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#so even then like i can only assume it's just support for the artwork and not the characters because i totally get it like. there's not much
pastadoughie · 3 months
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i am literally begging people to stop putting sexism and transphobia on my dashboard please fucking think critically abt ur internal biases for 5 secconds and please accept even an ounce of critisism without assuming that someone is attacking you unfairly
alot of you have extremely sexist beliefs that you dont recognize because within social media as a whole these are incredibly normalized, covering blatent homophobia and misandry in tumblr buzzwords doesnt make you not sexist it just lets you be sexist and homophobic and transphobic in a way that is socially acceptable and incouraged within a queer centric space
i keep seeing posts talking abt how people actively like artwork (writing, photography, drawings) more when they find out its of a butch lesbian and not just a dude, and like, if your opinion on a peice of media can change solely based on the gender of the person being depicted by it, with zero change to the character, then that implies an inharent bias against men like, just because its men doesnt mean it isnt sexism
same thing where people think that media depicting gay men is better when it explicitly isnt written by a gay man, like that implies a fundimental disrespect of the work based on the sexuality and gender of the author. if you like an artwork but then you find out its written by a trans women, and all of a sudden you think its garbage, you are transphobic, but when people try to point this same bias out for the works of queer men this is largely written off.
i know ppl will argue abt punching up and whatnot, and while i do in some ways agree with that overall sentiment, i think that we should be striving to uh, not be sexist at all, rather then just being misandrists instead of mysogenists, like, if you only care about sexism when it hurts women/women ajacent people then you dont actually hate sexism you just want it to harm a different group of people, you dont hate the system you just want to be ontop of it and benifit from it
misandry and mysogeny present in different ways, they arent a directly comparable thing, different people have things worse in different ways so its rlly hard to take a group and say "this group has it worse", like yes generalizations like that can help in an extremely broad sense, but the world is not black and white and this kind of shit is mindnumbingly complex, trying to act like there is some kind of objective scoreing system for who is more oppressed then who is just unproductive and harmful
and moreover, someone having it worse then you doesnt make you less deserving of trying to make your situation better, i dont experience racism and in many many many ways i have it easier then poc people, that does not make me undeserving of support and that doesnt make me complaining or trying to better my situation unreasonable
we can care abt the lives and want to better the situation of different groups simoltaniously, we dont have to stop caring about racism because we want to better transphobia
i get that transwomen have it rlly bad and i do not experience the exact same struggles as them, and therefore cant comment on alot of them, but so often i see erasure of queer men in order to give more focus to transwomen, and just because trans girls go through alot of shit doesnt make that ok
one thing that people have to recognize about misandry and specifically transmisandry that you dont really have to see as much with its mysogeny counterparts is that they have far more attention and people care far more about activism for queer women/women in general, queer mens experience and specifically the transmasc experience is very very very often erased and written off even by supposedly trans friendly and queer sorces, people care more about butch lesbians then they do trans men dispite the insane ammount of overlap between the two groups, when researching about historical butch lesbians alot of them are just, trans guys that people are misgendering and mislabeling as butch lesbians because ooooo woemennnnn
being transmasc myself i can say that like, the erasure of trans men is an extremely large issue, for large swaths of history the experiences of trans people arent paid attention to at all, and even looking at media coverage today, if people are going to talk abt transgenderism they are talking about it specifically under the lens of trans women
this is largely because misandry (specifically, people thinking that having cock and ball makese u somehow predatory) makes trans women an easier punching bag, trans women get more attention because they are easier for radfems (misandrists) to be bigoted against in a more violent way, if you assume all men and amab people are violent and predatory by nature then this makes justifying violence against trans women easier
and yea being a punching bag for the media is fucking hard but it does mean that activism for that group is much much much louder, more people are complaining about trans women so more people know abt the specific issues they face
but dispite trans men yaknow, also existing and recieving a shit ton of transphobia and erasure over history they dont get talked about as much, people hate us and are violent twards us but we dont nessasarily get the same outrage for our treatment
trans men are just as often get the dismissal for being women, and the outrage for being men as trans women do we just dont get as much support and thats really difficult! often people seek to treat transmasculinism as some kind of new thing like, i get the comment often that "usually its boys that wanna be girls" and its like, no. its not. its simply that people care less about us
i think that its really easy to misenterpret me here so im gonna just get this out of the way, i dont think that women have it easier then men in a broad socital sense, but also, i dont nessasarily believe that means that my complaints are invalid, being a queer woman is not a walk in the park, and neither is being a queer man, and both groups experience homophobia transphobia and sexism in different ways, so acting as if saying one is objectively worse then the other is unfair and reductive
i think that if we want to get anywhere in regards to making it easier to be trans then we need to talk about all queer experiences, you cant just, only care about trans women you have to care about all trans people, and moreover queer people in general, this means you HAVE to be vigilant about people wrapping up sexism in a tumblr buzzword packadge, you need to consume things critically and you are not immune to pipelines, people dont just wake up and become radfems you get continually fed more and more extreme idologies, being fed things that you 90% agree with untill you eventually become completely removed from the groups you were supposed to stand with
you can care about the oppression of multiple groups at once, and if you think activism in any way involves the erasure of a certain group then you have fundimentally misunderstood what youre supposed to be doing, queer men exist and they deserve support and respect and you need to be able to support and respect them without being like "ohh she is soooooo trransfemme coded" like. men can be queer and still be men, they can be queer and still deserve your love and support, i am begging.
also yes i am aware that outside of my specific experience of tumblr people fuckin hate trans girls and women in general and they dont feel the need to do this shit. but that doesnt mean what im talking about is not an issue and is not something that people need to change and address. if you find urself doing this shit you have got to reflect on yourself, you arent immune to transphobia or homophobia or sexism ESPECIALLY if you think that you somehow are magically immune. nobody is. no identity is. everybody is suseptible to this shit and it takes active critical thinking in order to combat it
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kristlewrites · 6 months
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“Shoot! Take a Panorama”
CW: semi-public sex, degradation (slut, whore, bitch), oral (m!receiving), slut-shaming, nickname (mamas), dacryphilia, rough sex, but dw aftercare at the end!
PAIRING: TattooArtist!Law x Blk!FemReader
WC: 1.9k
🫧🗯️: Thank you so so much for all the support on my lastest fics, it means alot to me!🫶🏽 uh ive never gotten a tattoo yet, so if the tattoo experience isnt accurate... oh well! I had to watch a video to get as best as i could ijbol. Also way off topic but has anyone watched bottoms, like its probably one of my fave movie releases this year.
MINORS DNI
(Cheese!)
Hand in hand you and Perona skipped down the cold sidewalk. It was just a little past midnight and both you and Perona were all jittery with excitement. While you guys were at Peronas apartment, she had this insane idea that you guys should have matching tattoos. "It'll be so cute!” She squeals, holding up her phone showing some ideas. Searching through pinterest you guys had finally come to an agreement on the design, matching stars in hot pink ink right on your waist. You guys spend about thirty minutes looking for a parlor that's open this late.
“Ohh it's gonna be impossible” Perona sulks, throwing her phone across her bed. Laying down in defeat
“No, look! I found one and look they take walk-ins too!” You exclaimed you show her, her mood quickly changes while she springs up from the bed and starts jumping
“Well let's go!” She shrieks, opening for her closet revealing all different shades of pink and black clothing pieces. She put on a cute two piece outfit and you were ready to go!
You guys approach a small store, built with red brick decorated with neon lights flickering ‘Open 24/7’. Deserted parking lot, with only two cars assuming that they both belong to the employees.
“Is this the right place?” Perona questions.��
“Umm, It should be” you reply with a little uncertainty in your voice “It should be fine though”
In sync you guys make your way towards the glass doors, met with a cold breeze sending yall into a shiver.
“Hey what can I do for y'all?” A woman's voice vibrated through the room, capturing your attention. “My name is Bonney”
“We wanted to get matching tattoos.” answered Perona, her arms tangled around yours squeezing them.
“Awh, that's so cute. Give me a minute, I have to tidy up the studio.” Bonney existed the counter and headed into a room towards the left
“Ahhh! I'm so excited” Perona shrills, making her way towards some chairs lined up against the brick wall.
“I know right!” You respond admiring all the beautiful artworks lined up against the wall varying with color and realism. ‘The people here must be really good’ you thought to yourself, sitting next to perona.
Bonney comes out of the room waving to Perona letting her know it's time. “Wish me luck y/n” Perona whispers, clearly nervous but also excited at the same time.
“Law should be ready for you anytime soon” Bonney reassured you, closing the door behind her.
Now that you were alone, you finally realized the severity of the situation. You didn't think about the consequences till now, and how irresponsible it may seem that this was decided just on impulse. But not just that but what about the actual process? Your pain tolerance was below average.
“You can come in now.” you hear a rough voice from across the store. Reluctantly you grab your purse and get up from your seat making your way slowly into the room.
 Hesitantly Knocking on the door, “Hello” 
The door opens wide to reveal a tall melanated man littered with tattoos from head to toe.
“Show me your design” He asks, not even giving you attention. Pulling out your phone, you show him the design. He pats onto the chair gesturing for you to sit down. You lay down onto the chair facing towards the ceiling while he fishes for his tools. “Where do you want it?” He asks, still searching for his tools.
“Right here” You lower your shorts and point down towards your waist. 
He moves his chair towards his desk and quickly starts sketching out the design, “Is this alright?” he asks, displaying his outline, you nod at his impressive work. You flinch at the coolness of the alcohol. Which he wipes down the area of your stomach making sure that it is nice and prepped. He sets down his stencil sketch on the region where you want the tattoo to be, tearing it off gently leaving the ink on your skin.
A few seconds later you hear the intimidating buzzing noise of the machine coming closer. “Let me know when you're ready” Law asks, wiping down the tip of the needle. You nod nervously. ‘Its now or never’ you think to yourself. 
You squirm from the contact of the needle converging on your skin, you tense up a little from the pain but with time the pain becomes much more tolerable. It takes no time at all, you finish as quick as you started. He pats down the area of the tattoo with care then gets up “Don't make any sudden movements, I'm gonna grab a bandage real quick” he declares standing up leaving the room. 
You reach for your purse, digging for your wallet. But it wasn't there!!? ‘Ohmyfuckinggod; you thought to yourself immediately you sat up “Shit!” you whisper shout from the pain of the freshly inked tattoo. No way you left your wallet at personas apartment are you kidding how does that even happen. You were sure that it was in your purse when you left.
