#will keep ya'll fed for a few days

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

OKAY HEAR ME OUT HEAR ME OUT.

Grandma cat!reader. Who was a old women who got experimented on and turned into a smiling critter but like the caretaker of the smiling critters.

Often seen walking around with a scruffed smiling critter hanging from her mouth(somehow-) and overfeeding the smiling critters or children.

How would a saved dogday and (maybe) good catnap react to the player bringing them to readers containment room. (She was locked in before the Hour of Joy due to something and just stayed there)?

I just want to see them get some sort of parental love 🥹😖

- Marshmellow🤍

I swear ya'll are gonna make me cry with these requests /nm <3

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Dogday

In your old age, you didn't wanna retire from Playtime Co. and spend the remainder of your life laying around, waiting for your body and mind to deteriorate.

So instead you became one of the few willing volunteers for the Bigger Bodies Initiative, being turned into a Smiling Critter (which made you especially happy since your grandkids adored the toyline and cartoon show).

In the show, the gang mentioned a grandma character several times (albeit she was unseen) and with Catnap being recalled from all promo materials, Playtime Co. took creative liberties and made you the newest feline replacement, fitted with a cinnamon scent and pie necklace.

Your tagline was something like "The Smiling Critters take care of our orphans, but who takes care of them? Why, their Grandma [Y/n], of course! She's full of love and wisdom!"

True to that, you became the caretaker of the Critters and children, ensuring everyone's fed well and staying out of trouble.

The incident with Bron (Thomas/Experiment 1199) had scientists rethinking how they'd introduce willing experiments to those...well..less-than-willing.

So you had a supervised introduction to the SCs (with children also present to discourage them from reacting violently). You were even given a containment cell you could retreat to in case of emergencies.

Luckily, you never had to use that room--as they accepted you and began calling you "grandma" since day one.

Dogday, especially, got attached to you.

You called him "DD" and "Doggy-Dearie".

Being a bit taller than the rest of them allows you to pick them up by the scuff of their necks if they're being too rowdy (Kickin and Hoppy, especially).

Even so, you're very sweet to all of them, letting them snuggle up to you as you shared stories and made them food so they could keep up with the little ones.

All was well in the Playhouse up until the Hour of Joy of course.

But you were unaware of it since Catnap sabotaged your room's lock, keeping you trapped to lower the Smiling Critters' morale.

Dogday was 100% convinced you were dead.

However you survived long enough for the Employee's arrival years later, never knowing what happened to the factory..

After rescuing Dogday, they find your door and powered it up, allowing the two entry into the perfectly intact space within.

Your fur was matted and you looked sickly, but you still jump up upon seeing the state your dear "grandson" was in.

It devastated you.

"My word..Dog-Dearie.." Your heart shatters. "Your legs..where are they? Where is everyone?"

Something inside of him ultimately breaks as he realizes you were alive...and you were here all along.

"G-Grandma...! Oh...god..I-I thought you were--" He crawls away from the Employee and towards you, sobbing into your lap. "You were h-here..this whole time! I-I wanted to see you, but..C-Catnap..he.."

"Shh, shhh..I'm here now, my sweet pup. It's alright." You hush, stroking his ears and resting a paw on his back, before looking to the Employee. "You must be terribly confused..as am I.."

After explaining your role--and calming Dogday down--the two tell you about what's happened to the factory, and at first you can't believe it...

Until you all wander through the Playhouse and see the horrid state it's in, but they're confused as to why none of the mini Critters attack you.

Only then do you mention feeding them over the years through little vents and holes in the walls, keeping their hunger moderately satiated.

Dogday feels awful, and even more upset at Catnap for lying about your fate.

But still, you don't show any ill-will towards any of the Smiling Critters, even if one of them had betrayed you all.

Instead you just let Dogday cling to you as you escape together and try your best to keep up.

Catnap

Like the rest of the Smiling Critters, Catnap considered you family and often went to you for snacks and such.

Or if he needs a break from trying to put all the rowdy orphans to bed in Home Sweet Home. Only then is he given permission to see you.

He always liked curling up in your lap, purring while you stroke his fur and tell him a story (which is sometimes an event from your old human life, albeit you do accidentally confuse yourself since ofc you're not supposed to remember any details of your old life).

The Prototype sees this as a problem, as Theodore Catnap was getting a bit too comfortable with his life here and needed a reminder of his mission....and so he tells him the truth.

About how you not only worked at the factory until you reached retirement age...but you were also a willing participant in the experiments.

And suddenly, he couldn't look at you the same way anymore. Only with resentment.

It wasn't fair.

You got to lead a long and fulfilling life. Theodore barely got the chance to grow up and be a normal kid.

You had the procedure and associated risks explained to you clear as day. Theodore never had the luxury of being warned ahead of time before he was grabbed and put under the knife after recovering from the incident with the green grabpack hand.

All he wanted was to free the others, but he ended up becoming their warden instead.

He almost forgot all of that because of you.

He refuses your food now, and you worry for him when you see how skinny he becomes as the months pass.

But he's very cryptic in the way he talks to you, the other SCs, and the staff...so you didn't know for sure what you did to upset him so much.

