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dulcetthorns · 2 years

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My Little Dove

Introducing my pink-haired Little Dove character inspired by @bye-bye-sunbird ‘s Capitano scenarios and @jessamine-rose ‘s AMAZING fic “Herbarium”.

Meet Illya Volkov, Capitano’s “sad little wife.”

Illya was originally born in the frozen Schneznayan tundra, but after the deaths of both her parents as a baby, was handed over to a monastery orphanage. Due to her incredibly weak countenance and frail body, she was sent to live in the warmer climate of the Monstadt monastery orphanage in hopes that the weather would improve her health, but to no avail. Illya grew up very isolated from others due to her health, and consequently became very introverted and unwilling to connect with her peers, choosing instead to spend her time among the plants of the orphanage garden.

Following the backstory of “Herbarium,” she was adopted only to suffer within her family until coming of age and supporting herself as an assistant librarian of Lisa’s library.

Cue events of “Herbarium” (Seriously, GO READ IT), and now she’s the lady of the Capitano estate.

Tons of extra info about her:

Illya is incredibly possessive, of both her things and what she perceives as “hers.” Because of her isolated upbringing, she found her friends among material items such as antiques and plants, rather than people. Due to this, she is incredibly sentimental of items and her plants, treating them almost as sentient beings. In contrast, she sees most people as irrelevant objects to her, simply existing outside her sphere of influence, and therefore pointless to consider.

Her possessiveness extends to her husband, Capitano. As resentful as she is of him for forcibly marrying her, she does see him as “her” property, and therefore worthy of her attention and time. This only extends to as far as he is useful to her; if he had nothing to offer and wasn’t immensely stronger than her, she wouldn’t have entertained his confinement for even a moment. Illya can be very affectionate to Capitano to get what she wants and, in a way, does love him. She personally believes that you can still love someone even if you want to kill them.

Illya is very frail, but does possess a dendro vision, and is not afraid to use it. Many a disrespectful fatui has been strangled to death by a variety of pretty, flowering plants as a result of her ire. Her appearance makes her seem harmless and bereft, but this hides a cruel streak that has only gotten worse since her kidnapping and matrimony to the militant harbinger. She often uses the bodies as fertilizer for her garden given to her by Capitano, where she grows a variety of plants from the seeds he brings her from his missions. She often presses the flowers and plants in books as presents to her husband as thanks.

Every single on of the harbingers, as infrequent as it is for her to see them, terrifies her. Even Childe, who is seemingly the nicest to her, triggers instinctual fear within her, so she’s incredibly wary of all of them. The fact that her vision provides no protection from them leaves her deeply unnerved. She’s as polite as possible when around them, but if you look closely, her ever present frown gets a little more severe whenever one of them are around.

One of her favorite activities is to take a book from her personal library (gifted to her by Capitano, of course) and go to her husband’s office to sit on his lap to read while he works. He is surprisingly warm and a good seat while she reads, and he is often in a better mood afterwards, so she takes full advantage. (Size kink go brrrrrrrrr)

Illya can embroider and sew, so Capitano has received a number of embroidered handkerchiefs as gifts from his wife. None of his soldiers dare to comment on the floral fabric when he’s around.

On occasion, usually when Capitano is away on a mission and she has naught but a maid or two who aren’t allowed to talk to her to keep her company, Illya will crack for a while. Giggling and soft singing will fill the halls during the day as she talks to her plants like children, while in the night, wails and screams will rattle the windows, chilling the maids down to their bones, unable to do anything. She always regains her composure when Capitano returns, and the maids keep their mouths shut.

#capitano #dulceybespoke #fatui harbingers #tw: violence #tw: death #tw: yandere #genshin impact oc #genshin oc #dulcetart

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joannasteez · 11 months

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peace, be still

The wind bristles , so cold it burns. Here in some sleepy, darkened tundra, his dreams come like thieves, stealing breath and strength. And he rides war like, relentless, the stallion beneath him beating hard against a blend of winter sand and summer snow. Trampling ground to cover an endless distance. The way his bones grow weary, on the verge of fracture, hands so taut, they ache about the reigns. Grip as stiff as the long pulling tension in his neck. But he rides, rides, rides, swifter than the wind stretching wild against his face. Threatening to break already marred skin.

There is a loosening in his spirit as it erodes against the gust. The rhythm of hooves, that pounding ache in his skull, a seductive whisper in that swift rushing wind. 'Let go', they say, but the impact will splinter him fast, shatter his measly bones into old, bitter pieces. How else will he ride, if he dies? For a horse has no use for a still corpse and neither will the wind take great pleasure in whirling amongst the idleness of his dusted remains.

His hands flatten like tattered paper, grip useless. Body falling, a feather against the cold. His dreams come like thieves, stealing bits of breath and beats of his heart. The brace for impact curling broad shoulders inward, till he's balled small, and scared. Breathless. And when he gasps', the come to is harsh on his lungs. Sharp and awakening. I'm not dead yet', he thinks, sighs. Relieved. Weary. Warm low lamp light at the corner of his eye and the twisting sheets about his hard thighs. Not yet.

