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marci tidbits i feel like sharing no context rhyme or reason
back in his junior years competing in the italian championship he had this girl situationship (she was also competing)
they couldve become a thing but shes a redhead too and that weirded out marc for some reason (bud thinks thats like incest... grow uppp)
i dont have a name for her just yet but shes british. and drives in the academy under mercedes. or maybe even in f1 if we dare dream big enough
her presence and their shared past (that one season lol) haunts marci
and thus the mutual toxic rivalry with a briton was born 🧍♂️
thats one way to have a relationship with a woman. the other way is with his race engineer berta
my guy drinks up her words listens to her commands on the radio like his life depends on it (and maybe it does)
when i say marci is obedient i mean ittt he trusts and sticks to the strategies hes given 99% of the time bertas word is the only way
even when he thinks better of it he will do as berta advises. will have a quip if his idea was better but the world moves on and so does he
whats a little flirting in your radio transcipts. weirdly sensual updates on your tyre degradation and such
my frontal lobe has almost fully developed now and i can find so much beauty in m/f ships. peace and love
#THANK YOU BISEXUALS 💥‼️#origins of his britphobia. if you will#i actually wanted her to be stereotypically irish and marc is just stupid and fucks it up the first time#thinking shes british then it becomes a bit or smth. but no she stays british#she will have a name by the end of the day. and get drawn maybe#me when i lie about not wanting to make another driver oc 🧍♂️😭#hazel.txt#marci#this is the ocs tag#rm59#kt02#kendall#<- BECAUSE SHE HAS A NAME NOW...
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TW: Heavily implied Child Abuse
Stowaway AU where Pacifica becomes a stowaway on the Stan-O-War 2 after trying to run away from home to California. Things don’t exactly work out as planned, but at least she’s got a “Summer Internship” away from her parents now!
#gravity falls#Pacifica Northwest#Stanley Pines#Stanford Pines#Stowaway AU#my art#doodles#sorry I’ve been gone a while been busy with project and just plain general work#but had some free time today and finally put pen to paper on an idea I’ve had a for a while now!#Pacifica calls Stan by his name but still calls Ford Mr Pines because she’s got that ettiquette and fear of authority ingrained in her#but Stan is a bugger so she feels better just calling him Stan lol#this is honestly just a roundabout way of saying Stan is naturally good with kids I think#the more paternal grunkle lol#Also I feel like ghost rules in the show are ghosts can change their perception based on how powerful they are#since sometimes they’re invisible or unseen by people unless the ghost wills it (i.e. inconveniencing)#but Pacifica’s just too ghost pilled so she’s always seeing them regardless#Ford is very interested in the science of how this works and Stan has to remind him she’s still trying to get over trauma give her a second#I feel like after this summer at least specifically for this AU she’d end up staying with either Soo and Melody or the Corduroys#Soos might even say they’re siblings since he also sees Stan as a father figure and then Pacifica says ‘dang guess I gotta go die now’#from embarrassment lol
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absolutely insane that peter dutton lost his own seat to a 49 yo disabled amputee who's an ex paralympian. like yes it's funny that he fumbled the election this badly but can we also acknowledge how much of a win this is aside from that
#im so happy and proud of her!!#girl put in the work and its so awesome to see the outcome of this election playing out#i was really worried for a minute but a good amount of my faith in this country has been restored#we are not going the same way as the rest of the world (for now)#anyway that win in particular just feels important#ESPECIALLY because shes a woman and ESPECIALLY because shes disabled#auspol#australian election#peter dutton#her name is ali france!!#mine#jordi babbles#📓
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you always land on all fours
#umineko#umineko spoilers#ikuko hachijo#ikukos turn for a more serious piece... the old man has reigned for too long#now. INCREDIBLY LONG INCOHERENT TAGS RANT INCOMING FAIR WARNING HAS BEEN GIVEN:#it makes me so so sad how little discussion there is about specifically ikuko because imho she fits so neatly into a lot of the more#overarching Big Themes of the game in a way that i have not ever really seen people take notice of or point out in a meaningful way#like even just off of the top of my head. the significance of names and what it means to go by a name that's Not Yours (she has like 4+)#what it Means to be a witch how it represents a person's deepest insecurities and flaws & how its at its core a coping mechanism#the fact that it takes two to create a universe and trying to do it on your own anyways has the capacity to bring you intense misery#^ (how she's shown to be extremely dismissive of her own work and skill until a collaborator comes into her life and helps/encourages her)#and even the family/patriarchy/misogyny stuff