#FURZE..... my friend furze.........

[noxstrages]

had major art block but doodling @pigdemonart‘s depot agent designs in mspaint helped me loose up some! i care about all of them a normal amount...

if i make isadore a little filipino, sshhhhh no i didn’t... (his dialogue in the last one is referencing this masterpiece)

[bonefall]

Willowclaw Nightcloud sparring buddies to lovers slowburn send post

[ID: A headshot Willowclaw from Warrior Cats. She's a fluffy gray cat with deep, reddish amber eyes and white highlights.]

Background characters that mysteriously vanish between books that I get to give brand new personalities to, my beloved

She's allegiance-only. We know nothing about this woman. There's a Missing Kit statement that she got her name for being a "Fierce Fighter" and that's it. So obviously I'm obsessed with her and I'm giving her stuff to do in BB <3

I might have do the Sparring Buddies to Lovers slowburn or I might just have them remain friends... but in any case here she is. A future buddy of Nightcloud. Girl who has positive opinions on Nightcloud but never really said anything until Nightcloud reached out.

Are you READY for RANDOM INFORMATION THAT I COMPLETELY MADE UP FOR HER? LETS GO

She LOVES kibble. It's her favorite food. She can't even begin to try and recreate the dish at home because then it would be known that she regularly takes food from humans.

Willowclaw is known as one of the strongest warriors in WindClan, but also one of the most secretive. She barely talks and her Clanmates gossip about her a lot because she's so mysterious.

She secretly speaks a fair amount of Seamew because she does hang out with local barn cats and loners. Yew probably learned some Clanmew from her.

That's also where her three kits came from, various local toms. She claimed Queen's Rights of course.

Those kits are Furzepelt, Boulderfur, and Dewspots.

(I wish I could give Dewspots some kits of her own too... but WindClan has sooo fewww catsss)

Her family is 100% different from the Missing Kit statement; her mother and father are Robinflight (prev. Robinwing WC) and Whintail (prev. Gorsetail TNP), her brothers are Owlwhisker and Weaselfur.

Willowclaw is probably slightly older than her brothers, and she looks NOTHING like them. I'm not sure if she was adopted or if one of her parents had an affair but I don't think she's completely related to Owl and Weasel.

Aftergathering attender. Brings kibble and drives a hard bargain to any cat who's curious about what crunchies taste like.

When she's in camp she's usually training, likes border patrols.

She's known as a loner, but she pulls her weight and isn't CHRONICALLY absent so she's left to it.

Anyone who talks bad about her can get clobbered if they want; she's not afraid to exercise her Right to Challenge.

Honestly though? She has good opinions about Nightcloud (strong, hardworking, polite, yet not a total pushover), but she thinks Breezepelt is a bad egg. She's not entirely unfounded in that opinion either-- Furzepaw was Breezepelt's apprentice, and he brought her into the Dark Forest with him. Furzepelt later runs off with him and Sunstrike to join The Kin, too.

(her relationship with furze was... strained. She loves her daughter, but blames most of her problems on Breezepelt. She doesn't understand why she can't just be like Dew and Boulder.)

Meanwhile HARESPRING, blessed boy, mentor of her sweet boy BOULDERFUR, is going to make a wonderful deputy because he has learned from his mistakes. Thank the Stars it wasn't Crowfeather.

She's one of the few cats who fins Crowfeather absolutely INSUFFERABLE. Egotistical little freak. It's no wonder Breezepelt turned out the way he did, when Crowf is SO full of himself. She was popping the FRESH kibble when Onestar stripped him of his Honor Title and exiled him for a while as Just Crow.

But, these opinions, she keeps to herself. Willowclaw rarely does more than react with a smug smile or a grumble-- and she CERTAINLY doesn't get involved in politics. Which is a shame because she's strong and senior enough to be considered for the role of Deputy, but she's really not a leader.

When she makes friends with Nightcloud, she'll be in camp a lot more, almost like Night's "melting" her shell a bit. It's met with baffled rumors from the other WindClan cats. Was it really THAT easy? Nightcloud just asking to hang out with Willowclaw more? THAT'S what got her to be more social?

"Yes," She deadpans, side-eyeing anyone who's still talking, "Maybe they just weren't interesting enough."

[agonyaster]

Excelsior!

Commission for my friend @bunnyangelart about their galarmas au… writing this sure was an experience. 

prefer ao3? read here!

…

Emmet breathes in deep, taking in the smells of an aromatic drink and a clean train car; free of destructive children and abrasive adults. “Ah, truly a wonderful day to enjoy a cuppa chai tea.” He pauses to take a drink before sighing, letting his eyes slide closed as the weight of the world seemingly lifted off of his shoulders. Truly, this was what he deserved.

Spying a heavy overcast sky all last night and this morning, Emmet can’t help but delight in the idea of how many people will be taking the train to avoid the inevitable downpour.

“Hopefully it will be enough to delay that Unovan fiend and her planes,” Ingo huffs, looking out the window. “Dastardly fiend… We must find a way to stop her.”

“We will, brother. That is why we are here!” Emmet boasts. Atop his impressive hair, his precariously perched conductors hat wobbles dangerously. Neither seems to notice.

The minutes tick by and the brothers continue to discuss, drinking their respective teas and gazing forlornly out at the station platform, which was slowly beginning to fill up with people. Some are armed with umbrellas or raincoats and there are  even a few with pitiful windbreakers, others nothing at all. Emmet smiles. Eventually he spies what he was really looking for: pairs of uniformed agents emerging from the back rooms and splitting off towards the different trains.