Joel feels disrupted still though, like an old body in new skin. Jackson, Wyoming is beautiful, a dream even. A tiny perfection made by fragile hands, but he can feel the war in him still, under flesh and bone, the way it shifts under new clothes and a soft leather coat. The tingle at the base of his neck and the pins pricking just at the soles of his feet.

When the children pass him by, trudging happy through the snow, they smile, wave even, but the most he can muster is something half baked and unoriginal. Curt nods and a twitchy lipped semblance of some lesser Mona Lisa smile. And when the women shuffle in their wake, their eyes linger against the silver streaks lining his hair and the thick cut of his fingers. They smile like college girls, small and knowing of some speechless suggestion. And something in his gut pulls warm and awakening, for seconds at a time, before it snuffs fast to a cold emptiness. ‘Slowing down is good. You'll be settled in no time', his brother said once. Says it again, all the time, like some sacred mantra, but his restless insides war hard, exacting, with the stillness that so patiently awaits him.

But when Joel doesn't dream, he sifts through memory. Feels the dull throb of a slow to heal tear along the base of his abdomen...

... and remembers the pain, the frantic sweat of his skin and dread riffling just over his bones. He remembers some weeks ago, Tommy sticking a rifle in his hand along with a horses reigns.

"It's huntin' time you old fucker", he chuckles. Eyes brown and bright still. Somehow.

Joel rides alongside him and it's something like Texas all over again. "Time to see this bullshit power scope in action".

"Never gonna stop given me shit about that huh?"

"I'm still breathin' ain't I?"

The commune gates open and they ride through, met with a fresh blanket of deep snow.

And to say that nerve doesn't pick raw at his resolve would be a lie, but trailing away from hard truths has been Joel's routine for years. Over a decade really. He's a bit ways away from terrified, still. A beautiful marksman when it counts, when survival is paramount, blood rushing, flooding a beating into his pulse, but his knees are worn and his right ear fails him at keeping a steady awareness. He's all rough and ruined, coarse edges playing at sharpness. Yet theres a rifle strapped to his back, and an unwavering glint of trust in Tommy's kind eyes.

"Its kinda like Texas a little", his brother pipes up from beside him.

Joel snorts. Feels the Wyoming wind ride through his hair. 'Texas my ass', he thinks. "How you figure?"

"You being here I guess. Us together. It's kinda like old times".

Joel doesn't say much past a hum thats not all too contemplative, ignoring the warm stinging in his chest. Moves out and makes way for a long silence to take over. But the silence doesn't pass, it stays. Blankets over them like snow, swaddles them whole.

Hunting proves to be a slow, tedious affair, nothing at all to get excited about save for the hot meals to follow. The accuracy of Tommy's power scope feeds what little amusement already existing amongst the small group, till of course, Joel's words prove themselves with a faithful return, taunting and devilish, to bite him in the ass. Even up here in the vacant West, safety is an illusion. A distraction. Some ill-fated dream. And it's that steady strum over nerve that gets him, awakens suspicion, because he's a little frayed, but never torn. Far from it even. Instinct pushes his fingers into a familiar movement till the rifle is secure enough in his hands to shoot.

There are disruptions in the snow, foot steps that don't belong.

It comes at a deathly speed, an arrow shrill in the wind, whipping just hairs away from his bad ear. Lodging hard into the wood of a tree. Theres five of them, no, seven, another two emerging on horseback from the horizon line. Seven to their five. Joel's stomach churns, solidifies with resolve, a will to make it back home. Home. That little commune of folks, the place where Tommy lives. In the face of sudden death, it all advances beyond his hesitancies, beyond what restrains him and reduces him to a meaningless cordiality. Jackson, he believes in this moment, is home.

"Joel", Tommy booms. Fettered with fear. It's the hell of desert storm all over again.

He moves familiar. Strides deep and fast in the snow and takes the tree for cover. He breathes. Listens. Waits. The arrows and bullets have limits, and when the reload comes, he emerges with that beautiful God given precision and shoots a horse rider dead. The snow painted in blood. Eagles caw above him in knowing of some manmade chaos, flapping in judgement, in tune with the trees that sway in terrified breezes, ruffling up some somber song in the stillness. Instinct speaks, a duet with nature. Leaves halve, go brittle in the wake of some hard footed destruction, Joel's skin runs skittish. He turns in time to dodge the blunt force of some incoming weapon. Secures space behind the man well enough to have him about the neck. He huffs, twisting, the snap of bone before the man slumps to be buried in the snow.

But there is another, and the knife he comes with drives faster than instinct can fight. A deep slicing beyond fabric and into the skin of his abdomen.

Joel buckles, stuttering from pain. A gun shot sends his assailant downward. The pain rips him raw, of fight and strength, his blood staining a deep red into his fingers.

A tiredness overtakes him.

And God is he tired right now, has been for some days, more than usual actually, but thats what stillness does to you. Makes you tired. And 'Im falling', he thinks. Can feel the earth closing in on his face. He curls inward, like in those dark chilly dreams. Bracing for an impact that never comes. His brother, shivering with panic, catching him, curses ripping off his tongue as he helps Joel to a disturbed horse.

