#and just transitioning him with demon magic right there and then

[zer0expektation]

binge watching tv is so fun to do with friends, there's no other world where you both decide that one of the characters is transgender and just continue to build on the idea, and then the very next episode you both turn to each other in shock when he is literally misgendered by his abusive ex-boss

[vigilante-3073]

Daddy's Credit Card

Cullen Family x Female Vampire Reader (Platonic)

PART 10

Summary: Bella endures her transition to a Vampire while Y/N's condition continues to worsen.

TW: Mentions of death/injury/illness, lack of regard for the feelings of others, medical testing, needles, blood.

The Cullen family was left unscathed after Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. The Wolves were forced to abandon their quest to kill the child, but tensions were still high. Y/N had been released from her quarantine and had finally been allowed to move about the house freely.

She took full advantage of her newfound freedom, but there were some things that Carlisle still wouldn't allow. Y/N was not to step foot outside the house unless someone was with her. She became quickly exhausted after any kind of physical activity and her heart beat would become irregular. Carlisle was strict about her having a companion in case something were to happen.

Y/N walked along the road with Jacob Black by her side. He had been focused on Renesmee since he had imprinted, Bella was still in transition and he felt responsible for the baby girl. Jacob had been incredibly tense as he watched over Renesmee and Carlisle encouraged him to take a moment away. Jacob went reluctantly and the pair walked in silence until he looked over at her.

"Why exactly do you need a babysitter?" Jacob asked.

"I'm dying," Y/N stated simply.

"What? I thought that Vampires couldn't die unless they're torn apart," Jacob said.

"Apparently they can... I bleed, I cry, I eat and my body is falling apart for no apparent reason," Y/N said.

"That sucks," Jacob said.

Y/N huffed a laugh, "Yeah, it does," She replied.

"Still doesn't really explain why I'm following you around though," Jacob said.

"Carlisle said that my heart beat is irregular. He's worried that something could happen to me while I'm alone," Y/N stated.

"Have you left your house at all since you started becoming human?" Jacob asked.

She glared at him, "I am not a human," She corrected quickly.

"Well, whatever you are then," He amended.

"No, you and your wolf friends had my house surrounded. Remember?" Y/N questioned.

"So, you're pretty new to not being a bloodsucker then, huh?" He asked.

"I guess you could say that," She replied.

"Do you want to go into town for a bit? Maybe we can get some actual food," He offered.

"I would do anything to leave that place right now. Since Bella died, Carlisle has devoted the entirety of his time to testing me for anything he can possibly think of. Then I have to sit there and watch Edward stay by his wife as she magically comes back from the dead. Don't even get me started on that rapidly growing demon that they produced... It's like my own personal hell," Y/N said.

Jacob laughed and Y/N shot him a serious look, "I didn't realize that I said something funny," Y/N said.

"It may not be funny, but it is ironic because I was in love with Bella and I was ready to kill Edward when she died. Then I went to get the baby to hand over to the pack and in some ridiculous twist of fate, I actually imprinted on her. Now I practically live in the house with the guy I hate, the girl I used to love and their daughter," Jacob said.

"If I weren't going to die horrifically, I might actually say that you have it worse," Y/N replied.

"We're just two of the luckiest people around, huh?" He questioned, she nodded.

"Where are you taking me then?" Y/N asked.

"A diner. I'm going to get you the biggest and most greasy burger they offer along with fries and a milkshake," Jacob listed.

"All of that sounds absolutely repulsive, but I'm excited to try it," She said.

"Good," Jacob nodded.

The pair returned to the house and Y/N went up to tell Carlisle that she was leaving. She returned after a few minutes with a pair of car keys dangling from her finger.

"He said no to the motorcycle," She stated.

"Maybe another day," Jacob replied, holding out his hand.

Y/N placed the keys into his palm, "I'm definitely riding on a motorcycle before I die. I'm trusting you to make that happen," She said.

"I can definitely do that for you," Jacob assured.

They made their way down to the garage and got into one of the cars. Jacob started the car and opened the garage before driving out onto the road.

Y/N settled back into her seat as she looked out the window, "Just for my own curiosity, how long does it usually take for someone to come back from the dead?" Jacob questioned.

"Usually takes about three days. The morphine that Bella had in her system could definitely have an effect on it though," Y/N stated.

"Three days of waiting," Jacob huffed.

"At least she's not awake and screaming like the rest of us were," Y/N said.

"It hurt that badly?" Jacob asked, glancing over at her.

"The worst pain I've ever felt. It was like every nerve being scorched and having your skin peeled from your body. It was misery," She said.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that," He said.

"It gave me a lifetime of pain and loneliness like I have never known before. I would have chosen death a thousand times over," Y/N replied.

"Who was it?" Jacob asked.

"I don't know what you mean," Y/N said, looking over at him.

"Who was it that broke your heart?" Jacob clarified.

Y/N hesitated, "Carlisle first and Edward second," She answered.

Jacob scoffed, "Well, with that information, you definitely earned the title of having the worst situation possible," Jacob said.

"I've always been an overachiever," She deadpanned with a smirk.

Jacob smiled as he pulled into the parking lot of the diner, "Ready to eat?" He asked.

"I'm absolutely ravenous," She replied.

The pair got out of the car and made their way into the restaurant, they were sat in a booth and given a moment to look over the menu.

Y/N stared at the laminated sheet with wide eyes, finding herself overwhelmed by the options as she slowly opened the menu.

"Wow, this is a lot of stuff," She mumbled.

"Do you want me to just order for you?" Jacob questioned.

"That would be lovely," Y/N replied.

"Do you have any preference on milkshake flavor?" He asked.

"The last meal that I had as a living person was probably boiled cabbage and stale bread. You can pick whatever you want and I'm sure it will be better than anything I've ever eaten," She replied, closing the menu and sliding it to the edge of the table.

"Point taken," He nodded.

The waitress returned to their table with her notepad and pen in hand, "What can I get for you two today?" She questioned.

"For drinks, we'd like one chocolate and one vanilla milkshake. And for food, we'll get two of the bacon cheeseburgers with fries," Jacob listed.

"Perfect, I'll get that going for you," The waitress nodded, collecting the menus and moving off to the kitchen.

"Why did you get two different flavor drinks?" Y/N asked.

"So you can try both and keep whichever one you like best," Jacob shrugged.

"That's very kind of you," She said.

"It's no big deal," He replied.

"It is to me," Y/N stated.

The drinks came out quickly and the food followed shortly after. Jacob put two plastic straws into the milkshakes and slid them across the table to her.

Y/N leaned forward, taking a sip of the vanilla milkshake before moving over to the chocolate and taking another sip.

"What's the verdict?" He questioned.

"I like the lighter one more," She said, tapping a finger against the side of the first glass.

Jacob slid the chocolate milkshake back over to his side of the table, "Good choice. The vanilla one is my personal favorite," He said, taking a sip from the same straw.

"You can have it if you like it more," Y/N said, moving to slide it over to him.

"You're the one who's new to human food. You get to keep the milkshake that you like best," Jacob said, resting his hand over hers and pushing it back over to her side of the table.

They ate and chatted about their lives before reluctantly returning to the Cullen house.

"I had fun tonight. You're pretty cool for an ex-bloodsucker," Jacob said.

"I had fun too and I suppose I should say thank you," Y/N replied.

"It was definitely meant as a compliment," Jacob assured, "And you can feel free to come find me whenever you want to go on another nature walk or do something ridiculously stupid just to cross it off your bucket list," He continued.

"I will definitely take you up on that," Y/N nodded.

"I'll see you tomorrow... Sleep well," He said.

"You too," Y/N replied, making her way up the stairs to her bedroom.

...

Y/N stood in the shower, lathering the shampoo into her hair before stepping under the water. She washed the soap from her scalp, allowing the warm water to run over her skin. Y/N lowered her arms as her heart began to race in her chest, she let out a shaky exhale and leaned into the wall.

Y/N suddenly felt lightheaded and exhausted, breathing heavily as she slid down the wall weakly. Her arms fell in front of her body limply as she leaned into the wall, eyelids fluttering as she struggled to remain conscious.

"Carlisle," She called softly, her voice was barely audible over the sound of the water.

The shower curtain was pulled back suddenly before Carlisle reached in and turned off the water. He stepped away, grabbing her robe before kneeling down next to the bathtub.

Carlisle maneuvered her body around easily, slipping her arms through the sleeves and wrapping the robe around her body. He tied the belt at her waist before slipping his arms underneath her and lifting her into his arms.

Y/N's head rested on his shoulder as she closed her eyes, head pounding as her heart raced in her chest. He carried her into her bedroom before carefully setting her down on her bed.

Carlisle brought over the vitals machine, wrapping the blood pressure cuff around her arm and placing the probe on her finger. Y/N grimaced as the cuff began to inflate, but she was far too exhausted to say anything.

"Your blood pressure is incredibly low," Carlisle stated, reaching over and resting his hand on the side of her neck.

His fingers found her pulse point easily, feeling the rapid pulsation of her heart against his fingertips.

"I don't feel good," She mumbled shakily.

"I'll get you on fluids and we'll see if that helps," Carlisle said.

Y/N closed her eyes, unable to do anything besides breathe as her body began to shiver. Carlisle returned with a bag of fluids and a primed line, hanging it up on the pole beside her bed.

