#Oriental Weavers

[fistfuloflightning]

He had his father’s directions to Gusu, but the journey was longer than he thought. He had gotten lost again and again, guided back by the weasel spirits Wen Qing and Wen Ning, had been given spiritual gifts from the tree spirit Xiao Xingchen, had been given food by the eager wolf-dog Jin Ling.

But when he arrived in the mountains, Lan Sizhui realized all that meant nothing, as he did not know how to reach the city in the clouds. He did not have Lan Wangji’s ability to summon clouds nor would Bichen respond to him the way it had to his mother. Helpless, he found himself staring longingly into the sky.

A great gust of wings and Wei Wuxian landed beside him in a whirlwind of black and white and scarlet. “Uncle! You followed me,” Lan Sizhui said in surprise.

The crane bent his long neck to look into the boy’s eyes. “Did you think I would not? I hatched alongside your father’s river, have guarded it and him, and cherish him like a brother. Do not think I would not protect his son when he is unable to.”

Lan Sizhui felt like a little boy again, taking his first steps with his hand fisted in his uncle’s feathers, wobbly and uncertain, and felt that all over again. Relying on Wei Wuxian’s strength to keep himself moving forward.

Lan Sizhui returned his face to the billowing, gold-touched clouds high above. Somewhere hidden in them was the great city his mother had left to see the world below, and had returned to a captive. “I have been given aid to get here, and gifts, but all of it would be for nothing if I cannot sprout wings.”

Wei Wuxian clacked his beak in thought.

“I will take you,” he decided. “It was I who first urged your mother to leave the Cloud Recesses to visit the world below, despite her being forbidden from doing so. Never before have I cherished the consequences of my actions so dearly.” The crane touched his scarlet forehead against Lan Sizhui’s.

The boy gripped Bichen tightly, steeling himself. His mother was waiting. “Very well. I do not know what waits for me above, but at least I have a fierce protector in you, Uncle.”

“Always.”

Gripping his shoulders securely, Wei Wuxian carried him into the sky. And with every great wingbeat, Lan Sizhui could feel himself grow closer to his mother, her presence like a bright beacon.

[proton-wobbler]

Round 2, Poll 31

Streaked Weaver vs Oriental Bay-Owl

sources under cut

Streaked Weaver

“How can you not love them, they make a home, they wear a hat”

They live in wetlands, reedbeds and rice paddies, often preferring those with bulrush species. They are also associated with elephant grass. A colonial nesting bird, the males will weave most of the nest with strips of reed or palm leaves, while the female adds a lining of fine grass stems.

Oriental Bay-Owl

“these little FREAKS look like a cross between an alien and a frog. even in the most "normal” photos of them they look like a corrupted version of a real bird. nintendo 64 ass birds. these aren’t birds they’re some type of fungus or perhaps lichen. but don’t worry they do all the normal owl shit and more (they have a wide range of vocalizations and a huge diet pool). also we’re in egg laying season RIGHT NOW (as of early June) ok? don’t forget it"

“In breeding season, once described as surpassing all other owls in appalling nature of its cries, even sounding like a half-dozen cats fighting.” - BoW

Images: Weaver (Abhijit Mishra); Owl (Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok)

Birds of the World: both species

[ask-crimson-weaver]

A Bond in Blood

Hannah was curled up on the bed, head buried under her pillow as her hands pushed the soft material as tight against her ears as she could manage. Something, anything to stifle her senses and settle her mind. Yet as her hunger grew, all of the things she could sense felt like they were vibrating against her skin, and the smells around her clawed up her nose and into her mind. Telling her the thing that she wanted, that she needed, was just over in the next room.

Buh-bum. Buh-bum. Buh-bum.

A heartbeat. Blood.

In the other room, Melly retrieved the blankets she'd been warming for Hannah from the dryer. It'd been something the pair would do for each other as a physical comfort in their more stressful times. She draped the cloth over her arm, shutting the dryer door behind her before heading back into the bedroom.

"Hannah, love," she said softly, slipping through the door and pushing it closed to keep the light out. "How you holding up?"

"Mmgh--" Hannah answered with a grunt. She pulled her head out from under the pillow, flopping it back on top of it with her head turned to face her girlfriend. "Sucks."

"Don't suppose you made that a pun intentionally?" Melly said. She moved to sit on the edge of the bed, unfolding the blanket and placing it over Hannah.

Hannah grabbed the edge of the blanket, pulling it to her face and breathing deeply as if to make the warmth drown out smell of blood under skin. It didn't.

Melly reached a hand over, placing a hand on Hannah's head and slowly stroking her hair-- another soothing ritual they shared.

"We'll figure this out," Melly told her. "Strange is making progress. Amari and Gwen and the others... it's slow, but it's something. We'll untangle this whole mess of a deal."

Hannah strained to hear her girlfriend's words-- now that she was right there, the sound of her heartbeat made it hard for Hannah to focus on anything else. Her hunger screamed at her, begging her to act. With effort, she pushed it back.

"Mels..." Hannah said, pushing herself upright. "You shouldn't stay here. You know what'll happen. It's... I'm already..."

"Stop that," Melly said, shushing her. "Someone's got to stay and look after you-- and I wouldn't ask anyone else to do that for me. I'm staying here."

"But I'll..." Hannah said. Her mouth was watering again, and she had to pause to swallow her spit back down. "How do I know you'll be okay? If I black out again..."

"I trust you, Han," Melly reassured her. "I trust you not to hurt me."

"But is it me?" Hannah stressed to her. "What if it's the 'vampire', or whatever thing Specs was talking about? Something wearing me, using me to hurt people-- hurt you. Just like..."

Melly's expression softened. She knew exactly what Hannah was referring to-- she'd been there too, after all, beaten bloody and thrown off a skyscraper while the Beholder puppeted the other wielders-- Hannah included-- to make them do it for him. That tortuous lack of control over her own body had stuck with her, even years later.

"Hannah..." Melly said softly. She reached for one of Hannah's hands, lacing their fingers together. "I know. I know what you mean, and... I don't know for sure about this time. But back then-- you heard me then, right? And you pulled yourself out from it. You're stronger than you think against stuff like that, Han."

"But it wasn't enough when it mattered," Hannah replied.

"But you were still there," Melly reassured her, "even in the parts you couldn't see. But I saw you, Hannah. I saw you in there. I trust you, I love you, even those fleeting wisps of light in the dark. It's still you. It'll be you."

Hannah, despite it all, managed a chuckle.

"Always have to be a poet, huh, Mels?" she said. A small smile crossed her face, though it quickly faded back into a pursed grimace.

It was so loud. The heartbeats, the smell filling her nose and brain. The hungering maw crawling its way up her throat in a bid to be sated.

Hannah shook, a few tears running down her face as she desperately tried to push back and reclaim the ground she was losing to her hunger.

"I'm scared, Mels," Hannah said, the words coming out in a whisper.

"I know," Melly replied, reaching up to rub a tear off of Hannah's face. "and it's okay. It's okay to be scared of this. But I'm here, I'll help you through this. Everything... everything you need is here."

