#VERY excited about the Iggy one

[tonberry-yoda]

hi hello okay i’m back because i just heard that FINAL FANTASY 16 IS COMING OUT AND IM SUPER PUMPED BC LIKE AHHHHHHHH! but with that being said, can you write hcs for the chocobo boys (if not just prompto is fine💕) with a medic s/o? they are kinda witchy but love cooking and handling animals but they also are the medic for the team bc the squad can’t all rely on noct😭😭 gaaahh tysm and BIG CONGRATS ON THE MAGAZINE THATS SO FRIGGIN COOL!!!💕💕

Chocobros with a medic s/o

notes - I HAD TO GET TO THIS ONE BECAUSE IVE HAD A SECRET FFXV BRAINROT AHHHH. And omg I am also super excited for FFXVI!!!! <33333 I just love this idea too so thank you so so so so much for sending it in <333 AND OMFG THANK YOU FOR THE CONGRATS IT MEANS THE WORLD I AM SO EXCITED TO SHOW YOU GUYS!!!

Prompto

this man is so grateful to you

like you are his saving grace

we all know this little dummy will find his way to fall in a ditch and hurt his arm by accident

without you, he'd probably be dead LMFAO

he will always walk up to you and in the cutest little voice be like... "y/n, I hurt my arm again"

and you'll just jokingly sigh and fix him right up

he always asks you about how you do it and all that and finds it really cool that you are able to fix him up with herbs and stuff

and when you cook for him??? he would never tell iggy, but he loves your cooking more ;)

also the fact that you're good with animals makes chocobos love you which means they are always just around you and that makes prompto love you more <3

Ignis

BRAINROT

you two definitely were the enemies to lovers troupe

like you were competing

you both could cook and take care of the others so it was immediate competition

you were always pushing each other around in a kitchen or whatever

but then you realized it was easier for you to deal with stuff as a team

and ofc you fell in love <3

he thinks you are very talented and honestly, when he's hurt, he will come to you and always feel bad lol

like he will feel like a burdan

please remind him that he isnt <3

he will love to learn how you use your herbs and stuff <3

overall, he just loves how amazing and talented you are and is so thankful about how you help the rest of the group

Gladio

this man trusts you with his life

he is always getting beat up and needs you there by his side to help

he appreciates it a bunch

and you'll always call him a big dummy when he gets hurt and then get straight to working on him, but that always makes him blush

make him ramen

please

like homemade stuff

please stop this man from eating cup noodles

but yeah, he is always getting hurt so to watch you work on him and help him out means the world to him

Noctis

this man gets too embarrassed to tell you he's hurt, so you always have to spot it

omg what a child

you will always get on his ass about that and he'll just be blushing as you work on him

ignis gets mad because you are super nice about Noct being picky and will make him food he enjoys instead of trying to make him something he doesnt like lol

you will baby him a bit because he is the king and he needs to be protected <3

he gets blushy when you do and act like he doesnt like it, but we all know he does <3

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[darknebula85]

14/3/2024, Log of DARKNEBULA85, 3:58 PM...

Jojos bizarre adventure part 1-3...

I don't know where to start with this, hahaha, wow. I only knew about Jojo's anime from the memes and shitposts, but now that I've decided to watch it, I must say it's very, very exciting. It's been a long time since I've had an anime marathon almost non-stop. Lately, I've been watching all the series calmly and patiently, but the urge to watch Jojo's has made me watch 74 episodes in 4 days. Honestly, I don't have much to say; I'm enjoying it so much, and just knowing that this series had the guts to kill off 3 characters from its main cast makes the situations really tense. For example, I suffered a lot during Polnareff's fight against Vanilla Ice; I was so tense watching that fight, and Jojo's managed to do what only very few anime have been able to do... make me cry. Yes, I cried at Iggy and Avdol's deaths. And don't even get me started on the fight against Dio; I practically lost all my nails there, hahaha. I'm finding it really good, and the best part is now I know that the shitpost scenes floating around the internet actually have a relatively logical context; I finally understand why they say breathing is a Jojo reference. Oh, one more thing, Part 1 didn't seem bad to me at all, and so far my favorite moments of the whole series are: Caesar's death and his entire fight against Wamuu, Iggy's fight against Petshop, Polnareff's fight against Vanilla Ice, and consequently Avdol and Iggy's deaths, and lastly, Dio's defeat.

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

Out of the siblings, and Mickey as well if you want, who do you think was clingy as a toddler and who was the "Let me down! Let me out of this stroller! I can walk by myself!" toddler?

IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ASK I LOVE IT SM

since there’s so many of them i dont think that just one sibling could be one of these. it has to be at least two.

ian and debbie were definitely both clingy as toddlers imo.

according to frank, ian’s been a “drama queen” since the day he was born so i think he was clingy. i could see him following fiona around, begging her or monica to hold him constantly, or just trying to milk frank for as much attention as possible constantly. this is one of the many reasons frank never liked him. fiona would let him cling to her, monica would sometimes find it cute, but sometimes find it obnoxious, and frank would just get pissed at him for it. when he didn’t get attention from fiona or monica, he would just cry or get mad. he didn’t do that in front of frank, though, because it would never end well.

and we all know that debbie loves attention (me too, girl) so i think that she was always clingy… yet also independent? i think that she, like many toddlers, had a lot of mood swings. like, she would beg her parents or big siblings (or even kev and v) to hold her and play with her but then would get mad at them for doing so and would scream and hit them. she was (and still is) very into being independent, but she also needed all eyes to be on her and she needed comfort and attention. she has totally followed fiona all around the gallagher house, whining about wanting fiona to hold her, and when fiona begrudgingly does, debbie starts kicking and screaming and yelling, “put me down! put me down!”.

lip was definitely all the way a “put me down!” type of toddler. for all of lip’s toddler years, he was canonically homeless, so i don’t know if it would’ve been the same, but i could see fiona trying to pick lip up and lip just getting mad and hitting her. maybe frank and monica got wasted and left the three eldest children alone in a park or something, and lip and ian would be walking too slow, being that they were so little, so fiona would scoop ian up and have no problem, and she would try to drag lip and hold his hand, but he’d just throw a tantrum. lip definitely threw a lot of tantrums.