"Catnap, dearie..you're skin and bones. Let me-"

"I know what you were, and what you've become...the Prototype told me so."

You don't know what to say. What could you say when he kept talking about this "Prototype" person?

Despite his hatred, the SCs were conditioned to love you regardless, and so before the Hour of Joy Catnap decided to sabotage the locks of your containment room.

That way, he wouldn't be tempted to kill you...and he'd spare you from the grief of what he ends up doing to the other SCs, including Dogday.

Years later, when the Employee finally knocks some sense into him after saving him from being sacrificed to the Prototype, he takes them to your room, believing you to be dead from starvation.

Instead, though, they break you out and he discovers you're very much alive.

And Catnap just breaks down, groveling and begging for your forgiveness.

You were the one who always tried to reach out and comfort him, giving him some relief from the misery of being trapped in this factory....and he pushed you away.

But you don't hate him for locking you up, realizing that he still cared about you after all this time. Even when the Prototype told him about your past.

He wanted to keep you safe.

That alone proves he had a heart, and you reassure him of that as he cuddles up to you for a little while.

Once he's calmer, you go with him, Dogday (assuming he was saved), and the Employee to meet with Poppy and Kissy--both of whom are relieved to see you alive

#clanask #marshmallow anon #poppy playtime x reader #ppt x reader #catnap #dogday #catnap x reader #dogday x reader #platonic #grandma reader #toy reader #headcanons #hurt/comfort

[jungle-angel]

Tis The Busiest Season (Rhett Abbott x Reader)

Summary: It's the day after Thanksgiving and you and Rhett have yet another holiday to prep for

The day after Thanksgiving in your house was always the best which meant leftovers for the next week and a half. Rhett had awoken after Royal to go and make sure that Abigail didn't need to be milked and that her calves were fed while you and Cecelia had begun hauling out the Christmas decorations from the attic.

"You good there Grumpy?" Cecelia asked him.

"Never better Ma," Rhett answered, finally able to dig into a piece of the pumpkin pie from the night before.

"Where's your father?"

"Can't a man eat his lunch in peace?" Royal called from the kitchen with a mouthful of his after-thanksgiving sandwich.

Cecelia rolled her eyes. "Didn't your Ma teach ya'll not to talk with your mouth full?" she asked.

"She taught me alot of things Cece," Royal chuckled. "But unfortunately that wasn't one of'em."

Royal gave her a playful peck on the lips, you and Rhett laughing a little bit. "How's Abigail lookin son?" Royal asked.

"She's good," Rhett answered. "Calves nursed this mornin which makes less work for us."

"Damn right it does," Royal answered. "Stuck four good buckets full of milk out on the back porch for the farmer's market next week and a few bottles I can give to Ten Horses after he helped us with that house downtown."

"Aw hell, you guys are still workin on that place?" Rhett groaned.

"Oh yeah," Royal answered. "Shoulda known what I was gettin into when Beth bought it at the police auction last spring. Place was a fuckin dump. John, Thomas, Mo and I all went in there and it was a floor-to-ceiling hoarder nightmare."

"Eeew," Rhett chuckled.

"Alright lets see what's on here for movies," Royal said, sinking down into the recliner.

"Everything's done for the day, so what else are we gonna do?" you chuckled, helping Cecelia with the decorations.

Royal switched on one of the streaming services and chose National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, a favorite of yours and Rhett's and one that he and his father had quoted frequently around the holidays. Thank God the girls were with Kayce and Monica for the day and that Tatum and Tanner were napping upstairs, otherwise Hannah would be running around repeating it all.

You and Rhett thoroughly enjoyed yourselves while you helped his mother decorate the house, letting Royal relax for a while after a long week. You found the little needle-felted gnomes, fairies, angels and little Santas you had made four years ago when your now fifth graders, had been in first grade along with the little mitten ornaments that had Rhett's name and date of birth on it, the little banner reading Rhett James Abbott b. 1/29/1993 and a little teddy bear in Marine Corps. dress blues which had been a gift from his grandpa River.

"Oh my God look," you squeaked. "Remember this?"

Rhett laughed a little but his eyes softened when he saw it, a little red, gold and green baby rattle ornament that had been from Amy's very first Christmas along with a Winnie The Pooh and Piglet in their little stocking caps. You both found the little bluebirds and the little wood-carved Santa head that looked more like a wizard than anything else, both having come from Switzerland with Rhett's grandmother.

But the one that you couldn't wait to put out was the one thing that you and Rhett wanted to keep in the family. It was a wooden Nativity scene that Royal had made in his woodshed with John, the figures and animals painstakingly hand painted. It had been a wedding gift for you and Rhett since you had gotten married close to Christmas and the memories it held were more precious than all the gold in the world.

"You ready for the Christmas chaos?" you asked him.

"Hell no," Rhett laughed. "But with you? Hell yes, sweetheart."