that is so prevalent in the rest of the game comes back around to her. even her Only Friend#(young&stupid atp to be fair) remarks that shes Weird for being unmarried + the little she does say about her past invites the question of#to what extent her self-image stems from her family deeming her a freak outcast & effectively disowning her while celebrating her brothers#and i have lot in my mind about the witch thing specifically because i think her particular situation is very reflective of what umineko's#entire magic system and fantasy facet as a whole is meant to represent for an individual. from what little we see of (what is presumably)#her Real personality she is shown to be deeply self conscious in a way that is JARRINGLY diametrically opposed to both 1.) what we see in#featherine and 2.) what we see when she is acting as a Public Figure. because both of the above are very much purposeful acts that she is#putting on in order to obfuscate her true self. and i have always been very resolute & adamant about not totally equating her to featherine#not only because im very firmly in the camp of “featherine is the avatar of the Pen Name & tohya is part of her too” but also very much b/c#i feel very strongly that the stark differences between the two are very centrally relevant to her character & her psyche. as is the case#with most other witches featherine's personality traits serve to reveal/magnify a lot of ikukos inner workings by playing on her#insecurities/reversing them e.g. ikuko being very quick to downplay her skill/achievements becomes featherine being the COMPLETE opposite#to the point where she barely registers even other witches as living beings rather than just fun touys. BUT even though i do champion the#ikuko/featherine separation so hard i ALSO think it is purposefully relevant that at first glance the line between them seems so blurry#her introduction implying a more nebulous separation between her reality/fantasy counterpart is i think is an intentional move on her part#like it is part of the front she is putting up when acting as the Author. as opposed to Ikuko the person who we (in a way ironically very#similar to the way that the Real Battler is presumably only shown during the boatscene) only very briefly get to see take up screentime#which even on a meta level lines up very well with her apparent underlying nature as a like. extremely private largely reserved/shy person#hit tag limit but if by some miracle anyone is still reading this thank you... please see ikuko with the love she deserves... ok ily byeee
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deaged!Danny (may include Dani, Dan and/or Jazz too if you like) given to Themyscira to be raised by Kronos (Clockwork). They were given a vague reason (they either might end the world or save it. kinda like the PJO Great Prophecy "to preserve or raze")
cause a boy/s is/are involved. They get sent to be raised by Diana instead
i just really want mom!Diana to happen
god I love mom!Diana so much! I need this woman to just pop up to the watchtower with her own baby and tell the others to fuck off cause, BATMAN HAS HIS BABIES I HAVE MINE!
Percy Jackson themes? Let's go!
Children of Diana - part 1
Kronos was always a mysterious and frightening figure in their stories. The father that devoured their children upon a prophecy of a throne to be taken by his child. Five had fallen into his stomach, Hestia of the hearth fell first, whilst Hades was the last to be eaten. Only by Rhea's cunning did their youngest, Zeus, survive his father's hunger and grow to be king.
But Kronos never truly stayed dead.
He was time embodied, moving with every universe, even as he melted away from their world and into another.
Hippolyta told her stories of Kronos, along with how she wished for a child and how her love for one allowed her to make Diana out of clay and give her blessing of goddesses to be a mother to a blessed daughter. Diana heard stories from her mother of everlasting Kronos who's name shifted with worlds, with his domain of time. How the titan has moved past from his children and embedded himself into the stars.
Diana heard of his stories but never in her lifetime did she expect to be met with that same Titan.
Her first instinct was to bow, to greet this almighty titan with the proper etiquette. But Kronos only smiled at her, snapping his fingers.
One moment Diana was Louvre, then next she was beside her mother in Themyscira.
"Diana!" Hippolyta blinked, bewildered to see her daughter before the atmosphere turned tense, cold.
Once again, the Amazons were graces—perhaps even cursed—with the Master of Time's presence.
"Kronos." Hippolyta sucked in a deep breath, her stance going rigid as she prepared to greet and attack their guest. "My lord..."
"Progeny of mine," Kronos wore a purple rone that shadowed his face, with a body that floated from the ground. In his hand was a peculiar staff with a glowing blue clock. "I have no trust in my children but... You Amazons are more sensible and responsible than my brats."
"Except for Hestia. I would trust her but she is too close to them for my liking." He drawled, startling Diana.
Hestia was the eldest of the traitors, the first to be eaten. She was still referred to as a traitor and yet there is evident fondness in Kronos' voice.