i think carl was also like lip in this way, sort of, except he was quieter about it. i could see carl being more physical, like biting or scratching or hitting if someone wouldn’t put him down, but i don’t think he’d yell or anything. being that he was the baby of the family until he was seven, he was probably dragged around a lot, and he probably hated it. we know that as a child he was very… hyper, for lack of a better word, and i bet he was constantly biting. we heard a story about toddler carl in 9x06, and he sounds very chaotic, as always.

and since you said mickey, i’ve been thinking about it, and i really can’t decide.

maybe when he was little he wanted attention from terry (and laura, whoever she was. if she was around or alive. the lore on her is so messy so let’s just say she was dead so only terry), but learned the hard way that he couldn’t get it, so he started building up walls at an early age. but maybe colin and iggy would drag him along with them to go places and they would pick him up, but mickey wasn’t used to the touch, and so he would scream and kick, bite, scratch, punch, etc until they put him down. deep down he was probably very clingy and he desperately wanted the touch, but he never really got to be so he just buried it deep inside.

[stardustedsins]

Kiss Prompts #43. A kiss out of greed

Avdol/reader (gender neutral reader)

You’re finally in Cairo. It’s the end of the road, and after Jotaro’s high stakes poker game for everyone’s very souls, you need to find out where Dio’s hideout is. The five of you don’t stray too far from one another now that you’re so close to the enemy, but you do split up to ask around about the building in the photo (with a little help from Star Platinum drawing copies). Mr. Joestar, Jotaro, and Polnareff go one way, and you and Avdol go the other, with Iggy at your heels. 

You show the sketch to everyone who’ll give you the time of day, but no one recognizes the building. You’re starting to feel like you’re not as close to defeating Dio as you’d thought. If no one has seen his evil lair, it can’t be nearby, right?

“Don’t worry.” Avdol says. “We’ll find him. I know people who may be able to help us. This is my town, after all.”

“But it’s such a big city, we could be nowhere near this place.” You hold up the picture. “I guess I imagined this differently, like we’d just walk into town and it would be right there.” 

“I understand. We’re right at the end of our journey, and yet we’re delayed.” He turns to face you more directly with a strange look in his eyes. “But in a way, I’m glad for it. It gives me time to say this.”

“Avdol?” 

“I was going to wait until we’d defeated Dio, but I’ve decided to be selfish and tell you now.” He says your name, softly. “I’ve enjoyed all the time we’ve spent together these past few weeks. I treasure your friendship, but I can’t help but want more. I like you, and I couldn’t bear to let us all go risk our lives against Dio without telling you.”

“I’m glad you didn’t wait, then.” You reach out to take his hand. “I like you too. I think, if… if anything happens, it’s better to know how we both feel than be left wondering.”

You don’t think you’d have found the time to say anything on your own, so you’re glad he did. 

“It’s my turn to be greedy and ask for more, now.” You say, wanting to match his boldness in confessing.

“Oh?”

“Can I kiss you?” 

Instead of answering verbally, he leans in to press his lips to yours. This close, you can feel the warmth he always seems to radiate. It lightens your heart, the thrill of knowing your feelings are reciprocated, and the exciting newness of being able to kiss Avdol.

“When we’ve defeated Dio, we’ll go out for dinner. My treat.” He says softly when the kiss has ended. 

“It’s a date.” 

[thekoopalingsandstuffs]

What do each of the couples do on their dates?

Lemmy: "Me and Motley usually just go to each other's houses n' play with toys. Sometimes we go places, like the park... Aaand, sometimes Ludwig and his boyfriend take us with them to go out to eat n' stuff like that for double-dates..."

Larry: "Well, the only time me and Nabbit interact is during our Tuesday night robberies, so if you consider us "partners" and those "dates," then. Theft." :3

Morton: "Oh, I dunno... Me and my girlfriend haven't done anything outside of school yet..."

Wendy: "Same... We're still new, ya know?"

Iggy: *Sighs in lonely*

Ludwig: "Peasley and I don't do many "activities." We mostly go to places to just walk around and chat... They're usually very romantic places, like rose gardens and piers! We also go out to eat a lot."

Roy: "Stitches and I haven't really figured out what we like to do yet... But we're looking!! We like to do walks in parks, go bowling, eat at Buffalo Wild Wings... I want to go to the gym together sometime! I think he'd be a good gym buddy and I wanna get back into that... Oh yeah, we also go to a nearby hotel sometimes, to uh... Do some stuff in private." :3

Topper: "Mm... Ples and I go to the movie theater a lot. Sometimes we go to the library, or hang out in mall food courts and just... Talk about stuff... We have a lot of interests in common, so there's a lot to do. I think it'd be neat to go to a concert together one day...! We... Try to go out a lot since my house is pretty crowded, and hers is... Well, y'know..."

Hariet: "Roy and I don't go out much these days... I've been taking him out skating a bit, though!! I think it's fun! For me, at least...! I wish volleyball season was longer, 'cuz that one date we went on was really good!!"

Rango: "Koops and I haven't found our "main thing" yet... Which is fine!! I'm enjoying taking things slow and getting to figure things out piece by piece... We've been to the park a couple times, gotten fast-food, and... Ah, well, I go over to his house a lot! His family loves me!!" :D "Oh yeah, tomorrow, I'm supposed to go with him and his family to church! How exciting!!"

Spewart: "..." :3

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Sonic Youth - Little John's Farm, Reading, England, August 23, 1991

1991! Punk, it broke! Here, we've got Sonic Youth near the top of the bill at the Reading Festival ... a lineup that earned a lifetime's worth of bragging rights for attendees — mainly because they would've caught Nirvana right on the precipice, the bleeding edge! In just a few months, Cobain and co. would be well on their way to becoming the world's biggest band. Surprise!

And certainly, their afternoon set at Reading is very exciting. Bear witness to: a field full of headbangers hearing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time; Tony the Interpretive Dancer getting down like a clown; the Vaselines' Eugene Kelly popping up for a "Molly's Lips" duet; Kurt hurling himself into the drum kit like a madman, only to emerge seconds later waving to the crowd with a big goofy grin. Really, Nirvana just seem like an incredibly fun band here. The, er, doom and gloom was somewhere in the future, unknown and nameless.

