#this was helpful solidifying truce in my brain

[spookyvalentine]

10, 12, 25, 32 (off your third shepard ama questions list) if you’re taking asks! 👀♥️

AHH YES I WILL!! and yes I'll do it off the fourth list ;) also im gonna to include truce too since I’m finishing this so so late I hope that’s ok!!

10. Favorite drinking buddy and why:

Mercy never met a homebrew they wouldn’t sample. like, oh shit you made it? yeah I’ll take a sip of that. They don’t drink much (that was their teen years), but they do want to taste something locally made. And mercy loves being someone’s drinking buddy. hell yes, sit next to me, gimme the DL. can always rely on them to be the dd and cover the bill. Didn’t get drunk on the sr1. On the occasions they do get close to shitfaced—well. mercy’s alone shut away somewhere. The ones that have a pass to drop by are Kasumi, Thane, Edi, Jack n Vega. (crime lord: wrex, kasumi. sports coach: vega, nihlus. white collar: samara, edi)

Stellan doesn’t want just a drinking buddy—they want a whole party! as many people as possible. On Mindoir, Stellan was raised in an artists farming commune that had large gatherings to celebrate a harvest and the gifts of the season—sharing fresh cheeses and bread, vegetables on the grill and fruit for smoking later, jars of jam and pickles and butter, honey wine and fruit beer. eating under the big tree. dancing and music around a bonfire, watching the sun (and for some, the moon, too) sink down into the lake. that being said they have a wine night or two doing some board games/group activity. oh you know their citadel party was just. spectacular. joyful

As for Truce? hmmm. Well since I’m still figuring them out their answers are gonna be shorter than mercy n stellans. First instinct? Joker. The two of em have a lot of shared history, even before me1

12. Where do their thoughts linger? The past, present, or future?

Mercy’s solidly in the present. the here and now. what counts is the time between each breath and what they’re gonna do with it. kasumi’s grandmama taught them and mercy’s kept up a regular yoga practice since akuze

Stellan is always looking to the future. thoughts skipping ahead, strategizing, making predictions… what is the next move? How to get there? there’s a reason Stellan was known as a galactic kepesh-yakshi talent first

Truce is hunted by their past in a way mercy n stellan’ve never had to suffer with. A legacy. fuck, a lineage. There’s a ghost already haunting their next footstep

25. Does Shepard dream of the starchild, or does it take a different form?

OKAY so I’m stupid and was a uhhhhh lil high when I wrote this list of questions, so I’m gonna articulate it a bit better n split it into two and maybe go edit the list: Who are they chasing after in their nightmares? Does the starchild/reaper take this form for the final confrontation?

So in Mercy’s nightmares, it starts out as strangers, acquaintances then loved ones revealed to be indoctrinated and consumed by reaper tech until barely recognizable. And inspired by @angstyastro’s big brained Isani idea that gripped me by the throat and hadn’t let up, is the starchild takes mercy’s image, flickering randomly between ages, from younger than they remember to older than they’ll ever be

Stellan’s first dream has the kid, Anderson and the alliance room they were in blasted to bits. They start having nightmares about the mindoir raid (they hadn’t had one in nearly seven years). And the starchild flits between all their siblings, many parents, grandparents and cousins. It hurts, makes them angry at first, but with the slurry of pain, concussion and adrenaline, it’s not too bad seeing their faces again

Ahhh I can’t come up with anything for Truce yet, I gotta rotate them some more

32. What kind of drunk is Shepard? Affectionate, weepy, belligerent…?

Mercy is… honest. They have opinions—in a way that others belatedly realize that until that moment, Shepard’s been holding them at arms length. And for all that mercy knows just every detail and decision that shaped their lives, and like, even after saving the entire galaxy together (twice!!!!), mercy rarely talks about themself. when they’re drugged with a psychedelic (a self-indulgent tropey abduction fic I’ll finish some some day), they are deeply affectionate and weepy

Stellan is a flirt. It’s so unexpected because hoo boy. The commander does not have game. after a pina colada though? Smooth criminal. Fetching blush all across the cheeks, their nose and ears pinking. Big velvet pupils, white teeth biting down on reddened lips. Clever timing, a charming laugh. Leans all up into your space. And with Shiala! Positively handsy. It’s a sight to behold for sure, of spritely little Stellan Shepard leaving tall beefy Shiala with a dropped jaw and a hot stare. Big dancer