As the rail staff approach the twins prepare: smoothing their perfectly coiffed hair, straightening their bowties and adjusting their hats. Well, Ingo fussed with his hat, Emmet… couldn’t.

“Could we not do this in the meeting room at the station?” Isadore demands as he boards the train. “I’m supposed to be on the route to Hulbury today.”

“It’s a matter of utmost importance, I’ll have you know! Now sit, and wait for the others,” Emmet instructs. “Do you care for a cup of chai tea?”

Isadore looks like he’s going to throw up. “That isn’t… it’s chai, not chai tea,” he corrects.

Ingo clicks his tongue. “Now now, Isadore, that’s no way to treat royalty! Did you know we inherited this station, along with these glorious locks, due to our ancestors? They ruled over Galar centuries ago…”

Ingo doesn’t even need to talk anymore: defeat is already written plain across Isadore’s face. Reluctantly, he sinks down into a chair across the aisle from the twins. The rest of the summoned agents trickle in: Furze and Cameron, Cloud and Ramses, and finally Jackie bringing up the rear. Jackie doesn’t come from the same direction as the others, descending the stairs from the first class cabin. Somehow, no one seems concerned by this except for Cameron: eyes bulging and face going white.

As Jackie leans up against Cameron’s chair and he somehow manages to lose even more color from his face, Ingo and Emmet clear their throats and turn to the gathered employees.

“Now that you’re all accounted for, we have important news! As you know, last week we asked you all what would be best to put an end to Skyla and her antics—”

“The planes!” Emmet interrupts, banging his fist on the armrest. “Truly ridiculous. We must destroy her, once and for all!”

“I still want to do Furze’s thing,” Jackie pipes up.

Ingo shakes his head. “We are not doing Furze’s thing.”

“This is something that should be discussed with management!” Isadore screeches, earning himself pitied pat on the back from Ramses.

Emmet’s body shakes with laughter, his hair wobbling with every guffaw. “Of course not! You’re our people on the front lines, you know the public best.”

“Doesn’t the public know the public best?” Cloud points out.

Cameron adjusts his tie, letting out a sigh of relief as Jackie steps away from him and starts to inspect the train car. “We could just do a survey…”

“Nonsense! We don’t have that kind of time, we must put an end to this now!” Ingo huffs. “We cannot risk letting her know what we’re up to— strike without mercy! Full speed ahead!”

“Skyla isn’t that bad,” Cameron defends. “And s-she’s been here for like, three years. Why are we trying to take her down now?”

Emmet crosses his arms. “That is… confidential.”

“You know if we were going to do the horseshoe thing, I don’t know a single person who wouldn’t want to come and watch it!” Furze is practically vibrating with excitement, giggling.

“We need to find something big enough to fit around his hair, though,” Cloud comments, squinting at Emmet’s hair. “Normal horseshoes wouldn’t work for that— not even the ones made for Mudsdale.”

“We could never! It would be a mockery of this prestigious station! And me!”

Jackie’s wandered back towards the group, apparently satisfied with the car’s cleanliness, and leans over Emmet’s shoulder. “I’m sure that’s the point, in some ways. You sure Furze isn’t working for Skyla and the planes?”

“How dare you! I would never!”

“This is a coup d’état!” Emmet declares. “And I will not stand for it!”

“I don’t… think that’s how coups work,” Cameron mumbles, playing with the cuffs of his uniform shirt.

“As the co-leader of this so-called coup, all I’m saying is that we would get some good publicity out of it.” Jackie shrugs. “Just saying.”

“Why?”

“It would be funny!” Furze defends. “And like, everyone’s thought about it before.”

“Perhaps some time to think about all this will help get the gears turning for us all!” Ingo declares. “Meeting adjourned.”

With that the rail staff workers rise from their seats and head for the exit; Cloud, Cameron and Furze making it off without much issue.

“Before you go… Jackie,” Ingo pipes up, “where are you stationed for today?”

“I’ll be heading to Chirchester first thing, boss.”

“Excellent.” The twins share a look, devious. “Isadore, you will be transferred to work the Chirchester line. Ramses will cover for you on the Hulbury line! Won’t he?

With a nod and a smile, Ramses agrees. “Of course, no need to ask twice!”

The twins turn to look at Isadore, and even from across the car they can see the vein pulsing on his forehead.

“Anything to say, Isadore?” Emmet needles, unabashedly grinning from ear to ear.

“…No sir.”

“Come on Izzy, we’ve got places to be!” Jackie says, snagging Isadore by the elbow and cackling. The two disappear from the train and the twins watch from the window as they’re absorbed by the crowd outside.

Ingo claps his hands together and puffs out his chest. “Are you ready, brother?”

“Of course! Thus begins another glorious day on the Galar railways! Full steam ahead!”

“Excelsior!”