#rhett abbott #rhett abbott x reader #royal abbott #cecelia abbott #royal x cecelia abbott #outer range

[milks-thoughts]

I love the little sibling fox! Are you ever going to make a story as to how they found them? A lil origin story for our floofy baby. Also their interactions with splinter? I feel like he'd highkey just be like "this is my baby" with them since they're still small enough for him to physically baby XD

UH YES I WILL :D (this is finding them and after that ^^) YA'LL GOT A MEAL ISTG

THE WORD COUNT IS

1,557

if the ages don’t make sense yes they do fuck you /j

summary: the beginning of the Hamato family's precious [ ]

TW: BABIES??? Abandonment

December Days

♪ It was the boy's second-time topside, snow flurried on the ground in early December snowfall. Leo had slipped while running and took a tumble into an alleyway. He had taken a long fall from the top of the 4-story building but landed in a big pile of snow so his fall was broken. He wasn’t badly hurt, just a few bruises. He was going to climb back up but paused, did the snow just move-?? His beloved twin had long since jumped down next to him “ ‘nardo cmon- “ Leo shushed and pointed at the snow. It again moved, Donnie had poked the pile which from it erupted a wailing noise. Raph and Mikey had jumped down to check out the wailing. Moving the snow it was a shivering fox kit-?? but it sounded like a baby. They shrugged, lifted the freezing kit, and decided that going home was probably the best idea. They all took turns holding it, Leo and Raph held it the best and the longest. Donnie hated the cold and the feeling of the wet fur, and Mikey was a little too clumsy at this point to hold the kit. Donnie blinked “How are we supposed to tell papa? “ at that Raph paused, you had stopped crying and your scrunched-up eyes were frozen shut “ I dunno… “ he hummed before continuing the walk “ We should tell him the truth! “ they almost made it in without you crying before the warmth of the lair (thank Donnie for figuring out how to make heating and cooling work) altering you. Small noises escaped you, Leo blinked “ why do they sound like that?? “ Donnie blinked “ well Leo, foxes make many noises, like yipping, growling, and even laughing “ Mikey smiled “ they can laugh!? “ you rolled around in Leo's arms which caused him to almost drop you " RAPHH " you blinked at Leo's yell and stilled. your frozen eyelids had melted and you cautiously opened your eyes everyone was quiet. not because they looked at you but because there was a rat-man, he wasn't short but he wasn't tall either "My sons, what do you have there? " they all shuffled before Raph spoke up motioning to the infant in Leo's arms " we were topside, and we found 'em buried under snow " he lifted you out of Leo's arms, your tiny arms squeezed against your body as tiny pawed feet twitched. you whimpered and started crying, the rat held you close to him as he padded into the warmth of the lair. Raph held you as the rat started digging through the kitchen before boiling some water, Leo had taken Mikey to get his extra layers off and in a blanket to warm up. the rat man took you from the turtle's arms and sat down, the turtles crowding around him as he fed you "...so can we keep them? "

Raph looked at Splinter in the chair, his eyes soft as he looked downcast. he looked at your sniffling frame. you had gotten sick and every time he talked to Pops about it he would simply mutter "Not now red ". He sounded...rough. Raph held the baby and turned, you were in your twos and he knew this would stunt your growth. Eventually, though, Splinter looked down at Raph and looked so...sad...he scooped you from Raphs arms and patted his son's head " I'm sorry red...I didn't mean to ignore you. " the other kids flooded around his chair " will they be okay daddy? " you craned your neck to look at Mikey, letting out a happy chirping noise, despite your sick sniffles. you had gotten Leo sick as well so he sniffled and clung to your father's chair. " they'll be fine my sons, it's a minor cold "

Raph was tip-toeing around you. he had so far; scratched your forehead with his claw, and broke your wrist with his tail. You'd walk up behind him and lift your arms so he'd pick you up. when you realized that didn't work you started grabbing onto his tail to get his attention. Raph would stop, stare and mutter a small " I ain't supposed to touch ya " You'd whimper and cry before Leo or Mikey scooped you up, even then you weren't happy. One night you woke up super early? late? he didn't really know what to call it but it was like 3 AM. Raph ran to get pops first, his pleas for help fell on deaf ears as he whimpered and walked to your crib, which was stationed in its own separate room. Mikey woke up first, rubbing his tired eyes as his beak made a clicking noise " Raphie-? what's goin' on? " and eventually after that...all his brothers awoke. the red-clad turtle lifted you up carefully and held your scarlet red fur to his plastron as he went down the line and tucked in his brothers. you were put on his bed because if Raph tried putting you down you'd scream and wail for him to pick you back up. he ended up sleeping on his side instead. you lay on a blanket and pillows built almost like a nest to keep you safe, Raph wrapped around you in a crescent moon shape, his tail pushing you into his plastron as you fell asleep together.