"Are you cold?" He questioned, noticing the way her body trembled.

She nodded silently and Carlisle stepped into her closet, he returned with a long sleeved shirt and a pair of loose sweatpants.

"Not mine," Y/N mumbled.

"Alice thought that you should have something comfortable and warm to wear," Carlisle said, setting the items on the edge of her bed.

He helped her dry off and get dressed before getting her settled in the bed. Carlisle sat down on the edge of the bed beside her, tying the tourniquet around her arm and flexing her wrist as his eyes scanned her skin.

Carlisle cleaned her skin with an alcohol wipe before opening his needle and removing the cap. Y/N turned her head away as he pushed the needle into her vein, he held the cannula in place as he retracted the needle. He connected the tubing to the cannula quickly before laying a clear dressing on top of it.

Carlisle pressed the edges against her skin carefully before reaching up to grab his IV tubing and connecting it to her. Y/N looked over as he stood up, programming the machine and opening the roller clamps.

The fluid slowly began to drip as the infusion started, "You should try and get some rest. I'll be back to check on you in a bit," Carlisle said, she nodded.

Y/N drifted off into a dreamless sleep before Carlisle had even stepped foot into the hallway. She slept for hours, body shivering silently as she struggled to retain her warmth. Carlisle added a few more blankets on top of her, but nothing seemed to help with the icy chill that had come over her.

Carlisle slowly made his way into the living room where the family was sitting. Esme held Renesmee in her arms while Rosalie watched them with a fond smile.

"Jacob, could I borrow you for a moment?" Carlisle asked.

"Sure," He nodded, standing up from his seat and following Carlisle down the hallway.

"I have a bit of an odd request and you can refuse if it makes you uncomfortable," Carlisle said.

"What is it?" Jacob asked.

"Y/N had a bit of a medical episode tonight," Carlisle started.

"Is she okay?" Jacob questioned.

"She's fine, but she's incredibly cold and I can't seem to get her temperature up," Carlisle said.

"I can definitely help with that," Jacob nodded.

"Thank you," Carlisle replied, leading Jacob down the hallway to her bedroom.

He opened the door and stepped inside, allowing Jacob to make his way into the room before closing the door gently.

"Jeez, how many blankets do you have her buried under?" Jacob asked with a smile.

"Five, I believe," Carlisle stated.

Jacob moved around to the other side of the bed, stepping out of his boots before lifting the blankets and laying down beside her.

Jacob shifted closer to her and she turned towards him in her sleep, immediately drawn in by the heat he gave off. Jacob wrapped his arms around her and guided her body into his side.

Y/N let out a soft breath, her head resting on his chest as she soaked up his warmth, "She's freezing," Jacob muttered, rubbing his hand over her back gently.

"I'm not much help in that department, unfortunately," Carlisle said.

"Well, I got it from here," Jacob assured.

"Just be conscious of the IV and call for me if something happens," Carlisle said, Jacob nodded.

Carlisle made his way out of the bedroom, closing the door behind himself carefully. Jacob settled back into the pillows, brushing his hand over her back until he eventually drifted off to sleep beside her.

Jacob awoke when the sky was dark, he turned his head to see Carlisle standing at the bedside. He hung a new bag of fluids on the IV pole before connecting it and pressing a few buttons on the machine to restart the infusion.

Y/N stirred slightly in his arms as Carlisle programmed the pump, eyes fluttering open slowly. Her brows furrowed as she pulled away from him slightly.

"What's going on?" She mumbled.

"You were cold," Jacob replied.

"How are you feeling?" Carlisle questioned.

"I'm fine," Y/N replied, laying back down on her back beside Jacob.

"I can go if you want," Jacob offered.

"No, it's too cold in this place," She huffed, lifting the blankets up higher over her body as her teeth chattered slightly.

"Here," Jacob smiled, reaching out and pulling her closer to his side.

He wrapped his arm around her and she leaned her head back against his shoulder as his hand settled on her arm, "Better?" He questioned, she nodded and closed her eyes. Carlisle smiled softly to himself, quietly exiting the room and closing the door.

"I know you're not here for me, but I still appreciate it," Y/N said softly.

"You're probably one of the best living people in this house right now. Us humans need to stick together," Jacob said.

"Still not human," Y/N mumbled tiredly.

"Whatever you say," Jacob replied, rubbing his hand over her arm gently.

...

Carlisle opened the door to Y/N's bedroom and paused when he realized that the bed was empty. Jacob had stayed with her for a few hours before returning to the living room to be with Renesmee. She had been asleep when he last checked on her and the empty bed made him nervous.

"Y/N," Carlisle called.

"In here," Y/N replied softly.

He stepped over to the bathroom and pushed the door open, finding her sitting on the floor in front of the toilet with her back leaned against the wall. Y/N was incredibly pale with dark bags under her eyes, exhausted and weak as she looked up at him.

"Are you alright?" He questioned.

"I can't stop throwing up," Y/N mumbled.

"How long have you been in here?" Carlisle asked.

"An hour," She replied.

"Why didn't you call for me? I could've given you something to help with the nausea," He said gently.

"Feels like someone shoved a hot branding iron down my throat," She muttered.

"I could get you some water or tea to help," Carlisle offered.

"Just want to sleep," Y/N stated.

"Can you stand?" He questioned, looking down at her.

"No, everything hurts," She grumbled.

Carlisle nodded, kneeling down and sliding his arm underneath her body before lifting her up into his arms. Y/N let out a soft whimper, grimacing in pain and gripping onto him as he picked her up.

Carlisle turned around and set her down on the countertop. He prepared her toothbrush before passing it to her, wetting a cloth under some warm water as she brushed her teeth.

Y/N leaned over and spit into the sink, Carlisle took the toothbrush from her hand and offered her the cloth. Y/N wiped the cloth over her skin, arms falling limply in her lap as she breathed heavily, utterly exhausted from the simple act of wiping her face.

"Are you alright?" Carlisle asked.

"No, I'm not and I wish you'd stop asking me that," She snapped.

Carlisle didn't reply, giving her a moment to rest as he put everything away. He stepped back over to her when her breathing rate had returned to normal.

"Ready?" He asked, she nodded.

Carlisle lifted her into his arms carefully before he carried her into her room and placed her down on her bed. Y/N grimaced as she laid back, closing her eyes as she took a few shaky breaths.

"How bad is the pain?" Carlisle questioned.

"Terrible," She stated, growing irritated with his questions as she struggled to get comfortable.

"I'll get you something for the pain and the nausea," Carlisle said, standing up from the edge of the bed.

"Or you could just snap my neck now and put me out of my misery," Y/N offered.

"That's not an option and you know that," Carlisle replied gently.

"What quality of life do I have, Carlisle? My teeth are falling out, my body aches like I have broken glass flowing through my veins and I can't do simple tasks without feeling completely exhausted. I am miserable and it isn't going to get any better," She stated.

"There are still things we can try, Y/N. You were doing incredibly well a few days ago, we don't have to jump to extremes just yet. Pain medications, sedatives and anti-nausea drugs can drastically improve your comfort level," Carlisle said.

Y/N scoffed, "I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a narcotic haze as my body shuts down," She snapped.

"Dosages can be adjusted. It doesn't have to be that way," Carlisle assured.

"You've done as much as you can for me. It's time to give up," Y/N stated.

"That's not what you really want," He said.

"How would you know what I want? You haven't cared enough to know me for an incredibly long time, Carlisle," She said.

"You're right... I haven't been there for you in the way that you wanted, but I'm here now and I want to help you," Carlisle pressed.

"You can't help me," Y/N stated firmly, "But you can let me go," She continued.

"We can talk about our options tomorrow. You should try and get some rest," Carlisle advised.

Y/N shook her head, looking away as Carlisle made his way out of her bedroom and closed the door.

Edward stood in the hallway, "She wants to die?" He questioned.

"She does," Carlisle replied.

"We can't let that happen," Edward stated.

"I'm going to try and convince her to pursue alternative treatment options, but she doesn't seem optimistic," Carlisle said.

"I'll talk to her," Edward said, Carlisle shook his head.

"Bella could be waking up any moment now, she's going to need you. I can deal with Y/N for the time being," Carlisle assured.

"When Bella wakes up, Y/N is going to need someone with her at all times. The bloodlust could overwhelm Bella and Y/N wouldn't stand a chance," Edward said.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Carlisle replied.

"Agreed," Edward nodded.

....

PART 11

[red-garden]

Ur HCs give me life. How did I ever laugh before u?

A few more, off the dome:

- There are two known plant species that have magical transition powers, and Liu Qingge is allergic to both. Shen Yuan wonders why he doesn’t just get surgery, but LQG is chilling with just being socially transitioned.

- Shen Jiu had a lot of broken bones from his time as a slave that never healed right, and give him chronic pain. Shen Yuan, who was already chronically ill/in pain, didn’t even notice when he took over the body. Honestly it was an improvement for him.

- Liu Mingyan has slept with almost every Xian Shu disciple in her age range. News has not gotten out because the ladies of Xian Shu want to keep her for themselves.

- Airplane wrote in a lot of anachronistic foods to PIDW, including such classics as chocolate, potatoes, and corn, but not coffee or weed, which he morns every day.