Tommy feels the ices in his lungs when he breathes. "So help me God Joel, stay awake".

For Joel the day dims, a slow sweeping darkness about his eyes.

"C'mon big brother, stay with me".

The horse buckles, steps nervously to and fro in an agitation dug up from primal urges. It wars on its own, whether to stay or flee. Tommy shushes it, shushes her, runs fingers along her spine. And he's strong. Stronger than Joel remembers. Capable. Moves fast, thinks quick. And as his bones grow cold, he thinks of the former things, once being like that too. Capable and reliable, but now he's fettered to fear, huffing and horrified like Tommy's horse. But even the horse is more useful, galloping through the snowy plains, its hooves beating against the ground to save his life. 'Does he think I'm useless?', Joel wonders, held up in Tommy's hold. Feeling that slow frigid stretch of death pulling under his flesh. 'After all this time, what does he think of me now?'

But in the moment Tommy thinks of very little, feeling the bite of the wind, something wicked and gnawing, cutting at his skin. It taunts him, rips his reality to shreds, like he's been stabbed too. Because for years, Wyoming had been a fortress. Some great big fortified structure propping up some otherwise broken thing. But the illusion breaks soon, always does, as his horse tears through, kicking up snow and dirt. Wyoming cuts back against Tommy's skin, peeling off into the wind to slice against the fragility of his face. He feels the pool of Joel's blood, a warmth that cakes and hardens in the wintry bitterness and sees the severity of believing in dreams. The grand mask held up by an illusion. Tommy rides, rides, rides, rushing back to save what remains of dreams, his older brother, his only brother, bleeding out in the grip of his arm.

An eye wells, tears slipping to streak his cheek.

"We're almost there", is the last thing Tommy says. The last thing Joel hears before the darkness takes him.

#joannasteez #female reader insert #joel miller #joel miller x f!reader #joel miller x female reader #joel miller x reader #joel miller x you #joel miller fanfiction #tlou fanfiction #tlou x reader #joel miller x poc!reader #joel miller x black!reader

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hannahwindy · 4 months

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An AU where everything is my scenario and it's mostly from the 3D Era and midd era are changed by me :)

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Raiden and Fujin still hold the position of gods.

Liu Kang is still the Champion of Earthrealm. and Kung Lao, one of the defenders of Earthrealm and Liu Kang's childhood best friend.

The Mortal Kombat tournament's goal is the same as its goal in the previous timelines, which is a decision whether Outworld conquer the other realms or not.

King Jerrod died at the hands of one of Shinnok's demons at this AU and Sindel had nothing to do with it.

Quan Chi works under Shinnok's command.

Shang Tsung was a resident of Earthrealm, like previous eras, but after he learned sorcery and found the Well of Souls on that island, he made his life longer.

Quan Chi and Shang Tsung are the deadly alliance who suddenly become parents to a baby dragon.

Bo Rai Cho is Madam Bo's son in this AU. Originally, they were from Outworld, but thanks to Bo Rai ho's friendship with Raiden and Fujin, they moved to Earthrealm.

Shao Kahn, instead of being an evil, tyrannical, and discontented Khan, is like a governor, while Sindel is the queen. He's not entirely evil, more like a controlling and crule, yet caring person of Outworld.

Yes, Shao Kahn likes Sindel, but he prefers to keep his distance and take things professionally.

Like previous eras, Reiko is an Outworld General. He is almost the same age as Shao Kahn, if not a few years younger. Like MK 4, he has white hair on the sides.

Li Mei, like previous eras, is like a teenager who has entered puberty. She works under Shao Kahn as a scout and fighter, wanting to protect Sun Do, the village where she grew up.

The way Liu Kang and Kitana meet is the same as in Mk 9, but with a few more lengthy dialogues.

Mileena was created from Kitana's flesh and blood when she was an infant, so they are like twins and they grew up together, and therefore Kitana considers Mileena her sister.

Mileena, Tanya and Rain are besties.

Amara was a close friend of Jerrod and Sindel, and after the love affair between Amara and Argus, and how the god took the infant, and Amara's death from grief, the two lost their faith in Argus.

Amara died because of her grief over the loss of her son, and he was dear to her. Jerrod tried to find Rain for years until he finally found him, but it was too late, as the young boy had lost his mother’s love.

Rain grew up alongside Kitana and Mileena as a brother, Although he did not view them as his family, they were his safe haven.

Jade and her parents are there, and since we have not obtained an official name for them, as far as I know, I will give them names that I think are appropriate. The names of the gemstones are genderless, so he's Bryel, which is a pale green gemstone.

For Jade's mother, her name would be "Donia," which means world or life. “Donia” is an oriental feminine name given to girls, whether in Persian or Arab countries.

Jade and Kitana were childhood playmates, and now Jade is Kitana's best friend, her personal bodyguard, and the comfort of her sadness and loneliness.

A little Smokey Jade (Jade x Smoke) because they seemed more convincing to me than Kotal and Jade.

The Lin Kuai are there. The Grandmaster of Lin Kuai is currently the father of Bi-Han and Kuai Liang, and since we don't have a name for him, we'll call him "Artik" as a bit of a mockery of Arctika, but we like the place, not the person.

