#about lukan

[energon-goodies]

does anyone else remember watching a movie or TV show with a talking kangaroo called Kangaroo Jack or did I imagine that

[workingforitallthetime]

the reason the thriday show doesn't work is that hailey and sean both have bratty younger sibling vibes.

[alnaperera]

The B Team from Shadow Mirage

Here's a sketch of the B-team of my WIP , Shadow Mirage (basically, not MC's team but this team tends to be the backup or Lastak tends to hang around with them when she's not with her 'team' (but neither team is 'official'. It makes sense in context trust me).

From left to right, character names and their roles in the typical five man band dynamic:

Lukan: the smart guy (also the insufferable guy) Ulaso: the lancer (and best dressed and the sanest at least until you realise that's not the case) Kopen: the leader (also gets overruled by everyone unless he's serious) Afu-ri: the cat? They don't really fit any role. Mildly entertained by chaos at all times. Anraisfu: the big guy? He's also the nicest.

Drawn by me as always.

Ask me anything about them because I am mildly obsessed with them and I want to talk.

(Also if you're wandering what Shadow Mirage is, it's my episodic fantasy WIP about a 15 year old mage (Lastak) on the run from her country trying to build a life for herself).

[squidsquadlove]

this is making me BANANAS! does anyone else remember when Alison Lukan was asking the guys at ?? training camp ?? or possibly the preseason ?? about their favorite Taylor Swift songs, and Ryker Evans was her favorite answer because he said "nobody talks about..." AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SONG HE SAID. or find the video. or remember which episode of Too Many Men she references it on.

does anyone have a breadcrumb for this?!?!?

ETA: Found the Too Many Men- 5.02 She Smelled Like Heaven. Alison says it was at Media Day and that Ryker said Sparks Fly! More breadcrumbs when I've slept.

[mysticstarlightduck]

Incorrect Quotes Tag!

I was kindly tagged by @rickie-the-storyteller for this one! You can find their post here.

And here is the link to the actual Incorrect Quotes Generator.

(The rules of the tag game involve using the generator to create incorrect quotes of your OCs)

For this one, I will be using characters from The Last Wrath (I might tweak, add to or adapt some of the quotes slightly but most of them will be untouched)

Brace yourselves, cause this one is about to get very long - because I have a big character cast and love chaos. (:

THE LAST WRATH -

VALLERIUS:  Like they say, "If you can't beat them, curl up in a ball and protect your organs."

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EMRYC:  Well you see, the explanation is perfectly simple and scientific. It was because shut up. Shut up is why.

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PEREGRINE:  Pros and cons of dating me: Pros, you’ll be the cute one. Cons, holy shit where do I begin -

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SYBIL: I know what a prism is! It’s where you put bad people. 

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LUKAN (drunk): I hope no one lowkey hates me. Highkey hate me, hate me with every fiber of your being.

ISOLDE: (staring at him with a “I’m dead inside expression”): Go big or go home.

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TANWIN: I'm hot, I’m tall, I'm gay, and I'm on my theatre kid arc.

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KADEN (after falling from a tree) : I’m a fool, not an idiot.

NYX: You’re both.

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SEIRA (after Peregrine accepts the Bloodbind Ritual on himself and fails to realize why she is so upset at him):  What, I can’t be in a bad mood? It’s like people think, “Oh, Seira: is such a nice person, Seira is so happy-go-lucky! Seira can’t be in a bad mood!” Well, you know what? Seira CAN be in a bad mood. And right now, Seira IS in a bad mood.

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THE HIDDEN ROOM IN THE SORCERER’S TOWER: I give you a cursed amulet!

HELIOS : Cool! It’ll make me look cute, and the shadow that follows me will make me more active, I’ll get out more!

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DARIAN (while being hunted down across the continent by an Empire and a horde of assassins) :  Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my actions.

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MORWAN (already five cups of wine in, still not drunk):  You treat an outside wound with rubbing alcohol. You treat an inside wound with drinking alcohol.

YUNA (chugging a bottle of rum across the table): Honestly, same.

NADINNE (daintily sipping a cup of tea): Should I... be concerned?

MORWAN: Maybe, babe

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CASSANDER: I was born for politics. I have great hair and I love lying.

