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uncharismatic-fauna · 5 months
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Abroad with the Broad Shelled Turtle
Chelodina expansa, more commonly known as the broad shelled turtle, is one of the largest freshwater turtles in Australia. The length of their shells can reach up to 50 cm (19.6 in), and their neck accounts for an additional 60-80% of their total length. Because of this length, C. expansa tucks its head in sideways as opposed to pulling it directly into its shell. At maximum, females reach a mass of 6 kg (13.2 lbs), while males only typically weigh about 4 kg (8.8 lbs). The top of the shell, or carapace, is dark brown or green, while the underside is a light cream; the same is true for the broad shelled turtle's head, neck, and legs. The feet are webbed, and have large claws which help adults to dig or fend off predators.
While they spend the winter buried in the mud, the broad shelled turtle is most active during the summer months, from November to March. During this time they are almost entirely aquatic, rarely emerging from the water even to bask. This species lives throughout the river basins of eastern Australia, and can be found in rivers, dams, lakes, and wetlands with plenty of vegetation cover. C. expansa is entirely carnivorous, feeding on crustaceans, aquatic insects, fish, and frogs via ambush, and carrion whenever it can find it. To locate prey, they have a keen sense of smell. Adults are not usually predated upon due to their thick shells and sharp claws, but eggs and juveniles are often prey for foxes, dingos, birds, rakalai, and large fish.
C. expansa nests in the winter, beginning in late February or March. Outside the mating season, individuals are generally solitary, but aggressive territoriality has not been observed. When mating time roles around, males seek out females to mate with; following the encounter, the female climbs out onto the bank and digs a nest for a clutch of anywhere from 5 to 28 eggs. To seal the nest, she then slams her body into the re-piled sand and mud, compacting it into a plug that will remain intact until the following year.
Incubation takes about 360 days, though some nests have been recorded as hatching at 500 days; this process is exceptionally slow due to the two periods of diapause, or developmental delays, that embryos pass through in order to survive the winter. Juveniles hatch in the spring, and emerge from the nest at the first heavy rain. It's unknown how long these turtles can live in the wild, but given their slow growth rate and adult invulnerability it's likely that they can live in excess of 20 years.
Conservation status: The IUCN consideres the broad shelled turtle to be Near Threatened, due primarily to habitat loss and high rates of nest predation by introduced foxes.
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some-rotten-nest · 11 months
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Random DC/DP headcannons bc I can't sleep
Expect many typos
Danny hates storms, especially thunderstorms bc of the lighting cracking in the sky
Danny wears a power cuff like a bracelet that dampens his more violent powers bc he's scared of them (wail, large-scale ice like with undergrowth etc)
In one of his magazines, instead of bullets Jason keeps solid ectoplasm just in case, and so it's not conspicous
In his Phantom form Danny has a streak of black hair where his white usually is
Jason is fright knight (unless it's a Jason-Danny biologically related fic. Ghost Zone law says no one you share blood with (clones included) can become fright knight (but they can join the court and have other ranks))
Danny made a contingency plan against himself and with the help of a sibling (Cass most likely, though she did seem a bit sad) got it on the bat-computer. Password protected so Danny can't get into it. Bruce doesn't know and won't know until/if Danny goes bad. Bruce made a separate one for him.
Tim gets low and non-harmfil doses of ectoplasm in his coffee bc it is like a shit ton of caffeine for a living person. (Yes, some Amity Park drinks have ectoplasm in them too)
Danny asks Bruce, Tim and Lucius for help with Ghost King Shit TM
Duke has to squint when looking directly at ectoplasm (Danny's trying to find some solution but there isn't one)
Jason has a shadow core
Damian got extinct animals from Danny as a birthday gift multiple times (a dodo bird named Delilah, a messenger pigeon names Luke and a splendid posion frog named Ares)
To piss Bruce off, Jason got a pterodactyl he's named Flynn that he takes on patrol. Safe to safe, people get a hella more scared of Red Hood. Bruce hates it but Jason does actually love Flynn and Bruce can't bring himself to take Flynn awya
Danny made a patrol playlist for every member of the bat family and beyond bc he has one for when he goes out as Phantom (they all listen to their playlists and love them)
Before Danny was fully pulled into the family, he'd flinch at Dick's escrima sticks and still catches himself staring the weapon, his heart pounding
Danny found out Captain Marvel was a kid bc while on a mission with him, Captain Marvel pointed out that there was a pirate ship hovering above them and that Danny should probably deal with that. He'd, and any other Amity Parker that overhead, never laughed so badly in his entire life. Billy was never so scared & confused.
Bart and Danny are friends bc Dan had leveled most of the future before the Beatles took over what was left (I'm actually not that sure about Bart's backstory so feel free to correct me if something's wrong here)
Cass and Danny have staring contests alot. Sometimes the others think they've fallen asleep with their eyes open. They didn't.
Danny had a Twitter account for Phantom without Bruce knowing, but when Steph was trying to convince Bruce to let her have one she mentioned it and Danny had to delete it (he has an alt he now posts every embarrassing thing Batman does and has ever done)
Puns. So many puns between Dick & Danny.
Danny mumbles in his sleep
Crows flock to Danny like hungry tigers. Damian's envious but he gets to pet & feed them so it's mostly okay.
GW likes Jason and let's him borrow books whenever he wants to (also any destroyed book ends up with GW but that's a pretty common hc) but Jason has to swear not to give them to Danny. Not that Danny wants them.
Duke is helping Tucker out with studies and Tucker Duke with tech. Technus sometimes shows up too to help.
Johnny and Jason are dEAD bffs
Sam and Babs get on like a house on fire
Talia met Danny and they're actually friendly to each other. Sure, she's trying to trick Danny into giving her his throne, but Danny knew that and wasn't about to let that happen
Danny will randomly punch his siblings, smirk, then bow and say "my leige" and run away. The sibling now has the crown and is chasing to punch Danny back because honestly fuck that
Constantine is slightly terrified of Danny and Bruce uses it like a threat-- "John, if you don't answer, Danny will contact you." It works like a charm
When too excited, Danny and Jason will start talking in Ghost speech. It freaks everyone else but Damian and Cass out bc the same sounds came from the pits
Take, edit, have fun with whatever you want here. It's just bs that crawls around my brain for funsies and won't let me sleep.
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wherethefireliliesgrow · 10 months
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(10) 409 days: indigo purple
Myoui Mina x reader
Part of the series: Palette
Previous chapter: (9) 626 days: phthalo green
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409 days.
Mina has been on tour for the past three months, and initially, communication between you two was going well. She would always find time to call and express how much she missed you, and even arrange virtual dates with you. However, lately, she's been forgetting to return your calls.
You knew she was busy, but it's disheartening to see that Ryujin manages to maintain consistent contact with Karina and even with you, while Mina seems to have forgotten about you. You know you're not officially dating, so you can't really hold it against her.
But these circumstances have led you to question the validity of the months you spent together. The reminder of her presence on the bed feels like a distant memory, and even the scent of her on her sweaters is fading away. Is this what love is always like? Constantly dwelling in uncertainty, questioning your worthiness for someone else's affection?
It's an anguishing thought, leaving you wondering if this is how it will always be—forever trapped in a cycle of doubt and longing, never truly knowing where you stand with the person you care about.
You chose to fully immerse yourself in work and take care of Haerin, who had been under immense stress due to her preparations for the college entrance exams. She would spend nights at cram schools and wouldn't return home until midnight. Haerin had a passion for studying arts, much like you and Karina, but her parents exerted significant control over her future. They forced her to quit her internship and enrolled her in cram schools for every subject. Witnessing Haerin constantly on the verge of exhaustion filled you with unceasing worry.You found it truly perplexing how the education system in this country placed such an enormous amount of pressure on young students, expecting them to have their entire lives planned out by the age of 17.
Which was why, you and your team borrowed the studio on a Saturday morning at eight am. Together, you were decorating the room with balloons, preparing a surprise birthday party for the younger girl. She had been feeling under the weather for quite some time, and you wanted to lift her spirits. You even invited the Le Sserafim girls to join in, as you had grown closer to them in the previous months. Haerin was naturally shy and struggled to make friends at school, so you were incredibly grateful that the group had shown such patience with her. You were particularly glad that Eunchae had managed to help Haerin come out of her shell a little bit.