Truce, I can’t decide if they go quiet or go out pickin fights

fifty (last) questions for commander shepard

#i think I said somewhere stellan was the eldest but I’m retconning that bc yeah fuck of course they were the baby #my god this took me forever pls forgive me #I just kept on shaking truce like a snow globe goin who arrrrre youuuuuuu #gosh figurin out these answers got me in my own feelins #mercy have mercy like MAN I think they might be my saddest shep #i do still have to get to know truce so that might change but like man. #i love that unreadable golden slice of sunshine carryin round that heavy heart so full of hope #is this why they have so many (3) aus? so they can be carefree? #also I think their fatal flaw isn’t just the moonshine but like they’re just the presence that people feel compelled to gift casseroles #and pie to and like mordin. Miranda. i cant NOT eat someone’s grandmas pie I’ve got fucking manners #thanks for the asks!! #my god I finally finished this #this was helpful solidifying truce in my brain #oc: mercy shepard #oc: stellan shepard #oc: truce shepard #themshep #commander shepard #mass effect

[ask-chaos-kin]

Origins of Chaos

Edit: This is a Rough Draft of the actual origin story. This highlights the big parts of Chaos Kin becoming a Freak. It’s bound to look different later. on when I redo the story.

Most mercenaries enter missions to take down Merasmus and just come out with more cosmetics. These poor teams however did not have that same fate, they were rather unfortunate to have come across one thing all humans have learned to fear. Freaks, to put it simply. Mercenaries who undergo a strange mutations, deaths, or for some even whole transformations and become creatures of unknown strength and abilities. This story follows a young mercenary named Lily, and her transformation from one of the youngest mercenaries on her team, to one of the youngest freaks.

“Mission begins in 10 seconds,” The announcer came on the speakers, the young female Scout got in a starting pose. Adrenaline rushing to her brain, She was both nervous and excited. She could hear the faint humming of the Respawn system starting up below them.

“Five… Four… Three…. Two…. One. Control Point Enabled, Move!” Without a second thought, The two Scouts dashed out the gates.

“Keep up Lily!” The male Scout called as he jogged backwards ahead of her.

“Was gonna say the same to you Anthony!” She sprinted past the male.

“Cousins,” He shook his head as the two raced to the cauldron. The First to show up to the brawl being that of the enemies scouts, Lily took the one coming from the left while Anthony took the right. Everything seemingly being as normal as possible. That was until Merasmus showed up. He threatened them all which called for a truce between the two teams.

“I hate that Wizard so much.” Anthony called out, the BLU Scouts agreeing with him. Everyone started to unload their ammo onto the robed wizard. Lily and Anthony going in with the other Scouts to melee Merasmus. Merasmus spread everyone away from him but sharply turned to one of the bases leading to the cauldron itself. An Undead looking scout wearing a strange mask. He wore mummy wrappings all over his body and dragged a machete in his hand.

“Who the hell?” Lily looked at the masked Scout who stared at her and her team. Merasmus froze upon sight of him, he started to stutter his magic words.

“IT’S TEAM KILLER!” The BLU Demo shouted as the RED one got to close to the masked Scout and for that, lost his head. Everyone in the area started to panic, Some of the BLU team tried to attack Team Killer only for them to share the same fate as the REDs that Team Killer already had slain. Merasmus fled in horror dropping the Bombinomicon on the ground after he left. The RED Medic noticed the enchanted item and rushed to pick it up, having remembered using the book against Merasmus before. He was accompanied by Anthony in hopes that they would have a better chance of surviving together. Team Killer was about to attack Lily’s Cousin, she refused to let him attack her family. She picked up the Baseball her Cousin used to stun the enemy Heavy before this Team Killer showed up.

Chucking the ball at the back of the freaks head sending his attention straight to her. She got out her bat and prepared to defend herself against the masked murderer. He charged at her, Machete ready to slice her in half. She waited for the moment she knew which direction he was going to swing and met his blade with her bat. She would step back and he would follow her moves to the act speed. A waltz of deadly proportions. 

