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robynlilyblack · 2 years

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Chaotic raven

Fred Weasley x fem! Ravenclaw! reader

[Requested - see request here]

Summary: Y/n's clumsy nature leads her to catch a certain redheads attention

Warnings: y/n is the most chaotically loveable person, one wizard slur, first kiss, getting together

A/n: 2k words, so if anyone had ever seen those videos of that gal that does 'if she was at Hogwarts' and just causes chaos, this is how I think I’d be…like I shouldn’t be trusted with muggle things let alone a wand in which I could accidently kadvra someone with. Thanks for the request, enjoy x

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You fiddled with your fingers as you waited for class to start, Charms was your favourite subject but least favourite class to go to due to having destroyed everything in the class at least once. For example…or many examples…you set Rodger Davis on fire in first year after sneezing during the spell. You made Flitwick’s little stand grow all the way to the ceiling then tried to shrink it and may have shrunk him instead in second year. In third year, you managed to pull all of the bookcases down whilst using the Carpe Retractum spell on top of half of the class including yourself…and professor Snape whilst he was visiting the classroom. And finally, last year you may or may not have split Adrians Pusey’s clothes in half and left him in his boxers…although he did deserve that after saying ‘the mudbloods deserved to get petrified’ a few days prior

Flitwick despite the chaos did adore you, even if you were clumsy you were a really talented witch, knowing this he did feel a little apprehensive knowing you would now be sharing a class with the Gryffindor’s this year and in particular a certain set of twins

“Mr and Mr Weasley if you could split up please” he starts looking at the twins as they saunter in before glancing around the class room “Miss y/l/n would you mind taking a seat over there with…” he smiles apologetically at the twin

“Fred” the boy informs him with a look at says completely used to it and not at all mad

“…with Fred please” he finishes turning around and starting to write on the board behind him

You pack up your stuff, smiling sadly at your friend as you made your way over, passing by the younger twin who eyed you for a second before taking your old seat. To your delight you didn’t fall, trip or cause mayhem, which was good considering most people knew there was a comedically clumsy Ravenclaw in the class but had no idea which one it was…although they would find out soon enough

Fred looks over at you as you sit down happily, head bobbing slightly from side to side, completely content in your own little world, an act the boy found rather cute for a second before turning to the professor

Flitwick soon explains the lesson, demonstrating the silencing spell on a raven before turning back to the class “Now after all of the ravens escaped and ended up in Professor Snape’s classroom” he glances between the two redheads who smile proudly “We will be using bells, so please try to perform the spell and check it by ringing the bell” he finishes then points to the class “Softly”

Everyone starts practicing the spell, soft dings echoing around the classroom

“Silencio” you say quietly, making a y shape with your wand

You pick up the bell but it clanks as you do so you put it back down. Glancing at Fred he seems to have gotten it already, having fun with ringing the now muted bell which you had to admit was rather adorable. You then looked to your friend, elbow on your desk leaning your chin on the back of your hand which holds your wand.

‘Can’t get it?’ she mouths to you and you shake your head ‘show me’ she motions

You do the movement you just did in front of you then return to your original potion

‘It’s not a y’ she copies your gestures ‘it’s like an inverted one’ she does the correct motion

Your eyes widen, realising as you watch Flitwick you copied him like a mirror, ‘like this?’ You ask doing the movement and whispering Silencio, and she nods

Of course, it was unfortunate that no light appears when the spell is done, so as you attempted the exercise again Fred soon realised he couldn’t make noise.

The novelty of the un-ringable bell wore off rather quickly and he noticed you, copying the charms movements at him before turning to try the charm again. Of course, as he went to ask if you needed help, he was surprised when nothing came out. He tried a couple times before he realised he was completely mute, he even tried to clap but again nothing, no sound what so ever.

Most would have been mad, but Fred was well Fred and found the thing rather amusing, even more so as they whole thing slowly gets more chaotic

He taps your shoulder “Yeah?” you turn to him with a smile he can’t help but return

He admires you for a moment before doing anything, pretty, he notes before he claps

He watches for your reaction and his heart is a puddle on the floor as you copy him, clapping back cutely “I know I did it” you turn to the bell and shake it, so proud of yourself as you sit it back down

“Oh yeah super well” – he mouths completely mute and you tilt your head looking rather confused

Fred sighs, or makes the motion of sighing anyway before motioning

“Me?” you answer and he nods before making the motion with his own wand “charmed?” he nods again “You?” he nods, gesturing for you to catch on

“Me charmed you?” you say confused before your eyes widen and Fred thinks you get it “I charmed you?” you say, smiling as he nods

Fred looks puzzled at your happiness before the slow dawn of what he really meant spreads across your face. He can’t help but bite his lip at how cute you were, starting to wonder if you were the famously clumsy Ravenclaw he had heard tales about

“I charmed you…oh merlin” you cringe before you mouth drops open, not looking overly stunned at your actions but definitely guilty he was the poor victim “Are you okay?” you ask like he can answer you and his face is a picture “That was a stupid question” you say to yourself

Yes, but it was also rather sweet lovely, Fred notes in his head before his eyes widen as you go to grab your wand but knock over the spare bell on your table, sending it crashing to the floor

You bend down to pick it up as you hear Flitwick “Miss Y/l/n are you alright?” he asks

You nod still trying to awkwardly grab it while sitting instead of just standing up…because that would be admitting defeat, right? “Yeah…I’m fine” you say a little strained as you finally grasp the bell

“Next time Miss y/l/n perhaps knock over a bell that’s already charmed” he says light heartily

As you sit up Fred moves his hand quickly to the edge of the table just in case, which is good as you do collide gently with his hand “Thank you” you whisper to him and he pats your head where you were almost hurt before letting you return upright, pushing down a light blush that begins to creep up on his cheeks

You turn back to Flitwick trying to hold in your smile at Fred’s sweet gesture “Professor? While on the topic, how long does the charm last?” you ask and Fred lets out a literal silent laugh knowing what your doing

He pushes his lips together for a moment “Depends on the situation, what it’s used on and casters ability, could be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours…there was a wizard, dead now of course, but he cast one which lasted a year” he says rather impressed at the fact, it was cute to see him nerd out over his own subject...well it would have been if you were terrified you had muted Fred for a year

“But say you wanted to reverse it, like you muted a bell so it wouldn’t raise alarm…not that you or I would use it to steal something…” you say closing your eyes for a second before continuing, missing Fred’s amused look as well as most of the class letting out giggles “Any who...” you chuckle nervously “...could you reverse it? Like is there a charm you can use and could you show us…in this general vicinity” you bite your lip as you finish, you should have felt embarrassed but after living as the clumsiest person alive you grew accustomed to these circumstances and began to just roll with the chaos

“Miss Y/l/n should I be concerned as to why you need this charm?” he eyes you, he knew you well enough to know what had happened considering the elder twin was sitting rather quiet and amused. Although if the man was being honest he was interested in knowing what your plan was

“No” you say way too quickly “I wouldn’t try to break in anywhere…maybe a bookshop” you joke before backtracking “Kidding…obviously” your eyes flick to your friend to see her and George hold back their laughter “I was just asking in case you did it to y-yourself”

“Miss y/l/n please be quiet or it will be used on yourself” The man just smiles at you, while the class giggle

“Understood” you nod letting him and everyone turn back to their business before looking at Fred “Sorry” you apologise but he’s just smiling at you

Fred never believed in love at first sight but boy oh boy did he now, so much that even when he got his sound back around 10 minutes before the end of class he pretended not to so he could spend the next two hours with you in the library as you tried to figure out how to give him his voice back. He adored every second of you essentially talking to yourself, wondering how on earth he had missed out on your company all these years

“So I found this book” you walk over to the table reading as you do which is just a recipe for disaster “I think if we…wow” you trip over your own bag turning around as you get tangled in it before you fall onto Fred lap, thankfully missing the table on the way down

“You alright?” he asks a little worried hand moving to steady you but you are hardly phased by the fall

You sit up on his lap, setting on it smiling as your hands move to his shoulders “You can talk!” you celebrate

He beams with you pretending to be surprised “Look at that” he says eyes flicking to your lips due to the close proximity, merlin I know we barley know her but would it be too forward to kiss her?

While he debates, you soon realise you are on his lap and begin to move but his hands find your sides and hold you in place, not firmly, you could easily escape his grasp if you were uncomfortable and luckily for him you weren’t

“Fred?” you tilt your head before seeing his gaze on your lips and working out the rest

You don’t say anything just lean forward and peck his lips gently, his eyes darting back up to your eyes as you pull away “Oh no come back here” he curls his finger at you before gently cupping your cheek and pulling you in for a proper kiss, lips moving in sink until you feel the ground give way beneath you, both groaning as the chair decided to give way and you hit the floor

“You okay?” you ask shifting to straddle him as you check for any injury

He just laughs “Yeah” he nods kissing your forehead gently as he sits up, hands finding your hips

“I’m a bit unlucky…and a huge klutz” you confess

He smiles “Well I’m a reckless prankster who runs of his good luck and impeccable grace…” he nudges his nose with yours “I say we would make a rather beautiful team” he raises his eyebrow

“Are you asking me out?” you bite your lip, looking at him with hopeful eyes

He nods “Yes. I’d rather love a chaotic raven by my side” he smiles, thumb gently brushing over your cheekbone as you break out in a huge smile

“I wouldn’t mind a lucky lion on my side either”

#fred weasley and reader #fred weasley x you #fred weasley fanfiction #fred weasley #fred weasley x ravenclaw!reader #fred weasley x reader #fred weasley x y/n #fred weasley fic #golden era

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evilspiritsgoneloose · 2 years

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HII YUMI!! HRU?

I have 2 ideas so im am going to make them sperate lol

Can I get headcannons for a reader in a hype house with the dsmp? What would that be like?

Anyways I hope you are doing well!! Ily and have a great rest of ur day

Till next time we talk 💞

I really love this Idea. I already feel the chaotic energy without thinking about it.

I'm gonna limit it to 11 Persons, because I feel most comfortable writing about them and also to not let it get as chaotic as it already is.

I had too much fun writing this head canon.

Anyway, I'm doing pretty good. I'm grinding on my Minecraft world :) I hope you're doing great as well.

This is a little short but I still hope you have fun reading it

Living together with the DSMP

Headcanon

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!Warning! Pure Chaos, Grammatical Errors (please just oversee them, if there are there)

Characters Mentioned Dream, Wilbur, Philza, Sapnap, Karl, Niki, George, Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo

Word Count 517

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Masterlist

This is to 100% a Mr. Beast Idea and you were one of the first contestant he asked.

Why wouldn't you say yes to such an offer?

On the first day everyone would show off with a camera in hand, Volg already on going.

You would live in like a big mansion where everyone would have their own room.

Despite having an own room, Privacy isn't going to be top priority.

On a sunny day. Tommy would crash into your room and drag you outside to have a pool party.

Phil turns on the grill and makes everyone some delicious goods.

He would also be the more mature part and watches over everyone so nothing gets smashed, or broken.

Tubbo trying to push Ranboo into the pool.

The Feral Crew just sitting in one corner with sunglasses on. Checking out the food Phil makes.

Every two weeks, Tommy would upload a very chaotic Volg on his Tom Simons Channel.

As chaotic as it is, help would be just around the corner.

Having trouble with cutting a video? Ask right away. No need to google.

Problems with Technology? No problem. Philza, Dream or George are glad to help out.

Also... Cooking Stream on George's Channel with Dream sitting in the off throwing in some sassy or flirty comments.

Karl and Sapnap are just messing around with George.

For sure, some ingredients gets thrown in someone's face.

Ranboo watching from far behind, being disturbed by the scene.

No need to worry about Food.

Either someone is brave enough to cook something, or the delivery man is already on his way.

Cake made by Niki.

One calmer stream would be with Niki

You two just sit in her room and talk about various topics. Let chat send in some videos for a good laughter.

At some point Wilbur interrupts you both and make the stream a little more chaotic but he soon gets dragged out by Phil.

Before I get to the next stream Idea... Hear me out.

Movie Nights once a week.

At first, everyone argues about what movie to watch, but in the end You and Phil craft a wheel of fortune with a bunch of movie headlines written on it.

Where ever the pin lands on, the move will get shown this night.

Dream orders everyone's favourite Meal.

All are squished on one large Couch, munching on their food and watching the movie.

Another totally chaotic stream would be a Jackbox stream.

The Rap battles also get performed in Real-life.

Imagine Sapnap and George insulting each other face to face, with water bottles as microphones.

Niki roasts everyone without thinking twice.

Just Tommy trying to cheat by looking at other phones while playing until he gets caught and sat on a lonely chair.

There would also be days when it's silent.

On such days, everyone sits at their Pc playing some games by themselves.

From time to time you could her a faint scream from either Tommy or George when taking off the headphones.

Of course, every room is soundproof, so others can sleep when a loud child is streaming.

All in all together, it would be a very chaotic experience, but everyone has got their back in case something goes wrong.

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agnerd-bot · 11 months

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Fanservant: Frau Trude Gothel, Wicked Witch of the Fairy Tales(Caster)

Ascension Stages:

First Stage: Gothel is dressed in an elaborate dark ballgown that reaches all the way to the floor, the dress ornate with gold and silver accents. On her ring finger, a shining golden ring gleams in the light. Long pink hair flows down to the small of her back, topped by a black crown, and a pair of gleaming golden eyes shine as she stares down the Master.

Second Stage: Gothel’s outfit has changed to a more ‘traditional’ witch’s style, with long, flowing sleeves extending out from her robes, and a witch’s hat resting upon her head, replacing her crown. Her dress has shortened, revealing her long legs, and her hair has grown out to be much more wild and unkempt. Her sclera have darkened to become pitch-black, and a fiery aura has begun to surround her entire being.