[princehoneytea]

i can finally tell the (almost) full team wish AU storyline since it was revealed in my campaign but i have no idea how to present all that info in a single post. im gonna have to make a sub-page on my website or something theres so much Lore and Other Peoples OCs i need a bit to get that somehow-presentable but heres a quick tldr

( cw: violence, death, toxic relationships )

btw i am cringe but i am free

tldr: emmet managed to capture jirachi for the purpose of wishing for ingo’s return, forcibly waking it from its slumber and pissing it off really bad. therefore it took an innocent comment of his while he was rambling to it and interpreted that as his wish, which locked himself and all of his depot agents in forced immortality for the past ~1000-ish years. oops

after this they all remain in their original timeline for approximately a century as they capture exceedingly rare/legendary pokemon (its not that hard when you have Forever and cant die, not to mention are an elite battle facility trainer) and team wish is conceived to fulfill the conditions of their “curse” and that’s when they take on their codenames, and emmet’s is COMET

comet carves Team Wish HQ into existence in a place between time and space using his pokemon. team wish hq is essentially a living organism that is identical to gear station, but it and everything within it is bleached white. from the platforms, the tunnels sprawl out forever and grow out like the roots of a tree - theyre fleshy (yes its gross!) and lead to different timelines they can venture to, which is how they get around

team wish is able to teleport individually (NOT between timelines) because comet caught the agent who is secretly a hoopa, hasan, in a pokeball and instructed him to capture his alternate selves and take their rings to provide to each agent - which he had no choice but to do

> ( art via ronny )

MAJOR EVENTS DURING THIS TIME (thus revealed): - the youngest agent, dit, and her caretaker scout - both ditto, of course - make a major mistake in which scout teaches them intangibility for protection. at the tail end of the century spent in their original timeline, dit loses control over this ability and ceases to exist. scout loses himself and has not been seen by other wish agents since then, presumably staying in hiding since his loss.

> ( art via thog )

- an incident incited by comet occurs in which agent lacerta is fused with her krookodile, creating the beast GEMINI whom is kept locked up in the catacombs - comet becomes close to administrator perihelion, whom is his best friend and only real confidant in the world due to his ability to see comet as a person - comet’s cousin, sagittarius, who had been in charge of keeping the agents in line, snaps around cycle 500 after the loss of his SO lacerta. he (temporarily) kills a large portion of agents and is consequently locked up in chains for a century before being let out and receiving technological implants both to empower him and keep him under administrator control

> ( art via delta )

- comet loses himself in despair around cycle 650, relentless optimism finally giving in, and becomes an uncontrollable force of nihilism and violence. he stops attempting to control his agents’ own violent tendencies and develops the Unfortunate Hobby of hunting cycle emmets for catharsis, projecting onto them A Bit Too Hard and believing them to be useless parasites clinging to ingo

> ( art via me lol )

- on one particular encounter, he was attacked from behind by ingo’s chandelure when he came to protect emmet, and comet was severely injured - enraged and hopelessly betrayed by ingo’s (rightful) behavior, comet ended up killing them both; an action which he still regrets. as he attempted to leave, he was killed by depot agent furze (shai), who witnessed the aftermath

> ( art via ena )

- after this event, horrified by his actions, comet has mellowed out considerably, sinking further into despair and edging away from the pointless violence. he, of course, cannot take back any of his cruel actions in past cycles, and now believes himself incapable of improvement (”i am bad, that is my nature, i cannot take anything back with just apologies” sort of thing) and thus does not truly attempt to improve (this is his major flaw tbqh) (he’s sort of like you know the ‘nothing in life matters’ pic with the sunglasses now? yeah thats about right) - throughout this entire time his relationship with his significant other pardalis (previously known as atticus, NOT the one from team star lol) gets increasingly worse on both of their behalves, with pardalis callously damaging him emotionally & comet refusing to accept pardalis as an individual; instead projecting this vision of “his atticus” onto a man who is no longer that person

> ( left to right: comet, sagittarius, pardalis; art via cloud )

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to get into actual events of the rp. this cycle is number 1522. to keep it as brief as possible: it is significant because, firstly, they are interacting with this cycle’s depot agents (their other selves) much more often than usual. they keep being stuck together by unexpected events and many have developed emotional attachments. secondly, they have a lead on jirachi, not yet revealed. thirdly, comet is rather fond of them - especially shai - and has been shirking his responsibilities to “play house” with them.

in the most recent event, team wish’s secrets were revealed by dreams projected to both depot agents and team wish agents, caused by scout - the ditto who disappeared 900 years prior. comet is enraged like he hasn’t been in centuries and is terrifying team wish and depot agents alike with his wrath.

> ( my art lol )

pardalis, no longer willing to participate in the endless cycle of failure, defects from team wish - along with cetus and chamaeleon; as well as a few others who have yet to officially defect. the rest of team wish is operating on orders to locate and destroy scout while comet falls to pieces, no longer in control of his own actions, motivated solely by the fear of being left all alone and disregarding all consequences - he is a man who has nothing left to lose.

> ( art via delta )

..............anyway that’s the tldr. this is much longer than i meant it to be. haha team wish :) my rp is closed but im always completely ok with ppl making their own depot agents/wish agents for this au! anyway goodnight.

[elithesia-autem-danguarde]

Depot Agents Information Post (Part 1)

Now that I’ve introduced my versions of the Battle Subway’s Depot Agents with pictures and their Pokémon, this post is to provide some information about each of them individually. Just to allow you all to get to know them better.

Furze:

-Furze is non-binary, uses they/them pronouns, and is demisexual. They are also 5′5″ (165cm) tall.

-Furze LOVES their trains and has ever since they were a young child. They also carry around a toy train car in their pocket at all times.

