#[The Crystal Dragon - Mod Riley]

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It's just my... reflection... in the mirror, nothing more...

Why am I still afraid?

Digital art. Done with Krita, and I quite obviously do not know how to shade yet, but I did what I could to make this design unsettling. I also apologize for my proportions not being quite right. It is supposed to feature a corrupted version of his outfit, of his tail, and twisted variations of his motifs while his artifacts retain their divine power. Note that Sydney's ichor is too impure for him to summon his celestial armaments, outside of the Wind-Fire Wheels and Red Armillary Sash. Also note how his hair has a motif from the Lady Bone Demon, as well as the pagoda-like shape. This was not intentional at first, but I went with it because it adds to the twisted air of Nezha's new form as Sydney.

This is by no means a final design, but it feels like an upgrade from what is currently set as the blog icon.

[revelry-in-reverie]

~The Drifting Dreamer, Wide Awake~

This post may be subject to repeated edits in the future.

Rules, Nutshelled: Keep it suitable for work, and be nice, please. I reserve the right to delete asks and block, as all other blogs do.

OOC: Revel/Riley was a self-insert OC I made long ago who was meant to be an outlet for me to play pretend, to write who I wanted to be and who I wanted her to be.

She has gone through many iterations as I grew and got better at writing, leading to where she is today; a more faithful mix of who I am and who I would be if I had a handle on my social anxiety.

~The Scattered Shards~

Revel/Riley is a benevolent cosmic entity. She is scattered throughout dimensions in innumerable instances of herself. Every iteration of her is a little bit different from the others, some markedly more so, and some near clones of one another. Some instances are more emotional than others. This blog's mascot is her UnderTale instance.

One thing they all share is that their memories are partitioned from the other shards, that way she does not overload herself and lose track of what timeline she is presently influencing. This is the way she maintains her status as a comprehensible entity.

She greatly limits what powers she uses, and this is universal across every shard that mortal creatures can meet. The iteration shown in the blog avatar's restricts herself to the following:

Weak Fire Breath

Teleportation via portals (limited by where she's been and can remember consciously)

Flight and Levitation

Light Telekinesis (Can be used to move loose objects, and can be used to restrain others if the need arises.)

Matter Manipulation (Can be used to summon carbon copies of objects she has encountered before, i.e. her signature teacup.)

Deflective Scales (Her purple scales can cover her skin on command. These scales are impervious to nonmagical damage. She uses this to protect others.)

~A Dragon's Heart~

Character Traits/Additional Info

Considerate.

Honest.

Devoted to her positions until they're proven wrong.

She seeks justice when it can be found.

Revel usually speaks calmly.

Likes to give and receive hugs.

Remembers the things that others appreciate, no matter how seemingly trivial.

Rarely holds grudges.

Takes it upon herself to protect others... perhaps a bit too much.

Fears others' judgment. Masks it well.

Has autism, ADHD, and depression. She is sometimes paralyzed by Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD.)

Crowds can fill her with dread, which she masks reasonably well. She will fidget more, though.

Tends to get lost in her own mind daydreaming when she listens to music.

Revel at the end of the day is an exploration in the limits of divinity, an all powerful, albeit at times impatient entity who learns that her powers are not a cure-all, that true, valuable healing takes time, and that some scars never heal. Sometimes the best thing one can do is offer their friendship.

Tagging:

⚜️ wide awake⚜️ -> Interactions with asks. 🐉drifting dragon💜 -> Interactions with other blogs. 🗨️trouble bubble💬 -> Mod chatter/ooc. 🌑dreams of dawn and dusk☀️-> Lore tag for Aurora and Revel. 💎castle shard💎 -> Status updates.

Styling is subject to change.

Crystal dividers by cafekitsune. Star Dividers by saradika.

[uneminuteparseconde]