"Nevermind that." Kronos waved it off, "Pandora has claimed that you are trustworthy—" THE FIRST WOMAN PANDORA?! "So I shall trust you with this prophecy. Especially, Diana... Wonder Woman. You will prove essential to the fulfillment of this prophecy."
Diana's body stiffened, unable to help but grab her mother's hand. Blessed as she was, Hippolyta squeezed her daughter's hand, comforting and reassuring before they nodded and waited for the prophecy...
Kronos was smiling.
"From the death of youth, a monarch shall rise,
To fall, and rise again with time's reprise.
Brother and sister by the throne will stand,
Balance to bring, or doom to command.
Should the path be dark, the stars will weep,
For the universe's fate, the king shall keep."
Diana's breath hitched. The prophecy was... It was scary. She couldn't fathom it. From the lines alone, there was a possibility of the universe's doom... But it involves a king of sorts.
What did that entail?
Kronos was laughing now. "Be wary, Diana of Themyscira... The High King of the infinite realms and his siblings will arrive soon..."
"The infinite realms?!" Hippolyta almost looked faint.
"Yes. The king, his royal siblings the prince and princess have entered a new cycle. Their oldest royal sister is currently regent and unable to raise them in the realms."
Diana cleared her throat, "My apologies, but why is the regent unable to raise her siblings?"
"Regent Queen Jasmine Phantom died long ago. She is a full ghost whilst her siblings are epitomes of balance, both living and dead. As they are still very much alive, being in the realms for too long during their years of development is unhealthy for their constitutions." He explained, glancing at his staff.
"It is time."
Again, Diana was startled and almost lunged forward for more answers before her mother squeezed her hand again. Her breath caught, glancing back at her mother who sent her a warning glare.
"I wish you the best of luck, Diana." Kronos smiled, almost softly, "You will do well to raise my children. I am in your debt."
All at once, Diana was suddenly the mother of three and someone the Master of Time owed a debt too.
Diana had not expected to find three children in her home. Yes, she expected to find three individuals, but she had at least expected infants. Not three children who's ages varied.
"Hello..." The middle of the three said, blue eyes, black hair, scrawny and small.
"Hello." She softly said, looking around her apartment before crouching in front of the children with the softest smile she could ever give. "I am Diana. Could you give me your names, little ones?"
"Dante." The eldest of the three, with blue eyes that flashed red, grunted.
"Daniel but I go by Danny." The middle smiled, then gestures to the toddler that clung to Dante. "This one is Danielle but she likes to be called Ellie."
The girl waved at her, rosy cheeks with blue eyes pile her brothers.
"Clockwork said we had to come to you because our sister couldn't keep us in the realms. We're sorry for the trouble." Danny grimaces, genuinely apologetic and clasping his hands together.
"I told that bastard that we didn't need to be deaged or anything. But no! He kept saying that we needed a vacation or whatever." Dante scoffed, rolling his eyes before adjusting little Elle in his arms.
Diana saw the discomfort on the eldest's expression as he tried to adjust his little sister in his arms. She offered her service to him, gesturing for Dante to give the toddler to her, bur she received a growl and a glare from crimson eyes.
One of the boys was the king of the infinite realms turned into a child. The prophecy had clearly stated that the king would be joined by his sister and brother, so the possibility of little Ellie being the king was void. So it was between the boys then.
"Don't be mean, Dan! Miss Diana is already trying her best right now. I'll tell Clockwork and Aunt Pandora that you're being mean to their favorite." Danny snapped, swatting his brother's shoulders.
"It is alright, your majesties."
"Oh!" Danny flushed red, "No need for that. You don't have to!" He insisted, "I'm not king at the moment since Jasmine demanded we were given a break... I just didn't think that a break meant going through a new human cycle."
Diana's eyes softened, so Daniel was king. "I see... I do not mind being your caretaker, little ones. I have friends who have children, and I have found myself rather envious of them. Truthfully, I never expected to beae children myself but... My mother lost the ability to have one herself, and yet she made me from clay."
Dante nodded, "We've heard of your story. It's quite beautiful how your mother loved you so much, even when you were nothing but a dream... But she managed to make you reality with that love. It's quite inspiring."
Danny soon explained, "Our mortal mother died many years ago. She and our father were ghosts, citizens of the infinite realms before my siblings and I encouraged them to follow through with reincarnation. We would have had our eldest sister do the same, but she is more stubborn than our parents." The fond smile on his lips was one tinged by melancholy and longing.