- Airplane had a sister and niece who came to live with him after a bad divorce. That’s when he started selling out PIDW more, so he could spoil them. They only lived with him for a year, but they also mourned the longest when he died.

- Shen Yuan published a lot of academic papers on the art of story telling and literary analysis to high acclaim, and Airplane was following him for years before he started publishing PIDW.

- element-related demons more likely to have heat cycles because of bullshit “balancing seasonal temperature elemental energy” yada yada. This was introduced by several wife plots, but PIDW readers relentlessly harassed Airplane about possibly making omega mobei Jun canon.

- Yue Qingyuan’s house has mice from him stocking food and not eating it. He just lets them be.

- Shen Jiu carries little candies in his pocket. He rarely eats them, he just wants to know he always has food.

[sillylogiclover]

Rambling #56

Scene 1

Watching the new fera ep AS WE SPEAK and right off the bat

Fan children. And they look adorable. Love the first and fourth for the designs, and also because the fourth one appears to be in her cunt era and I'm here for it. Man I screenshotted on an unfortunate Wenda face-

SECONDLY THE FUCK

WHY IS THE CHILD SMASHING A HAMMER AGAINST HER DAD'S HEAD AND WHY IS HE ALLOWING IT ;w; Also. Pinki X Clukr? With OREN being the child? Interesting choice fera... Don't really like how he ran off though.

THIRDLY FUCK YEA YOU GUYS KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT FERA JEVIN X BLACK

Fan child looks... UNSETTLING BUT THAT'S A GIVEN. And why is Jevin literally transition goals- RADDY LOOKS FINE AF I MIGHT ADD-

FOURTHLY OMG HAPPY ROBOT FAMILY I'M FUCKING SOBBING

Also... goddamn, Fun Bot had a glow up. 👀 EHEHE WHY IS HIS WIFE ALWAYS DOING THE :3 FACE I ADORE HER

ALSO SIMON-

WHY IS HE THE CUTEST LITTLE BLORBO I wanna gently flick that tuff of hair (or fur?) on his head CAN I HUG HIM? He's also so transition goals COUGHS-

Scene 2

I actually adore how they make OWAKCX a normal-ass dude living a normal-ass life in such a weird-ass world like, IN MOST EPISODES (except that one with his Wattpad magic but we aren't talking about that right now)

Sidenote; Damn he's buff 👀

ALSO SEMIHEMI WORSHIP

So fera Semi is chill af and Hemi's the prick instead... It's a switch up, certainly something I haven't seen before. And y'know what, it's an au, and I'M HERE FOR IT. Idk just thought I'd point it out.

Also them going back to the joke of Vineria cheating on OWAKCX with Jevin is WILD I thought they scrapped it, BUT HEY I'M HERE FOR IT!

Scene 3

THE BLORBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this is also like a House Of Horrors thing?-

And OH MY FUCKING GOD THEY REFERENCED IRIDA????!!!!!!!!!

Sidenote; Positive little dude :3

How and WHY is he so joyful through all the madness?

Scene 4

THE FUCK YOU MEAN BLACK IS A CERTIFIED THERAPIST?! WHAT YOU MEAN THE EVIL LUNATIC DEMON IS A FAMILY THERAPIST?! WHAT. DO. YOU. MEAN. I LOVE IT!

OH CHANGING TOPICS

THE FUCKING BABIESSS!!!

AWHHH CAN I HUG THEM ALL? THEY'RE TRYING THEIR GODDAMN BEST AND I LOVE EM

Also... aren't they supposed to be Brud's brothers? Because uh the pink bucket one (idk if they have names) calls Brud 'dad' so now that's confusing. ALSO THEY FORGOT BRUD'S SPIKE.

Anyway back to the familiar therapy seshes

LITERALLY REAL FOOTAGE OF ME AND MY MOM FUCKING HELP ;^; SHE WAS EVEN RAMBLING ABOUT CHARACTERS I FUCKING LOVE THIS SHOW I'M SOBBING.

And uhh... I'm starting to see why Raddy's kind of a POS in the feraverse, his dad seems to be a prick as well. I mean he's not even saying anything, he's just staring at him with... idfk disgust maybe?

Side note; Fera please never give Raddy lips again.

YES, I KNW I SKIPPED OVER A COUPLE, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE A; Wtf do I even say abt the Simon one- B; I'm. not gonna touch upon the OWAKCX family because his son is literally me in the bad ways. ;^;

Scene 5

So. Idk if we're switching universes in here or smth (I MEAN IT DOES APPEAR LIKE THAT WITH SOME OCCASIONS), but I'm just gonna say-

-brothers. Fight me.

I don't know how my day could get as good as this, because Jevin looking so happy holding a dog has made my heart warm.

And OH MY DOG HE'S THE DOG NOW

THE PUPPY THE PUPPY THE BLUE FUGGIN PUPPY

I ain't got much to say except OH MY GOD THE BLUE PUPPY 🥺

[icycoldninja]

I want to know how the Sparda Men and V would react with reader who has a little too much fun mowing down demons with her gun.

Not just any gun, a gatling gun specifically. She just ENJOYS it so much to the point where she has a blissful reaction on her face. Then she returns to normal when the job is done as if it’s nothing happened.

I just imagine her having a smile on her face, laughing at the demons she’s shooting down meanwhile the guys have a WTF reaction on their face, I think it would be a funny scenario.

Oh yeah, let's go!

Sparda boys + V x Psycho!Reader with a gun headcannons

¤ Dante ¤

-Dante understands that fighting demons is always an entertaining experience, unless the demon is your corrupted brother but seeing you with that psycho grin on your face scares him.

-That gun of yours is powerful. Too powerful. It's not safe to let you keep using it!

-Well, at least you're not trying to kill humans with it, and are using your weapon responsibly.

-Once the job is done, you're back to normal. The dramatic transition has Dante very unsettled.

-Ah well, as long as this crazy side of you remains on the battlefield, he'll be fine, and so will you and your gun. Hopefully.

■ Vergil ■

-Vergil finds you to be an interesting force of both madness and POWER he hadn't seen before.

-You were definitely skilled, especially with that massive gatling gun of yours, but your wide smile just didn't sit right with him.

-You looked like a complete psychopath, and despite the fact that you were doing good deeds by mowing down those demons, he felt very uncomfortable around you.

-What made it worse was that when you finished, you snapped back to normal, like your psycho killing spree never even happened.

-Vergil may be uncomfortable, true, but he knows your wild bloodlust means you're a formidable ally.

-He just hopes he never has to fight you for any reason. Even a devil may die when it is shot with that many bullets.

□ Nero □

-Nero knew you were a nutcase the moment he saw you pull out that gatling gun.

-Ordinary people have no business and usually don't have the strength to be carrying things like that around, so the fact that you have one means you're one hell of a devil hunter.

-Watching you unload on some unfortunate demons is truly a remarkable sight.

-Seeing the wide, creepy grin on you face is even worse. Sometimes Nero questions if you're even human.

-Ah, but he doesn't mind! This proves you can take care of yourself just fine, leaving him to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.

-When you snap back to normal, he can't help but laugh. Who destroys an entire legion of demons like an absolute psycho before returning to their normal selves and just acting like all that never happened?

● V ●

-V didn't really know what to think when he witnessed you unload bullets on those demons for the first time.

-It's great how you were strong enough to weild such a mighty weapon and all that, but seeing you like this is unsettling.

-That wide smile, the blissful laughter--you sound like you're having the time of your life while committing demon genocide.

-There are bullets everywhere; by the time you're through with the demons, they're nothing but bloody carcasses with tons of holes.

-He's slightly scared, and also slightly proud. It's a mixture of emotions, which he isn't sure how to feel about.

-When you magically snap back to normal, he rejoices. He really doesn't like seeing you so...violent.

-At least you don't seem to recall what you had done--or you do and you're just trying to make him feel comfortable.

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1150 - Initial Thoughts

And we are back

and Imu is here To a degree at least, Gunko has been possessed and now things look to escalate

but just how much are we escalating? Let's find out

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release too!

And finally, Yamato makes it to the shrine in the cover story, it's been 20 years and Ulti and Pay-Pay only needed to join in for the final bit

We start with the giant parents rushing to get their children

Might be some other ones because Colon refers to one as 'Bar Guy'

He's of course tearful because Gaban got thrown off the edge

They alert them to Imunko (yes I'm calling her that for now), who the adults note as floating

Right in front of Colon, 'Bar Guy' gets eyeshotted

A massive burst of Conqueror's Haki KO's the children and a lot of the adults across Elbaf

Okay so Luffy and co must've felt that right?

Imunko has transitioned to looking very devil-like, with wings, tail and a trident

The trident also summons a pentagram which produces a cannon

Imunko criticizes Killingham's nightmares and their effectiveness

Killingham defends his powers though, noting how more can still come and be revived at his command

It seems that they come out of fissures he's planted around Elbaf

Imunko directs Sommers to the subdued crew, who has been slowly reforming himself

Also excuse you but the Straw Hats are not 'urchins'

The crew wonder where the Monster Trio are, Nami and Brook lamenting them picking a bad time to go to the Land of the Dead

Robin however is using her DF to stretch the thorns around her, trying to pry herself loose

She refuses to stand around while the library burns

Imunko tells Sommers that they need to establish authority that will last, but Sommers - quietly angry at Gaban - ponders what to do with a country without a king

Dorry and Brogy show up, but Imunko commands them to claim Elbaf as its new kings

Why do I get the feeling this isn't a negotiation?

