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readtilyoudie · 2 years ago

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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

The Band by Nicholas Eames | Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi | The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White | Choke by Chuck Palahniuk | The Chosen and The Beautiful by Nghi Vo | Circe by Madeline Miller

The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King | Deerskin by Robin McKinley | The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams | Dietland by Sarai Walker | Dreadnought by April Daniels

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine | Enders by Lissa Price | The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden

Fable: the Balverine Order by Peter David | Fable: Reaver by Peter David | Fairy Tales of Remnant by E.C. Myers | Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff | The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu | Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk | Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn | A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks

The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan | Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides | Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller | Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty | A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien | Not Your Sidekick Series by C.B. Lee

Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

The Reckoners Series by Brandon Sanderson | Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright | The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood | Ruination by Anthony Reynolds

The Tale of the Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman | These Ruthless Deeds by Kelly Zekas & Tarun Shanker | These Vicious Masks by Kelly Zekas & Tarun Shanker | To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers | Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Elizabeth May | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson | The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld | Until I Find You by John Irving

The Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers | Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire | When Christmas Comes Again: The World War One Diary of Simone Spencer by Beth Seidel Levine | The Wicker King by K. Ancrum | William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope | A Wind In The Door by Madeleine L'Engle | The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski | The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell | The World According to Garp by John Irving | A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman | The Young Elites Series by Marie Lu

Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cory O'Brien

#blog maintenance #archive #book archive

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ltwilliammowett · 3 years ago

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The naming of ships

The Royal Navy was quite creative and reasonably prudent when it came to naming its ships, although there were also some odd " Pickles".

The Lauching and naming of a new ship - The 'St. Albans' Floated out at Deptford, by Willm Pratt Pinx, 1750 (x)

When the fleet was still quite small, naming was not so much of a problem and the Royal Family was often used, such as Mary Rose or The Henry Grace à Dieu. This continued well into the 18th century, when ships were named in two ways: either after royalty or after an English town. Of the ships built in the 1700s, most were named after monarchs, their relatives or their palaces: Royal Sovereign, Royal Anne, Royal George, Prince George, Royal Oak, Royal William, Elizabeth, Restoration, Mary, Royal Katherine and Hampton Court. The remaining ships were almost always named after English cities, counties or rivers: London, Northumberland, Nottingham, York, Devonshire, Chichester, Cornwall, Kent, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Oxford, Shrewsbury and the Humber.

HMS Royal William, by unknown (x)

The early 18th century saw a wave of patriotism, and so towns were added, especially Scottish ones, to welcome them into the Navy. A few years later, the Britannia became the most obvious national symbol, followed by the Union in 1726. In addition, ships were now increasingly given titles associated with features considered "British": Dreadnought, Conqueror, Dragon, Superb, Albion, Hero, Illustrious, Valiant, Revenge, Defiance, Thunderer, and Defence.

Towards the end of the century, however, this changed. Many of the larger naval ships continued to be named after royalty, notably Royal Sovereign (1786), Prince of Wales (1794) and Queen Charlotte (1810).

H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, 1786, emerging from her refit and lying in the Hamoaze, Plymouth Sound, by Stuart Bolton (x)

Increasingly at the beginning of the 19th century, however, ships were named after creatures, gods and protagonists of classical antiquity, to reflect society's beleseness and antiquity trend. At the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, for example, the British fleet was named Neptune, Agamemnon, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur, Spartiat, Mars, Bellerophon, Colossus, Achille, Polyphemus, Euryalus, Naiad and Sirius. Well, and now there is also the aforementioned Pickle, someone must have been a fan of pickles.

HMS Pomone 1805 by T G Dutton circa 1820 (x)

By the middle of the century, the heroes of the navy themselves were appearing and soon there was a Nelson, Rodney, Howe, Barham, Duncan, Anson and Benbow in the fleet. Other ships were given names reminiscent of the Navy's glorious history, such as Barfleur and Trafalgar. In this way, the naval ship became a reference point for the glorious institutional history of the navy as an act of self-expression brought into the public eye.

The 20th century then took more of a cue from the flora and fauna and there was then an abundance of flowers but insects were also very popular.

The navy also made sure that captured French ships with the same name, albeit often anglicised, were added to their own fleet ranks. There was hardly a more disheartening sight for a French naval officer than to see a captured ship in the enemy battle line. Merchant ships, were often given the name of a patron or his wife who had financed that ship, but colonies were also welcome.

Of course, there were also quite amusing slips, such as the Pickle, Cockchafer, Black Joke, Mutiny (not necessarily a good name, what an uproar it caused when it was called Mutiny in Spithead) and Frolic and so on.

#naval history #naming of ships #16th-19th century #age of discovery #age of sail #age of steam

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auditect · 2 years ago

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Now, please point out the part where I mentoined that it was canon to Lucas personally.

As for the individual you just linked, I am familiar with him. We had previously engaged in a debate where he tried to argue that Mace Windu having a blue lightsaber a decade before the Clone Wars was definitve proof the EU was never canon, despite Rey, Anakin and Luke all having blue lightsabers at first and then switching to a different lightsaber colour in canon. Needless to say, he failed to impress me as an unbiased source or strike me as someone who is willing to admit a mistake when proven wrong. (by this logic, TCW isn't canon either because Windu has gauntlets that he dosen't wear in the movies)

Moving on to why the EU was canon, If George Lucas had consistently said "the EU was never canon" then you would indeed be correct. However, his opinion on the EU was known for being extremely inconsistent. Yes, sometimes he said that it's in a different universe to his saga, other times he said it expands the universe. There are also times where interviewers asked him about off-screen events from the films, such as how Anakin got his scar from Revenge of the Sith, and Lucas would tell them to read the comics, which does suggest he at least sometimes concidered them to inform the films. (If you're interested, the story of how Anakin got his scar is told in the comic "Dreadnoughts of Rendili".)