“BARPO KABELTO!” Lily heard Ludwig bellow. A large fireball shot at the two warehouses. Wood knocked over as the two buildings caught on fire. Anthony and Ludwig looked up to see a support beam fall from the two buildings and crash on top of the cauldron. Part of its contents spilling onto the ground below. Lily hopped onto one of the support beams hoping it would deter Team Killer from following. This would prove to be one a grave mistake.

Lily’s bat was the only thing keeping her neck away from the blade, as she nearly lost her balance on the board above the cauldron. Ludwig attempted to cast another spell to Team Killer off her as Anthony dashed towards the cauldron ready to attack. 

Everything slowed down as the blade moved from one hand to the other, plunging into Lily’s side while the other hand shoved her chest away from it. A loud splash solidified the horrors as Lily’s body was enveloped in the cauldron’s contents. Team killer turned to the Medic and charged at them, he wanted these REDs dead and gone. Anthony refused to let another one of his teammates die and tackled Ludwig to the ground. Having charged into his stomach, Ludwig let go of the book sending it flying forwards into the cauldron. The two managed to trip Team Killer and a large gurgling and bubbling could be heard from the Cauldron.

***

Inside the Cauldron, Lily had yet to die. Struggling to keep alive she watched as a book dropped into the cauldron with her. The Bombinomicon snapped open and starting rapidly flipping pages, landing on a creature of darkness with purple eyes and a deadly stare. Lily turned and jerked as the cauldron’s contents changed to a bright RED color. She was starting to undergo a metamorphosis. Her Clothes being died a dark grey color, her wounds healing as her muscles flexed and contorted. Her eyes snapped open as she let out a pained scream, her left eye changing to a bright red color as her screams transformed from that of her normal scream to that of the creatures. She was no longer the Lily the mercs knew, she was something far more now. With the newfound energy and power she burst from the Cauldron, landing with a great thud. She looked around in panic that she was too late, only to see Team Killer above her Medic and Cousin. She looked around to find any of her weapons to no avail, she did however find a metal pipe. She grabbed the pipe and roared at Team Killer, it caught his attention pretty easily. She threw the Pipe at him and grabbed a longer one. He dodged it and went to attack this seemingly new foe in front of him.

“GO! Get out of here!” She shouted to the remainder of BLU and RED. Before Anthony or Ludwig could object their Engineer and Heavy grabbed the two and headed off towards the vehicles to leave the area. Lily was now able to match and parry the blows that Team Killer sent at her. Though she couldn’t tell for how long as her arms where getting tired after each blow. After watching the RED Truck which held her former Engineer, Medic and her Cousin. She eased up, though Team Killer had a different idea. He was about to strike her down by slashing down along her body. She gasped as she could see the blade coming down, she closed her eyes and thought about a different area of the map. To her shock the blade never came down and her head felt slightly dizzy. She opened her eyes to find herself there with Team Killer about to attack her again. She looked at another place and like before teleported to the spot. Now on a roof it would be harder for him to reach her now. Still adamant about killing her he aimed and launched his machete at her. She then thought about her base and focused almost all her remaining energy into it and with a puff of purple flecks she was gone from the line of sight or sense of Team Killer.

***

Lily fell onto the ground behind her base. She struggled to her feet and entered the base through an open window. She needed to get to a health pack then wait for her team members to help her find out what happened to herself. If anyone knew how to deal with this, they did.

“They know nothing of me, Lily.” She froze as a voice joined her.

“Who are you? And where are you?” She asked aloud.

“Tough question, you have yet to give me a name and I’m right here.” It responded, she looked around.

“Where is here? And why do you sound like you’re in my head?” She stopped, leaning against the island in their kitchen.

“You mean our mind? I am you, for we are the same person.” It responded.

“Bullshit.” She snarled.

“Well, I’m a new part of you. I am your Powers.” Just then the lights in another room flickered on, The two went silent as their heavy entered the kitchen. Overwhelming anxiety filled her and she went to hide. What if no one could recognize her, they just got attacked by someone like how she is now. Her Heavy opened the fridge and took out her Dr. Pepper collection.