They had quickly found out exactly what you were, it had been like a year and it was scary. one day you were brown becoming red, becoming brown, AND ALL YOUR COLOR JUST FELL OFF. IT WAS GONE. Leo panicked when that happened because it was the second time bathing you and all your fur just kinda started coming off while he was brushing you, you saw your fluff floating in the water and you started bawling you had enough brain power to know that was your coat. It took Donnie and Splinter to calm you and Leo down. April had been visiting when it happened and she laughed so hard, finding a bawling you and a panicked Leo in the bathroom. “ their color just came off! “ he said while brushing more of your old coat off, the water becoming full of fur that stuck to you like a magnet. You played with the floating fur and teleported out of the tub, your paws clattering on the ground as your white coat was flat from the water. Leo smiled and started drenching you in water. The shower head getting any remaining brown fur off you as he scrubbed your back and arms. Your coat was fluffy and pristine white after that. A day later snow started pelting the ground out of the lair. That’s when the joke of you being “ a weatherman “ started up.

Donnie was plenty happy to see you around once you were welcomed..but once you started crawling? Sweet Galileo. Someone get him to a hospital he’s having a heart attack. You kept tumbling and falling snout first. Big tears in your eyes when whoever was closest would pick you up and shush you, rocking you back and forth as a way to quell your loud sobs. Donnie baby-proofed the WHOLE lair, in fact, his first AI prototype wasn’t S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N, but a playmate for you. A robot to keep you safe when his brothers were being rambunctious. He was startled out of his thoughts by a warm soft paw pad touching his revealed shell, he tingled and looked back at you, who was carefully touching the spines on his shell. With a small smile, he relaxed watching as you prodded its spongy texture curiously. He loved that about you, natural curiosity. You helped bring out the good in Donnie, your soft eyes and naïveté made him so anxious for you to see the world. But alas, he’ll be with you every step. And keep you safe. Your claw raked against his shell on accident, it didn’t hurt him in any way but it definitely scared the two of you. He watched as your panic turned into gentle sniffles, scooping you up he would let you sit in his lap as he made your friend. Someone to keep you safe when he couldn’t.

Mikey was…admittedly sad. Everyone had something they could do with you. Raph literally raised you after you started walking. Splinter has attached to his chair again. Leo washed you and had spa days with you, and Donnie was the one you napped with. what was Mikey? In his deep thought, he failed to notice you coming up behind him and drawing on his page. once he noticed he had the initial reaction of pulling you away from it...but after you started sniffling he grabbed some paper and put it in front of you. You made some happy gibberish (for some reason you were taking long to talk) and Mikey went back to drawing that's what you two did together, how could he forget? He drew a picture of all seven of you, with Donnie's new addition he brought in, April, there was more to draw. but humans were so fun to draw! Mikey smiled at you "You having fun? " he was satisfied with the chirp you let out

#rottmnt #rottmnt x reader #rottmnt x you #ask response #this is all purely platonic #<3 #fluff #angst #maybe? idk #I mean it talks abt Raph accidentally hurting you #I'm sorry splinter's is so short but he was so absent in their lives i mean- #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #rottmnt splinter

[kaiannae]

Life update (in lack of Starling update)

So, I think I would like to avoid another "going dark" episode like the one from the last two-three months. That one was because of war, and war is still very much present, but at the moment, my lack of writing is mostly due to other matters. CW Cat Medical Stuff: I have a cat. My mother is his human, but I take care of him and I love him very much. Unfortunately, he started feeling unwell two weeks ago on monday morning. He hid all sunday night, he wouldn't eat all day, he was not moving from his hidey hole, I was worried. I called the vet monday evening after confirming he was feeling worse and worse, and was instructed to give first aid painkillers and bring him the next morning. Since then, its been an ordeal of unclear diagnosis. Obvious infection without a source. My vet is very professional, but even after hospitalizing him for close care, going through multiple in-depth tests and giving him broad antibiotics, he wouldn't eat, while the tests were showing nothing but a sourceeless infection. Eventually I was sent with him to a vet hospital to do a specialized ultrasound. That too showed inconclusive results but there were enough findings to make my vet press for an abdominal operation. Its very lucky that they did, and very lucky that they insisted on doing it that same eveing. Turns out the poor thing had a gall bladder infection, which did not show in blood tests or ultrasound, and somewhere in the few hours between the last ultrasound and the operation the gall ate a hole in his stomach and it was leaking into his abdoman. The operation saved him in the nick of time, though it was touch and go for a couple of days. It is now the third day of him being back at home, he has a feeding tube and has to be tube fed 6 times a day. He also gets 9 types of meds, some of which need to be taken with food, some away from food, so I am his home nurse for the next two weeks at least, that assuming he'll keep improving. END CW Cat Medical Stuff. And as if to add insult to injury, I've been feeling ill since the begining of this week, and after testing negative at first, I am now positive for COVID and feeling it heavily. In fact, my mother now has COVID too and she needs care as well. So to summarise, I hardly have time to sleep, so investing myself in the angsty Bren and Fairy PoV enough to write is not really working right now. I must focus on taking care of parent and cat, and though I don't know how much the vet bill is yet (still pending on that) I do know its going to be in the several thousands, so I must focus on that as well. (Sadly, if you don't have pet insurance, any intensive care or test costs a fortune here.) So, please stay tuned as I try to restore some order to my life and calm things down a bit. The wizards are still very much on my mind, in fact, they are one of the things keeping me sane at the moment. If you like my writing and would like to tip me on Ko-fi, there's a link in the header of my page, or you can just search Kaiannae. (sadly I hardly uderstand Kofi, but I know the page works. I intended to make an actual content page there but never got the time with everything that's happened in the last few months.) It would all go towards bills and would be very much appreciated. Also, if you'd like to see or have an idea for a short oneshot you always wanted to see with the wizards, Starling AU or just Shadowgast, feel free to toss them in my direction. I might not be able to invest myself in my main writing right now, but I might be able to do a short thing as I wait for feeding times to post seperately for ya'll, especially night feeding times... Again, I apologize for the wait. Please stay tuned.