The party was a result of Mina's absence. She had promised Haerin to take her to Lego Land for her birthday but called three days prior to cancel. This left the younger girl extremely disappointed, and a heated argument between you and Mina ensued. The fight ended badly, with you crying and Mina hanging up the phone in frustration, resulting in absolutely no contact between the two of you for two days. However, you were accustomed to the silence; it usually took the idol four to five days to call you back anyway.
It was a good thing that Yunjin had a back up plan: a frog themed party. 
Decorated with countless frog balloons and confetti, the studio was starting to look somewhat presentable after four hours of hard work. You had left to pick up Haerin from her weekend cram school classes, which you thought was absurd to make a child go to class during the weekends, but her parents had insisted on signing her up. The younger girl hummed contently in the front seat of your car, gazing out the window at the droplets of rain on the windowpane from the soft drizzle outside.
When the elevator dinged and the doors opened to the studio floor, it was a scene of utter chaos. Before either of you could register what was happening, the lights suddenly switched on, illuminating the vibrant space. Haerin was swiftly yanked out of the elevator, greeted by a flurry of activity. A purple party hat adorned her head, and pineapple-designed sunglasses were hastily placed on her face. Without warning, she was whisked away, lifted onto Ryujin's back, and paraded around the studio in a whirlwind of excitement.
"Move out of the way, move out of the way!" Ryujin shouted, laughing at the terrified Haerin on her back. "Toddler coming through!" 
The rest of the crowd joined in with laughter and enthusiastic cheers, thoroughly enjoying the lighthearted moment. However, their amusement came to an abrupt halt when Ryujin inadvertently collided with a wall, causing her to lose her grip and drop the birthday girl onto the floor.
You were surprised to see Ryujin here,considering how packed their schedules were during the world tour.. Taking a quick survey of the room, a wave of gratitude washed over you for those who made it to celebrate Haerin's special day. The entire team was present, along with Ryujin and Yeji, the Le Sserafim girls, some of Haerin's cousins, and unexpectedly... Chaeyoung?
The presence of the TWICE member caught you off guard, and your heart skipped a beat at the possibility that Mina might have came with her. Your eyes locked with Chaeyoung's, and she offered a smile tinged with sadness, resembling more of a grimace. However, before you could approach the lone idol, warm hands wrapped around your waist, pulling you into a tight embrace from behind. The familiar and dearly missed scent of soft florals enveloped you, momentarily causing your mind to go blank.
"I missed you," Mina whispered, nuzzling her face into the back of your neck, seeking solace in your embrace.
Although the comfort of her arms felt familiar and tempting, you gently pulled away to meet her gaze.
"What are you doing here?" The memories of your previous fight echoed in your mind, causing a touch of coldness to seep into your voice.
Mina's expression fell, recognizing the bitterness in your tone. She was well aware of the hurtful words she had uttered during that argument, words she didn't truly mean.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to see you and Haerin," she confessed, her head hanging low as guilt washed over her entire being.
"Do you?" you questioned, a mix of annoyance and lingering affection playing within your heart. "You mentioned how I was too 'clingy,' if I recall correctly."
Mina vehemently shook her head, interjecting before you could finish, and pulled you into a tight embrace. "I'm sorry I said that. I didn't mean it. I was just stressed."
You relented, deciding to let this go for now because you wanted to keep the mood happy for Haerin’s sake.
"We'll talk later," you murmured, placing a soft kiss on her forehead as a symbol of reconciliation.
The brunette idol lingered around you for the remainder of the time, but it was evident that she wasn't fully engaged with her surroundings or attentive to your conversation. She kept checking her phone every ten minutes, which annoyed you since she wasn't typically someone who relied heavily on technology unless it involved gaming. Despite feeling irritated, you refrained from pressing her on it, you knew that she was probably busy with work. Pushing your doubt and suspicion to the back of your mind, you tried to appreciate that she at least tried to make an effort in coming here. 
As you and Haerin gathered her presents onto the table, Yunjin suddenly embraced both of you, her energetic voice ringing in your ears.
"Hello, my favorite girls!" she singonged with enthusiasm, almost deafening you. "Are you ready for cake?"
Haerin's eyes lit up instantly, causing her to drop the boxes she was holding and nod eagerly.
"Love the attitude," Yunjin chuckled, flashing her infectious smile as she affectionately patted Haerin's head. "I got a froggy-designed cake for our froggy princess."
Before you could respond, an icy voice cut through the air from behind you.
"Who's this?" Mina's gaze bore into Yunjin's arm that was wrapped around your shoulder, prompting the American to quickly retract her hands.
"Mina, this is Yunjin," you sighed, fully aware that an argument was about to erupt.
Yunjin immediately bowed out of respect. "Annyeonghaseyo, Mina sunbaenim."
Mina gave a dismissive nod, her narrowed eyes and tight lips revealing her displeasure.
"I didn't know you two were so close," her tone was sharp, laced with accusation.
You closed your eyes, taking a deep breath. This argument had arisen multiple times during your phone calls. You couldn't understand why Mina was so defensive towards Yunjin, and despite your efforts to reassure her, she continued to harbor doubts.
Sensing the tension, Haerin swiftly chimed in, attempting to lighten the mood. 
"Yunjin unnie helps Eunchae and I with our English homework sometimes.”
Yunjin nodded in agreement, offering a gentle smile in an effort to ease the tension.
"I'll go get the cake," Yunjin quickly bowed again and started guiding Haerin toward the kitchen. "It was nice meeting you, Mina sunbaenim."
"Same to you, Yoo-jin," Mina replied coolly.
The brunette idol continued to glare daggers at Yunjin's retreating figure, her eyes filled with animosity.
"Seriously, Mina?" you raised your voice. "That was uncalled for."
"What?" Mina retorted.
"You know her name perfectly well," you responded sharply.
"Well, you seem to know her a bit too well," Mina shot back, her brown eyes burning with anger.
"Are you implying that I'm cheating?" you scoffed.
"I don't know. Are you?" Mina challenged.
You rubbed your forehead in frustration. It pained you to be accused of such a thing, especially when she was the one who never bothered to answer your calls. The ease with which she threw accusations at you without much thought hurt your heart. It was never that simple for Waywards—the bond they shared with their soulmates was unbreakable, and the idea of being with someone else was nearly inconceivable.
"Are you even considering what you're saying right now?" you asked, trying to contain your frustration.
"It's fine. We're not together anyway. Do whatever you want," Mina responded coldly.
You were shocked and stunned by her comment, standing in silence as you looked at the girl you had poured your heart into. Mina refused to back down, but you could see instant regret in her eyes for what she had said. In the midst of the silence, Chaeyoung suddenly appeared, gently pulling you away from Mina by the wrist.
"Let's not do this here. It's Haerin's big day today; let's not ruin it," the messy blonde said, offering you her familiar crooked smile, tinged with sadness in her eyes.
You nodded, softly squeezing Chaeyoung's hand before making your way to the kitchen to help Yunjin and Haerin, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to spill from your eyes.
Though she appeared composed, Chaeyoung was seething with anger. She gestured for her fellow brunette band member to follow her outside.
"You better make up your mind, Mina. Or you'll end up losing everything," Chaeyoung warned sternly.
Mina lowered her head in defeat. "I don't know what to do," she sighed. "There's too much at stake on both sides."
"She deserves better than this. I can see how you treat her," Chaeyoung asserted. She had always been the voice of reason, but she had grown tired of the hot and cold treatment Mina was subjecting you to. She had witnessed your relationship flourish and wither away in a matter of months, and she was determined not to let Mina hurt you, whether they were bandmates or not. "Just tell her the truth."
Mina blinked slowly, her mind racing as she desperately searched for a way out of the situation she had gotten herself into.
Shaking her head at the brooding brunette, Chaeyoung had a sinking feeling that Mina was about to make a foolish decision. But as a friend, the only thing she could do was offer her advice. 
The remainder of the party went smoothly, although Mina's attempts to catch your eye were in vain. She wanted to apologize for her rude behavior, knowing full well how deeply she had hurt you today and for the past three months with her indecisiveness.
The image of you throwing your head back in laughter at something Yunjin said pierced Mina's heart like knives. It served as a painful reminder that she was the reason you no longer laughed with her, always settling for silence and anger instead. She couldn't help but feel jealous, but she also recognized that she had no right to express this, especially considering what she would have to do in the future.