Whatever, nevermind! We're not here to talk about Nirvana. We're here to talk about Sonic Youth, who had already had an eventful year. For one thing, they'd run the gauntlet across the States with Neil Young & Crazy Horse on the eardrum-shattering Weld tour. On those dates, they might not have been quite arena-ready. But at Little John's Farm, they sound perfectly at home in a larger setting, blasting off and digging in, offering up a rollicking and righteous set for our listening enjoyment (you can watch it, too).

The Goo stuff is kinetic and razor-sharp — I especially like the intense "Tunic," with the controls set for the heart of the abyss. "Eric's Trip" is a total rager, Ranaldo hanging on for dear life as Shelley goes nuts. We even get a few Dirty previews. This is a band operating at a very high level! The #SonicSummer rolls on!

Dudes, I can't find a tape of Iggy's evening-closing show ... but you can listen to Dino Jr from earlier in the day. That's pretty good, right?

[spacerose747]

Now here friends.. Is a bunch of pics of Joey being very underwhelmed meeting other rockstars

Starting with (drum roll)

Nikki Sixx

Joey looks tired and is hunched in on himself was probably mumbling back at the excitable Crüe member

Next is Steven Tyler (And a fan)

First of all, Joey towers them both 🤣. Second, he looks very sick of being where they were in that moment. Very ready to knock out for a few hours

Next, Iggy Pop! One of his idols!

While he looks underwhelmed here the expression is mostly panic. He's standing tall, arms at his sides hidden in his hair a little bit... He is anxious here!!

Now Slash (and presumably a fan?? Not sure)

Slash is standing in an outward stance, leaned up against the middle man while Joey, holding his guitar is hunched in on himself slightly, to most likely avoid having to back up to fit in the shot. Joey, holding onto his guitar tightly is likely trying to resist moving in some way!

Then, Joan Jett

While Joanie looks very excited, Joey seems very unhappy with the camera, very nervous about it. He's held onto Joan with a soft grip, eager to get her away from his vicinity, his leg is raised and blurred a bit as if he'd been tapping it rhythmically. His drink is steadied against his leg as well, he was clearly afraid of losing the grip on it.

Next Michael Monroe (and Friends?)

Joey's social battery is clearly spent. While Mike and friends are excitable and probably tipsy! Joey's body language, while presenting an outward presence is very tense. His shoulders are tight, his arms flesh to his body. He clearly prefers commanding crowds, not being in them!

He's still adorable though so 🤭

[just-a-carrot]

Hey, Carrot!

What do you think Iggy's favorite childhood memory is? Do you think it would be one from the Wonderland? Or maybe all childhood memories from the Wonderland are tainted to him (and the others) now with all that has happened(?

I do remember him trying to distract himself from the murderous rabbits (back at the cottage in arc 2) by summoning a mental image from when they were all in bed in that same cottage, and when a rabbit appears in his memory, it ruins it. Although, to be fair, maybe it's just the rabbit memories that are ruined😅😅

oh gosh, this is a difficult question... 🤔

my first thought is something that is a bit spoilery for the finale so i'll refrain from saying it LOL

but indeed, i would say generally most would not be wonderland related, if only because he forgot so many of them?? and indeed, at least during their return to wonderland and with all the horrible things that happened, i can imagine many of what were once good memories would become tainted. or at the very least have a strange sense of surreal-ness to them.

i do think that no matter what, his best memories would probably be with his friends. it doesn't even need to be a particularly exciting or happy memory. but a time when iggy felt loved and that he fit in with his friends would have stuck with him for a long time. so in my head, things like some of their sleepovers and adventures they had. maybe the first time after all five of them started hanging out that they had a sleepover and stayed up super late just talking and laughing and eating snacks. and iggy would have felt like he belonged.

i can't say for sure that that would be his favorite but definitely a lot of friend-related ones would be up there at the top. going camping. going exploring. bike rides with genzou out on the dirt roads. now i'm thinking about that random gidget week memory of all of them in the christmas pageant LOL stuff like that. they would have stuck in his head for a long time i think

[lumibuns-blog]

Can we get some first date headcanons for SDC? c:

Ofccc! Tysm for responding!

Joots

Definitely swallowed his pride and asks Joseph for help

Super nervous like he doesn't know what to do

Be patient with him, he probably will just take you for a walk, he really likes night walks down to the beach

He will talk to you about any fish or aquatic animal he sees and is super happy when you are interested too

Overall very chill first date, kisses you very quickly at the end before practically running back to his hotel room

Kakyoin

This poor boy... is SO nervous

He's dreamed of his first date with you since the moment he fell in love

He's so excited to spend alone time with you

Takes you to an arcade!

Loves to teach you how to play video games and is even more happy if you get good enough to beat him (he might let you win, maybe)

Stands behind you and puts his hands over yours to teach you, gets super red when he realized what he did

You are going to have to initiate a kiss bc he is overthinking it to much to do anything

He is a stuttering mess when you pull away

Polnareff

Lover boyyyy

Very romantic and planned date

Takes you to dinner...until it get ruined by Iggy...

He's super upset that his perfect date got ruined

You might have to reassure him that everything is ok and that you are having a good time

The mood is down until he hears someone playing music and pulls you up to dance

You spend the rest of the night dancing as the sun goes down

When the music stops he pulls you close and gives you a very passionate kiss <3

Oldseph

Pays for EVERYTHING

Don't even try to pull your money out he has got it covered

Fancy limousine, nice restaurant, and he buys you anything you so much as look at

This isn't his first rodeo (Suzie Q I am so sorry) so he knows how to impress a girl on his first date

Likes being with you because you make him feel young again and bring out his mischievous side so shenanigans begin

He is 👏 experienced👏 he kisses you with a hand on your back and one cradling your face

When it's time for you to part ways he ruffled your hair

Avdol

Another nervous boy

Takes you on a nature walk

He has your hand in his the entire time

If you get tired he has you up on his shoulders and his is on cloud 9

Just really happy to spend some time with you like you are the only people in the world

Picnic dateeeee

Makes a bunch of food for you both to enjoy

Kiss him while you are laying in the grass next to him and he will fall in love all over again

[hakugreenfinch]

Iggy the Stray Dog - ch2 (1/2)

Author: Otsuichi

Original concept: Araki Hirohiko

Originally published: JOJO Magazine 2022 Spring

*** This is a fan translation made purely for entertainment. Please do not repost/reuse/etc without my permission and credit! ***

Note: Since the next three chapters are very long and I don't want to keep you waiting forever, I decided to split them up into 2-3 parts. Thank you for your patience, I'm super excited to deliver the rest of this short novel!