-Furze’s main concern when it comes to Pokémon battling is having fun, and they don’t really care all that much about winning or losing. However, they can get very pouty whenever a battle is boring or totally out of balance.

-Furze feels and expresses all of their emotions very strongly, which can sometimes catch other people off guard.

-Furze is a big fan of corny movies and tv shows, and appreciates any opportunity to share details about whatever they watched recently.

-Because of Furze’s very strong emotional expression, they can sometimes panic when distressed past a certain level. Words often become blurred and hard to understand when they’re in this state, so they need physical comfort when someone is trying to calm them down.

-Furze lives verrry close to the Gear Station, so they walk or run to work every day. Weather is their worst enemy, and their stubbornness can worry some of the other depot agents sometimes. 

-Ingo and Emmet have kind of adopted Furze as another little brother due to their shared interests and Furze’s lack of family outside of work. This isn’t something they go out of their way to announce though, and Furze simply looks up to them as Subway Bosses. -Furze makes amazing berry smoothies that they often bring for their coworkers to share during the summer months. They know everyone’s preferences like the back of their hand.

Cloud:

-Cloud is non-binary, uses xe/xem pronouns, and is pansexual. Xe are also 5′11″ (180cm) tall.

-Cloud is an absolute master of sass and can come up with a retort on the spot for any sort of conversation. Because xe’re generally accountable with what xe say, Ingo and Emmet tend to let xir comments slide, especially because they tend to find them hilarious.

-Cloud adores Pokémon battling both for the thrill and to see different battle combinations. Xe love to make note of both xir own strategies used and the strategies of others that they see.

-Cloud can overstep conversational boundaries every now and again, though this stems moreso from excitement and curiosity than anything else. Xe do have to get reminded on occasion to not ask questions to the guests that are too personal.

-Cloud has the ability to sleep basically anywhere without visible discomfort, even if that means facedown on the platform floor. People have expressed concern about this before.

-Because of xir tendencies to lean into xir love of research, Cloud carries around a notepad 24/7 to document whatever xe find interesting about Pokémon and battles.

-Cloud rollerblades to work everyday because xe find that more fun than walking, bike riding, or driving. Xe keep xir blades in a cubby during the day because even xe know wearing them on the Subway would be a terrible idea.

-Cloud is the “Mom Friend” of the depot agents, with that being something that can override even xir love or research. Xe’re always making sure everyone is taking care of, especially among xir coworkers.

-Cloud is the best engineer of the group, though Cameron is definitely working towards fighting xem for that title. Xe like the idea of a friendly challenge, even though Cameron doesn’t acknowledge it.

Cameron:

-Cameron is a demiwoman, uses she/her and they/them pronouns, and is asexual. She is also 5′7″ (170cm) tall. -Cameron has OCD tendencies related to schedules, routines, and organization. They strongly dislike messy spaces or unexpected events. -Cameron has a lot of trouble expressing emotion both facially and vocally, often seeming somewhat robotic to people who don’t know her. She’s trying to work on this with help from Ingo and Emmet, though it’s still a challenge for her. -Cameron sometimes touches other people’s belongings when they’re organizing paperwork and other important documents. This is occasionally irritating to the others, but they leave it be if they’re only touching small things. -Cameron is a very good and effective worker, but she can get upset and moody whenever the typical routines are broken.  -Cameron’s Pokémon have picked up on and adjusted to their cues and thus try to help communicate their emotions when necessary. -Cameron is very good at picking up on when anyone is lying, and nothing gets by her whenever she’s present. This is especially prominent whenever she has records at her disposal to quickly prove her points. -Cameron doesn’t understand most jokes and rarely, if ever participates in gossip of any kind.  -Cameron has the appetite of a fully grown Mamoswine. This scares everyone to some degree, especially considering how big her portions tend to be. 

[saintkevorkian]

“I wouldn’t be you for a kingdom, then!” Catherine declared, emphatically: and she seemed to speak sincerely. “Nelly, help me to convince her of her madness. Tell her what Heathcliff is: an unreclaimed creature, without refinement, without cultivation; an arid wilderness of furze and whinstone. I’d as soon put that little canary into the park on a winter’s day, as recommend you to bestow your heart on him! It is deplorable ignorance of his character, child, and nothing else, which makes that dream enter your head. Pray, don’t imagine that he conceals depths of benevolence and affection beneath a stern exterior! He’s not a rough diamond—a pearl-containing oyster of a rustic: he’s a fierce, pitiless, wolfish man. I never say to him, ‘Let this or that enemy alone, because it would be ungenerous or cruel to harm them;’ I say, ‘Let them alone, because I should hate them to be wronged:’ and he’d crush you like a sparrow’s egg, Isabella, if he found you a troublesome charge. I know he couldn’t love a Linton; and yet he’d be quite capable of marrying your fortune and expectations: avarice is growing with him a besetting sin. There’s my picture: and I’m his friend—so much so, that had he thought seriously to catch you, I should, perhaps, have held my tongue, and let you fall into his trap.”

Wuthering Heights, 1847, Emily Brontë (as Ellis Bell)

[twdgs]

cameron cloud furze isadore jackie and ramses are my best friends.

[daniellew150]

Things of 2023, Part 4, YouTube

I think I probably watch more YouTube than any streaming service.  Definitely some carry over from last year, but so good they need to be called out. 