Hannah nodded, leaning in towards her girlfriend. Melly leaned in to meet her, the two resting their foreheads together. Melly kept one hand in Hannah's hand and the other along her face, gently stroking her cheek.

And the two of them waited.

After a short while, Hannah stopped shaking, and her breathing grew slower, more methodical. Her hold on Melly's hand loosened as it lost its desperation, and the hair on the back of Melly's neck slowly raised as her spider-sense grew to recognize a new danger present in front of her.

Hannah's head moved, and Melly drew hers back to look into Hannah's eyes. The eyes that stared back were hers-- that indigo hue glimmering with light kept just below the surface. But an unnatural focus now filled them, and had locked onto Melly.

"Blood?" Hannah rasped out. "I... I hear your blood."

"You do, yeah," Melly whispered back. "And you need it, right?"

"Yes," Hannah said back. "I do."

Slowly, Hannah's other hand had lifted up, reaching towards Melly. Melly was quick to notice it, and took her hand off Hannah's face to intercept it, her thumb sliding into the palm. She'd started quivering without meaning to-- fear? No, she wouldn't let herself be afraid of Hannah. She couldn't, for her own sake.

"I know," Melly said, even quieter. "I know you do. Just... please stay. Everything you need is here. It's here."

The pitch of Melly's spider-sense grew sharper, and she found herself having to use the full force of her willpower to stay put against the reflex to move. It fought against her choice, screamed at her about the danger bearing its teeth at her throat, but Melly knew more than her instincts this time, had a reason to keep herself in danger.

Something sharp pierced her neck.

Spider-sense was pounding against her skull now, and she felt herself tense up at the sharp pain. Just as soon as it had happened, however, a warm numbness creeped up to replace it. It spread outwards, and Melly felt her muscles lose their tenseness as her vision started to blur. Her spider-sense, still screaming, began to feel more distant, leaving Melly's mind to drift into a state that was somewhere between being awake and asleep.

------

Oh, you've found someone already, little bird?

Excellent, excellent! You're an efficient one. But there's more to being a Clearlee lady than having a drink every once in a while.

It's your first time, so I'll walk you through it. Listen closely now, Miss Alba, and repeat after me.

Dulcis sanguis, ligatus ad me.

"Dulcis sanguis, ligatus ad me."

Mea voluntas, per sanguinem.

"Mea voluntas, per sanguinem."

Cor tuum arcum ad meum.

"Cor tuum arcum ad meum."

That wasn't so hard, was it Miss Alba?

Maintaining a close relationship with your downline is one of the most important aspects of managing your branch of the Clearlee family. Lucky for us few on the upline, the magic will do most of the work for us. The book really was one of my best investments to date-- none of this would have been possible without it.

Keep her close, Miss Alba, and maintain the bond. I've got something special planned for the future of Clearlee, and you'll need her help when the time comes. I'll call you once the preparations are all done.

Until then, Miss Alba~

[pearlescent-soda]

//🐲❤️Reignited Elder Dragon/ Dragonesses Romantic Orientation Headcanons

Sexuality ≠ Romantic Orientation. My thoughts regarding the romantic alignments of the Elder Dragons from the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.

TW: None

🎨Artisans:

Alban: Aromantic

Alvar: Heteroromantic

Argus: Sapioromantic

Astor: Homoromantic

Darius: Hyperromantic

Delbin: Amicusromantic

Devlin: Hyporomantic

Gavin: Implaromantic

Gildas: Panromantic

Lindar: Frayromantic

Nestor: Demiromantic

Nevin: Apothiromantic

Nils: Fictoromantic

Oswin: Biromantic

Thor: Amid

Tomas: Quoiromantic

🛡️Peace Keepers:

Andor: Acoromantic

Asher: Cupioromantic

Boris: Quoiromantic

Conan: Polyromantic

Enzo: Polarromantic

Gunnar: Demiromantic

Halvor: Biromantic

Ivor: Aromantic

Magnus: Omniromantic

Marco: Heteroromantic

Maximos: Androromantic

Ragnar: Hyporomantic

Titan: Sapioromantic

Todor: Idemromantic

Trondo: Gyneromantic

Ulric: Homoromantic

✨️Magic Crafters

Ajax: Ceteroromantic

Altair: Heteroromantic

Boldar: Gyneromantic

Cedric: Homoromantic

Cosmos: Demiromantic

Cyrus: Biromantic

Eldrid: Panromantic

Hexus: Grayromantic

Jarvis: Noviromantic

Kelvin: Heteroromantic

Lucas: Biromantic

Zander: Placioromantic

Zane: Quasiromantic

Zantor: Recipromantic

🌺Beast Makers

Bruno: Heteroromantic

Bubba: Biromantic

Claude: Demiromantic

Cleetus: Post Rubor

Cyprin: Panromantic

Damon: Hyporomantic

Isaak: Polyromantic

Jed: Burstromantic

Lyle: Gyneromantic

Rosco: Acoromantic

(Bonus) Red: Autoromantic

Sadiki: Apresromantic

Zeke: Hostiamantic

🌌Dream Weavers

Apara: Burstromantic

Azizi: Biromantic

Bakari: Amicusromantic

Baruti: Omniromantic

Copano: Homoromantic

Kasiya: Acemid

Kosoko: Abroromantic

Lateef: Panromantic

Lutalo: Biromantic

Mazi: Apothiromantic

Mudada: Homoromantic

Obasi: Akoiromantic

Revilo: Apathromantic

Unika: Duraromantic

Useni: Ceteroromantic

Zikomo: Heteroromantic

♀️Dragonesses:

Cho Lei: Biromantic

Brigid: Homoromantic

Kaitlin: Aromantic

Mrs. Funderlic: Arospike

Nanny: Heteroromantic

Heavily inspired to do this because of @Ben l'hyéne's headcanons and my own personal thoughts on the matter, but I'm leaving the sexual orientation up to the readers. I suppose in this context they would all be asexual as many of my sources were aroace spectrum support websites. Also, I would love to hear other interpretations of the dragons' romantic orientation.