Manhattan Island is located at the mouth of the Hudson river. It is four kilometers in width, twenty kilometers in length, a sandbank elongated in a north-south direction. Navigator Henry Hudson discovered it in 1609 and it is said that the Dutch East India Company purchased it from Native Americans for 24 dollars in 1626. Its name Manhattan translates to „the island of many hills” in their language.

The morning after my arrival, the air was still clouded by yellow. White steam rose from the gutters all over. I bought a toasted sandwich at a corner store to eat. Crispy bacon and fresh lettuce was held between fragnant bread.

I took the subway on my way to the city center. To participate in the „stray dog hunt”. Passing ticket control and ascending the stairs, I found myself in a desolate place. It was a district with empty bear cans lying around and closed shutters of shops bearing graffiti. On one side, there stood a brick building, the ground floor offices of which belonged to a company specializing in pest extermination.

Its name was Reliable Pest Control Services, or RPCS for short. In addition to pest control, they undertook everything from vermin extermination and cleaning up buildings to waste management. At this time, the Speedwagon Foundation had contacted the manager, requesting their help capturing Iggy in exchange for financial support.

As I stated the purpose of my visit at the reception desk, a large, middle-aged Spaniard showed up. His stern face looked like it was carved from stone, and three vertical lines ran down across his right eye – they seemed to be claw marks.

„You’re Avdol, right? The chief told me about you. So you wanna catch that damn Boston Terrier?”

„My American friend has entrusted me with this request.”

„I’ll let you watch, just make sure you’re not bothering us!”

„All right. For now, I would like to study your work. I won’t intervene or disturb you, I’ll just watch from a distance.”

„Admirable attitude, Egyptian.”

The Spaniard led me inside the office. It was like a labyrinth of miscellaneous packages piled up on top of each other with desks, blackboards, a billiard table, a darts board and empty liquor bottles in the gaps between them. On an old sofa set, four men were gathered, exhaling cigarette smoke and playing poker.

„These guys are my team,” introduced them the Spaniard. The men put down their cards. turning their gazes to me, as if to observe me.  They all had vulgar faces. One of them clicked his tongue, putting out the cigarette he’s been smoking on an ashtray. He was a large, white man resembling a rugby player.

„So you’re the Foundation’s buddy? The chief told us if we keep an eye out for you the Speedwagon Foundation would pay us a nice sum. But y’know, this is a lot of extra work for us.”

„I will not bother you. All I wish is to stand by and watch your work from a distance, to see how the dog could be captured. I don’t believe that would increase your work at all.”

„You coming with us means you’ll be taking up a seat in the car. We’ll have to take less equipment like that!”

They were going to drive to Manhattan Island in two cars, one of them a van equipped with dog cages. The space in the vehicles was crammed with all sorts of nets and traps, tranquilizer guns and such. It appeared that with my participation, they could load a lot less into the cars. The Spaniard tried to calm down the man.

„Hey, don’t say that. It’s not like animal traps are any good against that Boston Terrier, we’d be bringing them for nothing.” He pulled me away from the men. „They’re just pissed because that shitty dog got the best of them.”

„What do you mean by animal traps?”

„Cages you can’t leave once you’re caught in them, like bear traps. You know bear traps, right? Like the Gustave Courbet painting, „Fox caught in a trap”? The iron trap that the fox’s leg is stuck in. But no such trap can catch that Boston Terrier, they were useless even with his favourite coffee chewing gum inside. I don’t know how but he just ran away with the chewing gum, without triggering the trap.”

A map hung on the wall, the places where Iggy had been spotted marked on it. He had been seen all over Manhattan. Wall Street, Times Square, he even seemed to be frequenting the ferry to Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty.

„I made some posters with his image and put them up all over Manhattan. I wrote on it that we’ll reward anyone that has any news, so we got some information from the citizens.”

He showed me an actual poster. Drawn on it was a foolish image of a Boston Terrier, drool dripping from his mouth.

„The claw marks on your face, was that also him?”

„A while ago we tried strike him down when he was taking a nap. We got a report and when we rushed there, he was basking in the sun, snoring like hell. I decided to shoot him with a tranquilizer gun from a distance. As I pointed the gun at him and aimed, he woke up but didn’t try to run away. He saw us and yawned without a care in the world. I pulled the trigger and a tranquilizer dart shot out. My aim was sure, no doubt about it.”

However, the dart didn’t hit its target. It flipped midair in front of the Boston Terrier, just as if it was being blocked by something invisible.

„I dunno why. Maybe it was a faulty dart, it changed its direction in the middle of its track. We had to try and catch him with a net, but that damn dog jumped up and scratched my face. He tore out some of my hair and farted once before escaping us. It’s a mystery what he ate that made him fart like that but it was putrid.”

I was thinking about the invisible thing that was said to have deflected the tranquilizer dart. There was no way the dart was faulty. They couldn’t see it. Something invisible was present before Iggy and it protected him. I had a pretty good idea what that mysterious something could have been.

A bell’s sound echoed in the RPCS office. The staff member from the reception desk at the front entrance called out to us. The men playing poker stood, leaving the room running.

„Where are you going?”

„The locker room. We’re changing into work clothes and leaving. Tha bell only rings when we get news of someone seeing that damn Boston Terrier. If we don’t hurry, he’ll get away!”

In a matter of minutes, they all finished changing into grey work clothes, getting inside both cars in the garage. I myself accompanied them, getting inside the van carrying the cages. The van was driven by a slim, young Black man. The Spaniard sat in the passenger’s seat and I took my place behind them.