Do you remember Oniro? Grandmaster of Lin Kuai in Mythologys? Sektor's father? Yes, the man is there, but as the right hand of Artik and his brother.

Yep, Sektor and the Ice Brothers are cousins. I don't know if the information is correct because I searched for the names of both Sektor and Cyrax, and on one of the websites they said that Sektor's name is Li Hog-jing and Cyrax's name is Felix Sam Kaweeson.

Bi-Han is Sub-Zero, Kuai Liang is Tundra, Tomas Vrbada is Smoke.

HeadCanon said their family name is "Kuai". Example: Kuai Liang, Kuai Lisa, and Kuai Bi-Han, but Bi-Han does not use the last name.

Tomas is not adopted and is a friend of Kuai Liang, and Bi-Han treats him friendly and like a brother.

To return to the thing that most Mortal Kombat fans had previously agreed on, which is that the father of Bi-Han and Kuai Liang is a despicable and cruel man. Let us not forget that he forcibly took his two sons from their mother.

The age difference between Bi-Han and Kuai Liang is about 9-10 years because for some reason I feel that Kuai Liang could have been held in one hand when he first arrived at the Lin Kuai.

Bi-Han and Artik don't get along, they never did and they never will. Bi-Han opposes Artik while Kuai Liang complies.

Tomas is on the other side, in the middle. Like any Lin Kuei member, he listens to the orders of his grandmaster, even though he has doubts, like Bi-Han.

Is Tomas possessed by Enenra? Unfortunately, yes. But the situation is more like Eddie and Venom. (not romanticly)

Johnny Cage is a famous Hollywood actor who has TV series.

Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs are Special Forces.

Kenshi Takahashi is European-Asian, like previous eras, and I think most fans did not know that information.

Johnny, Sonya, and Kenshi are the trio who were forced to work together to achieve their goals, and now they have become attached to each other.

Kenshi and Su Chen are not in a relationship yet, but they are communicating.

Johnny is a casual disaster bisexual and an icon .

The Black Dragon is present and in the same condition.

Even though Kabal is with Black Dragon, he and Stryker are friends.

Kira and Kobra are a reckless duo who act like middle school students and Kabal is their guardian, and the Black Dragon trusts Kabal to control them.

Erron Black began thinking about all his life decisions since joining this circus called the Black Dragon Clan.

Kano? still the same.

Nitara? She is the only one remaining of her kind, because, as was the case, her people drank blood and nourished themselves until there was nothing left.

Ashrah? Her goal is to free her sisters from Quan Chi's control and achieve salvation and purify herself and every dark soul.

Syzoth's people exist and they ostracize him because of his ability to take on human form and his personality is almost like his character from MKX, with harsh words but good intentions.

Sareena was born with a natural emotion and was able to free herself from Quan Chi's control on her own with the help of Ashrah and Bi-Han.

Of course, my OC's exist, but with a few changes.

Havik this time is not Dairou but the original Havik, Cleric of chaos from the the Chaosrealm.

Of course Hotaru is there and needs a vacation.

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#mkx #mk 9 #mortal kombat #mk headcanons #oc x canon #oc's and stuff #mk au

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popeofmars · 1 year

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For as long as I can remember I've been amazed at how no matter the fact it's the same moon and stars, that in certain places they seem to be entirely morphed. The stars in the Woodlands of Montana are like a shining map and the moon a beacon. In the south it's a tiny circle ever changing and when theres no clouds it shines a dim light. Yet here in the far north where theres ice embedded in the ground more ancient than some of the cultures that have sprung from this frozen tundra the moon is .... something else. Here the moon takes a whole new shape, light, size, and beauty. Its shape seems to somehow never loose an ounce of beauty as it glides between its phases throughout the month, and its glow is a purest white that embraces you like the lightest of blankets making the land itself seem for lack of proper words magical. The size of it never ceases to amaze me it's as if an orb the size of your fist rises and at its peak grows to the size of your head almost as if its watching over you every night, and its beauty.... I cant even begin to describe it. The moon here takes a life of it's own, like a goddess dancing among the stars from one horizon too the other all the while bathing the land in a heavenly essence that makes even the mona lisa seem like stick figures. I know the land itself cannot change over night yet when I look out over the land it feels brand new with every feature heightened and perfected, when I gaze over the stillness of a lake washed in moonlight I no longer see the same old lake, but see a mystical silver mirror so beautiful and so perfect I fall enchanted by it unable to glance away. You can almost sense it seeing into you as well, feeling as though the moon was truly a goddess and she was holding your face in her hands and staring right into you soul and accepting, embracing, and loving it all the same. Yet for the first time in history I was able to look away from the most amazing thing in existence. I who can easily say I cherish the sight of the moon and all its beautiful light more than any other nightwatchers willingly looked away from what up until this point had been what inspired and drove me on -- because she walked by.