Des concerts à Paris et autour

Juillet 10. Warum Joe + Stratocastors + Pierre & Bastien + Cité lumière (fest. restons sérieux) – Supersonic (gratuit) 10>13. Besoin Dead : musique pour "Eléphants" de Ludovic Pouzerate – Maison des Métallos 11. Guili Guili Goulag + Guerre froide + Oktober Lieber + Keruda Panter (fest. restons sérieux) – Supersonic (gratuit) 11. Marf Loth aka Nathan Roche – Chair de poule (gratuit) 11. Jacques Grèle + Casio judiciaire + Cosmo Cornelius Vigilante – La Pointe Lafayette 11. SNTS + 16H07+ Nozen – Rex Club 12. Ricky Hollywood + Kumisolo + Soleil bleu + Palma Rosa + Option Géniale (fest. restons sérieux) – Supersonic (gratuit) 12. Algorave + Tapetronic + Guilhem All + Carbon Sink – La Station (gratuit) 12. Virage + Coke Asian + Final + Grave Kelly (Treiztival) – Treize 12. Chelsea Wolfe + Emma Ruth Rundle – Trabendo ||COMPLET|| 13. Bertrand Burgalat + Marietta + Pastel Coast + Daisy Mortem + Grotte + Biche (fest. restons sérieux) – Supersonic (gratuit) 13. Ministry + Grave Pleasures – Elysées Montmartre 13. City Dragon + RedRice + Hers + Ragazza XXI – La Pointe Lafayette 13. Pal + Blason + Zaraz Wam Zagram + L'homme à la peau de serpent (Treiztival) – Treize 13. Petra Flurr – Le Klub 13. Perc + Shlomo b2b Anetha + Ciel + Ohes – Concrete 14. Err rec (dj) + Butch McKoy + Amosphère + Drone à clochettes + Isabelle de Mullenheim + Sylvia Monnier + Minute de S + Crystal Sound Project + Music for Eggplant (Les Soniphères fest.) – La Base filante (gratuit) 14. Le Réveil des tropiques + Jean Jean + Cachette à branlette + Rape&Revenge + Spagguetta Orghasmmond + Posterboy Machine (fest. restons sérieux) – Supersonic (gratuit) 14. Amour & Meute + BadBad + GHK – Gare XP 14. Papier Tigre + Pyjamarama + Puissant Blaster – Espace B 14. Popof – Rex Club 15. Fauna y Flora + Elek Ember + Eddie 135 + Nicolas Losson & Martin Bakero + Öspiel + Isothesis + Hourvari + Uriel Barthélémi (Les Soniphères fest.) – La Base filante (gratuit) 18. Columna + Bleakness – La Pointe Lafayette 18. En attendant Ana + Dune Basement – Point FMR 19. Make-Overs + RVG + Häxxan (Garage MU fest.) – La Station 20. The KVB + Structure + Giant Swan + Operant + Homoagent + Iron Sight + Luna Violenta + Shacke (Garage MU fest.) – La Station 20. Kangding Ray + Stanislav Tolkachev + Electric Rescue – Rex Club 20. Bas Mooy + Chaton Cheper + Illnurse + Rendered + Sleeparchive + Tinfoil – tba 21. Femme + Minifer (L'été du canal) – croisière sur le canal de l'Ourcq 21. Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers (L'été du canal) – croisière sur le canal de l'Ourcq 21. MCiPi (Deeat Palace) – Bar à bulles|La Machine (gratuit) 21. Veil of Light – Supersonic (gratuit) 21. First Hate + Sneaks + Hand & Leg (Garage MU fest.) – La Station 21. Violent quand on aime + UVB 76 + Lostsoundbytes + Ian Tocor – La Machine 21. Peter Van Hoesen + Inigo Kennedy + Anthony Linell & Abdulla Rashim + Rrose + BLNDR – Les Docks de Paris (Aubervilliers) 22. IV Horsemen + Maenad Veyl + UVB 76 + Noyades + Dentelle + Tite + Vision douteuse (Garage MU fest.) – La Station 24. Dirty Fences + Hoorsees + La Chinoise – Supersonic (gratuit) 24. Negative Space + Pretty Hurts + Die Süsse Teufel – La Comedia 25. Airod + Benabou + Mind/Matter + Parfait – Concrete 27. Descente + Drvg Cvltvre + Nene H – La Station 28. Deuil1500 + Les Fils de Jacob + Judaah b2b Simo Cell b2b Low Jack + Gaet303 + Donarra + Helione + Hanah + Schemer + dj Normal 4 – La Station

Août 01. Pardans + The Acharis – Supersonic (gratuit) 03. Shlømo b2b AWB + Remco Beekwilder b2b Amotik + Théophiluss b2b Jarød + Tripeo b2b Hemka (Duo fest.) – la plage de Glazart 03. Mind/Matter + Ilivor + Léa Occhi + Rommek + Lacchesi + Noyade + Sentimental Rave + Raven – La Station 04. Magnetix + Digger & The Pussycats – Supersonic (gratuit) 04. Lewis Fautzi b2b UVB + Shekon b2b Scry + Keikari b2b Lebird + Mørbeck b2b Under Black Helmet (Duo fest.) – la plage de Glazart 05. Valentinø + Alys b2b n.i.>I.0 (Duo fest.) – la plage de Glazart 20. Front Line Assembly + Die Krupps – La Machine 24. Fatamorgana + Cyclikweetos – Le Klub 24. Die Antwood + Carpenter Brut + Dirty Projectors + Parcels... (fest. Rock-en-Seine) – Domaine de Saint-Cloud 26. Jessica 93 + Idles + The Black Angels + Bonobo + Justice... (fest. Rock-en-Seine) – Domaine de Saint-Cloud 28. A Place To Bury Strangers + Entracte Twist – Petit Bain 30. Francky Goes To Pointe-à-Pitre + Tonnerre – Supersonic (gratuit) 31. Boys Noize + Randomer + Kris Baha + Lokier – Docks Eiffel