Brogy grabs Imunko but she merely summons another pentagram

She continues to command that he kill Elder Jarul, while summoning a book

Brogy of course refuses, but again it doesn't feel like it matters

From the book, a dagger and a gun is summoned

She stabs Brogy with the knife, and then with the gun she shoots his hand clean off

'Now accept my ungodly power' - I DON'T THINK CONSENT IS GOING ON HERE

Imunko commands him to cast aside his lifespan for a body unyielding to death, to be granted strength and be unbound by emotion

Imunko summons a pentagram beneath him, claiming a demonic contract

Also a contract requires two sides to agree and Brogy does not agree what is going on!?

The Pentagram causes Brogy to sink, and then she performs the title of the chapter: Domi Reversi

The Pentagram flips Brogy upside down, but what emerges is a Demonic Brogy

Horns, wings, a greataxe and an increase in size, Demonic Brogy rises and attacks his comrades

Dorry got got too! Commanding his crewmates to kill Jarul with him

One by one the giants sink and flip into demons

Remember how I was talking about how Elbaf had a numbers issue? Well not anymore

Even the Nightmares have grown more demonic

Imunko seems content with the devilry she has wrought, noting how this is not a country to be razed but ruled

It seems Jarul knows what's coming, but he refuses to run, because warriors do not run away.

Well Imunko is terrifying.

It'd be one thing to be immortal and powerful and have what looks to be some degree of infernal magic but now she can just turn anyone into demons!? Without their permission!? I would guess this is how the God's Knights and Gorosei are made too, perhaps in a more consensual ritual. Perhaps the Gorosei is a more ludicrous contract. But lifespan coming into play means that this may have similar rules to that of Big Mom's fruit, you also can't rule out the similarities with Gunko and Robin's Demonio Fleur too.

I wonder too if Imu wanted the Nika fruit to try and invert it? Or maybe Luffy is the key to saving the giants that were turned? Warrior of Liberation. At the least I feel like Brogy got turned through a blood ritual, which is why Imunko shot off the hand to make a blood and flesh offering, but the rules are frighteningly flimsy.

I did wonder if there was gonna be a scenario where the Straw Hats would have to fight their giant friends, but now it seems there's the added method of them being supercharged immortal giants. I hope Ripley didn't get changed but I don't see who she would fight otherwise? Dorry and Brogy could be the proving ground Usopp needs with defeating them and protecting Jarul, in a way overcoming his masters. Robin still feels a lock with Killingham - oh god unless Saul gets inverted! - but then it's a bit of a grab bag. Not only for the crew but Hajrudin and Loki will likely support in the fight, Imunko can still be a Monster Trio threat or a Luffy and Loki threat - though having history with Brook could involve him too, and Hajrudin for the brothers united - but then does Sommers face Jinbe, Franky, Chopper and Nami? Not to mention if Lilith and Bonney get involved. The nightmares could be fended off too but they do seem like crowd filler.

I guess there may still be a numbers discrepancy, but the power gap does mean that multiple allies can face one enemy. Right now though the situation is dire, because even with fighting them they are immortal, there's no clear way to see if the giants can be reverted - and even if they can be brought back will Brogy be without a hand for good? - so it does fall to Chopper to get that information from Gaban. On top of this there could still be added numbers lurking in the blind spot; Kid's crew might still be around since their sinking, we've not even been to the Sun Realm in Elbaf, likewise Shamrock can come back after putting out whatever fire he's been dealing with, maybe even some Navy members to 'annex' the country.

Things have gotten concerning, creepy and a lot less like a fable and more like a fantasy, a dark and grim fantasy, where the devil is god.

[desmonddemesne]

Gravity Falls Tarot - Part 3 of 3

Assignment of every Major Arcana to someone/something in the Gravity Falls Universe! Broken into parts for coherence.

In this section we cover the final seven cards from The Devil to The World.

Part 1 | Part 2

15.) The Devil - Bill Cipher

Keywords: Obsession, addiction, dependence, excess, and selfish

Through The Devil we find Baphomet ruling over his dominion, the greedy and unfulfilled. Bill Cipher is an ancient evil, a demon from another dimension who has long attempted to conscript humanity into fulfilling his ambitions. From a young age Bill had yearned for more, for the stars themselves. Eventually, he liberated himself at the cost of his world and his family.

Despite his immense power Bill was lonely and collected others willing to trade it all for a chance at the stars. In comes one Stanford Pines, the human who will, after eons of failures, succeed at constructing the device Bill has sought.

Even after Weirdmaggedon, after usurping control of time itself, Bill was stifled, and turned on by the humans he'd attempted to enslave. Bill sat atop a throne of lies, bringing chaos to the world, but even he could not control the fire he started.

16.) The Tower - The Portal

Keywords: Upheaval, destruction, trauma, chaos, and punishment

The Tower crumbles under the weight of natural forces...or is the lighting divine retribution? The Portal in Gravity Falls contributes to much of the mystery and misery of the narrative. In reverse we learn; Stan gathers the journals to start the portal, Ford constructs the portal alongside McGucket with the latter deeming it too dangerous, and Bill Cipher yearns for the portals completion.

For Stan the portal is atonement, amends made for pushing his brother into it thirty years ago. For Ford the portal is ascension, a manifestation of his genius and dedication towards discovering the truth. For Bill the portal is escape, release from his 2D confines and the power to exert his will across the cosmos.

Whether its through its construction, activation, or destruction the Portal embodies facing the truth that truth changes, and not all thats revealed is glamorous.

17.) The Star - Mabel Pines

Keywords: Hope, inspiration, rejuvanation, renewal, and blessing

The Star stands in the wake of The Towers collapse both fragile and faithful. Mabel, the shooting star herself, is the second half of our dynamic duo with Dipper - his equal and opposite. Mabel is a force of passion, comedy, and optimism embodying all the frivolities of childhood we grow to miss.

When Weirdmaggedon strikes Mabel is at her lowest, reckoning with the end of summer and the threat of abandonment by her other half. Consumed by these fears she falls to Bills temptations and withdraws into a world of bliss constructed to guard her heart. Only Dipper, earnest and resolute, could provide his sister the push needed to face reality head on.

Mabel is inspiring to many and the love she carries is integral to restoring Stan's memories after his great sacrifice. When her cup runs dry Dipper will be there to fill it for her, and that bond will carry both twins into the future.

18.) The Moon - Robbie Valentino

Keywords: Confusion, illusion, clarity, darkness, and phases

The Moon fortells a parting of the clouds, an opportunity to see through the shroud of night. Robbie is Gravity Falls' resident angsty teen, wrapped in black clothing and sour expressions. As a teenager he is naturally in transition with childhood behind him and adulthood on the horizon.

After breaking up with Wendy, brought about by his own insecurities leading him to rely on hypnotism, Robbie is seen listless and forlorn. It's not until Robbie himself is exposed to magical forces that he begins a relationship with Tambry. Through the Love God's potion his eyes are opened to a chance at happiness he'd otherwise overlooked.

"But you were right, just needed to move on. I'm...happy. Weird, huh?"

19.) The Sun - The Stan Twins

Keywords: Happiness, vitality, success, radiance, and energy

The Sun is the rediscovery of ones fervor, looking through the world with fresh eyes and zeal. The Stan twins did not have a perfect childhood, but in one another they found comradery able to weather the toughest storm.

As the boys grew their relationship strained, burdened by insecurities thrust upon them by their surroundings. At a critical moment everything collapsed and for decades the pieces lay untouched. By the end of Gravity Falls the brothers have taken the pieces of their relationship and reconstructed the boat from their childhood, the Stan O' War II.

Things won't be the same, but that doesn't mean they'll be worse - The Sun will rise again.

20.) Judgement - Time Baby

Keywords: Awakening, purpose, reckoning, finality, and responsibility

Judgement signals the curtain call. The last of his kind Time Baby rules over the dominion of time, leading officers who maintain the stability of our universe. When a criminal or rogue agent enters our world Time Baby provides them warning if possible and destruction if required.

At multiple points Time Baby confronts Bill Cipher, the most pressing threat to time and space. In their final encounter Time Baby is overpowered, granting Bill control over Time.

There is always a judge and we can only hope they are merciful.

21.) The World - The Axolotl

Keywords: Completion, achievement, belonging, unity, and closure

The World. To swim amongst the waters of creation and know that you are both byproduct and origin - that with every breath you take the world breathes with you. The Axolotl is a divine entity, benevolent and wise in its ministrations.

The World has come full circle, dancing with the same whimsy of The Fool. It carries the lessons of all Arcana before it, allowing it to impart those lessons on all who will encounter it going forward.

[dardinan-ingellvar]

Scars and Revelations

The first night, after the gods fell, and Solas left willingly at Gale and Mythal's behest, Emmrich found himself able to truly explore Dardin'an's body for the first time. They'd shared a couple sweet, but quick couplings in the stone coffin in the Necropolis before that final fight, but they both had other things on their minds, and were more focused on the distraction and comfort of the other, so didn't really take the time to take in smaller details. But now, with no imminent threats of world-ending abominations looming overhead, they could do just that. And finally, Emmrich found the chance to ask about the strange scars on Dardin'an's body. They're heavily obscured by the paint they wear, but they're noticeably raised, so the shape is still there.