#starling #fanfic #critical role #shadowgast #writing #status #life #real life

[pastafossa]

I just saw the start date of TRT on AO3. 2017!

I only just got into the Daredevil Fandom in December 2022. I just binged the fic over the course of a week and now I'm in Jane/Matt withdrawal.

Send help

It did start it late in 2017! I wrote the first 4 chapters over a year and a half or so, before took a hiatus for a few years due to some life stuff.

The good news is I kept thinking about TRT. It was constantly rolling around in the back of my mind, and every now and then I'd write down ideas, gradually filling in my outline while everyone basically thought I was dead and TRT slowly faded from memory. I bided my time until all was ready.

Cue me in Jan 2021 appearing in the inboxes of everyone who forgot they'd subscribed like

I'm not sure what those that had stuck around were expecting (there was a lot of joy but also a lot of confused screaming) but I'm fairly certain Jan 13, 2021 was not the day they expected my feral, Matt-obsessed ass to suddenly reappear from the ether after 2 years of radio silence and feverishly begin dropping 6-10k words of plot on them every week for roughly the next two years (happy belated 2 year end-hiatus anniversary everyone!).

Anyway, I'm so so happy to welcome you to our little side of the Marvel fandom! I can promise we'll absolutely get some more Jane/Matt this week, I gotta keep ya'll fed and me too tbh i like reading trt. 😂

#The Red Thread #4 chapters and a hiatus just long enough to make people think i had changed my identity and fled the fandom country #only to reappear in your inboxes and scare the shit out of people #'holy SHIT PASTA YOU'RE ALIVE' #yes yes i am and i come bearing 800k words #which is not what anyone expected i'm fairly certain #'you hwHAT-' #Me: hork hork hork MBLARGH there you go #anyway we'll get some chapter content this week!

[xxarmchairphilosopherxx]

There's this odd trend in anime, have you noticed it yet?

It’s actually been there for a while, hell maybe since some of its early and most beloved days. It's mystic shrines tended to by beautiful maidans, wise elders beseeching the forces beyond on behalf of their people, and those so special moments shared by all who live around them… That’s right baby it’s the Spanish inquisition!!!!

Well technically it's the larger organization from which the surprising Spaniards derived from. Of course I mean the catholic church. That’s right from Trigon to Black lagoon to whatever the hell Black clover thinks nuns are, the Japanese anime industry is in love with the Bishop of Rome’s fan club. And while many enjoy these shoutouts or are just as equally confused by them, few have sought to shed light on this subject. But those who do I got some protestant v catholic beef with yell.

Many posit that the Japanese place so many Catholic imagery, ideas, and design motifs into their shows simply because it’s this interesting foreign thing that just looks neat. Pic related.

Well I say nay nay to that. Before we dive into the REAL reason for why Japan actually loves them Roman Residents, that the feds don’t want you to know. We must first at least cast off this lesser understanding.

                Ok now that clickbait dramatics are out of the way this idea of Japanese fascination with Catholics and Christianity as a whole being purely based of aesthetics and just vague interest is not inherently wrong. But I do find it to be incomplete. I mean come on if they want some weird ass religion to put in their show they got India and Hinduism right across the way. Now this is no slight at my beloved Hindis out there but ya'll got to admit your religion would make the most balls to the walls kickass anime since Gurren Lagan destroyed my eyeballs and left for dead in Cincinnati.

(Cough Cough) Furthermore, I just find that there are other options for Japan that they seem to completely ignore. I mean why not Judaism or Islam, hell why not even other forms of Christianity like Greek Orthodoxy or even Mormonism. NO!

There is something special about Catholicism that these cool cats in Tokyo can’t get enough of and I’m about to blow your mind with it...

It’s not what’s different but what they have in common.

No I’m serious! There are numerous and very shocking similarities that make Catholicism the perfect mix of mysterious and familiar for the Japanese/Shinto palate.

            First and foremost of these is chivalry. When one looks into the history of Bushido one will always find the Buddha specifically the Zen Buddhism mixed in with their own Shinto background. From this fertile soil of respect for nature and stoicism would sprout into the powerful flower of the bushido code. And oh, would you look at that that’s right! After the European horseman of old got sipping that sweet Catholic eucharist wine, what did they end up doing? Giving themselves a rule book called chivalry to keep them in line with that heavenly way. So obviously when a Japanese man would trace the lines, he’d be like "oh, so this is like what Zen and Shinto was like to the samurai? That’s pretty neat let’s throw it in my new anime."