Septembre 01. Lilthics – Espace B 01. Ariel Pink + Vox Low + Cut Worms + Volage + TH da Freak (Paris Inter. Fest. of Psychedelic Music) – La Machine 02/03. Molly Nilsson + Petit Fantôme + Dead Sea + Faux Real + Saint DX... (Paris Inter. Fest. of Psychedelic Music) – tba 04. Thee Oh Sees +  Male Gaze + Prettiest Eyes (Paris Inter. Fest. of Psychedelic Music) – La Cigale 05. Feist – L'Olympia 06. Amelie Lens – Rex Club 07. Conflict + Humandogfood + Social Experiment – Le Gibus 08. Death Grips – Elysées Montmartre 12. Matt Elliott & Vacarme + Lucas Ravinale & Loup Uberto – Centre Barbara-FGO 13. The Oscillation + Lumerians – Petit Bain 14. Qual – Supersonic 14. Dylan Carlson – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 15. Monolith + Hypnoskull + Empusae + Meta Meat + Diaphane – tba 15/16. Tarek Atoui + Davide Balula + Jean-Luc Guionnet + Stephan O'Malley + Seijiro Murayama + BrutPop... – Cnap (Pantin) (gratuit) 20. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – La Cigale 21. Crisis + Plomb – Petit Bain   22. The Wedding Present – Point FMR 22. Zëro, Virigine Despentes & Béatrice Dalle – Auditorium du théâtre (Chelles) 22. Paula Temple + LSD + Tommy FourSeven... (Dream Nation fest.) – Docks de Paris (Aubervilliers) 23. Spiritualized – Cabaret sauvage 24. Oneohtrix Point Never (Red Bull Music fest.) – Le 104 26. Sleaford Mods + Consumer Electronics – Le Trianon 26. Chassol + Thomas de Pourquery + Flavien Berger + Jacques + Ala.Ni + Quentin Rollet + Gaspar Claus + Jocelyn Mienniel + Low Jack + Lucie Antunes + Christine Ott + Serafina Steer + Ghedalia Tazartes + Mathieu Edward + Mélissa Laveaux (Red Bull Music fest.) – Cabaret sauvage 27. Part Chimp – Espace B 27. Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima + Kode9 & Koji Morimoto + Oklou & Krampf + Teki Latex & DITC + Konx-Om-Pax (Red Bull Music fest.) – Gaîté lyrique 28. Rebeka Warrior – La Station 29. Terry Riley & Gyan Riley – La Maroquinerie 29. Aurora Halal + Roberto Succo + Elena Colombi + Jasss + Nihiloxica + Front de cadeaux + Julianna + Oko dj + Miley Serious + Jita Sensation (Red Bull Music fest.) – La Station 30. Eryck Abecassis & Francisco Meirino (fest. Maad in 93) – Instants chavirés (Montreuil)

Octobre 02. The Melvins – L'Alhambra 04. Oiseaux-Tempête, Mondkopf & G. W. Sok + Princess Thailand – Centre Barbara-FGO 04. Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal – La Seine musicale (Boulogne-Billancourt) 12. Les Négresses vertes – Cabaret sauvage 12. Thorofon + Control + Te/DIS – Les Voûtes 12. Les Ramoneurs de menhir vs SP32 – Gibus 12. Villejuif Undergournd + Le Réveil des tropiques + Casse Gueule – Théâtre d'Ivry 13. Françoiz Breut + David Fenech – Médiathèque musicale de Paris (gratuit) 13. Low – La Gaîté lyrique 13. Aquaserge + Mohamed Lamouri + P.r2b – Théâtre d'Ivry 15. The Necks – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 20. Tallinn Chamber Orchestra : Fratres, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Adam's Lament, Salve Regina et Te Deum d'Arvo Pärt – Salle Pierre-Boulez|Philharmonie 20. Les Tétines noires + Dear Deer – Petit Bain 22. Dead Meadow – Petit Bain 24. Motorama – Petit Bain 25. Marissa Nadler – Point FMR 25. Fews – Olympic café 26. Jon Hopkins – Trianon 27. Killing Joke – Cabaret sauvage 31. Acid Mothers Temple (Le Beau fest. off) – Glazart