“This is sad day. Lettle girl will no longer be able to enjoy drinks.” He opened the window to the trash can and was about to dump them out. Her powers took over her and before she realized it, her heavy was knocked out and the pops dropped near him. In a panic she picked up the pop and wrote a note of apology. More people where coming, she had to leave before things could become worse. Leaving out the window she climbed into she tripped and fell outside. Rain started to pour down around her. 

“Who’s out there!” She heard the engineer call out, her tone was angry. She scampered to the fence and squeezed between the one loose board and the rest. She was covered in mud which made it slightly easier. There was no way she could return to her base she was a monster now, a beast of the night, a Freak. She absconded through the rain in hopes of being able to find a new shelter to call home. She fell forwards under a large oak tree. She wanted to cry, he ripped everything away from her. 

“I told you, they know nothing of me. I’ve never existed before now and you out of everyone should know this.” It mocked her.

“SHUT UP! It’s your fault I had to run away. If you didn’t attack Heavy then-”

“Then he would have had you locked up in Ludwigs lab and the only people you could talk to is me and the doves. I saved you from that.” She held her head.

“You saved me from nothing!” She curled up into a ball, she could hear slight splashing coming towards her.

“Run!” The voice told her, she was about to get up when the person spoke up.

“Wait, please.” She stopped, it sounded like a Spy. she turned to be greeted by a pure white spy wearing a priests uniform. “Thank you. Why are you alone young one?” He asked her.

“I-I… I ran away from my base.. I’m a Freak.” She responded. The spy tilted his head slightly.

“A Freak you say? Like Painis Cupcake or Team-” He stopped when she made a face and looked like she was going to run. He sighed and looked to her. “I see. I am Christian Pure Spy, I too am a Freak.” He introduced himself to her. “Do you have a name I can call you?” She shook her head, she didn’t want them to know her true name, not yet anyways.

“This rain doesn’t suit you.” He extended his arm. “Come with me young one. Team Killer is an enemy of mine, On my word as a priest. I will keep you safe.” She had to think, another freak had to know how to deal with being a freak. She decided to accept his hand. He opened a portal to his Church and lead her through. When she entered she could hear the sharpening of a blade and someone reloading a pistol.

“Back already Pure?” An Australian voice called out from nearby.

“Yes, I have brought someone with me. She may need our help getting used to things happening.” They approached the two, A sniper dawning Black bloodstained clothes sharpening a Scimitar looked at her, He was with a Red Spy wearing a Fancy Fedora. 

“A new one aye? They call me Christian Brutal Sniper. You sheila can call me Brutal.” He chuckled, severed heads he kept as trophies decorated the wall.

“I thought I told you to clean those off the walls..” Pure sounded disgusted.

“Apologies, I tried but he refused to let me remove them.” The Red Spy put his Ambassador away as Brutal pouted.

“Their my damn trophies. I’m allowed to keep the heads of those I kill.” He growled looking at pure.

“Pardon me mon ami, I am Gentlespy. Call me Gentle.” The Spy introduced themselves walking over to greet her properly. 

“What’s your name Sheila?” Brutal asked, She thought about it for a moment and both her and her other voice said so in unison.

“I am Chaos Kin.”

#Long Post #Story #Chaos Kin #tf2 #ff2 #team fortress 2 #freak fortress 2 #christian pure spy #christian brutal sniper #gentlespy #team killer

[naruto-oc-critiques]

Do you have any ideas/advice on OC pairing with Tobirama? And what would be a certain personality traits or interests? What is Tobirama's sexual orientation? If I want them to be in the start of Naruto's timeline? Would reincarnation AU work for Tobirama? Or would a crossover with other fandom would be okay to pursue? Like a Naruto chara/other fandom chara for pairing? xD I do apologies my brain's all over the place? Anyways. Thank you, I really appreciate everyone's hard work!! >_

(Apologies with how late this is, life outside of the blog has been extremely busy for us Mods but hopefully we’ll get back into the rhythm soon!)

Thank you, even small gestures of gratitude is really heart warming and encouraging for us to receive c: We appreciate you followers that take the time to read and consider our advice, you guys are the best

A similar ask that might help - http://naruto-oc-critiques.tumblr.com/post/154118748544/1-it-kind-of-bothers-me-that-people-that-pair

Personally, I agree with Shir, I find it hard to imagine Tobirama in a relationship. Still, he’s not impossible to pair with. To make this a little simpler, I’ll make a short pairing guide for him. (WARNING: spoilers ahead!)