"Might I ask about your scars? The ones on your body in particular...They look like they must have come from a magic weapon, or...maybe a drake? They're clearly some kind of burns, but...they don't seem like a normal blaze...and the pattern of them...Like claw marks..." Emmrich can't help trying to parse it for himself, but it's clear he can't quite figure it out.

Dardin'an blushes as Emmrich's fingers caress each one, more trying to figure out what caused them than anything, but it is still gentle and intimate. "Yeah...I was...around fifteen? I never actually learned what happened exactly...I was in the city, just getting a few trinkets and things...Next thing I knew, there was a commotion in the market. I turned, and a rage demon had been let loose. Someone summoned it, but...no idea who. I was cocky, but I knew how to fight at least a little. I took it upon myself to try. A few other mages helped, or I'd have died for sure...I...remember it locked eyes with me, charged me....I tried to dodge, but I only remember claws and teeth in my skin I woke up a week later..."

Emmrich starts, a memory sparking in the back of his mind. "Wait...You were the child who fought a rage demon?! I was called in to heal them. It really was quite dire...I never actually heard if my efforts saved them. I actually assumed the worst when I'd gotten no updates after a few weeks. I never have forgotten the smell of burned...No...cooked flesh...and the sight...! It's one thing to see such damage on a proper adult, but on a child? I had nightmares for years...What I could have done...How I was at fault somehow..."

Dardin'an is dead silent, eyes blank for a few moments "You-...That was you? I was only told one of the professors came to my aid. I didn't really have a mind to ask which one. It didn't matter much to me at the time. I was alive, and just had to focus on learning to move again. They thought I was going to lose my right arm for a little while...But obviously, it's fine now..."

Emmrich winces "I'm glad you made it through...To think...It was you all this time..."

Dardin'an laughs "In all fairness, I was very early in my transition then...and I hadn't gotten much of my vitiligo. In fact...I think most of it was clawed and burned at the time. So, it makes sense you didn't catch on until now."

Emmrich sighs, half relieved, half horrified. "I suppose. I'm just glad to have that closure. Even more so, knowing I didn't lose you before I could find you...And your wounds were so extensive...I am amazed they healed so well! And they do suit you..."

Dardin'an eyes him "...I sense a 'but' coming..."

"...But..." Emmrich says with a small smirk "It does make me wonder...what about the scars on your face? Those weren't from that attack..."

Dardin'an shakes "No, they were from less interesting fights. Training mishaps mostly. Debris or the like from magic or knife work with rogues I sparred against. None were ever serious. But I was horrible with picking at the cross scar around my right eye. It's why that one stands out so badly."

Emmrich rubs his thumb over the cross scar, particularly the main X of it, under the eye. "And here I am without a scar to speak of, even with all we faced. You've lived such a storied life...While I don't envy the pain you've suffered to earn those scars, I do envy that you have stories like that to tell. Not that my life is uninteresting...But it does feel less...romantic and intriguing than yours. Even before your temporary departure from the Mourn Watch..."

Dardin'an chuckles and brushes his fingers over Emmrich's body, tracing his tattoos and nipple piercings "I don't think you have much reason to worry about a lack of romance or intrigue, Emm...You made your own. Better that than suffering what I did. My scars tell stories, but the suffering that led to most of them isn't worth it. If not for you, I likely would be dead now. I only have scars because of you. If not for your help, I would be back in a tomb far too soon. And now, you even have adventures under your belt. You don't need scars to tell those stories."

Emmrich sighs "I suppose you're right. I just hate that you've suffered so...and I've endured so little."

Dardin'an shakes their head with a sigh. "Emm, you lost your parents...I never knew mine...True, Varric was like a father to me, but....I only knew him for a couple years. I wasn't raised by him. I'll never know what you felt. And everything you went through with Hezenkoss? And..." They look off in the distance, seeming to know more than they let on. "...I'm sure you've dealt with more...You've gone through plenty of trials and suffering. So what if it wasn't physical? Scars exist deeper than flesh. You know that. Mental and emotional wounds count too."

Emmrich opens his mouth, as if to add to his painful memories, but stops himself. "I know...Thank you. I'm not sure if it's survivor's guilt, or if I truly have just romanticized survival against the odds to a...less than favorable point...Perhaps both. But I have always found scars especially attractive. Even envied them. But hearing you put it in this perspective has helped me rethink that. You're right. I have my own scars. They're just less visible."

Dardin'an chuckles "Exactly...Now...Tell me about your tattoos..."

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Stritzo anon, good afternoon. Sometimes I’ll make some dialogue and ideas instead of ranting most of the time. You know, even things out and not be pissy most of the time. I just thought of this scene if only Stolas were to be punished for his crimes so forgive me if this gets kinda sensitive for victims of abuse:

Aftermath of the trial, we see a regal female fowl, her ice themed brother and even her daughter approach a group of imps and hellhound. She speaks up, prompting a cowboy themed demon to hold onto the hand of an imp with thick horns and black suit out of protection.

The royal lady mutters, “I, I’m sorry.”

The group is confused, “What?”

Her voice rises a bit, “I’m so sorry that I couldn’t stop my ex husband from doing these horrendous actions on you! I should’ve prevented him from hurting you! I thought he was just doing business transitions with the lower ranks and didn’t think much of it!”

Blitz is confused, “What are you apologizing for? I’m the one at fault! I ruined your-!”

She interrupts curtly with slightly narrowed eyes, “Stop. Don’t you dare blame yourself on this! Only that spoiled prince is to blame!”

Striker nods to his wary boyfriend, “She’s right you know. He was the one who made you do such disgusting things.”

Andrealphus chirps, “Honestly, that brat had it coming for a long time. Sure we weren’t the most well behaved as children but at least we curbed our behaviors and learned our manners over the years. But him? He just becomes obsessed with something and couldn’t let it go at all. As kids we thought he was just making up an imaginary friend. But we should’ve pried for more details and stopped him from doing something so foolish.”

Octavia says, “Everyone has been hurt by dad, not paying attention to me that often as I grow up and skipping out on royal duties even if it’s very important. That makes the rest of the royals having to do the work, leaving us exhausted.”

A magic spell poofs, it looks like a hefty sum of money or paycheck.

The lower class group is surprised including the young teen avian, “Huh!?”

Stella says adamantly, “I understand what he has done is irreversible and unforgivable but please just take it!”

Blitz murmurs with widened eyes, “Are you sure?”

Andrealphus nods, “Well, you’re surely going to need it for quality therapy, not just purchasing other essentials to get through.”

Dream scenario.

[mothmans-wedding-photographer]

Mothman's Buffy rewatch: Season 4, episodes 9, 10, and 11, "Something Blue", "Hush", and "Doomed"

Something Blue

The lesbian alliance sbebejsjje

"Yes. I am a lesbian" as a lesbian I find this absolutely hysterical I'm ngl like usually it's annoying when men joke about being lesbians like "say you're a lesbian girl me too" but I think the difference is 1. He's not saying that to hit on a lesbian and 2. Buffy brought it up as a joke first

Also his delivery lmaoo

Honestly I do generally like Riley at this point in the season, and he does genuinely seem healthier for Buffy than at least Angel (still not over how he let's his friends talk about her though)

"I wonder where I get that from?" Girl I'm gonna hold your hand while I tell you this

Oh my god the mug!!! The best mug!!! I went to this little pottery painting place and recreated it. I should've put my hot chocolate in that mug while I watched this episode

"Giles help! He's gonna scold me!" Crying

Buffy 😭😭 I love when everyone bullies Spike

Spike being more attuned to Willow's feelings is sending me

I drive for fun sometimes. I then I get tired and I prefer to have my dad drive me. I love going for drives

Aww see this is actually sweet of Riley I think if they kept him this way, with a few tweaks I would have considered him the healthiest ship option for Buffy

Drinking away fer feelings :(

Lmao I forgot about rat Amy (despite all her rage she is still just a rat in a cage)

Girl what are you doing this seems like a bad idea

It's the intro part!!!

Aw it's nice that Giles came to check on her

Giles she only missed one thing give her a break

Well she messed up his vision I'm sure this won't have negative consequences

NOOO AMY

Gets unrated for one second before immediately going back

Yeah Willow you still don't want him running free

Buffy looks so confused I'm crying

Oh my god

CRYING SBBEJAKDNELSNDJKE

Oh it's so weird to see Buffy happy like that

"You're a demon magnet" aw shit that's not gonna be great. Also super mean to say come on Willow

"Mr. and Mrs. Big Pile of Dust"

Awww she wants Giles to give her away 🥹

Giles is suffering and so am I

"I don't even really like him" crying

Oh my god what the hell

Oh right demon magnet

I think it would have been funnier if the demons were physically stuck to him like he was actually a magnet

Anya's twitching face sbsbebjsd

"Can I be blind too?"

These people are so mean to Willow. God forbid she doesn't get over her first long-term relationship quickly and she wants to vent to her friends

Like calling it her "poor-me moodswings"? What a bitchy thing to say

Oh cool demon guys

"Girl power bit" you literally can't fight and she's the SLAYER

"I am sorry to hear that. Oh well. Here's my talisman if you change your mind give me a call" CRYING new favourite demon on this show

AU where she actually does agree to work with them they seem pretty chill

"Spike lips! Lips of Spike!"