Novembre 01>03. Bon Iver + Fever Ray + Mac DeMarco + Blood Orange... (Pitchfork Music fest.) – Grande Halle de La Villette 02. Emma Ruth Rundle – Petit Bain 04. Peaches Christ Superstar – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 05. Colin Stetson – Café de la danse 05. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bataclan 08. Cold Cave – Petit Bain 13. Hot Snakes – Point FMR 16. Parquet Courts – Elysées Montmartre 18. Ensemble Links : « Drumming » de Steve Reich – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 21. The Breeders – Le Trianon 22. Scout Niblett – Petit Bain 23. Michael Nyman : "War Work: 8 Songs with Film" – Salle Pleyel 23. Ennio Morricone – Bercy Arena 27. Mudhoney – Trabendo 28. Adult – Petit Bain 29. Interpol – Salle Pleyel

Décembre 01. Deux boules vanille (fest. Marathon!) – La Gaîté lyrique 02. Beak> – Café de la danse 06. The KVB + M!R!M – Badaboum 08. Père Ubu – Théâtre Berthelot (Montreuil) 09/10. Moriarty – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 14. New Model Army – Trabendo 15. Gaspar Claus – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 18. Drab Majesty – Point FMR

2019

Mars 20. Oomph! – La Machine 29. Perturbator – Le Trianon

Avril 14. Arnaud Rebotini joue la BO de "120 Battements par minute" – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie

Mai 17. Philip Glass : Études pour piano – Salle Pierre-Boulez|Philharmonie 18. Bruce Brubaker & Max Cooper : Glasstronica – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie

Juin 26. Magma – Salle Pierre-Boulez|Philharmonie

en gras : les derniers ajouts / in bold: the last news

[reallypheelingit]

Pheel’s daily challenge list part 2

PART 1 HERE

July

Day 182: Dratini! Day 183: Halfway There video Day 184: Mega Dragonite Day 185: Happy Birthday America (and Pebsi) Day 186: Brooke and Nautilus Day 187: Anattawam reference* Day 188: Dirac Day 189: Huggable Blue Boys Day 190: King Cooger and the royal crew Day 191: Turtwig Day 192: Zigzagoon Day 193: Aranza Day 194: Wyatt Day 195: Uraby Day 196: Alderstrom in flight Day 197: Midnight Lycanroc Day 198: Shiba Inu Day 199: Angry Flareon Day 200: Pink Orca Magikarp Day 201: Favorite Pokemon by Type* Day 202: Fizzywits Dragon Day 203: Siphooskii reference* Day 204: Dani Day 205: Miles the Soft Moth Day 206: Jess the Mod!Dragon Thing Day 207: Gligar Day 208: Kyurem Day Kyurem! Day 209: Araia Day 210: Pezzie Banner (Dragons Don’t Interact)* Day 211: Zekrom and Kyurem Friends Day 212: Kyurem and Bees?*

August

Day 213: Sage the Primarina* Day 214: Kuraga Day 215: Zubat Day 216: Bowser Day! Day 217: Original Tao Dragon (design by kyurmlem) Day 218: Perci and Ashby Day 219: Shiro Day 220: Kou Day Rockruff Day 221: Baile Oricorio Day 222: Letizia and Levianden Day 223: Leonard, Don Q, and Delta Day 224: Gigalith Day 225: Darue playing guitar Day 226: Salandit Day 227: Noodles eating Noodles Day 228: Eli and Raichu Day 229: Munchlax Day 230: Girafarig Day 231: Electra and Qorrax Day 232: Gwyn and Virgil Day 233: Eclipse Day 234: Kingdra Day 235: Murkrow Day 236: Shelgon Day 237: Woobat Day 238: Swoobat Day 239: West Sea Gastrodon Day 240: Pikachu with hands* Day 241: Birthday Crystal Day 242: Dunnine (Dunsparce x Arcanine) Day 243: Jangmo-o

September

Day 244: Dunsparce in heart* Day 245: Weavile Day 246: Karyth Day 247: Paper Mario Twilight Town people Day 248: Flying Careleon Day 249: Agnes and Blaise Day 250: 4 Voltorb Day 251: Careleon Mask Off* Day 252: Ellyx the Celestine Day 253: Lemuria Day 254: Illuv Day 255: Euphora Day 256: Anattawam (gryphon form) Day 257: Mareep Day 258: Freya’s toe beans Day 259: Inkay Day 260: Tara and Cuthbert Day 261: Pumpkaboo Day 262: Bazyl Day 263: Drampa Day 264: Krabby Day 265: Altamont Day 266: Gulisaayad Day 267: Geneva Day 268: Stretching Vaporeon Day 269: Flower Dragon Day 270: Articuno Borb Day 271: Snoatl Day 272: Peki Day 273: Pocket Kyurem