Divider by @firefly-graphics

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[thepunkmuppet]

the possible future of the hatchetfield series: hatchetfield halloween party livestream full rundown

again apologies if someone has already done something like this, but I’m procrastinating doing my coursework and just want to talk about hatchetfield I want everyone to be aware of this exciting stuff that was announced in the stream so here you go:

the next starkid musical to be released will not be in the hatchetfield universe.

the guy who didn’t like musicals will soon be ready to license.

nightmare time 3 was originally planned to be released in the same year as nightmare time 2 and will wrap up the overarching nightmare time stories (which seem to be miss holloway and the foster sisters respectively).

if they did a fourth hatchetfield musical, it would be about miss holloway and her backstory. it is already written. I am very very extremely normal about this fact 😃

there is a possibility of a hatchetfield movie, and workin’ boys was sort of a test for this concept. it would be a slasher murder mystery centering around the hatchetfield community players (zoey chambers and the cast of workin’ girls, possibly also with ruth, hidgens, alice and any other theatre-oriented characters but that part’s just my speculation). the transcription of the teaser description can be found below the nmt descriptions.

ok so here are the transcriptions of the nmt3 episode descriptions:

Story #1: Bottle Imps

Bill Woodward has been chosen to test CCRP’s latest and greatest product; Bottle Imps. These reality-bending buddies will bring their owner the one thing they desire most. When his new imp, Lovely, leads him to his soulmate, Bill decides to use his magical companion to play matchmaker. But to help Charlotte find the man of her dreams, Bill will have to bend the Imp’s rules. Rules he’s been warned, must never be broken…

Story #2: Frankenruth

Desperate to see a naked body, Ruth Fleming and Richie Lipschitz volunteer at the morgue of St. Damien’s Hospital. Their terrible plan becomes exponentially more terrible, when they become unwitting subjects in the experiments of the body-snatching madman, Doctor Laszlo, who claims to have conquered death itself. If Hatchetfield thought Ruth was bad before, then they will cower before the unspeakable horror of… Frankenruth!

Story #3: Becky Barnes Climbed a Tree

Becky Barnes is on top of the world! Not in a literal sense, of course. She’s deathly afraid of heights. After years of struggle, Becky’s life is finally everything she dreamed it would be. She’s engaged to her high school sweetheart, Tom Houston, and the two have a surprise baby on the way! But, as the couple prepare for the arrival of baby Marie, a shadow from Becky’s past returns to haunt them.

Story #4: Devil’s Night

Tim Houston has a crush. Unfortunately, it’s on his older, mature and totally cool babysitter, Grace Chasity, who he fears will never see him as anything but a snot-nosed little kid. But when a devilish maniac with murderous designs on Grace attacks Hatchetfield the night before Halloween, Tim must protect his beloved, or join the killer’s growing body count. It’s another slashing adventure on the night HE came home… Devil’s Night.

Story #5: (long special episode) Miss Holloween

It’s Halloween in Hatchetfield once again, and Miss Holloway is celebrating the same way she’s done for decades, staving off the horrors that go bump in the night. But when Duke gives her an invitation to his wedding, the dejected Miss Holloway begins to chafe under the terms of a contract forged many years ago. She strikes a new bargain, but unfortunately her creditors are known for their tricks, not treats. Just as Miss Holloway gives up her powers in exchange for a mortal life, a monstrous new threat rears its ugly head. As All Hallows Eve descends, and all Hell breaks loose, Miss Holloway must save the town or die trying… for real this time.

Story #6: (long special episode / season finale) Orb Weaver

Lex Foster had a life once. A home. A boyfriend. Now there is only the road, and her sister, and the fear of the men who are hunting them. As Hannah Foster watched Lex sink deeper into despair, she is certain of only three things: Webby is gone. She cannot help them. They are alone. Elsewhere, an old soldier awakens from a catatonic state. Returned from some unimaginable Hell with a mission. He knows that somewhere, two magical girls require immediate evac… then maybe some coffee.

very important: if you want nightmare time 3, WATCH NIGHTMARE TIME 2. BUY A TICKET TO THE LIVESTREAM. SHOW THAT THERE IS LOVE AND DEMAND AND IT’S WORTH THEIR TIME AND MONEY I AM BEGGING YOU

hatchetfield movie: Cast Party Massacre

The Hatchetfield Community Players. You will never find a cattier troupe of two-faced thespians. But when the blood begins to flow at their latest show’s cast party, they must consider: is there a secret murderer in their midst? And more importantly, who amongst them is a good enough actor to pull off such a performance? Can they set aside their petty squabbles and tangled romances, or is it curtains for this ensemble? Who will survive… the Cast Party Massacre!

[nekohime19]

Neko Shadowpeach Au Guide!

I have so many Shadowpeach Au I can't even 😭

This post is mainly for me to organize myself bc I'm beginning to have a lot of ideas for Au, and a lot of Au in general and I need to write that somewhere or I'm gonna get lost.

But also it's to let you guys know about future Au I would probably write and see if you like them.

Of course if you guys have any questions about any of my Au's, even the unpublished one, feel free to ask.

alright here we go :

Published

Monkeys silly love life :

Summary : Macaque never met the great sage, nor the brotherhood, he simply lived like a hermit until his lantern was stolen by a thrall. He finds himself coming to Megapolis in search of his lantern, there he meets MK, his friends and one particularly insistent golden-furred monkey who seems keen on flirting with him despite the Lady Bone Demon taking over the world.

Fic : series of three fic on Ao3

Who said you can't flirt in an apocalypse?

Monkeys discovering the wide world of dating.

I know the world is ending but will you marry me?

Status : all fics completed

Vibe : fluff and humor

Heart behind the lie :

Summary : Sun Wukong's mind is severely damaged by the Lady Bone Demon's possession, leading him to act like a beast. Macaque being the only person he trusts in this state, he is designated as his babysitter. Macaque refuses at first but then finds himself needing magic to survive and decides to accept being a babysitter to better steal Sun Wukong's magic. He might became more attached than he planned for.

Fic : fic on Ao3 + being published on Tumblr with two chapters a day

Status : uncompleted

Vibe : emotional angst, feels and fluff

Publishing day : At least once a week

Mini Mac :

Summary : One day Sun Wukong discovers that a little black-furred monkey had been living in the walls of his stone mansion and decides to befriend him. Problem is, the little black-furred beauty is not keen on deepening his relationship with him, thus the sage has to gain his trust first.

Fic : one fic on Tumblr and Ao3

Status : uncompleted

Vibe : fluff, humor and very light angst

Publishing day : Two to three chapters a week

Bimawen :

Summary : What if Heaven actually gave weight to the title of Bimawen and treated Sun Wukong with respect, even if reluctant? Sun Wukong would have never gone on a rampage and quietly taken care of the horses. Years after Sun Wukong has taken his horsley duties Heaven found another celestial monkey, the Six-eared Macaque causing mayhem in the mortal world. The macaque is judged and if he wants to avoid his execution, he has to become the bimawen's assistant. The problem is the monkeys don't really like each other.

Fic : one on Ao3 and Tumblr

Status : uncompleted

Vibe : fluff, humor and feels / JTTW oriented

Publishing day : Once to twice a month (often more bc I'm inspired)

Share my glow (co-writing with Pen-Women)

Summary : Macaque never met Wukong in his life. He is known as the Shadow Weaver, a mysterious entity who guides the one lost in the night. His lantern is the last artifact LBD needs to complete her mech and take over the world. When his forest is frozen by the Thrall he has no choice but to follow a troublesome team of heroes with a particularly flirty Monkey King.

Fic : one in Ao3

Status : uncompleted

Vibe : fluff and angst / ABO

Publishing day : Once a week (every Sunday)

Unpublished

So here is are my ideas for different Au's! Of course, bc those are still ideas in working, summaries might change a lil bit when I actually write them. Idk if I'll write them all though. They're classed from the one I want to write the most after I'm finished with Heart behind the lie and Mini Mac to ideas in passing.