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EMRYC:  I just learned a way to get stuff on the cheap. Steal it!

ANSELL (nearly in tears, chasing down Emryc): It’s the third time this week - put that thing back where it came from!

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NETHEN (at some point after his father allowed the Emperor to execute Elain): Helpful grammar tip: “farther” is for physical distance, “further” is for methaphorical distance, and “father” is for emotional distance, and emotional damage!

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JULYAN:  I only have two emotions: exhaustion and stress. And I’m somehow always feeling both simultaneously.

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BRYN at the slightest provocation: I came into this earth screaming and covered in someone else's blood and and I'm not afraid to leave the same way.

ANSELL and The Squad (deeply concerned, turning to Ellinor and Nethen): Are you still sure this is the right guy for the job?

ELLINOR with a proud smile: Yep, that’s the one!

NETHEN: *looking straight at Bryn* I’m pretty sure that guy is clinically insane... Imma be his best friend!

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AZRA (at 3AM):  I’m gonna mix a can of Red Bull with seventeen shots of espresso in a fishbowl and then chug it while Kids by MGMT plays in the background so I can perceive twenty-three spatial dimensions and fight my own soul.

RAELEN (with a feral grin and sleep deprived eyes): DO IT

NYX (awakened and confused): Please don’t. 

KADEN AND SYBIL: *already chugging down a fishbowl with that precise mix in the background*

JULYAN (torn between pride and deep concern as he stares straight at Raelen and Azra): *quietly* I raised these kids

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JAMIE: Sometimes, I don’t realize an event was traumatic until I tell it as a funny story and notice everyone is staring at me weird.

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BRYN:  I scare people a lot because I walk very softly and they don't hear me enter rooms. So when they turn around, I'm just kind of there and their fear fuels me.

(In the background, as Bryn has just popped out of thin air and spoke without prompting, Ansell’s soul has yet to return to his body.)

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ISOLDE (being physically held back by Arammis):  I have yet to encounter a problem where a sword didn't factor into the solution at least in some way.

PEREGRINE: *nods in agreement to her statement*

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DARIAN: I've got a weapon, and I'm... admittedly VERY afraid to use it!

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TRYSTAN (Peregrine’s mentor and brother-figure, has been rambling on about this for more than an hour) -  I’m sick and tired of being called 'mortal' like, you don’t know that. Neither do I. I have never died even ONCE. Nothing has been proven yet. Stop making assumptions. It’s rude.

Imperial Guards that have him Imprisoned: PLEASE SHUT UP

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ZEPHYR (Age 14, fresh out of the destruction of Eldon and deeply cursed): I am very small and I have no money, so you can imagine the kind of stress that I'm under.

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BRYN, TANWIN AND ORYON (collectively):  Dear Diary, my teen angst bullshit has a body count

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JULYAN, an antisocial fire mage:  Do not come over to my house. If the house is on fire you may knock once, if I don’t answer assume I set the fire and I want to burn to death.

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Also Julyan, an antisocial fire mage:  *sets himself on fire and screams in agony, only to start laughing uncontrollably* Nah, I’m just kidding. Fire does nothing to me.

(In response to that) Oryon, running on 2 hours of sleep, having to deal with being this dumbass’ healer 24/7 in an enemy dungeon: If you do that again, I will personally yeet myself out of the tallest window I can find. No, as a matter of fact, I will yeet both of us out of a window. TRY ME.

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ZEPHYR (in his time searching for an anti-magic spell in the Liranthian Academies):  Sometimes I wonder if I’m hearing voices. Then I remember that’s the last bit of sanity I have trying to get me to fall asleep at a reasonable time.

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LUCIYA (yelling at Willen/Raven):   Of course I have a lot of pent-up rage, you fool! I've been the same height since I was twelve! We grew up together, how could you not know this - 

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AZRA, about the feral dragon that has decided to adopt him:  I can't believe there's a dragon somewhere in my house. Amazing feeling. Love dragons. And she's here, in my house! Somewhere! And I may encounter her! What a treat.

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ORYON (after befriending Julyan and Nesryn) -  I have met some of the most insufferable people! *stops to think, suddenly concerned* But they also met me -

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MYRAH, at the slightest of inconveniences -  I'm a nice person, but I'm about to start throwing rocks at people.