I have linked a video that gives further examples of GL's opinion on the Expanded Universe's canonicity changing:

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Please keep in mind, this is by no means to be disrespectful towards George Lucas. Opinions change with time and that's okay. However, it does put into question to how it was officially treated, outside of Lucas' personal opinion, and by then, it should become pretty obvious that the EU was intended to be viewed as canon.

A dead giveaway would be the presence of the Infinities logo, which was specifically intended to mark non-canonical stories such as Tag & Bink or most of Star Wars Tales. Why a continuity that was supposedly never canon would even need a logo to point out non-canonical stories is beyond me.

Leeland Chee is also living proof of the EU's canonicity. His job was to maintain the continuity and decide how different stories fit into the canon.

The truth is that before 2014, things weren't as simple as "canon" and "non-canon". There were different tiers, with most of the Expanded Universe being placed into something called "C-canon", not "Non-canon".

If you would like even further proof of the Expanded Universe being officially canon, I recommend checking this video by Manda-LORE, starting at the six minute mark explicitly proving that the EU was officially canon.

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Of course, just because the EU was official canon, dosen't mean you have to personally view it as such. If you only want to accept George Lucas' vision of Star Wars as the only true one, that's completely fair. However, I do have to take Issue with a double standart that I've hinted at in my previous comment: You are indeed correct in saying that the EU may not have been part of George Lucas' personal view of Star Wars. But there's the thing, TCW wasn't, either.

If you look at the canon hierarchy that I posted above, TCW was not concidered G-canon back in the day. It wasn't until after the Disney buyout that the show was promoted to the same canon status as the films. You'd think that if mere statements by Lucas count as G-canon, then a show he was supposedly "heavily involved" in absolutely would.

Obviously, Dave Filoni loves riding the "I was George Lucas' Padawan" train, alledgedly even to the point of sabotaging the careers of people who threaten this claim, but the fact is that George Lucas has not written or directed a single episode. When he talks about the story of Star Wars in interviews, he dosen't mentoin Ahsoka, the Mortis Gods, or any events that were shown only in TCW, he only talks about the six films.

Watching DVD extras and featurettes, it's always Dave Filoni talking about the creation of the show, and rarely if ever Lucas. It's Filoni's brainchild, not that of George Lucas. Plus, you'd think that if George Lucas was as involved in the show as the fans claim, he would be available to voice his own character.

Here is an interview quote where Dave admits that George Lucas did not have a lot of input in the making of TCW:

"So right now, Resistance is a bit different, in that I'm not on that day-to-day. I created and set it in motion, but I've given that to other people to raise up, people that I've worked with a long time, who I think deserve the opportunity to tell stories and I think it's exciting, and I give them my thoughts and notes – I was just doing that this morning, like George would give me. So that's fun."

George wasn't nearly as involved in TCW as some fans claim, aside from answering some questions from the creators and saying yes or no to to what people were or weren't allowed to do. If you think that this is enough to declare the show as being canon to George Lucas, then the EU would by that logic also be canon to Lucas.

Here are some notable contributions George Lucas had to the Expanded Universe:

Changing the ending of the comic The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe from Lando originally seeing the truth in the titular character's pacifistic ways to disagreeing with them.

Killing off the Towani family in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Resurrecting Palpatine in Dark Empire

Talk Timothy Zahn out of making Joruus C'Baoth a clone of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Confirming that Spice is a drug for Jedi Search

Having Quinlan Vos survive Order 66

Establishing Darth Plagueis' species as a Munn

There are also several instances where TCW outright went against George Lucas' input, such as his statement that Yoda never visited Dagobah being contradicted by the Episode "Voices". Dave Filoni has also infamously went against George Lucas' wishes to kill off Ahsoka Tano, which he proudly admits to in the featurette of "The Wrong Jedi".

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This is actually something that I brought up in my earlier discussion with David, to which he replied that going strictly against George Lucas' wishes somehow made it closer to Lucas' true vision, while at the same time not being above using nitpicks and very minor inconsistensies such as the colour of Mace Windu's lightsaber to discredit the EU. Needless to say, I'm not exactly convinced of David's supposed objectivity or expertise in George Lucas' view of canonicity.

I didn't mean to turn this into an essay, but in conclusion, Star Wars had a canon hierarchy before Disney took over, the EU was officially canon and TCW was also canon, but both were overruled by the movies.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

I don’t think some people realize why the gray jedi thing pisses some of us off so badly.

Imagine you like lord of the rings and you decide to look around the fandom.

And it turns out that 10+ or something years ago someone wrote a piece of fanfiction where they rewrote the rules for the ring. So instead of it only having one master and corrupting everyone else that tried to use it, it sometimes chooses to take a new master if it feels the person is worthy of it. And therefore this author’s self-insert OC can now use the one ring in all its glory without getting turned crazy.

This fanfic gets published (as some fanfics do) and most of the fandom has read it and loves it.

Now, when you (someone who has only dealt with canon works written by Tolkien) see this fic you go… huh. That’s nice, but it goes against the very point of the books and the lore tolkien created. So while it’s a good fic I’m not going to interact with it.

But then people keep harassing you for taking about/ writing the one ring the way tolkien wrote it to begin with.

And they SWEAR that this is the Actual lore of the one ring, and that YOU are wrong. Which is completely insane to you, because FRODE TOOK IT TO MORDOR FOR A REASON. There is only one lord of the ring!! That’s literally the name of the series that’s what it’s about!! If what the fandom was insisting about was possible, there would be no plot. In the original books.

