#And it definitely doesn't either

[quadrantadvisor]

I think it would be funny if Bruce found out about Danny Phantom-style ghosts and immediately started reading the leading scientific research on the topic, which of course comes from the Doctors Fenton. So he's got like, a basis of knowledge, and decides to bring in a magic expert. He asks Constantine what he knows about ectoplasm and the Ghost Zone, and Constantine just groans. He can tell you've been reading materials by those Fenton quacks, Bruce. It's called the Infinite Realms you dolt. "Ghost Zone" isn't just inaccurate it's borderline offensive. If you want to call the un-matter of the Infinite Realms "ectoplasm" then sure, go ahead, see how many ghosts want to talk to you. Don't internalize that dehumanizing slop.

So Bruce mentally notes all of that down, and when he finally meets a ghost he makes sure to use the right terminology for the Infinite Realms, and Danny is like, "haha, you mean the Ghost Zone?"

Constantine receives a very passive aggressive email.

[waitineedaname]

now that i've finished tgcf i can make memes about all three books! i was tempted to put binghe at the absolute center because he could easily go into any quadrant at different points in his life, and both lwj and hua cheng could swing jock, but i think the most important thing is that wei wuxian is all four at once. somehow.

[kit-screams-into-the-future]

was having trans marty thoughts again and i came to a realization about this scene

[akirakirxaa]

For absolutely no reason at all please reblog if you think grey or blue skinned Duskwight based characters can be Ishgardian.

[gnomewithalaptop]

Rereading the Our Worlds at War tie-in again and God I miss their friendship every day

[sleepy-grav3]

DCxDP Prompt

Demon Twins, but their separation was because of the Council of Spiders. Danyal sacrificed himself but promised Damian to return to him at a later date, mostly to reassure himself and Damian that he'd be okay.

Later on, Tim finds documents about brainwashing one of the heirs to the League of Assassins in Illinois. Apparently, they have a scientist couple there who's been manipulating an amnesiac and successfully researching the source of the Lazarus Pits.

Bonus: Jazz is also a kidnapped child and an experiment to see how long-term high exposure (by consumption and proximity) affects people.

Extra bonus!: A good quantity of Amity Park is part of the Council of Spiders, both relatives, people in vacation, retired members, sponsors, etc. And Jazz finds out early on when Danny comes in, worried for the both of them.

I think it would be funny if Tim just snatched them and reported the town to JLD. Like- Bruce isn't the only one who could kidnap kids. Jason adopted all of the Crime Alley kids, Batman is a serial adopter, later on Tim finds out that Damian is like Jason and Bruce but with animals, and Dick is just done with all of them.

[yunmeng-jiang]

I put this in the tags of something I reblogged recently, but I'm going to say it again: it is my firm opinion that fix-it fics where Jin Guangyao dies don't actually solve every problem, and therefore cannot be ideal fix-its.

It's explicitly stated in the novel (and at least implied in the live-action; I'm still only about three-quarters done with my rewatch so I can't say I remember everything 100 percent) that the jianghu was better off when JGY was the Chief Cultivator than it was before or after. No matter what you believe his motivations were, he demonstrably improved the lives of the common people, especially peasants and non-cultivators, assisted smaller sects who had few resources, and ushered in a golden age of peace and prosperity in the jianghu. Once Jin Guangshan died, JGY got rid of the demonic cultivators that his father had sponsored, cut down on corruption in the sect, and ruled in a benevolent and generous way, despite the prejudice against him due to the circumstances of his birth. It's pretty clear to me that JGY is the best option here. Plus, it gives the other characters the freedom to do what they want instead of shoving them into a role that's not suited to their personality or how they want to live their lives.

In a fix-it that's actually interested in creating a good outcome for everyone, JGY stays alive, but is not put into the situations he faces in canon where the only options are "do something horrible, or die." He doesn't want to be a bad guy - he just wants to be safe. A true fix-it gives him different choices, ones that don't result in danger or destruction; he's allowed to make decisions that end well for him and for everyone else involved.

Some things, I think, can't be avoided - at least, not without making a drastic change. It's extremely difficult, for example, to give NMJ a long life; he would have to be a totally different person, the lore around the Nie cultivation would have to be completely redone, or he would have to go through some kind of life-changing event that made him give up cultivation forever in order for that to happen. But the bad things that JGY does in canon, he only does because he feels like he has no other choice. He doesn't need to die in order to prevent him from doing those things - he just needs better options.

[bumblingbabooshka]

I need every non-Human Star Trek character to start talking about their countries and hometowns NOW!! Tuvok definitely roots for his local sports team internally even though they suck and are horrible. He's gonna watch the game and he's gonna be frustrated with their performance every time.

Vulcans posting shit like this ☝️is commonplace in my mind

[delusionalbitchinthehouse]

Ifrit is popular amongst the Siblings. Alpha finds it funny, until he doesn't.

"Oi Ifrit, you good there ?"

The fire ghoul sends a sheepish look at a very amused Alpha, but doesn't move an inch, letting the Sibling plopped on his lap trace the ridge of his horns with a fascinated expression.

