#well this got long

[breannasfluff]

Sway for Four and Sky? 👀

[ SWAY ]:     while embracing the receiver, the sender begins to sway in a slow, soothing manner.

Four kicks his feet as he sits on a bench, scuffing the toes of his shoes. It’s late evening in Skyloft and there’s a festival going on. it sprawls across the plaza and lanterns are strung up. Little booths on the edges promise drinks and food. The center of the plaza is left clear for dancers. A group of musicians keep up a cheerful tune for the dancers.

The rest of the Chain have wandered off or found other partners to dance with. Sky is out there with Sun, spinning her until laughter echoes through the night air. Up this high, the air is sharp and clean. It would be abrasive for this time of night if not for the scent of cooking food to gentle it. 

The song comes to an end and Sky bows to Sun, then moving off the dance floor. She leans in to give him a kiss, then breaks away for one of the booths. Sky watches her go with a dreamy look, then turns to scan the edges of the crowd.

Four waves from his bench and the hero makes his way over.

“Didn’t feel like dancing?” He’s out of breath as he sits down, cheeks rosy.

Four doesn’t answer, just shrugs. He’s not up for visiting with strangers. There’s already enough people in his own head. And the person he’d want to dance with…

“Are you having fun?”

“Yeah. It’s fun to watch this all.” The smith gives Sky a small smile. It’s not his fault Four is in a funk. “Skyloft is beautiful.”

“It is, isn’t it?” The hero turns back to look over the plaza. “I want to protect this place. I know we’re making plans for the surface but this…it’s always going to be my home.”

“It’s a good home.” Another dance passes in a swirl of color and sound. Sun doesn’t come to drag Sky away, to Four’s surprise. The two sit in companionable silence, just watching.

The song ends and the musicians readjust, starting up with a slower song.

Sky hops off the bench and Four nods goodbye. He’ll want to find Sun for–

“May I have this dance?” Sky’s smile is gentle as he offers his hand.

“But–you–Zelda–” Why is he asking Four? 

“I’m not asking Zelda. I’m asking you.”

Hesitantly, the smith nods and stands, accepting Sky’s outstretched hand. The hero pulls him out into the plaza, laughing as Four stumbles on the cobblestones. It’s not mean spirited, just comfortable and familiar.

Four shoots a glance around at the others before turning panicked eyes on Sky. “I don’t know the steps!”

“Don’t worry about it! We just need to sway, really. Here, step closer.”

Four moves a few inches.

“Closer, smith. Just give me a hug, I’m not going to chuck you over the edge.”

He moves to give him a hug and Sky supports him a few inches away, guiding them in a slow sway and shuffle. “Has that happened before? Being thrown over the edge,” he clarifies.

“Oh, Groose thought it was hilarious to heave me over.” His grin is too carefree for the occurrence. “The headmaster chewed him out every time. We always have extra fliers patrolling the edges of Skyloft on festival days, just in case.”

Four trips only slightly as Sky leads him in an easy spin. “Are you still mad at him?”

“Groose? Not anymore. Things are…better between us now.” Then he smirks. “If he throws me off now, I’m taking him with me.”

The smith giggles and relaxes as he picks up the rhythm of the dance. “Thanks for asking me to join in.”

“Of course! You look like you wanted to.”

“Yeah. I just…” he trails off, letting his gaze go distant past the dancers.

Pulling him a little closer, Sky turns it into more of a hug than dancing. “It’s okay to miss someone.”

He doesn’t follow it up with further platitudes and for that, Four is grateful. He doesn’t need more, just understanding. 

Sky gives it and asks for nothing in return.

#Bre's hug prompts #lu sky #lu four #well this got long #also sorry these are taking a while to get to #my hug prompt doc is over 7k now

[negamekos]

Various games Himaruya has worked on: a small compilation

(Warning: 3/4 of them are horror games)

With my newest hyperfixation now being visual novels, I've recently turned my attention to some of the visual novel-style games Hima has made in the past. There's a few super short personal project ones like Noto-sama and Cleaning Prussia which he made in pre-anime adaptation times, but I just want to share the more notable/interesting ones I know about.

Gakuen Hetalia (2011-2012)

You've probably heard of this one. Given that it was released in the early seasons of the anime adaptation, it has that art style, for better or for worse. I honestly thought the existence of this game was a joke when I first heard of it but no it's a real game, developed by the one and only Otomate and released for the DS and PSP. It's an otome game with Seychelles as the protagonist, and is fully voiced. From what I've heard about this game, there's not much romance and has mostly platonic interactions. Also Gakuen AU.

Since this is pretty much a game adaptation of the anime, this is probably the one that Hima least had a hand in making, as compared to the ones I'm about to talk about. Still a neat game in its own right.

The Hetalian Horror Show (2015)

Another one you might have heard of if you browse Hetarchive, which has a partial translation for this game. This one's a fairly short free game set in the Gakuen AU (again) with Bulgaria as the protagonist. It's basically about a couple of the nations gathering to tell 'scary' stories (whether they're actually scary varies). Features highlights such as:

Robul moment

America casually revealing Classified Government Secrets

Bear Grylls

Iggy bullying

Low-key nsfw illustration of Bul butt-naked and tied up

And a twist ending you will not believe! (not clickbait)

Like the other free games he's made, Hetahorror is completely made by Hima (even the background images were taken by him). You can download the game here from his blog. And Hetarchive's partial translation is here.

