#a+ celestial parenting

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 305

So. Uh. Danny feels like laughing hysterically, because? Ghostwriter was doing a thing, and one of Pandora’s curses escaped and erm, well, now the six of them are in a whole other dimension. At least this place has a lot of abandoned warehouses but still. And well, he guesses he’s no longer the only ‘monster’ now? 

But seriously they all need to find a way back home sooner rather than later, even if they might now be stuck in this world… Fuck.

[notbecauseofvictories]

it is interesting and terrifying to talk to my mother about aging.

she, my uncle, and my father all help take care of my grandparents, and during our call she flat-out told me that, at some point, my siblings and I will likely need to move my parents out of their house into continuing/graduated care. That step would have been so beneficial for my grandparents---for the aging parents of many of my mother's friends---but that generation seems so resistant, so stubborn; they want to age in their homes even if said homes have stairs, sharp corners, haven't been properly cleaned in years. "I am going to try and be more open to change," my mother said with a slightly-embarrassed laugh; we as her children just might need to remind her sometimes.

meanwhile I---a thirty-year-old woman who previously would have described her overall posture on aging as "that's a future problem!!!"---am quietly freaking out.

[imagine-to-be-a-pike]

Me when he has an abusive parent,Whom he wants to impress,good at fighting ,went from a soft child to an asshole golden child but he's still like a child in the fog sometimes, probably neurodivergent,had a sister,likes men and his name starts with A

[screechingfromthevoid]

I love the way Dorian and Ashton both talk to the Arch Heart.

Because Ashton is hell bent on dragging them down to their level. Ashton wants every bastard with a superiority complex to feel a boot on the neck for just a moment. It doesn't matter if that person has more money, more magic, or infinite power. They would be no where without the people they're standing on. The workers they exploit, the libraries they study, the worship they receive. All that power comes from the collective, the little guy. And Ashton wants all of them to come down to earth and fucking see who they've been using for the first time.

While Dorian is still stuck on the narrative that mortals are their children. You don't give birth to things that are not of you, or are completely different than you. Dorian keeps hearing "we're like you". He keeps hearing about the fear of mortality and the bonds of family. He knows that the gods and mortals are the same. And he's hell bent on reminding them that they are equals. If they weren't the same species: how could they come so close to godhood? How could a mortal become a god? Dorian speaks to the gods with no reverence, no policing of his tone. Because as they sit at the Arch Heart's table, with fake food and fake wood and fake bounty, they are equals. They are both in the same position. Dorian Storm does not think himself a god. He just knows the Gods are the same as them. Him and the Arch Heart both create and revel in beauty. Of course one gave to the other. But everyone must have a teacher. And there will always come a time where the teacher and the student can play a duet in such harmony no one can decipher who once taught who.

[ep2nd]

@remy-a

Don't have specific theories but here's some I like and/or made myself

- Macaque's creator is the Wind, or how I call them, the Winds of the World

- The other 2 Celestial Primates, Baboon and Gibbon, are older than Wukong and Macaque and have lived another life time before them

- Erlang Shen was probably sent on a mission far away so he doesn't know what's happened, I'd like to think he's on Vacation, but with Wukong once again chasing trouble and Heaven in danger, seems unlikely he'd be on vacation without anyone trying to get his help

- Okay this is a long one- back in the Spider Queen special when the gang went to Heaven and it was weirdly empty- I feel like someone on the inside, Heaven, knew what they were doing and cleared most of Heaven to help them

- Same as above, mostly, I feel like that same person ordered the noodles in Seaspn 1 a Hero is born. 1, PIF hadn't tried Pigys Noodles till later in the season, Redson only cared about 'His moment' in freeing his father and probably wouldn't order noodles in case that's ruined, the Bull Clones can't eat what's the point, and FINNALY, Wukong didn't know MK so how could he just order noodles specifically for MK to be there?!

Just feels like someone's been helping the Gang since the beginning

And my theory is that it's the Gold Star of Venus

Why?

The only member of Heaven to usually have a brain cell qnd voice of reason, 2, he's helped Wukong and Tripitaka before, 3, he's weirdly been absent, especially in season 4 considering he's the Jade Emperors assistant

- Oh and also I think Wukong didn't know Nuwa created him till Season 4

[1ris5starlight]

"Moon learns how to cook (kinda-)"

(P.S. It didn't end well-) (An old meme)

To understand:

Text = Narrator

(Text) = thoughts

*Text* = movements & sounds

"Text" = calling/answering the phone

Moon, Sun and Dazzle were at their house; Sun was with Dazzle on his lap on the couch in the living room, watching TV, while Moon was in kitchen trying to cook something.

Moon: *goes to the living room* Ermm- Sun?