#poetry #writing #love poem #spilled poetry #sapphic

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burlveneer-music · 2 years

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My WVUD playlist and stream, 6/11/2022

Shabaka - Ital is vital Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa & Kifu Mitsuhashi - Nanbu Ushioi-Uta Amanda Whiting - Suspended Bakithi Kumalo - Electric Flow (feat. Maxfield Gast & Dacia Gypsy) Chip Wickham - Astral Traveling Mark de Clive-Lowe - Thembi Nat Birchall - Trane's Garden Eric Hilton - Earth Ship Lex - The Jamail Pass E. Live - Traffic Jam Lisa LeBlanc - Veux-tu rentrer dans ma bubble? The IgG Band - Funky Music Hearts of Stone - Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Again) A Certain Ratio - Down & Dirty (Mr Dan Remix) Defunkt - Ooh Baby Daniel Herskedal - Tundra Envy Of None - Kabul Blues 40 Thieves - Rushing Thunder (feat. The Resolvers) Lil Obeah - Copii Lorenzo Morresi - Send Your Name To Mars Ralph Heidel - Radical Matter Panam Panic - Love of Humanity

(listen on Mixcloud)

#wvud #permutations #playlist #mixcloud

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clouseplayssims · 2 years

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Since I’m in a sharing mood and still feeling it all out, here are my thoughts so far:

I’ve been very inspired by Gielnor as I mentioned, changing things up with the MCC. So there will be 8 Jarls all vying to be the top dog of the former Barrett kingdom. Because obviously Bernike’s brother Aithan was trash and there’s no way the Edirann war didn’t impact them severely. Each is going to get a different ecosystem so I can really play with a lot of build styles.

SO. To keep things cute, instead of fully random families, each group gets basically four couples. One gentry, one yeoman, and two peasants. Everybody gonna be the same age ya’ll because I don’t want to think about adding little kiddos in yet.

Another thing is that I’ve pre-rolled a lot limitation for each area. That means each area will have a maximum number of yeoman/peasant families per level of the MCC! If they go over? That sim will be moving to a new area - which is the only way they’ll be able to leave their area in level 1. Not sure if I’ll open it up as we progress. I also might not share the sizes for ~mystery~

To help as a visual aid, clothing is going to be color coordinated per location.

Eyes - Whysims.

We’re going to be playing with bodyshapes honeychild.

I’m going to limit available careers even more, depending on location. Maybe.

Still can’t decide on skintones yet. I might let myself go wild.

Desert

Color: Yellow

Hair: Dark browns, natural textured, worn in dreadlocks

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Brown (no spots)

Builds: Maxis

Height: Average (5′5-5′10)

Other Features: Freckles, monolid

Buildings: undecided

Dry Coast

Color: Purple

Hair: Auburn/dark reds, wavy, style undecided

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Light Brown/Amber/Orange

Builds: gender? I think not

-Male: Aquilegia’s Androgyny, Lifa’s Trans Shapes, Punk Junky, Runner, July77 Slim Male, Harem Dude -Female: Aquilegia’s Androgyny, Lifa’s Trans Shapes, Fashion Model, Fairie Gal

Height: undecided

Other Features: undecided

Buildings: undecided

Grasslands

Color: Green

Hair: Pale blondes, straight, style undecided

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Green

Builds:

Male: LLB, SBBv2, Consort's Heavy Male Female: Lady Apple, Booty Cutie, Bootylicious

Height: Tall (undecided)

Other Features: Freckles, Pointed Ears

Buildings: undecided

Mountains

Color: Brown

Hair: Black, curly, men have short hair, women have long hair worn in updos

Naming: Names are shorter, blunt. "ulf" and "mar" endings common, Anglo-saxon, anglo-saxon mythology, germanic

Eyes: Hazel

Builds:

Male: BB, HBB, Bear BB Female: Athletic Girl, BBG, Amazonian, Death by Snu-Snu

Height: Short (4'10-5'4)

Other Features: Aquiline Noses, lots of body hair

Buildings: Homes built of log and stone, vikings-style.

Riverlands

Color: Red

Hair: Dark/dirty blondes, curly, style undecided

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Teal

Builds:

Male: LBB, Cyclist Female: Rio, CPU, Vol Gal, Cyclist

Height: undecided

Other Features:

Buildings: undecided

Tropical Forest

Color: Black

Hair: Yellow blondes/light reds, wavy, style undecided

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Blue

Builds:

Male: Melodie9′s Fat Family, Consort's Heavy Male Female: Momma Lisa, Rengal V2

Height: undecided

Other Features: undecided

Buildings: undecided

Tundra

Color: Blue

Hair: Black, natural textured, worn in braids

Naming: Names ending in k are very common, names that mean any type of "animal" in other tongues. Use a lot of "q" Inuit, Greenlandic, Mapuche Both Genders (Names are unisex)

Eyes: Purple

Builds:

Both: Melodie9′s Slim Family

Height: Short (4'10-5'4)

Other Features: undecided

Buildings: They don't stay put in one area, tents/caravans.