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ARAMMIS, done with the bullshit she witnesses on a daily basis at the royal court of Faravvia:  I think I mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart.

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ZEPHYR, in the middle of the night, unprompted:  I have one foot in the grave but in a kind of fun flirty way, the way one might slip on a fishnet stocking.

INNARA, writing in her diary with a glitter pen: I'm losing my sense of humanity. Nothing matters. God is dead. There's blood on my hands.

(In the background) JAMIE: *sobs* STOP TALKING AT 2 AM AND LET ME SLEEP, FOR FUCKS SAKE -

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TRYSTAN (right after Peregrine screws up majorly and almost gets himself killed): My expectations were low, but I guess they can always go lower.

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NYX:  My ultimate goal is to punch the Emperor in the eye, just to spite him one last time.

SYBIL: Isn’t our mere existence enough to do that?

KADEN: Nah. It isn’t petty enough. 

NYX, proud: That’s what I’m talking about!

AZRA: We’re all gonna die, aren’t we?

RAELEN: Yep, but it will be glorious.

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CIRIEN: The next time I open up to someone, I’ll die and it'll be my autopsy.

BRYN, panicking: Please don’t.

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(And last but not least)

Tagging (gently): @lassiesandiego @writernopal @lyutenw @clairelsonao3 @elshells @gummybugg @liv-is @repressed-and-depressed @jasperygrace @jay-avian

SEIRA: *takes a free sample twice* Robbery and Fraud. I am a Rebel.

[starzfield]

"you're not what i expected..." for Lukan

The moment her voice muttered those words, Lukan stopped in his tracks. In front of him, his closet was open, full of clothes he wasn’t really seeing, mind pulled away in one sentence.

Two or three seconds ticked by in silence, before a kind of snorting sound left the man. ‘Not what I expected’, she said. On his face, a very rare frown took place, chasing the usual soft and patient expression the therapist nearly never lost.

Today was an exception. Amber eyes glanced at the woman in the room, and the frown only deepened as Lukan brought his attention back to the content of his closet, thoughts storming too hard in his skull for him to accomplish the simple task of picking a cloth. Annoyed at himself for letting this whole situation happen, he removed his ripped shirt with brusques motions, only ripping it even more.

It wasn’t like it was salvageable to begin with, anyway.

Torso naked, the now visible skin was peppered with scars of various shapes and sizes. On any other day, he’d have realized he was actually getting half naked in front of someone who was technically his patient - but there was currently one big, enormous problem his brain was devoting its whole focus to.

“You didn’t expect me to be a werewolf ? Color me surprised.”

The sarcasm was obvious in his voice, and Lukan winced, feeling a little bad about it. He was mainly angry at himself for the disaster unwrapping itself here, but he couldn’t help being a little angry at her, too. And his usual kindness was suffering from that resentment.

“When I said I was not available, it wasn’t an invitation for you to come see me.”

He grumbled, finally picking a shirt to put on. Alright, letting her know where he lived was his mistake. But Lukan honestly didn’t expect she’d just show up at his house, on a full moon evening.

A deep, tired sigh left him. Full moon nights were pretty exhausting by themselves already, and now this happened… 

“We have a long conversation awaiting for us, mademoiselle.” It sounded both as a threat, and as something he really, really wasn’t looking forward to.

[ares-xix]

lukan @kirkhamme-r forced me at gunpoint to post this one as well - this is captain gabriel nightlove from his whaling/cannibalism/homosexuality/sea novel, also having a grand old time sailing round cape horn or having nightmares about it. who knows? he doesn’t either

[lukanine]

hihihi!

i just kinda made this blog as a place to infodump about dog stuffs. i know the most about dog breeds, history, body language, and some stuff about nutrition. feel free to ask me any questions about dogs !

some fun facts about me :] > name: lukan > pronouns: anything other than she/they > striving to become a dog trainer and an artist > caninehearted + caninekin > big fan of solarpunk and hopepunk and the like > fav breed: border collies !

notice: a lot of my posts mention the hunting of animals, since a lot of dogs were bred for hunting. it's best not to look at my blog if that triggers you :]

also, some resources on palestine: [x], [x]