This is why we are so upset over gray jedi!! Bc if it was possible to use the dark side but still be a good guy then wtf is wrong with Anakin? Why the fuck did Darth Vader fall to the dark side? Why did Luke struggle so much? If you can have your cake and eat it too why are the movies so fuckin long?? Why did Luke fail against Vader in Empire? what lesson did he learn in Return? Why would the movie be called Return of the Jedi if Luke had not learned the Jedi ways????

You can write OC’s as gray jedi all you want but when you start forcing it into canon it literally ruins the movies!

#Youtube #Star Wars #Star Wars: The Expanded Universe #EU Defence

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the-starryknight · 3 years ago

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F, G, and I? 🤷🏻‍♀️

hello, and thank you very much for asking!!

F. canon fics or au?

ooh, everyone's curious about this one today! I've answered it here, and made a little AUs rec list here, so I suppose it's time for a canon-ish rec list. making this has made me realize that I tend towards EWE fics most. this list isn't only fully canon compliant fic, I'm including a few that take canon strongholds and expand them in really fantastic ways (but there are so, so many!):

Inevitable (From The Very Start) by onbeinganangel (55k, E) - canon compliant

Turn by saras_girl (307k, E) - canon compliant

The Ordeal of Being Known by louisfake (147k, E) - EWE

so lie to me tonight. by m0stlyvoid (5k, T) - Harry/Ginny breakup

Home Truths by skeptique (67k, E) - Quidditch

Nor All That Glisters by sweet_s0rr0w (110k, E) - Felix felicis

Two Starts, One Finish by lqtraintracks (5k, E) - Enemies to Lovers

Criminal by the-sinking-ship (83k, E) - Auror Harry

G. longfics or shortfics?

I also answered this one a bit here! SO here are the longest fics I've read:

longest fic - Baghdad Waltz by Dreadnought (680k+, E) - the only Stucky fic I've ever read, on @gryffindorhearts' recommendation

longest hp fic - All the Young Dudes by mskingbean89 (Wolfstar, 526k)

longest drarry fic - The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by iero0 and ladderofyears (288k, E)

and for the shortest, well, I can only recommend drarrymicrofic, especially xanthippe, skeptique, onbeinganangel, ladderofyears, gryffindorhearts, shealwaysreads and many, many others for some tight 50-word micros!

I. porn with plot or porn without plot?

In all seriousness, though, I'm more likely to write porn with plot (though I'd love to try some porn without plot, just for fun) and I read both!

#ask meme #thisbloodycat

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themculibrary · 5 years ago

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Sam Wilson-Centric Masterlist

Links Last Checked: September 6th, 2024

Comparative Pest Control Methodology (ao3) - adi_rotynd bucky/steve/natasha/sam G, 16k

Summary: Sam Wilson joins a totally normal, totally sensible pigeon club. (The Greendale Seven beg to differ.) This hobby is none of the other Avengers's business. (Steve, Bucky, and Natasha beg to differ.)

Dreadnought (ao3) - lunaaltare bucky/steve/sam E, 85k (WIP)

Summary: It’s 2015. So when a Nazi organization bags and kidnaps a bisexual black man to be their next asset, he guesses they’re trying their hand at this whole progressive thing, too.

Five Times Sam Didn't Sleep Alone and One Time He Did (ao3) - Baamon5evr steve/sam T, 5k

Summary: Sam had never liked the cold. He’d rather not feel the coldness from her room clinging to her but still it felt warmer already, not being alone always made him feel warm.

Ghost Towns (ao3) - AgentCoop T,

Summary: New Orleans tradition is steeped in magic, mysticism, and voodoo and Sam grows up in the midst of it all. When ghostly figures start appearing around him, he begins to dig deeper.

The dead spirits can be a bit frightening, but if he leaves them alone, they don’t seem to bother anyone.

The spirit that follows Steve around everywhere though? That one seems dangerous. That one seems too close to the human plane of existence.

That one seems too close to real.

hello, it's you, it's going to be you (ao3) - VeryImportantDemon sam/bucky T, 7k

Summary: Before Sam meets Bucky, he thinks he's already a little bit in love.

Heroes (ao3) - Overlithe sam/bucky E, 29k

Summary: It’s their first day off in a month and after an exhausting mission all Sam wanted to do was to stay home instead of being dragged by Bucky on a tour of DC’s touristic highlights. But a superhero’s work is never done, especially not when there’s explosions, problems you can’t punch, and a screening of the Greatest Film of All Time.

A slice-of-costumed-hero-life story about loss and hope, the past and the future, and killer bird gifs. (Set a few years after TWS & CA:CW and featuring BuckyCap and FalCap. Also, they make out while in costume, which I feel is the most important part of this summary.)

Holding Hands (While The Worlds Come Tumbling Down) (ao3) - Baamon5evr steve/sam T, 6k

Summary: I should seriously reconsider my life choices. Sam thinks from his place on the ground at a supposedly abandoned HYDRA center.

I Could Walk Out, But I Won't (ao3) - napricot minor steve/bucky T, 26k

Summary: "Bucky started the car, and that was it: the Sam and Bucky Road Trip of Sadness and Maybe Bonding was officially happening. Sam hoped they could get through it without killing each other, or anyone else." In which Sam is not as okay as he'd like to think, and Bucky's more well-adjusted than expected.

I Don't Wanna Watch You Walk Away (ao3) - Baamon5evr steve/sam G, 5k

Summary: Sam stood numbly when Steve announced his departure from the Avengers.

nothing like a princess (ao3) - napricot sam/bucky T, 34k

Summary: Sam Wilson's fugitive life, post-Accords: taking refuge in a kingdom that might as well have been magical, in a sprawling palace set against beautiful mountains and jungles, where there was a handsome man cursed and trapped in a deathly sleep in a glass coffin, and a kind and just king who was working to heal him, and a stalwart warrior from a far-off time who wouldn't leave his cursed friend, and, hell, Sam even knew a witch. Surely Sam could be forgiven if his thoughts turned to fairy tales and Disney movies.

Bucky's kind of like a Disney princess. Sam would maybe like to be Prince Charming.

run, run, run (to your grave) (ao3) - oh_no_oh_dear steve/sam/bucky E, 23k

Summary: The intel? Sketchy. The trio? Exhausted. Hotel? Definitely not Trivago. Sam Wilson is on the hunt for the other Winter Soldiers, but somewhere between making tea and outmanoeuvring evil assassins, he finds time to fall in love. Sam Wilson is the ultimate multitasker.

Status Quo Ante (ao3) - Domenika Marzione (domarzione) N/R, 15k

Summary: A tale in which Sam suspects he should be used to this by now, for values of 'this' that involve certain folks he hangs out with and situations he finds himself in, Team Cap becomes Team Ex-Cap becomes TBD, and nobody but Clint really wants to know what happened to Scott Lang's GI Joes.

(Sam Wilson from the final scene to the mid-credits scene.)

swallow heart, sparrow soul (ao3) - cinni, Spacedog steve/sam/bucky E,

Summary: sam wilson is tired. he feels it in his bones, in his ever-present ache for the people he loves. he feels it in the longing, rooted deep in his heart, for a chance to rest, to heal.

and so, two supersoldiers in tow, sam wilson returns to the people and places he knows he can rest his war-weary soul.

(or: sam wilson goes home).

tell the truth (but tell it slant) (ao3) - mariahlee steve/sam M, 10k

Summary: When Tony insists that Sam and Steve move into the Avengers tower with the rest of the gang, they agree to a two week trial period. Which, of course, results in the two most ridiculous weeks of Sam's life.

That Others May Live (ao3) - dentigerous, superhumandisasters T, 15k

Summary: What happened to Sam Wilson in the war? A story that goes in and out of the past through flashbacks, therapy sessions, and Sam's emotions.

that’s what you get for dreaming aloud (ao3) - oh_no_oh_dear steve/sam/bucky E, 80k

Summary: Steve likes Bucky (duh.) Bucky likes Steve (double-duh.) Sam likes Steve (kinda duh.) Steve likes Sam (who wouldn't?) Bucky likes Sam (wat)

Sam...likes Bucky? (stop the madness)

The slowest of slow burns. Occasional angst. Much kissing ensues. Maybe more also ensues.

The Worst Part About Being Strong (ao3) - Taciyet thor/sam, steve/tony G, 4k

Summary: Is That No One Ever Asks If You're Okay

(Or: Sam is a borderline therapist for veterans, Thor has also seen and been through some shit, and we don't talk about either of these things enough.)

This Fledgling Thing (ao3) - snarklyboojum bucky/steve/sam T, 24k

Summary: They say 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' but Sam has pretty big hands and he'd prefer the birds to keep their beaks out of his love life, thanks.

Whisperbright (ao3) - Gothams_Only_Wolf T, 5k

Summary: Sam can talk to birds. He'd like you to know, for the record, that Polly hates crackers and would rather be eating a piece of fruit or a nut.

you are the sun, the moon and all of my scars (ao3) - winterfalconwarrior sam/bucky G, 4k

Summary: When Sam’s born, everyone looks at the baby in horror. The little boy has a big, angry scar all around his left arm. Everyone knows where it comes from without saying a word. Soulmates always have the same scars.

#themculibrary #mcu #marvel #sam wilson #cap!sam #masterlists #sam centric #sam centric masterlist

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pr-fae · 1 year ago

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I went crazy over the weekend and decided I needed to make a fan edit of my own OCs but that involves me drawing 6 pictures and I just really like how these have turned out so far....I haven't finished the other 4 yet-

#my art #giant/tiny #g/t #giant tiny #gt art #G/T (Dreadnoughts)#pirate fairy #fairy #fae

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theothin · 2 years ago

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B has 8/16 (50%), with Badger, Bard, Basilisk, Beeble, Beholder, Boar, Bringer, and Brushwagg all missing support in eternal-legal sets. That said, Beeble has support in acorn, Boar has support in digital, and there are effects that reward not being a Brushwagg.

C has 9/22 (40.9%), missing Camarid, Camel, Capybara, Carrier, Child, Clown, Cockatrice, Coward, Crocodile, C'tan, Custodes, Cyberman, and Cyclops. Clown does have acorn support, while Coward and Cyclops both have downsides but not support.

D has 12/18 (66.7%), missing Dauthi, Deserter, Djinn, Dreadnought, Drone, and Dryad. Djinn has downside.

E has 7/10 (70%), missing Efreet, Elder, and Elk. Efreet has downside. (The same cards as Djinn, actually.)

F has 7/8 (87.5%), only missing Ferret. I briefly wondered if "supported" is the right term to describe how Flagbearer works, but it does have beneficial functions.

G has 7/16 (43.75%), missing Gamer, Gargoyle, Germ, Gith, Gnoll, Gnome, Graveborn, Gremlin, and Guest. Guest has acorn support.

H has 7/14 (50%), missing Hag, Harpy, Hippo, Hippogriff, Homarid, Homunculus, and Hyena. Homunculus has downside.

I has 3/6 (50%), missing Incarnation, Inkling, and Inquisitor. Inkling has downside.

J has 1/3 (33.3%), missing Jackal and Jellyfish. Arguably it's not really rewarding Juggernauts either since Graaz turns your creatures into Juggernauts anyway, but it is a case of caring about creatures being Juggernauts.

K has 6/7 (85.7%), only missing Kirin.

L has 2/7 (28.6%), missing Lamia, Lammasu, Leech, Licid, and Lizard.

M has 9/18 (50%), missing Manticore, Masticore, Metathran, Mite, Mole, Monger, Mongoose, Mouse, and Mystic.

N has 3/10 (30%), missing Nautilus, Necron, Nephilim, Noble, Noggle, Nomad, and Nymph. (Naga also did not have support but it's about to be removed as a creature type.)

O has 5/10 (50%), missing Orb, Orgg, Otter, Ouphe, and Oyster.

P has 11/17 (64.7%), missing Pangolin, Peasant, Phelddagrif, Pincher, Primarch, and Processor.

R has 5/10 (50%), missing Raccoon, Rabbit, Ranger, Reflection, and Rhino. Reflection has downside.

S has 25/42 (59.5%), missing Sand, Scientist, Scion, Scorpion, Shade, Sheep, Siren, Slith, Soltari, Specter, Spellshaper, Spike, Splinter, Sponge, Squid, Starfish, and Survivor. Scout is only through Frodo caring about the creature type on himself but it sort of counts. Scion, Serf, and Survivor have downsides.

T has 8/13 (61.5%), missing Tetravite, Thalakos, Trilobite, Troll, and Turtle.

U has 1/1 (100%). The only creature type starting with U is Unicorn.

V has 1/4 (25%), missing Vedalken, Viashino, and Volver.

W has 8/14 (57.1%), missing Walrus, Weird, Whale, Wolverine, Wombat, and Worm.

Y has 0/1 (0%), missing Yeti.

Z has 2/2 (100%). The only creature types starting with Z are Zombie and Zubera.

There are no creature types starting with Q or X. Some possible points of error are if LCI is adding another creature type alongside Capybara that I forgot about, or pluralizations that didn't show up in my Scryfall searches.

If this is correct, that suggests that 161/287 (56.1%) of eternal-legal creature types have some amount of support on eternal-legal cards.

if you had to guess of the top of your head what percentage of creature types would you say have some support. (as in what percentage of types have some card in the game that cares about weather or not a creature has that type)

Somewhere between 15% and 20% is my guess.

#mtg #math

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moon-antics · 5 years ago

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okay but imagine poe’s gf being apart of the resistance and she gets hit and he finds her hurt and she’s like “did i do good?” 🥺🥺🥺

did i do good?

authors note : ugh now i’m angsty, thank you for the request! i hope you enjoy it 😊 + this ended up way more dramatic than i anticipated

character / ship : poe dameron x reader

summary : you always try your best, but is it good enough?

word count : 826

warnings : a n g s t

“There’s more coming! 6 o’clock!”

Blasters shooting, the screams of injured soldiers rang through the metal halls of the dreadnought you were currently on. By pure luck, you, Poe and a few others managed to get onto it. Now you were not sure if it was luck.

No matter how many Stormtroopers you shot down, there was at least three more coming your way after. You let your blaster cool off as you hid behind your cover, looking around to see Poe not too far from you.

“You still think this was a good plan?” “Maybe not good, but when are my plans ever good?!”

A chuckle escaped your lips as you looked over the crate, shooting the troopers with well-aimed shots. You were good at this, others noticed this often but you yourself weren’t always able to see it.

There were so many talented pilots, shooters and coordinators in the Resistance, you never really found your place among them. Not even Poe’s adoration could change that.

This man? He cheered on you for everything. You fixed your X-Wing on your own? Perfect job! You shoot down multiple TIE’s on a mission? Magnificent!

He tried his best to make you realize how good you actually were at what you did, but he also knew it was hard for you. You often looked to him for advice, for guidance. Most of them time it was comfort he gave you, and which you desperately needed.

On this mission, you wanted to prove yourself, to yourself and the others. And so far, you’ve been doing a great job.

“They’re retreating!” “Let’s move forward, let’s shut that power generator down!”

Everyone moved out of their positions, watching the few remaining Stormtroopers retreat further into the depths of the ship, probably gathering more back-up for a follow up attack.

The ship now split into two ways, one on the left and one on the right. A knowing look was shared between you and Poe, you had to split up. He watched your form jog down the hall on the left, following a few of your comrades.

He was worried about you. He was very aware of your capabilities, yet he couldn’t help it. He loved you and couldn’t even bear the thought of seeing you hurt. For now, he could only hope you’d be fine.

Going into the generator room from two sides would give you an advantage. Your group gathered in front of the entrance, waiting to hear the signal from the other group. “Bravo 1, we are in position.” You took a deep breath before speaking into the comm. “On my signal. 1,2.. Charge!”

Both groups charged in through the entrances, but it didn’t go as you expected. The enemy had suspected your plan, many troopers were positioned at both sides, effectively shooting many of your fellow soldiers down immediately. “Find cover, quickly!”

You tried your best to shoot your way through the Troopers, reaching cover as quickly as possible. But you weren’t quick enough.

One of the blaster shots grazed your arm, making you hiss in pain and stumble behind cover. You put your hand over the wound. Great, it was the arm you shot with. “Well that’s just fortunate..”

You kept applying pressure on it with your hand while raising your arm to aim again. You grit your teeth at the sizzling pain, you could feel the blood running down your fingers. You shot as many as you could, as many as the pain would allow you. Pulling the trigger became harder every time.

The sound of metal hitting the metal reached your ears from besides you. Your eyes widened when you saw the red light of the thermo grenade. “Grenade!”

As quick as you went into action, it was the explosion itself that send you flying. You landed on your back, leaving you breathless for a second. A groan sounded from you when you tried to catch your breath. You closed your eyes, the pain of the impact spreading through your body like a wildfire.