You hear Laws footsteps come closer and lay back down, you're so fucked.He comes in setting down the bandage and running through the aftercare steps. You are not even paying attention, worried about how you'll be able to even leave. “Did you get that?” he asks
“Um, yea.”
“So cash or card?”
“Well about that…I kinda sorta left my wallet at home.”you say  “Do you guys take apple pay?”
“No.” he says bluntly
“Well h-how about I cash app you?” 
“I'm not allowed to receive tips”
“Pleaseee” you were pleading for you life
He shakes his head no
“Well, how am I supposed to pay you?” you say whining a little bit.
A devilish smirk sneaks up across his face “I have an idea.”
Next thing you know, your knees are on the cold hard tile,tears streaming down your face, nose running, and your mouth is stuffed with laws long filthy dick. He viciously grabs your braids pulling you back, “Do it correctly whore” he seethes
“I-its t-too much” You say sniffling 
“I don't want to hear it bitch, you will take it all.” He says while slapping his slimy cock on your face then pushes you back onto his dick causing your eyes to roll back. You continue to suck on his dick, twirling your tongue around the tip. Using your hand to make up for the rest of his cock twisting it round and round. You look up to him with your big brown eyes pleading. And my oh my is he enjoying the view, your crystal teardrops flowing down your beautiful face, you breasts spilling out of your tank top, it's like a masterpiece to him.
He thrusts his dick more into your mouth causing you to choke, “You dirty lying bitch, saying you can't take it all, well look at you taking me in so well” he snickers. Seizing your head he pushes you back and forth, your mouth rocking against his cock, “you need to go faster, I'm getting bored up here” law says. Mindlessly you obey, rocking vigorously on his cock, gagging you go faster and faster taking him whole. He pulls your head once again and jerks your head in a smooth rhythm, your tongue rotating in a fluent pattern on his penis sending him into a state of unconsciousness. Without warning you feel his warm gooey cum shoot down your throat. You open your mouth, rejecting the feeling “Nuh uh don't even think about, swallow it all.” nodding eagerly you gulp it down, shivering from the weird sensation traveling down your esophagus. “Open wide” Law orders, obediently you do just that.
“Ah” You open your mouth wagging your tongue, he sticks his thumb inspecting your mouth.Your face was a wreck, saliva and drool smeared all across your face, nose running, stained trails of your tears.
“Good girl, now get on the chair and get on all fours for me”
Without a second to think, you remove your clothes leaving them on the floor, you jump onto the chair raising your plump ass in the air. (If yall are confused it like those chairs that can retract down like this)
“You filthy slut, your pussy is leaking like a goddamn faucet are you not ashamed?” Law whispers into your making you even wetter. Even when you had just met him, you were already so attracted to him. His deep rough voice, his tall figure, slim long fingers, and his tattoos crawling in every corner of his body. It was hard to keep your composure when he drew the tattoo on you, and now seeing him underneath his clothes was enough to send you over the edge. You have to admit this was definitely not how you imagined this night would go – poor Perona is probably already done with hers waiting for you in the lobby– but you can't say you're mad about it. 
Grazing his fingers across your already slimy clit pacing it back and forth teasing at your entrance. He slowly slips his lanky fingers into you, moving it slowly and steady taking in your warm embrace. Going in out into your melty cunt, preparing for his aching dick itching to enter you. Releasing his fingers a smooth ‘pop!’ sound pronouncing itself. Effortlessly he pulls on a condom, gears it straight towards your hole. Gradually, he inserts himself into you returning into that warm enclosure.
“Mmph” your eyes roll back at the fulfilling sensation of his cock into you, pulsing your cunt begging for more. You arch your back a little bit yearning for his whole dick.
“You're such a greedy bitch, arching your back like a greedy little slut. You want me so bad don't you?”
“Mhm” you mutter
“Nuh-uh use your words lil mama or else I won't be able to help you”
“I want it! Pleaseee”
“Good girl” law says in a rewarding tone then grabs your hips violently thrusting into you relentlessly showing no signs of slowing down. You reach the ends of the chair, trying to keep yourself supported from his endless stamina. “Im gonna fuck you so good, your pussy wont forget my dick.”Law grunts as he hits your g-spot repeatedly, it sends you over the edge, drooling spilling from your mouth, eyes rolled back beyond, brain turned to mush. You can't even speak, being an incoherent mess. 
“L-law, i-m gonna c-cumm” you mumble out disorderly a trail of spit spilling onto the chair.
“C'mon bitch, come on me like the dirty slut that you are” Law muttered. “Agh” ,without a second to waste your orgasm comes flowing through your body. You shudder at the sensation of it crashing down. Panting hard, Law continues until he himself releases into the condom.
You wake up with your whole body in shambles, ‘what the fuckkk’ you mutter to yourself. Trying to lift yourself up you feel a great surge of pain in your back. You look around the unfamiliar scenery to realize you're not in your bed, or not even Peronas?!?!? Panning your eyes down to the chair that you were sleeping in, the memories come back to you like a flood. “What the fuckkk” you say even louder, understanding the severity of the situation. Law enters the room with a towel. You stare at him in disbelief, you cannot believe what you have done.
“Don't worry about your friend, I sent her home already” Law winks
You raise your arm towards your forehead, hiding in shame of what you have done. You can hear Law chuckling in the background and you just wanna drown yourself.
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daftpatience · 1 year
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overcomplicated analysis of kim kitsuragi’s notebook because im autistic!
i was reading thru the footnotes of his wiki page because i am a completely normal human being and i had some thoughts that led me to buying some stationery and drawing some headcanons today so i wanna INFODUMP!
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the name mnemotechnique caught my attention immediately. one of my favourite brands of notebook has a similar name - maruman mnemosyne - i can only assume that this is a reference to the brand name. (coincidentally this supports my fountain pen headcanon as these books are some of my favourite paper to use fountain pens on!!) btw! mnemosyne is the goddess of memory, and mnemotechnique is the french word for mnemonics; the practice of making things easier to remember via patterns!
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this reference is supported by the ring binding on the item icon in game, and the fact that it’s one of the more affordable ~nice~ notebook brands out there.
it looks like a bit more is going on in the game artwork though. it’s somewhat bigger than A6 compared to that pen, even in the overworld model. (lets just blame the fact that its *slightly* bigger on that no one actually need bother with that level of detail. a book much bigger than a6 in a breast pocket is just too heavy. it’d pull on his jacket too much), and there’s that weird metal thing on the top. i’m imagining the art people were trying to get it to match harry’s ledger. we could assume kim’s notebook has a binder clip accessory?
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the inside of the cover is yellow, which is very similar to mnemosyne’s traditionally yellow endpapers, which further cements the mnemosyne reference:
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the official merchandise is a book that is similar to a moleskine or a leuchtturm journal, the blue cover matches the overworld model. im inclined to think this is simply because of ease of manufacturing these styles of book, it’s even a more default A5 size instead of the smaller A6 it should be.
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my little tiny thesis to gather all of these facts in a satisfying manner to me is as such: he has a ring bound notebook, real world equivalent being the mnemosyne, but with a jacket similar to a hobonichi:
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this covers the extra details like the two pen clips and the possibility of tucking away some accessories like the binder clip. on top of that it makes a lot of sense, considering a notebook cover is strong, protects a notebook that can easily be filled up and swapped out, and also has little pockets inside which of course are very handy. he’d like that.
sorry for the long post i just am having an autismbrained day and i love stationery so much. my blorbo has my favourite notebook and im making you all know it
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factual-fantasy · 2 months
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23 ASK! THANK YOU VER MUCH!! :DD🦆
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No problem! And when it comes to showing your support? The absolute best way that will make me the most happy is comments.
It doesn't have to be a reblog or an ask like this one. Although it can be. It doesn't have to be a thought out comment complimenting a specific thing in the art piece.
Comments like "I love this!" or "💖💖💖!!" or things like "AKSKAJNCSDJNKVJN" or even "EATING THIS ART RN" are wonderful. You could leave the same generic comment on all of my artwork and flood my notifications, and I would still love and appreciate that more than getting fanart and ending up uncomfortable.
It doesn't have to be thought out, it doesn't have to be on every piece. But if you want more art from me? Remember that the #1 thing I look forward to when I post art, is reading the comments.
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Now make no mistake! Foxy IS basically the big brother out of the 6. When it comes to his personality and his relations with the other animatronics.. he was always seen as the cool older brother that always knew what to do and how to cheer you up.
Foxy just gets picked on for being the "little brother" becuase he is shorter and significantly lighter than everyone else. So even little Chica was strong enough to pick him up and swing him around XDD
Also I have no idea how old the animatronics would be.. 💔 I just imagine that Foxy would be one of, if not the oldest!
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Well of course! Cici is indeed also the little creature of all time! The mic was just simply not offered to her- <XDD
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@tallchest13-blog
AWWW!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH 😭😭😭💖🥺💖😭😭
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@neo-metalscottic
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oooo!! :00 Noted! Thank you very much for the info!! :DD
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:DDDD PAPYRUS BEST FRIEND!!
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I have not seen the new chapter, no.. :(
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@taizarack
aaaa I don't know! <:0 I've never played the games so I'm unfamiliar with those characters. Are they well known characters..? Are they evil? Are they friendly? I assume if they're not a threat my crew would be cordial with them..? <:D aaa idk! Sorry!-- (Though speaking of squid ink cookie I have drawn that one before..👀👀)
As for Papyrus, here is the initial post about him that I made.
Then at the bottom of this ask post there's a chunk of important Papyrus lore..
There's another chunk of very important Papyrus lore in this ask post..
There's a couple nuggets of good lore in this post as well..
Then there's this post I made about Frisk finding Papyrus :00
And a few Papyrus nuggets sprinkled in here! Not to mention I discuss more of his story further down in this post! This is all the info I could find on poor Papyrus, I hope this was helpful! :}
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@lildiaperboyjake
XD I'm glad you like him! And I'm sure he wouldn't mind a hug! Unlike the canon version, my Funtime Freddy is actually safe to hug!.. For now-
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@astahertheelf
:DD Thank you so much!! :}}
As for all the Bibi stuff. You can find everything about him or the rest of the fam under the "#bibi" tag or the "#factual fam" tag on my blog. There's also the "#my ocs" tag and the "#my original stuff" tag :0 though I don't think the latter has much attached to it-
I've been meaning to make a master post for all the Bibi/factual fam stuff but I don't have the headspace to do all that atm-
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I thiiink you can eat them?? Probably yeah. I think the lore from the games is that they are literally, actually, living cookies. And they probably taste like the thing they're based on.