[jedusaur]

good things this week:

the Kraken/Avs series is going to Game 7 tomorrow! everyone thought they would crush us and now Nate MacKinnon is calling this the hardest playoff series he's ever played! LET'S GO BOYS HERE WE GO

Steph wrote a gorgeous song about me and us and the California redwoods and it gave me [Roy Kent voice] a... a feeling

Steph also mailed me a bunch of delicious treats including some truly incredible brownies omnomnom <3

made a batch of roasted garlic-infused olive oil which means garlic confit on toast :D

Morgan Geekie's wife had a baby and when he scored they did a cute lil graphic with his postseason stats as "goals: 1, baby: 1" and then when he scored again they showed the same graphic with an updated goal count and it made me laugh

Carson Soucy defended a two-on-one BRILLIANTLY right at the end of the first yesterday, which was kind of overshadowed by an Avs goal and defensive plays never get as much attention as flashy offense anyway but in case he ever looks at his tumblr tag I need him to know I flipped my shit, it was goddamn gorgeous

been texting an old buddy a lot about the playoffs and fucked around performing an exorcism on his hat with two hockey sticks as a cross, sometimes it's fun to just be a fuckin fratbro dumbass

discovered that Phil Dunster did a gay sex scene for a made-for-TV BBC thing showing his entire ass, god bless Phil Dunster's ass

the Seattle Public Library bought SIX copies of Xenocultivars and when I saw the page they were all checked out, scuse me there's something in my eye

told a friend I was having a rough day and she sent a pic of her tits and told me to imagine her hugging me, which made me smile when I really needed a smile

saw an interview Alexander Wennberg did with Alison Lukan (interviewing while hiking, is that not the most PNW shit ever) and he just seems like such a good dude. he was already my favorite because he posted a pic of his dog with a rainbow toy during Pride, but in this video he said he donates his old clothes to a charity supporting queer youth, and when Alison asked about his wife he immediately acknowledged that she's put her career on hold for him to pursue his, and when she asked about fashion (because the team voted him best-dressed) he said he can't take it too seriously because he's a dad and "you're gonna get spaghetti on your shirt" lol, I am deeply charmed

listened to the John Kearns ep of Off Menu and he pulled off a STELLAR double callback near the end that made me want to applaud, it was honestly fucking art

more flowers :) peony tulips, plum blossoms, forget-me-nots, and a big ol fistful of dandelions

[urwendii]

OC game

tagged by @crysdrawsthings THANK YOU you just made my evening with this omg !!! I have a LOT of bg OCs but these ones are the one with actual fleshed out stories:

under the cut because i wrote a lot as usual

Favorite OC | Dumbest (Affectionate) OC | OC I would be best friends with:

-> [Original Story] LUKAN. L U K A N. listen sorry, Aryn knows why, we talk abt him a lot. Luk, he's just the best, he's that dumb part of me that likes to tinker with everything and gets electrocuted because why checking if the power is still on when you can solder that component right away? he's a Prince in a fantasy world, but he has ADHD with the Hyper streak at 200%, he loves to make things but most of his inventions would end up blowing up at some point, he's totally clueless about some social situations, he is helplessly in love with Cyra but goes about it in the utterly wrong way and def has a kink in getting rejected / sassed away.

He's the type to get distracted mid-battle because Would you look at this great invention in the enemy's new catapult system!! while his poor soldiers are holding on for dear life trying to defend their Prince.

he's meme material but he's the very best and has his moments.

Newest OC:

-> [Tolkien] AMARËA !!!!! i love Amarëa she's my new Maia blorbo and I love her. Bit spoilerish but I think by now everyone interested in reading All The Fire Bright have read the Reveal so... She's Arien's daughter (andmairon's). Sung into being, and just about as annoying as a child of these two can be. Jk. she's a child. Children are of course delightful :) She however has the annoying tendency to revert to her spirit form - a ball of fire when upset. children amiright...Ossë is her favourite uncle but no one is surprised. She had a child crush on Finrod before the exile of the Noldor. I like irony as you can see. Thats a difficult conversation she will have with her dad later :)

Oldest OC:

-> [SWTOR] That would be Althia I think. She was my 1st Marauder with a terrible past (like most of my OCs ngl), young babey Jedi who got kidnapped by a Sith and raised in the academy on Korriban and ended up being the Emperor's Wrath (while still being light side because take that!)