„The phone call came from someone living near the Harlem River, they saw that shitty Boston Terrier stealing chewing gum” said the Spaniard, folding out a map to check the route. The two cars took off, rushing towards the area facing Harlem River.

Inside the hurling car, I was debating whether I should tell the man with the strict face sitting before me that the Boston Terrier actually has a name. In the end, I decided not to do so. They wouldn’t have cared too much for what the dog’s name was anyway.

The north-eastern parts of Manhattan were mostly inhabited by immigrants. Most of the people passing us by were Puerto Rican or Mexican, the majority of the conversations I overheard were in Spanish. Many brown mansions stood by the riverside. The city of New York built these for low income citizens and they referred to them as a „project”. There were nearly 2900 of these „projects” in New York City, with roughly 420,000 people inhabiting them. Some apartments were used for drug trafficking, they were a hotbed for crime.

The stray dog hunting team got out of the vehicles parking on the roadside and set out looking around the neighborhood. I decided to stick with the Spaniard. First of all, he wanted to meet and talk to the person reporting the dog.

The Spaniard approached a young man of Latin American descent standing by a payphone on a street corner. He smelled like marijuana.

„You’re the guys looking for the Boston Terrier, right?”

„Yeah. Can you tell us what you saw?”

„It was just now, like thirty minutes ago. A weird dog came out of that supermarket over there, it was eating something. The store clerk ran after it but it got away. It was black and white. I thought it was a French Bulldog but it had a slim body so I figured it was a Boston Terrier. I called the number from a poster when I saw that.”

The young man rubbed his index finger and thumb together in a gesture of requesting his reward. The Spaniard handed him a couple of bank notes but he didn’t seem impressed.

„Hey, this isn’t even enough for a beer!”

„If you have more info, I’ll give you more.”

The Spaniard sent the young man away and set off in the direction of said supermarket. It was a small store standing in a dirty, graffiti-covered alleyway.      I call it a supermarket but it was nothing more than a private business, with colourful vegetables on its racks that looked fresh and delicious. The store clerk, a fat Black woman, was standing there with a troubled look on her face. The Spaniard called out to her.

„We heard a Boston Terrier stole some of your merchandise, is that true?”

„Yeah, just look at this!” she beckoned. The Spaniard’s work clothes had the logo of his company embroidered, she must have known he was an expert of vermin extermination. Right as we stepped inside the supermarket we found a candy shelf. The goods had been stolen from it and the empty shelf was sticky with a clear liquid dripping off of it. „It’s just like ’Alien’, isn’t it? The movie. Have you seen it? The monster was drooling just like this.”

The store clerk furrowed her brows. The Spaniard took out a ballpoint pen from his chest pocket, picking up some of the liquid with its end and examining its viscosity and smell.

„It’s drool. Those shelves had coffee flavour chewing gum on them, am I right?”

„Exactly! A small black and white dog devoured it right here. I tried to catch it but it picked up the entire box and ran off. I reported it to the police as well, just in case, but I’m surprised to see that you guys showed up! Then again, there’s so much crime on these streets, the police must be very busy.”

Leaving the store, the Spaniard got in touch with his men. Each of them carried a transceiver, making it possible to exchange information between each other so long as they were within a couple kilometers radius.

I decided to investigate our surroundings as well. I moved through dirty alleyways scattered with trash, looking for a Boston Terrier.

The wind carried the stench of alcohol and urine. It was probably drunks standing in the alleys and taking a piss. A row of cars stood parking on the roadside. It was a lonely street with no people or cars passing by.

Someone from our team was questioning a vagrant, holding the handle of a large net. It was the white man that complained to me in the office and reminded me of a rugby player. It seemed like his work clothes were about to burst with his muscles.

„Didn’t you see a dog around here? A small, black and white one. It has a short snout and it farts a lot.”

The vagrant our rugby player was looking down to was an elderly man, leaning back onto a building’s wall as he was sitting on the ground. He had put down a piece of cardboard to make his sitting place more comfortable. His mouth seemed to be mumbling something in response to the rugby player’s question, however he couldn’t form his words properly, having lost all his teeth.

„There... right there...” The vagrant’s words came in fragments. He pointed a finger at the wall right across the street. I turned to the rugby player.

„I believe this old man is pointing us to around there.”

The rugby player glanced at me, turning his gaze to where the vagrant was pointing.

„There’s nothin’ there. Nothin’ strange. Not a Boston Terrier, not a place where a small dog could hide.”

„But this old man is trying to bring our attention to something.”

On the other side of the line of parking cars was nothing but old brick buildings, lined up without so much as a crevice between them. The vagrant was pointing at one of those walls.

The rugby player shook his head.

„That’s just a wall. We asked the wrong guy. Maybe he’s hallucinating!”

The vagrant, however, kept on murmuring.

„...weird... how...? It’s gone... I don’t...”

I decided to walk across to the other side of the road.

„Hey, Egyptian! Don’t just do whatever you like! Come back here!” I heard the rugby player’s voice but I ignored him.

I approached the wall the vagrant was pointing to, and trailed  finger along it. Its surface was just slightly damp, but also coarse. It was probably the speckles of sand dancing in the wind that stuck to it.

„Hey! Egyptian!”

An odd sense of discomfort came over me. My finger tracing the wall got caught in the corner of a brick, which then quickly crumbled. As I tried to apply some force, my hand sank into the brick wall.

„H-hey... what’s that?!”

What we had thought to be a brick wall crumbled into sand. It collected into large heaps under my feet and a small alleyway appeared on its other side. It looked like there wasn’t a crevice between the buildings but in reality, they weren’t stuck together at all. It simply appeared so because the sand’s fine imitation made it look like they were lined up continuously. The vagrant likely found it odd that the alleyway that was supposed to be there disappeared, and tried to bring it to our attention.

Sand speckles danced around me from the collapse. When my vision cleared, I realized something was hiding in the dim depths of the alleyway. It was small, small enough for me told hold in my hands.

He was chewing on something very, very loudly. He must have been hiding himself right here all along, creating a fake wall with sand.

„Is that you, Iggy?”

