#Playing the Part

[cosmxc-ars3hol3]

Playing the Part au stuff under the cut

^^^ link to the fic (ongoing)

headcanons:

they all got matching earrings (eg: lloyd has a pink, blue and orange ones, brad has a green, orange and pink etc)

bc in the fic L.G destroyed darkleys the three don’t go to the same school (yet!) but when they went, they were bffs

sally is trans, hence why she could go to darkleys

they all were the ‘outcasts’ of the darkleys students

lloyd bc yknow, his dad. it left people in awe and fear if him

brad bc they saw him as soft (he like flowers too much to be evil, according to the teachers) and bc he was friends with lloyd

gene bc no one like his attitude and that he was smarter than lots of them and bc hes friends with lloyd

sally bc she is trans and because she is friends with lloyd gene and brad

in my au, darkleys isn’t a boarding school (bc i want lloyd and koko interaction)

on the weekends/after school, they would organise to either go to the arcade or lloyds house

because most of them don’t have amazing home lives bc who the fuck sends their kids to an evil school unless you either afe a) have no choice (literally only koko)

or b) a grade A+ evil asshole

so whenever there was group projects, they would go to lloyds

or if they just wanted to chill out

this has been my ramble about the darkleys crew in my au

please read it, please please please

(my writing acc is @cosmxc-writes )

[tenth-sentence]

Indeed, she acted like a woman in love now, and she was letter perfect at it.

"Incarnations of Immortality: For Love of Evil" - Piers Anthony

[phantomrose96]

Thinking about Edward Elric as the Amestrian Military's specialest little unfireable boy

State alchemists can be fired for underperforming. We know this up front from the likes of Shou Tucker. And this makes a ton of sense from the homunculi's standpoint since the state alchemists are sacrifice candidates, and the homunculi would want to cull the weakest candidates and focus only on cultivating the strongest ones who stand the best chance of opening the portal.

........Then there's Edward. Who's already opened the portal.

There's no need to cultivate him. No gamble taken on whether he's good enough to open the portal. He passed the final test already. Graduated 4 semesters early.

And as such, has a free pass to do Absolute Fuck All.

And I'm imagining how funny this is from like an outside perspective.

Some newish state alchemist who'd only ever read up on the stories of Edward Elric, ready and excited to start their career of being paid handsomely with endless freedom to research and travel and do anything they want in the pursuit of science... surprised and confused to find themselves put on probation their first month for things like "ignoring orders." Which is, as best they had thought, a famous Edward Elric pastime.

Roy showing a slight bit of stress about his yearly state alchemist report, and Ed just snorting and rolling his eyes at Roy because every year HE just hastily does his on the train ride over (canon in the manga, a travesty it was left out of the anime) and it gets rubber stamped. Ed not realizing that other alchemists' reports get genuinely scrutinized and torn apart while Ed is free to turn in whatever absolute bullshit he thinks of 36 hours ahead of time. One year his report was about whether alchemy could be done via dance (conclusion: no it can't) and no one cared. Roy WANTS to tell Ed there's some kind of unknown favoritism around Ed making him literally bullet-proof but Roy has no way to phrase this that doesn't sound like he's just in denial and mad at how good Ed's train-reports are.

Guy from the Internal Amestrian Affairs sector who's responsible for auditing other internal military personel for any suspicious activity hitting about 1 million red flags for Edward Elric, issuing a STRONG and URGENT recommendation to suspend the alchemist pending further investigation into things like "literal bunk-buddies with two members of the Xingese royalty (enemy nation)" and "spent $10,000,000 of his stipend on a librarian to make her re-copy (what he seemed to interpret as?) military records in some extremely transparent effort to unearth state secrets (it was a recipe book but he was literally asking her about state secrets)" and "literally has never once obeyed an order, ever, not even once in his career, and is on public record having said 'I do not care about the goals and protections of the Amestrian Military. I am in fact only pursuing my own interests several of which are diametrically opposed to the safety and well-being of the governing body of Amestris'"

The issued recommendation is intercepted before it even reaches its intended desk. President Bradley himself has taken issue with it and denies it before a single set of eyes has seen it. The President's veto stamp is a terrifying hammer, used rarely, and it is now sitting on the auditor's desk.

The auditor sleeps with one eye open from then on out.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Jones played his part to perfection:

I know the prisoner at the Bar; I never shook hands with him, nor handed him a seat in my life; he was never in my house, he has been two or three times in my office on business from The Gazette Office to which estate I am an executor; if he has made these assertions he has been guilty of telling the grossest falsehoods; I should never think of allowing such as he to behave in such a way; I never had any connection with him in politics, if he has said so it is also false.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[counting-stars-gayly]

I’m actually LOVING how Rick Riordan, and the other writers of the show, took his initial concept of a Percabeth rivalry fueled by that of their parents and kind of turned it on its head?

Now, instead of Annabeth being wary of Percy because he’s a son of Poseidon, he’s wary of her because she made a callous impression on him. They get off to a rocky start even before finding out who Percy’s father is, and when they finally do, Annabeth doesn’t care. Instead of them fighting because of who their parents are, they’re fighting over their own opposed worldviews.

Then, instead of them arguing over which of the gods is cooler and who was right in the story of Medusa, they realize that, just like Medusa, Annabeth is a victim of her mother and that, unlike Medusa, she is a far kinder and stronger person, unwilling to repeat the cycle of hurt. They realize that, like his father, Percy often acts without considering potential consequences and that, unlike his father, he is a far kinder and stronger person, willing to step up for someone he wronged and whom he cares about.