October

Day 274: Inktober doodles Day 275: KB Day 276: Sevid Day 277: Yoshi! Day 278: Kyurem and Munna Day 279: Patrick Day 280: Twig Day 281: Dragon Alignment Chart Day 282: Cutiefly Day 283: Coal Dragon Day 284: Christopher Day 285: Birthday Pangoro Day 286: Silhouette Game Creature* Day 287: Archen Day 288: Octillery Day 289: Blitzen Day 290: Farfetch’d Day 291: Noivern Anattawam Day 292: Daft Punk Altamont Day 293: Leafylitter Bunnysona Day 294: Gulpin but with eyes open Day 295: Kandy Kronch Day 296: Maleficent Attic Day 297: Eeyore Zen Day 298: Spiderweb Day 299: Dipper Olivia and Mabel Evie  Day 300: Leonard checking out Delta with Nancine right there Day 301: Dexter Montero Day 302: Joltik Pile (w/ Kronch) Day 303: Bat Wolfie Day 304: Tao Trio cosplay

November

Day 305: Elemarr Day 306: Tyranitar Day 307: Charjabug Day 308: Freya and Alder holiday excitement Day 309: Tepig Day 310: Lessie Day 311: Pokemon from Memory Day 312: Krokorokin Day 313: Riley Day 314: Poliwrath Day 315: Gligar painting Day 316: Anattawam and Siphooskii Day 317: Millisievert Day 318: Pearlcatcher Group Pic Day 319: Reuniclus Eloise (Reunicloise?) Day 320: Hatsu Day 321: Nebby Day 322: Feraligatr :D Day 323: Renesme Sliggoo Day 324: Rowlet Day 325: Asterina Day 326: Manaphy Day 327: Turkey Kronch* Day 328: Boran Veteran Day 329: Horsea Day 330: Magmar Day 331: A snake Day 332: Karishma and Gal Day 333: Kato Day 334: Trunks

December

Day 335: Santa Masquerain Day 336: Stunky Day 337: Christmas Arcanine* Day 338: 646 Post Kyurem Day 339: Ewe, the new Ixi! Day 340: Shasda Day 341: Ponyta Day 342: Miji Day 343: Birthday Espurr Day 344: Costello Day 345: Merritt Day 346: Samus Day 347: Shannen Day 348: Islacura with cyan heart Day 349: Bleys Day 350: Blaze Day 351: Goomba Day 352: Cobalt Day 353: Skateboarding Kyurem Day 354: Deborah and Gronga Hanukkah Day 355: Elemental Q&A* Day 356: Fiamma and Regina Day 357: Sera the Christmas Druddigon Day 358: Christmas stuff for friends 1 Day 359: Kronch Christmas* Day 360: Christmas stuff for friends 2 Day 361: Black and white MS Paint Dunsparce* Day 362: Christmas stuff for friends 3 Day 363: Christmas stuff for friends finale (underwhelming) Day 364: Arcanine, Kyurem, and Dunsparce Day 365: Dra6ons New Year

[funnel-webbed-au]

Mod Update 9/20/23

Going on hiatus. My computer's old hard drives gave out and I had to switch to Linux.

-Mod Riley

[funnel-webbed-au]

Mod Update 9/4/23

Mod Riley: Gonna start porting things to AO3 as my traumatized audhd brain will allow me. There might be some AO3 exclusive posts in the future. My AO3 is ScalyDramamaker, and my old works are only still there because I know someone enjoyed my old work, as bad as it is compared to my current skill level.

[funnel-webbed-au]

The Fools/The Family

Syntax dropped his pencil as the robot that carried his claws attached itself to his back. A soft, guttural hiss escaped the half-spider as he bore his fangs, then wiped a bead of sweat off of his cheek. The pain from when the needles slid in never ceased to catch him off guard, no matter how many times he endured it. As the scientist sighed, he couldn't help but remember the first time those needles had slid in and penetrated his spinal column, binding and readjusting part of it so violently that it knocked him out for a few minutes.

The ironic part was that it was his machine. Perhaps he should have seen the signs, her megalomania being the largest red flag. He was too trusting, even now as the cynical, walled-off individual he'd become over the years. Syntax hissed.

He'd been a fool. Her fool.

That thought alone had him pacing in his laboratory before he barked an order at the AI to scramble the passwords of his blast doors. The sigh of relief that came to him afterwards would have been audible to anyone within a car's length of him.

Syntax leaned against one of his walls, then slid down it until he landed in a small heap, legs pulled against his chest ever so gently. He couldn't aggravate the scars there, after all. That sting wasn't something he could forget.

It felt like his mind was full of static. For all he knew, it likely was. The buzz in his ears reminded him of flies that hadn't been caught yet, of ambient voices who said too much for him to parse what they were saying, what they meant.