Soooo the only one that would taste good is Coconut XDD
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XD She is very proud of him
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@sparkdrawsstuff
Its all extremely vague, but I kiiind'a have an idea..??
Seafoam and Octo obviously met as little kids. They grew up side by side and when Foam wanted to get a ship and become a pirate? Octo followed him and became his first mate.
At somepoint after they picked up Ellie and Louis. Thiiinking that they knew Ellie before they got the ship and she joined them..? Not sure about Louis..
Now when it was just the four of them. They got caught in a great storm while out at sea. Blue Beauty saw this ship clearly struggling and in danger so she helped guide the ship to calmer waters. It was her help alone that prevented the ship from sinking. She probably secretly followed them around for a while before making herself more known and officially joining the crew.
Uhhhh Pinwheel, Coconut and Tuna were all troubled youths that were taken under Seafoam's/Octo's wing. Not really sure about Spider Crab..? But I'm thinking that he's the medic of the crew. Also not so sure about Cuddle or Urchin.. Though I'm thinking that this isn't Cuddles first rodeo. She could be an experienced pirate that somehow indebted herself to Seafoam..? Maybe once she paid her debt she stuck with the crew because they were neat? Though she seems like the crafty type.. She seems like she'd rather slip away undetected instead of staying to faithfully clear her debts.. Not sure about that one--
And Red is Seafoam's great nephew. He lost his mother/crew in some kind of tragedy which resulted in Seafoam taking him in.. Poor Red :((
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XD I did something similar once-
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The Afton's do exist. All of them. They are a core part of the AU. :00 Just like in canon! But as for their roles or where they are now or what happened to them... alas, I cannot reveal such things.. :(
As for the Sister Location AU tho--- I'm thinking that William Afton is alive and well and he runs the Circus.. 👀👀👀
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Oh man, she dreams of doing so. But Sadly, she is much too large to give him a kiss :(
Unless.. 🤔 If Seafoam somehow grew or she shrank? hmm..
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Yeah, its was interesting.. but not for the reasons you'd think.
Papyrus recognized Seam and Jevil. He addressed them by name. He didn't approach them, seeing as Seam was very tense..
He said that he was happy to see them again. Explained how he worried about them, and was glad to see that they were both ok.
Seam and Jevil both looked like a deer caught in the headlights. If Jevil had the strength to do so, he might have just retreated with a mirror..
Sensing all this, Frisk tells the group Papyrus' story. Some of the group is skeptical, for the same reasons Seam was all that time ago.
But Frisk grantees the group that Papyrus is genuine. She says she has never met a kinder soul before. That no matter what timeline she may choose, genocide, pacifist, neutral.. Papyrus was always full of kindness to his very core. And that she believes his story 100%.
Grillby and River Person back this up. Saying that the Papyrus from their worlds was a very kind soul too..
Jevil is too exhausted to really process this much. But the horror of the situation settles on Seam. Realizing that Papyrus was actually a victim. They had the power to free him all those years ago. And they ran..
Its not addressed right away.. but eventually its brought up again. They both feel horrible for what they did. Leaving him to suffer alone for so many years..
But of course,, Papyrus's kindness never ends. It never broke or faltered after all this time. He forgives them. With all his soul he forgives them. He says he was never angry at them, he fully understands now why they left and he does not blame them. He's just glad to see that they're ok. And he's happy that he's not alone anymore. :}
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@solst1ce-sketches
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AAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :DDD
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@csdumpster
I'm not sure if he has Polar Madness.. correct me if I misunderstood, but Google seems to say that Polar Madness is mostly about being sick of the people around you. Being with the same people for months would drive anyone crazy and make them super irritable.
It also talks about developing sleep disorders due to the strange night and day cycle. It mentions anger and depression too..
I'm thinking that the main two issues, sleep and irritability towards coworkers, aren't a problem for Natquik. For 1 he doesn't have any coworkers- but also he's an Arctic fox! He grew up in the Arctic. These strange night and day cycles are nothing new to him, in fact he was designed to live with these cycles! So I think he's safe there.
Now the depression part.. due to the extreme loneliness he must have felt eventually.. that could be a problem. But hey at least my version of Natquik has Marsh and Jack to keep him company XD
..oh wait, the Everglades. I wonder if Natquick would develop some kind of.. Florida Madness trying to deal with those different night cycles and living with those two morons for weeks XDD
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OH YEAH!! I can totally see it! XDD
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(Sorry for the late reply! I am unwell-😢)
Aww, 🥺Perhaps they do. They're all doomed 💖
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(Sorry for the very late reply, things really got away from me-)
I'd like to imagine the 5 of us all sitting down and I spawn/draw in a bunch of food for everyone to try and pick their favorite.
Bibi picks chicken nuggets. Jangles picks bowtie pasta with cheese cubes and Miracle whip. Every time Cici tastes something new she claims its her favorite, so she hasn't really figured it out yet- maybe strawberries??
Gerald's favorite is celery. Mind you I did not draw any celery, and he has never tasted it before. But he has a very strong feeling that it is surly his favorite.
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agnezluf · 9 months
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Paljae
The Plot: 9.5/10
The yandere: 9.5/10
The artwork: 10/10
Artist and author : Marliygabe
I just can’t hold myself from sharing this title any longer. I have not caught up with the latest chapter yet, but I can’t can’t can’t wait anymore!! I have been on a streak lately, finding new titles that I have seen before and this time, I might as well stroke a treasure chest.
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This manhwa is just… perfect. If perfection existed in the world of drawn fiction, then this is close to that. It is like having your favourite danmei novel being drawn into life, but the twist is, it is an original manhwa that is not based on any novel, which says more about the author’s dedication to the creative process.
When reading original manhwa nowadays, often I found that the plots are quite simple, as expected since artist may not be balanced in their strength of drawing vs writing. That is why, we get to see artist and writer collaborations. But reading Paljae made me feels like I was taken to explore a well written novel adaptation. What with its story line, plot devices, world building and characterisation.
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God the characters… the writing made them all alive! Not only the main ones but also the secondary ones too. The backstory, motivation, happiness, anguish are all so compelling to read. The writer is masterful in developing each arcs to feel seamless and moving forward following the main arc.
Munryeong is an ascendant who lives his solitary and reclusive life, minding his own business, until the arrival of Paljae a mysterious demon-like being who taken his life in a whirlwind. Munryeong had to raise Paljae who is still assuming a child-like body and teach him about the way of living, including human emotions. At a glance, the premise is quite similar as Tian Guan Ci Fu and Scum Villain’s Self Saving System combined. However it is unique on its own and as original as it can get.
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The yandere scenes were drawn so beautifully it will give us morsels lots of butterflies. And the best part is, it is not just one or two scenes but the essence of Munryeong and Paljae’s relationship itsef was built on this notion that for Paljae, Munryeong is his everything. The artist is feeding male yandere lovers like no other. I swear in my next life, if possible I want to be her assistant!! But the reason is not this alone.
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You can feel from this novel that the creator is very intelligent. She cleverly used elements of Korean and Chinese folklores and fantasies to enrich her world building. Her writing style is also exceptional. I love how she believes her readers to hang in there when she just started a new arc with new facts and play of fast forward or backwards. I also love how she shows instead of tells on subtle nuances in the story. As a reader, you are forced (happily) to pay attention to the expression, focus of the panel, dialogue and even colouring to get the clue on why things are the way they are. I love how she trusts readers to be smart enough to pick these clues up instead of spelling everything out loud.
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And I am not even talking about the drawing yet… God. The artwork is beautiful. It is like watching classic Eastern painting came to motion. I feel privileged to be able to enjoy it and quite surprised by how underrated this manhwa seems to be.
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It is a well rounded gem of a manhwa, with outstanding marks in almost all points. Do yourself a favor and read it. And if you can, support the author by purchasing from the official means!
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maspers · 4 months
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Ranking the Miracucast by how much Adrien: The Fragrance they own
Marinette: Do you even have to ask? She has gallons. 10/10
Alya: She has more than the average girl her age, but that's mostly because it was on sale and she felt like supporting Adrien in a way that was pretty easy. 5/10
Adrien: Yes. 10/10
Nino: Has gotten at least 1 bottle as a joke. Adrien was not amused. 1/10
Chloe: She has a significantly large amount of Adrien, and she says that she wears it all the time, but her collection isn't decreasing as much as she says it is. Sus. 8/10
Sabrina: Unlike Chloe, Sabrina actually likes this perfume. Main reason Chloe's collection is decreasing is because Sabrina uses it. 8/10 by proxy
Mylene: Had some, but then she learned about some of the stuff that Gabriel puts in his perfumes. Then she set all her bottles on fire. At once. In the classroom. They had to have a fire drill. Maybe it wasn't her smartest idea. But she was tired. 3/10
Ivan: Everyone assumed he was the one who set the fire, and he is doing nothing to dissuade them of that notion. 2/10
Rose: This girl knows her perfume. She sorts it alphabetically. She may or may not make her own, by performing unethical experiments on the perfumes she already owns. The Adrien is no exception, she has more types of it than legally exist on the market. 6/10
Juleka: Actually wears it quite a bit, since A) She kinda likes the smell, B) It's cheap, and C) Adrien uses it as proof that he is in fact endorsing her as a model. The only thing holding her career back is her self-confidence. You can do it Juleka! We believe in you! 7/10
Kim: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. 9/10
Max: Absolutely not. 0/10
Alix: She actually has a pretty sizable collection of the stuff in the Burrow. But none of it seems to be stuff that's currently on the market, it's all weird future versions of the stuff with odd scents, unreleased prototypes that put you at risk of setting it on fire if you use it, or bottles from alternate timelines that somehow survived whatever apocalypse was going on there. It's complicated. But since they're all weird versions of it, she has a nice excuse to not use it. Ever. Alix/10
Nathaniel: Bought a whole bunch and used it to create an art piece for Adrien's birthday. Adrien was extremely amused and gave the artwork a special spot in the corner of his room. It still smells like the fragrance (and bottles) used to make it, which is very good for disguising the scent of Plagg's camembert. 4/10
Lila: Is contractually forced to wear the stuff due to legal shenanigans. She hates it. She hates it so much. But if any of the Agreste Household realize that she isn't wearing it then things will get more ComplicatedTM for her so she just has to deal. 9/10
Luka: Borrows Juleka's sometimes. If it works, it works! The twins already share a lot of stuff anyway, she doesn't mind. Sometimes it leads to Luka getting weird looks from other people, but Luka has never really been one to care about that. 5/10
Kagami: Like Lila, she's basically contractually obligated to wear it. unlike Lila, she doesn't own a single bottle of the stuff. Neither Gabriel nor Tomoe care about it enough to force her, so she will take what she can get. 0/10
Marc: He adamantly refuses to disclose how much of the stuff he has, if any. It's probably one of the best-kept secrets in the entire school. I have no clue either, so I'm just going to give him the average score and you all can try and come up with your own guess. 5/10
Ondine: Kim once bought her some perfume in bulk as a gift (oh, THAT's why his own score was so high, I get it now) but unfortunately perfume is not really practical for a girl who spends a significant amount of her time swimming and showering. She appreciated the gift, though, and wears it when she feels like being fancy! 3/10
Aurore: She's an Adrien fangirl. 'Nuff said. 8/10
Felix: He hates this stuff with a burning passion. Everyone sees him and goes "hey aren't you that guy on the perfume ads?" and he despises it. He actively goes out of his way to tear down posters and deface advertisements, even going to such great lengths as to create sentimonsters with the explicit purpose of reducing sales of Adrien. Felix will do everything in his power to decrease the amount of this stuff in the world. -5/10
Zoe: She arrived after the craze was over and has no context for anything. So she also borrows from Chloe's stash on occasion, but she doesn't really much care for the smell. 4/10
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the-robot-bracket · 10 months
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Five Pebbles propaganda:
"He's like 2 cm tall and also the size of a city. He was 'born' sopping wet in a can all alone and is angry at everything always and forever. He has made big mistakes and feels desperately guilty for them and tries his hardest to make up for them. He is a tiny little bug shouting at the world. Just look at his little antennae."