Diana realized that these children were ripped away from what they called home, forced by their own sister for their sakes. Immortal monarchs were thought to be all powerful, undying and never needing rest.
Diana herself saw it as such, with how Zeus refused to relinquish his throne, of how his siblings and children attempted to usurp him the same way he did with Kronos.
But the royals of the infinite realms seemed to be of a different breed. The dead who were once mortal, living, before time caught up to them and their existences were given to the realms. That humanity seemed to be what made the Ghostly royals to be so... Extraordinary. Because it was clear to Diana that the regent Jasmine loved her kingly brother and royal siblings with all her heart. Especially when she was willing to sit upon the throne, carry the burden of monarch, for a life time. All because she wanted them to be given a chance at happiness.
Diana has heard stories of the realms, of how the previous king, a tyran named Pariah Dark, was defeated. Phantom became king through conquest and it was rumoured he had still been a child, still alive and only half dead, when he was given the crown.
"Well then..." She cleared her throat, smiling softly. "I hope that you will be able to live comfortably with me, little ones. I will not force you to see me as a mother, but I will do everything I can to be a proper caretaker. I will love and cherish you the same way my mother and sister did."
That statement alone seemed to have affected the three, enough that Dante relaxed.
The second time Diana tried to take Ellie from his arms, Dante sis not resist. He carefully tucked his sister into her arms, showing her how she liked to be held.
Ellie giggled, reach up to her and nuzzling her cheek against Diana's chest.
"Adorable." She whispered, kissing the little girl's forehead before turning back to her brothers. "May I know how old you currently are?"
"Physically or chronologically?"
Diana chuckled, "Physically."
"I'm ten. Danny's eight and Ellie's two." Dante explained, pointing to them each whenever he spoke. "But chronologically, we're around... Actually, I don't know. Time in the realms and time here is different. It's also different from our earth. So..."
"Ah, no need to explain if it's too confusing. I understand that time flows differently for everyone. Let us just say that you've existed for a few centuries, yes? Keep it vague for everyone else." Diana grinned, already thinking of how Batman would be utterly perplexed by that.
"Well then, let us get you settled in, yes? Unfortunately, I only have one guest room." Diana frowned, cooing at little Elle that tried to wiggle our of her grasp, "I was planning on moving soon since this part of Paris is a little too loud for me."
A little white lie. She'd have to ask Bruce for help of finding a new space in a short time.
The three looked suspicious, skeptical, and already feeling guilty. Diana was quick to act, ushering them to their rooms, asking them if they've eaten and what they'd like for dinner if not.
Aside from a new place, she needed to acquire herself some parenting books. Yes. Lots and lots of parenting books, especially if her children were eldritch beings.
Maybe Bruce had more experience in that field.
No, Diana, do not think like that. You're a mother now.
Especially when she was the mother of three while Bruce was only parenting one child. Though said child was now a rather rebellious fifteen year old.
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#Children of Diana#I like WW's clay origin more than her being a daughter of Zeus#it shows that Hippolyta loved her so damn much that she made a child out of clay and was gifted life by the gods#in my au this lady is between 200 or 300 years old#that's reasonable in my head :)#Jazz saw her siblings slowly breaking down from being king; the time police; and ambassador of the realms#dan is time police and hates speedsters now cause theyre the ones he's trying to arrest#its part of his community service#ellie is ambassador because she gets to travel everywhere and make diplomatic relations for rhe realms#Diana achieved the status of mother#shes gonna be the best mom to her new ghost babies#The Phantom trio really miss Jazz but their new super mom is the cool lady that Pandora and CW are really proud of#Diana has had her babies for less than a day but if anything happens to them she'll kill everyone then herself#DICK IS STILL ROBIN AND FIFTEN!#So the rest of the batkids haven't been adopted yet#so#technically... Diana has the most kids#mother is motherinf by having the most kids first :D#tbh struggled writing their names a bit cause there were too many Ds#dpxdc#dc x dp#danny phantom#danny fenton
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assorted things that spamton has said that make me worry
#harvey's new text tag#spamton#note: we always knew the tattered wings one was about noelle because it's in the description for the watch with her name on it/#but now we know that she quite literally has tattered wings which for the 1000th time why does spamton know this/#why does he keep knowing things he's not supposed to/
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I see a lot of people upset about William Kaplan being dead and no one mourning him cus Billy stole his body and I just don't see it that way. The kid in Wanda Vision is Billy Maximoff, The teenager at the Bar Mitzvah is William Kaplan, the Teen that got taken to the hospital after the wreck is neither and both Billy Maximoff and William Kaplan. That Teen went home with the abilities of Billy Maximoff, to the home of William Kaplan, with memories of neither and lived there for three years. He cares about Rebecca and Jeff, he lied to the to protect them from pain, they are his parents. He wants to find Tommy, he has magical powers, he wants to know who he is. All of these things are true. I wouldn't say William Kaplan is dead he just doesn't remember, like Agatha wasn't dead when he was Agnes, she just didn't remember.