Love Addicts :

Summary : Macaque and Sun Wukong find themselves feeling miserable after season 5. MK lost his powers when he jumped in the pillar, and both monkeys can't help but feel guilty. Sun Wukong then stumbles upon an odd door in his treasure trove and discovers the existence of a bar selling love potions. Despite hating each other, both monkeys decides to drink one potion to recover some sort of happiness, letting themselves be in love for one week. They take another one after the end of this first week and soon become addicted to the taste of love, even if this love is fake.

Fic : will be on Ao3 (debating if I'm gonna add it to Tumblr)

Status : unwritten / I'm planning this one after Heart behind the lie

Vibe : angst, fluff and feel, smut

Die-Hard fan :

Summary : Sun Wukong took the throne of the Jade Emperor after the attack on Heavens orchestrated by the brotherhood. While at first were glad to be free of Heaven's corruption they soon began to fear the whims of their new ruler. Sun Wukong is a beast of pleasure who does nothing but indulges his needs, either in food or treasures, and kills those who doesn't agree with him. One day, he stumbles upon the most famous entertainer of the mortal world, the Six-eared Macaque, and became a die-hard fan. Now determined to be someone Macaque would like, Sun Wukong has to change all his ways and learns to be a good King.

Fic : will be on Ao3 and Tumblr

Status : unwritten / Planning this after Mini Mac

Vibe : fluff and humor

Monkey Cop Mania :

Pacific rim Au :

Summary : For a long time, Sun Wukong and Macaque were the best Rangers in the world. Their performance was flawless, their compatibility undeniable, they piloted the Shadowpeach as if it was a part of their own bodies. But after a particular incident, they were never able to pilot together again. Years after, Macaque is required to pilot with Wukong for one last time. One last mission. Maybe having the world on the line will push them both to rekindle what was once lost.

Fic : unwritten / will be on Ao3 and Tumblr

Status : unwritten : fleshing out the lore

Vibe : feels and fluff, smut

Summary : Both monkeys find themselves being transported to a movie-like dimension in which Sun Wukong is the insanely famous Monkey Cop and Macaque a world-wide known thief accused of murder. If they want to get back to their own dimension, they have to solve a murder and finish the movie's scenario. Problem is neither mystic monkeys turn out to be great detectives.

Fic : unwritten / will be on Ao3

Status : unwritten

Vibe : Humor and feels

Once upon a monkey

Summary : various long one shots of shadowpeach being in different fairy tales.

How to bewitch the witch : Wukong is the prince of the Sun Kingdom and falls in love with the cruel sea witch, Macaque, while said witch was destroying his wedding with the mermaid prince, Azure. Once Azure returns to his kingdom and their wedding falls void, Wukong does everything in his power to court Macaque. Turns out, courting a sea witch is quite difficult.

The strongest of them all : Macaque is a magic mirror with the ability to hear past, present and future terribly in love with his owner, the King Sun Wukong. One day Sun Wukong learns that he's not the strongest anymore, but that he's step-son, MK, is. Macaque, after listening to the future, fears for his King and tries to better the relationship between MK and Wukong.

Fighting Beauty : Macaque is prince Sun Wukong personal guard, in charge of guarding him until his betrothed comes to rescue him from the sleeping spell casted upon him. Things get awkward when Macaque awakens Sun Wukong on his first night on duty. Sun Wukong, impatient as ever, decides to slay the dragon himself and not wait on his betrothed, Macaque is dragged in the quest despite himself.

Midnight Illusion : Macaque is at day the mistreated step-son of the Lady Bone Demon, and at night the leader of the most fearsome thieves of the Sun Kingdom. He's unfortunately caught by the royal guard in the middle of a thievery. He's given two choices by the Sun King himself : either spend the rest of his life in prison, or spy on his own step-mother while also pretending to be the Sun King betrothed. Naturally, he chose the second option.

The Mage and the Monkey : Sun Wukong is cursed by the wandering mage, Macaque, after refusing to give him shelter on a stormy night. He's now the Monkey King, and he'll stay in this beastly form as long as he cannot find true love, according to the Mage, at least. But Sun Wukong is not one to stay idle, he finds the Mage huts after a lot of searching, and bugs him everyday to undo the curse. Macaque is tempted to accept, only because Sun Wukong is getting annoying.

Fic : unwritten / will be on Ao3

Status : unwritten / rough ideas really

Vibe : Humor and fluff and angst

Narcissist :

Summary : Sun Wukong was lonely. He felt like there was a wedge between him and the world, that no-one could ever understand him. Even his successor couldn't hope to breach his shell. Pushed by his loneliness, Wukong stole a forbidden book from the gods with the vilest spells written in it and bring his shadow to life.

Fic : unwritten / will be on Ao3

Status : unwritten / very rough idea

Vibe : angst, fluff and horror (Mac being an eldritch horror)

I'll add Au's to this guide if I have any more that I think of, but that's all for now.

[wtfgaylittlezooid]

Been seeing a lot of ship charts for AvA and decided to do a relationship chart instead for the Bug Fables AU! I thought it would be fun since I think about the AU all the time and I don't tend to do a lot of ship content for this fandom. That, and it can act as a quick glance to all the characters and their designs.

A few notes: Some of these designs are placeholders or WIPs, I'll update this as I finish up designs. Sprout is the Piglin Child, Entity is the Lucky Block Entity, Maroon is the Corn Dog Guy.

Herobrine, Sprout, Ochre, Maroon, and Ginger are designed by @tatos-stick-pile

And since mostly everyone is shown here, all the species will be under the cut! :D

Alan: Deadlander Omega Second: Tree Bumblebee Chosen: Bald-Faced Hornet Dark: Black and Red Mason Wasp Victim: Cordyceps fungus in a Locust host

Blue: Blue Ghost Firefly Yellow: Caddisfly Red: Convergent Ladybug Green: Grasshopper

Agent: Dragonfly Ballista: Bombardier Beetle Hazard: Oriental Cockroach Primal: Budwing Mantis

Purple: Mothfly / False Citizen King: Violin Mantis Gold: Mantis Nymph Navy: Hierodulas Mantis Orchid: Orchid Mantis Maroon: Ruby Tiger Moth Ochre: Scalloped Oak Moth Ginger: Ruby Tiger Caterpillar

Herobrine: Golden Orb Weaver Spider Spider: Tarantula Skeleton: Deathstalker Scorpion Endie: Water Strider

Sprout / Piglin Kid: Leafbug Entity / Lucky Block: Haunted Cloak / Watcher Titan Ravagers: Amazonian Giant Centipede Reuben: Chomper

[eponastory]

So, many of you may have seen me talk about how I am part Native American, specifically Choctaw and Chitimatcha. Choctaw on my Dad's side and Chitimatcha on my Mom's side. Overall, I have a high percentage of Native American DNA, and I'm part of the Chitimatcha tribe.

