#it's a chaotic inductions class

[secret-subject]

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[coachs-locker-room]

TF Trade:

I got a huge thing for Cbum right now, fuck that's my dream body, maybe even bigger.

I'd put up with anything to wake up as the Aussie version of him 🤤

Your laptop continued to hum away as you tried and failed to focus on your thesis in the library. Scrolling your Instagram feed, again, you came across a familiar face - but this time on your university's gym account..

"JOIN THE CBUM CHALLENGE! WE MAKE BIGGER: HE MAKES BETTER. No experience required, enlist today!"

You sneered as the questionnaire, the series of commitments, and the final, ominous "Transform Now!" button as it all felt pretty amateur. Brushing it off as a hastily-made last-minute effort from some poor meathead sports marketing student to get some 'first-hand data', you closed the link to focus on getting your own research finished. But yet.. a strange curiosity started to gnaw at you... distracting you again... and again.. until you finally clicked that button.

Moments later, back in your cramped room, a strange sort of tingling sensation began behind your eyes and in your fingertips. As you changed into a loose pair of black shorts and a grey tank, you felt a deep feeling of pressure starting to build, and then a feeling of… expansion.

"CONGRATULATIONS!" your phone started to buzz. "You have been chosen to participate in the program! For your own health, you must report to the gym immediately for your induction."

Your frame began to broaden, your legs reshaped, even your forearms morphed into the chisled veins across taught skin of your idol.

A low groan escaped your lips as the sensation coursed deep within you - it was overwhelming, chaotic, and altogether the most euphoric feeling you had ever experienced. As quickly as it began, the moaning within you became a deep belch, as you felt the last of your core tighten. Ending the very same moment, your screen went black, an equally familiar face staring back at you from the other side. Your consciousness, somehow inhabiting the incredible body, could only stare in stunned disbelief.

"...Fucking hell.”

Notification after notification began to be pushed through to your phone, and you realised that you had no choice but to follow their instructions. Upon arrival at the lab, they informed you that the so-called ‘challenge’ was actually a student-led academic collaboration between your university and CBum himself. Deep tissue scans of his entire body were matched with sensory records and psychological expertise, participants would be able to experience a ‘first-hand CBum experience’ - all through a willing host.

They were running out of time to find one - until you.

All through the night until the next morning the gym's lab staff undertook their thorough monitoring process. Everything from how your body measurements compared with his body, your endurance levels matched his endurance, your knowledge and, as you would come to learn, most importantly: what you were missing from his.

What you didn’t initially anticipate was that this meant the CBum program didn’t just bring over his physical likeness to yours, but also his thought patterns. The lab team proposed that over time, the two would slowly merge into a unique hybrid, but no one could be certain just how much of 'you' or 'him' there would be in the long run.

In exchange for participation in the 'challenge', you’d be rewarded with full 1st class credits for the semester, so long as you spent all of your time maintaining your physique.

You were more than happy to do so. Plus, with so much time in the gym ahead of you, it was only natural that you’d find a well-paying side hustle.

"You're not gonna quit on me that easy, are ya, mate?"

Your new, gruff voice barked at the former lab attendant who inducted you all those weeks ago.

"Let’s start again, shall we? I know you've got it in there. 3… 2… 1”

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[pastafossa]

Do you think Matt would make a good dad?

THIS IS AN INTERESTING THOUGHT.

Ok, so.

On the one hand, I think a baby would be a special kind of hell for Matt. The smells. The chaotic sleep schedule. The heavy care needs when Matt is already busy as fuck between the law firm and Deviling. The sounds, oh god, the sounds. Babies crying are designed to be impossible to ignore, to hit a specific pitch that sets off every alarm bell in your head. With Matt's senses, that'd be absolute nightmare. Even happy screams are going to hit those poor eardrums of his like a gunshot. And on the emotional side, Matt's got... a lot of self-loathing and trauma he'd struggle with, along with a heaping dose of fear that his very touch might taint his child with the same darkness he struggles with every night on the streets. As a result, I don't think he would think he'd be a good father.

However.

That last bit is why I think, if he did wind up with a kid, he really would be pretty good at it. Why? Because he'd try. He'd fucking try with everything in him, and he'd do whatever it took to make it work. He's not going to run and abandon you and his kid, he's not going to tap out when things get hard (and they will), and he's not going to be a dad that says he's 'babysitting' while you're gone. When he's able to be there, he's in, 100%. He's no stranger to walking laps around the apartment at night with his baby held against his chest, the child dozing as he sings hymns or practices his opening statements, because sometimes the low, rumbling sound of his voice beneath their head seems to be the only thing that allows his child to sleep. He never hesitates to change a diaper or do the feedings. He's the dad who reads all the books with you during the pregnancy, the dad who goes with you to the parenting classes, and seeks out advice from various folks in the Nelson clan (along with Foggy who, due to being born into a massive family encompassing no less than 628 family members at last count, can give a fairly thorough lecture on the mechanics of baby care. Foggy also ensures the child is inducted into the Clan upon their birth so that the Clan can give Matt and you a break when needed).

He'll move heaven and earth to avoid fucking things up, to avoid letting Stick's abusive voice and influence come slithering out of his mouth. There will be no cruel comments about 'the devil in you' when the child is angry, not like what Matt heard from his own grandma. That stops with him, even if he has to build the dam himself by hand. His child will have all the support Matt wishes he had.

Despite his best efforts, he does make mistakes. It's true, and unavoidable, which you'd have to remind him of regularly - 'Parents are mortal, Matt.' There are moments he would miss due to being so busy, moments - especially early on - where the noise or sensory input would become too much and he'd have to retreat just a little. He'd beat himself up for it every single time, and he'd have to work through that too, this reminder that no matter how hard he tries, he'll never be perfect.

But overall, just like with Jack, any child of Matt's would grow up knowing that they're loved from start to finish, and there'd be nothing they could do that would ever change that.

[soylent-crocodile]

Howling Banshee (Prestige Class)

(Howling Banshee by LordVishenka)

(This was by far the easiest aspect shrine to convert to PF1; they're defined as nimble terror troops that use 40k's ill-treated morale rules. Dexterity-based intimidate class. Done.)

Howling banshees are the other aspect shrine of the Asuryani focused on melee combat, along with the striking scorpions. In many ways they are opposites; where striking scorpions favor stealth and power, howling banshees storm into battle as a screaming wall of blades and noise. They are designed to terrify their enemies and strike hard and fast, crippling the foes of the Asuryani before they can even react.

Notably, gender in Asuryani society is fluid and tied to the role one is in rather than ascribed to some physical quality. All howling banshees are women; this is not because they only admit women, but because to be a howling banshee is to be a woman. Striking scorpions, similarly, all use he/him pronouns.

Role: Howling banshees are the terror troops and nimble warriors, capable of weaving through combat to spread fear and bloodshed. Alignment: Like most aspect shrines, howling banshees abhor chaos and so are rarely chaotic. HD: d10

Prerequisites

Race: Must have the Elf subtype Stats: Dex 15 Skills: Intimidate 5 Feats: Weapon Finesse, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Asuryani) Other: Must be inducted into a howling banshee shrine.

Skills

A howling banshee gets 2+Int mod skills per level. A howling banshee’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Intimidate (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), and Swim (Str)

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

A howling banshee is proficient with light and medium armor.

Banshee Mask

A howling banshee is gifted a banshee mask, a grotesque tool of terror holy to the Asuryani. This weapon is specially crafted for her; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). 

Banshee’s Wail (Ex)

When a howling banshee deals slashing damage with a melee weapon, she may make an intimidate check to demoralize her target as a free action. If she is successful, the target is shaken for a number of rounds equal to the damage dealt. If her attack was a critical hit, the target is additionally frightened for one round.

First to the Fight (Ex)

A howling banshee adds her charisma modifier to her Initiative, at a minimum of +0.

Intimidating Finesse (Ex)

At level 2, a howling banshee adds her dexterity modifier to her intimidate checks in addition to her charisma modifier. This bonus does not stack with the bonus granted by the feat Intimidating Prowess.

Backflip (Ex)

At level 2, a howling banshee is exceedingly nimble and agile. She ignores the penalty to jumping without a running start and halves the DC to make high jumps.

Graceful Avoidance (Ex)

Creatures with the shaken condition cannot make attacks of opportunity against howling banshees of level 3 or greater.

Piercing Strikes (Ex)

A level 4 howling banshee’s blows are perfectly timed to take advantage of the cowering of fearful enemies. When attacking a shaken enemy, she may apply her dexterity modifier to damage rolls when making a melee attack with light weapons and weapons with the finesse special quality. She also adds her dexterity bonus to trip, disarm, and reposition checks in addition to her strength bonus against such enemies. This bonus does not stack with the Agile Maneuvers. feat

Banshee Blade

At level 5, a howling banshee becomes an exarch, a respected and feared member of their aspect shrine who has lost herself to the craft and is gifted a +3 Thundering banshee blade. This weapon is specially crafted for her; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold).

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Banshee Mask Technological Item Price: 10,000gp Weight: 4lbs Slot: Head The wielder of this mask gains a +5 bonus to intimidate checks. Additionally, as a standard action the wielder may make an earsplitting shriek, dealing 5d6 sonic damage to one target within 60ft, will save for half. The save is equal to 8+the wielder’s ranks in Intimidate.

Banshee Blade Exotic Weapon Price: 100gp Type: Two-handed Melee Proficiency: Exotic Weapon (Asuryani) Damage: 1d8/1d10 Critical: x3 Range: Melee Type: S Weight: 6lbs Special: Finesse, Reach The banshee blade is an eldritch curved weapon that was designed specifically for the fighting style of the howling banshees. It is uniquely precise among polearms and incredibly difficult to find, granted only to the most powerful of Asuryani warriors.

[tactician]

A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE.  REPOST, DO NOT REBLOG, with the information of your muse,  including headcanons, etc.

name: cato mercar! he was just cato until he was around 22 years old, though. a former gladiator 'owned' by a tevinter noble, cato eventually won his freedom in minrathous' grand proving arena. his combat prowess caught the attention of the military-focused mercar family, and he was inducted into their house as a means of granting him some more social mobility. nicknames: rook is the only big one tbh! thank u varric. but cato never abandons his actual name. age: 33 as of 9:52 race: (city) elf gender: male (he/him) orientation: bisexual zodiac: whatever the leo equivalent is in thedas LMAO moral alignment:��as chaotic good as they come class/subclass: a warrior with a slayer specialization! his mentor on the gladiatorial grounds was from rivain and began training him when he was really young. he has a very high constitution and can definitely tank hits for his teammates (& has the scars to prove it), but cato focuses on damage output more than survivability. he has a brutal battle style and tends to attract a lot of attention when he fights. years of taking part in provings engrained a certain flashiness in him; he can't quite shake it off. it’s great for rage generation though… lmfao interests/hobbies: cato enjoys working out and training, so he spends most of his free time on the training grounds or trying to get people to spar with him. he also really enjoys hiking - though his sense of direction is admittedly not the best, so he gets lost very, very often while on hikes dflgkdfh. unless it’s about battle tactics, he doesn't enjoy introspection all that much - so hobbies requiring study are lost on him. he does, however, have an absolute love of nugs. he seriously adores them. he thinks they're the cutest little beasts ever. he has a pet nug named ganni and he spoils her rotten. completely unrelated to nugs (I SWEAR), he’s also interested in learning how to cook but is really, really bad at it. spoken languages: common, some elvish (his accent is atrocious), and a surprising amount of tevene. profession: cato was initially a gladiator based in minrathous. shortly after attaining his freedom in 9:41, he became a combat trainer for the mercar military force and relocated to their lands in ventus (though he never became a full-fledged soldier due to laws against former slaves joining the military). when ventus fell to qunari forces in 9:44, cato returned to minrathous and poured everything he had into bettering tevinter, particularly through hunting down slavers. he joined the shadow dragons after they saved him from a thorny situation and has definitely found his place in the world with them – though he gets into trouble quite frequently for being too hot-headed and disobeying orders in favour of his own plans. and, ofc, by some strange, strange twist of fate, he’s also the leader of the veilguard. height: ~5'2" colors: sandy browns and golds; bold, bright shades of red and blue. fruits: the humble fig… (insert figgy pudding joke here) but he also really loves poison stings – the tevinter snack of orange peels covered in chocolate. generally speaking, i associate cato with Meat a lot more than fruits (or veggies, for that matter) drinks: plain black coffee…! the stronger the better, and not fancy at all. maybe even a little burnt. alcoholic beverages: a cinnamon-infused whiskey that warms you to your core.   smokes: he smokes recreationally with the other shadow dragons! those hookahs around their base are definitely not for show. he also has one in his room at the lighthouse. drugs: he isn’t opposed. (a certain tea comes to mind… ldfkdfg) drivers license: DO NOT LET THIS MAN OPERATE A CARRIAGE!!!! ever been arrested: yes. multiple times. never for a really long period, though. so many strings get pulled for him… so many bail-outs… 😔 he has a reputation. but he's proud of it. DFL;GKDFKH and, honestly, given how much he gets up to – both for the shadow dragons and while on his own conquests - he hasn’t been arrested all that often!

tagged by: the lovely @sangre ♡ THANK YOU SO MUCH BREE!!! tagging: limiting myself to 10 of my mutuals with dragon age ocs hehe!! no pressure though ofc! and if anyone else wants to yoink this lil meme + tag me, feel totally free - i’d LOOOVE to learn about your character(s) ♡

@mintflavoredwindows @killdragons @brewswain @famewolf @adaryc (cue line break bc tumblr breaks ALL my links if i keep yall in a group fsr)

@shapeknight @pavus @keeperesque @lilactiefling @hobblehurbie

[maltacus]

My Dread Lady Total War II

The game has evidently read the script and no later than turn 3 announced this:

Ha! Indeed! Onward to Khaz Modan, Runar and Halvdan! Dark Ranger Alina is totally not staring at any bare-chested dwarf rowing all day along the way. Do not forget to stop by at Dalaran and eat Pandarian red curry with Rhonin at the Thundering Brewmaster of Flaming Righteousness.

When conventional-ish diplomatic efforts do not pay off the Dark Lady herself needs to set sail. The movement points for characters can not be altered to balance between marching an army on land and sailing in person in a reasonable way, or I have forgotten how to mod it, but at least a ship can be sent. The Banshee's Wail class frigate. Note that Jaina has not yet approved the building plans for the new harbour and Theramoore has only a paltry little port.

It is a long journey across the open seas. There is time for much conjuring of maritime currents and sleeping in the Dark Lady's hammock.

After 12 chapters Jaina has landed with Sylvanas and they continue on foot towards the capital city while the rangers (assassins in-game) scout ahead. As we can all see the blighted and ruined landscape would surely have unnerved the stoutest archmage... Well, Malfurion visited Lordaeron not too long ago, perhaps he dabbled a little with the nature?

There is no rest for the foreign guests. Barely has Jaina gotten a good night's sleep in her newly furnished dungeon when she learns that Cyndia Hawkspear is missing and presumably, or possibly, captured by the Scarlet Crusade. Onward to Hearthglen where Jaina hopes to negotiate on the Forsaken's behalf.

The helpful chancellor Varimathras supplies a pair of fel-infested shackles to keep the distrusted archmage suitably under control. They are sure to smooth things over in the coming negotiations.

Thanks to rangers Clea and Kitala's language lessons in chapter 14 Jaina knows how to speak Thalassian from her heart, and what ancillary did she acquire if not a...translator! Once again, spot on, lol! The little mage is now an irresistible bookworm that all but the most stuffy fanatics would disregard.

Jaina does her best but…chapter 15 ends on a sour note regardless.

Not nearly as sour as Sylvanas in chapter 16, not to mention Anya Eversong. The spoils of the Scarlet stronghold is a boon for the Forsaken economy as well as Anya's supply of ceremonial sashes.

After many chapters of rest, being fed fish soup by Dark Ranger Lyana, being inducted into the dark ranger corps and allowed to cast pells again, Jaina can follow the Forsaken army into the field to begin the offensive. Sadly the Scourge did not oblige and failed to siege the capital in turn 10 as theys hould have. The fact that the garrison was monstrous is no excuse for deviating from the script in such a scandalous manner.

Pyrewood has been scouted out by a banshee spy who really knows how to blend in with the locals. Or possess one of them?

A small Scourge outpost somewhere in the Silverpine highlands make for a convenient first target even though the epic field battles that should have been here are not.

I will have to edit the descr_strat.txt for more next time...

The Scourge smaller settlements are certainly thematic but their defensibility is somewhat...lesser. A gatehouse might have been a sound investment.

The Forsaken army starts out fairly battle-ready but hard to replace so you must take every precaution to keep casualties low.

Sylvanas and Areiel commands the elite rangers that shot accurately at key targets (group 1).

Banshees wail and cast chaotically and hideously effective at large masses of troops but needs to be protected from melee and foused enemy fire (group 2).

Abominations are literal meat walls and a good reserve force to deal with rampaging knights but not worth it to waste on densely packed enemy infantry where they are hacked apart from many directions (group 3).

The deathguard and readguard is the Forsaken elite infantry and an area in which they shine (group 4).

Basic animated skeletons make up a paltry but fast cavalry that can at least chase down fleeing enemies and harass archers. The lack of heavy cavalry and any artillery are the greatest weaknesses of the Forsaken. Only the elite death knights are cut out for the job - and probably VERY expendable if need be in the eyes of their queen - but they are rare.

Regular Forsaken soldiers are stronger than human counterparts with fewer mushy ogans to protect but lack the offensive power to win the battle (group 6 and ungrouped ones).

[thebluntstudent]

a little introductory .☆•°. chaos babble #1

(Will be doing a few different types of blog posts and content here- when I want to vent current study progress for my own motivation in an informal rambling drabble, you can expect a chaotic babble. When I finally set up my blog theme, I'll create a little directory for post tags)

honestly this is an alt blog to give me some motivation to get my academic sh*t together once again so I can become the philosophy queenie I always wanted to be ~ so a little academic context (if you want more personal info then go stalk my main blog and excuse the fallout thirst):

For a whole load of reasons and context I don't need to provide, by the time I finished my first year of university at 20 in 2022, my mental health was at an all time low and a variety of family issues present at the time caused me to decide to take an interruption year.

I had for the first time in my academic history outright failed an exam despite revising for hours on the topic due to constantly feeling overwhelmed and not looking after myself physically due to over-commitment to societies and hall committee roles; I had also for the first time gotten to a point where I had missed handing in an essay completely- which for somebody who's self-worth had for my entire life been centred around my grades and academic abilities was a hefty blow to my self-efficacy.

I was intending to work on my mental health and begin to resolve my trauma on my interruption year, and up until April 2023 this was going quite well; I had begun volunteering at a group for adults with disabilities that my older brother attended, I was keeping up with my academic studies by exploring areas of philosophy I hadn't yet had the chance to without the time pressure or expectations an educational institute mandates, and was preparing eagerly for resits and deferrals from the end of my first year.

Between April 2023 and August 2023, I lost my last remaining grandparents, and one of the two cats I had grown up with. The grief also worsened existing family circumstances that had begun to heal slowly over the prior few years, and due to failing an exam that summer for a second time, once again having to defer an essay, and visiting a doctor about my anxiety a month before I was due to return to university only to be told 'well not much I can do when you're going to be 120 miles away in a few weeks'- I wasn't quite prepared to return in 2023 either.

As of writing this it is May 2024. I did a lot of mental healing through winter- and despite the fact I had to cope with a lot of chaos the first few months of this year, and despite the fact my hormones have been protesting agaimst me for the last two months in what so far is looking to be PCOS, I handed in my last remaining essay from year one and have one last exam to do, in seven days from now.

It is the only module I have failed to pass an exam for. It is the only thing left (well aside from the potential PCOS, and finding a place to live in London in this economy as a working class lass, sigh) between me and finally returning to my dream degree at a university I took an extra year at college to make sure I would get into- between me and breaking a chain, and defying a stereotype about broken homes and council estates. I have to remind myself of my motivations, so that when I am hopeless I remember what got me this far, and what I have left to prove. That is what this is all about.

where I am at right now, in this moment:

The topic is intermediate logic, and I hate that for me. I signed up without realising that however fabulous it is to be able to understand inductive reasoning through the power of symbols, this is essentially maths in disguise. It is for me the chocolate-covered sprout of the modules I chose: sweet on the surface, definitely good for you, but a stinky experience for the senses when you actually get into the thick of it.

I'm 2 out of 9 topics down in terms of reviewing content with active recall, and tonight I'm going to keep going for a couple of hours- I've not been able to sleep much more than 6 hours recently, so thankfully a couple late night study sessions are honestly a distraction from the general nuisance my body is hurling my way at the minute.

Plan for the next session is to get through at least one more topic review, two at a push depending on how long the first takes (so many formulas. so many.) and also to create a little reminder on my break for me and anyone out there in the void of ways to compromise study and self-care in less than ideal conditions <3

[ink-stained-clouds]

in the home stretch of undergrad now!! i have now been inducted into phi beta kappa, won an award at an undergrad research conference, and passed my thesis defense all in roughly the most chaotic 7 days of my life

i told my advisor before my defense that afterwards everything would feel easy because all I would have to do was ‘pass all my classes and graduate.’ I was kind of joking but now that that’s all that’s ahead I’m realizing how true it is

[queenshelby]

Teacher’s Pet

31 Days of Kink: Day 7

Pairing: Cillian Murphy x Reader

Words: 1378

Warning: Smut, Teacher/Student, Age Gap

Imagine starting drama school during your first year of university and having Cillian Murphy as a temporary drama teacher while your professor has taken six weeks off to recover from a broken leg.

But, Cillian and you aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye and you were asked to meet Cillian in his office to discuss some recent issues that have arisen in your performance.

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‘You are difficult, you know that’ Cillian murmured, his smile faded, his face hardened, and his eyes narrowed.  You had yet again complained about your schedule.

‘I am difficult? I think you are the one who is difficult. I have been trying my best here and you keep rearranging everything…’ you said as you felt your stomach tighten. Immediately, you knew that you screwed up again because you secretly desired Cillian, a man twice your age, and the worst of it all was that you knew he was right when he criticised you and your performance.

‘Have you?’ he asked, his voice stern.

‘Have I what?’ you asked.

‘Have you been trying your best? Because it sure doesn’t look like it to me’ Cillian said, referring to you having forgotten your lines several times over the last few days.

‘I am distracted, I am sorry’ you huffed.

‘By what?’ he asked and you sure didn’t want to respond to this question.

But he already knew your answer. He has seen the way you kept looking at him.

‘I need you to tell me what has been distracting you so that I can help you Y/N’ Cillian said.

‘It is you who distracts me and, unless you are going to fuck me over this table right now, I will probably continue to be distracted for the auditions this afternoon’ you huffed as you knew that, by the way things were going, you may as well cancel your drama school enrolment.  

Cillian chuckled and moved quicker than you thought possible, grabbing your waist, hoisting your up off your chair and onto your feet.

‘I’ve got 45 minutes Y/N…you better remember your lines after this’ Cillian said, quickly pressing his lips onto your before spinning you around to face his desk.

He had been wanting you since the moment you walked into his class. Of course, it was inappropriate but his desire had finally gotten the better of him when the words left your lips.

His chest pressed against your back and you previously pounding heart doubled its pace as you felt incredibly turned on.

His breath was hot on your skin as he kissed his way from the nape of your neck up to your ear where he took your earlobe into his mouth and tugged at it gently with his teeth before whispering in your ear ‘Is this what you want.’

‘Yes’ you moaned, your head falling back against his shoulder as your eyes closed.

‘Don’t make a sound’ Cillian’s inducted as his hand slid beneath your cotton skirt and into your panties where his fingers found your already soaking wet slit.

He traced the edges of your pussy with the tips of his fingers, never directly touching your clit but getting just close enough to make you ache with anticipation. He continually dipped the first knuckle into you, but never enough to satisfy the desire to be filled that pulsed inside you.

As he teased you, you could feel the bulge in his pants pressed against you growing. All you wanted was his cock inside you. You moaned and tried to grind against his teasing hand, shifting your hips in an attempt to get his fingers where you wanted them, but he continuously rebuffed your attempts.

After what felt like hours of teasing, his hand left you and you felt him unbuckle his belt and push his pants off.

Cillian pushed your skirt up and, when his body came back against yours, you felt his hard member pressing against your panties.

‘Please, please just fuck me’ you moaned as Cillian finally pushed your panties down to your knees.

‘One thing you really need to learn is to be patient’ he then growled as he moved his fingers adeptly through your folds, finding all your most sensitive spots, rolling around and over your clit, probing inside you deeper and deeper, making you groan with pleasure and fuelling your desire even further to get him in you.

You could feel the precum oozing from the tip of his cock, smearing on your ass as he slid back and forth between it. You tightened your glute muscles around him and felt his girth slipping between you.

Then, all of a sudden, he removed his hands from your aching mound and reach for his wallet on the desk, pulling out a condom.

You heard Cillian opening the packet just before he rolled the condom onto his hard shaft. The sound of it made you ache for him even more, knowing that he would be inside you any moment now.

‘Spread your legs for me’ he instructed before he aligned the head of his cock with your entrance.

Instead of pushing into you however, he began to slowly pull you back onto his length. As the tip entered you, you felt your walls stretch to accommodate his girth. It was uncomfortable for a moment, but he went slowly and you soon adjusted.

You slowly took inch by inch, moaning a long guttural moan that seemed to be pushed out of you at the same rate that he filled you.

‘Sssh, we don’t want anyone to hear us, do we?’ Cillian whispered, his breath changing.

Eventually you felt his tip bump into your cervix and Cillian came to a halt, allowing you to adjust to his size.

Once he felt you relax, he quickly backed 3 or 4 inches out of you and then thrust inside you again, being sure to stop just short of your cervix.

From that point forward you were lost in the moment. You bounced back against Cillian’s cock which he met with equal thrusts, each time the head of his cock stretching you and pressing against your g-spot as he slid deeper inside you. You had never felt so full and satisfied in your life. With each thrust you felt the heat and tension building deep inside you.

 ‘Are you going cum for me?’ Cillian groaned as he could feel your legs shivering and your walls tightening.

In the heat of the moment, with his hands on your waist, holding you firmly, and his cock buried in your pussy, you couldn’t hold back much longer.

‘Oh my god, oh my god!’ you moaned in response and Cillian’s hand immediately moved onto your mouth to cover your moans.

Your moans became more and more desperate and your hands clenched the front end of the desk while your eyes slammed shut as you felt the explosion erupt inside you.

‘That’s it’ Cillian moaned as your legs shook uncontrollably and you could barely breathe as your walls spasmed around Cillian’s pistoning cock. When your voice finally returned you let out a wailing scream as you rode through wave after wave of bliss.

Even after your orgasm had subsided, your body twitched and convulsed involuntarily as the aftershocks of being so satisfied rippled through your body. Through it all, Cillian continued his onslaught, watching as you writhed before him, your figure reacting to him in every way he could have wanted. He watched as your pussy gushed around him, dripping all over the floor.

He tried to hold off his own pending orgasm, but the ferocity with which your spasming walls gripped and milked at his cock was too much. As your orgasm began to subside, he could hold out no longer. He groaned and thrust deep inside your as he felt his balls tighten and begin to unload his cum. You felt his already thick shaft swell inside you and begin to twitch and pulse.

When he had finally finished, he pulled out of you and quickly disposed of the condom.

‘Right Y/N, you’ve got what you wanted, now repeat your lines for me’ Cillian smirked as he zipped up his jeans.

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[soylent-crocodile]

Swooping Hawk (Prestige Class)

(Artist unknown, copyright James Workshop)

(This is probably going to be my last aspect warrior for the time being; my attention has shifted to my next project, which is four Fiendish Obedience martial classes based on the four chaos gods' special marine troops. If I untangle shining spears by the 7th, I'll post them, otherwise expect a very evil take on the bard!

As for these... they're weird but I really like them. The long and short of it is, in 40k, the design for swooping hawks makes them best used as "Action Monkeys" who do noncombat things. They don't have much else to go on besides "they fly" so that's what I focused the class on. Without further ado, here they are!)

Swooping hawks are aspect warriors that represent the speed and ferocity of Khaine's vengeance, outmaneuvering the enemies of the Asuryani and performing key tactical battle duties with their mobility. Their lightning speed and versatility often see them being the ones to capture valuable items, sabotage backline weaponry, or simply harry enemies from afar with their nimble flight capabilities.

Role: Swooping hawks are aerial support that move with incredible speed and maneuverability. They are skilled at performing noncombat tasks in the midst of combat, often while firing and moving. Alignment: Like most aspect shrines, swooping hawks abhor chaos and so are rarely chaotic. HD: d8

Prerequisites

Race: Must have the Elf subtype  Skills: Acrobatics +5 Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Asuryani) Abilities: Dex 15 Other: Must be inducted into a swooping hawk shrine.

Skills

A swooping hawk gains 6+Int mod skill ranks per level. A swooping hawk’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Appraise (Int), Disable Device (Dex), Fly (Dex), Perception (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Stealth (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Use Magic Device (Cha)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

A swooping hawk gains no weapon or armor proficiencies.

Wayleaper

All swooping hawks are given a wayleaper, a divine weapon representing the speed of elven gods. This pack is specially crafted for them; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the item already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This starting item can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). 

Aeronaut

A swooping hawk gains a +4 competence bonus to Fly.

Skystrike (Ex)

A swooping hawk is an expert at aerial combat, a hunter of airborne prey. Her attacks deal additional damage whenever she is flying and her target isn’t. At level 1, this damage is 1d6. At level 3, it becomes 2d6.

Swift Motion (Su)

Twice a day at level 2 and three times a day at level 4, a swooping hawk draws from the reserves of speed and wit within her to multitask, gaining an extra move action on her turn. She cannot use this move action to move, and cannot use this ability more than once per round.

Flyby Attack

At level 3, a swooping hawk gains Flyby Attack as a bonus feat.

Evasion (Ex)

At level 4, a swooping hawk gains evasion as a rogue. If she already has evasion, she instead gains improved evasion, as the rogue talent.

Cloudstrider

At level 5, a swooping hawk becomes an Exarch, a respected and feared member of their aspect shrine who has lost herself to the craft, and is gifted the sacred cloudstrider. This pack is specially crafted for her; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the item already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This item can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). 

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Wayleaper Price: 22,000gp Slot: Shoulders Weight: 12lbs Capacity:100 Usage: 1/round A wayleaper (a word that is also used for one who wields this item) is a miniaturized jetpack supported by a pair of simplistic mechanical wings. These wings do not flap, but provide ornamentation and move to provide maneuverability in midair. A wayleaper can be activated as a swift action, whereupon it grants the wielder a fly speed of 60ft and a maneuverability of Good. Additionally, as long as there is charge in a wayleaper and it is not broken, its user cannot have a maneuverability below Good.  

Cloudstrider Price: 31,000gp Slot: Shoulders Weight: 12lbs Capacity:100 Usage: 1/round A cloudstrider is modified and improved wayleaper; three times per day, the wielder may command it to soar with blinding speed and maneuverability, allowing the wielder to fly between 30 and 60ft as a swift action.

[ravenclaw-craftsgirl]

~IDENTITY (AS OF 6TH YEAR)~

Name: Sagira 

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Birth Date: August 3rd, 1973 (Speculated)

Species: Human

Blood Status: Pure Blood (Speculated)

Sexuality: Bi-Sexual

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Ethnicity: Arabic (Speculated)

Nationality: English

Residence: England (Inducted into the Child Services system)

Myer Briggs Personality Type: ESFP - The Entertainer

1st Wand:

Apple Wood

9 1/2 in

Slightly Rigid flexibility

Horned Serpent Horn core

Applewood wands are not made in great numbers. They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark Arts. It is said that the possessor of an apple wand will be well-loved and long-lived, an assertion supported by the fact that Garrick Ollivander often met customers of great personal charm to find their perfect match in an applewood wand. An unusual ability to converse with other magical beings in their native tongues is often found among apple wand owners, who include the celebrated author of Merpeople: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Language and Customs, Dylan Marwood.

Animagus: None

Misc Magical Abilities: Blade Dancing, a previously thought extinct form of spell casting originating from the middle eastern countries, primarily areas of high Dervish congregations. 

Limited Parsel Tongue

Boggart Form: y1-y4: Abuser from her previous foster home

y5-present: Chiara loosing control and dying

Riddikulus Form: Unknown (has never been able to fully confront her fears

Amortentia (others): A slight smell of ozone, like sand during a thunderstorm

Amortentia (Sagira): (before dating) Fresh Air during laundry day

(after dating) Wet grass in a forest, the smell of late night dew on grass

Patronus: Egyptian Cobra

Patronus Memory: Chiara confessing her love, giving Sagira purpose

Mirror of Erised: A Family, mother and father, who had actually cared to keep her.

Specialized/Favourite Spells:

Serpent Sorcia

Diffindo

Incendio 

~APPEARANCE~

Height: 5′5” (154 cm)

Weight: 140 lbs (63.5 kg)

Physique: Toned/ Dancers build

Eye Colour: Silver

Hair Colour: Raven Black

Skin Tone: Well Tanned

Body Modifications: Single Belly piercing (Diamond Stud)

Scarring: Due to previous Street Living, Sagira has sustained many scars. The most noticeable scar is the one on her eye, going from brow to cheek bone cause by an overly aggressive homeless man attempting to steal her meal. 

Other Psychological scars are unknown, but varied. 

Inventory: Most of what Sagira carries are what she can fit into her pockets, including but not limited to: 

Several Knives ranging from Pop-out Stilletos to Karambits to Balisongs.

A pen and paper

A small onyx charm bracelet from when she was a baby

A smooth Opal, a gift from Chiara

Fashion: Sagira doesn’t particularly have a sense of fashion, being raised in the streets. Nearly any piece of clothing is used until completely unusable, often wearing two shirts until the most damaged one finally gives out. 

The few times that she has nice clothes, she generally wears nice, light clothes that allow her to breath.

~ALLEGIANCES~

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Affiliations/Organizations:

The Order of the Phoenix (Honorary Member)

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Professions:

Freelance Herbologist

Musician/ Singer

Dancer

~HOGWARTS INFORMATION~

Class Proficiencies:

Astronomy: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (T)

Charms: ★★★★★★★★★★ (O)

DADA: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (A)

Flying: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (T)

Herbology: ★★★★★★☆☆☆ (E)

History of Magic:  ★★★★★★★★★★ (B)

Potions: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ (O)

Transfiguration: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (A)

Electives:

Advanced Potions

Alchemy

Care of Magical Creatures

Extra Curricular:

Potions Club

Magic TheoryAncient Runes Club (Honorary Member)

Dance Club

Favourite Professors:

Professor McGonagall: Perhaps the closest Sagira has had to a mother, McGonagall is stern yet fair and often a voice of reason for the young orphan. With a constant focus on Sagira’s well being, attempting to steer her in the right direction as a growing young woman.

Least Favourite Professors:

Professor Snape:  While he is stern, it also comes with a degree of malice that Sagira has known to be a bad thing within anyone. Teachers, care givers and peers. She simply follows directions, never getting close and deliberately going out of her way to avoid snape. To her credit, she may be Snapes favorite student aside from Penny.

~RELATIONSHIPS~

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Love Interest: Chiara Lobosco

Despite the stark differences of childhood, the two are bound by tragedy. One cursed to flesh not her own, the other cursed with a mind not her own. 

The two accidentally met during a full moon, when Sagira was alone dancing. After an attack from another werewolf, in which Sagira saved Chiara, the two started to communicate more. With communication came understanding and healing, with healing bloomed love. 

So they may be cursed, but they have each other and that’s blessing enough.

Best Friends:

Rowan Hubei Khanna (Female Khanna)

Rowan Harrow Khanna (Male Khanna)

Ethren Whitecross

Penny Haywood

Badeea Ali

Andre Egwu

Nymphandora Tonks

Rival: Diego (Who can dance better)

Enemy:

Patricia Rakepick

R

Dormmates:

Penny Haywood

Nymphandora Tonks

(Unnamed Hufflepuff)

Pets:

While she needed a Familiar, Sagira was very reluctant to accept one on the basis that she was homeless. However, she later caved and accepted a Niffler named Pluto, due to his very regal attitude and the silver stripe that runs down his back. 

Closest Canon Friends:

Penny Haywood

Diego Caplan

Closest MC Friends:

Helene Adler @heleneplays​

Septimus Crowe @brothergrimm71​​

Ethren Whitecross @hogwartsmysterystory​

~BACKGROUND/HISTORY~

[Due to several graphic and upsetting contents related to poverty and the injustices of the Social Systems, I am intentionally leaving this section blank.]

~PERSONALITY~

Sagira is an odd mixture of Shy and Cheerful that comes from being an abuse survivor. She hardly trusts anyone completely and if that trust is ever shattered, it will never be formed again. This is a defense mechanism she has developed while on her own to further her odds of survival without being harmed more than necessary. 

Aside from that, she is an often curious individual, though as to what she is curious about often varies on the situation. One moment she could be inquisitive on the aspects of the world, the next she could simply be asking for the brownie recipe you just used. Kind, sweet and caring yet cautious, Sagira is one to tread carefully around.

MISC

An old Beanie cap, made of gray wool, will always be on her person. It used to belong to a surrogate father, a fellow homeless named Rusty. Rusty taught her how to survive on the streets only to later die of pneumonia.

Sagira is often partial to romantic picnics with Chiara, most commonly during the full moon where Sagira keeps Chiara company while gently stroking her fur. 

(Artwork gratefully done by @lgvalenzuela

[samirkotecha-archived]

BASIC INFORMATION.

Full name: Samir Kotecha Nicknames: Sam, Sammy Birthdate: Nov 18, 1991 Age: 29 Zodiac: Scorpio/Sagittarius cusp Gender: Male Pronouns: He/him Romantic orientation: Demi/biromantic Sexual orientation: Bisexual Nationality: British Ethnicity: Gujarati Indian Ranking: Power Affiliation: War

BACKGROUND.

Birthplace: Unknown (could find out, hasn’t bothered to) Hometown: Various; bounced around a lot in his youth Social Class: Low to Middle Educational achievements: None; year 9 dropout Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Sibling(s): Unknown Pets: None (totally wants a dog) Previous relationships: Short-lived, none of particular note Arrests: A couple of misdemeanors, theft-related Prison time:  Nine months

OCCUPATION & INCOME.

Current occupation: “Funemployed” (gun running for War pays them bills) Dream occupation: Virtue Past job(s): Lots of short-term gigs; a grocery store, a gas station, etc. Spending habits: Vary. The kind of person to skimp most of the month and then splurge on payday. In debt?:  No

SKILLS & ABILITIES.

Physical strength: Average Speed: Average Intelligence: Below average Accuracy: Above average Agility: Average Stamina: Above average Teamwork: Makes the dream work! Yes. Talents: Arms and weaponry, theft, just a highkey friendly dude Shortcomings: Poster child for ‘bless his heart but he’s trying’ Languages spoken: English Drive?: Yes, cars and motorcycles Jump-start a car?: Yes Change a flat tyre?: Yes Ride a bicycle?: Yes Swim?: Yes Play an instrument?: No Play chess?: No Braid hair?: Badly Tie a tie?: Also badly Pick a lock?: Yes Cook?: A mean breakfast

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS.

Faceclaim: Dev Patel Eye colour: Dark brown Hair colour: Black Hair type: Immaculate™ wavy curls Glasses/contacts?: Reading glasses Dominant hand: Right Height: 6′2″/188cm Weight: 168lbs/76kg Build: More muscle than you’d expect from a beanpole Exercise habits: 2-3 times/wk; primarily cardio, some weight training and sparring Skin tone: Type IV Tattoos: None Piercings: One ear, no longer worn Marks/scars: Twin gunshot entrance/exit wounds above his left hip Clothing style: Casual, comfortable; more colorful/flashier when required to dress up Jewellery: A couple cheap silver rings on occasion; a Rolex Yacht-Master (pre-owned) (aka stolen) (Samir why you could’ve just bought that) Allergies: Strawberries Diet: Somewhere between trash panda and takeout

PSYCHOLOGY.

MBTI type: ESFP, the Entertainer (enthusiastic, spontaneous, energetic) Enneagram type: Type Seven, the Enthusiast Moral Alignment: Chaotic neutral Temperament: Sanguine Element: Earth Emotional stability: Strong, reliable, dependable Introvert or Extrovert?: Extrovert Obsession: Beating Nico at literally any video game ever. Anything. Please. Fucking Mario Party, just-- Phobias: Snakes Drug use: None Alcohol use: Moderate, occasional binge Prone to violence?: No Prone to crying?: No Believe in love at first sight?: No

MANNERISMS.

Accent: English accent Hobbies: E-sports baby Habits: Night owl/sleeps in; practices at the shooting range Nervous ticks: Lip biting/chewing, knee bouncing, superfluous gestures Drives/motivations: Money and stability, two things he didn’t have growing up Fears: Losing his place in War, and the work he’s put into it Sense of humour?: Hell yeah. Goofy, off-beat, often inappropriate. Do they curse often?: HELL yeah.

FAVOURITES.

Animal: Red pandas Beverage: Vanilla Coke Book: He doesn’t really read. Colour: Yellow Food: Breakfast food. All of it. Especially hash browns. Flower: Daffodils Gem: Eh?? Doesn’t care. Mode of transportation: He likes to drive, but the underground is also good for people-watching. Scent: Candles that smell like food (especially sweets) Sport: Football Weather: Thunderstorms and dramatic rain Vacation destination: Tropical but not touristy; a warm climate with gorgeous, natural scenery

ATTITUDES.

Greatest dream: Working his way up the ranks enough to make the kind of money where he doesn’t have to worry about anything. Greatest fear: Dying. Just about anything up to that can be fixed. Most at ease when: Surrounded by people Least as ease when: In the presence of authority figures Biggest achievement: His induction to War as a Power Biggest regret: Not finishing school

[nyerus]

MDZS  vs.  The Untamed

Differences between “Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation” (Mó Dào Zǔ Shī - 魔道祖师) and its live drama adaptation “The Untamed” (Chén Qíng Lìng - 陈情令)

(If you want to skip right to the differences, please see below the cut!)

I’ve recently fallen into the MXTX fandom by crying through TGCF and I’ve been delighted to see that I’m not the only one who’s been newly inducted. I've been seeing so much of the live action adaptation of MDZS, i.e. CQL, on my dash, and I'm so happy about it. After watching it, I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to make a post cataloging the differences between CQL and MDZS for those interested.  (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ The goal of this post is for two reasons: First, to help people who are totally new to MDZS and are starting out with CQL as their entry, and then reading the novel (or going to the donghua/manhua). This will hopefully help them get their bearings in regards to the fandom, so that they won't be confused when coming across certain content that isn't in the live drama. Second, this is to help folks who have already read the novel/etc to understand what's different in the live action, so when/if they choose to watch CQL, they aren't caught off-guard by any changes. (I won't get into the manhua/donghua in this post because it's already too long as it is.) Hopefully, this will also help bridge the gap between fans, so that we can have a fun and shared experienced over this incredible world brought to us by MXTX! This post is split into two distinct sections: one without any major spoilers, and one with spoilers. If you want to be as unspoiled as possible and just want to know the big differences between the novel and drama, please read only the first portion. The second //spoiler-filled// portion is divided into other major and minor differences, and is mainly intended for people who have experienced at least one version already. Additionally, if you are completely new to MDZS, there are things which may seem like spoilers to you, but happen in like the first page of the novel/in the summary itself (or in the first 10mins of the first episode), and will not be treated as such. I will do what I can to keep actual spoilers out of the first section….

Before jumping right into it though, I think it’s time to say that many of the differences in CQL are in large part due to the strict censorship laws that China has. Unfortunately, we just have to live with this fact. Thankfully for us, the creators of CQL have earnestly tried their best in keeping the major points and themes of MDZS in tact, and have really stuck to the spirit of the series. Kudos to them and the actors for their hard work!

SPOILER-FREE DIFFERENCES

There is no explicit romance between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji in CQL. They are literally called soulmates right in the CQL summary, and there are very obvious romantic undertones to their relationship in the drama—but there is nothing explicit on-screen. Naturally, due to censorship. While the novel has the two in an intimate (and very explicit) relationship where they end up literally married, the show tones this down to something more subtle. It’s still pretty obvious that they’re in love though. (Especially in the 20-episode wangxian special edition.) Also, they always seem to be sharing a room with one bed….

The plot is modified for CQL. In the novel, the plot revolves around Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji following an aggrieved spirit as they uncover the truth of what’s going on. In CQL, this was changed from the dismembered arm of said spirit to a sword, but it serves virtually the same purpose as it does in the novel. The other real major difference with the plot is that something known as “Yin Iron” is what drives a majority of the past’s plot. It has its origins tied to demonic cultivation, which I will explain more below. It doesn’t drastically change the actual plot itself, but does change some motivations, etc. This is not present in the novel.

Wei Wuxian is not the founder of demonic cultivation in the drama. Yes I know this seems whack. After all, the original novel is literally called Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/Founder of Diabolism. But due to censorship laws, they had to change this. Wei Wuxian still uses demonic cultivation, and still invents many things (the compass, the spirit flags, the amulet, etc). He’s still shown as a prodigy—but demonic cultivation is a thing that’s been around long before the story takes place; it’s just that no one uses it except Wei Wuxian. The reason is the existence of the Yin Iron. It was something that was found and revered long ago, and is a source of dark power. Hence, why demonic cultivation already exists, but also why no one follows that path. The necromancy angle is also downplayed in CQL.

Wei Wuxian’s morality is somewhat different. Again, due to censorship restrictions. In the novel, Wei Wuxian is far more of a gray character who does some questionable things. He makes mistakes, there are things which are definitely his fault, and he has many things which he regrets. However in CQL, he is shown more as a victim of circumstance. He’s portrayed as a much more innocent character, who happens to be doing what’s right, and is just continually fucked over. He still does plenty of questionable things, but it’s less so than in the novel. In both versions, he is still Chaotic Good, just the novel emphasizes chaotic, and the drama emphasizes good. Also, CQL doesn’t really portray Wei Wuxian’s breakdown or deteriorating mental health before his death too deeply.

Wei Wuxian’s death in the beginning of the story is different. The novel is much more vague in this regard, and it is more drawn-out. I will return to this point later as well, in regards to spoilers. The live drama has a more… “peaceful” and quick type of death for Wei Wuxian, and given how it’s the very first scene that you see in the show, it may catch novel fans off guard. Still absolutely heart-wrenching though, especially when you see it play out in full later on.

The structure of the live drama’s narrative is different. While MDZS intersperses its main story in the present timeline with flashbacks (as do the donghua and manhua), CQL goes about it differently. After episode 2, CQL takes the viewer all the way to the past and goes through the entire timeline of events which happen leading up to Wei Wuxian’s death as seen in the first few scenes. From episode 3 to episode 33, you are firmly in the past only. Novel readers may find that this causes many things to be revealed quite early on. The change in structure is probably the biggest difference. From episode 33 and onwards, you are back to the present.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji’s relationship in the present timeline is different to start out with. The novel has Wei Wuxian first operating under the assumption that Lan Wangji doesn’t like him. This eventually turns around, and deepens into a romantic relationship between the two. CQL on the other hand, has present-timeline!Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji having a much more tender relationship from the moment they meet again.

Wei Wuxian’s appearance remains the same after he is resurrected in the drama. While in the novel and other adaptations, Wei Wuxian takes on the appearance of Mo Xuanyu (who happens to look similar to a younger him, luckily enough), this does not happen in the drama. Probably done for convenience’s sake. It is never properly explained other than the fact that along with the soul-summoning spell, Mo Xuanyu did some other things to ensure that Wei Wuxian returned to what looked like his old body. (Some body parts snatching might’ve been involved.) Thus, Wei Wuxian hides his identity by wearing a mask.

Everyone looks the same as they did when they were teenagers. Again, probably just for convenience’s sake. They spend a lot of time in the flashbacks so getting viewers used to one set of faces, and then changing everything would be jarring—and also expensive to swap out actors. So despite a 16 year gap, everyone looks the same with no aging. #cultivatingimmortality

The time gap between Wei Wuxian’s death and resurrection is slightly longer in the drama. It’s 16 years versus 13 years in the novel. Unsure of why the change, as it doesn’t change much apart from serving to make some of the kids older. Some kids’ ages are also slightly altered. It’s not a huge difference and it plays virtually no difference in plot. Also, I can’t confirm it, but everyone seems to start out older as well.

Xiao Xingchen, Song Lan, and Xue Yang are encountered much earlier in the drama. Before Wei Wuxian’s death, the three of them are encountered in Yueyang before the start of the Sunshot Campaign. The rest of their story plays out after Wei Wuxian’s resurrection.

Jiang Yanli, Wen Qing, and Wen Ning attend the classes at Cloud Recesses. This gives them a lot more screen time. Elaborated in spoilers below.

Wen Qing’s relationship with Wen Ruohan is more antagonistic from the start. Just like how Wei Wuxian is shown more as a victim of circumstance, so is Wen Qing (and by extension Wen Ning). Elaborated below.

The next section is spoiler-filled. It’s divided into two parts: major and minor differences. Turn back now if you don’t want serious spoilers for either CQL or MDZS!!!

SPOILER-FILLED MAJOR DIFFERENCES

After the dancing statue/Dafan Mountain incident — Wei Wuxian passed out, and wakes up in Cloud Recesses in Lan Wangji’s room. Both of them know™ already. Thus, Wei Wuxian doesn’t even try to pretend that he’s Mo Xuanyu in front of Lan Wangji, but he keeps up the appearance for other people until he’s figured out. This allows the two of them to have a very private relationship with each other.

Also lending to this, Wei Wuxian dies in a much different way in the drama, and dies knowing that Lan Wangji cares deeply about him. Thus why their relationship on his resurrection is so soft. He knew that Lan Wangji protected him and tried to save him until the very end, and is far more affectionate as a result.

Speaking of his death…. In CQL, Wei Wuxian chooses to basically swan dive off a cliff after seeing the horrors in front of him. It has a very lucid finality to it, and feels as though he has decided that only his death can bring peace, and so he falls back off a cliff—only to be caught momentarily by Lan Wangji. He eventually wrests himself from Lan Wangji’s grasp and falls to his death as Lan Wangji (and Jiang Cheng) watches in horror. The novel is far more vague and hints that he met a more gruesome end.

Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian essentially make up at the end of the drama—or at least end on decent terms by agreeing to put their past behind them and move on. Wei Wuxian wipes away a stray tear as Jiang Cheng cries in front of him in the temple. After everything is said and done, Jiang Cheng privately and quietly wishes Wei Wuxian well as he leaves with Lan Wangji.

Lan Xichen does not go into seclusion at the end of the drama. Despite his trauma, he’s relatively okay as compared to the novel. The drama doesn’t really comment on this aspect, to be honest.

In CQL, Jiang Yanli attends the classes at Cloud Recesses with her brothers. She is given extra interaction with Jin Zixuan during this. Yanli is in general given way more screen time in CQL. She is present during the destruction of Lotus Pier (she appears with Jiang Fengmian), and escapes with Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng to Yiling.

Similarly, Wen Ning and Wen Qing are also present for the classes at Cloud Recesses. This is where they first meet Wei Wuxian (and Jiang Cheng), instead of Wen Ning and Wei Wuxian meeting in Qishan later. This gives all of them a pre-existing relationship before the events at Lotus Pier. Jiang Cheng also harbors a tiny crush on Wen Qing for a little bit. #same

Wen Qing is handled with much more suspicion by Wen Ruohan and Wen Chao, and during the Sunshot Campaign, she is even locked up. She’s saved by Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng, but goes her separate way until Wei Wuxian encounters her again after becoming the Yiling Patriarch proper.

Mianmian is shown to be a part of the Jin sect in CQL, and is close to Jin Zixuan. She renounces her ties to Lanling Jin after everyone starts hating on Wei Wuxian.

Mianmian is also encountered in episode 1. She and her family replace the random farmer family they meet once they leave Gusu (for the second time) on their way to the Burial Mounds. The timing of this may also be different. This is because there is no real “epilogue” that takes 3 months later, like the final chapter of MDZS.

Mo Xuanyu was not ostracized for the same reasons as in the novel. In the novel, he’s also thought to be insane, but was thrown out because he supposedly “harassed” Meng Yao (i.e. had romantic feelings for him which were found out and he was driven out of Lanling). In CQL, he was thrown out for “harassing” Qin Su, but in actuality was only trying to reveal the truth about her husband, and was thrown out as an excuse to get rid of him before he became troublesome.

During the hunt in Phoenix Mountain, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian have a heart-to-heart, and establish that they do, in fact, care for one another. (I’m pretty sure they use the word soulmate here, but the subs are like “lifelong confidante” lol.)

The origins of the bunnies is different in CQL, and is tied to Lan Yi—an ancestor of the Lan clan (the one who invented Cord Assassination). Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji find a cave in Gusu during their classmate days, which holds the spirit of Lan Yi. There, she reveals information about the Yin Iron and that she is guarding one piece of it. After all this, Wei Wuxian looks after the bunnies after taking them out of the cave, and as he leaves Cloud Recesses, he leaves them in the care of Lan Wangji.

The Gusu Lan sect is less rekt in CQL, as many of them are able to hide away in the aforementioned cave during the destruction of Cloud Recesses. Su She, then a disciple of Gusu Lan, betrays them by telling Wen Chao that the others are hiding in the cave. He’s summarily kicked out. In the novel, he’s the one that tries to rat out Mianmian when they’re facing the Tortoise of Slaughter. (He is still the one who casts the hundred holes spell on Jin Zixun.)

SPOILER-FILLED MINOR DIFFERENCES

In CQL, after his 33 lashes, Lan Wangji goes into forced seclusion for 3 years first. And then his 13 years of playing Inquiry start. Extra depressing, but it doesn’t change anything else.

The ghost baby that Wang LingJiao sees is replaced with a dismembered eye. Still gory. Don’t really know which one is worse…….. Her death is definitely less gory in CQL, though.

The Stygian Tiger Amulet was made of the strange weapon found in the Tortoise of Slaughter in both the novel and drama, but in CQL, said weapon was actually a fragment of the Yin Iron.

CQL shows a few scenes of Wei Wuxian when he first gets tossed into the Burial Mounds.

Lan Qiren is the head of the Gusu Lan sect, all the way through the story in CQL, including the end. Lan Xichen is never referred to as the sect leader.

Gusu Lan's rules are a little less strict in CQL. And co-ed classmates and cultivators seem to be the norm.

This post is certainly not 100% complete, as it’s just what I managed to pick up as I watched/read and remembered to note down. But if you have questions or comments, please reach out to me and I’ll do my best to answer! I hope this is as accurate as possible, but since I’m flying off memory...  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Take care, all! Feel free to drop into my DMs and scream with me!  ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚

[devastationrp]

happy new years, everyone!

this year has been so chaotic but the staff here at devastation are really excited and hopeful for this new, upcoming year. we hope everyone is doing alright and powers through into this new year with the strength they’ve had all throughout this year. we wanted to give you guys another sneak preview at one of our member groups that i definitely should’ve posted yesterday -- our illusive peacekeepers! 

we truly hope this site helps brighten up the start of everyone’s 2021 and that you all take care of yourselves while (safely) partying as this new year rolls in. drink lots of water and be sure to join our discord to start up some plots!

- faye

(ps: a written out version is down below if the picture is hard to read!)

Peacekeepers or "PK's" are a post-war conglomerate that developed shortly prior to The Devastation. With the traditional government scrambling in order to prepare, many states simply began looking out for themselves, becoming city states in order to prepare for impending doom. They are local government officials, top researchers and scientists from many of Oregon’s top institutions and military commanders that stylized themselves as the saviors of state - relying heavily on the promise of safety and protection via technology and collectivism. Each state in America had already been working on shelter programs for years and Oregon was poised with an abundance of great minds that stylized the ‘Ark Initiative’ which created a singular bunker upon completion. This contrasted greatly to many other states that developed multiple, smaller facilities referred to as 'bunkers' or 'strongholds' by their inhabitants - focusing much of their resources on production and fabrication facilities along with bleeding edge technology. Upon completion of the facility, Peacekeeper forces moved to hoard technological resources, entrench important energy sites in the area, and began screening for civilian entry into the Ark. It was here that their colors began to shine as a Technocracy Unitary group - only those with healthy, pure genetics passed initial testing and those with desirable proficiencies and skills were fast tracked while those less educated were inducted into ‘work forces’ for menial and physical labor. This sparked mass rioting and other conflicts with Peacekeepers having to deploy military might backed by their advanced drones in order to defend supply shipments and outright confiscation operations, creating distrust that lingers to this day. They believe that while everyone has a role to play, only the greatest minds can possibly guarantee survival in the new world; Especially when backed by a strong, technologically advanced might, and a compliant labor force. Lesser in numbers due to their strict requirements for registration within the Ark, Peacekeeper forces make up for this with an abundance of hoarded resources and brilliant tech. Autonomous factories, dozens of large scale fabricators and advanced medical facilities are contained within their bunker along with spanning RnD and science departments that may well make their faction the most advanced left in the fallen states. This, of course comes at an expense - cramped living quarters, simple flash farms and near zero recreation facilities being the most obvious. While flash farming means that they will never go hungry, it isn’t very diverse and will provide everything a body needs to stay healthy at the cost of taste. The livestock and other luxuries they do have are reserved for the elite or those who have proven themselves useful to Peacekeepers. A citizen for example, may spend a decent chunk of their credit allowance in order to purchase spices, herbs or fresh dairy to supplement the bland, boring water and food rations they are given. This stark contrast in privilege often causes friction between the civilians and the elite. Each social class is given water, food, and living quarters that they are expected to work in order to maintain and keep, this is used to justify the little pay given out. Civilians are given the option of serving in the Peacekeeper's military forces in order to 'move up' on the social ladder and receive better privilege (slightly increased pay and food rations). Life as a Peacekeeper, despite being rather meager for some, is definitely more luxurious than life outside.

[soylent-crocodile]

Dire Avenger (Prestige Class)

(Artist unknown, copyright Games Workshop)

(I probably should have posted these first but I love striking scorpions too much. They're described as just generically competent in lore, but mechanically they're good at firing overwatch- see Defensive Tactics- and at holding objectives, so I made them do area control.)

Dire avengers are the most common aspect shrine of the Asuryani, generally providing an elite core for their militias. They are trained in both melee and ranged weaponry, as well as the blending of both. While they may not look it to Golarion, most of the Asuryani's fights are defensive, protecting their craftworlds from enemies like the illithids, the phyrexians, and the Dominion of Black, and suitably, the dire avengers are masters of actively defending their people, often by disabling their enemies from afar.

Role: Dire avengers are skilled and flexible soldiers, but are particularly skilled at locking down an area and fighting with proactive defense.  Alignment: Like most aspect shrines, dire avengers abhor chaos and so are rarely chaotic. They tend towards neutrality as opposed to good or evil. HD: d10

Prerequisites

Race: Must have the Elf subtype BAB: +5 Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Asuryani) Other: Must be inducted into a dire avenger shrine.

Skills

A dire avenger gets 4+int mod skills per level. A dire avenger’s class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Diplomacy, (Cha), Knowledge (local) (Int), Linguistics (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Swim (Str), and Use Magic Device (Cha)

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

A dire avenger is proficient with light and medium armor.

Shuriken Weapon

A dire avenger is given his choice of a shuriken gun or a shuriken pistol, the traditional arms of the Asuryani. This gun is specially crafted for them; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and if the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This starting weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold).

Martial Flexibility (Ex)

As a swift action a number of times per day equal to 4+their wisdom modifier, a dire avenger may gain the benefit of a combat feat they don’t possess for 1 minute. This otherwise functions as the Brawler ability of the same name. At level 3, the dire avenger may gain the benefits of two feats at the same time, as a 6th level Brawler.

Akimbo (Ex)

A dire avenger treats a shuriken pistol as a light weapon for the purpose of determining penalties for two-weapon fighting.

Combat Expertise (Ex)

A dire avenger gains combat expertise as a bonus feat. If they already have combat expertise, they may instead select a feat that has combat expertise as a prerequisite.

Guardian Defender (Ex)

As a standard action, a dire avenger of level 2 or higher may use a ranged weapon to make a trip or disarm attempt against a creature within 60 ft of them. They may use their dexterity bonus instead of their strength bonus to do so. This attempt triggers an attack of opportunity as normal, and incurs the same penalty for firing into a melee.

Battle Focus (Ex)

At level 3, a dire avenger does not trigger attacks of opportunity by making ranged attacks. 

Defensive Tactics (Ex)

When a creature within 60ft declares a charge against a dire avenger of level 4 or higher, that dire avenger may make an attack of opportunity against that creature, except they may use a ranged weapon to do so.

Avenging Shuriken

At level 5, a dire avenger becomes an exarch, a respected and feared member of their aspect shrine who has lost themself to the craft and gifted an avenging shuriken weapon. This is their choice of a shuriken pistol, shuriken rifle, or shuriken catapult that deals an additional amount of damage equal to the user’s wisdom modifier. This weapon is specially crafted for them; all other creatures treat it as having the broken condition, and it If the weapon already has the broken condition, it does not work at all for anyone else trying to use it. This weapon can only be sold for scrap (it’s worth 4d10 gp when sold). 

[ellaenchanting]

Beguiled Recap

      Every year writing these gets harder. Because I can only go to con about once a year it ends up feeling less like a normal convention and more like visiting a town where you grew up. There are so many people to see and they've often changed so much since you've last seen them. People have broken up, people have gotten closer, people have gotten more connected to the community at large, people have started or ended a conflict, people have exciting changes in their real life, people have joined, people have brought their friends, some people aren't there. You’ve drifted apart, you’ve drifted together. It's dizzying taking in the new dynamics and just feeling really connected and disconnected at once. There are quite a few hypnofolks that I would happily spend an entire weekend with one on one so it's hard to split time and attention to connect to everyone that I really, really want to spend time with. There are always a ton of people who seem awesome and who I would really like to know better but probably never will. So many hypnokinksters are magnetic to me-  I try not to get pulled so hard that I end up drained of energy or time or behave unkindly to folks I'm already committed to*.

It's a balance.

 I fuck it up.

 We all do- there's probably no way to be connected meaningfully to a plethora of people and not fuck up the balance of time and energy. But- one of the things I'm most happy about from this weekend is that I got to spend at least a little time with a bunch of people who I feel connected to and who I really care about. I hope others had a similar experience (as loose and fast and chaotic as it all can be).

TMI ABOUT MY FUCKING FEELINGS (aka the skippable part):

- I’ve had a rough 2019 in terms of mental health and I was really worried about con leaving me worse off (like it did last year). I was trying to be really mindful about eating and sleeping enough as well as not over-committing myself.  I had the full range of difficult experiences and emotions for bits of time- tired, lonely, rejected,  jealous, angry, sad, guilty, ashamed- but I never quite felt like I fell into a hole that I couldn’t get out of. I had a bit more fight in me this time. I don’t know quite where that came from but I’d take riled up over despair any day. I generally only really get to hang out with hypnokinksters once a year - I’m glad I could fight to stay present for it.   

-I felt more toppy this con than I have in a while- sometimes in low-key ways and sometimes in ways that felt much more aggressive than I’ve experienced in a while.  I’ve had a lot of times recently where topping felt inauthentic and hard- like I was pathetically pretending at something I’m not talented enough to achieve. (Hell, I felt like that for most of Heart of Texas.) It’s hard to reconcile the helplessness of depression with a good confident hypnotist headspace.  It was nice to get back into an extended toppy groove this weekend. Thanks to everyone who was nice to me around this and who was excited to see that side of me. 

A Jangled Tangle of What I Did (In Roughly Chronological Order):

My con was much more about connecting with individuals than doing big public things that would make an interesting recap. I'm going to write some details below but they'll be really vague. If you think I'm talking about to I probably am. :) :

-Topping is for Everyone was so good. Excellent participation and beautifully given. I’m so happy about how it went- and would love to actually join you next year (if you want to do it again).

-Playing around with visual hallucinations and just hanging out for a bit during a con that I know was busy for you. Hopefully helping a bit? I’m happy for all of the positive things you experienced this weekend and all the support you received. :)

-Thank you for the picture. It's beautiful. :)

-A rude interruption of my nap. Harumph. :P Clearly I hated it.

-Not bringing nearly enough clean clothes. 

-Femme flirt had some problems this year but I'm still very happy about it as an event and grateful to everyone who came out. Thank you to @daja-the-hypnokitten and @sex-obsessed-lesbian for co-organizing.

- I've already talked to you about this scene but- I like you so much. :) Light sensitized touch (especially lip touching) and just the perfect tone. Also fun with blankness. Additionally- lots of random little talk and play throughout the weekend. You're the best and just being around you always fills me with happiness. 

- Thanks for letting me cuddle with y'all. :) Sorry I was half-asleep.

- Demo bottoming for Setting Your Subject Up for Success. I've been through this class 3 or 4 times now and have learned something every time. It's such a useful class and so well taught. @sex-obsessed-lesbian has an amazing style that I always really really enjoy.

- Getting lunch and catching up.:) Also getting some time to do mutual "I like you" trances and play with rope. (Rope! Who knew you were so kinky! :P  )  Also co-topping! Twice! :) That was fun. I know schedules are weird and you've got a lot of stuff going on but- I want you in my life as much as you're reasonably able to be there? Don't be a stranger. :)

- Also- hey thank you for thinking of me as a co-top! I enjoyed it a lot- and you have lovely reactions. I hope your weekend ended up being everything you hoped for. It looked like you were having tons of fun! :)

- Fear Play Lounge- I never thought I'd be particularly interested in doing fear play but the opportunity came up to join a fear play group before con and- apparently I've been storing ideas because all of a sudden I could think of a ton of things I wanted to try. I still don't think of fear play as being particularly sexy, necessarily, but kind of fascinating and really fun to think about logistically. (I may have a logistics kink.) Had a very sexy Killing Eve inspired scene, did kind of a two parter brain parasite/helpless passenger thing (HOOOOOT- you were a beautiful partner),  and did a Madoka Magica-inspired soul gem scene. All were VERY fun- some of the favorite things I did at con with fabulous scene partners. I also loved watching what other people were doing and their mutual creativity (like in the “bugs on the floor” scene). Thank you to everyone from the lab for making such a cool atmosphere and especially to my scene partners for letting me experiment with something new. 

-More unexpected co-topping was unexpected! But nice! (Not always co- but- sequential topping?) I'm sorry for crashing y’alls time together (I didn’t quite realize that’s what I was doing)- but was really glad I got to spend more time with both of you and do some light casual trancing. Y'all are cute. :) 

- Nice deep trance with some fun cleverness around finding My Unconscious. Have I told you recently how much I love your voice when it gets soft and gentle like that? Mmmm. Also hot mirror things with a little bit of switchiness. Love you. ♥️ You're incredible.

-Dinner and a scene :) Thank you for finally letting me take you out. And- hmmm- boots. Deconstruction. Fuzzing out the unimportant words and thoughts. That thing where you do something so attractively that I have to see it over and over again. So grateful for you and your trust and your friendship. Thank you. (Also for Tuesday morning was an additional, unexpected hotness. Don’t think I haven’t gone back and reread or that I don’t have plans. It doesn’t really matter which thoughts are originally mine and which are originally yours when yours will all eventually be mine anyways, right? )

-Didn’t think so

-You probably shouldn’t think about that too much either, hmm? <3

- Killing Eve things again! That was my second scene with no hypnosis (you know, -ish) and it was different but really exciting to do. You’re devastatingly hot. Still trying to decide between doing and being done to- being a switch is confusing. :P Thank you for asking me and for taking time for me and for trusting me with something a little dark-feeling (and also for the beautiful dress). Let’s do more of all the things, yeah? 

-It was lovely seeing you look adorable in pretty dresses all weekend. I was so happy about our gentle and fun Sunday morning scene.  I really liked your happy purr- and I had a happy purry feeling myself after we were done. Thank you! :)

-Don’t Drop Yet was such a fun class to participate in. I’m glad that I actually made it this time. Y’all are great. :) I still haven’t figured out quite how resistance play works for me as a bottom but it’s a fun thing to explore. 

- Teasy fuzzy handcuff things were really fun. :) I didn’t do a lot of concentrated bottoming during con (see above re: headspace) but I’m glad I got some of that time in with you. I also appreciate your care and concern later in the weekend. Things work themselves out- but I appreciate you thinking about me. I won’t tell anyone how sweet you are (who doesn’t already know). :P

-Thanks for going to dinner with me. :) I did genuinely enjoy hearing your thoughts and theories. Also- I think i owe you a text message and  an amnesia rant (which I also apparently owe to @daja-the-hypnokitten and @spiralturquoise). Thank you for taking out the time to spend with me. 

- @sebsteerpike- I really like talking with you. I just want to note that here. Consider it officially noted. :)

- Sunday night didn’t turn out exactly like I planned, but the positive side of that was that I got to see a socialize with several people I hadn’t really seen all weekend (and some since my first con). Also got to be a “victim” of my own breast induction (and see it done way better). Also had someone tell me I would make a wonderful vampire- which is the True and Proper way to flirt with me. Thank you. :)

- Thanks for lunch on Monday. Like I said- it was an absolutely perfect way to end the con. And- I’m so so excited for you- both the adventures you've had and the ones you’re about to have. :)

- Thanks for letting me hang out a bit in y’alls room on Monday. You’re both lovely. Also re: sliding into my DMs- yes please? I know mutual time/energy is a thing (especially during con) but- could be fun. :)

- @ultinath made me blush randomly all weekend. Again. I am working up an absolutely devastating counter-flirt that you will be helpless against when we next meet. Beware.

-Concom did an amazing job. I don’t know Tumblrs but- thanks! :) 

-If I saw you this weekend, you added to my experience and I really valued the time we spent together. This is a not-at-all comprehensive list but:  @ab0ut---blank, @andsleep @arihi, @brainbound @bylineloislane, @carneggyblog, @dancercoder, @daja-the-hypnokitten, @darthkyra @enscenic,@hypnoricebunny @hypnoobiwan @lily-ackerman, @kitty-sylvie @jungle4566@minddiver @hypno-moon-gazer @mr-ackerman, @ragezdasta @sebsteerpike, @sex-obsessed-lesbian @spiralturquoise @silentstream9@ultinath @zanydanger @a lot of y’all in the fear play room that I don’t know the Tumblrs of @also a lot of you femme flirters @everyone I’m leaving out. Thank you for being in my life.

*And "committed to" does not just mean romantic here but- generally if we interact frequently I'm committed to our relationship in the way that we have it