#its fully possible the witches road will give Teen both his memories back cus thats the thing he's missing. making him not William Kaplan#and not Billy Maximoff but Billy Kaplan a mix of the two.#agatha all along#agatha harkness#billy kaplan#william kaplan#billy maximoff#and to all the people pissed that he isn't finding Wanda. womp womp this is about his brother and if you looked you would have seen that.#rumor has it Tommy will be in Vision Quest right? Tommy has to be set up somewhere! he doesn't have magic. and why would they bring back#THE SCARLETT WITCH in a marvel tv show? that's a huge moment they want that sucker for a movie.#marvel#jeff kaplan#rebecca kaplan#also for people up set e6 was billy focused.... yeah mcu projects have set ups for other projects.#even Moon Knight set up Wearwolf by knight. then She Hulk and spiderman had a set up for Daredevil. wandavision set up for Agatha All Along#and the Marvels. Mrs Marvel had a set up for The Marvels. thats kinda how the mcu works its a conected story#teen agatha all along#in the show it shows he doesn't actually remember tommy if he didn't he wouldn't have had to find Ralph. he was surprised wanda had twins#named billy and tommy and that one could read mind while the other was a speedster. all he knows about tommy is that he can feel him#and hes missing.#he probably doesn't know what tommy looks like or sounds like or acts all he know is he can feel him MIA and wants him back.#.........#im back. i also see people stiching that one scene with for lack of better term Teen looking in the mirror going I am William Kaplan and#taking it as Billy adjusting to the body hes in now. one even calling him the monster inhabiting Williams body. and i dont think that it.#he doesn't remember being Billy Maximoff OR William Kaplan. again calling him Teen. Teen is looking in the mirror at a body and face that is#completely alien to him because it is! he has amnesia. he's looking in a mirror with no idea who is looking at him not because hes Billy but#because its no one at that moment hes nothing. he has no idea who he is at all. all he know is thats his body his name is William and his#parents and worried and he know that cus he can read minds. thats it nothing else
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im shocked that i havent seen shipping of these 2 because the potential😭
edit: ive been strong armed by @softantlers the ship name is vapefork
#like guys#the no crash au would be so funny like just imagine: years after they win nationals and just naturally falling out of contact#these 2 stumble upon each other at like... idk a concert or smt and hit it off#they dont go to the same school (or even live in the same state if you want) but they talk constantly and lisa often flies out to visit#(coz matthews money) and they start dating and eventually they have to introduce their parents to each other#they decide to kill two birds with one stone and do it on christmas#the taylor-shipmans dont celebrate because shauna's jewish and jackie just falls back on shauna's religion#the scatorccio-matthews dont have any religious beliefs but lottie loves an excuse to host#so the taylor-shipmans head into manhattan (idk why nyc) and raise their eyebrows at the skyscraper condo complex#of which the penthouse is their destination and jackie jokes that callie never mentioned her girlfriend's loaded#imagine their surprise when none other than natalie scatorccio (-matthews) opens the door#its at that point that callie and lisa realize they never mentioned each other's last names to their mothers#lottie's amused jackie's delighted shauna's a bit confused and nat cant believe that after spinning 18 years dealing with jackie taylor#she now also has to deal with her spawn#lol this got away from me#give callie a girlfriend!#callie sadecki#callie shipman#callie taylor-shipman#lisa yellowjackets#lisa scatorccio-matthews#lottie matthews#jackie taylor#shauna shipman#natalie scatorccio#yellowjackets#lottienat#jackieshauna
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Prompt 131
Okay, so first of all Dan would like to say it’s not his fault. Ellie was the one to bring some unknown object into the speeder and Jazz was the one driving. Or had Sam been driving- didn’t matter! It wasn’t his fault, he wasn’t the one shooting at them, he wasn’t the one to break whatever, he was not the one to open a stupid portal, and so it wasn’t his fault!