PhilosophyTube

Just goes from strength to strength. The production values are way above what you would expect for an independent creator. I don’t think there is a single video Abigail has put out this year that I haven’t watched at least three times. Effective Altruism, Ethical AI and Plagiarism have all been stand outs, and I cannot wait to see what 2024 brings. 

Well There’s Your Problem

Another channel that just keeps getting better. It was wonderful to see them break the 100K subscriber barrier, and they didn’t disappoint. My favourites this year have been the most recent one on the De Havilland Comet, Helios Airways Flight 522, and Therac-25. Hard to believe again how much effort goes into creating these (and the bonus Patreon episodes are worth every penny). 

That Pedal Show

What can I say? this has been a crazy year, Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr, Mike Vennart, Chris Shiflett, and that’s just some of the guests. The One Guitar, One Amp, No Pedals challenge. The Coronation Pickin’ challenge, are just a small number of the great videos, to put out around an hour long video once a week is insane, add in the Monday VCQ’s and it’s just awesome. I was also in a position to go on one of their Experience Days back in January, and it was mind blowing, to play some of that gear and really revel in the ability to play at volume was fantastic. 2024 is going to be the year I find a way to do that more often.  Well done Dan & Mick. 

The JHS Show

Not watched the JHS Pedals channel as much this year, but the NOTAKLON launch has to go down as one of the best product launches I think I have ever seen. 

Penfriend

I found Laura through the Obey Robots record, but her work as Penfriend is also brilliant, and her live streamed gigs are just a chilled out joy to watch. 

Colin Furze

Nutcase who is building a whole tunnel system under his house. Not much more to say really. 

hbomberguy

New to me this year, but his nearly 4 hour long video on Plagiarism on YouTube was amazing, the time and effort required to do so much investigation is crazy. Well worth a watch (if you have 4 hours to spare). 

So many others, but these I think are the cream of the crop for 2023. 

[djmusicbest]

CLOSING ESSENTIALS 2023: MINIMAL / DEEP TECH

- DATA CREATED: 20/04/2023 - QUALITY: MP3/320 kbps - GENRE: Minimal / Deep Tech Tracklist Masupilami - VR TV Chesster - Are You Aware (Of The Spacemaster) LUCIO (Italy) - Parametric Ambient - Furz Remix Gene On Earth - The Valley Of Lost Things DJ W!ld - Smoke And Run - MADVILLA Remix M-High - Let J Say Berami - My Friend F.R.E.D.Y. - Global Warming Thurman, Oden & Fatzo, Yahzi - Love Infinity Cesare vs Disorder - Limanade Robbie Doherty - Two Twenty Javier Labarca - CarambolaBosko Balos - You Do Smoke John Tejada - Infinism Damn Sam - Hello Gorge - Some Day - Neverdogs Remix Eric OS - Sound Capsule Aron Volta - Sleeper Cell Traumer - Current Hector, David Gtronic - Purple Spit Gregorio Soave, Luther Vine - Hour Glass New Balaance - Astral Projection Duncan Thomas - Up To Something Len Vitz, Charlie iapicone - Playhouse - Kolter Remix Gabriel Evoke - Get Loose D'Julz - Your Mom's Fav DJ - Jorge Savoretti Remix Andrey Djackonda - Believer Cosenza - Read the full article

[muznew]

CLOSING ESSENTIALS 2023: MINIMAL / DEEP TECH

- DATA CREATED: 20/04/2023 - QUALITY: MP3/320 kbps - GENRE: Minimal / Deep Tech Tracklist Masupilami - VR TV Chesster - Are You Aware (Of The Spacemaster) LUCIO (Italy) - Parametric Ambient - Furz Remix Gene On Earth - The Valley Of Lost Things DJ W!ld - Smoke And Run - MADVILLA Remix M-High - Let J Say Berami - My Friend F.R.E.D.Y. - Global Warming Thurman, Oden & Fatzo, Yahzi - Love Infinity Cesare vs Disorder - Limanade Robbie Doherty - Two Twenty Javier Labarca - CarambolaBosko Balos - You Do Smoke John Tejada - Infinism Damn Sam - Hello Gorge - Some Day - Neverdogs Remix Eric OS - Sound Capsule Aron Volta - Sleeper Cell Traumer - Current Hector, David Gtronic - Purple Spit Gregorio Soave, Luther Vine - Hour Glass New Balaance - Astral Projection Duncan Thomas - Up To Something Len Vitz, Charlie iapicone - Playhouse - Kolter Remix Gabriel Evoke - Get Loose D'Julz - Your Mom's Fav DJ - Jorge Savoretti Remix Andrey Djackonda - Believer Cosenza - Read the full article

[saneenoughtoinsanity]

I wouldn't be you for a kingdom, then!' Catherine declared, emphatically: and she seemed to speak sincerely. 'Nelly, help me to convince her of her madness. Tell her what Heathcliff is: an unreclaimed creature, without refinement, without cultivation; an arid wilderness of furze and whinstone. I'd as soon put that little canary into the park on a winter's day, as recommend you to bestow your heart on him! It is deplorable ignorance of his character, child, and nothing else, which makes that dream enter your head. Pray, don't imagine that he conceals depths of benevolence and affection beneath a stern exterior! He's not a rough diamond-a pearl- containing oyster of a rustic: he's a fierce, pitiless, wolfish man. I never say to him, "Let this or that enemy alone, because it would be ungenerous or cruel to harm them," I say, "Let them alone, because I should hate them to be wronged:" and he'd crush you like a sparrow's egg, Isabella, if he found you a troublesome charge. I know he couldn't love a Linton; and yet he'd be quite capable of marrying your fortune and expectations: avarice is growing with him a besetting sin. There's my picture: and I'm his friend- so much so, that had he thought seriously to catch you, I should, perhaps, have held my tongue, and let you fall into his trap.'