Final Stage: Gothel’s form has changed from that of a witch to a true Devil. Out from her back sprouts black feathered wings, and her skin takes on a deathly white pallor. Her nails lengthen into demonic claws, and a pair of monstrous horns sprout from the sides of her head. The ring has been corrupted slightly, becoming immersed in hellish flames.

Theme:

Character Theme: Healing Song - Tangled

Battle Theme: BlazBlue CentralFiction - Walpurgisnacht (Nine the Phantom theme)

Fatal Battle Theme: 破壊神

Traits:

Class: Caster Alternate Class: Berserker, Alter Ego, Beast True Name: Frau Trude Gothel Source: Grimm’s Fairy Tales Region: Germany Alignment: Chaotic Evil Attribute: Earth

Known as: The Witch of the Story’s End, The Witch of the Tower, the Forest Witch, The Villain of All Fairy Tales, The Devil Incarnate, Diabolus Ex Machina

Voice Actress: Noto Mamiko

Deck: QABBB

Parameters: Strength: D Endurance: A++ Agility: B Mana: EX Luck: C NP: A

Passive Skills:

Territory Creation(Fairy Tale) C++:

As a Fairy Tale character, Gothel is uniquely capable of altering her environment, creating the backdrops of the stories to be told. Gingerbread houses, massive towers, fantastic castles, all can be made by Gothel with a mere wave of her wand.

However, as much as she is the creator of the world around her, the majority of her creations are simply temporary structures of illusions made to trap victims, meaning this skill is less effective than a true master’s handiwork. While her creations could be much more impressive if she chose to apply herself more properly, she’s content to lazily throw together false illusions to suit her needs and then smash them to pieces when she is done.

(FGO Effect:) -Increases own Arts and Quick performance by 10%.

Item Construction EX:

The power of one of the most famed witches to ever exist, and yet one of a witch who melts away among all the rest. Gothel’s ability to create fearsome cursed items and magical weapons is among the best among all Servants, thanks to her status as an offshoot of the legendary Baba Yaga. There are few Servants that could ever hope to match her raw talent in magecraft.

In at least one Fairy Tale, The Dragon of the North, it is even said that a witch-maiden held the power of King Solomon’s Ring, and knew of its incredible secrets. While this story is likely nothing more than a fantasy, it speaks testament to the incredible and fearsome powers that Gothel has at her beck and call.

(FGO Effect:) -Increases own Debuff success rate by 12%.

Wicked Witch of the Story’s End A:

As the Villain of All Fairy Tales, Dame Gothel reigns supreme as one of the most powerful Fairy Tale Servants alive, surpassed only by the Big Bad Wolf and the Persecuted Heroine, and matched only by her equal opposite, the Fairy Godmother.

Where there are stories to be told, a villain will naturally arrive to cause strife and pain.

(FGO Effect:) -Increases own critical damage by 12%. -Increases own damage by 250.

Active Skills:

Devil’s Contract B:

While many in the world feared witches and blamed them for countless misfortunes and disasters that happened to them, few, if any, ever truly laid eyes on a witch and recorded their experiences. As few understood witches or how their powers worked, many associated their existence with that of the Devil, believing them to be Brides of Satan who had sold their souls to evil in exchange for power. As a Fairy Tale whose existence was based off of these false notions, Gothel has imprinted upon her a ‘contract’ with Hell itself.

This contract with Hell has granted Gothel incredible powers, and is the source of some of her more powerful magic. She can summon pillars of hellfire that can erase even a victim’s soul, drag victims off to the deepest pits of Hell, and summon monstrous creatures from the Pit to fight for her in combat. Her powers are effectively limited only by her sick imagination and sadistic cruelty.

Most notable of her powers is a form of pseudo-immortality. While her body can be destroyed by an enemy, she can resurrect herself each and every time, so long as the enemy she faces isn’t a god or similar divinity. It is through this power that Gothel has survived things like being burned alive by Handel and Gretel, dancing to death in Snow White, being hacked to pieces, and other similar fates.

No matter how often the villain dies, or how often the hero beats her, she will always return when the story begins anew, ready to ravage the lands at her leisure.

(FGO Effect:) -Increases own Debuff Success rate every turn for three turns. -Apply a state to yourself: Gain NP Gauge when attacking with Buster Cards (3 turns). -Apply Guts to self for two times, five turns.(Stackable with other Guts).

Wicked Transformation A:

In Fairy Tales of old, there were hundreds of tales of witches using their accursed powers to transform unwilling victims into horrible monsters, helpless animals, or inanimate objects for some reason or another. Whether it be envy of another’s virtue, punishing the wicked and foolish for incurring their ire, or twisting a victim’s wish into something terribly ironic, the ability of a witch to alter the forms of those she chooses is unlimited, and when these powers are unleashed, it is all too easy for Gothel to dispose of her victims.

If need be, Gothel can turn this transformation unto herself, shifting into the form of an eagle to fly through the air, an old beggar woman to disguise her appearance, a ferocious bear to fight off her enemies, and so much more, all with a mere magic word and a wave of her wand. It is through this power that Gothel gained her reputation as the Villain of All Fairy Tales.

However, as with all fairy tales, this ability does have a caveat. Each transformation comes with a condition that, once fulfilled, will release the victim from its binding. If a victim is able to escape from Gothel and find someone to free them from their curse, then they will be returned to their true form.

(FGO Effect:) -Inflicts Buff Block status for three times on one enemy. -High chance to Stun an enemy for one turn. -Gains Critical Stars every turn for three turns. -Increase Critical Damage for yourself for three turns

Mesmerizing Banquet of Cockaigne B:

Poisoned Apples.

Gingerbread Houses.

Irresistible Rapunzel.

In the fairy tales of old Europe, food and drink has often served as the greatest tempter of man, and witches like Gothel have preyed on these temptations for ages, able to prey on the hunger and greed of humanity by creating food that no human is able to possibly resist.

This power over food has only grown in power after Gothel has consumed the mythical Land of Cockaigne and further bolstered her power. The mere presence of her cooking is able to drive victims mad and lure them into the land of food and drink that is Cockaigne, abandoning all precepts such and former memories to become self-indulgent and hedonistic, like cattles to the slaughter.

Surprisingly, while Gothel can easily summon food and drink by means of her magic, she seems to have a preference for making her food from scratch. When cooking, a faint smile can be seen on Gothel’s face, even when not preparing a meal to deceive or hypnotize.

“Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble… Rampion flower on the vine… return to me what once was mine…”

(FGO Effect:) -Significantly increases NP Gauge. -Removes own Debuffs. -Low chance to lower Critical Resistance for all enemies for three turns. -Low chance to lower Buster Resistance for all enemies for three turns. -Low chance to reduce NP Charge for all enemies for three turns. -Low chance to lower Attack for all enemies for three turns. -Low chance to lower Healing for all enemies for three turns.

Noble Phantasms:

Noble Phantasm: Die Teufelsmaske - Feed the Devil’s Fire Rank: A Maximum Targets: 1 Range: — Classification: Anti-Unit(Self)

A terrifying Noble Phantasm that removes all guises and illusion from Frau Gothel’s form to reveal who she truly is: The Devil, villain of Europe's very first fairy tales. In this state, she takes on the form of a terrible demon straight from Hell itself. Gnarled horns as red as blood pierce through her skull, her hair takes on a deathly pallor, angelic wings burst out from her back, and her teeth sharpen into deadly fangs. The world around her shifts and darkens, becoming a dense, foggy forest filled with dead trees and ominous winds, all isolating the devil and her victims from the world.

She is not the true Devil, but rather “Mankind’s Approximation of the Devil”, a false image who bears but a fraction of the true Adversary's power. Simply put, she is the ultimate evil for a hero to face in a fairy tale, a monster with the potential to become an Evil of Humanity itself.

It is not just her physical form that changes upon activating this Noble Phantasm, but her magical prowess surges to seemingly limitless heights, able to weave her own story and alter the world around her how she pleases. It was through this Noble Phantasm that the Hausmärchen Singularity Collective was born, where the Beast of Ignorance would attempt to consume all other stories in order to destroy Humanity to its very roots, and where Gothel would attempt to destroy the Chaldeans on her orders, by altering these beloved fairy tales and corrupting them with her immense power.

So ferocious, so dreadful is this power that even the nascent Beast of Ignorance, Red Riding Hood, didn’t dare face this monster head-on in combat, instead choosing to let the Chaldeans distract and weaken her so she could land a mortal wound on the demonic witch.

“Fufufufufufu… Do you understand now? I am not some mere ‘thing’ that goes bump in the night… I am not just the paltry scratches at your walls… I am the monster that all children fear. I am the evil that makes you lock your doors. I am the witch that lives just next door. I am Evil. I am Wicked. I am Frau Trude, and I am very real, child.”

(FGO Effect:) -Remove all Debuffs from self. -Increase Debuff Resistance for three turns. -Increases own critical star absorption for three turns. -Grants self On-Attack-Activate buff for three attacks, three turns. --Increases own Critical Damage for one turn when attacking with Buster Cards. -Increases own damage against ‘Fairy Tale’ or ‘Fated Hero’ enemies.

Noble Phantasm: Kleine Verlorene Kinder - Happily Never After Rank: A Maximum Targets: — Range: — Classification: Anti-Army

Dame Gothel has the ability to summon massive golems made of gnarled wood and hellish flames, each one standing over ten feet tall. These golems are nigh-immortal, soulless husks of incredible power, akin to the Olympian Soldiers of the Fifth Lostbelt. They feel no pain, are able to regenerate from nearly any damage, and will not cease until their targets have been completely and utterly eradicated. They know nothing but destruction and death, and wickedly relish in it any chance they can.

Truly, these must be monsters straight out of Hell, demons created from the darkest pits mankind has ever known. There is nothing else that could explain their sheer malice and relentless nature.

Alas… if only that were true.

In reality, these monsters are the children slain by Dame Gothel, the foolish and wicked children who disobeyed their parents. They strayed from the path and ended up caught by the wicked witch. Their bodies were killed and eaten by the monster in the woods, and their souls were left to burn in the Devil’s fire, fueling these monstrosities. What memories these creatures held have been long forgotten, and all they know now is to obey, a monstrous punishment for their foolishness in life.

Now, all these children have left is resentment and anger. Hatred for the ones who got away, who had a chance to escape the monsters of the world. It is unfair, they say, that they alone must suffer. So they will drag down anyone and everyone they can into the darkness, using their powers to twist and distort their victims into more of these monstrous creatures, until nothing is left behind but death and chaos.

Noble Phantasm: Rapunzel, Rapunzel - The Maiden in the Tower Rank: A Maximum Targets: — Range: — Classification: Anti-Fortress

The fabled tower in which Dame Gothel spent the rest of her days, and where the fair maiden Rapunzel was locked within. It is a prison akin to Merlin’s Garden of Avalon, a nigh-inescapable maze of hewn stone and wood. This tower serves as a great and terrible prison in which escape is nigh impossible. The tower itself is protected against magical attacks of all kinds, and is far sturdier than its appearance belies. The only way in or out is within a window high near the top of the tower, where Gothel herself lays in wait for anyone who would dare escape or enter.

Gothel can summon this tower in parts, summoning the walls as a bulwark against enemies and their attacks. However, the tower is at its most fearsome and powerful when the full structure has been erected, serving as the central lynchpin of the Hausmärchen Singularity where all Fairy Tales were forcibly distorted.

However, for those trapped within, there is a single thing to serve as a guide. A long, golden rope of hair, which can be seen throughout the tower. Despite the obvious trail it leads, Gothel does not do much as touch the hair, content to leave it be.

Voice Lines:

Summoned: Bow your head, human. You stand in the presence of Dame Gothel, the Witch of the Story's End. Hmm… So I have been summoned to serve Humanity, is it? Hah! What a joke. But I suppose I can spare you for now, Human. Though be warned. If I find you irritating, I will cook and eat you like all the rest before you.

Summoned(Clear Singularity “Hausmärchen - Land of Stories”): I see now… This is why I was called by the World to save mankind. How irritating... Does this world expect me to play the role of a hero now? But I suppose if that is the role the story asks me to play, I must play it out to my best. Don't think I'm getting soft though, human... I am Dame Gothel, the Witch of the Story's End, and a monster I will remain until the end of days.

Level Up 1: More fuel to the fire… Good, let the flames grow higher.

Level Up 2: Another ingredient to the cauldron... How delicious.

Level Up 3: Another offering for me? My, my, you're too kind.

1st Ascension: Ah, now this is more to my tastes. This is a dress most befitting a witch like myself. Fufufufufu… What do you think, human? Beautiful and fearsome, am I not? Perfect for the monster that I am.

2nd Ascension: You insist on pressing onward? Even if what you see may be frightening? I wonder... Would you consider yourself brave or foolish? I suppose time will tell.

3rd Ascension: Fufufufufufu... Finally, you see me for who I truly am. Do you understand, child…? You've strayed too far from the path of light, and now The Devil has come to make you pay for your sins. Tell me, was it worth it, selling your soul?

4th Ascension: Good and evil... Light and dark... They are but roles we are meant to play in the story. I did not choose the path I have taken, it was thrust upon me. The story dictated that I was to be the villain, and so I took upon that title with pride. I do not regret a single action I have taken... ...I wonder, did she think the same? Did she not once look back?

Fight Start 1: By all means, welcome to my humble abode… You’re not going to leave it anytime soon…

Fight Start 2: Well, well, well, it seems like a lovely little morsel has arrived. And just when I was getting hungry, too…

Fight Start 3: You know, you shouldn’t go walking around the woods by yourself. Who knows what monsters lurk in the shadows…?

Fight Start(Fatal Battle): Ah… Ahhh…! Rapunzel, Rapunzel…! Why…?! Why did you leave me?!

