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[yintous]

you know, i’m such a fool for you!

❪ masterlist ❫ · being damian wayne’s beloved (he wishes) ⸝⸝⸝ fluff ノ crushing + dating hcs

🗒️ more content under the cut, not proofread, gn! reader ; hi first ever damian work 🤞 i hope i did him justice idk (i had to repost this 3 times bc i had sm errors)

crushing: he thought it was just infatuation, but it was devotion waiting to be discovered and acted upon.

you’d def need a lot of patience when crushing on him, because a confession would take thousands of years /hj bc the SLOW BURN TROPE IS STRONGG on this one

when crushing, he has worked on practicing the art of secret stares that are unintentionally etched with yearning™

said stares has aided him in memorizing your beauty; yet, he finds himself unable to encapsulate the full extent of it within his art

he’s not used to having crushes, so he makes sure that everything is perfect before acting upon his feelings. he doesn’t want to break something so new

memorizes things you’ve briefly mentioned in a conversation. you wanted a certain perfume or snack? it’s already at your door a few hours later

he tries so hard not to care, but it’s so obvious that it’s the opposite—he cares so much he stays up at night rewinding your conversation over and over again, thinking about what he could’ve said to make it last longer.

has unconsciously memorized little things about you and doodles it on his sketchbook whenever he gets the chance. for example, if you have curly hair, he practices drawing curly hair more than before

the stares aren’t subtle to his family, either. bruce especially knows that his son is fond of you; sometimes, you might even catch the man sending you a nod of approval for no reason!

also attempts to act like a “normal teenager” around you, often going to social media and searching for examples. but his usage of slang is ALWAYS awkward 💔💔

he tries to frequently spend time with you, but in the most little ways possible because he’s lowk shy and awkward when having a crush 💔💔

like offering to teach you self defense or walking together at night (he insists that he doesn’t care for you, he just doesn’t want to see someone hurt) (he in-fact does care for you and the fact is yelled out through his actions)

there are COUNTLESS of sketches and paintings of you in his room. sometimes, in his trash bin because to him, they weren’t perfect nor “enough” for you.

his source of art is entirely you. to the point that he started doing practices of things you like; if you like rollercoasters, he probably has a painting of one ongoing, with a couple that subtly looks like the two of you riding it in the background

the relationship was probably a result of slow-burn. tension that could be cut with a knife, desire that are behind closed doors, and a wanting that is a thirst impossible to be quenched. it burns his throat and fogs his mind.

when you arrived in his life, he didn’t need the sun to spark a shine into his eyes. not when you were around, subconsciously stringing him along into a maddening web of feelings that confused and warmed him.

© yintous do not copy, repost, plagiarize, or feed any of my work into ai.

[thegreatyin]

exactly!!!! as it goes!!!!!!!!!!

current fallen london fandom experience feels like im standing at the corner of a party holding a sippy cup going. i thought firmament has been pretty fun and intriguing so far

[kenyummy]

Hi! I was going through your profile to read more of Spidey! Reader and I saw the ask of songs going for each character, and your comment about Reed and Spidey! Reader being parallels of Bruce and DC! Reader??

HELLO?? THATS SO COOL!!! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS

IF NOT ITS OKAY I WAS JUST CURIOUS!! HAVE A GOOD DAY/NIGHT

HII IM SO HAPPY YOU ASKED ABOUT THIS ARGHHHH i have so much to say

ok so yes! reed and spidey r gonna parallel bruce and spidey (or more accurately bruce and dc!reader) very hard as in that's what he could've had, ykwim???

in chapter 5, reed acknowledges spidey's intellect and treats them as if they're equals. spidey appreciates this immensely, feeling good that the literal smartest man in the world sees them as such. this is their dynamic. reed sees spidey as an equal, yet as somebody who needs to be nurtured. you're a genius, creating most of your web shooters and technology from scratch, yet needing help on some of the technicalities, which he's happy to provide.

spidey comes to reed when they need help. spidey isn't afraid that he'll make them look dumb. that he'll believe its a waste of time because he cares. he genuinely cares about spidey, maybe even past that of a mentor, and wants to see them succeed so bad because he knows just how incredibly brilliant you are, and he's so, so proud.

from the first moment you'd met him, still an awkward kid getting the hang of your new powers, with braces and that hormonal teen acne, begging to be let on his team because otherwise, j. jonah jameson would actually eat you alive.

bypassing the highest level of baxter building security protocols with ease and using some kind of inorganic webbing that was unlike anything hed ever seen. ever since that day, reed knew you were absolutely incredible, and wishes you'd see yourself as such.

(basically, your science dad lol)

now, here comes the parallel with dc!reader. bruce was the complete opposite of reed. he'd never had the time to see dc!reader. always busy. with this new robin, this new criminal, this new "addition to the family", bruce never gave you the time of day because he just couldn't.

he'd never noticed the things you made, the grades you topped, the things you tinkered with. he'd never seen it and probably never would've if you'd never been shot. he never saw how smart you were, and it made you feel inadequate. like no matter how many things you did, how many gadgets you made or how incredible your inventions really were; you were invisible.

you'd never come to him for help. you used to try, all that time ago, but he'd say he was too busy. always too busy. never free enough to look your way, let alone help you calculate the density needed for web shooters.

(in the end, you'd never be able to make those webs. ...not in that universe, anyway).

but eventually, he sees it. he sees you (you as in spidey haha). when you pull away, he feels the tug and soon you're too far to catch up.

maybe it's when you reveal that you're spidey. maybe it's when you babysit franklin and reed comes to pick him up. maybe he sees you and reed and sue all walking together through a night-time science convention when he's on patrol.

it doesn't matter when, he just sees it, and his heart sinks. you would wrap your arms around your science dad™ after he'd help you with one thing or another, unaware of the lingering eyes following your every move.