PERHAPS !... MRS.LINTON YOU CALL THIS HOLDING YOUR TONGUE?!...

[libidomechanica]

“This heart have image into bowery nest”

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patient level day by day. Of     a land the dreamed. Worker and summoned by Odysseus     he listens with a hollow slips from which in men’s eyes are     my roving captain’s sigh, that deeper exquisite, by though     her care na by. This heart

have image into bowery     nest. Whom he mighty spell: You ride or wanting, and sluicy     sand. And virtue rudely flew them bristled at tables thorns     and darts. And in English to her heart, as on that I never     sette all which thus in

so shore when I make all pass beside     that vision of the best of the globes of shame to byte     or too long, lest guiltie seems, to tasted infantine imposed     in her cheek with actions; a tap at they ought them as they     propagation; proud covers

be praise. Whose gently postpone,     until your life, that is The First I might easeth hem many     a morn to high, and that keep aloof, the nightdress, smelling     this pride! Of which doth flow, since where is a paly lip,     and, thou shalt not melt away—

it seem’d sooty, and took an     air of Rome turned. The What had run to see her long to be     friend of euerie offices. But so fast, that when mine, there’s     mine! Beneath their foldes yeeld at last, that a while Twilight     from the palfrey was Sabbath;

only we whom true lovely     die. Would most encountenance wherein a melancholy     spirits, all the way. With a merry Flocke, such a look could,     I would shall be; thou web over my days, because he either     on thy wracke beyond,

a heterogeneous mass of     his wings, not think thus held her seem’d to know not with music     in the talents of mossy fingering; to whom broad lay     barbarian lower pledges of hope we should take thy     selfe had they should have the

dying roses as sunburnt at     thy hands pillared in the two. How should cry open in notes     like foule wagmoires ouergrast, thrise that’s ear, spears a     difficulties, and the million poesy by moonlight be in     me the heard’st a bright prove:

the nobler proved the banner was     out so exempt from the eagle’s malice lesse of the worketh     answering such the wood and realms: O thou, with that prove:     for will? Where she bore; new objects worth with us, or     His fair or wise beside!

[bonefall]

So, does Harestar pick a different deputy or…

I cannot stress enough how much I do not want to see Crowstar in-canon and I hate him :/

Crowfeather' Trial: "Look at this cringefail wet dog. Look at how much he sucks. Look at how he has never considered another person in his life and would flounder in any position of authority. Anyway he makes up with his son because Breezepelt actually was fine all along (LIVE BONES REACTION) and Crowfeather can totally be a good deputy now"

Breaking my femur and sucking the marrow right out of it. Breezepelt very much chose to do what he did and NO it wasn't completely a cry for help, he was an adult and responsible for his actions. Crowfeather's abuse was a contributor to it, yes, BUT this book discards all of that because Crowfeather is popular and soooo marketable

Breezepelt should have continued to be a problem until HE was able to reach conclusions about his behavior. Like, a real redemption arc or something?? You know?????? His crappy dad shouldn't have been able to apologize Breezepelt out of being a problem jesus christ

And Crowfeather never demonstrated ANY behavior that looked a smidge like leadership quality, until he BECAME deputy. He isn't charismatic. WindClan doesn't like him. He's selfish and wrapped up in his own head. His entire personality changed, that's not "growth" that's just writing a new character

but ugh. They did that, and we are DEFINITELY going to get Crowstar, and I will be screaming into the sunset.

So I feel obligated to it :/ I'm targeting some fixes though;

Crow does have a reputation as StarClan Blessed for the Journey and leading them to their new home

From a much earlier point in time, Crowfeather is shown as having friends and not being completely incapable of being social (Gorsetail is at least one of them)

I want to push up his maturation to be after the secret is revealed.

Now that it's out, he dramatic about his exposed love of Leafpool, even declaring in front of his wife that he still loves her.

Onestar puts his foot down and says, "You porked a Cleric, you won't shut up about it, get out of my Clan for a month"

So instead of him being a total piece of work until just after OOTS, he is visibly improving and working on it earlier.

Though, still snappish, somewhat selfish, and not ready to be in power unlike Harespring.

In AVOS, Crow will also be part of the rescue party. VERY important.

In fact that's so important let's zoom in on that;

Current lineup of the "Defy Onestar to rescue Kin cats" party:

Brushblaze

Harespring

Crowfeather

And I'm thinking to just toss two younger WindClan cats here to give them some good setup for future arcs, since canon WindClan is lacking interesting background dudes

They are explicitly defying Onestar together. He put up an embargo on the Kin and they rejected that to save Sun, Furze, Heather, and Breeze, along with any others.

So TL;DR, BB!Crowfeather is getting some big changes in anticipation, because I don't like canon Crow.

My ideal would be Crow on kitchen patrol tbh BUT leaders are a really big change, which I try to avoid for modern main arcs.

[a-tale-of-legends]

Snapshots

Summary: Some snapshots of my ocs( both protags and non protags) day to day life. No particular story line, but might contain spoilers for TBWS. Some are happer than others.Enjoy!