"Five Pebbles is a bio-mechanical supercomputer so large he literally has a metropolis built on top of him but he is also a little ~2ft. nerd who's into poetry and angrily rants to animals. He has a million absent parents. He nearly killed his sister and is sad about it for the rest of time. A rat kills him. This is the ideal character. #FIVEPEBBLESSWEEP"
"Hes a little pink guy, hes also a massive biomechanical superstructure. he wanted to kill himself so bad but only ended up giving himself turbo robot cancer and killing his older sister in the process (who i will also submit in a bit) Hes sooo silly i want to hit him with a brick. If you do that tho he just fries your brain instantly. love him"
"Oh he's such a cringe fail pathetic man, chugged so much water in an attempt to kill himself, instead kills his sister (kinda) and gives himself robo cancer. He'd listen to mcr and watch those cringey emo warrior cat amvs everyday if he could"
"He canonically has a rip-off Pepsi brand based on him, and he also has official art of him as a cat boy."
"Silly little goober, basically a God but also a tiny tiny little buddy."
"Imagine youre busy doing the hardest math ever when a feral cat scampers into your house, bites a chunk out of you, and scatters all your work everywhere. Then imagine that your reaction is to give this feral cat the gift of understanding speech and bless it with ultimate enlightenment so that it may escape samsara. This exact situation happened to Mr Fruity Pebbles about 4 times"
"I'm sure you've heard plenty about how pathetic this massive-yet-tiny supercomputer boy is so I'll just list off some semi-obscure facts that make him even more of my miserable wet cat
- He gets a surprise roommate of an explosive rat on a genocide mission and proceeds to talk to them like they're a person. He acts like they're the most annoying thing in the world but he also gets excited when they bring him something cool, or is clearly trying not to break down in front of them if they bring him chat logs with his friends and/or sister (that he killed)
- He is, both physically and mentally, being eaten from the inside by the consequences of his actions, due to the robot turbocancer and his own inescapable regret
- He seems to project onto nearly every rat that stumbles into his room, assuming they want to die just as much as he does
- The devs once commissioned multiple artworks of him in a catboy outfit I want this twink obliterated and I will fulfill those wishes as the rat who kills him."
"Failed so hard at killing himself, he killed himself. Looks like a lollipop in a dress. I make a habit of dumping stray kittens into his house so I guess a nomination counts as child support."
"Idk he tries to kill himself and fails so miserably it's kinda funny. Also he sucks god bless america"
"He's a wet cat."
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yukidragon · 1 year
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How far do you think Jack is willing to go for his S/O? What lines wouldn’t he cross?
Fortunately we know for sure from word of Sauce that Jack isn’t going to force himself sexually on the MC or anyone else, and the next update of the demo will make that clearer. Since the game isn’t intended to depict non-consent and dubious consent, I think we can safely assume that SA in any form is a line he won’t cross.
Another thing they stated was that Jack has never killed a child and that it’s not going to happen in the story. So I think it’s safe to assume that harming a child is another line he won’t cross.
We have a good sense of Jack’s physical limitations due to his mysterious nature as a ghost(?) but let’s stick with things he likely would or wouldn’t do if he had the option.
One thing that limits Jack’s options is the character of Sunny Day Jack, rather staying in character as much as possible. For example, it’s been said that Jack is unable to swear, which makes sense, since no doubt that would be forbidden for any children’s TV host to do. This could be a supernatural limitation due to the nature of what he turned into, but I believe this is more of a psychological limitation. As such, I think it might be possible for him to overcome it, though I think he would suffer from breaking character too much.
Yes, this probably means one of the lines Jack would (at least try) not to cross is swearing. I find that thought pretty hilarious, not going to lie.
Allow me to show a picture Sauce drew that I think really demonstrates the psychological (and potentially supernatural) limitations Jack has in place to stay in character as Sunny Day Jack. While the canon of this picture must be taken with a grain of salt at this point in time, I do think it’s good insight to Jack’s thought process in general.
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As always whenever I share some of the lovely artwork Sauce publicly posted, I want to make sure to credit them. I also want to remind everyone to please not repost anything privately posted over on the SnaccPop Studios Patreon. Let’s support Sauce and the team as best we can, okay?
Also, this is a good time to remind everyone that this game is for Adults Only and it deals with some dark topics, like self-harm, verbal abuse, manipulation, gaslighting, murder, suicide, yandere tendencies, and the like.
I strongly suspect that direct violence against someone is also a line Jack won’t cross. He’ll just scare them, and if that doesn’t work, he’ll break their mind until they commit self harm. It’s a loophole in a sense, since characters for young kids programming like him are written to never actually do harm to anyone. In order to stay in character, Jack would have to adhere to this strict trope.
Heck, even anger seems to be something that Jack would have as a limitation. After all, mentor characters in edutainment shows are meant to be showing good lessons by example, so lashing out verbally is a big no no. I did do a post about my thoughts on how Jack might snap if pushed to his limit though.
I think Jack works around these limitations in the character of Sunny Day Jack via loopholes, at least ones he justifies to himself. A character like his wouldn’t do anything above a G rating. However, if he frames it as showing MC love, then having NC-17 rated adults only fun times would be totally in character! After all, adults make babies with love, and MC certainly is just as much as an adult as Jack.
I believe that convincing someone to hurt themselves is the loophole Jack has when he wants to commit violence but can’t justify it in character. If his hand is on the handle of the knife at their throat, why, he’s just helping them do what they’re choosing to do, and it’s much more merciful if they finish it quickly, right? He’s not the one hurting them. In fact, he’s making it hurt less by being helpful. Isn’t that so kind of him?
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Jack is a teacher, so it’s his job to teach others and guide them into making good decisions. What better decision would there be than to stop interfering with MC and Jack’s happiness?
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Words can do just as much harm as a physical wound, sometimes even more so. However, if Jack frames it in his mind as him teaching and guiding someone to do the right thing, well, then obviously it’s not violence!
It’s also more in character for a teacher to say if Jack heard it from his own teachers while growing up...
Giving people nightmares, breaking them down mentally and emotionally with his words and supernatural powers... These are lines Jack can justify himself into crossing. Of course, I don’t think it’s without consequence, since I think it might cause some damage to Jack’s psyche as well for crossing these lines and driving someone to self harm.
But, like anyone with cognitive dissonance, Jack would do his best to justify his actions. It’s for the best. It’s all for MC’s sake...
Possession may or may not be among Jack’s abilities as a ghost(?) but I imagine he would cross that line if he was capable. Jack was an actor after all, and he’s very, very good at fully embracing whatever role he plays. I think if pushed hard enough, he could take someone else’s place and assume their identity if it means keeping his sunshine. This is a potential bad end route for the other love interests, but it’s purely my own speculation and there’s no real evidence that’s a possible outcome.
Manipulation of course is a line Jack readily crosses. He does it in big and small ways to everyone, including MC. He either can’t or won’t lie to them directly (or at least he implies he’s never lied to them), but he lies by omission. He’s careful about redirecting subjects and getting MC’s mind focused elsewhere when it’s inconvenient for him.
Gaslighting is another line Jack would cross. He blatantly did so in the demo when he claimed that MC mentioned Ian. This is technically the truth due to his mind reading powers, or even if he simply overheard them talking on the phone. He heard them mention Ian’s name. He just never said they directly told him Ian’s name, letting them fill in the blanks of the implication.
Jack might not directly lie to MC, but he does lead them into doubting their reality with his words.
Manipulation, doing things behind MC’s back, pressuring them, keeping secrets that he probably knows full well they won’t like... I think these are all things Jack is willing to do “for their sake.”
However, even this has a limitation. Jack has been called a softcore yandere, and Sauce confirmed that he doesn’t want to dim his sunshine’s warm and happy light. He’s not going to do anything that would harm MC. He wants them to be healthy and happy.
This means that Jack isn’t going to chop off limbs so MC can’t run away from him. He’s not going to break their mind like in the above picture. Even if the person is doing harm to themselves, they are still being hurt, and Jack doesn’t want any harm to come to MC.
So even though Jack is going to be manipulative with MC, he’s not going to, say, break down their self-confidence so that they believe that he’s the only person who could ever love someone like them. Rather, he’ll likely elevate their self-confidence instead while presenting himself as the superior option to all others. Here’s a couple pictures that demonstrate what I mean.
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MC doesn’t need anyone but Jack. He can provide his sunshine with everything they need, better than anyone else ever could...
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Anything that the world provides, no matter how nice it is, it’s not as good as what Jack can give. He won’t forget MC. He loves MC more than anyone else ever could. The world is so big and cold and cruel... it’ll forget all about even the brightest of stars like Jack or MC, but Jack never will. He promised his sunshine forever, didn’t he? And has he ever lied to them? That’s why he wants them to promise to do the same for him...
Rather, Jack is going to use positive reinforcement to lure MC in. He makes them feel good, improves their life, elevates their self-confidence, makes them laugh and shine bright. How can they possibly resist everything he provides for them so willingly and readily? Everyone else is clearly inferior compared to him and the love he has to offer his dear sunshine.