My great-grandmother was half Irish, half Chitimatcha. This particular tribe is matriarchal, and it shows in my family big time. My mother is now matriarch of the family, and she makes all the decisions regarding things to do with the family. I'm not sure how it is with other tribes, but ours is like this. They aren't big into the traditions that other tribes have either, we have our own.

Right now, I'm writing a story trying to get more into Katara's head and what traditions she would have other than the ones we see in the show. One tradition that tribes have has a lot to do with hair. Being that Katara is part of a tribe, it feels like she would follow a tradition similar to ours. My tribe doesn't really practice this, but cutting hair is a big deal in some tribes. It's sometimes a symbol of loss to cut hair. But if a woman does cut her hair, it has to be done by someone they really trust or family. Some tribes cut their hair with the moon phases. Mine is on the New Moon. My hair is really long right now and I don't plan to cut it anytime soon.

But I digress.

I'm not totally familiar on Inuit traditions, I'm doing research on that right now, but I'm definitely incorporating these traditions into the story I'm working on.

Katara is a very strong willed character that reflects on the matriarchal traditions of Indigenous tribes. Women are cherished in my tribe and others. We are very family oriented.

Which brings me to my next point...

Buckle up because I'm about to get into the nitty gritty...

Why did they take such a strong willed character and completely take the fight out of her post-war?

Like... it's disappointing. Its... well the Northern Water Tribe sexist bullshit all over again except its on a smaller scale and between her and Aang.

I know I'm from a tribe of fierce basket weavers, but we didn't allow ourselves to be swept aside for placation. Which is exactly what is going on with that relationship. And don't get me started on the jealousy, gaslighting, favoritism, and so forth.

Ugh... I can't even.

Yeah, I liked Aang, but now it's not good.

Anyway, I'm gonna try and improve Katara a bit more, like I do with most characters by making them go through some things.

I like realism. It's not going to be easy. It's going to be hard. It's going to be real.

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale Reviews: Men In Black (The Original Trilogy)

(Thanks @knightsweeties for this sick pic)

For this Review I will be talking about Men In Black (1997)

Men in Black 2 (2002) and Men In Black 3 (2012)

Yes I know there is a 4th one but it is NOT part of the trilogy Men In Black international doesnt count as its more akin to a reboot/spinoff

Now normally I only review one movie at a time, but for this review I will be exploring things a touch differently. with the following:

Plot

Characters (and how they develop)

Effects

Action

Moral lesson

How does it build on the previous stories

Overall

Now if you havent watched the MIB trilogy. Spoilers below

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Plot

For the sake of Convenience. I will be taking the IMDB summaries from each and the putting my thoughts. (I will trim the fat on these synopses. to save on time)

Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) is a member of the Men in Black (MIB), a secret agency without ties to any government, whose goal is to maintain Earth as a "neutral zone" for extraterrestrial aliens, whom they disguise as humans around New York City. The agency maintains its secrecy by using a Neuralyzer to wipe the memories of those that encounter either them or the aliens, and also the memories of former agents when they retire.

K's former partner D has just retired after an incident at a border line between the U.S and Mexico where an alien disguised as a human almost killed a INS Officer but K finds New York City detective James Darrell Edwards III (Will Smith) as a potential replacement, due to his ability to follow a disguised alien. After putting Edwards through several tests, K offers him the chance to join the MIB. Edwards' identity is erased, and he becomes Agent J, K's partner. K orients J about the MIB; during this, they learn that numerous alien refugees are fleeing the Earth. MIB is contacted by an Arquillian fleet in Earth orbit; the fleet warns that a "Bug," a member of a giant cockroach-like species that are at war with several alien races, has come to Earth searching for an object known as the Galaxy. It's infinite power could turn the tide of war in favor of the Bugs. To prevent this, they are willing to destroy the Earth unless the MIB can secure the Galaxy before their deadline, only hours away.

Agent K and Agent J find the Bug is disguised using the skin of farmer Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio) after killing the human. It already killed two Arquillians it believed had the Galaxy. The two bodies, along with a cat that refuses to leave its owner, are taken to the city morgue. There, Dr. Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorentino) discovers one of the tiny Arquillians is barely alive inside its human looking robot; struggling with English, it whispers to her that "The Galaxy is on Orion's belt" before it expires. K and J arrive to help remove the alien bodies and wipe Laurel's mind, but not before learning about this message.

As the Arquillian deadline looms, the MIB tries to figure out how Edgar will leave. J then recalls from his initial briefing that the observation towers at Flushing Meadows are disguised spacecraft. Agents K and J race there, finding Edgar climbing one of the structures. Their arrival distracts the Bug but it enters the craft and starts the engines. The agents fire on the ship, forcing it to crash. As the two face off against Edgar, it rips through its disguise, swallows their guns and knocks them across the field. K tells J to keep the Bug from getting to the second ship by creating a distraction. K goads the Bug to eat him, which it does by swallowing him whole. J keeps the Bug distracted by stepping on cockroaches around a nearby dumpster.

Before J can be eaten by the enraged Bug he tells the bug to get out of his face before something bad happens. K having found his gun in the Bug's stomach, then blasts his way out, ripping the alien in half. K is slime covered but safe and J picks up the the Galaxy from among the contents of the Bug's stomach. The news is then relayed to the Arquillian fleet, saving the Earth. While J and K are recovering from their battle, the top-half of the bug suddenly rears up behind them, but Laurel shoots the bug with J's gun which was ejected from the Bug's stomach.

As MIB cleans up the situation, and K apparently prepares to Neuralyze Laurel, he admits that he was not training J as a partner but as his replacement, as he is ready to retire from the agency. J reluctantly acknowledges this and Neuralyzes him. In the epilogue, Laurel is Agent J's new partner Agent L, while K (now Kevin Brown) has returned to civilian life and the girl he left behind, and J and L began to investigate more aliens disguised as humans as they drive away the headquarters.

The plot throws a lot at the viewer in the beginning, but it never feels overwhelming it immerses the viewer in the world of MIB, and it has K training J to replace him. It is actually a touch heartwarming of a story but outside of that... the actual plot outside of Agent J's origin is pretty middling. Also Laurel is not that interesting of a female lead in this, the chemistry is lacking compared to J and K. Overall I give this plot a 7/10. A solid start for the series, and can be watched with little to no knowledge of the source material

Now for the sequel MIB 2

5 years after the events of Men in Black, Agent J (Will Smith) is now the top operative for the MIB, J is largely without a partner, after Agent L (from the first film) decided to return to her former life and subsequent partners have not lived up to J's professional standards. While investigating a seemingly routine crime at a SoHo pizzeria, J uncovers a diabolical plot by Serleena, a shape-shifting Kylothian queen who disguises herself as a lingerie model (Lara Flynn Boyle), but resembles a plant-like hydra in her own form. The Neuralyzed Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) has assumed civilian life as Kevin Brown, postmaster of a small town in Massachusetts, and to stop her, J must convince Kevin to rejoin MIB, because he is the only operative still alive who knows how to find what Serleena wants, the "Light of Zartha".