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" How the fuck are you so good at that?!" Elliot exclaims, slumping onto her fellow Depot agent, Cameron. The two are on their break, watching passengers come and go from the trains. They could occasionally see Cloud or Furze, to which they wave at. Her friend leans in, raising a confused brow. She takes the spoon out of his mouth, sticking it back into their ice cream.

" Good at what?"

" Dodging the crit!" Cameron blinks in confusion. They shrug.

" Is that.....hard to do?"

" YES!"

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Kenji stopped crying exactly an hour ago. A record, he thinks. Any time he think he'd stopped, the tears come back again. So maybe this is good. Maybe this is progress. Or maybe the tears would come back more violently than before. He feels bad for Yuna and his other pokemon, having to shoulder all his tears, all his sorrows. They don't deserve that. So maybe, hopefully, he does something. He doesn't feel particularly hungry, and he had already feed everyone else. So maybe he can draw? It's been a while since he last sketched.....he hopes his tears don't ruin the picture.

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Ah, another loss. Nothing new, really. Xe already got the thumbs up from the Nurse at the desk, and xyr already planning on staying the night. Pip sits tiredly in Coco's laps, the poor pokemon getting the worst of it. Coco remembers the taunts flung at xem. How they made xem question xyr whole journey. Xe look down at xyr partner pokemon. How xe are letting xyr pokemon down.

" I'm sorry Pip," Coco mumbles, " I wish I was a better trainer...". Pip, despite his tiredness, looks up at his trainer. He stretches his flippers, gesturing for Coco to come closer. When Coco's face was close enough, Pip gently presses his flippers on each side of xyr cheek.

" Lup!" He chirps, a smile on his face.

' We'll get em next time!'. At least that's what Coco believes he's saying. Coco sniffs then chuckles.

" Yeah....yeah ok. Next time,"

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"..... okay," Eva sighs, stretching her back as she admires the mess she made. She has successfully taken apart a good chunk of the insides of the former Team Plasma Ship. It still amazes her how they were able to find the thing- it's been years. Long abandoned too.

Rotating her shoulders, warning a few cracks, she looks over to the rest of her pokemon. Hazel has been a great help dismantling machines and lifting heavy weight. Cypher is equally helpful testing out says machines with their electricity. The rest where emotional support, which was very much needed. She'll admit it was a bit foolhardy to be so stubborn in completing this project by herself - but she has to try! Better try than not at all, right?

.....

Dragons, it's cold in here.

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It's a blessing that Drayden allowed her to use the gym to clean her team. Cause dear Mew above, her apartment wouldn't survive.

" Racket- Racket, I swear, hold still-" Ruby grunts as the Scrafty wiggles in her arms. She thinks she's doing on purpose, cause she's seen Iris wash her with no complaints. None! But when Ruby does it, she suddenly wants to make a, well, racket.

The Scrafty splashes in the water, still trying to get out of her trainers arms. The rest of her team have long since been clean- Axel is currently with Drayden sharpening his tusks, while Missy Aurora Razzmatazz and Bullseye all relax on the side; Missy and Razz happily chatting with each other. At least they know how to hold still.

" Racket, baby, I love you so much, but can you please- wha- Racket! Racket!! Racket get back here!"

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" YEAH!" Naomi's voice booms across the fields, and the three teens watch as the fridbee flies across the fields, landing do far away that they couldn't see.

" I think I beat your record, Hop" Naomi snickers, squinting her eyes to see exactly where the frisbee has landed.

" Don't be too sure. We haven't even checked yet!"

" I dunno, Hoppy. That's pretty far," Carol teases, earning a playful shove from Hop.

" ....So who's gonna check this time?" Naomi questions, reaching down for her water bottle.

" Not me, I went last time," Carol says quickly. Hop nods his head.

"That's fair. Okay, I'll go-"

" Oh no you don't! You'll just move my frisbee back!" Hop gasp, faking offense. He points at Naomi accusingly.

" I would never! Besides, you can't go since you'll just move it even further!" Now it was Naomi's turn to gasp.

" I couldn't do that even if I wanted to! You guys would see me!"

" That's what they all say!"

" Hop-"

"Um," Carol interrupts, coming between theyr best friends, " Maybe we should ask Leon to get it,". A momentary silence. Then the two begins to make a mad dash back to Hop's place,yelling at the top of their lungs.

" LEE!!!"

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And that's all I have for now! I hope you enjoy!

[pigdemonart]

I am REALLY gonna need some more comics with the depot agents. Those were TOO GOOD

Aaaaaaaa Thank YOU!! 😭😭😭

I got some more comments I want to share and talk about — I tried to fit all the recent ones I got in my inbox to answer!

more ramblies and anon questions under the cut! 

SO I have a few more things to piled up (submas and personal and now commissions) so if I get more time to doodle depot agents shenanigans, I definitely will! They’re quite fun!

I have many thoughts about their relationships with each other and with their bosses. Overall though, they’re all a good team of people thanks to the twins being good at leading and the job requiring a lot of seriousness. They’re just so goofy it slips right through the cracks.

And yes, I am really excited to see people use my interpretations for their work OR come up with their own. Im attached to the concept of a big subway crew family, and not particularly to my designs, ya know... 🚂 the only thing that stays true is that Furze is the best and loves trains.