So why is he now like, five years old, and why is the speeder crashed in some sort of corn field. Why is everyone- except for Jazz whose now like six- also like three at most?! And- oh fuck the door just opened and… okay that’s a kid. Like, nine at most.
A kid and an adult, who he hadn’t noticed at first so again, it’s not his fault if he hissed at them and tried to hide his not-siblings behind him. It’s also not fair they’re apparently stuck to ghost speak for who knows how long, but at least they can understand the people.
“Martha, get some blankets, it’s happened again!”
#dcxdp#dpxdc#prompts#What is up with the Kents cornfield that a spaceship with alien children has crashed there twice#Clark: Omg am I an older brother now?? What does an older brother do??#He's going to be so excited when the kids start flying too#Clark: I have eight whole siblings now!#The Kents will end up the most experienced couple in raising superpowered children#Clark: This is Jazz and Dan and Tucker and Danny and Sam and Valerie and Ellie and I love them#The Kents now have two ships hidden on their property lol#and a green glowing dog of some sort that came with one group#the phamily actually get to be kids and don't Have to be vigilantes or are parentified or anything and it's... actually kind of nice#It's peaceful#Ellie definitely doesn't hide the fact she's a clone#They're very limited when re-learning how to talk human language again#so they say some rather concerning things without giving any context for it#not that it isn't concerning even with context anyway lol#Ma and Pa kent nearly cry when they hesitantly ask if their names can be kent too#Clark cries when he goes to metropolis because the kids all cling and try to get him to stay
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*beacons you to a dark corner* psssst hey, you 🫵 do you want a sneak peek for the new AU I’m working on?
Hehehe of course you do >;)

Cyborg!Anko for my Bulletproof Hearts AU!! There’s a lot of context needed to make this make sense (and I’ll get into it once I’m done *at least* Genma and Kakashi’s character sheets as well) but uhhh the AU is mainly based on the MCR Killjoys universe, but I take inspiration from Cyberpunk, Fallout, Mad Max, Trigun… so think retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic Japanese -American fusion :) The tokujo squad run a gas station out in the middle of the wastes which they also use as Anko’s mechanic shop, Genma’s radio station, and the base of operations for the rebellion against the fascist government of Neo-Konoha! So if that sounds interesting stay tuned because I’ve got lots where that’s coming from!!!
#Cyborg Anko has been deemed <<Clanko>> by Sock so that’s her name now 🤷♀️#if you’re wondering why she’s a cyborg the short answer is Orochimaru :(#and if you’re curious why she seems so glum it’s because I decided to put her through the ringer with this one :)#yes her eye does the boothill thing#guys I have so so much lore I’m going to explode#I’ll provide more context later I swear#get ready for me to be very annoying >:)#also uhh happy valentines day ig??#naruto#naruto fanart#artists on tumblr#anko mitarashi#bulletproof hearts au
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My post-Schreier thoughts:
I remain unconvinced that Veilguard's chronic writing was anything but a skill issue on the part of (some) writers. We now know that rewrites were thought necessary at several stages due to poor reception—it was slop from the beginning, with nothing to salvage and no talent remaining to pull it back from the brink.
Changes not possible due to voice-acting strikes? Okay, sure. What about the written content? The pitiful attempts at what this game considers "codex" entries. The failures in tone and voice in them compared to previous games. The notes, my god, the notes.
What about the disappointing or even self-destructive narrative choices made that were entirely unvoiced, and in fact never mentioned in dialogue? The absolute travesty of a decision to write off the South in a few lines?
What about fundamental parts of Tevinter, Nevarran, Rivaini, Dalish and Antivan lore missing from the game that could have been tucked away in the codex in a pinch, but weren't?
What about the characters from Tevinter Nights—all the faction leaders—who you only know if you read Tevinter Nights, because the game doesn't bother to explain who they are, even in little slivers of readable lore dotted around the world? I found out more about Rylen or the Mayor of Crestwood from picking up notes playing Inquisition than I did about Antoine, or Myrna, or even Viago in Veilguard.
I was cautiously neutral on Weekes' leadership, but I also thought of them as more of a "clever" writer, as in, they often leaned into being clever over something substantial, deployed enjoyable turns of phrase, relied on double entendres and misdirection. Good stuff, sure! But if that's all you've got in your toolkit, and what you instead need is something solid—the nuts and bolts to make a story stick—you get something lacking complexity, depth, nuance, and heart. Something shallow. Something like Veilguard.