So... suffice to say, I think a hard limit Jack won’t cross is anything that would do any real harm to MC. Sure he might have some loopholes here as well, but only if the result is going to make them happier in the long run. Sometimes kids need to learn lessons that can be a little harsh on kids shows after all. Sometimes kids need to see that their reckless actions can have consequences on those around them.
But never anything too bad of course! There’s a big difference between a hard lesson and trauma after all. A good lesson, even a more firm one, never leaves lasting damage.
No, anything that might cause nightmares are better left for other people to suffer, not his precious sunshine. Jack only wants to make MC happy and make sure no one takes them away from him...
If other people get hurt? Well... sometimes these things happen. It’s better not to focus too much on other people too much. It’s not good for you, sunshine. You need to care about yourself more... and Jack will certainly love to take care of you in every way possible.
Of course, breaking other laws aren’t necessarily off the table as long as Jack can justify it while keeping in character. For example, Sunny Day Jack would never steal money, but if MC was in desperate need of money, well... I’m sure Barry wouldn’t mind the finances of Yogurtopia to get tweaked a little so that they have a raise in their check. That meanie pants of a boss really works them too hard, and Barry owes them for all that overtime! Plus, there’s other ways an invisible entity like Jack could get things for MC to take care of them...
Painting other people in a more negative light is another thing Jack has done in the demo. Or rather one person. Then again, given Ian’s behavior, it would be easy to argue that he’s justified in these accusations. It might be less a manipulation tactic and more projection and coming to a conclusion based off of how hurt MC is. We’ll have to wait and see whether or not this becomes a pattern with other people, though we do know he does view them as inferior to him and what he provides.
Though in the picture where MC is spending time with someone else, Jack does say the person they’re with is nice when he could have pointed out why the person wasn’t nice. It’s not technically canon, but it does make me wonder...
Sharing is another thing Jack just doesn’t want to do, at least when it comes to his sunshine, so this could count as another of his limits. That means it’s probably unlikely that there’s going to be a harem ending in Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack. Heartbreaking, I know, but Jack just can’t risk anyone taking his sunshine away.
@channydraws @earthgirlaesthetic @sai-of-the-7-stars @cheriihoney @illary-kore @okamiliqueur 
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light-lanterne · 7 months
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hmm, okei, time for this ran out. needless to say, the sample size for this poll is not substantial enough to consider the results of any statistical importance.
however, let's pretend for a moment that this genuinely showcases accurate trends in byler tumblr. based on these results, this would mean that over 20% of people enjoy dark concepts and would presumably like to see more,,, but they don't show their support for them via likes / reblogs because they don't want to be harassed. this lack of interactions obviously discourages the creatives who produce such fanworks, which then leads to even less stories and art that explore dark ideas :\
even on a small scale, this poll shows that there are at least a dozen people who feel they'd be mistreated for merely liking a specific subgenre of fanworks, which a) for smaller creatives (like yours truly), that encouragement could mean a lot; and b) this obviously doesn't speak well of the behaviour the overall fandom has displayed throughout the entirety of this year, at least -_-
i mean, for all the dark stuff i talk about i only really have one story of such nature and i've received at least twenty hateful asks for it.
(throughout all this, we also have to consider that the majority of people who even saw this little poll are probably following me and, based on what i write, i'd assume i have a lower-than-average percentage of followers who don't like —or downright despise— dark content)
so yeah. all this is to say that people really need to learn to respect creatives who feel like tackling dark topics in their work. as bylerween approaches and people start working on proper horror stories and artwork that include the dark tropes i mentioned in the original post (murder, obsession, cannibalism, dubious morals and so on), i beg you to please remember that literally none of us actually supports any of those behaviours and instead, we're just people who feel like exploring dark tropes for our art.
if it bothers you, please utilise the adequate tools to curate your online experience so you don't even have to see it. please do not bother the creatives who put out such fanworks, nor harass the people who express their support for the dark media in question.
and if you enjoy it, please support the writers and artists in any way you can, even if you do so anonymously via an ask or an ao3 comment. it genuinely means the world to us when we receive such encouragement :]
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deafknell · 4 months
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Can't stop thinking about this part in Lugunican Hustle Extra and how it frames Anastasia from Joshua's eyes.
(This is going to be a long one, bear with)
Like, nothing of what she's saying is negative or materialistic. It's her outwardly saying the source of her confidence is the people beside her, something most characters could probably relate to. Anastasia has only come this far because of the support from Ricardo and the triplets, and will only proceed with them and the Juukulius brothers.
But Joshua takes it that extra step. From just people she surrounds herself with, to them being her possession. She's framed as almost objectifying the people around her, which none of what she's saying matches. We know she desires the kingdom, and her speech as candidate solidifies her nature as greedy and possessive -- telling everyone to "be mine" -- but you have to wonder where her good nature and her teasing/manipulative character lie.
Subaru and Joshua are quite pivotal people in trying to unravel that, but even for them I think it's impossible because they're both so interchangeable for Anastasia. Part of this entire side story is Julius innocently trying to support his nervous brother while Anastasia knowingly pushes him into something he's not comfortable with.
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It's pretty established from Joshua's side stories that he is one of the more observant members of the Ana camp. He's able to test and even challenge her on multiple occasions, pushing back where Julius couldn't even spot an issue. He's fully aware when Anastasia is testing or pushing his buttons, and knows she does it intentionally when Julius is around making it difficult for him to back out.
But he automatically assumes she's doing it out of bad intent, just as Subaru frames his whole interaction with her in arc 3 as negative. It's so easy to write her off as "just teasing" or "manipulative" when, well, there's several different ways to interpret things. Is Anastasia being quite sly in this story? Yes. She's actively pushing a boundary that she knows the person in question isn't comfortable with.
But there's no explicit evidence that what she's doing is out of enjoying swindling people or manipulating them. When Joshua finally pushes back and challenges her, she apologises, lets Julius handle it, then reframes it into something Joshua's okay with. In most of Joshua and Ana's interactions, she will always poke and prod, but never go beyond the line that he establishes.
There's several parts you can argue she's actively trying to help others. With Subaru, she offers up the dragon carriage information which she didn't need to do. With Joshua, she's always correcting Julius when he scolds his brother without knowing the full story. Just as much as Joshua reads her, she picks up on his insecurities and Julius complex, and regularly tries to help him rebuild that bridge into something healther.
Even at the end of Lugunican Hustle Extra, we see it:
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Anastasia's using him as a toy. She's doing something for her own entertainment and benefit.
It's fascinating. Joshua is incredibly intelligent, but he's such an unreliable narrator in regards to his personal trauma and hangups with Julius. He can't accept people on good faith, and will lower them to his level in his eyes. The only people he's able to see on equal grounds are Cecilus and the triplets.
And it really makes you wonder, because he's not entirely wrong. Anastasia does benefit from this. She gets free artwork of herself done by a competent artist while he practices his skill. As an art connoisseur, she can provide him feedback, and get a satisfying product at little cost. Once he builds up his skill, there's even a chance for future business there.
Yet you can make completely opposing arguments for why this is something for Joshua, rather than solely for her. All the art is for the mansion only. She has no intent to sell or make any profit from it, and the only reason distribution of the paintings was brought up is because Julius thinks that highly of his brother. Anastasia just goes along with it, either to tease him or to see whether she can use him in that regard.
You could spend hours just going over each decision and idea she pitches for those pros and cons, trying to see whether it's from a good intent or something for profit. I don't think you could ever come to a clear cut conclusion for her, and that's what I love about the writing behind her character. It's up to you to decide whether he's just after money or if there's more motive behind it.
In the context of the election, it really sells her as a contrast to Priscilla. Where Crusch and Felt represent nobility fighting to change the status quo and pre-conceived notions of destiny, Priscilla and Anastasia are two vastly misunderstood characters with a possessive streak and the ability to see through ideas (like running in a foreign election) like no other.
I can't wait for the updated ver of Lugunican Hustle to be TL'd. I'm curious how much has changed from the original story.
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frecklydork · 9 months
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Hi, I'm the stranger that dropped you an ask some time ago. I actually followed you to see how are you. I really want you to get better, as your story saddened me a lot. I hate to see people in the community hurt. Especially because of others in the same community.
I saw your post with the story about how you meet Steve Blum, and because it mentioned your art I allowed myself to looked through your art pieces on your blog... and I have to say they are really amazing! You are truly talented Keri! I hope things would get better, so you can share more amazing art of yours with the world ❤❤❤ I know I will patiently wait for it to happen.
I wanted to let you know, that I still believe in you, and I'm wholeheartedly rooting for you! You can get better even if now it may seem impossible. It truly is. It just takes time, and the mindset. And I know that you are able to pull this off. You're amazing! Time will heal a lot of things, and the rest, human kindness. I know you would get better. Take care, and you would be able to chill in no time. Sending love from other side of the globe ❤❤❤
Wow, thank you.... wow. I had to reread this a few times bc it made me feel so comforted ;-; That's really sweet that you saw my absolute mess of a post coming back, and still followed me just to check up on me 🥺🥺 thank you for telling me! I was so so so scared when I was coming back to tumblr, I had the expectation that nobody had noticed my long unplanned disappearance and that my feelings wouldn't be valid, but I can't believe how wrong I was and literally everybody has stuck by my side thru ALL of it. I'm very touched and it's asks like yours that remind me that it's okay for me to feel kinda messy right now 💕💕
Oh gosh, thank you for liking my art!!!! I haven't drawn consistently in such a long time. Any reminder of the work I once did is so special to me, I can't wait til the day I'm able to draw self ship every week like I used to 🥰✨ I'm sooo so so so flattered you enjoy my artwork!!
I've actually joined an art group/club(?) this week, and even just one session with a group of other artists did wonders for me. I managed to make a full body, fully colored/shaded illustration yesterday when I was in the group!!! It only took me like 3 hours and it was complete!!! And I was so so so proud of myself! It wasn't self ship, it was a gift for one of my coworkers for her upcoming anniversary, but still!! I'm so happy I did it!! That's sooo so so so big for me because the last time I was able to make a fully colored drawing was back in December (unless if you count the one drawing I made where i'm hugging Tricerashot). I haven't even doodled anything in several months, let alone a fully colored drawing, so I'm hoping that consistently attending this group is gonna help me get back into the habit of drawing... also it's extremely helpful for me to be supported by so many nice people in the same room.