Tobirama Pairing guideSo lets start with what kind of person Tobirama is. His personality isn’t very easily pinned down, so a few of these elements may overlap. I’m basing some off the wikipedia and also the impression one generally gets from seeing him in action in the series.

Loyalty/DedicationOne of the most crucial elements to Tobirama is his loyalty and dedication to both the village and the ideals it stands for. The Hidden Leaf is just as important to him as it is to Hashirama who founded it, and he would risk his life for it in more ways than one. I do not believe that a romance with Tobirama is possible outside the village. When Tobirama is not Hokage, he is basically taking care of all the things Hashirama himself does not have the time, or perhaps morals, to do. Being Hokage would limit his time even more and it would be difficult to establish meaningful relationships with someone potentially from a hostile country as a leader of your village. Tobirama is practically married to his duty, which brings me to my next point;

WorkaholicI cannot stress this enough about Tobirama, the man is extremely serious about his work and had little time for much else. In a land where countries are filled with hostility for each other, Tobirama will find it hard to spare time for your OC. Your OC will have to accept that, their relationship might even be slightly strained because of it. But ultimately, your OC will most likely always come second to the village. 

PragmaticAnother core element to Tobirama is his pragmatic attitude. Almost to balance out Hashirama’s idealistic tendencies, Tobirama sees the world realistically and doesn’t let anything blur that. His attitude is very logical and purposeful. He kills Izuna because it was war, Izuna was the enemy, he had the opportunity and he knew he wasn’t going to be shown any mercy either. In Hashirama’s optimistic view of things, Tobirama’s actions were a crushing blow to the fight for peace. For Tobirama, there was one less adversary capable of killing more of his kin. This doesn’t mean Tobirama is emotionless and needs a soulless robot as a love interest to relate, but I think instead he needs someone more connected with their emotions but still mature so they can help him achieve more emotional depth himself.When he found his brother was friends with the enemy, he told his father because he knew the danger of the situation. He distrusted the Uchiha his whole life (with the exception of Kagami) because experience had taught him so.I also find it likely that Tobirama, if he did indeed marry, it may be out of duty. Such as needing to solidify a truce/alliance with another clan so agreeing to marry a member. Following this logic, I’d say its rather unlikely he’d marry a Uzumaki as their alliance/tie to the village has already been established with the union between Hashirama and Mito.

Sacrificing/protectiveIn the end, Tobirama sacrifices his life so that his team may escape and I feel this is very important reflection of his character. Similarly, so his brother can keep his optimism and hope for the world, Tobirama takes on the role of the more realistic sibling. He would die for his clan, his brother and his village, He will get his hands dirty if it would benefit the Leaf/Senju. I think an OC that is supportive of him and introduces him to the idea that she doesn’t need anything grand from him would be good. An OC that needs Tobirama not because they needs protection or constant reassurance, but someone who would be willing to stick their neck for him for once.

Intelligent/MatureIf you haven’t already realized, Tobirama is a very intelligent character. In the era of the warring states, where children already are forced to grow quickly, Tobirama grows even quicker. Someone needs to keep his older brother grounded and make sure no one takes advantage of his ability to see good in everyone. 

Overall, I think the best suggestions I can give you are these:-Your OC really should be from the Hidden Leaf and a supporter of the will of fire-Tobirama is a workaholic with no time, and your OC will have to learn to cope with this-Tread carefully if you choose to pair him with an Uchiha OC as obvious tensions would make the ground for the relationship difficult to sow.-Your OC doesn’t have to be a genius, but Tobirama wouldn’t likely to be interested in someone who was reckless or unintelligent.-Perhaps not an Uzumaki OC for reasons stated above and because its been done a lot-Seeing as Hashirama’s marriage was to the Uzumaki clan, maybe look into another clan (even an OC clan) that has something that would benefit the village.

This was my first pairing guide, I hope this made sense and helped! : ) If you need any further help, feel free to send in more questions specific to your OCs. (I love seeing OCs with Tobirama haha)

-Mod Sailor

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