Skill 1: Double, double, toil and trouble…

Skill 2: Fire burn and cauldron bubble…

Skill 3: By the pricking of my thumbs…

Skill 4: Something wicked this way comes…

Command Card Select 1: Is that all?

Command Card Select 2: I suppose I haven’t used this trick in a while.

Command Card Select 3: This should be more than enough for the likes of you!

Noble Phantasm Select 1: It’s time we cast off this illusion…

Noble Phantasm Select 2: Tell me… Are you afraid?

Attack 1: Burn, down to your very bones!

Attack 2: By all means, scream…

Attack 3: You are going to taste exquisite…

Attack 4: Crush them, Tower with No Doors!

Attack 5: Hell awaits you!

Attack 6: Do you think you can survive this?!

Attack 7: Bind them, Seal of Solomon!

Extra Attack 1: The final chapter has been written… It’s the end of your story!

Extra Attack 2: Oh, do you think you can escape…? How foolish!

Noble Phantasm 1:

Heeheeheeeee… Hahahahaaaaa…!

Now the real fun begins…

Now the feast shall commence…

Now, little ones…

It’s time.

Let. Me. In.

DIE TEUFELMASKE!

Noble Phantasm 2:

The Witch’s Night has come and gone…

Now the Devil comes to play!

So run and hide, it’s all the fun!

NOW HAS COME THE TIME TO SLAY!

DIE TEUFELMASKE!

Noble Phantasm 3:

Bolt your doors…

Hide your children…

For the witching hour has arrived…

Die Teufelmaske.

AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!

Noble Phantasm 4(Fatal Battle):

I am a monster… I am the Devil…

I am a demon who holds no love for anything in this world…

Then why…

Why does my heart hurt so much?!

Rapunzel… Rapunzel…

It's all your fault!

YOU DID THIS TO ME!

AHHHHHHHH!!!

DIE TEUFELMASKE!

Damage from Noble Phantasm: How annoying…

Regular Damage: Tch.

Defeated 1: If the story says so…

Defeated 2: I’ll come back another day, just you wait.

Defeated(Fatal Battle): No… Please… Just let me end this!

Victory 1: Unfortunately for you, there is no happy ending.

Victory 2: And so the story reaches the end. The hero has been slain, and the wicked witch claims another victim.

Bond Level 1: So, we really are doing this, hm? Very well, as per our agreement, I shall lend my aid in your task to save mankind. In return, the moment I get bored with you, or I grow irritated by your words, or I am offended by your presence, I can and will eradicate you, completely and utterly. This I swear. Such is the binding of our contract. ...fufufufufu. Congratulations, young Master of Chaldea. You've made a deal with the Devil.

Bond Level 2: What's with that strange look you are giving me? ...ah, I understand. You don't trust me, do you? Don't worry. I may be the Witch of the End, but even I understand the sacred nature of an oath. Even if it is an annoyance to me, I intend to fulfill my side of the bargain to the fullest. I expect nothing less from you. Otherwise... *snaps fingers* Your soul is forfeit. Do I make myself clear?

Bond Level 3: Ghhh... Must you insist on following me around like a lost duckling? Surely, there must be other Servants that you could bother aside from me? ...hm? Lonely? ... What a joke. I am a monster. The Devil Incarnate. Whoever heard of a creature like that being lonely?

Bond Level 4: Your presence... It's annoyingly familiar to me. You remind me too much of my daughter. No... That's not right. Unlike her, you truly do fear me, don't you? I can smell it. And yet, you still choose to approach me? How strange... Still, I suppose I can't begrudge you, given our contract. But stay out of my way.

Bond Level 5: What is it now? ...ah, I understand, a revision to the contract. Very well. I suppose we are due for some additions. First off, your terms wish for me to... be more open in Chaldea. Tch. What an annoyance. But I suppose it is an acceptable one. I do not promise to be kind, or to be sociable, or any of that nonsense. But I suppose I can make an effort to do more around here. As for my terms...? You are not allowed to leave. ...oh? Do I see hesitation on your face? Then allow me to explain. Your life and mine will become bound to one another. If you are to leave me behind, I will follow. If you are to die, I will put you back together. If you are to vanish from this world, I will use every bit of my power to return you to it. Your fate and mind will become connected for all eternity, until we both agree to annul this contract. Simply put? I will not let you abandon me. So... do we have a deal?

Dialogue 1: Tell me child, when you think of the villain of all Fairy Tales, who comes to mind? …eh? The Big Bad Wolf…? Tch. What a pain. It appears I’ve been slacking in my efforts.

Dialogue 2: So, you too are a dreamer? Feh, I should have known. You have that annoying air about you. One of hoping and dreaming…

Dialogue 3: Are you just going to sit there and gawp at me while I work? If you have nothing better to do, here. Get me these ingredients. What? You’re worried it’s too dangerous? Well, it’s not my problem. Now go!

Dialogue 4: The end is fast approaching… I wonder, what will you do when the time comes? Will you cower in fear? Will you fight? Or will you simply accept it…? No, that’s foolish of me to ask, I know the answer.

Dialogue 5 (If you have Pinocchio): Little Pilgrim Made of Pine… The boy has apparently got it into his hollow head that he is to be my ‘conscience’. …heh. Isn’t that funny? A monster having a conscience? I’d laugh if the boy didn’t seem to mean it with all his heart…

Dialogue 6 (If you have Cinderella): Ah yes, the Persecuted Heroine… She reminds me all too much of my dear child. Such a pity, though… To have all the fortune in the world and still be unhappy.

Dialogue 7 (If you have Red Riding Hood): The Beast of Ignorance… Yes, she summoned me to create her own Singularity. In exchange, she would give me the salvation I desperately wanted. I was a fool to think I could trust a wolf. Be that as it may… I don’t enjoy being tricked.

Dialogue 8 (If you have “Goldilocks”): Ah, it’s you… I was wondering for the longest time why you of all characters felt so out of place… To think that it would be that a fallen deity stood before me. …how irritating.

Dialogue 9 (If you have any “Angel” Servants): Have you come once more to mock me, angel? Fine. Make your jeers and your judgements, they’re all the same.

Dialogue 10 (If you have Beni-Enma): Have you come to cast your judgement on me, little sparrow? I suppose it’s only fair. But if you expect me to make it easy for you, then you are a fool.

Dialogue 11 (If you have Mephistopheles): Oh? The Demon of Faust is here as well? How interesting… What a shame that he is not a true demon, though. I suppose his trickery and deceit is entertaining enough. I wonder, clown. What tricks have you up your sleeves?

Dialogue 12 (If you have Oberon-Vortigern): You too… have lost something important to you? Ah, Titania… No, I sadly have never met a woman such as that. Have you by any chance…? No, I suppose you wouldn’t have. In any case, I wish you luck, Fairy King.

Dialogue 13 (If you have Kintoki Sakata): Golden hair… The son of a witch… And an annoyingly chipper outlook on the world. Ghhh… He’s clearly not the same, but still, he’s too familiar. I best keep away from him for now.

Dialogue 14 (If you have Nursery Rhyme): Hm? What do you want, child? …you wish for me to read you a story? … No, there are other Servants better suited to that-OW! Hey, stop pulling on my dress! Ghhh…! This is why I hate children!

Dialogue 15 (If you have Hans Christian Andersen): Hans Christian Andersen… I suppose I owe my existence partly to him. What a sad little man he is. Putting up a front of coldness and disdain, but he’s just a coward too afraid of intimacy. …hm? What do you mean ‘he reminds you of someone’?!

Dialogue 16 (If you have any other “Fairy Tale” Servants): It appears my reputation precedes me… Yes, all the looks of terror and fear surrounding me… Fufufufufu… Now this is my element!

Dialogue 17 (If you have Lostbelt Morgan): The Witch-Queen of the Britons, as I live and breathe. You may be from a time and place not of this world, but I can sense your magical talent all the same… How frightening.

Dialogue 18 (If you have any “Child” Servants): Well, well, well… Lunch has arrived. Fufufufu… Don’t worry, Master, I’m only kidding. For now, at least.

Likes: There’s no greater pleasure in this world than eating. If there’s one thing God has done right, it’s grant all creatures, great and small, the ability to eat and cook. And of course, thanks to my magic, I can change my appearance however I wish. In other words, I can eat as much as I want, and suffer none of the consequence!

Dislikes: Something I dislike? Children. They’re terrible little things, talking to you, invading your homes, taking things from you… Yes, what rotten, horrible things children are. Only good to be a meal, nothing else.

About the Holy Grail: The Holy Grail…? Hmph, do you take me for a fool? That thing is clearly cursed. To make a wish on it, one must either be desperate, or an idiot. No, my magic is more than enough to surpass that paltry little thing.

During an Event: Oho? Now what has come a-knocking at my door? My, it seems that some festivities have begun, and here I am without an invitation. This cannot stand… Come, let us go see what all the fuss is about. I happen to know a thing or two about crashing parties…

Birthday: What? Oh, you wish to celebrate your birthday with me, do you? Hmm… I suppose I can whip something up from scratch. It may be a bit of a rush, but I suppose I can indulge you just this once. Don’t expect me to make this a habit, though.

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Once Upon a Time, in a faraway land, there was a witch. Or rather, there were many witches. Monsters that stalked the dark forests, looking for children to kidnap. Women that had sold their souls to the Devil in exchange for fantastic magical powers. Tricksters that caught victims in riddles and traps for their own sick amusement.

These stories would eventually become fused into one, a witch who would symbolize the fear all children hold in their hearts, and the looming threat that lay beyond the walls of their home. One of the few named witches, who terrorized the tales of the Brothers Grimm told to children at night. Gleefully, she tormented those who walked in her forests, cooking children for her meals, burning wayward fools who entered into her hut, and tearing families apart, all to amuse her.

She was Frau Trude Gothel, the Wicked Witch, a monster who held no love for anything.

Bond Level 1:

Height/Weight: 176cm • 75kg Source: Grimm’s Fairy Tales Region: Germany Alignment: Chaotic • Evil Gender: Female

She was Frau Trude Gothel, the Wicked Witch, a monster who held no love for anything.

Bond Level 2:

The witch's cruelty comes in many forms, some benign, some sinister. Some overt, some subtle. In some stories, she is The Devil, extending a gentle hand to bind a victim within a horrifying contract, cackling as another fool sells their soul and loses everything to her. In other tales, she is a temptress, luring children into her home with promises of sweets or enticing mysteries to solve, only to kill these innocents and use them to sate her vile hunger. In still others, she is a vain sorceress, tormenting younger beauties in envy of their purity and goodness, forcing a hero to come and save the maiden from her monstrous cruelty.

However, on very rare occasions, the witch is not the villain of the story, but rather a guide and teacher for the hero to seek out. And at times rarer still, she is a mother, a guardian, and a protector, watching over her child with the rage of a loving parent. How strange it is, that this self-admitted monster can be so versatile, how a being who claims to be heartless can come to care for anything with true love.

And here, in truth, does the story begin in earnest.

Bond Level 3:

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, the witch Dame Gothel lived, laying deep within a forest by her lonesome, relishing in the fear and terror her very name brought to the land. Mothers locked their children behind their doors, fathers carried torches and pitchforks in the night, and all prayed to God for salvation from this monster. She was content with this, all too happy to be the monster she was meant to be.

One night, the witch heard a rustling outside her door, and found that a neighbor from a nearby home had ravaged her garden, stealing the rapunzel plants and placing them in a basket. Incensed, the witch accuses the man of theft, and readied to kill him on the spot. The man, in turn, fell to his knees and begs.

"Please, miss! My wife needs to eat these plants to survive! She is to give birth soon, and I fear that she is wasting away! For the love of God, have mercy!"

The witch stayed her hand at the man’s words, but her mercy was not bourn out of kindness. Rather, she came to a terribly wicked idea. A bargain that would drive the man to the deepest pits of despair.

"Very well, I shall spare your life, but in return, I ask for one thing: your child that is to be had. I should like to keep her, and in exchange, I will let you eat of my plants."

Desperate, the man agreed, and upon the child's birth, she was given to the witch, at both mother and father’s despair. Frau Gothel took the child with her to a tower with no stairs or doors hidden deep in the forest. She named the child Rapunzel, after the very plants that secured her imprisonment to Gothel, and locked the baby into the highest room of the tower, where no man could ever hope to find her.

Bond Level 4:

Dame Gothel never truly intended to keep the child for herself. She had no use for a progeny because of her immortality, nor did she particularly want one in the first place. Children were far too noisy and prying and irritating for her to keep, that much was clear. No, if anything, the child would suffice as a meal. Perhaps not as she was now, but in due time, the baby would serve as a meal, nothing more, nothing less. It was as she was named: Rapunzel. Merely an ingredient to be cooked in a stew or served in a salad, just like all the other children before her.

And yet...

As the years went on, the child grew and grew, and Dame Gothel couldn't help but feel a sense of happiness as she watched. The child looked her in the eyes with no fear, unlike anyone else who had met her before. She did not care of the magical power she held, or the terrible atrocities she had done. No, the young Rapunzel saw no evil in her mother's eyes, and in turn, Dame Gothel beheld something she had truly begun to love. Eventually, all thoughts of eating the child were gone, and in their place were a mother's protective heart. She would shield the child from the cruelty of the world, protect her within this tower with all her might. Nothing and no one would ever lay eyes on her precious daughter, and they would live together within this tower, just the two of them.

They would all live Happily Ever After.

Alas, if only it was meant to be.

Bond Level 5:

She did not know when the man came, nor how he came to find their hiding place, or even why he climbed the tower to begin with. But it was unmistakable, the stench of that 'prince' violated the tower, just as much as he had violated her dear Rapunzel. Gothel confronted her child, and soon, the relationship between mother and daughter began to strain.

"You... You let him in here?! Moreso than that, you bear his child?! How could you do this to me?! How could you do this to yourself?!"