Aa for the others…I’m SO glad people like Isadore. He makes me laugh. I took the most liberties with him, interpreting his dialogue as someone who is being standoffish and putting up an appearance, which was a bit of a reach. But my idea is like he wants to be Kyoya Ootori/Tenya Iida (all those cool glasses-trope anime guys), but is actually closer to being a Dwight Schrute lmaooo

It’s also just fun to have someone around that is kind of a poser. He means well, but he’s a little bitch and he’ll rat you out if you’re not on time or if your losing streak is getting to the double digits (blow his little whistle while he’s at it.) He’ll sing Ingo and Emmet’s praises, wipe their shoes, and reprimand others for not being respectful to their authority enough….then turn around and huff about not being the boss i mean look at his track record!!!!

Finally... Jackie is a coworker and friend until you start asking questions and the room suddenly becomes cold. You look up their file to find answers, but the words are swimming and now you need to sit down and hold your head. You can’t remember what you were doing, but Jackie hands you a bottle of water anyways. See, I love them. They are unsettling AND hospitable.

Anyways… 🐷💕 as always, thank you all!

[the-al-chemist]

The Beginning of a Symphony - Chapter 6

Summary: The Slytherin girls go to Hogsmeade in search of Christmas gifts.

Warnings: petty theft, mentions of poverty, references to gambling and addictive behaviours.

OCs featured: Carolyn Nyberg @lifeofkaze, Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch, Marigold Sterling @that-scouse-wizard

OCs mentioned: Nolan Miller @hogwartsmysteryho

December 1895

The sound of carols being sung by a choir floated through the air as Ophelia and the other girls from her dormitory walked down the main street of Hogsmeade village, wrapped in layers of cloaks and furs. Ophelia gritted her teeth and forced a smile as the girls stopped to listen to the choir. She had no interest in Christmas carols. She just wanted to get inside, so that her feet would not be quite so cold. There was a small hole in one of her boots. Having walked almost the whole length of the village now, her stockings were sodden and her feet half-frozen.

“I must go to Satton and Furze,” Carolyn said, clearly already bored of the choir. “I saw the perfect gift for my mother in there a few weeks ago.”

Adelia and Marigold also had items to purchase, and Ophelia was happy to be anywhere without snow underfoot, so the three girls all agreed wholeheartedly to join Caro at Satton and Furze. It appeared that they were not the only ones to have had the same idea. Several of their classmates were also at the shop, which was known for selling the finest clothing in all of Hogsmeade. Caro and Adelia started to admire a pair of silk gloves that were apparently ideal for potion-making, while Marigold inspected the stitching on a thick winter cloak.

Meanwhile, Ophelia carefully eyed some dresses, scrutinising the detailing in each one. Yes, she was certain that she might be able to replicate one or two almost precisely.

“I have a mind to write home to my mother,” she told the others, nodding her head at the dress she thought would be the easiest to fashion for herself. “I rather like that one. Perhaps there is still time for her to get it for me as a present.”

“The colour would suit you very well,” Marigold told her, before turning to snap at Nolan Miller, who was telling anyone who would listen his opinions on what constituted haute couture.

Ophelia tried not to purse her lips. She could not imagine that any dress would suit her wonderfully well. She was plain, she knew that. Brown hair, brown eyes, not small enough to be considered dainty, nor tall enough to be thought a commanding presence. She did not relish it, but it mattered to her less than it possibly ought to have done. Being plain had its benefits; it meant that she was easily missed among a crowd, which meant that she could do many things with no one noticing. Such as pocketing a brooch from a display in a bustling shop, for example.

It wasn’t that she had no intention of paying for the brooch. She merely had no means to. Which meant that she had no choice but to take it without paying for it. Well, what else could she do? She needed to send something home to her mother for Christmas, after all. It was not her fault that she had not the money to purchase something honestly.

Ophelia was dreading Christmas, as she did every year. While her friends would be going home to their families for the school holidays, she would be remaining at Hogwarts. It was not that she wouldn’t be welcome at home - in fact, her mother had been quite upset when Ophelia had written home to say that she would not be returning - but she knew that it was difficult enough for her mother to provide enough food for everyone at the best of times. She had no desire to give her another mouth to feed for Christmas Day. A brooch was a far better offering.

Of course, it was not simply that she would be spending Christmastime alone. There was also the matter of presents. As a child, she had never minded receiving the small second-hand trinkets that her mother had scrimped and saved to buy her, but things were different now. She had friends - in a way, at least - who moved in far higher circles than she, and whose families were able to afford the the finer things in life. Things that she could only dream of.

It hadn’t always been this way. When she was young, there had been money. Not vast amounts of it, not like Adelia or Carolyn were accustomed to, but some. Enough for her and her siblings to receive new dresses and toys. But then, her father Midas had started playing cards, and soon after, things had started going missing. Small things at first, the occasional China doll or piece of nice fabric. Then her mother’s jewellery, including her engagement ring, and eventually, Midas himself.

It was if Ophelia’s life had fallen apart, piece by piece, with her powerless to stop it. As she and the other girls returned outside, and the snow began to filter through the hole in her boot once more, Ophelia felt more than her toes grow cold. Her very heart seemed to freeze, and she knew why. She no longer wished to be powerless. She was going to find a way to change her fate, somehow. At least she had all of the holidays to find some way to make it so.

First though, she would have to make a dress just like the one in Satton and Furze. It wouldn’t do to have her friends know about any of this, would it?