... just how much had he missed, he wonders. he'd never seen you hug somebody that tightly since you were a little kid. ... but you're not anymore, are you? right. he'd... he'd almost forgotten.

he never wanted you in the vigilante life. never wanted you in danger. but it consumed his life. every waking moment. always busy, too busy, always too busy for you. but now, he sees you; latching onto this older man (perhaps a similar age to him, maybe younger) and grinning up at him like you'd done it a hundred times before.

... you'd never hugged him, had you?

especially these days. your eyes are colder than ever, touch even more so. you slinked around the manor like you wanted nobody to find you and you'd escape conversations as soon as you possibly could when somebody tried to speak with you. (that part hurt dick the most).

you're so different than he remembers. (though, how could he say that? the last thing he remembers is when his boy, his jason was still young too. the last few memories he wanted to block out forever. too bad that included you, too).

god forbid you accidentally call reed dad one day, then he'd be really pissed off. especially because you stopped calling him dad (or any variant of it) for some reason. really, it was because you'd switched places with his actual kid, and you never ended up seeing him as a father, so it came unconsciously. though, he didn't know this. for all he knew, you just... given up on his one day, for that man.

who seemed... all too glad to give you the acknowledgement you wanted.

all in all, you and reed represent a very important concept that the fantastic four are literally in this story to represent. what could've been. it stirs longing, guilt, and especially in this story, a kind of obsession of "making it all better".

you once looked up to bruce, your father, so dearly, preening when he gave you a sliver of his attention. doesn't every child? you'd go back to this one day, he's sure. this time, though, he'll spend as much time with you as you want. you can go to science conventions with him, as much as he has little interest in that type of thing.

he can help you now that he sees you, so just forget that man, okay? he'll always be your dad.

tysm for the ask my love im gen so happy i got to talk about this teehee

[angel-of-the-moons]

Pavitr x reader where his wife or gf does end up pregnant? Idk maybe one where they find out they are and how they'd react to it, or one where reader has been pregnant a while and they do some...activities.

Canon Events

Pavitr x Wife!Reader

TW/CW: Anxiety, Miguel's Canon Event™ PTSD, Pregnancy, Pregnancy anxiety, baby talk!

Pavitr is obviously aged up in this fic

A/N: I'm going to work through my asks a bit to help take my mind off the grief and stress, so I simply had to make this fluffy. I might make a second part to it where it gets spicy, once I feel better.

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"Wuh-oh." Lyla said, swiping through the pop-up monitors surrounding her tiny yellow frame.

"What is it, Lyla?" Miguel asked, sipping his coffee. His deep chocolate eyes focused on the AI's persona as she squinted at the data.

"New canon event detected, Migs." She said, typing faster than any human could ever fathom.

"Where." He said, immediately setting his coffee down to furrow his brows at her.

Already he could feel his body tense at the news, after what happened with Miles and his canon event, not to mention Miguel's own...

He couldn't handle another mutiny, not when everything had finally been settled back into place, the web repaired and strengthened.

"Whose universe is it? Which one?"

"It's... Pavitr's." Lyla said, her eyebrows rising considerably behind her heart-shaped glasses.

He sighed deeply, pinching the bridge of his nose. Great. What horrible situation did fate have in plan for that particular Spider-Man, now? His Aunty Maya dying? One of his friends? You?

He knew Pavitr understood the importance of canon events, but...

"How bad?"

"Actually it's..." Lyla let out a startled chuckle, tipping her head to grin at Miguel with her crooked teeth. "It's... well, okay, depending on your point of view it could be good or bad, but I think Pavitr might consider this a good one--"

"Lyla..." He sighed, tapping his foot.

"Alright, alright big guy, don't get your panties in a twist." She snorted, "Pulling it up now."

Miguel turned his thick frame to peer at the hologram as an image of you materialized behind him.

It looked like you were in some kind of doctor's office. Judging by the pictures on the wall, some sort of women's health center.

He squinted at the posters, every inch of the room, until his eyes finally focused on you, holding papers in your hand, shaking, the gold band on your ring finger catching the lights above and glinting a little too brightly for his eyes.

Miguel slowly began to circle your image as you read the papers. Your face looked cold and clammy, a bead of sweat trickled down your brow.

Cancer? No, no, Lyla said this was good news, for once.

So, what...

His brows shot up, the creases in his tanned skin deepening as he leaned in to peer over your shoulder at the paperwork.

He rapidly scanned each word. Your flu tests came back negative, no allergens to report, no life-threatening diseases...

But the blood results are what intrigued him.

Estrogen levels were elevated...

As were prolactin and progesterone levels.

Miguel had to step back and let his jaw go slack as he looked at you, holding the papers that, printed at the bottom...

Reported a strong, tiny little heartbeat.

You were pregnant. And judging by the levels of hormones in your system, you were halfway through your first trimester.

He watched as your eyes welled up, fat tears burning hot as they broke over the dam of your lashes, dripping down your cheeks. Your doctor handed you some tissues and rubbed your back, smiling sweetly as she calmed you down.

"I know, I know, honey. It's overwhelming... Just breathe." She coos.

You wipe at your eyes and take a few shaky breaths. "I just... I'm sorry, it's hard to control it all. Ugh, I've been wondering why I've been so moody lately, but my period was late!"

"Mhmm... hormones will do that to a mama." She says patiently. "What will you tell your husband?"

"I think--"

Miguel raised his hand to Lyla to stop the hologram. This was something deeply personal, and it didn't sit right in his gut about this, that he found out before Pavitr...

He pulled up his gizmo and pulled up Pavitr's frequency, his fingers moving a little too fast so he had to backtrack a couple of times.

Finally, the voice to the chipper, younger hero came through.