            Another odd one is gonna get a little more esoteric so work with me here. I believe that both the Catholic Church and Shintoism both have this acknowledgement of a similar phenomenon. The inherent mystic power of the feminine touch.

See shrine maidans and nuns. Both are almost synonymous when one thinks of their respective church or shrine. Like ask a western man what he thinks when you say catholic church... and after all the profane shit, he’ll likely say nuns. A similar phenomena would be seen in the Japanese man... minus the profanity. I believe this similarity exists because both Catholicism and Shintoism accounted for that special touch a woman can bring to a place. That grace and delicate nature, that way of mysterious connection to the more stranger aspects of the world. It’s like this meme.

            Now next is another weird one that came to mind. They both have this ritualistic respect of water. For the Catholic this is baptism and the use of holy water to bless one’s self and other objects, a similar concept exists in Japan where one washes their hands before entering a Shrine and then there is the use of ritualistic waterfall bathing, Misogi.

now this is like baptism on steroids so here’s another handshake meme.

           

Alright now we can really get into the anime shit. Demons!!! Not only do they both share a common insane lore of specific demons and all the fucked-up shenanigans that ensue, but they also have equal amounts of exorcisms and exorcists to kick infernal ass. Seriously, I think this is like the main reason why we see so many Catholics in anime fighting demons. It's as old as the Nazarene Himself. So when a Japanese man hears something about Jesus casting out a thousand demon host named Legion you better believed he’s gonna go home and write some kick ass manga featuring some big ass demon named Legion. Said Japanese man pictured here

It's gonna be Jump's next big three slot just you wait.

            And finally, to top this all off Imma end it wholesome 100. So there is this huge aspect in Japanese culture where a large majority will go to shrines get themselves and their children blessed and attend and partake in all the festivals, but not really call themselves Shinto. Is this not the same as all of those who go to Easter and Christmas mass even though they couldn't tell you a cross from a crucifix?

This is the final similarity. That something beyond the theology which binds the community together. And even though these so called 'different' worlds are oceans apart they share this community bond, that little slice of unity in this crazy world and makes it all worth it. And that kid is what we call in the philosophy Bizz an universal concept… and a way to make some kick ass anime.

Anyway that's about it smell you later hoped you learned something.

#anime #anime and manga #manga #blue excorsist #trigun #black lagoon #d gray man #d grey man #exorcists #catholic #shinto #japan #japanese culture #philosophy #theology #christianity #blog post #essay writing #edutainment #education #entertainment #fire force #black clover #nuns #shrine maiden

[wandering-star65]

A couple years back, i made a decision that I still uphold to this very day.

Nobody will ever get close to me again, to take everything away from me, and leave me with nothing.

We can be cool, we can be romantic, we can fuck, we can be friends. But I will never uproot my life, my individuality, my independence, or my heart for anyone ever again.

Ya'll women be playing with dudes until they no longer serve you and your immediate needs. Until the shit slows down and the magic that lit your ass on fire became "stale" or "boring" in your perspective. Or until something new and shiny caught your attention.

When all he needed was peace, your company, and something solid to hold onto, to be truly happy and fulfilled in this life. He was solid.

How long do you expect a man to keep solid, when the waves of disrespect or indifference become a shaky foundation to what he called his Home.

Ya'll kept playing "Grass is greener on the other side" until there was no more grass and you hit a desert. A cold, lonely desert.

The smarter people who found themselves in the desert, took that time to meditate on thier lives. To make amends to the unhealed parts of themselves. To take accountability for where they put themselves and what they put others through. They found water and grew new grass and moved forward as better person.

Blessed, enlightened people.

The others ran backwards. No reflection. No evolution, no accountability, pointing fingers, and clawing desperately at anything green that they could find. Repeating cycles. Opening old wounds on people who spent years nurturing to heal. Hoping to find a way back to a place they discarded so carelessly.

He doesn't want those anymore. He's not open. He's closed off. You will never get deeper than surface level with him ever again.

This has become MY male experience in the current generation, and the experience of MANY good men. We would rather die alone, than part with another shard of our souls, again.

"Where are all the good men?"

We're still here. We're the broke and penniless. We're the single fathers. We're the dudes breaking ourselves at work to keep the lights on and the bellies fed. We're the ones riding the bus. We're the ones who don't meet the "Standards" of a few. So we keep to ourselves. We cultivate and protect fiercely, our peace.

You want inside that man's heart? You're gonna have to work twice as hard and twice as long. Why? Because he's learned a lesson taught to him by someone careless.Someone who listened to their single, party-girl friends; "Oh he ain't shit", "Upgrade Queen", "Get that money." And they've never experienced a healthy relationship in their life.

You listened to the snakes in the grass and they led you into the desert along with them.

So leave that man alone. He's seen the warning signs. He ain't fuckin with you anymore. Or leave that man alone if you don't have the emotional maturity to grow alongside him.

And I'm not talking about Fuckboys, Abusers, or the narcissists. All of them can get wrecked. They're also snakes. And they're pulling the same shit.

You know the type of man I'm talking about. You know the person who this is for.

I see you. We deserve to be seen.