Two of their friends are snuggled to both his sides, running their fingers over the smooth patches of scales on his shoulders. Ifrit has to fight a content purr, ears flicking. Those cool, delicate fingers prodding curiously at him are making it harder to keep his composure by the second. Alpha snickers as he strolls closer, flopping onto a nearby armchair to enjoy the show.

Comfy ? He mouthes, to which Ifrit answers with a half-hearted glare, the effect greatly undermined by the way his eyelids start to droop. His tail begins to wag, which makes the Siblings giggle.

They were so sweet, all flirty banter and fluttering eyelashes, asking about the engraved details on his horns and the polished shine of his scales. Naturally, Ifrit couldn't resist showing off, nor the prospect of being lavished in attention by such pretty little things, and so here he is, letting them see and feel for themselves as he tries not to let his ex mentor see just how much he enjoys the awed attention.

"Are they supposed to be glowing ?"

Ifrit feels his cheeks warm as he realizes that his horns are, in fact, glowing at the base, warm orange light filtering through the cracks of their inky black surface. Before he can try to save face, Alpha cackles, grinning like he only does when he gets an occasion to bully Ifrit.

"Means you're doin' something good, look."

And the absolute bastard reaches out to scratch behind Ifrit's ear, ignoring his puppy eyes begging him not to further reveal his weaknesses. The younger fire ghoul can't help it, he simply melts into it, tail whacking against his own thigh as his leg starts kicking of its own accord. The Siblings gasp in delight, cooing at this big bad ghoul turned pile of goo in just seconds.

"And that, darlings, is how you make him behave," Alpha chuckles, grabbing Ifrit's jaw for a quick, affectionate shake before letting go. The ghoul in question whines and pouts, even as he tilts his head to give further access to the Sister at his right reaching tentatively for the spot Alpha just vacanted.

"You're so mean, Al. That's just so-"

Ifrit doesn't even get to finish his sentence, a fit of purr loud enough to rattle his whole ribcage cutting him off.

"Awww, cuuute !" the Siblings giggle, Alpha echoing their statement with a gentle tease of their high-pitched tone. Ifrit grumbles playfully, lightly tugs on a lock of hair having escaped the bun high on one of the Siblings' head.

"I'm a hellborn creature, sweetheart," he points out, flashing a bit of fangs for good mesure. All it does is bring some pink to the cheeks of the Sibling on his lap, as they zero in on the sharp curve of predatory teeth. The Sister on his left sighs dreamily.

"Still adorable though."

Alpha is now openly laughing his ass off, especially when Ifrit let the whole weight of his head rest onto the Sister's palm, nudging it so she doesn't stop raking her fingers through his hair as she'd started to do while they were talking.

"Giant fuckin' softie, is what you are," Alpha huffs, "anyone else and they would've been shoved off thirty seconds in, but there you are, pratically letting them lay on you."

"What can I say, I am a man of the people."

Alpha rolls his eyes, arms crossed in front of his chest.

"You aren't either of those. You're a hellborn self-indulgent brat, is what you are."

Ifrit flips him off, tugs the Siblings closer to stage-whisper loud enough for Alpha to hear.

"Don't listen to him, he's a jealous grump. You're welcome to stay here as long as you like."

Nimble fingers start playing with the collar of Ifrit's shirt, the full force of three coy smiles turned his way in an instant as eyes begin to sparkle with mischief.

"As long as we like ?"

The atmosphere shifts, and Ifrit's face splits into a grin as he brushes his knuckles on the closest Sibling's lower back.

"Oh, fuck no," Alpha groans, springing out of his seat and beelining for the door, "I am not watching this happen. Clean after yourselves, you hear me ? Or I swear i'll sick Omega onto you."

"Sir, yes sir !" the Siblings chortle in chorus.

Ifrit smirks, sends Alpha a wink as he slams the door behind himself, and lays back against the couch, sinking into careful touchs. Well. Being a show-off do pays off after all.

[beneathsilverstars]

i’ve seen plenty of alt-looper AUs where sapfrin’s wish resulted in someone else looping, assisted by starry loop. and i’ve seen plenty where isatfrin or one of their party members made some kind of wish that resulted in additional people remembering the loops.

but

how about an au where sapfrin’s wish resulted in someone else looping, while sapfrin remained in the role of siffrin? either now there’s two loopers in the party, or, the ability to remember new loops is what transferred, so siffrin wakes up every time with their last memory being the wish for help.

this siffrin is just so ground down and not siffrin anymore. but without becoming loop, they’d keep trying to act the part, which is easy enough when they’ve got a script, but… the more the other looper switches things up, the more siffrin will struggle. the other looper will want to help them, but what can even be done when they're still stuck in the loops??

if siffrin still remembers new loops, then they have to keep going through the fucking house even after they reached their breaking point. but at least there’s hope now? but is there really? and now, for the first time in years, they have to deal with someone else being able to remember their actions, and this person knows about the time loops. siffrin definitely isn’t going to be jumping to confide in them, despite how desperately they need the help — will they even tell them that they’d been looping for ages already?? even if they try not to, it’ll eventually become obvious something is going on.