You really said it, time and human kindness. I want to believe healing is possible. I notice that I genuinely feel so so so so so much lighter in my heart when I'm spending time with others and remembering that there's so many good ppl in the world. I don't want to be the kind of person that automatically assumes everyone is out to get me, I want to trust my friends wouldn't betray me or have any malicious intentions towards me. I've been hanging out with friends at least twice a week every week in person, and wow it's a huge noticeable positive difference... and of course opening these messages every once in a while and seeing encouragement makes my day as well~ so thank you for believing in me, and rooting for me!!! I can feel your love all the way from over here in my corner of the world! Anon, I am sending you lots of love and hugs and star-shaped wishes!! 🌟✨
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kookiecrush · 10 months
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Not hating but if you truly care about lgbtq and not doing this for a fetish please correct your anons on their biphobic languages.
Why are everyone only talking about the gay-straight possibilities, even going as far as to cite Momo and Haechul relationship? As if these men couldn’t been queer and still date women.
You’re doing more harm by reinforcing the idea that a man could ONLY be gay or straight. There’s so much in between. Why are you and your anons so adamant about denying and erasing bisexuality? Yoongi is a bisexual. So is jimin. And so is Jhope (all proven in their artwork) but any of these men were to be in a gay relationship you’ll all just call them gay too? Wtf is wrong with you?
Idc if tae is w jk or Jennie. He could be dating a fucking ghost but there’s still a high chance he’s BISEXUAL queer AND both a woman or a man.
Educate yourself because you’re supporting biphobia.
Hi, first of all, I can only speak for myself, but if I came across as biphobic to you then I apologise. That wasn't my intention, nor am I.
I don't see how I'm reinforcing the idea that a man can only be gay or straight though? I've never said this, nor alluded to it. Just because I don't think he's bi, that makes me biphobic?
The reason I don't mention Tae being bi is because I don't think he is. That is, of course, my opinion. I believe he is gay. Could he be bi? Of course. And there's nothing wrong with that. Just like there's nothing wrong with him being gay.
I'm well aware there is more than gay and straight. I do use "queer" often when referring to Tae, because I'm aware that we don't actually know what he identifies as. And whatever that may be, I'll be happy for him. But from what I've seen of Tae, I think he's gay 🤷‍♀️. And me thinking that is not "denying" and "erasing" bisexuality.
Anon, I don't really see how you can say Yoongi, Jimin and Hobi are bi as if it's a fact. Unless they've actually said they are, then it's just your opinion. Just like I have my opinion. But do I also think those three could be bi/queer? Yes.
No, I wouldn't assume they were gay and only gay if they where in a relationship with another man. You're acting like I've been going around calling all the members gay and hating on bisexuality.
If you think he's bisexual, then fine. Your allowed to think what you want, there's nothing wrong with that. But so am I.
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littledreamling · 1 year
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Okay so a couple of days ago, I made a post about making an enjoyable afternoon out of scrolling through Neil Gaiman’s tumblr likes (and I stand by that; if you choose to do so, it will be an afternoon filled with wonder, education, laughter, and not a small amount of confusion as to why he’s liked certain things) and I made the joke that I wasn’t sure if he knew that his likes were public for the world to see (I partially stand by that too; I’m also pretty sure that he just recently learned about tagging, since I’ve never seen him tag anything up until that head pat ask, but I could be very wrong; he’s been on the internet longer than I’ve been alive), but I think there’s more to it than that.
I think he has his likes public for a reason, a very specific, very meaningful reason. You see, tumblr doesn’t have an algorithm. It’s one of the (many) things we tumblr users love about tumblr; it won’t collect your data, it won’t pander specifically to you (leading to an infamous reputation for downright yet hilariously horrible ads), and it sure as hell won’t spread your posts outside of your circle of followers (at least not until recently, though I have fully embraced the new tumblr tabs; they provide enrichment and new genetic material for my pool of mutuals). For the vast majority of us (roughly 98% of us), liking a post does absolutely nothing. Sure, it lets the author or artist know that you enjoyed their work, but it doesn’t spread the word, and tumblr’s entire function revolves around spreading the word. Liking is useless in that regard.
But for people like Neil Gaiman, who have a sort of power here (he’s our resident celebrity, a fact that never fails to make me smile because it means he’s the same sort of weird as us) (some of us, at least), who have a recognizable name and a massive fanbase and holds the adoration of countless, liking posts (and making those liked posts visible for anyone to see)… well, suddenly it starts to mean a little bit more. He doesn’t like a whole lot, sometimes just a few posts a week, sometimes even less, but scrolling through what he does like is a heartwarming experience (one that I fully encourage people to undertake themselves, paying particular attention to the number of notes that certain posts have) (no seriously, how does he find these posts sometimes?? they have single-digit note counts and he’s among the first to like completely untagged posts, it’s baffling) because they’re things that boil down to (what I can only assume to be) the essence of Neil Gaiman. They’re funny comics about reading. They’re gut-wrenching news articles about current global politics. They’re stories from fans about meeting him, or wanting to meet him, or not being able to meet him. They’re pictures of barbecues and famous actors and movie posters. They’re trans-positive and queer-supportive and riot-encouraging (because the first pride parade was a riot and queer means fuck you). They’re artworks done by fans featuring his characters and meta posts about his works and raving reviews about his shows. They’re wholesome and alarming and lighthearted and important. And for someone like Neil Gaiman, who uses his blog almost solely as a way to connect with his fans, as a way for his fans to be able to see him for who he is, making his liked posts public is… shockingly refreshing.
As a trans person, I have had many idols in my life, especially authors (*cough, cough, you know who I’m talking about*) who have written fantastic works but have let me down with who they are as people and their beliefs. Too many times have I dug deep into an author only to find that deep down, they’re just shitty people. Imagine my surprise when, as I dove down the rabbit hole of Neil Gaiman, unearthing everything he willingly offered to the public to find about him, all I found was support. All I found was righteous anger and encouragement and an all-encompassing compassion. All I found was Neil’s steadfast belief in me, in everything I am, in everyone like me who came before me and who will come after me, in my brothers and sisters and siblings, in my community. And above all else, I found love. For myself, for my community, and for the author who isn’t afraid to show up, to be loud, to put his money where his mouth is, to come to the defense of a community that (to my knowledge) he is not a part of, and to stand firm in his support even when he’s under fire for it.
So yes, his likes are public, because for him, it’s not about an algorithm. It’s not about spreading word or creating a ruckus or drawing attention. When Neil Gaiman likes posts, he is simply saying “I’m here. I hear you. I see you. I support you.” And he isn’t afraid to show the entire world that he does so. And I, for one, respect him as an author, as a personal inspiration, and as a human being all the more for it
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Princess of the End - CR22 Half-Devil
For my 100th monster, please enjoy the final boss of my four year long dark fantasy campaign, which ended two weeks ago!
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Artwork by Kimbears on Twitter (though they’ve since deleted this post), badly edited by me.
My four year long dark fantasy campaign ended just two weeks ago, and happened to approximately coincide with the milestone of the 100th monster I’ve posted here!  So I thought it would be fitting to post the monstrously over-designed three-page-long stat block of that campaign’s final boss on this blog.  Her impressive magic items and unique powers, especially her legendary actions, increase her CR by +3.
This former human sorcerer was transformed into a powerful half-devil, gaining the powers (and to some degree, the appearance) of a barbed devil, as well as six arms and spined wings.
Personally, I also included six Arcane Cannons in the fight, as well as the Disguised Formian Vizier which was disguising itself as the princess and dominated by her through the use of an artifact.  Hard to keep a sorcerer alive without allies on the field, insane infernal powers or not - although she can also summon an ice devil, so that helps.
In battle, she holds her scythe in two hands, uses a mithral buckler with the same hand she uses to hold her phantasmal gem, holds her two metamagic rods in two of her hands, and keeps her sixth and final hand free for spellcasting and claw attacks.  As a result, she can only make one of her two claw attacks when the battle begins - but as soon as a metamagic rod is depleted, she drops it, and if she has a chance to stow the phantasmal gem in her bag after she’s done with illusion spells, she does so.  Once she’s done either of those two things, she has two hands free and can use both claws if needed.
Although she has incredible destructive powers and a focus on evocation and enchantment spells, this boss tries to start the fight with trickery, using Persistent Image to create a duplicate of herself and Ventriloquism to disguise her verbal spell components so they sound like they’re coming from the illusion.  She has a lot of other buff spells and summoning spells, which she casts on herself for as long as this illusion can keep the PCs’ attention away from her.
She can do a lot of useful things with her legendary actions, but if the temporary hit points from False Life have been depleted, she prioritizes replenishing them rather than using any kind of offense or other buffs.  Similarly, she uses Inspire Greatness as often as possible, sacrificing only level 1 or 2 spell slots for it and potentially even re-casting it before it’s worn off, in order to regain the temporary hit points from it any time they’ve have been depleted.  Because of her low hit points, she relies on her multiple sources of renewable temporary hit points to survive.
She begins the battle with Grand Destiny already cast, and saves it to use on saving throws.  She uses her Legendary Resistance against major conditions if Grand Destiny doesn’t do the job.
If a character locks her into melee combat, she uses a legendary action to move away.  If for some reason she can’t escape, however, it turns out that Smite Good is astonishingly effective for a sorcerer with three natural attacks plus a weapon, especially if she’s also cast Haste on herself.
Her unique magic item, The Princess’s Red Cape, gives her a health refill and a final phase when the battle is getting grim for her.  Activating the cape’s second command word destroys it 2 rounds later, lowering her AC and saving throws by 2.
It’s possible she has some spell with an expensive material component that I forgot to include.  Just assume she has enough material components to cast it once.
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Princess of the End - CR 22
Before your eyes, the top half of the princess’s dress is shredded to pieces as she sprouts four additional arms covered in white spines, as well as a pair of similarly spine-covered wings.  She shrieks, “Finally!  It worked! After so many tries!”