Why had he trusted her? He should have known she would use him, like they always do. It's always his talent that's important and never him. He was sick of it, but it wasn't like there was anything he could do, or so he thought. His claws curled around himself, ready for a cocoon. He needed a nap anyway, and maybe he could sleep off this dread, sleep off this grief.

He was interrupted by Maratus's monotone voice as the artificial intelligence spoke, penetrating the silence and giving him much needed reprieve from his own demons. Right, yes, he had more important things to worry about than anyone else's opinions. They didn't matter, they shouldn't matter.

"Huntsman has deposited a bowl of pho on the gift table outside." Maratus announced, and the thought of a hot meal brought Syntax to his feet. As he unlocked the blast door that separated his lab from the rest of the nest, and the world at large, the scent of beef hit him like a ton of bricks... and he couldn't help but smile.

[Flashback.] Huntsman knocked on the blast door to Syntax's lab. The spider hadn't come out for dinner, which had the stronger spider antsy. Syntax almost never missed dinner. When the door opened, the larger spider entered slowly, carefully. He didn't want to mess up anything that the scientist had left out; he knew he'd get an earful for that at best.

Huntsman paused. Why was Mac lying there like that? He was curled up and uncomfortable, and those tears looked like they'd recently started. Hunter sighed and went to kneel in front of his sibling, then chose his words carefully. Sure, he did care... but he didn't want the other spider to know that. He'd never believe in his sincerity. Both of them were closed off, and justifiably so.

"What do you want for dinner, Mac?" Hunter spoke softly, his voice barely above a whisper in the quiet of Syntax's lab. He'd seen the signs. The other spider had been shivering ever so slightly, goggles over his eyes in case any bright lights came on unannounced. Hunter knew how Mac reacted to too much going on at once.

The younger spider sighed softly, then reached for his tablet so he could pull up an old photo. A dinner long past, but something Hunter could definitely make if he decided to. He likely would, for the other's sake.

"Pho. Got it. You just sit tight here, Mac. I'll return with food in the next hour... it's lucky I saved so much spare broth, eh?" Huntsman chucked gently as he ruffled Mac's hair.

[End of flashback.]

"Send one of the robots to deliver one of the stuffed toys I sewed last week. Make sure to leave a note on it, Maratus." Syntax instructed the AI of his workshop lab, and soon enough, the letter and the plush were sent to Huntsman.

A soft smile distorted the former lumberjack's face as he read the note attached to the small plush. It was a sweet note, truly, but the colors of the plush spider were what really got him: Jade, amethyst, gray, and black. Both of their colors.

"Syntax, you sap." Hunter chuckled as he took the plush to bed with him... one of his most closely guarded secrets. He had several similar plushies in his room, and never went to bed without one of them. The last words he spoke before he fell asleep were almost too quiet for himself to hear... and yet...

"...you're a good kid, Mac."

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

Tag List: @skellebonez

A/N: I saw Skelle on my dash a few days ago and went "Let's give him a treat." ft. Yang family fluff/hurt/comfort.

It was raining, of course. It often did in the presence of a storm Deity. His moods could mess with the weather sometimes, which for Nezha, was a mixed bag. As the raindrops rolled down his skin and permeated his armor, he remembered why it was raining, why he got this chance.

Erlang Shen was still in his bed, missing his mates, missing the few friends he had... missing his son. Nezha sighed as he let his hair down. He'd need a bath later, regardless of if he used his powers to dry himself or not. The lotus Deity let himself into the Yang Palace, and just as he entered, he used his Celestial Flames to dry himself off in an instant.

He could sense it now.

His father's grief, his father's longing.

Nezha steeled his nerves and walked down the halls, making a direct beeline for the kitchen. He beat Kui Mulang to the tea kettle, and it wasn't long before he had a mug in hand, one specifically brewed with his father's favorite blend. Tea was one of the things that brought him closer with others, especially those who appreciated it like he did. That demographic included but wasn't limited to the inhabitants of the Yang household.

Erlang's heir turned to Ao Lie with an expectant glare, then relaxed and sighed before he spoke. His voice was bitter, exhausted, yet fond. He wanted to know what was wrong with his father, even if it would only confirm the suspicions he had earlier.

"Oh, er..." Ao Lie paused as sweat rolled down his face. Nezha had the right to know, after all, he was Erlang's adopted child. The Dragon still couldn't help the anxiety, though. It slowed him down.

"His Highness is resting in his suite. He is... how do I put it... very upset. I think he needs you." Ao Lie shrugged and gestured down the halls. He couldn't help but smile, as pained as it was, for he knew that although he, himself couldn't do much for the head of the household, Nezha was a different story.