"Hi, boss! Uh... What's up?" He said awkwardly.

"Go home, Pavitr, I'm assigning someone else to your workload." He said, his tone a bit softer than usual.

"I--whuh--huh?" He could hear the bewilderment in the man's voice as he stammered for a reply.

"Just go home, Pavitr. That's an order."

"I... Eh. Uh. O-okay?"

Miguel sighed as he terminated the connection.

He hoped Pavitr was ready for this.

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"Heee-llo my beautiful wife!" Pavitr called out, dropping his duffel by the door, a bit of a pep in his step as he walked through your apartment to look for you.

Pavitr called your name once or twice, and his brows creased with worry when you didn't respond. Were you out? No... No. Your shoes were by the front door.

He spotted you, sitting at the island in your kitchen, a cup of hot chai in your delicate hands.

You giggled softly as he kissed your shoulder and cheek on excessive pecks and loud "mwah's" before dropping his chin onto your shoulder.

He looked at your social media feed (actually it was some kind of forum that you quickly closed) and chirped, "Whatcha looking at?"

"Oh, just... stuff." You say evasively, squirming in your seat.

"Oh? What kinda stuff?"

"Oh, I..." You say, splaying your hands over an envelope. The logo on the sticker was from your usual doctor's office, and his brows pinched in concern.

"Sweetheart, what's up? You said you had a doctor's appointment today. Is everything okay?"

"W-Well, I... I mean..." You swallow thickly. "It's... I-I mean..."

"Are you okay???" He spun your stool around to hold your shoulders, his big dark eyes wide with concern for you as he scanned your face for any signs of... anything.

"I..." You cast a glance back at the envelope. The words felt like cotton in a dry mouth, choking and unable to utter.

Why were you so nervous about this? You talked about this together, brainstormed the "what-ifs" a million times during late nights, limbs tangled as sweat cooled on your bodies beneath the sheets.

You knew Pavitr would never be... angry about this. With you.

So why was there a nasty pit in the deepest part of your stomach right now?

Pavitr looked at the envelope, and slowly reached out for it, waiting for you to tell him to stop or if you were uncomfortable.

You wrung your fingers together and chewed the inside of your cheek anxiously as you watched him read your papers, mumbling about how everything looked okay.

But...

Then his eyes got to the last page. Your pregnancy test results.

He lifted the paper--almost comically--close to his face.

For agonizing milliseconds that felt like ages, the papers hid his face from view. All you could see was how he trembled, his fists clenching around the paper.

Finally, he lowered them, and those big, beautiful, dark eyes were glistening with tears and his lip was wobbling.

"I'm l--I'm--I'm gonna be a dad?" He blubbered near-incoherently.

"Y.... yes." You peep.

The papers were immediately forgotten as he buried his face into your chest and full-on started to ugly cry, babbling about how much he loved you and how happy he was.

Why on Earth were you ever afraid of how he'd react to the news?

You sniffled and hiccuped, his high emotional rollercoaster hitting you, too.

Immediately, he lifted his snot-covered, tear-stained face to look up at you, and his hands went to your cheeks, wiping your tears away.

"Hey, hey, hey! I love you! I love you so so so so so so so--"

"Pav..." You sniffed.

"Right, right." He muttered lifting his head to look down the hall. The room you two had turned into a room for your sewing projects was across the hall from your room. A little small, compared to yours, but...

"So if we can move stuff around, your machine can come out here, then we can put the crib in there..."

You blink dumbly at him.

"W... wait so you... You're serious? About.... about this?"

Pavitr turns to you with a grin, grabbing a paper napkin from the counter and completely cleaning his face, taking a fresh one and dabbing your tears away.

He kissed the tip of your nose, then your forehead, your cheeks, and finally, your lips.

Pavitr's hands moved low, pressing over your belly ever so gently. His eyes flicked up to yours once again.

"You and this... our little baby, are the most important things in my life." He swears. "I'm never going to back out on either of you."

He kisses you on the lips one more time, pulling away enough to touch your cheek, a grin on his charming, handsome face.

"So! Wanna look at baby stuff online? We can order takeout and chill!"

You didn't know why you were ever worried in the first place.

[benkaben]

I'm cleaning some furniture we have had outside for months (a relative was moving houses) and as I'm doing so, I'm turning them around because they're pretty, pretty dirty right?

So there's this one beside table that's completely filled with webs, and I don't mind, but as I'm cleaning them I keep hearing a particular krshh krshh krshh each time I remove them but I think, since I'm wearing headphones and I'm outside and it's quite literally FILLED with them this might probably be a normalish sound, right?

Well, as I'm done cleaning the webs a big, huge black spider with long thin pointy legs falls into the bottom of the table, and I really like spiders and I think, "well we're already outside let me try to get her out and mayhaps she can go to the garden or any place away from the furniture, please pretty thing, shoo shoo", so I flip the table around so she can fall, yeye.

And she does. And she starts running away so I'm like "let's leave it be... Wait, a pic first!" so I try and get some photos of her with my not-so-great camera, and while I'm doing so it hits me I might actually need to kill her because she's HUGE, and I have a cat, and maybe she even ends up crawling back into the furniture or the house, oh nnno, that'd be bad, uh— wait, the spider stopped moving.

So I blow in her direction to see if she reacts, if she doesn't, I could add it to my bug collection, yes.

I blow, she flips and reacts, and tries to run again, but I managed to catch this pretty big and clear red mark on her abdomen and oh FUCK IT'S A BLACK WIDOW IT'S A—

So yeah I now have a new spider in my collection but it might take a bit for the furniture to get cleaned, since we now have to wait until it gets fumigated first™. For reasons.