Woodlands

Color: Orange

Hair: Light browns, straight, style undecided

Naming: undecided

Eyes: Grey

Builds:

Male: Neanderthal, Martaxl’s Plus Size Female: Well-Rounded Sim, E-Neillan, Curvy

Height: undecided

Other Features: Monolid

Buildings: undecided

All of this is subject to change, but I’m having a blast planning it out. I’m going to use some parts of the WRC challenge too, like alignment, health, and birth record. I appreciate any feedback or ideas you might have!

#MCC Me Maybe project

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kawipastell1928 · 2 months

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Pokémon Players that I interacted with in Pokémon Sword/Shield in the Wild Area, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra on February 18, 2024!

I will be putting the name shown to me in game, and only put names in English so I apologize to any foreign Trainers I had to leave out due to unable to write your name in your language, but I love you all the same! Names have been wrote down EXACTLY as I saw them in game, so yes, these are what people names themselves. Enjoy! ✨

NAchos

Beau

Nyrus

doddsy

Monii

SWSH

Robin

Miku

Hasana

Fabien

Kaibs

qee?

monster

Redtvgs

Jensen

keke

Nick

Kevin

Unidentified

???

joshua

Xiiaaoo

Shadow

Kevin

jayden

Fer

Leon

Lance

Claude III

tristan

Cassi

Tengu

Goblin

Kedar

SphinxDarrell

tretops

WXP

Poten

malik

Alejandro

metehan

Lucifer

Ivan

Dax

Lexi

pvtlorde

Max

Xaiden

Christina

Tails-X

Evo

Chris

AlphaHD

Isaiah

logantheGOAT

bobby

Davina

nico22

Riley

Jon

Correnyan

Moka

Klaus

Aimee <3

everett5109

X-Alexa

Maako

Rufus

Raya

Maisie

felix

John

Lecinēna

beto

wolf

david

Lela

cap

Bossmo

nanat

Iker

GodHatesMe

Mauve

KC-Reno

Prim

gibo

Lloyd

jose silva

Loz

Samuel

Ragnar

Hate

✨⭐OG_Gamer⭐✨

Fabin

Izzy

SloppyJ

ash ketchup

EMAN

ash

Caysen F

micky

Hamza

Mlsw

Emma

Tippy

Stefan

kaysen

Deathkiller

jacob

Rodders83

Max

Pharynx

Joeru

Beth

Jay

Cristian

Krayola

Kelligy

Rain

Lieb

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tomorrowedblog · 3 months

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Friday Releases for February 9

Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for February 9 include Lisa Frankenstein, Out of Darkness, Drop 7, and more.

Lisa Frankenstein

Lisa Frankenstein, the new movie from Zelda Williams, is out today.

A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness, the new movie from Andrew Cumming, is out today.

A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.

Cobweb

Cobweb, the new movie from Jee-woon Kim, is out today.

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film ‘Cobweb’, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can’t understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?

Suncoast

Suncoast, the new movie from Laura Chinn, is out today.

Inspired by the semi-autobiographical story of a teenager (Nico Parker) who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother (Laura Linney), strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist (Woody Harrelson) who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

The Taste of Things

The Taste of Things, the new movie from Anh Hung Tran, is out today.

Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.

Upgraded

Upgraded, the new movie from Carlson Young, is out today.

Ana (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she’s upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity, until her fib threatens to surface.

The Monk and The Gun

The Monk and The Gun, the new movie from Pawo Choyning Dorji, is out today.

The Monk And The Gun captures the wonder and disruption as Bhutan becomes one of the world’s youngest democracies. Known throughout the world for its extraordinary beauty and its emphasis on Gross National Happiness, the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan was the last nation to connect to the internet and television. And if that weren’t enough change, the King announced shortly afterwards that he would cede his power to the people via their vote and a new form of government: Democracy.

An elderly lama (Kelsang Choejey), recognizing that extraordinary change is about to sweep through his country, is troubled by the possible outcomes. He instructs his young disciple Tashi (Tandin Wangchuk) to set forth into the kingdom and bring him two guns before the full moon to “set it right.” The young monk is perplexed by his guru’s request, and his familiarity with guns is based solely on images from the only film available on television: James Bond. His quest brings him into contact with a scheming American gun collector Ron (Harry Einhorn), leading to a most unexpected outcome.

Drop 7

Drop 7, the new album from Little Simz, is out today.

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spacetimewithstuartgary · 6 months

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Warm Autumn Hues on Kodiak Island

As summer turns to fall in Alaska, days of abundant sunlight give way to rapidly encroaching darkness. Bears plump up for hibernation, while tundra plants harden themselves for the long, cold winter. Humans delight in all of this splendor, much of it from afar: watching brown bears nab salmon out of the river and grow into rotund beasts, and—if the clouds clear—catching a glimpse from space of autumn reds and golds.

The OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) on Landsat 9 captured this image of fall colors blanketing Kodiak Island, the second-largest island in the United States and home of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, on October 3, 2023. The island’s terrain ranges from rugged coastline to spruce forest to snowy peaks. However, the southwestern part of Kodiak along the Shelikof Strait, shown here, is colder and drier than the maritime eastern side, and a tundra ecosystem predominates.

The vegetation on this part of Kodiak Island includes sedges, mosses, heaths, and grasses. Trees are generally absent, save for the occasional Sitka spruce. Moist peatlands fill in the bottoms of the valleys.