XP 614,400 Unique Half-Fiend Human Sorcerer 17 LE outsider (augmented humanoid, devil, evil, human, lawful, native) Initiative: +6 Senses darkvision 60 ft., see invisibility; Perception +13
DEFENSE
HP: 198/198 (17d6 + 136), 27 temp HP (from maximized false life) AC: 33, touch 19, flat-footed 26 (+6 Dex, +2 deflection, +1 dodge, +4 mage armor, +4 natural, +6 shield) Fort +17, Ref +16, Will +17 Defensive Abilities barbed defense, legendary resistance (3/day), heroic legends, take your best shot DR 10/magic Immune poison Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 30 (10 without Resist Energy), elec 10
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. Melee: +3 flaming scythe +19/+14 (2d4+10/x4 plus 1d6 fire), 2 claws +13 (1d6+2 plus fear), bite +13 (1d4+2) or 2 claws +15 (1d6+5 plus fear), bite +13 (1d4+2) Touch Spells: Touch +16 Ranged Touch Spells: Touch +17 Special Attacks fear, legendary actions, maximized false life
Half-Fiend Spell-Like Abilities (CL 17; concentration +24)     1/day—Darkness, Desecrate, Unholy Blight, Poison, Contagion, Blasphemy, Unholy Aura, Horrid Wilting, Summon Monster IX (fiends only)
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 17; concentration +24)     8th (4/day)—Prediction of Failure (DC 25), Stormbolts (DC 26), Sympathy (DC 27)     7th (7/day)—Greater Age Resistance, Mass Demanding Message (DC 26), Mass Hold Person (DC 26), Magic Army (+3)     6th (7/day)—Hellfire Ray (2 rays), Disintegrate (DC 23), Repulsion (DC 25), Geas     5th (7/day)—Damnation Stride (DC 22), Summon Infernal Host (1 magaav or 1d4+1 gaavs), Grand Destiny (already cast), Greater Command (DC 24), Persistent Image (DC 22)     4th (7/day)—Fear (DC 23), Shout (DC 22), Locate Creature, Threefold Aspect (already cast (young adult))     3rd (8/day)—Fireball (DC 21), Haste, Heroism (+3 on self, already cast), Stinking Cloud (DC 20), Major Image (DC 20), Nondetection, Suggestion (DC 22)     2nd (8/day)—Force Wave (CMB +26), Summon Monster II, Resist Energy (+30, already cast (fire)), Scorching Ray (3 rays), See Invisibility (already cast), Hidden Presence (DC 19), Locate Object, Alter Self, False Life (already cast, maximized)     1st (8/day)—Burning Hands (DC 19), Mage Armor (already cast), Alarm, Charm Person (DC 20), Ventriloquism, Expeditious Retreat, Vocal Alteration, Moment of Greatness     0th (at will)—Detect Magic, Message, 7 others
MODIFIED STATISTICS
Without mage armor, threefold aspect, heroism, grand destiny, resist energy, and see invisibility, the princess of the end has the following statistics: AC 28, touch 18, flat-footed 22, Resist fire 10, hp 181, Fort 13, Ref 12, Will 15, Dex 20, Con 22, Wis 16, CMB +13, CMD 31 All Skills -3 lower
STATISTICS
Str 20, Dex 22, Con 24, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 25 BAB +8, CMB +16, CMD 32 Feats: Diehard, Dodge, Endurance, Eschew Materials, Greater Spell Focus (enchantment), Heighten Spell, Heroic Defiance, Iron Will, Multiattack, Persuasive, Quicken Spell, Shield Focus, Spell Focus (enchantment), Spell Focus (evocation), Toughness Skills Bluff +15, Diplomacy +34, Fly +20, Intimidate +34, Knowledge (arcana, planes) +9, Knowledge (history, nobility) +11 (+18 vs. humans), Perception +13, Spellcraft +20 Languages Abyssal, Common, Infernal SQ heroic echo, imperious bloodline Gear The Princess’s Red Cape, intermediate metamagic rod of widen spell, intermediate metamagic rod of empower spell, phantasmal gem, +3 flaming scythe, +4 mithral buckler, belt of physical perfection +4, headband of mental superiority +4 (diplomacy, intimidate), amulet of natural armor +3, diamond dust worth 8500 gp, silver crescents worth 500 gp, crushed pearls worth 6000 gp, canine statuettes worth 50 gp, 355 gp
SPECIAL ATTACKS
Legendary Actions (Ex) The princess of the end has three legendary actions per round, which reset at the beginning of her turn.  At the end of any other creature’s turn, the princess of the end can use certain abilities by spending legendary actions.  The princess of the end can only use a single ability in this way at a time, which may cost one or more legendary actions.
The princess of the end can use the following abilities by spending the listed number of legendary actions:    1 action—Melee attack    1 action—Attempt to escape from grapple    1 actions—Disengage and fly up to fly speed    3 actions—Maximized False Life (see text)    1-3 actions—Cast a Sorcerer spell of the same spell level as the number of legendary actions spent
Maximized False Life (Sp) When the princess of the end casts Maximized False Life as a legendary action, she can maximize the effect of a False Life spell she casts as if with Maximize Spell metamagic, without increasing the spell level or casting time, and without knowing the Maximize Spell feat.  Maximized False Life only uses a 4th level spell slot instead of 5th when cast in this way.
Legendary Resistance (Ex)
Three times per day, when subjected to an effect which allows for a saving throw, the princess of the end can choose to automatically succeed on the saving throw roll.  Alternately, when subjected to an effect which allows for spell resistance, she can spend a use of Legendary Resistance to ignore the effect.
Six Arms (Ex) The princess of the end has six arms.  She can make claw attacks with any of her six hands that are free, but can only make two claw attacks per round.  She can use a manufactured weapon in each hand, but takes stacking penalties as if using two-weapon fighting for each weapon beyond the first.
Smite Good (Su) Once per day, as a swift action, the princess of the end can smite good as an antipaladin of the same level as her hit dice.  The smite persists until the target is dead or the princess rests.  The princess of the end gains +7 attack, +7 AC, and +17 damage against a specific good-aligned target, and bypasses any DR her target possesses.  If the target of smite good is an outsider with the good subtype, a good-aligned dragon, or a good creature with the Aura or Aura of Good class feature (such as cleric, paladin, or warpriest) the bonus damage is doubled for her first successful attack.  The attack and AC bonuses are based on her Charisma.
Imperious Bloodline Arcana (Su) Whenever the princess of the end casts a harmful spell, she gain a bonus equal to the spell’s level on Intimidate checks made against any creature adversely affected by that spell until the end of her next turn.  Adversely affected typically means damage, but it can also mean debilitating effects or conditions.
Take Your Best Shot (Su) If the princess of the end is targeted by a harmful spell, spell-like ability, or supernatural ability and suffers no or reduced harm from it, whether because of a successful saving throw, spell resistance, the attack missing, or some other protection, as an immediate action she can make an Intimidate check to demoralize the creature that produced the effect, but only if the creature that used the harmful effect is within 30 feet and can clearly see and hear her.
Heroic Echo (Su) Morale and competence bonuses cast on the princess of the end are +1 point more effective. If the bonus affects multiple targets, she can spend an immediate action to grant them all this +1 extra bonus.  This affects the Heroism and Grand Destiny spells that she begins having already cast on herself.
Heroic Defiance (Ex) Once per day as an immediate action, the princess of the end can delay the onset of one harmful condition or affliction (such as panicked, paralyzed, stunned, and so on), including permanent and instantaneous conditions. Activating this ability delays the onset of the condition until the end of the princess of the end’s next turn, after which time the condition takes its normal effect. This ability has no effect on hit point damage or ability damage.
Barbed Defense (Su) A creature that strikes the princess of the end with a melee weapon, an unarmed strike, or a natural weapon takes 1d8+5 points of piercing damage from her barbs. Melee weapons with reach do not endanger a user in this way.
Fear (Su) The princess of the end's fear attack affects any creature she damages with her claws.  A DC 24 Will save resists this effect, otherwise the victim becomes frightened for 1d4 rounds.  This is a mind-affecting fear effect.  The save DC is Charisma-based.
Impale (Ex) The princess of the end deals 3d8+7 points of piercing damage to a grabbed opponent with a successful grapple check, and each round she maintains the grapple (at the end of the grappled creature's turn), if she uses at least two hands to do so. She can grapple an enemy with two hands while still using the others for attacking, spellcasting, and her shield.
Heroic Legends (Su) The princess of the end may inspire greatness or inspire heroics as a bard of her sorcerer level by sacrificing a spell slot as a swift or move action. The effect lasts a number of rounds equal to twice the sacrificed spell’s level.  These performances are mind-affecting abilities and rely on audible and visual components.
Inspire Greatness (Su) The princess of the end can use her performance to inspire greatness in herself or up to 3 willing allies within 30 feet, granting extra fighting capability.  To inspire greatness, all of the targets must be able to see and hear the princess.  A creature inspired with greatness gains 2 bonus Hit Dice (d10s), 23 temp HP, a +2 competence bonus on attack rolls, and a +1 competence bonus on Fortitude saves.  The bonus Hit Dice count as regular Hit Dice for determining the effect of spells that are Hit Dice dependent.
Inspire Heroics (Su)
The princess of the end can inspire tremendous heroism in herself or a single ally within 30 feet.  To inspire heroics, all of the targets must be able to see and hear the princess.  Inspired creatures gain a +4 morale bonus on saving throws and a +4 dodge bonus to AC.
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Hello 😄
Here I have not read the GRRM books but at the end of game of thrones I became interested in the Targaryen family. I read several things on the internet and then your story which is incredible. However there is a question that I ask myself, why rhaenys and corlys supported rhaenyra? She insulted them and laenor with her bastards. Is it only because their granddaughters rhaena and baela are daemon's daughters? Or there is an another reason? Especially since in addition there are rumors that say that daemon would have killed laenor. I'm sorry if that seems like a silly question. But as reading your story the reason why the velaryons support rhaenyra is well explained. I was wondering if this was also the case for the books so since you seem to be an expert on this period I allow myself to ask you.
Good luck, I can't wait to read your next chapter !
Hi there 🤗
Hum... if you want I would suggest you read "The World of Ice and Fire" just because of the amazing artwork <3 and the condensed version of the story which I think it's still enough for a very good understanding, though "Rise of the Dragon" is coming out later this month so that might also be worth it <3 it's only about House Targaryen. Ahhh I'm PRAYING for some good artwork because I need something good this year to lift my spirits!
About your question, I don’t like to call myself an expert on anything (my particular field of work teach us a LOT of humility (and imposter syndrome)), but I can say I maybe have spent more time reading and writing about this time period than most people -> anyone of you funny people brings out my word count and I’m blocking! I am kidding -> so I will do my best to answer you 🤗
We are never told directly but it's very clear they did so because Rhaenyra had been Laenor's wife (on paper), and their children were for all intents and purposes Laenor's children (on paper). 