(And as for Epler? Man, pick a different profession.)
#dragon age veilguard#veilguard critical#i'm a big busch defender because i think she's the only reason the game came out functional - could you imagine if it was bad AND buggy?#and a big trick weekes hater because occasionally taash has decent lines and then the rest is the worst video game writing ever put to pape#like damn i would be physically embarrassed to have my name attached to that character as their lead writer#somehow harding + dwarf lore is even worse but i dont know for sure if i should blame sheryl chee for that one so she escapes for now
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I've seen the headcanon that Lucanis' mother, Caterina's perfect heir, was actually similar to Illario in some ways. That she was calculating, ruthless, ambitious, obedient... all the things Caterina overlooks in Illario because Caterina sees her favourite daughter's deep brown eyes and quiet, controlled demeanor and careful planning in Lucanis.
But I am also attached to the idea that the opposite is true too. That Illario's mother shared similarities with Lucanis; that she was empathetic and stubborn, with a slight rebellious streak. But she was always outgoing and charming, was more impulsive with her emotions, and was always sharper with her tongue than with a sword, so Caterina only sees her in Illario.
I just love the idea that Caterina can't look beyond the surface and see who her grandsons really are because on some level she can't see past the ghosts reflected in their eyes. She can't see that the quiet brown eyed boy is is more of the gentle hearted rebel, and the one with blue eyes and a shining, fake smile is the ruthless leader who would do anything she asked.
#Illario Dellamorte#Lucanis Dellamorte#veilguard spoilers#I wish we knew anything about their families#Illario's name means happy. You could (and I choose to) read that as meaning his parents' main wish for him was happiness.#What does that say about them as people?#What does it mean that a Dellamorte once looked at their newborn and their only thought was 'I hope he's happy'#I have been thinking about the Dellamortes all morning at work#Lucanis' mother the favourite child the quiet one who learned to turn off her emotions and would do anything to keep her status as favourit#Vs loud emotional Illario's mother the less favourite because she was rebellious and stubborn and tried to be her own person#(as much as she could)#(Also imagining Lucanis' mother sneaking into her younger sister's room at night after she's punished and tending to her#the way Lucanis and Illario will do years later)#I like the idea of Illario's mother being a bit of a rebel because I think a lot of people look at Illario and think disobedient rebel#despite the fact that I think objectively Illario is the more obedient one#he has disobedient rebel energy but in canon he's a follower who doesn't even consider breaking the rules unless it's Lucanis' idea#(until he has Lucanis killed but you could argue even that is him following Crow rules it's just him being who Caterina raised him to be)#I really want to know what's up with their families though. Lucanis is the horse Caterina is betting on. Lucanis' mother was the first of#her children to die. What makes her so sure Lucanis is the best option? Is it just that Lucanis is less like her and she knows she failed?#Is there something about Illario that makes her see him an ineligible? I want to interview her.#anyways I have to go back to work now hopefully this all makes sense I don't have time to proofread anything oops this is how much I ramble#when I don't have the time to go back and edit it down and take out all my irrelevant thoughts
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Damian has favorites
Damian absolutely has favorite siblings, he actually goes out of his way to rank them using a method that lets their rank change depending on several different factors.
The first time Dick saw the list he left Gotham for a week to cry because he wasn't even on it and thought Damian was somehow disowning him until Barbara dragged him back to Gotham and made them actually communicate (terrifying, I know.) (It turned out it was just as simple as Dick was that much of a dad to Damian that it genuinely didn't occur to him to lump him in with his siblings)
As of current, the list goes;
Duke
Stephanie
Cass
Jason
Tim
Jarro
The placement of Jason, Cass, Tim and Jarro changes based on what they've done for him that week, how often he's seen them, if they've upset Father or Richard, any failings vigilante-wise, and mainly the idea of 'If they saw this ranking, would I be embarrassed about it?'.
Duke and Steph are permanently in the top two spots, with their spots only swapping depending on how much Damian has seen and talked to them that day.
Patroled with Duke but Steph took him out for milkshakes and to annoy Bruce? Number one spot goes to her.
Duke takes him out for a ride on his motorcycle during his lunch period at school? Number one spot goes to him.
It's very notable that the list dictates his behavior to his siblings. Whoever's in the top spot? He'll let them carry him as if he's a fucked up cat with barely a complaint if they want to. They earned that. Five and below? He is actively pouring sand into their beds.