Fall colors on the tundra are on display in the photo (above), taken in September 2015 at the north end of Frazer Lake in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. In the short growing season of this harsh environment, plants spend as much time as possible on growth and reproduction while still allowing enough time to build up frost hardiness. Sunlight levels, snow conditions, and temperature are some of the factors thought to affect when tundra plants lose chlorophyll and reabsorb nutrients each year. However, those winter preparations in tundra ecosystems are not well understood.

Across the Shelikof Strait, bears preparing for hibernation in Katmai National Park (northwest of this image) spent time in the spotlight during the annual Fat Bear Week competition. (In 2023, Chunk and Grazer squared off in the finals.) Not to be outdone, an estimated 3,500 Kodiak brown bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) roam the mountains, forests, and tundra on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago. Kodiak brown bears can weigh twice as much as interior brown bears, better known as grizzlies. Females can reach 700 pounds (320 kilograms), and males can top out at 1,400 pounds (640 kilograms).

On Kodiak, the bears have access to a bounty of food sources, foraging among the salmonberry and elderberry patches and fishing in the streams. The Karluk River, for example, boasts one of the most famous sockeye salmon runs in Alaska, with the fish sometimes numbering in the millions. The river also supports a native stock of Chinook salmon and populations of several other salmon and trout species.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Photo by Lisa Hupp, courtesy of the Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

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fandombird123 · 9 months

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Characters in the Three Princesses AU

Three Princesses AU

Hello! It's been a while since I posted about this, but here's what I was working on. Basically here's where most of the cannon characters are in the AU. I do have an overarching idea for this and I know some of these are very different then their usual lore, but just go with me on this. I do have a plan. Some of these don't have a lot of points written down I'm still working on some and there are characters missing I will add later.

Edenia

Sindel:

Married and in love with Jarred.

She's stern with Mileena and Kitana and very protective of Skarlet.

Mileena:

Older of the twins and heir to her father's throne.

She's secretly dating Rain and Tanya.

Kitana:

She's being trained to protect Mileena when she becomes queen.

Skarlet:

She is 5 years younger then Kitana and Mileena.

She was adopted by Sindel and Jarred when she was 3 years old.

Her mother is teaching her how to be a diplomat for Mileena.

Rain:

He's Sindel's student.

He doesn't know who his father is.

His mother died when he was 5 and he was taken in by Jade's mother.

Tanya:

Works as an assassin for the throne of Edenia.

She learned how to fight and manipulate from her mother.

Jade:

Kitana is her best friend and they grew up together.

She's trained to be a guard with Kitana.

Khameleon:

Older twin sister of Chameleon

She and her brother are half saurian and half edenian.

She's can't turn invisible like the rest of her people, instead her skin changes colors at will.

Her and Reptile where previously friends before they had a falling out, and she now hates him.

Chameleon:

He is the younger twin brother of Khameleon.

He is much taller and stronger then Khameleon and will intimidate people for her.

Like his sister he can't turn invisible, he can only change colors.

Khameleon often speaks for both of them since Chameleon is mute.

Outworld:

Onaga Kahn:

Current Kahn of Outworld.

Doesn't like or trust Shang Tsung.

Shao:

He is Onaga's general.

Shang Tsung:

Technically works for Shao.

Was from Earthrealm but moved to Outworld.

Syzoth (Reptile):

Works for Shang Tsung.

Was a saurian but appears mostly human.

He can still spit acid and turn invisible.

Earthrealm:

Raiden:

He is the god of thunder and lightning.

He is helping the Lin Kuei and Special Forces keep the peace.

Fujin:

He is the god of wind.

Younger brother of Raiden.

Liu Kang:

He is a student of Raiden.

Kung Lao:

He is a student of Raiden.

He is like a brother to Liu Kang.

Bi Han (Sub Zero):

Him and Hanzo are good friends.

He’s ambitious and wants more for the Lin Kuei.

Him and Sareena are together.

He's the strongest of his siblings.

Kuai Liang (Tundra):

He is the most mature and diplomatic between his siblings.

He often has to break up fights between everyone.

He was his father’s favorite son.

While he's not as powerful as Bi Han he is more disciplined

Tomas Vrbada (Smoke):

He is very traditional and is conflicted about Bi Han.

He has his smoke powers and no one is sure how he got them.

He was adopted by the Grandmaster after being found on a mission.

Sareena:

She’s a demon that used to be from the Neatherrealm.

She left the Neatherrelam after being spared by Bi Han.

She joined the Lin Kuei when she went to Earthrealm.

Her sisters think she's dead.

Frost:

She is a cryomancer who wasn’t born in the Lin Kuei.

She is arrogant and looks up to Bi Han a lot.

She is friends with Lisa and Sareena.

She is only 18 years old.

Hanzo Hasashi (Scorpion):

Grandmaster of the Shirai Ryu.

His wife was killed 8 years ago but his son survived.

Him and Bi Han are good friends.

Nitara:

She lives in an old temple with monks.

When she was a small child she was found by Raiden.

Raiden brought her to the temple she was raised in and now guards.

