinks miguel is actually a vampire:( #also this is kind of a self drag🫣 #i’ve read a FEW but tbh it gets confusing and i unfortunately think my attention span has eroded so much that i can’t read #ALSO this sim has a completely alpha skin which is new for me #my sims

[tvckerwash]

wash tormenting the reds in the most petty ways possible because he's still pissed off about them hitting him with a car and then blowing him up in s8 is so important to me you don't even understand

#I'm pretty sure I've said it on my old blog before but wash is the blues older brother but to the reds? he's the neighborhood bully lmao #that scene in s13 where wash gets all the chorus soldiers to turn on grif for refusing to attend the training sessions? 100% an act of #calculated cruelty on wash's part lmao #oh oh or in s11 when wash hooked up blue base to the ships power but not the reds? also calculated lol #wash stealing all of their stuff in s10 will also always be a fav petty wash moment of mine #he is out to make them suffer and they're not even aware of it lol #rvb #agent washington #mine #not t/oaru #if i ever write my ct lives au fic I'm going so hard on petty grudge holding wash #he is an absolute menace but he's so lowkey about it that in universe trying to convince ppl that wash is as petty as he is #is nearly impossible #the only ppl aware of wash's true nature are the counselor the director ct alpha and probably maine (and maybe florida) #everyone else sees him in a similar light as his fanon characterization #that's part of the reason why i think lina was so shock in s10 when he turned his gun on her bc to her wash was always so subordinate that #she just genuinely never saw it coming #anyway wash/ct/maine friendship is so important to me. i like to include south in there too sometimes but honestly south comes off as a #loner type. like she doesn't mind ppl but no one except north is really willing to tolerate her uh....personality for long periods of time #shes very....reactive and emotionally charged #but tbh id be that way too if i was stuck with north #north unironically reminds me of my dad but not in the good way lol #god my tags are all over the place #audhd brain goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[ryebreadtheoriginal]

It's like when your dog dies and they just give you a new one right after- like wtf who are you, where's my old dog?? :(

Me: Bring back Chaos Sonic. Sega: Bring back robot? Me: Yes, bring back Chaos Sonic. Sega: New robot? :3 Me: No, bring back Chaos Sonic. Sega: New robots?? :3 Me: NO, bring back Chaos Sonic. Sega: New robots! Me: N O !

#alpha grim sonic #sonic prime #sonic #chaos sonic #chaos sonic prime #sonic the hedgehog #sth #I can't say this for sure I guess #because I haven't watched season 3 yet #but I will tonight!! #Inspiration by my friend and another post I saw

[foibles-fables]

I hesitated to post about this (but was BURSTING at the seams) because I don’t want the videos to be taken down—but I’ve seen other folks posting about aspects of them all over, so—

Hey y’all.

In HFW’s Alpha build, She is indeed in the base. She has a role and dialogue in the GEMINI quest—staking out Cauldron Kappa.

Anyway. It was a good morning to have been so absolutely right for the last year. I need to lie down. Where’s the Tylenol

EDIT: Holy shit my savior found this post! Everyone say thank you for this info, @bearborg !!!!

#vindicated by the Alpha build #absolutely SHIT my pants when I saw her standing there #horizon forbidden west #talanah khane padish #I’ve gone catatonic #but now my watch continues #from ‘what if’ to ‘what now’

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

ROUND 2 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Synopsis

The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. As the line between friends and enemies wavers, the Doctor soon discovers the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert Earth back to a pre-technological "Golden Age"...

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Curse of Peladon

Synopsis

The Doctor and Jo make a test flight in the TARDIS and arrive on the planet Peladon. Seeking shelter, they enter the citadel of the soon-to-be-crowned King Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for a human dignitary summoned to act as chairman of a committee assessing an application by the planet to join the Galactic Federation.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

#round 2 #i dont want to play any more #my love for alpha centauri is sky high #but invasion of the dinosaurs was the first third doctor i ever saw #these are both so good #i think i have to abstain #they are too close in my personal preference #invasion of the dinosaurs was formative to my love of classic who #i had it on dvd some of the episodes were in black and white #i loved it #im pretty sure its the first classic who i ever rewatched #because it was the earliest i had seen for the longest time #and i loved it more the second time #with the context of who unit was #and who yates was #i think its what cemented the unit era as being my favourite classic era #because i love all the characters #but curse of peladon is so so good #the mystery it has going is really neat #and they reform the ice warriors #and the first time i watched it it really resonated #because it was 2019 so the political allegory was really relevant #and i love jo so much #i want to vote through her episodes 90% of the time #alpha centauri is a great alien character #only one #this is too hard #okay okay #if i was to put one on right now #which would it be

[marc--chilton]

(mgv) OHHHH FUCK THE TRITTER ARC IN OMEGAVERSE

not only is tritter an officer but he's an alpha so him getting humiliated by house is even more heinous to him. his calm posturing giving house the CREEPS from jump street and it only gets worse the longer tritter pursues this vendetta. he goes even harder against wilson, even commenting how house and wilson smell like each other (they are not a bonded pair at this time) and wilson stays collected but if he and tritter talk for too long he starts bristling. tritter wanting from house not just an apology and for house to go to rehab, but also for him to show his neck; to submit. it's pushing the limits of an already high ask to put on house. even cuddy gets hesitant about that because it's toeing the line of discrimination at best and harassment at worst.

#house md #my veins started thrumming. tritter is such a great character to hate #that arc is so fucking good even though/especially because i wanted tritter to be put into a saw trap #the TENSION............. the DRAMA............... #and on his assumption of wilson being house's alpha going after him means hitting the provider of the unit #(this is a sexist notion because like they're BOTH doctors and wilson is not valued over house simply bc he's an alpha) #i hope i'm getting these points across right my brain is melted rn because of a headache again #UGHHHH and tritter antagonizing wilson if he's in pre-rut?? because if wilson beats his ass tritter can get him for assault of an officer?? #despicable notion i hate him he's a great antagonist #mgv