Erlang Shen's heir nodded and quietly thanked the white dragon, then walked down the hallowed halls towards Erlang's suite. As the door opened, Nezha sucked in a deep breath.

His father was curled up in his bed, soul and heart cracked and bleeding, crushed and defeated. The lotus Deity hated seeing his mentor and parent like this, but it was absolutely inevitable considering how he had not one, but two exes that he'd been very happy with... until Heaven's influence turned him against them. Erlang never forgave himself for that, not fully.

Nezha set the tea tray on his father's nightstand, then adjusted the blankets so he could slot himself in the elder Deity's arms. Yang Jian stirred once the touch of another registered in his half-lucid brain. His eyes widened. His son was here, here when he needed him most, here when he needed the comfort more than ever. The ancient Deity wrapped his arms around the young man he'd taken under his wings, pulling him in close.

They both needed the contact, judging by how the tension in Nezha's body evaporated under Erlang's gentle hold. The way his breaths relaxed and drew out brought more peace to Yang Jian's broken soul. Sure, perhaps he didn't have his mates anymore, but he had his son, he had his daughters, he had his little brother, and soon enough... they wouldn't be the only ones he had at his side.

A smile crossed his face, pained, but hopeful. He wasn't alone, he never would be. He'd built this palace with his own blood and tears, and it wasn't going to waste. Yang Jian pressed a kiss to his son's forehead, a gesture that brought a smile to his resting form.

"Thank you, my boy. You make me so proud, and don't forget that I love you more than these words will ever be able to express."

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To Sydney: Your venom is caustic? Does it ever cause some pain in your teeth or wherever you shoot it from?

The arachnid grasps his throat as he attempts to speak his reply, just lucid enough to be able to form the words. What instead escapes his throat is a voice so strained that it doesn't feel natural.

It's forced.

"...stress... always... hurts..." It's all he can manage before he coughs up his own shining, tainted ichor, blighted by the same venom that altered his mind so harshly. His hisses of pain and caustic venom draw the attention of Estelle, who comes to his side before the comm speaker repeats the question at her prompting.

She sighs, her expression becoming solemn as she gathers herself. How to put it... ah. She clears her throat, gathering herself. No. She couldn't afford to break just yet, no matter how much seeing her eldest minion in such pain frightened her. He'd recover; there was nothing she could do for his aching throat, not yet, at least.

"His venom drips from his fangs. It doesn't burn his mouth, but it can erode his vocal chords. This is why he's so messy with his venom. His regeneration can keep up with the damage anywhere else, but this case is the exception, and he needs time to heal." She crosses her arms as she hands Sydney a cup of honeyed tea, which grants some sweet relief from the caustic substance dripping from his fangs.

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Morning Flowers

Lian sat up and stretched as the morning rays shone through the window of her room, then shook the sleeping Deity as her side. While he stirred and grumbled, Lady Lian only chuckled; she knew he wasn't exactly a morning person, and the bright light shining through the curtains didn't help.

"Oh, for fuck's sake... why is always so bright in here, I'm gonna get another headache." Nezha rolled over and covered his face with a pillow to escape the light. That comment caused the lady of the house to fall off of her bed, cackling before she rose to her feet with a soft, fond sigh.

Lian went to the drapes, as she knew for damn sure that neither of them liked the light, but there would still be plenty to work with even once the drapes were closed. As the light in the room dimmed, Nezha sat up and stretched, the crop top he slept in on full display. He didn't even bother to keep up his usual formality, moving straight into his morning stretch routine.

He breathed a sigh of relief as the lights dulled, then opened his eyes so they could adjust. A smile came over the freshly crowned Yang as Lady Lian rested her head on his shoulder. Her hugs, her caresses, he never got enough of it. Casual intimacy had always been something he was fond of... and something he encouraged, too.

Lian blushed and giggled as the lotus deity she'd come to hold so dear coated her face in kisses. It wasn't a rare ritual anymore, and that, she was thankful for. He'd once been so stiff, but the more he came to know her, the more he grew attached to her.

There were so many words that felt right at the same time, and yet couldn't fully express the depth of the bond they shared. Lian pressed her forehead against the raven's, even as he purred quietly. She was a member of a very special group of people, the people that made him feel whole... love was always the right word. He loved her, he loved his mentor, he loved the bitter, spiteful wolf Demon who'd been living in that palace for centuries. Love was a broad, powerful word with many expressions, many types.

A smattering of kisses, all over his cheek and jaw, was his quick reward, followed by soft scratches around his ears and chin. He raised his head as a smile split his face, along with blush. Gods, he never got enough of her tender touches, much less Erlang's care. There really was nothing like the love of his father and beloved flower.

"Ah-! Lady Lian, you honor me." He couldn't help the soft laughter that escaped him. She never got enough of his purrs and his snickers. She'd come to treasure him as much as he treasured her.