[threepandas]

I'm a bit too anxious to say it out of Anon (because brain scream sometimes) but I want to say that I love all of the yandere wips/ficlets you've shared that I've read so far. ... which is funny because I normally dislike toxic routes in many otome.

I ADORE these short stories. Most of the Readers I've seen you've make so far? Are not frilly silly characters who are the Dumb Naive types that the narration tends to offer for immersion. And the Yanderes? TERRIFYINGLY COMPETENT. Whether they're terrifying on main or instead are very very good at hiding in plain sight.

The readers are smart and/or clever. Strong of will and the ones who fight go down swinging. It's not made easy for any of those yanderes even when they are stronger, although the ones I've seen that "hunt" the Readers are very much playing with their 'food'. Some Readers realize the threat too late but they try to escape too. And then some others don't catch on yet to the danger but its not because they're dumb but because there's no feasible way for them to realize anything's amiss yet, whether they're Isekais MCs or native OCs.

(I especially love the Chosen set. omg the chosen set. And the Aizawa and Yamada ones too, like oh my god yes.)

Probably the most Terrifying yanderes you've written (that I've so far read) are the platonic/paternal ones. Whether they lull the Reader into their web or outright steal them away for Bad Ending Hell. Just... god. The Grandmaster Demon Mage, the Mad Scientist 'Daddy'... and now the Villainess Isekai's King and Queen.

pray for those readers. At least "Grandlearner" is safe in the knowledge that no Route they're stuck in will last. The Golden Ending would require the other Routes after all. If Villainess Isekai realizes the danger... oof. And "Eve"? Hopefully she'll gain enough muscle autonomy to escape "daddy" because imagine being resigned to hoping for a quick death given the Dark SciFi Otome Backstory Hell she's trapped in.

I'm gonna send this before I talk myself down from it but thank you for writing these.

I... I'm totally cool and definitely not crying. I want this printed on my wall?? Oh GOD I AM HAVING EMOTIONS 😭😭😭😭😭 this is amazing and thank you and I TOO have thoughts!

Cause like? Yandere? In my mind? Shouldn't be Real™. Like "more at 11" depressing, restraining order REAL. They should be the horror monster that LOVES you. The "I cracked along the fault lines and something UNHINGED bubbled up" that? Technically we all COULD be... if that part of our brains that stops us from metaphorically biting through our own fingers? Either turned OFF or never developed.

Enough unhinged 20 somethings! That's not a proper yandere! That's probably a mood swing! No... let them COOK. Let the crazy FESTER into a smile that doesn't reach the eyes and movements that are FAR too deliberate.

The fun of a yandere is that they are... INEVITABLE.

It's kinda like godzilla in a way. Or a forest fire. The odds aren't HIGH? But if you DO happen to be unlucky enough? All you can do is try to survive. As this Force Of Destruction rages around you.

But WORSE! Cause THIS one? Looooooves you!

May have POWER. A willingness to plan. To wait. To commit violence. And the power of the fanatic to drive them. Because, after all, they fight for True Love. For your FUTURE together. For the God of their delusions.

Aaaaah! There are so many types? I got really tired of them all going for the same template of a person? There are many ways to set off a bomb, after all! I am probably rambling and contradicting myself. I just have SO MANY THOOOOOUGHTS. Seriously, this is the nicest comment I've ever gotten? Just?

[feralkwe]

Driveby cursed prompt™: everything is the same, except Elidibus is 40% more lucid and Lahabrea plays matchmaker with him and Kit right around Totorak. You're welcome. ;D

This is SO fucking WEIRD. I was absolutely 9000% alone in Gridania by that dumb church of the Twelve last night thinking about THIS VERY CONCEPT.

See? ALONE.

Anyway, I try to keep prompt fills to about 500 words and this is a wee bit longer than that, so:

Everything which happened to Kit these days was weird. She had not expected life outside of Golmore to be anything she was used to—that had been much of the point of leaving—but she had not expected it to pitch her into one bizarre and inexplicable situation after another. She'd craved to see the world, to put her axe to use for those who might need it, and carve out who she wanted to be free from the confines of expectations place upon her by others. Now she stood in a room made of spun webs dripping with slime, her axe in hand, a power she did not understand often incapacitating her, and a mysterious man in black robes who knew more about it than she did introducing himself. Many things about her seemed to surprise him as much as he puzzled her. That she understood his words, that she had withstood the touch of Ifrit enough that she had felled him, and an odd amount about for whom she now worked. On top of that, in the space between smug words and cryptic tauntings he tilted his head. Not being able to see his eyes made it difficult to tell what look he turned upon her, but she had the distinct feeling she was being studied. "A purple-haired Viera." Lahabrea of the Ascians sighed, the sound falling somewhere between weary and amused. "Well, Bringer of Light," he said, "there may be a role for you yet." She tightened her choke up the haft of her weapon. "It might be putting an axe through you if you do not start answering questions." "You could try, but I promise you the result would be a disappointment." The eerie glow of the chamber where they stood cast harsh highlights against the reliefs of his mask, giving the effect that he was sneering. "If it is answers you seek, allow me first to pose this: while the Scions have you running from battle to battle have you thought to ask yourself to what end?" "To stop the primal threat." He did not need to know she had many questions to which she was promised answers and had yet to receive any. "To find a way to save the tempered." He puffed a breath through his concealed nose. "Indeed?" A low chuckle slightly shook his shoulders, the spiked pauldrons catching the sickening green light. "So focused you are on the sylphs, on Gridania. Have you thought to wonder what we Ascians might be doing elsewhere?" She frowned, her stance tensing. "No." So far she had managed to keep her focus trained before her, on the next immediate step to helping the next person. Those she could save when she had been helpless save so many others so far. "I thought not." He considered her, seeming to decide something. "Three days hence at dusk come to the Bramble Patch. Alone." She was young, not stupid. "That sounds like a trap." "Yes. I imagine it does to one such as you." His mouth drew in a smirk. "But a curiosity such as yours will only be sated by seeing for yourself." He lifted a hand, a swirl of deep purple magic casting the chamber into darkness as a portal opened behind him. "Or do not. Keep your mistrust a close companion and accept what you have been told. The choice is yours." He waved a hand above them into the webbing which criss-crossed the chamber ceiling, knocking loose one of the giant cave mites, kicking and squealing as it transformed into a massive, many-eyed creature. "Take your time deciding." Then he was gone.