Now I miss swtor...

Meanest OC

-> [Tolkien] I don't really have mean OCs as per say, just really sassy ones but maybe the rudest would be Aramírë, one of Aulë's Maiar. She's featured in PYL as one of the few Maiar joining Ossë in trying to bring Mairon back before he does something stupid (again). She's bold and confident and doesn't take shit from wannabe-emo-dark-lord sulking away on Númenor.

-> [SWTOR] edit: Actually my meanest OC would be Marha. She was my Jedi Knight. Jedi with a complicated relation with the Republic, was Fallen at some point, ends up as the Alliance Commander against Zakuul. Aurea's Twin sister although they grew up separately when Marha and her mother fled the invasion of their native planet by Zakuul. (Altathea - a planet of the largest community of Miraluka in this region of the galaxy.) Hates the Emperor with her whole being. Mostly a neutral Jedi, have seen too much war to be unaffected and doesn't hesitate to make the tough calls. Definitely has a cold demeanor but captivity + possession + forced leadership after second captivity by your first jailor's son will do that to you.

Softest OC:

-> [SWTOR] Aurea. my Miraluka babe, part of Zakuul's Force army and Thexan's betrothed (well before Arcann rudely nuks him) She's the softest, and goes through SO MUCH emotional horrors. She's gorgeous though and a skilled Force healer. Has an unbreakable tight bond with her Scion teammate, Elhaan. Might end up in an ot3 with him and Thexan at some point.

Most Aloof/Standoffish OC | Smartest OC:

-> [Original Story] Cyra. Lukan's L.I. My autistic child <3. About the smartest person in the room at all time. She loves books more than she loves people, hates wearing shoes and loud noises, emotions are ...complicated and there are so many of them to try to guess in others. She's of dragon kin and wears some recognisable features as such. Will bite you with poisonous fangs if you try to kiss her. Princess of The Old Times(tm), has a huge memory and will weaponise it against you. Cursed. Secretly lonely.

[energon-goodies]

thinking about how when I went to get gas after work, only one pump was available, and some dude parked like shit at the one beside it, ending up so close to my car that I could barely open the door. when I did open it, I accidentally bumped the side of his stupid truck, but not hard or anything, and bumped it again when I got back in, but there was absolutely zero damage, and this mfer storms out of his truck that he's just been idling in the whole time to bang on my window and yell "you fuckin hit my truck twice you bitch" to which I rolled my window down and said 'um I'm sorry?" and drove away.

like how is it MY fault that YOU parked like an asshole in a very busy space? and again, literally no damage to his dusty ass lifted pick-up. all truck guys can perish, u r all annoying, no exceptions

[purplesunset9112]

A conversation with random mcsm characters. Part 1

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Petra: So Jesse, why didn't you put out the fire?

Jesse: What do you mean by that?

Petra: I mean, remember when we were fighting Cassie and she cornered you with the flames of the enchanted flint & steel. Couldn't you have... you know?

Jesse: Do what?

Petra: I dunno know, maybe could have done the OBVIOUS and punch out the fire. Lukan really didn't need to you save you there.

Cassie, far in the back reading a book nonchalantly answering: It wouldn't have worked, you dumb-nut for a brain.

Petra settled her eyes directly on Cassie: What.. do you mean?

She said in a heated tone in her voice.

Cassie: Sorry,

She closes her book

Cassie: I just forgot that everyone can be a little dense sometimes.

Petra: Well, if you know about it so much then why don't ya spit about it already Four Eyes.

Cassie: That's oddly aggressive of your self, well if you want me tell you about it so badly then let me show you.

She says this as she pulls something from her jacket, a red glowing flint & flint of her own she got from Otto. She picks it up in her hand and on the other she pulled out a diamond.

Cassie: Now let me show you what I meant by "It wouldn't have worked "

She flings the diamond into the air, and in a flash she lit the enchanted flint & steel and slashes it across the the diamond, and then all of a sudden it.. disappeared in thin air.

Petra: Wh?!-

Cassie: Now, you know.

Petra: What the hell did you do?

Cassie: Just an example of why you shouldn't touch the fire of flint & steel with you bare hands.

Cassie: Its because it is extremely dangerous and could even destroy Obsidian if makes contact.