The moment I called his name, the chewing noises stopped.

A pair of eyes appeared in the dim light. I saw the whites of them clearly. Apparently he still remembered his name being ’Iggy’. His self-awareness had him reacting to me calling his name.

Someone grabbed my shoulder from behind with great force. It was the rugby player.

„Hey, hey, hey! There he is! I thought it was sand dancing, but there’s a street there now?  Looks like a dead end, so I guess he’s got no choice but to come over here, huh?” He fixed the net in his hands and took off in the alley’s direction.

„Hey, wait!”

In response to the rugby player approaching him, he got up on his four legs in the dark. His form was that of a small dog’s, but something was manifesting behind him.

The speckles of sand in the alley rose up, defying gravity, gathering in one place, taking shape seemingly too big to even fit the narrow alleyway behind the dog.

However, the rugby player didn’t see it. It was a projection of life energy that regular people were unable to detect. Before his eyes, there was nothing but a single small dog.

He charged towards Iggy with his net. The giant behind Iggy moved, picking him up and jumping, scattering sand as it trampled the rugby player. The moment he hit the ground, it rushed out of the narrow alley. Its large body leapt over the line of parking cars with ease.

As it appeared in a vast and well-lit place, I could take a good look at it in its entirety. The giant holding Iggy had the appearance of a dog with wheels. Its two front legs were dog-like, but its hind legs were missing, sporting car wheels in their place. On its head it wore feathers resembling Native American ornaments. It was a form blending machinery and organic life, scattering speckles of sand from its entire body.

A Stand. That was what I and my American friend referred as to such entities. Something standing by one’s side like a guardian. This must have been the reason behind the odd sand related episodes happening around Iggy.

Stands do not possess a physical body. It was more like Iggy’s guardian. Some would call it a visualization of his psychic powers, others might even claim it as an evil spirit.

Iggy exchanged a glance with me, carried by his own Stand, then turned away as if he’s lost interest in me already. His Stand that leapt over cars so easily rotated its wheels, dashing away on the streets.

The rugby player stood up from where he fell on the ground and called for assistance with his transceiver.

„He-he’s here! The Boston Terrier! Come right away!” He tried to chase after Iggy instantly, but he failed. The huge mass of sand that until just now had been forming a wall was covering the ground. Before I could have noticed, it all centered on me. The sand swallowed me up to the knee and firmly hardened. Without a doubt this was Iggy’s doing. Pulling as hard as I could, I freed my legs but he had already disappeared behind a corner.

„Shit... don’t let him get away!”

The rugby player ran off, and I followed him.

[koopalingsmagicmischief]

How did these guys become magical koopas (? Is that what we should call them?)

yes, magical koopas is the best way to describe them LOL also!!

i love the fact that magic is already a major part in the Mario lore, especially surrounding Bowser, Kamek, Jr, and the Koopalings! so i decided to lean into that already-existing lore!!!

i like to think certain species of Koopa are more likely to be magic-users, with Magikoopa and the more dragon-like Koopas like the species Bowser, Bowser Jr, and the Koopalings are being the ones with the strongest connection to magic and Koopa Troopas being the ones with the weakest connection to magic

since Kamek is Jr and the Koopalings' teacher and grandpa, he's the one who helped them learn transformation magic. while he himself can't hold his humanoid transformation very long anymore as he gets older, he found it best to teach the nine children how to do so for many reasons. for one, it's a good disguise; despite their humanoid forms still having features similar to their Koopa forms (namely hair, eyes, and some accessories), they can accomplish some tasks easier... or mess with the students at their school for fun if you're Iggy. another reason is because it's a good way for them to practice for their future positions in the Koopa Army, since having troops that appear human is a good fake out for certain opponents!

and finally, the reason they were all excited for this in the first place: they could live out their anime battle fantasies, because why learn how to have a humanoid disguise if you're not gonna use it for fun AND practicality?

in fact, Rose was the one who had the idea for them to use their humanoid disguises to be a magical girl inspired troupe! outside of generally using the transformations for fun, they also use their human forms at school (with the exceptions of Rose and Jr, who are homeschooled by Kamek since their magic is still somewhat unstable) since it's practice for future battles on the front lines. it helps them learn how to hold their humanoid forms for long periods of time, and the schools all know that it's part of their magic homework from Kamek; if they get tired during the school day, they can go back to their Koopa forms without being accused of being a different student or skipping class.

Ludwig, as the one with the strongest magic, can hold his form the longest. Roy, Morton, Wendy, and Iggy can all hold their transformations around the same time frame as each other, with Iggy being able to hold his form second longest. Lemmy and Larry also hold their forms for similar lengths of time, with Larry being the one who holds his form just a few minutes longer than Lemmy. Rose and Jr, however, hold their forms at different lengths of time each attempt; their magic is still more unstable and erratic due to lack of practice, hece the homeschooling from Kamek.

(also my first ask being about worldbuilding is so perfect because it gives me an excuse to yell about all the worldbuilding ideas™ ive been cooking for MONTHS.)

[astronautdinosaur]

Well, I'm just a modern guy.

Of course I've had it in the ear before.

Here's another one from AM Gold, my latest show, about music and time travel, which is up through April 29th at Harman Projects in New York. This one's an important one for me in a number of ways, but it's especially relevant TODAY because I'm going to go see Iggy Pop perform tonight for the very first time. Let's be honest, I don't know how much longer this beloved and shirtless and leathery icon is going to be around, so I'm excited to catch him while he's still upright and mobile. I'm hoping it will be a great show, but either way, it will be really cool for me to look back at my life one day and say: I saw Iggy Pop perform and didn't get spit on.

OK, I'm being presumptuous about the spit part. Fingers crossed.