"Mother, I love him! And he loves me! We are to be wed, and I will not let you stand in the way of our marriage!"

"Love?! Marriage?! Rapunzel, you are a fool! You've only known him for a few months, and you're talking about marrying him?! You're just blinded by your naivete!"

"Whose fault is it then?! You call me naive, and yet you're the one who locked me in this tower, never able to see anything beyond these walls! If I am blind, then it is because you are the one who has blinded me my whole life!"

"How... dare you?! I did this all to protect you!"

"No, you did this to keep me all to yourself!"

At her daughter's words, Gothel was overcome with a monstrous rage she had not known since taking in the child. In a fit of blind rage, Gothel cut off Rapunzel's precious locks, her golden hairs falling to the ground all at once. The two fell silent as mother and daughter looked each other in the eyes. Horrified at what she had done, Gothel could not even speak a word of protest as her child left the tower, never to return again. Silently, she extended a hand towards the one person she had ever loved… And did nothing as she faded away into the dark forest.

Extra (Clear Singularity “Hausmärchen - Land of Stories”):

Upon Rapunzel's departure, the Witch of the Forest remained in the tower waiting, hoping for the day that her child would one day return, and they would live out their lives as they always had. Just the two of them together. She did not eat. She did not sleep. She did not even attempt to leave her prison of her own making.

Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, months turned to years, and yet neither hide nor golden hair of the child had made her way home.

So, the Witch of the Story’s End did something she had never done in her long years of life: she prayed. Clasping her hands together, Dame Gothel, who had sold her soul to the Devil, who wickedly defied Heaven without remorse, begged Heaven for a sign, an answer from God that her beloved daughter would come home to her, that her family would be made whole once more. After many sleepless nights of prayer, Heaven would eventually answer Gothel’s prayers, sending an angel from on high to speak to the monstrous witch.

"Dame Gothel, wicked and cruel tormentor of mankind... You dare ask God for intercession? You, who has torn apart countless lives, murdered hundreds of children, now beg for your own child to return? Do you not realize that your daughter left you because you refused to give her happiness? That you marred her own beloved just to selfishly keep her in your tower? ... You disgust me. The only reason why I do not damn you to Hell here and now... Is because I see that no punishment could ever surpass your torment here and now. So lay here and rot until the end of your life, Dame Gothel... Forever knowing your daughter is far happier now that you are gone from her life."

Upon the angel's words, Gothel's heart had shattered into pieces. The wicked witch, who had gleefully tormented families and left them in despair, was now trapped within her own sorrow, having lost her dear Rapunzel. She had nothing to live for, nothing to smile about. Without Rapunzel, she was left as nothing more than a living corpse, left to waste away until nothing remained of her.

Never to regain her Happily Ever After.

The End.

#fate #fate fanservant #fanservant #fate grand order #fgo #fate oc #dame gothel #frau trude #the wicked witch #writing and other stuff #behold! my second fairy tale fanservant!#I've got six in total in mind #and yes this is me indulging in my love of witch designs in fiction #i liked the idea of having an unrepentant monster as a servant #and yet they still do have someone they cared about despite that #and dame gothel was honestly the best choice for that #witches in fairy tales are almost always unrepentant eaters of children and complete monsters #but dame gothel was somewhat of an exception #with there being a lot of ambiguity in the story if she truly loved rapunzel or was an abusive parental figure like many other fairy tales #i decided to lean towards the former #which made an interesting writeup to juxtapose with her being... well an evil witch who ate children #and i like how it turned out #hope y'all find it interesting too

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LEC RETROSPECTIVE: VITALITY

So yesterday I said I was gonna start posting about the team individually, starting with last place in LEC Summer Regular Split 2023, and that means I'm gonna write first about probably the most chaotic and insane story this year, a team known for their frequent superteams and subsequent collapses.

This is the 1,2,3,4 5th! failed superteam from the french organisation, and considering their track record they really aughta stop trying. After coming into the league, shitting it up with that godawful Hachani roster, having a mildly successful run to worlds in 2018 with Kikis and early Attila, and then blowing up every last successful aspect of their roster in 2020 with the Saken rosters, they've since decided that they're going full money, no thoughts and built a roster of hopefully, high quality.

Winter began with a roster of Photon, a former T1 Challenger player who was probably the 3rd or 4th most exciting prospetive toplaner in LCKCL, Bo, the maligned prodigy booted from his home region for matchfixing allegations, who spent 2022 absolutely running EUW and making montages of the top level LEC players, Perkz, a western GOAT, one of the most storied players in our fair region and fresh coming back from his NA journey, looking (honestly) worse than ever.

Now, this topside was fairly exciting. Perkz was historically known mostly as a carry player on mechanical assassins, like Leblanc, but in his recent years, he was yet to show any real promise in game. Out of game, he's a renowned leader and able to get along with anyone. Bo was a prodigy jungler, undefeated in 2021 until the matchfixing allegations came out and arguably doomed the FPX roster, while Photon was a bit of an unknown quanitity. As a CL player, Thanatos was MUCH MUCH better, and others like DnDn are in LCK now and doing well for themselves, but Photon was on T1 Challengers, which has produced some of the best new talent in the LCK and LCS, with Berserker going to NA, Trigger doing well in LFL, and others like Mireu doing well on R7 in the LLA. So you can't exactly discount his potential. Now the botlane? They went from Carzzy and Labrov the year before, with Carzzy looking bottom 3 at best and Labrov being a coinflip on his performances, to a power duo of Neon and Kaiser. Now, as a certified Misfits Fan until their departure, I am always hyped to see former bunnies doing well. Kaiser? Less so. I don't enjoy his play and I think he's either been massively overrated in his time in LEC or performing to a basic average level of what an LEC support should be. So I wasn't exactly excited after Kaiser spent 2021 clinging to Carzzy's legs dragging him back to elo hell, and 2022 ensuring UNFORG1VEN couldn't have too good a time. But, you know, it can always get better. And honestly, who better to bring this roster together than the former Misfits coaching staff? A very strong, proven coaching staff that managed to take a team of middle of the pack players and almost propel them to worlds on unique and interesting strategies, and VTO. Well, Winter began and Bo ended up kinda performing to the level expected. Photon did pretty damn well, and Perkz didn't look bad either. And despite a lot of what people now say, Neon actually didn't do too badly on uncomfortable picks, while kaiser utterly SPRINTED some laning phases and oft abandoned the botlane to push their topside ahead. Not the worst, but on picks like Caitlyn? Yeah not advisable. Neon also showed that he still had it in him with some amazing lategame carry performances on Varus and Zeri, but both of those were so broken at the start of this year that it's maybe easy to discount his performances. The topside certainly had a time. Photon was performing pretty damn well most of the time, usually on Gnar, Gwen or an AP Gragas or two. He ended up being recognised as the best or at least one of the best junglers in the league. Bo was mostly resigned to Maokai, Vi and a very early Graves carry game, and usually went down in kills but, overall, not the worst. Perkz? Yeah not too bad either. An overall mixed bag that had some good azir games, some int tristana games, and a questionable leblanc and taliyah at the end. But the overall cohesion of the team was sometimes called into question. Which, considering this was essentially one of the first LPL players to be brought into the LEC, and an unproven LCK player who had to learn english as well, AND deal with (what I presume was the reason for the vitality collapses before) a general manager who does something. I don't know, but to foreshadow, it's absolutely something to do with management that this team ends up THIS bad, and that most people who move on from Vitality end up so much better off.

Vitality ended the regular season with a 7-2 record, placing them in first place, with losses to a surprisingly strong underdog in SK Gaming, with Irrelevant stomping an Ornn Photon in the toplane and successfully transferring that lead throughout the map, and to KOI, the former Rogue, with a dominant Azir from Larssen, and a double ADC botlane stomping the Zeri-Yuumi of Vitality. But, this was ok, since they tied first alongside MAD Lions, holding the head to head, so taking the lead and their first ever 1st place regular season in LEC. Congrats Vitality! Now just carry that through to the all-new Group Stage! ...This is where this overview is gonna take a bit of a depressing turn. Winter Group Stage is where a lot of Vitality's problems begin. They begin by picking Heretics to go up against. And that's completely understandable. Heretics had the disaster lanes of Evi and Ruby, a fairly weak botlane of Jackspectra and Mersa (sadly) and I'd argue The Western GOAT, Jankos, having a hell of a season with 3 training weights. Unfortunatly, Vitality drop a game to Heretics. Now, not the end of the world, but this game hard exposed some things. Target and overwhelm the botlane, Neon and Kaiser can collapse, and Bo will usually try to salvage bot rather than focus topside. Photon can be beat by forcing him onto tanks, and don't give Bo something he can carry on. An embarassing Cait/Lux lane in game 2, a kindred carry in game 3 from Bo, plus a weak series from Photon showed that the "god" can bleed. But ultimately, Vitality did win. Dropping a game does mean nothing, at the end of the day. You don't lose points or anything for that. And then the KOI series happened. KOI vs Vitality's Bo3 was a disasterclass. A clean 2-0 from Malrang's Xin Zhao, an utter failure of a Nidalee/Yone comp, and speaking of Comp, why did people give him Zeri? He's the pentakill guy now he gets pentakills, cmon. KOI cap off the series by annihilating Vitality, and qualifying for the playoffs. Not the end of the world. Vitality have one more chance, vs... SK GAMING The guys who beat them in regular season, the surging rookies looking promising and incredibly exciting going towards the playoffs. They lost a series too right? To... Koi... Well. Shit. Vitality proceed to play a 40 minute game with maybe one of the most useless scalers ever, Elise, and Perkz' Shitty Goddamn Sylas, and then get stomped in under 25 minutes by The Sertussy on Ahri, and picking Karthus with no protection or scaling in jungle, vs Draven Vi. Oh God. So that's Winter dead and gone now. Placing 5th overall, after winning the regular season, ain't exactly great. Fingers started being pointed, and at the end of the season, the team went forward with heads held high. So you dropped to 2 surging teams with high ceilings? What could go wrong next season?

Well... How about dropping your perfectly fine botlaner? Here's a twitter link for an announcement video that Neon is being benched for Upset! ...What??? A lot of people quickly jumped on board saying that Upset is a better botlaner than Neon, and should be a better fit for vitality's playstyle. He's goddamn Upset, right? The best botlaner EU's ever produced that never won his title? That's what people say. They also like to neglect that fuckin EGO that Upset has. Maybe it's unpopular to say, but some of his comments about being the best to not win a title, or claiming He's too Good to Not Win A Title come off as very egotistic to say the least. But other than that, Vitality remained the same going into Spring. G2 won the split, MAD came 2nd overall, and Vitality have a bright future ahead of them! How can they NOT win the regular seaso- 6-3 they went 6-3. Which is still impressive! But the losses were to goddamn ASStralis (who also went 6-3 and looked a whole lot better without dajor but That's for tomorrow), G2 who just came off from winning a split, and BDS, who were really coming into their form in this meta. Not the worst, but some performances were… sketchy to say the least. Bo didn't look as good, Perkz was faltering in some matchups, Kaiser had some real fuckin int plays at times, and Upset did sometimes play for pure KDA. Photon still looked pretty damn good, playing carries more, and a game or two of malphite who just looked useless at times, but whatever. His Gwen looked good, he had a scary Jayce, a couple of Camilles and a Darius, for a bit of variety! There's not as much to say other than the whole team... well... they looked tired. There was less laughing, less jokes, people seemed frustrated, and overall the atmosphere seemed slightly worse. Speaking as someone completely outside of that sphere, that's what I saw. Which could be completely wrong, but eh. Some things you do have to infer. Their losses often looked much worse than in winter, as well. Bo usually got the bad end of the stick in their losses, looking completely exposed as a fairly bad jungler, which wasn't always fair. Sometimes it was just a passive less explosive botlane which led to slower or longer games which no-one in vitality really wanted to kick start. Even in some wins, Perkz or Photon got hard exposed, while Kaiser kinda shit the bed or messed up engages in lane, leading to Upset usually just playing under turrets and begging for help from Bo. But you can whinge all you want, they still came out with a positive record, and a 4th place position, meaning they get to avoid the top 3 of Astralis, BDS and G2. And they made the best use of it! Groups started out with a very clean 2-0 over MAD Lions, owing to some stellar Zeri Gaming from Upset, then Ahri from Perkz dominating MAD's scaling comps that shit the bed colossaly from Carzzy and Hyli playing Lucian/Nami very poorly all game both times. Not much else to say, but they managed to repeat the effort vs a defeated and downtrodded Astralis, where 113 put on a disasterclass of being punished in jungle. That one series showed the Bo We Were Promised, and uhhh.... it never came back. Seriously. That was the last good performance by vitality, for basically the rest of the year (spoiler). They qualify to playoffs and something flicks in their heads, and they look hollow, like absolute shells of humanity.