Jesse: How.. How do you know that?

Cassie: Just spend a decade reading nothing but books about portals in the Old Builder's Archives, then you will know everything you need to know about portals at a minimum.

Jesse: Then how you were not able to find the flint & steel in the Two moon world?

Cassie: Its because I didn't study about the locations of the Flint & Steel but about the portals.

Petra: Wait, You know ALL the locations?

Cassie: I am tolerant to pain for a reason, Freckle-Face

Jesse: YOU DON'T COPE LIKE THIS CASSIE.

Ending Conversation....

[self-indulgent]

I've been talking about my OCs for a few days, because I've been brain rotting about them for a few weeks. So why not introduce some more of them?

Meet more citizens of the Shifter-verse:

Lukan

Lukan is body-shifter (no relation to shift gate travel), which means he has two bodies that he can switch between, like a werewolf that can transform at will. He can shift from human form to borlack form. A borlack is a predator native to the planet Tergos, which resembles a lynx crossed with a bulldog. Basically, when he's in animal form, he's a 9 foot tall anthropoidal cat with very shaggy fur.

Body-shifters have their own culture and live in communities together based around what anthropoid creature they can shift into. But, Lukan was adopted and raised by regular humans instead of a shifter pack, since there aren't any borlack shifters on Earth. They did what they could to teach him about borlack shifter culture, and helped him find a cadre (kind of like a pack, but it's outside of the home community) as soon as he was old enough, but Lukan still feels like an outsider, both from human and shifter culture. He answered an ad for a roommate that Casey put out, so she interviewed him. They clicked immediately, and she was impressed that he wasn't afraid of her scars. When he showed her his borlack form, she was delighted, which was new for him. He helps her with her therapy when she needs it, and she makes him feels like he finally belongs somewhere.

Lukan is a little fat and it transfers to his borlack body, making very soft and cuddly, which Casey loves. He prefers his borlack body when he's at home and relaxing. And while he probably doesn't need to wear clothes when he's all furry, he does, because he was raised in a Terran (humans who live on Earth with human cultures) home and was taught that wearing clothes is polite. Though it's usually shorts and a tank top.

[olliebjorkstrand]

jessica Campbell who is a coach for the firebird's is so gorgeous

I love her so much 🥰

Her, Alison Lukan, and piper shaw are some of my favorite people

oh my goodness i adore them all yes !! huge inspirations for women in sports, i think she's fantastic + a great reason why the firebird's have had such success recently !

and alison and piper, what more could i say about them but i admire them greatly 🥲 they're part of the kraken and their commentary and work with the players and in the broadcast is truly fantastic 🥰 we're so lucky to have a beautiful group !!

[mysticstarlightduck]

It's Blorbo Blursday! And I arrive with questions! Your blorbos go to the movies, who:

Forgets to turn off their phone?

Has to take out a second mortgage to buy snacks?

Finishes all the snacks during the previews?

Is the Talker (tm)?

Is the one that polishes off two sodas without realizing they're probably going to have to go to the bathroom at some point during the film?

Is the one to sneak into other theaters after their movie ends to catch a free one but shhh don't tell anybody!

Happy Blorbo Blursday! Thank you for the Ask, @writernopal!

I love this set of questions lol. I'll use the characters from The Last Wrath to answer this one!

Your blorbos go to the movies, who:

Forgets to turn off their phone? Lukan Velterin. And he would have the most obnoxious, tacky, and loud ringtone. Isolde promises that, if she has to hear that ringtone again while watching a movie, she'll smash his phone on the wall before he can answer whatever call he's received, but he doesn't seem to get the memo.

Has to take out a second mortgage to buy snacks? Julyan Ashiren, I am 100% sure. He is the kind of guy to buy the snacks for the others, (and hide the ones he bought for himself so that his siblings don't steal his share while he is distracted with the movie), and then complain about the price of said snacks for two weeks after leaving the theater.

Finishes all the snacks during the previews? Raelen, Sybil, Morwan and Vallerius. Those four can eat a lot in a small time frame. They'd make their way through all the snacks like a hurricane of little gremlins and then spend the movie complaining that they don't have a snack (Raelen would 100% nag Julyan for 15 minutes until he gives her one of his snacks to get her to shut up and let him watch the movie).