While J tries to Deneuralyze Kevin, Serleena breaks into MIB resulting in a lock down; J and Kevin escape after being flushed from the building. J then takes Kevin to Jack Jeebs (Tony Shalhoub), who built an unofficial Deneuralyzer. Although K eventually regains some of his memory, he still has no recollection of the "Light of Zartha" (he Neuralyzed himself) but left himself a series of clues in case he needed to remember. The clues eventually lead to a video-store where they watch a tape that jars K's memory: 25 years ago, the Zarthan Queen Laurana arrived on Earth to try to hide the Light of Zartha, but the MIB refused to help due to their neutrality. Serleena arrived to steal the Light, but K activated the Zarthan ship and sent it away. Serleena, believing the Light is on board the ship, chased the ship, but not before fatally shooting Laurana. K then reveals that the ship was a decoy, and that the Light is still hidden on Earth.

Meanwhile, Serleena frees all of the MIB's high-security prisoners and uses them as henchmen. Believing that the Light is in the bracelet worn by Laura Vasquez (Rosario Dawson), a waitress at the pizzeria, Serleena kidnaps Laura and prepares to send her back to her home-world. K and J assault MIB headquarters, defeat Serleena's henchmen, and rescue Laura. However, K warns them that if the Light is not taken off Earth and returned to Zartha, it will explode and destroy the planet. As they make their way to the departure point, Serleena gives chase but is eaten by Jeff, a giant alien worm living in the New York subway system. When they reach the departure point, K reveals that Laura is Laurana's daughter and the actual Light of Zartha (it's also suggested that he is her father as well). To save Earth and Zartha, Laura reluctantly leaves Earth, much to J's dismay, as he had developed feelings for her.

Serleena returns to try to capture Laura again, but K and J manage to destroy her for good. To cover up the chaos caused by Serleena's rampage, K activates a giant Neuralyzer hidden in the Statue of Liberty's torch. Now that Laura is gone, K and Agent Zed (Rip Torn the head of MIB) try to console J for his loss, but he answers that he needs no consolation and had accepted her departure without much sorrow. To provide a measure of comfort, K puts the aliens found in a Grand Central Terminal locker, as one of the clues, in J's locker. After J suggests, showing them that their world is bigger than a locker, K shows him and Frank through a door, that they, are in fact an alien species themselves, kept in a locker in an alien station, suggesting to his rookie worldview.

This film Builds on what was established in the past, but also has it explained on why K returns but Laurel (L) is no longer part of the MIB. I think this does act as a phenomenal sequel. The plot has higher stakes, the chase around the city that was similar in the last one is more refined. It is basically the plot of the first one but executed better with Rosario dawson's character having much more chemistry with J. And in a way it has a twist of Having Agent J mentoring K in this case, allowing for a roll reversal, keeping the dynamic fresh and then shifting back when needed. The film works well on its own, but with an actually more interesting villain, Serleena, it adds more than the previous one did in plot.

8/10

Then Finally Men in black 3 (This one is complicated so I didnt cut out the details)

Boris the Animal, last surviving member of the predatory Boglodyte race, escapes from the inescapable LunarMax prison on Earth's moon intent on going back in time to kill Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones), who on July 16 1969, caused the loss of one of Boris' arms and arrested him. On Earth, K learns of the escape after investigating a spaceship crash in the New York City streets and a Chinese restaurant teeming with alien life. While K won't reveal any details to Agent J (Will Smith), he confesses his regret at not having killed Boris in 1969. Meanwhile Boris has reached Earth & attacks the son, Jeffery Price, of the fellow inmate for a device that will allow him to travel back in time & kill K before he took away his arm.

Boris arrives at that restaurant (as it has his favorite dish) & attacks J & K. Both escape, but not before Boris tells K that he is already dead. K is very afraid. Late that night when the two agents are in their respective apartments, K calls J seemingly to tell all but remains silent and J hangs up on him. K then makes preparation for an ambush and sets to wait when all traces of him and his apartment disappear. The next morning J goes to talk with K and discovers the world is different. At MIB headquarters, J learns that all other MIB personnel remember K as having been killed in action in the year 1969.

Agent O (Emma Thompson), the new Chief after Zed's passing, deduces from J's insistence of his reality and knowledge of details about Agent K that a fracture has occurred in the space-time continuum. She deduces Boris time-jumped to 1969 - knowledge of time-travel having been restricted to prevent such an occurrence - and killed K, resulting in a different future reality and an imminent Boglodyte invasion of Earth, now vulnerable due to the absence of the protective ArcNet which, in J's version of reality, K had installed in 1969. Through electronics-shop owner Jeffrey Price, J acquires the same time-jump mechanism as Boris, but his query about how he can remember K when nobody else can merely results in Jeffrey informing him that he must have 'been there'. J's plan is to arrive on July 15th & kill the younger Boris, so that the elder Boris who went back to kill K, wont even exist. As the doomed Earth is being invaded, J jumps off the Chrysler Building to reach time-travel velocity and arrives in 1969 the day before Boris is supposed to kill K.

With some inevitable challenges upon his arrival - including his lack of resources and his skin color - J goes to Coney Island to intercept Boris while he is there to commit a historically recorded murder. Turns out the younger Boris was at Coney Island to find Griffin, the creator of the Arcnet which is a device that can save Earth from a Boglodyian invasion. But a 29-year-old Agent K (Josh Brolin) interrupts and arrests J. After fruitless questioning at MIB headquarters because J had been advised not to interact with the young Agent, K has J placed inside a large Neuralyzer. At the last second, after J confesses the truth of his mission, K aborts the procedure. As a wary team, they follow clues of Boris' trail to a bowling alley then to Andy Warhol's Factory, where they meet the prescient alien Griffin, who occupies 5-dimensions and possesses the ArcNet. Griffin tells them the Boglodytes destroyed his planet, and that he does not wish the Earth to suffer the same fate. Griffin then warns the two agents of Boris' impending arrival with the intent to kill him and leaves just before Boris arrives. Agent K narrowly escapes his own demise at the hands of Boris. The elder Boris arrives, meeting up with his younger self and both agree to get the ArcNet and kill K so that the invasion will be imminent.

The Agents later locate Griffin at Shea Stadium, where he gives them the ArcNet and instructs K it has to be placed onto the Apollo 11 lunar rocket launch occurring in less than six hours in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Boris arrives and snatches Griffin and the Agents pursue to rescue him from a certain fate. Upon arriving at Cape Canaveral, the agents and Griffin are arrested by military police. A colonel, however, allows them to continue their mission after Griffin uses his precognitive power to show the colonel how important the agents are.

At the launch pad, J and K confront both the 1969 and 2012 incarnations of Boris and the battle ensues on the rocket scaffolding as the ignition blastoff counts down. The elder Boris impales J with his spikes before they both fall off the pad; however, J uses the time-jump to travel back to the beginning of the fight and avoid the spikes before pushing the elder Boris off the scaffolding, falling to the pad below. Meanwhile, as K battles the younger Boris, he disconnects a hose causing it to spray liquid hydrogen on Boris' left arm, freezing it and causing it to shatter. K then plants the ArcNet on the top of the rocket in the last seconds before blastoff. The elder Boris is incinerated to death in the blastoff and the protective shield deploys as the rocket leaves Earth's atmosphere.