[kageyama-shigeo]

hello everyone!! i'm moving into a real bedroom soon (after staying in my dad's living room for 3 years) and i'm very excited about it!!!! as such, i've been slowly going through my belongings to figure out what i want to take out of storage at my mom's place and bring over to my dad's, or what i'm going to throw away. which means i've got some merch i'm looking to sell if anyone is interested!!! reblogs and shares are very appreciated!!

i have proofs from selling on twitter, tumblr, ebay, and mercari if you're worried about buying from me so feel free to ask and i can send them to you!!!

first up: some bts merch from their anniversary event in 2021. includes jimin acrylic standee, keychain, and two photocards, all with original packaging! will also include some extras~ asking for $40 with free shipping in the usa.

next: persona 5 merch!!! several charms and pins of yusuke and akiren (the shukita pairing). all are in like new condition except one which has a defect on the back. since it was in storage at my mom's house, i have no idea how it happened but i've included a picture for reference. asking for $40 with free shipping in the usa. sold!!

next: ffxv merch!! includes two gladnis prints and one gladnis polaroid, gladnis charm and pins, enamel pins of iggy's daggers, and four pins featuring four beloved girls. asking for $25 with free shipping in the usa. sold!!

and last: ffxiv merch!! includes thancred body pillow cover as well as three pins and three charms. the daki has been in storage for several years and has some yellowing which i tried to show in the pictures but he's definitely still functional for any interested thancred fan. asking for $30 with free shipping in the usa.

i'm less likely to want to separate things unless you're willing to pay for shipping so only ask if you don't mind paying more for individual items. if you have any questions, feel free to message me here or on twitter @eepymob!! i'll also probably have more once it gets closer to moving date and i can thoroughly go through everything so i'll post again once i have more stuff for sale.

[homenecromancer]

[This post is a reprint of an interview with NaRae Lee conducted at San Diego Comic Con 2009, by Deb Aoki for about.com. I have removed web links so that this post will hopefully appear in tags -- please click the source link if you want to click and see, like, archived versions of Yen Press's website.]

Interview: NaRae Lee

Manhwa artist for James Patterson's Maximum Ride

By Deb Aoki, About.com

To celebrate the first birthday of Yen Plus magazine, Yen Press invited Korean comics artist NaRae Lee as their special guest at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. Lee is the artist behind the graphic novel adaptation of James Patterson's bestselling Maximum Ride novels for young adults that is currently being serialized monthly in the pages of Yen Plus.

Discovered by Yen Press Senior Editor JuYoun Lee, NaRae was able to make her U.S. debut working on a series that already had legions of devoted fans. It's a lot to live up to, but NaRae proved to be up to the challenge by delivering artwork that looks remarkably polished for a relative newbie to the world of international manga publishing.

This visit to San Diego was NaRae's first visit to the United States, and unfortunately, the trip from Korea to Southern California wasn't an easy one for her. The effects of jet-lag took their toll on the petite yet hard-working artist, which forced Yen Press to cancel her first planned autograph session on Friday afternoon. NaRae did manage to make it to the convention center to meet her fans on Saturday afternoon, which is when I caught up with her to ask a few questions.

NaRae tends to draw herself as a pudgy, chibi character in her artist's notes in Yen Plus, but in reality, she's a slender, shy and soft-spoken young woman who seemed somewhat surprised to see the line of fans who came to meet her and get her autograph. Yen Press Senior Editor JuYoun Lee kindly translated our conversation.

Q: Welcome to San Diego Comic-Con. It's great to have you here.

NaRae Lee: I'm happy to be here too.

Q: Did you see anything in the Exhibit Hall that you thought was really exciting and cool?

NaRae Lee: I've been sick (since I got to San Diego from Korea), so this is actually the first time that I've been to the convention center.

Q: Ah, too bad. I hope you get to see more of it over the next two days. When you got the call to do Maximum Ride, had you heard of the books before?

NaRae Lee: I didn’t know about them at first.

Q: What were your impressions when you read the script? Did anything strike you in particular that made you think, 'Wow, I should work on this project?'

NaRae Lee: I liked the characters a lot. They each had their own distinctive characteristics and personalities, so that was the big appeal for me.

Q: Which is your favorite character to draw?

NaRae Lee: Character-wise, my favorite is Iggy, but when I'm drawing I enjoy drawing Max the most.

Q: Why is that?

NaRae Lee: The way I'm drawing the character is like a lot of my taste, so I likes how the eyes and the clothes she wears came out. I'm enjoying drawing her very much.

Q: I was really impressed when I first saw your art for Maximum Ride. It's very accomplished, very professional-looking, and it reads very nicely. Is this your first long series?

NaRae Lee: Thank you. Yes, it's my first major series.

Q: Has it been an adjustment creating a new chapter on a monthly schedule?

NaRae Lee: It’s been tough.

Q: Do you have time to do other things, like draw your own manga stories?

NaRae Lee: I also have my own story, a manga that is currently being published in a Korean anthology. That also has a monthly deadline. That one is fortunately only eight pages a month, but still, because I'm juggling the two deadlines I've been having a tough time.

Q: What is the title and what is it about?

NaRae Lee: It’s called Sweetie Milky Propose and it’s for younger girls. It’s like a comedy, also has a bit of a romance going on. It's about four fairies from Milkland coming into the human world to find their princess, who doesn’t know she is a princess. It's very funny.

Q: That sounds cute -- I hope to see it some time! So how did you and JuYoun (Lee, Senior Editor of Yen Press) find each other?

NaRae Lee: (turns to JuYoun) You would know better about that!

JuYoun Lee:Well, there is like an anthology that her school puts out. I saw her like short story there and I immediately liked her art style. I thought she would be perfect for Maximum Ride, so I contacted her.

Q: Ah wow, so straight from college. So how long have you been drawing manga?

NaRae Lee: I've been drawing since I was in like fourth or fifth grade in elementary school. I also went to an animation high school, not just college, so I've been drawing for a long time.

Q: So what is the curriculum like at an animation university? Is it like mostly animation classes or is it like animation and regular school subjects?

NaRae Lee: Well, the college I go to is a manga college and my high school specialized in animation. You can also major in manga at the animation high school as well.

Q: So now that you've devoted so much of your life to drawing, what do you think is your greatest strength as an artist and what is the hardest thing for you to do?

NaRae Lee: I can’t really pinpoint my strong point because I think I'm still a newbie. So maybe the fact that I have lots of possibilities in front of me might be my strongest point.