You can read the rest on AO3. You menace.

[randomflower-in-a-field]

Superheroes vs. Catching people

So I know nothing about physics. But I do know it's not fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop because the force makes all your organs go crunch. Now, I've seen tons of superhero movies and comics that do the catching people wrong (the science behind this is common sense). That being said here is my list of superheroes who I think would be good or bad at catching people if the laws of physics did apply.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a huge superhero nerd, and I don't know much about superheroes, so this hypothesis is based on what I do know. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Superman: Bad at first. The first couple of times he would kill people and feel horrible about it. But he wouldn't understand what went wrong and has a Saving People Thing™ so it would take him a couple tries and some scathing articles to fix it.

Batman: Good if he wants to be. Now this one depends on which version of Batman we're talking about. In general, he would be good at catching people because he is also human and is smart enough to know how physics work. However, whether he would actually try to catch people would depend on the version and the situation.

Any of the Robins: Again, same as Batman, good if they want to be.

The Flash: Hands down the worst. It's not even just catching people. Flash may be immune to whiplash but normal humans aren't and he would kill anyone he moves fast. With his powerset there's not much he can do to work around this, but he's also smart so he might eventually figure out a way.

Green Arrow: Mostly good. Since he's human, I think he would be good at catching people in general because he would also be working within his own limits. But I feel like there would still be some accidents here and there until he gets into a good groove.

Spider-Man: Good at catching people...ish. Now this depends on the version, but for the most part, I would say he's good at catching people because he has to know a lot about physics to swing around on his webs like that. However, this excludes extenuating circumstances that aren't Spider-Man's fault.

Anyways, y'all can correct me if I'm wrong. Also, I know this is not an extensive list of superheroes, these are just all the ones my friends and I discussed (yes, I do know that we jumped from DC to Marvel for that last one, but I do not care).

[homestuck-for-the-first-time]

lvl 247

so hmph

i'm up to page 247, and wow this is very, specific kinds of weird. im impressed. lets take a look at everything so far.

the LORE

this little fella is cute. it's his birthday and look at him go! if i understood the plot correctly this sort of takes place in a weird alternate video-game esque 2000's. i'm guessing he's like 13? must protect at all costs.

the humour is also,,, interesting. i genuinely cannot pinpoint exactly what this all means. i cannot predict it. it's like im a dream -like state.

for instance. when the camera zooms out and reveals a vast empty city with nobody around i thought this became existential horror.

and some pages later, they all just fucking die?

what the fuck???

if someone asked me, after reading 247 pages of the comic, what was it about, i'd tell them oh god help me where am i. matpat would not survive this.

the creatures

there are two dorks so far. i love them. there's

he's so cute i wanna squish him to death

JOHN EGBERT and his hiperfixation on ODDLY-SPECIFIC FILMS is charming but i feel like i'm missing so much context. should i watch them to catch up with homestuck lore?

oh and her

she is concerning

she's so quirky. her love for OBSCURE LITERATURE and ELEVATED LEXICON, plus eveything else? is she on tumblr dot com?

i wonder what else is she up to, along the other pesterchums on the web.

coding sillies

ah yes. i love code™. no but really, i'm on my last year of compsci. i am old. but these cute little gags remind me of starting out to self learn data structures and general syntax.

pfft, do you even hashmap bro? wdym u don't have logarithmic time complexity?

that's what you get for not using b+ trees.

this whole comic was definitively made by a dorky nerd, and that's sick. i wonder what they're up to now...

closing thoughts

rose's mom is definitively queen from deltarune. also, i need some rest. this comic is definitively something. tune in for more

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Chapter 34- Part 5

And there it is!! That's where the next encounter is (yeah, remember that this was all so I could catch another event Pokémon?)! Some of you might recognize where this is going, but for anyone who may not…well, observe.

I've got four of them now, I think Xera can spare one of them for the mysterious tower.

That's right, it's heckin' Spiritomb! Incredible!

This shouldn't be too challenging- use Glare™ to paralyze, Crunch for damage, and then…

There, that should be enough! Great Ball time!

I read that one of Spiritomb's possible inspirations is a spirit from Norwegian folktales that is forced to carry around a stone as a punishment. And, y’know- punishments, kinda relate to the idea of karma, and- yeah!

Now, that's all for encounters, so now it's time for theorizing and planning. The upside is that I do have some prior experience battling a Poison monotype team worthy of a Gym Leader via the Corey fight, and there is actually some overlap between Wasteland and Corrosive Field. So, while Wasteland is a very different Field, it's not super entirely different from that previous battle. Of course, the downside is that I still don't know anything about Aya’s team, so I can't completely rely on my previous knowledge from fighting Corey. Just stuff like Poison’s weaknesses and how having a Poison-type or two of my own, as well as a Steel-type, could be beneficial.

But Ame brought up some interesting points- namely the emphasis on Aya fighting using “the Wasteland itself”, which surely refers to the entry hazards. Toxic Spikes is the obvious choice, but Spikes and Stealth Rocks are also viable; Sticky Web can't really be learned by a lot of Poison-types (just Ariados), so I doubt that one will come up. There's also the matter of the handful of Abilities that get affected by being on Wasteland, many of which could be very useful for Aya’s side in some form or another.