Sun: Yeah?

Moon: I burnt the water-

Sun: *shocked*..WH-?! HOW-?! MOON HOW THE F*CK DID YOU BURN THE WATER?!?!

Moon: I-I don't know bro- It just cough on fire-

The house starts to cough on fire.

Sun: *stand up, pick up Dazzle* MOON OMG-!!?!!!! THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!!!?!!?!

Moon: I'M SORRY! I CAN'T COOK!!!

The fire gets to them almost.

Sun: F**CK-!!!!

Sun picks up Moon too and runs out of the house.

Sun: *puts down Moon and Dazzle*

Sun: *huffing and coughing* God-...*cough* Moon, you're never allowed near a kitchen again wtf-...*cough*

Moon: *embarrassed* ehehe he-!...yeahh...I think so-...

Moon:

Moon: *processing what just happened*

Moon: *realise* WAIT- SINCE WHEN YOU'RE THAT STRONG!?!?

Sun: Uuhhh- Honestly? I don't know either- (...maybe the magic-?)

Moon: *keep freaking out, while blathering and keep looking at parts of his twin's body to understand how this is possible*

Sun: *a little uncomfortable*

Dazzle: *amazed, while watching the funny scene* Wow! Papa is super strong!!

□End○

[bonefall]

oo snowkit becomes snowcarve?

He does!

In StarClan, you can use the names and appearance that you could have had, if you died young. It's very rare that you get permakits or permapprentices. I lifted from the COTC story about Smallstar and his siblings.

(Though, in BB those kits actually survive and it's MAPLESHADE’S kits who lead to the law on protecting children, Darkstar's Commandment, the Queen’s Rights. Smallstar is the leader of WindClan and xey're super chill. Xey own a lovely shawl.)

So Snowkit chooses to appear as Snowcarve, an Honor Title he would have earned for the creation of a full written Clan cat language, expanded from the simple glyphs. I'm not sure if he's a popular patron, but I do know that Bramble and Tawny invoke him sometimes.

Unfortunately though he's more invoked for general guidance by the two of them, not for possibilities like I think he'd like. He watches over them though, like a guardian angel. A lot of cats secretly have those.

I'm not sure who he follows around more often though. I think he LIKES following Tawny more because she's a better listener to his omens. But he feels like Bramble NEEDS him more, y'know?

Also notably, Snowcarve was technically their uncle, but the relationship is best described as "1st cousin." Rabnir in Clanmew, a familial role about somewhat distant but parallel growth, seen also with Brightpaw and Swiftpaw.

[pizzapasta23045]

Friendly reminder that Venti is called the prodigal son in his drip marketing. Because oh god the implications are insane if you remember that.

The prodigal son.

The FUCKING prodigal son. Aka the christian parable in which a drunk son runs away from his family, spends all their money and eventually goes back and apologizes and IS TAKEN BACK IN BY THE PARENT.

Like... What does that mean Venti??!! What did you do?

(Also can we talk about how much christan symbolism Venti has? Because he's got a full church, crosses are apparently a symbol since, you know, Barbara wears them? (Why are crosses even part of his symbolism? Do they believe he was crucified? Like, in canon. Why?)

Either way, the symbolism is much deeper than most people aknowledge it being so... yeah... that's pretty weird.)

[tinkerbitch69]

Hey, psst, whovians…

As I already mentioned there’s some merit to the theory that Ruby is one of the pantheon BUT also a running theme in ruby’s story is birth parents being kinda shitty to their kids and finding family elsewhere whether that be through adopted parents or the friends you make along the way.

And one of the few thing we now about this mysterious Pantheon of gods is that the Toymaker has children like maestro and in their words is a bad parent to his children so the familial dynamics there are likely kind of shitty so the Toymaker abandoning one of his children isn’t out of the question

Just saying… 👀

[quitealotofsodapop]

Wukong absolutely has a tree of Heaven's immortality-granting peaches after he planted the pit of one of the peaches he stole on FFM. One turned to a whole orchard, and now FFM is full of both immortal peach trees, and peach trees that make you immortal. After Tripitaka's accidental immortality, the trees were labeled to be able to tell "immortal" from "immortality-granting" to prevent that from accidentally happening again (it does not prevent it from happening on purpose though)

Dionysus was given the recipe for the immortality-granting peach wine from Wukong, and he supplies Wukong with nectar and ambrosia in exchange for the peaches to make into wine. It's become the champagne of the Olympians- only for the most special of occasions. MK's birth (and then later Rumble and Savage's births) is one such occasion

Yeah, unless Wukong is eating the pits too, theres probably a lot left over from his gorging. I hc that the tree Wukong and Macaque were chilling under in their S4 memories was one of these "stolen" peach trees.