Ah guilt cookies

Bro doesn't even get a cookie 😭

Oh nevermind

"OH GOD RILEY THINKS IM ENGAGED"

Hush

Hush time!! Love this episode, perfect for spooky season

This scene is odd, why would she need Buffy on the table?

Oh they're kissing this is a dream

Creepy children yaay

"You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard" good foreshadowing

Gentleman jumpscare

Willow's gonna do the thing guys

The height difference is sending me SMG is so short

Ruining the moment Buffy

I bet they're Initiative papers

Spike just walking free now

Spike loves his wheatabix

Spike GET YOUR FILTHY GRAVE SHOES OFF THE COUCH

Ok to be fair he makes jokes always like it's his thing it's not personal

They're squabbling

Witch time I guess

TARA TARA TARA

"No offense" after the most offensive thing

Tara knows that Willow knows about magic hehe

Good transition, shows how they're on the same wavelength but they don't think they are

What happens if Xander's mom comes downstairs and sees a man tied to a chair

She's appeared before right? Giles' gf?

Stealing voices hehe

How does he know when all the voices are in the box? Vibes?

Weirdness

Spike does the iconic gift where he gives the British middle finger

Blames Spike immediately

Ah yes, call someone on the phone when you can't speak

Riley breathing heavily on the panel I'm crying

Him writing "come on, come on" just to be silly

Board guy was so quick to profit off of this 😭😭

Awww wholesome Giles and Willow moment

Oh my god btvs has anti vaccers

I feel like they could also blame mass hysteria. That's like the go to for unexplainable events

Casually breaks this man's wrist

Why is there a trash fire like why would decide to do that

Riley and Buffy kiss yippee?

They're floating sndbdbns

Oh I forgot about the freaky little guys with the straitjacket and the weird movements

Oh that would scare the shit out of me

Do you think the shortest Gentleman gets bullied by the others

RIP that guy

Their gestures are so polite

"Flesh squelching" thank you subtitles

Three hearts already

Olivia's a good artist

DANSE MACABRE!!!

I remember my elementary school teachers using those projectors

"Boobs?"

I love how he uses pictures for emphasis

Anya is so entertained

BUFFY THE GESTURE

Pulls out the stake

Willow's cute little death face

Well she tried

BUFFY WILL PATROL TONIGHT!!!!!

Oh I like Tara's room

Go Tara go the gentlemen can only float slowly buy the thralls are faster

I understand why no one is opening the door but that would be scary as shit for Tara

Oh my god of course it's Willow

Nvm

Oh that one has the creepiest smile

Buffy and Riley see each other having magic

Or naur sjdbejandnej

Hey at least this proves that Xander cares about Anya

ANYA NOT THE TIME

Oh she's gonna move it with her mind

Oh my gosh they're using their witch powers together

Gay people!!!!

Oh man those guys are reveling in the fear they cause

He looks so proud of himself crying 😭😭 no girl the box

I was not expecting their blood to be green

Aww Willow and Tara finally get to talk

"I thought you were just being pretentious" "oh I was"

Giles one of the original members of Pibk Floyd 😭😭

Ends in silence... they can talk but they choose not to

Doomed

Picks up right where Hush left off

Hostile Subterestials

Corn-fed Iowa boy

"She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries"

Bro doesn't know what a slayer is point and laugh

Amy does not like his vibes

Nevermind earthquake or something

Yeah Spike should help out actually they're the reason he can still get blood

Lmao Spike sjdrbbeje

The way the neutering works is so inconsistent, first he can hit someone it just also hurts him, now he just has to what? Have the intention of hurting them?

The slayer being a boogeyman figure foe demons is a cool concept

Percy!!!!

Laurie is so short😭😭 and also passive aggressive

Damn we need doppelganger Willow to beat him up again

How do you not feel a body next to you

WHY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE BILL CYPHER?? LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A SKINNY HAT I think that might just be the way the blood pooled though. And eye and a triangle is a pretty common demon thing

Get his entitled ass Xander!!

Cereal boxes of death I'm crying

Honestly Riley is probably the normal-est possibility for a long-term relationship for Buffy

I like the going back and forth scenes here, and how Riley assumes the monster just kills for fun, but the Scoobies know better

Spike tries and fails to kill himself

Don't call her stupid that's not gonna help you get the girl

Idk i judge people who think killing and experimenting on things is fun

Calling her "self-involved" stfu Riley

I highly disagree with Spike tbh like Willow especially is important for studying and finding out what the monsters are, so Buffy can defeat them. You can argue that Giles does that, but there's been multiple times where Willow catches things that he misses. Also she knows magic now, which is quite jelpful. As for Xander, he keeps them grounded. He's not helpful practically, but he has his place

Spike feeding into Willow's insecurities...

Ouch poor Giles

The ruins of high school

The mayor's body is still there, just decomposing 😭😭

Spike be helpful for once 🙄

Spike founds out he can hurt other demons yay

SPIKE NOT IN THE HOLE

Riley to the rescue

How long is that string????

I forgot Riley doesn't know that they know

G.I. Joe outfit 😭

"You do look wicked conspicuous" 😭😭

I forgot about the balls poster

Woaw they're kissing

Spike you can do whatever you want you don't need them

[jjjosten]

AFTG Febuwhump 2025 Masterlist

hello hello!!! now that we've reached the end of @febuwhump, i have compiled a list of all 28 fics i wrote for it!! thank you SO much to any of you who have already read/interacted with any of these fics, it has helped me push through to the finish line!!

I love so many of the ideas that I came up with so much, so I hope you do too :)

DAY 1: vocal chords - andrew losing his voice when he first starts taking his meds

DAY 2: holding back tears - dan, after learning that wymack is kevin's father

DAY 3: pinned down - kevin, after baltimore, telling andrew "you were always going to lose him"

DAY 4: hivemind - kevin's transition period after leaving the nest

DAY 5: not trusting reality - after losing neil in the binghamton, kevin doesn't believe that it's really him in baltimore

DAY 6: forced to stay awake - natalie shields (before she became renee walker)

DAY 7: alternate timeline self - seth wakes from a nightmare where he died and the world was better off without him

DAY 8: bleeding out - stefan (read: neil) just got shot

DAY 9:��necromancy - jean brings kevin back to life

DAY 10: magic exhaustion - jean deals with the consequences of bringing kevin back to life

DAY 11: demonic possession - neil hears someone call andrew a psycho, and 'nathaniel' comes out to play

DAY 12: used as practice - aaron has to set allison's broken leg

DAY 13: “i don’t trust anyone else” - kevin convincing andrew to let him stay in palmetto

DAY 14: becoming the monster - andrew, writing the "fuck off" letter to aaron

DAY 15: icarus - kevin day, finding the courage to step out of riko's shadow

DAY 16: eaten alive - jean's grief for elodie consumes him

DAY 17: power instability - kevin's first time taking the court right-handed

DAY 18: living weapon - ichirou makes an amendment to his and neil's deal

DAY 19: death wish - jean was never going to text renee, but after january, he has nothing left to lose

DAY 20: “i did good right?” - seth was on the path to doing better

DAY 21: put on display - andrew and aaron's supervised first meeting

DAY 22: “grab the little one” - lola teaches nathaniel a lesson

DAY 23: gunshot wound - in the aftermath of being shot, abram struggles

DAY 24: forced to beg - wymack begs the palmetto state board to let him have dan and renee on his team

DAY 25: bound and gagged - allison's shame "gags" her

DAY 26: concealing an injury - aaron accidentally burns himself while cooking dinner. he makes sure andrew doesn't notice

DAY 27: post-victory collapse - upon making it to david wymack's doorstep in the aftermath of riko's attack, kevin immediately collapses

DAY 28: recovery - andrew gets aaron sober

if you guys decide to check any of these fics out, i hope you enjoy!! :)

[markerofthemidnight]

Thinking of writing a Rain Code Peggy Sue/Swap AU. As in, at the end of the final Labyrinth, something happens that resets the timeline to the beginning of Chapter 0 as well as swaps everyone’s roles, and Yuma and Shinigami are the only ones who remember the original timeline.

A few fun ideas for this:

Shinigami

“Human” name is Shini Requiem (as borrowed from another trainee detective that’s never mentioned in the true story, so the real Yuma never appears here)

The other detectives just assume the reason why she’s… like that is because the supposed amnesia just made her weird

Still doesn’t stop her from being fairly competent at times, though, so they don’t really complain (if only they knew 60% of her competence is just advice given to her by a reluctant death god…)

REALLY having a bad time figuring out how to do human things like eating, and sleeping, and breathing

As a result has absolutely no internal clock, either staying awake when she wants to fall asleep or falling asleep when she needs to stay awake

She also has to do things like breathe and blink manually until her subconscious figures out it has to do those things itself, which takes about like a day

She’s an absolute MASTER in Mystery Labyrinths, though, for understandable reasons

(which is even more impressive given the fact that personality swapping means that the mysteries are fairly different now, and even if they weren’t, it’s not like she can remember all the details of all the cases)

Is still brooding over the fact that her tits mysteriously disappeared when she became a human: combine that with the height difference, and she basically looks like an overly sassy little girl

(“NOW I’M THE FLAT-CHESTED UGGO! WHYYYYYYY?!”)