“(Y/N)!”, Poe’s voice made you open your eyes, seeing he was beside you already. He lifted your head off the ground gently, laying it across his lap. “God (Y/N)..”, he cupped your cheek gently, your eyes were focused on his face. He looked you over, his face growing visible concerned when he looked at your lower half, but you didn’t understand why. You didn’t feel anything there.

“What’s wrong..”, you tried to sit up and see what got him so worried, but kept your head turned to him. “N-No.. no.. its nothing, (Y/N). You’ll be fine..” You felt too weak to protest, so you just nodded and let him pick you up.

“Poe?” “Yes baby?”, his voice wavered, he sounded so..sad. But you felt fine besides your headache.

“Did I do good?” He chuckled sadly, nodding at your question.

“Yes, yes.. you did very well. I’m so proud of you, love.”

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beyoncesdragon · 5 years ago

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Flyboy (Poe Dameron)

Requested: no

Warnings: ANGST, mentions of death

Summary: The one where Poe tried. But sometimes even the flyboy must admit defeat.

Why is all I write just sad fucking shit, the hECK.

My Masterlist

Poe had always tried to keep the ones he loved either close or safe. He simply wanted them to be okay, no matter the cost. He obviously tended to completely disregard the fact that he himself couldn’t live a life more dangerous. To be honest, he also had never thought about it, not really. Of course he was aware of the fact that being a pilot wasn’t safe at all, being a resistance pilot even less. He ignored the danger, perhaps. He ignored the risks he took. He never, not once cared about how incredibly dangerous this whole flying business was.

Until he met you. A pilot as well, a starfighter like him, a year younger and bit cheekier than him.

Poe Dameron had never really cared until he fell in love with you, truly, deeply and desperately.

And suddenly he had started to hate the danger of flying. He hated the risks. he hated the moment he saw you putting on gloves and the helmet, he hated the second the cockpit of your X-Wing closed and the engines started to hum. And no matter how often he tried to convince you to stop, he knew you never could. Because who was he to tell you about life and death, risk and chance in space. You knew it all, you watched it, been through it, caused it.

Nonetheless, he hated it, he often felt as if he had no control over the happenings anymore, simply because he couldn’t really protect you. So he had started to become a little more reckless, immediately pulling all the dangerous stunts off himself.

That however was something you disliked greatly. After all, you worried about him too, best pilot in the galaxy or not. He could’ve been the best starfighter in the whole universe and you would’ve still worried about that vigorous idiot, you called your boyfriend. But just like he couldn’t stop you from flying, you couldn’t stop him from being reckless.

Then again, the second Poe spotted the TIE-Fighters locking on your tails he wished he had tried harder to convince you. He wished he had stopped you from attending this mission. They were five, five TIE-Fighters hunting down one X-Wing, like a hoard of murderous wasps following a butterfly. He saw how you dove into a perfect barrel roll, dodging their projectiles with great skill. But it was not enough. And Poe was experienced enough to know that it wasn’t.

“I’m coming. Hold on.” He snapped into the com, completely disregarding the fact that he had whether stated his very own name or number, nor yours. Yet, probably everyone knew who he was talking about. You wanted to answer something when you heard the TIE-Fighters close in, so you remained quiet and flew another loop. You had not seen them coming and they seemed to be everywhere. The realisation that you would not be able to shake them hit you just before you dived below a series of laser shots.. Not even Poe would’ve pulled that off, you were pretty sure. You gulped harshly, seeing how another X-Wing tried to desperately catch up with you and your hunters. Your eyes darted to the Dreadnought bellow you, just when the first TIE-Fighter scored a hit. Your lower left engine was badly hit, imploding in an instant and taking out the upper engine as well. You swallowed hardly, clearing your throat.

“Poe.”

Your voice sounded clear as day through all coms and in the base, the strange calmness of your voice hinting on what was to come. But Poe shook his head, tears already forming in his eyes as he fired at will at the TIE-Fighters following you. But he was too far away, still, too fucking far away.

“I love you.”

Your voice was now shaking a little bit, you were scared, naturally. With a hard breath you let your X-Wing dive down, dashing towards the Dreadnought. The burning engine was blazing and crackling, your whole ship shook. Poe let out a desperate sob, half yelling half crying your name. He urged you to stop, he knew what you had planned. He couldn’t watch you crash into that ship. He couldn’t watch you die.

Poe was not a man to stutter or even stumble at that matter. But right now, right now he couldn’t even fly straight anymore. He couldn’t lose you, he wouldn’t lose you.

“Don’t, I almost have them…you can make it! Just please don’t…” he begged, if he could he would’ve went on his knees to weep. “You know I can’t.” you answered, letting go of your controls. You tried to get your voice under control, for Poe’s sake. “I’m not letting you fucking die! I just found you, I’m not letting you go!”

It was as if the whole battle halted and watched the two of you: your X-Wing twirling towards the Dreadnought with the burning engines dragging a tail of black smoke behind you. And then Poe, flying at almost full speed now, firing at the TIE-Fighters who were still on your tails. There were no commands coming from the base, the com’s were quiet. Everyone could hear the two of you, the tragedy that was unfolding itself in front of their eyes.

“I’m scared Poe.” Your voice was a bit more like a whisper now. The second Poe heard your words, his world broke down around him. He couldn’t see anything through his tears and he was shaking. “I’m with you, love. It will all be g-good.” He knew he was doing a terrible job in trying to give you strength. But he tried, and that alone, along with hearing his voice, made you feel a bit better. He, no everybody, could hear you take a deep breath.

“I love you, flyboy.��

“I love you more. Don’t leave me.”

And then the X-Wing smashed against the Dreadnought, a detonation shaking up the whole ship. The impact of your crash had torn a hole into it, just like it had torn a hole into Poe.

And he switched off his commlink and broke down.

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“Farewell, son of Sparda.”

And with those final words, Fleminger left him.

V felt the whole world around him fall apart as the Dreadnought - (S/N) - started firing her destructive lasers once more.

And who could blame her? After seeing her beloved sister suffer at the hands of the man she loved, could she still think of anyone worthy of redemption?

His hand went to the fatal wound on his stomach. The pain was actually going away as he slowly felt numbness taking over his whole body. Well, he was truly dying now.

And he will die just like that - alone, weak,…

… pathetic,…

And he knew he deserved it.

He crawled towards (Y/N) and reached for her cold hands. He, then, made an effort to pull her towards him for one last embrace.

It was then that he remembered their conversation inside the abandoned studio just after her dance.

“Can you quote something from Shakespeare?” He fondly remembered her asking him with a shy and awkward smile. “After all, Griffon always calls you Shakespeare,…”

“Oh, here will I set up,… my everlasting rest and shake the yoke of,… inauspicious stars from this,… world - wearied,… flesh!”

V quoted, then coughed blood once more. He wrapped (Y/N) in his embrace, not wanting to let her go in this final moment.

“… eyes look,… your last. Arms, take your last embrace. And lips,… oh you the doors of,… breath,… seal with a righteous kiss,… a dateless,… bargain,… to engrossing death,…”

He gently kissed her forehead and took a deep breath, feeling the whole world around him vanish with complete darkness as his eyesight became blurry.

“… if only,… I could go back,… and change,… everything,…”

He whispered, regrets drowning him as his eyelids closed,…

“Master, open your eyes!”

“G - gala - t - tea?”

***

I See My Future Before Me - Alternate Endings

***

“Go on, Shakespeare.” the bird whispered. “Ask her for a dance.”

His eyes snapped open.

"Well?" Asked his familiar one more time. He looked up, and, sure enough, there was Griffon flapping his wings just a few inches above his head. "Ya gonna ask the chick, or what?" He reiterated.

"I,... don't understand." V uttered more to himself than to his demonic familiar,... who was supposed to be dead. "How can this - ?"

Then, he remembered,...

Him commanding Shadow to chase after you in the demonic ship, Dreadnought,...

Him commanding his most powerful demonic familiar, Nightmare, to assault you,...

Him driving the Yamato through your fragile body to take back what's originally his, the Sisters Of Fate,...

Him forcing Galatea to go back to him so he could achieve the ultimate power he so craved and longed for,...

He saw the world in ruins, the sky, the color of blood. He saw the death of many, their familiar faces haunting him. He turned his back to his own son, and he even destroyed his pact with the demonic familiars who saved his skin many times in the past.

All for the sake of that one thing.

I choose,... POWER!

He could still hear his own, greedy and evil voice resounding in his head, the image of your broken and bloody body plaguing his mind to insanity over and over again.

He took everything away from you. Your happiness, your future,...

... your own life,...

... all because of power.

And what happened to him when he achieved this unbelievable power through hate, violence, coldness, and cruelty? He was stabbed on the back by the person he thought he could trust.

The same man who convinced him to turn his eyes away from the truth,...

... and away from the one person who truly loved and protected him.

That man took everything away from him and left him to die.

Left him to die with the woman he loved.

And once again, he realized his own mistake of throwing everything away, even his own humanity, in his pursuit of power. He lost what's truly important to him, and this time, there's no going back,...

Or, is there?

"V, ahh, are ya just gonna stand there?" Griffon asked him, the question still not fully awakening him to his current state.

"I,... ah,... " V mumbled as his eyes scanned everything in disbelief around him, the peaceful atmosphere, the clear and starry night sky,...

... and the beautiful woman leaning on the railing of the balcony not far from where he was standing.

His eyes basked in your sight, of your (H/C) hair, of that form - fitting dress that only rivalled the many stars above,...

And your scent,...

Flowers. Freshly blooming in the morning.

That one scent,... that connected you to him.

It was,...

... the scent of his most precious childhood memory!

How,... was he not able to see through this?! You have been beckoning for him to come and be with you, he just chose to be blind about this from the start!

How,... could this heavenly and innocent creature be the Demon that would bring destruction to all of mankind?

Unforgettable,

That's what you are.

Unforgettable,

Though near or far.

Like a song of love that clings to me,

How the thought of you does things to me,

Never before has someone been more,...

Griffon watched in awe and excitement as his master took a few, simple steps towards you. And before V could reach you, he turned around one last time and threw his metal cane towards the demonic bird, who caught it with his sharp talons.

And still, the sweet music inside the mansion ensued.

Unforgettable in every way.

And forever more, that's how you'll stay.

That's why darling it's incredible,

That someone so unforgettable,

Thinks that I am unforgettable too,...

You felt a pair of eyes staring intently at you. Your eyes wide with anticipation, you turned around and saw the mysterious man V looking at you with such adoration in his eyes.

With a sweet smile that ripped another wound of guilt and regret in his own heart, you met him half way, looking up at him as if he was the only person that mattered to you in the whole world.

"Isn't it," You began, feeling the fabric of his dark suit brush against the tender flesh just above your bodice. " ... such a wonderful night?"

"It is." V almost choked on the words, unable to believe that Galatea has granted him another chance to be with you like this.

Another chance,...

Maybe that's the reason why Galatea brought him back! To undo every blunder! To right every wrong!

To show you how much he loved you and how much he wanted to be with you!

Galatea, V thought as his arms went around your waist. Thank you,... so much,...