#personal #me #menshealth #mens mental health #perspective #relationship #male relationship #where are all the good men? #ladies #thoughts #2023 dating #dating #dating 2023 #rant post #personal rant #mini rant #relationship rant #peace

[jess-the-vampire]

Grom doodles

#a reverse of feathers and mud au #areverseoffeathersandmudau #emperor belos #the owl house hunter #the owl house hunter #golden guard #toh golden guard #the owl house golden guard #toh the Golden guard #the golden guard #huntlow #willow park #philip wittebane #william wittebane #wittebane brothers #my art #the owl house #toh #gonna be getting a little sky stuff and monster stuff done soon so i hope some of this arofam fluff #will keep ya'll fed for a few days

[warriorsbutnotreally]

Ravenpaw And Barley Adopt Kits AU

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the two would be good dads!

Of course, deciding who they adopt / what they adopt but I did come up with one I like!

I hope ya'll enjoy these good dads, too!

also intentionally left out who so that it can be a fun surprise ;)

they're not in the tags or title just to keep them that way

Things are tough for the Clans and Ravenpaw and Barley are witnessing it from a distance

They know the Clans are suffering and the two are doing their best to help out the Clans by catching what they can from the barn and bringing it to those most in need

During one of their visits to ThunderClan, the two stay for a bit, talking to the cats there

Before they leave, Dustpelt approaches Ravenpaw, looking stressed He's worried for Ferncloud and the kits

He asks that Ravenpaw and Barley take Ferncloud to the barn with them. He knows she'll protest but he doesn't want to lose her and the kits.

They agree and Ferncloud, who isn't afraid to be vocal about not wanting to go, his brought to the barn with Birchkit, Hollykit, and Larchkit

She is given a comfortable nest and plenty of prey to help her and the kits

Ferncloud is putting all of her focus onto her kits and wanting to get better so that they can return to ThunderClan

Of course, she is thankful, but she wants to be there for her Clan

One day, while the kits are sleeping and Barley and Ravenpaw are none the wiser, Ferncloud leaves to go check on Dustpelt.

She does make it to ThunderClan safely and she sees Dustpelt, Spiderpaw, and Shrewpaw

However, tragedy isn't too far behind

Ferncloud had tagged along to help hunt for ThunderClan, having felt guilty for being in a comfortable place for so long

She's on the hunting patrol with Shrewpaw and his mentor and sacrifices her own life to save her son

She dies on the Thunderpath

Back at the barn, the two toms are now looking after the three confused kits as they want to know where their mother is

Ravenpaw thankfully gets them to eat, but he has no clue where Ferncloud wandered off to while he and Barley were hunting

The kits didn't know, either, as they had been asleep

It isn't until late that night - at moonhigh specifically - that Dustpelt stumbles to the barn, distraught, to inform them that Ferncloud had passed away

The kits are asleep and Ravenpaw and Barley had to have been woken up to share the news

Ravenpaw asks for when Dustpelt wants them to bring the kits back to ThunderClan

He doesn't want them to be brought there

The barn cats are confused

Dustpelt gives up his rights as the three's biological father and tells Ravenpaw and Barley that they're the dads of the three kits now

Ravenpaw is shocked and tries to talk to Dustpelt, but is ignored as his brother turns around and walks away

Barley tries to catch up, but he doesn't have any luck talking Dustpelt into taking his kits

The two return to the barn, where Hollykit had woken up. Birchkit and Larchkit are still asleep

She asks if that was her mom and the two look at each other, hesitant

They explain that no, that wasn't their mom Just a passing stranger

Hollykit asks when Mom is coming home

They don't have a good answer and tell her that she's still out and that it's time to go to sleep

She's grumpy with the answer, but thankfully listens

That night the two stay up, discussing what to say to the kits, as they can't lie, but the three are still so young..

After some time, they agree to tell the truth

The next day, after oversleeping and being woken up by three hungry kits, Barley goes out and hunts while Ravenpaw keeps and eye on Birch, Holly, and Larch

After they're fed, the two carefully explain what happened saying Ferncloud is gone and Dustpelt can't take care of them

The kits are distraught but Ravenpaw and Barley both comfort them, promising that they'll keep them safe

A few days later is when the Clans come to the barn, on their way to journey to new territory

While Ravenpaw and Firestar are talking, the three try to find their biological father, Dustpelt

They encounter their older brothers - Shrewpaw and Spiderpaw - first, but the two are hesitant to bring them to Dustpelt

After some demanding, they cave in, apologizing ahead of time

Dustpelt is on his own, refusing to be near anyone

Shrewpaw stays with the kits as his littermate goes to their father. Shrewpaw states it's because he's sure that Dustpelt blames him for the death of Ferncloud, as he refuses to even realize he's there

Spiderpaw approaches first, trying to catch his father's attention, but there's barely a reaction from the warrior

Spiderpaw cautiously tries to bring the three kits over

"Look, it's Birchkit, Hollykit, and Larchkit.. Your other kits.."

Dustpelt states in a dull, blunt tone that those aren't his kits.