Has no problem walking but can’t really run since she’s used to just floating

Actually isn’t as mean to other people as she is in the main game

(which is absolutely NOT because her usual personality is just a defense mechanism since anyone in their right mind would be terrified of a goddess of death, and even her masters would probably despise her because no god should be that incompetent: so if they’re going to hate her, it should at least be because of something she can control, right?)

Yuma

Ghost form just looks like Shinigami’s but slimmer, blue, and with curved horns

Human form is a fancier version of his typical outfit except a foot or so taller with a crown, the aforementioned horns, and two demonic wings that he still hasn’t figured out how to retract into his body like Shinigami does for hers

As a result, whenever he transforms, the sequence consists of him flailing about trying to balance himself with the gigantic flapping monstrosities now on his back as his clothing just magically materialises onto him

“Arise, Mystery LabyriiiIIIIIIIIINNNTH-“

His confidence pretty much took a terminal nosedive as soon as the last Labyrinth made it finally start to get better

Is especially not doing very well coping with the mental changes that come with being a death god, which starts out as just being attracted to the scent of blood, but gets… worse, over time.

”Shini, you have to hurry! If you don’t, Zange will boom-kill… I did not just say that.”

(note: still called her Shinigami at first but transitioned over to Shini rather quickly. He is still Iiving in denial of the fact that it may subconsciously be a pet name)

His version of Shinigami’s scythe is his blade, and naturally its new counterpart is the Solution Scythe

(summoning animation now consists of them doing a short little waltz before Shinigami rips off one of his wings, which turns into the scythe, and a new wing grows back painlessly)

Really doesn’t want to stab Shinigami in the back all the time even though it’s necessary to proceed in the Labyrinths: between this, Crime Scene Recreation, GOD Shinigami, and all the other situations that require him to be forceful in any sense, he makes a terrible guide

[vinff7]

This update got me looking at and editing some of my Head canons, so posting those here. HC for how Gortash started worshiping Bane. And other ‘young Gortash’ HC

The game gives us very little hints about how and when Gortash started worshiping Bane. (Except for that one draft of a biography that seemed to place it in his adulthood, but doesn’t mention Hell? I think that might have just been when his Bane worship got more pronounced and noticed by that author not when it really started)

So I’ve made my own headcanon as I’ve seen multiple different versions around.

For me I think he started worshiping Bane in the House of Hope. Not right off the bat. I HC that Gortash likely was enslaved down there around the age of 10. Obviously a very difficult transition for a child to start living in Hell. But I think he eventually got to a point where he was aloud to wander somewhat and read in the library to educate himself. But was also taught by the Walock that brought him there to start (In-between him getting tortured and abused because I love whump to much to not imagine that there were horendious things done to him)

During this time around age 11 I like to think that he caught the attention of an awful demon/devil that would take torturing him really far, citing how amusing it was to get Enver to cry.

I also like to HC that young Enver had really bad anxiety and fear around crying. Like when he was in baulders gate his parents would get furious and yell at him to shut up. So if he noticed he was getting close to crying he would panic, which would pretty much ensure he would cry. And it would be a fun awful spiral of self hate thoughts at himself to be quiet and stop crying making his crying worse.

Anyway, awful torture keeps happening to the kid in between him needing to work and learn. And then Enver’s warlock teacher misses his lesson, and the next one. So Enver is hiding out trying to avoid the houses inhabitants when he finally spots his Walrock teacher and approaches them. Tries to figure out when his next lesson would be. Only to get dismissed with a wave. His mentor tells him The devil that had taken an interest in him has a habit of killing and breaking prisoners and he out ranks the Warlock, so the Warlock is giving up teaching Enver since trying to argue that he should be left alone would be more trouble then it’s worth.

Outright tells an 11 year old “Yeah, maybe not today, but I bet by the time 6 months has passed he’ll have tortured you to death. So there’s not really a point in teaching you anything anymore. No matter what you or I do you’ll end up the like mindless tormented souls soon.“ seeing how terrified Enver looked he says “Best you can do is try convince a god to fish your soul out of here after that devil gets bored or reckless enough to torture you to death.”

Which uh, def fucks with Enver’s head. So he does start deep diving into the Gods and trying to figure out if he can find any he aligns with enough that they would take him. And during this search he finds books about Bane and I fee like Bane’s philosophies is something he would immediatly relate and cling too.

Bane started as a slave and became a God. Bane teaches that the world is truely an Evil place by default, and pretending it isn’t is a lie. Someone who has only seen the worst the worlds have to offer must feel so validated reading that. To me Bane teaches so much about Self Disciple and self Control that some of his books written by worshipers must go into methods of self control. I can see young Enver finding a book of Worship with mantras to repeat when feeling weak or when needing to focus and clinging to those like a life raft.

Repeating phrases like mantras over and over in real life can have mind altering properties. Add a religious one to a word with magic and maybe there is an added Boost that actually works for getting in the zone via worship.

I don’t think Bane answered or noticed Enver at first, at all. I don’t think this discouraged Enver at all, the mantras helped and he figured he needed to do more to earn his gods favor so he worked at it. The focus on his self control helped. He could endure toruture quietly more and some of his tormentors lost interest in the now more stoic boy. Learning to master himself became a thing he could control to keep himself sane in Hell through the torment.

Obviously things didn’t ever get kind in Hell. But I also imagine after a few years of contactless worship Bane does notice Enver since getting prayer pings from Hell is not the most common. I doubt he would often interveen. Enduring torture is good training for a Banite.

I do think the first time they speak is an intervension though. Gods are able to see the future when it comes to things under their portfolio and so I imagine he could see that Enver has a LOT of potential. But he notices that the potential vanishes if all is left with nothing changing which gets him to interveen.

In my head the violent devil that started all of this does decide he want’s to break Enver during a point where Raphael might have been out of the house. Bane notices looking into the future that the torture they have planned for Enver would shatter him, and while Bane approved of discipline, he knows the difference between being weak and being put through so much agony that it’s unreasonable to expect discipline to cary someone through.

So I imagine Enver getting dragged from his cell, trying to fight down panic and start praying as a devil taunts him about his up coming torutre then, vision starts getting very dark and far away as Bane reaches in and just puuuulls his soul away. Bane is able to posses his followers so in my mind he does that for Gortash and pulls him away for a private chat.

I imagine being possesed by Bane is a bit like The Sunken Place from Get out. There is a viewing window you can look out to see what you body is doing, and otherwise Bane sponsored darkness. I feel like they had a short chat, nothing huge for Bane but life altering for a kid, someone actually caring for him enough to help. I feel like Bane would make an agreement with Enver that he will make sure Enver will never have to go through anything so bad that he would not be able to overcome it, which is a huge boost of self confidence for Enver. Now anytime he’s getting tortured in the future he has the promise of ‘My God knows this won’t break me’ going off in the back of his mind.

Bane also tells Enver that he won’t step in to free Enver, Enver needs to free himself, but he will grant him power if needed so that Enver can rise up as long as Enver loyaly serves him.

And so that is how they meet and Enver becomes even more loyally tied to Bane in my HC! I also have a couple ideas I’ll toss here at the end about him escaping since I’m already rambling.

I like to think that once he was older Enver was able to escape by using the Helldusk boots since he has those in game. My though was somehow the boots magic was used almost like a magic key? So he stole those, wards noticed the boots and figured whoever had them must be aloud to be there else why would they have them, so they helped him get past some magic locks and escape.

I did see in a fic about Enver leaping through those portals that could cause insanity and just giving a ‘hey help me out’ prayer to Bane to help him survive which worked and I always liked that idea.

Last Gortash ~ Bane idea that I like is that once Gortash escaped from the House of Hope Bane gave him his approval and told him like “You’re a Watchful Brother in Bane’s church, now you’ll never be called a Slave again.” And got to skip that ‘rank’ in normal Baneite hierarchy.

[whitelotusherald]

Since it's TDOV I'd like to share a few thoughts.

May not be the most comprehensible thing I've smashed out on a keyboard but I've been having a terrible decade as one of my colleagues kindly pointed out lol

Most probably to no one's surprise I'd like to just kick out this closet's door (I've been standing in the threshold for ages) and state that yeah, I ain't reading/translating all that FTM YA literature or care so much about trans rights just because I'm a decent ally - I am trans.

It's not TDOV that made me state it, it's the growing frustration with my country where the government keeps cutting back our rights, it's the way the world is headed, back to darker days just because of fucked up propaganda.

I can't decide whether it's a day to celebrate or not.

When you're trans (especially if you're prone to depression) every day should be celebrated since you're still here.

But still. Is it something to celebrate? Or just a day when you shout ‘hey I’m STILL HERE against ALL THE ODDS’?

Sometimes I’m baffled how people say being trans is a trend. Or choice. Like, who the fuck would WANT to be trans if they had a choice? I’d love to choose not having to battle dysphoria, anxiety over gender politics, society’s goddamn stupid expectations and everything that comes with having ‘F’ in my birth certificate.