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Now to elaborate a bit on this, Laenor and Rhaenyra were terrible at best at pretending to have a functional wedding and a "Do you think everyone and their dogs is stupid AF?!" at worse. To avoid any confusions on anyone's part there is no mention whatsoever in the books that they had a bedding ceremony, even because Laenor left mid celebrations and left (haha double left) everyone wondering if the marriage had been consummated - very (very!) safe to assume it never was. In the meantime they spent their time apart (sorry y'all they weren't friends or besties watching each other's backs), and Rhaenyra spent all her time with Harwin Strong. For context she married in 114 AC - we don't know the month - and by the end of the year she had given birth to Jace. Moreover, his sisters were her favourites :) So besides not being good at pretending to actually having a marriage with Laenor, she was also not very good at pretending to be faithful. Same was true of Laenor though, who had his boy toys especially Qarl, but unlike Rhaenyra he couldn't get pregnant or get Qarl pregnant so no one cared. She went on to have two more kids by Harwin as we know. 3 in 4 years.
I will say that again because this gives me trauma. THREE IN FOUR YEARS.
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I'm not even going to bring up that later on there was not even two years between Aegon III and Viserys II.
Ok I am.
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At 25 Rhaenyra had five children and had been married twice. So look yourselves (I'm doing that right now) in the mirror and ask yourselves wtf are you doing with your lives.
Moving on.
Apart from this later on Laenor is killed, very likely by Daemon's orders so he could have Rhaenyra, and Rhaenyra and Daemon remarry like what 3 months after their spouses die? - baby Aegon was born by the end of 120 AC so they had to marry no later than month 4 and be like "Haha :D the baby came "early"". The rule here would be to wait between 6 months to a year before remarrying we are told by asoiaf standards to show respect. So by doing this, Daemon and Rhaenyra were showing they didn't really care their spouses had died recently.
Daemon and Rhaenyra:
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That's nice of them.
So, so far on Rhaenyra's track record of daughter-in-law she:
-Didn't have or pretended to have a real marriage with their son;
-Had a public affair with Harwin Strong, three sons that were clearly his, and even turned his sisters in her favourites;
-F_cked and married and got pregnant by their daughter's widow - her sister-in-law's husband - couple of months after their son died;
That was nice of her. 
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Why would they still side with her anyone might ask?
Well, it's not really very well explained. Like me and @xenonwitch have discussed at length, and like she pointed out, Fire and Blood remains George's weakest work. I agree. I think it has tons of potential (that was recently completely wasted to the point it makes the book read like a f_cking masterpiece with absolutely no flaws in logic or plot or even character development) but it wasn't really expanded upon enough and we are left with trying to tie together all the missing links - and boy oh boy! do we have copious amounts of them - to the best of our abilities. I think there is something pretty cool about it in the sense that you can almost create your own story in how you think it makes the most sense. It's also frustrating because at the times you really have to make your brain work overtime to make something out of it that is believable and makes sense.
But my take on it. Well, from what we know of Corlys and Rhaenys they do strike me as pragmatic people who couldn't have illusions about who their son was. -> hells, as an Anon once pointed out, every lord plus their dog knew Laenor was gay. Gay gay. Like if there is a spectrum for sexuality it's like at one end.
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I mean. I get him. I am all about the men too. Like ladies no, thank you. No, thank you! If I was a man I would like d:ck as well.
This to say, they likely knew that the "Velaryon" princes were the best they were going to get so it was either take it or leave it. Let's say they said leave it because there's Baela and Rhaena. Well... ok sure, but Daemon was not the second in line for the Iron Throne. Baela and Rhaena were too far down in the line of succession, in fact so far, I believe this could be why they were not given the title of princesses.
So if they left it that was it for House Velaryon's aspirations to ever have a Velaryon king.
And now people can turn to me and say "Go f_ck yourself" to which I say "Bold of you to assume I have not already 🤗". I'm kidding.
They could turn to me and say "But Popcorn, maybe the Velaryons could push to have Baela and Rhaena married to Viserys's sons who were heirs after Rhaenyra. Maybe Baela could marry Aegon II and Rhaena could Aemond or some other similar arrangement.” BUT -> here comes that but-
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How likely would it be that Viserys, our sweet lovable Viserys, would like to have an alliance with the people who accused his beloved daughter and heir of High Treason and denounced her children and his grandchildren as bastards?
I would say not likely. Not likely at all.
So instead, Rhaenys and Corlys called it a day. The "Velaryon" princes did not have their blood but they had their names. Plus, with their engagement with their granddaughters they would get their blood on the throne eventually. Better to let things run smoothly.
As for Daemon very likely having ordered Laenor's death, all that was known for sure was that Qarl had killed him. If Daemon did it or not was a matter of dispute and likely, either the Velaryons didn't suspect him, or if they did maybe they rather not know the answer.
This is related to what I do in real life, but most of us have such experience with people we know, and the lengths most of us go to try and have peace and keep the family together knows almost no limits. While Viserys liked to bury his head in the sand I also think Rhaenys and Corlys had to do this sometimes for the sake of their heads maybe. 🤷🏽‍♀️
Now we never see it, or are told about it, but I would also suggest Rhaenys had some level of respect for Rhaenrya, and that she looked like she wanted her to be queen. At least her actions certainly say it. Hell she died for Rhaenyra's cause and fought for her too. Might have to do with what herself went through of being denied the throne for her sex, or maybe everything aside, they got along well enough. Maybe Rhaenys understood where Rhaenyra was coming from (i.e., gay husband) and knew herself well enough to assume to herself that in Rhaenyra's position she would have done either the same or similar. About her marriage to Daemon, again I think Rhaenys and Corlys had no illusions.
Rhaenyra and Daemon had a thing -> that we can debate how far it went but we talking third base at the very least -> before they ever married Laenor and Laena.
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And we know they wanted to marry but were told no by Walserys -> the OG Daemyra anti. Given that Rhaenys and Corlys married for love, maybe again they knew where their son and daughter in law were coming from and were like “Meh at least all the grandkids are together. Saves us a trip or two!” 
I know sometimes we look at such situations and get enraged like HOW DARE THEY?! I WOULD HAVE NEVER STOOD SILENTLY WHEN... But what I see most in life is people staying silent and not bothering themselves or not wanting to cause trouble, especially in situations in which they will really gain nothing except lifting some weight from themselves and letting it out from their chests. 
I also know this all requires a LOT of maturity from Rhaenys and Corlys and that (especially in light of recent clear cash grabbing events) I might be giving turtle man too much of a benefit of a doubt. This said, and Rhaenys and Corlys do strike me as being very pragmatic and rational. And all things considered, it’s the best explanation I got XD 
I hope it makes some sense and thank you for having liked my version 🤗 I did my best to make it believable.
Tons of love to you! ❤️ And yes everyone I am writing the next chapter see: 
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This is so I remember to make some reference to eating trout and to give credit to Lucifer210 over at AO3 who mentioned it in the comments. 
XOXO, 
Gossip Popcorn. 
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People often ask, which came first, the chicken or the egg? But something that nobody seems to care about is where the first set of tongs came from. And if that sounds like a bit of a stretch, it’s because I had no idea how to introduce this video. A vital tool in blacksmithing, the most interesting thing about tongs is that they are required to make themselves. So where did the first pair come from? I stumbled across this topic while chatting on my friend’s twitch stream in 2021. It is now 2023 and I still am only 78% sure.
Murray H Franklin is the inventor of the tongs on paper, as he filed for the patent in 1952 and was granted it in 1956. However, I think we can assume that one of the most basic tools for civilisation, was invented before World War Two. So let’s poke around to see if we can pinpoint an originating point in time, and see if we can attribute it to a particular civilisation.
To begin this journey, we go to the Jewish text, Pirkei Avot, in which after lengthy arguments, rabbis concluded that tongs were the result of a miracle: God created the first pair of tongs as one of his last works as the sun was setting on the sixth day of creation, just before the first Sabbath began. There’s also a reference to tongs in the later text Pesachim, where Rabbi Yehuda posited that as tongs can only be forged using tongs, the first
pair must have been fashioned at the “hands of heaven”. One thing I noticed was that the text seemed to refute this idea, as immediately after an anonymous questioner says that because tongs can be made in a mould with fire, it was an invention of man, not god. Doesn’t really help us in our search, I just thought it was interesting that the text disproved the words of a man of god in the times where atheist was a synonym for suicidal.
The text Pirkei Avot was compiled around the 3rd century C.E. So this gives us a good starting point.
Comparatively, the Orthodox Catholic Church makes reference to tongs in the vision of Prophet Isaiah (6:6-7):
“Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said,“Behold, this has touched your lips; your iniquities are taken away and your sins have been purified.”
The Isiah Scroll was dated from 100-340 BCE, even earlier than the text Pirkei Avot, although it’s not very precise whatsoever.
Side Tangent Alert!
Now when looking for concrete records of an ancient topic, there’s one civilisation that is the most useful of all. The Chinese. These guys invented paper and they used it, they recorded pretty much everything. So I took a quick look over north in my search and found that a Chinese philosopher named Mozi was said to have invented them
by nevadainventors.org but I couldn’t find anything to back this up, they may have just googled something about Chinese tongs and found that Mozi invented a social-theory called Shang-tong, which is apparently all about agreeing with your superior. https://philosophy.hku.hk/ch/mo.html But I couldn’t find anything else to back THIS up. This keyboard smash of a url didn’t cite any of their sources! Eventually I did find a paper on the concept of Shang-tong, confirming my theory that nevadainventors just googled Chinese tongs and read the blurb of the first thign that came up, neglecting to double check. But I double checked. Fuck you Nevada you’re the worst state in that shit hole of a country.
Moving away from religion for the moment, we can now look to one of the longest lasting civilisations on earth. In a wall artwork from Egypt dating around 1450 BCE, a crucible is supported by two bars of metal. The same painting depicts a person using what looks like tongs to hold a little object over a fire. Clearly these are tongs, and one of the earliest of it’s depictions at that.
You might be wondering, who cares? Does it really matter where the first tongs came from? And the answer is, yes! As mentioned previously, most texts assume the origins of the tongs to be a product for divine intervention, God themselves normally giving them to humans. Therefore, if the origin of tongs can be definitively proven, there is a chance that it could prove the existence of God. That’s right, the origin of this item that you’ve probably never thought about could directly prove the existence of divine beings.
First tongs were probably just sticks.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_6
• https://reformjudaism.org/learning/sacred-texts/pirkei-avot
• https://nevadainventors.org/who-invented-tongs/
• https://www.sefaria.org/Pesachim.54a.7?lang=en&with=all&lang2=en
• https://philosophy.hku.hk/ch/mo.html
• https://www.academia.edu/13108492/Human_Agency_and_the_Ideal_of_Shang_Tong_Upward_Conformity_in_Early_Mohist_Writings
• https://www.sefaria.org/Pesachim?tab=contents
• https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/paintings3.pdf?gathStatIcon=true
• https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/art_eternity2.pdf
• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tongs
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