Now here are the non-Hetalia ones (which I think are a little more interesting)

Apathy Midnight Collection: Volume 1 (2007)

See those characters in the top right? That's Hima's art. Yeah. This game is a horror anthology game released all the way back in 2007, with three different stories and each having different writers and artists. The first two stories are the longest (apparently they have over a hundred different endings combined), and if you look around I think you can find some posts about them, they're quite interesting. The one Hima did the illustrations (and direction) for is the final story, Hashira no Kizu (or Scratches on the Pillar), which is the one that I heard leans the hardest into the horror atmosphere, and is quite different overall from the other two stories.

If you're curious about this game, you can purchase it here on BOOTH, and you can find an English fan translation here.

By the way, this game is a retelling of sorts of a much older game (from the 90s!) called Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi (Scary Stories at School). Which leads me to this game...

Inaka no Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi (2014-2016)

This is a full-length visual novel made by Hima's doujin group Shimaoka Kenkou Land, and it's a homage to the aforementioned Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi. It's pretty similar in setting to Hetahorror (in fact that game was probably inspired by that too), with students coming together to share their horror stories. It's very atmospheric, with a lot of ambient noises and background images which really drive home the 'inaka/countryside' part of the story. Hetahorror had shades of this too, so consider this a 'deluxe' version lol. Except unlike the Hetalia one I feel this game is actually pretty scary ngl...there's a lot of comedic moments, but also just as many genuinely gruesome scenes (I'm not kidding, some of the images are quite violent)

I only played the demo (which can be downloaded from the same page as the Hetalia game), and man the stories really range from 'I saw this lady walking her dog and holding a cute plush toy from afar so I asked if I could take a picture of it, but it turned out it wasn't a plush toy, it was a bag for dog droppings' to 'my friend and his entire family were mauled to death and it wasn't an animal that did it'.

The full game apparently has voice acting too, but this was a super-duper limited release (like it was sold in Animate stores for less than a year back in 2016) and I really liked the demo so I'm just considering getting it second-hand at this point. It's so obscure I can't find much info on the game in Japanese, much less English...

Just to show how atmospheric it felt, I have here a recording of part of the game which I can't stop replaying (sorry for no audio)

Anyway looking at the games he made really makes me wish he had the time to make one nowadays....he could probably make an amazing official Hetaoni horror game and I would pay real-life money to play it. This has been a PSA.

#well this got long #why did i write this noone's gonna read this #seriously that last game is crazy I want to play the full ver so badly #hetalia #aph #hws #hidekaz himaruya #visual novel #apathy midnight collection #gakkou de atta kowai hanashi #should I bother tagging characters #hws germany #hws italy #hws japan #also #horror game #long post

[teecupangel]

I’m desperately need your thoughts on a possible idea but I’m not sure if I wanna commit. Desmond somehow finds his way to Altairs time, specifically right before Abbas begins his takeover and Des manages to save Sef and Malik. Fast forward to everyone’s return, Maria and Darim are like oh my god you’re alive and Altair is like oh my god *blushing*

Obviously Maria is cool with a third (inspired by Maria/Giovanni/Des). Altair is still in love with her but a different love than what’s going on with Des, and Sef and Darim don’t know how to cope that their father is in love and actively having sex with a man significantly younger than they are.

Bonus idea* this is the same universe as your The Relentless Pleasurable Suffering of Desmond Miles on AO3 and Darim is just ranting about everything and Sef is just sweating in the background while Des stares at him from across the yard.

Let’s set up the AC setting first, since you wish to set this after Darim assassinated Genghis Khan, we’ll have to deal with the following:

Desmond’s place in Masyaf while Altaïr and the others are away

How Abbas’ coup affects the Levantine Brotherhood as a whole

Now, we can just chuck Desmond right as Abbas finalizes the details of his coup. However, in this scenario, Abbas’ influence had been festering for a very long time now.

For his coup to be successful, he must ensure that Altaïr and his allies would be discredited to some degree beforehand.

And he has a good idea on how to do it: Altaïr’s Apple and history.

The Apple is self-explanatory at this point and I do enjoy making use of it in some of my fics, like in The Second where Abbas pretty much outright states that Altaïr is hoarding the Apple’s secret for himself.

So let’s focus on how Abbas could push others to his side by using Altaïr’s history. His main points would be:

He went rogue before and assassinated people without the permission of a Rafiq or Al Mualim (an oversimplification of what happened in Altaïr’s Chronicles)

He had failed a very important mission that led to the death of a brother and it’s only by Al Mualim’s mercy that he wasn’t killed for his failure (AC1)

He killed Al Mualim without real proof of his treachery (AC1 - this would gain him the support of those who still believed Al Mualim did nothing wrong)

He spent years away from Masyaf when he should be there, being the mentor they needed during a time of change (End of Bloodlines when he joined Maria in her travels)

Abbas would also whisper poisoned words to the Assassins who feel that their work isn’t being valued enough as the Levantine Brotherhood is structured more on the side of meritocracy. Also, at this point, there are many Assassins who are too young to remember Malik as one of the more promising Assassins in the field before Jerusalem happened. These ones would be those weak in spirit that Abbas could whisper about how Malik became the acting mentor because of his close friendship with Altaïr. Why else would they choose such a man as Malik instead of other Assassins to act as the mentor, considering what he ‘lacks’? It doesn’t matter that Malik has done more for the Brotherhood than most of them. It doesn’t matter that he has lost so much for the Brotherhood.

What mattered was that Malik is stuck taking care of what should have been Altaïr’s job high up the office while Abbas was the one on the grounds, having enough time to observe which Assassin could be turned to his side.

What about Sef then? Sef has a very deliberating factor against him. He’s Altaïr’s son. Considering his age and his current position in the Brotherhood by the time his family left for Genghis Khan, we would be around 19~20 years old when he took the role of Malik’s second-in-command. Whether this is an official position or does not matter. Sef’s high standing in the Brotherhood could be taken as another evidence of why Altaïr doesn’t deserve to be the mentor: nepotism and favoritism. If we include the idea that Malik and Sef were having an affair like in The Relentless Pleasurable Suffering of Desmond Miles, you bet there are going to be rumors about their secret affair as well which will make some of the more conservative Assassins balk.

Abbas might even stoke the flames himself.

The main reason why I spent time dealing with all that setup is that I promise that Desmond managed to save Sef and Malik (and their allies including Rauf because it’s implied his ‘sickness’ had been orchestrated by Abbas) because he immediately went to Masyaf the moment he got kicked into this time period. Desmond easily got into Malik’s office thanks to the ‘borrowed’ Assassin robes he got from the nearest bureau he found before making the trip to Masyaf and he tries to play it off like he had been made aware of a coup.

Malik isn’t stupid. He knows Desmond is not saying everything he knows but he cannot dismiss his claims as well. But, if what Desmond is saying is true, then he needs to see what can be done first.

In this case, nothing could be done.

Abbas’ claws had dug too deep into the very foundation of Masyaf itself at this point. Desmond was simply too late and the tides of change are already on their way.

What they are left with is to either hold their ground or go with the tides.

Malik chooses the later. Because he believed that Altaïr will be able to turn the tides once he returned.

Also, he cannot… he will not risk the lives of their remaining allies and their families just on the chance that they can survive the tides.

Especially his new born son and…

Sef…

(Sidenote: in this scenario, let’s make Malik’s wife his beard who knows about the affair. Hell, let’s make them each other’s beard. Malik and Sef are having an affair and they married two women who loved one another. They planned for their children to all grow up as siblings.)

So Malik gets their allies out of Masyaf. Send some of them faraway missions. Get their families to leave Masyaf to ‘visit’ relatives. Rauf’s declining health got him to send him and his family somewhere else with an explanation of ‘there’s a doctor there who might be able to help’.

Of course, Abbas isn’t stupid. He sees this happening and knows something’s up. He’s not sure just how much Malik knows but he is sure Malik knows something.

So he accelerates the timetable.

This makes it easier for Malik to see his moves though. It comes to a head where both of them tipped their hands: Abbas arranged a late meeting at night. The following dawn, Malik and Sef’s family leaves Masyaf (together with Sef).

So Abbas makes his move. No fancy false charges. No assassination attempts.

He and his coconspirators take Masyaf.

Of course, with such a blatant takeover, there are more Assassins who would not like this. Not enough to push them back as Malik had made sure the ones they are sure are allied with them were far away in Masyaf already.

(It would be later on that Altaïr would ask him why he did not simply do the opposite. Why not have Abbas’ allies be the ones sent away from Masyaf. To that, Malik would answer, “To contain a festering wound, you cut off the limb before it infests the rest of the body. Masyaf’s wound has festered far too long to be saved. Not by me.”)

And Malik was the only person truly loyal to Altaïr left in Masyaf. Everybody else was either on Abbas’ side or those who didn’t care either way.

Just as Malik planned.

Because this way, Abbas would have a prize. Abbas’ anger and thirst for vengeance would be quenched even for just a bit.

And…

Malik was betting that his death would be enough for Altaïr’s eyes to finally be opened. For Altaïr to finally do what he should have done all those years ago when Abbas used the Apple during the burning of Al Mualim’s body.

For Altaïr to finally let go of his childhood hope that Abbas would finally see the truth and they could reconcile their shattered friendship.

Even if it wasn’t…

Malik was betting that Sef would avenge his death.

And that’s when Desmond comes in and saves him. Malik is unsure how Desmond was there when he specifically ordered Desmond to ride to Alamut to tell the Assassins there about Abbas’ plans and to ask for sanctuary for their allies.

Desmond did that… by sending a pigeon then keeping an eye on things in Masyaf all in an effort to find a good time to assassinate Abbas (didn’t work. Abbas had become too paranoid because of all the moves Malik had made).

Malik is the one who stops Desmond from killing anyone, tells him that doing so would further fracture the Brotherhood.

So they run.

They meet up with their allies in Alamut and that’s where they stay, sending pigeons to all the bureaus and other Brotherhoods about what has happened in Masyaf.

(And on this part a scene between Malik and Sef concerning Malik’s plan and Sef chewing him out for it)

And it’s in Alamut that Altaïr and the others go to after their mission was done.

Just enough time has passed that Desmond was able to store the important memories in the memory seals in Alamut for Altaïr to watch.

No matter what questions they ask Desmond, he refuses to answer any of their questions.

Because he wants to tell Altaïr first.

He wants Altaïr to be the one to know who he truly is.

More than anything, he wants Altaïr to be the one to decide his fate in this world he finds himself in.

Unorganized Notes:

We can go either way with how this pairing would work. Either we make this full on Altaïr/Desmond/Maria where Desmond becomes both of their lovers or this is more of a case of Desmond being Altaïr’s lover and having a close friendship with Maria.

If you prefer for Desmond to be Altaïr’s lover alone, it could be that Altaïr and Maria’s relationship had changed. They still love one another but they feel no urge for anything physical anymore. But Altaïr felt it once more for Desmond.

In this scenario, Altaïr and Desmond would start their relationship only when Maria gives her blessing. Before that, there’s gonna be pining on both sides that everyone could see.

Once they start their relationship, it’s gonna be tricky because Altaïr wouldn’t want to hide Desmond at all while Desmond would want to hide their relationship because he knows Abbas could use their relationship to further smear Altaïr’s reputation.

And that is when Altaïr decides to do what he had always been planning to do: retire.

There will be the 12th-century version of “Oh god, he’s finally having his midlife crisis” outrage, and the fact that Altaïr is doing this AFTER Abbas’ coup will be fanning the flames even more.

So they make a compromise that Altaïr will retire once they get Masyaf back but he also makes preparations for his final contribution: to push the Brotherhood back to the shadows.

At that point, the plot can either: focus on the plans to get Masyaf back or on Altaïr and Desmond’s developing relationship. (Pick one and the other one will become the background setup, kinda like plot B)

Darim and Sef would have an awkward relationship with Desmond. Darim more awkward than Sef as Sef would play off the awkwardness by joking “should we call you ‘father’ as well?”

Sef is honestly ‘oh okay’ son in this scenario because he is in a similar situation with Malik.

Oh yeah, Altaïr and Maria knew about their relationship BEFORE they went to assassinate Genghis Khan. They were just waiting for Sef and Malik to fess up.

They still gave them hell and Altaïr enjoyed giving the shovel talk to Malik just for the hell of it.

Malik turned the table on him later on by saying that, since Desmond is technically an orphan (“He’s an adult, Malik.” “Who needs someone to keep an eye on him and it’s certainly not going to be you. How much have you spent on the gifts you’ve given him this past month, hm?”), he gave Altaïr the shovel talk as well since he is the ‘adult’ (“Again, he’s an adult as well”) who had worked closely with Desmond the most.

I do have the habit of making Darim have a crush on Desmond so if you want Darim to be super awkward, make him have a crush on his father’s lover. XD

Darim ranting about Altaïr and Desmond’s relationship to Sef is funnier when you remember Darim knows Sef and Malik are secretly lovers. Darim had assisted Sef more than once in making sure Altaïr didn’t know about it so he’s ranting to Sef knowing Sef can relate to Desmond more than anyone in Alamut. He’s doing it on purpose to make his little brother squirm.

Maria would definitely have tea parties with Malik and Desmond. Desmond dubbed it the “Altaïr Support Club” and the name stuck.

If Maria is part of the pairings, pegging will be involved. Desmond would definitely be the most bottom of the three of them and there will definitely be scenes where Maria or Altaïr watches Desmond getting the life fucked out of him.

Also…………… kinky sex making use of the Apple’s hallucinations and mind control capabilities.

#aaannnd i’m gonna end it at that #well this got long #no regrets though #it gave me an excuse to write about malik XD #i focused too much on the background coup #more than ubisoft probably ever did think about that part of ac revelations #also #fuck abbas #it was only hinted on #but darim did have a crush on desmond in zero eclipse #to be more exact #he had a crush on the stories of his father’s soulmate #if anyone really wants me to expound on kinky apple sex just let me know #just remember that hallucinations made by the apple are so real that al mualim’s clones could damage altaïr if they hit him #ask and answer #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed #no usual tags because #altdes

[chocolatepot]

do you think the extend of good storytelling is by how gay it is, and how much shipping fanart can be produced from it? and yes bonnet was a massive racist and slave owner this isn't news

a1) I said nothing about good storytelling. Someone in the notes on that post complained about OFMD getting the fandom and hype that Black Sails didn't; I pointed out that fun + queer joy = fannish engagement. It sounds like you should go berate them for caring about not getting Hamilton/Flint fanart!

a2) As someone who actively likes reading, watching, and writing romances, yes, I do think that fiction with well-written and well-acted romance is more appealing than fiction where that's a super minor note.

b1) It seems like you don't understand historical fiction? The real Stede Bonnet was a slaveholder. The character named Stede Bonnet written by David Jenkins & co. isn't. Having an issue with that isn't exactly baseless, but for moral consistency you have a LOT of other fiction to object to as well, so you should get on with that to make it clear that this has nothing to do with being mad about one pirate show being more widely loved than another.

b2) You probably shouldn't rest your "down with OFMD, up with Black Sails" rhetoric on moral grounds, because all the characters in Black Sails are also pirates, and the real people many of them were based on (such as Charles Vane, Blackbeard, etc.) were rapists and murderers. Even on the show itself, one of these has his men gang-rape a main character.

If you just hate OFMD, that's mystifying to me but totally valid. If you hate OFMD and want to seize on an objective reason to declare the show to be Objectively Immoral and all its fans to be Bad People, that's childish behavior and you should really put your energy into creating the kind of fic or art you want to see for Black Sails instead.

#well this got long #but it was enjoyable to write #I actually don't hate Black Sails! #I just got queerbaited by the fandom #it's moderately funny to me that this stupid poll - which Flint is WINNING anyway - has unleashed so much resentment #I went looking for Hamilton/Flint fic once and there was hardly anything #I would write it myself but I'm having too much fun in OFMD now #and besides I can't genderbend it because the canon is too serious and historical #ofmd #black sails #anon

[bropunzeling]

can u do a scene of the soulbond fic from matthew's pov?

ok anonymous maggie i know you gave me suggestions but im ignoring them so here is the scene where leon's mom comes home the first time in the 2022 timeline:

When Matthew wakes up, he wants to puke.

That part isn't new. Matthew has wanted to puke for at least forty-eight hours, if not longer. Like the world's worst case of the flu. It's ebbed and flowed. The worst was that first practice, when he'd passed out in the locker room, woken up in a trainer's room, and threw up directly into a trash can. Since that moment, he's managed to hold it together enough to book a ticket, make his way through the airport, switch flights in New York. The trans-Atlantic flight was bad, though. By the end of it, the flight attendants were giving him worried looks. His transfer in Heathrow was the first time he'd managed to keep anything besides water down.

The next thing he feels is cold, shivery. That part is new. Matthew doesn't often run cold.

He opens his eyes, blinking blearily. He's in a bed, one that's only vaguely familiar. The covers are messed up, half undone; no wonder he's freezing. There's an indent, though, where someone had been.

Leon. Where Leon had been. Where Leon had been when he'd said, I'll be here when you wake up.

Matthew pushes himself up slowly, his gut churning from the loss of connection and from something else, that feels more like fear. That fear courses through his body as he swings his way out of bed and gets to his feet. Leon picked him up, but maybe now he's regretting it. Maybe he's going to come back through that door and tell Matthew to pack it out. Maybe Matthew should leave himself. Yes, the past two days have been awful, but he could probably manage it if he had to go back. It wouldn't be the worst thing he's ever done; only close to it.

Now that he's standing up, he can hear voices through the door, muffled and indistinct. One of them he knows, though, even if he can't hear the words; he knows it as surely as he knows his own.

Matthew takes a few steps closer to the door. Pushes down the handle and slips out.

In the hall, Leon is talking to someone - a woman, middle aged. Leon's mom, whose name is on the tip of his tongue - but that part isn't important to his sleep-addled brain, to the worry and fear and sickness in his stomach. The important part is the person a few feet ahead of him. The familiar span of Leon's shoulders, the mess of his bedhead. The connection between them growing more and more taut, reeling Matthew in as surely as a tow line, the same way it has for years.

"Leon?" Matthew asks.

Leon turns around, eyes wide as he blinks. "Oh," he says. "Um - Matthew, this is my mom, Sandra. Mom, this is - Matthew Tkachuk."

Matthew has to fight back a yawn, even though he knows it's impolite. He wishes, abruptly, that he was meeting Leon's mom under different circumstances. That this was on purpose, instead of what it is - Matthew's own body betraying him, the insistent and ever present demand for Leon's presence undercutting everything else.

Well, there's no point now in wishing for different. Matthew's here, and he's going to have to make the best of it. "Hi," he says, shaking Sandra's hand. "Nice to meet you. Sorry for intruding."

"Any friend of Leon's is welcome," she says.

"Thank you," Matthew says. "I really am sorry," he adds.

"You should go to bed," Leon says. Matthew looks over his shoulder at him, but Leon is frowning. Hard to know what that means. "You look like shit."

Matthew flips him off, mostly by rote. He's such an asshole.

As he steps back, though, he passes within inches of Leon. Immediately, his stomach calms, his head stops pounding. The side of his body closest to Leon already feels warmer. Pathetic, but. So it goes, when it comes to Leon.

And that, maybe, is why Matthew can't think about leaving. That, maybe, is why instead of offering to get out of here, he heads back into Leon's room, into Leon's bed, curling into the indent Leon left behind, and tries his hardest to go back to sleep.

#ask meme #pov swap #well this got long

[worldsunlikemyown]

Vespera headcanons post just because

(Guest appearances by Luzia and Fintan)

Vespera used to be a lot more... feely. She used to talk more, and whatever she said used to be more emotive. Even her sarcasm was emotive - she never dropped into a deadpan.

The reason she knew so much about illusions, and the reason she actively used it all was because she found her ability useless. She was a practical person, so what use was feeling what other people felt? She had her own feelings to deal with, and it wasn't as if she could read someone's emotions without touching them.

Luzia used to think her ability was a bit useless too, and it was really because of what Vespera learnt and told her that she realised it had that many applications. When Vespera told her that being a Flasher could be a monumental thing, she was finally able to believe it. And that helped Vespera realise how pivotal her own ability was. If she hadn't known how Luzia had felt, she might not have encouraged her, and then where would they have been?

And when Vespera came out of her prison, she didn't speak for a very long time. She would just sit, thin and gaunt and a bit confused, and Fintan would sit beside her and talk to her because she was too quiet and he couldn't see the person he'd known in her. He nearly cried with relief the first time after Lumenaria when she spoke. And sometimes they dropped into the speech of languages long forgotten and spoke about their dreams in which things were different.

#well this got long #Vespera should have lived #vespera folend #kotlc vespera #fintan pyren #kotlc fintan #luzia vacker #kotlc luzia

[therebekahmikaelson]

Starter for @preparing-for-the-noble-war​

A thousand years of living and look where it got you: crying your eyes out over a stupid crush who refused your offer to go to a stupid dance at a stupid school. Rebekah made the mistake of popping the question on her front lawn, which meant her brothers spotted the rejection, resulting in Elijah offering words of annoying wisdom about her self-worth and Niklaus promising to never let her pitiful teenage woes down.

"You should pull a Carrie," the latter said. "Go to the school dance covered in blood."

"Enough of your jokes! I will stab you with this butter knife if you don't shut up," she threatened, throwing the utensil at Klaus for good measure and stomping down the hall.

Their new home had a bit of decadence - just the way the Mikaelsons liked it. As a family who walked the earth for centuries, finding an abode always required a bit of grandeur. This estate (which Klaus proudly reported was spectacularly haunted) fit just the bill.

With intention to march straight up to her bedroom for a full-fledged pity party, Rebekah derailed her lament and glanced to the door on her right. The only space of the house she hadn't yet explored.

Turning the basement doorknob curiously, she peered down the darkened staircase. “Spooky as ever,” she assessed, illuminating the flashlight from her phone. Descending the stairs, the blonde surveyed the dusty space. Creepy. Seemed like the previous tenants didn’t opt for much upkeep.

Her phone’s light suddenly illuminated a face. A person. Rebekah yelped. “Who the hell are you?! How did you get in!” 

#preparing-for-the-noble-war #well this got long

[bellysoupset]

i know that this is a sensitive topic for a lot of people but i know that jon and wendy are first responders so during covid how would the rest of the gang manage their worry for them

sorry if this is triggering please only answer if you’re comfortable

It doesn't make me uncomfortable nonny, don't worry.

I think my answer may be a bit anticlimatic, let's see. In the height of covid, neither Jon nor Wendy were *super* involved with the front lines. Remember they've just become really hands on in the hospital for the past year, before that they'd still be called on, but to a much lesser amount, a little more during covid thanks to the strenuous circumstance.

Another thing, at the time Wendy was in Penn still and her ties with her family were much closer. They tried to pull her out of uni and bring her home, tried to strongarm her into taking a break from school and working at her mom's clinic(s) that you bet your ass were doing everything under the sun to explore loopholes: at home services, online services, you name it, they tried to milk it. For once in her life her father was on her side, being an anaestheologist, so Wendy stayed in school and working at their student hospital. She was less a front liner than Jonah, because her uni wasn't as medically dedicated. Wendy's biggest struggles were dealing with her family and with the *massive* amount of misinformation then. Bigots were sprouting everywhere, thanks to the inconvenience of staying at home really making people loud and dumb, so Wendy definitely burned herself out arguing with people and trying to keep her loved ones safe.

Jonah, in the other hand, was muuuch more of a front liner. Again, while he wasn't as active as he is now, he got called up like the other students to help. He helped with a fuckton of the vaccination (which for sure lead to a bunch of fights, bc Jon is not one to shut up when he sees people saying dumb stuff, much less antivax propaganda) and in some cases he even got called up to help with the intensive care units, because they simply didn't have enough arms.

Jonah was emotionally and physically drained, it was a hard time, considering how involved he gets with all his patients. He's a doctor *first*, before all else. He did catch covid btw, towards the time legislations started to ease up, once his immune system crashed.

Observation: you didn't ask, but I'll include him anyway, Luke is VERY involved with charities and non-governmental organizations, so he was running all type of events and online fundraisers and what not. He also has medical trauma, as we all know, so he was crawling up the walls and checked up on Jon every day even if Jonah and Luke will never own up to it. Lucas didn't catch covid at all, but he worried himself sick over his loved ones getting it.

#well this got long #at the time Leo x Jon were not a thing but you BET that Leo was texting Jon on a regular basis #and asking Luke about him too #myocs

[voros-kiralyno]

Alpha requested the removal of o n e clothing item.

Lizzy hovered at the doorway to the bedroom, the light from the hallway illuminating her figure gently. Even when the lights are dimmed, there's a sweet innocence twinkling in her eyes, as she thinks about her options carefully.

This is fun.

"Alpha?"

Her little voice coaxed Nova's attention over to her, standing there in her little summer dress with all those hearts on it. It hugs her waist snug and tight, but that skirt flows out from her hips and drapes down her thighs where it stops. Just an inch above her knees. Red hearts on white, glittering individually.

Two very gentle hands fussed at her stomach, before they swiftly dipped under the skirt. A swish and scuffle of fabric later, and Lizzy neatly stepped out of pastel pink panties and straightened out her gown once more.

She held them out, bunched in her palm.

"Happy Sunday Alpha, are you proud of me?"

The Alpha in question handn't looked up from her book as the personification of glitter and pop music stood in the thresh hold of her room. Usually she in here asking questions only someone high would think of, but today shes stumbled in here with a different purpose.

Eyes flicked from her book towards the movement across the room. Just in time to see Lizzy slipping her panties off. A subtle smirk and the raise of a brow gets cut short by five little words.

Are you proud of me?

For a second theres a white hot rage that blooms in her chest, briefly eyes darken and veins spider, if you blink you'll miss it. It takes her just a moment to understand where the words came from. One long exhale and Nova closed her book, setting it on her night stand before she slid to the edge of her bed.

Expression unreadable but body language nonthreatening, Nova beaconed her charge closer. When she drew near, Nova took her by the arms gently, letting her remain standing... giving her the social high ground and therefore a sense of safety.

"I am proud of you." She started, tone level, hazel eyes locked on Lizzy's. "But not for stuff like this." She slid her hand down the vampires arm till she reached her hand and gently plucked the panties from them and held them up.

"This? Is a perk. This? Is not how you earn my approval. You already have it. You have from the moment I met you. I am proud of you for leaving home to find yourself. I'm proud of you for escaping your situation. Im proud of you for having the strength to rebuild yourself every day. I am proud of you for having the courage to get out of bed every day."

Nova dropped the panties to the floor and then stood up, just before wrapping her arms around the smaller woman in a tight embrace.

"Im proud of you always.... you never have to give yourself like that to win my approval. If you offer me your body it should be a gift that you want to give.... not a transaction. YOU are not a transaction."

Nova has been there, shes lived that life. The life of a pet, the life of a toy, the life of a tool. Is she perfect? No. But today? In this moment Nova has the strength of character and the clarity of heart to communicate to this girl as a survivor, not her abuser.

"You are enough, all on your own."

#answered #baby royalty #well this got long #and was not at all the reaction we were all hoping for KLNFSKNFSKDFSF

[goodgriefwhatanerd]

I've not been vibing with my wizard Medi-Insert for a while now, so I've tossed out that whole thing and replaced it with knight gallant to a evil sorcerer. God forgive me.

Zarok was deeply annoyed when he learned that the king had decided to knight yet another himbo who was barely competent at exactly one thing remotely related to knighthood. The bitterness lasted for exactly as long as it took for him to discover that Sir Rowan Methven, while very bad at things like combat and strategy, was willing to go at least halfway to the ends of the earth for any citizen who asked nicely for a favour, and included the court sorcerer in that.

At first he sent Rowan out to gather herbs when he couldn't be bothered to go out, then began asking for more and more eclectic magical items. Zarok only had to smile and maybe bat his eyelashes, and this pretty little idiot would cheerfully wander through the gates of hell humming a tune. And if he liked seeing Rowan returning dishevelled, exhausted, and triumphant, then what of it? He was fun to bicker and flirt with, far more than that braggart captain.

And if Sir Rowan were to get injured on a quest, well it was only fair for Zarok to tend to him when he returned. It was perfectly normal for men who respected and valued one another as they did to share a bed on occasion, especially with how Zarok felt the cold in winter.

There wasn't any grand moment when the nature of their relationship changed, it just steadily became understood that Zarok and Rowan came as a paired set, the same as Dan and Tim. Even before their official enbrotherment, Sir Rowan fought (badly) in every tournament wearing a token of Lord Zarok's favour.

There was one moment when it all came crashing down. When asked to source some corpses that wouldn't be missed, Rowan presumed that the king obviously knew and it wasn't like the dead were using their bodies any more. And so when the walking dead were found and routed from Castle Peregrin, two traitors were banished for the crime.

When the inevitable battle came, Rowan broke even more. He had pledged himself to Zarok and to Gallowmere, and there was no choice he could make that didn't break one of his vows. Maybe he did choose a side to fight and die for. Maybe he took his own life. All he knows is that he awoke from death to see the face of his beloved. It didn't matter after that how his humanity fell away along with rotted flesh. He was his lord's and would be until final death. He had no choice but to love his master.

#well this got long #regret wizard #if this shows up in any tags i'll fucking kill every witness and then myself

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

#transgender #trans history #transsexual #transphobia #Magnus Hirschfeld #holocaust #holocaust denial #book burning #j.k. rowling #jk rowling #just in case you missed what i mean by all this: go fuck yourself anon :) #trans people have always existed #and we will always exist #if you really wanna pick a fight with me over well-documented history then you better bring in some sources to back your shit #queer history #queer #lgbt+ #lgbta+ #lgbt #lgbt history #edit: i finally got around to those damn image IDs. i am so very sorry for totally forgetting that's my bimbo moment of the month #also real quick i thought about adding an image of the actual building but the only one i can find has a Nazi parade in front of it #it was taken the day of the book burning raid and honestly if i were to include it then i'd add it to the first few paragraphs #and i think the story's better told when you uphold the hope Magnus Hirschfeld and all the researchers he worked with had #also keeps being brought up: yes Hirschfeld was a eugenicist. it was a popular belief set that was only discredited after WW2 #Hirschfeld died in 1935. he literally didn't live long enough to see science turn against those beliefs and practices #considering how he changed his mind on transitions i like to think he would've changed his mind on eugenics too if he'd lived

[die-tenebris]

Tell me what tumblr site wide fixation you don't understand or find annoying, mine is the whole biblically correct angel thing

#da #First off I believe where you all got this was from our friend THE TORAH and second there is no gd such thing?? #Idk it's just obnoxious to me for very little reason #Aside from those 2 hang ups #Which I actually have not checked to verify hence y they r tags #I just. Sorta despise religion. And especially when tumblr gets sooo into random xtian bs #sowwy I don't trust you putting stock into such a harmful institution. idc if you allege to denounce it. kinda seems like ur materially not #Oh when I said there's no such thing I meant like accounts are wildly varied and so there are a bazillion versions and not One True Angel #Ugh just. Wanting to be faithful to the bible in any capacity is so so yucky to me #Gives me a massive ick #YEAH I MADE THIS POST EXPRESSLY TO COMPLAIN! WHAT OF IT! #am extremely interested to hear what others have to say though #Anyway I don't think people push against casual xtian culture enough in america #We all accept some pretty awful things as though they aren't harmful and othering just bc we're used to them #And this isn't really that but yanno it's just the smallest things that irk you after all this #The adherence to the bible and acting like xtianity invented angels #Yuck gross do not pass go do not collect 200 dollars ugh #Well this got LONG #sowwy for wasting ur time #hab an emoji as payment 4 ur suffering 🦭

[shopwitchvamp]

“Omg, I love these! They go up to size 6X AND they have pockets?! Wow!! But do you have anything longer?”

Sure do, no problem!!

“YES these are great!!! But what about.. longer?”

I gotcha!! Comin’ right up!

“Perfect! But I have just one more question… what if I’m feeling spicy? How about skirts that are even shorter than the first ones?!” Oh, you’re in luck! We’ve got minis now.

*wild cheering* /scene

🖤witchvamp.com🖤

#updated version since on the old ones i often got asked “what about EVEN SHORTER skirts?!” #well they're here now! #witch vamp #fashion #clothing #skirts #skirts with pockets #online shopping #skater skirt #midi skirt #maxi skirt #mini skirt #short skirt #long skirt #cute skirt #vetiverfox #clothing design #indie fashion #indie brand #small business #artists on tumblr #alt fashion #alternative fashion #fashion inspo #outfit inspo #style inspo #fashion inspiration #goth #gothic #gothcore

[skydemonizark]

no offense, but that trans manga u described, wandering son, is almost the exact opposite of what happened. there were a good handful of trans women, surprisingly, but then the character u assume will be a trans man just ends up being ok w being a girl. it gets criticized bc the creator couldve at least considered the concept of nonbinary genders, but the character's story is kind of just dropped compared to the other. that story does get criticized for that, but its not for not having trans women, the gf of the main character ends up saying "so does that make me a lesbian?" showing she accepts her as a girl. a lot of manga has problems w trans women rep, but i dont think that one counts

I'll admit it's been ages since I last read it so I don't clearly remember everything about it. And I acknowledge there are other trans girls in it, namely the older trans woman the mc talks with, and the other child trans girl. But I'm pretty sure I remember the mc choosing to live as a boy, I can't remember the reason but I am 90% sure he did.

Plus I did mention in the tags that the gf was cool with him being a girl, in fact I stated it as a reason why I was so confused and frustrated he chose to live as a guy...

And while I again acknowledge that there were other trans characters (were there any trans men??? I can't remember there being one...) The fact that the two main characters ended up choosing not to/ or ended up not being trans is what frustrated me. Because there are trans side characters, that are written with respect in several manga, but trans, like 100% textual trans main characters? I can only think of a few other manga, and a lot of them are comedies which are still good and important but feels lacking you know?

I suppose I am being kinda harsh on wandering son, cause it is a carefully written story with a lot of care put into the way the trans characters are written and represented. I'm just frustrated you know? cause I started reading it when there were only a few chapters out and I was so so excited to have a story with a trams mc and a trans man main character! But then the trans man wasn't actually trans, I was sad but I understood that that happens so I was fine. But then the ending where even the mc ended up choosing not to be trans? I felt hurt and mildly betrayed. Like trans stories aren't for main characters? I donno but it definitely left a bitter taste in my mouth.

Also I am so sorry if I miss remembered and the character did choose to live as a girl and I've been misgendering them this whole time... It was very much not intended to imply trans girls aren't 10000% girls

also also I know you didn't say or imply it but I kinda accidentally did in the original tags so I wanna clarify I don't think the mangaka decided to make the mc stay a boy so the relationship with the gf wouldn't be gay (I said it's cause the mc didn't wanna be gay which again I don't actually remember his reasoning this was just what I vaguely remembered) cause I know the mangaka has other works with gay characters and gay mcs so I would never claim she was worried about making her characters gay.

#you asked I answered #Anonymous #well this got long #I guess I had a lot of thoughts on it lol #but yeah I loved this manga a lot and I think my disappointment with the end lead to undue animosity for it so I apologize for that

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike meets Jeremy Fitzgerald

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #jeremy fitzgerald #michael afton #mike schmidt #fnaf #fnaf 2 #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #FINALLY more of Jeremy!! #sorry it’s taken so long for more of this boy but he returns 🩵 #Mike doing a self burn here too #HE knows very well he doesn’t have friends so how Michael got one #(​Mike has one friend too and that’s Jeremiah) #Least Mike made Jeremy laugh- #Jeremy just got here and his homie already being out on blast #I love the idea of Jeremy and Michael actually being friends #like Michael is awful anti social monster and he’s buddies with the most chipper guy ever #it’s good bit I think it’ll be fun to explore that more! #I gotta draw Jeremy more after this #there’s sm to draw with him 💜💜 #I hope yall like him and his design!!