According to the chinese mythos, the peach trees themselves only produced fruit every few thousand years (varied between when individual trees were planted), and Wukong is smart enough to plant and cultivate his mini-orchard so that theres always at least one tree ready to fruit. The immortality-causing fruit are probably interbred with regular peach trees already on the island, so the effects aren't as obvious. Also means that theres endless anime-esque peach blossoms everywhere on the island.

But now I'm imagining the special Peach Champagne getting served after MK's birth in "The Monkey King and the Infant" au, and Wukong forgetting something very important...

Tang: "Oooo! Bubbly!" Pigsy: "A bit sweet for me." Sandy: "I've got a little white soda if you need to cut it." Wukong: "Wait... think I'm forgetting something very important about this wine." Macaque, has a tiny taste of the wine: "...Peaches, is this is the wine you made with Dionysus that one time?" Wukong: "Yeah it is- UH OH!" Tang, already finished his glass: "Why uh oh??" Wukong, flashbacks to accidentally giving Tripitaka immortality: "It happened again!" Years later... Wukong, telling the story to the kids: "And that's why your Pama Tang looks really good for his age!"

Great measures are made to make sure that the kids don't accidentally drink the champagne during Rumble & Savage's births.

[samadhifired]

Wait, wait wait...

Some versions of Nuwa's origin story name her as a daughter of the Jade Emperor?!?

The Jade Emperor is MK's Grandpa!?!

[notbecauseofvictories]

The people who go to the grocery store at 8:30am on Sunday are My People. We are kin, they and I. The rest of the world goes to bed late the night before because they're "hanging out with friends" or "having interesting experiences past 6pm"---meanwhile, the early supermarket contingent has already called it a day. We're in bed, we're ready. That bag of slightly wilted lettuce is ours for the taking.

[tulipsinavonlea]

Fav Celestial Trio interview! (part 2)

Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Walker Scobell for Sidewalk Entertainments, February 2024 (x)

[artheresy]

Yingxing Appreciation 🎉🎉

hi, hello, it's Yingxing appreciation time and I'm dragging you into it bc he is my baby and I need more ppl to talk about him

Y'know I see a lot of people like in awe and hyping up DF and just giving him tons of appreciation while analyzing him specifically as an individual which is all so so valid, DF is amazing and very intriguing as a character and I love him sm, but I sadly don't see the same for Yingxing despite him I think also being so interesting. I also see him more so dismissed in the "literally God and some guy" kind of fashion sometimes

So I'm here to rant just a little bit about Yingxing, why I love him, why he's epic and why he ruins my day every single time I think about him! This is for any of my fellow Yingxing lovers who are also starved of any content of him

Firstly, this man is a genuine genius, like lest we forget this is from Baiheng's travelogue in which she met a young Yingxing who was still a child by this point.

He was a young boy but had already become a craftsman, a sign of his ability to learn exceedingly quick under Huaiyans tutelage. And his ability to work and progress incredible fast continues into his time as a young man on the Luofu.

We know he arrived probably somewhere around 18-21 (in my personal estimate) and by the time he saw Jingliu again (which itself was likely early into his stay on the Luofu given HCQ ages and timing), he had already impressed the Master Craftsmen of the Luofu's Artisanship Commission and earned himself a title.

There are also multiple things in game that emphasize his achievements and creations he crafted, some offhandedly mentioned in a readable or item while others are emphasized with importance.

Casually mentioned in the Discarded Ingenium Parts is his feat in the Great Trial of the Furnace (perhaps that trial is for gaining the furnace master title? Once again signifying an earlier achievement in his legacy) where it took him only a day and night to create a whole mechanical lion that moved and looked just like a real live lion from a bunch of defective parts and waste.

More recently in 1.5, they released a readable, the Ten-Lords Criminal Directory, which mentions an imprisonment method designed by Yingxing that keeps “Mirage” in a perpetual state trapped within a hallucination of their own making. Utilizing it’s own powers in order to keep it imprisoned. Something that with proper maintenance seems to have lasted for around 700 years so far.

And of course, how can we forget his most famous creations

The beautifully crafted weapons of the High Cloud Quintet, from Jingliu’s incredibly heavy sword remarked as being as heavy as three thousand catties, to Dan Feng’s Cloud Piercer with the ability to even cut through dragon scales, and the Devastator Glaive as well as Baiheng’s recurve bow. Each impressive in their own ways and seemingly crafted pretty early as well into his time on the Luofu with the HCQ given the distinction of Jing Yuan who (even if he likely was more a teen than a boy) still wasn’t an exact adult yet. So once again, let me emphasize this man’s skill here. With how many things he managed to do so so early into his time on the Luofu. A genius craftsman who deserved all of the praise he had garnered with his works.

Additionally, I know they keep harping about “ugh arrogant craftsman, ugh he’s so full of himself” but every single time we’ve seen his personality, he just seems like a genuine joy to be around. Bright, charismatic, sure he’s cocky but he also gives the impression of being incredibly fun and a bit silly if you ask me.

His behavior as mirrored by the mirage echo in Scalegorge Waterscape is distinctly playful even in what might be a more tense situation, lightly bantering with Dan Feng and even chuckling in certain languages.

In Jingliu’s character stories, it even furthers this bright, playful attitude he gives off with his distinct cheekiness shining through especially with that “toothy grin” of his. And if you listen to Jingliu’s (at least her English) voice lines during Clouds Leave No Trace when she speaks about Yingxing before getting into his transformation, there is a distinct fondness or amusement in her voice as she speaks of him especially that cocky nature of his despite her distaste for it at first.

While Baiheng is hailed as this kind figure in the High Cloud Quintet, perhaps their sun even casting light upon them, it doesn’t seem too far off to say Yingxing was a shining star among them in his own right. His easy going nature with them bringing about a bubbly playfulness similar to Baiheng given their closeness from when he was young. I could go into way more especially in regards to the casualness at which Yingxing seems to speak and treat others allowing for a more equal formation of relationships especially with Dan Feng but I’m saving that for another rant.

And all of this about him especially how expressive he seems at certain points he’s been mentioned, really just makes me so incredibly sad when thinking about Blade now. How severely separated he is from this identity. A division that exists from not only his death but from the way his mental state has been severely warped from his time with Jingliu and being affected afterwards by the mara.

The sheer dehumanization and lack of a personal identity in place of seeing himself as a solely a weapon when put next to Yingxing, with such a clear bold individual identity, really makes the transformation of one into the other all the more jarring and tragic. Especially with the emphasis on how Yingxing hated the abominations of Abundance only to become one himself, something that is still implied to have not been by his own hand. Blade is an immensely tragic character, but that tragedy only holds weight because of the life and identity Yingxing had. It is only with Yingxing’s light which shined despite the circumstances of his life that his descent into darkness hits harder, and it makes me so sad that I haven’t found many others talking or expanding upon this despite my searches because he really is such a well written character with so many details in his story that are both interesting and utterly heartbreaking.

And additionally, I want to say that I think there is a lost potential in examining the Xianzhou through Yingxing. Specifically in the way he is treated as a short life species. We know how the relationship between the Vidyadhara and the Natives, especially as it’s changed after Dan Feng, but there is a very interesting relationship to be explored between the Xianzhou and the Short Life Species the end up there, especially through Yingxing’s relationship to the different Artisans guilds whether on the Luofu or the Zhuming.

In the end, it becomes another sad element to Yingxing’s story. Yingxing managed to change his attitude regarding how the Zhuming masters treated him and even grew more of a confidence, but even in the Luofu's Artisanship Commission, he can never truly get as far as he deserves. Just as Jingliu says

Even with his work impressing the master craftsmen of the Luofu, even after more than showing his skill and earning the title of Furnace Master for that skill, he still would be denied higher positions and could only prove his true worth by the High Cloud Quintet.

And just let me say it again, him being a short life species allows for such an interesting examination of the world and people around him based upon that. While we don't know exactly how they met, we do know that Yingxing was Huaiyan's personal disciple and the only one he mentions of the celestial masters to treat him with respect and believe in his capabilities despite knowing he's a short life species. Through his treatment of Yingxing, we learn quite a bit about him. Through Baiheng's treatment of him as well, we learn a lot about her, more than anywhere else.

He's just UGH I need more exploration from Yingxing's perspective, the lack of it feels as if I'm being starved. He's so interesting, he's so fun, he's incredibly tragic, and he makes me cry every single time he crosses my mind. Please do yourselves a favor and think more about his character so you'll end up as sad about him as me. Or don't maybe. I dunno. All I know for sure is that you absolutely need to read Views of the Universe From a Starskiff: The Zhuming if you haven't. Anyways bye, thanks for listening to this rant, I gotta go cry over him.

Peep the tags also for a rant about my own characterization of YX if you wish to witness my insanity

[help-im-a-gay-fish]

Darkcream ship kids Halloween collab!!

Hosted by @bluepallilworld

I finally finished ittttt

Thank you for giving me extra time!!

The first time that I've drawn for a collab as there older selves.

Hope you like it!

Celestial star and luna light by me

Based off darkcream by @zu-is-here

[popiellart]

fully undressed my dark urge for a cutscene to get screenshots for body refs and shadowheart's line immediately got 10x funnier