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Finally, the party came to an end at five, and after a quick clean-up of the studio, you were ready to take Haerin to dinner and call it a day. In order to avoid encountering Mina, you swiftly loaded Haerin's gifts into your car. Despite longing to speak with the idol after all these months, you were not in the mood to engage with her, and you noticed her and Chaeyoung lingering behind, hoping to catch your attention.
Before you could close the trunk of your car, Mina and Chaeyoung appeared beside you, startling you.
"Hey, birthday girl," Chaeyoung called out to the younger blonde. "Are you free tonight?"
Haerin looked at them with confusion, then glanced at you, to which you simply shrugged.
"I thought you had a concert tomorrow," Haerin responded, a hint of disappointment still lingering in her voice.
"We'll fly back tomorrow morning, don't worry," Mina reassured her. "Would you like to go to the carnival with me? I want to make up for our canceled Lego Land trip."
Haerin's ears perked up at the mention of the carnival, as she loved going there for the games. She hesitated for a moment before nodding, taking Mina's outstretched hand.
Satisfied with the apology, Haerin bounded over for a hug. As you stood there, a pang of envy washed over you. It seemed so effortless for them to resolve their issues, while with you and Mina, it was always a tumultuous cycle of heated arguments and icy silence. You no longer understood the idol, and you couldn't help but feel that she no longer needed you.
Sighing, you closed the trunk of your car and directed your words to Chaeyoung and Mina (more like to only Chaeyoung because you refused to look at Mina), “Please have her back by 10, she has classes tomorrow.”
Mina's disappointment was evident in her shining eyes as she asked, "You're not coming?"
You shook your head, firmly stating, "I have something to do."
"Jagi..." Mina's voice softened as she cautiously inched closer to you, as if approaching a wild animal that might startle at any moment.
Your heart lurched at her touch on your skin, and you closed your eyes trying not to give in. She always managed to get away with things if it’s to you. The idea of making her sad or disappointed would physically hurt your heart. You had started to notice tihs toxic cycle of Mina being so cold to you for days on end or saying something she knew would hurt you, but then would suddenly be so caring and soft. It was a never ending cycle that you couldnt bring yourself to leave, so you prayed that things would change for the better instead. 
As expected, with a gentle kiss to your temple and a few pleading words, Mina had you wrapped around her finger. Before you knew it, you found yourself sitting in the passenger seat of Mina's car, en route to the carnival near the Han River.
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The short few hours there were fun, although you hated to admit it. Mina and Chaeyoung had gone on every ride Haerin asked them to accompany her on. You subtly acknowledged Mina's determination, even though she looked sick after getting off each ride, yet she always said yes to the next one.
With your hands full of the stuffed animals that the Twice members had spent a considerable amount of money on to win for Haerin (honestly, they were so bad at the baseball throwing that you thought buying them directly from the vendors would've been cheaper), you waited in line with Chaeyoung for the final ride of the night—the Ferris wheel. Meanwhile, Mina took Haerin to get a final round of ice cream.
Chaeyoung stood silently next to you, and an air of awkwardness lingered between the two of you throughout the night. You sensed that she had something to say but was hesitant to bring it up. 
"I know you have something you want to tell me, Chae," you said, determined to address it one final time. With just the two of you, Chaeyoung appeared slightly less nervous. 
The fellow blonde met your gaze, and for a fleeting moment, you saw guilt flash in her eyes.
"You know you can tell me anything," you said softly, hoping to encourage her to share the thoughts that had been eating her alive all day. 
Chaeyoung sighed, offering you a sad smile that lacked her usual dimples. "It's not my place to say," she replied cryptically, leaving you even more curious and worried.
"At least let me know what I can do to ease your mind," you insisted, prioritizing her feelings over your curiosity about what was going on in her mind. 
But before Chaeyoung could open her mouth to reply, Haerin and Mina came running back. Mina positioned herself between you and Chaeyoung, wrapping her arm around your shoulder, while Haerin excitedly talked about the schools she wanted to apply to. You couldn't help but notice the warning look Mina gave to Chaeyoung, and you certainly didn't miss the anger on Chaeyoung's face when Mina became distracted in the middle of the conversation, briefly glancing at her phone to send a few texts.
You were deeply in love with Mina, but you were not oblivious.  Mina was definitely hiding something from you.  
The ferris wheel was small, and the four of you split into two to ride. Mina tightly grasped your hand as you pulled her into the glass cart, knowing her fear of heights.Facing each other with your legs tightly wedged in the limited space, you couldn't help but gaze at Mina's angelic face. Her soft features, wavy brown hair, and the simple white blouse paired with a leather jacket showcased her effortless beauty. Yet, beneath it all, a sinking feeling in your heart warned you that this angelic facade might be your downfall.
"Look, fireworks," Mina whispered in awe, her gaze fixed on the glass windows. The fireworks illuminated the dark night sky, casting vibrant colors on both of your faces.
For a few fleeting seconds at the peak of the ferris wheel, time seemed to stand still. You memorized the sight of Mina, awestruck and illuminated by the colorful fireworks. The indigo glow from the fireworks painted her profile, accentuating the sparkle in her eyes.  It was a breathtaking moment, but like life, it couldn't last forever.
As the ferris wheel descended, Mina's phone lit up, resting on her lap. Your curiosity got the better of you, and you glanced at the screen, immediately regretting your decision. There, under an indigo heart emoji,  a message read, "When are you coming back? I miss you."
You looked away, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill from your eyes. 
You didn't say anything as Mina drove you and Haerin home, nor did you comment on the new expensive watch now adorning Mina's wrist, perfectly concealing her tattoo. You remained silent, hoping to hold onto her for a little longer.
When she gave you a goodbye kiss, you said nothing, simply closing your eyes and savoring the feel of her soft lips on yours.
The image of her face, filled with wonder and illuminated by the indigo purple fireworks, replayed in your mind, intertwining with your bittersweet emotions.
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give me ALL of your atom headcannons.
yeah, you heard me right. ALL OF THEM
Haha...pulls out an entire google docs
Now, these are the only ones I'll be sharing because yk so enjoy:
Brystal Evergreen
– She's bisexual :))
– Her wand reminds her a lot of Madame Weatherberry. (Don't tell me Brystal didn't see her as a mother figure.)
– Bubbles are very connected to her childhood, it's like an important symbol to her.
– She’s a sentimental person. The small little gifts her friends make for her are kept in a special area and she makes sure they're kept safe.
(A couple of these headcannons are from other folks but yk.)
Lucy Goose
– She definitely likes theatre and musicals. She's memorized the entire lyrics to all of her favorite musicals.
– She just yells extremely random words (or just screams) whenever she feels like it (which is a lot) because it's funny to her.
– She’s a heavy sleeper. If by any chance her friends were unfortunate enough to sleep next to her, they’d either fall off the bed or get their blanket yanked away from them.
– She’s also the type of person to fall off her bed (or hammock) and still be asleep, maybe even the person who sleeps through earthquakes and stuff.
–Occasionally, she bonks people in the head with a tuba to "knock some sense into them". Her friends may be against it, but according to her, it works.
Emerelda Stone
– She’s nearsighted and actually has a pair of emerald framed glasses with her, though most of the time she wears contacts instead.
(just one for Emerelda? yep, sorry-)
Xanthous Hayfield (can't find yellow 😭)
– Whenever he's lost in thought, he'll pace around.
– He has a pet cat! Lucy is the one who gave it to him.
– He likes flowers too! He often gives little flower crowns and metal dolls as gifts to his friends because he’s wholesome, except they aren’t that well-made at all. They’d have to put an enchantment on it to keep it from breaking. (They still appreciate the gesture though.)
– He really likes small critters like squirrels, frogs, lizards, bunnies, and mice.
Tangerina Turkin
– If angered (and she can get angered very easily), she will do absolutely anything to show her anger to them. She’s a very petty person.
– She's that person who's like "oh, you made that? 😒" then proceed to treasure it forever.
Skylene Lavenders
– Her favorite animal is a duck. I’m not going to explain. It’s just duck.
– The floor/pool in her room is decorated to look like a really nice aquarium. She has plenty of small fishes who live there that she keeps as pets. They all have names and stories too.