This hurts the three and they try to talk to Dustpelt and it ends up with the tom lashing out and hissing, telling them to go

They go, downtrodden

Shrewpaw apologizes again and tries to comfort the kits, but they don't feel any better

Hollykit is saddened and is sobbing rather hard Larchkit is a mixture of sad and furiously angry Birchkit feels dejected and numb

They end up hiding deep in the barn and Barley finds them

It takes a moment but he finally gets Hollykit to tell them what happened

He's distressed and agitated to hear this

Instead of going to scold Dustpelt, however, he stays with the kits and decides to tell them some stories that he had heard and some that he experience personally

Of course he leaves out all the BloodClan stories, as he doesn't think those are appropriate for young kits

Ravenpaw ends up joining them, bringing some prey, though it takes some time before the kits have any appetite

They go to sleep all together

Holly, Larch, and Birch end up agreeing to drop the -kit part of their names around the time that the Clans are preparing to continue their journey

They say goodbye to Spiderpaw and Shrewpaw

Shrewpaw and Spiderpaw express that they wished they'd come with, but the three don't want to live with Dustpelt

Which is understandable

They say their goodbyes

The three grow up with their fathers, learning everything about barn life and hunting

One day, Birch notices Holly keeps sneaking off for long periods of time and, flustered, she explains that she met a cat that she really likes, so she's been sneaking off to see her

She allows Birch to come with her and he's introduced to Firefern

He's surprised to learn of SkyClan, as his vague memories of the Clan didn't include one named SkyClan

Still, he's supportive of his sister and her relationship

Larch isn't as much, as she still holds resentment towards Clans because she never fully forgot Dustpelt

She tries to get Holly to break up with Firefern, but it doesn't work and she ends up giving Holly the cold shoulder

Birch, trying to mediate his sisters, has to talk to Larch and get her to stop overreacting

Larch believes she's reacting the perfect amount

The two argue and it ends with Larch leaving for a bit

During the time that Larch is gone, Ravenpaw begins to fall ill

Worried for the well-being of their father, Birch goes out of his way to bring either Echosong or Frecklewish to check on him, but Ravenpaw tells him that he's fine

This is hard to believe

It's also at this time that he and Holly meet their cousins - Bella, Riley, Lulu, and Patch

Holly is the one who tells them about SkyClan and Bella and Riley love the idea

Barley is cautious

Bella and Riley still end up joining SkyClan as Bellapaw and Rileypaw and Holly admits she's tempted to go to

Ravenpaw tells her to follow where her heart belongs

She's hesitant

She doesn't want to leave her dad alone

He assures that he's not alone and that he wants her to live a full, happy life

After some hesitation, she agrees to go

She becomes the warrior Hollyfeather - choosing a suffix to remember her father

Around this time Larch returns, during Ravenpaw's last days

She's stressed to find out that he's dying

Ravenpaw isn't angry

She's surprised by this fact, honestly, as she took a while to return cause she expected her dads to be angry

However, both of them understand

Ravenpaw ends up passing away surrounded by all three of his kits

Hollyfeather returns to SkyClan while Larch and Birch go back to the barn with Barley

Larch doesn't say anything about it until later but she is expecting kits and she doesn't want to say who the father is

She just wishes Ravenpaw could've met them

She ends up having five kits; Raven a black, brown, and white tom Shrew, a brown tabby molly with white paws Ghost, a white tom with brown ears Bell, a white molly with black speckles and Shade, a dark brown and white tabby tom

While her kits are still young, she learns that SkyClan has been chased from their territory

The name Darktail comes up and she goes silent in shock

Birch asks what's wrong

Larch pulls her siblings to the side, explaining, with severe caution, that Darktail is the father of her kits

This brings worry

She tells them not to tell anyone

They agree, but it becomes hard when Raven, Shade, and Ghost decide they want to join SkyClan

They try to argue, but the three are set on the idea

Of course, they're not made apprentices right away, but they are still being trained as apprentices

Hollyfeather promises to look after them the best she can

Larch and Birch still stay at the barn, being as welcoming as they can to Cherrytail and Cloudmist

When the rescue patrol comes for them, Larch asks about her kits

They're now Ghostpaw, Shadepaw, and Ravenpaw and they're on their way to becoming great warriors

Not only that, Hollyfeather, who is with the rescue patrol, explains that their older brother, Shrewpaw, is now Shrewstar of ThunderClan and that he has a mate and kits of his own

Larch finds herself strangely happy to hear this

When asked to come see them, she declines

She likes her life here

Birch stays, too There have been some kittypets stopping by lately to learn about the Clans and he likes hearing them talk

He's especially close to a tom named Fang and he wants to be here for the next time he visits

#au #ravenpaw #barley #barley wc #firefern #shrewpaw #spiderleg #shrew and bell end up joining warriorclan #if anyone's curious #birch also joins warriorclan #to be with fang #cause he's in love #larch never moves from the barn #and is happy to learn #that darktail isn't an issue anymore #i almost had her join him #but decided against it #cause i don't think she likes crowds #also dustpelt was going through a bad depression #which doesn't excuse him yelling at children #but i figured #it'd help explain why he did