The toughest thing that I have to deal with as I draw Maximum Ride is that the story is set in the States and this is literally my first chance I've had to visit North America. Because I'm based in Korea, it's tough to find all the reference photos and trying to imagine like (the various locations described in the script) is going to look like. This has been the hardest thing.

Q: Have you met Mr. Patterson? Have you talked with him?

NaRae Lee: (shakes her head) Ah, no. Not yet.

Q: Ah, too bad. Maybe sometime on your next visit to the U.S. Okay, so I know your fans who are for your autograph session are eager to talk to you, but do you have a special message for the fans who couldn’t join you here today?

NaRae Lee: Thank you very much for reading the books.

[ladykatibeth]

Stede and Izzy’s Actual S1 Feelings Part 1

I feel like the Stede/Izzy hatred in season 1 is itself a little exaggerated.

Taking this one character at a time, starting with Stede—up until the duel and actually probably a little bit in between the duel and navy Stede plays up his dislike of Izzy—a lot.

Stede in episode 2 outright states that he “kind of enjoyed it.” Sure he’s a little upset about the hostages but the opportunity to do some clever pirate fuckery (though he wouldn’t know the concept name yet) far outweighs this. He’s antagonistic towards Izzy here because that’s part of the fun, but it isn’t genuine. He barely knows Izzy.

In episode 3 he’s embarrassed about being passed over and posturing, he’s being petty and he’s annoyed. This still isn’t personal, though, he’s being antagonistic because that’s the standard that’s been set and also he’s peacocking.

The Iggy statement comes right after he’s ignored by Geraldo, who then praises Izzy, it’s a product of jealousy and a “better than you” performance not a dislike of personality.

(Stede is very much trying to show off here imo, Izzy’s the first “real pirate” he gets to interact with, he wants to seem cool, but just ends up coming across as rude and entitled because he’s using upper class social tools to do so.)

In episode 4 when they interact for a short period Izzy and Stede once again conflict—while both of them are near panic attacks. Ed is winding Izzy up about the Spanish Navy and he’s all out badgering Stede for a plan to prove a point. Both Izzy and Stede become bitchy when anxious.

In episode 6 Stede quickly changes his opinion of Izzy after a vague compliment (about his theatrical instincts being finely honed) and says “maybe I was wrong about you after all.” Which implies to me it’s not very strong in the first place.

Stede is still prissy with Izzy in the curtain scene, because he still sees Izzy as his pirate rival, and Izzy is hitting on some insecurities that just got dug up regarding the planning…. “I went out on a limb for you.” Looking at the details though…..

Izzy’s curtain dramatic flair gives Stede his inspiration for the curtain part of the fuckery…and he uses his exact phrasing “plumb the depths” in his speech to the crew. He’s in higher spirits after this conversation! That’s something alright but not hatred.

We get the biggest negative shift at the end during the duel, Izzy stabs Stede, which is pretty harsh. Stede is mostly triumphant here. We don’t get a lot for his feelings about this, but it does stick out to me that the crew is the ones most into the banishment at this point, more so than Stede, who I think is more excited about having been clever.

We don’t get another interaction or mention until E9, Stede is the most genuinely pissed at Izzy’s he’s ever been right here, like real anger in the “he sold us out.” He doesn’t really have much time to focus on it though.

I would say up until now this is the most he’s actually disliked Izzy, as opposed to the performative way up until now based in him wanting a rival.

We leave off the series with one final mention of Izzy from Stede in 10, when given the opportunity to brag one of the first accomplishments we hear him say—“I won in a duel against Blackbeards right hand man, Izzy Hands” then he goes on to talk about Ed. Even after the Navy he’s still not tinged his view of him so negatively that it’s tinged his accomplishment. Winning a duel against Izzy wasn’t cool because of vengeance, that’s not the tone, it’s cool because Izzy is cool.

All in all Stede’s S1 feelings can be summarized as this.

1. Performative dislike (up until Navy) as a result of seeing him as a rival.

2. A lot of respect, especially for his opinions. Stede is excited to win against Izzy because Izzy is a respectable pirate so if Stede can do it, it makes Stede respectable. He likes to fight Izzy and win because he respects Izzy and his skills so it feels like a big victory.

3. Jealousy. Izzy is the “real pirate” Stede is aspiring too.

4. Annoyance, these two can bring out the worst in each other when upset and can cause further annoyance, this is having the biggest impact on S2 so far.

I would go as far as to say extenuating circumstances aside, Stede likes Izzy. He doesn’t want him to leave as soon as possible like with other people he dislikes in season 1, he had a dream about fighting him in S2.

Stede is very much avoidant of negative things, he’s not all that avoidant of Izzy.

The closet Stede has gotten to hating Izzy was the navy, before then it wasn’t even close imo.

On to Izzy in Part 2

[thekoopalingsandstuffs]

Everyone, how are you doing today?

Jr: "Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig keep talking about their plans for Valentine's Day... I mean, I'm happy for them!! But it's just kinda odd to listen to. They seem so excited to hang out with one specific person... I just don't get it. Like, if I had a bunch of candy, I would want to share it with all my friends!! Not give it to just one! That wouldn't be fair, I don't think... Why do they all care SO much about one person??"

Wendy: "I'm with the kid on this one... Except I would keep all the candy for myself. Romance is dumb."

Morton: "Agreed."

Iggy: *In his bedroom, refusing to come out. Again*

Larry: "... I'm gonna rob a bank, by the way!! It's a big step in my new career!!! I'm very excited!"

Everybody: *Ignoring Larry*

Rango: *Frantically texting Koops* "Do you think I should send a heart emoji or an emoticon??"

Topper: "Huh???"

Rango: "❤️ or <3? And what color???"

Topper: "Why are you asking me??... If you like him, then just say it. "I like you." Don't make things complicated."

Hariet: "Or, maybe you could-"

Rango: "Sent! Thanks, Toppy!!"

Hariet: "......" *Grumbles*

Motley: "THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!!!"

Nabbit: *Drawing blueprints for her heist mission* "... I'm just... Practicing art~"

Peasley: "I'm practicing my dancing!! I can't tell if the school dance is going to be a formal waltz ball type event, or... Cha Cha Slide on loop for three hours again. So it's best I prepare for both!"