First series vs BDS has a kill-less game for Vitality, one of the worst Annie performances for a long time, and an absolute schlacking in the jungle for Bo, on a 1/9 sejuani. There's nothing else to say than it was an absolute wipe, and Vitality get dropped to the lower bracket vs a loser's bracket MAD Lions who infamously were 1 nexus strike away from being dropped to 9th and missing groups, let alone playoffs. And Vitality get a win off the back of a good tristana performance from Perkz, and get roundly whipped into shape by Nisqy and Elyoya, who look world class again if only briefly. An absolute disaster in the botlane for games 1, 3 and 4, Chasy proving that he was the better korean top all along, alongside some really damn good carzzy performancse led to Vitality absolutely losing everything. And that's spring split done. Vitality completely figured out, losing to the top 2 teams one after another, and missing out on MSI. But the team not only made it to playoffs convincingly, but put on some good performances before then! Surely nothing will go wrong going forward? Right? Summer. If any Vitality fans do truly exist, they will shun this season with hatred and fear. And going in, it didn't look much different to Spring, if anything people were more hopeful. Upset was apparently signed hastily after playoffs, meaning a general lack of time to sync up as a team and get on the same page, as well as less scrim time. Well this time, there's a whole ass international tournament in between, hosted near Berlin and a large number of huge players are gonna be in the EU, on soloq and ready to scrim. Week 1 starts in an... unfortunate manner. A quick loss to a humbled and utterly whipped MAD Lions after the infamous 1647 incident, with Bo getting utterly demolished and, of note, a very very distinct lack of harmony. Bo would often start objectives and go entirely MIA during the objective, basically just leashing for the enemy while leaving his lanes in a horrid state, and going for objectives basically against the wishes of the laners. Kaiser looked lost, Upset lost almost every lane, Perkz often got pushed in and left to fend solo vs ganks, and Photon got way too over eager and similarly lost lane, and threw games off of it. Week 1 finishes with a middling win over a slumped SK with some truly disastrous jungle and support performances, and another loss to an up and coming Heretics with Vetheo. Week 2 was worse. A 0-3 week, losing to G2 with another jungle disasterclass, losing to Astralis who outscrapped Vitality to death, and Fnatic who utterly shitstomped Bo with a pocket Amumu. You might notice a recurring pattern of Bo being the most focused and often lost person on this roster. Management thought so too, so they brought up their 17 year old LFL jungler Daglas, who was just ok. A carry focused player who often took risky fights against most conventional wisdom. AKA A mini Bo. Oh God. Week 3 started Daglas' LEC journey, in an absolute snoozer vs Koi where Photon was the only human logged on and Daglas got put on Maokai duty, where they lost, and then on Day 2, they needed the win. Desperately. Without this win, they're eliminated from groups, and it's vs a slumping BDS. This game was fought with blood, sweat, tears, and teeth. A constant back and forth between 2 teams fighting for last chances in the season, and it all comes down to one teamfight. I implore you, if you haven't to watch the final few minutes of this game. It is utterly heartbreakingly close. And BDS just sweep one fight and walk in a wave to end the game. That's it. That's Vitality's season, basically. One more game vs Excel looks just as lifeless as ever, and they're gone. Vitality's out, the superteam has failed again. Well, they can qualify for season finals on a technicality but it's so slim that I doubt they will. Not that I, or any other viewer would want to. They look utterly hopeless and depressed, and I cannot wait to see how badly this ends.

Vitality's season was one of tragedy. Few teams shoot for the stars so often, and fall so hard and so short of their expectations. Let's see if they do it again next year, shall we?

#lol esports #lec #vitality #photon #bo #vit perkz #league of legends #esports

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wheretheresaway-theresawilliam · 3 months

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Chapter 6: The Rave

Word Count: 1172

TWs: Drug usage

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It had been almost two months since Vanita had been hired when she found her golden opportunity to talk to Vanessa one-on-one. One of her friends, a DJ, was hosting a set in an abandoned car factory on the less populated side of town. She was determined to invite Vanessa along.

“Vanessa, if you have a second, I have a burning question on my mind.” She had approached her while she was helping a kid sort through lost and found for a discarded toy.

“Oh? Go ahead.”

“Ever been to a rave?”

She blushed lightly, smiling politely. “I don't suppose being stationed in the Fazcade with DJ Music Man counts, does it?”

“Pssh, I'm not talking about kiddie stuff, Vanessa. But that being said, if you were interested in something legitimate…” Vanita lowered her voice and inched closer. “My friend Meadow is a DJ and he's playing a set in town this weekend. I could get you and any plus-whatevers you want in for free.”

“I don’t know, Vanita…”

“Vanessa, I promise you, it’ll be safe for rave virgins like yourself. Sawyer’s coming, and I told him to ask Doug. At least say you’ll think about it, pleeaaaaseee?” She clasped her hands together under her chin and made puppy-dog eyes as she drew out the word. She could pinpoint the exact second Vanessa began to cave, followed by a sigh.

“I’ll think about it.”

“Yayyy!! Just let me know soon when you’ve decided so I can plan ahead.” She wiggled her fingers excitedly and went back to her post. She knew she’d eventually accept. How could she turn her down when she was clearly so ecstatic about sharing this moment with her? Then the weekend came, and Vanessa, Vanita, Doug, Ginny, and Sawyer had all piled into Sawyer’s car on Saturday night and drove out to the factory. Vanita had even lent Vanessa one of her festival outfits so she’d fit in more; a hot pink fluffy crop top and transparent, iridescent pants worn over high-wasted pink briefs, plus a rabbit-ear headband filled with flashing LEDs. Internally, Vanessa thought it was a bit revealing, but trusted Vanita’s judgement. After all, Vanita was wearing a lime green bikini set, black fishnets, and fluffy green leg warmers.

“Ready to blow your mind??” Vanita asked as they pulled up to the venue and got out of the car. Everyone made sounds indicating agreement, though Vanessa’s “woo” was half-hearted as she took in the building they were about to enter.

“Vanita, are you sure he’s performing… in there?”

“Of course! Standard fare for raves to be in weird locations, don’t think about it too much. Just go with the flow!” Vanita sang, taking Vanessa’s hand and leading her inside. The five of them entered a sketchy-looking elevator, and as it ascended, a thumping bass got heavier and heavier, disturbing the dust and dirt underneath their feet. Even with having chugged two energy drinks before leaving, Vanita was clearly the calmest in this situation, having the most, possibly the only, experience with events like this.

“Everyone’s phones are charged, right?” Ginny asked as they reached the floor the rave was taking place on. Everyone agreed. Vanita had also failed to mention that there likely wouldn’t be a good signal in this building, if any at all. When the doors opened, they were greeted by a small group of security, stationed in front of a rope separating the entrance of the event from the event itself. The music was loud and the energy beyond the rope already appeared chaotic.

“Tickets?”

Vanita stepped up to the closest guard and whispered something in his ear. He immediately went to undo the rope. “Friends of the DJ,” he explained to his colleagues, who nodded in understanding. Beyond the rope, Vanita knew she had brought her coworkers into an entirely new world.

“Looks like there’s a bar over that way,” she gestured off in the distance. “Just remember what I told you and you’ll do fine. C’mon, Sawyer, let’s cut a rug!” Giggling, she grabbed Sawyer’s arm and disappeared into the crowd, abandoning the rest of their group. Vanessa, Doug, and Ginny, though disgruntled, were all too polite to turn around and back out now.

“Don’t worry, Vanessa, we’ll stick by you,” Doug assured as the three of them made their way between the flailing and gyrating bodies.

I guess I don’t like rave music… Vanessa thought to herself as she covered one of her ears. Is this even music??

She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but she knew she was sore from trying to dance around the packed house, as well as dehydrated. A tad upset with Vanita, Vanessa made her way to the bar to buy a bottle of water, only for her to appear just beside her.

“Having fun?” Vanita asked loudly over the glitchy techno music. Her cheeks were red and her hair was glued to her forehead with sweat.

“Yeah! This is… different!” Vanessa lied as the bartender handed her the water bottle.

“Come with me!”

“Where??”

Vanita didn’t respond, instead guiding Vanessa toward the wall.

“Where’s Sawyer??”

“Around.”

The two of them entered the bathrooms, briefly escaping from the noise. Vanita opened her bag and pulled out a tin, Hello Kitty cigarette case.

“I-I don’t smoke…” Vanessa declined as she opened it, revealing two joints.

“Hey, you looked a little stressed out there. I promise you, this will help.” Vanita removed the joints, handing one to Vanessa. She then took out a black Playboy Bunny lighter and set it on the sink counter, alongside the second joint. “I’m going to take a whizz.”

With that, Vanita disappeared into one of the stalls, leaving Vanessa to make a choice. You’re such a square! Her mind snapped at her as she weighed the joint in her hand. It’s about time you lived a little. One joint won’t hurt. Inhaling through her nose, she put the joint between her lips, picking up the lighter with a shaking hand. She assumed it was just like a cigarette, no fancy way to do it… as she struggled to get the lighter to light, Vanita exited the stall and washed her hands.

“Here,” she shook her head, taking the lighter from Vanessa and finally getting the flame to appear. She held it up to the joint, lighting it with familiar precision. “Now, inhale deeply through your mouth…”

Vanessa did as instructed, her eyes immediately watering.

“And--” Vanita couldn’t finish her instructions without Vanessa breaking off into a cough. “That’s alright, it’s your first time. You’ll get the hang of it. You want to exhale as soon as it's in your lungs, don’t hold it in like some jackasses tell newbies.”

For a few minutes, the women stood around the warmly lit bathroom and smoked, with Vanessa slowly getting used to the sensation. She was beginning to feel fuzzy. Suddenly, she had no concept of time. But that was alright. Vanita was saying something encouraging, it only half-registered. That was alright.

#fnaf #fnaf au #fnaf fic #vanessa fnaf #vanny fnaf #Doppelgänger! au

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v0mitgh0st · 7 months

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Since I’ve gotten back to playing Final Fantasy XIV again finally, and while now also being obsessed with my Jojo F/O’s I have decided to come up with something fun ! I wanted to share my thoughts on my Jojo F/O’s and what class they would be in FFXIV !

This is mostly based off of aesthetic, personality and just overall what I think would fit best with them ! And also a bit of comedy thrown in because I enjoy making things lighthearted :D

Jojo F/O’s and their Classes/Jobs in FFXIV Part I: Tanks

✁Rudol Von Stroheim: Warrior

Stroheim just radiates Warrior energy, he only has one goal and that is to spam Fell Cleave. Big chaotic energy that the healers simply must keep up with. Hydaelyn forbid he starts sprinting because the healers have to pray that they can keep up with him in time. He pulls wall to wall with enemies in higher level dungeons, he actually does use his cooldowns, uses just about every healing factor that Warrior has that miraculously keeps him and the party alive in tight situations and he knows just about every layout of each dungeon/raid. Who needs a mini map ? Stroheim sure doesn’t. He really is that type of tank to look reckless but actually knows what he’s doing lol. On top of that he texts in the chat in all caps. By accident or intentionally is up to interpretation by the rest of his party lol. His glamours are always the actual tank amour as he only uses other clothing glamours for other classes. He also makes sure he has the biggest axe because bigger is better ! (So he says) He claims that Warrior is the best tank in the world. He also gets player commendations for his entertaining personality and great tank performance !

✁Jonathan Joestar: Paladin

Jonathan 100% mains Paladin. He chose it for the dedication and loyalty to the light and the passion to protect others. He’s the type of tank to always ask the healers what they’re comfortable with in terms of pulling enemies and always communicates with the party. And in trials he asks the other rank if they want to main of be an off tank and he’s totally fine with any position. A gentleman through and through ! He uses his cooldowns effectively and behaves like a proper textbook tank. He uses Clemency as a way to make the healers job a little easier and he always uses Passage of Arms during a huge boss AOE (if the trial/raid is the appropriate level) He also uses emotes when typing in the chat because he’s very friendly like that. Usually gets a player commendation for being a great guy and an amazing tank ! He’s also the type of mentor to actually give out helpful advice to new sprouts :D

✁Josuke Higashikata (DIU): Gunbreaker

Josuke exhibits the confidence and charisma of a Gunbreaker. As soon as he knew the job was available in Shadowbringers it became his main ever since lol. Good news is that he actually took the time to learn it ! He understands that Gunbreaker’s defense isn’t as strong as the other tanks so he uses his cool downs efficiently and will pull normal amounts of enemies in dungeons unless the healer gives him permission to pull more. Better safe than sorry ! He also always makes sure his gear looks great all the time and usually colors his gear purple or blue. He’s also the type to have a really memey macro for Superbolide and sometimes uses it just to give the healer(s) a heart attack lmao. He’s often pretty chill when typing in the chat and explains mechanics to new players with the same aura as a meme lord lol. He also does well to communicate with the party overall and gets player commendations here and there for his fun personality and awesome tank performance ! :D

✁Dio Brando (PB): Dark Knight

Dio meets most of the criteria for a Dark Knight. The cool edgy armor, the overwhelming power of darkness, the hefty sword and the troubled soul who wields it. I’m sure when he discovered this tank in Heavensward, the nature of it piqued his interest quite a bit. He’s a pretty good tank overall, a bit overbearing but nothing the rest of the party can’t handle lol. He’s also the type to infamously type “healers adjust” if anything goes wrong because was it his fault ? No, of course not. Not everyone was following his lead therefore they fell behind. (Or so he tells himself lol) Also the way he types is very vague so no one is really sure if he’s either being rude or just too stubborn to actually type longer sentences lmao. He’s also the type to stand idle and admire his current gear as he waits for queues cause why do other things in the meantime when you can admire your own gear and weapon that you spent hours grinding for ? He also gets a handful of player commendations simply for being a good tank :3

#ghost rambles #fictional other #self ship #jojo's bizarre adventure #jojo part 2 #jojo part 1 #jojo part 4 #proship safe #final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #crossover #rudol von stroheim #jonathan joestar #dio brando #josuke 4

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usernoneexistent · 2 years

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Flynn Gabriel Nowak

Flynn was surprised to find out that he could use magic. His family even more so and years later they find out his younger sister was a witch too. His parents disagreed and put Flynn into muggle high school to further his football career and his chances to get into university if football doesn't work out. However, an incident at High School left him expelled due to his magical abilities thus forcing his parent to put Flynn into Hogwarts. Learning doesn't come easy (might be due to undiagnosed ADHD) to Flynn but playing quidditch and football does. Actually quidditch became a great replacement for football at Hogwarts. Most of the time though Flynn has no idea what has doing and kinda just follows his guts, especially after Hogwarts. Flynn tried and failed to make it into to football so he tried pursuing a career in quidditch but he didn't feel the same passion that he once had. Feeling defeated and unsure what he wants to do in life by taking fleeting jobs while mindlessly travelling until one job as working as a chef assistant discovering his love for cooking.