or if siffrin doesn’t remember new loops anymore… how would the new looper handle it? how many times do they explain that they’re looping now instead before they stop bothering with it? or does not explaining means siffrin freaks out too much at the looper abandoning the script entirely for no apparent reason? but there’s no way they won’t freak out upon learning that they’ve just doomed someone else to live out this hell in their stead, that’s quite the news to have to break every single time. perhaps there’s an in-between that would work?? lying about what’s changed, or following the script until they suddenly deviate, then immediately loop back once done with the deviation? they have all the time they need to workshop it, at least.

either way, this siffrin is probably gonna be even less help than loop was. at least loop got to chill out at the favor tree and think — siffrin doesn't have that luxury. and while the new looper will be bringing in a fresh perspective, they simply don't know the things one needs to know about siffrin in order to figure out these siffrin-based loops. and, at this point, siffrin might not anymore either! it's been years since they made their wish. that doesn't make it unsolvable, especially since it's possible to get out by pure chance. but it'll be hard, especially since siffrin has even more intense reactions than isatfrin, as evidenced by them not even making it to euphrasie before looping back.

what a fun little bad time for everyone ^^

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

"Ford is intellectually smart and Stan is emotionally smart" is a statement that makes me want to nose dive into academic studies in order to single-handedly redefine the categories of intelligence because that *cant* be right.

[serpentface]

Faiza performing the Kagnoma Odo (pretty literally 'lion dance'), a weapons dance and one of the more important ritual duties of Odonii priestesses. A relatively new addition to this traditional dance involves the musket as the primary weapon, which is fired mid-twirl into the ground at the climax of the dance. Faiza is experiencing an 'oh fuck' moment because her shot is more than ideally diagonal, but she’s being so cool with it.

This is a wholly ceremonial performance at the onset of the pilgrimage, performed in full regalia and lion skin (of the small, semi-domesticated strain) but no armor. It’s also distinctly a display of political allegiance between the powerful and beloved Odonii priesthood (and its loyal military) with the increasingly reviled and destabilized imperial family, with Faiza prominently wearing a bracelet of the royal serpent, which was gifted (along with the musket) by the usoma Stavis Amanti himself (Usoma is the Wardi word for king, which has been retained in the context of emperors).

The Kagnoma Odo is the ultimate demonstration of the Odonii as an embodiment of the Lion Face of God and living vessel of military might and sovereignty, demonstrating her fitness and proficiency with weapons and as a spiritual unifier for soldiers. It is accompanied by drumming and occurs in stages, running through the three keymost weapons used in war- the spear, the sword, and the musket. The musket is of the most significance, given the weapon has developed a particular esteem as the ultimate embodiment of might and superiority. Assistants (almost always other priestesses, occasionally high ranking soldiers) load and prime the musket to be fired at the climax of the dance, where it is shot into the ground as the priestess leaps out of range of the shot. The firing signals the end of the dance and the rite itself.

While not the utmost exemplar of trigger discipline, only fully inducted and senior (and therefore very thoroughly trained) Odonii are permitted to perform the dance, and injuries during actual performances are quite rare (though are known to occur during training, more than a few Odonii have burns and wounds on their feet).

The most important renditions of this dance are performed upon declarations of war and before battles (in this case, generally done in full armor along with the lion pelt). It is also done during some trainings (while a dance, it is carefully choreographed to include naturalistic maneuvers of the weapons involved and helps soldiers limber up and learn to move their weapons). It is regarded as an impressive and motivating sight and a morale booster, and, seen at a distance, potentially intimidating to enemies.

A special variant of this dance is performed as means of fully incarnating the Odomache, which is done in full nudity with the body covered in the blood of the freshly sacrificed lion and cloaked in its raw pelt (the lion has become the corpse of Odomache in the moment of death, as part of its recreation of God's sacrifice). Her public, full nude appearance once (and only once) in this act is what allows the Lion Face of God to incarnate within her. Those in attendance see the spiritually vulnerable, naked human body obscured with the sanctified and deified blood and cloaked in the sanctified and deified skin. It is a merger of the contradictions of mortality and divinity, the boundaries between the two indistinct in flickering firelight and the flash of musketfire. She is witnessed by her people, dangling in between humanity and divinity and leading them in dance, and and is thus transformed.

[cheriafreya]

Cartethyia, the "Blessed Maiden"

[glitter-stained]

Some Bruce & Batfam fans Jason antis will be like "emotions and affect shouldn't cloud your judgement killing is wrong!" and then rank Jason beating Tim up or kidnapping Mia higher in their list of his worse offences than the duffle bag of doom

[sysig]

Divided minds of the same thought (Patreon)

[ckret2]

theory: bill cipher doesn't think men are real. source: he seems to dislike the male characters in GF. in your fanfic, bill also puts finger quotes around "men" in that one mall chapter. coincidence much? i'm telling you, he doesn't think men are real. bill only uses he/him pronouns to mock this fake human gender.

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