The Colonel congratulates K returning from the launch pad. As J watches from the distance, the younger Boris surprises them and kills the Colonel. The younger Boris tries to goad K into arresting him, but the junior agent instead shoots the young Boris this time, killing him. A young boy named James exits a military vehicle looking for his father, who happens to be the Colonel. He pulls out a pocket watch revealed earlier to have been passed down to Agent J by his father, and J realizes that the young boy is actually his younger self (Explaining Jeffrey's revelation that he was there; he was present when Boris altered history by killing K). Unwilling to reveal his father's death, K Neuralyzes James, telling him his father is a hero. It was then J realized why K wouldn't tell him about why he regretted arresting Boris in the first place.

With the time-line restored, J returns to the present day, where he meets his partner at a diner. There, he shows K his father's pocket watch and thanks him. As they leave the diner, Griffin, a few seats away, tells the viewers all is well with the world, except for an imminent asteroid impact on Earth if this is the time-line where K forgot to leave a tip. But when K returns to leave his tip, the asteroid collides with an orbiting satellite instead of the Earth, thus it is safe for now.

Now on principal I am IFFY on all time travel plots. But the way MIB handles this is actually quite methodical. It explains how time travel mechanics work, how the changes work. And it even PROPERLY explains 5th dimensional understanding as we theorize. Plus young Agent K had an amazing performance and had wonderful chemistry with J. And the scene when its revealed that K knew J even before he knew him and that seeing this kid lose his dad is why he became his serious self was something that moved me.

Overall the plot was complicated but never felt dull. It kept you invested the whole way through, and Boris the Animal is by far the best villain in the trilogy.

9/10

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Characters (and how they develop)

For this I am only going to focus on Agent J and Agent K.

Agent J: He started off as a cop that worked hard to protect people to be a hero like his dad, and he has a knack for the MIB world, having instincts that made K respect him. Though K will be hard on him because he wants to protect J, in a way that is almost fatherly, which we understand why after the 3rd movie. I will say that I felt J shined at his best in the second movie, as he had a good romantic subplot going and you got to see his dynamic with K go back and forth at its best.

Agent K: My favorite character, and the one that has the most things that happen to him, going from a jadded guy thinking he wants out so he trains his replacement, to a guy that couldnt adjust back because he was too deep into the world, to an almost father figure to his partner. Each movie has K in some sort of unique situation that helps reveal more of his character, and yet he is still a mystery. I think the best characterization is seen in 3, as we see what made him the man he is now.

The back up characters and aliens all have great personalities and the way they banter with J and K works so well for the world.

I feel the banter and Characters were at their best in 2 and 3.

But a quick ranking of the characters

MIB:8/10

MIB2 9/10

MIB3 9.5/10

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Effects

I normally dont dwell too much on Special effects as unless they are awful, they dont impact my enjoyment of the film.

I think each film is well done considering the time period, though if I had to be real, the first MIB is kind of the most impressive of the 3 because it was done in the late 90's. Its almost shocking how great the effects and use of CGI was for the time. Though it was more practical effects.

The other two movies are fine, but I think the first one is more technologically impressive. Especially with the aliens and slime.

MIB: 9/10

MIB 2 8/10

MIB 3 8/10

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Action

The action scenes in each film are solid, from brawls in small spaces to high stakes monster fights.

The first one probably has the best ending to a big monster fight with K blowing the monster up from the inside.

The second one had the Highest stakes of a fight.

I have to say the 3rd one probably had the coolest set piece with it being on the rocket launch. But each movie had its own iconic final battle scene.

Its hard to say which one was truly objectively the best. So with this.

Soilid 8/10 for all 3

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Moral lesson

Each MIB had a theme/ lesson to take away.

The First one was the Passing of the Torch. K was learning that there comes a time when everyone needs to be ready to let the next guy take over.

The second one was about trust. J learned the importance of trust and how that trust cant grow without putting the effort in.

The Last one was about acceptance, J learned how life changes and twists and we must be willing to accept what the world gives us at our own pace, and that things take time.

Overall I think the first one and third handle their themes the best, as the second one basically acted as a retcon to the first one.

MIB: 7/10

MIB 2 6/10

MIB 3 8/10

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How does it build on the previous stories?

The one thing I really love about the MIB trilogy is that it always builds on itself, it references previous films, it keeps reoccuring jokes, and it always keeps developing its characters. Its nothing ground breaking, but in a world of constantly bad sequels, MIB should be the standard on how sequels SHOULD be handled.

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Overall

I enjoyed revisiting these old films and it makes me wish modern hollywood would go back to this era of movie making. It doesnt need to be a 2+ hour epic. Movies can be fun, can be emotional, can be caring, and can bring forth a good nostalgia that cares for its source material

The MIB trilogy is a solid 8 out of 10 and I recommend it for those that like sci fi and want a funny and sometimes emotional movie experience.

[olivia-is-not-a-slut]

Going from a gynephilic-leaning bisexual to a neutral or androphilic-leaning bisexual (due to E) is an interesting experience! It's just been my brain slowly exaggerating the positives and glossing over the negatives of the appearences of men (and vica versa)

And that's interesting! If being attracted to a group simply enhances your attraction to them, and diminishes your attraction to other people, it implies the existence of people so hot that people are attracted to them regardless of their nomial orientation (Sigourney Weaver)

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Erin Reed at Erin In The Morning (04.25.2024):

On Friday, the Biden administration released its final Title IX rules, which include protections for LGBTQ+ students by clarifying that Title IX forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The rule change could have a significant impact as it would supersede bathroom bans and other discriminatory policies that have become increasingly common in Republican states within the United States. As of Thursday morning, however, officials in at least four states — Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina — have directed schools to ignore the regulations, potentially setting up a federal showdown that may ultimately end up in a protracted court battle in the lead-up to the 2024 elections.

Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley was the first to respond, decrying the fact that the new Title IX regulations could block teachers and other students from exercising what has been dubbed by some a “right to bully” transgender students by using their old names and pronouns intentionally. Asserting that Title IX law does not protect trans and queer students, Brumley states that schools “should not alter policies or procedures at this time.” Critically, several courts have ruled that trans and queer students are protected by Title IX, including the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a recent case in West Virginia. In South Carolina, Schools Superintendent Ellen Weaver wrote in a letter that providing protections for transgender and LGBTQ+ students under Title IX “would rescind 50 years of progress & equality of opportunity by putting girls and women at a disadvantage in the educational arena,” apparently leaving transgender kids out of her definition of those who deserve progress and equality of opportunity. She then directed schools to ignore the new directive while waiting for court challenges. While South Carolina does not have a bathroom ban or statewide Don’t Say Gay or Trans law, such bills continue to be proposed in the state.