PROFILE

Nicknames: so far none.

Born: 7th September 1998.

Hometown: Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Nationality/Ethnicity: British white - including American, Polish & Irish ancestry.

Languages spoken: English (British).

Accent: Received pronoutiation.

Blood status: muggleborn.

Gender identity: wizard (he/him).

Sexuality: heterosexual.

Face claim: Belmont Cameli.

PERSONAL

Myers-Briggs Type: ISFP (The adventurer).

Alignment: chaotic good.

Strengths: friendly, chill, permantly positive, creative, outgoing.

Weaknesses: bad planner, unfocused, avoids conflict, short attention span, a little sensitive.

Interests/hobbies: football, quidditch, food, video games, parties, cooking.

Favourite colour: red.

Favourite food: any fast food.

Favourite drink: cola until he discovered irn bru.

APPERANCE

Height: 1.85m/6'1ft as an adult.

Weight: 74kg/164lbs as an adult.

Hair: brown, kept should lengths and naturally wavy/curly.

Eyes: brown.

Skin: fair but tans very easily.

Style: it usually consists of tank tops, flannel shirts, ripped jeans, shorts, a mix comfortable and casual.

WIZARDRY

Wand: Rowan and Phoenix feather.

(Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone – these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.)

Animagus form: none.

Patronus: the seal.

Patronus memory: the day he received his epiphany of becoming a chef.

Boggart: people telling him what to do, particularly his parents and older sister.

Riddikulus: their mouths disappear.

Amortentia (what does he smell?): he has yet to smell amortentia.

Amortentia (what does he smell like?): leather, grass and lemon.

Magical abilities: natural flier.

AT HOGWARTS

Hogwarts house: Gryffindor.

Best subject(s): flying, muggle studies, charms, apparition.

Worst subject(s): HoM, potions, transfiguration.

Third-year options: muggle studies, CoMC, divination.

N.E.W.Ts: charms, CoMC, DADA, muggle studies, potions.

Quidditch position: beater (from year 2 to year 7).

Extracurricular: none.

AFTER HOGWARTS

July 2017 - May 2018: Tried and failed to make it in Southampton football team.

June 2018 - March 2020: Played for Wimborne Wasps quidditch team as reserved beater.

March 2020 - November 2024: worked odd jobs (mainly restaurant work) in the muggle world and wizard world, both in Britain and America.

December 2024 -?: Chef in a couple wizard restaurants.

Ages ?-?: Opens up a restaurant on Diagon Alley with Jonathan King.

RELATIONSHIPS

Family:

Jan Nowak (father) - An American-Polish muggle nuclear engineer who was moved to Britain for the sake of his wife. He provides the best he can and wants to make sure that all his three children receive the best education and study at university to be successful adults. He also spread his passion for sports to his three children too.

Elizabeth Nowak (mother) - A British muggle pharmacist who meet Jan on a holiday resort. Out of her and Jan, she pushes higher education more on their children and expects them to pursue 'realistic' careers. She was deeply upset when she found out that two of her children were magically gifted and ruined her plans for their future.

Isla Nowak (older sister) - She was not gifted with magic and took education seriously. She inherited her parents passion for science and went to university to get a bachelor and a masters in biomedical sciences. However, Isla does have some jealously over her younger siblings magical gifts.

Friends:

Harper Nowak (younger sister) - A muggleborn like Flynn, Harper may have been gifted magic but again like Flynn has not been given book smarts. Harper is sorted into Hufflepuff and is super tight with Flynn while she struggles to relate to Isla. Harper is a very free spirited girl who can easily follow the wrong people unfortunately.

Michael Nowak (older half-brother) - His brother is the son from his dad's first marriage. They don't have much contact except for the occasional visit at their grandparents house.

Rory McTavish @the-al-chemist - Rory was the first one to help Flynn to navigate Hogwarts and introduce him to the wonders of the quidditch world.

Jonathan King @whatwouldvalerydo - One of his few mature friends who actually makes sure that Flynn doesn't get mislead or taken advantage of. It can be tiring naturally but Flynn always knows that he can count on Jonathan for anything.

Phil Baker @samshogwarts - Another fellow Gryffindor who he loves to play video games with but doesn't understand half of the references sometimes.

Dylan Amari @lifeofkaze - Flynn likes Dylan and doesn't understand why he hates Rory while Rory says they're friends. Anyhow, Flynn thinks that Dylan is a nice guy and finds him nicer when he isn't with Rory.

Reva Amari @lifeofkaze - Reva always makes sure to inform Flynn about the wizarding world. Why shouldn't he trust her? After all she grew up in the wizarding world and she knows a lot about magic. Plus they're teammates and teammates would never lie, right?

Nova Mae @kc-and-co - He is impressed at the many talents she posses and thinks she super smart because she is a Ravenclaw.

Dana Parkin @lifeofkaze - Dana decided to adopt Flynn, the tall bean that he is and looks after him to make sure that Flynn is coping well at Hogwarts.

Love interests:

Zola Albatross - Flynn developed a crush on Zola during his fourth year and finally asked her out in his fifth year. When Flynn felt that they could get serious, Zola broke up with him but remain friendly. But then they sort of got back together in Flynn's last year before he graduated but it was shirt lived. But they keep bumping into each after Hogwarts so maybe they are meant to be.

Rivals:

So far has none because he is a sweet boy.

Ancestry: Flynn doesn't know that his paternal grandmother was a squib and that her parents (his great-grandparents) were an American witch and an Irish wizard named Oscar Rosewood who currently resides in Azkaban. His great-grandfather, Oscar was also adopted by Glenn Rosewood.

#oc profiile #flynn nowak #magic awakened #hpma oc #precious tall bean

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ow7 · 2 years

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ON SPIRITUALITY

no one has ever said that they were close to getting all the answers to their existential questions. anyone who did was most certainly just blind and closed-minded. in my case, the entirety of all the things i know about life is not even close to 1% or 0.0000001%.

for years, I've been focusing on my spirituality---a vast and perhaps a lifetime of exploration into knowing not only the external realities, but also (and mostly) the internal world. with science and a number of supernatural virtues combined, i hold a variety of beliefs in me. i believe there is God. i believe in the power of the universe. i believe in reincarnation, angels, eternal life, shamans, dreams, alternate worlds and so many other things. and if someone would share some of their beliefs/ideas to me, i would be so much willing to listen.

when i say i am exploring, I don't mean vigorously. i mean, just in a way a girl in her early 20s can perform, an unhurried way to make it a little less bumpy cuz u know, with all the stuff i mentioned (and did not mention), it makes spirituality, at least in my point of view, so vast that sometimes it's hard to make sense of it. isn't it too random, strange and chaotic, but comforting at the same time? but that's the thing with faith. it's supposed to make you a doubter, a questioner of everything, and constantly give you hope as well. i realized it does seem too much sometimes, but you don't always have to make sense of it.

i feel like i have to say this.. anyone who are in a journey of uncovering the wonderful mysteries of existence has someone (a stranger, a friend, or a loved one) who helps them hone their faith. a guide for a tourist. a map for a traveller. a teacher for a learner.

i have had a lot of these for the past few years, and vivienne is on the top of the list. since 2018, we were able to talk about stuff that made me dwell more on spirituality like law of attraction, power of meditation, subliminal affirmations, NDEs, etc. i grew tired of explaining myself to people just to be understood, and i am lucky to have met someone who understands me, someone who has the same set of values and priorities as me, someone i know, and someone who knows me. she introduced me to a lot of beautiful things, and i started seeing them everywhere since. and it's like they are now a part of me.

series title: undone (2019)

#movies #undone

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Homeland World Cup: best episode? (First Match). Best episode of S8 (Prisoners of War) against best episode of S7 (Paean to the People). Make your choice. (And does it clarify the reasons for choosing this option over the other option?)

Homeland World Cup: best episode? (Match 2). Best episode of S6 (R Is for Romeo) against best episode of S5 (Our Man in Damascus). Make your choice. (And does it clarify the reasons for choosing this option over the other option?)

Homeland World Cup: best episode? (Match 3).Best episode of S3 (Big Man in Tehran) against best episode of S4 (13 Hours in Islamabad). Make your choice. (And does it clarify the reasons for choosing this option over the other option?)

So... my bracket is a bit different than yours because my best episodes are different (I used a random list generator to seed the episodes, putting them in actual ranked order would be sort of silly lol).

Match #1, "Q&A" vs. "Marine One" is the most interesting because these are arguably the best episodes this show ever did. "Marine One" will always be my favorite ever episode of this show, but I think "Q&A" will be the show's legacy. If this wasn't my bracket, "Q&A" would win but it is mine so there.

Match #2, I think "Super Powers" is the best episode of season 5 for Claire's performance. I mostly agree "13 Hours in Islamabad" is the best of season 4, but is it actually "There's Something Else Going On"? "13 Hours" is the payoff but the build-up is pretty damn good and nothing in season four is topping the tarmac scene. "13 Hours" doesn't really make me feel anything while "Super Powers" has this iconic moment in television. Winner "Super Powers."

(god bless tumblr for upping their gif size limit so this could exist)

Match #3 also highly interesting. "The Star" is miles better than "Big Man in Tehran" although Claire's brunette hair and bun-ness.... phew. But the bun exists in "The Star" and the episode landed the three-years-long saga that was The Carrie and Brody Misadventures. That said "Prisoners of War" landed the eight-years-long Saga of Carrie and Saul. Advantage "Prisoners of War."

Match #4 is a forfeiture because no episode in season 6 is as good as season 7 so there ya go. But also is "Paean to the People" better than "Species Jump"? We could have that conversation.

Match #5 aka BATTLE OF SARA'S SOUL. "Marine One" remains that girl. We had hat. Hat >>>>>>>

Match #6 feels a little rote as well. Nothing is beating "Prisoners of War" in my heart except "Marine One."

Match #7 ... see above.

FOR YOUR BRACKET:

(you didn't choose a fourth match from the first two seasons so I was just a lil chaotic and chose two episodes that are often said to be the best of that season)

Match #1 "Prisoners of War" beats "Paean" pretty easily because one of them has Yevgeny and Carrie in Moscow listening to jazz and one of them ... doesn't. There's only so much that Claire's line reading of "Congratulations" can do, ya know?

Match #2 "Our Man in Damascus" remains that girl. Allison Carr did what she had to do and Carrie sprinting through a Berlin train station is forever and ever all-time.

Match #3 I'm gonna be a lil' chaotic again and say "Big Man in Tehran" JUST FOR FUN. Is "13 Hours" more genuinely thrilling? Yeah. But it's sort of like watching a Bruce Willis action movie (in goodbad ways) and as much as I love Quinn yelling "FUCK" into the darkness and screaming at Saul, is it making me feel anything the way that Saul screaming at Carrie "you really fucked it up this time!" or Carrie pleading with Brody across the courtyard or just speaking fluent French or being the originator of HAIR IN A BUN does??? I don't think so. Everyone in "Big Man" shows up with completely different hair than the previous episode and you can't top that.

Match #4 sometimes I forget that "The Weekend" is as good as it is because I have to maintain the part of my personality that worships "Marine One." But.... y'all... "The Weekend" was doing some things. My controversial opinion is "New Car Smell" is not as good as we remember, sorry. "The Choice" was doing more, but still not as much as "The Weekend."

Match #5 "Prisoners of War" wins over "Our Man in Damascus" because

Match #6 I'm going with "The Weekend" again because in the lore of Carrie and Brody, which is what both episodes are operating on, there is "The Weekend" ... and then "Q&A" ... and then everything else.

Match #7 is actually quite tricky because both episodes really do make me feel something. I watched both episodes repeatedly after I first saw them. Both episodes will stay with me forever. But I have to go with my gut and say "The Weekend." "Prisoners of War" is indeed spectacular, magical, almost awe-inspiring in how effectively it landed this big ol' plane. But "The Weekend"? That shit was on another level. It said, you know everything you're expecting about this Carrie and Brody cat-and-mouse game? You know everything you're thinking this story will be about? It's not that. "Prisoners" was so wonderful because it took everything we (I) wanted and made it somehow real and believable and true. But "The Weekend" is extraordinary because it took everything you thought you wanted and then gave you something so much better that it seemed silly to have ever wanted the other thing.

#long post #ask #hyh ask #anonymous #sorry i answered this so late that the world cup has come and gone

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Since I’m officially done with the main guides to Stray Kids, I figured I’d do a couple fun guides, just for, well, fun. I’m done with the dynamics, but I didn’t want to stop making these, lmao. So, I thought it would be interesting to kind of explain the boys music, kind of like a summary of all the music they’ve put out. Not each song individually, that may be too much. But maybe the albums/mini albums/ EPs, etc.

this post contains information about christmas evel, oddinary, and maxident.

Christmas Evel (2021)

Released in November of 2021

not a full EP, just a singles album, consisting of 4 songs: Christmas Evel, Winter Falls, 24 to 25, and the English version of Domino.

all 3 of the Christmas songs have a music video

each song is pretty different from the next, with a different tone and feel than the rest.

christmas evel is kind of seen as an ‘anti christmas song’ and is fun and chaotic. 24 to 25 is softer and more sappy, and is one of those songs that could be about a significant other, but was clearly written with stays in mind (and, specifically, was fully written by bang chan himself!) and winter falls is another han jisung song, so of course the lyrics are deep and thoughtful and is about trying to forget an ex

the actually won first place on a music show for ‘christmas evel’ and it was Music Bank, i believe.

personal favorite - again, a case of lyrics vs. what i actually listen to most. i think, lyrically, i prefer winter falls. but i listen to christmas evel more.