So! What have I chosen to do with this information? Why, taking into consideration those Abilities and those who can learn at least one of those entry hazard moves to create an entire list of Pokémon who overlap those categories, of course! Those Pokémon came out to be:

Nidoqueen

Nidoking

Tentacruel

Muk

Weezing

Qwilfish

Swalot

Roserade

Skuntank

Scolipede

Garbodor

Skrelp

Toxapex

However, I also thought about other potential Pokémon Aya could use for one reason or another, and those Pokémon ended up being:

Vileplume: Has Effect Spore, could make good support in a Double Battle.

Drapion: Like Skuntank, it's one of the very few Pokémon up to Gen VII with this specific Poison/Dark-type combination, making it a strong counter to Psychic-types and giving it only one weakness in the form of Ground.

Amoongus: Same as Vileplume, and in fact Amoongus could be more likely because it is a very common, very good support Pokémon in recent official competitive play.

Salazzle: Honestly this one's partially for theming, seems like an appropriate Pokémon for Aya specifically to have, but it also has Corrosion which is good for Wasteland.

So taking all this information into account, both of these lists, I have determined the twelve most likeliest Pokémon that Aya could have on her team. And those Pokémon are:

Nidoqueen: Not only can it learn Stealth Rock and have Poison Point, but it would be really appropriate for Aya's theming. She's Cain's sister, Cain's ace is a Nidoking, so it would be fitting if Aya in turn used its counterpart. 

Vileplume: Already explained my logic above 

Tentacruel: Similar reasoning as Qwilfish

Muk: Theming is a big part of this one- it'd make sense for someone from the Wasteland to use a Pokémon made of sludge, as a reference to the purplish, jelly-like ground of Byxbysion.

Qwilfish: Can counter Ground-types, Poison Point, can do a lot with entry hazards, just seems good for support and spread damage/poisoning.

Skuntank: Same reasoning as Drapion 

Drapion: Already explained my logic above

Scolipede: Can counter Psychic-types, can have Poison Point, and again it just seems strangely fitting for Aya to have- maybe it's the coloring that makes me of Aya and the Wasteland, hard to describe.

Garbodor: Similar to Muk, but in this case it would be a reference to the debris scattered all over the Wasteland that never seems to go away no matter how hard people try to clean up the place.

Amoongus: Already explained my logic above

Toxapex: Similar reasoning as Qwilfish, but as an extra thing it also has Merciless, which benefits from Wasteland.

Salazzle: Already explained my logic above

Of course, this list is just speculation on my part, it could be right or it could be wrong. Heck, it's already gonna be partially disproven by default since Aya is only gonna have six Pokémon, and those could be any Poison-types, not just the ones on this list!

But no matter what team Aya has, one thing that seems pretty consistent is that I need at least a Psychic-type and a Ground-type, and we can go from there. Shimmer seems like the obvious choice for the former- her special damage output is a bit better than Kirin’s with the Twisted Spoon, her special bulk is better, and she has Telepathy. Crater works as my Ground-type and she also provides more type coverage as a Fire-type. But…I could kill two birds with one stone in the form of having another Ground-type who also doubles as a Poison-type: Selene! I have Moon Stones, I can evolve her into Nidoqueen easily! And she can learn Earth Power just like Crater- and Earth Power isn't weakened like Bulldoze or Earthquake, nor is it given a secondary Poison type like Mud Bomb.

Of course, having the utility and coverage provided by a Steel-type would also be beneficial. I'm gonna go with Wulfrum for this one; granted, I know I have Aspis the Shieldon now too, but I'm choosing Wulfrum still because a.) he's already at Lv. 39 and will be faster to train, and b.) his offensive capabilities are better than Aspis’ at this time. But, depending on how this attempt goes, I'd be willing to swap the two of need be. As for my last two slots, well- Glare would make very good support, and Riptide is a given as always.

So ultimately, here's what things are looking like:

A bit of training to get these two up to the level cap, and…

Perfect! So now the team's looking like this:

Firstly, I gave Selene an Aspear Berry. See, she can't get poisoned, and being paralyzed or burned by one of those specific Poison-type attacks wouldn't be that much of an issue for her. Her being frozen, though- that would be an issue, so the Aspear Berry should help there. As for Wulfrum, I gave him the Zoom Lens, since Rock Slide and Iron Tail aren't super accurate. 

As a bonus, I used a Carbos on Glare to make her just that much faster, which should just be good in general but also specifically help her as a support. After all, she now outspeeds everyone else on the team, so she can use Acid Spray to prepare for a special attack, or Screech to prepare for a physical attack, not to mention being able to paralyze opponents more easily.

Oh! But before going back to the Wasteland, I remembered Xera now has access to another floor of the Obsidia Department Store, so let's check that out real fast.

Vitamins- so this is where we can get more of those, no need to rely on finding them in garbage cans anymore.

Not that Xera has been that far outside the city so far- Pyrous Mountain is probably the furthest she's been, actually.

Wow, that does seem like a lot- I'm guessing the vitamins in the canon games don't increase EVs by the same margin.