[...] Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Díaz Jr. also joined in in instructing schools not to implement Title IX regulations. In a letter issued to area schools, Díaz stated that the new Title IX regulations were tantamount to “gaslighting the country into believing that biological sex no longer has any meaning.” Governor Ron DeSantis approved of the letter and stated that Florida “will not comply.�� Florida has notably been the site of some of the most viciously anti-queer and anti-trans legislation in recent history, including a Don’t Say Gay or Trans law that was used to force a trans female teacher to go by “Mr.” State Education Superintendent Ryan Walters of Oklahoma was the latest to echo similar sentiments. Walters has recently appointed the right-wing media figure Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok to an advisory role “to improve school safety,” and notably, Chaya Raichik has posed proudly with papers accusing her of instigating bomb threats with her incendiary posts about LGBTQ+ people in classrooms.

At least four states-- Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana-- are telling schools to ignore President Biden's new trans-friendly Title IX rule changes that protect trans students and staff.

[sapphicwizards]

WIP Intro: Witch, Wizard and Weaver

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Tag: #WWW

Since I finally came up with a title I don't hate and (maybe) settled on names for the major characters, here's a WIP intro!

Witch, Wizard and Weaver is first and foremost a story about cool wizards doing cool wizard shit. That's my most important goal.

The protagonist is a girl named Heddle who grows up in a beach town and local hub for the textile industry. She is put to work in her family weaving shop at a very young age and struggles with opposing expectations put on her by the adults in her life. Her mother wants her to marry a nice boy and take on the family business and her grandmother wants to pass down the cultural secrets of witchcraft.

What Heddle wants to do is practice magic, but not in the community-oriented way that witches do. She wants to be a wizard who does cool stuff like fight dragons and move mountains. To become a wizard though, you have to go to wizard school, and someone like her could never dream of doing that... right?

There are murder-alpacas, traumatized fireball nuns, goat-herds on stilts, anti-imperialism, tree marriage, personal transformation as a magic thing, and a whole lot of wetlands ecology.

My word count baseline goal is 50k but it will definitely be longer than that. Right now I'm working on finishing the worldbuilding needed to progress the story so the actual word count on the first draft is going slowly at the moment. With regard to worldbuilding: I'm taking a vibes-based approach to naming things in the first draft. When I finish that I plan to make up some languages so assume the names of most things are going to change.

It's my only active WIP and I'm trying to stay focused on it this year, so if you hear me talking about my story, I'm talking about Witch, Wizard and Weaver!

First draft word count progress:

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Related posts are in the #www tag on my blog.

There is no tag list yet but let me know in the comments to this post if you're interested in being on it.

[getbysize]

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[tsel-bas]

Backrooms Headmates!

(Warning: Headmates will not always be exactly as described. Feel free to change anything to your liking)

Headmate One (1)

Name(s): Zero, 0, Lucid, Salem

Pronouns:

Gender Identity: Masc Agender, Eeriroomic, Backroomic, Sollicigender, Backroomsfluid

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Aroaceflux

Preferred Terms: Masculine, Nonhuman

Age: Ageless Adult

Role: Archivist, Cartographer

Type: Willogenic

Species: Sentient Level

Source: @/tsel-bas, The Backrooms

Headmate Two (2)

Name(s): Mr. Kitty, Kitty, 974 (Nine Hundred Seventy Four)

Pronouns: ca/cal/calm/calms/calmself, kit/kitty/kittys/kittys/kittyself, [REDACTED]/[REDACTED]/[REDACTEDS]/[REDACTEDS]/[REDACTEDSELF], Raven/Ravenous/Ravenous’/Ravenous’/Ravenouself

Gender Identity: 974kitic, 974ic, Liminix, Vesiliminal

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Orientationless

Preferred Terms: Nonhuman, Feminine

Age: Ancient

Role: Distortionist, Dream Weaver

Type: Willogenic

Species: Kitty!

Source: @/tsel-bas, The Backrooms: Mr. Kitty’s House

Headmate Three (3)

Name(s): Blaer, Bodhi

Pronouns: It/It/Its/Its/Itself, Fun/Fun/Funs/Funs/Funself, ?/?/?s/?s/?self, fe/femme/femmes/femmes/femmeself

Gender Identity: Liminaquarpetic, Foundfootageic, Unalimfort

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Lesbian

Preferred Terms: Nonhuman, Feminine

Age: Ageless Adult

Role: Chameleon, Chaosnaut,

Type: Willogenic

Species: Partygoer

Source: @/tsel-bas, The Backrooms: Level Fun

Headmate Four (4)

Name(s): Gunner, Wraith, Rage

Pronouns: Run/Run/Runs/Runs/Runself, Red/Red/Reds/Red/Redself, lash/lash/lashes/lashes/lasheself, danger/danger/dangers/dangers/dangerself

Gender Identity: Level!ix, Destraous, Backroomentitygender

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Orientationless

Preferred Terms: Nonhuman, Masculine

Age: Ageless Adult

Role: Instigator, Paronancer

Type: Willogenic

Species: Personification of Danger

Source: @/tsel-bas, The Backrooms: Level ! (Run For Your Life)

Name(s): Siren, Noelle, Aquara

Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs/Theirs/Themself, It/It/Its/Its/Itself Lim/Liminal/Liminals/Liminals/Liminalself, Pool/Rooms/Pools/Rooms/Poolroomself, Eerie/Eerie/Eeries/Eeries/Eerieself, !/!/!s/!s/!self

Gender Identity: Poolroomic, Alstrium

Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Orientationless

Preferred Terms: Nonhuman

Age: Ageless Adult

Role: Perceptionalist,

Type: Willogenic

Species: Merfolk

Source: @/tsel-bas, The Backrooms: The Poolrooms

We hope you enjoy! Remember, be safe, drink some water, eat a snack, and have a good timezone!

[call-of-the-dreadwyrm]

Lalu Lula

— B A S I C S

Age: Early 20's (22 at the start of ARR)

Nameday: 10th Sun of the 1st Astral Moon

Race: Plainsfolk

Gender: Cis Female

Orientation: Bisexual Lesbian

Profession: Warrior of Light, Self Appointed Treasurer of We Do Jobs For Money, Botanist & Weaver

— P H Y S I C A L     A S P E C T S

Hair: Dark Brown (ARR), Light brown with pink highlights (HW onwards)

Eyes: Dark Blue

— F A M I L Y

Parents: Luludi Ludi (Mother), Bazi Zozi (Father)

Siblings: Only Child.

In-laws and Other: Distant Cousin - Tataru Taru

Pets: Lili (chocobo), Azul (her Carbuncle).

Relationship: Recently divorced from a man (As of the End of Endwalker), currently dating Giott.

— L I K E S

Colors: Pink, in most variants of the colour but mostly pale and soft pinks, pastel blue and purples.

Smells: The sea air, freshly baked bread, new books, Chamomile.

Drinks: Chamomile Tea, Orange Juice, Pixieberry Tea, Crimson Cider.

Hobbies: Sewing, Drawing, Reading, Botany.