Steph is vaguely aware of the list but honestly thinks she's near the bottom or something. Tim is hyper-aware of it but doesn't know what the criteria are and keeps getting really competitive trying to get into the top 2 at least once, and he keeps failing miserably.
#duke thomas#jason#bruce#cass#damian#damian wayne#damian wayne al ghul#dick grayson#batfam#batfamily#Contrary to popular belief this actually helps his relationships with his siblings#Because he has to sit and genuinely think on whether they deserved their spots or not#It does make his grudges so much fucking worse though#Cause he sat on it for awhile then was like 'No you WERE being an ass and now you're 6th for the month.'#stephanie brown#steph brown#Dick honestly isn't sure this is healthy but at Damian's age he was beating criminals up instead of therapy#So maybe this is completely normal for kids with siblings#Cass doesn't know there's like an actual psychical list but she's vaguely aware that he ranks them sometimes#She's unsure of whether or not to call him out on it but ultimately decided watching Tim go feral trying to be top 3 is the funnier#So she just watches this shit go down#And doesn't tell Tim that he DOES break top 3 sometimes#but only when he's not trying#And some point Tim lets on thathe knows#and makes several pointed comments about being more decisive with choosing who the best sibling was#The only thing this does is make him split everyone into their real names and vigilante persona#And it actually gets Tim (and Red Robin) FURTHER down on the list more often.
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hi cruuuuuunch can i ask do you have like a sonaaaaa *batting my eyelashes completely innocently*





MY FUCKING DRAGONNNNN THE C!CRUNCHERRRR literally the whole world to me my dsmp oc that just became like. my favorite oc ever and also my main persona and also an alter in my brain. you all love this little freak okay? heart? smile? (SHE/HER ONLY)
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First: @//sadtrashking
Second: Milesshack on Etsy
Third: @//terezicaptor
Fourth: @//zane-romeave
Fifth and Seventh : @//archaicchemist
Sixth:DeadFishX on Etsy
Eighth : Danigrilloart on Twitter
Ninth: MuzzledMutt on Etsy
#ALL OF THESE R COMMS OR FANART IVE GOTTEN BTW :3 i have so much fanart of her i love herrrr smile#also yes she was based off susie deltarune originally shes VERY much her own thing now but originally was based off susie#also despite her name she isnt a self-insert!! shes a fully fledged character which has been mistaken multiple times to be a canon dsmp#character by friends who dont know dsmp which is really funny to me. theyre putting girlfags in dsmp. because of woke#one day ill talk about her lore proper on here probably maybe when im feeling brave#c!crunch
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Emile -> Ceres -> Safiyah
My MC’s for (in order) Touchstarved, Obscura, and The Arcana 😊😊
#get safiyah out of there tbh#hydrogen bombs vs coughing baby fr#‘i’m alone in a new place and i don’t know who i can trust :(‘#‘my priest has a brat taming kink >:(‘#‘my partner gave me half of his heart because he missed me so much :3’#‘…’#they’re cousins btw#i like to imagine that emile and ceres have met#safiyah lives on the other side of the planet#how many ocs can one have with the same name before it gets weird#ceres has kind of gotten a retcon she’s a bit rabid now#anywho#digital art#obscura vn#obscura vesper#touchstarved game#touchstarved oc#the arcana#the arcana oc
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i am hoarding a cute alien girl in my house ⊹₊⟡⋆
#pokemon#pokemon hgss#trainer lyra#rival silver#soulsilvershipping#trainer silver#silver pokemon#lyra pokemon#marill#pkmn#pokemon art#pokemon fanart#hgss#digital art#artist on tumblr#art#alien lyra popped into my head recently mostly because i wanted to draw her with boba tea eyes lol / i was inspired by the iconic opening#dialogue in loonas hi high! particularly ‘you’re somewhere - i’m sure!’ it’s always given me space vibes! something i think loona did#really well :3 my random story behind this? silver was randomly awoken one night by a flash then multiple images of different locations#flashed in his mind - all clues that would lead him to a specific location almost like a scavenger hunt! after a week of researching and#travelling around he finally found himself in a large rice paddy field where laid a spaceship crash with a super adorable space girl named#lyra and her partner pkmn and co-pilot lieutenant bubbles the marill! now he’s hoarding an odd space girl in his bedroom closet while she#completes her ‘mission’ (whatever that is - she won’t indulge) and hopefully finds a way to return to her home planet!#in the meantime silver has to main his everyday image of one of johtos elite four members … despite having a …peculiar… new housemate!😵💫
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