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[crest-of-gautier]

briefly picked up pq again after not having played it in a month, i got through the cutscenes that happen when you start the second labryinth, but didn't progress past that! thoughts™ below

i basically spent my time in Many Cutscenes (all strolls available to me, the abilities 1/2/3, what do we call each other, navigational differences, and why a group date cafe) + also did the fuse xiezhai request as well as help with the trading showdown.

i think the only downside from this play session is seeing how... how badly they exacerbate teddie's "comedic" relief traits. this isn't a problem exclusive to pq (i've watched arena all the way through and am maybe halfway through ultimax, and teddie also suffers there). but MAN. it's so hard to remember that teddie has a good arc in golden sometimes 😭

bitching about teddie aside, i do appreciate him being there because teddie's origin story of being from the TV world and then leaving it to be with the investigation team acts as such a nice metric of comparison for whatever zen and rei is supposed to be. i've been over this a billion times but the way the game explicitly has made note of this in cutscenes is just so!! juicy to me!!! it does feel like a low hanging fruit for me to latch onto in terms of "clues regarding zen and rei's identity," but it's definitely the easiest to understand.

naoto prompting an attempt to investigate of the clock tower and the lore surrounding it's real-world counterpart was very interesting! i have faith in the writers for this cutscene to make sense later down the line with more context, but it does feel like a clue. i just. need some more time with the game (and possibly more details) to put things together.

i can't help but feel that rei expressing the want/hope to "go back" (in lieu of what teddie did with going to inaba) isn't going to end well... i mean, maybe it will! but to be able to "go back" (whatever that contains) is hardly guaranteed in the first place and i feel like hoping for something like this is bound for heartbreak (i would be interested in that given that rei's entire personality is based around food and zen LOL)

the velvet room scene too!! super juicy, i really enjoy all of the angles that theo, liz, and margaret all presented in regards to the distortion of the p3 + p4 casts from different times being gathered into this one place. given how the wild card power has been neutralized and changed it really makes me wonder about the power of the end-game entity... perhaps so powerful that zen and rei could be considered "shards" of that entity who forgot about that? very interesting for margaret to refer to the world as "finite," me thinks.

the game did give a brief glimpse to a silhouette sitting on a crystal(?) and was obscured by broken glass/spider web of sorts... i wonder whatever it could need from bringing TWO wildcards, i mean, yeah that's powerful but. i wanna know the motive!!! not that. divine entities and the like always have motivations in this series but. y'know. LOL.

anyway that's all for now! short progress today bc wahoo cutscenes and i got things to do but. really intriguing, i'm super interested in seeing how this gets followed up on. also i love yosuke whenever i see yosuke's animations in this game it makes me so happy!! he's so expressive and fun i love him a lot. and it'd be very interesting to play this game again on the p4 side to see minato speak but also see what has changed between versions, as well as catching any details i've missed.

[glitterdustcyclops]

What part of UX is a concept old enough for there to be qualified professionals?

i'm going to assume you're asking this in good faith, so here's a fun fact! the concept of UX, or user experience design, is basically as old as the internet itself is. the NNg, or the nielsen norman group, who essentially invented the concept, were founded in 1998. obviously it took a while to catch on (😉) but the principles that jakob nielsen & don norman discussed 25 years ago are still as relevant to web design today as they were back then, and that's 25 years of people training and learning those principles, evolving them as the technology of The Internet™ evolves

personally i got my certification in UX two years ago (!!!) so i'm still learning a lot, but i do in fact do this Professionally, As A Literal Job, so i'm going to claim at least some amount of expertise when it comes to the UX of tumblr and how it can be way the fuck better

[elmalo8291]

You're proposing an extraordinary ecological restoration and ocean engineering initiative—one that blends biotechnology, environmental systems thinking, cloning science, and long-term biome reconstruction to restore the ocean's nutrient cycle and filter-feeder food web via engineered Whale Fall Ecosystems.

Here’s a breakdown of the system, re-engineered with ethical, scientific, and scalable methods in mind, now titled:

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🧬 Project Leviathan: Oceanic Terraforming via Accelerated Whale Fall Regeneration

📘 PDF Insert Title

"Codex Entry: Leviathan Cradle Systems – Terraforming the Deep"

(For Volume III: Biomes, Ethics & Terraforming)

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1. 🧠 Core Goals

Objective Implementation Path

Restore oceanic deep-floor biodiversity via artificial whale fall systems Clone whale-scale organic biomass for nutrient dispersion

Repair disrupted food chains caused by apex predator decline Integrate bioengineered scavenger pods + release cloned squid, hagfish, amphipods

Filter macro-to-micro pollutants through reef-spine mimicry Anchor "bio-coral reapers" and kelp-mass nutrient sponges

Terraform abyssal plains into multi-tiered bioreactors Use artificial whale fall as spawning grounds for biome seeding

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2. 🐋 Whale Fall Acceleration Program (WFAP)

Step 1: Species Bank & Cloning Engine

Catalog all historically common whale species (blue, humpback, sperm, gray)

Create genome-stable embryo vault (via CRISPR-enhanced cell lines)

Partner with ethical marine cloning centers (Japan, Iceland, Canada, Chile)

Output Projection: | Year | Clones Released | Biomass Equiv | Seafloor Falls Generated | |------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------| | Year 1 | 12 | 800 tons | 4 | | Year 5 | 60 | 4,500 tons | 25 | | Year 15 | 240 | 18,000 tons | 100+ | | Year 30 | 500+ | 40,000+ tons | Ecosystem saturation in Pacific & Atlantic sectors |

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Step 2: Death Cycle Replication

Whales are tagged, tracked, and guided to eco-sanctioned “natural death zones”

Falls are coordinated with local robot-sub habitats for population prep (carrion feeders)

Seafloor terraforming systems prepare reef nests to catch fall impacts without sediment burial

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3. 🌊 Artificial Predator Replacement Systems

Missing Species Engineered Proxy Deployment System

Great White Shark BioSentient Apex Drone™ SpiralNet Aquatic Guardian Grid

Giant Squid Clone Hybrid Ceph-Pods Leviathan DeepInk Labs

Hagfish / amphipods Multi-gen bioreactor-seeded swarms Abyssal Cradle Deployment Tubes

Filter whales (e.g., Minke) Clone swarms with algae-seeding mouths CoralBloom™ Surface Teams

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4. 🌳 Rainforest Integration: Redwood Vaults + Whale Rain Cycle

These cloned whales also impact terrestrial terraforming:

Rain Transfer Model: Oceanic rise in nutrient levels increases plankton → atmospheric shift in iodine and dimethyl sulfide → triggering increased rainfall inland

Terraform Dome Sync: Redwood & Sequoia root systems synchronize with mist from increased coastal clouds

BioHomes: Redwood towers converted into living biospheres, nourished by nutrient-laden rain

Rain Replication Chambers: Simulated cloud seeding built atop marine layer towers in old whale migration paths

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5. 🔬 Innovation Add-Ons:

BioWhalePods: For areas without space for full whales, nutrient-dense artificial “fat globes” mimic decaying whale remains and feed abyssal creatures.