And when the government says ‘oh no the gay and trans agenda turns kids gay and trans’, I’m fuming. As a kid I didn’t see any representation. Funny thing is, I shared a bit of the realization path with a brilliant writer, AJ White - as similarly to him, for the longest time I’d thought I was just a tomboy but felt no connection to womanhood. I even read a similar statement online that made me go ‘oh’ in my twenties (his was ‘Cis people don’t wonder’) - which was something like ‘cisgender people don’t go to sleep wishing to wake up as the other gender’. Another similar experience was trans jealousy - in Hungary back in my teen years when someone said ‘transsexual’ (we didn't know the word transgender back then), you imagined a godawful crossdresser. We had no education on the topic. But when I learned one of my friends transitioned, all I could think was ‘oh so he gets to be a guy but I don’t, fantastic, did he find a magic wand or what?’ (I didn’t wish him bad. I just didn’t understand how the fuck can anyone just decide to be a man and proceed to be one. It was beyond comprehension.)

I’d been treated many times as a guy and I’d always felt frustrated not because of the misgendering (which was, turns out, not misgendering at all, ha!) but because I’d been anxious about what others may think.

I’d also thought I’m too old for this. But there’s no such thing as being too old to be yourself. Funny thing, I’d always been myself, never even tried to act like a girl, whatever that means. However it's just… idk, easier to understand now, ‘oh, yeah, it’s because I’m a guy, DUH’.

I still don’t know where this road may take me. It’s a pretty rocky one. As an avid reader, I've seen quite a few examples - like White's or there's Aiden Thomas or Nate Stevenson. But everyone has their own. You have to fight your own demons, carve your own gate through granite to reach the other side. I don't even know if I want to lift my pickaxe. It's scary. At the same time I didn't get a bracelet with the Cemetery Boys quote "you don't need anyone's permission to be you" for nothing. And at the same time maybe I've already lifted that pickaxe by dedicating myself to bring trans stories to Hungarian readers.

In Hungary, you can’t legally change your name. You have almost zero chance to get HRT right now. (Though, due to my health, I wouldn’t be able to do that.) There are long waiting lists for docs, so it’s not easy to get diagnosed, not that I would need that but maybe in the future we will have another government that’s more emphatic towards us. Thankfully, my body also thought something was off, gifted me with a fibroid, so I got hysterectomy free of charge, that's one problem less. But dysphoria still hits hard whenever the weather gets warmer and I have to leave behind my winter clothing. At the moment, the most I can aim for is top surgery. And attending protests, all kinds of protests for LGBTQ rights. For our rights.

Because we’re still here, against all the odds.

[ragesin]

cliff notes of updates to the lore i may have mentioned here and there haven't gotten around to posting yet

The kind of demon classification for Meliodas is that he is a rhaidu, a being that has been part of the demon clan. It's a term made to specifically distinguish their concept of demonkind from other entities often called or thought of as demons. It's rather easy for a rhaidu to tell if another being is a rhaidu or some outsider demonic creature.

Rhaidu are very spiritual entities that have a close relationship with the matter of the soul. This relationship allows them to use abilities that affect the souls of other beings and lets them tap into the shadow their own casts, which manifests as their manipulation of darkness.

Meliodas is of dracconic descent. His mother was a wyvern demon, which is a species tangentially related but otherwise considered separate from dragons. Wyvern demons have an extremely negative relationship with dragons and often go out of their way to hunt them. He inherited several traits like a "breath attack" and is able to mold his miasma into a potent toxin, but unfortunately was unable to naturally manifest most things like a tail, horns, wings etc the way a normal wyvern demon could so he uses his darkness to compensate, hence the often feral way he looks in comparison to when Zeldris cloaks himself in darkness.

He is functionally a mortal being and refers to himself as such, but he is in essence a demigod who eventually makes a full transition into godhood once he finally accepts he needs to do so to kill off the Demon King. He is considered by others as a god in several places ( ex. Inanna, Ishtar ) and many think of him as The Devil since his name of Lucifer is heavily associated with the stories that have popped up over time through history. He is aware of other gods and pantheons and the like and has met several, but he no longer makes it his business to willingly involve himself with them first as long as they don't encroach on the domain within northwestern Europe that he resides in, mainly Britannia/the British Isles.

The star that represents Meliodas, "venus", exists in a sort of state of superposition when seen outside the demon realm. It both is and isn't the literal Venus. The overlap between the two isn't really physical but it makes the planet seem brighter than it is as the star's ephemeral presence increased its albedo (reflectivity), and sometimes makes it appear as if twinkling. If the planet Venus should for some reason ever blow up and is destroyed, you would still be able to see the star "venus" in the same spot.

He grew up indoctrinated into the religion of his father, conditioned from birth to not question and unconditionally serve to show his love and fealty toward DK, but given obvious circumstance he is currently nonpracticing and stopped actively engaging with most of the practices when he joined Stigma. It still subconsciously affects aspects of his general view of the world though he tries very hard to not fall back into that thinking. And, really, that single minded devotion is still present, it simply got shifted over to his other loved ones, though it's especially evident in the love he's had for Elizabeth for thousands and thousands of years.

Has a legitimate fear of ghosts and gets extremely on edge when one is around. Spectres - the manifestations of souls that most think of as ghosts - hanging out and about his bar isn't something that fazes him. He can eat them for dinner if he wanted to. The ones that come to mind for him are true, horrific abominations no one should perceive.

He has a pact with Merlin. He acts as her patron for demonic magic and she can draw on a certain amount of his power. In exchange, should Merlin die Meliodas has the right to claim and consume her soul. It was put in place for her protection after Belialuin was destroyed.

He has been cursed for longer than 3000 years, that number is just the common misconception of when the war ended since that was the last real sign of conflict between any goddess and demon and the other clans. He's actually been around since before Atlantis sunk, so he's over 10k years old. On top of that he's tried time travel before with Merlin's help to fix things. It went extremely poorly.

Meliodas and Elizabeth Liones' journey together, from their first meeting in the bar to the Demon King being killed, takes place over about three years.

[johnniesmoke]

Summary of "Top Notch":

"Top Notch" by Johnnie Smoke is a lyrical journey that delves into themes of resilience, ambition, and self-discovery. The song begins with reflections on innocence and honesty, showcasing the artist’s resolve to face challenges and embrace love and recognition when the time is right. It transitions into a declaration of determination, as Johnnie Smoke vows to overcome obstacles, let go of past conflicts, and bring his loved ones along on his path to success.

The lyrics emphasize his unwavering commitment to hard work, encapsulated in his mastery of 10,000 hours and a relentless drive to punch through life’s barriers. The artist asserts his individuality, likening his endeavors to a well-crafted operation that embodies excellence and intention. Themes of destiny and purpose emerge as he leverages his unique talents and knowledge to achieve success.

The track concludes with a celebration of authenticity and community, pledging to inspire and uplift others while solidifying his place as a “golden child” and a beacon of hope.

Lyrics:

Feeling under scrutiny when I'm a kid who can do no wrong/

Honest as they come, hard as it gets/

When the day comes my consciousness is merely love/

I'll be ready for the praise/

In the meantime I'll just be wondering what's relief/

Singing songs about my sunset/

What's up Cheech/

I was promised a vacation/

And I want to cash in/

This will not be the last you heard of me/

When the seems are splitting, I'll be the one walking out of the smoke with my head held high and a stack of dough/

It's a "glow up" that's written in the stars/

I just want to play my part/

Yeah, let bygones be bygones/

As far as my brothers go, I want to take all I can with me/

So I stomp out these demons/[Write these songs]

I jump on these opportunities to make it known/

I send farewell wishes to kids that diss it as I watch them go/

Where they coming back/

Ho!

Classic, yeah, baby/

Don't you say that there isn't/

Anybody like me?/

Hey Baby, don't you know that there isn't anybody like us? Ho!

I'm trying to punch through/

I'm punching in with the best 10,000 hours/

Or close to the rest said they're pulling the strings/

Like a slight with the deck, like I'm supposed to tell you I guess/

It's a mystery to me what more could be needed/

To get this job done with Liberty, it takes a kid crazy enough I'm him/

A Daredevil every track/

It's a hard life/

Talk to me like you know what it can be/

I could be everywhere and back, proved I could tell you the story/

Classic is how it should be/

The operation is top notch/

Can't fund it on my own the moves how to play/

Johnnie Smoke the fundamentals like a epiphany/

They'll know who it ought to be/

Kahoots reminiscent the word starts now/

Johnnnie Smoke the best around, that's good by me/

Check, check/

Commitment should mean something/

Willingness would be their dream/

But in life, nothing is free/

Dweebs/

Destiny is a big story for me/

Headed for the best days of the endeavor/

Pushing to the limit, kind of guy with magic on his mind/

Making it every waking moment/

That's a special kind of life, yeah/

Taking my sweet time leveraging the knowledge that I shouldn't even have, that you wouldn't have/

Truly one of a kind and I'm here for the cash/

Had me right where you wanted me/

Then poof dichotomy pulling all of this out of me/

Just being honest, the effort is complicated by the powers that be/[The delirious*]

Yeah, I know what I've seen/

And I'm not just anybody with a microphone/

I'm a golden child/

Speaking of the phonies/

Too good to be true/

But if it's real it aint/

And I'm writing rhymes, not getting schemed/

Living in a pretty nice place, if you're asking me/

And kind of rent free/

Bringing the fire, it's the least I can do for my people/

Yeah Baby/

https://soundcloud.com/johnniesmoke/top-notch?si=6cef58743f264695b6d9606b1e01b35f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing