Do you think the crystal shards can only form into a gun or can they make different weapons based on the situation / personality of the wielder. Is the magical glock an innate aspect of the crystal shards or was that just a vibe check of Ribbon specifically
good news! i’ve thought about this a lot more than i probably should’ve lmao
I think it depends on the personality of the wielder! It is indeed a vibe check of Ribbon specifically - being a glass cannon and a kindhearted trickster by nature, her fighting style is that of a far-and-away sniper.
(It’s also empowered by positive energy in all cases - her mentorship with the Queen, her sisterly bond with Adeleine, and her romantic friendship with Kirby all serve to draw out its power.)
I’d like to think the original wielder of the Crystal was Queen Ripple, under whom it took the form of a longspear or glaive-type weapon - she’s shy and clumsy, and therefore putting her enemies at a distance and tripping them up with a polearm grants her an advantage. Her health suffered as a result of a prolonged “mysterious illness” (Zero’s possession) and she was no longer able to fight like she used to, so she willingly relinquished control and it returned to its default form as a Big Ass Rock.
Tagged by @adelaidedrubman to share the last line of what I'm working on except it's actually the last few lines oops. Still chipping away at chapter 2 of When The Rain Washes You Clean, You'll Know so here's the last I've written on that.
"That's actually a good plan," Healy says, nodding his head to the side.
Holland scoffs and looks at him incredulously. "Actually a good plan? You act like Bianca's plans aren't good, and that is just rude. She is so smart and clever, and you're saying her plans aren't always good."
The older man defends himself. "I never said that. Holly, did I say that?"
"Nope," Holly says, taking a bite of her ice cream. "Bianca's always got good plans, and we all know it."
what is gabi’s specific role and goal when it comes to belos and the emperor’s coven (maybe count the hexsquad)?
As far as Gabi and everyone else knows, they're meant to be Belos' heir and become emperor after his death (truthfully they were only created so Belos could possess their body and keep on living after his current body dies (the curse didn't make him immortal in this au))
They don't have a sigil so at the start of the series their goal is to prove to Belos they're worthy enough of getting one.
During the course of s2a they realize that hey!! Hunter HAS sigil and compared to them he literally does nothing, he's out for missions only on weekends and even then, they're not hard. So why does he have a sigil? They're more deserving. Cue to them joining Hunter in his mission to stop the rebels from entering Belos' mind just to break the vial Darius, Raine and Eberwolf left behind on purpose so they can invade his subconscious and finally discover why the hell he won't give them their oh so deserved sigil
been thinking a lot about an unauthorised fan treatise (or, more specifically, about parasocial relationships, celebrity worship, invasive fans, etc etc) and bandom culture.
in the sense of trying to figure out what counts as “normal” fan behavior w/o it devolving into a parasocial relationship, or where the line is between having fun & making observations vs tinhatting & rpf (a lot of pete wentz’s songs in Infinity on High are direct quotes from LJ entries that in turn suggest being interested in mikey way vs. pete wentz & mikey way were in love with each other & had a nasty gay love summer fling & pete never got over it (REAL) (NOT CLICKBAIT!!!!!!!!!))
like, is it not weird to post an upskirt picture of gerard way and say “i want to shove my face between her legs”? personally i see those posts and laugh, bc to me those extreme expressions of sexual desire all equate to someone just. being a really big gerard fan. they’re all hyperbole to me. but that’s me interpreting them, and might not actually be the posters intention. maybe they really do want to shove their face in her crotch. i don’t know them!
when does the line between harmless fun and extremely inappropriate invasive behavior begin?
"Atlas? Well, yeah, he's my friend and I care for him and he's really fun and nice to talk to. It's just that like... Idk... It's kinda irritating the way he just doesn't listen sometimes. It's whatever. I'm not... I don't take that kind of thing to heart. So it's whatever."