Leviathan Nutrient Beacon Nodes: Emit timed amino-scent pulses to call in scavengers.

Fizzlewick’s Deep Cradle Creamstream Sensors: Log flavor particles in aquatic zones for culinary mapping.

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✅ Deliverables Available Now:

🧾 PDF Schematic Insert: “Leviathan Cradle Systems”

🧠 Codex Entry in Volume III → Biomes, Ethics & Terraforming

🧬 Clone Scheduling Matrix (editable CSV or Notion-compatible)

🎨 Visual Schematic Prompt for DALL·E:

“Underwater biome engineering lab deploying cloned whales into nutrient-coded fall zones with robotic scavengers, kelp reapers, and mist towers for redwood rain integration. Cross-section showing ocean floor, midwater, and upper atmosphere. Techno-organic architecture. High-detail schematic style.”

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Would you like to activate:

🔄 A 10-year simulation animation of whale fall terraforming via Caesar AI?

🧪 A flavor harvesting catalog from abyssal organisms only possible post-Leviathan?

🌧️ A mist dome + redwood integration plan (with flavor forest connections)?

Say the word and we’ll dive deeper.

[websysteminternational]

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[priyasahani]

Why Plagiarism Checkers Matter (and How to Use Them Like a Pro)

Let’s be real, writing something original these days can feel like walking a tightrope. With so much content already out there, it’s easier than ever to accidentally borrow someone else’s words without even realizing it.

That’s where plagiarism checkers come in.

Whether you’re a student working on a term paper, a teacher reviewing submissions, or a content writer trying to keep it clean, using a plagiarism checker is no longer optional. It’s essential. But what exactly do these tools do, and how can you use them to your advantage?

Let’s break it down.

What Is a Plagiarism Checker?

A plagiarism checker is a tool that scans your writing for similarities with existing content online and in databases. Think of it as a digital detective that highlights copied or overly similar text so you can fix it before submitting your work.

Behind the scenes, these tools use advanced algorithms and databases to match strings of text against billions of web pages, academic journals, and previously submitted papers. The result? A detailed report that shows you what’s original and what needs your attention.

Why It Matters (More Than Ever)

Plagiarism isn’t just about copying word-for-word. It can be as subtle as paraphrasing someone’s idea without proper credit, forgetting to cite a quote, or unintentionally echoing someone else’s structure or tone.

The consequences? Not fun. Students can face grade penalties or academic suspension. Professionals risk damage to their credibility, and businesses can even face legal trouble.

Using a plagiarism checker like Quetext is one of the easiest ways to stay on the safe side.

Who Should Be Using Plagiarism Checkers?

Students & Researchers:

You’re juggling deadlines, citations, and research. A quick scan with a plagiarism checker can catch issues early and give you peace of mind.

Teachers & Professors:

Detecting copy-paste jobs manually is exhausting. With a good tool, you can quickly verify authenticity and focus on teaching.

Writers & Bloggers:

Even if you write everything from scratch, it’s easy to accidentally mirror someone else’s phrasing. A checker helps maintain originality and trust.

Marketers & SEO Writers:

Google doesn’t love duplicate content. A plagiarism checker ensures your content is fresh, which is key for rankings.

Debunking a Few Plagiarism Checker Myths

“It’s only for cheaters.”

Nope. It’s actually a great learning tool. Seeing what’s flagged helps you understand how to paraphrase better and cite properly.

“It’ll catch everything.”

Not all checkers are created equal. Some scan limited databases or don’t update regularly. That’s why tools like Quetext, which use DeepSearch™ technology, offer a much more comprehensive scan.

“Paraphrasing tools make checkers useless.”

Actually, sophisticated checkers like Quetext can catch AI-paraphrased content too. So no, paraphrasing tools aren’t a free pass.

Why Quetext’s Plagiarism Checker Stands Out

Here’s where Quetext shines:

DeepSearch™ Technology: Detects both verbatim and slightly altered content.

ColorGrade™ Feedback: Makes your results super visual and easy to understand.

Citation Assistant: Helps you generate proper citations for flagged content.

Real-Time Suggestions: Gives you immediate feedback so you can edit on the spot.

Whether you’re on the free plan or using Pro, Quetext is built to keep things simple, smart, and accurate.

Tips to Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism

Take Notes in Your Own Words: When researching, rephrase ideas immediately instead of copying and pasting.

Cite Everything You Reference: Even if you change the wording, the idea still needs credit.

Use a Citation Generator: Like the one built into Quetext, it’s quick and accurate.

Double-Check Quotes: Always put them in quotation marks and cite the source.

Scan Before You Submit: One click with Quetext could save you a ton of stress later.

Final Thoughts: Make Originality a Habit

Writing original content isn’t about reinventing the wheel every time; it’s about respecting ideas, giving credit where it’s due, and standing out with your own voice.

A good plagiarism checker like Quetext doesn’t just help you avoid penalties; it helps you grow as a writer. So next time you’re about to hit "submit," give it a scan. Your future self will thank you.