Jackson (Jax) Briggs:

Current leader of the Special Forces.

Has worked with Raiden before.

Trusts Kuai Liang but not Bi Han.

Sonya Blade:

New member of the Special Forces.

Was picked out by Jax while she was in basics.

Is partnered with Kenshi.

Kenshi Takahashi:

Was blinded by Shang Tsung and wants revenge.

Works for the Special Forces.

Is friends with Kuai Liang and Hanzo.

Carlos Kabal (Kabal):

Was previously a member of the Black Dragons.

Joined the police force and is partners with Stryker.

Kurtis Stryker:

Works as a cop in New York.

Knows about Kabal's past but doesn't talk about it.

Black Dragon:

Kano:

Leader of the Black Dragon.

He thinks Kabal is dead.

Works in both Earthrealm and Outworld.

Kira:

Works for Kano but previously worked for Kabal.

Preferred Kabal as a boss but puts up with Kano.

I will add more to this later. This is just what I have for now. If ya'll have any questions feel free to ask, my ask box is always open.

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In Alaska, ConocoPhillips Prepares for Willow Drilling Project

Scientists say nations must stop new oil and gas projects to avoid climate catastrophe. But after the Biden administration greenlit the $8 billion Willow project, ConocoPhillips is racing ahead. Lisa Friedman and Erin Schaff traveled to the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to examine the controversial Willow project. On the snowy tundra at the northernmost tip of the United States, more than…

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Ford maverick grabbee

Traditional auto races are held on closed-course circuits with dedicated pit lanes and paddocks where teams can manage repairs, adjustments and the driver’s needs. Off-road racing differs from most traditional auto racing. With its upgraded platform and improved payload, what better way to show off the Tundra’s capability than building it into a desert racing support vehicle!” “We’re excited for the all-new Tundra to go on sale later this year. “Once again TRD and the Toyota Motorsports Garage have outdone themselves with this TRD Desert Chase Tundra,” said Lisa Materazzo, group vice president – Toyota Division Marketing. 2-5, 2021, in Toyota’s SEMA Show exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Central Hall, Booth No. The TRD Desert Chase Tundra, along with a collection of on- and off-road performance concepts, are on display Nov. TRD naturally turned to Marty Schwerter at the Toyota Motorsports Garage to make this concept a reality, and today Toyota unveiled the end result during its 2021 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show press conference. The result is the TRD Desert Chase Tundra¹.

To prove it, the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) team decided the ideal way to showcase its “Born from Invincible” off-road heritage was to feature it as a chase support vehicle. Wish he kept it.The all-new, third-generation 2022 Toyota Tundra – designed, engineered and assembled in the United States – is the toughest, most capable, most advanced Tundra ever. You couldn’t keep that little thing on the road. My friend just added a Holly 4 barrel carb and manifold setup plus a set of hooker headers which transformed the car into a monster. The quarters and floors were rusty but the original paint still looked great. Those were the days you could sit across the street from the junkyard and see what interesting cars are being towed in. The junkyard manager came out yelling at us for making the deal in his parking lot so we had the tow truck driver get it out of that yard quick! I guess the manager was ticked off we beat him to it. We were in the right place at the right time. The car was being sold to the junkyard for 50 dollars so we offered the guy 100 dollars as it was coming into in the junkyard parking lot so naturally he jumped at the offer. White with black stripes and a red interior. My friend had the Comet GT version of this Grabber. Are any of you as taken with this Maverick Grabber as I am? What’s the selling price going to be for this gem? It runs and drives great according to the seller who mentions having the carb rebuilt recently as well as having some brake work completed. It doesn’t stop there, this car also has the top engine for the time, Ford’s 302 cubic-inch V8 which would have had 210 horsepower and 296 ft-lb of torque. The seats look perfect both front and back and the underside looks rock solid. This one is a 3-speed and according to Hemmings, whether they were automatics or 3-speed manuals, it was optional to have a floor shifter. All I can say is the original owner was about as cool as it gets. GA! I know, most of us expected to see an automatic shifter on the hump, not a manual transmission. The son inherited it from his mother who bought it in 1972 and used it for short commutes to work and back. The seller recently bought it from the original owner’s son. It’s a southern California car and has been since it was new. This car looks absolutely amazing but the seller does say that it had one repaint in its original color, an “older repaint” at some point years ago and I can’t imagine it looking any better than it does. After having grown from a trim-level in the 1970 Mavericks to their own model the following year, the Grabber lasted until 1975. Sorry for going overboard on this Grabber but please check out the photos and I think that most of you will agree that it basically has it all, or close to it. This really is the little-old-lady-from-Pasadena car – although in this case, she was from Torrence. It just seems too good to be true but it is true. This Grabber is located in Artesia, California, the current bid price is $10,488, and there is no reserve. As I was going through the photos, I was almost laughing out loud and not in a bad way but in a good, exciting sort of way, or maybe a crazy way as I’m sitting here by myself. The seller also has it listed here as a Barn Finds Classified. The more I look at this 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber the more I’m in disbelief that there’s no reserve on the eBay auction seen here.

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