Nezha got dressed when Lian let go, but didn't let her leave his side without a brief nuzzle before he disappeared into his closet. He emerged minutes later in his favorite fuchsia button-up dress shirt and deep teal jeans. His chain belt was always a good compliment to his favorite outfit.

Lian came out of the restroom shortly afterwards, clad in her favorite floral dress, the edges of it curled like lotus petals. It really honored the lotus Deity she spent so much time with that she themed herself after his favorite flowers, though he knew it was simply coincidence. She loved the same flowers he did.

Nezha's soft purrs of contentment brought a bright smile to the puffy haired woman. She offered another hug, and he took her up on it, grabbing her with all of the excitement of the wonderful young man he'd always be.

"We should go greet Erlang, don't you think?" Nezha nodded after Lian spoke, then let go of her. It was time for their morning routine, after all, and he had to give his beloved father a hug. He'd come so far in recent centuries, he'd found a new home. It was beautiful, and he hoped he'd get to keep this forever.

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Mod Update 09/08/23

A little off schedule. I'm sick and I won't be posting until this clears up, for my sake.

- Mod Riley

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Mod Update 9/22/23

Since I've had this in the works for a chunk of yesterday and I am actually proud of this design, I will be posting a drawing of Sydney soon, probably over the weekend. It's a huge glow up from the blog icon and I'm very proud of the design principles that I've used in the sketch so far.

Teaser: He has a corruption motif mixed in with his spiders and lotus petals.

-Mod Riley

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Mod Update 9/11/23

Mod Riley: Madly drawing at the moment between a number of other things but I have more drafts now and two or three of which are halfway or over halfway done.

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Mod Update 9/9/23

Mod Riley: There is a post on Ao3 that is for the FW blog, but that I don't intend to port here. My posting schedule is likely going to remain slow, but there will be sporadic chaos and sugar fueled posting sprees.

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Status Report #1, 6/13/23

I'm trying to move out at the moment, so don't expect reliable posting for most June of 2023.

Update as of 6/19/23, there's also some stress to deal with. A hiatus might be incoming.

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Ashes, Thunder, and Gold Dust

Sydney opened his quartet of jade green eyes as sweat rolled down his cheeks. He sat up so sharply mere moments later that a tremor ran through his body. The adrenaline rush that followed wasn't pretty.

Who had those men in his dream been? One of them wore shining golden armor and had an award winning smile, but something still felt wrong about it, like it was pyrite, fool's gold. He didn't trust that smile, and seeing it again would fill him with a thirst for violence, that, he knew. He was the second eldest of the three men he'd seen... and his hair was the second longest, as well.

One of the other men had nature powers and dressed like a scholar would. Sydney could vaguely remember that this man had been cruel to him. His voice was harsh, scathing, yet maintained pseudo manners. It reminded him of... someone. He couldn't pin any of their names, but he knew this man was like them. He always expected the worst of Sydney, even when he hadn't done anything knowingly wrong. His cruel voice and the harsh blows he would deliver when he was commanded made Sydney's tainted blood boil.

Fire filled the spider's veins as he staggered to his feet, hissing. He could already see him now: His black hair tied back neatly into a ponytail, his face unfeeling and cruel. Yet, Sydney knew that for whatever luck of the horrible draw, this man was supposed to have taken care of him.

He did anything but.

The spider's eyes lit up with jade green as the tears began to fall, caustic and dangerous, too much for anyone to handle.

His veins burned with his grief, burned with the adrenaline that coursed through them. Every moment of his fury only caused it to grow, the pain, and the wrath, driving him to claw the edges of his lair. The marks in the rocks would terrify anyone, but at least he had this way of venting his frustrations. No one needed to suffer because of his outbursts.

What were their names? He didn't know the names of any of the three men, and the third's demeanor, the third's face, it eluded him for a few more horrific moments. The spider sighed as venom dripped from his jaws and onto the cave floor below him. No, he had to calm down, no matter how much it hurt. He had to protect the spiders who'd taken him in. They were all he had left, after all, and he couldn't disappoint them the way he had two of the men in his dream.

As the pain subsided, along with the adrenaline and the stress, the face of the third man finally came to him: It was a kind, sincere one, filled with the crease marks of age that would have come with a Deity of his caliber. He was an ancient, wise man, one who's heart was as filled with love as it was with pain.

For some reason, the thought of the raven caused the funnel web spider to relax. That man's arms were held out to him in his dream, and the way he'd held him spoke to the love between them, spoke to the unbreakable bond. He missed it... he missed someone he couldn't even name, someone he hardly remembered.

But how was that possible?

More importantly... What was Estelle hiding from him?