– She has a “little” pet shark that also lives in her room and it’s surprisingly very friendly. She just hangs out with him whenever she’s bored.
– She’s a crafty person, not the most skilled, but it’s something. She likes messing around with glue, colors, sticks, strings, and glitter, making a DIY craft for each of her friends and fishes.
– She has a large stuffed animal collection that she and Xanthous are building together.
– She usually goes and excitedly talks or rants about something to (mainly) Tangerina even though she knows or has heard about it already.
Elrik Elderwood
– He likes to carry Xanthous for fun sometimes, akin to how he did when they first met. He goes into the room and just picks him up because he can.
– He does some trolling with Lucy from time to time, mainly to the demons and the Fairy Council.
General
– They made little rainbow friendship bracelets for all of them to wear. Even during and after the events of The Land of Stories series, they still have those bracelets and wear them all the time.
– They all have a book-reading sleepover in Brystal’s room every weekend.
– The Fairy Council have a special little place in the woods somewhere near the academy where they unwind and de-stress whenever they're overwhelmed. (They still do this in TLOS.)
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Despicable headcanons for eddie munson
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Terrible and (sfw) filthy headcanons for eddie munson that make him my dream man
None of this is ironic
- wears all those layers bc he gets cold really really easily and every time he starts to shiver and his teeth start to chatter at like 50 degrees he is completely humiliated
-only remembers to brush his hair about once a week. Usually he just kinda pats it down until it's the right shape. The mats add volume
-DEFINITELY cuts his own bangs
-either got arrested when he was like 17 and booked it into the forest and hopper was like whatever dude I'm busy and he broke the handcuffs in a very stupid and dangerous way
-OR he just found em in the woods bc as somebody that lives near a lot of woods sometimes you find weird shit in there. One time I found super old car with bullet holes in it.
-speaking of yknow sometimes ur in public and you'll see a piece of clothing or a hair tie or a water bottle that somebody obviously left behind and you know not to touch it bc gross? Eddie doesn't know not to touch it. He touches it and picks it up and takes it home and fucking might wash it and definitely wears it
-found his vest on the side of the road in a puddle and took it home like a Charlie brown Christmas tree
-gets no bitches sorry girlies. Extremely surprised to get one bitch but she's a slug woman too so it's tru love. First and foremost what he wants in a partner is for them to be the type to also eat dry cereal by the fistful
- if he scrolled thru the Eddie x reader tag and read the descriptions he would be terrified and would need to look up a lot of terms and would need to go lie down for a second after all that information
-calling Eddie on a bluff is extremely easy and extremely satisying
-full of love
-cries really easily but sometimes that's bc his eyes are huge and it's windy and he's been sitting in the dark for a long time
-has waaaaay too lax a policy on what's OK to eat after you drop it on the floor
-has really bad undiagnosed untreated adhd. Cannot focus unless he's invested, will say the first thing that comes into his brain and regret it instantly and its either something wildly off topic or a response to something you said 3 minutes ago
-sometimes absentmindedly chews on his hair and it gets hard on the ends. To his credit he knows that this is gross
-hey why am I getting turned on writing this thats weird right
-you'd expect him to have like a million stupid fancy bongs that he won't shut up about but actually he has like 4 and only uses one and it's the fucking grodiest yellow tinted black bongwater that hasn't been changed in ages resin inside that looks like fuckin bushes bong you have ever seen and will not use it. One time you steal it and clean it out with an entire bottle of rubbing alcohol. It's still kinda gross when ur done and he genuinely would silently hold it against you for years
-uses his jeans as a napkin
-can't remember the last time he washed his jeans. Says you're not supposed to wash them but put them in the freezer. He does not put them in the freezer either
-smells like cigarettes. This one isn't sexy its just gross if somebody smokes weed and cigarettes they smell like cigarettes if somebody wears cologne and smoke a certain number of cigarettes that is all they smell like and it's kind of overwhelming until you literally air out and febreeze his whole fucking trailer and wardrobe to put a dent in it
-he got those holes in his jeans by falling over onto concrete really hard while trying to carry like 20 things at once inside
-very strangely patchy chest hair
-insomnia and watches a lot of infomercials because of it
-sometimes tastes things that aren't food if he's curious and nobody's around. One time he did lick a frog and it tasted weird and it was bad but he will always know what it tasted like so who's to say if it was a success or not
-laughs at horror movies but gets scared and jumpy for the rest of the night
-eats like an animal or Brad pitt in an oceans movie. If he can eat it with his hands by the fistful he will.
-I wonder if anybody can get which of these are autobiographical and how badly I'm giving myself away rn
-sometimes says and does things he saw his metal musician idols doing without knowing what they meant and being confused when confronted
-has AT LEAST one very badly scarred stick n poke disaster
-there are a lot of these and I honestly could go on probably indefinitely so I'm gonna stop now but every time I read a fic where he's too sexy and fuckable I'm gonna add 2 more to balance it out.
-one last one the wallet chain isn't for fashion it's for fashion AND bc he loses his wallet a lot
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dating/marrying abigail would include:
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monster hunting dates? monster hunting dates.
abigail craves adventure. despite her parent's wishes, she would 100% join the adventurer's guild with you. whether she's fully ready for it or not.
need a protector while you're picking away at a hunk of copper? abigail's already on it, chopping a giant bug in half before you even know it's there.
sometimes she still gets a little scared in the mines, but with you by her side her fear slowly starts to fade. the two of you protect each other, and protect the valley as well. she thinks about it sometimes, what would happen if the monsters in the woods or in the mines wander into town. what would happen if something caught jas outside by herself? or evelyn? she starts to keep a closer eye on everyone at night. not quite patrolling, she tells herself. but whenever she's out at night searching for frogs or stargazing she make sure to check for any signs of danger.
farm life is boring in comparison, but she does sometimes enjoy the peace and quiet of it. she does realize that sometimes she needs to slow down and rest, the farm, and by extension you, help her do that without feeling guilty about it.
on rainy days or days where you two just want to stay inside, you guys will pile onto the couch and play countless levels of journey of the prairie king. one of these days, she's going to beat it all on her own. she swears.
the two of you could spend an entire day playing games, with an endless supply of snacks and drinks to fuel your efforts. but beware, she's competitive when she wants to be and she'll rub it in your face for days when she beats you at any game.
whenever you win, she'll pretend to be salty about it until you give her kisses.
she'll tell you all about how she used to sneak out and come explore the farm before you moved in, about how she used to wield sticks as swords and play fight with sebastian and sam. they'd make this place their own little fantasy world, and now her fantasy has become a reality. sure, it's been cleaned up a little and it's full of cows and pigs instead of dragons and demons, but the farm is still hers to conquer. often she'll give you a heart attack while you're watering your crops by screaming at you from the top of an apple tree. nothing delights her more than your shriek of terror.
living away from her parents has allowed her to bloom into the woman she wanted to be. she has the space to explore, to find adventure, to run wild. she doesn't say it much, but she feels like she owes it all to you. the second you moved in you changed everything for her, and she loves you so much it crushes her sometimes.
whenever she's sitting by the pond playing her flute she finds that she ends up missing you sitting beside her on the harp. the sound of just her flute somehow doesn't seem right anymore, she misses the sound of you playing beside her. the two of you together, that's the music that fills her heart. so often she'll drag you away from your farm work just to rest beside her, to relax and let your music enchant the farmlands.
the first time you ever set up a picnic for the two of you on the summit she thought she was going to die. such sweetness made her heart catch in her chest. she isn't the best with expressing how much she loves you. it's too cheesy, to mushy, too private. but sometimes the small, simple things you do to show her how much you love her just bring tears to her eyes. which usually leads to her tackling you into a hug and whispering how much she loves you into your chest.
she'll often feed the animals for you. almost all of them love her, except for the turtle you adopted. ol' terry gives abigail the side eye every time she fills up his water bowl. she isn't sure what she's done to make him hate her, but the turtle constantly snips at her ankles when she gets near.
due to the dangerous nature of your trips to the mines and skull cavern, abigail learned how to make life elixir's just for you. she couldn't imagine how she'd feel it something ever happened to you, so she decided to do what she could to help keep you safe.
she befriends a cow. don't question it, she just does. a small calf takes a liking to her and so she named it welwick. it's her best friend.
the two of you meet with sam and sebastian at least once every week at the saloon. she doesn't ever want her friends to feel like she's forgotten about them now that she's moved and gotten into a relationship, so the four of you often hang out. you'll invite them over to the farm, you guys take vacations to ginger island, and once you and abigail even made them go down the mines with you. it ended up with sam in harvey's office bleeding from his forehead, but everybody lived!
abby's just happy with you, happy that you've helped her realize her own strength. the two of you are partners in crime, and a damn good team. she may not always be able to tell you how she feels, but she tries her best to make sure her actions show it.
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you said ask you about your olliewicks headcanons so im asking you. -bittysovenbetsy
neither of them was entirely sure of their sexuality before samwell. they hooked up at a kegster that first time - it was wicks's first kiss with a dude, and ollie had only ever gone to second base (with some band kid from his hometown). there's tub juice involved but all in all it's surprisingly uncomplicated in the morning.
it doesn't start out too serious. at first they were bros, and then they started hanging out outside of practice, and then they were kissing, and then they... continued hanging out outside of practice? they're pretty chill people. their date night is studying at founders and then getting burgers. one time ollie gets them tickets to a bruins' game and they take the train up to boston and it's like, the height of romance. wicks fistbumps him for it.
they never meant to hide it from anyone - they kind of assumed the team would catch up on their own? because they spend so much of their time together? but then they didn't? so they just carried on with their lives because, man, honestly, their teammates are cool but kinda scary dramatic. chances are they'll end up on the swallow or some shit and that's just unnecessary.
speaking of: for the majority of their college years they're both sure bitty knows. bitty is their fellow frog, he's their queer peer, they're bros. but what actually happens is: bitty asks where they're going when he sees them dressed semi-nice one night (i.e. in something other than sweats) and they say they're celebrating their anniversary at jerry's, and bitty assumes they're speaking in some weird bro code (who celebrates an actual anniversary at jerry's???). a misunderstanding ensues.
they only find out he doesn't know when he comes out (with jack zimmermann. wicks says he knew it; ollie says he's full of shit. they both think jack's got major balls for going about it like he did, though). there's A Conversation about it all at the start of their senior year.
the conversation goes: "wait... y'all...???" "yup." "since WHEN?" "like, the beginning, bro." "...???" needless to say, bitty did not know. it takes a while to sink in.
he doesn't tell the rest of the team. because honestly, it's kinda funny in retrospect. but he does read their newsletter, and when they hike across new zealand, jack emails them and asks to see their photos.
they're not super close with anyone else on the team. wicks is pretty tight with his friend group from home and ollie is the few-close-friends type. wicks was in drama club his senior year of high school, though, so they end up good friends with ford when she joins the team. they usually hang out on the weekends they don't have a game.
wicks is the one to formally propose. he doesn't even have a ring or a speech planned - they've been casually talking about maybe making a road-trip down to vegas and eloping along the way - but then they're kissing the ice, and saying goodbye to samwell, and he's struck with a (rare) sentimental moment. ollie doesn't even fistbump him as a response. it's a whole moment.
they adopt two dogs and then another, years later, who only has three legs and can't see well with one eye. they go to new zealand again for their tenth anniversary and make sure to email the photos to jack zimmermann. and they live happily ever after.
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anyway cliffnotes on my top 2023 albums late or whatever
lucky for you - bully. saw em live. lead singer was so hot she blew my mind. rock best genre to see live mayhaps. top song: "all i do"
10,000 gecs - 100 gecs. listened to this a couple times driving this particular stretch of i-15 into i-90. half-decent podcast episode on the album. top track: "frog on the floor"
everything is alive - slowdive. unexpectedly one of my favorite albums of the year. top track: "prayer remembered"
bonus singles
"autopoiética" - mon laferte. the feel of this song is just. impeccable. i wasn't super into the rest of the album but here's a nice interview with the artist.
"holidays in the sun" - mykki blanco. this is a tight little EP overall but this is my favorite track. i misheard the lyrics to this song when i first heard it as "home is the synth."
"goodness gracious" - baby gravy. bad taste whatever but also i love the lines "goodness gracious/Tito's got me beyond fucked up/it's ostentatious." endlessly funny to me.
"sepsis" - blondshell. i could recommend this whole album if i hadn't fucked up and waited too long to get my tickets to SEE HER and then the show was sold out. so many good one-liners here but i especially like "he wears a front-facing cap/the sex is almost always bad". thanks @normalgirlism for getting me hooked here.
"vampire empire" - big thief. whatever. i'm not immune.
"afraid of heights" - boygenius. lucy4eva.
"make my day" - coi leray (ft david guetta). yeah this is a interpolation of pump up the jam or whatever but i'm kind of obsessed with it i can't help it.
"i am the river" - lael neale. this entire album was recorded on cassette which imo really worked for this song and not for the rest of the work. this song is really one of my favorites of the year though.
"mbeda wella" - baaba maal (ft paco lenol). a great album by a master but i particularly liked this track.
"quarry" - wednesday. rat rock or whatever but this shit always does it for me. catchy in just the perfect dirtbag way.
"i dormenti i" - brian eno. randomly listened to this while running the other day and it wasn't an altogether awful experience. this has become my most recent migraine-music when i can handle music.
i also listened to every episode of all songs considered's new music friday this year, though i'm not sure that's an accomplishment. my dad says that show is only for old people who want to feel like they're cool. it's about the right level of keeping up with new releases for me and i don't usually go terribly far beyond it. that being said if u have any 2023 must-listens, send them my way!!
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I think you did a soulmate AU awhile back of if James had survived, but like after the convo Tom had with Petunia about almost regretting killing Lily, would you please do a snippet like you did with James but with Lily as the surviving parent? I feel she would have struggled more to stay in line than James ironically enough.
Oh, definitely, I love both James and Lily, they are just 🥰 I think I was brainstorming the nynn Lily Survives AU.Lily would just spew facts. Also, where do you think Harry got her sass from? It’s from Lily. So, let’s say Voldemort uses a Stunning Spell on Lily instead.
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The Potter Estate was a big house with an entire park surrounding it. It was a house Lily visited as a guest many times, spending time with her mother-in-law chatting or learning more about pureblood culture to better adjust to the wizarding world.
Now, living here with Harry and herself, the house appeared much bigger.
Lily missed her parents, and she missed her in-laws, and she missed Petunia, but most of all, she missed James. It was an ache that was always present. Like a part of her was ripped off.
There was a knock at the door.
“I’ll get it!” squealed Harry excitedly, leaping off the chair to run to the front doors. For a four year old, she was incredibly fast. By the time Lily realized Harry was gone, the doors clicked open.
Lily fought off the dread swirling in the pits of her stomach.
“Harry, you need to check through the side window first —” started Lily patiently, more amused and finding it sweet rather than annoying.
Harry’s cheer of happiness was louder than Lily’s voice, overlapping Lily.
There were only three people Harry got that excited about. Sirius, Remus, and...
Maybe it was Sirius... He never announces his visits, just turns up and surprises them, much like his brother, Regulus. Regulus was more timid and hesitant, not at all anti-muggleborn (though he didn’t like Muggles themselves) but he seemed the least worst of the Death Eater scouts he sends as watchmen.
Lily got up from the chair, abandoning their warm lunch, and headed to the corridor. She froze at the sight at the door. A tall wizard stood at the doorway. He had a skeletal, serpentine face, with vivid, red, cat-like eyes.
Lily’s shoulders slumped, and she glared at the man who murdered her husband and tried to kill her baby.
It was nice to hope, however short-lived the hope was.
The worst part was that her daughter was hugging the Dark Lord around his legs, like he was her favourite person in the world. His long, spidery fingers rested on Harry’s small frame, on her back; he was hugging Harry back.
It was a scene not many would think real. Even now, Lily thought she was hallucinating, even after three years of seeing Harry and Voldemort interact.
Harry pulled away. The red eyes glanced from Harry and up to Lily; she felt a mix of fear and defiance both when she held the gaze without blinking.
“I brought you something,” said Voldemort. He pulled out a unicorn plushie, offering it to Harry.
“A unicorn!” Harry gasped. Slowly, she took it, studying it in awe, like it was the real thing.
“Thank you,” said Harry gratefully. She saw Lily, and ran back to her, presenting the unicorn like a prize. “Mummy, look! Voldemort brought me a unicorn!”
Lily forced a smile on her face. “It’s beautiful, Harry. How about you go put it in your room with Mr Frog and Mr Monkey?”
“Yes!” said Harry, barely remembering to breathe from excitement. She ran up the stairs with another, “Thank you!” to Voldemort, then disappeared to the first floor.
Voldemort lingered on the doorway. His eyes had followed Harry until she had turned the corner. Lily didn’t like it. At all.
“She’s gotten bigger,” he said, breaking the silence. His voice was cold and icy, like a snowstorm.
Lily merely narrowed her eyes. “Yes. She has. Don’t let me stop you from coming in. You usually break down the doors, anyway.”
Voldemort stepped in. “I break down doors when I visit enemies. You are no longer an enemy, Mrs Potter.”
“Hard to believe with your reputation regarding muggleborns,” said Lily.
“And yet, I allow muggleborns entry into wizarding society.”
“You mean using Hogwarts’ admittance book to locate muggleborns and take them from their homes, erasing their memory along with their parents’ and giving them to a wizarding family? Yes, very revolutionary. Very accepting.”
“You have magic,” said Voldemort, like it was the simplest thing. “You are powerful. That is all that matters to me.”
“Three times you tried to recruit me, three times I refused. My answer will never change.” said Lily angrily.
“I’ve put Arthur with Froggie and Timmy!” said Harry, descending down the stairs. Noticing something, she looked from her mother to her soulmate. She gave Lily a pleading look. “Mummy, don't scare Voldemort away.”
“If I could, I would.” muttered Lily, glaring at the tall wizard.
Voldemort's lips twitched, and he smiled.
“Come on, we were just going to eat!” said Harry, grabbing onto Voldemort’s index finger. Her hand was still too small to grab Voldemort’s. “Mummy made meatballs! I helped mash the potatoes!”
Lily watched a four-year-old girl drag the Dark Lord into the dining room. Witnessing the fearsome wizard follow a child without arguments, Lily thought it was the most bizarre thing she had ever witnessed in the magical world.
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thinking about my favorite insane excerpts from john keats’ letters to fanny brawne and how he was buried with all the letters she wrote him…
“If we love we must not live as other men and women do [..] You must be mine to die upon the rack if I want you.”
“I am literally worn to death, which seems my only recourse.”
“You have absorb‘d me. I have a sensation at the present moment as though I was dissolving.”
“my loveliest my darling! Good bye! I kiss you – O the torments!”
“Every hour I am more and more concentrated in you; every thing else tastes like chaff in my Mouth.”
“Do not call it folly, when I tell you I took your letter last night to bed with me.”
“I fear I am too prudent for a dying kind of Lover. Yet, there is a great difference between going off in warm blood like Romeo, and making one‘s exit like a frog in a frost.”
“I have been haunted with a sweet vision – I have seen you the whole time in your shepherdess dress. How my senses have ached at it! How my heart has been devoted to it! How my eyes have been full of Tears at it!”
“I will resent my heart having been made a football.”
“My sweet Fanny, will your heart never change? My love, will it?”
“When shall we pass a day alone? I have had a thousand kisses, for which with my whole soul I thank love – but if you should deny me the thousand and first – ‘t would put me to the proof how great a misery I could live through.”
“I wish you could infuse a little confidence of human nature into my heart. I cannot muster any—the world is too brutal for me—I am glad there is such a thing as the grave—I am sure I shall never have any rest till I get there.”
“I wish I was either in your arms full of faith or that a Thunder bolt would strike me.”
“My dearest Girl,
I have been a walk this morning with a book in my hand, but as usual I have been occupied with nothing but you: I wish I could say in an agreeable manner. I am tormented day and night.”
“You fear, sometimes, I do not love you so much as you wish? My dear Girl I love you ever and ever and without reserve. The more I have known you the more have I lov‘d. In every way – even my jealousies have been agonies of Love, in the hottest fit I ever had I would have died for you. I have vex‘d you too much. But for Love! Can I help it? You are always new. The last of your kisses was ever the sweetest; the last smile the brightest; the last movement the gracefullest.”
“I am living to day in yesterday: I was in a complete fascination all day. I feel myself at your mercy. Write me ever so few lines and tell you [for me] you will never for ever be less kind to me than yesterday – You dazzled me – There is nothing in the world so bright and delicate.”
“If I am the Theme, I will not be the Friend of idle Gossips. Good gods what a shame it is our Loves should be so put into the microscope of a Coterie.”
“People are revengful—do not mind them—do nothing but love me—if I knew that for certain life and health will in such event be a heaven, and death itself will be less painful. I long to believe in immortality. I shall never be able to bid you an entire farewell. If I am destined to be happy with you here—how short is the longest Life. I wish to believe in immortality—I wish to live with you for ever.”
“I shall kiss your name and mine where your Lips have been—Lips! why should a poor prisoner as I am talk about such things? Thank God, though I hold them the dearest pleasures in the universe, I have a consolation independent of them in the certainty of your affection.”
“Do not send any more of my Books home. I have a great pleasure in the thought of you looking on them.”
“Do not threat me even in jest. I have been astonished that Men could die Martyrs for religion – I have shudder‘d at it – I shudder no more – I could be martyr‘d for my Religion – Love is my religion – I could die for that – I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet – You have ravish‘d me away by a Power I cannot resist: and yet I could resist till I saw you; and even since I have seen you I have endeavoured often ―to reason against the reasons of my Love. I can do that no more – the pain would be too great – My Love is selfish – I cannot breathe without you.”
Sources: Project Gutenberg’s Letters of John Keats to Fanny Brawne (Reeves & Turner, 1878)
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dove-da-birb · 10 months
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Meet Rayen Vega
The Picrew used was TOON ME! &lt;<B>> by @/hellosunnycore.
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Name; Rayen Vega
Other names; Ray
Birthday; May 29 (Gemini)
Age; 16
Height; 122 cm (wheelchair) 155 cm (crutches)
Dominant hand; Left
Gender; Genderqueer
Pronouns; They/Them, She/Her
Sexuality; Demi-sexual moronsexual
Romantic Orientation; Pan-romantic
Hobbies; Sketching people's candids
Pet Peeve; People who leave their messes to others
Favourite Food; Soupa azteca
Least Favourite Food; Pickled eggs 
Talent; Pottery
Languages; English, Spanish, Haitian Creole
MBTI; ESFJ
Other; ADHD, wheelchair, crutches
Best Subject; Art
Club; Film Studies
Secondary Dorm; Diasomnia (if they had magic)
Friends; Ruggie, Vil (?), Sebek (?)
Other Information~
The "Yuu" for Ignihyde's chapter.
Also a part of the "not having it" club. Like, they wouldn't have any issues except that Night Raven College is NOT accessible. "Crowley, how do you expect me to get to class with the 20 different staircases?" So now her wheelchair is enchanted to float; they do use this to their advantage. Gets along best with Ruggie, but somehow befriended Vil and Sebek.
She lived with her mother and stepmom in El Paso, Texas. During winter breaks she would visit her dad in San Diego, California. She learned Haitian Creole from her grandfather before he passed. They miss watching the Spanish soap operas with her moms so they join the Film Studies club to fill in that gap. It's not the same, but it helps.
Rayen would have been sorted into Diasomnia, they don't see themself as noble, but apparently, the mirror does. She and Sebek bicker constantly, and everyone thinks that they hate each other, but Lilia knows that it's all in good fun... at least on Rayen's part. Sebek doesn't understand how he came to befriend Rayen, but now he can't get rid of her.
They hate it when people don't pick up after themselves, mainly due to accessibility reasons. Usually, she uses her wheelchair but can use crutches for short distances. Ramshackle is honestly their worst nightmare, but the professors banded together to make it accessible for her. The entire student body nearly had a French revolution with Crowley for that.
They tend to wear more form-fitting clothes so that they don't get caught up in the wheels of her wheelchair. Really likes bright colours and neons, but also loves their black hoodie. Wears colourful box braids, which fall down to the middle of their back; she does a bunch of fun styles with them. Has custom wheel covers with fun designs, and allows her friends to put stickers on them. Speaks Haitian Creole with Sam.
During art class, they sculpted a frog in a suit. The glaze she was using had magical properties and brought the frog to life, so now they have a magical clay frog butler. Crewel is her favourite teacher, as he campaigned to build some elevators around campus. Rayen purposefully runs over Crowley's feet whenever he's near.
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I don't really have a drawing but I just want to rant about her.
Her name is moss, and is basically a very smol and a lil chubby adhd gremlin, who lives for chaos. (Also abrosexual, so her sexuality is fluid!)
She has extremely poofy, light brown hair with her left side shaved. And had top surgery because she doesn't really like her chesticles, so she just said goodbye to them entirely.
She mostly wears navy blue denim jeans and oversized hoodies (which are usually pastel blue, green or both), and under her hoodie is a short sleeve, white shirt with some sort of design like frogs or axolotls.
Her favourite things are literally any amphibian, owls and food (specially crunchy foods)
Her stims are very similar to mine, which is the banging of wrists together, clapping it a fast, short burst when getting really excited or happy, and of course the hand flaps.
This ask is years old and I don't remember what I was supposed to do with it, but I do want to acknowledge this post finally and say I love your OC <3 She sounds very cute!
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iwantescapism13 · 2 years
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Amphibia Week: Day 2 - Favorite Character
Sasha Waybright
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Sasha started off as a horrible person, acting as the main villain of Season 1. In the flashback in ‘Reunion’, it has come to my realization that Anne being a pushover was because of Sasha, who was being emotionally manipulative. Even though it wasn’t her birthday, Sasha forced Anne to hang out with her (and Marcy) instead of adhering to Anne’s wish to go home by a certain time so she could celebrate with her parents. Her intentions were always in the guise of “I’m doing what’s best for you” but it just came off selfish and possessive (in a sense).
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In another way to interpret Sasha’s cliff scene in ‘Reunion’, even until her demise, she still sounded like she emotionally manipulated Anne into “regretting” choosing to let the frogs live instead of joining her by saying the above famous line.
She... was a piece of work in Season 1. 
But my perception of her changed in Season 2. Specifically, in ‘Toadcatcher’.
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The shaking of the voice? The denial? Grime’s lines along with Sasha’s expression that seemed to insinuate that he was right? The implication that maaaaaybe she likes Anne? Awesome. Most LGBTQ+ thing I’ve ever seen in the show (at that point). 
And I fucking love it.
There’s definitely something else about this character (more than being queer), I thought.
And I was right.
The flashback scene in ‘The Third Temple’ showed a heroic side, something that didn’t seem to line up with the bitchy attitude she had been portraying for the past few episodes she was in.
But what sold me into liking her even more was her interaction with Anne against the stone goblin.
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Oh? That was such a soft tone. She... regretted it?
Huh... interesting.
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And then she proceeded to go all anime by taking off all the heavy weights that she’d been wearing and sliced off the stone goblin cleanly. All this... because Anne cheered for her, telling her how much of an inspiration she was to them (as in her and Marcy, I presume).
Damn. She’s so cool.
Thinking back on it, her actions in ‘Reunion’ were all for the sake of finding her friends and a way back home. To be fair, she really was trying.
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However, she's willing to sacrifice other creatures - innocent frogs, mind you - and that’s even after Anne told her how important they were to her. 
Best intentions ultimately but terrible, TERRIBLE execution.
Then... oh boy... just when I thought she’d have a change of heart (because she showed a hint of regret at the end of ‘The Third Temple’), she betrayed them.
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Anne was, for the first time in the entire series, goddamn PISSED as hell.
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WITHIN that SAME episode, Sasha had self-doubts.
What if Anne’s right? What if I AM a horrible person?
Yes, Sasha. You are. But... then... you’re not.
After the infamous scene in ‘True Colors’, Sasha started to regret every single thing she did.
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And eventually, she made a promise. To be better. Whether for a certain someone or herself... only I know the answer to that. Haha.
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And now... she has made a damn great effort to change for the better. 
Her actions affected so much more than she could’ve ever planned and she’s trying to make up for it by setting up the Resistance Team and leading the rebellion against King Andrias. She had held off the threat to Wartwood, she had helped them train in combat to protect themselves, she had established a base in order to get the villagers comfortable...all of it... to wait for Anne to come back. She had learned to care about Amphibia, about the frogs, about other creatures and about setting boundaries in terms of control. 
She has the BEST characterization in the entire show and that’s why Sasha Waybright is my favorite character. I love her so much.
I didn’t think there’d be a time where I’d say that I love the blonde-haired bitchy character in a show because they’re usually portrayed as ‘refusing to change for the better’ or whatsoever until the very end (Pacifica Northwest, for example). So huge, huge kudos to all the Amphibia crew and sir Matt Braly for creating such a well-paced character.
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Amphibia Week hosted by @picturejasper20
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mysteriesofmarcy · 1 year
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Mystery Monday #28: Is It Canon?
Since today is Halloween, I figured it would be appropriate to talk about the Halloween special.
The Shut-In! is one of those episodes that is what we call "questionably canon." Each of the four stories has its reasons for being considered to have actually happened (as Hop Pop said), and each has its reasons for being considered to have not actually happened.
We'll start with The Shut-In itself. Given that this one consists mostly of everybody staying inside and telling stories, I think it most likely happened. BUT, the idea of a trick-or-treat kind of thing with supplies instead of candy feels a little far-fetched to me, even for this show.
Next, Phone Mo. This one is definitely most likely to be fake. Note that Anne (presumably) didn't know the rules beforehand, so being the one to go first meant she kinda had to make up a story on the spot. Parts of Phone Mo, i.e. the characters and setting, are definitely real -- or at least, based on reality -- but the story itself likely never happened. If I had to guess, I'd say Anne had seen a viral video with an adorable cat licking itself like the video seen in the story shortly before turning 13, but since Anne seems to live on what is supposed to be our world, I doubt the validity of the video coming to life and trapping everyone inside (although, and I just thought of this now, she could have based that part on her own story: she and some other people were trapped in a new world, after looking at something that everybody who has looked at, has mysteriously disappeared. And she only looked at the thing because of peer pressure. So I guess in a way, this story was an allegory (meaning a fictional story, usually in a spiritual or religious context, where every part of it is representative of something else).
Dead End is up next. Since Hop Pop stated the rule that the stories had to have actually happened, I'm going to guess that this he did in fact used to be a chauffeur and that his hair was in fact cut off by one of his customers named Mr. Littlepot. He probably exaggerated the details just a bit, but I say, this story may have actually happened exactly the way Hop Pop describes it. Mr. Littlepot might have been an otherworldly prisoner who somehow escaped, or he may have just been a frog who decided his calling in life was to "take [dying] people where they need to go."
And finally, Skin Deep. This one comes back at the end, which complicates matters. But Sprig said it did happen a few days earlier. And Ivy showing up at the end indicates that she was probably telling the same story to her mom at the time. So if The Shut-In actually happened, then Skin Deep actually happened too. Now, I found pictures online of actual glass frogs.
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As you can see, they are translucent and transparent on the bottom. So another point for this story being real.
And let's finish it off by revisiting The Shut-In. Polly turns into a hideous beast after looking at the moon just like the tradition says. But since she is completely back to normal by the next episode, it must be concluded that either the entire episode is noncanon (which I don't want to believe), or else the curse is short-lived (perhaps disappearing as soon as the moon sets the next morning). So I guess that's my conclusion: if the episode is canon, then the curse of the moon is lifted the next morning. In fact that actually makes sense, as everyone seems to know what the curse is, but nobody knows whether it's real: the first frog to look at the moon would have turned into a hideous beast, and their family would have seen them in that state overnight, but when they tried to tell everybody else the next morning, they weren't a hideous beast anymore. And the crowd reacted the same way as Wartwood reacted to Anne and Wally telling them about the Moss Man.
🎃 That's all for this week! Happy Halloween! 🎃
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saarasabaku · 2 years
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DMC OC Week
Day 6
TW/CW: Mentions of Death, Amnesia, Mental Illness, Murder, Injuries and Violence
Family
Father
The First Demon, Chaos’ Angel, The Saint of Blades. The only child born from the merging of the Progenitors and for a time the only being in the universe. He created the Demon World as we know it and all the other Primordials as well. A powerful being who was infinitely kind and peaceful. He wanted nothing more than to create. From the arts to history and weapons, there is nothing this Demon could not make beautiful.
“He always used to wear a smile… My Father.”
“Whether he was troubled or not…”“You would never know it.”
“I would always feel so… Happy when I watched him.”
“I wish to be able to smile like that… Someday...”
Status: Dead
Mother
An Elemental Demon whose very existence has been wiped from memory. No one alive remembers this being, not even Saara herself can remember her Mother. The reason for this is because Mundus’ Sin General Greed consumed her soul and name during their battle, a final insult to add to her defeat. The only beings who could remember her were the Primordials but unfortunately Saara was far too young and traumatized to resist Greed’s magic entirely.
“A Mother…”“I must have had one, no?”
“I am here, am I not…?”
“Though… I could not tell you who she may have been…”
“I do not… Remember.”
Status: Dead
Slight 
Little Dreamer. Slight is Saara’s little cousin and the only living biological family member she has left. He is a usually jolly fellow, who has a particular fascination with guns and frogs. Saara raised him for a couple years and the two are very, very close.
Status: Alive
Igniseri 
Death’s King, The Avatar of Souls. Igniseri is a Primordial Resurrect making them Saara’s family technically. He has the soul of her uncle Azrael within him. They are rather… emotionless, “living” only for their research. Despite this Saara loves him dearly and is quite used to his quirky nature. Being a Litch King does leave one feeling rather… Dead inside after all.  
Status: Alive Technically
 Other Family
Belial’s 5 other siblings
Eris- Belial’s Sister, made from half of himself taking the powers of time and Creation with her
Status: Dead      
Erebus- The Darkness Eternal, one of the First Primordials made by Belial and his sister. Had power over Darkness itself.
Status: Dead      
Nyx- The Night Incarnate, Slight’s Mother and ruler of the Night
Status: Dead      
Azrael- The Avatar of Souls, They were one of the siblings closest to Belial. A kindly being hidden behind a scary visage. Has powers over resurrection, souls, and the dead. They now reside within Igniseri, the two have long since merged together and their soul is one.
Status: Dead Technically       
Argosax- The Chaos, The Despair Embodied. Yes, that Argosax. He was Saara’s uncle, but she sheds no tears over his loss. She understands how much of a threat he posed. 
Status: Dead      
Adoptive Father Berial
Conqueror of the Fire Hell. He raised Saara and groomed her to be his heir long before he was even a ruler. Her care for him does not really go very far, Berial would never be her father… But he did take good care of her so for that she is at least grateful but since the Demon was firmly on Mundus’ side, Saara thinks of him as a weakling who she would slaughter in an instant if he weren’t already dead. Yes, their relationship technically makes her ruler of the Fire Hell now.
Status: Dead
Background
DMC 3:
During this period Saara was firmly on Vergil’s side. 
Though she felt bad for Dante, the Primordial acted as a constant obstacle to the young Devil Hunter, fighting and beating him on more than one occasion at Vergil’s behest. Saara was only fulfilling her oath to Vergil, she would lend her aid and stay by his side always. But by the end this promise she made had to be broken…
When the eldest Sparda went into Hell for his final showdown with his brother he sent Saara away to “wait for him to return.” When she found out what happened to Vergil, she broke down right in front of Dante. This led to him taking her in along with Lady and Saara has worked with him ever since.
DMC 1:
Saara did not actually go on this mission with Dante, mostly because he didn’t really tell her about it to begin with. So when Dante came home she was furious, having spent the entire time he was gone worrying.
“Dante where have you been?”
“A job…”
“And you did not tell me? Why?”“...”Dante’s scowl deepened but he had no words to defend his actions, no snark to deflect with. The colors of sadness danced around him, he was hiding something and that something was causing him so much pain…
Saara could feel it pulsing in her head.
The Primordial softened her tone considerably, walking up to Dante, placing a hand on his shoulder.
“Dante… Tell me…”
His hands balled into fists at his sides, the Devil hunters head drooped slightly, pale white hair veiling his face from her.
“He’s… Dead Ra…”
The colors of despair clouded around the man now but they could not hide the very distinct colors of the one he was thinking of. Still Saara had to ask, choosing denial over truth.
“Who-”
“Vergil…”
“Turns out Mundus had him… I didn’t know Saara, I didn’t-”
Dante shook within her grasp, tears that refused to fall burned in his chest.
Why couldn’t he cry?What was wrong with him?
Saara’s hand gently led his head to her shoulder while her arm wrapped around him in a crushing embrace. 
She was shaking too he noticed, tears flowing freely now, Saara would have to cry enough for the both of them. 
“I killed him, Saara…”“I killed him…”
DMC 2-4:
Saara didn’t take Vergil’s “death” very well, mostly because she refused to believe it. So she left… Deep down the Primordial knew she wouldn’t find anything but maybe just maybe Vergil was not dead. Saara went to the Demon World to search, but most lead turned cold very quickly or led to nowhere. This wasn’t a very… healthy time for Saara, she fell back into some of her old, more destructive habits for a long time. By the time she comes back is right around the time Nero is visiting Dante’s shop for the first time 
DMC 5:
Saara was there when V first came to the shop and had to see for herself if Urizen was really who he said he was. So she went on that mission with Dante and stayed to fight while Nero escaped, but when Dante got taken out, Saara in an attempt to go heal him lost the battle as well. Getting grievously injured and captured by Urizen, the Demon used her as a power source for the Qliphoth until Dante came to fight him the second time (Mission 12.) 
After which she was passed out for the majority of that time, her body being so injured it entered a mild Stasis. Saara comes to during Vergil's reemergence and uses what little strength she has to follow him to the top of the Qliphoth and confront him. The Primordial could only get a few words out before collapsing from her wounds again. Vergil used his blood to help Saara recover enough to stabilize, and she woke up again after all the battling was done, mostly healed. Then she refused to be left behind by the brothers so the Primordial went to the Demon World with them.     
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once-was-muses · 1 year
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@envychosen | Send me "muses most to least..." and something to rank them in
muses most to least...adventurous eater
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Jackdaw- she'll eat almost anything with no regard for safety. It's a miracle she hasn't tore a hole in her throat eating broken glass on a dare.
Saint Walker- he has a ridiculously strong digestive system and can eat practically anything so long as it's bite-sized. He has more of a sense of self preservation than Jackdaw, but also has eaten a rock with the urging encouragement from the other Lanterns.
Antonio- he's been around for so long, and in so many poor situations taht he can’t afford to be picky. He'll try almost anything at least once, so long as it's recognizably food.
Copperhead- similar to Antonio, Sameer has never been afforded the luxury of being picky. However, he has a more restrictive diet (he should really only eat meat, eggs, and insects) and has developed a little bit of a sweet tooth after being out and about in the world.
Dedan- there's nothing like army rations to whip any pickiness out of you. Sure, Dedan has some strong preferences- tease him all you like, schnitzel is damn good- but he's another that's had to make do many times before.
Scarecrow- not only has Jon been poor his entire life and had to settle for what he could get, he doesn't really care that much about his food. If it's not utterly foul in taste or feel, he can probably choke it down.
Two-Face- while they've been spoiled later in life by a fatter wallet, the Dents certainly remember living from their father's paycheck to paycheck. They have some strong preferences, on the higher end nowadays- but not entirely set in their ways.
Abe- it isn't that he's picky necessarily, so much as he isn't overly interested in trying new things. He might indulge in a new dish if the option arises- but it rarely does, usually too busy with Bureau work to explore local cuisine. His current diet is plenty satisfactory.
Bookworm- Edwin has a wide range of likes, but isn't inclined to add to that list. He's always been rather flighty about new foods, and while he's expanded his diet significantly since childhood he still avoids unfamiliar dishes like the plague.
Fright- she has to have a careful diet due to her porphyria, but gets points for the Kazakhstani style she employs in her dining. While Linda didn't like her parents much, they at least made good food- when they weren't over concerned about her condition.
March Harriet- her diet is awful. Almost entirely sweets and snacks- of very specific brands, at that. The constant caffeine and cocaine don't help.
Salaak- his pickiness isn't entirely his fault- there's only so much you can consume as a purely liquid based insectivorous species- but he certainly makes no efforts to try new things.
Thoth- he barely eats to begin with. Shrimp, frogs, fish, cheese, bread- that's it. Sometimes, he might be able to be persuaded into trying a new drink, but he's extremely specific about his food.
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