When The Rain Washes You Clean, You'll Know - Chapter Two: A Little Less Conversation
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Media: The Nice Guys (2016)
Rating: 18+
Word Count: ~11.9k
Pairing: Holland March/Bianca Andretti (original character)
Story Summary: Longing for revenge on her abusers, Bianca Andretti seeks out the help of "The Nice Guys," a pair of private investigators, to track them down. As she works alongside them to find and ruin the lives of the ones who wronged her, Bianca finds herself falling for one of the PIs- Holland March, a mess of a widowed single father with a love for alcohol and cigarettes. Holland, playing the hero for Bianca, may be developing the same feelings– even if his teenage daughter, Holly, has her doubts. The other Nice Guy, Jackson Healy, just wants to find Bianca's abusers, but ends up being everyone's therapist.
Chapter Summary: After nailing down that Bianca's abuser Byron has become a hard-core Catholic in an attempt to repent for his treatment of Bianca, The Nice Guys (and girls) perform their first truly undercover work, not as Holland, Healy, Holly, and Bianca, but as Fathers Elliot and Monaghan, Anna, and Sister Andrea– two priests, a nun, and a seemingly innocent little church girl. The plan is to get Byron to confess and get that confession on tape– as well as to avoid burning up in holy flames when they enter the church, seeing as none of them– except maybe Holly– are seeing the Pearly Gates when they die. As they get their revenge on Byron through sacrilegious means, Holland and Bianca also do some confessing of their own.
CW: Religion, mentioned sexual assault/abuse (not descriptive), alcohol, smoking, slight exhibitionism and voyeurism, NSFW: blowjobs, drunk sex acts (consensual)
(Posting today because it's Ryan's birthday!!This is mainly a "gets up to schemes for revenge" chapter. It's fun imo!! There's a tiny NSFW part. Next chapter will be much heavier NSFW and exclusively focus on Holland and Bianca's relationship.)
ok so it's not a comic hope thats ok with you but instead it's karkat n nepeta but designed by someone whos madly in love with them both
some more au explanations + transcript beneath the cut
they're maybe around 30-40 yo? This was mostly just an exercise to give both of them adult designs. uh. i'm only calling it an au because I made bs some explanations behind their designs while i was drawing them. so uh, in this universe, sburb never happens + things that happened because of sburb don't happen either, but the alternian society is relatively unchanged. i dont actually know.. what.. karkat does.. like i cant figure out why he wouldnt be culled but it doesnt really matter i just wanted to draw him looking cool! (i am. open to hear about speculation if you have any). also i figured that Kanaya would go to the brooding caverns after her lusus dies, bc the wiki said her lusus would die regardless of the game taking place n whatever, and probaly do something with the matriorb there idk. thats all tho! ill prolly draw them more and maybe develop more lore as i do ^^;
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Transcript!
i don’t know what their dynamic is in the canon of this au… but that won’t stop me from making them kiss :]
The Vigilant
adult karkat on alternia
new highly developed shoosing skill
honestly has a calmer demeanor because he’s learned what’s worth exploding about… though he probably developped a crazy resting bitch face
pleased (arrow to karkat with a neutral face)
The sash doubles as a sling for when he visits Kanaya in the brooding caverns. He’s also very tranquil around grubs because they don’t cause unmanageable problems. He’ll get mad if someone else bothers one
(yes i’m obsessed with dilfkat
that’s why i drew this)
The Predator
adult nepeta on alternia
Taller than karkat <3
still a silly goober, but better at getting what she wants
she probably got her title from a history of single-handedly slaying fearsome lusii. she likely takes assassination type of jobs because of her stealth. one of the more easy-going trolls from the group
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also! fun fact. i was having trouble designing kk's outfit so i looked in an old antiques catalog book from the internet archive to get inspiration from objects that had the same colors as those that i wanted to use in his design? not sure why i did that. just had a hunch that it would be fun. so this is the object i found that strangely enough inspired kk's fit
haha.. and i also found one for nepeta, though it was easier to design her fit and i didnt actually need a reference object
the book was "Antique Trader antiques & collectibles 2009 price guide"
i actually made a little video a while back highlighting the way tobias differentiates the papas’ voices. not a Super consistent thing On Stage but just the lil differences that i think fit the characters :)