Is the Talker (tm)? EMRYC THORNE omg. This guy does NOT know how to shut up, it honestly becomes a problem for the others quite frequently during the actual events of The Last Wrath. He'd be the kind of guy that is like: "hey, that's the part when - (spoils the whole movie)"; "are you guys hearing that or is my ear ringing? oh, it's from the movie, okay"; "you know that during the production of this scene one of the actors-", etc. Until Ansell loses his patience and has to come up behind him to forcefully get him to "SHUT UP, WILL YOU?!". Unfortunately, this gets the whole theater to turn around, glaring at Ansell for being too loud, while Emryc cheekily goes silent.

Is the one that polishes off two sodas without realizing they're probably going to have to go to the bathroom at some point during the film? Morwan and Yuna. They'd be straight up chugging bottles of Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and Fanta, and then SUDDENLY beeline it to the bathroom without realizing why it happened, nearly knocking down the people in their path.

Is the one to sneak into other theaters after their movie ends to catch a free one but shhh don't tell anybody! This would be either Kaden, Tanwin, or Vallerius. Kaden and Vallerius would do it and more than likely would be caught while doing it because they'd be laughing the whole way in. Tanwin is so quiet that no one would even notice he entered another movie without paying, and he might even take someone's popcorn without them realizing it, and then come out of the movie theater two hours later to his deeply confused friends like nothing happened.

Bonus:

+ Zephyr falls asleep halfway through the movie and is DEEPLY confused by how the movie ends when he wakes up and then spends the rest of the night asking Jamie questions about what he missed.

+ Fabian finds a way to steal free candy from the vending machines in the hallway and refuses to share it with the others, since according to him "I had to struggle to get it, I get to eat it". Until Luciya takes the candy bag straight from his hands and distributes it among their friends without once breaking eye contact.

+ Cirien stays absolutely unmoved, undisturbed, and calm, throughout the scariest and most terrifying scenes in a horror movie, and then gets suddenly jumpscared for the most ridiculous reason during a non-scary scene.

+ Darian sobs at the end of romantic comedies. Everyone gets extremely worried about his mental health in general. Tanwin is unsurprised.

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It’s Fine Press Friday!

This week we present a 1929 edition of Alexander Pushkin’s satirical and even blasphemous poem on the Lukan Annunciation story, Gabriel: A Poem in One Song, translated by Max Eastman, illustrated with original wood engravings by Rockwell Kent, and published in New York by Covici-Friede in a limited edition of 750 copies. The publication was handset by J. S. Jacobs and printed under his supervision at the Stratford Press in Frederic Goudy‘s newly designed Deepdene type on Arnold unbleached cream wove paper, and bound in limp vellum with a gold-stamped illustration by Kent at the American Book Bindery in New York.

Here’s Wikipedia’s synopsis of the blasphemous narrative:

God chooses [Mary] to be the mother of Jesus and sends Archangel Gabriel to announce the good news. Satan learns about God's plan and arrives first in the form of a snake to seduce and deflower Mary. Gabriel arrives too late to save her from Satan but manages to drive him off with an illegal punch to testicles. Then he quickly has his way with Mary, who had already seen him in a vision and was impatiently waiting for him. The next morning, God in the form of a dove flies into Mary's bedroom and has intercourse with her, thus thinking He has conceived Jesus.

Oh, my! Pushkin wrote the poem in 1821 while he was a student. It only circulated in manuscript and because of its impiety, it was never published in Pushkin’s lifetime. Still, enough had read it in manuscript to get the author in a lot of hot water, and it would have been off to Siberia for him if he had not appealed directly to the Tsar with the deepest contrition.  

Covici-Friede was founded in 1928 by publisher Pascal Covini and Boni & Liveright vice president Donald Friede. It had considerable literary success in its short run, and Rockwell Kent corresponded with the firm from its founding to the time it folded in 1938. Gabriel was the first publication Kent illustrated for Covici-Friede and he would illustrate only one other title for them, a 2-volume Canterbury Tales published in 1930. We hold a 1934 second Covici-Friede edition of that title printed with Kent’s original plates from the 1930 edition. Our copies of Gabriel and The Canterbury Tales are both gifts from our friend Jerry Buff,

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