Peak position - 1 on South Korean Albums chat

Oddinary EP (2022)

released in March 2022.

consists of 7 songs: Venom, Maniac, Charmer, Freeze, Lonely St., Muddy Water, and Waiting for Us.

has music videos for: maniac, venom, freeze, and lonely st.

muddy water and waiting for us are unit tracks. muddy water is the ‘rap line’, consisting of Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, and Felix. and waiting for us is the ‘vocal line’ consisting of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin, and I.N. both songs have completely different feels to them. muddy water is kind of a 90s style hip hip song and waiting for us is more of a sweet, sappy ballad.

overall theme of the ep was definitely accepting your oddness and who you are and not following the crowd just because.

music show wins - from what i can tell, it was 3 wins for maniac. one for show champion, one for music bank, and one for virtual gayo top 10.

personal favorite - a tough one, as i think this is their best album to date. but i’m very fond of Venom, so maybe that one. i will also always hold a special place in my heart for Maniac, since it was the first song I ever heard from them.

Peak position - Actually hit number 1 on multiple charts: Finnish Albums, Polish Albums, South Korean Albums (Goan), US Billboard 200 and US World Album (Billboard).

Maxident EP (2022)

released in October 2022

consists of 8 songs: Case 143, Chill, Give Me Your TMI, Super Board, 3Racha, Taste, Can’t Stop, and the Korean version of Circus.

has music videos for 4 of the songs: Case 143, Chill, Give Me Your TMI, and Super Board

there are unveils for the 3 unit songs, but they’re mostly just clips from the concert where they performed them for the first time, plus a couple bonus backstage clips. still recommend checking them out, though!

there are 3 unit songs on this one, 3Racha, Taste, and Can’t Stop. as usual, each one has it’s own distinct feel and style to it. 3Racha consists of, well, 3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han) and is essentially a rap diss track, taste is danceracha (Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix) and is a much more sensual r&b song (i typed that and realized after that it’s exactly how wikipedia describes it, lol), and can’t stop is vocalracha (Seungmin and I.N.) and is a much more fun and upbeat song.

music show wins - 2 on MCountdown, 2 on Show Champion, 2 on Music Bank (i think. wikipedia doesn’t list them for this one or oddinary, so i had to go elsewhere)

this album actually broke records for Stray Kids! they’re pre-order sales exceeded 2.24 million, which is at least 1 million more than Oddinary. it was also certified for reaching 3 million sales, making them the first JYP triple million seller. (i’m going off wikipedia here)

personal favorite - tough one, but probably can’t stop. honestly, all three unit tracks are phenomenal, in my opinion.

Peak position - Another one that hit number 1 on a lot of charts: Croatia International Albums, Polish Albums, South Korean Albums (Circle), US Billboard 200 and US World Albums (Billboard).

Update since I wrote that: THEY WON A DAESANG FOR THIS ALBUM. Specifically, at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards. So proud of them!

this album is also nominated for a few other awards, so hopefully, they get even more!

#Stray Kids #skz thoughts #skz guide #christmas evel #oddinary #maxident #as always #let me know if something is wrong #finally just had to post this because it's been so long #that now there's a whole new album #and they announced another one??#insane #only a couple posts left

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Lionel Messi And Argentina Are Ready For World Cup Glory- Latest news

It’s almost time for the 2022 World Cup. To help get you ready, we will be providing you with precious information about every team in the tournament. You can read all of our World Cup previews here. Argentina enters the 2022 World Cup in incredible form: the team has not lost in three years, and it won the most recent major international tournament that it competed for, last summer’s Copa America. This is a well-drilled team, with steady if unspectacular performers at every level of the field. It comes into the World Cup without too many impactful injuries, as well; its biggest loss might be Paulo Dybala, the Roma do-it-all forward who injured his quadriceps in October, but who has never quite fit in the national team’s plans. (He might be healthy in time for the World Cup, but that’s perhaps wishful thinking.) Oh, and Argentina has Lionel Messi. That counts for something. Messi is the storyline, the alpha and the omega of not just Argentina’s journey, but the 2022 World Cup as a whole. After shaking off the major international trophy burden by winning the Copa, as the best player in that tournament, Messi comes into Qatar with one last mission in mind: winning the World Cup. It’s something that has eluded him in four previous tries, but he’s never had a team like this around him. A big part of Argentina’s recent success comes from manager Lionel Scaloni, who took over for Jorge Sampaoli after the 2018 World Cup. Scaloni has not tried to reinvent the wheel, and instead has implemented a system that is sturdy from top to bottom, while allowing Messi and his fellow attackers the freedom to bring the game to opponents. To be sure, Scaloni has lucked out with the development of some younger players, but this is just smart international management. He knows his teams strengths and weaknesses, and he has created a gameplan that plays to the former while minimizing the latter. All of this has combined to make Argentina one of the favorites in Qatar. On paper, Brazil and France, and maybe even England, are better teams, but none are as well-coached or well-suited for international success as the albiceleste. That might not translate directly into glory, but if its roster of workmanlike defenders and midfielders can hold off opponents as well as they have been for three years, then Messi will have the freedom to dominate games in the final third. As he has shown over his long career, this is all he needs to be his best, and with the extra motivation of the World Cup in play, it’s possible that this month in Qatar will be his final, crowning achievement as the best player soccer has ever seen. He, and Argentina as a whole, has never had a better opportunity to win it all.

Who Is Their Main Guy?

It’s Messi. Of course it is. He’s perhaps the Main Guy in the entire World Cup, one that he has said will likely be his final appearance at the world’s biggest tournament. There’s a narrative that claims Messi hasn’t done it at the World Cup, whatever that means, but in two of his three appearances as the undisputed star of Argentina, he has done what the team needed, until the team needed just too much from him. (The less said about Argentina’s debacle at the 2010 World Cup, the better.) In 2014, he and Javier Mascherano carried a messy and injured Argentina side to within misses from Gonzalo Higuaín and Rodrigo Palacio of a World Cup title. He won the Golden Ball award for the best player in the tournament, and scored four of Argentina’s eight goals en route to the final. In 2018, a similarly chaotic Argentina side didn’t have a real shot at the trophy, and in fact looked like it would be knocked out in the group stage after a draw against Iceland—Messi missed a penalty kick—and a demolition at the hands of Croatia. With Nigeria blocking its way to the knockout rounds, Messi got to work with one of the best ball controls and scores you will ever see: Though Nigeria tied it up in the 51st minute, Argentina scooped up the win off a Marcos Rojo winner in the 86th. Its reward was a 4-3 loss in the round of 16 to eventual champions France, in what was the best match of that tournament. Now, Messi is back, at the age of 35 and no longer a Barcelona player. Instead, he has shaken off a slow start at Paris Saint-Germain and become Lionel Messi once again. Alongside Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, Messi forms the creative focal point of the world’s best attacking trio. He’s not as fast as he was, and he definitely does no work on defense at his old age, but he’s still capable of doing things on the soccer field that defy explanation. For Argentina, he will have to do just a bit more, particularly as he plays centrally and in more of a concrete playmaker role. Luckily for both the team and the country, Messi has not lost a step there, and should have enough runners and shooters in front and around him to elevate Argentina from a one-man team and into a well-oiled machine. Whether that’s enough to win the World Cup that has eluded him since he debuted in the 2006 edition of the tournament will remain to be seen, but for once, Messi is only the main guy and not the only point around which an entire team rotates.

Who Is Their Main Non-Scoring Guy?

Part of the reason that Messi won’t have to do it all is that this Argentina defense is finally, thankfully, a strength. The biggest X-factor for the backline also has the potential to be the most important player on the team. Tottenham Hotspur center back Cristian “Cuti” Romero is just 24 years old, but he’s already solidified himself as one of the best young center backs in the world. Perhaps more importantly, he is Argentina’s best option to shut down opposing strikers, such as Mexico’s Raúl Jiménez and Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, both opponents in the group stage. Romero is a modern center back, comfortable both with the ball at his feet and when defending one-on-ones. He steps up into challenges a lot (a lot), which can leave him out of position when he misses. However, Romero has pace to boot to catch up if he does make a mistake. He’s not the biggest center back in the field—only 6-foot-1—but he plays bigger than that, particularly when it comes to muscling opposing attackers off the ball. If Romero plays as he has at his best for Tottenham, Argentina will be able to continue its impressive defensive showing of recent years under Scaloni.

Where’s The Beef?

Which teams or players does Argentina not like? Do Argentina’s players like each other? We investigate the Argentina’s potential enemies. There’s a shout here for Lionel Messi’s philosophical battle against the ghost of Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup. He’s been battling that specter his whole career, after all. That’s more of a beef subplot, though, because the luck of the draw has gifted this tournament with the potential for an all-timer of a semifinal. If things shake out as expected, Argentina will have to go through its hatred rivals of Brazil in the semifinal round of the World Cup. The history of the Argentina-Brazil rivalry is vast, too vast to summarize in a few paragraphs. The two best countries in South American soccer, the neighbors—they share a 761-mile border at Argentina’s north end—have played 109 times in its history, in a pretty even rivalry: 43 wins for Brazil, 40 for Argentina, and 26 draws. However, Brazil has five World Cups to Argentina’s two, something that chafes fans of the albiceleste on a seemingly daily basis. Matches between these two giants are appointment viewing, and often happen at moments with the highest stakes. The last competitive meeting between the two was at the 2021 Copa America final, a match that saw Argentina finally win its first international trophy since the 1993 edition of the tournament, and a match that gave Lionel Messi his first major senior title with Argentina. (He had won the 2008 Summer Olympics with the side, but the “major” tag is really reserved for the Copa and the World Cup). If both teams win their respective groups—something that is more than likely—they would be on a collision course for the semifinal in Lusail on December 13. The closest that these two sides have gotten to playing that deep in the tournament was in 2014, when Argentina made the final and Brazil lost 7-1 to Germany in that infamous semifinal. There’s a possibility that either team gets upset before we get this clash of titans for a spot in the World Cup final, but both countries will feel heavily favored in all of their matchups before then. For the sake of peace in the region and in the stands, that might be the best outcome. For those who want an intense, emotionally charged showdown between the two best teams in the tournament, though, the prospect of an Argentina-Brazil semifinal is one of the best parts of this upcoming World Cup.

Most Likely To Go David Ospina Or James Rodríguez Mode

Who is the Argentina’s best candidate for a breakout performance that earns them a career-changing transfer? Might this potential post-tournament transfer go well, like when Colombia’s James Rodríguez went to Real Madrid after starring in the 2014 World Cup? Or could it go poorly, like when Colombia’s David Ospina went to Arsenal after starring in the 2014 World Cup? Enzo Fernández is the type of midfielder that Argentina is not really known for. Despite playing as a defensive midfielder for Benfica, he is not of the rugged ballhawk archetype that Argentina has produced so often (think Javier Mascherano for that type of player). Similarly, he is not a classic playmaker, the Argentine No. 10 that has a glorious history in the country (Messi, Maradona, Pablo Aimar, Juan Roman Riquelme, the list goes on). Instead, Fernández is more of a Spanish-style midfielder, incredible with the ball at his feet and runners around him. This doesn’t mean Fernández can’t play in a more defensive role for Argentina. His ball awareness and interceptions make up for his lack of physical defensive tools, and while he’s not the best tackler, he’s not scared to get in there to bust up attacks. His value will come mostly from his progressive passing from deep in the midfield, though, as well as his long-range shooting. These skills have made him one of Benfica’s most exciting prospects, and at just 21 years of age, Fernández could be one great World Cup away from a big-money move to one of the big five leagues. He’s not a player to fit into any midfield opening, but if a team needs possession and creativity for the middle of the park, Fernández is worth the risk that comes with his age and inexperience. It’s unlikely that those skills won’t translate to other leagues, but it’s also not a sure thing that he will dominate games as he has for Benfica this season, or for River Plate back in Argentina. For that reason, his score is somewhere between Ospina and Rodríguez mode, yet his potential makes him a candidate to be the next great Argentinian plying his trade at a huge club. David Ospina Mode Probability Score: 30.7 James Rodriguez Mode Probability Score: 68.1

Fun Geographical Fact

Perhaps due to its close proximity to the much-larger Brazil, it was surprising to learn that Argentina is actually the eighth largest country in the world by land mass. Is that fun? I don’t know, but I didn’t know it, so there you go. The country also has the tallest mountain in the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere, and the world, if only you wipe out Asia for that last part. Aconcagua measures a whopping 22, 838 feet at its peak, and it has the highest death rate of any mountain in South America (around three people die per year trying to climb it).

Good Flag Or Bad Flag?

This is one of the best flags in the entire world. The blue is a pleasing hue, the sun is perfect, I really have nothing bad to say about Argentina’s masterpiece of a flag.

Good Anthem Or Bad Anthem?

Oh, hell yeah. This sounds like an opera I would not fall asleep during—sorry to that one time I went to see La bohème—and the lyrics are all about breaking off the shackles of imperialism. No one does national anthems like my South American brethren. I guess that’s the reward for centuries of empire-aided turmoil.