Instead of Percy and Annabeth’s rivalry being focused on that of their parents, it’s focused on who they are, themselves. But the path to friendship is still the same: a realization that they have each other’s backs, no matter what, because they’re not their parents after all.

[inkoutsidethelines]

Thinking about how I would write an adult Scooby-Doo series, because I think it can be done.

The first thing I’d do is make the characters actually be adults.  Still young, but adults, in the mid to late 20s range.  Mystery Inc. is a private detective type business that they run together.  In this universe, the supernatural/ghosts/etc are real, but not necessarily common, so when they take on a case, the culprit might be a person disguised as a monster, or it might actually be a real ghost.  The stakes can be higher; sometimes a bad guy is legitimately trying to kill them.  Sometimes the mystery they’re trying to solve is a murder.  Sometimes they actually get hurt on their cases.

Fred: the core of Fred’s character should be that he’s incredibly kind.  Like, give a stranger the shirt off his back kind.  The “Fred can’t talk to potential clients because he might take a case for free and we need to eat” kind.  He’s an honest and good person and sometimes gets himself into trouble because he assumes other people are too.  While he’s not very good at reading people or noticing ulterior motives, he’s brilliant when it comes to mechanical or engineering type stuff, so he’s the one who keeps the mystery machine running, builds their gadgets, and of course, designs the traps.

Daphne: she comes from old money, and her parents absolutely despise her life choices, to the point where they haven’t officially disowned her, but they have basically cut her off, so she doesn’t actually have access to any family money.  Growing up wealthy has granted her a variety of skills, including speaking multiple languages, horseback riding, and fencing.  She’s very into fashion and jewelry (even if she can’t afford it anymore) and has extensive knowledge of both that can occasionally provide a vital clue in a case. And even though her parents have cut her off, Daphne still has a wide network of contacts she can ask for favors sometimes, because she’s personable, and people tend to like her.  Daphne is also very emotionally intelligent, and is usually the one who can spot when someone is lying to them.

Side note - I ship Fred and Daphne, so I think I would start them off as an established couple for this universe.  Dating, engaged, married, I don’t care.  They are stupidly in love, ride or die for each other.  There’s no will they, won’t they, no worries about cheating.  They are in a healthy, happy, loving relationship, and no one (not even Daphne’s disapproving parents) are going to mess that up for them.

Velma: she is the forensics nerd who sometimes gets super excited about the wrong thing at the wrong time (”He was mummified in seconds? That’s so cool!” “Velma!  His wife is standing right there!” “Oh.  Sorry.”).  She’s not purposely insensitive, she just gets laser focused on her work and forgets to filter herself sometimes.  She’s also the one who can get so fixated on solving whatever mystery they’re working on, she’s willing to bend or maybe break laws.  Is breaking and entering really so bad?  Not if it gets them answers.

Shaggy: he is still the comic relief, but he’s the comic relief by being the only person in the group that actually has common sense.  He manages the business’s finances, he’s the only one who knows how to cook, and the others tease him for being a coward sometimes, but Shaggy maintains that if a ghost with an axe is coming for you, running is the only sensible option.  He should also have a range of random knowledge that sounds useless, but sometimes saves the day (ex ventriloquism, origami, the history of spoons, etc).

Scooby: as this is a universe where supernatural creatures exist, Scooby is an ancient eldritch type being that took a shine to Shaggy when he was a kid, and took the form of a talking dog to befriend and hang out with him.  Aside from the talking dog bit and not aging, he never uses his powers in a way that anyone notices.  The audience is not told upfront that Scooby is an ancient eldritch being; it should slowly be hinted at throughout the series so the audience put it together, but the characters never realize it.  Scooby genuinely considers Shaggy to be his best friend, and cares about the rest of the gang too.

[stil-lindigo]

the fox god.

a comic about a trickster.

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[chloesimaginationthings]

NEVER ask FNAF Vanny about her past…

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[cosmxc-ars3hol3]

a wild luh-lloyd, i drew my PtP! Au lloyd

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[conversationsoflife]

Genesis 42:10-22 - MYSTERIES AND MASQUERADES - Playing the Part

Joseph and his family are all good at acting a part. It’s a family flaw and mostly a family sin.

Spies and Disguises, Mysteries and Masquerades © Created by Ross Cochrane on NightCafe AI and Remini Genesis 42:10-22 – MYSTERIES AND MASQUERADES – Playing the Part SPIES AND DISGUISES When his ten older brothers turn up in Egypt to buy food during the seven-year famine, a flood of questions must have besieged Joseph… Were they still evil men or did they regret their actions? Where was…

[theperplexedpoet]

he needed a hero (he played it himself)

he needed a hero who couldn't be shelved but there were none here so he played it himself was his greatest failure the role didn't fit those who lived the tale were all quite sure of it he needed a hero who'd not be bested but it was quite clear though he'd not been tested yes, he donned the outfit the cowl and the cape but he was ill-equipped straight out of the gate was a need so primal left him in tatters but this is the final word on that matter he needed a hero who could be trusted his faith was near zero each choice was busted so he took the title made it just a word was no longer vital was no longer heard was a need so primal left him in tatters but this is the final word on that matter he needed a hero who couldn't be shelved but there were none here so he played it himself (6/21/23)

[brucegphotography]

Casting Shadows

[beebeedibapbeediboop]

I dreamt of a character that would be obsessed with keys and who could open doors wherever he was as long as there was a wall... Thought I might draw him!