"Ah, V?" You asked, your little voice almost drowning as his face inched closer towards yours, his hot breath fanning your delicate face. And with a wildly beating heart of both excitement and anticipation, you went on, "I - is there,... something wrong?"

V chuckled, his low, dark, and velvety voice sending shivers of the wrong, and yet oh so right, kind, down your spine. "My dear, you were asking how to thank me for earlier."

"Y - yes, I was." You stuttered, his voice sending warmth all over your system.

And when he laid his forehead against yours, his eyes going deliciously dark with his untold desires for you, he said in a clear voice,

"Be,... with me."

And with a swift and unhesitating move, he pressed his supple lips against yours, moving them against yours in such a hypnotic way that made you forget everything else in your mind.

Unforgettable in every way.

And forever more, that's how you'll stay.

That's why darling it's incredible,

That someone so unforgettable,

Thinks that I am unforgettable too,...

"HOLY MAMA IN HELL!" Griffon squawked in shock and surprise as he witnessed the tender show of affection right before him. "I SAID, DANCE, V! NOT SHAG!"

His hands travelling up and down your back with such an alarming urgency until they pressed your bottom, crashing you close to him, you gave out a moan that sounded a bit more like a startled yelp as you felt how needy he truly was for you. And when he left your lips, his own traveling gently from your cheek to your ear lobe, he whispered to you in such a way that made you surrender yourself fully to him,

"Come,... with me. Come away with me,... and be one with me,... my love,..."

And when he touched your hair, slightly tilting your head to the side so that his ravenous and longing mouth could press more tender kisses to your neck down to the skin above your bodice, you answered, your soft, little voice sounding no more than a delicious shiver of desire to his ears,

"Y - yes, my l - love!"

Griffon slightly drew back as he saw V letting you go for a while. Positioning himself a safe distance away from you, he held out his hand and summoned the Yamato.

“Ahem,…” A voice that was magnified by a microphone was heard all of a sudden. It came from inside the mansion. “May we have your attention, please? Thank you!"

"Hey, hey, V!" Griffon squawked as he watched the poet make a portal with the Yamato. "Ye're still weak! Where are ya goin'?!"

"Away from here. Away from the others." V answered as he grabbed your hand and led you towards the portal. He turned to you and asked, "Do you trust me?"

"Yes." You gave your unconditionally answer with a nod.

And with a smile and a single tear of relief rolling down his eye, he escaped Fleminger's mansion with you, never to be seen by others again for a long time.

***

🖤 How Chapter IX: Their First Dance should have ended. I was going to add more but, of course! I can't write NSFW!🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈🙈 So, I leave it up to your imagination!😏😏😏 🖤

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After the harrowing events that took place in the Fleminger mansion that led to the drastic counter - measure that was the Dreadnought Operation, a small group of Devil Hunters, led by a man named Dante Sparda, was able to track down the real culprit behind the demonic invasion that was about to take hold of the entire world.

And the reason behind the worldwide invasion - to unleash a Demon Prince called Pandemonium to the world to reap countless of souls in exchange for the immortality of the one behind this utter monstrosity. A mysterious man by the name of Flanagan Allen Fleminger.

Apparently, it was Fleminger's goal to gather all the Devil Hunters in one place to have them all slain by his horde of low - ranked Demons to prevent them from reaching Pandemonium, or, at least, to lessen their numbers until such a time when the Demon Prince has finally arrived. He did such a thing so the people would become helpless when the invasion starts. He called it, The Wrath Of The Gods.

However, Fleminger made one fatal flaw that blew his otherwise perfect plan. He invited Dante Sparda to his purging of the Devil Hunters.

He, along with fellow hunters, managed to see through Fleminger's plan and was able to stop him and his obedient followers called The Pale Ones from summoning the Demon Prince. The small, and yet brave and daring, group was also able to unravel the dark, century - old secret that The Pale Ones has been hiding from the world. This occult was, in fact, the ones behind the disappearances of many little girls a hundred years ago. The group was planning to use these girls as offerings to Pandemonium, honing them to their image of worldly perfection so that their souls would be suited for the Demon Prince. Dante and his group was able to set the soul of the chosen vessel of Pandemonium free from their grasps, allowing her, and the rest of the souls of the tortured little girls, to finally ascend into Heaven.

Once again, peace and order was maintained in the world.

And what about our two main heroes?

***

Seven years later,...

"Why do I feel like your pet mechanic? Don't get used to it."

"Nico, I showed you those Order docs about the three Princes of Hell. So, you still owe me, remember?"

"Daddy!" A little girl came running towards the man who was working on the van just like Nico. "Daddy!"

"Baby!" The man greeted the child, effortlessly carrying her as she giggled. "Did mommy send you to save me from monster Nico?"

"Ass!" Nico stood and gave Nero a powerful kick in the leg that actually felt nothing to him, considering his part Demon nature.

"Mommy said lunch is ready." The little girl shyly whispered.

"Alright, then! Time for a break - "

"There's a little girl." Nico uttered all of a sudden.

"What girl?" Nero asked, following the direction where Nico was looking.

And there, just outside the garage, was a little girl with (H/C) colored pigtails and large, green eyes. And when the girl realized she was seen, she ran away in fright.

"Mommy! Daddy!" She called.

"Darling!"

"My little Princess."

Nero and Nico looked, in surprise and utter wonder, at the couple standing just outside.

"V?" Nero mumbled in disbelief as he looked at the dark - haired tattooed man carrying the little girl.

"(Y/N)!" Nico screamed in delight as she ran towards her long lost friend. "Where have ya been, ya crazy bitch?!"

You and V looked at each other, then smiled.

"It's a long story." You answered as V nodded in agreement.

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