Notable Moment In World Cup History

Argentina has won two World Cups, lost two other finals, and generally has had its share of ups and downs throughout the many years of the tournament. Still, though, there were only two real choices for this section, and both came in the same game, a quarterfinal at the 1986 World Cup. It’s Diego Maradona time, because who else could it be? It’s hard to pick between Maradona’s two goals that trumped England’s one en route to the semifinal, and eventually the trophy. The Hand of God goal is the more controversial of the two, and perhaps the more iconic one: In the 51st minute of that match, Maradona released a give-and-go ball that flopped into the air, where the tiny—he was 5-foot-5 at best—demigod found it with nobody around him. He leaped into the air and, uh, definitely headed the ball in. Definitely didn’t use his hand, no, sir. With the score opened in such a vexing manner, Maradona got to work again. Just four minutes later, he picked the ball up in his own half and proceeded to create not just his best moment as a player, but perhaps the greatest individual goal of all time. At the very least, it is known as the Goal of the Century, and given the stakes, the individual skill, and the cult of personality around Maradona, it’s hard to argue with that moniker. Over the next 10 seconds and 60 yards, Maradona dribbled four English defenders before shaking goalkeeper Peter Shilton out of his boots for a tap-in. This goal is both so good and so legendary that when Lionel Messi scored an eerily similar goal for Barcelona, it was shown as proof that he was Maradona reincarnated. (Maradona was still alive at the time, but that didn’t stop anyone.) Argentina would go on to beat Belgium in the semifinal by a score of 2-0 (Maradona scored both goals, of course), before toppling West Germany 3-2 to lift its second World Cup title in eight years. Maradona was never better than he was in the 1986 World Cup—has anyone ever been better, period?—and he was never more in his element as a world-beating whirlwind of dribbling magic than he was in those 10 seconds against England.

How Can They Win The World Cup?

This is the best Argentina World Cup team since Messi burst onto the scene. Not a lot has to break right for the albiceleste to win the title that has eluded it for 32 years, at least not beyond the usual lucky breaks that a World Cup-winning side needs to make it through the group stage and four knockout matches. Messi isn’t exactly at his peak, but as the team proved last year in the Copa America, he doesn’t need to be his world-beating self anymore. Argentina has plenty of weapons around him, and a defense worthy of its attacking talents. The hardest challenge might just be that aforementioned Brazil semifinal, but there are no glaring red flags for Argentina this time around. It’s not exactly the best team in the tournament, but it’s damn close, and that just might be enough. Source link Read the full article

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Summer camp: it’s a rite of passage for many children, a cherished memory for countless adults, and an experience that transcends mere recreation. Beyond the fun and games, summer camp offers a unique environment where children can grow, learn, and discover themselves in ways that are often impossible in the confines of daily life.

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DC The Don and 6LACK Have an Out Of Body Experience in a New Music Video

DC The Don's cinematic videos mirror the chaotic spirit of his music, plumbing the depths of his conflicted mental state. Lamenting a lost relationship, the 24-year-old rising star teams up with GRAMMY-nominated R&B star 6LACK to share "OUT OF MY BODY." Included on DC's FUNERAL (DELUXE), released in early October, "Out Of My Body" was a landmark in the rapper's career, as 6LACK became the first guest artist to ever appear on a DC The Don studio album. The song seamlessly blends the aesthetic of the two artists, as DC floats over the percolating instrumental with ethereal melodies while 6LACK grounds the proceedings with soft-spoken relationship bars. In the video, co-directed by Connor Pritchard and Andrew Percival, the Milwaukee-born rapper dwells on a lost love, marinating in the scene of the end of his relationship as the ghosts of the past surround him, before commiserating with 6LACK in a desolate warehouse.

FUNERAL (DELUXE) continues the genre experimentation that marked the original FUNERAL, as many of the new songs draw inspiration from indie and alternative rock. "melatonin" finds the Milwuakee native in his feelings, emoting over acoustic guitars, and "My Jacket Don't Fit You" rides a loping groove with sunny synths and electric guitar curlicues that would have fit right in with the late '90s pop rock boom, and closer "i'm losing it" is cinematic and sweeping, featuring one of DC's most passionate vocal performances to date. These new songs add to previous highlights like the danceable R&B of "Hate Being Lonely" and the thrilling "12AM." Also home to "Tell Shyanne" (over 1 million streams on Spotify alone), DC's R&B-inflected recent single, which recently earned a remix with Jace! for "Tell Shyanne 2," FUNERAL (DELUXE) is available on all platforms via Rostrum Records

2023 has been a breakout year for DC The Don, after spending years building one of the most devoted fanbases in rap music. His fans helped him win the coveted 10th Spot in the 2023 XXL Freshman Class. He demonstrated his off-top talent during his XXL Freshman Freestyle and stole the show in his XXL Freshman cypher alongside Luh Tyler, Rob49, TiaCorine and more. In May, DC The Don released FUNERAL, his wide-ranging third album. A diverse and tuneful body of work, FUNERAL takes an immersive look inside DC The Don’s world of hard-edged raps and hyperpop melodies, skillfully blending the two sides of his personality that dominated each half of last year’s ambitious My Own Worst Enemy.

Before the year closed, DC The Don treated his fans to Sacred Heart 2, a hard-hitting, freewheeling mixtape that has racked up over 1.5 million streams on SoundCloud since its December 25th release. Stay tuned for much more music from DC The Don in the coming year.

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Thoughts on Scarlet Fate Characters (Love Interests and Shiki)

Before I get into the nitty-gritty: these opinions are based on incomplete information. No, I have not read all of the characters’ routes or stories, and yes, I am biased by the ones I have read. (I don’t know if anyone else ever grows so deeply attached to one or two characters from an otome that reading any other character’s route becomes painful, because the whole time you’re thinking of how wrong it feels to be with anyone other than the character you really care about, and they must be so hurt and/or lonely in this route, and if you do interact with them the interactions will probably revolve around the designated love interest and not even a simple check-up on your true love’s well-being— or if that’s just a me thing. But yes, that happened to me with Scarlet Fate, so I’ve only read a couple of routes and have no desire to complete any others.)

Furthermore, I apologize if my assessment of certain characters comes off as rude or disrespectful. Sometimes it’s a joke, for what that’s worth. Obviously, you are allowed to disagree, love whoever you love, etc. At this point it would be cool just to meet someone else who’s still as obsessed with at least one of these characters as much as I am. Or, well, even just half as much. If you are a fellow Hiiro no Kakera 4 enjoyer, even in September of 2023 (or later!), please message me and we can gush together. I know I write a lot of sexy stuff, but I’m happy to keep the conversation on strictly PG topics if you’re not comfortable with that.

Sorry that took so long. Onto the opinions. (Warning: some of the details might be a bit NSFW.)

Shiki (a.k.a. Princess Tamayori)

One of the most badass otome heroines I’ve ever encountered, and definitely the edgiest (but in a good way.)

Cool enough to get her own CG. (Technically multiple CGs, if you count the one from the summer festival story where she’s performing the dance.)

Single-handedly made Gentoka’s route enjoyable.

Hard for me to assign a DnD class to. (I’ve spent probably an abnormal amount of time thinking of what class everyone would be.) I can see elements of Cleric, Fighter, Paladin, and Warlock (probably the celestial kind for the healing). Maybe she’s a multiclasser or took some feats or something.

Tomonori

The guy who ruined all other otome love interests for me, for which I am eternally grateful.

Definitely a top.

Fully clothed eye candy.

Halfling (reskinned as short human) mastermind rogue, easy. —Yes, he’s a halfling. You read what happens in Tomonori’s story and tell me he doesn’t display both a notable resistance to intimidation attempts, most of them by a man twice his size, and an uncanny amount of good fortune right when he needs it. Probably a lightfoot because they’re the sneakier ones.

HIs DnD alignment is a more complex question. Where to start? He’s perfectly willing to either destroy or save the world at the request of the woman he loves. He’s willing to kill innocents for her, if necessary, and he encourages people to sacrifice themselves for her (as with the suicide-bombing mages in one of the early prolonged fights against the Void), but all of the people who die for the Princess do it knowingly, of their own free will, and he’s not happy about their deaths. He’s also fully willing to sacrifice himself for this purpose. He’s a government figure and comes up with a lot of plans and schemes, which are usually logical and well-thought-out, but he’s also secretly dedicated himself to freeing Shiki and dismantling the whole system from within. Oh, and he commits outright document theft in Akifusa’s route. I think he’s mostly a good person, but I also can’t overlook that he knowingly bound himself to a Chaotic Evil artifact bent on ending the world and allowed it to possess him for a time. For the purpose of destroying it. …I’m going to be a little controversial and say True Neutral, although I think you could make a convincing argument for several alignments.

Surprisingly kinky. His route alone includes bondage, punishments, controlling people via the Power of Words, emotional sadism, bodily possession (as the one possessed), drinking blood via kiss, and plenty of teasing. …Do I exaggerate his dominant tendencies in my fanfiction? Yes. Is there a solid basis within the game for that interpretation? Definitely. Does the list of kinks grow even longer in the CD Drama? You bet it does. (He would probably also enjoy vanilla sex, though, and it’s hard to imagine him going in for physical sadism with Shiki, for obvious reasons.)

Akifusa

Sunshine-and-puppies cinnamon roll boi. Deserves head pats.

Definitely a bottom.

Barbarian who thinks he’s a paladin (or at least a fighter who adheres strictly to an Oath of Honor) because he doesn’t learn how to fully rage until halfway through his own route. Lawful Good, of course.

Zero sex appeal… until you realize you’re looking at him from the wrong perspective, and he’s a sub with high pain tolerance, incredible stamina, and insane recovery time (canonically from near-death experiences, but it’s never specified that he doesn’t also recover from orgasm at the same rate :P). Oh yeah, and he transforms into his uber-buff ancestor with horns and fangs when he “rages”, so you could play with that aspect of it too.

Gentoka

One of the three characters whose main routes I’ve fully read.

I found him boring. (Read his route if you want to see Shiki kick ass, though.)

The most interesting thing about him is Aterui.

Probably a wildfire druid. Alignment: Chaotic Good? He really likes fire and ignores societal rules, but meeting (and instantly falling in love with) Shiki somehow made him reconsider most of his life’s choices and decide that some humans are okay after all.

Furutsugu

Pox-ridden whore who committed two unforgivable acts at the end of Gentoka’s route: 1. killing the cinnamon roll and 2. indirectly killing the best boi as a result. (True, you’re left to read between the lines for why Tomo suddenly “disappeared” after his best friend got murdered protecting Shiki from this bourgeoisie bastard, and the woman he’s loved for years gets hitched with some random fox guy she met in the woods a couple months ago… but personally, I think it’s pretty obvious. He doesn’t feel loved or needed, it’s probably torturing him to see Shiki with Gentoka but he knows she’s happy now and doesn’t want to make a scene, and Akifusa’s no longer there to talk him out of it and bolster his spirits with unflagging optimism. So yeah, fuck Furutsugu. Not in the way he’d want.)

I kinda love to hate him, though. He’s great inspiration for fanfic plots, largely because he still hits on Shiki after she’s married, and hating / mistrusting him is one of the few things Tomo and Aki agree on without question.

One of the high-rizz spellcasters. Not Warlock— Sorcerer or Bard? The source of his magic’s probably closer to Sorcerer (I think; I’ve never played his route), but he acts more like a stereotypical Bard. He’s flirty and plays the flute. Would gladly seduce a dragon if given the opportunity. Alignment: I’ll tentatively guess Chaotic Neutral. (Tempted to knock him down to Evil out of spite, but I’ll resist the urge.)

Kuso

Darling of the Internet. Everyone online who’s played Scarlet Fate, other than me, seems to have something nice to say about him.

I’ve heard his route is good, for people who haven’t fallen so desperately in love with Tomonori that the mere thought of “romancing” someone else breaks their hearts. Go play it and tell me if Tomo has any cute / snarky / sweet / sexy / romantic / just Tomo moments in it.

Probably some kind of -dere? He gives -dere vibes. I think there’s one that acts like a snob on the outside but secretly has a soft center. Yes. That is probably what he is.

From the scant knowledge I have of him, he uses magic to gain information a lot and is the only one who actually studies it. Divination Wizard. Alignment: Lawful Neutral, maybe? In Chapter 3 of Tomo’s route, he suggests they just let the tsuchigumo die and focus on the demon until Tomo points out that means they won’t be fighting the demon with full firepower. His objection to Tomo’s sly suggestion to “eliminate” the tsuchigumo is solely logical: that’s causing the exact thing Tomo claimed his plan would avoid. He gives off strong “rational scientist” vibes (layered on top of the -dere vibes).

Kodonomae

Shirtless eye candy.

Seems like a chill dude.

Eldritch Knight Fighter, maybe. Mostly uses a giant anime sword but can use some kind of water magic effectively. Alignment: no clue, but not Evil and probably not Lawful.

Aterui

Not over Gentoka. (Seriously, why is this guy even a romance option for Shiki? I got eight or nine chapters into his story, and although she was clearly crushing on him by that point, he still seemed much more interested in his old flame, pun intended.)

To clarify, I have nothing against gay people, or gay characters in otome. I just think it’s misleading for a romance game to make a route for a character who has no romantic or sexual interest in the player character— especially when he seems much more interested in someone else throughout the whole thing.

Honestly, just let me romance Aterui as Gentoka. That would be cool, and it would solve the issue of his lack of interest in Shiki. (Also, in a hypothetical world where they did release that route, they’d probably also have a route for Aki x Tomo, considering Tomo’s Winter Snowflakes story was released at the same time as Aterui’s. And considering Tomo’s idea of a joke when the two of them are “friends” is to tie Akifusa up with rope and calmly say he’s going to leave Aki outside to die, you know that route would be kinky as fuck.)

Either Neutral or Chaotic Evil in most routes. The guy’s a serial killer murdering nobles for revenge against an atrocity none of them have personally committed by this point. In his own route, from what I remember, his killing did have more of an immediate justification, so maybe he gets bumped up to Neutral there.

I don’t know what class he is. Does it matter? Barbarian or Fighter. He’s pretty angry, but I can’t tell if that’s just his default state of being or if he gets even angrier in a fight.

Maybe also into BDSM / a dom, but if he is, it’s exclusively physical sadism. Just sheer brutal violence. Then again, I’m basing that on the time he tried to choke Shiki to death, and I don’t know if he actually enjoyed that or if he was just losing his temper. Tomo clearly gets a kick out of tying people up, ordering them around, and “punishing” them in a few notable cases; Aterui just really likes committing violence and killing people.

…Please don’t hate me for saying any of that.

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